Tag: 2008 Election
McCain: Bad Press
To help readers prepare for the Jan. 29 presidential primary, I’ve pulled this articles from the alternative newsweeklies on John McCain. 1989: Phoenix New Times:…
Fish House: GOP HQ
If you’re a GOP presidential candidate and you need to be where the GOP’s wine, dine and plot their next coup…and you need $$$, you…
Huckabee ethics issues
The Arkansas Times reports that former Gov. Mike Huckabee could have problem under Arkansas ethics laws. Speaking fees and a salary of $40,000 from a…
NY Times and Miller endorse McCain
Both the New York Times and local Congressman Jeff Miller have come out in support of Sen. John McCain for the GOP presidential nomination. WEAR…
Romney here tomorrow
Governor Mitt Romney continues his “Change Begins with Us” Florida Tour on Friday, January 25, and Saturday, January 26. Thefollowing events will be open to…
Why is Florida primary important?
It’s the first large presidential primary closed to Independents. To win, the candidates have to appeal to the parties’ most likely voters. For Democrats, it’s…
Lehman supports McCain
Ronald Reagan’s Sec. of the Navy, John Lehman, said on IN Your Head Radio yesterday that he supports John McCain because the Arizona senator understands…
John McCain coming to Pensacola
We got word this morning that Sen. John McCain will be coming to Pensacola next week. He will speak at Pensacola Junior College on Tuesday,…
INside Guiliani visit
Prior to his rally at The Fish House, Mayor Rudy Guiliani ate a quick meal with his campaign staff in private dining room in the…
Find out more on candidates
There’s a new website on 2008 presidential races – votegopher.com. It’s run by college students and was featured in the Washington Post ( For Young…
St. Pete Times: Dems should forget Panhandle
The St. Pete Times recommends to the Democratic presidential candidates to forget about the Florida Panhandle and concentrate south of Interstate 4. If you’re looking…
Is Rudy coming to Pcola?
There is a persistent buzz that GOP presidential candidate Rudy Guiliani will be coming to Pensacola this week. No confirmation yet, but stay tuned. Meanwhile…
Passing Gas With Joe Scarborough
From the Boston Dig: I caught up with MSNBC host Joe Scarborough and pressed him on the few fireworks that crackled during the debates. The…
Dowd tackles Clinton crying
Maureen Dowd writes on Hillary’s crying moment: When I walked into the office Monday, people were clustering around a computer to watch what they thought…
Delegate count
With all the talk about the presidential races being close, let’s look at the actual delegate counts. Romney leads on the GOP side. Clinton has…
Mitt Romney is a liar
That is what the Boston Phoenix says (Shameless). It was this alt-weekly that broke the story that Mitt Romney’s claim to have seen his father…
Who won NH debates?
The Times/CNN blog, Real Clear Politics, believes the winner on the GOP side was Sen. John McCain. the guy with all the mojo in New…
Outzen campaign heats up
The Tucson Weekly has an article on the Outzen for President campaign. Only Republicans and Democrats will be allowed to vote in the Feb. 5…
Fink to start political newspaper
We’ve heard that the son of ECUA board member Logan Fink may start political newspaper. Greg Fink is a political consultant and one-time reporter for…
Fred T. loses interest
The GOP presidential hopeful that caught a lot of local interest is Fred Thompson – former U.S. senator, sometime actor. Unfortunately for the local politicos,…
