June 12, 2008 in Elections, International, McCain, Obama, Politics, Religion, Veepstakes
Tags: Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, Elections, governor, Hurricane, Jindahl, Jindal, John McCain, Katrina, Louisiana, McCain, Obama, Politics, veep, Veepstakes, vice president, VP
Details: The first thing you notice about Bobby Jindal—everyone says this—is how damn young he looks. Stick him next to John McCain, however, and his appearance skews toward the pubescent. It’s a sun-blasted, sweat-stained late-April day in New Orleans, and Jindal—102 days into his term as the governor of Louisiana, and just 36 years into [...]
June 12, 2008 in Elections, International, McCain, Obama, Politics
Tags: African-American, Barack Obama, black, Elections, Harding, Negro, Obama, Politics, Race, Warren Harding
New York Times: Will Americans vote for a black president? If the notorious historian William Estabrook Chancellor was right, we already did. In the early 1920s, Chancellor helped assemble a controversial biographical portrait accusing President Warren Harding of covering up his family’s “colored” past. According to the family tree Chancellor created, Harding was actually [...]
June 12, 2008 in Elections, McCain, Obama, Politics, Veepstakes
Tags: Barack Obama, campaign, Chicago, Dean, Democratic, DNC, Elections, headquarters, Howard Dean, Obama, Politics
Politico: In a major shakeup at the Democratic National Committee — and a departure from tradition — large parts of the committee’s operations are relocating to Chicago to be fully integrated with the Obama campaign.
The DNC’s political department, housed in Washington, D.C., will be dramatically rebuilt, with staffers offered a choice of moving to Chicago, [...]
June 12, 2008 in International, News & Opinion, Politics & Government
Tags: beer, Belgium, Brazil, Budweiser, International, McCain, Obama, Politics & Government, Stella Artois
AFP: Belgian-Brazilian brewing giant InBev wooed Anheuser-Busch on Thursday, vowing to respect its St. Louis heritage and not close any US breweries if it accepts a 46-billion-dollar (30-billion-euro) takeover bid.InBev, which already owns leading brands such as Stella Artois, Beck’s, Leffe and Brahma, offered 65 dollars a share for Anheuser-Busch on Wednesday, seeking to build [...]
June 12, 2008 in International, News & Opinion, Politics & Government
Tags: beer, Belgium, Brazil, Budweiser, International, McCain, Obama, Politics & Government, Stella Artois
AFP: Belgian-Brazilian brewing giant InBev wooed Anheuser-Busch on Thursday, vowing to respect its St. Louis heritage and not close any US breweries if it accepts a 46-billion-dollar (30-billion-euro) takeover bid.InBev, which already owns leading brands such as Stella Artois, Beck’s, Leffe and Brahma, offered 65 dollars a share for Anheuser-Busch on Wednesday, seeking to build [...]
June 12, 2008 in Food, International, McCain, Obama, Politics, Uncategorized
Tags: beer, Belgium, Brazil, Budweiser, International, McCain, Obama, Politics, Stella Artois
AFP: Belgian-Brazilian brewing giant InBev wooed Anheuser-Busch on Thursday, vowing to respect its St. Louis heritage and not close any US breweries if it accepts a 46-billion-dollar (30-billion-euro) takeover bid.InBev, which already owns leading brands such as Stella Artois, Beck’s, Leffe and Brahma, offered 65 dollars a share for Anheuser-Busch on Wednesday, seeking to build [...]
June 12, 2008 in International, Politics & Government, Religion
Tags: 5-4, Al-Qaeda, Alito, Arab, Breyer, Cuba, decision, Ginsburg, Guantanamo, Iran, Iraq, Kennedy, military, Muslim, Politics & Government, Roberts, Scalia, Souter, Stevens, Supreme Court, terrorism, terrorist, terrorists, Thomas, U.S., War
CNN: Suspected terrorists and foreign fighters held by the U.S. military at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have the right to challenge their detention in federal court, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
A prefabricated court complex has been erected at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to try terrorism suspects.
The decision marks another legal blow to the Bush administration’s war [...]
June 12, 2008 in Elections, International, McCain, Obama, Politics, Religion
Tags: 5-4, Al-Qaeda, Alito, Arab, Breyer, Cuba, decision, Ginsburg, Guantanamo, Iran, Iraq, Kennedy, military, Muslim, Politics, Roberts, Scalia, Souter, Stevens, Supreme Court, terrorism, terrorist, terrorists, Thomas, U.S., War
CNN: Suspected terrorists and foreign fighters held by the U.S. military at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have the right to challenge their detention in federal court, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
A prefabricated court complex has been erected at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to try terrorism suspects.
The decision marks another legal blow to the Bush administration’s war [...]
June 12, 2008 in Elections, Gay, McCain, Obama, Politics, Religion
Tags: Deval Patrick, Gay, GLBT, governor, Katherine Patrick, lesbian, LGBT, Massachusetts, Politics
Advocate: Eighteen-year-old Katherine Patrick, daughter of Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, came out as a lesbian during an interview she conducted with [...]
Just a note to folks who love YouTube videos where people cover your favorite bands. Check out Boyce Avenue. They’re pretty fantastic.And nice to look at.[Now if I could just get this damned Coldplay song out of my head...]
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June 12, 2008 in Elections, McCain, Obama, Politics, Video
Tags: Barack Obama, Cindy McCain, Crazy, Cyndi McCain, FNC, Fox News, John McCain, Malkin, McCain, Michelle Malkin, Obama, shit
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June 12, 2008 in Gay, Humor, International, Music, Video
Tags: Alanis Morrisette, Bob Marley, Brandon Boyd, Crazy, Elvis Costello, favorite, GAP, Incubus, Jason Mraz, jean, jeans, John Legend, Joss Stone, Keith Urban, Marvin Gaye, Michelle Williams, Mraz, Music, One Love, Seal, song, Video
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June 12, 2008 in Gay, Music, Video
Tags: Carrie Underwood, cover, eh, Ella, Keith Urban, Mandy Moore, Rhianna, Umbrella
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I can’t get this song out of my head.
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June 12, 2008 in Alabama, Elections, Politics, Siegelman, Video
Tags: Alabama, Big Jim Folsom, civil rights, Folsom, governor, James Folsom, Jim Folsom
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