As noted earlier by The Stranger’s Eli Sanders (who was apparently just too busy to bother calling me back at the DNC), John McCain’s campaign suspension cancelled the candidate’s appearance on David Letterman. Well hooooo boy did Letterman have a go at McCain’s ridiculous posturing (which has already been met with a near-universal shoulder shrug […]
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McCain is a Chickenshit
CNN is reporting that John McCain is now REFUSING to debate unless an economic bailout deal is reached by Friday. A presidential campaign that has already seen its share of twists took another one today: Republican candidate John McCain said he was suspending his campaign to deal with the nation’s economic crisis. McCain also said […]
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Obama Responds; McCain Loses Letterman
In response to McCain’s request to delay this Friday’s debate, Obama nicely tells McCain to suck it. This gambit is not going well for McCain. Here’s Drudge’s description of tonight’s Letterman show: David Letterman tells audience that McCain called him today to tell him he had to rush back to DC to deal with the […]
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McCain Wants to Delay Friday’s Debate
McCain is apparently suspending his campaign, heading back to Washington D.C. to be available to hammer out a bailout plan, and calling on Obama to do the same. McCain’s statement, via the siren-flashing Drudge: America this week faces an historic crisis in our financial system. We must pass legislation to address this crisis. If we […]
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Pew Research Polls Cell Phone Users
And it looks like they’re gonna help Obama… but they’re not gonna save him. Current polling in the 2008 presidential election shows a very tight race between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. In part because of the strong support Obama is attracting among younger voters, and as the number of Americans who are […]
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Politics, Xbox Style: Obama Beats McCain By 12 Percent
No need to worry your stereotypically bong resin-filled heads, dear liberals: Barack Obama is going to be the next president of the United States. How do I know this? My Xbox told me. More specifically, a poll conducted by Rock the Vote via the Xbox Live online gaming service shows Obama beating McCain by a […]
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Is Commissioner Dan Saltzman Trying to Bring Back the Prostitution Free Zones?
The hot political rumor at city hall this week has Commissioner Dan Saltzman readying a resolution that would resurrect the controversial Prostitution Free Zones around 82nd. One source explained that “Dan doesn’t like when people are mad at him,” and pressure from neighbors around 82nd was getting to be too much. So what gives? Saltzman […]
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Wanted: Single, Opinionated Male…
I’ve just got off the phone with State Senate candidate Lisa Michaels(R). She’s running for seat 14 against Mark Hass(D), and unfortunately, won’t be coming in for an endorsement interview because only 5% of the seat is in Multnomah County, and none of it is in Portland. However, Lisa did wonder if I know any […]
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What a Real Media Revolt Would Look Like
The media revolts against the McCain campaign’s attempts to restrict access to a Palin photo-op, says the NYT. After attempting to keep all reporters out of a photo-op between Palin and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the McCain camp relents and allows a single reporter to observe the photo-op. Hm. Maybe it’s time for the media […]
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Should Portland Prepare for a Great Migration?
As the election looms, I have been hearing from more people who claim that if McCain wins they are moving to Canada. For serious this time. No, really… They’re not going to puss out like four years ago. They will really, definitely leave. Really. Okay, I believe these people are going to follow through with […]
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John McCain’s Chief of Staff Outed
Blogger Michelangelo Signorile has outed John McCain’s chief of staff, Mark Buse. Why is it relevant to McCain’s presidential campaign? Signorile writes: John McCain is opposed to every single gay rights measure of recent years — from a hate crimes bill, to an anti-discrimination bill to an attempt to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” […]