Many find this cover of The New Yorker offensive:
(Note: This isn’t the original. I doctored it up a bunch to try and make it less offensive.)
I do too. I don’t like to think about a potential United States President as having a burning flag in their fire place, even if its meant in jest. My guess is that enough wheels will squeak that The New Yorker will reconsider its actions.
Cynthia McKinney is running for president as the Green Party candidate. While the Green Party has been the mini party is past elections, with the press and attention that the environment and energy is getting these days, I’m sure that they’ll get more votes this time around.
So who is Cynthia McKinney? Good question! Personally I’ve never heard of her before, but after reading over her wikipedia page, I’m surprised I never heard about the Tupac Shakur Records Act before! Very interesting, and while I’m sure many people would find her efforts on this matter ridiculous, I absolutely do not. Its about time the folks in the US government recognize the cultural and even practical importance of music. I bet more people in the United States are more familiar with Tupac than they are with any of the past of present American presidents. Good or bad, that’s how it is.
She’s also not afraid to stand up for herself - be it against President Bush or against a security officer who thought she was trying to sneak into the House of Representatives!
Her website even includes an endorsement by M1 from Dead Prez! That’s surprisingly hip.
Seems like old news, but Ron Paul officially ended his campaign for presidency. His website shares the details:
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/
Starting with a big THANK YOU.
USA Today is running a story about Ron Paul’s campaign planning a convention alongside the regular GOP convention. Its cool that he’s honoring his supporters by continuing to stay in the game.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-06-10-paul-convention_N.htm
Now that the primaries are finally over, the race can begin! Its McCain versus Obama, and the stakes are high. While they’ve yet to put on the gloves and step into the ring, the arguments and positions are starting to emerge.
McCain
Looks like McCain is putting the Iraq war as the most important component to his campaign. He’s calling Obama inexperienced, and has suggested that they travel to Iraq together.
Obama
Obama is taking note of American’s financial woes - blaming the GOP for the economic problems, including high gas prices and record numbers of home foreclosures.
In my humble opinion, both are good arguments. In the coming months, these positions will become more defined, but before then, we should see both Obama and McCain choose running mates. At this point, its anyone’s guess.
Barack Obama is the Democratic Nominee. I hate to say it but in my opinion Hillary Clinton did an awful job of being a sore loser by holding fast to her campaign (and continuing to do so). Its one thing to stay in for the fight, its another to keep fighting despite your allies recommending you give up.
I’m no political expert, but I get the feeling that Hillary’s stubbornness has burned a few bridges over the past few weeks. For whatever reason, she’s having a hard time letting go.
Why do I hate to say it? Well there isn’t much more I respect than tenacity. Holding fast to your dreams (and the liberty to do so) is itself a dream come true. In my own personal life, I’ve seen a lot of diversity in pursuing my dream of running my own software development company. In the past, I’d chased other dreams, but ended up giving them up when their pursuit separated me from my friends, families and allies.
Maybe I’m personalizing Hillary’s situation too much. What do you think?
I don’t think I’ve seen such a vicious, heated battle, since the Red Sox vs. Yankees game I went to in New York City at Yankees Stadium in 2001. It wasn’t so much the battle between the teams, but more the battle between the fans.
Seems to be the same way with the battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. While both have taken shots at each other, its their supporters who appear to be the most emotional. When the Democratic Committee deciding to seat the delegates from Michigan and Florida at half-weight, the Clinton supporters were outraged.
On the flip-side, its the Obama supporters, or the Clinton detractors, who keep claiming her campaign as over, while she keeps denying it.
Obviously, the Democratic Party is having issues figuring out who to support. How will this affect the race for office in November?
Also note, there have been a bunch of comments on this blog about Barack Obama’s past, his faith, etc., and I just want to remind our readers that we’re not responsible for the opinions and beliefs of others, and do our best to publish what we can, without offending anyone too greatly.
Maybe not so “super” for Clinton, but for Obama, yes. The news keeps trickling out about more super-delegates announcing their support for Obama, and even renouncing their support for Clinton and changing their tune to support Obama.
The naysayers about Clinton are turning out to be accurate in their predictions so far. It would take a total disaster / fiasco to stop the Obama train from going all the way to nomination.
Do you think Hillary Clinton will give up the race to Senator Obama? I’m not so sure myself. She’s made a lot of headway in the past few months, but in ways I’m not confident she’s proud of.
When I learned about how she’s loaned her campaign an additional $6 million, I wonder how she’ll get paid back? Will people donate money to her campaign when they feel its a lost cause, just to help her repay a loan to herself? That’s the impression I get, but who knows?
In case you missed it, Clinton won Indiana, and Obama won North Carolina. These results were expected, and they don’t really change much as far as delegates go.
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