Thoughtful Dems

  “Just from what little I’ve seen of [Michelle Obama] and Mr. Obama, Sen. Obama, they’re a member of an elitist-class individual that thinks that they’re uppity”  -Rep. Lynn Westmoreland We all knew, didn’t we?  When the Republican smear-machine began to refer to Barack Obama, a man who grew up on food stamps and worked his way through [...]

This is a great article, by a great feminist. Read it.

There once were the days when I wrote many a poem - But look, I’m newly inspired - Kwame’s goin’ home! The news is cut throat, So register to vote And show America what for a long time we’ve known.

Kwame will surrender his law license, serve 120 days in jail, pay up to 1 million and serve 5 years probation. More here.

In a recent SurveyUSA poll, respondents were asked if the two Vice Presidential candidates were an asset or a liability to their respective nominees. Those identifying as Democrats predictably bashed Palin and lauded Biden, and the opposite was true with respondents identifying as Republicans. No surprise there. What interested me in this poll were the opinions [...]

Oh the horror!

Jail time expected. More Details soon. Update: Will plead guilty Thursday morning. Negotiations ongoing over details. This is indeed a sad day. Where will DEMTV get 65% of its material now?

Today marks the beginning the Governor’s Kwame Kilpatrick removal hearings. For indepth coverage I reccomend the newspaper that began it all The Detroit Free Press.

From mlive: Obama’s official campaign stops were in Detroit and Monroe on Monday. The Democratic presidential candidate stayed Sunday night at an Ann Arbor hotel and then worked out at the fitness club the next morning for about an hour before heading out to Labor Day campaign stops elsewhere. His pit stop in Ann Arbor was kept very [...]

There are a couple of motifs that John McCain has been attempting to introduce into his campaign for president. On the personal level, he is a “maverick” who puts “country first” and party second. On issues, he would have us believe that the “War on Terror” and the supposedly related War in Iraq [...]

As I was scanning through various news sources tonight, I came across this article from the Christian Science Monitor. Apparently, people are noticing a trend across the country on college campuses of students being asked to register to vote quickly, such as at orientation or during move-in. It looks like we are not the only school working [...]

From Travis Radina’s Facebook (yah I creep) That would be Mark Schauer holding up a one-of-a-kind Frosted Flakes box with Obama/Biden on the front.

^ Executive Experience ^ News broke today that Sarah Palin is only now being vetted by the McCain campaign for her spot on the Republican ticket. The team of lawyers being sent to Alaska is tasked with the job of determining if Sarah Palin is a stable, acceptable, and considered choice for being the #2 leader [...]

Above: Radar Imagery as of 10:00AM shows rainfall intensity: Green= Light, Yellow= Moderate, Red=Heavy Hurricane Gustav has weakened slightly as it approaches land, and is a very strong Category 2 Hurricane with sustained winds of 110MPH with gusts to 130MPH. It will make landfall by 11AM due south of Houma, LA, which is getting clobbered by [...]

Above: Tom Pavone’s damage prediction map= Within green contour, minor damage. Within yellow contour, moderate damage. Within red contour, significant damage. While the Republicans are cursing mother nature for disrupting their convention and trying to find ways to use Hurricane Gustav to their advantage, I can say, flat out: if they’re expecting another Katrina, it’s not [...]

From the Politico… McCain was scheduled to deliver his acceptance speech Thursday, but now may do so from the devastation zone if the storm hits the U.S. coast with the ferocity feared by forecasters. There is no reason for John McCain to be muddling in the danger area for Hurricane Gustav. At the moment all governmental agencies [...]

Palin in Vogue Way to go John McCain… you made my day yesterday. With your entirely politically driven selection of a right-wing idealouge with female characteristics you made our job so much easier. As list of reasons, Your right-wing VP with female characteristics: + Comes prepackaged with a influence peddling scandal + Previous job experience - 2 years as [...]

Remember when President Bush tried to replace one of the greatest justices in the history of our country, Sandra Day O’Conner, with Harriet Miers? Remember how people got really upset when it turned out she had literally no qualifications to sit on the Supreme Court? Remember how Bush’s own party rebelled and forced Miers to [...]

I’m sitting here in Denver International Airport and it has been an incredible week. John in Denver did pretty well in capturing last night’s atmosphere at Invesco. It was almost more rock-concert than convention - I’ve never done the wave at a political speech before. I’m not sure that’s the best thing in the world, [...]

Avi Snider requested that that I post the following: I have just returned from Invesco Field at Mile High, the site of Barack Obama’s acceptance speech. I don’t yet know how the event played on television, but I assure you that in person it was one of the most emotional and inspirational events I have ever [...]

“You know, this country of ours has more wealth than any nation, but that’s not what makes us rich. We have the most powerful military on Earth, but that’s not what makes us strong. Our universities and our culture are the envy of the world, but that’s not what keeps the world coming to our [...]

The first question I always think when I hear the words “John Kerry” is: how did he screw up now? Well, his speech at the convention the other night was great. I don’t think it has been covered that much by the media, but I think it should be given some credit.

As every speech at the Democratic National Convention seemed to get better and better, Bill Clinton stepped up and delivered on his promise to endorse Barack Obama with full conviction. Carrying on Hillary Clinton’s theme of reminding voters of the republicans’ failures while using his administration’s accomplishments to strengthen the promise of Obama’s potential administration, Clinton [...]

