Archive for May, 2011
Tim Pawlenty is Kind of In; Full In-Ness to Occur Later Today
Yesterday, Tim Pawlenty released a video in which he announced that today he will announce his candidacy for President of the United States. His announcement of the announcement has some punch to it and I, like William Jacobsen, hope that means that T-Paw will have some fire in his campaign. That said, the video begins [...]
Clearing the Browser Tabs – Prayers for Joplin Monday Edition
Yesterday evening, a tornado that may have been an F5 tore through the city of Joplin, Missouri. As of last night, the death toll was 24, but that number is sure to rise as rescuers continue to work under daylight conditions. According to Josh Elliott of ABC, the Red Cross said that 75 percent of [...]
How Herman Cain Went from Awesome to Not-So Awesome in 24 Hours and How He Can Be Awesome Again
Well, at least Herman Cain isn’t wasting any time. Yesterday, he officially entered the 2012 GOP race in front of a crowd larger than the other GOP candidates combined could draw. Today, he went on Fox News Sunday and whiffed the foreign policy portion of his interview. Badly. This one is right up there with [...]
Mitch Daniels Declines, Smug “Centrist” Consultants With Dubious Records Hardest Hit
Move Mitch Daniels into the “No” column. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels joined the march of would-be GOP presidential hopefuls offstage Sunday in a dead-of-night decision that put his supporters in play and muddled the fight for front-runner status against President Obama. Mr. Daniels‘ exit, which he said he made at his family’s behest, clears the [...]
Clearing the Browser Tabs – Defending Israel Sunday Edition
The biggest story of this week, from where I sit, was Barack Obama’s astonishing speech on Israel and the Middle East and the equally-astonishing history lecture he received from Benjamin Netanyahu in response. I’m fairly sure that President Obama’s knowledge of the history of Israel is about as strong as that of the average dyed [...]
The Delivery Presents – Panic at the Podcast
What happens when your Super Mega Producer e-mails you a few hours before the show to tell you that he has no internet connection? Why, you wrangle a Super Mega Fill-In Producer and carry on with Episode 94! Many thanks to Joe Guzman who jumped into the fray and did a great job. Did I [...]
Clearing the Browser Tabs – Cain Train Saturday Edition
It is now official; Herman Cain is in the 2012 presidential race. He made the official announcement today in Atlanta George before a crowd that reportedly numbered over 10,000. Wait…over 10,000? That many people crowded Centennial Park on a day when temperatures reached 90 degrees by mid-afternoon to hear an announcement speech from a candidate [...]
Herman Cain is In
Here we go. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Best known as the former chairman and CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, Herman Cain says he’s running for president of the United States in 2012. Friday evening in Council Bluffs, the Atlanta businessman announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. This is the first time he’s [...]
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