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Obama…Biden…Vice President…Right Choice?
August 23, 2008 - 7:46 am
We think so. Not that our word is worth jack - we know chicks, boobs, liquor and sports…and we know them well. However, given the recent sh*t storm of the Russian/Georgian conflict, even we knew this was coming.
Let’s go down the list of necessary qualifications: Biden has been known to cross partisan lines in the [...]
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Follow The Money: McCain to Pick Mitt Romney As Running Mate
July 1, 2008 - 3:32 pm
Sen. John McCain will choose businessman and former Massachusetts Governor, Mitt Romney as Vice President, in his bid for the White House this November, a source closely connected with the McCain campaign, who asked to remain anonymous, told us earlier this afternoon.
Though others were close in the running, the choice ultimately came down to the [...]
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Obama’s Got 99 Problems, But a Bitch Ain’t One: Barack Secures Nomination!
June 3, 2008 - 2:30 pm
Sen. Barack Obama has secured enough delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination for President, beating Sen. Hillary Clinton in the five-month-long race. Even if he loses today’s primaries, in South Dakota and Montana, he will still have enough committed delegates to declare himself the winning candidate, according to the Associated Press count (which is the [...]
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Wesleyan Wins: Obama to Stand-in for Kennedy as Commecement Speaker
May 23, 2008 - 10:30 am
After doctors diagnosed Sen. Edward (Ted) Kennedy with brain cancer this week, colleague and presidential candidate Barack Obama has agreed to fill-in at Sunday’s Wesleyan graduation cerimony as the event’s commencement speaker.
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Politically Inept? Drink and Do Some Research
February 4, 2008 - 11:45 am
Like any good twenty-something, I’m on several random email lists, usually of the happy hour variety. When one of my favorite haunts in lower Manhattan emailed me about an open bar next Monday, I did a cartoon-style double-take. Not because I’m that excited about an open bar, but because in the subject line, this one [...]
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Hillary Clinton Lesbian Sex Scandal?
November 5, 2007 - 11:30 am
Once again a member of the Clinton family can not seem to keep it in their pants.
At first it seemed to be a venomous little rumor started by Village Voice editor Michael Musto in August - but now various reputable DC sources are confirming what we have all hoped to be true.
Hillary Clinton has been [...]
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Stephen Colbert: Presidential Hopeful?
October 17, 2007 - 10:30 am
Stephen Colbert announced the announcement Americans have wanted to hear, straight from the source’s mouth: he is running for President!
Acting oddly reserved - as well as staunchly American; check the bale of hay and brown-bottle beer - Colbert first announced that he would “consider” announcing an announcement on the subject of him running for President [...]
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Dubya and Congress Numbers Hit an All-Time Low
September 19, 2007 - 11:00 am
The approval rate of President George Bush and Congress has plummeted - again.
As of this morning, a Reuters/Zogby poll indicated that only a paltry 29 percent of Americans give Dubya the thumbs-up while a baffling 11 percent approve of the job Congress is doing. Both numbers are a record-low for each, leaving nothing short of [...]
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