http://talkunioncounty.com/blog Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:17:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ...and slips and slides. Factcheck.org is taking the Illinois Senator to task for his new ad in PA that claims he doesn't take money from oil companies. Like many of his claims regarding special interests, his statements are deceptive er creative. In a new ad, Obama says, "I don’t take money from ... http://talkunioncounty.com/blog/2008/04/02/obama-encounters-an-oil-slick/ Clinton shows her funny side, plays on both the tension and accusations over the last few days, and scores a PR victory: "This has been a very hard fought race," she said. "We clearly need to do something so that our party and our people can make the right decision. So, ... http://talkunioncounty.com/blog/2008/04/01/bowling-for-delegates/ Dear DNC leadeship, I realize that you have a history of making poor choices and losing national elections but let's set that aside for a moment. You are indeed correct in assessing that what's happening in the current race between Senators Clinton and Obama is a potential threat towards democratic unity. ... http://talkunioncounty.com/blog/2008/03/31/dear-democratic-party-leadership-back-off/ Here's a humorous critique of some of our more illustrious Obama supporters. Some of our upper echelon democratic leaders need to take a look at this. They've been made. http://talkunioncounty.com/blog/2008/03/30/winners-dont-yap/ Ouch. It's cartoons like this that remind me of the power of the editorial cartoon. If you're wondering, "what power?", I refer you to the story of Boss Tweed who was taken down due in no small part to the efforts of Thomas Nast. http://talkunioncounty.com/blog/2008/02/15/in-toon-with-obama/ It's starting to become real clear why Mr. Obama has garnered so much GOP and conservative love. The Obama campaign has sent out a mailer complete with GOP talking points that parrots the insurance industry's attack on universal health care back in 1993. The "Harry and Louise" ads that many will ... http://talkunioncounty.com/blog/2008/02/02/obama-flier-attacks-universal-health-care/ Media bias has been the only thing predictable this election cycle so I'm not exactly sure why I am still appalled and surprised at the what's going on at ABC today. Not only is ABC running an anti-clinton hit piece on Good Morning America and the front page of their ... http://talkunioncounty.com/blog/2008/01/31/does-abc-news-really-equal-anyone-but-clinton/ Uh-oh, someone's a sore winner and it looks like it's the candidate of "unity." How it unfolded: As Clinton approached, Kennedy made sure to make eye contact and indicated he wanted to shake her hand. Clinton leaned towards Kennedy over a row of seats and Kennedy leaned in towards her. They shook ... http://talkunioncounty.com/blog/2008/01/29/prima-donna-obama/ This has been appearing all over the web. Nah, there's no sexism here... I wonder when they'll figure out that hoes, rather than being the plural form of ho, is instead the plural form of a helpful farming and gardening implement? It would appear that the bros could use a ... http://talkunioncounty.com/blog/2008/01/27/bros-before-hoes/ Obama argues with himself regarding single payer health care. Looks like someone else is willing to say "anything" to get elected. http://talkunioncounty.com/blog/2008/01/26/obama-takes-on-obama/