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• They say: John McCain is not a maverick

  "They" in this case is Rolling Stone magazine, and the article is a very long examination of many of John McCain's claims (McClaims? OK, OK, sorry…) Read More... Posted Oct 07 2008, 03:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: news, pregnant, sports, video, hunting, environment, hillary clinton, barack obama, republicans, Democrats, election, John McCain, debate, election 2008, president, pig, Brett Singer, governor of alaska, alaska, sarah palin, dnc, joe biden, presidential election, beau biden, GOP VP pick, anchorage, sarah heath, anchorwoman, bristol palin, trig palin, bristol, trig, palin kids, lipstick, RNC, aerial wolf hunting, convention, wildlife, lipstick on a pig

• How much is Sarah Palin worth?

  One of Sarah Palin's claims during the debate was that she was "Joe Six-Pack" (shouldn't that be Jane Six-Pack?), part of her folksy, "I'm just like you, America" thing. So I thought I'd find out just how much money she actually had. Read More... Posted Oct 06 2008, 01:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: news, money, hillary clinton, barack obama, republicans, Democrats, election, John McCain, election 2008, president, Brett Singer, taxes, governor of alaska, alaska, sarah palin, conservatives, yahoo, vp, joe biden, presidential election, GOP VP pick, sarah heath, bristol palin, trig palin, bristol, trig, palin kids, lipstick, RNC, veep, liberals, financial disclosure, what is sarah palin's net worth, jane case of wine, joe six pack, sarah palin's taxes, net worth, sarah palin's financial statements, sarah palin's 401k, 401k, tax forms

• Sarah Palin pro choice -- for gays

  Sarah Palin uses the word "choice" a lot. For example: Bristol Palin's "choice" to have her baby (as Madeline pointed out). Now we have Sarah's gay best friend. Her friend, you see, made a "lifestyle choice." One that Sarah herself wouldn't choose, but hey, live and let live, right? Read More... Posted Oct 02 2008, 01:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: news, gay, hillary clinton, barack obama, republicans, Democrats, election, John McCain, election 2008, president, Brett Singer, governor of alaska, alaska, sarah palin, vp, joe biden, presidential election, GOP VP pick, sarah heath, bristol palin, trig palin, bristol, trig, palin kids, lipstick, RNC, palin email, lipstick on a pig, internet for dummies, palin should step down, veep, liberals, gay by choice, lifestyle choice, palin pro choice for gays

• Giant Palin Poster

  When I was a kid, I had posters on my walls. The biggest were of Reggie Jackson (great New York Yankee hitter from the late 1970's) and Superman (Christopher Reeve). This over five foot high Sarah Palin poster is presumably for adults, but I'm not sure if that's better or worse. That is, if it's for children, what child wants this on their wall? And if it's for adults, why is an adult hanging a gigantic poster of the Vice-Presidential candidate on their wall? Even my Reggie Jackson poster wasn't that huge. Read More... Posted Sep 29 2008, 01:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: news, hillary clinton, barack obama, decorations, republicans, Democrats, election, John McCain, election 2008, president, Brett Singer, governor of alaska, alaska, sarah palin, conservatives, email, posters, yahoo, dnc, kathleen parker, vp, joe biden, presidential election, GOP VP pick, columnist, sarah heath, bristol palin, trig palin, bristol, trig, palin kids, lipstick, RNC, convention, wildlife, palin email, lipstick on a pig, internet for dummies, palin should step down, veep, liberals, life size sarah palin poster, sarah palin wall graphic, wall graphic, palin poster, palin wall graphic

• They say: Sarah Palin should step down

  A few they's are saying it, including "Prominent conservative columnist Kathleen Parker," who was a big fan of McCain's VP choice a few weeks ago. See, if the Democrats had done this, you would have heard a chorus of "Flip! Flop!" But hey, what's bad for you is good for me, right? Read More... Posted Sep 27 2008, 05:50 PM by Brett Singer with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: news, computers, CNN, hillary clinton, barack obama, republicans, Democrats, election, John McCain, election 2008, president, Brett Singer, governor of alaska, alaska, sarah palin, conservatives, they say, email, yahoo, dnc, kathleen parker, vp, joe biden, presidential election, GOP VP pick, columnist, sarah heath, bristol palin, trig palin, bristol, trig, palin kids, lipstick, RNC, convention, wildlife, palin email, lipstick on a pig, internet for dummies, palin should step down, veep, liberals

