Tag archive for ‘Gustav’
Afternoon Apertif: Daily News Roundup
After all that build-up, Hurricane Gustav has come and gone, leaving huge swathes of power outages and a big ol’ mess for returning evacuees to clean up, but no broken levees or national disaster areas. While people begin making their way back to that part of the waterfront, Gustav’s sister Hanna is heading ominously toward [...]
The McCain Campaign’s Media Mastery
McCain appears in New Orleans in April with Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal
Sen. John McCain’s online experience may be limited to email printouts he receives from staffers and occasional glances at “The Drudge Report,” but don’t let his crotchety voice and snow-white hair fool you. This man — or at least his campaign — knows a [...]
Jamaicans Don’t Build Castles on the Sand
Most Jamaicans keep their homes pretty low-key. Huts made with wooden slats or metal sheets dot the landscape along the coast and for miles inland. Most of them are no more than one large room, so families congregate on the fields outside instead. Hustlers hoping to make their money from tourists spend the hot, lazy [...]
Lunchtime Snacks: Daily News Roundup
Dems Turning a Whiter Shade of Palin: Sen. John McCain stunned the nation when he announced his VP choice: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. The young pro-life, anti-corruption, anti-gambling, mother of five Republican may be adding balance to the bill. Should not the Democrats have seen this coming? Is it possible the Sen. Hillary Clinton-contingent, those [...]
Daily News Round Up: The NObama Edition
This round up is an Obama-free zone!
When will the McCain campaign run its next negative ad on Joe Biden? We know troubles with plagiarism ruined Biden’s 1988 presidential bid, and now the LA Times is reporting about an especially close relationship between the Illinois law firm SimmonsCooper and the Biden family. SimmonsCooper employees have donated [...]
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