“I also would also pray, Lord, that your reputation is involved in all that happens between now and November, because there are millions of people around this world praying to their god–whether it’s Hindu, Buddha, Allah–that his opponent wins, for a variety of reasons. And Lord, I pray that you will guard your own reputation, [...]

During the Vice Presidential Debate on Thursday night, Senator Joe Biden had this to say about John McCain’s health care plan: … do you know how John McCain pays for his $5,000 tax credit you’re going to get, a family will get? He taxes as income every one of you out there, every one of [...]

Alright…this has gone beyond silly and is now firmly into the “insulting our intelligence” category. Listen to what she had to say to Fox News about the Couric interview… “I did feel there were a lot of things she was missing in terms of an opportunity to ask what a VP candidate stands for, what [...]

Just watch… That’s right. Sarah Palin has foreign relations experience because Alaska is near Russia. Wow. I also love how the other guy on panel talks about how politics is all about exceeding expectations. And since expectations are extremely low for Palin, she’ll be able to impress people. I’m sorry, but isn’t that exactly how [...]

Those were the words from President Bush to world leaders at the recent G8 Summit…and the response was understandably shocked. From the Telegraph: The American leader, who has been condemned throughout his presidency for failing to tackle climate change, ended a private meeting with the words: “Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter.” He then punched [...]

Today we find that Former Texas republican senator and top economic advisor to McCain serves up a completely clueless assessment of why America’s workforce is struggling… And yet the Wash Times’ headline of this article is “McCain adviser talks of ‘mental recession’” Huh? “You’ve heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession,” he said, [...]

What was this man thinking? Jesse Jackson has been on literally thousands of television programs and he’s well aware that mics are always on. And yet…he said this: “See, Barack been, um…talking down to black people on this faith based…I wanna cut his nuts off. Barack, he’s talking down to black people.” But to be [...]

Between his “Bomb, bomb, Iran” comments and now a recent joke about hoping that cigarettes kill them, McCain is something a sophomoric side that isn’t befitting of a Commander in Chief. From Wash Post: Responding to a question about a survey that shows increased exports to Iran, mainly from cigarettes, McCain said, “Maybe that’s a [...]

In the event my title is a bit too obscure, pictured above is Mr. Andrew Sullivan lighting his petard, shortly before he is about to be hoisted by same. This definition may help: pe·tard n. 1. A small bell-shaped bomb used to breach a gate or wall. Word History: The French used pétard, “a loud [...]

As well he should. This was extremely bad form by Wes Clark, especially after 2004. From CNN: “As he’s said many times before, Senator Obama honors and respects Senator McCain’s service, and of course he rejects yesterday’s statement by General Clark,” Obama spokesman Bill Burton said in a statement. Here’s what McCain said… “I know [...]

As opposed to misinterpreting what McCain said about gas prices…this one is crystal clear… “I don’t think getting in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to become president.” As Ambinder notes, this one belongs in “The Better Left Unsaid Department…“

What in the world was Charlie Black thinking? Because not only did he suggest the contents of the title, but he also talked about an assassination helping McCain’s cause too? Big time error here… Charlie Black, an adviser already in the spotlight for his past lobbying work, is quoted in the upcoming July 7 edition [...]

And this guy would know since he was key in creating one of the most arrogant and secretive administrations since Nixon. From ABC: ABC News’ Christianne Klein reports that at a breakfast with Republican insiders at the Capitol Hill Club this morning, former White House senior aide Karl Rove referred to Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, [...]

…after February 20th. Here’s what she said…: “I’ve been closing very strongly since Feb. 20,” she said, referring to the day after Mr. Obama won Hawaii and Wisconsin. “I have won more votes and won more states than Senator Obama. All the independent analyses break in my direction. A lot of the key states that [...]

Recently, McCain admonished North Carolina Republicans as being “out of touch” for wanting to run this ad… Now, let’s make one thing clear. Obama was not at church during the “god damn America” sermon and he’s made that clear. The commercial purposefully tries to blur that line and suggest Obama agrees with Wright’s sentiment, and [...]

So, Barack Obama has kinda, sorta apologized for his comments on voter bitterness. Some did not find the comments offensive, others have been less generous in their interpretation. So, was it a telling gaffe or an innocuous comment that Obama opponents have spun to their advantage? First, it’s not about the bitterness. Sure, people are [...]

Check out this article from Newsweek, circa 1995: After two decades online, I’m perplexed. It’s not that I haven’t had a gas of a good time on the Internet. I’ve met great people and even caught a hacker or two. But today, I’m uneasy about this most trendy and oversold community. Visionaries see a future [...]

I literally can’t believe she’s continuing to go out there, defending her gaffe and trying to spin it as reverse racism. Well, I can believe it if you think she’s trying to inoculate the Clinton campaign from any further charges of injecting race into the campaign. Because if Ferraro can pull off the lie that [...]

Folks, this is apparently a pattern. From Washington Post, via Politico (note the bolded): Placid of demeanor but pointed in his rhetoric, Jackson struck out repeatedly today against those who suggest his race has been an asset in the campaign. President Reagan suggested Tuesday that people don’t ask Jackson tough questions because of his race. [...]

As you read this, remember that nobody from the Obama camp accused her of being racist. They accused her of needlessly injecting a comment about Obama’s race into the campaign, and therefore trying to marginalize him because of it. Those are two very different things and the fact Ferraro is trying to confuse them after [...]