The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age

    It's over: Springsteen endorses Obama

    By Wordie on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 6:33pm |
    Yes, celebrity endorsements are usually a yawn, but this is Springsteen. According to an article recently published at the ABC News online site, in the announcement, Springsteen said the following:Obama "speaks to the America I've envisioned in my music for...

    Holy, Shmoly! 26%? What is up, Kentucky?

    By azpaull on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 8:37pm |
    I'm not a big SurveyUSA fan (automated pollers bother me for many reasons).  I know it is a "red state".  I know Sen. Obama is ahead in pledged delegates, etc.  I know the demographics thing.  I know it is only...
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    List your favorite Hillary Rovian Tactic

    By mageduley on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 7:50pm |
    While I know people hate it when someone copies and pastes a long passage, I believe this is an exception, since the information it contains will help all of us. I came across this list a while ago, created to...

    TPM in real time?

    By azpaull on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 6:39pm |
    Could it be?  It seems that comments are posting immediately, and my other article popped up right away, too.  This could be GREAT!...

    McCain's Gas Tax "Holiday" More Like a "Safety Cut"

    By azpaull on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 5:53pm |
    My Senator, John McCain, continues to flounder to connect on economic issues.  I think that his newest proposal for a gas tax "holiday" for the summer driving season is a good one politically - on the surface. Federal taxes are 18.4...
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    Who's more irresponsible? Hillary or McCain?

    By oleeb on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 4:27pm |
    I'm not one of those Obama people who bristles at every criticism of him by any means (he's way too centrist and pro-corporate for my taste), but I must say this non-convtroversey over Obama's remarks is not only absurd, but...
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    So now CBS News and Yahoo news are the new FOX noise?

    By mageduley on Mon, 04/14/2008 - 2:09am |
    http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/11/opinion/main4009369.shtmlThe Bad Company of Barack Obama?This is the most disgusting crap I've seen that has not come straight from Sean Hannity. And this is CBS News?Where is Media Matters when all of this is going on? They are really outspoken...
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    TPM YOU ARE DRIVING ME CRAZY

    By CVille Dem on Sun, 04/13/2008 - 9:36pm |
    OK, this will be short!  I love TPM!  It is better than any other site!  I have been with you for more than 2 years, but I don't have hours and hours and hours and hours to go over and...
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    Well, at least BILL Clinton agrees with Obama

    By CVille Dem on Sun, 04/13/2008 - 3:50pm |
    I just saw this over at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/13/bill-clinton-flashback-al_n_964... is what Bill was saying in 1991 when he was running for President: "You know, he [Bush] wants to divide us over race. I'm from the South. I understand this. This quota deal...

    "The Fmr Presidents: Third Shoe to Drop?"

    By azpaull on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 10:42pm |
    (apologies to Robert Smigel for the title ripoff)In the previous episode, The Fmr Presidents decided to create chaos in the 2008 Presidential campaign.Clinton:  Hey, you guys.  I've already been busy.  You're slackin'.  Here, let me show you one more time.  Y'know that...
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    Econosclerosis - Are You Scared Yet?

    By CVille Dem on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 6:28pm |
    Econosclerosis, or "demographic winter," according to the Heritage Foundation is far more dangerous than the global warming "hoax."  This is it in a nutshell:The falling fertility rates, which occur in societies (that practice birth control) and manage family size and...
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    Michael Corleone to Hyman Roth::"In MY HOME! In MY BEDROOM!...IN THE FUCKIN' GREEN ZONE!"

    By jollyroger on Tue, 04/08/2008 - 2:30am |
    Am astonishing yawn has greeted the *first death of American soldiers by rocket fire in the Green Zone on Sunday.Not the insinuation into general commerce of a stealthy suicide bomber, not the furtive emplacement of a booby trap (IED), but...

    "PARTLY vindicated?" I'd say that Clinton is FULLY...

    By azpaull on Tue, 04/08/2008 - 1:15am |
     vindicated for using the story to highlight problems in our present health care system.TPM headline, with link to the NY Times vindication:  http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/187786.php...

