http://www.extrememortman.com Just When You Thought it was Safe to Take Politics Seriously Again Tue, 13 May 2008 17:51:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From today's Yeas & Nays: 30:  Years the federal government has been administering its medical marijuana program, as of its anniversary on Saturday 4:  Number of patients it currently serves http://www.extrememortman.com/politics/and-half-of-them-are-cheech-and-chong/ We disagree with Jeremiah Wright, who presumably at one point in his life said something like, "Nah, nah, nah ... don't God bless West Virginia, God damn West Virginia." No, because of West Virginia we are blessed with assertions like Hillary Clinton's: Implying that the party could lose in November if he ... http://www.extrememortman.com/food-politics/tudor-your-own-horn/ Howard Kurtz, from Sunday's "Reliable Sources": So you all seem to be acknowledging without quite saying it that there is something to the notion that Hillary Clinton has not been treated with exactly the greatest respect by the press. And let's face it, I mean, there have been many times in ... http://www.extrememortman.com/funniest-2008/reporters-who-prey-at-the-porcelain-goddess/ The latest from Extreme Mortman's exclusive Superdelegate Tracker, reporting live from the field: Barack Obama 286; Hillary Clinton 275. There are 193 named undecided superdelegates remaining, of which 21 are either prohibited by DNC or state party rules from endorsing candidates prior to the convention or are unlikely to endorse for political reasons (i.e. ... http://www.extrememortman.com/superdelegate-tracker/superdelegate-tracker-update/ Forgive us for being late to this news, and please further forgive us if this punchline has already been done, but we just saw this... [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpGH02DtIws[/youtube] ... and we couldn't be happier about this: Yes, in this election, the steaks are high. http://www.extrememortman.com/barack-obama/obama-gets-saucy/ Meet the Stockdale, the Navy's newest guided missile destroyer. We learn: The Navy's newest guided missile destroyer was christened Saturday with the name of a fighter pilot who spent 7 1/2 years in captivity in North Vietnam, received the Medal of Honor and served as presidential candidate Ross Perot's running mate. Four Medal ... http://www.extrememortman.com/politics/a-ship-in-full/ PALO ALTO -- actually. dateline BEEYOOTIFUL SUNNY PALO ALTO -- Where the glass-enclosed nerve center of Extreme Mortman is stationed this week, blogging from the wonderful accomodations provided by the fabulous folks who run the Hoover Institution's Media Fellows program.  Surrounded by palm trees, of course. Hoover is hosting Extreme Mortman ... http://www.extrememortman.com/extreme-mortman/hoovers-shakers/ On Sunday, instead of wasting your time reading this in the Washington Post ... The president has acted as Israel's exclusive corner man when he should have been refereeing the fight. ... read this instead in The New Republic: Given that AIPAC and other similar groups already speak for most American Jews, and ... http://www.extrememortman.com/israel/the-j-is-for-joke/ Peggy Noonan wonders of Hillary Clinton staying in the race to the Democrats' detriment: The question "Who will tell her, who can make her go?" Of course, 34 years ago Barry Goldwater went to Richard Nixon telling him to vacate the White House (Goldwater: "Nixon should get his ass out of the ... http://www.extrememortman.com/nixon/hillary-auh20/ As it were, with a Clinton. Michael Silence reports: Memphis Commercial Appeal's Blake Fontenay: According to U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, she may be starting to more closely resemble another famous movie character: The psycho lady played by Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction." When asked about whether Clinton should drop out of the ... http://www.extrememortman.com/hillary-clinton/close-but-no-cigar/ For Bill Clinton, West Virginia is far from West Wing ...[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReBygJ9aGV4[/youtube] (video h/t Wonkette) http://www.extrememortman.com/bill-clinton/dont-tase-me-prez/ We're really enjoying this story.  Not in a Jeremiah Wright/Bosnia kind of way, mind you, but just because it's so darn silly: Two Hollywood actors who dined with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in early 2001 at actress Candice Bergen's home confirmed Thursday that he told the assembled group he did not ... http://www.extrememortman.com/john-mccain/west-wing-wince/ What does New Media Strategies -- the kind and gracious publisher of this blog -- look like? Here's one exclusive view from inside our 14th floor conference room in our Rosslyn World Headquarters. That's Virginia Technology Secretary Aneesh Chopra speakiing to bloggers, our staff, and Virginia political officials on May 8, 2008. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWcb87YKXqo[/youtube] http://www.extrememortman.com/new-media-strategies/a-peek-inside-the-glass-enclosed-nerve-center/ Nice opening to this post in The Chicago Tribune's The Swamp: House Republican Leader John Boehner stepped to John McCain's defense late Thursday night, comparing Barack Obama to former President Jimmy Carter, a high insult to many American voters who remember long gas lines, double-digit inflation, talk of a national malaise ... http://www.extrememortman.com/barack-obama/jimmy-carter-the-full-definition/ As in, pro-defense Eisenhower Democrats? Washington Post: Clinton is expected to win the state by a hefty margin. Yesterday, she repeatedly referred to her appeal among "hardworking Americans," including "Catholic voters, Hispanic voters, blue-collar voters and seniors -- the kind of people who Senator McCain will be fighting for in the general ... http://www.extrememortman.com/hillary-clinton/maybe-hillary-clinton-meant-dwight-voters/ Can't help but think of Hillary Clinton's chances in this late primary state when we remember that it was this date in 1973 that militant American Indians who'd held the South Dakota hamlet of Wounded Knee for ten weeks surrendered to U.S. Marshals. http://www.extrememortman.com/hillary-clinton/grab-your-secret-dakota-ring/ .... for over reliance on the personal pronoun. Check out this nugget from her speech at the DC Omni last night: “I’ve been counted out more than once. But thanks to all of you I’ve come back,” Clinton said, earning a thunderous, extended ovation. She later added, “When I was counted out ... http://www.extrememortman.com/hillary-clinton/hillary-clinton-wins-the-richard-cohen-award/ A commenter notes in a below post: The towns of Cross Lanes, Nitro, and Poca are all near Charleston WV. Poca’s high school sports teams are called the Dots. I’m not making it up. Interestingly, the school mascot bears an uncanny resemblance to a caged-up Mark Penn. http://www.extrememortman.com/hillary-clinton/the-folks-who-hold-hillary-clintons-career-in-the-balance/ Spotted in Fishbowl ... Personally, we're hoping Teddy Roosevelt gets a say, as well. http://www.extrememortman.com/sports/among-the-last-undeclared-superdelegates/ Happy 60th birthday, Israel! Democracy.  Military might.  Strong, reliable ally of America.  Front-lines in the global war on terror. But more important, as CNN put it, "Israel is hip, sexy, and fun." [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=JN6_OxOXVXM[/youtube] I sure hope I look that good when I turn 60. http://www.extrememortman.com/israel/still-sexy-after-all-these-years/