The Jackson Six
When I saw a photo of the 16 year old Barack Obama on the cover of the New York Times, all I could think of was…
NY Times Produces McCain Nothingburger
Gray Lady Fingers Source As a veteran of eight national Republican Presidential campaigns I know a journalistic hit-job when I see one. To be effective such a piece must prove malfeasance, immorality, or worse. By any standard the New York Times hatchet job on McCain failed to do this. In John McCain Republicans will nominate […]
How Mark Penn Blew It
There is little doubt the Bill and Hillary Clinton are skilled politicians who share a formidable base in both the Democratic Party and the Country. The Clinton fundraising skills are legendary as evidenced by the $120 million her campaign has raised to date. Hillary started this race with a seemingly insurmountable lead. Unfortunately, Hillary’s campaign […]
Who Are The Superdelegates?
A review of the actual names of the Democrat Convention Superdelegates is like a trip down the memory lane of losers, including former Senator and Presidential candidate Fred Harris of Oklahoma, former Vice President Walter Mondale and former Vice President Al Gore. How in the world did they miss George McGovern?
Barack Obama and Eliot Spitzer
The Troopergate scandal in which Governor ‘Spitzer’s top Aides were caught red handed using the State police to set up Republican Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno hurt the Governor’s credibility tremendously. Spitzer was also harmed by his hypocrisy on Campaign Finance Reform when he pushed rules that would benefit wealthy self-funders like himself at the […]
A Shift Of Campaign Manager Can Mean A Shift In Strategy: Off Chelsea!
I am certainly a vocal critic of former First Lady and New York Senator Hillary Clinton but judgments in the press about what Hillary Clinton’s change of campaign managers means about the status of her campaign are wrong. A needed change of strategy may simply require a reassignment of political and personal talents. By all […]
Huck’s VP Gambit
Mike Huckabee’s campaign for Vice President, discussed in detail on these pages, is continuing with more than modest success. Huckabee scored impressive victories in the Mid-West and South, racking up more delegates to, in the end, “makes sure the platform properly reflects the Conservative principles of my campaign for which hundreds of thousands of Republicans […]
RFK Jr. Shines For Hillary
While Caroline Kennedy’s television ad endorsing Barack Obama got wide coverage in the media, the TV commercial by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., son of the late Bobby Kennedy, endorsing Hillary Clinton was little noted. The TV spot evokes powerful black and white images from Robert Kennedy’s campaign for the Presidency in 1968. Kennedy provides an […]
Letters – We Get Letters
I try to answer all email comments and suggestions that are sent to the STONEzone. The STONEzone is not a blog, but I am always happy to respond to those who write in a timely fashion as possible, subject to the time constraints of my other activities. My strong words for McCain brought many disagreements […]
McCain Presumptive Nominee
Advantages Enormous As predicted on the STONEzone on Monday, John McCain swept the Super Tuesday primaries essentially foreclosing any cogent strategy by Mitt Romney that would allow the former Massachusetts Governor to get nominated. On the Democratic side a split decision this past Tuesday means the Hillary-Obama death struggle will continue through to the late […]
