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August 20th at 12:00AM

Countdown to Electiony: 76 Days

POSTED BY: Dennis DiClaudio

It was quite possibly the single biggest turning point in American history: Philadelphia in that halcyon year of '76.

I'm speaking, of course, of 1976, when the Philadelphia 76ers somehow managed to acquire Julius "Dr. J" Erving from the New York Nets, beginning one of the greatest team dynasties in sports history and giving short, awkward, un-athletic white kids like me a reason to like basketball.

Oh, and, come to think of it, I think some really important world power was founded exactly two-hundred years earlier.

Go back to Day 77.

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April 22nd at 7:35PM

Pennsylvania Primary: Goin' Dutch - LiveBlog

POSTED BY: TheInDecider

Mopping Up: The night belongs to Hillary Clinton.

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It looks like Clinton pulled off a 10 point 9 point lead, which is better than people expected these past few days, but not nearly as much as she was supposed to win by a few weeks ago. What this appears to mean is: no change. The groundhog has seen its shadow; at least another two weeks of Democratic infighting.

She did look very good in her victory speech: gracious and confident. And poor. She's obviously bleeding cash after fighting to keep up with Bitter O'Moneypants.

Speaking of which, I've never been so bored by transcendent hope. For a guy who's fantastic at delivering speeches, Barack Obama needs to work on his speechifying.

Oh, and Pat Buchanan is a brain dead idiot.

Read the complete liveblog after the jump.

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The day before the crucial Pennsylvania primary, Clinton released a new ad that asks which candidate can "stand the heat" of the presidency. The spot uses a montage of threatening images—from Osama Bin Laden to the Pearl Harbor bombing—to represent the threats America faces. ------------------------ oliviaharis Pennsylvania Drug Addiction

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April 22nd at 5:23PM

Hillary Clinton Supporter PA Gov. Ed Rendell Praising Louis Farrakhan

POSTED BY: CubbyChaser

Huh?


 

I just watched this video of Pennsylvania Governor (then Philadelphia Mayor) Ed Rendell from back in 1997, and I don't understand it.

Why? Why? Why in the world would Ed Rendell be praising Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan?

I don't even mean that as an insult to Farrakhan (I'm sure he loves his kids, or whatever), but it just seems like a remarkably weird thing for a politician -- a Jewish politician -- to do. Didn't he realize that eleven years later, he would be a major player in the presidential race?

I can't imagine this will have a huge (or any) effect on the Pennsylvania primaries -- being that Rendell is an outspoken Clinton supporter -- but I wonder if this will make any waves in the wake of Obama's Jeremiah Wright "scandal." I mean, this would be equally as stupid.