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• • 20 Feb 08
  • 6:16 am

  Well, I think the story is about "one prima donna" and he is not Bloomberg. His avid fans care not a whit that he has no accomplishments or experience to speak of. He has a questionable past as a state legislator. He has unsavory benefactors, one of which has been arrested. He is generous to his benefactors, for example, he steered 14 million dollars to the unfortunate benefactor who sits in jail today. Pooh, pooh, who cares. Like the Texas congressman when asked by Chris Matthews to list one accomplishment he could only say that he gives great speeches. Oh, but …

  Posted to The Candidate of the Permanent Will

• • 20 Feb 08
  • 6:23 am

  This campaign has highlighted the true sexism that exists in this country much more than it says anything about racism. Obama does not have the history of blacks in this country. He has rich grandparents from Kansas and he went to school in Hawaii where he wasn't that different looking from everyone else. He has definitely played the race card. As a Hillary supporter I wish she would play the sex card because it is much more a fact of life in the United States as black women can tell you.

  Posted to How Black is Obama?

• • 05 Dec 07
  • 6:38 am

  My representative, Brad Ellsworth, 8th District, IN, got an earmark for one of the most powerful men in Indiana, Steve Chancellor. Chancellor owns Ameriqual the company that supplies MRE to the military. He also is on the board of Peabody Coal. The Bushes, JR and SR, and Cheney have been guests at his home. I wish someone would bring some money in to defeat him, but I think he will be in for a long time with such powerful backing.

  Posted to Hounding the Bush Dogs