Reformed Chicks Blabbing

Michele McGinty: September 2008 Archives

Tuesday September 30, 2008

Categories: Politics

Bill Clinton featured in new McCain ad

Excellent new ad that puts the blame for the Fannie/Freddie mess where it belongs, at the feet of the Congressional Democrats. McCain's campaign should be running this in all the battleground states, these people are the reason for the mess and even Bill Clinton knows it and isn't afraid to admit it. They need to be voted out of power for the mess they are making with out economy:

(via)

Tuesday September 30, 2008

Categories: Politics, Religion

Come, Let us Sing a Song of Praise

Let's us sing a song of praise to the one who is going to spread happiness and freedom:

You know what song came to mind when I saw this video? "Jesus loves the little children." Sadly, the messiah they have put so much hope in that inspired them to sing this song of praise, isn't worth their adoration and is bound to disappoint. No mere mortal can live up to the level of praise in this song. If the song was heartfelt (and not something that their music director made them sing), then I hope they aren't too disappointed when the realty doesn't live up their fantasy and they realize they put their hope in someone who couldn't possibly deliver all they expected him to deliver (can any political leader guarantee happiness?). But since their kids, they'll probably forget about it next year :-)

(via)

Tuesday September 30, 2008

Categories: Politics

Evidently, now is the time to panic

According to the WSJ, it's time to cancel your cable and brown bag it:

Cut everything.

Drop your cable package and TiVo. Say goodbye to Applebee's and Starbucks. Cancel the ski trip.

Slash every single penny you possibly can from your household budgets and start building up cash.

Yes, I'm serious. The shocking collapse of the rescue package on Capitol Hill threatens a disaster on Main Street. Unless this gets reversed almost immediately, it could turn a slowdown into a slump, and a slump into a depression.

It's hardly possible to make any sensible recommendations about investments or other financial matters until we get a better sense of what will happen next.

Ordinarily in a panic like this I'd be urging people to invest. My usual approach is that the worse people are panicking, the more aggressively you should buy. And that might still be the right thing to do.

But the political and financial situations right now are chaotic.

I think that many of us have been brown bagging it since gas hit $4.00. My daughters used to eat lunch at school five days a week, now they only get hot lunch twice. Who can afford lunch now that gas takes so much of our budget?

BTW, it looks like others decided to invest anyway even though the WSJ is running around yelling that the sky is falling.

Tuesday September 30, 2008

Categories: Politics

Obama proposes to raise the desposit insurance limits

From $100,000 to $250,000. McCain proposed the same thing. The only problem is that when the House Republicans suggested this during recent negotiations, the Democrats rejected it. Maybe now that Obama is on board, congressional Democrats might be more open to the idea.

Tuesday September 30, 2008

Categories: Politics

RNC new Obama ad

It is always a good idea to remind the voters that Obama is planning to spend billions if elected and couldn't even say what he would cut during the debate:

(via)

Tuesday September 30, 2008

Categories: Politics

Obama mocks McCain then steals his line

"After this immediate problem, we've got the long-term fundamentals that will really make sure this economy grows" The RNC notes: Earlier in the same speech: "You see, Senator McCain just doesn't get it - he doesn't get that this crisis...

Tuesday September 30, 2008

Categories: Politics

Obama must not think this is a crisis

He says it's a crisis but he hasn't done anything to persuade members to vote for the bailout: Aides to Mr. Obama said he had not directly reached out to try to sway any House Democrats who opposed the measure....

Monday September 29, 2008

Categories: Politics

Palin, McCain On "Gotchas"

McCain takes on the "experts" who have been dissing Palin:Couric: Gov. Palin, since our last interview, you've gotten a lot of flak. Some Republicans have said you're not prepared; you're not ready for prime-time. People have questioned your readiness since...

Monday September 29, 2008

Categories: Politics

Palin talking smack about Biden

"I've been hearing about his senate speeches since I was in, like, second grade. I have to admit though he is a great debater and looks pretty doggone confident like he's sure he's gonna win. But, then again this is...

Monday September 29, 2008

Categories: Politics

Pelosi: "How did it sneak up on us so silently"

I bet those who have been predicting that this crisis would happen for years were stopping themselves from jumping up and saying, "Sneak up on us silently? You idiot! We've been predicting this for years. Anyone with half a brain...

Monday September 29, 2008

Categories: Politics

Maxine Waters: "We do not have a crisis at Freddie Mac and particularly Fannie Mae under the outstanding leadership of Frank Raines"

Waters made that clueless comment during a hearing in 2004 and yes, that's the same Frank Raines who cooked the books so that he could receive huge bonuses and who is an advisor to the Obama campaign. Here's a video...

Monday September 29, 2008

Categories: Politics

Obama's little debate trick

According to this report Obama called McCain, "John" to needle him into losing his temper. It didn't work and it just made Obama look disrespectful and arrogant: Sen. Barack Obama and his debate prep team were surprised that Sen. John...

