Posts by Tom Elko
Cindy McCain, Laura Bush back on today’s schedule for RNC
As the threat of Hurricane Gustav recedes, Republican National Convention organizers are moving toward resuming a normal schedule. First Lady Laura Bush and Cindy McCain have been placed back…
The crackdown on demonstrators continues
UPDATE: A third location at 3500 Harriet Ave S has been cleared of its occupants and is currently being searched. No search warrant has been reported.
Police have reportedly raided two locations where demonstrators have been…
VP or not VP: Pawlenty reportedly clearing schedule in advance of McCain announcement
Marc Arbinder reports for The Atlantic that Gov. Tim Pawlenty has been canceling print and broadcast interviews for the day. Possibly related fact: The McCain campaign may make its candidate’s selection for running mate known before Democratic…
Katrina the 2nd? Gustav threatens to strike New Orleans during RNC
Three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, forever changed the city of New Orleans and exposed federal emergency management as grossly negligent, another storm is currently on track to make landfall in Louisiana in the midst of…
Ron Paul ad campaign targets Minneapolis, MOA
Supporters of Rep. Ron Paul, R-Tex., have managed a sizable advertising buy with a pointed message aimed at attendees of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in St. Paul.
According to Paul’s Campaign for Liberty, two billboards in downtown Minneapolis…
McCain tech plan: No more net neutrality, and tax breaks for everybody
Republican Sen. John McCain has long opposed “net neutrality,” but his recently released tech plan sweetens the deals for tech companies with an alternate solution: tax…
