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In this photograph provided by 'Meet the Press', Terry McAuliffe, Chairman of the Clinton Campaign, speaks to host Tim Russert, right, during a taping of 'Meet the Press' at the NBC studios Sunday, May 11, 2008 in Washington. (AP Photo/Meet the Press, Alex Wong) NO SALES NO ARCHIVE, MUST USE BEFORE MAY 18, 2008 MANDATORY CREDIT ALEX WONG, 'MEET THE PRESS'

A hilarious must-see You Tube video: Hillary's Downfall quesney posted the video yesterday, but it's worth repeating for those who haven't seen it yet. Lots of cursing (be warned), but one of the funniest things I've seen. Play with the sound up and full screen. Enjoy!

So, now that it might finally be over (or maybe close to it, possibly, perhaps), does Senator Barack Obama come out a bloody mess, or a battle-tested warrior? In recent weeks, a wiseguy consensus seems to have settled on the former: the idea that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has so weakened Mr. Obama in the race for the Democratic nomination — so diminished him, distracted him, exhausted him — that he could be a grievously damaged nominee. The wiseguys invoke the Republican race of 1976 and Democratic contest of 1980 as examples of what happens when candidates — Gerald Ford...

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Sunday Funnies: Al Gore Says 'Global Warming Has Fried My Brain' Photo of Noel Sheppard. By Noel Sheppard | May 11, 2008 - 10:12 ET For several years since Nobel Laureate Al Gore started his campaign to frighten people into thinking they're destroying the planet every time they drive their cars, climate realists around the world have wondered just how much of the global warming myth the former Vice President actually believes. Syndicated columnist Jay Ambrose, in a satirical piece entitled "A Gore Confession" published Sunday, suggests what the real culprit might be: the warming has fried Gore's brain. But...

DEAR ABBY: I have the most annoying laugh. It goes from a cackle to a loud screech. I have lost friends over this because people don't enjoy being seen in public with me. Is there anything I can do to solve this problem? -- KRISTEN IN WAYNE, N.J. DEAR KRISTEN: It is possible to modulate one's laughter, as it is one's speaking voice. It takes practice and discipline, but it can be done. However, there is much to be said for a genuine, spontaneous, hearty laugh. And those who would end a friendship because they don't want to be seen...

Yesterday The Ticket broke the stunning news of America's acquisition of seven, maybe eight, new states, according to future president Barack Obama. He was speaking at the start of a two-day swoop through Oregon, which is already a state. In Beaverton, which is not a state yet, the Democrat let it slip that during this marathon 16-month party presidential nomination struggle against a bunch of dropouts and this female political zombie from New York who won't surrender short of a silver stake, he had already visited 57 states with one more to go. That's not counting the existing states of...

Isanti has gained state-wide attention for its Ever Cat Fuels biodiesel facility project. Mayor George Wimmer announced Isanti won the Economic Development Association of Minnesota Business Recruitment award during the May 6 Isanti City Council meeting. Community Development Director Carla Vita said the business recruitment award is presented annually by EDAM, who received two to three times the amount of normal submissions. The city was notified it had won the award May 1 and will be presented the honor during a ceremony June 18, held during EDAM’s summer conference at Ruttger’s Bay Lodge in Deerwood, Minn. “This is a great...

TEHRAN (RIA Novosti) - The price of oil could reach $200 per barrel if current market conditions persist, Iran’s oil minister said on Thursday. “If the current conditions remain the same, a period when oil is supplied at $200 a barrel is not out of the question,” Gholamhossein Nozari told the IRNA news agency. He said the weak US dollar and supply concerns from Nigeria were the main reasons behind the surge in oil prices. On Wednesday, crude prices hit a record high of $123.53 a barrel. “The US dollar has weakened ... Another reason is related to problems in...

