By Denis Campbell
On the day Hillary Clinton was confirmed by a 94-2 vote as Secretary of State, thus defeating attempts at partisan payback by her husband’s enemies, the New York media wolfpack claimed a prized scalp as Caroline Kennedy decided her privacy, fragile health of her uncle, family and indeed life itself was not worth [...]
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Caroline We Hardly Knew Ye
Posted on 22 January 2009 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: blatant executive branch power grabs, Boston Red Sox, Caroline Kennedy, Caroline We Hardly Knew Ye, clinton, confirmed by 94-2 vote as Secretary of State, defeating attempts at partisan payback by her husband’s, Denis Campbell, family, fragile health of her uncle, her brilliant collection of essays called “A Patriot’s, her privacy, jingoistic flag wrapping of ourselves, life itself was not worth the scrutiny circus that neve, loss of Habeas Corpus, mantra (New York’s) “Yankees Suck!”, New York chews up its famous and spits them out like to, New York media wolfpack claimed a prized scalp, not ready to live in the 24/7 privacy depriving bubble, saw The Patriot Act, they build them up just for the sport of tearing them d, Timothy Geithner hearing, truly dangerous acts
New POTUS, New Name
Posted on 11 November 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (1) | Tags: Capri, Celtic, clinton, codenames, Denis Campbell, Eagle, Joe Biden, Michelle Obama, obama, POTUS, Radiance, Renegade, Rennaissance, Rosebud, Secret Service, VPOTUS, WHCA
by Denis Campbell
Every incoming POTUS and VPOTUS (President of the United States and Vice), has a code name used by their US Secret Service protection detail. The name is chosen by the White House Communications Agency, originally created as the White House Signal Detachment under Franklin Roosevelt.
According to protocol, ‘good’ codewords are unambiguous words that [...]
Taking Skin (Muscle and Tissue) Out of the Game
Posted on 08 October 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: $20 million dollar debt, $6 million dollars+ of his own money into his failed pr, $66 million dollars in one month, $7 million+ of it owed to one Washington insider, 000 a month from Fannie and Freddie before they cratere, 3eDC received payments from the McCain campaign for Web, campaign manager, candidates running for President in 2008 will have rais, clinton, Daily Kos, Davis Manafort, deferred compensation through an Internet firm he owned, Denis Campbell, Dr. Seuss, earned $15, foregone his salary the last two months due to a campai, It’s gonna cost ya!, Mark Penn, McCain, Multi-millionaire former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Ro, national campaign operative, National campaigns, Newsweek, on literally everything, Pssst buddy wanna buy a Presidency?, Rick Davis, Sarah Palin, squeeze points out of every deal, take money out of the game, Taking Skin (Muscle and Tissue) Out of the Game, theirs are the first piggy noses in the trough, to cut your own party’s man as badly and deeply as she, ultimate Washington insider gravy train, was making $20000 a month, when a person with money meets a person with experience, “Drill baby drill!”
By Denis Campbell
Pssst, buddy, wanna buy a Presidency? It’s gonna cost ya! A truism in life I learned, is when a person with money meets a person with experience, the person with the experience ends up with the money and the person with the money ends up with an experience.
National campaigns are the ultimate Washington [...]
30 Days To Go …
Posted on 04 October 2008 by Charley James | Comments (0) | Tags: 000 more jobs were reported lost in Friday’s report, 159, addressing climate change, affecting their choice for president, after eight years of Bush-McCain foreign policy the ent, bad economy plays well for Democrats, better than people think he is, clinton, Commentariat keeps reminding, conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks, Daily Tracking Poll And Spread, declare on Friday night’s PBS NewsHour, disturbing to McCain’s Virginia headquarters, each of the past nine days Obama has been at 50% or 51%, eagerly awaited by conservative and moderate Republican, eight, format is McCain’s, Fred Thompson, gravitas and expertise to be president, growing worries, hammer home his program for creating jobs, hammer McCain relentlessly, he proved to viewers that he had the smarts, health care, heavy favorite, he’s learned how to talk to people in small groups, highest figure in decades, his biggest lead over his Democratic rival was two days, in 130 days since Rasmussen’s presidential tracking pol, intimate settings, Iraq and Afghanistan, Joe Biden did his job Thursday night, John has to show voters that he actually ‘gets’ what th, knowledge, McCain at 44% or 45%, McCain dead in the water, McCain led Obama on only 10 of them, Obama consistently beats McCain, Obama must do his for the next 30 days, Obama’s first debate with McCain, one million jobs were lost this year alone, past two weeks McCain pulled even with Obama only once, people are worse off now than they were four, personal future, relief for the middle class, rising unemployment, Sarah stopped the jokes about her last week, sending Biden or a high profile surrogate on television, six months ago McCain would have wiped the floor with h, that needs to come through Tuesday, That’s not John’s strength, their man’s last lead was Sept. 16 right after his conv, This week’s debate is crucial, topic is his – the economy, track every Republican and right wing smear, U6 figure is 11%, U6 is what the Bureau of Labor Statistics calls its mea, unpredictable election year, up by one point over Obama, use that obscure, use the “town hall” session to relate to the audience i, weigh heavily on voter’s minds, wonkish U6 number – 11% of America is either unemployed, years ago, “I can’t see how McCain can win”, “October surprise”
by Charley James
Alright, so it’s been an unpredictable election year. When the primaries began, Hillary Clinton was the heavy favorite and John McCain was all but dead in the water with Fred Thompson’s entry in the race being eagerly awaited by conservative and moderate Republicans alike. And something may yet happen – the oft-cited, much [...]
