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April 3, 2008 9:00 AM
Non-Random Notes, With Updates And Forum Throughout Day
But here Issa is trashing the victims of 9/11. With all due respect to the congressman, that is absolutely ludicrous, pathetic, and ridiculous. And, lest I be unclear — while I like the congressional medallion you awarded me — it is utterly preposterous and lame. I trust I have made myself clear on this matter.
Obama, obviously, in addition to being the first black person to head the Harvard Law Review, was a community organizer in Chicago. In my life, looking back, I would say the two key experiences have been being in the U.S. Navy and organizing for the United Farm Workers. Which may account for some hyperpartisan whiplash in viewing NWN. Which I was just discussing with a very dear old friend of mine.
Total Raised in March: More than $40 million. They’re still compiling. The Clinton campaign will not say how much it raised in March. I’m told it is less than $20 million.
Hillary Clinton has private fundraisers in Beverly Hills and other parts of Southern California. Bill Clinton campaigns in Altoona, Pennsylvania and Pikeville, Kentucky. Barack Obama is down for the day in Chicago. Obama will be in California shortly for a series of sold-out Northern California fundraisers. John McCain continues his biography tour in Jacksonville, Florida. There he commanded the largest air squadron in the US Navy. Known, odd as it may seem for this fellow who was once known as the hardest-partying pilot in the Navy, as the “Hellrazors.”
You probably already know about CNN International, BBC World, and Al Jazeera. Russia Today, which also features culture, entertainment, and sports, is based in Moscow and is owned and operated by the TV Novosti division of Russia’s state news agency, RIA Novosti. While it’s quite foolish to expect to see, say, criticism of Vladimir Putin on Russia Today, the channel is very interesting nonetheless. The NWN live link to RT does not constitute an endorsement of the channel’s views. It’s presented as an otherwise unavailable new media window.
Your posts are welcome in the Forum. Comments (78)Jonas Blane :Jonas Blane :How does Hillary go on getting smoked financially by Obama like this? Capitol Boy :She's politically dead. That's why Bill keeps making an ass of himself. Capitol Boy :I think McCain looks old and tired. But the more the Clintons waste our time with their vicious attacks, the better his chance gets. Bill Bradley :Indeed. Less is more for John McCain. Bill Bradley :The whole BC thing, having talked to folks who've been close to him, is very psychologically complex. >Capitol Boy : She's politically dead. That's why Bill keeps making an ass of himself. Apr 3, 2008 09:48 AM Bill Bradley :Ultimately, she cannot. >Jonas Blane : How does Hillary go on getting smoked financially by Obama like this? Apr 3, 2008 09:42 AM Bill Bradley :Well, he's a cool guy. America likes cool guys. This we know. >Jonas Blane : McCain's video is cool. Apr 3, 2008 09:40 AM Ann :lol
I think McCain looks old and tired. But the more the Clintons waste our time with their vicious attacks, the better his chance gets. Apr 3, 2008 09:50 AM Bill Bradley :Um, indeed. Dana :Hey! Steven Maviglio is gunning for Harvey Rosenfield. Is this sour grapes as Nunez's health care proposals are going nowhere, AFAIK... Dana :In re the comments yesterday on Jon Coupal, the budget etc. Yeah just Goggle Mr. Coupal and tax loopholes and you'll see his op-eds, etc. ranting and such against any action that might raise revenue. Just his usual song and dance (and how much is he getting for fronting Prop 98?) The budget is a mess. The voters, politicians, stakeholders, the media -- everyone shares some of the blame. This year no amount of gimmicks will suffice to create smoke and mirror solutions for a hole this huge--but how it the budget mess will be resolved is very murky to me at this point... Ann :marcus :The Hellrazors, I love it. Hllary is left with fake sniper fire on a USO tour. Barack is left with Wright rants. God bless America. Brasky :"Steven Maviglio is gunning for Harvey Rosenfield. " What's that all about?! Is Steve out of a gig with the new speaker? Does he feel obligated to wack a couple