Minneapolis Celebrates Obama Victory

Posted by derickson on Nov 5th, 2008
2008
Nov 5

This video, at Cedar-Riverside, shows the jubilation spilling into the streets over the election of Barack Obama as president.

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John McCain On Saturday Night Live

Posted by derickson on Nov 2nd, 2008
2008
Nov 2

The fact that shows like can thrive for decades on political satire and parody, lampooning presidents and presidential wannabes alike, says a lot about our democracy. And SNL can often be brutally unforgiving. For that reason, I give a lot of credit to politicians who agree to appear on the show.

McCain’s running mate, , has already appeared on Saturday Night Live and was, primarily, the butt of their jokes. Last night, it was ’s turn and it looked to me like a candidate who has conceded defeat while taking some jabs at the running mate who has been a drag on his ticket. The opening sketch was remarkable in its portrayal of Palin and, more importantly, McCain’s agreement to participate in it:

That’s one funny McCain. The audience clearly appreciated he and Cindy McCain’s willingness to play along. McCain also made light of his campaign’s strategy for winning the election:

Lastly, . It’s a must see.

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Fear, Loathing & Racism In Las Vegas

Posted by derickson on Oct 25th, 2008
2008
Oct 25

McCain supporters lambaste Obama supporters after a Palin rally in Las Vegas:

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Powell Endorses Obama

Posted by derickson on Oct 19th, 2008
2008
Oct 19

Former Republican Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin Powell, endorsed Democrat for president today on Meet The Press. He actually made the announcement outside the NBC studios:

Colin Powell Endorses Barack Obama on Meet The Press

Colin Powell Press Conference

This clip is of a press conference Powell held after taping Meet The Press:

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Best Presidential Debate Body Language Moment

Posted by derickson on Oct 8th, 2008
2008
Oct 8

The most telling silent moment of last night’s debate came when Senator defended himself against Senator ’s charges that he would be reckless in foreign affairs because he was too inexperienced. At the 4:50 mark of the following video, Obama summarizes McCain’s charges that he’s wet behind the ears while Senator McCain is somber and responsible but then he brings up McCain’s singing of “Bomb Iran.”  (CNN sucks. Their video embed script doesn’t work. Follow this link to see their higher quality clip). Watch Senator McCain’s body language during that exchange:

McCain’s body practically slumps; he looks crestfallen and his head droops toward the floor as if to say, “Ugh, you got me.”

Here’s the video of McCain singing “Bomb Iran,” the parody of the Beach Boys song:

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John McCain Bristles During Editorial Interview

Posted by derickson on Oct 2nd, 2008
2008
Oct 2

This is video of ’s recent interview with the Des Moines Register’s editorial board, which asks some reasonable questions to which McCain does not respond well:

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Tina Fey Vs. Sarah Palin

Posted by derickson on Sep 28th, 2008
2008
Sep 28

Katie Couric interviews Sarah Palin:

Compare that to Tina Fey’s parody of the interview. Sadly, there’s really not a lot of difference between the two:

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From The Political Department Of Redundancy Department

Posted by derickson on Sep 24th, 2008
2008
Sep 24

I can repeat the same answer over and over again. How come I don’t get to be vice president? Sarah Palin says a whole lotta nothin’ in this interview with Katie Couric:

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Obama’s Economic Plan

Posted by derickson on Sep 18th, 2008
2008
Sep 18

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The Fundamentals Of The Economy Are Strong

Posted by derickson on Sep 16th, 2008
2008
Sep 16

The fundamentals of the economy may be strong for John McCain but are you better off than you were eight years ago or are you ready for four more years of the same policies that got us to this horror show? Just sayin’…

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