300-Plus Electoral Votes is Possible for Obama
Posted on 04 October 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: 1-month left, 11 September 2001, 3-minure media cycle, 300-Plus Electoral Votes Possible for Obama, 325-213 to Obama, 50-statewide winner-takes-all contests, 538 electoral votes, 57-state and territory organisations, Alaska and the District of Columbia have 3 votes each, angry, Arkansas, attack the character of Obama, attacked when needed, attacking Obama’s inexperience is not working, base loves her, battlegrounds, buckets full of cash on hand, California biggest prize with 55, calm, candidate is running out of money, clinton, cold flop sweat, collected, colorado, community organiser, cool, daily national tracking polls mean little, deliberate, Democratic state governments, Denis Campbell, desperate old man, earn their 7-figure salaries peddling influence, everyone else is terrified, expect the 527 group ‘Swift Boat squads’ to throw every, failure will then have only one author John McCain, final EV prediction, first person to 270 wins, force him off issues-based solid ground, frenetic, gambling approach, George Bush beat John Kerry 286-252, Georgia, good job of anticipating attacks and swatting them asid, GOP stronghold since Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Ri, gravy train lobbyist staff will parachute to safety, green is purple, ground game, ground game of Senator Obama, gruelling Hillary Clinton primary experience, Hail Mary pass downfield, helping Obama, independent states, interesting contests, July and August his funds went to building the field or, keep your eyes closed… and picture Sarah Palin sitting, know exactly what to do to punch the ball into the end-, knows nothing trumps SPIN better than face-to-face answ, looked anything but Presidential in his choices, map’s mid-section was solid red in 2004, McCain, McCain has lost his cool, McCain operatives conceded Michigan, McCain/Republican SPIN doctors that worked so smoothly, Montana The ‘New West’, neither ‘trophy’ partner can dig him out of the hole, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, November 4th, obama, Obama could be headed to a landslide victory, Ohio and Florida, outspending Senator McCain 3:1 (see chart), played a solid if not boring game, played patient game, point fingers as the Clinton team did, pointed, popular governors, powerful jabs and combinations to the mid-section, president is in the air unable to land, pulling advertising and staff out, run from the room screaming, Sarah Palin is an unmitigated disaster as VP choice, softening him up, sound pathetic, South, South Carolina, support Obama over McCain by 61% - 30%, targeted add buys, trumping the kitchen sink, two controversial states from 2000 and 2004, tying McCain to Bush, Virginia, VP Cheney is in the secure bunker underneath the White, Wall Street Journal poll of “new” voters, will convince you they know it is, winning over mad-dog, you’re an idiot for not seeing it
by Denis Campbell
My EU media colleagues have a hard time understanding that daily national tracking polls mean little. On November 4th, voters will enter and cast ballots in 50-statewide winner-takes-all contests. There are 538 electoral votes up for grabs, this is how the race is decided and the first person to 270 votes wins. California [...]
Random Craziness from the Campaign Trail
Posted on 19 September 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (1) | Tags: "Foreclosure Phil" Gramm, 000-a-head Sept 25 fundraising events, 262-page amendment slipped into the appropriations bill, AIG, Bear Stearns, Blackberry, campaign proudly says he owns and uses a laptop, can't use a computer because of his war injuries, canceled her two-day swing through the Golden State, Carly Fiorina, CEO of EL Rothschild, clinton, Commerce committee, Conservatism has failed before my very eyes, Daily Kos, Daniel Henninger, David Brooks, Democratic National Committee’s Platform Committee, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, fact-fabricating generic Republican, Fannie Mae, FOX News, Freddie Mac, frittering away the Palin bounce, Froma Harrop, Hoffmania, isn't a drug lord, Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Latin America and the entire region, Leonard Doyle, lose his temper and run against the Washington he's bee, married to international banker Sir Evelyn de Rothschil, McCain invented the Blackberry, McCain would emerge as a press-conference-avoiding, media-baiting, member of the National Information Infrastructure Advis, News from the Campaign Trail, Obama is an elitist, Obama's attacks on McCain's lack of computer expertise, Orange County, Orange County rally, Palin's presence electrified the GOP base in California, Paul Krugman, Philip Klein, Politico, President of Spain, Prime Minister Zapatero isn't from Mexico, Pundit round-up, responsible for the “miracle” of PDAs, risky mortgage-backed securities to investors, Santa Clara, Sarah blows off 15000 Orange County Republicans, scheduling problems", Secretary of Energy Advisory Board under President Clin, sell-out of her two $1, Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, Sen. Phil Gramm, Shaun Mullen, Spain join the Axis of Evil?, thrown under the campaign bus, two major California fundraisers, Walter Shapiro
Pundit round-up from The Daily Kos, Hoffmania and others
NY Times’ David Brooks: Damned if I know what’s going on. Conservatism has failed before my very eyes.
