Archive for August 28th, 2008

RedState [Ooops RedState seems to have crashed with the web traffic] and Drudge are were both claiming Sen. John McCain has picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty as his running mate.

UPDATE 8:16 AM 8/29 - Fox Business Channel reports Tim Pawlenty has issued a statement proclaiming he is NOT making the trip to Dayton, OH today for the announcement. FBC’s latest tea leaves reading indicates perhaps Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.

UPDATE 2 9:00 AM - Fox Business Channel cites a presser from Palin’s office stating Gov. Sarah Palin WILL BE in Dayton, OH today.

UPDATE 3: 9:15 AM - ABC News playing the role of “Ministry of Disinformation”? It seems they are reporting Gov. Palin is back at home in Juneau. However commenters to the website article indicate ABC is wrong, with on the ground “spotters” in Dayton claiming they’ve seen Gov. Palin there this morning.

Also, watching Weather Channel this morning, the GOP has hinted if TS (or H) Gustav hits the US Gulf Coast they are willing to postpone the convention in order for their elected officials in their home states can have opportunity to deal with the emergency situations that arise.

This will air after the Obamassiah’s acceptance of the Democrat nomination.

Smart move Senator McCain.  Very classy.

The News & Tribune has an article about Baron Hill’s efforts to close the so-called speculator loophole:

Rep. Baron Hill, D-Ind., plans on pushing stricter regulations for oil speculators when Congress reconvenes in September.

The idea of cracking down on oil speculators may sound like “Washington speak,” but the congressman feels it could result in lowering prices at the pump for the short-term, said Katie Moreau, communications director for Hoosiers for Hill, his campaign organization.

“What Baron wants to see happen is his bill enacted to put back regulations that were taken out in 2000,” Moreau said.

The basis of a measure Hill is pushing — which Moreau said will be supported by several other Congress members and will be presented to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi next month — is that speculators are artificially driving up the price of oil based on a presumed shortage.

As I have already noted in extensive posts, this is a crock.

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Earlier, I blogged about how Baron’s behavior at his town hall in Sellersburg earned him a letter scolding him in the News & Tribune for bad manners and rudeness.

I also noted that Baron tried with a written policy to prevent anyone from recording this event. A daring Hoosierpundit reader recorded it, however, and was kind enough to share the audio with me.

This is a clip reel; there are more examples of him being rude to the people that were present in Sellersburg that evening on top of this, but the audio for those sections is just horrible.

You’ll have to turn the sound up. The audio isn’t that good. Rest assured, it’s worth it.

…and into Barack’s court with praise! Say Hallelujah! As we prepare for the Obamassiah’s acceptance of the love of those who would see him to be President this evening, let us prepare ourselves, before we enter Barack’s court, by joining hands and reciting…the Obamassiah’s Prayer.

The Obamassiah’s Prayer….

Our Obama, who art in thy Temple at Invesco,
Hollow be thy Words.
Thy Presidency come,
Thy nation will be done for,
In the White House as it is in Congress
Give us this day our daily bread line.
And forgive us our mortgage debts,
As we forgive our credit card debtors.
And lead us not into energy independence,
But deliver us from the Republicans.
For thine is the Presidency Kingdom,
and the power,
and the glory,
for two terms (or less)
Amen.