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| Lacking In Initiatives Dept.: Mike Gravel Wants You to Have to Vote Even More Often |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 6:14 pm |
| Tags: Democracy, Lacking In Initiatives Dept, Mike Gravel, Nonprofits |
| What has crazy old man Mike Gravel been up to since he left the Senate 200 years ago? He founded a nonprofit called “The Democracy Foundation” whose aim is nothing less than the complete... |
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| Mike Gravel is a waste of our time |
| Published: August 7, 2007, 7:21 pm |
| Tags: Mike Gravel, President, 2008 Elections, Democrats |
| presidential forum when Mike Gravel, asked to defend his ridiculous 23 percent national sales tax (on top of local and state sales taxes), grumpily responded with something along the lines of "Don't worry about the fair tax, it will never pass Congress." Of course, the question wasn't about his proposal's chances in the legislature, but |
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| Another Debate? Open Thread |
| Published: August 7, 2007, 6:36 pm |
| Tags: Blogging, Politics, 2008 Elections, Democrats, Open Thread, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Media, Bill Richardson, Joe Biden, Democratic Party, Debates, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Chris Dodd |
| except for former Senator Mike Gravel of Alaska will be participating. MSNBC will broadcast the debate, with Keith Olbermann acting as moderator. He will ask questions and the candidates will face some questions from union members. By staging the debate before such a large crowd, labor leaders are hoping to demonstrate their political |
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| Candidates Hold Court at Presidential Forum on LGBT Issues |
| Published: August 10, 2007, 8:56 am |
| Tags: Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Dennis Kucinich, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Mike Gravel, News |
| the last answer... Gravel was equally as entertaining: "Marriage is a commitment between two human beings in love. And understand me. I'm saying two human beings. They can be heterosexual. They can be two lesbians, they can be transgender. They can be two gays. What it is is a commitment of two human beings in love and if there's |
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| What will the GOP do about Craig now? |
| Published: September 5, 2007, 8:29 am |
| Tags: Mike Gravel, Larry Craig |
| presidential candidate Mike Gravel addressed the self-loathing GOP on Real Time with Bill Maher. Maher asks Gravel why gays, particularly these Republican Sexual Hypocrites, would join a party that doesn't want them. Gravel responds:GRAVEL: "Because they are hypocrites, they talk about these values...it's very sad. There's nothing wrong |
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| Towleroad Guide to the Tube #165 |
| Published: September 5, 2007, 4:20 pm |
| Tags: Amy Winehouse, Barack Obama, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Larry Craig, Mike Gravel, Music, News, Towleroad Guide To The Tube |
| Larry Craig story. MIKE GRAVEL: Discusses the Larry Craig scandal on Real Time with Bill Maher. AMY WINEHOUSE: Her recent appearance on the Mercury Awards. ANYTHING YOU CAN DO I CAN DO BETTER: Hillary and Barack sing it off. Check out our previous guides to the Tube here! |
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| UPDATE: Democrats Debate in Spanish on Univision |
| Published: September 9, 2007, 7:59 pm |
| Tags: Politics, 2008 Elections, Immigration, Cuba, Minorities, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Bill Richardson, Hispanics, Joe Biden, Democratic Party, Debates, Latinos, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Chris Dodd |
| UPDATE - More substantial coverage from AP via Washington Post. UPDATE - AP via New York Times Debate Coverage Miami Herald Pre-Debate Article UPDATE - According to The Washington Times: Panic in the press room “Are we going to have audio?” “Vamos a tener audio?” Reporters who didn’t speak Spanish were |
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| Why Can't Kucinich Catch On? |
| Published: September 19, 2007, 1:49 pm |
| Tags: 2008 Elections, Polls, Iraq, Health Care, John Edwards, Elections, Holidays, Syria, Poverty, Democratic Party, Progressives, Political Philosophy, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich |
