The Ghosts of Whitewater and why we should fight back

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Sunday December 14, 2008 · 12:17 PM PST

2008/12/14 · 12:17

It has already begun, spurred on by the faux outrage meter of the conservative punditocracy, the media is latching on to the Blagojevich scandal in an attempt undermine the coming Obama presidency. Patrick Fitzgerald made it clear that Obama has not been implicated in the ongoing investigation, and the Illinois Governor himself provided further proof on federal wiretaps, during a profanity laced tirade where he complained that Obama refused to play ball. This exculpatory evidence is being ignored by the MSM who is hell bent on embarrassing the President-Elect well before he takes his oath of office.

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Monday September 22, 2008 · 6:26 PM PDT

2008/09/22 · 18:26

Dear Fellow Kossacks:

I received an email from the campaign manager stating that someone broke into Dan Seals' Waukegan office last night.

tvanel

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Monday September 08, 2008 · 8:32 AM PDT

2008/09/08 · 08:32

John McCain is currently enjoying his largest lead over Barack Obama. The USA Today/Gallup poll shows him ten points ahead: 54-44, but that poll appears to be an outlier using likely voters instead of the more reliable registered voters. The daily Gallop poll from this past weekend also shows McCain with a slight lead over Obama: 48-44. Yes folks, John McCain is getting his bounce and we’ll need to wait until Tuesday to accurately determine the full scope of the GOP Convention bounce and the Sarah Palin factor. Strategically, the Sarah Palin audible was brilliant, it completely overshadowed Obama’s speech and since then, the media has been in a public swoon. McCain is also trying to co-op Obama change mantra while still throwing zingers at Obama’s experience.

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Sunday August 03, 2008 · 10:24 AM PDT

2008/08/03 · 10:24

McCain sends out a trial balloon.

Cross posted at The Vanel Journal

The Veep chess battle continues with the news that the McCain camp is vetting Eric Cantor (R-VA), the GOP minority whip. Actually, his name has been floated a few months back but gained traction when it was reported that McCain had requested personal docs from the Virginia representative. A Cantor pick would be attractive for several reasons: He is young, Jewish, and a staunch conservative whom the right adores. Lastly, his home state of Virginia will be a competitive battleground where Obama has been doing well in the early polls. I wonder if the Cantor trial balloon is a response to the Gov. Tim Keane rumors we've been hearing?

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Monday July 28, 2008 · 3:23 PM PDT

2008/07/28 · 15:23

Kevin Powell, 42, author, activist, and formerly of MTV's Real World, is running for the 10th Congressional District seat in New York City. The incumbent Ed Towns, a 13-term congressman, could be in trouble in the heavily Democratic district where the primary is the election. Towns' district voted overwhelmingly for Senator Obama and his continued support for Clinton following what many felt were racially insensitive remarks made by the Clinton camp, angered voters in his district.

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Friday July 25, 2008 · 9:48 AM PDT

2008/07/25 · 09:48

I ran across an article in the Hill blog that raised the same question, I initially scoffed at the idea, until I did some research.

In it, Brent Budowsky asserts that:

Before leaving office George W. Bush will issue a mass pardon, the largest collection of presidential pardons in American history. Bush will pardon himself, Vice President Cheney, and a long list of officials involved in torture, eavesdropping, destruction of evidence, the CIA leak case and a range of potential crimes.

Can he do this? It is legal and is there a precedent?

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If Bush issues these blanket pardons, should congress consider limiting the president's ability to grant them?

57 votes Vote Now!

If Bush issues these blanket pardons, should congress consider limiting the president's ability to grant them?

Yes

45 votes

12 votes

Obama Delegates Being Pressured to Change their Votes (updated)

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Thursday July 24, 2008 · 7:11 AM PDT

2008/07/24 · 07:11

PUMAS gone wild, flooding Obama delegates with crazy emails!!!

I was recently contacted by a close friend, an Obama delegate, who is reporting that his mailbox is being flooded (over 200 in the past week) by Hillary supporters trying to pressure him to switch his vote. Yes, these are PLEDGED delegates, not supers.

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Thursday July 10, 2008 · 6:58 AM PDT

2008/07/10 · 06:58

Clinton wants YOU to pay her $23 million debt.

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Thursday July 03, 2008 · 9:01 AM PDT

2008/07/03 · 09:01

The Obama camp and the DNC is contemplating ending the DNC convention early. Do they realize the historic significance of Aug 28th?

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Should the DNC Shorten the convention?

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Should the DNC Shorten the convention?

NO!, I am an Obamananiac and I want to see him for all 4 days

40 votes

Yes, conventions are boring end it on the 27th!

24 votes

YES, but keep the 28th for historic significance!

53 votes

My Letter to Tara Wall

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Wednesday June 25, 2008 · 8:38 AM PDT

2008/06/25 · 08:38

BarbinMD has this to say about Tara Wall's Op-ED in the Wash Times yesterday:

Tara Wall is shocked that Barack Obama is inciting fear by suggesting that Republicans will use his name and his color in an attempt to make voters distrust him. What? Does he think Republicans will suggest he’s a closet Muslim or say that there’s videotape of his wife ranting against "whitey"? That’s crazy talk

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The Ghosts of Whitewater and why we should fight back

Someone Broke into Dan Seals Office

McCain Gets His Bounce

Eric Cantor for VP? Bring him On!

Kevin Powell is running for Congress

Will Bush issue blanket pardons before he leaves office?

Obama Delegates Being Pressured to Change their Votes (updated)

Hillary Needs YOUR help

Obama is considering shortening the DNC convention? He should reconsider (Updated)

My Letter to Tara Wall