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I woke up late this morning and have had a hard time getting going. I think this may be a common problem for me on Wednesdays. No, I haven’t gone back to look at past Wednesday morning posts or anything, but for some reason I feel that Wednesday is the day that I dread...
The Advocate has a story today on the withdrawal of Harold Ford Jr’s from the New York Senate Race. Political insiders say it was a feisty group of LGBT activists whose organized push made Ford rethink a possible run. Ford disagrees. Strongly. Ford addressed the role gay activists played in ending his could-be candidacy...
Harold Ford Jr. makes me stabby. There, I said it. First out, he’s a blue dog. Then he’s a liberal. He was against gay rights before he was for them. His entire persona and political philisophy is based on who he is in the same room with apparently. And he’s getting a butt-whipping over...
Good morning campers to Monday where the thought of the day is that we will be fearless against monsters. You might be wondering where that is coming from so I’ll tell you a quick story about how the director of The Legend of Boggy Creek, who also write the famous Dirty Harry line, “To...
Ford says he’s decided not to run. Under intense pressure from Democratic Party officials, Harold E. Ford Jr., the former Tennessee congressman, has decided not to challenge Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand in the primary this fall, according to two people told of his plans. He has told friends that, while he is convinced he...
Former congressman Harold Ford Jr. is going to sit down with the Stonewall Democrats. Yeppers, those Stonewall Democrats. Oh hell to the yes! Harold Ford Jr., who has yet to officially announce that he will challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, is going to hit up the Stonewall Democratic Club a week from today in what’s...
Betsy Phillips at Pith In The Wind gives New Yorkers a comparison to look at when it comes to Harold Ford Jr. New York, it’s like this. Imagine you were dating a brash, handsome, charming fellow from Memphis, delightful in every way. You’re starting to really fall in love. And so you asked him...