Betting on the Election

I found this on Slate. It is a tracking of political futures.

Click here to see an overview of changes for the month in the 2008 Democratic Presidential Nominee Race.

	Intrade		Iowa Electronic		News Futures
Candidate	Price	Change	Price	Change	Price	Change
Barack Obama	90.00	+3.600	89.50	+0.069	94.00	+5.000
Hillary Clinton	8.60	-4.800	4.20	-0.078	6.00	-8.000
Al Gore	2.30	-0.500	n/a	n/a	1.00	-1.000
John Edwards	0.20	+0.000	0.20	+0.001	1.00	+0.000

Note: Click a market name in the above table to see a graph of those movements (which are updated once an hour).

Tim Russert - "The Nominee"

In case you haven't been near a TV lately, here is Tim Russert and Keith Olbermann discussing the Democratic presidential race:



Have a great day everyone!

Reject the Politics of Fear

I guess it's just a Hillary Clinton Day. The following video is of Casey Knowles, the young girl in Hillary Clinton's 3 a.m. "Be afraid, be very afraid!" ad.

In her own words:

"I reject the politics of fear that Senator Clinton uses to drum up votes."

I realize that this is an Obama ad. I am not endorsing Obama, but rejecting the politics of fear. In this case, it was an attempt by Hillary to put fear into people's hearts and minds and offer herself as the solution. I believe it is important that we all reject the politics of fear than ANY candidate employs and recognize it for what it is: PROPAGANDA.

CBS Disputes Hillary's Version of Bosnia Trip

CBS news fact checks Hillary Clintons recollection of her 1996 trip to Bosnia.



I think news outlets should do more fact checking on what politicians say, especially regarding pending legislation.

The Candidates on Education

If you locate videos that encompass more of any of the candidates views on education, send them to me and I will post them.

Barack Obama speaking about education in Beaumont, TX:



Hillary Clinton speaking on education at Washington Lee High School in Virginia:



McCain on education presented by the Des Moines Register:



Ron Paul at the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, June 16, 2007:

Bill Mahr - Pharmaceutical Rant

I'm not the biggest fan of Bill Maher, but this clip made me smile. He puts forth a few interesting ideas. I'd love to hear what others think of it.

Hillary Clinton - Election Finance Fraud?

The following video, provided by the Equal Justice Foundation of America, is the rough cut trailer for "Hillary! Uncensored." The documentary uses home video to expose alleged election finance fraud. The expected release date of the film is November 1, 2007.

I have no position on the expose', other than to criticize the press for ignoring the allegations. I will wait to see what filters out. Yes. It is a political hit-piece and it ends with a propagandistic attack against Hillary. I, again, am only publishing this for information's sake.



From the Hillcap site:

Paul vs. Hillary Rodham Clinton, William Jefferson Clinton, et al.

Thanks to KK for sending this one in!