More from our Ground Hound Chuck Olsen as he travels down South on his Southern Fried Super Tuesday tour.... These Christian fundamentalists in Lynchburg, Tennessee explain why they're supporting Mike Huckabee for president, their misguided ideas about Barack Obama and the Qu'ran, the Iraq War, President Bush, the wrath of God that protects Israel, and, of course, End Times.
With just days until Super Tuesday, Barack Obama is making a multi-state tour appearing in large venues and our Ground Hounds are on the scene. On Saturday, he filled the Target Center in Minneapolis which is normally home to NBA sporting events. Here's an on the ground look at the wait for and the promise of Barack Obama.
The Black Eyed Peas want change. So do Jesse Dylan, Common, Scarlett Johansson, Tatyana Ali, John Legend, Herbie Hancock, Kate Walsh, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Adam Rodriquez, Kelly Hu, Adam Rodriquez, Amber Valetta, Eric Balfour, Aisha Tyler, Nicole Scherzinger and Nick Cannon. And according to the latest Rasmussen Report, so does 40 percent of America's Democrats.
In what's turning into a modern-day "I have a dream," this speech is taking the country by storm (and song) - but does it have the...
[WaPo] The American people, having won in violent revolution their freedom from the tyranny of kings, quickly surrendered to the idea that certain families are destined to lead -- as long as we get to pick them. Bush. Clinton. Bush. Clinton? While it would be extraordinary in our history for two families to occupy the Oval Office consecutively for decades, political dynasties are as American...
Ground Hounds across America! Chuck Olsen from The UpTake launched his Southern Fried Tour this weekend and stopped in St. Louis, Missouri to gauge the Super Tuesday political winds there and ask the question: "What does America need?"
Thank goodness he's got deep pockets. Otherwise those 400 delegates he's shooting for might be a little out of reach. Democracy, I mean capitalism, in action!
24 hours. 24 States. [including American Samoa.] Who's got a primary, who's got a caucus, and when will we know the winner?
Minnesota, for one, will be caucusing, and our Ground Hound Lorika talked to DFL Chair Brian Melendez about their state's caucus at Drinking Liberally. So what about everybody else? Here's the breakdown:
Under Democratic Party rules, all delegates are awarded via proportional representation, with a minimum 15% threshold required to receive delegates.
state - type...
There's news coverage, and then there's Gawker. And currently topping its blog is Barack Obama, proving that Obamarama has taken everyone by storm except Daily Kos fans in Michigan. So if you too find yourself stuck with a case of Obamania, Super Tuesday may provide the salve: you, too, can celebrity stock, politics-style. Gridskipper has all the action: walk the Brooklyn Bridge with other Obama fans, catch a flick, and shoot the breeze at the Chat-n-Chew. [really.] I'm guessing the event is...
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