of hornet nests on his way out? Dana - and if you want to attribute this to something FTCR did, maybe look at the term limits campaign. That didn't help their already bad realtions inside the building. Bill Bradley :He's still with Nunez. Bill Bradley :The Hellrazors, that is a whole column. >marcus : Bill Bradley :Bill Bradley :Bill Bradley :Jon Coupal is one of the core members of the anti-government faction in California. >Dana : Bill Bradley :Steve is a very angry guy, as you may have gathered ... >Dana : Dana :I think it is pushback. Note the commentary complains of a Aren't Team Nunez in a weak position to to take the moral high ground and demand scrutiny after their boss was revealed to be engaged in questionable (or at least embaressing) spending of campaign funds for junkets, expensive wine, etc. >Brasky : What's that all about?! Ann :Talk about DEAD. lol Ann :Karen Bass is the new speaker of the Assembly. alphaomega :Fuck the Clintons. Brasky :You are right Dana, look back to the term limits campaign. Ann is right too: turn the page already. Hap Hazard :Coupal is the political descendant of Howard Jarvis and Paul Gann, and their combined efforts marked the beginning of a great slide for California society. Later arrivals like the CTA (with Prop 98) and the crackdown on crime in the 80's (corrections money drain soon ensued) have left us with few options other than nuclear ones. Brasky :"OBAMA RAISES OVER $40 MILLION IN MARCH" Acording to OpenSecrets, Al Gore ONLY raised $120 million in 2000. That was for the primary AND the general. Obama has broken that in 3 months in the PRIMARIES. Holy crap. Hap Hazard :Interesting that Maviglio now hates Harvey. In the past, including during the energy crisis under the watch of Grey Davis, Harvey and FCTR have regularly provided political cover to that crowd. Maviglio is right on the money about the FCTR and harvey, however. Ann :Capitol Boy :Who is the "dear old friend?" Brasky :I just read some of the McCain emails I've been getting. They are still very much using their "primary" rather than "general" messages. I expect it's due to fundraising. When he talks about Iraq, he talks about "victory" and "leaving with honor." I don't know if that's going to get it done against Obama. "Security" and "global stability" and "responsibility" would probably be better. Also, the standard cut-and-paste "tax and spend/big government" Democrat attack is going to need to be re-tooled. Anyway, I hope they will be this tone deaf in the general. Brasky :"THE DARRELL ISSA FACTOR." It’s stunning how detached politicians can become from reality. Wow. Bill Bradley :Yep. Bill Bradley :They're in transition. >Brasky : Bill Bradley :We'll get to her. >Capitol Boy : Bill Bradley :Bill Bradley :That was then, this is now. >Hap Hazard : Bill Bradley :It's Obama v. McCain, notwithstanding the hack Democratic and MSM narratives. >Brasky : Bill Bradley :The actual fragility of their positions has gone under-reported. >Hap Hazard : Bill Bradley :Ah, yes, turn the page. >Brasky : Bill Bradley :Bill Bradley :Yes, she is. >Ann : Bill Bradley :Bill Bradley :The whole CNA vs. Fabian Nunez story is an accident waiting to happen. They should be happy I've been too busy to get into it. >Dana : Hap Hazard :The actual fragility of their positions has gone under-reported -- That is for sure. Nobody seems interested in taking them on, either in the papers or in the capitol. But then the handout crowd (education community in particular) is never challenged to show what they have done to demonstrate why they should continue to get the money and the automatic increases. Maybe that contributes to why there isn't an honest discussion about all of this anywhere -- neither side wants to cast aspersions on the logic and views of others out of fear that it might invite attention to the vacuity of the case to be made for funding their own factions. Plus, there is widespread ignorance of budgeting as a concept, as we Irish know from looking at the state of our own personal finances... Ann :Dana :Hap, it is so simple. In the immortal words of the fictional Governor Le Petomane "We've gotta protect our phoney-baloney jobs". All these folks in the budget/policy dance make nice big salaries and are loathe to fix