Sunday, August 24, 2008

Saunter To The White House 111 ; Beep Veep! Beep Veep!


In a story that everyone knew before it was officially announced, indeed, CNN went slightly nuts on their coverage, when it did eventually come, there wasn't much to do but talk a whole lot more and show a picture of the text message.

We aim not to disappoint. This post has both!



Tell The Truthiness Says ; How many less people would have signed up to receive the message if it had been done during the Bush Cheney run in 2000?

Special Comment On McCain's Skewed Campaign

Monday, August 04, 2008

Saunter To The White House 110 ; What's McCain Done For Black People? Even He's Not Sure



John McCain was quiet for quite a while when asked about Obama playing the race card and what he had done for civil rights.

Plus when he did answer, he muddled his own record.

Tell The Truthiness Says ; And everyone in the media is going to pick up on this? Right? Helllooo?

Saunter To The White House 109 ; WSJ - Obama Too Thin To Be President



The Wall Street Journal has suggested that Barack Obama is too fit to be President. It's official, journalism really is on holiday this August, because this is the proof.

Tell The Truthiness Says ; John McCain - Too McCain-like to be President?

Friday, August 01, 2008

Saunter To The White House 108 ; Lets Compare McCain To The Golden Girls



The madness of the campaign ad from the McCain team, comparing Obama to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, was heightened after John McCain said he was proud of the advertisement.

In that case Senator McCain, perhaps you'd mind telling us what the point of it was and exactly what it meant?

Tell The Truthiness Says ; John McCain, what will he do next? However unlikely it is, it's probably already been considered and rejected by his team for not being mad enough.

Saunter To The White House 107 ; McCain's 'No New Taxes' Taxes



John McCain has taken another step towards where exactly his campaign is going with a direct lie, in public, on camera.

Couldn't get any worse? Oh yes it could.

He answered that he wouldn't raise taxes to a little blonde girl during a question and answer session. Here is another tax related story.

Tell The Truthiness Says ; Kitten kicking has been scheduled for next week by McCain's campaign team.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Saunter To The White House 106 ; McCain Does The Cheese Aisle

The surge, John McCain and CBS. It's all here, take a look.



Tell The Truthiness Says ; When is someone going try and save McCain's campaign?

Saunter To The White House 105 ; Barack Does Berlin

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

War On Reality Part 98 ; The Shock Doctrine On Oil Prices By Naomi Klein



Naomi Klein shows how poorly informed Fox News is with regard to all aspects of the oil debate. From the offshore drilling issue to the true political hijacking of the price rises, the woman behind the groundbreaking No Logo leaves the presenters in the dust.

Tell The Truthiness Says ; We're sending Fox a container of No Logo copies for Christmas to get them up to speed.

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Saunter To The White House 104 ; Maliki Sides With Obama On Iraq Withdrawal


Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki agrees with Senator Barack Obama regarding the withdrawal of US troops from his country.

Being specific, Mr al-Maliki recognised the 16 month timeframe for reducing troops since the invasion in 2003.

Tell The Truthiness Says ; If Barack Obama is so inexperienced on foreign policy, then what would you call the agreement of Nouri al-Maliki to the 16 month plan?

Friday, July 18, 2008

Cable News' Best New Addition ; Rachel Maddow


Unlike the person she's been filling in for, Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow is far more level headed and it seems the New York Times noticed too.

As such, she's quietly become the newest talent of MSNBC and rightly so. She's a quietly spoken analyst and host, subtle enough that you have to watch closely for her take on a story.

Tell The Truthiness Says ; Rachel Maddow, just the type of person we need in these crazy times.

Saunter To The White House 103 ; McCain's Free Media Pass

John McCain continues to get a free pass by the majority of the media, however Countdown held up their end.



Tell The Truthiness Says ; And the correct coverage of McCain, by the mass media, begins... now.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Saunter To The White House 102 ; JibJab Returns!

Here it is, the 2008 election as done perfectly by JibJab!



Tell The Truthiness Says ; Oh it's time for some campaignin'!

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

War On Reality Part 97 ; George 'Harry Potter' Bush & His Oil Wand Of Destiny

President Bush did himself no favours by saying how much he wished he had a big wand to wave on oil prices. Yes, he really said it and we have the video tape.



