Happy 2008
02 January 2008 11:26 am by Taylor Marsh
via Nicolle Belle @ Crooks and Liars
Taylor Marsh LIVE!
3:00 p.m. eastern – 12:00 pacific
Wow, what an hour. We maxed out for the first time.
Missed the show? Podcast is up.
All things IOWA with Chase Martyn; Independent Obama buys Drudge, Kucinich aliens…
(Reader BMerry took notes on the show, for those of you who couldn’t logon.)
If you really want to know what’s going on with Iowa caucus goers, this story says it all.
If you really want to know why the press has no credibility when it comes to Hillary Clinton, this story says it all (h/t reader Grey).
I’m not in Iowa, and this show and you are the reasons why. Being an independent broadcaster I don’t have the funding to go on the road with my show, so here I am, with Chase Martyn as my guest. Good weather is predicted for the Iowa caucuses tomorrow, which is great news.
I also want to take a moment thank everyone who gave to my fundraiser. You should have received a note from me by now, unless you gave over the holidays, which means you’ll get your thank you after the primaries. But thank you all again so much. It was also a wonderful way to start the New Year, with my Blog Patrons monthly donation arriving New Year’s Day. Thanks Jim and the others who have decided to donate monthly to this blog. But my fundraising continues, because as I said before, I have to break even this year to keep going. It’s just that simple. Quite a few people have given over the holidays, seeing the “support independent journalism” banner on the blog. Again, thanks so much.
As for what’s going on in Iowa, Clinton has babysitters lined up.
Meanwhile, Democratic strategist Peter Fenn slams Edwards:
… .. Most important, he decided to take federal matching funds on Oct. 8, precisely when he knew that an independent group, run by his friend and former campaign manager, Nick Baldick, was poised to spend millions on his behalf in Iowa and New Hampshire. Lobbyist money. Independent expenditures. Special interests, as he defines them.
Not only did John Edwards fail to stop the questionable special interest activity, it appears that he was counting on it as part of his strategy to win Iowa.
These 527 organizations are part of the political landscape for both parties. They exist. They are legal.
What I object to is the self-righteous quality of the Edwards campaign and the hypocrisy of taking the money while railing against the very practice he is embracing — and making “the corrupt system” the very centerpiece of the campaign! He is pretending to “bite the hand that feeds him.” … ..
… ..Good grief. This response from Edwards stretches one’s patience — “the guy worked for me years ago”??? Come on, John, this smells… ..
As I’ve said countless times, posturing on campaign financing during a moneyed primary is bound to bite you eventually, though I don’t know who Fenn thinks he’s talking to. Last time I looked nobody really cares what he thinks. No doubt Edwards fans don’t.
A lot to talk about today with Chase. Hope you can join us.
Oh, and don’t forget to read SusanUnPC’s rundown today on “Obama vs. the Democratic Party.”
