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| Garling Gauge |
| With a progressive perspective on U.S. politics, elections, society & media, the Garling Gauge highlights the poignant and humorous side of news headlines and offbeat political stories. |
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| How the Candidates Will Age |
| 2008-05-10 14:07:30 |
Obama wins this contest. Though realistically McCain should have been portrayed as a skull or a pile of dust.
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| Top Dems Meddling in ‘08 Primary |
| 2008-05-10 14:03:44 |
Dean, Pelosi and Reid need to shut up and let the primary run its course.
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| McCain Hates Women? |
| 2008-05-10 13:21:41 |
I always knew he was a grumpy old man, but a misogynist too, oh my.
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| Obama Pig? Oh My. |
| 2008-05-10 13:19:43 |
When it comes to floating ‘08 candidate weirdness, only the Ron Paul blimp has this beat.
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| Hillary Democrats Up For Grabs? |
| 2008-05-10 12:59:16 |
Huffington Post writes Hillary off as talk moves to who gets her constituency.
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| Matt Drudge, Hillary Clinton, and Questions Marks |
| 2008-05-05 14:05:37 |
Matt Drudge’s latest
On the eve of the most significant Democratic primary contest, what does Matt Drudge choose to occupy the center column of his Drudge Report?
Yup, that’s the image.
By the way, putting a question mark in the text below an image is just coy way of saying you agree with the image without directly [...]...
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| Political Quote of the Day 4/29/08 |
| 2008-04-29 20:46:25 |
“When you think about what John Adams was like and then George Bush, it’s like Darwinism in reverse.”
-Joy Behar of The View on Larry King Live
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| Political Quote of the Day 4/28/08 |
| 2008-04-28 19:51:13 |
“As I said on Bill Moyers, I’m not running for office. But I am open to being Vice Pr…”
-Mr. Jeremiah Wright, Sen. Barack Obama’s ex-pastor, speaking at the Nation Press Club
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| Political Quote of the Day 4/27/08 |
| 2008-04-27 22:59:31 |
“She is a better candidate than he is. He’s run a better campaign.”
-Bill Kristol on Fox News Sunday discussing Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama
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| Polygamists Remix |
| 2008-04-24 13:56:01 |
It’s our ranch and it’s our home
The Art of Bleeding has released their take on the most recent polyamist ranch investigation. As described on their website:
Something a little different for Art of Bleeding, outreach to a fellow cult, a Mormon mash-up. Polygamists never get a fair shake. Mainstream breakfast-hour news [...]...
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| HuffPost Disses Pro-Hillary White Men |
| 2008-04-22 21:15:45 |
A picture is worth a thousand words
On the day Sen. Hillary Clinton won the Pennsylvania primary, Thomas B. Edsall, the political editor Huffington Post, wrote an article on the emergence of white men as a crucial voting block in the 2008 presidential election. How did the Pro-Obama website depict this voting block? Just [...]...
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| Political Quote of the Day 4/22/08 |
| 2008-04-22 20:06:40 |
“He has outspent her in Ohio, Texas, and Pennsylvania, and she has won every one.”
-Pat Buchanan on MSNBC commenting on Obama’s campaign spending and Clinton’s PA primary win.
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| Political Quote of the Day 4/21/08 |
| 2008-04-22 06:18:09 |
“If we were under the Republican system, which is more like the Electoral College, she’d have a 300-delegate lead here.”
– Bill Clinton, stating that Hillary Clinton would be the nominee if Democrats followed Republican primary rules. -Washington Post
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| Obama Flips Off Clinton? Oh My. |
| 2008-04-18 15:21:18 |
Bird is the word
The art of sublty is not lost on Senator Barack Obama, but perhaps he has overplayed his hand.
From the Swamp:
Sen. Barack Obama was on the stump today in Raleigh, N.C., the day after his debate in Philadelphia with Sen. Hillary Clinton. Have a look at his body language when he spoke of [...]...