Tell The Truthiness Says ; Only a few more months to go, only a few more months to go, keep repeating.

Saunter To The White House 101 ; Polar Opposites On Iraq

Here's some reaction and analysis to the Iraq issue from McCain and Obama and, even though he wasn't going to wade in, Bush.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

War On Reality Part 96 ; Military Still Restricting Access To Soldiers Funerals


Even after seven years of military action by the US, the administration is still terrified of the troop death toll being overtly public.

Tell The Truthiness Says ; It's like trying to hold back a flood from a breaking dam, pointless.

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Holding Them To Account 18 ; Fox Shown For What It Is

A fantastic short video showing the way Fox 'News' have trashed Michelle Obama ;



Tell The Truthiness Says ; Got to keep facing this type of thing down right through to November.

Dan & Keith Return To TV! Bulging Discs & All



Considering the reference in a recent post to Sportsnight, inspired by SportsCenter and the pairing of Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann, this news is rather eerie.

Dan and Keith are to reunite on TV to host NBC's Football Night In America.

Tell The Truthiness ; As a taster to those who don't know the magic of the pairing we've posted a recent Letterman interview with the two.

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Iraq Wants US Forces Out - Period.


Mouwaffak al-Rubaie, Iraq's national security advisor, has said that there will be no deal on security with the United States unless it includes dates for the withdrawal of US forces.

As we know, President Bush is opposed to a timetable, but will have little choice if the Iraqis hold their ground.

Tell The Truthiness ; Guess this puts the brakes on Senator McCain's hundred years in Iraq. What's a guy to do?

Monday, July 07, 2008

War On Reality Part 95 ; Bin Laden To Be GOP Election Tool...Again?


The old chestnut of the Republican party, Osama Bin Laden, looks likely to be the fallback option of the GOP in the upcoming election.

This report from Time magazine says, again, that Bin Laden is suffering from kidney disease and has "no more than six to eighteen months to live."

Tell The Truthiness ; When all else fails, the Republicans go back to the only thing that works for them, scaring people.

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

The Best Newscast You're Not Watching - CBS Evening News


The CBS Evening News, anchored by Katie Couric has won an Edward R. Murrow Award for the Best Newcast. Specifically, for Couric's 9th August 2007 programme was what won CBS the award.

Despite the win, the network's flagship news programme continues to post low ratings. Another win was for CBS News' Lara Logan, scooping the Continuing Coverage award.

Tell The Truthiness ; The next worse thing to people watching bland news coverage is people not watching award winning, recognised news coverage. To alter a phrase used when talking about the situation that Aaron Sorkin's show Sports Night faced, The CBS Evening News With Katie Couric - The best news show you're not watching.

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Road To Tehran 10 ; US Conducting Covert Ops In Iran.


With just over six months left before President Bush leaves office, the ugly idea of going after Iran has reared it's head.

According to the New Yorker, covert, US military operations are underway in Iran. The cost of these behind the scenes murky doings are four-hundred million dollars.

Tell The Truthiness ; He may only have six months left, but when you're as unpredictable as Bush and as powerful, it's plenty of time for plenty to happen.

Friday, June 27, 2008

War On Reality Part 94 ; Forgotten Afghanistan


This June has seen the highest number of foreign soldiers killed since the invasion happened in 2001. 39 soldiers have been killed in June this year.

Tell The Truthiness ; As has been said so often, didn't we 'win' this war in 2001? Oh, that must have just been post 9/11 propaganda combined with a poorly understood definition of what 'winning' was.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Saunter To The White House 100 ; McCain Advisor Goes Back To Terror To Win


John McCain's chief campaign advisor has said that a further terrorist attack on the United States would give his candidate a "big advantage".

Despite the fact that this is the bleeding obvious, it shouldn't be said, by anyone in the campaign and especially by anyone who's the head of a campaign. Senator McCain has distanced himself from the comments by Charlie Black.

Tell The Truthiness ; Just for once in this millennium, can the GOP not campaign on scaring people into voting for them, the 'vote democrat and die' strategy belongs in the past.

