Taylor Marsh: Superdelegates exist to stop Barack Obama

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Monday March 17, 2008 · 6:14 AM PDT

2008/03/17 · 06:14

The latest in filth:

The nightmare unfolding on Rev. Wright and Senator Obama is the reason superdelegates were created. Because anyone thinking Wright won't follow Obama's candidacy into the general election is willing to gamble the presidency on it. How short a memory to DC Democrats have when it comes to Republican attacks?

My witty retort?

Pledged delegates exist to stop Hillary Clinton.

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Saturday February 23, 2008 · 3:31 AM PST

2008/02/23 · 03:31

Friday night on Bill Maher's HBO show, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) swiftboated Barack Obama by, among other things, spreading the widely debunked and completely false smear that Obama refuses to salute the flag during the pledge of allegiance.

(It's been diaried here and YouTubed here, at the end of the clip.)

Kingston, you may recall, is the schmuck who authored a congressional resolution praising Rush Limbaugh for calling soldiers opposed to the war in Iraq "phony soldiers."

Curious to learn more, I visited Kingston's official blog and searched for "limbaugh." This was the result:

"Rush Limbaugh Has a Casual Way to Say 'Butt F*cked'"

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Tuesday November 13, 2007 · 4:44 AM PST

2007/11/13 · 04:44

Over the past few days, Paul Krugman and Bob Herbert have been giving David Brooks a history lesson about Ronald Reagan's infamous 1980 visit to Philadelphia, Mississippi, where sixteen years earlier, three civil rights activists had been murdered by white supremacists.

During Reagan's visit, he proclaimed his support for states' rights, a rallying cry for racists opposed to federal civil rights legislation.

Debating whether or not Reagan's trip was racist is not only absurd, it misses the essential point: Ronald Reagan's presidency was disastrous for black Americans.

In this diary, I will focus on one aspect of Ronald Reagan's presidency: the growing economic gap between black Americans and white Americans.

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Monday November 12, 2007 · 1:36 AM PST

2007/11/12 · 01:36

Uh-oh.

This could be big -- really big. According to a new report published Monday in a major American newspaper:

WASHINGTON—Barely two months after U.N. inspectors in Iran failed to find evidence of an active nuclear weapons program, the Department of Homeland Security uncovered new information Monday proving the Middle Eastern nation has obtained literally trillions of atoms—the same particles sometimes used to make atomic bombs—for unknown purposes.

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Friday November 09, 2007 · 9:39 AM PST

2007/11/09 · 09:39

Until today, I hadn't put much thought into Facebook, but I knew enough to know that its core asset consists of the social networks amongst its members.

Its business model, therefore, is to monetize the relationships you have with your friends.

Put another way, it sure seems like a creepy company. More than creepy, in fact.

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Wednesday November 07, 2007 · 10:25 PM PST

2007/11/07 · 22:25

I just discovered the most absurd proof that our political system has gone completely out of control: there's a lobby for lobbyists, and since 9/11 and the invasion of Iraq, they are spending more than ever.

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Tuesday November 06, 2007 · 7:25 PM PST

2007/11/06 · 19:25

Hillary Clinton should fire Mark Penn.

Earlier today, Geekesque presented a damning indictment of her political strategist:

Clinton's Mark Penn lobbying on behalf of corrupt Pakistani pols

by Geekesque
Tue Nov 06, 2007 at 08:28:50 AM PST

Mark Penn is Hillary Clinton's chief strategist and pollster. He is responsible for crafting her message.

Everyone knows about Penn's connections to union busting and Blackwater.

Well, now we can add to this impressive resume meddling in Pakistani elections on behalf of a thoroughly corrupt figure.

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Monday November 05, 2007 · 5:04 AM PST

2007/11/05 · 05:04

The enthusiasm of Ron Paul's supporters is remarkable. For example, a group of volunteers organized what they call a "moneybomb" scheduled to "explode" today, November 5th. So far, they've raised $700,000 in less than eight hours.

Impressive.

I wonder, though, how many of his supporters are familiar with his actual record in Congress. I figured it would be worth a reminder, just in case you feel seduced by the dark side.

Update 4: They're going to raise about $7 million today. Unbelieveable.

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Saturday November 03, 2007 · 6:12 PM PDT

2007/11/03 · 18:12

After his stellar debate performance, John Edwards' presidential bid is resurgent, and one of the reasons is his use of free media.

Case in point: YouTube.

Since Tuesday's debate, nearly 300,000 people have played his campaign's videos on YouTube.

By way of comparison, during that time just 150,000 people have played Clinton's and Obama's videos -- combined.

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Friday November 02, 2007 · 3:11 PM PDT

2007/11/02 · 15:11

The primary is over! Hillary's lead is too great, too vast. 30 points! 50 points 120 points! Her lead is bigger than the poll itself!

Concerned that my candidate had already lost, I asked a great philosopher for his opinion. This is what he said:

Size matters not.

Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not.

For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the Force around you; here, between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere, yes.

You know what? It turns out Yoda is right. Just look at Iowa in 2004 -- from January 7 to January 19, John Kerry gained 17 points and John Edwards gained 14. The message is clear: this race ain't even close to being over. The end game matters.

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Thursday November 01, 2007 · 2:08 PM PDT

2007/11/01 · 14:08

Ever since John Edwards announced his decision to accept matching funds during the primary, many in the blogosphere have embraced the meme that Edwards had damaged his campaign beyond repair. The distilled essence of their argument: by accepting the spending cap that comes with public financing, Edwards was essentially unilaterally disarming.

In this diary, I will show that this argument is false. Here are my key points:

The spending cap is for the primary only. When Edwards becomes the nominee, the spending cap disappears.

During the primary, the DNC can spend $19 million in coordination with Edwards, and an unlimited amount on its own. Edwards can help lead fundraising efforts for the DNC.

If the DNC chooses, it can change its bylaws and give Edwards the nomination after the last primary, in early June.

In political campaigns, the endgame is what counts. Money spent during the summer months is much less valuable than you think.

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Wednesday October 31, 2007 · 11:32 AM PDT

2007/10/31 · 11:32

At first, it was a political goldmine: Mark Foley sexually harassing young men, serving as pages.

Then it got pretty strange: John McCain's campaign chairman claiming his offer of a blow job to a male cop was self-defense. After that, it just got funny: Larry Craig, in the crapper, hitting on yet another male cop. You know the rest.

Now it's just tragic: one of Rudy Giuliani's best friends is an accused homosexual pedophile; a married GOP state legislator in Washington cheated on his wife a male prostitute in Spokane.

(Update: rhetoricus found a good link to info on the latest scandal.)

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