https://www.dailykos.com/user/tommytutone/rss/index.xml News Community Action Copyright 2005 - Steal what you want Mon, 27 Jan 2020 21:33:32 +0000 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 21:33:32 +0000 Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) https://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/17/1145985/-The-Optics-of-Bindergate-take-a-look <p>At heart, I'm a Google junkie. That being said, this morning I naturally did a Google image search of the strings "Romney meets women", "Obama meets women" as well as the word "binder".</p> <p>More below the orange croissant...</p> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) Barack Obama BarackObama binder Debate Mitt Romney MittRomney Women _1145985 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:38:38 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/16/1145649/-Google-Survey-results-O-48-5-R-31-1-RV <p>Short but sweet, RT from Nate Silver.</p> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) GoogleSurvey Nate Silver NateSilver Obama romney _1145649 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:17:52 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/9/11/1130577/-A-Military-Granddaughter-Daughter-Wife-and-Mom-Weighs-In <p>As I was reading &nbsp;<a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/statsone">statsone's</a> <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/11/1130464/-Romney-embarrasses-himself-again%20://">diary</a> on Mittens breaking the 9/11 truce and campaigning today, I decided to click through the posted link (h/t to <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/uid:221716">hulibow</a>) below the fold.</p> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) 9-11 Barack Obama BarackObama Military Mitt Romney MittRomney September 11 _1130577 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:54:44 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/4/15/857568/-Is-Civil-War-Part-Deux-coming-look-to-the-night-sky <p>If you live in Wisconsin or the Midwest, you may have seen or at least heard of what appeared to be a <a href="http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/04/meteor-spotted-over-midwest.html">meteor</a> streaking through the sky at approximately 10:00 PM CST last night. &nbsp;The question is, did the teabagging, frightwingers take their heads out of the sand long enough to also see the night sky?</p> <p>Put your tinfoil hats on and work with me on this one.</p> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) Comet Meteor Pie Science Snark Tea Baggers _857568 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:21:16 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/12/659987/-ALERT-Time-magazine-Obama-issue-in-stock-in-IL <p>Sorry for the short and choppy diary but I figured this would be important to some Kossacks living in the Chicagoland area.</p> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) Barack Obama BarackObama Cover PresedentialElection TimeMagazine _659987 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:33:14 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/11/658961/-Change-In-the-beginning-Columbia-University-article-nails-it <p>While surfing the Columbia College website I came across a brief <a href="http://www.college.columbia.edu/news/barack-obama-83-becomes-first-college-alumnus-to-win-presidency">snippet</a> announcing Barack Obama as the first College alumnus to become President. Contained in this snippet is a link to an article from 2005 after Barack gave his rousing keynote address at the 2004 Democratic Convention.</p> <p>Some great, prescient quotes from the <a href="http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct_archive/jan05/cover.php">profile</a> below the fold.</p> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) 44 Barack Obama BarackObama ColumbiaCollege President-elect _658961 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:24:15 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/3/651740/-Toot-s-vote-will-count-per-Hawaii-election-officer <p>A poignant <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/will_marilyn_dunhams_vote_count">story</a> regarding Madelyn Dunham from the great state of Hawaii.</p> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) Barack Obama BarackObama Change Hawaii MadelynDunham toot _651740 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:58:24 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/20/636331/-Suffolk-University-Poll-OH-9-for-Obama <p>Quick diary with just released Suffolk University numbers from Ohio.</p> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) Barack Obama BarackObama John McCain JohnMcCain Missouri Ohio SuffolkUniversity _636331 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:14:32 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/14/630308/-WTF-McCain-PRs-Annenberg-Endorsement <p>John McCain has openly said he will <a href="http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/mccain_if_i_bring_up_ayers_at.php">accept</a> Barack's double-dog dare and invoke Ayers in tomorrow night's debate. &nbsp;In a further sign the McCain campaign has no clue how to stay on message, the candidate seems to not read his own website on the inter-tube.</p> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) Barack Obama BarackObama John McCain JohnMcCain LeonoreAnneberg WalterAnneberg WilliamAyers _630308 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:35:33 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/9/624841/--That-news-in-the-morning-Via-Politico <p>Brief diary but I thought after all the diaries speculating, I'd share the Politico update.