NY Times’ Paul Krugman: I do know what’s going on, and it ain’t pretty. There’s only one bright spot in the picture: interest rates on mortgages have come down sharply [...]
Yes We Did!
Posted on 28 August 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: 15-minutes, 1970’s forced bussing, 1992, 2004, armed Mass. State Police escort, birth-right, black governor, blatant distortions and lies, Boston, candidate John McCain, clinton, CNN, Convention, David Milliband, Denver, forced a roll call, former party nominee, G-8, get over it, giving the Republicans a library of attack adverts, Governor Deval Patrick, groused, Hillaristas, inner city black children, Joe Biden, Louise Day Hicks, many voted against George Bush rather than for John Ker, Massachusetts, McCain, McCain’s strident and bellicose talk against Russia, moan and complain, name calling, nattering nabob of negativity, not planning for contests beyond 05 February, obama, other diplomatic means, other G-8 leaders, over-reaction, Party Unity My Ass, perceived slight of Hillary, President Bill Clinton, PUMA, racial tensions, Republican Party tried to portray him as “too young and, Repug hate and slime machine, riots, rock throwing, running up a $20 million dollar personal campaign debt, seal the deal, Senator John Kerry, show why he has so inspired so many people, significance of the moment, sleaze tactic, South Boston, spun out of control, swift boating tactics, this year many will be voting for Obama, UK Foreign Secretary, unified, Veep selection, Yes We Did
The party was unified and happy leaving Boston in 2004. The difference between this year and four years ago is that many of us voted against George Bush rather than for John Kerry. When casting our ballot this year many will be voting for Barack Obama.
The pundits had nothing to talk about those first few [...]
Tears of…
Posted on 28 August 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (7) | Tags: $300 tuition, 10-years of living in the EU, 1963, 1st and 2nd generation immigrants, 38-years as a dedicated nurse and clinical instructor, 45-years ago, accept her floor nomination of Obama, acclamation, after 43-years, asking the convention to suspend its rules, Aunt Ivy, Avon, bounced the baby Colin Powell on her knee, burst into wild cheers, clinton, Dean of Simmons College, democratic party, Dr. King, emotional, ensure all of the ballots are counted, entrepreneurial dreams, first realtor quietly suggested to look in another area, full realisation, gave her a scholarship for that last term, George W. Bush, graduate from University in the 50’s, grandfather, he lived vicariously through the swings of my life’s wo, I Have a Dream speech, I place hand over heart in thanks to their memory, impressed with her determination, in their lifetime, Jamaica, magnanimous, midnight, Montego Bay Jamaica Airport, moved and rose to the moment, Nancy Pelosi, obvious pain of losing, party’s nominee, President, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, settle in for four-five hours, sons of slaves and the sons of slave owners, stocking lettuce, Stop and Shop, stopped the vote count, stunned convention hall, Tears, tears streaming down their faces, the Bronx, The Clintons, the only job an immigrant of colour could expect, this is an historic time for us all, unifying gesture, Washington DC, we would not have witnessed the thrill and joy of yeste, without the struggles
… what, no one can put it into words. I watched at midnight here in the UK as Senator Hillary Clinton, in the most magnanimous of unifying gestures, stopped the vote count by asking the convention to suspend its rules, ensure all of the ballots are counted and accept her floor nomination of Barack Obama [...]
Enough About Me, What Do You Think of Me?
Posted on 27 August 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: Bill Clinton, clinton, CNN, DNCC, Hillary Clinton, McCain, obama
In what had to be a difficult speech for anyone to make, Hillary Clinton gave the gracious, fire in the belly, support Obama and the party speech she needed to give last night. Solid, filled with great quotes, it was mostly on target. There were a few moment when it looked as if it would [...]
Welcome Joe!
Posted on 23 August 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: 2 millionth donor, 35-years of knowing how to work Washington’s corridors, America needs to see, attack ad, balance, Biden, Billary, bring more straight talk than McCain, capable of gnawing a leg or two off the Straight Talk E, clinton, Close-Up program, compassion, David Brooks, democratic party, depth of experience, Election Day, Ervin, every day common sense, get America moving on the right path again, gravitas, grow up, Humphrey, January, Joe, Joe Biden, Joe Martineau, Kennedy, legislative frontline, lunch pail blue-collar appeal, Mansfield, Mike Webb, Neil Kinnock, obama, picked up on that without the ten times you gave him cr, pit bull, politics as usual, right the listing ship of state, Senate subway, Senator Heinz, some of the warmth, The Hillaristas will cry foul, The New York Times, The Telegraph, Vice President, vice president selection, we most need and will remember, Welcome Joe, your mentors
Many will deride your selection as ‘old politics as usual’ but from this chair you bring more straight talk than McCain now seems capable of doing as well as balance, compassion, every day common sense and gravitas to the ticket. You also can be a pit bull when needed capable of gnawing a leg or [...]
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