Category Archives: Politics: US: 2008 Elections

Where's My Jetpack?: Candidate Logo Comparison psychoanalyzes the Presidential candidates' logos.

I suppose that in this age of branding there might be something to it, odd as the idea seems.

(Thanks to la Bartow for the the link.)

This is a cute idea: Barack Obama Bumper Stickers! — a different one, the site promises, for each of the 50 states.

Only, the actual list of states is missing Florida:

States So Far:AL, AK AZ, CA, KS, LA, MO, NE, NV, NH, NM, OH, OK, SD, TX, VA, WA, WI.

States To Go: AR, CO, CT, DE, GL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MT, ND, NJ, NY, NC, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, WV, WY.

Politics TV has a July 4 Special: 2008's Best Campaign Web Videos So Far -Pt 2

They put it online, so I guess we don't need to wait until Friday to see it.

My vote for funniest is still the Gravel moment of zen.

But I suspect “yes we can” will go down in history as the best video of the campaign.

Since I am vacationing at an undisclosed location, here's a provocation to keep you going:

Scholars and Rogues, If he were a candidate in the 2008 presidential election, Richard M. Nixon would be more progressive than either the Republican or Democratic nominees.

Discuss.

For extra credit, consider the implications of this interview with Sen. Feingold.

Is this Norm Coleman (R-MN) ad, Al Franken Green Screen Conspiracy?, the worst produced and most stupid TV/video advertisement ever paid for by an incumbent Senator?

If it isn't the stupidest and worst, then I shudder to think what is. (Note: there may be something stupider out there, but the production values have to be better.)

Until the closing credits I was sure this was an independent effort from someone's laptop.

(For the back story to which this ad may be a lame response, see Minnesota Campaign Report: Coleman campaign green-screening the spouse?.)

It looks as if all our questions about yesterday's Telling Campaign Picture are answered in this Yahoo! News story, Play of the Day: Clinton's rise and shine surprise, which is illustrated with a photo of what appears to be the same woman pictured in the New York Times yesterday,

Doris Smith went downtown early Monday to see about getting tickets to Barack Obama's rally. Advance seats were sold out, she said, and the only option was to stand in line for up two hours or more and hope for the best.

Disappointed, she decided instead to go for breakfast — and walked right into Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign stop.

“Oh, I didn't want to do this,” Smith said, embarrassed, wearing an Obama T-shirt as Clinton walked into the restaurant. “I didn't know she was going to be here.”

At Tudor's Biscuit World, you can get just about anything on a biscuit. The Thundering Herd is a biscuit sandwich with sausage, egg and potatoes. The Peppi comes with pepperoni and cheese. Try the fried apple on a biscuit, the regulars said.

Clinton, however, passed up the biscuit counter. She signed autographs and posed for pictures with the mostly older clientele who gathered for a late Monday morning breakfast.

Smith, who lives in nearby Institute, said she liked Clinton but prefers Obama.

“We've got to get the Republicans out of there,” she said.

As Clinton left the building, Smith stepped up to shake her hand. She told the candidate that getting a Democrat in office was her priority.

“It's been too long since we have,” Clinton agreed, touching Smith's shoulder gently, and smiling.

So there you have it: pure coincidence.