john mccain

‘Tis A Puzzlement…

 
I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer—and sometimes I have trouble figuring things out..
As the King of Siam said to Anna, “Tis A Puzzlement…”

And these are some of the things that puzzle me:
 
THERE’S NO MAKING SOME FOLKS HAPPY…

Ask most folks what they hate most about politicians—and they’ll say it’s the fact [...]

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Ads Mission…

 
It’s the mission of any ad to get you to buy the product it’s pitching—and today—both John McCain and Barack Obama are on a mission to convince you that Obama is either:
A) just a rock Star
B) a strong leader

But, while they do it— they’ve diverting our attention from a much more important campaign issue.
 
It [...]

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Just When You Think The Stew’s Cooked…

 
Although it’s been a while since we’ve had a taste of political stew—It doesn’t mean the fire’s out and the stew is cold..

It’s just been simmering a bit, waiting to get stirred up again.
 
 
JABBIN’ AT THEM ALL…
The folks who gave us this great parody about John Kerry and George Bush back in 2004 are [...]

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The Manchurian Muslim….

 
In 1959, writer Richard Condon, penned a thriller about the son of a prominent political family who is brainwashed into becoming an unwilling assassin for the Communist Party.
The Manchurian Candidate was subsequently made into two movies, in 1962 and 2004.
 

A review by The New Yorker called the book among other things: “Brilliant…Wild [...]

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Some Fresh Political Stew & Some Leftover Stew…

 
We’re just about a week away from the Pennsylvania primary and both Hillary Clinton an Barack Obama continue to keep the political stew boiling…

..And while they’re whacking each other on the head—John McCain is enjoying a nice gentle simmer.
 
Have you noticed that McCain is getting virtually no coverage these days?
 

For a candidate in his position—with [...]

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By The Numbers…

 
With Super-Tuesday well behind us, we’ve all heard who won and lost….

But let’s take a look at some of the numbers that went into those victories and defeats.
 
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The number of delegates Mitt Romney had which made it mathematically impossible for him to win the GOP nomination against John McCain.

 
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The number of weeks since Mike Huckabee [...]

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Ads Not What You Can Do To Your Country…

 
On the brink of what amounts to a national primary day—the candidates are spending millions upon millions of dollars on campaign ads that’ll run on TV…
How effective will their advertising be?

And—can TV compete with the Internet as a medium of influence?
 
Back in 1964— the most famous—and most controversial TV ad ever produced was run [...]

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