</p> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) Ayers mcCain Obama Polticio _624841 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:48:58 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/8/624168/-NRCC-gets-loan-from-Wachovia <p>As Chris Bowers from Open Left is <a href="http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8937">blogging</a>, The National Republican Congressional Committee has secured an $8,000,000 loan to help support House races in the closing weeks until the elections.</p> <p>How ironic is this?</p> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) Bailout Congressional loan NRCC Republicans Wachovia _624168 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:09:31 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/23/607455/-McCain-s-newest-adviser-Americans-are-incapable-of-suffering-casualties-stoically <p>As many may have seen this morning, Josh Marshall at TPM has a brief <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/218977.php">nugget</a> on John McCain's newest "key advisor and campaign surrogate", <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Boot">Max Boot</a>.</p> <p>Josh states that Boot is one crazy dude who has said some insane things over the years and fits in perfectly with the McCain camp. &nbsp;One such noteable from Marshall...</p> <blockquote> <p>My favorite is when he told me -- circa 2002 -- that the US should seize and confiscate the Saudi oil fields and run them as a protectorate. </p> </blockquote> <p>According to Josh, there are plenty of these types of "quotes" floating around over the years. &nbsp;I guess now's a good time to delve into the title of my diary.</p> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) Afghanistan Barack Obama BarackObama Iraq War IraqWar John McCain JohnMcCain MaxBoot _607455 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:05:47 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/15/599529/-Fundamental-Flip-Flop <p>As we all know, John McCain has been using the phrase "The fundementals of the economy are strong" in his stump speeches for sometime.</p> <p>If anyone just caught CNN or MSNBC, John McCain just redifined what the "fundamentals of the economy" mean. &nbsp;As soon as I find the video I will post it. &nbsp;</p> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) Americanworkers Economy fundamentals John McCain JohnMcCain _599529 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:24:01 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/29/578416/-MUST-READ-Palin-s-first-FLIP-FLOP-on-Fur <p>Short, but sweet diary.</p> <p>Wow...nothing like a celebrity superstar pick! From the cover of Vogue to the Whitehouse? I mean, runner-up in Miss Alaska 1984? You can't make this stuff up!! I think I already found her first flip-flop.</p> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) Flip Flop FlipFlop fur Sarah Palin SarahPalin Semi-snark Vice President VicePresident Vogue _578416 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:43:49 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/22/572920/-GOP-readying-VP-smears-but-we-ll-be-ready <p>I just caught a segment on CNN about how the GOP is readying a VP smear campaign against Barack's choice. &nbsp;The piece showed how the GOP dug up an old 1988 ad from Joe Biden stressing how much experience mattered in a President. Of course the reporter was salivating at how this would resonate.</p> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) 2008 elections 2008elections AttackAds Barack Obama BarackObama CampaignAds Democrats John McCain JohnMcCain Mitt Romney MittRomney Vice President VicePresident _572920 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:36:51 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/21/572137/-Your-age-when-you-became-a-multiple-homeowner <p>Barack Obama is 47 years old and has one home. As we learned today, John McCain, soon to be 73, owns at least 7 homes. I myself am 40 and have one home that is 18 years away from being paid off.</p> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) Barack Obama BarackObama CarolShepp Cindy McCain CindyMcCain Homes Houses John McCain JohnMcCain _572137 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:10:31 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/1/560591/--Funny-Name-and-Tiger-Woods-must-have-been-forgotten-already <p>After seeing John McCain blather to CNN's John King yesterday about how he's "saddened" about the so-called race card being played, I had to take a brief moment to compose myself and pick-up my shattered remote control.</p> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) 2008 Barack Obama BarackObama BillCunningham fear mongering Fearmongering John McCain JohnMcCain Race Card RaceCard RobPortman _560591 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:05:53 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/25/557008/-Wisconsin-Dems-send-a-message-replace-delegate-Update-x2 <p>Since Hillary Clinton dropped out of the race, much has been diaried regarding party unity and winning over her most diehard supporters. Some of these supporters have not taken Hillary's direction and advice on backing Barack and have actually formed rogue groups like <a href="http://www.puma08.com/">P.U.M.A.