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| Clinton Vs. Obama: Pennsylvania Democratic Debate Firsts 4/16/08 |
| 2008-04-16 19:03:13 |
Crunch time
It has been a while since we’ve had a debate, and with such a long stretch between primaries and so much back and forth on the campaign trails, it’s about time for a face to face exchange. Without further ado, here we go!
Debate Firsts
First to be introduced: Sen. Hillary Clinton
First to ask for [...]...
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| Political Quote of the Day 4/14/08 |
| 2008-04-14 22:57:47 |
“Some kids grow up and want to be a fireman; I want to be a senator.”
-Chris Matthews on the Colbert Report
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| Culture Buzz: ‘Still Alive’ Versions from Portal |
| 2008-04-06 14:20:23 |
The cake is a lie
Politics aside for the moment, it appears that thousands of gamers are currently obsessed with the video game song, Still Alive. Written by Jonathan Coulton, Still Alive plays at the end of Portal, a Valve computer game that includes a schizoid AI obsessed with cake. Even though it’s [...]...
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| Politico Quotes of the Day 3/30/08 |
| 2008-03-30 14:54:01 |
“Hillary Clinton is the toughest human being in the world. The whole world.”
-Tucker Carlson on the Tim Russert Show
“Chill out, we’re gonna win this election”
-Former president Bill Clinton, stumping for his wife on Sunday
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| Florida & Michigan Might Play Election Role They Wanted After All |
| 2008-03-05 12:53:03 |
Rewarded for their defiance?
With Sen. Hillary Clinton’s huge wins in three out of the four states in Junior Super Tuesday, the race for the Democratic presidential nomination has had a sudden jolt, aligning the momentum of each candidate.
Both Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama now appear unable to accrue the 2,025 delegates [...]...
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| Political Quote of the Day 3/5/08 |
| 2008-03-05 12:20:57 |
“Every candidate has to say ‘change’, that’s what the American people expect.”
-President Bush speaking at the White House, endorsing and standing with Republican presumptive nominee John McCain. Bush was asked how the Republicans would fare in the general election with the American electorate expressing a desire for change.
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| Junior Super Tuesday Results Indicate Superdelegates to Decide Dem. Nominee |
| 2008-03-05 04:49:23 |
Finally, a confetti moment
Looks like the superdelegates will decide this thing after all. After winning Ohio, Rhode Island, and Texas, Clinton is certainly back in the game.
CNN: “Clinton’s Texas win can be attributed to some of the same factors that led her to prevail in Ohio: Overwhelming support from seniors, voters worried about [...]...
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| U.S. Soldiers Torturing Animals |
| 2008-03-03 15:58:56 |
Your tax dollars at work
Support the war in Iraq? Then these videos are for you.
http://garlinggauge.com/videos/deadpuppy.flv
U.S. Soldier in Iraq throws a puppy off a cliff
Read more about it here, here, and here.
http://garlinggauge.com/videos/ussoldierstorturehurtdog.flv
U.S. Soldiers throwing rocks at an injured dog
http://garlinggauge.com/videos/ussoldierstorturesheep.flv
U.S. Soldiers throwing a flash bang at a farmer and sheep
http://garlinggauge.com/videos/abugharibsoldier.flv
Oh ya, they torture people [...]...
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| Meet the Candidate: Hillary Clinton Documentary |
| 2008-03-02 14:51:03 |
The Fighter
As the race for the Democratic presidential nomination narrows, MSNBC has created a video documentary on each of of the remaining candidates, Sen. Clinton">Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama.
Today’s video is on Sen. Clinton; a history of her life in politics, challenges as an untraditional First Lady, and the events leading up to a [...]...
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| 3 AM For Clinton & Obama |
| 2008-03-01 10:22:12 |
Who is best to lead in a crisis?
