Al Qaeda Condemns "Unfair" Pro-Obama Press Bias

Seeded on Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:01 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

Global reactions to Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri's controversial condemnation of U.S. President-Elect Barack Obama as a "House Slave" (or, alternatively, "House Negro") have begun to pour in -- including via the top jihad web forums used by Al-Qaida to disseminate its propaganda.

terrorism, politics, al-qaeda, obama-barack, media-bias-president-elect

McCain Took $51,400 From Partners Of Law Firm Founded By Charles Keating, Including Own Nephew

Seeded on Fri Oct 31, 2008 8:48 AM EDT (Political Base)

Twenty years later and John McCain (R) is still lining his campaign pockets with contributions associated with Charles Keating, who you'll recall was Cindy McCain's business partner prior to the infamous Keating Five scandal which tarnished McCain's own political career.

politics, john-mccain, presidential-candidate, charles-keating, keating-5

Bush ignores Supreme Court ruling and directs DOJ to "investigate" the vote in Ohio

Seeded on Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:58 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

The action comes a week after the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a case brought by the Ohio Republican Party over the same issue.

election, politics, attorney-general, george-bush, voter-suppression, jennifer-brunner, michael-mukasey

McCain palled around with financiers of Columbian terrorists

Seeded on Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:40 PM EDT (New Yorker)

As you may remember, [Columbia] is not a new obsession for McCain. Puzzlingly, the first thing he did after he clinched the Republican nomination, at the beginning of July, was to get on a plane and go to…Colombia. Or maybe not so puzzlingly.

election, politics, john-mccain, barack-obama

McCain supporters harass early voters in NC

Seeded on Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:11 AM EDT (The Washington Times)

An organizer at the rally rattled off the addresses of early vote sites nearby that would be open after the event.

election, politics, voters, early-voting

DOJ violates its own regulations by interfering in election. Connection with US attorney scandal?

Seeded on Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:01 PM EDT (Talking Points Memo)

A former top Department of Justice voting rights official -- who once worked with John McCain in defense of the senator's campaign-finance reform bill -- has added his name to the growing chorus that is denouncing the department's investigation of ACORN as a shameful and inapprop …

election, politics, doj, acorn, voter-registration-fraud, us-attorney-scandal

Oblermann delivers a blistering Special Comment on McCain for hate speech at rallies

Seeded on Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:13 PM EDT (YouTube)

WATCH: Keith Oblermann unloads on John McCain for the tone and tenor of his recent rallies. Edit: Here is the text.

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What Right Wingers Mean When They Call Obama A "Socialist"

Seeded on Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:14 PM EDT (The American Prospect)

The hysterical accusations of socialism from conservatives echo similar accusations leveled at black leaders in the past, as though the quest for racial parity were simply a left-wing plot.

election, politics, presidential-candidate, obama-barack

Palin admits to using her child to fend off boos in Philly

Seeded on Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:25 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

"I've been warned that Flyers fans, they get so enthused, that they boo everybody at the drop of the puck," [Palin] said at a Philadelphia fundraiser Saturday afternoon. "But what I thought I'd do is I'd put Piper in a Flyers jersey, bring her out with me.

election, politics, vice-president, sarah-palin

Alaska panel finds Palin abused power in firing

Seeded on Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:41 PM EDT (Associated Press)

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A legislative committee investigating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has found she unlawfully abused her authority in firing the state's public safety commissioner.

politics, palin, sarah-troopergate-politics-election

Fox News: "The Facts Are Not Irrefutable"

Seeded on Tue Oct 7, 2008 5:42 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Here's an enjoyable piece of video of Fox News' William La Jeunesse attempting to speak extemporaneously about facts and fact checking and who fact checks the factcheckers for their factcheckiness.

media, debate, politics, fox-news, presidential-debate

Palin Rally Incites Attendee to Shout "Kill Him!" Death Threat to Obama?

Seeded on Tue Oct 7, 2008 2:24 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- "Okay, so Florida, you know that you're going to have to hang onto your hats," Sarah Palin told a rally of a few thousand here this morning, "because from now until Election Day it may get kind of rough."

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McCain Slams 'Phoning It In' Then Makes Some Calls

Seeded on Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:49 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

Let's rewind the clock and start at the beginning. Last Thursday, McCain returned to Washington and headed straight for Capitol Hill. After a few meetings there, he went to one at the White House and then retired to his condo by 6:30 p.m. to make phone calls.

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Free Sarah Palin!! Watch Campbell Brown Rip McCain Camp's "Sexist" Treatment Of Palin

Seeded on Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:28 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

A prominent female news anchor chastised the McCain campaign Tuesday evening for engaging in sexism and insulting behavior in its attempt to shield Gov. Sarah Palin from members of the press.

politics, video, politics-news, sarah-palin, campbell-brown, brown-palin, brown-sexism, campbell-brown-palin, cnn-sexism, mccain-campaign-sexism

A Conservative for Obama

Seeded on Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:59 PM EDT (D Magazine)

My party has slipped its moorings. It's time for a true pragmatist to lead the country.

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WATCH - On Palin's watch Wasilla charged rape victims for forensic exams

Seeded on Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:48 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

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Bye Bye McCain Bounce -- National Tracking Polls Show Race Shifting Back To Obama Over Past Four Days

Seeded on Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:29 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

The anxiety and bed-wetting that many Democrats have been experiencing about the state of the presidential race over the past few weeks should be subsiding as the Palin effect is wearing off and we're seeing clear signs that the McCain bounce is over and the pendulum is swinging …

election, politics, mccain, obama, polls