Hillary Clinton’s speech tonight brought a myriad of emotions for me and many past Hillary supporters: Nostalgia, for sure, given the quality of her address. Pride was certainly abundant: if you didn’t think so before, now it is clear that Hillary is a very powerful and positive force in the democratic party. Hope was the [...]

A relatively ordinary Democratic National Convention ended on a particularly extraordinary note when Michelle Obama stepped up to the podium and delivered her first major speech to the American public. And what a speech it was. What made Michelle’s performance particularly striking was the fact that the speech was not offered alone; she opened up her heart [...]

As pretty much all of you know, I was chair of Students for Biden this past year. So, as I’m sure you can guess, I was excited to hear that he had been chosen to be Barack Obama’s running mate. My only reservation about him becoming VP or accepting a nomination to a cabinet post [...]

Except on the main streets, Denver seems rather quiet the last day before the convention proper starts.  The security, though is overwhelming, the entire state of Colorado has donated cops, who combine with a substantial DHS presence to give an impression of overwhelming force, making me feel both safe, and a little bit like I’m [...]

I was in Springfield today as Obama and Biden made their first public appearance together. It was a million degrees outside, but the energy of the crowd made it an experience I will never forget. MORE PICTURES BELOW THE FOLD! Check out those nifty posters! Was it just me? Or does Biden not yet know how to pronounce [...]

With the whole John Mccain “I don’t know how many houses I own - should I?” circus this week, Obama’s selection of Joe Biden as Vice President provides further contrast with the working class heroes over on the Republican side - especially if McCain goes with Romney.  Take the combined ticket’s net worths, for one: The [...]

Joe Biden has been selected as Barack Obama’s vice-presidential running mate, several sources close to the Obama and Biden campaigns have said. Although the Obama campaign will not confirm these reports until they send out an official text-message by 8 or 9AM, it appears like the Delaware senator has risen above all others and made [...]

Today, a few members of the college democrats attended a gathering held by Congressman Dingell and Debbie Dingell. The event was held at the Ypsilanti Automotive History Museum. Most of the area’s elected officials were in attendance. We discussed our (College Democrats) plans for the upcoming fall semester as well as various other topics.   Sam Marvin, [...]

On Avi Snider’s request, I am blogging about this article. For those of you familiar with the Student Issues Committee, you’ll be reading another reiteration of what liberal-minded students have been up in arms about since 1999. Public Act 118, aka Rogers Law, requires the address on your voter registration card and driver’s license to be [...]

From the Detroit News: A controversial and far-reaching plan to cut the size of the Michigan Legislature and courts, reduce the salaries of top elected officials and impose many other changes on state government was blocked from the November ballot Wednesday by the Michigan Court of Appeals. The court said the so-called Reform Michigan Government Now! ballot [...]

I have this many houses. (Why does Cindy have a cast on?) “I think - I will have my staff get to you.” ~ Senator John McCain, on how many houses he owns… Turns out the McCain’s own 7 houses coming to a grand total of 13 million dollars. The Obama campaign hit back… Update: You can check [...]

Great story from ESPN on Obama’s right hand man. Really. ESPN.

Joe Biden doing his best McCain. The big veepstakes decision is imminent. Barack Obama could be hitting up our cellie in mere moments. Who is excited?! To hold you over until the big unveiling, NYMagazine just published a roundup of predictions. •NYMag thinks we’ll be seeing this text in our inbox tomorrow: “Wht up, J Biden is [...]

The common wisdom of this electoral cycle is that Michigan is going to be a key swing state in November. The presidential candidates, for their part, are fueling this speculation by showering our fair state with attention, in the form of both campaign visits and paid advertisements. The ads, in particular, are hard to miss [...]

Along with the rest of the world, I’ve been glued to the TV for Olympic coverage over the past week, and I love all of the different sports, competitions and stories about the athletes uniting their countries. One of the best aspects of these Olympics, I think, are the commercials. Stupid, right? But I love [...]

I guess this was an off-day for blogging, so I’ll just take a minute to share an amusing story. During the summer, I work as a camp counselor for kids entering third through fifth grade (ages 7-10). Today during some down-time, I happened to be reading an article about the election. One of my campers was [...]

Unlike John McCain tasteless Paris Hilton ad, this counterstrike by the Obama campaign does a good job at redefining what “celebrity” means in this campaign…

Cuter than most of the puppy pictures we’ve posted here, but just as gratuitous. Obama with his daughters on vacation in Hawaii. More after the jump. From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/13/obamas-hawaiian-vacation_n_118677.html.

This is to make sure everyone knows where Georgia is (there’s no excuse now for an “Iraq shares a border with Afghanistan” type of comment) Throughout the fighting between Russian and Georgian forces, just about all of the discussion has centered around who is at fault and how to get the conflict to stop. Here in [...]

I think Senator Obama dances almost as badly as me.

Like their state, Ohio’s seal shows a bleak field stretching into the distance with the hope of something interesting on the horizon. Also, I am pretty sure OSU students use that arrow bundle in their rioting. We all dislike Ohio. The state to our south smells, we consider it’s citizens hicks, it screwed up the [...]

Ok so someone has to finally touch on the John Edwards affiar… Over the last couple of days the media have been opining on what a disaster it would have been if John Edwards were nominated given his recent affair. Why?  The Republican candidate is an admitted adulterer and divorcee.  After a car accident left his first [...]

I know that it is almost too easy to pick on James Dobson, but I can’t help it.  His group has a video on the web encouraging people to pray for rain during Obama’s acceptance speech at INVESCO Field in Denver.  Not only do they ask, but they ask in a light, joking matter: “Would [...]