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McCain shows he doesn't understand geography(again)

Aidenag — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:34:30 EDT

Asked whether the "the situation in Afghanistan in precarious and urgent," McCain responded: "I think it's serious. . . . It's a serious situation, but there's a lot of things we need to do. We have a lot of work to do and I'm afraid it's a very hard struggle, particularly given the situation on the Iraq/Pakistan border."

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain Geography Iraq Afghanistan Politics 2008 election Gaffe Senior Moment

Obama roars with $25M one-day haul

Aidenag — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:30:33 EDT

His one-day haul represents nearly half of his monthly total and more than Republican rival John McCain generated for the entire month. During the month, McCain did not have a single day in which he raised a million dollars.

Channel: Politics Tags: Barack Obama Money Fundraising Politics 2008 election

Black. Female. Accomplished. Attacked.

Aidenag — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:37:12 EDT

There she is -- no, not Miss America, but the Angela-Davis-Afro-wearing, machine-gun-toting, angry, unpatriotic Michelle Obama, greeting her husband with a fist bump instead of a kiss on the cheek. It was supposed to be satire, but the caricature on the cover of the New Yorker last week rightly caused a major flap.

Channel: Women Tags: Michelle Obama Barack Obama Bigotry Racism Politics 2008 election

Poll: Voters Think Supreme Court Is Too Conservative

Aidenag — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:18:34 EDT

A new Quinnipiac poll shows that more voters think the Supreme Court is too conservative than too liberal, by a 31% to 25% margin. More voters also think the Court is going in the wrong direction.

Channel: Politics Tags: Supreme Court Conservative Wrong Direction Politics Poll Quinnipiac

GOP Is Losing Ground

Aidenag — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:17:17 EDT

In the presidential race, presumptive Republican nominee John McCain is behind but still very competitive. For the GOP, that is the bright spot on the horizon. In the House and Senate contests, the debate is about how many seats the Republicans will lose; they no longer have a realistic chance of holding their own.

Channel: Politics Tags: GOP Republican Senate House Congress 2008 election Politics

NY Times confirms Maliki's comments were accurate

Aidenag — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:54:41 EDT

In an audio recording of Mr. Maliki's interview that Der Spiegel provided to The New York Times, Mr. Maliki stated a clear affinity for Mr. Obama's position, bringing it up on his own in an answer to a general question on troop presence.

Channel: News Tags: Nouri al Maliki Iraq Timetable Barack Obama

Why No Outrage?

Aidenag — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:47:25 EDT

Through history, outrageous financial behavior has been met with outrage. But today Wall Street's damaging recklessness has been met with near-silence, from a too-tolerant populace...

Channel: Money Tags: Money Wall Street Business Finances Economy Wealthy

McCain spending more than he's raising

Aidenag — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:11:08 EDT

Faced with a spending cap for his fall campaign, Republican presidential candidate John McCain is aggressively spending more money than he is raising during summer months and methodically reducing his cash reserves.

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain Money 2008 election Politics Fundraising

Can America Afford a McCain First Term?

Aidenag — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:13:52 EDT

If managing an enterprise as large and politically complex as a presidential campaign is any indication of how either of these candidates will perform day one in the White House, it is McCain's campaign, not Obama's that should be worrying American voters.

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain Barack Obama 2008 election Politics

Clinton's revealing purchase: A website called HRC2012

Aidenag — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:05:44 EDT

Maybe the move by a company that's worked closely with the former first lady is just what it seems: yet another step by Hillary Rodham Clinton to prepare for another run for the Senate from New York in four years. Or another run for the White House. We won't know, of course, for some time.

Channel: Politics Tags: Hillary Clinton 2012 election Politics Website HRC2012

China Is Growing Unfriendly to Foreigners, Visitors Say

Aidenag — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:01:14 EDT

Some human rights advocates, business associations and foreign visitors say the visa crackdown has more to do with keeping out potential foreign protesters upset about China's control of Tibet, investment in Sudan despite oppression in Darfur or other human rights issues. They say the process is alienating foreigners.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: China Foreigners Visitors Travel Unfriendly

Obama Travels to Afghanistan

Aidenag — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:57:11 EDT

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan Saturday, according to a campaign spokesman, the first stop on a weeklong foreign tour that will take him to seven countries, including Iraq.

Channel: Politics Tags: Barack Obama Afghanistan Politics 2008 election Travel

Animator Miyazaki's new film hits screens in Japan

Aidenag — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:53:57 EDT

Hayao Miyazaki's first full-length film in four years hit screens across Japan on Saturday, putting aside speculation that the Oscar-winning Japanese animator had made his last picture.

Channel: Movies Tags: Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea Hayao Miyazaki Animation Anime Movies Japan

Could a vote keep the Sonics in Seattle?

Aidenag — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:50:12 EDT

It's a long shot, but Jordan Brower thinks he may know how to bring the Sonics back to Seattle, or at least give Seattle residents a chance to vote on whether they really want to let the basketball team out of its KeyArena lease.

