Democratic Party Tries to Give Crazy Old Hillary the Boot?

Newell — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:00:53 EDT

Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, an Obama Guy, today called for Hillary Clinton to drop out of the race and support Barack Obama. He is the first major superdelegate to declare this publicly. And earlier this morning, Howard Dean urged the uncommitted superdelegates to make their preferences public. Unless Hillary gets all of the uncommitted superdelegates, and then steals other delegates, she will have officially lost. But does Howard Dean have a plan for the 150,000 Hessian mercenaries that Hillary has employed for her last-resort military coup? [LA Times]

Republican Lawyer Laughed Out of Court by Republican Judges

megancarpentier — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:51:09 EST

James Bopp was in court this morning trying to get the federal courts to overrule the Federal Election Commission and let the makers of Hillary The Movie advertise their hit-job of a movie. The FEC ruled that advertising the movie was political advertising and subject to FEC limits; Bopp and the makers argue that they’re just selling a product. The court had its say today, though.

Mostly, its say was drowned out by the judge laughing. Bush appointee Judge Royce C. Lamberth busted out laughing when Bopp tried to compare the movie to 60 Minutes and Frontline. Bopp also tried to argue that calling Hillary a “European Socialist” isn’t issue-oriented speech over which the FEC has oversight because, apparently, that’s more like a “fact” and it isn’t telling people how to vote, which Lamberth called “redic.”

So, while Hillary The Movie may or may not be coming to theatres near you, advertising for it probably definitely isn’t, but probably only by virtue of the fact that the movie’s lawyer is a graceless, partisan hack of a lawyer. Um, yay?

Anti-Clinton film panned as advertising [Yahoo News]

Wonkette: About Time

Democratic Party Tries to Give Crazy Old Hillary the Boot?

Republican Lawyer Laughed Out of Court by Republican Judges