Comedian uses excerpt from Oscar-winning Untergang (Hitler's Downfall, 2004). This is inspired work: http://youtube.com/watch?v=B6Lstkiexhc caution: foul language

As Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., avoids any real campaigning in West Virginia, the former president of the United States is out there ginning up resentments. Bill Clinton has the right to say whatever he wants, of course. But he's a smart man. Brilliant, even. He can do the math. He must know that it's quite improbable that his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., will be the Democratic presidential nominee. So what purpose does it serve for him to barnstorm a state like West Virginia and tell rural voters that Obama and his elitist political/media cabal allies are mocking Appalachia? He's...

NEW YORK -- No constituency is more eager to see a woman win the presidency than America's feminists, yet - despite Hillary Rodham Clinton's historic candidacy - the women's movement finds itself wrenchingly divided over the Democratic race as it heads toward the finish.At breakfast forums, in op-ed columns, across the blogosphere, the debate has been heartfelt and sometimes bitter. Are the activist women supporting front-runner Barack Obama betraying their gender? Are Clinton's feminist backers mired in an outdated, women's-liberation mind-set?Ellen Bravo is a Milwaukee author and activist who advocates on behalf of working women - and is an Obama...

Hillary Clinton's superdelegate lead over Barack Obama has become razor thin. Ted Kennedy doesn't see a spot for Clinton on Obama's ticket. Ted Kennedy, the aging liberal lion of the Democratic Party, took a nasty bite out of Hillary Clinton Friday, saying she shouldn't be vice president because the job requires "real leadership." "I don't think it's possible," Kennedy, a Barack Obama supporter, told Bloomberg Television when asked about an Obama-Clinton ticket. Kennedy added that he hoped Obama would choose a running mate who is "in tune with his appeal for the nobler aspirations of the American people. "And I...

When liberal talk radio host Randi Rhodes returned to the airwaves last month after her well-publicized departure from the Air America Network, she knew her loyal listeners would be relieved.But even she didn't anticipate the fevered response, evidenced by sacks of mail and hundreds of calls. Not to mention a suitcase worth of Mary Kay cosmetics hand-delivered by a fan to the West Palm Beach studios of WJNO-AM 1290, where Rhodes' afternoon drive-time program now originates under a new syndication deal."There was, like, a room full of stuff!" said Rhodes, whose weekly audience of 1.5 million-plus listeners positions her among...

Obama Claims He's Visited 57 States http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpGH02DtIws

Hot media spotlight can boost business but also poses risks Aside from logistical hurdles, transportation issues and security challenges, Denver faces a formidable task during the upcoming Democratic National Convention: Impress the press.An estimated 17,000 reporters, photographers, commentators, bloggers, support staff and other members of the media are expected to swarm the city in August, ranking as the largest media conglomeration in Denver's history and one of the biggest worldwide this year.

VARIOUS fringe leftist groups from around the country gathered in Melbourne a few years ago to sort out their differences and amalgamate into one big fringe leftist group. You can calculate the success of this exercise by noticing that no such large group was ever formed. I went along to one of the fringe-ins to hear the Socialists Against Brunch argue with the Maoist Golfers League and Communists Sans Underpants over the mega-party's police policy. Matters soon reached an impasse, as matters tend to do in a room full of dizzy leftist cranks. Representatives couldn't agree on whether the police...

U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. (the presumptive Republican presidential nominee), is facing questions about his ties to Arizona real estate developers and home builders. DNC Chairman Howard Dean and Arizona Democratic Party spokeswoman Emily Bittner pointed Friday to recent stories by 'The New York Times' and the 'Washington Post' on McCain backing land deals involving SunCor Development Co., Del Webb Corp., and developers Donald Diamond and Fred Ruskin. The deals involved parcels and projects in the Phoenix area, Northern Arizona and Nevada. Republicans dismissed the stories and Democrats' criticism, saying the deals had bipartisan support and were done to benefit...

