JM Bell | January 31, 2008
Hey, now that Sundance is over, I can finally get back to some hard politics. Well, maybe not all that hard. Here’s another example of what happens when Ethan from KSL’s Nightside and I agree on something: I still win.
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JM Bell | January 31, 2008
From the Brain Trust at TPM:
The Obama campaign confirms that it raised an astonishing $32 million — in the month of January alone.
Clearly, the Iowa win on January 3 provided a huge burst of fundraising momentum right on through the South Carolina victory.
To put this number in perspective: In one month, Obama raised more than [...]
JM Bell | January 31, 2008
Seriously. CNN is playing it all again, and here I am, watching it. Like passing a car accident or a fatty jogging in stretch cotton, I can’t stop watching.
JM Bell | January 31, 2008
What are the real facts on the Bush Economy? They’re not good. According to a report by the Joint Economic Chair and Vice Chair, “During the last six years, the economy has performed in a lackluster fashion, without strong growth in output, investment, or employment. America’s working families have seen little or no improvement in [...]
JM Bell | January 31, 2008
McCain tonight: The state of California and state of Arizona, we westerners care very much about our environment and we want to act.
McCain Voted Against Funding for National Parks. In 1996, McCain voted against an amendment to the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Resolution (SCR 57) which would have increased funding for national parks and sewer [...]
JM Bell | January 30, 2008
McCain tonight: “I’m the only one that said that Rumsfeld had to go.*”
Not quite true, though. McCain actually refused to fight for Rumsfeld’s Resignation …
2004: McCain Refused To Call For Secretary Rumsfeld’s Resignation. McCain would not call for Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation, saying that the President “can have the team that he wants around him.” McCain [...]
JM Bell | January 30, 2008
Romney Tonight: “But I’m not running on president bush’s record. President bush can talk about his record.” [CNN GOP Debate, 1/30/08]
The Other Mitt:
Romney Praised Bush Tax Cuts At RGA Speech. In a speech at the Republican Governors Association conference in Miami, Romney voiced his support for the Bush tax cuts. Romney said, “Our president … [...]
JM Bell | January 30, 2008
Tonight’s Debate:
Q: You side with the states, that means you side with Governor Schwarzenegger.
ROMNEY: I side with the states making their own decision even if i don’t agree with the decisions they made.
The Other Mitt: Romney Said Republicans Should “Never … Embrace Ideas of Al Gore”
In a statement last month, [Romney] criticized Republicans for “embracing [...]
JM Bell | January 30, 2008
McCain tonight: I know the situation in Iraq.
But McCain Has Never Had It Quite Right On Iraq. . .
2002, 2003: Winning In Iraq Would Be Easy. In the run up to War with Iraq, McCain repeatedly emphasized that the conflict would be easy. Speaking in September 2002 about the prospect of invading Iraq, McCain said [...]
JM Bell | January 30, 2008
Romney Tonight: “My plan is this which is for those that have come here illegally and are here illegally today, no amnesty. Now how to people return home? Under the ideal setting in my view, you say to those who just came in recently, we’re going to send you back home immediately, just go back [...]
JM Bell | January 30, 2008
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the thirty-second President of the United States. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945, and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. He was a central figure [...]
JM Bell | January 29, 2008
JM Bell | January 28, 2008
From Newsweek:
When you get into the edit suite after shooting a movie, you feel a responsibility to an actor who has trusted you, and Heath gave us everything. As we started my cut, I would wonder about each take we chose, each trim we made. I would visualize the screening where we’d have to show [...]
JM Bell | January 28, 2008
Well, desperation is a telling thing. Clinton promised to stay out of Florida after Florida said “screw you,” to New Hampshire … or something. Whatever. She promised, but, that was when she was presumptive, so, it doesn’t count, right?
From the NATION via YAHOO News:
Like other candidates, she pledged not to campaign in Florida after the [...]
Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything.
H.S. Truman
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