I have not paid much attention to Ron Paul’s campaign at all, to be honest. However, I do know that Paul has some sort of a cult following that has been stirring up controversy with the wingnuts. It hadn’t been of interest, because Ron Paul hasn’t got a chance to even get out of the starting gate, […]
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I reported here the other night in my late night roundup, that Barack Obama was preparing to “he will start confronting Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton more forcefully.” His first attempt has been a case of fumbling and stumbling as he managed to dredge up a right wing (Bush Admin) issue that Democrats put to rest […]
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Senator John Kerry spoke to the Council on Foreign Relations today. His address, “After Kyoto, Eyes on Bali: Global Climate Change and American Leadership,” focused on the security challenge of global climate change and the way forward as the U.S. approaches the next round of global climate change talks in Bali in December. Sen. Kerry and Sen. […]
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Mr. Gannon has objected to my characterization to him as a “fake White House reporter.”
According to Merriam-Webster “fake” means “counterfeit or sham” when used as an adjective. Following this line, “counterfeit” is defined as “made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive”. And “sham” means “an imitation or counterfeit purporting to be […]
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Almost twenty years ago, the assistant pastor of the Anchorage Baptist Temple, as a precinct chair, denied my husband and I the right to register and participate in the state Republican caucus for the ‘88 election. The next day, an official of the state party called to apologize and offer to register us. Too late. […]
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Simmer down, back there! So the Boston Red Sox won the World Series. Yippee! Hooray! I’m from Colorado, so I don’t wanna hear about the World Series, right now.
I’m thinking a Ten Post Round-Up will make me a feel a whole lot better…
From Signs of the Times:
* Fidel Castro pokes fun at George W. Bush:
HAVANA […]
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Paul Krugman points out the dangers of fearing fear itself, as the fear mongers continue to make it a focal point in the upcoming presidential election:
In America’s darkest hour, Franklin Delano Roosevelt urged the nation not to succumb to “nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror.” But that was then.
Today, many of the men who hope to be […]
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Red Sox Rock!
From the N.Y. Times: Boston Sweeps World Series Again Before Dust Settles on 2004 Crown
They have gone from exorcism to coronation in record time. The Boston Red Sox, who fought ghosts for most of the last century, are the premier team of the new millennium.
The Red Sox won their second World Series in […]
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The weekend roundup of ‘08 presidential race news makes it clear that things are heating up as the primaries draw nearer. Here’s a few of the top stories:
Is Rudy a Liberal? Not.
Somehow, though, Giuliani is being introduced to the rest of America as a liberal. And the people pinning the L-word on him aren’t just […]
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The Red Sox have routed the Colorado Rockies in the first 3 games of the World Series, and they are closing in for a sweep if they win game 4. Tyler kepner reports in the N.Y. Times, “Three years ago Saturday, the Boston Red Sox changed their history forever by winning the World Series.” Game 4 is […]
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Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, John Kerry received an award this week from Small Business California for his efforts to harness the power of America’s small businesses to protect the environment and help curb climate change.
“I am honored to receive this award from Small Business California. More importantly, I want […]
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In today’s WaPo is a must read post on “soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division.” The 1st Batalion just happens to be the same Battalion of the now infamous Scott Beauchamp, who the wingnuts have virtually crucified for months in the blogosphere. Here’s a few quips from the must read of the day:
Their line of […]
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