Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

Portland – 75,000 People for Obama

By Karoli May 18, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

What an amazing turnout in Portland today! 75,000 people. The biggest crowd ever to come out for a rally. (Photo courtesy of Pencrush) Listen to the crowd: THIS is what…

BlogHer and Barack: EXCLUSIVE

By Karoli May 18, 2008 Barack Obama, Domestic Policy, Election 2008, Foreign Policy No Comments

BlogHer’s Erin Kotecki Vest aka QueenofSpain scored an exclusive interview with Barack Obama in Oregon yesterday. Senator Obama is the first presidential candidate to accept BlogHer’s invitation to address their…

Prayers for Ted Kennedy – Updated

By Karoli May 17, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

Update: Reports now indicate that Sen. Kennedy has suffered a seizure and is undergoing tests to discover the cause. I hope they’re able to isolate and treat the cause, and…

Larry Johnson, Sen. Clinton, and Gutter Politics

By Karoli May 17, 2008 Barack Obama, Bush Administration, Election 2008 No Comments

What do you get when you put a former CIA operative and the trailing candidate for the Democratic nomination together? A steaming, rolling pile of shit. I debated about whether…

George Bush and John McCain have a lot to answer for…

By Karoli May 16, 2008 Barack Obama, Bush Administration, Election 2008, Foreign Policy No Comments

Yes, they do. And here’s the video where Barack Obama puts them on notice for their remarks yesterday. Bush is lucky he’s not called out for treason and slander. Technorati…

John McCain Gets His Snark On

By Karoli May 16, 2008 Barack Obama, Bush Administration, Election 2008 No Comments

Yesterday morning, John McCain offered his view of the future under a McCain administration. He says, in part, that the “war in Iraq has been won” and that “we’re winning”.…