Vanity Fair is owned by Condé Nast. So is The New Yorker. According to the Vanity Fair web site, the folks at Vanity Fair had an opinion about their sibling publication’s recent Obama cover. Well, sure — didn’t most everyone?…
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One Less 527 & Some Thoughts on Campaign Funding
by Bill Spaulding • • 9 Comments
UPDATE: Quite a few people continue to donate. According to Talking Points Memo and others, MoveOn.org is closing its 527 advocacy group in deference to Obama’s call to end such groups. “This is an affirmation that we, like Senator Obama,…
Al Gore to Endorse
by Bill Spaulding • • 3 Comments
Tonight in Detroit, Michigan at 5:30 pm PDT, Al Gore will announce his endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama. Finally. A few hours from now I will step on stage in Detroit, Michigan to announce my support for Senator Barack Obama.…
¡Felicitaciones a Gustavo!
by Bill Spaulding • • 4 Comments
This past Saturday, Orange County’s very own and favorite Mexican was given the first place award for Best Column in a publication with a circulation of more than 55,000 for what is the first thing I read every week in…
Edwards, NARAL Endorse Obama
by Bill Spaulding • • 21 Comments
Another Middle-Aged White Guy For Obama! In separate announcements timed no doubt to dominate the evening news, John Edwards today announced his endorsement of Barack Obama. In a campaign event in Grand Rapids, MI, home of the late president, Gerald…
Just What, Precisely, Is the Plan?
by Bill Spaulding • • 31 Comments
Up front: 1- Yes, I am an ardent Obama supporter. 2- I do not claim a monopoly on good ideas; neither do I possess crystal clear insight. 3- Sen. Clinton has every right to continue her campaign. 4- Florida and…
This is Support for the Troops?
by Bill Spaulding • • 9 Comments
After five years of bumper stickers and magnets on cars proclaiming support for our troops, reality has begun to rear its ugly head. Yes, it is ugly. For lo these five years, the right wing – who still controls the…
