Tag: campaign
Single Mother Wins $108,000 Against RIAA
Every nerd's personal hero, Tanya Anderson, was awarded $108,000 by an Oregon federal magistrate who succesfully fought a lawsuit filed by the recording industry against her. Accusing the (Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) of using threats and intimidation to...
DNC Lawsuit Against McCainThrown Out
A district court judge ruled that the Democratic Party can’t proceed in a lawsuit seeking to force the government to investigate John McCain’s finances. The court said it won’t have jurisdiction over the case...
Pastor John Hagee says he's sorry for anti-Cathol...
One wonders how anyone can take this person seriously. My favorite is this line: "he now knew the terms he used to describe the church, such as "the great whore," were "rhetorical devices long employed in...
Obama Endorsed by 3 former SEC Chairs
Wow! A strong and unexpected group of endorsements, the most interesting one being from William Donaldson, who was SEC chair under President Bush I. It reflects the big lack of confidence Wall Street is showing in...
Bob Barr, a former GOP congressman, is running fo...
Some analysts are saying Barr could prove a spoiler for the candidacy of John McCain, stealing votes from the fiscal conservative wing of the party who have been made uncomfortable by McCain's overtures to the...
Hillary Clinton is one sorry sight on her way to ...
"She once described herself as "the most famous person you know very little about." But as she careens across the country in a desperate attempt to rescue her campaign, America is coming to know Hillary Clinton all...
GOP Convention Chief Resigns for Lobbying Burma
Doug Goodyear was chosen by John McCain to run the 2008 Republican National Convention. Newsweek reported that Goodyear's lobbying firm represented the military regime in Myanmar. He resigned hours later.
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Poll-BC. Premier Campbell: "He's GodLike"
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBC's Premier Gordon Campbell has been quoted by Liberal Minions and Media as "GodLike". BC has been going through some tough times with Crime and Little Punishment...
Gunmen kill third top Mexican policeman
The third top Mexican policeman has been shot dead today, while the country continues to fight against drug-trafficking."Assailants sprayed the car of the deputy police chief of the border city of Ciudad Juarez on...
Burmese Name Dropping: "Gee "Who Didn't See That ...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAs I mentioned previously in posts, the only reason for Burmas Military Junta to not allow Aid workers to distribute food to the starving masses is one reason and one...
Dove's 'Real Beauty' Pics Could Be Big Phonies
Beauty, it turns out, is more than skin deep..."BATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) -- Dove's "real beauties" may not be so real after all, at least by the account of a renowned airbrush artist. In a May 12 profile in The New Yorker posted online, Pascal Dangin of New York's Box...
Were Dove's 'Real' Women Retouched Fakes?
I was always highly skeptical about Dove's campaign for "real" beauty. Turns out I had a real reason to be. Hypocrites. "You know that Dove "Campaign for Real Beauty," which featured women slightly less skeletal than...
Amid Talk of the End and Boos From the Crowd, Cli...
Wow, tough crowd for Clinton in West Virginia. It will be interesting to see how long she stays in now that conventional logic remains that her candidacy is over."Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s greatest gift may...
Clinton memo, Full Speed Ahead
"To: Interested PartiesFrom: The Clinton CampaignDate: May 6, 2008RE: Tie-BreakerIn April, Barack Obama called Indiana a ‘tie-breaker’ for the Democratic nominating process: "You know, Sen. Clinton is more...
Latina teen pregnancy rate deserves recognition a...
"Today is the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. It's a day that should be solemnly observed by every Latino family with teenage children. Why?Because while the overall national rate of teen pregnancy has declined, it has actually increased among Latina girls. Sarah...
