Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

Searching for my inner Steve Gillmor

By Karoli May 21, 2008 Election 2008, Uncategorized No Comments

Listen to tonight’s post-election-return NewsGang Live, where I did my best to hold down the fort while Steve recovers from a cold, and serious dizziness after all the spinning. I…

David Gergen Speaks Truth – Denounce Racist Vote

By Karoli May 21, 2008 Election 2008

Please blog this, tweet this, and digg this. Let’s get some legs under what really was an historic moment in TV. Because I no longer watch CNN, I missed seeing…

Scenes from Iowa

By Karoli May 20, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

Crowds at Iowa Barack Obama Rally, courtesy of Synthesizers (podcasting_news on Twitter)

Barack Obama Secures Majority of Pledged Delegates

By Karoli May 20, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

I just received this from the Obama campaign: Dear Karoli, The polls are closed in Kentucky and votes are being counted in Oregon, and it’s clear that tonight we have…

Obama to GOP: Lay Off My Wife

By Karoli May 20, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

See, sexism isn’t reserved for Hillary Clinton alone. Michelle Obama gets her share of it too, and the Tennessee GOP attack ad is just the beginning. Evidently, Michelle Obama isn’t…

Worthy of attention

By Karoli May 20, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

Jeffrey Toobin: In McCain’s Court Might he really be a “maverick” when it comes to the Supreme Court? The answer, almost certainly, is no. The Senator has long touted his…