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Saunter To The White House 99 ; 15 Points - The Obama Bounce


A Newsweek poll has Barack Obama at a 15% lead nationally over John McCain.

Wow.

Yes, it is only June, but this much shows either how things haven't really kicked into gear yet or how much better organised Barack Obama's campaign is compared to John McCain.

Tell The Truthiness ; The only numbers though that really matter are the votes on the 4th of November.

Saunter To The White House 98 ; Bush/McCain No Differences Ad

Here's the MoveOn.org advert for trying to tell the differences between President Bush and John McCain with John Cusack :



Plus, here's John Cusack's interview with Keith Olbermann from Friday evening :

Friday, June 20, 2008

Holding Them To Account 17 ; CBS News Chief Correspondent Slams War Coverage

Its now an open secret that the pre invasion coverage and the current coverage of Iraq has been restrained by the networks and other media. Here is an interview with CBS News Chief Foreign Correspondent Lara Logan in which she tells us all that we had know, but much of which has been unsaid on mainstream TV.



Tell The Truthiness ; We need an avalanche of insight like this to get the coverage to truly reflect was is going on in Iraq and why we are still there.

War On Reality Part 93 ; It's All About The Oil First, Iraqis Second


As we reported over a year ago, the plans to get control of Iraq's oil reserves into the hands of Western corporations, were detailed before the invasion and have quietly been advanced in the last five years.



Now, 36 years after Iraq nationalised it's oil industry, Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total and BP are coming back in to pump oil and make billions. Iraq has the fourth largest oil reserve in the World, after Saudi Arabia, Canada and Iran. The four companies have been given 'no bid' contracts because, as an Iraqi Oil Ministry spokesman said they had been advising the ministry without charge for two years before being awarded the contracts.

What a coincidence.

Tell The Truthiness ; So, congratulations to Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total and BP for acting like a greedy heir spending time with a rich elderly relative for no good reason to get their hands on the assets at the opportune moment. Like we said, it's a total coincidence.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Saunter To The White House 97 ; Back Off Barack's Family


The GOP has been told by it's own, Mike Huckabee, to lay off Barack Obama's family. The former presidential candidate said that trying to "demonise" the Democratic nominee wasn't the way to go and would not work.

Meanwhile, Obama said that he wouldn't consider making Cindy McCain a campaign issue.

Finally, Michelle Obama guest hosted on The View on ABC and did her bit to fight the fluff about her fist bump, by bumping with all the other hosts when she arrived on set. Further, she said how much of an admirer she is of First Lady Laura Bush. The video is below.



Tell The Truthiness ; Families are off limits, will John McCain and the Republican Party adhere to this?

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Saunter To The White House 96 ; McCain For Offshore Drilling, Like Brother Bush



The President is going to make efforts on Wednesday to overturn the ban on offshore drilling. Which is handy for some, since John McCain is in favour of this, despite changing his mind from previously being against this.

Tell The Truthiness ; A vote for McCain is a vote for a third Bush term? Seems pretty accurate.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Saunter To The White House 95 ; Jon Stewart Calls Out The Insane Media On Obama

You have to watch this on how un-dangerous Barack Obama really is ;

Saunter To The White House 94 ; Al Gore Endorses Obama Shocker



Ok, so it's not a huge shock, but it took him a while and maybe could have had a greater impact if it had come sooner.

Still, it's good Al Gore has done it.

Tell The Truthiness ; We can see Gore and Obama doing a SNL sketch together, someone contact Lorne Michaels.

Monday, June 16, 2008

War On Reality Part 92 ; Bush Bin Laden Hunt, Catch The Pigeon


Never one to underestimate the effect of a big announcement or arrival, George Bush is to try and catch Osama Bin Laden.

The President insisted on flying into London's Heathrow airport, because of the maximum media coverage. This was despite the huge disruption it caused. Well, today he's reported to have asked UK special forces to assist in a final push to find Osama Bin Laden.

You may remember at the back end of 2001 the President was meant to get him and never did, because he got distracted by shiny things and invading Iraq. Well now, Bush wants to give it one last go before he's ran out of Washington on a rail in January. This is despite the thin 'proof' that Bin Laden is directly responsible for the September 11th attacks. Shown here with his 'wanted' page not reporting him responsible for the attack. Plus, the cosy relationship between Bin Laden and US government agencies. So much so that he received US medical treatment in July 2001.