Channel: Sports Tags: Seattle Sonics KeyArena Basketball

Biologists work to verify wolves are back in WA state

Aidenag — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:47:12 EDT

State Fish and Wildlife biologists and wolf experts from Idaho captured what they believe are two wolves Friday in western Okanogan County, a development that could confirm the first wolf pack in Washington since the animals were eradicated decades ago.

Channel: Science Tags: Wolves Washington Endangered Species Environment Nature Wildlife

Jindal Unaware Katrina Caused Oil Spills In His Own State

Aidenag — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:57:02 EDT

yesterday on Fox News, it was Jindal who was displaying Katrina incompetence. Making a push for expanded offshore oil drilling, Jindal repeated the myth that Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused "no major" oil spills in the state. Jindal called it a "great unwritten success story":

Channel: Politics Tags: Bobby Jindal Hurricane Katrina Oil Spill

McCain: We Can 'Muddle Through In Afghanistan'

Aidenag — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:53:01 EDT

Today, video was unearthed in which Senator John McCain in 2003 says we can just "muddle through in Afghanistan." Five years later, we now see where that poor judgment and lack of insight has gotten us. The Taliban has regained large swaths of Afghanistan, al Qaeda has reconstituted itself, and Osama bin Laden still is free,

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain Afghanistan 2008 election Politics

McCain raises $62.5 million through public finance loophole

Aidenag — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:09:45 EDT

according to FEC reports filed on July 15, through June 30, John McCain had raised at $62.5 million in private funds that can be used for his general election campaign -- even though he's already committed to accepting public funding for the general. $46.3 million -- comes from a total of only 1,803 wealthy individuals.

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain Loophole Fundraising Public Financing Liar 2008 election

William Petersen's run on 'CSI' coming to end

Aidenag — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:25:11 EDT

William Petersen is leaving "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," a move that might have fans of his brainy crimebuster Gil Grissom screaming bloody murder.

Channel: Television Tags: William Peterson CSI Gil Grissom CBS TV Television

Bellevue man accused of serving in Nazi death squad

Aidenag — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:02:31 EDT

The Justice Department asked a federal court Tuesday to revoke the citizenship of an 86-year-old Bellevue man, saying he served in a Nazi unit that slaughtered 17,000 Serbian civilians during World War II.

Channel: News Tags: Peter Egner Nazi Death Squad WWII Bellevue Washington

McCain Advisor Phil Gramm's Investment In Soft Core Porn

Aidenag — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:45:09 EDT

Before Phil Gramm called America a nation of whiners, and before he made the Enron scandal possible. he attempted to invest $15,000 in "Truck Stop Women." His money ultimately helped produce a film portraying Richard Nixon wandering nude around the White House.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Phil Gramm Porn Pornagraphy John McCain Advisor

Obama: McCain has flip-flopped more

Aidenag — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:12:23 EDT

"if you compare that to John McCain's complete reversal on oil drilling, complete reversal on George Bush's tax cuts, complete reversal on immigration where he said he wouldn't even vote for his own bill, that I think is a pretty hard case to make that somehow I've been shifting substantially relative to John McCain."

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain Flip Flop Barack Obama 2008 election Politics

McCain: Two gays only count as one parent

Aidenag — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:07:38 EDT

In response to a question from a reporter about a quote in which Sen. John McCain said he didn't believe in gay adoption, the Arizona senator seemed to suggest gay couples who adopt children only constitute a single parent and therefore shouldn't be able to adopt.

Channel: Gay & Lesbian Tags: John McCain Homophobic Bigotry Gay Lesbian Adoption

Cindy McCain: "In Arizona The Only Way To Get Around Is By Private Plane"

Aidenag — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:53:53 EDT

Cindy McCain recently gave a rare private interview to CNN in which she disclosed her opinions on transportation in Arizona, her home state. The McCains have tried to distance themselves from elitism, but apparently Mrs. McCain believes that the only way to get around is by "small private plane."

Channel: Politics Tags: Cindy McCain Elitism John McCain Politics 2008 election

McCain Ape Rape Joke Recalled By Sources

Aidenag — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:32:17 EDT

News circulated fast late Tuesday afternoon that back in 1986, during his initial run for the Senate, John McCain allegedly told a crude joke about rape involving a woman's affection for an ape.

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain Joke Rape Crude 2008 election Politics

McCain Refers To Czechoslovakia, A Non-Existent Country

Aidenag — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:45:40 EDT

At his press avail today, John McCain referenced current relations between Russia and, um, a non-existent country. We're nitpicking a bit here. But McCain is running on his supposed foreign policy superiority. And the GOP and McCain would hit Obama as a foreign policy greenhorn based on less than this.

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain McBush Senior Moment Czechoslovakia 2008 election Politics

Oil Brings Americans Closer to OPEC Debtor Dependence

Aidenag — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:48:24 EDT

Petroleum exporting nations from Saudi Arabia to Russia are not only charging Americans record high prices for fuel, they are also poised to become the biggest creditor to the U.S. government.

