It should be a scandal - but it’s not.
I guess it’s really not newsworthy when the Virginia Education Association uses its power to attempt to move an election.
The Virginia Education Association sponsored “Obama Blue Day” on Tu…
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Jim Gilmore and Mark Warner appeared in their one and only televised state-wide debate last night. The one hour debate featured plenty of quips from both candidates, as Gilmore attempted to paint a clear picture that he is on the side of the taxpayer….
Jim Gilmore and Mark Warner will be having their one and only statewide televised debate tonight. The Gilmore campaign is viewing this as an important point in the campaign:
“This is the opportunity we’ve been waiting for the entire campai…
Ask Glenn Nye a yes or no question, and you may have to ask him 7 times before you get something close to an answer. WAVY-TV 10 had to about the bailout bill.
Seven times, WAVY.com tried to nail down Nye on how he would have voted and seven times Nye refused to answer yes […]
[Bearing Drift :: Virginia Politics and Podcasts] Palinglish and desensitization
Posted by Jeremy Hinton in October 3rd 2008 under: Campaigns and Elections, Debate, Palin, aggregated
At the barber shop I frequent, there is an elderly gentleman there named Ray. Ray is probably in his mid 80’s and has been deaf for quite some time. As a result of this and maybe other factors, Ray’s speech is difficult to understand. When …
Palin performs incredibly tonight. She connected. Conveyed the conservative message. Stated articulately what we all believe. No doubt, Palin is the point of discussion.
Consider this an open-thread to tonight’s debate.
Regardless, there is only one reason we’re all watching tonight, right? It’s for the train wreck.
We’re either hopeful Joe Biden pulls a “Joe Biden” that even Joe Biden would be proud of. In other words — we’re looking for the gaffe of the century.
Or, we’re wondering whether […]
When asked about federal government involvement in sports, Obama just told ESPN that he might enact a college football playoff system by Executive Order.
I HATE bowl games. I might have to vote for Obama after all….
If you had a book coming out January 20th, 2009 called “The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama,” would you expect to be the moderator of one of the debates?
Gwen Ifill can. She, the author of the upcoming book, is moderati…
[Bearing Drift :: Virginia Politics and Podcasts] Dear John
Posted by DCH in October 1st 2008 under: Campaigns and Elections, Features, Government and Economics, aggregated
Dear Senator John McCain:
I’ve heard that you are all for this big bailout thing that Congress rejected yesterday. I’m sorry to hear you are arguing over the terminology of “rescue” vs “bailout.” I hate to mention l…
Barack Obama agrees: the fundamentals of America’s economy are strong.
So not only was McCain right during the debate but he’s been right on the fundamentals of the economy, even though the Obama camp has been hammering him for daring to s…
[Bearing Drift :: Virginia Politics and Podcasts] Drake uses Nye’s words from a Virginia blog in recent ad
Posted by J.R. Hoeft in September 30th 2008 under: Campaigns and Elections, Glenn Nye, Thelma Drake, aggregated
Rep. Thelma Drake (R-VA02)
Blogs, news stories, conversations. It’s easy to find. The left is still assaulting Sarah Palin, and now it’s just getting mean.
The article, “A mighty wind blows through Republican convention,” reportedly said Palin was chose…
Bill Taggert puts it well when speaking about Obama “Truth Squad Regulators For TRUTH!” in Missouri:
A famous man once said:
A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.
That man was John F. Kennedy.
As much as people across […]
Long after the Republican Roundup was over, a group of diehard Eric Cantor fans stayed around, as he drove down from D.C. after working on the bailout. This photo was taken an hour after the event was supposed to be over. (Cantor is at right with his back to the camera). [More photos at Conservativa].
The […]
[Bearing Drift :: Virginia Politics and Podcasts] Drake remains in DC to work on economic solution
Posted by J.R. Hoeft in September 27th 2008 under: Campaigns and Elections, Thelma Drake, aggregated
According to the Drake Campaign, Rep. Thelma Drake has canceled all campaign events this weekend in order to remain at the Capitol working on legislation for a solution to the recent economic turmoil.
The University of Mary Washington is hosting Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Joe Biden this evening in their first joint appearance in Virginia. In honor of this event, this public university thought that they would sell t-shirts.
Eikenberg said she’s not sure whom she’ll vote for, but she plans on buying one of 1,000 T-shirts […]
John McCain’s newest endorsement - Barack Obama:
“I think Senator McCain’s absolutely right that we need more responsibility…”
“Senator McCain is absolutely right that the earmarks process has been abused…”
“He’s also right that oftentimes lobbyists and special interests are the ones that are introducing these…requests…”
“John mentioned the fact that business taxes on paper […]
[Bearing Drift :: Virginia Politics and Podcasts] McCain and vets
Posted by Jeremy Hinton in September 27th 2008 under: Campaigns and Elections, McCain, aggregated, veterans
During tonight’s debate, McCain several times spoke of our caring for our veterans, both as an area of spending he would not cut/cap and later of his devotion to their care. Being a vet himself, this of course was no surprise. What did surprise me though was when i watched an interview with Biden post-debate […]
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They’ve opened and now they are talking about the financial crisis. So far, Obama is attacking the deregulation that he says led to the crisis and McCain is not placing the blame where it belongs.
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We Republicans came into Wahington to c…
John McCain’s taking a break from working in Washington and Barack Obama’s taking a break from campaigning for the two to meet tonight in Oxfort, Mississippi for the first of three Presidential Debates.
Live coverage will be available onlin…
Elections matter. Mark Warner, who wants to be in the Senate, has now been endorsed by Jason Alexander. That’s right, an actor best known for playing a feckless Yankee in an old TV show, a show proud to be described as “about nothing,”…
[Bearing Drift :: Virginia Politics and Podcasts] McCain Was Called
Posted by Jason Kenney in September 25th 2008 under: Campaigns and Elections, Harry Reid, John McCain, aggregated
Yesterday John McCain announced he was suspending his campaign and returning to Washington to help deal with the current economic crisis. Many questioned this move, Barack Obama going so far as to reject McCain’s appeal for Obama to join him in…
Actually, according to her name tag, she was “Sarah Palin Wannabe” but Michelle Staton had the hairdo and glasses down and she was certainly thrilled with Ken Cuccinelli’s candidacy and Sarah Palin’s!
At least 130 Virginians gat…
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