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Team Obama ‘Dancing in the End Zone’?
By: grlpatriot on: Jul 24,2008 In: Barack Obama, Democratic Nominee, John McCain, Just Say No Deal, MediaObama & Co. has assembled a White House transition team. According to Marc Ambinder’s piece today, John Podesta was contacted regarding the transition last month (that would be June, folks) and will probably head Obama’s transition team.
Brain Rogers, a McCain campaign spokesperson, fired this statement off this afternoon:
Alegre’s Corner Week In Review
By: grlpatriot on: Jul 21,2008 In: Barack Obama, Blogosphere, Convention, DNC, Democratic Party, Equal Rights, Hillary Clinton, Just Say No Deal, PUMA, Polls, Reproductive FreedomDid you miss a few days at the Corner or just want to browse? Well, here is the second edition of a week in review at Alegre’s Corner, chronicling the week of Monday, July 14 - Sunday, July 20. We’ve had another busy week. Here’s a handy list to help you out. Enjoy!
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Alegre’s Corner Week In Review
By: grlpatriot on: Jul 14,2008 In: Barack Obama, Blogosphere, Convention, DNC, Democracy, Democratic Nominee, Democratic Party, Discrimination, Equal Rights, FISA, Flip Flop, Fund Raising, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Just Say No Deal, Media, PUMA, Polls, SexismI moonlight at Alegre’s Corner frequently and wanted to share some great posts with my readers as well. In case you missed it, this past week has been, ummm, shall we say eventful with Obama flip flops, fauxgressive apologists, and megalomania. If you’re like me, you missed some great diaries at Alegre’s Corner, chronicling the [...]
HuffPo: “New Group Wants To Overthrow Obama At Convention”
By: grlpatriot on: Jul 12,2008 In: Barack Obama, Convention, DNC, Democracy, Democratic Nominee, Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton, Just Say No Deal, PUMAThe ad spot that The Denver Group ran yesterday in the Chicago Tribune has hit the front page of The Huffington Post with the headline: “New Group Wants To Overthrow Obama At Convention.” Check out Edsall’s piece: Sticking A Wrench In The Gearbox.
(h/t to ccwarrior72 at HillarysVoice)
PUMAs Pounce On Clinton’s Campaign Debt [Updated 3x]
By: grlpatriot on: Jul 11,2008 In: DNC, Democratic Party, Fund Raising, Hillary Clinton, PUMAThe netroots July 4th fundraiser to help Hillary Clinton retire campaign debt has been a huge success. Just Say No Deal coalition spokesperson, Will Bowers Bower, announced in an interview yesterday on FOX News that fund raising estimates ranged from a conservative $6 million to as much as $10 million within one week. Will also [...]
Clinton Campaign Announces T-shirt Design Winner
By: grlpatriot on: Jul 10,2008 In: Democratic Party, Fund Raising, Hillary ClintonHillary Clinton’s campaign sent an email to supporters yesterday, announcing the winner of the “Project T-Shirt” contest. The winning t-shirt design, submitted by Denitza of Weehawken, New Jersey, will be used to help retire the Senator’s campaign debts from the embattled Democratic Primary.
In her email, Clinton said:
I never imagined we would have such an outpouring [...]
Declaration Redux
By: grlpatriot on: Jul 7,2008 In: Convention, DNC, Democratic Party, Equal Rights, Hillary Clinton, PUMAIn my initial blog launch post, I said that the state of independence is a state of a mind and a way of being. It’s also a call to action. As I was putting the final touches on Red Hot & Blue Politics, the PUMA Democrats were busy kitties getting ready for the holiday.
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The State of Independence
By: grlpatriot on: Jul 4,2008 In: Blogosphere, Democracy, Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton, MediaIndependence Day, the perfect day for me to launch Red Hot & Blue Politics and declare my independence within the blogosphere. The state of independence is a state of a mind and a way of being. As Susan B. Anthony once said, “Independence is happiness” and I am filled with it.
I am grateful to the [...]
PUMA Pac Founder, Murphy, “NOT a Republican” [Updated 3x]
By: grlpatriot on: Jul 3,2008 In: Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, PUMAOriginally posted on MyDD by grlpatriot, Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 05:09:11 PM EST
PUMA Pac founder and Democratic activist, Darragh Murphy, has been the target this week of allegations that she is a closet McCain supporter working for the Republicans to “to set up a secretive operation” to make McCain look moderate and make feminists [...]
Stand Up or Sit Down
By: grlpatriot on: Jul 3,2008 In: Convention, Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton, PUMAOriginally posted on Alegre’s Corner by grlpatriot, Wed Jun 25, 2008 at 23:12:37 PM EDT
In Beckel to Obama: It’s Not Even Close, I write that Beckel makes an argument for why Obama should pick Hillary as his VP. Ultimately, Beckel makes a convincing case why Hillary should be at the top of the ticket. If [...]
Red Hot News ...
Oh, the change! New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson drops bid for Obama's Commerce Secretary in wake of federal grand jury investigation into government contract exchange for campaign contributions.
When will it end? Should government bailout newspapers? Connecticut lawmaker wants state to bailout two local newspapers, sparks debate about government involvement in the press.
Former DNC chair and Clinton loyalist, Terry McAuliffe, announces run for Virginia governor.
Democratic controlled Congress gives itself 3% pay raise despite recession ... Congress denies raises for federal judges ... Universities, factories and even hospitals force employees to take unpaid furloughs.
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