Author: Cassy Fiano

And you aren’t allowed to use the words “hope” or “change”, or any kind of rhetoric. You’re only allowed to use specific examples of specific policies and specific positions he holds. It’s pretty hard, isn’t it? Throughout this entire election cycle, Barack Obama has maintained a carefully crafted image. He’s said himself that he “serve[s] […]

Friday I told you all to go see the new conservative movie An American Carol. Before I get into the review, here’s the trailer: I thought the movie would be hilarious. And it was. I loved it. David Zucker, best known for directing Airplane! and the Naked Gun movies, did a great job. While his […]

McCain’s rapid response team struck the iron while it was hot last night by putting out an ad almost immediately attacking Obama. And there’s already a second one. Last night, Obama tried to defend the fact that he voted to cut funding for our troops, and McCain slams him on it. He even uses Obama’s […]

Hint: it wasn’t Republicans. Not surprising, considering that the top five recipients of campaign contributions from Fannie and Freddie were — shockah — Democrats! 17 out of the 25 top recipients were Democrats. No wonder they weren’t willing to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It would’ve killed their cash cows. And, surprise surprise, look […]

Earlier this year, Obama said he’d slash funding for “unproved” missile defense systems. At last night’s debate when he wanted to look hawkish, he said he was for them. When he’s campaigning somewhere like Seattle, Berkeley, or New York, will he be against them again? Here’s the video comparison: Flip-flopping you can believe in. Hat […]

The wackjobs at PETA have asked Ben & Jerry’s ice cream founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield to stop using cow’s milk in their ice cream, and start using human breast milk instead. Is it just me, or does the thought of eating ice cream made from human breast milk make your stomach churn? Here’s […]

Shocking news this morning. After a long battle with cancer, actor Paul Newman has died at 83: Paul Newman, the legendary actor whose steely blue eyes, good-humored charm and advocacy of worthy causes made him one of the most renowned figures in American arts, has died of cancer at his home in Westport, Connecticut. He […]

Glad to hear them say it. I hope McCain realizes he’s not the media darling anymore, and he never will be again — so he can stop catering to them now. Transcript: Let me – let me also add, on the, um, specific question of the New York Times. Um, to speak directly to this […]

While we’ve been obsessing over the election and nursing our collective Palin fever, Islamic terrorists have found better things to do with their time than discuss Sarah Palin’s hairdo or who insulted who first. There’s a whole world out there beyond the election, and it would be good to pay attention to what’s going on. […]

I’m trying to figure out why this woman still has a career. Why?? First of all, given Randi Rhodes’ line of work, isn’t criticizing a woman for being too opinionated a bit hypocritical? I surely don’t begrudge anyone that. I’m opinionated and I know it. It’s not a problem unless you start doing the kinds […]

All because she doesn’t support “women’s issues”, meaning she doesn’t support abortion. Because, you know, all women care about is abortion. That’s it. Only abortion. Nothing else. Sen. John McCain’s choice of Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate is a cynical effort to appeal to disappointed Hillary Clinton voters and get them to […]

Direct quote: I was just thinking that, uh, this Gustav is proof that there is a God in Heaven — that it would actually be on its way to New Orleans on Day One of the Republican Convention in the Twin Cities at the top of the Mississippi River. Sick, demented, deranged, son of a […]

I’m impressed. It’s Sarah Palin with a gun. In Kuwait. Visiting our troops. And hey, she didn’t have to wait for it to be an election gimmick, either. She went all on her own. Imagine that, eh, Obama? Heard in the background: Yeah, you’re pretty much hitting it dead center. I’m swooning. Cross-posted from Cassy’s […]

… we’ve got Obama’s Presidential seal, volume two. It’s under images: Did he not learn the last time? Did the selection of Joe Biden just heap more arrogance into the campaign? Or does he simply still feel like the Presidency is an inevitability for him? Then again, the normal rules about controlling your ego and […]

There was a shooting at a school in Tennessee, where a 15-year-old freshman walked calmly up to another student, and shot him in the chest. He then walked away. This is a horrible tragedy, obviously, but a blogger, Katie Allison Granju (never heard of her until now) has figured out why this happened. It’s because […]

The non-news story of the day: Barack Obama has selected Joe Biden to be his running mate. Yawn. Sen. Barack Obama has selected Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate, according to his official Web site and a text message the campaign sent to supporters on Saturday. “Barack has chosen Senator Joe Biden to […]

Wrangler’s got a new ad campaign. The tagline is “We are animals”, and apparently, dead people is now considered “edgy”. Here are the ads, apparently running in France: These ads are more than a little off-putting. Why is looking at people who have been murdered going to make me want to wear their jeans? It’s […]

Of course, you wouldn’t know any of this if you only paid attention to the mainstream media, but believe it or not, things are getting better — through no action, obviously, taken by the Democrats currently in power. The do-nothing Congress has done just that, nothing, and miraculously, things are slowly recovering: The dollar surged […]

She released a statement vowing to stand behind her man: Our family has been through a lot. Some caused by nature, some caused by human weakness, and some most recently caused by the desire for sensationalism and profit without any regard for the human consequences. None of these has been easy. But we have stood […]