Sunday September 28, 2008

Categories: Politics

Biden's spending the week preparing for his interview with Palin

Why in the world would Biden need so much time to prepare for a debate with a "bucket of fluff?" Following a rally in Detroit with Barack Obama Sunday afternoon, Joe Biden will return home to Wilmington, Delaware to prepare...

Sunday September 28, 2008

Categories: Politics

Obama's McCain victory ad

Check out this new Obama ad, is the pure shock of seeing a victorious John McCain meant to send Obama voters to the poll in fear? How does this ad persuade undecideds? (via)...

Sunday September 28, 2008

Categories: Politics

More suppression of free speech from the Obama campaign

He wouldn't allow signs at his rally for "security" reasons but the Secret Service said they do not have a problem with signs: NOT ALL COUNTRIES guarantee their citizens the right to virtually unbridled freedom of speech. The United States...

Sunday September 28, 2008

Categories: Politics

Obama campaigning in the Midwest this week

So, here's a question: Obama is up by 6 in Michigan according to the RCP average yet he's campaigning in Detroit a month before the election, why? Barack Obama was to move his campaign to the industrial Midwest Sunday as...

Sunday September 28, 2008

Categories: Politics

Gov. Blunt: "Barack Obama needs to grow up"

I'm sure by now you've read about Obama's attempt to stifle political speech when he disagrees with it and now he's attempting to use the state to do it for him in Missouri. Governor Blunt of Missouri responds: "St. Louis...

Saturday September 27, 2008

Categories: Politics

How did we get here

For those who don't get it, our current economic meltdown explained in 10 minutes. I found it helpful to see how the prices of homes shot up after Bill Clinton changed the Community Reinvestment Act, it makes sense that providing...

Saturday September 27, 2008

Categories: Politics

Obama: "I've got a bracelet, too"

Not only did he sound like a child but he couldn't even remember the name on the bracelet. If it were McCain who said it, they wouldn't stop playing the clip on the news shows and his age would have...

Saturday September 27, 2008

Categories: Politics

McCain already has a debate ad

That was fast! It's based on how many times Obama agreed with McCain during the debate: (via)...

Friday September 26, 2008

Categories: Politics

Biden on the bailout

He's for coal and then he's against it. He's against guns and now he'll stop Obama if he tries to take his guns. Why should we believe what he says about the bailout? "We had a deal this morning, it...

Thursday September 25, 2008

Categories: Technology

Don't let them lull you into a false sense of security...

By this nerdy looking robot, they are more dangerous than they appear (as anyone who watches The Terminator knows for a fact). They want to fool us into thinking they're harmless by making it look like a dork, but I'm...

Thursday September 25, 2008

Obama's going to Washington

Since he got the call from the president that he's needed, I guess he had no choice but to do the job that the Illinois voters elected him to do: Obama, who has been campaigning in Florida, said he agreed...

Thursday September 25, 2008

Categories: Politics

Pakistani President to Palin: "Now I know why the whole of America is crazy about you"

Yes, it's her looks. Of course it's sexist but what do you expect?"And how does one keep looking that good when one is that busy?," Rehman asked, drawing friendly laughter from the room when she complimented Palin. "Oh, thank you,"...

Wednesday September 24, 2008

Categories: Politics

Look who's playing politics during a crisis

As usual the Democrats in Congress are playing politics instead of trying to get something passed. They did it with Iraq and drilling and now they can't pass up the opportunity to make political hay long enough to fix the...

Wednesday September 24, 2008

Categories: Politics

Way to look presidential, Obama!

McCain gives Obama a gift, come to Washington and work in a bi-partisan manner to make sure that something is done about the bailout -- something both sides believe should be done. And Obama passes on the opportunity. Amazing! He...

Wednesday September 24, 2008

Categories: Politics

A 527 responds to Obama's McCain email ad

Someone had to respond and McCain wasn't going to do it. It's nice that it came from another wounded vet. I bet the vets don't appreciate Obama beating up one of their own especially since it's the result of being...

Wednesday September 24, 2008

Categories: Politics

Democrats are handing out Obama presidential coins

Isn't it a little early for his picture to be on money? Talk about presumptuous! A company in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter is making commemorative coins for American presidential hopeful Barack Obama. And if the Democratic candidate is elected to become...

Wednesday September 24, 2008

Categories: Politics

Biden to lawyers: McCain has never "shared the values set that you share"

I would think that's a good thing :-) Biden speaking to a group of lawyers tells them that their help will be needed to ensure that the Republicans don't steal another election. They plan to mobilize thousands of lawyers. I...

Tuesday September 23, 2008

Categories: Environment, Politics

Biden: "No coal plants here in America"

What happened to the "hard-coal miner" who was happy to be back in coal country? What's amazing about this is that Obama's campaign actually supports clean coal and now Biden has opened the door for McCain to use the issue...

Tuesday September 23, 2008

Biden: "When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on the television "

O.M.H! Two gaffes for the price of one! I knew that he would be a gaffe machine when he joined the campaign but I can't believe how much of one he's become. Transcript here....

