Although many of the Democratic candidates, particularly all the frontrunners, are attending the Yearly Kos convention, a lollapalooza for bloggers, media, and party activists, it's clear Hillary is making some serious efforts to garner some blogger love. True, Daily Kos likes to hate on her (Daily Kos, though often filled interesting info and honest, relevant analysis, can be haters) and yet, here she is, defending them against Bill O'Reilly's scathing remarks about daily kos.
Besides her quick response to O'Reilly and generous remarks about kos, she's continued her blog-love efforts with this, rearranging her schedule completely in order to participate in Yearly Kos's small, break out sessions with the candidates. Even though she had already made it clear that she couldn't make the sessions due to scheduling issues (not the Rudy/Romney -let's-avoid-real-questions-from-Americans-incl-snowmen kind of scheduling issues) she's recognizing the importance the netroots have on campaigns. Interestingly, while we think of the net as only young people, almost 40% of fbook users are over the age of 35, 46% of myspace users are over 35 yrs, and more than half of youtube users are 35 yr to 64 yr (comScore). Clinton can reach out to us collegiates, and Grandma, all at the same time.
Friday, August 3, 2007
Slow news day
Three way tie in Iowa, big snafu, Hil's still got it locked up in New Hampshire. Granite state loves her as much as I do!
Since Congress is supposed to be in their mandatory 30 day recess, I thought today was going to be a slow news day (I hate that there's no Hotline today). But, alas, those crazy kids up on the Hill just can't get it together, and serves them right. Republicans walked out of the House last night because the Dems supposedly weren't playing nice with their procedural vote. Anyways, on the upside, at least we passed SCHIP! Or some tangled, variations of it. Strong support in the Senate, a uh, slightly, marked up version from the House. SCHIP, the State Children's Health Insurance Plan, is due to expire in September. So it's up for reauthorization. Championed by a bipartisan team, it helps cover those families and children who don't qualify for Medicaid, but can't afford health insurance. Somehow the Bush administration thinks this is a bad thing, and are threatening to veto. *Cue sad music.
Photo courtesy of Flickr user Jotts_Sab
Yes, Bush, you don't want to help these children. For shame.
In other news, though this is very outdated, I've recently found out that Bush endearingly refers to Karl Rove as a "turd blossom." Well, that makes two of us. Although Bush thinks it's cute, Wikipedia says:
2008 just can't come fast enough, now can it?
Since Congress is supposed to be in their mandatory 30 day recess, I thought today was going to be a slow news day (I hate that there's no Hotline today). But, alas, those crazy kids up on the Hill just can't get it together, and serves them right. Republicans walked out of the House last night because the Dems supposedly weren't playing nice with their procedural vote. Anyways, on the upside, at least we passed SCHIP! Or some tangled, variations of it. Strong support in the Senate, a uh, slightly, marked up version from the House. SCHIP, the State Children's Health Insurance Plan, is due to expire in September. So it's up for reauthorization. Championed by a bipartisan team, it helps cover those families and children who don't qualify for Medicaid, but can't afford health insurance. Somehow the Bush administration thinks this is a bad thing, and are threatening to veto. *Cue sad music.
Photo courtesy of Flickr user Jotts_SabYes, Bush, you don't want to help these children. For shame.
In other news, though this is very outdated, I've recently found out that Bush endearingly refers to Karl Rove as a "turd blossom." Well, that makes two of us. Although Bush thinks it's cute, Wikipedia says:
Turd blossom' was used in 1960s Texas high school slang to describe the spreading smell of a fart, or the spreading stain of a loose bowel movement. Neither Rove nor George W. Bush attended high school in Texas, and they may have been unfamiliar with the original use of the word. 'Fart blossom' was a common variant.
2008 just can't come fast enough, now can it?
Three-Way In Iowa
It's a three-way tie in Iowa for the Democrats. According to Political Wire:
I have a feeling in the end John Edwards might win in Iowa. He needs the win to have a chance. Hopefully, Hillary Clinton will do some major Iowa campaigning in the Fall and take over both Edwards and Obama.
Sen. Hillary Clinton, Sen. Barack Obama and John Edwards are in a virtual tie for first place in Iowa, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. The survey found Obama had 27% support, followed by Clinton and Edwards tied at 26%. Gov. Bill Richardson was fourth with 11%."
While Clinton has a clear and consistent lead over Obama in national polls, with Edwards generally running a distant third, the contours of the campaign in Iowa appear far different. Edwards's strong base of support, built on the foundations of his second-place finish in the state's precinct caucuses in 2004, has turned Iowa into the most competitive early state for the Democratic field."
I have a feeling in the end John Edwards might win in Iowa. He needs the win to have a chance. Hopefully, Hillary Clinton will do some major Iowa campaigning in the Fall and take over both Edwards and Obama.
Movie Trailer: Rendition
Here is the new trailer for the film Rendition. This political thriller has a stellar cast including Academy Award winners Reese Witherspoon, Alan Arkin, and the always amazing Meryl Streep. Also starring are Jake Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard. I hope this movie isn't just a whole bunch of big names shoved into a terrible film. Rendition hits theaters this Fall.
Check out the trailer here.
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