tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988Sat, 05 Oct 2024 02:07:20 +0000RepublicansDemocratsObamaPoliticsBushMcCainGeneralNeoconsHillaryFox NewsCulture of CorruptionRomneyIraqConservativismSportsNewsCheneyFantasy World AwardEconomyHuckabeeClintonForeign AffairsGiulianiIllinoisJohn GibsonHistoryLimbaughNewtO'Reillyhttp://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Chris)Blogger367125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-6546185198697716404Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:18:00 +00002008-06-17T11:33:55.188-05:00We've Moved!!!You will be redirected to our new site in 20 seconds. If not click here. Be sure to update your links!http://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/06/weve-moved-you-will-be-redirected-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-8911045069256948782Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:49:00 +00002008-06-04T09:55:25.708-05:00GeneralI have some house cleaning issues to run through real quick. First, in the next couple days Political Notio will be dormant. We are in the process of moving everything over to The Fold. This is the site Ryan and I purchased a couple months ago and never could decide what to do with it. Finally over last weekend we decided to get something started. Eventually PN will redirect all hits to The http://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/06/house-cleaning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-8717990938500037563Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:55:00 +00002008-06-02T23:15:11.490-05:00HillaryBefore I go to bed tonight I just wanted to make a mention about the Democratic Primary. For all intents and purposes this thing is over tomorrow. After March, there was no way Hillary was going to catch Obama, so in a very real sense this thing has been over for a while now. But tomorrow Obama will clinch the magic number needed to claim the nomination and with Florida and Michigan settled, http://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/06/when-its-over-its-over.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-4183394110553861493Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:22:00 +00002008-06-02T22:32:25.217-05:00GeneralLimbaughI live about 40 minutes away from Rush Limbaugh's hometown. Yes I'm sure one day the GOP will turn the entire town into a museum of Modern Conservatism, but until then President Bush has ordered the new federal courthouse to be named after the drug addict's grandfather, Rush Hudson Limbaugh, Sr. Grandpa Limbaugh was a practicing attorney in the SEMO region. I'm not sure but I don't think he http://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/06/rush-hudson-limbaugh-courthouse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-8046116627329428767Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:41:00 +00002008-06-02T15:43:40.398-05:00Culture of CorruptionIn other news, another Republican has been charged in relation to the Jack Abramoff scandal.http://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/06/culture-of-corruption-continues-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-5798167563197697927Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:52:00 +00002008-06-02T11:02:57.867-05:00ObamaMichael Pfleger says the days following his horrid comments at Barack Obama's church have been the "most painful" of his life. Good.I don't know Pfleger and I know pretty much nothing about Catholicism, but how in the world can this guy not get into trouble by the clergy? Also, how can Trinity expect to keep its tax exempt status when they blatantly allow political sermons almost routinely?It'shttp://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/06/most-painful.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-2507759186818727610Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:07:00 +00002008-06-02T07:14:09.242-05:00ObamaThe Catholic League (a joke in its own right) hits back at Obama for having a twenty year relationship with Catholic minister Michael PflegerCatholic League President Bill Donohue:“Senator Obama says he wants to bring people together. Then why does he choose as his clerical friends people like Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Father Pfleger?" Donohue also said. "They are two peas in a pod, both equally http://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/06/catholic-league-hits-back-at-obama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-9078541641744851479Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:44:00 +00002008-06-01T13:50:10.413-05:00ObamaCiting headaches membership to the church has caused, Obama finally severs ties to Trinity. This comes about 5 years too late in my book.I will say one thing the Trinity Christian Church has done is it's gotten the GOP to quit calling him a Muslim. So I suppose since he's no longer a member of Trinity the right wing will go back to their Muslim meme.http://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/06/obama-finally-quits-trinity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-1237343096578160952Sat, 31 May 2008 04:01:00 +00002008-05-30T23:12:20.514-05:00DemocratsMcCainObamaThere are some things that are just inexcusable. This is one of them.I've been to Trinity. I never felt out of place or unwelcome. Didn't hear a controversial sermon and never heard a cuss word. But I have heard for at least five years now how crazy that church is; how crazy the preachers are and how crazy the congregation can get. Growing up pentecostal, I suppose Trinity was tame to http://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/05/inexcusable.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-1831921466811791636Fri, 30 May 2008 16:41:00 +00002008-05-30T11:54:12.765-05:00NewtPoliticsNewt Gingrich, yes the same Newt Gingrich the right wing loves, says it would have been politically beneficial for the Bush administration to have allowed another terrorist attack on U.S. soil."This is ... one of the great tragedies of the Bush administration," Gingrich continued. "The more successful they've been at intercepting and stopping bad guys, the less proof there is that we're in dangerhttp://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/05/newt-stupid.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-2918318836953501815Thu, 29 May 2008 13:56:00 +00002008-05-29T22:33:54.258-05:00BushDemocratsRepublicans"Disgruntled," "total crap," "upset," "traitor," "turncoat," "Hamas apologist" are just some of the words the right wing is flinging at Scott McClellan. Yesterday morning before the day even started, I thought about writing a quick post about some of the things the right wing would do to try and discredit McClellan. Unleashing Fox News and Rush Limbaugh is the most obvious. Calling him a http://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/05/hits-just-keep-on-coming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-6792365705312650296Wed, 28 May 2008 14:04:00 +00002008-05-28T20:30:36.866-05:00BushPoliticsI'm not sure I've felt sorrier for anyone in the Bush administration more than what I did for Scott McClellan. During the McClellan days I was a frequenter in DC. So I found myself watching almost daily the president's press briefings. Those are some of my fondest memories of politics. It was a time when everyone knew there was total chaos in the Bush administration but you couldn't get http://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/05/watch-out-for-scotty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-9179164555711334868Wed, 28 May 2008 13:58:00 +00002008-05-28T09:04:11.643-05:00GeneralAfter an email I received from a very concerned and very serious GOPer, I will concede and admit that I do not think the GOP is in self destruct mode. I do think, however, that the GOP is in a state of change with its members realizing the transition won't be easy. This does not mean I personally believe the GOP to be in disarray. I just find it extremely hysterical that every chance a http://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/05/some-clarification.