A Pre Post-Mortem on the McCain Campaign: The Failure of a (Very) Base Strategy

Flaming Politics  Oct 17 08

The McCain campaign is running full-speed ahead to get out the GOP base on Election Day.  And, in the process, it is running an exceptionally base campaign. McCain’s pending loss on November 4th – God, I hope he loses – will lead to a series of post-mortem dissections of the campaign strategy he has chosen ... Related posts: GOP Candidates: Running Away from McCain? With McCain’s poll numbers plummeting, his recent ill-advised strategy... There you go again Rick Davis believes this election is about personalities, not... “Ich bin ein American”.   At some point in Obama’s speech. Full story...

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2008 in Review: Top Ten Political Moments/Events

Flaming Politics  Dec 22 08

As is the wont of all would-be thinkers (like myself), I have prepared a Top Ten List of 2008’s Political Moments/Events, as I sees ‘em.

“Uppity Negro.” Jeez. That Only Took a Month and a Half!

Flaming Politics  Dec 19 08

I was wondering which community would take the lead in jumping ugly on race, in relation to Barack Obama, at the first opportunity that presented itself.

Rick Warren at Obama’s Inauguration: A Bad Symbol?

Flaming Politics  Dec 18 08

Barack Obama has invited homophobic pastor Rick Warren to offer the Invocation at his Inauguration.   Bad idea, bad symbolism.

The Friend of Our Enemy is Our… President?

Flaming Politics  Dec 18 08

President-Elect Obama’s (or rather his Inauguration Committee’s) decision to include Rick Warren, the Pastor of the frighteningly influential Saddleback Church, in the ceremony, namely in the role of giving the invocation at the event, is only further evidence that Barack Obama, when it comes to LGBT issues DOES NOT GET IT.

What Ever Happened to Those Prop 8 Protests, Anyway?

Flaming Politics  Dec 17 08

Crickets. Related posts:Freepers Respond to Prop. 8 Protests: A Feel-Good Treasury of Hate The Free Republic is following the today's L.

From Hillary to PUMA to Caroline Kennedy, the Clintonites ain’t Going Down Without Burning the Village

Flaming Politics  Dec 16 08

Caroline Kennedy has thrown her well-made hat into New York’s Senate Sweepstakes, seeking to inherit the soon-to-be vacated seat held by Hillary Clinton.

That’s How She Became the Senator…

Flaming Politics  Dec 13 08

She Has Style, She Has Flair... Related posts: Latest Addition to the “Eat Shit and Die” List: Senator Elizabeth Dole Elizabeth Dole, (Fossil-North Carolina), behind in the polls, has decided.

Will “Obama’s Senate Seat” end up in GOP Hands?

Flaming Politics  Dec 10 08

Follow this:  Let’s say that the Illinois Legislature, in a pique of disgust over Governor Blagojevich’s attempted “selling” of Obama’s vacated Senate seat, rushes back to Springfield (that’s Springfield, IL, our state capitol, not Springfield from the Simpsons, although you can easily confuse the two) and changes state law to strip the Governor of his .

Newest GOP Token Minority Wins Election

Flaming Politics  Dec 09 08

The Right-o-sphere is all a twitter over the election results from New Orleans, in which newbie GOP Joseph Coa, a Cambodian American, beat nine term, federally indicted, calcified sludge William Jefferson for the city’s Congressional seat.

Another Illinois Governor Bites the Dust

Flaming Politics  Dec 09 08

“If it [Illinois] isn’t the most corrupt state in the nation, it’s certainly one hell of a competitor.