McCain Office Receive Threatening Letters Contaning “White Powder”

From CBS
Threatening letters containing an unidentified white powder have been received at John McCain’s campaign offices in Denver, Colorado, and Manchester, New Hampshire, CBS News has learned.
McCain’s campaign office in Denver received a letter containing a threat and “an amount of white powder in it,” a McCain campaign spokesman told CBS News’ Michelle Levi.
Another McCain [...]

Think The McCain’s Snark Is New? Check Out His 2006 Letter To Obama….

McCain has been showing an unusually high level of snark in his campaign so far.  It has been almost as if Saturday Night Live has been helping him write his advertizements.  You can trace the history of his snark campaign ads HERE.
Well, apparently, this level of snark is nothing new, and it has been directed [...]

McCain Snark Update #4 – McCain’s Crashing The Party

Following my 3 previous updates, HERE HERE and HERE, comes the newest update on the unexpectedly colorful McCain campaign…
From The Washington Times:
Sen. John McCain has so much spare cash on hand — he collected a record $27 million in July — that the Republican candidate plans to run campaign ads during the networks’ coverage of [...]

Obama – Going Negative… In Stealth Mode

Think Obama has a new kind of politics?  That he rides the high road?  That he is squeaky clean and only the evil Republicans stoop to negative campaigning?
Think again.
From MSNBC
*** Obama’s stealth ad campaign: Over the past week, we’ve gotten our hands on a number of negative TV ads Obama’s been running against McCain in [...]

HuffPo – Why Hillary’s Folks Won’t Quit

I have not been a fan of the Huffington Post during this election cycle.  The Huffington Post, along with DailyKos and DU, lead the charge in the online attack against Clinton, at least perceptually.
Since the end of the primaries, when the real numbers are coming in and critical votes came up, and Obama did not [...]

McCain says, “It’s Cool Obama, I’ll Get The Phone… You Go Back To Your Luxury Vacation.”

In a follow up to my piece about Obama failing the 3AM phone call test on the Russia/Georgia conflict, it turns out McCain is stepping up and telling Obama; “I got this one.”
According to TPM McCain has announced that he is sending his top 2 people to Georgia, Graham and Lieberman…
From TPM
At a press conference [...]

AnnieNYC: I Ran Into Keith Olberman Tonight

AnnieNYC is an extremely active PUMA from NYC.  She is out several times a week handing out fliers, setting up tables, talking to people, organizing events and attending meetings.
Well, tonight, she was running late to a meeting and bumped into Keith Olberman…  the following is a story of that encounter.
XPosted From AnnieNYC
I was going fliering [...]

New Ad: Dems Love McCain

Who didn’t see this one coming from a MILE away?

 
Oh, and to all you morons that screamed and yelled about how they would use what Hillary said about McCain and Obama in the GE…  what about the 5 other Dems?  And Obama himself?
I am sorry, but the Democratic party cannot claim [...]

McCain Snark Update – And The Mock Goes On!

In my continuing series of McCain snark updates, McCain steps it up this week.  You can check on previous posts HERE and HERE.
In this episode, McCain is about to release a new ad that compares Obama to a dreamy boy band member that makes the fans go weak in the knees…  PURE hilarity!
You can see [...]

Obama Losing the Center and Uniting Them With The Right

As a follow up to my previous post about how the promise of an Obama candidacy bringing a fresh influx of new voters, which you can read HERE, there is a new little tidbit in the WAPO
Sen. Barack Obama is… uniting the right and center.
State Republican Party leaders interviewed by The Washington Times said fear [...]

McCain Snark Update – He Just Keeps Getting Funnier

In a continuing update of my original post HERE there are some new developments!
In the last post, we discussed the McCain advert that compared Obama’s celebrity to that of the vapid Spears and Hilton.
Apparently, the Hilton family was not extremely pleased with the intimation that Paris was trite and without substance, especially since they had donated [...]

Why Did McCain Come Down Hard On Race Card? Simple, Axelrod Is Famous For It.

In political circles, David Axelrod has been on the circuit for a long time and is well known.  He has never headed up a national campaign until Obama, but has run a variety of other campaigns…  Senators, Mayors, Governors, etc.  Deval Patrick, Barack Obama and Harold Washinton are among his many clients.
He does advise White candidates, but [...]

The McCain Campaign Goes… Snarky?

Politics and comedy don’t traditionally mix very well…  but whoever is doing marketing and advertizing for the McCain campaign is a master.
I am not one of those PUMAs that wants McCain to win, but I have to admit that the McCain campaign is going full snark ahead and it’s funny as hell!
It’s about time humor [...]

Obama Backs Out On Joint Townhall Proposals – Afraid Of McCain?

Every PUMA remebers when Obama ran scared when Hillary was challenging him to debates.  She even laid it down…  “any time, any where” style, but he was too much of a wimp for Little Lady Hillary.
And now, it seems he is too much of a wimp for Old Man McCain.
The AP reports that:
Democratic candidate Barack [...]

Wasn’t Obama Supposed To Bring New People Into The Party? Yeah, Guess Again.

The Party and pundits have been saying for months that the superstar Barack Obama was going to bring all sorts of new people into the party.  This meme is even one of the justifications that the “Obamatrons” have used when telling Clinton supporters to “stay home” or to “get out of the Party” and that [...]

USA Today/Gallup Has McCain Up By 4… Beating Obama.

In a very intresting development, the latest USA Today/Gallup poll has McCain up by 4 when including “Likely Voters.”
I am not putting TOOOOO much stock in this just yet, but it is just one more poll that shows the race between the two candidates tightening…  and that is not supposed to be happening LOL.
USA TODAY
“Republican [...]

WOW – LA Times Reports Electoral Map Going Red… Fast.

Not Your Sweetie reports on a new LA Times polling map that shows Obama falling WAY behind in clinched states and, therefore, electoral votes.
The count right now… 

 
Also, click here for more Not Your Sweetie analysis.

CONFIRMED – 15 SuperDelegates switching to Hillary per PUMA08.com

It has been confirmed by www.puma08.com that as many as 15 delegates are switching their vote to Hillary.
Only 175 delegates need to change their votes to oust Obama as nominee and install Hillary Clinton.  This would leave 160 to go!
This does not come as a surprise on the heels of reports that 8 have decided to switch [...]

The Polls Are Not Looking Good For Obama – Losing Ohio, Tied In New York, Michigan, New Hampshire, And Nationally

You know,  you would never know that this is supposed to be a year that any Democrat should waltz into the White House by looking at the polls…
McCain is up by 10pts in Ohio (Click Here)
National Polls show them tied (Click Here)
McCain and Obama are statistically tied in NH (Click Here)
McCain and Obama are statistically [...]

Clinton Still Polls Better Vs McCain Than Obama… Yes, Still.

How the hell did we end up with the weakest candidate possible?
Hey Super Delegates!!!  It is not too late!!!
Click Here for the Rasmussen Polling numbers, but here is a snippet for you…
“McCain fares better against Obama than he does against….  New York Senator Hillary Clinton….”
 I pray every night that just 175 people will grow a [...]