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-5508626309914030629Tue, 27 May 2008 16:30:00 +00002008-05-27T11:53:45.587-05:00RepublicansDisgraced former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, pleads with Republicans to change in order to avoid a complete disaster in November.We've been seeing this a lot lately: Republicans begging for Party change. We have The Next Right where Patrick Ruffini & Co. are promising to progress move the Republican Party into the 21st century. We also have Dr. Hanson's list posted on National http://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/05/begging-and-pleading.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-6378284175215920082Tue, 27 May 2008 12:02:00 +00002008-05-27T07:09:29.813-05:00GeneralDOT says Americans drove 4.3 percent less in March 2008 than they did the previous March.Ever heard of voting with your pocket book? Or wait, is this the same thing as voting with your feet?http://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/05/sharpest-driving-decline-ever.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-4406022309109107642Mon, 26 May 2008 13:39:00 +00002008-05-26T14:40:59.664-05:00http://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/05/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-5432304767902127649Sat, 24 May 2008 15:31:00 +00002008-05-24T10:36:43.194-05:00BushMcCainWow! Poor ticket sales to a Bush-McCain fund raiser force the event to a smaller more private venue.Compare this to our last two term president who is openly campaigning and raising record amounts of money for his wife. McCain has more than just a preacher problem. He has a Bush problem. How can John McCain not sale out an event in his own state with his own party's president? Yes, it's the http://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/05/burden-of-bush.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-41015539343610224Fri, 23 May 2008 19:24:00 +00002008-05-23T15:02:00.317-05:00McCainI grew up in a home that had John Hagee on television every day. The TV never really left TBN very much at all. That's just how it was. To this day I will find myself stopping on a Hagee sermon or a Benny Hinn heal-a-thon just because I grew up around that stuff. But even growing up I always questioned a lot of what the televangelists said and did. When I was old enough to make decisions on http://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/05/mccains-preachers-problems.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-106968219436201121Wed, 21 May 2008 16:17:00 +00002008-05-21T11:23:34.671-05:00GeneralLong time readers will know that I used to shut my blog down during the summer. Summer is my travel, leisure time and I tend not to care about politics. Usually just baseball and the upcoming college basketball season. Or in the past, I spent my summers working on political campaigns and had absolutely no time for anything other than work. I'm not going to be on a campaign this summer but I http://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/05/traveling-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-1110268361687534498Tue, 20 May 2008 17:28:00 +00002008-05-20T12:51:55.698-05:00McCainObamaWe all know that John McCain is a serious straight talking maverick. And when he says something he means it, right? So when he says sooner or later we are going to have to deal with Hamas, the government of Palestine, in order to create peace in the region, what he's saying is that he means everything but TALKING with Hamas."Dealing with" must mean waging war because it's totally unpatriotic http://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/05/just-giving-it-to-us-straight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-1891860185239264997Mon, 19 May 2008 17:43:00 +00002008-05-19T13:08:59.869-05:00NeoconsRepublicansA nice little discussion on Right From Left got me to thinking about how much has changed in Right Wing thought over the last couple years. As I was saying to Kent, there has been no bigger supporter of terrorism and dictators than Ronald Reagan. There is no denying, not even in the Right Wing Fantasy World, that Reagan openly armed, funded and supported Saddam Hussein and bin Laden's jihad in http://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/05/greatest-appeasement-of-all-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-5750944997434772239Mon, 19 May 2008 14:16:00 +00002008-05-19T09:28:12.485-05:00GeneralWent camping over the weekend so I'm a little slow at getting caught up on some things.http://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/05/camping.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-1784580465627090358Thu, 15 May 2008 15:11:00 +00002008-05-15T14:34:22.137-05:00DemocratsPoliticsRepublicansFinally, a good story in the NY Times this morning about the desperate situation facing the GOP. And finally, judging from various stories (here, here and here) it appears as if the GOP is realizing their fantasy world is crumbling.One thing I'm noticing, though, is that Republicans still aren't getting the picture as to what is ailing them. I think they are beginning to figure out that Bush ishttp://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/05/crumbling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-2252986401145191543Wed, 14 May 2008 16:37:00 +00002008-05-14T12:08:59.314-05:00DemocratsNewsRepublicansShamefully there has been a total lack of attention by the media on what is going on around the country. In addition to yesterdays WV primary, Mississippi also held a special election for the 1st District U.S. House seat. This is one of the most heavily supported Republican districts in the country. Bush won the district in 2004 with over 60% of the vote. What's more amazing is the former http://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/05/revolution-yet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11681988.post-3709993944179266270Tue, 13 May 2008 21:08:00 +00002008-05-13T16:24:19.925-05:00ConservativismYesterday former Congressman and current full-time hypocrite, Bob Barr (no relation) announced his Libertarian candidacy for the presidency. I'm not sure I'm entirely sold on the Naderization of the the Barr candidacy, however. Nonetheless we have to remember that Nader received less than 3% of the vote in 2000 and look what that did to the overall outcome. So I do indeed see the argument thathttp://politicalnotio.blogspot.com/2008/05/enter-spoiler.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0