Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

Robert Reich to Endorse Obama

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

To many, former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich‘s upcoming endorsement of Barack Obama’s candidacy will pass faster than the blink of an eye. But the implications of a 2-term Clinton…

Debates, Democracy and Two-Way Conversations

By Karoli April 17, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

ABC News thought they controlled the information stream of last night’s so-called debate. Their imperious announcement that the debate would be televised on the West Coast with a 3-hour tape…

Clinton Pitches a Screwball

By Karoli April 16, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

Not that you would have (or should have) heard it in tonight’s disgraceful debate, but Hillary Clinton took a surprisingly elitist and cavalier attitude toward ‘Reagan Democrats’ back in 1992.…

Bruce Springsteen Endorses Obama

By Karoli April 16, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

No, he’s not a superdelegate. But Bruce Springsteen is an amazing musician and performer who has a clue about small towns. His endorsement is eloquent: He has the depth, the…

Thanks, Momocrats and BlogHer!

By Karoli April 16, 2008 Election 2008, Uncategorized No Comments

Thanks and gratitude this morning… To BlogHer for listing Bang the Drum on their new political blog database. You can add yours to the list, too. Better yet, you can…

A Little Cookie with your Crow?

By Karoli April 14, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

Hillary Clinton, in 1992 “”You know, I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas, but what I decided to do was fulfill my profession.” Oh,…