Matthews Throws Hardball, Obama Surrogate Whiffs
On Sunday, I posted a video that illustrated plainly why I love Charles Barkley. Today, I post a video that illustrates, just as plainly, why I love Chris Matthews. Immediately following Barack Obama’s shockingly huge victory over Hillary Clinton in tonight’s Wisconsin primary, Matthews and post-primary sidekick Keith Olbermann interviewed Texas State Senator […]
In case you hadn’t made up your mind. This might help. The best line is “instead of war we can negotiate.”
Child Dozes During Clinton Church Chat
A kid at the Greater Mt. Nebo African Methodist Episcopal Church in Maryland pulled the ol’ “praise the lord/pass the hell out” 1-2 combo during a speech by Bill Clinton Sunday. Ironically, when the youngster was asked where he learned how to fall asleep so conspicuously in the middle of an important address, he […]
McCain Inspires with Music Video of His Own
If you didn’t get a chance to see will.i.am’s “Yes We Can” video, it’s okay. It’s not totally necessary to see Scarlett Johansson sing about Barack Obama. Or really to see Scarlett Johansson sing at all. Why does everyone have to sing? The video was the newest in the long line […]
Thursday, Stephen Colbert, the host of Comedy Central’s satirical news show “The Colbert Report,” learned that his native state of South Carolina had denied his application to appear on the state’s primary ballot as a candidate for President of the United States. Colbert, who officially announced his candidacy on his own show on October […]
In November 2006, I debuted Flumesday’s U.S. election coverage called “Vote Or Don’t.” The name dually describes American political apathy and the difficulty for expats abroad, especially those like myself who don’t live in a democracy, to go through the process of casting an absentee vote. However, with a mere seven months before […]
VOTE OR DON’T 2006: Democrats Take Senate, Claim Majority
At 6:30 this morning, an hour before my alarm is set to ring, my eyes popped open and it was as though I’ve never been so refreshed in my life. I went out on my balcony and the stinky Shanghai air was fresh again. The sky was clear, the sun was slowly making its way […]
VOTE OR DON’T 2006 - Election Results
SENATE
You may be wondering what on earth the yellow state is. Yeah, for some reason CNN did not include this on its legend. Well that little yellow state represents Joe Lieberman who ran as an independent because he couldn’t win the Democratic primary. Thanks Joe for reminding everyone how you cheaply got […]