There is debatable evidence that right-wing radio and TV commentator Rush Limbaugh's "Operation Chaos" resulted in Sen. Hillary Clinton's narrow victory in Indiana's Democratic primary on Tuesday.Operation Chaos is Limbaugh's effort to encourage Republican voters to reregister as Democrats or cross over in primaries that permit it, like Indiana's. A vote for Clinton, in Limbaugh's master plan, assures an extended Democratic primary, weakening the eventual nominee.Of course, the egocentric bloviator is taking full credit for Clinton's win by only 14,000 votes in the Hoosier State. Limbaugh has a knack for taking credit for everything he promotes.Imagine if the Democrats were...

Twenty years ago it was Mike Dukakis who broke out of the Democratic pack to capture the presidential nomination. This cycle, Dukakis believes -- like many other observers in the party -- that Barack Obama is poised to do the same. "If you were to say to me, 'If you were a betting guy, Dukakis, what do you think?' I'd say he's going to get the nomination within the next month or so," said Dukakis, who is publicly neutral in the race. (His wife, Kitty, has contributed money to Obama.) Dukakis is quick to add that politics -- as the...

Why did the chicken cross the road? BARACK OBAMA: The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a CHANGE! The chicken wanted CHANGE! JOHN MC CAIN: My friends, that chicken crossed the road because he recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road. HILLARY CLINTON: When I was First Lady, I personally helped that little chicken to cross the road.; This experience makes me uniquely qualified to ensure -- right from Day One! -- that every chicken in this country gets the chance it deserves to...

Heavens to Murgatroyd! Chris Matthews has reduced Hillary Clinton to a cartoon character. Snagglepuss to be precise. "Exit stage left" was one of the Hanna-Barbera animation's catchphrases, and Matthews used it to wonder whether Hillary was prepared to leave the presidential race, given her flagging political fortunes. Here's how Matthews put it at the top of today's Hardball: CHRIS MATTHEWS: Meanwhile, listen carefully. That sound you hear is the slow falling of electoral delegates, of superdelegates, to Barack Obama. Seven more came aboard today. So with Obama way ahead in elected delegates, now trails Hillary Clinton by only four-and-a-half superdelegates....

Sunday is Mother's Day and in our family, as well as in so many others, it is a day to give thanks to the mothers in our lives. Our family is especially thankful for John's mother, Roberta McCain. At ninety-six years old, she is still as active and delightful as ever and even joins us out on the campaign trail from time to time. Recently, she and my husband, John, sat down to film an interview about his childhood. From this interview, our campaign has put together a special Mother's Day message from our family to yours. Our family has...

Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks during a rally in Central Point, Ore. Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., reacts to supporters during a rally in Central Point, Ore. Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.2ce4732a35934cdd88d36f1cc53af862.clinton_2008_sddl101.jpg Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., reacts to supporters with Rapid City, S.D., councilman Malcom Chapman at a rally in Sioux Falls, S.D., Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., gestures to the crowd after being introduced by Rapid City, S.D., city...

Carol Felsenthal's new book about Bill Clinton's post-presidential years, Clinton in Exile, is often catty, occasionally malicious, and overly reliant on unnamed sources. It's also pretty boring; when Felsenthal's not muckraking, she's content to trot out newspaper accounts of Clinton's foundation work and his appearances on the guest-speaker circuit. But don't fret—with Slate's reading guide, you can zip straight to the water-cooler-worthy gossip.

It goes without saying that the GOP is taking a dreadful thrashing right now. Conservatives are unmotivated, Democrats are obliterating Republicans in the fundraising arena, and the GOP's poll numbers have dropped off a cliff. George Bush, the face of the Republican Party, has an approval rating of 30% and according to Rasmussen Reports, one of the best polling agencies in the business, 41.4% of Americans consider themselves to be Democrats while only 31.4% say they are Republicans. Worse yet, voters trust the Democrats more than Republicans on the economy, government ethics, the war in Iraq, health care, Social Security,...

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   Over 200,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world. A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in...

How will the Democratic nomination battle end? At a time when Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton faces ever longer odds in her quest to deny Sen. Barack Obama the nomination, that question has become increasingly important to the candidates and the party. Will it end happily or unhappily? Will the loser go graciously or bitterly? Will the Democrats end up united or divided? Clinton has vowed to stay in "until there is a nominee," but even with six primaries left on the calendar, the party is beginning to coalesce around Obama. Still, from Clinton's campaign, there is no talk of bringing...

