Blog Title: Blackwhite

Charming to the Last--Bush Still Paying Tribute to Coprorate America

This must be part of Bush's attempt to make sure the transition is smooth, for the business interests he has so loyally served:The Labor Department is racing to complete a new rule, strenuously opposed by President-elect Barack Obama, t

Obama, Holder, Human Rights, and Bananas

Unfortunately the biggest controversy about Obama's pick of Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder, will be seen as this minor incident:His last days at the Justice Department in 2001 were marred by his peripheral involvement in Mr. C

Election Over--Gary Randall Still Smearing Obama

Faith and Freedom Network's Gary Randall wasted no time is continuing the campaign of misinformation about Barak Obama in his first post-election blog:America voted, many rejoiced here and around the world, our Founding Fathers wept and people of

History

In the rarest of moments, we all got to live out history that we can all be proud of:“If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive i

Election Problems Semi-Live Blog

I'll update this as much as possible when I am out and about doing GOTV walks.8:41am Pacific:  Things are already off to an interesting start.  Via Raw Story:Election Protection, a nonprofit group aimed at cataloging and correcting prob

Spoiled Election

If you don't know who Greg Palast is, you should.He has a great piece on why we should all be mindful today that this election is being stolen.   The evidence is as varied as the localities where the democratic machinery is being tampered

Dirty Deeds Done for RNC

If you live in Minnesota you might be under investigation, for voting:Larry Johnson of St. Paul, Minnesota, says that he received a phone call from a woman who claimed to be from the secretary of state's office working on voter fraud, reports the

Gary Randall: Gay Bashing Serial Plagiarist

Well Randall is at it again.  And by "it" I mean plagiarism:Parents were shocked to learn that their kindergarten age children had participated in a "Coming Out Day" with a focus on being an "ally" to homosexuals, a

Gary Randall and Theocrats Officially Lose It

No spell checker on this terminal, pardon any errors. Maybe it is the polling that is increasingly bad for John McCain, or that the Godless Democrats are also looking to make huge gains in Congress; but Gary Randall of Washington State'

McCain Camp Dissing "Diva" Palin

Wow.  The mutiny is on:Several McCain advisers have suggested to CNN that they have become increasingly frustrated with what one aide described as Palin "going rogue." A Palin associate, however, said the candidate is simply trying to

Election Being Stolen and Lawyers are MIA

As voting commences paying close attention to The Brad Blog is a must:With every incident so far reported of touch-screen vote-flipping during early voting in this year's general election --- from county to county in WV and in Nashville, TN) ---

The Wall Street Journal Poops Its Britches

So the ivory tower (or heart of darkness, depending on you outlook) of American financial elitism is absolutely freaking out:If the current polls hold, Barack Obama will win the White House on November 4 and Democrats will consolidate their Congressi

Bush's Blackwhite "Free Market" Economy

Once again the president and his underlings show their propensity to say that black is white:With the government poised to invest $250 billion of taxpayer's money into private banks, Bush and top economic policymakers tried to emphasize that the

Hysterical Hatred Targets Obama

As the polls continue to swing in favor of the Obama campaign, we shouldn't underestimate the hatred that the McCain campaign and the far right is trying to unleash on the US.  McCain supporters are losing, and some are not gracious about it

Rossi's Washington State Tax Fantasy

It's Rossi's (blackwhite) world, the rest of us just live in it:"I'm going to solve the budget deficit without raising taxes," Rossi said.

Voters Vetoed

Think that Obama and the Dems have this election in the bag?  Think again, it is voter suppression time kids:Tens of thousands of eligible voters in at least six swing states have been removed from the rolls or have been blocked from registering

Palin Sure Is Different

Here's the quote to feed to anyone who thinks that Gov. Palin did great in last night's battle of the talking points:Well, first, McClellan did not say definitively the surge principles would not work in Afghanistan. Certainly, accounting fo

Does Palin Have a Prayer in Debate?

Actually she has a lot of them. . .Faith and Freedom Network's Gary Randall has posted a "Pray for Palin" entry on the blog.  The "prayers" are truly enlightening:Heavenly Father, I ask that You surround Gov. Palin with Y

More Palin Delirium

Again, can ANYONE tell me what the fuck she is talking about?And on gays, Governor Palin said: “But what you’re talking about, I think, value here, what my position is on homosexuality and you can pray it away, because I think that was th

Racetrack Plunge

In case you aren't viewing the stock market tanking on news of the bailout blow-up, there is about as good of a diagnosis at the totally cool Automatic Earth blog:What is happening in world finance these days is that a group of very heavy betters

The Utter Betrayal of the Democrats (Yet Again)

No matter how bad things get, we can count on two things.  One Republicans will always try to eliminate regulation and taxes on rich folks and corporations, and the Democrats will always capitulate to those same rich folks:House Democrats say t

Palin's Delirium of Disordered Talking Points

Will someone please tell me what the fuck this candidate is talking about?

Obama Takes Horserace Lead--More Mud to Follow

Well it seems that the economy flirting with 1930's crisis is changing how people think about this election cycle:Turmoil in the financial industry and growing pessimism about the economy have altered the shape of the presidential race, giving D

A Bailout with NO Accountability

The devilish details of the mortgage meltdown are starting to make their way into the pubic eye:Demanding enormous faith in his administration’s stewardship, the plan “would place no restrictions on the administration other than requirin

Free Choice Satire

The devilish details of the mortgage meltdown are starting to make their way into the pubic eye:Demanding enormous faith in his administration’s stewardship, the plan “would place no restrictions on the administration other than requirin