Keying up to the ‘Junior Super Tuesday’ election, the Clinton campaign has launched a powerful ad focusing on leadership in a crisis, and almost immediately the Obama campaign released a response.
http://garlinggauge.com/videos/children.flv
Children
http://garlinggauge.com/videos/ringing.flv
Ringing
During the 2007 congressional elections, with the successful swiftboating of John Kerry still fresh in their [...]...
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| Sleep With Obama (on a new pillow) |
| 2008-02-28 22:33:34 |
Pillow fight for the 2008 nomination
Combing the forces of Barack Obama Is Your New Bicycle, the SNL debate skit, Hillary Clinton’s debate comment, and a reporter handing Obama a pillow on the campaign trail, a set of new pillows have arrived for your zeitgeist lounging pleasure.
Link to pillows
See what inspired these comfortable cushions of [...]...
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| New Abu Ghraib Torture Photos |
| 2008-02-28 16:23:52 |
WARNING: Nudity & Graphic Images
Disturbing new photos have been posted on Wired with accompanying video from a lecture on Abu Ghraib by psychologist Philip Zimbardo. The interview article, How People Turn Evil, From Stanford to Abu Ghraib, provides a fascinating look into human psychology. For ease of viewing the photos [...]...
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| Clinton Vs. Obama: Ohio Democratic Debate Firsts 2/26/08 |
| 2008-02-26 20:02:21 |
If Clinton wants to win she needs to be B-L-U-N-T
And so it’s come to this. With everyone but Hillary Clinton’s mother conceding that Barack Obama is going to be the Democratic presidential nominee, Clinton appears to have one final Hail Mary in her play book. Tonight is her last shot to convince the [...]...
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| Obama, Bicycles & Fortune Cookie Politics |
| 2008-02-23 09:18:06 |
‘Your new bicycle’ is the newest trend to mimic
Barack Obama
Michelle Obama
Hillary Clinton
Ron Paul
Steve Jobs
John McCain
is your new bicycle
More
From Eric Zorn’s article, ‘My New Bicycle’ is the new black:
The site opened just last week and the domain name is registered to Mathew Honan, 35, San Francisco-based contributing editor to Wired magazine. [...]...
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| Clinton Vs. Obama: Texas Democratic Debate Firsts 2/21/08 |
| 2008-02-21 19:08:57 |
High Noon
In Texas tonight it’s a showdown at the Alamo for Sen. Hillary Clinton, and a front runner defensive game for Sen. Barack Obama. Let’s jump right into it with more debate firsts.
Debate Firsts
First to be introduced: Sen. Hillary Clinton
First to applaud for himself: Sen. Barack Obama
First to touch someone else’s [...]...
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| Political Quote of the Day 2/19/08 |
| 2008-02-19 19:16:30 |
“[Obama] is mesmorized by his own words and power of his personality”
-Howard Fineman on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews
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| Bush: House Construction, Not War, Hurt Economy |
| 2008-02-18 21:28:34 |
“I think actually the spending on the war might help with jobs.”
If you thought President Bush was out of touch and fooling himself (and some Republicans) about the Iraq war… there’s now definitive proof.
http://garlinggauge.com/videos/bushwar.flv
Bush on Today
Is it November yet?
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| Happy Independence Day, Kosovo |
| 2008-02-17 10:54:42 |
Kosovo declares independence
From CNN:
PRISTINA, Kosovo (CNN) — Kosovo has formally declared its independence from Serbia and become the world’s newest state in a move opposed by Serbia and Russia but backed by many western governments.
Lawmakers in the legislature of the former Serbian province approved the declaration of independence at an extraordinary session Sunday afternoon. [...]...
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| Flashback: McCain Sings Streisand |
| 2008-02-16 15:08:11 |
“Love, fresh as the morning air…”
Posted on his presidential website, Senator John McCain hopes to add a little charisma to his campaign portfolio by hosting a flashback video of him mocking Barbara Streisand on Saturday Night Live in 2002.
While the video is certainly funny, keep in mind that a McCain presidency would be no laughing [...]...
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