Month: May 2008

Hillary Clinton's campaign is at $31 million…in debt….

You know you’re in deep trouble when this sort of thing comes out about you.

The Article: Money shocker! Hillary Clinton’s campaign debt soars to $31 million (Via Los Angeles Times)

No wonder Sen. Hillary Clinton was so late filing her required campaign financial reports Tuesday night. Her political team didn’t want the shocking news in it to overshadow her lopsided thumping of Sen. Barack Obama in Kentucky.

Now comes the morning after, pay-up time. Clinton’s campaign debt has now soared to nearly $31 million, according to numbers crunched early this morning by The Times’ campaign finance guru, Dan Morain.

She added another $9.5 million in unpaid bills to venders this past month alone, pushing her total debt to venders and herself to the new astronomical figure, about a 50% debt increase in one month.

According to a campaign release put out Tuesday evening as election returns revealed her big win in Kentucky and loss in Oregon, Clinton raised "approximately $22 million" from other people in April. The release also touted that $10 million had poured in within 48 hours of another lopsided Clinton victory over Obama, that one in Pennsylvania, and said it was the second best fundraising month of her entire campaign.

But the number collected is actually closer to $21 million and the release also neglected to mention that she spent $28.9 million, nearly $8 million more than she took in. She used personal loans to make up part of the difference. She also delayed payments to consultants. Including the $9.5 million in unpaid bills from April, she owes consultants and other venders $19.5 million.

Not to mention the total $11.4 million she has loaned herself.

You know, I just thought about it, and this is totally mind boggling… Hillary Clinton owes as much money as Barack Obama raised last quarter. Good Lord. Rolling Eyes All this, so she might be able to score a V.P. Spot on his ticket. I tend to believe that when Carly Simon wrote that song, you know the one about being vain, she was writing it about Hillary. Hee hee 

I’m just saying……..

Update: The following Update was posted to this article…:

(*UPDATE: Due to a mathematical error, Hillary Clinton’s loans to herself were added twice in the calculation of this item.  Her total debts are about $20 million, not $31 million.  A corrected item will be published shortly.)

You can read the updated version, by going here.

From the "Ya Think?" File…

Unbelievable! A Right Winger that actually has a brain, stop the presses, call the media! This is a rarity! Surprise

Okay, that was a little overblown, but this is remarkable, someone on the right actually sees that John McCain is losing the Iran Debate. 

Of course, this is not the only debate he is losing, especially the debate on the economy, on Jobs and about everything else, that middle class America cares about. Including the quagmire in Iraq, that is spending this nation into a economic recession that will far surpass the one in the 1980’s and could possibly lead this Nation into a depression that could last for many years.

I think if the Conservatives and Republicans look really hard, they would see quite a good number of things that they are very wrong on.

Fundraising numbers are in and Obama kills them all….

The latest fundraising numbers are in, and the figures are astronomical. 

Obama brought in $31.9 Million, Clinton Hauled in between 10 and 20 Million… and lastly John McCain brought in around $18 Million.

Now you tell me, who’s winning this election?

I know it’s for an election and all, but could you imagine having, just half of that kind of money? Holy hell, I could live comfortably for life. A nice house out in the country, on about 60 acres of land. Maybe something like this here. Yes, I will confess, I have always wanted to live out in the woods.

*shakes head*

Okay back to reality here. If these numbers are any indication as to whom is going to win this election, I would say that Obama has it all lined up.

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Memo to the Conservatives, get your head out of your anal cavity, Please…

The following might actually qualify as the lamest spin on a news story, ever…. 

The Kool-Aid Drinking, Knee Jerk Right is now dismissing Barack Obama’s 75.000+ turn out in Oregon as bogus.

These tone deaf, torture apologists, are saying that the ONLY reason that these people turned out, was to see a group called "The Decemberists". An independent rock group.

I mean, I have been around quite a while, and I have heard quite the deal of spin in my day, Hillary Clinton’s latest being a perfect example as of late. But this stuff here is about the stupidest, that I have heard in a long while.

I mean, this is what the Democrats have to run against, people that cannot provide a reasoned answer to Barack Obama’s message of change and hope and so, the conservatives will stoop to smears and lies and outright stupidity?

If this is what they’re planning for the General, they deserve to get their preverbal asses handed to them in November.

Oh Yeah, There was another Primary today….

Hillary Won Kentucky, Obama will win Oregon.

Obama will get enough delegates to secure the nomination and Hillary will fight to the convention.

Obama is speaking now in Iowa, he is always into general election mode. Many are saying she’ll drop out come June.

We shall see.

Somewhere, Juan McSame is smiling….

Anyhow, I’m done for the night, flipping tired… See you all tomorrow…

More Sad News for the Democrats….

They’ve always said, it comes in waves….

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The Article: Hamilton Jordan, Former Carter Strategist And Aide, Dies (via insideradvantagegeorgia.com)

Hamilton Jordan, the former top strategist and aide to Jimmy Carter, died Tuesday night after a long battle with cancer.