• Dora the Conservative

  Every now and then Republicans do something to remind the world why anyone would ever want to vote for them. Also, sometimes elected officials sound like children's television characters. What the hell am I talking about? Read More... Posted Sep 24 2008, 10:15 AM by Brett Singer with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: news, money, Dora, barack obama, dora the explorer, crisis, advice, economics, economy, republicans, Democrats, election, John McCain, election 2008, Brett Singer, sarah palin, conservatives, stock market, joe biden, your money, savings, lehman brothers, hewlett-packard, finance, dow jones, markets, morgan stanley, goldman sachs, dora the fiscal conservative, fiscal crisis, banking, banks

• Palin's Email Hacked and posted online; UPDATE: Anonymous Hacker Speaks

  I have a few things to say about this so I’m going to just dive right in. Read More... Posted Sep 19 2008, 11:15 AM by Brett Singer with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: news, computers, hillary clinton, barack obama, republicans, Democrats, election, John McCain, election 2008, president, Brett Singer, governor of alaska, alaska, sarah palin, email, yahoo, dnc, joe biden, presidential election, GOP VP pick, sarah heath, bristol palin, trig palin, bristol, trig, palin kids, lipstick, RNC, aerial wolf hunting, convention, wildlife, palin email, palin's email account hacked, lipstick on a pig, internet for dummies

• McCain said lipstick on a pig to Hillary

  The McCain campaign (the more I think about it, the more I sort of like "McCampaign") says that Barack Obama called Sarah Palin "a pig". Not only did he not say it, but the phrase he used, "lipstick on a pig" (referring to the McCampaign's whole "change" theme), is one that McCain himself used in 2007. Well, he wasn't talking about a woman, though, right? Um, yes. Yes he was. Read More... Posted Sep 10 2008, 01:36 PM by Brett Singer with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: news, pregnant, sports, video, hunting, environment, hillary clinton, barack obama, republicans, Democrats, election, John McCain, election 2008, president, pig, Brett Singer, governor of alaska, alaska, sarah palin, dnc, joe biden, presidential election, beau biden, GOP VP pick, anchorage, sarah heath, anchorwoman, bristol palin, trig palin, bristol, trig, palin kids, lipstick, RNC, aerial wolf hunting, convention, wildlife, lipstick ona pig

• Are your kids aware of the election?

  Here's a topic we haven't talked about yet, at least not that I've seen. Are your children aware at all of the election? Read More... Posted Sep 05 2008, 04:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: children, news, politics, parents, pregnant, sports, video, hunting, hillary clinton, barack obama, republicans, Democrats, election, John McCain, election 2008, president, Brett Singer, governor of alaska, alaska, sarah palin, dnc, joe biden, presidential election, beau biden, GOP VP pick, anchorage, sarah heath, anchorwoman, bristol palin, trig palin, bristol, trig, palin kids, RNC, aerial wolf hunting, convention

• Palin for aerial wolf hunting

  Some will say that this is irrelevant, but I've come across it, by accident, in a huge number of places this past week (including townhall.com and the Howard Stern Radio Show), so I thought I would post what I found and see what people think. I've never heard of "aerial wolf hunting," but it appears to be exactly what it sounds like: shooting wolves from the air.  Read More... Posted Sep 05 2008, 11:00 AM by Brett Singer with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: news, pregnant, sports, video, hunting, environment, hillary clinton, barack obama, republicans, Democrats, election, John McCain, election 2008, president, Brett Singer, governor of alaska, alaska, sarah palin, dnc, joe biden, presidential election, beau biden, GOP VP pick, anchorage, sarah heath, anchorwoman, bristol palin, trig palin, bristol, trig, palin kids, RNC, aerial wolf hunting, convention, wildlife

• Was Trig Palin drugged?

  This comes from a reader, who asked what I think is an interesting question that I haven't heard anyone else ask: how exactly is the Palin family getting Trig to stay so calm while in the public eye? Read More... Posted Sep 04 2008, 02:30 PM by Brett Singer with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: news, tv, Denver, pregnant, sports, down syndrome, video, bill clinton, hillary clinton, barack obama, Republican, olympics, maternity leave, Democrats, John McCain, election 2008, president, 80's, Brett Singer, carmen chacon, governor of alaska, alaska, pregnant leaders, sarah palin, pregnancy and work, dnc, election 08, 1980's, democratic convention, al gore, Michael Phelps, olympics 08, olympics 2008, shawn johnson, joe biden, presidential election, beau biden, bo biden, joseph biden, jennifer hudson, GOP VP pick, KTUU-TV, sportscaster, anchor, yourube, 80's hair, big hair, anchorage, sarah heath, anchorman, the eighties, republican convention, anchorwoman, bristol palin, trig palin, bristol, trig, palin kids

• Palin family online - real or fake?

