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Riling Conservatives, Flaming Lips Hit Named Official Rock Song of Oklahoma
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyWell folks, the wheels are really coming off our democracy now. It seems that America's den of rogue, fringe leftism, Oklahoma, has embraced the music of a couple of baby-eating hippies, The Flaming Lips, by naming their hit single "Do You Realize??" the official rock song of their state.The controversy began when an online poll was launched to name Oklahoma's official rock song. (The state already has an official non-rock song, "Oklahoma!"-- best known as the title song of the Broadway musical by Marilyn Manson.) But among rock songs, "Do You Realize??" was the poll's runaway winner, although ...
50 More for Obama? Updated
By David Knowles - Politics DailyWas this the announcement to which Ambinder referred earlier in the day? From Barack Obama's Web site:Former Edwards National General Chairman and 49 Other Edwards Supporters Throw Support to Barack Obama. The heavies on the list are:Ed Turlington, John Edwards' former National Gen. ChairmanDavid Price, U.S. CongressmanMel Watt, U.S. CongressmanG.K. Butterfield, U.S. CongressmanChecking on the superdelegate status...Update:G.K. Butterfield, David Price, and Mel Watt are all North Carolina superdelegates. All three had endorsed Obama back on April 16th, however, which kind of dims the ...
Obama's Counter: Superdelegates
By David Knowles - Politics DailyBarack Obama's morning-after, might not be as gloomy as some would think . According to Marc Ambinder, he's set to unveil a slew of newly-minted superdelegate endorsements today (and no, John Mellencamp doesn't count). One of those, Oklahoma's Governor, Brad Henry, had previously said he'd wait until the convention to decide. Make no mistake about it, Hillary Clinton notched a solid win in Pennsylvania. She won the popular vote of that state by roughly 200,000, and now trails Obama in that category by only half a million or so (excluding some caucus states, Michigan and Florida). So why are ...
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