Palin, on the other hand, found the sketch amusing, according to her spokesperson. The governor and the press corps watched the sketch in the back of her plane, laughing at Tina and Amy’s satirical take on the two politicians.
“She thought it was quite funny, particularly because she once dressed up as Tina Fey for Halloween,” Palin spokesperson Tracey Schmitt told CBS.
On top of everything else she has going for her, Governor Palin proves she has a sense of humor. The more you get to know her, the more likable she becomes. How many politicians can you say that about?
New Mexico Democratic Party Chairman Brian Colón on Saturday threw his support behind Barack Obama's presidential bid - the 4th New Mexico superdelegate to endorse the U.S. Senator from Illinois.
"He really does represent what the youth in this country want to see in terms of the direction of this country," said the 38-year-old Colon, one of the youngest state party chairs in the nation.
Colon's decision capped months of heavy lobbying by backers of both Obama and his opponent, Hillary Clinton: Colon told the Journal he's received hundreds of phone calls and "thousands" of e-mails since New Mexico's Feb. 5 Democratic presidential caucus on Feb. 5, which Clinton won by a sliver.
Hmm, I believe that "sliver" is called a majority. I wonder what message this sends to that majority?
We're a battleground state. We're a battleground in the Presidential race, and we're a battleground for at least two Congressional seats and one Senate seat. There is a lot at stake here. And, if you're a businessman, on either side of the aisle, there is no better state in which to make a political investment. The odds are in your favor. So, I don't blame George Soros for choosing the Land of Enchantment for his playground.
This all reeks of politics as usual. And, George Soros is adding the icing to the cake by launching, albeit through a proxy, an attack ad on a candidate in a fight that hasn't actually begun. Then to top it all off, the organization to which he has given millions, launches the attack based on the same set of lies and purposeful misrepresentation that the Democratic National Committee has been trying to seed with the American public.
But, hey don't take my word for it. Watch the latest video to be launched by MoveOn.org:
The clear implication is that if McCain is elected, we can expect to be battling in Iraq for many decades to come. But the admakers cut off the rest of McCain's response, which provides some badly needed context:
McCain, town hall meeting, Jan. 3: Maybe a hundred. ... We’ve been in Japan for 60 years. We’ve been in South Korea for 50 years or so. That would be fine with me, as long as Americans, as long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed. It’s fine with me and I hope it would be fine with you if we maintain a presence in a very volatile part of the world.
The DNC ad doesn't mention that McCain was speaking specifically about a peacetime presence. And the text of the ad paired with images of Iraq under siege leave a clear impression that McCain proposes to allow a century more of war, with U.S. involvement. That's not what he said, in New Hampshire or in other settings when he's been asked about it.
Pretty convenient to leave out the context, isn't it? It's also pretty sad. If they want to attack Senator McCain, they should do so on the facts. Instead, Soros & Co. show a disturbing commitment to purposely misleading the public.
Which, conveniently brings us full circle back to beginning of this post. I don't have a problem with George Soros trying to influence the outcome of New Mexico politics - that's just the way the game is played. I do have a problem with his tactics - lies and distortions.
After my last Soros post, I received a couple of nice notes from New Mexico Independent's paid contributors. As a result of those communications, I feel I should set the record straight. I don't judge any of those folks for taking a stipend. I don't have a problem with the left leaning tendencies of the majority of the contributors. I don't even have any problem with most of their views, despite the fact that they are contrary to my own. I believe we are all contributing to a discussion.
However, to pretend this site just accidentally in a non-partisan way happened to bring several left-leaning bloggers under one banner is not exactly being truthful. As to those who have commented that I'm listed on the blogroll... Yes, I've been aware of that from the get go. I'm also listed on the blogrolls of Democracy for New Mexico and State Senator Dede Feldman's blog. Are you going to tell me those are also non-partisan sites?
There is nothing wrong with being partisan. A partisan system is what makes our government work. It's all part of checks and balances. It is the failure to disclose that is the problem here.
Do you think it is just an oversight that MoveOn.org's latest ad is not analyzed on this "independent" site for what it is. Now, in all fairness, after my last Soros post I did receive an offer to submit articles to New Mexico Independent for consideration (as proof that they're a truly unbiased site).
So, I'll be happy to submit this one for publication. Please just let me know where to pick up my $1,500 stipend.
“They can’t become more diverse,” [National Democratic Party Chairman Howard] Dean said. “Who in their right mind, if they were African American or Hispanic or Asian American, if they were gay or lesbian, would join the Republican Party?”
As an American, who also happens to be a registered Hispanic Republican voter in his right mind, I have to tell you I find Chairman Dean's attack on my personal decisions as nothing short of offensive. My guess is that I'm not alone. In fact, I don't need to guess. I know I'm not alone. You see, 23% of registered Hispanic voters identify themselves as Republicans.
So, America's first Hispanic governor, Bill Richardson, decided to support Obama and look what the Clintons have done … they've made him into Judas.
Wonder if the bells are going off in America's Hispanic community? If so, do the people understand what the bells are warning against? The bells should be warning the Hispanic community of this simple fact:
The Clintons will ALWAYS love and honor the Hispanic community … as long as the Hispanic community does, says, and votes EXACTLY as the Clintons say they should.
As one Democrat put it, The Clintons are ALWAYS there when they need you.
Go ahead and read that passage again. Only this time substitute "Democrats" for every instance of "Clintons" and the truth becomes painfully clear. The Democrats love to play the race card.
They use it in their primaries against one another, and then after the primaries they try to use it against Republicans. It is a divide and conquer approach to politics based on planting seeds of racial prejudice and distrust nurtured by personal attacks and insults.
The Republican approach is based on appeal to values and principles, not prejudice and hate. That, Chairman Dean, is why I am a red, white and blue Hispanic Republican through and through.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday she might be willing to garnish the wages of workers who refuse to buy health insurance to achieve coverage for all Americans.
Ouch, "garnish the wages of workers" Isn't garnishing wages something we do to deadbeat dads and other people who fail to pay their debts? I'm sure that's going to go over well with the voters.
Can you imagine? You're working at a minimum wage job, maybe two, to make ends meet and President Hillary Clinton wants to garnish your wages to ensure you have health insurance. Yeah, that's brilliant health care policy. Clinton and Richardson are made for each other.
As a comical aside, how did these two great proponents of universal health care, former President Clinton and Governor Richardson, while away the time with the big game on the screen:
Political questions were off-limits as Clinton and Richardson sat glued to the television in a room that smelled of cigars, a table holding sandwiches and fresh fruit at arm's length.
Now, I like a good cigar as much as the next guy, but then again, I'm not asking that everyone be lumped into the same insurance pool as me.
I was born a New Yorker and have lived in more places than I can count on one hand. My wanderings included a total of more than two years in Ecuador and nine years in California. The latter being significant as that is where I met the love of my life. Of course, she determined that our progeny would be the tenth generation of her family to be raised in New Mexico. So, this is where my roots will grow long.