Tuesday September 23, 2008

Categories: Politics

Obama closes his 11 campaign offices in North Dakota

OK, so I'm reading this article and I was stunned to learn that Obama had 11 campaign offices in North Dakota! North Dakota which only has 3 electoral votes. He had 50 staffers in North Dakota!! What the heck was...

Tuesday September 23, 2008

Categories: Politics

McCain's ad on the economy

He really needs an ad mentioning the fact that he predicted the current crises but "Obama and his liberal allies" opposed it (one with a giant picture of Barney Frank and Chris Dodd). But this one isn't too bad, it...

Tuesday September 23, 2008

Categories: Education, Politics

College credits to campaign for Obama?

Well, not at the University of Massachusetts. Evidently it violates school policy and state ethics laws. I guess Obama volunteers will have to do work out of love and not credit. University of Massachusetts officials yesterday quashed efforts by an...

Tuesday September 23, 2008

Categories: Politics

Biden tells Couric that the McCain email ad was "terrible"

Biden attempting to be his own man and criticize the Obama campaign for their McCain ad: Evidently he didn't agree with the Obama campaign making fun of the handicapped: Couric: And you guys haven't been completely guilt-free, making fun of...

Monday September 22, 2008

Categories: Entertainment

The Chuck season premier

Here on my blog! How cool is that? I haven't watched it yet because I'm watching the premier of Heroes (which is really good) but as soon as it's done, I'm watching!...

Monday September 22, 2008

McCain's guilt by association ad

Well, his campaign warned that they would be doing it since Obama went there, and here it is, the Chicago machine: Finally hitting him with Rezko, though they should have mentioned he was a slumlord. I hope they do more...

Monday September 22, 2008

Categories: Politics

Defend Freedom Defeat Obama

Whoa! The NRA isn't fooling around, they are seriously hitting Obama on his voting record in their new ad campaign that's running in PA and probably other battle ground states: Did you know that he voted to tax ammunition and...

Monday September 22, 2008

Categories: Health, Politics

The future of U.S. healthcare

If the socialists get their way: The wait to see primary care doctors in Massachusetts has grown to as long as 100 days, while the number of practices accepting new patients has dipped in the past four years, with care...

Monday September 22, 2008

Categories: Politics

McCain calls for a cap of $400,000 for execs who participate in the bailout

What a great idea! That should cut down on the number of companies participating. BTW, I see nothing wrong with the government setting terms for participation. If you take taxpayer's money, then lawmakers have every right to set the terms."I...

Sunday September 21, 2008

Categories: Politics

Biden: "I guarantee you Barack Obama ain't taking my shotguns, so don't buy that malarkey"

The gift that keeps on giving! This from a guy who has an "F" rating from the NRA. Yeah, he's believable. "I guarantee you Barack Obama ain't taking my shotguns, so don't buy that malarkey," Biden said Saturday at the...

Saturday September 20, 2008

Categories: Politics

Obama lies in his abortion campaign ad

Obama lies in the following ad: Let's look at all the lies: "Obama's always supported medical care to protect infants." He wants to rewrite history but here he is in his own words (the video also contains exactly how Obama...

Saturday September 20, 2008

Categories: Politics

Tax cheat, Charles Rangel, calls Palin "disabled"

I love Pete King's comment that Rangel is just another liberal Democrat who can't stand a strong woman on the ticket (and yeah, I know he was a Hillary supporter -- it's still funny :-) It shows the sensitivity that...

Saturday September 20, 2008

Categories: Politics

McCain's campaign hinted that they'll release a Wright ad

Listen for the wail of the MSM as they lament such a partisan and unfair attack, but Obama only has himself to blame for it because he opened the door by linking McCain to Limbaugh and (taking Limbaugh out of...

Saturday September 20, 2008

Categories: Politics

McCain told us so

Here's a report about McCain's response to the bailout mess which McCain saw coming. What's funny about this report is that Obama hasn't laid out the details of a plan but accuses McCain of stealing it :-) And btw, the...

Saturday September 20, 2008

Categories: Politics

Blacks Against Obama

I'm sure you've probably seen that a group of blacks help up signs during Obama's speech yesterday. Evidently, they are part of some wacky group that believes that Oprah is Satan and Obama is the beast of Revelation. But if...

Saturday September 20, 2008

Categories: Entertainment, Politics

Woody Allen: "It would be a disgrace and a humiliation if Barack Obama does not win"

And he's speaking as an expert, right? He knows quite bit about "disgrace" and "humiliation" having slept with the 17 year-old daughter of his girl friend. Sorry but you don't have the moral high ground to be pointing a finger...

Friday September 19, 2008

Categories: Christianity, Politics

Obama's faith tour

Obama is sending out his Christian surrogates to explain his view on abortion and poverty. I doubt they'll mention the infanticide part of his abortion policy:Barack Obama's campaign enlisted evangelical author Donald Miller on a tour through battleground states called...

Friday September 19, 2008

Categories: Politics

Palin Derangement Syndrome

Evidently it's hitting NY pretty hard which isn't surprising since it's the liberal capital of the world. As I was reading this article I realized how conditioned these women are by society and just how misogynist they really are. They...

