Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

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…

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…

Bad Judgment or Race-Baiting?

By Karoli May 13, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

This is what Georgia bar owner and seller Mike Norman says about it: Norman said he sees nothing wrong with depicting Obama as Curious George. “Look at him . .…

Where the Clinton campaign tears a page out of Richard Nixon’s playbook

By Karoli May 13, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

In 1950, Richard Nixon ruined Helen Gahagan Douglas, a passionate progressive California Congresswoman who was running for the Senate. Douglas, originally an up-and-coming Hollywood star, turned to politics after spending…