Reason #1347 why McCain is losing - $22K/month makeup artists

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Thursday October 23, 2008 · 11:11 PM PDT

2008/10/23 · 23:11

As I am sure that you know at least 1346 reasons why McCain is losing this election, let me add another one to your list.

He pays his makeup artist more than $22K a month (approx $264K per year - bad news, your taxes are going up with Obama) while paying his foreign policy advisor approximately $12K per month. John Stewart, are you paying attention?

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Would you pay your makeup artist $22K per month?

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Would you pay your makeup artist $22K per month?

Yes

0 votes

12 votes

For $22K/month, she better do more than makeup

46 votes

Troopergate - Sarah Palin's downfall

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Friday August 29, 2008 · 10:32 PM PDT

2008/08/29 · 22:32

I suspect most Americans will know about this story before the week is over, so get the jump on your friends and learn about Sarah Palin's excellent judgement and ethics in TROOPERGATE!

According to a story in the Anchorage Daily News, a special counsel has been appointed "to investigate the circumstances and events surrounding the termination of former Public Safety Commissioner Monegan, and potential abuses of power and/or improper actions by members of the executive branch."

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Friday April 11, 2008 · 7:45 AM PDT

2008/04/11 · 07:45

I am not from Philadelphia. I grew up in the Northeast and am familiar with the graft and corruption in many major US cities. But the idea that you would only vote for a candidate if that candidate would pay you to campaign for them seems wrong. Very wrong.

While perhaps this does not peg the outrage meter quite like Bush signing off on torture, it really pisses me off that campaigners are demanding money from the Obama campaign in Philadephia. It makes me very proud to hear Obama explain that he will not be paying any "street money".

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Would $100 convince you to switch from Obama to Clinton?

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Would $100 convince you to switch from Obama to Clinton?

GTFO. No amount of money is worth that.

175 votes

Sorry, I am poor and need the money.

5 votes

$100? You insult me. Let's start talking about $1000.

22 votes

That is politics in Philadelphia. Deal with it.

31 votes

Bush Admin: 4th Amendment may not apply

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Thursday April 03, 2008 · 7:47 AM PDT

2008/04/03 · 07:47

At what point does the country say ENOUGH!!!!!????

Do you remember the 4th Amendment? Good, but it is ancient history.

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

It hasn't existed since 2001 in the eyes of the Bush Administration.

Based on some sleuthing by the EFF, there was a particularly alarming footnote to the recently declassified memo from John Yoo, which was reported yesterday in a Washington Post article.

The footnote reads "...our Office recently concluded that the Fourth Amendment had no application to domestic military operations."

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Monday February 04, 2008 · 5:46 PM PST

2008/02/04 · 17:46

Like many of you, I have been inspired to support Barack Obama. I feel passionately that he is our best hope for a positive change in our country and the world around us. I am encouraged that my 64 year old previously Bush-loving, Republican father is considering Obama (but would never vote for HRC in a million years).

I believe that Obama is the only candidate who can transcend political and generational lines.

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Thursday January 24, 2008 · 8:26 PM PST

2008/01/24 · 20:26

Really, this is the final straw that should get our favorite independent stripped of any and all seniority in the Democratic Party. He will be campaigning against the Democratic candidate in the Presidential election in November. I think Joe can say it even better himself.

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Should Joe Lieberman be stripped of his committee assignments as a Democrat?

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Should Joe Lieberman be stripped of his committee assignments as a Democrat?

Chairmanships are for Democrats.

129 votes

Don't rock the boat until 2009.

37 votes

Leave Joe alone.

7 votes

Let the housing market FALL

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Thursday December 06, 2007 · 1:17 PM PST

2007/12/06 · 13:17

Pres. Bush just had his news conference to announce his mortgage rate freeze plan and he insists that it

"...does not represent the imposition of a government solution to the mortgage crisis.

"We should not bail out lenders, real estate speculators or those who made the reckless decision to buy a home they knew they could not afford," Bush said after meeting with industry leaders at the White House. "But there are some responsible homeowners who could avoid foreclosure with some assistance."

This is a very bad idea with far-ranging consequences that probably haven't been fully explored by this administration.

Join me below the fold.

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Saturday February 24, 2007 · 2:32 PM PST

2007/02/24 · 14:32

I think this is a very good sign. This afternoon, Barack Obama's website is virtually unusable. Very slow to load any page. Either they are buckling under a DDos attack or there are a lot of Americans trying to find out more about him on his website. I am fairly confident that it is the latter.

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Sunday January 14, 2007 · 1:46 AM PST

2007/01/14 · 01:46

I getting really tired of getting outraged at our President's unrelenting reinterpretation of the law. In the latest effort, the Army manual has been rewritten to eliminate 10 words from the section about domestic wiretapping. Of course, they did not publicly announce it when they made the decision in November 2005. It was only recently revealed via a FOIA request. OK Democratic leaders, we are in charge now.

Under the previous law, in order to get a domestic wiretap, the Army had to go to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court or get the authorization from the US Attorney General "issued under the authority of section 102(a) of the Act." See those 10 words in quotes? They don't exist anymore. So now the Army has the choice to go to the FISA court OR they can get the authorization from the US Atty Gen. (who can now make their best judgement without the interference of those pesky FISA judges). Hmmm, which one do you think they will choose?

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Friday August 11, 2006 · 4:05 PM PDT

2006/08/11 · 16:05

Why am I not surprised at this? The Bush administration runs over budget in the Federal Protective Service (which guards government buildings) by $6 million. So they decided to see if lawmakers would let them slide the money over from the research arm of the Department of Homeland Security. I mean, it's only $6 million, right? Chump change in the overall budget.

Except that the $6 million dollar was intended to be spent on explosives detection technology. You know, bomb detectors and such. Hmmm, how is that going to help win W's war on terror? Maybe someone should ask George. At least lawmakers in Congress had the sense to tell them to fund their budget shortfalls from other areas than the RESEARCH ARM of the DHS. Read More

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