Below is an open letter to the national media from Ralph Nader. Dear Members of the 4th Estate: Having spoken to numerous reporters and some editors with the national media (as distinguished from the local media) about the blackout or near blackout of the Nader/Gonzalez presidential campaign, striving to challenge the two party, exclusionary duopoly, [...]
Will Ferrell reprises Bush role
Oct. 24, 2008 1 Comment
Funnyman Will Ferrell returned to Saturday Night Live during the intro of one of SNL’s special Thursday updates. We stood beside Tina Fey’s Gov. Sarah Palin, making it the only time the two most highly-rated SNL parodies of all time appeared together. SNL regular Darrell Hammond’s reluctant John McCain later appeared in skit, where Farrell’s [...]
Mitt Romney out of the race
Feb. 7, 2008 Leave a Comment
Former Massachusetts Governor, Republican Mitt Romney will suspend his campaign, effectively ending his run for president. “I must now stand aside, for our party and our country,” Romney said during a speech in Washington Thursday. The move means Senator John McCain has all but won the nomination. Romney suffered a string of embarrassing third place [...]
Winner takes all
Jan. 29, 2008 Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON — Senator John McCain, in a tight race, has won the all-or-nothing Republican primary in Florida.
Over the past few weeks, since his victories in both South Carolina and in New Hampshire, McCain has begun to emerge as something of a steamroller. Depending on how he fares on February 5, in what is as close to a national primary as possible, [..]
Celebrity endorsements having little effect at the polls
Dec. 3, 2007 Leave a Comment
We’ve seen more blondes in today’s malls as a result of today’s hottest teeny bopper starlets. Some girls are even going as far as getting their prom dresses made to match those they see at MTV’s VMA’s. Today’s hottest celebrities influence the American culture in the everyday things we do. They influence our choices in [...]
