Political Promiscuity?

Supporters who used to snap and snarl "Hillary's my gurrrrrl" seem to be talking differently now...

(Bill) Clinton's Laws of Politics

The man from Hope sounds like an Obama supporter to me.
(Yes, I know, this was in 2004.)

Let the Children Sleep... in Peace

Obama answers phones too.

Sucker Moms

Vote for Hillary or these CHILDREN WILL DIE!

We Are The Ones

What's In A (Middle) Name?

A deconstruction of the "Hussein" kerfuffle.

The Results Are In! Already!

Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early

Lopez Endorses Obama

Obama vs. McCain

The latest polling...

Dick Gregory speaks about The First "Black" President

Someone's getting testy...

None Dare Call It Plagiarism

Tell me again, Hillary--who's borrowing text for speeches?

Jon Stewart on Larry King re: The Obamanon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y46kMIemmrg&eurl=http://www.towleroad.com/

Oscar (and Election) Prognostication

"There is no way Daniel Day Lewis won't win. For me, it's like being Hillary Clinton. If it weren't for Barack Obama, it would have been a very good year."

--George Clooney, TIME Magazine

Nineteen Percent

Bush Overall Job Approval Rating hits historic new low. His approval rating on the economy is even lower.

(no comment)

I suppose the logical reply from the Obama camp is to make their own video with rewritten lyrics to the theme from "Happy Days"?

Viva Obama

Don't Forget To Bring the Funny

from mattbors.com

Zero?

Zero votes for Obama in 72 out of more than 6,000 New York election districts (including Harlem)?

Mayor Bloomberg says the F word.

Bill Clinton, Stealth Obama Supporter?

Thats's one take on his performance on Hillary's campaign trail.

Obama, McCain, and The Four Stories

An excellent analysis of the essential narratives in American politics is here.

Quote of the Day

"What Mrs. Clinton has that Mr. Obama does not have, Mr. Obama can get. What Mr. Obama has that Mrs. Clinton does not have, she can never get."

(And you'll never guess who said it.)

Blast from the Past

"I believe experience counts, but it's not everything..."

More Sophomoric Humor

(With all these kids getting politically active this election, it's no surprise the level of humor and creativity is equally juvenile. Still... I giggled.)

The Viral Video Campaigns Continue

The First Rule of Broadway is You Always Talk About Broadway

Fight Club... The Musical?

(via Jockohomo)

The Global Candidacy

Patriot Act-Up

(via Sullivan)

Quote of the Day

"There's a greater chance that I would dye my hair green and get tattoos all over my body and do a rock tour with Amy Winehouse than there is that I would run for the Senate."

Guess who said it?

Who's Crazier?

The suicidal soldier or the military that sends him from the hospital to the war zone?

Cringe-Inducing Video of the Day

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Solid Brown Dancers!

(This is the best they could do?)

Blush-Inducing Headline of the Day

New York Post, saucy as ever...

Bad Taste, More Revealing?

Penn of Penn & Teller presents his own yardstick on Hillary's chances--the reaction to a joke he himself seems embarassed about telling...

(via Sullivan)

Hope

As Jesse Jackson said to the 1988 Democratic National Convention, "Keep Hope Alive"

Quotes of the Day

“She has to win both Ohio and Texas comfortably, or she’s out,” said one superdelegate who has endorsed Mrs. Clinton, and who spoke on condition of anonymity to share a candid assessment. “The campaign is starting to come to terms with that.” Campaign advisers, also speaking privately in order to speak plainly, confirmed this view.

(via Sullivan)

Equal Opportunity Parody

A Hundred Years

The parody was inevitable, who knew it would be this funny--and pointed. Tragically amusing, and tragically true.

Good luck with that, Senator McCain.

Obamarama Friday, Smackdown Saturday

Whew. Friday I took the day off from work to attend the Rally for Obama at Seattle's Key Arena (more photos at my photo blog) and it was an electric event. Then on Saturday I attended my cacucus, which strained to deal with throngs of people streaming in to make their voice and vote heard--over four times the number of people who attended in 2004. As the above map shows, Obama won handily (all but the one purple county; the percentages show the Obama victory margin). An amazing day.

UPDATE: Turns out Douglas county mis-reported their results, and Obama WON THAT COUNTY TOO.

Hillary Comes To Seattle, Seattle Youth React

I was unable to get to the Hillary event, but the Seattle paper The Stranger has this report and the above video of the "youth vote" reactions to her. (They promise to interview "some really really elderly people" about Obama's rally today.)

But I myself am going to the Obama rally after all. Photos coming soon...

Bush Derrangement Syndrome Update

War is "Peace", Financial Crisis is "Prosperity"

... And Hillary and Obama are threatening it?

What country is this man living in?

A Delegate Balance

As of 9:30pm, PST, Feb 6:

CNN ("including superdelegates and pledged delegates") says: Clinton 823, Obama 741

MSNBC says: Obama 838, Clinton 834

FoxNews (citing the Associated Press as the source) says:Clinton 1024. Obama 933

NPR ("includes pledged delegates plus party and elected officials" and also citing the AP) says: Clinton 1045, Obama 960

Post-Super-Tuesday Reality Check

Newsflash: TPM reminds us Barack Obama is Not Jesus.

But we don't vote for Messiahs. We vote for leadership. He's still got my caucus-vote this Saturday (for some of my reasons why, see my comment as "Andy Niable" here) and apparently all eyes are gonna be on my state, the largest delegate-stake on the first post-Super-Tuesday contest day.

Obama arrives in Seattle tomorrow, and has a rally at 11 am (which I can't attend due to work). Hillary's campaign had originally scheduled to send Bill, but Hillary herself apparently decided to show up, and has a rally at 8pm.

Ten Things to Do While the Real World Watches The Big Game

(Suggested by my good friend, Robert Patrick)

(1) Look at beautiful origami.
http://www.langorigami.com/index.php4

(2) Read John Topping's estimates of last year's movies.
http://www.stageandcinema.com/year2007movielist-topping.html

(3) Read his husband Harvey Perr's
http://www.stageandcinema.com/year2007movielist-perr.html

(4) Look at late Salvador Dali paintings you probably haven't seen
http://www.virtualdali.com/#galleryClassic4

(5) Hear Dorothy Parker read thirty of her own poems
http://www.dorothyparker.com/dotaudio.htm

(6) See a tiny 1933 TV recording of dancing girls on British TV
http://www.tvdawn.com/silvaton.HTM

(7) Open BIG Golden Age movie stills
http://mysite.verizon.net/res0qaye/id6.html

(8) Open BIGGER ones here
http://www.doctormacro.info/

(9) Google to find names for the different parts of a fingernail
http://www.google.com/

(10) Google your own phone number without the area code and see what businesses have it.
http://www.google.com/

Quote of the Day

"If you've got a Hillary and McCain race, you've got a third option: That's the pistol on the bed table." - Pat Buchanan

Uh, Pat. You mean suicide? Or... (Oh, shudder.)

(via Sullivan)

Song for a New Generation

Tell me this man can't win? I sure HOPE we can...

O-mentum

The latest Gallup poll certainly leaves little doubt who's benefitting from the Edwards' campaign suspension, and he hasn't even endorsed yet.

Another interesting development--Obama is gaining... among women.

(via Sullivan)

I'm Not Surprised...

...but can we all still be appalled?

Oh, God, No...

Please... no.