Friends said death came at around 7:30 p.m. and that he was comfortable and surrounded by friends. His son, Hamilton, Jr., return from Europe in time to be with his father.

The family plans a service which will likely be on Friday afternoon at The Carter Center. Details to follow in a day or two.

He was 63 years old.

Jordan was a key advisor and strategist for Carter during the 1976 presidential campaign and during Carter’s administration. He was White House Chief of Staff in 1979-1980.

In 1986, he ran for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, losing to Wyche Fowler who went on to win the general election and held the seat for one term.

In 1992, he worked on the campaign of independent candidate H. Ross Perot and has been an advocate for Unity08, a political movement focused on reforming the American two party system.

He had battled two types of cancer. He and his wife founded a camp for children with cancer.

MSNBC announced this just now, and this is the first article I found about it, at Google news.

May he Rest In Peace.

A Perfect example of what is wrong with the modern day Republican Party.

I mean, I can understand people not liking what Keith Olbermann said, but it is really necessary to be that damned nasty about it?

I mean, after all, he did clarify what he meant.

Don’t get me wrong, I believe in free speech, but this sort of nonsense is uncalled for.

Update: As such as I thought, Cannot answer my question, so, they resort to personal attacks. So typical for your ilk. You see folks, this is what happens when you allow intellectually dishonest people near a computer. Keep drinking the Kool-Aid guys, and I’ll keep pointing you out to the Blogging world. 

Sen. Kennedy has malignant brain tumor

This is most likely the most sad thing that I have had to blog about, since I started back in February 2007. Senator Ted Kennedy is one of the "Godfathers" of the Democrat Party and the Democratic Senate. 

The Article: Doctors say Sen. Kennedy has malignant brain tumor (Via AP/Yahoo! News)

A cancerous brain tumor caused the seizure Sen. Edward M. Kennedy suffered over the weekend, doctors said Tuesday in a grim diagnosis for one of American politics’ most enduring figures.

"He remains in good spirits and full of energy," the doctors for the 76-year-old Massachusetts Democrat said in a statement.

They said tests conducted after the seizure showed a tumor in Kennedy’s left parietal lobe. Preliminary results from a biopsy of the brain identified the cause of the seizure as a malignant glioma, they said.

His treatment will be decided after more tests but the usual course includes combinations of radiation and chemotherapy.

What can one say? For the most part, the Blogosphere has been civil about this, there are a few exceptions, I will not bother linking to the idiots, they’re not worth my time and worth a waste of my bandwidth. 

It does seem that people are killing him off, I wish they would stop! Give the man a fighting chance! Let him fight this thing! A tumor is no longer a death sentence.

One thing that is pissing me off about this whole thing, is the idiots who keep bringing up Chappaquiddick, for God sakes people, that was 39 years ago. How immature, idiotic and ignorant can people be?  The man was never indicted, at all. Anyone who dares to bring this up, is simply acting like a partisan jerk and political hack.  

Politics is one thing, humanity is another, I and my very democrat family, wish Senator Kennedy all the best, and we pray for a speedy recovery.

Fight it, Ted, Fight like bloody hell and please, do not stop fighting!

Update: I know I said I wouldn’t do it, but this stuff needs to be exposed. Seems the ugliness of the Blogosphere has come out. Both on the Right and Left. I mean, can’t these blog owners control the comments on their Blogs any better than this? It’s absolutely sickening…  

Further thoughts @ Memeorandum

NewsMax Reports: Former NY Mayor Ed Koch says…."I May Back McCain"

I normally do not make a habit of blogging anything from this news source, because NewsMax is not really known for reporting factual information, as a rule. However, this report warrants a Blog posting…

The Article: Koch: I May Back McCain (Via Newsmax.com)

Former New York City Mayor Edward Koch, one of the country’s most prominent Democrats, says he may cross over and back Republican Sen. John McCain for president.

In an exclusive Newsmax interview, Koch says McCain “has no equal” when it comes to opposing Islamic terrorism. Though Koch says he disagrees with most of McCain’s positions on domestic issues, he could support him because of his strong national security credentials.

Koch carries significant weight with many Jewish Democrats in New York and across the country. He also has a history of playing the maverick and crossing party lines.

The only reason I gave the green light on this Blog posting is because Koch has a Column over on NewsMax. Recently he has posted on NewsMax, that he does not trust Obama on National Security Issues.

I just wonder, what, if any, effect will this have on Obama’s ability to get elected, will this cause any shake up in the super-delegate count? Will this affect the surge in Super-delegates?

I just wonder, if this means that the Reagan Democrats are just not being won over by Obama and his slick speeches?

The Liberals – The real winners….

heh… I’m so bad… Devil 

The Article: Everyone’s a winner (Via msnbc.com’s First Read)

Oh, they’re winners alright…. real winners..

Before anyone asks…..via Slangsite.com:

winner: Loser. Idiot.
Example: This poor bastard left his headlights on. Definite winner material there.

‘Nuff Said…