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McCain Did NOT Put Country First After Hurricane Katrina

Ken Savage — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:50:44 +0000

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: Biden’s legislation would have provided [...]

McCain Did NOT Put Country First After Hurricane Katrina

Read My Lips No New Taxes

Ken Savage — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:58:00 +0000

“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 no tax pledge had [...]

Read My Lips No New Taxes

Cindy Sheehan arrested at State of the Union address

Ken Savage — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 04:23:00 +0000

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-shirt.Sheehan pledged back in October that she would [...]

Cindy Sheehan arrested at State of the Union address

Bush wins Election?

Ken Savage — Wed, 03 Nov 2004 16:46:19 +0000

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 margin in Ohio is [...]

Bush wins Election?

Vote Today

Ken Savage — Tue, 02 Nov 2004 12:44:24 +0000

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 Vote Today today (2) Related Posts Bush wins Election? Let’s Just Hope the President isn’t Lying Excerpts of John Kerry’s Upcoming Remarks

Vote Today

George Bush alters TV ad to fool viewers and GETS CAUGHT

Ken Savage — Sun, 31 Oct 2004 01:46:31 +0000

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 electronically copied to fill in the space [...]

George Bush alters TV ad to fool viewers and GETS CAUGHT

Jon Stewart Crossfire appearance on bittorrent

Ken Savage — Tue, 19 Oct 2004 06:46:55 +0000

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 transcript here. Jon Stewart Crossfire appearance on bittorrent jon [...]

Jon Stewart Crossfire appearance on bittorrent

Michael Moore Considers Legal Action Against iN DEMAND

Ken Savage — Sat, 16 Oct 2004 19:17:40 +0000

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 business and legal concerns.” The US$9.95, 3 hour pay-per-view special was to [...]

Michael Moore Considers Legal Action Against iN DEMAND

John Kerry & George Bush Joke

Ken Savage — Fri, 01 Oct 2004 17:47:08 +0000

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 stranger, [...]

John Kerry & George Bush Joke

Let’s Just Hope the President isn’t Lying

Ken Savage — Fri, 10 Sep 2004 12:26:46 +0000

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 site listing of medals and naval service. On “60 [...]

Let’s Just Hope the President isn’t Lying