Now that the election is over the Deborah Howell, the Washington Post Ombudsman, admits that the Post’s election coverage was biased toward Obama. Howell reports readers complained consistently criticized the Post’s “lack of probing issues coverage and what they saw as a tilt toward Democrat Barack Obama.” She conducted a survey of the Post’s election coverage since November 11, 2007 on issues, voters, fundraising, the | Read More »
At least one voter has been observed voting twice under the watchful eye of a Philadelphia poll worker. Listen to the following phone call received by the Honest and Open Election Hotline: We have already heard that Republican Election Board members have been tossed out of polling stations in Philadelphia. What’s next?
Mary Katharine Ham has put together the following video, which allows Obama to demonstrate, as Mary Katharine puts it, "the extent to which Obama has gotten away with blatant position switches, political opportunism, and outright lying while floating above us all as the post-partisan redeemer of America." Thanks to Fausta for the tip.
The “Honest and Open Election Hotline ” has been launched by the McCain campaign to help voters find their polling place and report fraud, and intimidation. The phone hotline can be reached at 866-976-VOTE. In announcing the hotline, McCain’s national political director, Mike Duhaime issued the following statement: “The hotline will allow us to learn about and take steps toward remedying any voter irregularities at | Read More »
In Ohio, a state Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) lawsuit was against the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). The lawsuit alleges ACORN has engaged in a pattern of corrupt activity that amounts to organized crime. It seeks ACORN’s dissolution as a legal entity, the revocation of any licenses in Ohio, and an injunction against fraudulent voter registration and other illegal | Read More »
Stealing Ohio, chapter five. WTAM 1100’s Bob Frantz invited Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner’s Communications Director, Brian Clark, on air, to discuss the safeguards in place to prevent voter fraud in Ohio. They had lively discussion about the court case which, before the Secretary of State got it reversed on appeal, ordered verification of Ohio’s newly registered voters. When the conversation turned to specific | Read More »
Both presidential candidates have been accused of not meeting the Constitutional requirement that only “natural-born” citizens hold the presidency. Last month a federal judge threw out a lawsuit seeking to remove John McCain from the California ballot because he was born in the Panama Canal Zone: Judge William Alsup of Federal District Court ruled late Tuesday that the law at the time of Mr. McCain’s | Read More »
Upon learning that Senator McCain called Harry Reid’s bluff and once again put the country’s interest before McCain’s personal interests, Reid reversed himself and now asserts McCain’s return “would not be helpful:” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, in a statement that would be unlikely to go out without the Obama campaign’s approval, dismisses McCain’s suspension: [. . .] But it would not be helpful at | Read More »
Obama’s paper of record, the New York Times is out with another advocacy piece for Obama. Once again the Times regurgitates unsupported allegations insinuating — but not proving — some sort of improper conduct by the McCain campaign. The so-called newspaper charges that McCain-Palin 2008 campaign manager Rick Davis was paid by Freddie Mac until last month, contrary to previous reporting, as well as statements | Read More »
Amei Taheri reports that even while Obama called for a speedy withdrawal from Iraq on the campaign trail, The Democrats’ standard bearer privately tried to delay an agreement on a draw-down of U.S. forces from Iraq: According to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Obama made his demand for delay a key theme of his discussions with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July. "He asked why | Read More »
Over the last few days, the Obama campaign has engaged in some of its more audacious Machiavellian political maneuvers to attack Governor Sarah Palin for killing a controversial earmark – the “Bridge to Nowhere.” Audacious is an apt term to describe Obama’s distortion’s of Governor Palin’s record, especially in light of Obama’s record of requesting nearly $1 billion in earmarks during his extremely brief Senate | Read More »
UPDATE: Moe has debunked this post see “The Obama Muslim video, revisited.” This is not exactly what I had in mind when I said Obama should address his Muslim issue head on: John McCain has not talked about my Muslim faith. I’m sure before long we will hear that this clip is taken out of context, that Obama misspoke, and Obama will explain what he | Read More »
A worker at Denver’s Invesco Field saved thousands of unused flags from the Democratic National Convention that were headed for the garbage. Even though The Democrats had no use for the flags, the Republicans did. The Democrats’ discarded flags were used at a McCain/Palin event in Colorado Springs. You would think that when your standard bearer has a record of disrespecting the flag, and even | Read More »
Some in the elite media have belittled Governor Palin’s role as commander in chief of the Alaskan National Guard. Greta Van Susteren went and got the facts about Governor Palin’s performance as head of Alaska’s National Guard from Major General Craig E. Campbell. Watch the interview: That interview was more than enough to convince Jennifer Rubin that Governor Palin’s role as commander of the Alaskan | Read More »
In today’s Best of the Web, they run the actuarial numbers and conclude: Let’s take the average of the two figures and say that McCain has a 14.65% likelihood of dying before Inauguration Day 2013, while Obama’s likelihood is 1.465%. For the sake of argument, assume further that Joe Biden and John McCain are equally qualified to be president, and Sarah Palin is as unqualified | Read More »
Rasmussen reports polling shows that, by a ten-to-one margin, voters believe reporters are trying to hurt Palin’s campaign rather than help.. More here.
Demonstrators made it it difficult to get to the Republican Convention Monday. Freeway off ramps were temporarily blocked by human barricades. The anarchists chained themselves together with handcuffs covered with tubes then sat down on the ramps. A couple of weeks ago I asked asked whether the police are ready for anarchy during the RNC. After watching the police respond Monday, I can answer. Yes | Read More »
After arriving in Minneapolis – Saint Paul I found fellow RedStaters, absentee and Adam C. absentee and I headed over to the Minneapolis Convention Center to get credentials. Before getting credentials absentee and I ran into an “interesting” parade/demonstration. After enjoying the entertainment value provided by these folks, we got our credentials, and it was off to the reception/screening of An American Carol, where we | Read More »
Don Fowler, the callous former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, apologized on Sunday for laughing at the fact that Hurricane Gustav might hit the New Orleans area at the same time President Bush was scheduled to address the Republican National Convention: “If this offended anybody, I personally apologize,” Fowler told ABC News. “It was a mistake, and it was a satirical statement made in | Read More »
Sarah Palin made a good first impression. A new Rasmussen Reports poll finds 53% now have a favorable opinion of Palin: Palin earns positive reviews from 78% of Republicans, 26% of Democrats and 63% of unaffiliated voters. [. . ] By way of comparison, on the day he was selected as Barack Obama’s running mate, Delaware Senator Joseph Biden was viewed favorably by 43% of | Read More »
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