MSNBC's Chelsea Comment Angers Clinton
If he had said something like "The Clinton's have pimped out Chelsea's campaign van", that would have been acceptable use of the new American urban parlance regarding the word "pimped".
But he didn't use the word in that way. He used it as a cliche of the traditional sense (prostitution). Although I assume he didn't truly mean it to imply prostitution, our news commentary should be better wordsmiths.
First Negative Ad Against Clinton
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<p>Liberal activists plan to begin airing a television ad against <a href="http://www.politicalbase.com/people/hillary-clinton/2297/">Hillary Rodham Clinton</a> in Iowa this week, the first non-Republican negative ad aimed at a Democratic presidential candidate.</p>
The group, Democratic Courage, has accused Clinton of making policy decisions on the basis of polls, not convictions. It planned to introduce the ad Tuesday.
Glenn Hurowitz, the group's president, described the spot as a modest buy that would run on cable only, meaning it won't be seen as much as ads by Clinton and rival Barack Obama, who are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on ads in the state.
Democratic Courage is a political action committee, financed by contributions of no more than $5,000 per person.
"We are concerned that she wouldn't be the best candidate in the general election or the best president because she is so easily bullied by the Republican attack machine," Hurowitz said.
Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani and John McCain have all run ads putting Clinton in a negative light.
Hurowitz said the group does not plan to endorse any candidate, though he said it may run a negative ad against another Democrat in the field. He would not identify who that would be. He said the extent of the group's advertising would depend on the amount of donations its first ad generates.
Clinton is in a virtual three-way tie in Iowa with Obama and John Edwards. The Iowa caucuses are only one month away.
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Well, If You Want to Be Like France,
Keep government out of culture.
I don't see a problem with this
I'm with Andy on this. But also, I've completely given up on any television news at all. Since they are profit and ratings driven they are no longer balanced.
Use this forum for bugs: http://www.politicalbase.com/forums/topic/official-bug-list/801/
bethany says:
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Holy crap... I just last month moved out of oakland. My wife and I were there for 3 years, and unfortuneatly STILL own the loft that we bought there. It is a terrible place to live crime-wise. So many homeless and so many youths with nothing to do and the wrong people to look up to.
We heard gun shots every week. Scary stuff.
elf shot the food says:
"I would LOVE to be able to persist my grid (issue v candidate) settings. That way I can look at my "dealbreaker" issues, edit the grid to remove candidates I oppose (one issue at a time). This way I can prioritize my choices, and iteratively narrow the field. Whenever I currently edit the grid, it automatically re-checks every issue and candidate, instead of persisting my previous choices. Please add this capability!"
Done. Persist away.