Tell The Truthiness ; If Bush did 'catch' Bin Laden, it'd pretty much secure McCain winning the election, as long as he doesn't fall asleep.

Keith Olbermann's Effect On TV News


Here's an interesting article from The New Yorker about Keith Olbermann, his style and the effect he's having on news.

Tell The Truthiness ; Interesting to read about impartiality on news being virtually impossible to achieve and possible damaging.

PS We love the caricature of Keith.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Saunter To The White House 93 ; Obama Fills Sandbags In Illinois


With a disaster that some are calling "our version of Katrina", Barack Obama got himself stuck in, filling sandbags in Illinois.

Tell The Truthiness ; We don't know where John McCain was, but he wasn't doing this.

The Lame Duck Goes For A Waddle


With little to do at home, President Bush has gone for a jolly to Europe and this afternoon meets Prime Minister Gordon Brown to talk about his favourite subject ; Iraq.

Bush is in London for two days at the end of a six day tour of Europe. He is trying to shore up the UK effort in Iraq.

Tell The Truthiness ; Hope Mr Bush enjoys his time out of the Washington Pond.

Friday, June 13, 2008

NBC Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert Dies

Watch full coverage from MSNBC Below ;

Keith Olbermann's Special Comment On John McCain's "not too important" To Bring The Troops Home

Saunter To The White House 92 ; The World Is Waiting On The US To Change


The World can feel change in the air, how about you USA? That's the results of a poll showing that the World wants change in the US and it wants Barack Obama to do it.

Tell The Truthiness ; The people have spoken, it's up to you US.

Holding Them To Account 16 ; Bush Detainee Game Is Up


The US Supreme Court has said that prisoners at Guantanamo Bay are entitled to challenge their detention in court.

This seems to be the time that everything President Bush has championed since 2001 is coming home to roost.

Tell The Truthiness ; The cracks are getting bigger, wait for the collapse.

Holding Them To Account 15 ; A Hero Stands Up & Says "Enough"


It came from an unexpected person and without warning. But was welcomed by a large number of people.



Conservative MP David Davis, the shadow home secretary, resigned yesterday afternoon to protest against the Labour government plan to detain terrorist suspects for 42 days without charge. His resignation will trigger a by-election, which he plans to fight on the issue of civil liberties.

He made a speech on the steps of the House Of Commons in which he rallied against ID cards, CCTV cameras and the increase in the length of detention without trial or charge for terrorist suspects.

Tell The Truthiness ; It only takes one person to stand up and say "no", but we know it will take more individuals to stand up, as Mr Davis leads the way. We are not going to surrender our common law rights, no matter how much some people try and scare us into submission.

Monday, June 09, 2008

Holding Them To Account 14 ; Scott McClellan To Testify For Committee


Scott McClellan, former Press Secretary, is to testify to a House Judiciary Committee.

The date for his appearance is 20th June.

Tell The Truthiness ; And there were people saying that this guy was going to fade into the background, doesn't seem like it.

Sunday, June 08, 2008

Switching Off The Fluff & Switching On The Race, Networks Coverage Wins


An interesting piece here about the huge upturn in viewers for the primary season. It's from Entertainment Weekly, but it's a really good piece.

Tell The Truthiness ; Who said politics wasn't gripping?

Saunter To The White House 91 ; See Hillary Clinton's Speech Ending Her Campaign, Endorsing Obama

Here is the video of Hillary Clinton's speech from yesterday lunchtime.



Tell The Truthiness ; All in all, a heartfelt speech, which was everything it needed to be and ultimately was.

Friday, June 06, 2008

Saunter To The White House 89 ; McCain/Bush, What's The Difference?


John McCain has been getting a pretty easy ride with everyone's attention being on the Democratic campaign for nominee.

Well, not anymore.

John McCain has flipped his position on warrantless wiretapping of the public, making him look like an identikit of the President's position. All this, just a few days after he tried to dismiss suggestions that a vote for him was a vote for a third Bush term

Tell The Truthiness ; We can bet that this is just the start of McCain's switching of views, as he tries to get support from the far right-wing.

