The Other McCain

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VIDEO: ‘They Unleashed a Tiger,’ Haley Tells South Carolina Press Conference

The Republican gubernatorial candidate seemed cheerful and confident in this Friday interview with reporters: About her phone calls with Will Folks: “You can ask any member of my staff. When they work for me, I expect work from them, whether it’s through e-mail or text or anything else. I work my staff hard and I […]

VIDEO: Will Folks, Boy-Man

“I don’t look at what I do as being angry and mean, and if it comes off like that, then I think maybe some people who are being criticized, maybe I’m hittin’ a nerve with ’em.” — Will Folks, Republican douchebag And I mean “douchebag” in the most respectful and affectionate way. What’s weird is […]

VIDEO: A Mosque at Ground Zero?

Another great ad from Alabama, this one from 2nd District Republican candidate Rick Barber: Excerpts: “We weren’t attack by a nation. We weren’t attacked by ‘terror.’ We were attacked by Islamic jihadists. . . . Jihad threatens our freedom, our families and our way of life. . . . Islamic jihadist pose a clear and […]

VIDEO: Les Phillip Swore to Defend Against ‘Enemies, Foreign and Domestic’

Wonder who he has in mind on the domestic front? Here’s the Republican candidate for Congress in Alabama’s Fifth District: Marc Ambinder predicts that this will be the political ad everyone will be talking about this week. The transcript: This is the story of two young men. One fell in with left wing radicals. The […]

VIDEO: Pat Toomey Ad

As Dave Weigel says — hey, he’s got me blogrolled at an MSM site, of course I’m kissing his ass — Toomey spent a year waiting to campaign against Arlen Specter, but he’s not wasting time on regrets: TV Clear Choice from Pat Toomey on Vimeo. The first post-primary Rasmussen poll shows Joe Sestak with a slight lead, […]

Rachel Maddow vs. Rand Paul: Intellectual Terrorism and ‘Civil Rights’

Here’s the video: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy David Weigel has some interesting analysis: So is Rand Paul a racist? No, and it’s irritating to watch his out-of-context quotes . . . splashed on the Web to make that point. Paul believes, as many conservatives believe, that the […]

PA-12 VIDEO: Inside Burns HQ

WASHINGTON, Pa. — Just now setting up at the posh George Washington Hotel on Main Street, having just scored this video footage inside the Tim Burns campaign headquarters down the street: Now, all I’ve got to do is to Photoshop an “official” all-access campaign staff credential, and I’ll be in like Flynn . . .

VIDEO: Best Ad Ever Produced for Agriculture Commissioner

Ag Commissioner? Who ever heard of a great ad for Ag Commissioner? Welcome to Alabama, son! And say hello to Dale Peterson: The Winchester sort of makes it, huh? UPDATE: Adrien Chen at Gawker can’t bring himself to give me a hat-tip for being the first to blog about “The Most American Thing Ever Made,” […]

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