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Posts Tagged ‘the youth vote’

Will Barack Obama’s Youth Voters Choose Him…Or Finals?

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Shut up, collegeToday Barack Obama’s political fate rests in the hands of 19-year-old college students who now must choose between bong rips, taking their final exams, finally getting with that senior they drunkenly “friended” on Facebook last October, and voting. You see, The Kids have many competing priorities in the spring and only one of them involves their beloved Barry. MORE »


But Mr. Obama, What About The Children?

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

An American tragedyHe might talk about “labor rights” and “protecting the weakest among us,” but at the end of the day, presidential hopeful Barack Obama is just another double-talking fat cat. His ambition is so monstrous that now he’s turned out The Children to craft charming tee shirts in support of his cause. For shame, Mr. Obama. For shame. [Cafe Press: Kids Love Obama]


Meet A Very Young Superdelegate!

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

This image has nothing to do with this story, huzzahJohn McCain was a mere 90 years old when Democratic superdelegate Jason Rae was born. The now 21-year-old rose to stardom at the age of 17, when he defeated the president of the Wisconsin state firefighter’s union and was elected to the DNC at the state party convention. Now Chelsea Clinton, her dad and every other Democrat you have ever heard of is calling him up and trying to lock down his superdelegate vote. What are they promising him? Bong rips? [ABC News]