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

HISTORY IS MADE


Barack Obama will tonight become the United States first black nominee for president. With just 11 delegates left to reach the count and Hillary Clinton being tipped for the Vice President position, tonight, history is made.

Tell The Truthiness ; For our 500th post, we could never have imagined this would be the story. The future is here.

Saunter To The White House 88 ; Obama Countdown - 12 Delegates To Go


Barack Obama is 12 delegates away from the nomination.

Saunter To The White House 87 ; Obama Countdown - 14.5 Delegates


Barack Obama needs just 14.5 delegates and/or superdelegates to gain the required number for the Democratic nomination for President.

Tell The Truthiness ; At this rate, Montana and South Dakota's delegates won't be needed.

Saunter To The White House 86 ; Obama Countdown - 20.5 To Go


Barack Obama is now 20.5 delegates/superdelegates away from winning the nomination as Democratic candidate for President.

Tell The Truthiness ; And to think, the polls in Montana and South Dakota haven't closed yet!

Saunter To The White House 85 ; Clinton Open To Being VP


Hillary Clinton, according to the Associated Press, has told New York congressional colleagues she'd be open to being the Vice Presidential candidate if it helps unite the Democratic party.

Tell The Truthiness ; Fancy that!

Saunter To The White House 84 ; Obama Countdown - 27.5 Delegates Away


Barack Obama, according to MSNBC, is now down to only needing 27.5 delegates or superdelegates endorsement to gain the nomination.

Tell The Truthiness ; Waiting for that 0.5 to endorse, can't wait!

Saunter To The White House 83 ; Clinton To Accept Obama Has The Number, But Fight On?



How the heck does this work?

Hillary Clinton is going to accept that Barack Obama is the nominee, but they're going to not give up?

Tell The Truthiness ; Terry McAuliffe isn't in the same state he was after that 'lively' appearance on Morning Joe is he?

Saunter To The White House 82 ; AP Goes All Out To Scoop Everyone


The Associated Press is reporting through discussions with delegates, Barack Obama now has enough to be the Democratic nominee.

Tell The Truthiness ; Is someone from the Clinton campaign going to come out now and declare this incorrect?

Saunter To The White House 81 ; Obama Countdown - Needs 32.5 delegates


After the latest endorsements by Ohio House Democratic Leader Joyce Beatty and Maine superdelegate Jennifer Dechant, Barack Obama now needs 32.5 delegate and/or superdelegates to get the required number.

Tell The Truthiness ; Who is the 0.5 and are they less functional than other members of the DNC, because they're half?

Saunter To The White House 80 ; Obama Countdown - Needs 37.5 Delegates


Barack Obama needs 37.5 delegates to have enough for the nomination as of 8am this morning Eastern time.

Tell The Truthiness ; Is it especially painful if you're the 0.5 of a delegate?

Monday, June 02, 2008

Saunter To The White House 79 ; Obama Countdown - Needs 42 Delegates


Barack Obama needs 42 delegates to clinch the nomination.

Word is that his campaign team is working furiously to get as many uncommitted superdelegates to make their choice before the end of tomorrow or Wednesday at the latest.

Tell The Truthiness ; We are in the end game.

Saunter To The White House 78 ; Clinton Chair Starts Self-Parodying



Clinton campaign chair Terry McAuliffe has slipped into self-parody this morning on Morning Joe.

Does Hillary know that McAuliffe appeared like this, has she seen this video?

For the one and only time we're going to say this, Hillary Clinton is the only sane person left in her campaign!

Tell The Truthiness ; But when did Hillary's campaign chair become sponsored by Tommy Bahamas?

Saunter To The White House 77 ; Hillary Calls Meeting For Tomorrow, Planning To Suspend Campaign


A meeting has been arranged for tomorrow night by the Hillary Clinton team during which she's expected to suspend her campaign.

Tomorrows meeting in New York is different to others as major campaign backers and donors have been invited, which is increasingly being seen as a sign that Hillary Clinton is to announce that she is not going to contest her position.

Other reports are saying that staff are being laid off and staffers are being asked to hand in their expense receipts by the end of the week.

Tell The Truthiness ; Get those Clinton '08 signs on ebay now!