</a>. Side note, if you can stomach clicking the link, I got a chuckle out of P.U.M.A.'s delegate switch counter and the number needed at the convention for HRC to get the nomination. It stands at 160 delegated away. But I digress...</p> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) Barack Obama BarackObama Convention Democratic Party DemocraticParty electeddelegate Hillary Clinton HillaryClinton Wisconsin _557008 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:42:28 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/6/18/537829/-Obama-s-Jewish-problem-in-FL <p>...not so much.</p> <p>There's an interesting nugget in the Quinnipiac Florida Poll today regarding the Jewish vote. As we know, the rethugs have been pushing the meme that Obama has a "perceived" problem with Jewish voters. &nbsp;Heck, McCain spent 3 days in Florida earlier this month trying to raise doubts in the minds of Jewish leaders in the Sunshine State.</p> <p>He may be a bit frustrated when someone breaks down this poll for him with crayons and pretty charts.</p> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) Florida jewishvote mcCain Obama Presidential Election PresidentialElection Quinnipiac _537829 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:41:56 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/6/4/529317/-McCain-wants-MORE-debates-Game-on <p>After watching John McCain blather on last night with that lime-green jello backdrop, it was obvious to see the stark contrasts that will be on display this summer during the <a href="http://www.youdecide2008.com/2007/06/13/full-2008-debate-schedule-from-dnc-and-gop/">scheduled debates</a>. During his <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/06/mccains_speech_in_new_orleans_1.html">speech</a> in New Orleans, I had to wipe the sleep out of my eyes and take some Dramamine to quell the queesiness of watching his head turn back and forth as he played teleprompter ping pong.</p> <p>I thought to myself, "wow...Barrack will own McCain this debate season." Well, this morning, that "season" may become a bit longer.</p> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) BarackObama Barrack Obama Debate John McCain JohnMcCain McKinnon Politico Presidential _529317 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:37:31 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/4/10/493127/-The-Dems-40-000-000-Kitchen-Sink <p>As <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0408/9514.html">Politico</a> reported earlier this AM, wealthy Democrats are preparing a four-month, $40 million media campaign centered on attacks on Senator John McCain.</p> <blockquote> <p>It will be led by David Brock, the former investigative reporter who first gained fame in the 1990s as a right-wing, anti-Clinton journalist.</p> <p>The planned campaign is the product of a shakeup in the top ranks of the struggling independent Democratic groups. Brock, now best known as the ex-conservative founder of the liberal group Media Matters, last month quietly assumed the chairmanship of what's expected to be the main vehicle for independent Democratic attacks on McCain, now called Progressive Media USA. </p> </blockquote> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) 2008 elections 2008elections Barack Obama BarackObama generalelections Hillary Clinton HillaryClinton John McCain JohnMcCain KitchenSink President _493127 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:10:37 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/26/484797/-Donna-Brazile-brings-Wright-gate-full-circle <p>Now that Hillary Clinton has gone and taken the <a href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/clinton-wright-would-not-have-been-my-pastor/">low road</a> on the Obama/Wright issue, she has opened herself up to a bevy of new scrutiny. There have been some great <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/26/135640/787/385/484718">diaries</a> here on DKOS detailing Hillary's association with The Family and it's cultish leader, <a href="http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101050207/photoessay/4.html">Douglas Coe</a>. &nbsp;Now, Donna Brazile has weighed in on this issue with an overlooked and astute observation.</p> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) Barack Obama BarackObama DonnaBrazile DougCoe Hillary Clinton HillaryClinton Jeremiah Wright JeremiahWright Race Recommended Religion _484797 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:13:05 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/27/465347/-Farrakhan-gate-kickin-it-PA-style <p>After Obama <a href="http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters?bid=45&amp;pid=291669">aced Timmeh's Farrakhan test</a> at the debate last night, I figured the <a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/26/705999.aspx">"denounce" and "reject"</a>argument would take on a life of it's own. &nbsp;It's now quite obvious that this sucker has tentacles sprouting everywhere...reaching all the way to Pennsylvania.</p> <p>Assuming we wake up next Wednesday with a few more insignifant states, I imagine Pennsylvania then becomes an inevitable, delegate rich firewall for Clinton. &nbsp;Her biggest surrogate in the Keystone state, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Rendell">Governor Ed Rendell</a>, will most certainly have some "splainin to do in the meantime.</p> rss@dailykos.com (tommytutone) Barack Obama BarackObama EdRendell Hillary Clinton HillaryClinton LouisFarrakhan _465347 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:34:08 +0000