Crazy Uncle Hugo is Getting Worried

There’s an awful lot on the line in Venezuela tomorrow.

It amounts to a constitutional referendum , which, if passes, will give Crazy Uncle Hugo the unlimited power he seeks. if on the other hand, that referendum gets voted down,

Captain Ed has noticed that Hillary Clinton decided almost immediately to make a political event out of the hostage situation, yesterday. He quotes a note posted at the Politico

And as soon as it ended, Clinton took full advantage of

Bit wondered if the strange “hostage” situation in Rochester, New Hampshire the work of some demented Ron Paul supported.   Err,  I repeated by myself.   Paul supporter.

Acoording the account given by the New York Times, I doubt it:

Mr.

So, the big story of the day ( Memeorandum is simply choked with it… and Michelle has been on it all day) is that one of Ron Paul’s supporters showed up at Hillary Clinton’s Campaign office in Rochester NH.  Well,

The Grapevine at Fox last night…(Hume on vacation:)

A new Harvard University study says nearly two-thirds of Americans do not trust campaign coverage by the news media — and more than 60 percent believe it is politically biased.

The interviews

Bit and I had a disagreement of the CNN debate debacle.  Bit argued that CNN’s screening process was faulty.  I argued that the only thing a whore screen is the money.

Gaius, Blue Crab Boulevard, shows that CNN’s plants

Betsy Newmark passes along:

ABC News has this tidbit up at the Blotter.

Giuliani’s Mistress Used N.Y. Police as Taxi Service
November 29, 2007 3:18 PM

Richard Esposito Reports:

Well before it was publicly known he was seeing her, then-married

Tease from Matt Drudge:

MSNBC HOST: ‘Total crap to suggest that nobody in CNN knew’…

Even MSNBC can grasp the obvious.  So it would seem.  Have not been able to link to the story.

Addendum: (Bit) Newsbusters has VID 

But

So, the Democrats managed to ‘slip one by’ CNN’s screening process? It appears so.

Adam Yoshida notes it, this morning:

So, the fellow who just asked the Republican candidates about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, retired Brigader General Keith Kerr,

Hehehe… Democrats.Org  has come up with one of the more stupid moves I’ve seen in a long time:

For months now, Democrats have been tracking the Republican presidential frontrunners in the field, compiling a video library of candid moments as

Today’s WSJ:

Fred Thompson’s Presidential campaign has been struggling, in part because of a sense that he lacks passion and an agenda. But late last week he unveiled a tax reform that is more ambitious than anything we’ve seen so

Two items from the Washington Post:

Central to the new Clinton push will be the argument that only she can beat the eventual Republican nominee, a claim Obama is also seeking to make to voters here.

Advisers said her

Bob Novak:

Who would respond to criticism from the Club for Growth by calling the conservative, free-market campaign organization the “Club for Greed”? That sounds like Howard Dean, Dennis Kucinich or John Edwards, all Democrats preaching the class struggle.

Dan Riehl observes:

The DesMoines Register discusses the pros and cons of Bill Clinton’s role in Hillary’s campaign. What Brazile alludes to warrants fleshing out. It may set the stage for some real fun, provided Hillary gains the nomination.

Malibu-(LA Times)-The most destructive fire in Malibu in nearly 15 years raced through parched canyons Saturday, consuming 49 homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents.The so-called Corral fire burned 4,700 acres before the fierce Santa Ana winds