Saunter To The White House 76 ; The Rolling Obama Countdown Delegate Calculator


Barack Obama now needs 44 delegates to get the Democratic nomination, the latest number can be seen here.

We'll keep you updated.

Tell The Truthiness ; T minus 44 and counting.

Sunday, June 01, 2008

Saunter To The White House 75 ; Puerto Rico Goes For Clinton, But It Doesn't Help


Puerto Rico went for Hillary Clinton in today's third to last primary, but it won't really matter.

After yesterday's decisions made by the DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee, Hillary Clinton may have gained delegates that she fought for, but it's not really helped. Barack Obama is 66 delegates away after the readjusted nomination number to 2118.

Tell The Truthiness ; Hillary Clinton - The Campaign That Just Won't Die! Now Playing For Two More Days Only!

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Half & Half ; What's Good Enough For Florida Is Good Enough For Michigan


Sources once again are saying that a deal is close on seating the Michigan delegates in pretty much the same way as the Florida delegates.

The day-long DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee meeting is to seat the Michigan delegates, giving them each half a vote, just like the Florida solution. No word yet though on how the delegates are going to be awarded between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

Tell The Truthiness ; In the future, will today's goings on be referred to as The Florida Solution/The Michigan Solution? Guess it depends on how it's received by party members, democrats and the voters.

BREAKING NEWS GUESS? ; Michigan To Take All Day?


The DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee's decision on Michigan, compared to the decision just made on Florida, is a whole other kettle of fish.

The idea of splitting the delegation in half between Clinton and Obama has been rejected by the Clinton camp. To make matters more confused, Senator Carl Levin is due to speak at the meeting on behalf of Michigan and demand the seating all the delegates and full votes for them.

Tell The Truthiness ; Florida, piece of cake. Michigan, this could take all night. Should we ring for a pizza?

BREAKING NEWS ; Florida Delegates To Be Seated At Half A Vote Each


Sources inside the discussions on what to do about the Florida and Michigan delegates have said that an agreement has been reached for the Sunshine State.

Floridian delegates will be seated at the Denver Convention, with half a vote each, this gives Hillary Clinton a gain of twelve delegates.

There is no mention of the superdelegates, or yet, on what the plan is for Michigan.

Tell The Truthiness ; We'll update you as it happens.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

MSNBC Gets It From The Left & The Right


Here's an interesting report on MSNBC being accused of bias in coverage of the race for the white house and the bush administration.

It's interesting to point out that for the last few years Keith Olbermann has defended himself from being called liberal by saying that when he covered the Monica Lewinsky story he wasn't accused of being right wing.

Here's a Bill Moyers interview, in three parts, with Keith Olbermann. The second part begins with Keith talking about that moment in the Bill Clinton presidency.

Part 1 ;



Part 2 ;



Part 3 ;



Tell The Truthiness ; When things are skewed to one side, you have to create a rebalance by moving across to the other side of the spectrum. That's what's happening in US media and politics right now. It's a natural rebalance.

Holding Them To Account 13 ; Bush Whacked On Iraq By Former Press Secretary



Excerpts from former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's book have been published and they slam the President's case for war with Iraq. He talks about Bush using propaganda to push the case for war and the media going easy on the administration in its justification for the invasion.

Tell The Truthiness ; Well done Scott McClellan on revealing the truth from someone who was on the inside.

The Big 3 Stand Up To The Big C (And Other Things)


All three US networks are going to come together for a one hour, commercial-free fundraiser on 5th of September.

Here's the three anchors on the NBC Today Show.



We would have a video here of them appearing on the CBS Early Show, but there's a problem with the embedded code, so click here to go to it on their page.

Click here to watch them talking about the fundraiser on the ABCs Good Morning America with Robin Roberts.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Saunter To The White House 74 ; 7 Days Left, What's In Store?



Just seven days is the duration left before the primary season ends for the Democrats.

June 3rd is the date that Howard Dean said he wanted to see the nomination contest finish.

Tell The Truthiness ; Over a year has been a long contest, but a week is a long time in politics and who knows just what these next seven days will reveal... if only Hillary had a flux capacitor and a DeLorean.

