Not only is Jesse Ventura an ex-governor and ex-wrestler, but he is also a former Navy SEAL who went through SEAR training. Now he is one of the most outspoken opponents of torture. He has been on fire the past several days schooling numerous talking heads about waterboarding and saying that it is in fact […]
It looks like Chip Saltsman’s little CD gift is paying off: Four days after news broke that the former Tennessee GOP chairman had sent a CD that included a song titled “Barack the Magic Negro” to the RNC members he is courting, some of those officials are rallying around the embattled Saltsman, with a few […]
Lawrence O’Donnell pressed Lawrence Eagleburger on the whole “foreign policy experience” meme going around about Obama. O’Donnell wanted to know why Eagleburger supported governors Bush and Reagan when they didn’t have the foreign policy experience their opponents did. After a few minutes of Eagleburger trying to dodge the question he finally changed his tune to […]
33 pastors went out yesterday and endorsed John McCain from the pulpit, breaking the IRS rules put into effect in 1954. Will John McCain stand by and let this vagrant disregard for our democracy take place? These ministers must be punished for their lack of respect for our laws. Their churches must also now pay […]
Here’s the email the Obama campaign just sent out: Friend — The polls are closed in Kentucky and votes are being counted in Oregon, and it’s clear that tonight we have reached a major milestone on this journey. We have won an absolute majority of all the delegates chosen by the people in this Democratic […]
Bill Press writes: Super Tuesday’s over, and there’s no absolute winner among either Democrats or Republicans. Nonetheless, even though no one candidate has yet locked up their party’s nomination, we might as well cancel the rest of the primaries or caucuses. The media have already decided that this year’s standard bearers will be John McCain […]
And the dolphins win one: President Bush cannot exempt the Navy from environmental laws banning sonar training that opponents argue harms whales, a federal judge ruled Monday. Navy officials did not immediately respond to the ruling by U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper. Mark Matsunaga, spokesman for the Navy’s Pacific Fleet, headquartered in Hawaii, said officials […]
He gave a great speech yesterday. The difference between his and Giuliani’s was like night and day, so I decided to post it if anyone missed it: Also telling is how well Obama and Clinton responded to Edwards’ dropping out. Last night there was hardly any talk of Giuliani from the Republicans, yet Edwards’ former […]
This will be an interesting case to watch The Supreme Court announced yesterday that it will review the constitutionality of the so-called Millionaires’ Amendment, which allows opponents of some self-funded congressional candidates to raise more money than federal law normally allows. The court’s decision would come in time to affect the 2008 congressional campaigns. The […]
What interesting timing: Women may buy the morning-after pill without a prescription — but only with proof they’re 18 or older, federal health officials ruled Thursday, capping a contentious 3-year effort to ease access to the emergency contraceptive. Girls 17 and younger still will need a doctor’s note to buy the pills, called Plan B, […]