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Photos Show Rudy in Three Different Lights

January 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

I took the photo below of Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani during a Nov. 12 campaign stop in St. Louis. No, that photo wasn’t taken during the trip that landed the former New York City mayor in a St. Louis hospital with “flu-like symptoms.” Had I taken a photo of him during that trip, he [...]

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Blogger Lists Threats to Humanity, A to Z

January 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

A man needs only peruse the headlines of his local newspaper or online news site to encounter a seemingly-endless list of threats to his very existence. That in mind, I decided to provide a one-day snapshot of the current threats, all taken from today’s headlines, in A-to-Z* order: A = Al-Qaeda (See Padilla sentenced to [...]

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Fred Thompson Drops Out of Race

January 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

It comes as no surprise that Republican Fred Thompson has dropped out of the 2008 presidential race. When I visited the Fred08.com web site a short while ago and saw a typo-filled message — “The Fred File feed is currently unavailable. Thank your for your patience.” — I suspected an announcement might be forthcoming and [...]

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Magazine Writers Paint Portraits of Candidates

December 28th, 2007 · 2 Comments

While numerous ballot-casting events are sure to capture the nation’s attention next month, magazine writers are doing their best to make or break some White House bids. In an Elle Magazine article, The H Bomb, it appears writer Judith Pollitt’s mission is to help Democrat Hillary Clinton by painting her as a much-vilified and misunderstood [...]

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Rudy Walks in Shoes of an Illegal Immigrant

December 20th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Rudy Giuliani checked himself into a St. Louis hospital last night after complaining of flu-like symptoms, according to an AP report. I, for one, suspect the Republican presidential candidate will attempt to take advantage of his opportune illness — genuine or concocted — to convey the image of a presidential candidate who knows what it’s [...]

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Parody Video Describes Mike Huckabee Opponents

December 12th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Sometimes a political parody video is funny even when you’re not sure of the motivation behind it. Such is the case of a recent effort, Mike Huckabee’s Message to Iowa, by Lee Stranahan. Not approved by Mike Huckabee, this video begins with almost 20 seconds of commentary that might be construed as negative by supporters [...]

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‘HUCKABOOM’ Describes Candidate’s Momentum

December 3rd, 2007 · 1 Comment

Drudge got it right today when he described Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee’s rising popularity among voters as a HUCKABOOM. Heading into last week’s CNN-YouTube GOP Debate, front-runner Rudy Giuliani led the former Arkansas governor by twelve points, according to Rasmussen Reports™. Today, however, Huckabee has pulled to within three points of the former mayor [...]

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