Saunter To The White House 73 ; Obama Plans The Endgame With Superdelegates


With the primaries entering the last three contests, Barack Obama is lining up endorsements from superdelegates from those states to bring the nomination to a close.

Tell The Truthiness ; What is Hillary Clinton going to do and how is she going to do it? A dignified speech or a last grasp at power?

Silverstein, Merrill Lynch & The Murky Goings On At Ground Zero


The inability to get anything built on the World Trade Center site in New York has become the story of the city. Now, the leaseholder, Larry Silverstein is planning to delay, yet again, the work.

He is hoping to get Merrill Lynch as a tenant in the new tower three.

Tell The Truthiness ; Yet another delay? Just get something on the site and quickly.

Monday, May 26, 2008

Special Comment On Clinton's RFK Remarks

Here is Keith Olbermann's Special Comment from last week about Hillary Clinton's RFK remarks.

Saunter To The White House 72 ; Obama 'Too Many Supporters' To Be Proccessed


The Federal Election Commission is struggling to cope with the number of supporters that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that have donated money to the campaigns.

A sense of how big and different the Obama campaign is and has been was shown when their fundraising report wasn't able to be processed by the 'off-the-shelf' applications such as Microsoft Excel.

Tell The Truthiness ; An amazing case where the current governments functions and methods of operation are being made outdated by the future government. We are seeing history in the making.

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Saunter To The White House 71 ; Clinton's Assassination Reference, The End For Her?



Hillary Clinton has got herself into a bottomless pit by invoking the notion that 'anything can happen' including the assassination of a candidate the race for nomination.

Meanwhile, Barack Obama's campaign and the certainty of his nomination has become clearer with him gaining five superdelegates, while Hillary Clinton lost one.

Tell The Truthiness ; When is someone in the Hillary Clinton camp going to step-up and tell her it's over?

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Saunter To The White House 70 ; 65 Is The Magic Number


65 delegates is the number that Barack Obama needs to reach the 2,026 to get the democratic nomination for President after last night's primaries.

Yes Clinton won Kentucky, as everyone expected, but the number of delegates she got, once again for her, are practically pointless.

Tell The Truthiness ; 65 delegates, that's all it takes and Puerto Rico's next.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Senator Ted Kennedy Has Malignant Brain Tumour


Such terrible news for a man who is the nearest person US politics has to a founding father.

Here he is in fine form in January with the Kennedy's Obama endorsement and that almost prophetic phrase, "I feel CHANGE in the air, what about you?!"

We are thinking of you Ted.

Saunter To The White House 69 ; Teetering On The Brink Of Certainty


Today, it's predicted that Barack Obama will get a majority of pledged delegates in this long race to the democratic nomination.

Oregon is expected to go heavily for Obama, while Kentucky goes for Clinton. But the number count for Obama will not yet hit the nomination number.

Tell The Truthiness ; How close will Obama get to the number and how much more a hint does Clinton need? Perhaps 80,000 hints?

Thursday, May 15, 2008

War On Reality Part 91 ; Bush Compares Obama To Nazi Appeasers


Yes, you read it right. Despite the fact President Bush refused to get drawn into the race to find his replacement, he changed that today when talking about his favourite subject, terrorism and how to deal with it.

Tell The Truthiness ; After recent revelations about the President's opinion of playing golf and how that relates to war in a distant country, executed by him, this news should be dismissed as the chatter of an irrelevant man.

The post-Bush era has already arrived.

Saunter To The White House 68 ; Clinton's Nightly News Interview



This a fifteen minute long interview Hillary Clinton did with NBC's Brian Williams

Saunter To The White House 67 ; Edwards Endorsement Video

Holding Them To Account 12 ; Special Comment On Bush, The War & Golf

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Keith Olbermann Special Comment Tonight


There's going to be a Special Comment on Countdown With Keith Olbermann tonight at 8pm Eastern for those of you in the US.

Tell The Truthiness ; No clue at the moment what it will be about, but no doubt a must-see.

Saunter To The White House 66 ; Edwards Endorses Obama OFFICIAL


The Obama campaign has confirmed that tonight's 7pm endorsement of the Senator will be from former Presidential candidate John Edwards.
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