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VOTES FOR SALE

As if Superdelegates determining the "Democratic" election wasn't bad enough, one them wants to sell his vote to the highest bidder. Steven Ybarra says he will cast his vote for the candidate that gives him $20 million so that he can register 1 million new Mexican-American voters. Regardless of Ybarra's good intentions, last ... [Read More]

BITTER HILLBILLIES GIVE OBAMA THE BOOT

Despite outspending Hillary Clinton 3 to 1, Barack Obama was decisively defeated in the Pennsylvania primary, Tuesday. No doubt a result of his portraying Pennsylvanians as bitter hillbillies who "cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them." Ironically, when Barack offered his congratulations to ... [Read More]

ABSOLUT PROPAGANDA

Absolut Vodka's latest ad campaign entitled "In An Absolute World" advocates returning the United States border to its pre-Mexican-American War status. After receiving numerous boycott threats of Vin & Spirits issued the following half-hearted apology "As a global company, we recognize that people in different parts of the ... [Read More]

BARACK AND WRIGHT

If Geraldine Ferraro is racist for saying Barack Obama's race was advantageous, then surely Barack's pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright is racist for saying America is controlled by rich white people and that the government created AIDS to kill black people. But once again the media is pulling its punches when it comes to Barack ... [Read More]

WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

Seeing as how white men consistently top Keith Olbermann's "Worst Person in the World" segment on MSNBC's Countdown, it seems fitting that Keith should make his own list. On Wednesday Olbermann outdid himself. Olbermann not only called Geraldine Ferraro racist for saying little more than Obama's ethnicity was advantageous, ... [Read More]

IS MCCAIN DUCKING HUCK?

As he's so fond of pointing out, Mike Huckabee didn't major in math. Apparently, he didn't major in reading (between the lines) either. Only days before the March 4th primaries, Huckabee has been using his interviews (remind me why are people still interviewing him?) to beg John McCain for another debate. After McCain ... [Read More]

TEXAS DOES EVERTHING BIG – EVEN DISENFRANCHISEMENT

As is if the Democratic election weren't undemocratic enough what with 15% caucus thresholds and superdelegates, but now the make or break state may be Texas - A STATE WHERE YOU CAN VOTE TWICE! Texas assigns 2/3 of its delegates based on primaries and the other 1/3 on caucuses, which you can only participate in if you vote ... [Read More]