I think the new round of attacks among presidential candidates started when Senator Clinton accused Baack Obama of plagiarism last week. Obama explained why he used a few lines from his friend, Deval Patrick about the value of words and called the accusation “silly.” As a result, Clinton received the longest booing in [...]
Election 2008
Obama’s Serenade
February 25, 2008 – 9:17 am
Barak Obama has more than a growing fan club in Texas; he has a serenade.
The latest Spanish-language ad flooding the Texas airwaves features a sombrero-clad mariachi band walking down the street and reciting, “Viva Obama!” in baritone.
The singer coos about Obama’s dedication to working-class Latinos and keeping families united. He mentions support from the [...]
Bill Schneider says we’re sour on Hillary
February 22, 2008 – 1:06 am
In what CNN’s Bill Schneider billed as Hillary Clinton’s last chance to prove her worth to voters, the Texas debate on Thursday seems not to have changed the race.
It wasn’t quite the love-fest of the CNN debate in Los Angeles, California, three weeks ago, but Clinton repeatedly shied away from challenging her rival, even when [...]
Speeches or solutions? I take speeches.
February 21, 2008 – 7:52 pm
In the wake of the 2004 election, Slate’s Chris Suellentrop said it best: “Vision without details beats details without vision.”
Despite her decades of political experience and staff of campaign experts, Hillary Clinton doesn’t seem to get this.
In a speech to Ohioans yesterday, Clinton referred to herself as, “someone who’s not just in the speeches business [...]
The John McCain Affair?
February 21, 2008 – 5:45 pm
According to a 3000 word slow dance published by The New York Times today, John McCain has lobbyist friends and colleagues. He may have even had an affair with one of them.
McCain and telecom lobbyist Vicki Iseman (who bears somewhat of a resemblance to Cindy McCain — see photo below) were spending so much [...]
A Few Thoughts on the Media
February 19, 2008 – 11:55 pm
So I’m ready to acknowledge the media is rooting for Senator Barack Obama to win the Democratic Party’s nomination for president.
The pundits did everything but bury Senator Hillary Clinton after Sen. Obama’s double-digit victory in the Wisconsin primary Tuesday night, despite her leads in both the Texas and Ohio polls where 218 delegates will be [...]
Plagiarism and the Power of Simple Words
February 19, 2008 – 12:21 pm
Senator Clinton’s campaign’s accusation on Monday that Barack Obama has lifted language from other politicians, calling it plagiarism, shows how rhetoric is playing a vital role in this presidential election.
It also shows that Clinton’s campaign has targeted Obama’ dominant factor: the way he uses simple words to inspire millions of people. But is that a [...]
Substituting One Bush For Another
February 18, 2008 – 3:59 pm
It may be too hazardous to sell a President Bush and McCain combo right now, but daddy works fine.
Former President George H.W. Bush endorsed John McCain’s presidential campaign this Monday, a move McCain hinted at on Friday. But the President’s Day aspect had a nice touch to it, so Bush used the holiday to speak [...]
China’s Top Political Couple Has a Love Story, Too.
February 16, 2008 – 9:31 pm
On Valentines day CBS 60 Minutes examined the love stories of American public figures, including Barack and Michelle Obama. During their one minute and twenty five second interview, Michelle described how the office romance began. She thought they’d be friends. He said Michelle rejected him for a date at first and then he [...]
On an island in the sun…
February 14, 2008 – 5:30 pm
While Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee claims he’s not smart enough to be intentionally trying to remain in the race just to block John McCain from becoming the official Republican presidential nominee, nobody can question his intelligence when it comes to picking good spots to do paid speaking engagements.
Huckabee will be in the Cayman [...]
