Links via multiple sites; the snarky commentary is my own:
- Is Barack Obama the fifth Beatle? Oprah hosted a fundraiser for Barack Obama (Oprah, Obama. Obama, Oprah) the other day. Shortly before that, he spoke for about 20 minutes to a crowd of about 1,000 supporters:
A woman standing in front of the stage appeared to faint as Obama spoke about Iraq. The candidate paused and asked the crowd to make way for firefighters.
One supporter shouted, “You’re a good man,” leaving Obama momentarily at a loss for words.
“Well, I’m not the only one stopping to help her,” he said, sounding almost embarrassed.
Obama Girl was there to throw her panties on the stage. Just kidding. I’m pretty sure Mr. Obama would have kicked her butt.
- Fred Thompson urged Americans to continue the fight in Iraq. By the way, what’s the difference between Thompson and Ronald Reagan? Both are/were great communicators and exude calm and confidence. Reagan, however, actually stood for something.
- John Edwards, in order to be ready the moment he wins the Democratic nomination, has a list of people he might name to his cabinet. Some of them are Republicans. It’s very forward of him to be willing to work with members of the opposition party, especially considering the fact that it just ain’t gonna happen.
- What’s worse: The mayor of a town sending out a racially insensitive email, or the mayor of a town sending out an email with a picture of a topless woman? How about both?
- First, Larry Craig was going to resign from the Senate because he’s didn’t want to hurt his state or his party. Then he was considering running for re-election anyway. How, his handlers are saying Craig wasn’t going to not run for re-election anyway. Nyah. So there. You just don’t know what’s going to come out of this guy’s mouth next.
Billy Dennis is a former reporter and editor at small daily and weekly newspapers in Illinois and Missouri. He comments on media, news and politics. He also owns and operates 
If you would have gotten the facts from your “reading” you would have seen the the fundraiser for Barack by Oprah was held today, not “the other day”. Misspellings and poor grammar are one thing, as they don’t normally detract from the facts (just is damn irritating) but when the facts are wrong…hmmmmm…did you indeed attend and graduate from college in journalism?
I believe you meant to write “just ARE damn irritating.” Subject verb agreement are s tricky thing …
Obviously, I did get that wrong. I read an article about this same subject earlier today, and when I wrote the post several hours later in the late afternoon/early evening, my mind tricked me into thinking it had been yesterday.
Did you arrive late for the party because of this post? If so, I apologize.
Thanks for the input.
No, I didn’t mean to write ‘are’ as my full thought is that your consistency in the misspellings, typos, grammatical errors and lack of proofreading IS so damn irritating. (See your above comment for yet another typo.) But I still enjoy reading your blog a few times a week for the context. And no, I did not miss the party due to the misinformation — I got invited a few years back.
BTW — nioe “new” pic on your blogspace. However, the one I have of you is from grade school, not high school.
Sorry for the typo above — should have been ‘nice’ pic. Coffee hasn’t kicked in yet and I hate the keyboard on this Dell laptop.
Since Cook Countyn is in Illinois, then here’s something to add on the latest in Cook County politics:
COOK COUNTY DEMOCRATS CREATE 1983 HAROLD WASHINGTON-LIKE VICTORY SCENARIO FOR BROOKINS FOR STATES ATTORNEY
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2007
Contact 773-373-7000 or 773-392-0165
Whether party leaders or the candidates themselves want to admit it, the Cook County Democratic Party’s open primary for the Democratic nomination for Cook County States Attorney does indeed look like the 1983 scenario that led to the election of Chicago’s 1st Black Mayor Harold Washington. The upcoming February election will have two qualified and popular White candidates, 38th Ward Alderman Tom Allen, and Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin, and the Black candidate, 21st Alderman Howard Brookins.
All three candidates, Brookins, Allen, and Suffredin have said that racial attitudes have changed since 1983 and this election would not be a repeat of the 1983 Chicago democratic primary where Harold Washington got a historic Black voter turnout while Jane Byrne and Richard Daley split the White vote. The reality is that while all three candidates have mixed racial support, Brookins can surely benefit from the heavy Black voter turnout that the Presidential campaigns of Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama is surely going to generate.
The Black empowerment movement has surely been ignited the campaign of Barack Obama, and it’s only going to increase as we get closer to the primary. And the Black vote is also going to be heavily targeted by Senator Clinton, so there will indeed a historic Black voter turnout and there will then be the historic local scenario of Alderman Howard Brookins being able to also make history as Cook County’s first Black elected Cook County States Attorney. Like Harold Washington, the Brookins campaign will soon become a crusade from many from the local Black community grassroots level. And like Washington, Brookins is not just a Black candidate, but one with excellent legal credentials.
Harold Washington wasn’t just a Black candidate, but had the experience of being an Attorney, State Representative, State Senator, and U.S. Congressman. Brookins is not just a Black candidate, for he comes uniquely qualified as an Attorney, assistant public defender, assistant states attorney, and special assistant attorney general. Brookins is in a good position to be the Democratic nominee, and if he faces Republican Tony Peraica in the general election, Peraica will once again know that a majority Democratic Cook County will once again retain the office of States Attorney for a Democrat. The historic candidacies of Obama and now Brookins will be the foundation of the voter registration campaigns that are now being planned by the grassroots voter registration coalitions and the campaigns.
Again, while the candidates do not want to compare their upcoming election scenario to the 1983 Chicago Mayoral campaign, it sure looks a lot like it to me.
(Mark S. Allen is the Associate Editor of The South Street Journal newspaper. He is a veteran community/political activist with over 30 years in public service on local, state, and national levels, including 7 years as a national staff member to the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.)