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god damn america

Why Did Everyone Get Upset When Barack Obama Said Poverty Made Poor White People Go Crazy Again?

Local politicians say it will take more than a well-decorated storefront for Obama, the Illinois senator, to make headway. "He's going to have to visit," says Bob Pasley, who adds that Obama should come prepared to answer "tough questions," including some about his religion.

"Is he Islamic or is he not?" Pasley says of Obama, who is Christian. "I know he's tried to talk about it but he hasn't looked anybody in Wayne in the eye and told them."
[USAToday]

1:21 PM on Fri May 9 2008
By Pareene
3,241 views, 111 comments

Latest by Mediahohoho: @WV.Hillbilly: Besides, what are you so sensitive about? When all is said and done, you're the ones who always get pandered to when it comes time for the elections every four year. more »

race-baiting

Obama Ahead Among Lethargic Minorities, Apparently


Declared-dead Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton seems intent on nailing shut her campaign's coffin. Here's what she just told a USA Today reporter: "'I have a much broader base to build a winning coalition on.' ...As evidence, Clinton cited an Associated Press article 'that found how Sen. Obama's support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again, and how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me.'" UPDATE: There's a recording of Clinton saying this to the reporter, after the jump More »

12:17 AM on Fri May 9 2008
By Ryan Tate
1,250 views, 17 comments

Latest by RedHotAries: test more »

politics

The 12 Internet Memes That Took Obama To The Nomination

Barack Obama is like Kermit the Frog: Someone else may be your personal favorite, but he's the one that gets the most attention, so he's the one who ends up in all the parodies. Obama can be mashed up with any meme, because anyone can assign him any qualities: like Kermit, his everyman status makes him ripe for satire. To demonstrate, in no particular order but numbered anyway, here are the top twelve memes that have carried Obama to the nomination. More »

7:00 AM on Thu May 8 2008
By Nick Douglas
6,964 views, 14 comments

Latest by drivenbyboredom: [www.drivenbyboredom.com] that is my favorite obama mashup more »

videuhoh

Obama Keeps Calling Matt Lauer "Tim"

This clip is a couple of days old, but it's quick and amusing: Barack Obama is being interviewed by Matt Lauer of NBC's Today Show, but keeps calling Lauer "Tim." He's probably thinking of Tim Russert, anchor of NBC's Meet the Press, because Lauer mentioned Russert early in the interview. Obama managed to get Lauer's name correct twice, but then kept screwing it up again, so Lauer eventually corrected him. Very, very gently, almost like one of those obsequious Obama interviewers on Saturday Night Live. Obama was probably just having a hard time keeping track of which media jackal was pelting him with nonstop questions about his former RACIST, traitor (etc.) pastor this hour. Points to the Democratic presidential candidate for working more middle-aged white ladies into his camera shot. Clip after the jump. More »

12:07 AM on Thu May 8 2008
By Ryan Tate
2,151 views, 18 comments

Latest by zaky: Would you like a pillow, Mr. Obama? more »

election

George McGovern: Clinton Would Repeat Nixon Nightmare

Here's George McGovern on CNN explaining why he repealed his October endorsement of Hillary Clinton and now favors her Democratic presidential rival Barack Obama. "I don't want to see a repeat of what happened to me in 1972," when Democrat McGovern was defeated by Republican Richard Nixon in a landslide. Just — wow. Harsh. More »

10:11 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By Ryan Tate
1,616 views, 39 comments

death race 2000

Now What? (Hint: More of the Same)

For some reason, CBS called Indiana for Hillary Clinton at 8 p.m. or so last night, hours before anyone else dared. Katie Couric interrupted whatever nonsense they had on at the time and the CBS news website dutifully posted their story. They even got a Drudge link! So there's a lesson for you: better to be first than right. Maybe as a network without a cable news station CBS just decided to let their election coverage team go home early? Because everyone else had to stay up until 1 a.m., when the hanky panky in Lake County, Indiana finally ended and Clinton won her tiny, tiny victory. A tiny vicory that was immediately stomped upon by everyone from Drudge to Tim Russert. It's over, all the pundits said. You can go to bed! But America can't go to bed, because Hil's still staying up for that 3 a.m. call. The death march continues! More »

