Bill Richardson Job Interview Ads
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson's has a new ad campaign out that's going viral on YouTube. The first ads, "Job Interview" and "Tell Me" poke fun of the fact that the candidate is a virtual unknown despite having easily the most impressive resume in the Democratic field. Here's the video of the two ads, which run back-to-back: Kevin Drum thinks they're ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 10, 2007 14:18
Senator John McCain YouTube Interview
Senator John McCain did an interview with the folks at YouTube which was, not surprisingly, made into a YouTube video: Highlights: "I assume that there's a camera there at all times. You really have to." Quite right. He's also quite accommodating when asked to give a brief "rant" about government spending. He dodges, however, what would seem a softball question as ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 7, 2007 15:42
1st Republican Debate of 2008 - Video, Transcripts, Reax
I caught perhaps half an hour of last night's so-called debate between Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, and eight other guys. I don't feel deprived at not having seen the rest. The format was awful and the not unreasonable decision to include people whose candidacy has no shot (Tom Tancredo and Ron Paul, at a minimum) made the time to ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 4, 2007 07:59
Lieberman Leaning Further Republican
Political Insider's Alec Oveis: Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D/I-CT) told CongressDaily that he will support Sen. Susan Collins's (R-ME) re-election bid in 2008, "even though Democrats have already targeted her seat to try to keep control of the Senate." "Lieberman also reserved the option of endorsing a Republican for president in 2008 and repeated statements that he has not ruled out a future ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 13, 2007 15:53
Lawmakers: 5 Day Work Week a Grind
There is a growing bipartisan consensus among Congressmen that they work too damned hard, reports The Politico's Ryan Grim. Even before Democratic leaders have made good on promises to harness lawmakers five days a week, cross-party opposition is growing, with senators ready to revolt and House members simmering over the new schedule. The most popular move afoot would have lawmakers ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on February 7, 2007 08:38
Breaking! Duke Rape Accuser Changes Story Again
For the 56,864,631,657 time the accuser in the Duke lacrosse rape case has changed her story. This is a major problem for the DA Mike Nifong. The accuser in his case has changed her story so many times with on of the more recent being that she didn't remember if she was penetrated or not. This creates a ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on January 11, 2007 12:34
Saddam to be Hanged by Sunday - Maybe Today ***UPDATE: Tonight***
Saddam Hussein will reportedly be hanged within three days until he is dead, dead, dead. Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, sentenced to death for his role in 148 killings in 1982, will have his sentence carried out by Sunday, NBC News reported Thursday. According to a U.S. military officer who spoke on condition of anonymity, Saddam will be hanged ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on December 29, 2006 09:03
Duke Rape Case: Bizzaro World Law Professor
Wendy Murphy a law professor and former sex crimes prosecutor comes up with one of the lamest defenses for Mike Nifong. First up she postulates some damning evidence...or in more simple terms she makes up stuff, Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong may have eyewitness statements from the defendants' friends and photos of the incident. If so, Nifong should be ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on December 27, 2006 12:26
Duke Lacrosse Rape Charges Dropped
The Duke rape case is no longer a rape case. Prosecutors dropped rape charges Friday against three Duke University lacrosse players accused of attacking a stripper at a team party, but the three still face kidnapping and sexual offense charges, a defense attorney said. Joseph Cheshire and attorneys for the other players have said for months the woman told several different versions ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on December 22, 2006 12:59
Duke Rape Trial: Just End This Farce
Testifying under oath today the head of the private DNA testing company that tested the DNA samples in the Duke Lacrosse rape trial claimed that he and DA Mike Nifong agreed not to report results that were favorable to the victims...err defendants. Brian Meehan, director of DNA Security of Burlington, said his lab found DNA from unidentified men in the underwear, ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on December 15, 2006 18:27