Friday September 19, 2008

Categories: Politics

Trump endorses McCain

On the Larry King Show:Donald Trump, the flamboyant New York magnate, said on CNN's "Larry King Live" on Wednesday night that he is supporting Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for president. Trump, never shy with his opinions, went on to say...

Thursday September 18, 2008

Categories: Politics

Video of the condecending Michelle Obama

Making her rather sexist comment. Yes, don't we all vote for our presidential candidates based on their looks? (via)...

Thursday September 18, 2008

Categories: Politics

McCain's new ad hits Obama's finical advisor

Yes! Slam dunk ad. Obama's finical advisor, Raines former CEO of Fannie Mae is part of the problem, how would he be able to handle the economy when his advisor mismanaged Fannie Mae? Allahpundit has a link to the relevant...

Thursday September 18, 2008

Categories: Politics

Obama is sending forth his disciples to be his ambassadors

So, in an effort to be helpful and make sure you are ready to give a defense for the hope that is within you and are prepared for the reaction of "getting in the face" of Republicans, I thought I...

Thursday September 18, 2008

Categories: Politics

Michelle Obama: Don't vote for a candidate because she's cute

Clinton was smart to avoid this kind of sexist drivel: Michelle Obama asked voters Thursday to make their choice on the issues, not because, "I like that guy" or, "she's cute." How dismissive and sexist! Following in sweetie's footsteps I...

Thursday September 18, 2008

Categories: Politics

McCain's new ad hits Obama as a big government spender

More of these please! I hope they play it in all the key states. Hit him where he's most vulnerable: big government spending and taxes in a time of economic uncertainty. We are billions of dollars in the hole and...

Thursday September 18, 2008

Categories: Politics

Biden on taxes: "it's time to be patriotic ... time to jump in, time to be part of the deal, time to help get America out of the rut"

Oh.My.Heck! Biden is a gift that keeps on giving, isn't he? I just love that he shows us the heart of the Democrat party. The party thinks you should foot their pork barrel spending because it's "patriotic." It's your rut,...

Thursday September 18, 2008

Categories: Politics

Lynn Forester de Rothschild: "I didn't leave the Demcorat party, the Democart party left me"

This is the interview I was looking for when I got distracted by the Campbell Brown interview. Blitzer doesn't let her get too many points out but she does make a case for why she isn't worried about the abortion...

Thursday September 18, 2008

Categories: Politics

Lynn Forester de Rothschild vs. Campbell Brown

I just watched one of the interviews that Lynn Forester de Rothschild gave about her switch to McCain and I have to say I was wrong about her reason for switching. She really does have a problem with Obama and...

Wednesday September 17, 2008

Categories: Politics, Technology

The Violation of Sarah Palin

Man! Talk about sleazy! Leave it to the left to do something this heinous.I'm looking forward to the perp walk:"We are aware of the allegations and we are coordinating with Secret Service as far as the allegation that someone has...

Wednesday September 17, 2008

Categories: Politics

Reid on the current finical crisis: "No one knows what to do"

What a waste of a leadership position! This from the same guy who pronounced defeat in Iraq. Maybe voters should relieve him of his position and put someone else in who knows what to do:"No one knows what to do....

Wednesday September 17, 2008

Hillary supporter to endorse McCain

Wow! All you people who have been saying that McCain-Palin won't attract Hillary supporters (that includes me, btw :-) because of the abortion issue might want to take a look at this: Lynn Forester de Rothschild, a prominent Hillary Clinton...

Wednesday September 17, 2008

So, Palin hasn't met with enough foreign leaders to be president?

I guess this should take care of that hoop:Sarah Palin will meet with foreign leaders next week at the United Nations, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing an unnamed strategist with John McCain's campaign.Any other hoops she'll have to...

Wednesday September 17, 2008

Categories: Politics

Clinton cancels apperance at rally because of Palin

This reminded me of the SNL skit. Clinton didn't know that Palin was going to be there and learned about it from reporters:Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has canceled an appearance at a New York rally next week after organizers blindsided...

Tuesday September 16, 2008

Categories: Politics

Biden: "Republicans aren't used to someone who is really smart"

You know, I think Biden might be on to something here, right wing bloggers aren't used to really smart Democrats, just elitist Democrats. You can view the "intelligent choice" of Barack Obama making his observation here and while you're at...

Tuesday September 16, 2008

Categories: Christianity

HS student has to remove rosary because it's a "gang symbol"

Evidently gang members are wearing religious jewelry: "I went to school, walked through the metal detectors and they told me to take it off," the teen said. "I asked them why and they said because it's gang-related."Her mom had given...

Tuesday September 16, 2008

Categories: Politics

Hockey Moms for Truth: "She betrayed us in the past. How can we trust her now?"

Let the Swiftboating begin: (via)...

Tuesday September 16, 2008

The Biggest Loser Preview

I'm looking forward to The Biggest Loser which premiers tonight. It's annoying that it's up against Fringe but since Samantha loves to watch it, my husband and I will have to watch it on Hulu. Here's a preview episode I...

