Archive for July 15th, 2008

Press Release: John McCain Participates in Town Hall Meeting in Kansas City

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign today announced that John McCain will participate in a town hall meeting in Kansas City, Missouri on Thursday, July 17th at 11:30 a.m. CDT.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
WHO: John McCain
WHAT: Town Hall Meeting
WHEN: Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. CDT
*Please Note: Doors open for [...]

Who has and who has not: Congressional signatures on the Drill Here. Drill Now petition

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Is your representative on the list?  If not, tell them it’s time to start packing.
Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii)
Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.)
Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.)
Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-La.)
Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.)
Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.)
Rep. Gresham Barrett (R-S.C.)

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Lies, #@%*$# Lies, and Opinion Polls - - Perverting Polls for Propaganda

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

American novelist Samuel Clemens (a/k/a Mark Twain) wrote, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Opinion polls are a variety of statistics and some recent mis-uses of Presidential race opinion polls demonstrate how they can be employed to mislead and misinform. The Newsweek polls have gained substantial notoriety, but there are [...]

Hope can restore our economy, too

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

What a beautiful day to have hope in America.  It’s a sort of hope that transcends atually policy, overpowers the thirst for oil, and rides its bike into the land of smiles, love and change.
Today we see stocks continuing to ride the world’s fastest rollercoaster fall on real fears over dangerous signs from the economy.  [...]

Lunch with the blogroll: 7/15/2008

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Someone’s launched an anonymous site: Operation Go Green
Texas Fred’s: Bush lifts executive ban on offshore drilling
Gunservatively!: Another Lambrain Obama Idea
NEPALibWatch: WILK Today: Drive 55 or Else !
Monkey in the Middle: Moles In Our Midst
Miss Beth’s Victory Dance: It’s All Smoke and Mirrors, Folks!
Stop the ACLU: AP’s New Muckraking Style, From Just-The-Facts to In-Your-Face
American Truckers at [...]

John McCain Press Release: Senator Kit Bond to Serve as Missouri Chair

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

For Immediate Release
July 15, 2008
Contact: Press Office
703-650-5550

Senator Kit Bond to Serve as Missouri Chair

 
SAINT LOUIS, MO — U.S. Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign today announced that Senator Kit Bond will serve as Missouri chair.
“John McCain is a proven leader with the experience needed to keep our country safe, the ability to reach across [...]

The Green Party hopes to get on the ballot in all but 10 states

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

The Green Party of the United States of America hopes to get itself on the ballot in 40 states plus the District of Columbia, but time is running out.  Successful third-parties need strong grassroots movements, and the Green Party needs help now.  There is no political party in America that is so in tune with [...]

Thomas Sowell’s, Are Facts Obsolete?

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

“As the hypnotic mantra of “change” is repeated endlessly, few people even raise the question of whether what few specifics we hear represent any real change, much less a change for the better.”
Again, this is one of the frustrating things about elections.  People get lost in the rhetoric and don’t ask important questions.  The total [...]

Transcript: McKinney Acceptance Speech

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Let me introduce to you my family and your Power to the People Committee!
My mother and father, Billy and Leola McKinney.
My son, Coy, who just graduated from college in Canada!
I want you to know that there is no way I could do this without their love and support.
Your Power to the People Committee members who [...]

Transcript: Remarks by John McCain at the 2008 National Council of La Raza Convention

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. Senator John McCain will deliver the following remarks as prepared for delivery to the 2008 National Council of La Raza Convention in San Diego, CA, today at 12:45 p.m. PT (3:45 p.m. ET):
Thank you, Jane, for that kind introduction. Thank you, also to the leadership of the National Council of La [...]

Nancy Pelosi, Free Our Oil

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

From the Wall Street Journal, “With President Bush’s belated decision yesterday, Congress’s moratorium on offshore drilling is now the last major political barrier to increasing domestic oil-and-gas production. Yet Democratic leaders have refused to schedule even a single hearing on the topic.”
A great move by Bush. One of the things that always amazes me about [...]

Author Andy Martin Dropping Bombs On Obama Campaign

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Legendary Chicago Internet columnist and Obama author Andy Martin held a New York news conference Monday, July 14th to drop the first of several bombs on the Obama campaign.  Read more here.

Technorati Tags: Andy Martin, Anne Dunham, Barack Obama, Election 2008, Jesse Jackson, Obama: The Man Behind The Mask, Sr.