| or eccentric enough like Mike Gravel to show up on a Bill Maher panel. If we were living in a Frank Capra movie, he might have a chance. Growing up so poor that his family was often homeless, fighting his way up in Cleveland politics and slipping back so far that in 1982 he reported $38 on his tax return, coming back to win a seat in Congress |
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| If you're running for president, *run* |
| Published: October 4, 2007, 2:26 pm |
| Tags: President, 2008, Mike Gravel |
| 225 Biden:177 Kucinich: 171 Gravel: 35 About 1/3 of those Gravel "events" are debates. I did three times more events than that in a two-month book tour last year (~110) than Gravel has done running for president all year. Now look at the candidate calendar. He's got nothing scheduled until October 19. If he's not going to run a real race, I |
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| Emperor Dobson blackmails Republicans with Nuclear Option. |
| Published: October 4, 2007, 3:40 pm |
| Tags: James Dobson, Gop, Nuclear Option, Jerome Corsi, John Edwards, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Fred Thompson, Gail Collins, President, 2008, Election, David Brooks, Neocons, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Constitution Party |
| The Republican Party is in disarray. Emperor Dobson has written an op-ed in the New York Times threatening to leave the Republican Party if they do not nominate a candidate who is against abortion. This naked threat from one of the chief gatekeepers |
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| The Candidates: Sen. Mike Gravel |
| Published: October 16, 2007, 12:15 pm |
| Tags: The, Candidates, Sen, Mike, Gravel |
| In January voters in Iowa and New Hampshire will choose candidates in historic presidential primaries, the first in 80 years that don't feature an incumbent president or vice president. Sen. Mike Gravel will take your questions on the campaign and his vision for the United States. |
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| Small Dollars and Max Donors, Part III |
| Published: October 17, 2007, 3:04 pm |
| Tags: 2008 Elections, 2008, Campaign Finance Reform, Cfr, Campaign Finance, Public Financing, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Barack Obama, Christopher Dodd, Chris Dodd, Joe Biden, Bill Richardson, Dennis Kucnich, Mike Gravel, Joseph Biden |
| (6%)70% (73%)0.3 (0.2) Gravel0.4 (0.2)0.3 (0.2)21% (23%)3% (1%)60% (58%)0.0 (0.0)Dem Subtotal218.8 (161.7)195.9(142.5)64% (68%)42% (44%)22% (21%)125.6 (94.8)* Minus 1.4 in debts owed. ** Minus 2.3 in debts owed. (Moreover, if you go through the expenditure reports, I've seen at least one campaign that didn't pay any of its |
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| Colbert '08: Colbert Running a Lukewarm 20th in Odds |
| Published: October 17, 2007, 5:20 pm |
| Tags: 2008 Election, Bodog, Colbert 08, Gambling, Hillary Clinton, Mike Gravel, Odds, Stephen Colbert, Tom Tancredo, Top |
| and haha, Tom Tancredo and Mike Gravel have no odds whatsoever.Odds On: Who will win the 2008 Presidential Election? [Bodog]Photo via GQ |
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| Colbert '08: Colbert Running a Lukewarm 20th in Odds |
| Published: October 17, 2007, 5:20 pm |
| Tags: 2008 Election, Bodog, Colbert 08, Gambling, Hillary Clinton, Mike Gravel, Odds, Stephen Colbert, Tom Tancredo, Top |
| Online betting site Bodog has been keeping odds on the 2008 presidential election and, according to them, have included Stephen Colbert since the outset. And now that Stephen Colbert has announced he... |
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| Dem Debate Details & Blogging |
| Published: October 30, 2007, 3:50 pm |
| Tags: Politics, 2008 Elections, Internet News Media, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Bill Richardson, Joe Biden, Democratic Party, Debates, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Chris Dodd |
| Tonight (Tuesday) at 9 PM ET at Drexel University in Philadelphia PA, televised on MSNBC and live-streamed at MSNBC.com Previews: MSNBC Analysis: What must Obama do? MSNBC Analysis: Is Iran the top issue in this debate? MSNBC First Read’s First thoughts: Debate at Drexel MSNBC First Read: Obama, Edwards, Clinton Oppose Mukasey for AG MSNBC |
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