Tuesday September 16, 2008

Categories: Politics

Tax cuts for toasters

So, is that all we're getting, enough for a toaster? They're going to take away all the Bush tax cuts and give me enough for a toaster? Gee, thanks! With the Bush tax cut I was able to afford a...

Tuesday September 16, 2008

Categories: Politics

Lisa Murkowski's advice to Biden: "Never underestimate an Alaska woman"

Here's an interview with Senator Lisa Murkowski who is the daughter of the governor that Palin beat. I bet he wished that he didn't underestimate Palin. Those of you who are laughing off her candidacy might want to keep in...

Tuesday September 16, 2008

Categories: Politics

A blast from the past

A campaign ad from Dukakis: It's amazing how the Democrat playbook hasn't changed in all these years. Still trying to make the case that they're for the little guy while the Republicans are for the rich. We didn't buy it...

Tuesday September 16, 2008

Categories: Politics

"People are really scared that McCain is gaining"

It seems like the folks in Hollywood are afraid that they will be getting yet another Republican for president. All their attempts at propaganda aren't enough, they really can't control the voting public so all they are left with is...

Tuesday September 16, 2008

Categories: Politics

An new ad knocking Obama's support of infanticide

Obama's infanticide vote (the Born Alive Infant Protection Act) is coming back to haunt him: If a baby doesn't have human rights outside the womb, when does it have rights? I wonder if that's above Obama's pay grade?...

Monday September 15, 2008

Categories: Politics

New Palin Scandal: She installed a tanning bed in the governor's mansion!

Shocking! Though, it turns out she paid for it with her own money. But that hasn't stopped the criticism: The news of Palin's luxurious purchase -- beds can cost as much as $35,000 -- presents a sharp contrast to the...

Monday September 15, 2008

Categories: Politics

I agree with Obama...

He really is the king of the negative ads and Freudian slips:"If we're going to ask questions about, you know, who has been promulgating negative ads that are completely unrelated to the issues at hand, I think I win that...

Monday September 15, 2008

Categories: Politics

The McSame thing isn't working

I was wondering when someone would get it that running against Bush and tying McCain to him isn't such a good strategy when the nation is tired of the partisan bickering. Obama was supposed to be post-partisan but now he...

Sunday September 14, 2008

Categories: Entertainment, Politics

SNL Opener with Palin and Clinton Video

Pretty funny and Fey nails Palin's accent and looks (do I really need a content warning? This is SNL so you have to expect it to be crude): But the content is the usual elitist drivel you'd expect from the...

Sunday September 14, 2008

Categories: Politics

"Sarah killed my apathy"

The Palin effect in Nevada:Until Saturday afternoon, Yerington resident Laura Tracy never had attended a political rally in her life. But she had a hard time controlling her emotions and her political sign when she and 5,000 others pushed into...

Saturday September 13, 2008

Categories: Politics

Equal pay for women? Not among Obama's Senate staff!

It seems that Obama has been shortchanging his female Senate staffers :Obama's 28 male staffers divided among themselves total payroll expenditures of $1,523,120. Thus, Obama's average male employee earned $54,397. Obama's 30 female employees split $1,354,580 among themselves, or $45,152,...

Friday September 12, 2008

Categories: Politics

This is Obama taking the gloves off?

Um...not the most hard hitting ad I've ever seen. Oh look McCain is old, he's like your grandfather who can't use email or the computer. *Yawn* (via) Let's hope that is stupid enough to use email if he is elected...

Friday September 12, 2008

Categories: Politics

Did Palin get the Bush Doctrine wrong?

That's the claim of some but it appears that Gibson is the one who got it wrong. Here's Gibson's explanation of the Bush Doctrine: GIBSON: Do you agree with the Bush doctrine? PALIN: In what respect, Charlie? GIBSON: The Bush...

Thursday September 11, 2008

Categories: Politics

Bill Clinton predicts that Obama will win "pretty handily"

Didn't he predict that his wife was going to win? Given this guy's track record, I wouldn't bet the farm on this prediction. Could these guys look any less comfortable with each other? Isn't this whole thing a sign of...

Thursday September 11, 2008

Categories: Politics

McCain pulls ahead of Obama

On Intrade! For the first time. Obama certainly isn't having a good week, is he? (via)...

Thursday September 11, 2008

Categories: Politics

"I'm so depressed. It's happening again. It's a nightmare."

Oh-Uh! Do you think that they are starting to wish they had listened to Hillary? Polls showing John McCain tied or even ahead of Barack Obama are stirring angst and second-guessing among some of the Democratic Party's most experienced operatives,...

Thursday September 11, 2008

Categories: Politics

Democrat Congressman steals quote from Daily Kos

Plagiarism! Jesus wasn't a community organizer! He didn't agitate the crowds to action, he didn't encourage them to engage their government to improve their life. He died on the cross for their sins to save them from the wrath of...

Thursday September 11, 2008

Categories: Politics

Roger Ebert on Palin

He sounds like a grumpy old man:And how can you be her age and never have gone to Europe? ... Sarah Palin's travel record is that of a hopeless provincial. ... Palin is a shallow, chirpy person with those vaguely...