Democrat Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman said on Thursday he believes the Democrats will have a presidential nominee in June and that if it is not Clinton, she will campaign for rival Barack Obama. Clinton is given little chance of winning the nomination but so far is rejecting calls by some prominent Democrats to withdraw from the race and cede the field to Obama, a first-term Illinois senator who crushed Clinton in North Carolina on Tuesday and almost defeated her in Indiana. The New York senator and former first lady, a fixture in American politics for the past 16 years, is...

Democrats in Colorado's congressional delegation who've yet to pledge their superdelegate vote stayed uncommitted Wednesday after the latest primaries. "I don't think it's up to the superdelegates to make a decision," said Rep. John Salazar, a Manassa Democrat. "It's up to the people of this country." Salazar; his brother, Sen. Ken Salazar; and Rep. Mark Udall of Eldorado Springs haven't picked between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. All three said they want to wait until after the final primary on June 3. Mathematically, it's almost impossible for either Obama or Clinton to reach the number of needed delegates for...

Could Oregon be the state where Hillary Clinton pulls off a miracle comeback? Or will it turn out to be the state that puts Barack Obama on top for good? Maybe, just maybe, the Democratic presidential race will be all over before the state's final votes are tallied on May 20.Perhaps, Oregon's race will be just another stop near the end of an endless primary season, as the two battle all the way through to Montana and South Dakota on June 3. Save for perhaps Clinton and Obama themselves, no one really knows whether one of these scenarios - or...

In yesterday's paper, a story by Megan Gillis who covers the local courts beat gave me pause. In fact, I had to do a double-take on the front page date to ensure it wasn't April Fool's Day. Get this: The city's panhandlers union has launched a million-dollar lawsuit against the City of Ottawa because the city dared to install a $25,000 fence at the underpass between the Rideau Centre and the Government Conference Centre. The panhandlers union (PU in short form) alleges that this fence violates their freedom of association as guaranteed to them under the Charter of Rights and...

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The success of radio talkshow host Rush Limbaugh’s ‘Operation Chaos‘ in helping Sen. Hillary Clinton edge out rival Barack Obama in the Indiana primary this week has spurred the former First Lady to move Mr. Limbaugh’s name to the top of the short list of potential running mates, according to sources.

NEW HAVEN, CT - A nationwide furniture manufacturer has been named in a massive class-action lawsuit filed today in federal court. The suit references a recent study linking prolonged use of barstools to various liver diseases.

Luminaries join forces for the Cobra Commander '08 Campaign Music Video - Features music by Jonathan Mann of MannMade.tv

‘Operation Chaos’ Spurs Hillary to Mull Limbaugh as VP by Scott Ott for ScrappleFace · 2 Comments (2008-05-08) — The success of radio talkshow host Rush Limbaugh’s ‘Operation Chaos‘ in helping Sen. Hillary Clinton edge out rival Barack Obama in the Indiana primary this week has spurred the former First Lady to move Mr. Limbaugh’s name to the top of the short list of potential running mates, according to sources. Her campaign war chest running on empty, and trailing in the delegate count and popular vote, insiders said Sen. Clinton may be ready to take radical action to prove what...

Looks Like Its Back to Whitewater for Hillary

In a statement released early this morning, presumptive Democratic Party nominee Senator Barack Obama, (D-Ill) speculated Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans would be a "Spectacular" choice for FEMA director. Said a spokesperson, "In light of the hurricane disasters caused by global warming and the Bush administrations inability to cope with the devastating effects, we feel in a Democratic Party regime Mayor Ray Nagin would be a spectacular choice to head the federal emergency team. His prolific actions during the evacuation of New Orleans during the Katrina catastrophe saved thousands of lives and serves as a model for the rest...

