That the McCain Camp is using coded language about Obama in the long tradition of repubs using coded language to demonize black people and fire up their low-information voters:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfXvK84MPqQ

And his last point is very true — everyone knows Obama is black, why can’t he talk about that?  None of these folks pushed back on Hillary [...]

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The Washington Post headline is not as strong as I might like, but it says what needs saying: McCain Charge Against Obama Lacks Evidence.
For four days, Sen. John McCain and his allies have accused Sen. Barack Obama of snubbing wounded soldiers by canceling a visit to a military hospital because he could not take reporters [...]

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They don’t want him to pick Romney as VP. According to the article:
They say Mr. Romney lacks trust on issues such as outlawing abortion and opposing same-sex marriage and because he is a Mormon. Opposition is particularly powerful among those who supported former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in the Republican presidential primaries earlier this [...]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVpX5fUvPlg

I think some of these rules work for wingnut talk tadio too.

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The DNC wants to hear from you, then.
Over the next week or so, meetings are being held all over the US to provide Democrats the opportunity to weigh in on what you think is important to include in the 2008 Party Platform. The final document is, of course, voted on at the convention in [...]

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Steve Newton writes in the Beating Castle Someday thread:
First, what is the proper use of the blogosphere in statewide politics. Dean, Ron Paul, Obama, and even Hillary made successful use of the blogs, primarily to sign up supporters and raise funds on a nationwide scale. But when you shrink the scale to DE I [...]

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Well, maybe not, but amongst the major shifts on BushCo policy this week, this administration has finally agreed to a timeline for withdrawal. Of course, they don’t want this new effort actually branded as a timeline — they call ita general time horizon for meeting aspirational goals. While the announcement of [...]

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Yes, I missed most of the competitive events for this deal, but hey, I work for a living — unlike all of the Trust Fund Babies front-paging this blog.
In avoidance of another subject (don’t make me come over there DV), we are hijacking this blog this sizzling Friday afternoon to post Hot Music representative of [...]

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Really, just go see.
Sean Tevis is running for State Rep in Kansas where the so-called “intelligent designers” are working hard to make sure that their kids know as little as possible when they leave school. And the ask is only for 8.34. This is spirited and funny and creative as all get out [...]

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And this is how you know that your government exists only to transfer taxpayer funds to their pals — witness: an Electronic ID bracelet that also stuns misbehaving passengers.
Someone at Homeland Security is actually thinking about this device that you’d be fitted with when you check in; that will somehow also be coded to [...]

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Comment from the astute Sagacious Steve in the 62 District Strategy, Part II thread:

BREAKING NEWS: And give Celia credit for once. She has posted that Rep. Pam Maier is retiring to move to Colorado with her husband for employment reasons. This becomes a distinct pickup opportunity for the D’s.
http://www.delawaregrapevine.com/7-08maier.asp

So who knows more? Clearly the [...]

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Two weeks ago, on Face the Nation, Joe Biden tells the world he’d say Yes if asked by Barack Obama to be his VP:
“If the presidential nominee thought I could help him win, am I going to say to the first African-American candidate about to make history in the world that, ‘No, I will not [...]

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Another wingnut Synchronized Whinge™ is making the rounds about Obama’s logo for his presidential campaign:

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Wingnuts everywhere are having one of their synchronized Major League Snits over the fact that Obama has (rightly) opted out of the presidential public financing system.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snsnqbq_OCo

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The argument is almost convincing: (click on this link if you want to see a bigger screen version)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiQJ9Xp0xxU

But given the up front and personal view we’ve all gotten of the repub agenda in action over the past several years, there are probably more (and better) arguments to be made. Post your take on the [...]

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