Wednesday September 10, 2008

Categories: Politics

Biden: "Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America"

Wow! The gaffe machine came through again! And he's right, she is more qualified than he is. Obama made a huge mistake not picking Clinton and I bet he is coming to realize that fact:Make no mistake about this, Hillary...

Wednesday September 10, 2008

Categories: Politics

Biden's preparing for his debate

Evidently he thinks he'll control the questions:"I'm not into the small bore stuff. I don't care whether or not she built a bridge to nowhere. I don't care if she sold a plane," Biden said at the first event. "What...

Wednesday September 10, 2008

Categories: Politics

Camile Paglia: Feminism's greatest leap forward since Madonna

So take that Joe Biden! Paglia was quite struck by Palin and was shocked that McCain would make such a bold pick. She had thought that the election was over after Obama's speech: After that extravaganza, marking the 40th anniversary...

Wednesday September 10, 2008

Categories: Politics

If Obama isn't elected, the world will throw a tantrum

That seems to be the implications of this: But what of the rest of the world? This is the reaction I fear most. For Obama has stirred an excitement around the globe unmatched by any American politician in living memory....

Tuesday September 9, 2008

Categories: Politics

Obama's "Lipstick on a Pig" Comment

It is absolutely clear that Obama meant this as a hit against Sarah Palin (listen to the way the audience laughed, they got it). He's angry that a chick is cleaning his clock and so he is pushing back in...

Tuesday September 9, 2008

Categories: Politics

Looks like we might get some drilling after all

I bet the House Democrats got all kinds of flack from their constituents over drilling and decided to try to take the issue off the table and get as much out of it as possible: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer...

Tuesday September 9, 2008

Categories: Politics

Palin trounces Biden in a straight match-up

So much for the inexperienced meme! She beats the experienced one on the Democrat ticket 53 to 44 :-) And even has her own action figure! I guess it's clear to see that McCain's pick actually brought something to the...

Tuesday September 9, 2008

Categories: Politics

Cohen: Obama's being Swift-boated

According to Cohen Palin and Giuliani took Obama's strength as a community organizer and maligned it (that's the left's redefinition of Swift-boating). Cohen makes a valiant effort to demonstrate that being a community organizer is just as noble as being...

Monday September 8, 2008

Categories: Politics

Palin to be interviewed by Gibson

So much for the meme that McCain will keep Palin under wraps and not let her do any interviews until the VP debates fearing that she'll not be able to answer if someone asks her how she'll prop up the...

Monday September 8, 2008

Categories: Politics

Stephanopoulos: "Subtle racial code" in ridicule of "community organizers"

Are all "community organizers" black? Shame on Stephanopoulos for turning Palin's comments into a racial attack! And kudos to Obama for not taking the bait. GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: It's pretty clear they didn't think too much of your early career as...

Monday September 8, 2008

Convention bump for McCain puts him over 50%

Wow! McCain got a pretty decent convention bump (or Palin bump :-). Obama's convention was was 6% but McCain's was 10% and puts him well over the 50% mark (for likely voters): McCain-Palin soared right past the fifty-percent mark and...

Monday September 8, 2008

Categories: Politics

McCain's new ad hits Obama on taxes and drilling

And ties in Obama's change theme and contrasts that to the liberals in the Senate. It's not much of a change for Obama to raise taxes or to continue the policy of no offshore drilling. It's really more of the...

Sunday September 7, 2008

Categories: Politics

"The Dunkin' Donut crowd tells me that we've got everything going for us but Obama"

Racism rears it's ugly head among Democrats in Philadelphia. Obama's campaign struggles to earn the support of their union workers:Asked what the problem is with Obama, McAleer paused and said: "It's his color . . . I tell them he's...

Sunday September 7, 2008

Categories: Politics

Elizabeth Dole's campaign ad

I thought that Dole's campaign ad was pretty funny, using a yipping dog to represent the lies of her opponent. Maybe McCain-Palin should use it to represent the attacks of the MSM :-) (via)...

Saturday September 6, 2008

Categories: Politics

Get the Sarah Palin look

I think I'll pass. Evidently her glasses are quite popular (they are between $300 and $700) and are selling out. (via)...

Saturday September 6, 2008

Categories: Politics

Obama calls himself president

Clearly a Freudian slip :-) (via)...

Saturday September 6, 2008

Categories: Politics

Palin has become our Obama

But without the messianic subtext :-) McCain is starting to get Obama sized crowds :-)Beginning with her announcement last Friday in Dayton, Ohio, McCain has drawn more enthusiasm and packed in more people to his events than at any time...

Saturday September 6, 2008

Categories: Politics

MSM booed at McCain event in Wisconsin

Oh those poor journalists, just doing their job :-) Well, the crowd certainly didn't think so: Hundreds of angry people in this small town outside Milwaukee taunted reporters and TV crews traveling with Sen. John McCain on Friday, chanting "Be...

