Tag Archives: 2008 elections

John Edwards: I Didn’t Break The Law

Edwards pleaded not guilty today to charges that he diverted campaign funds to cover up his affair.

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John Edwards Faces Federal Charges

Former presidential candidate John Edwards is facing federal prosecution for diverting campaign donations to support his mistress (and mother of his love child.) Edwards has been the focus of a lengthy federal investigation focusing on hundreds of thousands of dollars allegedly provided by two wealthy supporters. The government will contend those were illegal donations that ultimately went to support and …

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Julianne Moore As Sarah Palin

From the coming HBO movie about the 2008 campaign. Game Change stars Moore as Palin, Ed Harris as John McCain, Woody Harrelson as Steve Schmidt, McCain’s senior campaign strategist; Ron Livingston as Mark Wallace, another top McCain advisor; and Melissa Farman as Dancing with the Stars contestant Bristol Palin.

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Sarah Palin: I Would Have Won In 2008 If I’d Been The Top Of The Ticket

Yup, she said it. Sarah Palin was in New Delhi, India March 19 for the annual India Today conclave, where she gave a speech on “My Vision for America.” The theme for this years conclave was “The Changing Balance of Power.” After her speech, Palin sat down for a Q and A session with India Today Editor-in-Chief and Session Chairman …

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Elizabeth Edwards Leaves Nothing To John

The late Elizabeth Edwards completely cut her philandering husband John out of her will. The will Elizabeth Edwards signed days before her death last month makes no mention of her estranged husband and two-time presidential candidate John Edwards. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Thursday that Elizabeth Edwards left all her possessions to her three surviving children. Her last …

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Olbermann: Would Hillary Clinton Have Been That Much Different?

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Elizabeth Edwards Dies At Age 61

CNN has announced that Elizabeth Edwards, the popular estranged wife of 2008 Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, has succumbed to cancer. A family spokesperson has issued a statement requesting donations to her cancer foundation in lieu of flowers. Edwards was an ardent supporter of the LGBT community and often advocated on our behalf. Good As You reminds us of the …

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Report: John Edwards To Be Indicted Over Campaign Funds Misuse

Disgraced 2008 Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards is about to be indicted for campaign funds misuse, according to the National Enquirer. Via Huffington Post: A federal grand jury is about to indict John Edwards, sources tell the National Enquirer. The grand jury has been investigating the former presidential candidate since April 2009 for possible misuse of campaign funds — Edwards …

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There’s A John Edwards Sex Tape

Gawker reports today that John “Baby Daddy” Edwards made a sex tape with his German filmmaker mistress. According to those that have seen the video, Edwards is rocking a monster. Sources have told us that, in the throes of their affair, John Edwards and Rielle Hunter made a sex tape that contains “several sex acts.” And that his aide, Andrew …

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John Edwards: I’m The Daddy

It’s taken two years, but onetime Democratic golden boy John Edwards has finally admitted fathering a baby with a woman working on a film about his 2008 presidential campaign. Mr. Edwards had vehemently denied the accusations – first reported nearly two years ago by The National Enquirer – but he made the not-so-surprising announcement before a tell-all book by a …

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Sarah Palin: God Wanted Me To Run

A political strategist for John McCain’s 2008 presidential run told 60 Minutes that Sarah Palin told him that adding her to the ticket was all part of God’s plan. Schmidt, McCain’s chief campaign adviser, said he asked Palin about her serenity in the face of becoming “one of the most famous people in the world.” He quoted her as saying, …

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Obama’s Scorecard

The breakdown on the president’s campaign promises is here. (Via – Andrew Sullivan)

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McCain Voters Wilted On Election Night

A study of men who voted for John McCain last November shows they experienced a “sharp drop” in their testosterone levels after the election results were announced. By taking multiple saliva samples from 183 young men and women on election night, researchers found that the testosterone levels of men who voted for John McCain or Robert Barr dropped sharply 40 …

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Nate Silver For The Win

Stats god Nate Silver interviewed radio host John Ziegler, the guy behind How Obama Got Elected, a cry-baby site that selectively asked some Obama supporters a bunch of misleading and unfactual questions, therefore proving that all Democrats are dum-dums. Let’s just say that the interview doesn’t go too well and ends with “Fuck you.” Click. Dial tone. Here’s the video …

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Anti-Gay Musgrave Lost by 12 Points, Still Won’t Concede Defeat

Batshit crazy homophobe Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (the architect of the Federal Marriage Amendment) still won’t concede that she lost the election. Bitterness generated by the bruising battle between Betsy Markey and Marilyn Musgrave apparently lingers days after voters decided the winner of the 4th Congressional District. Incumbent Republican Musgrave, who lost to Democrat Markey by a 56 to 44 percent …

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Stuart Smalley Still In It

Al Franken continues to refuse to concede in his Senate bid in Minnesota. The vote gap between Senate candidates Norm Coleman and Al Franken fluctuated throughout the day Thursday, with Franken closing to within 236 votes by Thursday evening. The fluctuations are normal, said a spokesman at the Secretary of State’s office, as county’s double check their work and report …

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Dems Take NY Senate Majority

The Democratic Party has won a majority in the New York State Senate for the first time in 44 years. And not since 1935 have the Democrats controlled both chambers of the state legislature and the governor’s mansion. However, the presumptive Senate Majority Leader, Malcolm Smith, faces a quartet of Democratic senators (all from NYC) who have so far refused …

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Barack Obama, Our 44th President

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“Blind The Democrats, Crush Their Skulls”

A final Freeper Prayer for the election: Lord, your word tells us that if two or more agree, what we bind on earth, will be bound in Heaven. Blind the Democrats who have the blood of innocents on their hands, and hold them accountable for the misery the perverse lifestyles cause the children of this land. Hold them responsible, I …

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Open Thread Monday

What do you think will happen tomorrow? Predictions, fears, hopes – put ’em here.

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