Wizbang Politics: November 2007 Archives

Political bribes Thailand Style

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: November 30, 2007 · Comments (1)

Guess what a politician is being accused of handing out to elderly male voters in that Asian country? BANGKOK, Thailand - Vote-buying is an old practice in Thai politics, but one candidate for December's Thai election has reportedly come up with a new tactic -- handing out Viagra instead of... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.3/5 (3 votes cast)

Rudy Giuliani vs Bill Clinton- Any difference?

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: November 30, 2007 · Comments (5)

Unless you been asleep, on the moon, or visiting Botswana, you probably heard how former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani billed taxpayers for the security and travel of his mistress, now third wife Judith Nathan. Richard Esposito at ABC News reports- Well before it was publicly known he was... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.5/5 (6 votes cast)

Hillary leads reporters on a merry chase

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 30, 2007

Modern Presidential candidates (at least, those with enough of a chance to make reporters want to question them) rarely give unfettered access to the media, John McCain being the closest to an exception which proves the rule. Candidates want to manage their message, and reporters are notoriously uncooperative in that... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (2 votes cast)

Rudy tells Katie Couric security "scandal" a phony charge

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 30, 2007 · Comments (2)

After the "scandal" about Rudy Giuliani's security costs being "buried" among several city agencies while he was Mayor broke just before the Republican debate, he sat down with CBS' Katie Couric to rebut the charges: Katie Couric: We were talking earlier, Mayor Giuliani, about the scrutiny that you have to... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

ACU Prez to endorse Romney

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 29, 2007 · Comments (5)

Mitt Romney will be endorsed by American Conservative Union President David Keene today, reports Chris Cillizza for the Washington Post: Less than 24 hours after former Gov. Mitt Romney (Mass.) jousted with his rivals over his conservative credentials at the CNN/YouTube debate in Florida, he is set to receive the... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Why Florida Governor Charlie Crist won't be Vice-President

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: November 29, 2007 · Comments (4)

The Charlie Crist for Vice-President rumor mill is at work again ST. PETERSBURG -- In its 162-year history, Florida has never had one of its own on a presidential ticket. Could Gov. Charlie Crist be the first? Crist, who sat in the front row at Wednesday's Republican presidential debate, is... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (4 votes cast)

Philippine military takes over hotel while demanding President Gloria Arroyo to resign

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: November 29, 2007 · Comments (1)

The latest Philippine political drama. MANILA, Philippines - Philippine troops and SWAT teams stormed a five-star hotel on Thursday that dissident military officers commandeered after walking out of their coup trial and demanding that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo resign. Soon after the confrontation ended with the dissidents surrendering, the government... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Former Congressman Henry Hyde dead at 83

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: November 29, 2007

Hyde will most likely be remembered for his abortion stance and his work on Bill Clinton's impreachment. Controversial stands, but Hyde was called by the Almanac of American Politics 'one of the most intellectually honest members of Congress.' You could agree or disagree with Hyde, but either way he was... [Full Story]

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Republican "You-Tube" debate

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 29, 2007 · Comments (4)

The Republicans faced a You Tube debate last night in Tampa, Florida. I had to watch the replay, which ended a little while ago. My impressions: First, the format sucks. The idea of submitted questions is fine, but using the video method ensured that many would be selected based on... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Christine Jennings withdraws lawsuit over 2006 congressional race

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: November 28, 2007 · Comments (1)

The Florida 13th election can finally be put to rest. TALLAHASSEE -- Democrat Christine Jennings has withdrawn a lawsuit over her 369-vote loss in a 2006 congressional race because a federal investigation will meet the same goals as the court case, her lawyers said. Jennings withdrew the suit Monday in... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Australia Parliament on guard against MP art theft

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: November 28, 2007 · Comments (3)

Officials are worried outgoing lawmakers will take items not belonging to them. CANBERRA (Reuters) - Officials at Australia's Parliament House on Wednesday took down valuable artworks to keep lawmakers dumped in weekend elections from stealing them as they began packing up offices. "We do make sure we take out all... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Oprah campaigning for Obama in Iowa

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 28, 2007

Oprah Winfrey has a magic touch. Everything she endorses seems to turn to gold, whether it's a book or a product. Now she will find out if her unprecedented commercial influence extends to politics, as Jocelyn Noveck reports for the Associated Press: And now Winfrey's "favorite senator," Barack Obama, hopes... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad offers to be an observer at US presidential election

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: November 27, 2007 · Comments (1)

I say come on over. From the Guardian- Ahmadinejad has offered himself as an observer in next year's presidential election. The proposal came in a speech to volunteers with the Basij, a pro-regime militia. He said he was prompted by a belief that Americans would vote against the current administration... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Romney and Rudy fight: and the winner is . . .

