Love child allegations inching into the media

Edwards’ Party Role Clouded by Allegations - America’s Election HQ: "John Edwards’ reluctance to refute allegations that he had an affair and child with his former videographer could jeopardize his potential role as a Democratic National Convention speaker and surrogate for his party’s presumptive nominee."
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This story has been all over the tabs and the blogs for weeks now but, bizarrely, the major media refuse to cover it at all. Eventually they will have no choice. With Fox getting on it, I guess the time has come.

Hmmmm...

Have the Clintons Gotten Over It? - TIME: "In private conversations, associates say, Clinton remains skeptical that Obama can win in the fall. That's a sentiment some other Democrats believe is not just a prediction but a wish, because it would prove her right about his weaknesses as a general-election candidate and possibly pave the way for her to run again in 2012. Clinton is also annoyed that Obama has yet to deliver on his end of an informal bargain, reached as part of their truce, that each would raise $500,000 for the other. 'Hillary has done her part in that regard,' says an adviser. 'Obama has not.'"
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And she seems to be insisting on having her name placed in the running at the convention, and a roll call vote. People are starting to take note that His Magnificence hasn't been able to break 50% in the polls yet and wondering if that will continue until the general election. And here is Clinton, finding subtle ways to say, "I told you so, and I'm still here..."

It seems inconceivable that Obama could be unseated as the Democrat nominee, but anything is possible.

More Anti-American angst from Obama

Breitbart.tv » Obama to 7-Year-Old: ‘America Is No Longer What It Could Be, What It Once Was’
In which Obama manages to be both inarticulate, inane, and inappropriate at the same time. You don't say things like that to a 7 year old. Period. And given how far this clown has gone while contributing so little, I don't see what he and his whiny wife are complaining about. His kids are living in luxury; they live in a mansion their daddy acquired due to his sleazy political connections; their father is a Senator who has gotten rich and famous by writing about himself and not much else; their mother has a huge paycheck...which of the above does this empty suit not want for his children, exactly?

Life in this country has never been better than it is today, and anybody who doubts that should come up with a time when it was better. And life here is better than anyplace on earth.

University students 'cannot spell' - Telegraph: "Many undergraduates misspell basic words such as 'their', 'speech' or even 'Wednesday' in essays, it is claimed. First year students are the worst offenders, despite already spending at least 13 years in the education system. Standards have deteriorated to such an extent that one leading academic has been forced to ignore common errors altogether. Dr Ken Smith, a senior lecturer in criminology at Bucks New University, said 'atrocious' spelling was rife among new undergraduates, with many failing to apply basic rules, such as 'i before e, except after c'. The words 'weird', 'seize', 'leisure' and 'neighbor' are regularly misspelled by students, he said."
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These are Brits, but the same holds true here in the US. It even happens in papers written using word processors that have instant spell checkers.

Don't expect to see this in the major media

Moqtada Packs It In - WSJ.com: "Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr plans to announce Friday that he will disarm his Mahdi Army, which was raining mortars on Baghdad's Green Zone as recently as April. Coupled with the near-total defeat of al Qaeda in Iraq, this means the U.S. no longer faces any significant organized military foe in the country. It also marks a major setback for Iran, which had used the Mahdi Army as one of its primary vehicles for extending its influence in Iraq."
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Remember this fellow? He was headline news when he was leading this army and they were wreaking havoc and making us look bad. But now he is out of business.

What do you mean, "if"?

The Rosett Report » Please Lay Off the Kool-Aid, Mr. President: “If North Korea were to end up with a nuclear weapon, it would be very destabilizing and very troubling for all of us.” – President Bush, July 30, 2008, Interview with China Central Television (Yes, this week he really said that)

“If” –?? What is Bush talking about? That ship has sailed. That train has left the station. That bomb is out of the bag. North Korea already has a nuclear weapon, and more likely it has a number of them.
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I hope and trust this is some complicated diplomatic double-speak designed to produce some mysterious and subtle effect. Maybe it has to do with their promises to dismantle their weapons (does anybody believe that promise?). Or maybe President Bush was misquoted. Or...I hesitate to speculate further.

CRAZY DRIVERS!!

Pedestrian accidents are a 'huge problem in the city' :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: News: "Here's a sobering fact to consider when you're out for a walk -- on average, 71 pedestrians are killed and 930 are seriously injured every year in Chicago. Nearly one-third of the accidents are hit-and-runs."
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So we have 2 or 3 serious injuries per day, and one or two fatalities every week. I'm not surprised. I walk from Union Station to UIC, and I have to dodge idiot drivers all the time. They act as though there are no pedestrians or bikes around. Blowing red lights at high speed is routine. Fifty mph down Jackson toward the loop. Turning right without stopping at the light. Talking on cell phones. Turning from the wrong lane. Blocking crosswalks.

Where are the cops, may I ask? Has anybody ever seen them issue a traffic citation, or is that perhaps somebody else's job? I see them going in and out of the 7-11, so I know they exist.

Here is a helpful suggestion...

Ohio inmate says he's too fat for execution
I know how to solve this problem. Perhaps a firing squad would be in order.

Obama is chicken

The Associated Press: Obama backs away from McCain's debate challenge: "WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic candidate Barack Obama on Saturday backed away from rival John McCain's challenge for a series of joint appearances, agreeing only to the standard three debates in the fall.

In May, when a McCain adviser proposed a series of pre-convention appearances at town hall meetings, Obama said, 'I think that's a great idea.' In summer stumping on the campaign trail, McCain has often noted that Obama had not followed through and joined him in any events.

Obama's reversal on town hall debates is part of a play-it-safe strategy he's adopted since claiming the nomination and grabbing a lead in national polls."
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He doesn't have much of a lead and it is shrinking. The reason he is backing down from the town halls and will only do three conventional debates with zero town halls is simple: he is a lightweight who knows McCain would clean his clock, and he is afraid (with good reason) that he will make gaffes that will expose his glib, superficial, shallow political persona for the charade it is.

IBDeditorials.com: Editorials, Political Cartoons, and Polls from Investor's Business Daily -- Obama Wants You

Obama Wants You: "Election '08: Barack Obama calls it 'Universal Voluntary Public Service.' We call it a plan for national involuntary servitude. Kennedy asked us what we could do for our country. Obama has ways to make us volunteer."
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Somebody finally decided to write about this. Don't expect the issue to surface in the Obama media unless McCain kicks it into the middle of the floor during the debates. That is, if His Lordship deigns to interrupt his inauguration plans long enough to debate.