  If the Internet is to be believed, John McCain has chosen a running mate whose family life is just thisclose to being a full season of The Jerry Springer Show. However, as we all know, not everything you read (online or in print) is true. So in the interest of being fair and balanced (ahem), we present to you a list of what we've found out regarding the veracity of the various blogs, photos and assorted Palin hoo-ha. Read More... Posted Sep 03 2008, 03:45 PM by Brett Singer with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: television, youtube, news, tv, Denver, pregnant, sports, video, bill clinton, hillary clinton, football, barack obama, Republican, olympics, maternity leave, Democrats, John McCain, election 2008, president, 80's, Brett Singer, carmen chacon, governor of alaska, alaska, pregnant leaders, sarah palin, pregnancy and work, dnc, election 08, 1980's, democratic convention, al gore, Michael Phelps, olympics 08, olympics 2008, shawn johnson, joe biden, presidential election, beau biden, bo biden, joseph biden, jennifer hudson, GOP VP pick, KTUU-TV, sportscaster, anchor, yourube, 80's hair, deadspin, KTUU, big hair, anchorage, sarah heath, anchorman, the eighties, republican convention, anchorwoman

• McCain, Palin oppose teen pregnancy aid and sex education

  Ah, running for President. Everything you've ever done is fair game. But hey, stay out of their personal lives! But hang on – this is about their political views? Oh. Um. OK. Read More... Posted Sep 03 2008, 10:20 AM by Brett Singer with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: television, youtube, news, tv, Denver, pregnant, sports, video, bill clinton, hillary clinton, football, barack obama, Republican, olympics, maternity leave, Democrats, John McCain, election 2008, president, 80's, Brett Singer, carmen chacon, governor of alaska, alaska, pregnant leaders, sarah palin, pregnancy and work, dnc, election 08, 1980's, democratic convention, al gore, Michael Phelps, olympics 08, olympics 2008, shawn johnson, joe biden, presidential election, beau biden, bo biden, joseph biden, jennifer hudson, GOP VP pick, KTUU-TV, sportscaster, anchor, yourube, 80's hair, deadspin, KTUU, big hair, anchorage, sarah heath, anchorman, the eighties, republican convention, anchorwoman

• Sarah Palin, Sportscaster

  Before she entered politics, way back in 1988, Sarah Palin was known as Sarah Heath. She was, as you may have heard, a sports anchor for KTUU-TV in Anchorage, Alaska. Video was bound to surface eventually; I'm actually surprised it took this long. Read More... Posted Aug 31 2008, 12:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: television, youtube, news, tv, Denver, pregnant, sports, video, bill clinton, hillary clinton, football, barack obama, Republican, olympics, maternity leave, Democrats, John McCain, election 2008, president, 80's, Brett Singer, carmen chacon, governor of alaska, alaska, pregnant leaders, sarah palin, pregnancy and work, dnc, election 08, 1980's, democratic convention, al gore, Michael Phelps, olympics 08, olympics 2008, shawn johnson, joe biden, presidential election, beau biden, bo biden, joseph biden, jennifer hudson, GOP VP pick, KTUU-TV, sportscaster, anchor, yourube, 80's hair, deadspin, KTUU, big hair, anchorage, sarah heath, anchorman, the eighties, republican convention, anchorwoman

• Dadcentric endorses Obama

  In a move that will shake the foundations of political pundits more than John McCain's choice of running mate, the blog DadCentric has chosen to endorse Barack Obama for President. (full disclosure: Famecrawlerer Whit Honea writes for Dadcentric. We support our own.) Read More... Posted Aug 29 2008, 07:30 PM by Brett Singer with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: youtube, news, Denver, video, bill clinton, hillary clinton, football, barack obama, olympics, LA Times, Democrats, John McCain, election 2008, president, Brett Singer, sarah palin, beijing, dnc, election 08, democratic convention, al gore, Michael Phelps, olympics 08, olympics 2008, shawn johnson, joe biden, presidential election, beau biden, bo biden, joseph biden, invesco field, denver broncos, jennifer hudson

• Shawn Johnson, Democrat? (UPDATE: Now with video)