11:42 AM on Wed May 7 2008
By Pareene
1,583 views, 30 comments

Latest by arguablythemostfamous: @Sailor: the classifieds? more »

branding

Anderson Cooper Misses Obama's Abercrombie Boys

So it seems the Barack Obama campaign has replaced those three annoying young men in Abercrombie & Fitch shirts with a creepy collection of older white ladies in pastels, as though he were a polygamist cult leader or something. Dashing CNN anchor Anderson Cooper does not seem thrilled about this change, for some reason. His colleagues instinctively felt his displeasure at trading pumped-up college dudes in tight, trendy t-shirts for middle-aged housewives, so they started giggling. Coop-style journalism is contagious! Clip after the jump. More »

4:25 AM on Wed May 7 2008
By Ryan Tate
2,445 views, 2 comments

Latest by Koreanish: @raincoaster: But you were prepared! You're a champ. You're ready. When your time comes you will emerge triumphant! more »

game over

Hillary Is Done, Say Media Overlords

Hey, look, Matt Drudge did something nice for the entire country: He ended the Democratic primary, even though it was supposed to continue until eternity. See the picture and headline at left, which ran atop Drudge Report tonight. Drudge's link went to a video of Meet The Press anchor Tim Russert calmly explaining to America that "we now know who the Democratic nominee is going to be" and that Hillary Clinton is probably about to quit (she cancelled her TV appearances and everything!). Then David Gergen, the Bill Clinton aide turned talking head, said on CNN the election is over, partly because Chelsea looked sad during Hillary's last speech. "You could see the anguish on her face," Gergen said. "I think the Clinton people know the game is almost up." Remaining voters, politely thank your media overlords for deciding the election on your behalf. Clips of Russert and Gergen, and a bigger pic of the Drudge page, after the jump. More »

1:56 AM on Wed May 7 2008
By Ryan Tate
31,049 views, 32 comments

Latest by Tea Em Gee Eff: I'm glad to see that somebody finally found a use for the Drudge Report--other than Prince Harry, that is. more »

Clinton Wins Indiana, Barely It was a tight 51-49 percent with 95 percent of precincts reporting, and now the Associated Press projects Hillary Clinton as the winner in Indiana. More in the Times. Clinton said she'll keep fighting, but with only a 23,000-vote margin and reports she dipped into her own funds, her options are "dwindling."

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publicity stunts

Another Obama Speech, Another Doofus Acting Crazy Behind Him

We've all heard Barack Obama's Message of Hope a thousand times, and probably already voted this primary season, so let's all just keep an eye out for the most insane supporter standing behind the Democratic presidential candidate whenever he gives a victory or concession speech. A couple of weeks ago it was three hyperactive tools in Abercrombie & Fitch t-shirts. In February it was a woman in some kind of emotional rhapsody. Now, in the background of Obama's North Carolina victory speech, it's this wahoo in a pastel blue shirt, in the upper left corner, behind CNN's "Raleigh, NC" logo. Oddly, he's surrounded entirely by women and other white people in pastels, except for a lone black face. Watch him go crazy over shouts out to minor dignitaries and every other thing Obama says in the video after the jump. Also dig Obama's new southern accent. More »

10:21 PM on Tue May 6 2008
By Ryan Tate
4,124 views, 59 comments

Latest by BowlingAlleyLawyer: @IndianSlipper: no, I don't. That was kind of unnecessary doncha think? @ouiserboudreaux: I'm also here in NC and didn't vote for Clinton or Obama. Nice to know I wasn't alone in that choice. more »

politics

Tom Hanks Endorses Barack

Ouch, Hillary! Hollywood nice guy and Oscar collector Tom Hanks just released a video endorsing Senator Barack Obama for President. More »

12:34 PM on Sun May 4 2008
By ian spiegelman
1,953 views, 39 comments

propaganda

'The Empire Strikes Barack'

Here is the only pro-Barack Obama (or pro-anyone, really) YouTube video that I've been able to sit through in its entirety. But, then again, I'll sit through pretty much anything involving Star Wars. Because Star Wars is the greatest thing ever. Period. More »

1:22 PM on Sat May 3 2008
By ian spiegelman
4,758 views, 22 comments

election

Fox News' Pander Orgy With Dems

It's obvious why Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama want to go on Fox News all of a sudden. They're trying to reach white male swing voters, and those voters tend to watch Fox. But why is the conservative cable news network so eager to cede airtime to these bleeding heart lefties? That would be because of ratings. For some strange reason, Fox News viewers are suddenly very interested in the Democratic primaries, even though they shouldn't care because Republican candidate John McCain has already promised to continue many of the glorious Bush Administration policies they've heard so much about on Fox News. This has led to some, uh, changes: More »