NEW YORK -- Of the Democratic presidential candidates, would Republican John McCain rather take on Barack Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton? "You know, Ron Paul is still in the race," McCain joked Wednesday during a taping of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." McCain deadpanned about the marathon race between the Democrats: "I hate to watch it. It's terrible. My heart goes out to them." During the taping, McCain pretended to walk off the set when Stewart pressed him on whether President Bush is more of a liability for him than the Rev. Jeremiah Wright is for Obama....

DEMOCRAT You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty for being successful. REPUBLICAN You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. So? SOCIALIST You have two cows. The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor. You form a cooperative to tell him how to manage his cow. COMMUNIST You have two cows. The government seizes both and provides you with milk. You wait in line for hours to get it. It is expensive and sour. CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE You have two cows. You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows. BUREAUCRACY,...

"Thrill up my leg"? Forget about it. Chris Matthews's famous description of the excitement he gets from Barack is nothing compared to the tumescent terms in which MSNBC senior campaign correspondent Tucker Carlson has depicted the intensity of the MSM's love affair with Obama. Tucker appeared on today's Morning Joe. TUCKER CARLSON: It's gonna be such a great election; it has been so far. JOE SCARBOROUGH: Especially when you have the media loving one candidate as much as they love Barack Obama. CARLSON: But it's more than love. I mean, it's the kind of love that anyone who's been a...

Hillary Clinton has publicly vowed to carry on her bid for the Democratic nomination, despite losing Tuesday's primary in North Carolina, narrowly winning in Indiana and facing a dwindling supply of cash. Asked about the future of her candidacy at a news conference on Wednesday in West Virginia, where the next primary will take place, Clinton reiterated that promise. "I'm staying in this race until there's a nominee," she said. "Obviously, I'm going to work as hard as I can to become that nominee."In the latest contests with Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, Clinton lost in North Carolina by 14 percentage...

Glenn Beck attempts to explain what Dem Superdelegates really are. (Video at the link)

ABC News' Eloise Harper reports: Sen. Hillary Clinton provided some insight on how she views the current state of the Democratic primaries at a Washington fundraiser tonight. For starters, Clinton, D-N.Y., said she’s not going anywhere. “I am in this race. I am staying in this race,” Clinton said at the fundraiser focused on women and families. Clinton cited her experience in the New Hampshire primary in January as an example of the way the election could turn in her favor. “I came to New Hampshire on a Thursday night down nine points and I won on Tuesday," she said....

The drawn out Democratic presidential race is producing "negative dividends in terms of strife within the party," said a key Senate supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton's White House bid. A day after the Indiana and North Carolina primaries bolstered Sen. Barack Obama's candidacy, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California and a superdelegate, said she wants to talk to Clinton to "see what her view is on the rest of the race. What the strategy is." Feinstein, who described herself as "very loyal" to Clinton, said "the question comes whether she can get the delegates that she needs and I'd like to know...

Veteran Democratic Party figure George McGovern dropped his support for Hillary Clinton on Wednesday and endorsed Barack Obama, saying the Illinois senator seemed certain to win the party's nomination for the November presidential election. McGovern, 85, said he told Clinton's husband, former President Bill Clinton, of his surprise decision in a telephone call, and that Clinton made no attempt to change his mind. "He just wanted me to know that he thinks that Hillary has made a great race and it's up to her to decide when she leaves. And I don't argue with that," McGovern said. He was speaking...

On Today’s Show... Operation Chaos succeeds! From John Kerry and the Obama camp, to the Drive-Bys in the U.S., Australia and Germany, the truth is out. (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen Here)» Germany's Die Welt: "Operation Chaos" Infiltrates Hillary's Voters» Now Shipping from the EIB Store: Operation Chaos T-shirts, Caps, and Stickers Pearl of Wisdom: "Senator Kerry, Operation Chaos has nothing to do with the Republican Party or seeing to it that Hillary Clinton was the Democrat nominee. It began when it was a fait accompli that the nominee would be Obama, because Senator McCain and the Republican Party refuse...