Azarmehr says that during his visit to US last Novemeber :”we had a meeting at the US State Department. We were told that the US does not have a policy of regime change in Iran, instead the US policy is changing the behaviour of the Islamic regime! So I asked, “OK, how do you intend […]
Is change imminent in Cuba? Child of the Revolution offers two opposing views.
“I do not think the hatred against Hillary Clinton is justified. I dont know where it comes from. I dont begin to understand. But you cant pretend it doesnt exist, and it will energize the Republican base. Their nominee wont energize them, Bush wont energize them, but Hillary as the nominee will.”
– Elizabeth Edwards, quoted in Time magazine.
In Iowa, a new Time magazine poll shows John Edwards leading the Democratic presidential race with 32%, followed by Sen. Hillary Clinton at 24%, Sen. Barack Obama at 22% and Gov. Bill Richardson at 13%.
Complete poll results are available.
“Thanks, Straight Man! You made it safe to poop again!” A rousing hurrah of gratitude rung in Dennis Perrin’s original one-act play, a thrilling tale of yesteryear as fresh as today’s headlines starring cable host Tucker “Straight Man” Carlson (a.k.a.,…
With the Moroccan legislative elections looming on September 7, Moroccan bloggers share their concerns about the process and its progress.
“One of the foremost experts on politics in the Granite State thinks she has found the next critical constituency: military moms,” reports the Washington Post.
“The military mom — who has either a child or a husband who is serving — is disenchanted with the war. The question is: Will she shift allegiance to support a Democrat, or is she looking for an independent-minded Republican?”
Due to lack of interest, cable television station Univisión has canceled its September 16 Republican debate in Spanish, the Miami Herald reports. Only Sen. John McCain agreed to participate in the event at the University of Miami.
The cancellation adds to the growing distance between the Latino community and most of the Republican field, who “also ignored invitations to attend Hispanic-oriented conferences in Florida organized by the National Association of Latin Elected Officials and the National Council of La Raza.”
Today, Sen. John McCain’s campaign will begin distributing a new biopic that chronicles his time as a Vietnam POW, “drawing comparisons between his courage as a captive pilot and his abilities as a leader.” The 12-minute movie is similar to one produced for McCain’s presidential run eight years ago, but as the
Monitor reports, the means of distribution have completely changed.
When McCain’s first video was released in 1999, “50,000 VHS tapes were mailed to supporters at a cost of $65,000. When he created a biographical video for the Bush campaign, [Mark] McKinnon said, the production cost was near $100,000.”
“Today’s video cost just $5,000 to make and much less to distribute, thanks to digital video cameras, laptop editing software and the internet. McCain supporters in New Hampshire will receive a card in
the mail with a web link to the video instead of a bulky tape.”
“The Federal Election Commission has fined one of the last cycles biggest liberal political action committees $775,000 for using unregulated soft money to boost John Kerry and other Democratic candidates during the 2004 elections, reports The Politico.
“America Coming Together (ACT) raised $137 million for its get-out-the-vote effort in 2004, but the FEC found most of that cash came through contributions that violated federal limits. The groups big donors included George Soros, Progressive Corp. chairman Peter Lewis and the Service Employees International Union.”
