Update 3: Some great quotes from Alfalfa Club Dinner history: Sen. David Boren: “(Club) President (Alan) Simpson failed miserably … to resolve the most pressing issue facing our club. He failed to assuage the powerful forces demanding that we admit women. But tonight I’m here to announce a Bush-type compromise. We will admit women … [...]
January 29, 2009
Categories: AOL Cross-Posts . Tags: alfalfa club, alfalfa dinner, AlfalfaClub, AlfalfaDinner, Barack Obama, Democrats, Obama Administration, Republicans, robert e lee, RobertELee, Sarah Palin . Author: Tommy Christopher . Comments: Leave a Comment
Sarah Palin’s Wardrobe Continues to Malfunction You all remember Sarah Palin, the Alaska Governor who ran for Vice President, don’t you? Well, Palin may have gone back to Alaska, but her $180,000.00 wardrobe is still kicking around the lower 48, causing headaches for the RNC. From the conservative (wishfully named) website New Majority: Despite the [...]
January 23, 2009
Categories: AOL Cross-Posts . Tags: Sarah Palin, sarah palin wardrobe . Author: Tommy Christopher . Comments: 7 Comments
The qutoe that’s getting all the attention is Rush’s “grab the ankles” fantasy, but I wish people would highlight, and challenge, the notion that anyone in the media is saying we shouldn’t question Obama because he’s black.
January 22, 2009
Categories: Daily Dose Only . Tags: rush limbaugh . Author: Tommy Christopher . Comments: 1 Comment
Sarah Palin Plans Suit to Remove Beluga Protection According to the Calgary Herald, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin plans to sue the US government over the classification of beluga whales as endangered: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said her state intends to sue the U. S. government for listing beluga whales in Cook Inlet as an endangered [...]
January 15, 2009
Categories: AOL Cross-Posts . Tags: beluga whale, Sarah Palin . Author: Tommy Christopher . Comments: 2 Comments
Barack Obama Compares Bill Richardson to a Dog President-Elect Barack Obama appeared on ABC’s This Week (not Meet the Press, as formerly noted) today, discussing a wide range of issues that I’ll get to later, but there was a quote right at the end that jumped out at me: STEPHANOPOULOS: What kind of a dog [...]
January 11, 2009
Categories: AOL Cross-Posts . Tags: Barack Obama, bill richardson, commerce secretary, CommerceSecretary, first dog, FirstDog, labradoodle . Author: Tommy Christopher . Comments: Leave a Comment
Six Reasons to Love Dr. Sanjay Gupta as Surgeon General With the news today that Barack Obama has offered the job of Surgeon General to CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta, I thought it might be helpful if I pitched in with some quick bullet points to smooth over any opposition to the pick. Sure, there may [...]
January 6, 2009
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Drudge: NBC Bans Ann Coulter For Life (Updated with VIDEO) Wow, yet another similarity between Ann Coulter and Pete Rose. Drudge is reporting that NBC scrapped a Coulter appearance at the last minute, and that the network has banned her from its air for life: The nation’s top selling conservative author has been banned from [...]
January 6, 2009
Categories: AOL Cross-Posts . Tags: ann coulter, ann coulter Banned from NBC, matt drudge . Author: Tommy Christopher . Comments: 1 Comment
Sign of Times for Right Wing Press: Ann Coulter Channels Mr. Blackwell If you were looking forward to the good old days of Dem bashing from the right wing press, think again. The Age of Obama has begun, and it’s starting to look like the all-stars of the Clinton and Bush eras have been cowed [...]
January 5, 2009
Categories: AOL Cross-Posts . Tags: ann coulter, mr blackwell, rush limbaugh . Author: Tommy Christopher . Comments: Leave a Comment