the state. Brasky :Thanks Dana. You often lasso reason and bring it back to the ranch. Much appreciated. On another note, I didn't get a "Harumph" out of that guy! Dana :FYI: Next Tuesday at the L.A. Central Library you can hear Daniel Weintraub (promoting his book) argue "The governor has squandered much of the advantage he once enjoyed with missteps, bad decisions, and poor execution." Reservations for free tickets via a link of the website: Capitol Boy :Screw the Clintons. carole w :Doesn't Issa realize that the burning material from the Twin Towers , can cause long term medical issues like cancer? Does he just not care? Maybe we need to revoke his retirement and medical care. Brasky :Well, as usual, Dan seems half right. Arnold has lost much of what he had, but he still is an incredibly effective governor and his stature dwarfs the legislature and the republican wing nuts. Brasky :"HILLARY DENIES SHE SAID OBAMA CAN’T WIN." At the same time Clinton denies that she ever said “Obama can’t win”, the Clinton camp comes out and says that it was Bill Richardson who actually said it. You know, Bill Richardson is an experienced foreign affairs negotiator. It seems odd that would put himself in a situation where his intensions could be misconstrued by the Clintons. Yet, they keep yapping about Bill Richardson and how he somehow betrayed them. Bill Richardson was my third pick for president (after Edwards and Obama). He’s smart with lots of experience and seems like a decent guy. I just didn’t think he could ever be president. But in their jihad to win the White House, the Clinton’s are going to try and throw him under the bus. Enough already. Jack Aubrey :What Dan?
Dana :My image of Bill Clinton in these waning days is from Tenny's opening verse for the musing of an aged Ulysses: It little profits that an idle king, Dana :Tennyson is what I meant, of course Dana :Brasky :"HILLARY DENIES SHE SAID OBAMA CAN’T WIN." BTW, Hillary better be careful. If one more person says, "lets go to the video tape"... Ann :Capitol Boy :The Clintons are finished. Hillary should drop out now and end the bullshit. Dana :Here is the latest in the battle of the Carpetbaggers in the Congressional 4th ("Ose Loans in Congressional Race Lead to Lift on Campaign Donation Limits): Brasky :"NEW PENNSYLVANIA POLL: CLINTON CLINGS TO LEAD." Two points?! Two and a half weeks left?! Holy crap, what if he DID win it? Bill Bradley :Bill Bradley :It's amazing that the far right crowd is so indulgent of a fellow who obviously needs to stay on the public payroll. Of course, the Flash Report was developed and grown on the public payroll. >Dana : Bill Bradley :It's perfectly obvious that the Clintons and their crowd are clinging to power as long as possible. >Capitol Boy : Bill Bradley :Hillary should stop complaining about the press being out to get her. >Brasky : Bill Bradley :I didn't read it. What did he say? >Dana : Bill Bradley :Alfred, Lord Tennyson. To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield ... >Dana : Bill Bradley :The idle king with the aged wife. I don't think I'll go there ... >Dana : Brasky :Bill, et al: Dana posted this Daniel Weintraub tidbit: "The governor has squandered much of the advantage he once enjoyed with missteps, bad decisions, and poor execution." I agree, but Arnold is still very much in charge. I guess I would liken Arnold's "fall" to a college football team that jumps-out to an early 6 touchdown lead and then only wins by 4 touchdowns. They might have given-up some late scores, but Jesus, it's still a blowout. Bill Bradley :I still have to review Dan's bio of Schwarzenegger, which I was finally able to read last week on planes. Lot of info, but not much about the man. Ann :Who's going to write a good bio of Schwarzeneger, hmm? lol sergei :This is the most facinating campaign, continuing. Jonas Blane :What video tdoay, King? Bill Bradley :You guessed it. Bill Bradley :Indeed. >sergei : Bill Bradley :I'm not Arnold Schwarzenegger's biographer. That's something I decided in 2003, for better or worse. However, I see him as a very big character in another book. >Ann : Comments have been archived for this page. |
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McCain's video is cool.
Apr 3, 2008 09:40 AM