Obama chooses Body over Soul....

Politico's Jonathan Martin, is reporting on the unimaginable.....Gasp, Obama has not been to church, in not 1, not 2 but 3 weeks!

Why? He has been busy going to the gym instead. Is pumping Iron his new form of worship? Hmm, according to Politico the reason they have not attended church is...

Because they have a great deal of respect for places of worship, they do not want to draw unwelcome or inappropriate attention to a church not used to the attention their attendance would draw

08' Election: Radio Smears Not Solely Reserved for Obama

Media Matters is reporting on the nation's conservative radio hosts (aka Rush Limbaugh inc.. ) and their coverage during the 2008 election. From their study it appears they were equal opportunity smear spreaders going after groups such as women, minorities and even children with disabilities. MM says the "smear ran the gamut." Check out the full list of smears they have compiled.

Attacking politicians is one thing, but groups with little access to defend themselves or are unwillingly attacked (such as children with autism) provides little to intelligent public debate. Conservative radio hosts have a huge influence on millions of Americans and they should remember this as journalists and as public commentators.

Some Excerpts, as per MM :

Michael Savage:

[Y]ou turn on the cable news, they're covering again a missing child. Not a missing country but a missing child. ... We hear about the rape of a woman, but not about the rape of the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is crying, she's been raped and disheveled -- raped and disheveled by illegal aliens.

Chris Baker:

While discussing Palin's assertion that Obama was "palling around with terrorists" on the October 6 broadcast of his radio show, Baker called Obama a "little bitch" who "won't even stand up to a smoking-hot chick from Alaska.

Is Axelrod the New Rove?

Politico's Kenneth Vogel takes a look at the prospect of Axelrod joining the Obama White House and what that will mean for his wallet. Axelrod's consulting firms are estimated to generate millions anually. A job for him in the White House would be a paltry $200k.

However buried half way through the article, RNC chairman Mike Duncan raises a curious question:

“People need to be looking at Axelrod the same way that they looked at Karl Rove,” Duncan said, a comparison likely to sound like fingernails on a chalkboard for many Democrats, for whom Rove was a favorite boogeyman. “The same kinds of questions that were asked about Rove need to be asked about Mr. Axelrod.”

I concur with Duncan, we must ask questions of Axelrod...but if they are asked in the same fashion they were with Rove, it looks like he will have a long political career.

Hey, and if all else fails you can always become a pundit

When Your to Blame...Blame Someone Else

Doing what he does best, fear mongering, here is what Limbaugh had to say about the current economic crisis and Obama:

"The Obama recession is in full swing, ladies and gentlemen," Limbaugh told his radio audience of 15 million to 20 million on Thursday. "Stocks are dying, which is a precursor of things to come. This is an Obama recession. Might turn into a depression."

Thats right Rush, President Bush, his endless war and woeful economic policies are not to blame.
He goes on to talk about how under Obama there will be greater government control including the takeover of 401(k) retirement plans.

I smell a sore loser.......

And a lier....

"So the Fox-man simply created a new persona for Emanuel as, you guessed it, "one of the hardest left-wing radicals on the left."

Eh, interesting because Rahm Emanuel is known to veer towards the center.

McCain Already Back on the Campaign Trail

It has been a little over a week since Sen. John McCain lost the presidency and yes it is true, he is already back to campaigning.
But not for himself.

McCain is heading to Georgia tomorrow to campaign for Sen. Saxby Chambliss, who is in a runoff election against Democrat Jim Martin.

Meanwhile, two other senate races remain hotly contested, Arizona and Minnesota.

Mitt Romney has reportedly donated $5k to Rep. Norm Coleman's recount fund against Dem. Al Franken, in a race that has narrowed to a 204 voter disparity.

Center-Right May Not be Right After All

In the past two weeks we have been bombarded by the overwhleming claim, which as bordered on a statement of fact, by the media that we are a center-right country. News media types have even gone as far as claiming that Obama himself is a conservative.

Media Matters is citing a poll that says otherwise:

Democracy Corps polled 2,000 voters November 4-5 and posed several questions as direct contrasts between a conservative approach and a progressive approach, some of which were directly drawn from the arguments made by Obama and McCain.

The results of the poll showed strong support from the public on the not-so-conservative politcies articulated by Obama.

Palin On Obama

Politico is reporting that in a new interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Sarah Palin had the following kind words to say about President-elect Obama:

And I do have faith in this new administration that they are going to
look out for America's finest, those in uniform, who are protecting us and our
freedoms.

CNN Obsessed with Technology

Has anyone else noticed that the anchors of CNN are borderline obsessed with talking about all the new technology being used during the broadcasts.

First it was the hologram, Wolf Blitzers love affair numero uno. Then this morning after a rather bland and uninformative medical report with Dr. Gupta, John Roberts kept gushing over the cool "magical board" he used to fill viewers in. I have never seen so much excitement over a touch-screen monitor before......

The tech stuff seems to be more important then the news they cover while using it...

Back to Blogging

I took a little post-election break from blogging......needed a blogosphere vacay from all the madness...but now I am back.

Arianna Huff...Declares a Winner?

Who is the winner of the 2008 election?
And the drum-roll please....
Uh, the Internet?

HuffPost's co-founder and editor-in-chief Arianna Huffington is declaring that the winner of the 2008 election may not be a partisan politician after all. But rather, the Internet. In many ways she successfully argues that the main battlefield for the election and dissemination of information has largely taken place on the Internet.

This blog, like millions of others have started up in reaction and as a forum to express opinions on a race whose importance is undisputed.

Huff's prediction for the election: How we will follow the election results...

For real time results, however, the Internet will be the go-to destination. A host of websites, starting with HuffPost, will make it possible for you to choose how and when you want to follow the results -- whether you want to follow them state-by-state and county-by-county or jump between the presidential race and hotly contested Senate and House showdowns. And do it interactively.

Morning News Shows

On Morning Joe: The entire cast and guests talk about how much Obama supporters really love him, as opposed to just like him. {Insert Regan comparisons here}

On FOX:

They talk about voter Fraud, calling ACORN one of the biggest scandals of the election. Not true, but it is their favorite topic.
Also they introduce Karl Rove as a guy who knows a lot about elections. And of course how to win an election in your favor {cough, 2000 and 2004}, how about those voter frauds?