Saturday September 6, 2008

Categories: Politics

John McCain's standing in Tampa improves after speech

Here's a SurveyUSA poll taken after McCain's speech. 45% gave him an A, not bad. I would have given it a C so these people are pretty generous! I thought it was pretty interesting that McCain leads on most of...

Saturday September 6, 2008

Sally Quinn apologizes for Sarah Palin remarks

Do you think that the MSM will finally get it that they seriously overplayed their hand with Palin? It's looks like Quinn may have started to get a clue: (via)...

Friday September 5, 2008

Categories: Politics

Republican convention was the most-watched convention in history

The Republicans beat the Democrats in viewership!The Republican convention was the most-watched convention on television ever, beating a standard set by the Democrats a week earlier. Three times in two weeks, political speeches were watched by more people than the...

Friday September 5, 2008

Categories: Politics

Us Weekly losing subscribes over Palin hit

A lot of them! Around 5,000. The editors thought that the MSM would be able to take down Palin before she even accepted the nomination. They were wrong:"When Us went to print Monday night, it looked like the ticket was...

Friday September 5, 2008

Categories: Politics

"Americans want us to stop yelling at each other"

I think that's the best line of the night during McCain's speech. He said it while protesters were removed from the convention (why is it that Obama can give a speech without protesters but the Republicans can't -- he's pro-war...

Thursday September 4, 2008

Categories: Politics

US Magazine Palin Poll

The magazine that brought you the "BABIES, LIES AND SCANDAL" cover has a poll up about Palin asking whether she'll be a good vice president. It's currently running 76 to 23 in favor of Palin....

Thursday September 4, 2008

Categories: Politics

37 million viewers watched Palin's speech

Only 1 million less than Obama and she was on four less channels. Pretty good for our vice presidential candidate, 13 million more viewers than Biden :-) And Hillary only had 25 million viewers. Here's the video of Palin's story...

Thursday September 4, 2008

Categories: Iraq, Politics

Obama: "The surge has succeeded in ways that nobody anticipated"

Um...except for McCain, Bush, most of the Congressional Republicans and of course Petraeus: The troop surge in Iraq has been more successful than anyone could have imagined, Barack Obama conceded Thursday in his first-ever interview on FOX News' "The O'Reilly...

Thursday September 4, 2008

Categories: Politics

The Obama campaign responds to Palin's speech

I think you can sum it up as: politics as usual, nothing to see here (in other words, dismissive)."She is deft at going on the attack. For someone who makes the point that she is not from Washington, she looks...

Thursday September 4, 2008

Categories: Politics

Biden flip-flops on drilling

Wouldn't want him to contradict Obama's position would we?Barack Obama didn't take running mate Joe Biden to the woodshed for his remarks Monday on offshore drilling, which broke from Obama's strong reservations to it. But Biden on Wednesday nonetheless offered...

Thursday September 4, 2008

Categories: Politics

Palin's glowing reviews

No, not the ones from conservatives, the ones from the MSM! Mark Halperin gave it an A+ and Tom Shales (yeah, I was shocked too) thought she did pretty good job (though he threw in a couple whoppers):If the Republicans...

Thursday September 4, 2008

Categories: Politics

Piper Palin fussing over her brother

During her mom's speech. This had to be the cutest part of the speech last night. She may have out cuted the Obama kids (though they are quite cute all on their own without doing anything :-)...

Thursday September 4, 2008

Categories: Politics

"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant, and fill him with a terrible resolve"

Here's a very insightful reaction to the Palin speech last night: It was that good. No, she's not qualified, and the substance was thin, but my God -- that was perhaps the greatest bit of political theatre I have ever...

Wednesday September 3, 2008

Categories: Politics

Video of Sarah Palin's speech at the Republican Convention

She knocked it out of the park! She was as good as I thought she was going to be. She's an effective advocate for McCain and she served notice on the MSM that she didn't really care about their opinion....

Wednesday September 3, 2008

Palin: "A small-town mayor is sort of like a 'community organizer,' except that you have actual responsibilities"

That's an excerpt from Palin's speech. It sounds like it's going to be quite interesting, don't you think? I'm certainly looking forward to it. Here's another quote: "Here's how I look at the choice Americans face in this election. In...

Wednesday September 3, 2008

Categories: Politics

The McCain campaign will no longer comment on the vetting process for Palin

They've released a statement concerning the controversy over their vetting process:"Gov. Sarah Palin is an exceptional governor with a record of accomplishment that exceeds, by far, the governing accomplishments of Sen. Obama. Her selection came after a six-month long rigorous...

Wednesday September 3, 2008

Categories: Politics, Science

McCain's new Palin ad

Hits Obama on experience and reform. She has more experience in the area of change which is Obama's campaign theme. Pretty smart ad :-)...

Wednesday September 3, 2008

Categories: Politics

Republicans are getting ticked off at the press over the Palin coverage

And are fighting back! Good for them. The MSM is so overplaying this that there is going to be a very strong backlash. Just image if an incident in your family was covered in the same way, would you be...

