Jesse Jackson and a Hot Mic

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Last week, Jesse Jackson said he'd like to "cut [Obama's] nuts off" for "talking down to black people" in speeches about moral responsibility. Unfortunately he said it into a hot microphone at Fox News. Mmby2k is a 27-year-old single mom in Alabama who thinks Jackson is a hater -- possibly because ...

How Obama Lost a Vote

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Sticking with the FISA story for one more post, here's a video (found by Sarolta Cump) from an angry former Obama supporter. Jim is from Columbus, Ohio, and he explains how Obama gained and then lost his vote: Notice how he left a little loophole at the end?

Obama Declines Public Financing

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

[freshelectrons / Flickr] On Thursday, Barack Obama declined public financing for the general election. There was a slight lag before citizen talk revved up online -- maybe everyone needed to brush up on campaign finance laws? -- but it was in full swing yesterday. The common camps: 1) Obama lied; he's ...

Hillary: Buzz or Buzzkill?

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

[Litandmore / Flickr] [Litandmore / Flickr] John McCain clinched the Republican nomination last night, but the buzz belonged to Hillary Clinton for winning Ohio, Texas, and Rhode Island. Ohio blogger The Critic explains the vote he cast for Clinton yesterday: Today I was up by six thirty, dressed by six forty, and out the ...