4:04 AM on Fri May 2 2008
By Ryan Tate
1,134 views, 17 comments

Latest by Mediahohoho: @moff: Cue Mark Foley joke in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ... more »

barack obama

Obama: Baller

Barack Obama had himself a little pickup game with the University of North Carolina basketball team, and the media was there to videotape the proceedings for our judgment! Overall he looks pretty good for an old guy. Although I don't support wearing sweatpants instead of shorts. He has a decent handle, fair passing game, and he even took it to the hole once, with the UNC players being nice enough not to swat his layup attempt away. He could definitely take Hillary out in a 1-on-1 game, and I will be voting for him for just that reason. Video of his skills, after the jump. More »

6:00 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
2,846 views, 25 comments

Latest by arguablythemostfamous: @CaptainFantastic: yep he's an 11%-er more »

divorce

Obama Trashes Wright

Obama just went on TV to basically THROW HIS PASTOR UNDER A BUS. A remarkable press conference. One that is maybe a terrible idea? We don't even know anymore. Obama says he complained before that "sound bytes" turned a complicated man into a caricature. This weekend, according to Obama, Reverend Wright became that caricature. Jeez. This is a pretty unequivocal rebuke. Maybe it will please Mickey Kaus. (Though it does seem quite apparent that Obama's doing this because he's fucking pissed and not necessarily just to please the pundit assholes who'll be thrilled that he caved to them.) More later if it warrants it. (First question to Chris Matthews: "did he do enough to separate himself from Reverend Wright?" Ugh.) [AP]

2:27 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Pareene
1,637 views, 68 comments

Latest by Mediahohoho: Oh please, bitch. Obama gave that asshole every fucking opportunity to represent himself as anything other than the hate mongering cock sucking hater than he is. Good for Obama for throwing him under the bus. He should have driven it more »

god damn america

Reverend Wright A Clinton Supporter's Trick?

Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's controversial former preacher, spent the weekend on media blitz, and the end result is that the press doesn't really like him. Except where before they were just harping on him because it was a great, easy story, now it's personal, because Wright expressed deep disdain for the entire journalistic class during each of last weekend's appearances. NOT DONE, REVEREND. You're supposed to be all penitent and you're expected to curtsy to whichever 60 Minutes dinosaur they unfreeze to drag out your meek apology. But Errol Louis in the Daily News—alarmed though he is that Wright acted at the Press Club "as if nobody in the room was learned enough to ask him a question"—did discover that Wright was actually invited to the Press Club by an enthusiastic Hillary Clinton supporter. Barbara Reynolds voted for Clinton in Maryland, criticizes Obama on her blog, and "organized" the Wright event at the Press Club. Hah. Well, if Obama's "scary" black preacher actually dooms his candidacy, we'll happily join the "god damn America" bandwagon, but that will probably surprise no one. After the jump, the Daily Show's bit on Wright's weekend performance. Stewart's "I'm scared of the black man" routine gets less funny every time he employs it but the clips are decidedly enjoyable. More »

10:32 AM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Pareene
2,212 views, 54 comments

Latest by PlainGirl: Here is another Clinton tall tale... [www.mcclatchydc.com] yeah yeah yeah, I know politicians lie, blah blah blah but how can she go up against McCain like this in the fall? This is complete lack of integrity.And wouldn't we all agree that integrity is important? more »

The Red Menace

Obama Hires a Godless Commie!

Senator Barack Obama's "official blogger" has ties to the Communist Threat that could bring this nation to its very knees! "Sam Graham-Felsen, a journalist-on-leave from The Nation, joined 'Obama for America' in March 2007 where he works for the New Media department as the official blogger, daily presenting the campaign's public face. Now he's under fire for his reputed Marxist sympathies from bloggers at Common Ills on the left and Little Green Footballs on the right." More »

1:21 PM on Sun Apr 27 2008
By ian spiegelman
1,327 views, 33 comments

t-shirts

Dress Like a Tool For Hope!

Remember those weird meatheaded tools in Abercrombie gear who distracted everyone during Obama's rally in Evansville? Well, now you can be one of them! Sort of! By buying these Obamacrombie shirts, which are not licensed or sanctioned by either Obama or Abercrombie and Fitch so they'll probably be shut down in minutes. [Obamacrombie]

4:47 PM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By Pareene
1,601 views, 14 comments