Wednesday September 3, 2008

Categories: Politics

Fred Thompson: "She is the only nominee in the history of either party who knows how to properly field dress a moose"

I bet Obama doesn't have that experience :-) In case you missed Thompson last night, here's the video of his speech: I watched the coverage by the networks again and I was underwhelmed to say the lest. During the Democratic...

Tuesday September 2, 2008

Categories: Politics

Where's the Biden stuff?

A Campaign Spot reader noted that though Obama selected his running mate almost a week earlier, he still doesn't have any Obama-Biden merchandise for sale but McCain has plenty of McCain-Palin merchandise already. What's up with that? What about the...

Tuesday September 2, 2008

Categories: Politics

Richard Cohen: Palin pick is "McCain's attempt to make fools of his fellow Republicans"

Even though this column comes after a successful roll out of the announcement of the Palin pick, Cohen sees it as McCain's attempt to make his party look foolish:John McCain's selection of Palin, which I first viewed with horror, could...

Tuesday September 2, 2008

Categories: Politics

Obama: Running campaign counts as executive experience

Talk about resume padding! He compares his experience running a campaign (which, btw should come as a surprise to his campaign manager) with her experience as mayor and totally ignores her experience as governor and Cooper lets him get away...

Tuesday September 2, 2008

Obama's campaign plants questions with reporters

These are the answers that they rehearse with the candidate so he doesn't sound like an idiot: Sen. Barack Obama's pitch perfect response regarding the announcement of an impending birth in the Palin family ("my mother had me when she...

Monday September 1, 2008

Categories: Politics

Bush to address the Republican convention Tuesday

So, I wonder if the McCain campaign people are pleased that Bush is making the effort to speak at the convention :-) After skipping the opening day of the Republican National Convention to personally check the emergency response to Hurricane...

Monday September 1, 2008

Categories: Politics

Apparently, Biden thinks he's running for president

Do you think Obama knows?"I will be back, I'll be back to campaign in earnest," Biden said, "but today is not the moment for me to campaign. Today is the moment for me as a United States senator running for...

Monday September 1, 2008

Categories: Politics

Alaskan TV reporter confirms the obvious

Palin really was pregnant. That The Huffington Post actually called the reporter to confirm demonstrates just how over the edge the left side of the blogosphere is. I would think the fact that Palin's daughter is going to give birth...

Monday September 1, 2008

Categories: Politics

So, it turns out the Palin's daughter is pregnant

And Palin didn't even try to hide the fact with a pregnancy suit! Imagine that. The Daily Kos bloggers swerved into something, didn't they? Too bad they were a year off. Here's her statement: "We have been blessed with five...

Monday September 1, 2008

Categories: Politics

Candidate Voters Most Want To Meet

New Rasmussen poll that asks which candidate do you most want to meet and guess who was number 1? Obama of course! 43% want to meet Obama, 30% want to meet Palin and only 17% want to meet McCain (*snicker*)....

Monday September 1, 2008

Categories: Politics

Daily Kos: Um...maybe Palin was pregnant

But she could be wearing a pregnancy suit. Yesterday I linked to this story about the Daily Kos floating a rumor that Palin's son is actually her grandson. They posted pictures of her oldest daughter with a slight bump but...

Monday September 1, 2008

Categories: Politics

Camille Paglia: "We may be seeing the first woman president. As a Democrat, I am reeling"

Wow! Coming from someone as brilliant and insightful as Paglia, Palin must be pretty happy with this quote (especially she's been dissed by the Democrats and the MSM):"We may be seeing the first woman president. As a Democrat, I am...

Monday September 1, 2008

Biden: "Israel will have to reconcile itself with the nuclearization of Iran"

I think this statement makes it clear that the Democrats will not do anything if Iran acquires a nuclear weapon: "Israel will have to reconcile itself with the nuclearization of Iran," Army Radio quoted Biden as telling the unnamed officials....

Monday September 1, 2008

Categories: Politics

The difference between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin?

She's better looking according to Joe Biden:"From our perspective the whole deal is how does the government help you get back up without getting in the way?" Biden asked. "There's a gigantic - gigantic -- difference between John McCain and...

Monday September 1, 2008

Categories: Politics

Palin pick invokes "laughter in many newsrooms"

According to Eleanor Clift there was laughter in many newsrooms because the elites in the MSM didn't consider Palin a serious choice. Oh, is this the same media who cheered when Obama accepted the Democratic nomination? The media that blathers...

Advertisement

Search This Blog

feed icon Subscribe

RSS Feed

Receive updates from Reformed Chicks Blabbing

About Reformed Chicks Blabbing

Calendar

Advertisement

Advertisement


About Beliefnet

Our mission is to help people like you find, and walk, a spiritual path that will bring comfort, hope, clarity, strength, and happiness. More about Beliefnet.

Legal

Copyright © Beliefnet, Inc. and/or its licensors. All rights reserved. Use of this site is subject to Terms of Service and to our Privacy Policy. Constructed by Beliefnet.

Advertisement

Report as Inappropriate

You are reporting this content because it violates the Terms of Service.

All reported content is logged for investigation.