    A Few Thoughts on Spencer Ackerman's "The Obama Doctrine"

    By AmericanDreamer on Thu, 04/03/2008 - 3:19pm |
    I'd like to second Josh's recommendation to read Spencer Ackerman's article at TAP, "The Obama Doctrine".   I'll toss out a few random observations in case this post stays up long enough for someone to see it and want to...
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    Roger Stone: Punk. Sets up prick prosecutor, makes cool blind brother Gov...

    By jollyroger on Wed, 04/02/2008 - 6:00am |
    If we wanted any better proof that the great right wing conspiracy is a caravan of clowns, consider this:Assuming (<i>arguendo,/i>) the truth of the story crediting Republican bad boy Roger Stone with letting the dogs out, so to speak, and...

    Clinton Campaign Suggests New Resolution to Florida and Michigan

    By azpaull on Mon, 03/31/2008 - 5:02pm |
    On MSNBC minutes ago, Clinton campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson suggested that Sens. Clinton and Obama meet in the Capital's recreation complex and bowl three games.  The first would be a warm-up, at which each candidate would drink a pitcher of...
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    Two weak candidates spells Pres. McCain

    By oleeb on Mon, 03/31/2008 - 1:48pm |
    It is becomingly increasingly clear that the two remaining Democratic candidates for President are very weak and either of them will have difficulty winning the general election.  It isn't simply because of the ongoing contest either.  Both of them are...

    Sen. Obama Says Rev. Wright Apologized; Did We Miss It? I Guess Not. More Trouble.

    By azpaull on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 10:18pm |
     Sen. Obama's intereview with Barbara Walters is looking worse and worse. I thought his statement that he would have left the church but for Wright's retirement and apology was bad because (1) it contradicted his previous statement about how he...

    Obama Campaign Mgr MISLEADING Supporters?

    By azpaull on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 5:28pm |
    Some of you may have already seen the "Dinner With Barack" e-mail from David Plouffe (Obama campaign manager). I just got back to my office and read it. This paragraph near the top caught my attention: "In February alone, more...
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    OBAMA!! BECAUSE BRAINS MATTER

    By jollyroger on Sun, 03/23/2008 - 1:30am |
    Geraldine Ferraro 's appreciation of Obama's DNA was merited, if misplaced:  Daddy was a Harvard PhD.(economics--yeah, it was news to ME too) and, of course, Editor in Chief, Harvard Law Review is a famous affirmative action slot... Which is offered in support of Michelle Obama's wry remark that the American people don't get a shot at president's...
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    I'm Out Of Here

    By CVille Dem on Sat, 03/22/2008 - 9:11pm |
    My children told me that I am too wrapped up in what is happening politically; that I have a negative view of the world.  It really hurt my feelings, and considering that it was more than two years ago, you...

    [nohate.gather.com] Keeping The Discussion About Racism Moving; Obama’s Speech Good, But Not Good Enough?

    By azpaull on Wed, 03/19/2008 - 7:00pm |
    Early this morning, I finally got a chance to sit down at the computer and watch Sen. Obama’s entire 40-minute speech (while reading along). I thought it was a wonderful speech, and it sets up a discussion that our country...
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    Authoritarian "Justices" shred Constitution once again

    By oleeb on Wed, 03/19/2008 - 4:31am |
    Today's disgraceful display at the Supreme Court regarding the Second Amendment is yet another in a long string of nods by right wing extremists to the form of government American natives have become accustomed to whilst simultaneously dismantling it before...
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    Obama speech on religion was just as AWESOME - Video and Transcript

    By mageduley on Wed, 03/19/2008 - 2:44am |
    If you thought todays speech was good, here is another great Obama speech that courageously confronts another issue that divides us. The division between religious America and secular America:(excerpt)"For some time now, there has been plenty of talk among pundits...
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    Our two candidates are weak and jeopardize victory in November

    By oleeb on Mon, 03/17/2008 - 4:24pm |
    Please allow me to interrupt the caterwalling betwixt the Clinton and Obama loyalists for a brief public service announcement:We need a different candidate for President and one that isn't Hillary or Barack.Both of our candidates are weak and clearly have the potential...

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