Channel: Money Tags: U.S. Economy Oil Debt OPEC Money

Homer Simpson John Wayne = ?

Aidenag — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:14:30 EDT

Guess who...

Channel: Humor Tags: Humor Homer Simpson John Wayne Bush

News For Kids: How a law stops being a law

Aidenag — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:12:34 EDT

Hey kids! Remember a couple years back when we found out that the president was breaking the law by illegally wiretapping citizens anytime he felt like it? Well, as of this week, that's not illegal anymore! So if anyone says to you, "Hey, the president broke a law."

Channel: Humor Tags: Bush Law Law Breaking Humor

Shock bracelets for airline passengers?

Aidenag — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:22:29 EDT

A senior government official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has expressed great interest in a so-called safety bracelet that would serve as a stun device, similar to that of a police Taser. The bracelet would be worn by ALL airline passengers.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Airline Passengers Torture Bracelet Homeland Security

Poll: Obama Beating McCain In His Own State!

Aidenag — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:16:19 EDT

In a sign of continued weakness in his home state, an online poll shows Sen. John McCain trailing Sen. Barack Obama by 3-percentage points in Arizona. The poll also shows the candidacy of Liberterian Bob Barr is having a significant impact on McCain's campaign by siphoning off conservative voters nationwide.

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain Barack Obama Arizona Poll Politics 2008 election

McCain slams Obama for missing a vote he also missed

Aidenag — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:09:32 EDT

Following Iran's missile tests this week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) slammed Sen. Barack Obama's (D-IL) position on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, declaring, "This is the same organization that I voted to condemn as a terrorist organization when an amendment was on the floor of the United States Senate. Senator Obama refused to vote."

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain Hypocrite 2008 election Politics

McCain's List Of 300 Economists Filled With Skeptics

Aidenag — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:11:19 EDT

Three times in the past two days, Sen. John McCain has proclaimed that 300 economists have enthusiastically endorsed his "Jobs for America" economic plan. The number, line, and message are highly misleading.

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain Economy Economists Economics 2008 election Politics

Oil surges to record high above $146

Aidenag — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:49:24 EDT

Oil jumped more than 3 percent to a record high above $146 a barrel on Friday, boosted by concern of threats to supplies from major oil exporters Iran and Nigeria.

Channel: Money Tags: Oil Record Money Gas Energy

Fox News Needs A Geography Lesson

Aidenag — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:52:31 EDT

Fox News desperately needs a fact checker in its graphics department. Dan Abrams caught this gem from a Fox report on the Iranian missile tests. The graphic that Fox used to identify the Strait of Hormuz put the strait in the wrong location, and misspelled "strait." For good measure, the Fox reporter also mispronounced "Hormuz."

Channel: Television Tags: Fox Fox News Geography Idiots TV Television

1% Of Voters Think Obama Is Jewish

Aidenag — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:01:34 EDT

The latest Pew Poll (in which Barack Obama leads John McCain 48-40) asks registered voters what religion they think Barack Obama is. Only 57% say that he's Christian. 12% say Muslim. Another 25% don't know. 1% say he's Jewish!

Channel: Politics Tags: Barack Obama Jewish Politics 2008 election Voters

The Week That Should Have Ended McCain

Aidenag — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:59:58 EDT

During this past week: McCain called the most important entitlement program in the U.S. a disgrace, his top economic adviser called the American people whiners, McCain released an economic plan that no one thought was serious, he flip flopped on Iraq, joked about the deaths of Iranian citizens, and denied making comments that he made - TWICE.

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain Flip Flop Liar Politics 2008 election

Pat Buchanan Advertises His Book On Neo-Nazi Radio Show

Aidenag — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:59:33 EDT

You read that right. On June 29th, MSNBC personality and three-time presidential candidate Pat Buchanan appeared on a neo-Nazi radio program to promote his new revisionist history of the Second World War, Churchill, Hitler, and the Unnecessary War: How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Pat Buchanan Neo Nazi Anti Semetism

Growth in US exports to Iran surprises lawmakers

Aidenag — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:16:31 EDT

The value of U.S. exports to Iran has grown significantly during President Bush's years in office Ã¢â;¬" from about $8 million in 2001 to nearly $150 million last year. Key lawmakers, including Barack Obama, criticized the Bush administration Wednesday for increased exports to Iran despite tough talk about its nuclea

Channel: News Tags: Iran U.S. Exports Bush

McCain Squirms on Birth Control Question

Aidenag — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:00:02 EDT

While McCain often embodies an anything-goes attitude when talking to the press, it doesn't mean some subjects can't make him sweat-say, birth control. When he was asked for his position on the issue, he said 'with a nervous laugh "I certainly do not want to discuss that issue."

Channel: Politics Tags: John McCain Birth Control 2008 election Politics