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Somewhat less super Tuesday, but still pretty important

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A smattering of March 4 primary headlines:

Apparently, it’s a “nail-biter” in Texas as every political commentator has decided to tell us at this point. Expect a Daily Show montage of that tomorrow night.

Synopsis:

  • McCain in
  • Huckabee out
  • Vermont, Obama
  • Rhode Island, Clinton
  • Ohio, possibly Clinton
  • Texas, “nail-biter” (apparently)
  • Wolf Blitzer – doesn’t sleep, and when he does, he wears a suit
  • John King – loves the touch-screen map
  • Anderson Cooper – wants to be somewhere else
  • Paul Begala – is analyzing
  • Lou Dobbs – loves the middle class
  • Chris Matthews – wants to upstage Olbermann
  • Keith Olbermann – laughs at Tweety’s attempts to upstage him
  • Joe Scarborough – has good hair
  • Tim Russert – is lame
  • Brit Hume – is morose
  • Fox News – is ‘Fair & Balanced’ (pffftbwahahaha!!)

That is all. GObama!

Election = circus

Oh crap.

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Ralph Nader announces third-party run for president

Ralph Nader is launching a third-party campaign for president.

The consumer advocate made the announcement Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." He says most Americans are disenchanted with the Democratic and Republican parties, and that none of the presidential contenders are addressing ways to stem corporate crime and Pentagon waste and promote labor rights.

Nader also ran as a third-party candidate in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. He is still loathed by many Democrats who call him a spoiler and claim his candidacy in 2000 cost the party the election by siphoning votes away from Al Gore in a razor-thin contest in Florida.

Come on Ralph, you’re a good guy and all but let’s not screw things up.

GoObama!

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Obama wins Nebraska and Washington

Mr. Obama received nearly 70 percent support in Nebraska, compared with 31 percent for Mrs. Clinton. He also had 67 percent support in Washington state caucuses, compared with 32 percent for Mrs. Clinton with returns tallied from about one-half of the state’s precincts. There were 78 delegates at stake, the largest single prize of the night. The two were also matched up in a primary in Louisiana and caucuses in the Virgin Islands.

With the Democratic contest so close, excitement ran high, as did turnout. In Nebraska, the Web site of the Omaha World-Herald reported that organizers at two caucus sites were so overrun by crowds that they abandoned traditional caucusing and asked voters to drop makeshift scrap-paper ballots into a box instead. Traffic backed up on Highway 370 in Sarpy County, south of Omaha, when thousands of voters showed up at a precinct where organizers had planned for hundreds.

Again, I believe a w00t is in order. I bet Hillary is getting scared now.

Ann Coulter supporting Hillary Clinton over John McCain

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Read that again.

And again.

One more time.

It’s true. The crazy, right-wing, venom-spitter that is Ann Coulter said that she would support Democrat Hillary Clinton over fellow Republican John McCain. She does go on record though as not so much supporting Clinton as trying to stop McCain. See it for yourself.



Personally I think this is clever ploy to get people to vote against the candidate she is choosing. Sort of like an endorsement from Hitler or Benedict Arnold. She knows she is so detested that perhaps her support will drive people away from a candidate.

Time will tell.

John Edwards to drop out of race today

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Breaking News: John Edwards to drop out of presidential race today!

Following a third-place finish in the Florida Primary, Democrat John Edwards is exiting the presidential race today, ending a scrappy underdog bid in which he steered his rivals toward progressive ideals while grappling with family hardship that roused voters' sympathies but never diverted his campaign, The Associated Press has learned.

The two-time White House candidate notified a close circle of senior advisers that he planned to make the announcement at a 1 p.m. EST event in New Orleans that had been billed as a speech on poverty, according to two of his advisers. The decision came after Edwards lost the four states to hold nominating contests so far to rivals who stole the spotlight from the beginning -- Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama.

That’s too bad, I kind of liked Edwards. Ooh, maybe he’ll latch onto Barack’s VP ticket (I’m calling it for Obama right now).

O’Reilly allegedly pushes Obama staffer

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According to The Swamp, Bill “Papa Bear” O’Reilly allegedly shoved an Obama staffer because he was in his shot:

Hours after Bill O'Reilly was recognized by Sen. Hillary Clinton at a campaign event, a less friendly exchange took place today between the FOX News commentator and a staff member for Sen. Barack Obama.

Marvin Nicholson, Obama's national trip director, said he was "pushed" by O'Reilly following an event here.

"I was just shadowing the senator and I guess I was in his shot," Nicholson said, adding that O'Reilly called him "low-class."

Nicholson, 36, who served as Sen. John Kerry's body man during his 2004 presidential campaign, is a former bartender and golf caddie. He stands 6-foot-8-inches tall.

Nicholson said the push happened after O'Reilly and Obama exchanged a few pleasant remarks. He said O'Reilly asked if Obama would appear on his show, prompting the Illinois Democrat to respond that he would think about it after the primary season.

Hmm, I don’t know. O’Reilly is a dirtbag to be sure, but he usually doesn’t do anything unless he is being taped and it serves to further his career. Honestly though, what’s a 6-foot-8 former bartender doing complaining about a little shove?

Eh, O’Reilly is still in my “hurts the public discourse” column now and forever.

Caulk us

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Very early Democratic numbers from CNN:

Equally early Republican numbers:

I’m actually surprised Huckabee is doing as well as he is. Really Red-Iowa? Huckabee? Hey, whatever floats your evangelical boat I suppose. Or would that be ark?


And yay for Obama. Yes I’m on the Obama wagon, so sue me. Most of the arguments against him are either really weak or ad hominem attacks that are baseless and stupid.

Go to CNN’s Iowa Caucus center for dynamically updating results. Remember who wins now, because in a week it won’t matter and no one will remember. It’s all a big show, call it ‘Political Idol.’