2008 Election

From The Feed: Jesse Jackson paved the way for Osama bin Laden (video)

July 18, 2008 - Usually the Osama/Obama mix-up is regulated to first names but Dan Rather brings in the big guns, Osama's last name. From "Morning Joe...

From The Feed: Bill Kristol thinks a ridiculous commercial puts McCain over the top (video)

July 16, 2008 - On "Fox and Friends" Bill Kristol comments on the new campaign by the advocacy group "Vets for Freedom...

I Want To Be Number Two: Mitt Romney

July 6, 2008 - According to Politico, in the jockeying for the Republican vice presidential slot, Mitt Romney has become the favorite—a word not often associated with MItt Romney. The article says that the development has caught many GOP insiders by surprise. Sure, nobody seems to like him, but on the other...

From The Room: Mitt Romney Probably Won't Kill John McCain

July 1, 2008 - You have to be at least a little comforted by the idea of making Mitt Romney John McCain's vice president. The Mormons did such a nice job taking care of Howard Hughes during his decline. So there's that. (Hughes certainly appreciated their care. When he died, he left...

From The Feed: Lieberman has put the Democrats into a Joelaise

June 26, 2008 - "Brave New Films" creator Robert Greenwald (also the man behind "Outfoxed"), presents a video compilation of America's worst person...

From The Room: You Can't Make This Stuff Up

June 16, 2008 - • 60% of Europeans believe American foreign policy will get better after George Bush leaves office. About 39% less than what Americans believe. • Gays will be allowed to marry in California this week, and some of the biggest celebrations will be going on in the offices of California divorce law...

John McCain Reject and Denounce-O-Tron

May 27, 2008 - Does John McCain have any friends, associates, campaign staffers, ministers or wives who aren't dicks? Sure, McCain himself is sort of fun, but he's like the guy you want to invite to the party but have to tell him, "Could you please not bring all your a-hole...

Obama's struggles on the Oregon Trail

May 20, 2008 - Before heading to Iowa on Tuesday night, Barack Obama and his staff a few days campaigning in Oregon in anticipation of Tuesday's primary. Unfortunately, the road to his win in the Northwest territory was plenty difficult for the campaign and its advisors like...

75,000 liberals walk into a park...

May 19, 2008 - Barack Obama's most recent rally in the famously liberal city of Portland, Oregon, drew 75,000 attendees, answering the question, "What if you crammed everyone who donated to the last NPR pledge dri...

From The Feed: Obama works out Hillary jokes for convention gig this August

April 14, 2008 - Barack Obama calls out Hillary Clinton on her new gun-toting, "Annie Oakley" persona...

John McCain anxious to create Iranian war vets

April 10, 2008 - At a campaign event for an global investment firm, John McCain was asked if he would reject "the Bush doctrine of pre-emptive war." McCain refused to say no, noting, "I don't think you could make a blanket statement about pre-emptive war, because obviously, it depends on the...

White people not yet finished hating Obama's ex-pastor

March 27, 2008 - The Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's garlic-nose-hating former preacher, has scrapped plans to speak at church ser...

From The Room: Brother John McCain Explains It All for You

March 21, 2008 - The following is an excerpt from a chapter on world religions from John McCain's upcoming book: I Spent Five and a Half Years in a Vietnamese Prison Camp and My Mind is as Sharp as a...Ooh, look, a Birdie! Published by Harper Collins. P...

Hillary Clinton apologizes for marginalizing that black candidate

March 17, 2008 - Hillary Clinton, speaking to a group of more than 200 black community newspapers, apologized for racial comments that supporter Geraldine Ferraro made about Barack Obama. Clearly on a roll, the senator also expressed regret for Bill Clinton's...

From The Room: Hillary Clinton's Red Phone

March 7, 2008 - Here's an idea for an Obama ad: a montage of Clinton's Sybillish personalities that have surfaced during the campaign with a solemn voice over at the end saying, "Does anyone want this nut answering the phone?" How is it that she became the one who's perceived as...