  While Michael Phelps is buying condos and making out with Australian swimmers (not that I blame the guy for having some fun, mind you), adorable pixie-person Shawn Johnson is in Denver, leading the pledge of allegiance at the Democratic Convention. The L.A. Times points out that Johnson hasn't declared an official party affiliation, "but the point is somewhat moot -- she's too young to vote." Jennifer Hudson ("Dreamgirls") sang the national anthem. Read More... Posted Aug 28 2008, 09:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: youtube, news, Denver, video, bill clinton, hillary clinton, football, barack obama, olympics, LA Times, Democrats, election 2008, president, Brett Singer, beijing, dnc, election 08, democratic convention, al gore, Michael Phelps, olympics 08, olympics 2008, shawn johnson, joe biden, presidential election, beau biden, bo biden, joseph biden, invesco field, denver broncos, jennifer hudson

• Beau Biden almost made me cry

  I caught some of Beau Biden's speech from The Democratic Convention last night. Beau is the son of Joe (ouch, that rhymes – Bo, Joe…his full name is Joseph Robinette Biden III), Barack Obama's running mate. He is the Attorney General of Delaware, and was on hand to introduce his father. Read More... Posted Aug 28 2008, 10:00 AM by Brett Singer with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: youtube, news, video, bill clinton, hillary clinton, barack obama, Democrats, election 2008, president, Brett Singer, election 08, democratic convention, joe biden, presidential election, beau biden, bo biden, joseph biden

• Political Nanny: Wake Up, You Were Dreaming

  An organization led by former Hillary Clinton staffers has ended its quest to get Democratic candidate Barack Obama to pick her for a running mate. Political Nanny would like to note that, mmmhmmm, she didn't realize others were still making an effort to get Clinton in the No. 2 spot. In any case, here's the writing on the wall that leaders of Vote Both finally saw:   Read More... Posted Jul 31 2008, 05:01 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: hillary clinton, barack obama, Democrats, democratic nomination, vp, democratic convention, dream Ticket, veepstakes

• Political Nanny: How to Get Obama to Kiss Your Baby

  You watched the videos. You bought the shirt. Yet your support for Democrat Barack Obama feels incomplete.   Read More... Posted Jun 30 2008, 05:21 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: political nanny, Democrats, baby mosh pit, democratic candidate, send barack your baby, barack obama baby-kisser

• Political Nanny: White Talk, Blackface ... Barf

  All that sexist energy Hillary Clinton revved up seems to have been poured into going after Barack Obama's minority status. Seriously, can't pundits and politicians get past the fact that great leadership doesn't have to come in a white guy package? A couple of examples from this last week:   Read More... Posted Jun 28 2008, 04:06 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: racism, Ralph Nader, LA Times, political nanny, Democrats, election 2008, conservatives, talking white, john kerry with a tan, rocky mountain news, grover norquist, blackface

• Political Nanny: Did YOU Top Meghan McCain's Father's Day Gift?

  Awwwww. Meghan McCain trumped daughters everywhere this year with her Father's Day gift for Republican candidate/dad John McCain.   Read More... Posted Jun 15 2008, 04:38 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: barack obama, republicans, Democrats, John McCain, meghan McCain, meghan mccain no longer independent, independents, meghan mccain joins GOP

• The Human Element of War

  No matter what you think of the Iraq War (or any war for that matter) I think it's important to remember the human side of things. The soldiers aren't only fighters, they're people. Some of them are even parents. In her terrific Personal Essay titled "Return to the Home Front", Korinthia Klein tells us what it was like when her husband Ian came home from "over there." It's all worth reading, but here are a couple of highlights: Read More... Posted Jun 14 2008, 02:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with no comments Filed under: politics, iraq, war, family, families, george bush, barack obama, essays, republicans, Democrats, election, obama, McCain, John McCain, iran, Brett Singer, irate, policy, 2008, george w bush, coming home

• Political Nanny: Ralph Nader Hogs the Votes!

  Obama supporters and Democratic candidate generalists, you might want to stay close to a defibrillator. Sure, a recent AP poll shows Barack Obama leading John McCain 47 percent to 43 percent. Ahhh, but wait. There's a familiar face back on the playground and he's got juuuuust enough of friends of his own.   Read More... Posted Jun 09 2008, 05:33 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: hillary clinton, barack obama, Ralph Nader, Democrats, John McCain, GOP, ap poll, nymag, third-party candidate, AP

• Political Nanny: Hillary Packs Up and Stays

  Hillary Clinton has been packed up and ready to leave the care of Political Nanny for several weeks -- maybe even a couple of months. But it wasn't until today that she made it official: she suspended her campaign. While she won't be running for president, she nonetheless vowed to stay in the race --   Read More... Posted Jun 07 2008, 02:15 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: barack obama, Democrats,