Oklahoma legislator Sally Kern is not fit for office. Contact her: Phone: (405) 557-7348 Email: sallykern@okhouse.gov Mailing Address: 2713 Sterling Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73127 She may have thought only 50 people were going to hear her remarks. More than a half million 700,000 have heard her now. Add your name to the open letter. … Continue reading Pure ignorance
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About those AARP cards
Seems the magic age of 47 is when the AARP decides that they had better start courting folks. Joe is 47 and got one. Grumpy, too. I didn't even bother to open mine. I promptly threw it away. Forty-seven ain't old.
A look at the Democratic nominating process
Real Clear Politics has a post up about how the delegate race would look on the Democratic side if our delegates were allocated the same way the Republican ones are. While it is an academic exercise, the writer, Jay Cost, concludes that Hillary Clinton would be ahead in pledged delegates. But that's not the meat … Continue reading A look at the Democratic nominating process
Did you remember..
.. to spring forward? The best I could do was get up and reset all the clocks in the house. The loss of an hour at this time of the year is just one more hurdle to jump during tax season. Already there are not enough hours in the day. As I said last year, … Continue reading Did you remember..
Superdelegates vs caucuses
The Texas Two-Step of Tuesday was a interesting opportunity to see how the race to 2,025 has played out over this primary season. We saw Hillary Clinton win the first step - the primary - and Barack Obama (likely to) win the second - the caucus. In so many ways, this is a microcosm of … Continue reading Superdelegates vs caucuses
Hillary takes OH, RI, TX primary
Hillary Clinton has been declared the winner in Ohio and Rhode Island, while Barack Obama has been declared the winner in Vermont. Texas, at this point, is too close to call. It ain't over. Go Hillary! UPDATE: (12:07am) Hillary's email from tonight is below the fold. UPDATE2: (12:53am) CNN projects that Hillary has won the … Continue reading Hillary takes OH, RI, TX primary
Nye garners Pickett endorsement
Former 2nd Congressional District Congressman Owen Pickett endorsed Glenn Nye today in his bid for the seat currently occupied by Thelma Drake. Virginia Beach, VA - Former Congressman Owen Pickett today endorsed Glenn Nye for Congress in Virginia's Second Congressional District. Congressman Pickett represented the Second District in the United States House of Representatives from … Continue reading Nye garners Pickett endorsement
OTR 03/02: Larry Sabato, Glenn Nye
This Sunday's On the Record will feature a conversation with UVA's Larry Sabato. The topic will be presidential politics, with the discussion covering the rise of Barack Obama and the race in the fall with John McCain. In the other segment, host Joel Rubin will be joined by 2nd Congressional District Democratic candidate Glenn Nye. … Continue reading OTR 03/02: Larry Sabato, Glenn Nye
The battle ain’t over
If you are in Arlington, head to the campaign headquarters and help out with phonebanking to Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont. If you want to phone from home, contact me and I'll send you the information to do so, which uses a toll-free number. Hillary Clinton hasn't given up and neither have I.
Media bias
Sunday's Virginian Pilot had an article by relatively new public editor Joyce Hoffman regarding the news coverage by the Pilot of Barack Obama. In it, she says that the paper has been biased in favor of the junior Senator from Illinois. ...on the national scene the press in general has made Obama a media darling. … Continue reading Media bias
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