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“I am an illiterate that has to rely on my wife.” - John McCain

[h/t NLS]

And really, the only question left now is who will Obama pick as his running mate.

Barack Obama delivers yet another inspiring speech to a crowd of 8,000 last night in Evansville, Indiana:

This is awesome!

Youth Climate Activists confront Exxon-Mobil Executive, Stephen Simon, after he testified to the US House on his record-high profits. The hearing was held on April 1st, so in celebration of “Fossil Fools” day young people wanted to present him with a “Fossil Foolie” Piggy Bank Award.

A great video from Ben at NLS in support of WakeUp Wal Mart:

[Earlier: How Wal Mart is short changing Virginia & Look what Wal Mart and the Bush administration are doing for America]

[I tried posting this last night before I went out but unfortunately Dreamhost is doing some upgrades and I’ve been having spotty access. I realize it will probably show up a little late but, bare with me here. ]

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson endorses Barack Obama at a rally in Portland, Oregon:

Chris Wallace accuses Fox news of Obama bashing and distorting statements made by the Democratic Presidential front runner:

Via News Hounds:

This could be exactly what it seems to be, a difference of opinion. But knowing that FOX is so carefully messaged and controlled top-down, it could also be a staged event to reinforce the faux notion that Chris Wallace is independent. Were the three stooges set up? In any event, it was refreshing and anything but par for the course.

John McCain and George Bush have been lockstep on Iraq from day one.

Opening Graphic: “McCain & Bush on Iraq: In Lockstep from Day One”

DON RUMSFELD: “There has been a good deal of interaction between the terrorists in the Philippines and the al-Qaeda and people in Iraq.” [ABC News, “Nightline,” 11/28/2001]

Barack Obama calls John McCain out on his Iraq position:

Via the Obama campaign’s YouTube page:

Barack Obama speaks in Philadelphia, PA at Constitution Center, on matters not just of race and recent remarks but of the fundamental path by which America can work together to pursue a better future.

[h/t VB Dems]

Liveblogged it last night, now here’s video of the interview in it’s entirety:

Ralph Nader will run, and ultimately fail in another bid for the Presidency. Traditionally in his 492 campaigns to become President, Ralph Nader has taken votes away from Democratic candidates (most notably in Florida in 2000), but I’m not so sure that will be the case this time. With Ron Paul already having said he will not run as a third party candidate, who’s to say Paul supporters won’t throw their support behind Nader?

It may seem silly since Ron Paul is sort of seen as the Libertarian choice (even though he’s not a Libertarian by any stretch), while Nader is generally “pro-government” and supports many regulatory agencies. However, “anti-elitism” is huge with supporters of Ron Paul and they are likely to find common ground with Nader when it comes to corporate power as well. In addition, Ron Paul supporters generally tend to look at both major political parties as “the bad guys” so at this point, one could argue, any third party candidate would likely gain the support of the Paul supporters (once Paul finally officially drops out).

Finally, here’s a clip of Barack Obama responding to a question regarding his feelings on Nader entering the race:

UPDATE: Some of the commenters on Kos took this to mean that I whole-heartedly agree this scenario is likely to play out. As I did there, I want to clarify that I am not saying I absolutely think Paul supporters will turn to Nader. I realize they have substantial policy differences. However, they do agree on the war, and the fact that Nader is not part of either major political party and shares their “anti-elitism” attitude has the POTENTIAL (key word) to appeal to Paul backers.

[Cross posted at Raising Kaine and Daily Kos]

Watched the returns at a friends house over in Ballston tonight and couldn’t get the wireless internet working. I’m home now though and (somehow) still awake, at least for a bit longer. Here’s Obama’s speech from earlier this evening:

Obama’s Superbowl ad only ran in certain locations across the country, and was not run in the big markets in several key states, which kept the cost at about $250,000.

The 30-second ad is a summary of Obama’s political message, played against images of crowds of supporters, despair in Iraq and Hurricane Katrina’s destruction.

“We want an end to this war and we want diplomacy and peace,’ Obama says in a voice over from a speech in Austin, Texas. “Not only can we save the environment, we can create jobs and opportunity. We’re tired of fear; we’re tired of division. We want something new. We want to turn the page. The world as it is is not the world as it has to be.”

“It’s very up-tempo and it’s not too political,” political ad analyst Evan Tracey said of Obama’s ad. “It’s a come-join-with-me, get-out-of-your-chair message.”

Also, for the record, I didn’t see it here in Arlington, but I wasn’t paying much attention to the TV either.