The second most famous person from Wasilla, Alaska

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Friday August 29, 2008 · 9:25 AM PDT

2008/08/29 · 09:25

Sarah Palin is now Wasilla's most famous resident, but any Alaskan who watches television is far too familiar with the next most famous Wasillan, Ted Sadler, a mattress salesman known for his painfully annoying commercials. Watch to the end:

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Wednesday March 05, 2008 · 8:34 AM PST

2008/03/05 · 08:34

According to Kos, the likely delegate shift out of March 4th due to Texas and Ohio is... 0.

Clinton has claimed both as major victories and reasons to fight on.

Well, those reasons are gone.

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Tuesday March 04, 2008 · 12:19 AM PST

2008/03/04 · 00:19

Update x2: Hillary's campaign responded to this diary by lying about it. See the bottom of the diary.

In case you needed yet another reason to despise Hillary Clinton and her vermin strategists, she's now running an ad blatantly lying about Obama's subcommittee. Her ad includes debate footage heavily doctored to make Obama blacker.

I guess this is the "fun part."

This was all pointed out (and links provided, and so on) in a comment by converse, but I haven't seen it diaried yet, so I wrote this one. (Update: jthomascronin apparently diaried this story yesterday, and seems to be the original person to point this out.)

In another comment, clonecone pointed out that Time got caught doing this a while back and posted this picture:

Here's Hillary's take on it:

Congrats, Troutnut, you hit the front page of Digg. Unfortunately, they linked to the version with comments, not the storyonly version. Comments disabled for now. -ct

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Friday February 29, 2008 · 12:11 PM PST

2008/02/29 · 12:11

This one's short and sweet.

Ben Smith at Politico reports on an Obama conference call just now, which includes a joking reference to Hillary's 3am ad everyone's talking about today:

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Strawberry-rhubarb pie

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Blueberry pie

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Apple pie

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Peach pie

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Pumpkin pie

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Mrs. Lovett's Hillary pie

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Year 2 of 35: Insulting a 12-year-old rape victim

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Sunday February 24, 2008 · 9:48 PM PST

2008/02/24 · 21:48

I'm surprised I don't see any diaries about this yet (maybe I missed some earlier today) but Newsday has a remarkable story from Hillary's early days as a lawyer, when she defended a rapist by attacking the credibility of his 12-year-old victim.

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Wednesday February 20, 2008 · 11:43 AM PST

2008/02/20 · 11:43

John McCain said in his speech last night that terrorists in Pakistan are our ally. He did not say it that directly, but there can be no other implication. This is proves he's living in the Cold War era of foreign policy, where the main enemy is the Soviet Union and Donald Rumsfeld gets chummy with Saddam Hussein while the CIA sends weapons to Osama bin Laden.

Is McCain planning to resume those care packages to al Qaeda? He's starting to sound like it.

Here's what he said said:

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Friday February 08, 2008 · 9:19 PM PST

2008/02/08 · 21:19

Hillary's supporters have been increasing their accusations that Obama's speeches lack substance. They say, in spite of his detailed plans, impressive Senate record, and clarity of judgment that he's an empty suit. They seem to think it's a sign of shallowness that he's so inspiring, that he can communicate his vision for America so clearly that people actually don't get bored. When he speaks of policy, he's inspiring. When he paints a vision in clear, broad strokes, he's even more inspiring.

They say it must be too good to be true. Anyone known for inspiring a people must be an empty suit. Perhaps they're right. Just look at these vapid, feel-good platitudes, and see below for the empty suits who spoke them:

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Sunday February 03, 2008 · 8:30 PM PST

2008/02/03 · 20:30

Early this January, an underdog headed to the icy Midwest and began an unlikely journey with an unexpected win.

A few short weeks later, with all other competitors eliminated, they would face off 1-on-1 against an undefeated dynasty.

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Thursday January 31, 2008 · 7:14 AM PST

2008/01/31 · 07:14

Like many people here, until now I've kept most of my political activity behind the quasi-anonymity of the Internet. It's comfortable. And in 2004 I was satisfied with that. I didn't want to get out and "bug" people in person about politics. I thought that would be hard. It isn't.

Now I'm doing something.

I haven't become as dedicated a foot soldier as many on this site. I'm a long-time spectator, inspired by Obama to really participate, if only a little. When enough people do a little, they can bring a lot of change.

If you are, like I was, watching this campaign from the sidelines, it's time to get involved. It's now or never. The things America can do with Barack Obama at the helm are worth taking that plunge!

Here in beautiful Fairbanks, Alaska -- 100 miles north of the high peaks of the Alaska Range, and a few short hours from the Arctic Circle -- it's 34 degrees below 0 tonight, and the only sun rising more than a little ways above the distant peak of Denali is this one:

But the cold and darkness aren't stopping Obama volunteers!

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Sunday January 27, 2008 · 9:30 PM PST

2008/01/27 · 21:30

After reading o the umanity's diary Moved from Hillary to Edwards on the current rec list, I just had to stand up for the one true underdog.

You see, I have to--HAVE TO--say it one more time, loud and clear to those who continue to insist that Barack Obama and John Edwards are the only other choices there are besides Hillary Clinton, and that Mike Gravel should get out of the race...

Why? If you really care about "having more than three choices", make the jump with me now...

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Friday January 11, 2008 · 12:58 PM PST

2008/01/11 · 12:58

John Edwards is a distant second choice for me in this election. I have some doubts about his authenticity, though. My impression is that he's a good guy with some good goals, but that he's willing to do some shapeshifting and be a little dishonest to win. I don't say "do anything to win" because it seems he doesn't stoop to dishonest attacks on his opponents, and I salute him for that, but I'd rather he not prop himself up in disingenuous ways either.

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A once-mediocre Democrat who had an honest change of heart and reformed into a solid progressive.

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A well-intentioned guy who's done some disingenuous things to get ahead.

36 votes

A creepy overblown phony with a talent for selling himself.

26 votes

Obama's brilliant new stump speech

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Thursday December 27, 2007 · 9:56 AM PST

2007/12/27 · 09:56

The Page has the full text of Obama's new stump speech, which Halperin calls "the best-written speech of the campaign." Obama wrote it himself, and it's beautifully written even by his high standards.

Update: They've got the video online!

Here are a few of my favorite parts of the speech:

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Fluff, hot air, and false hope

An unlikely victor

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