Archive for Presidential Race

  • McCain Did NOT Put Country First After Hurricane Katrina

    Oh yeah - both Obama and Biden were either co-sponsors of, voted for or drafted Katrina relief or oversight bills. Biden was the sponsor of Senate amendment 1661, which was to provide emergency funding to victims of Katrina. The vote failed 41-56, with McCain voting against it. As Geiger notes: ...

  • Read My Lips No New Taxes Read My Lips No New Taxes

    "Read my lips: no new taxes" was a famous pledge made by Republican Presidential candidate George H. W. Bush at the 1988 Republican National Convention in his acceptance speech on August 18. Written by speechwriter Peggy Noonan, the line was one of the most prominent sound bites from the speech. The...

  • Cindy Sheehan arrested at State of the Union address

    Cindy Sheehan was arrested and dragged off Tuesday night before the start of the president's State of the Union address. A guest of California representative Lynn Woolsey, who has called for pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq, Sheehan was handcuffed in the House chamber for wearing an anti-war T-shi...

  • Bush wins Election?

    Senator John F. Kerry has called President George W. Bush conceding Ohio and the presidency, according to the Associated Press. Kerry is expected to make a speech at 1 p.m. at Faneuil Hall and the president is scheduled to make a statement at 3 p.m. Although the White House claimed that Bush's ma...

  • Vote Today

    If you are registered to vote in the United States, please vote today. And while you're at it, vote for my man, John Kerry ...

  • George Bush alters TV ad to fool viewers and GETS CAUGHT

    President Bush campaign acknowledged Thursday that it had doctored a photograph used in a television commercial to remove the president and the podium where he was standing. The campaign said the ad will be re-edited and reshipped to TV stations. A group of soldiers in the crowd was electronical...

  • Jon Stewart Crossfire appearance on bittorrent

    One of the most powerful televised exchanges in recent history. Stewart hits it out of the park. BoingBoing reader bryan says, "Jon Stewart blasted the hosts on CNN's Crossfire for hurting the democratic process instead of helping. He also calls Tucker Carlson a dick. Bittorrent: Link, and transcrip...

  • Michael Moore Considers Legal Action Against iN DEMAND

    Michael Moore is considering taking legal action against a US cable pay-per-view TV company for dumping his pre-election special, which included the airing of his controversial documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. The cable company, iN DEMAND, said it based its decision to drop the program on "legitimate...

  • John Kerry & George Bush Joke

    A stranger was seated next to little Tommy on the plane when the stranger turned to the boy and said, "Let's talk, I've heard that flights will go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger." Little Tommy, who had just opened his book, closed it slowly, and said to the st...

  • Let’s Just Hope the President isn’t Lying

    A day after CBS News presented documents questioning President Bush's National Guard service, the veracity of those papers is coming into question. The development comes in a campaign in which charges continue to fly about the authenticity of Bush's time in the Guard and Sen. John Kerry's Web sit...

  • Excerpts of John Kerry’s Upcoming Remarks

    The election comes down to this. If you believe this country is heading in the right direction, you should support George Bush. But if you believe America needs to move in a new direction, join with us. John and I offer a better plan that will make us stronger at home and more respected in the world...

  • Lowell’s History with John Kerry

    By 1972, John Kerry was a national figure, but without roots in one place he could call home. For a young man with congressional ambitions, that was a handicap, one he would quickly compound. The 28-year-old activist believed Congress was the logical extension of his activism to end the Vietnam ...