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 27, 2007 · Comments (2)

For the last week or so, the Giuliani and Romney campaigns have been going at each other with gusto. The Romney people criticize Rudy's associations, particularly Bernard Kerik, while the Rudy people note Romney's campaign differs from his record of governance. One explanation for this sudden in-fighting is that the... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Cong. Alcee Hastings doesn't think much of Harry Reid's political skills

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: November 27, 2007 · Comments (2)

From the Palm Beach Post- Hastings told a Democratic Professionals Council lunch in West Palm Beach last week he's frustrated when bills passed by the Democrat-controlled House stall in the Democrat-controlled Senate, where filibustering and the narrow partisan split give Republicans more clout. "I like Harry Reid, but Mitch McConnell... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (3 votes cast)

Citizenship backlog may keep immigrants from polls

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: November 27, 2007 · Comments (2)

From the Sun-Sentinel- Jaime Soto, of Sunrise, helped almost 500 legal residents file citizenship applications this summer. A looming fee hike was the stick; the opportunity to vote for the next U.S. president was the carrot. But with a huge surge in citizenship applications to be processed, Soto now wonders... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Edwards consultant tied to anti-union group

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 27, 2007 · Comments (1)

Former Senator John Edwards has hit yet another snag in his campaign for the Democratic nomination as one of his current consultants has been working for an anti-union group, which will antagonize the union voters in Iowa he needs to be competitive in the state. Matthew Mosk reports for The... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.5/5 (2 votes cast)

Poll: Hillary trails top 5 Republicans nationally

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 27, 2007 · Comments (1)

Hillary Clinton has lost her summer lead over all five top Republican candidates in the latest Zogby Interactive poll, according to Reuters: Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton trails five top Republican presidential contenders in general election match-ups, a drop in support from this summer, according to a poll released on Monday.... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (2 votes cast)

New Hampshire Primary set for January 8

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 21, 2007

New Hampshire has finally set the date for its first-in-the-nation primary: January 8th. Brian Early reports for Reuters: New Hampshire set January 8 as the date for its primary vote in the U.S. presidential election, ending speculation on Wednesday over the timing of one of the first contests in the... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (2 votes cast)

Poll: Democratic race tightening

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 21, 2007 · Comments (1)

Senator Barack Obama is gaining on Senator Hillary Clinton in the latest poll from Reuters/Zogby. John Whitesides reports for Reuters: Clinton led Obama 38 percent to 27 percent in the new poll, a 10-point fall from her 46 percent to 25 percent lead last month. The drop followed a month... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

FEC fines another "527" group - for 2004

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 20, 2007 · Comments (3)

A union-funded "independent" group has agreed to a large fine from the FEC for violating Campaign Finance regulations in 2004, according to Jim Kuhnhenn of the Associated Press: A union-financed advocacy group that played a major role in the 2004 elections has agreed to pay a $580,000 fine after the... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (4 votes cast)

McCain racking up endorsements

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 20, 2007 · Comments (3)

For a candidate whose campaign was universally judged "dead in the water" only a few months ago, Senator John McCain has continued to win the endorsements of Republican heavyweights. From his campaign: Today, Dr. John Lehman, former Secretary of the Navy and 9/11 Commission member, endorsed John McCain for President... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (3 votes cast)

Michigan court: no early primary

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 16, 2007

A Michigan state court ruled out the proposed January 15 Presidential primary due to defects in the law authorizing it, reports Kathy Barks Hoffman for the Associated Press: In a 2-1 ruling, Judges Patrick Meter and Donald Owens objected that a law recently passed by the Legislature setting up the... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Debate reax: "Obama doesn't want the job"

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 16, 2007 · Comments (5)

I am continually amazed at the number of people who have donated money to Barack Obama's Presidential campaign. Do these people not listen to the man? His optimistic generalities were over-worn by March, and when he speaks to the specifics of issues, he rarely makes any sense. His debate answers... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (5 votes cast)

Hillary's new Iowa ad

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 16, 2007 · Comments (1)

Hillary Clinton's new web ad for the Iowa caucuses is very well done. So was Bill's hamburger - but he ordered it medium-rare, so they kept having to shoot the take over . . . and over . . . ... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

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