Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

Tom Delay Hardly “Knows” Obama

By Karoli June 6, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

That’s probably because Barack Obama doesn’t speak the language of liars and thieves, Tom. Only out of the mouth of an accused money-launderer could an accusation like this be spoken:…

McCain and Lobbyists

By Karoli June 6, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

“Radical” Isn’t As Scary as Hannity Is

By Karoli June 6, 2008 Barack Obama, Bush Administration, Election 2008, Uncategorized No Comments

Andy Ostroy is all het up over the right wing framing of Barack Obama as a “radical”. Radical, defined: of, relating to, or constituting a political group associated with views,…

DNC – Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

By Karoli June 6, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

Some things change; some things stay the same. The constants are good. Howard Dean is staying on as the chair of the DNC. However, as of yesterday, no contributions from…

Obama and Black America

By Karoli June 6, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

Baratunde Thurston’s wonderful op-ed for The Independent in the UK: I was not alone in my outsider perspective. Many black Americans have a different take on America. The attacks of…

Where Larry Johnson becomes a black hole…

By Karoli June 5, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

At last, he has collapsed upon himself. I’m not even gonna tease with a quote — the summary is that good.