Primary Night

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O hip Ohio?

**Lesbian Chic**

;-)
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reminds me of election day in 2004. I was banging doors from sun-up to poll closing. It was cold and rainy all day....a prelude to the final results.

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...at least so far. imho.

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She made Scarborough look rediculous

Reports Emerge of Diebold Failures in Montgomery County, Ohio
'40-50 People in Line...4 of 8 Machines Not Working...Poll Workers Didn't Offer Paper Ballots...Get Rid of These Diebold Machines and Get Something That Works!,' Declares one Buckeye Voter
Switch to Paper Ballots Reportedly Going 'Exceptionally Well' in Cuyahoga (Cleveland), So Far, According to New Election Director...
The ever-necessary caveat: Most problems and failures with election systems don't fully begin to reveal themselves until the night of, and more often, the days and weeks following the elections.

That said, this from RAW STORY's compilation article of various reports of trouble so far today, coming out of Ohio...

In southwest Ohio, the Dayton Daily News was collecting voters' tales from the voting booths on Tuesday. Most voters reported a pleasant experience, although some trouble persisted.

"About 40-50 people in line and 1 of the voting machine were down," one commenter wrote. "Waited to 7:00 AM and the line didn’t move 3 more machine went down, now 4 0f the 8 machine not working. The poll worker didn’t offer paper ballot and seemed overhelmed by the process. Let get rid of these Diebold machines and get something that works! I will be back tonite to vote, hope the machines are working by then."

"The district I am in had a line the full length of the gymnasium and there were 4 voting machines down that had been report[ed] 1 1/2 [sic] before but no one had been there to look at [them]," said a commenter from Beavercreek, Ohio. "I talked to several people in line, and everyone seemed to be enthusiastic."

On the other hand, for some good news --- at least for now --- Cuyahoga County (Cleveland)'s new Election Director Jane Platten reports that things were going well there so far today, in the county which has been the center of much controversy for a number of reasons, not the least of which was its recent switch from Diebold touch-screen machines to paper ballots to be scanned at the county by ES&S machines. As of noon today, Platten said things were going "exceptionally good" and that all precincts had been able to open on time. For a change.

In Dayton's Montgomery County, where the report of Diebold touch-screen machine failures above comes from, things are not going quite as well...

--- Click here for REST OF STORY!... ---

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5764#more-5764

Has surpassed the delegate count required with 1205.

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

Being a devotee of pronoia doesn't mean you will never have another difficult or painful experience. It doesn't obligate you to pretend everything is perfectly right with the world. You don't have to cover your eyes whenever you come into proximity with a daily newspaper.

On the other hand, we're not going to waste our valuable space or your precious energy by giving equal time to stories of tragedy, failure, and tumult. They get far more than their fair share of attention everywhere else. Future historians might even conclude that our age suffered from a collective obsessive-compulsive disorder: the pathological need to repetitively seek out reasons for how bad life is.

Still, we feel the need to push a bit further in our acknowledgement of all the confusing evils of the world. We realize that what we've said so far may not be sufficient to satisfy the paranoid cynics, who include among their number many well-respected thinkers. Unless we demonstrate that we have some mastery of their ideology, they'll dismiss us as intellectual pussies. They will need proof that we're familiar with the data they favor.

We've decided, therefore, to launch a preemptive strike that will make it harder for the paranoids to dismiss us pronoiacs as naive optimists. On page 67 and at four other places in this book, we've created Homeopathic Medicine Spells. They're designed to recognize the evils of the world, but in a controlled manner that prevents them from poisoning you. In this way, we can also practice what we preach, subverting any tendencies we might have toward fanaticism and unilateralism.

Each Homeopathic Medicine Spell consists of a contained space within which lies a recitation of Very Bad Things. The border around each space is a magical seal that we consecrated during a ritual invocation of the Cackling Goddess Who Eternally Creates Us Anew. Inspired through communion with Her fierce jokes, we also surrounded each seal with good mojo in the form of word charms and talismanic symbols.

As you gaze at the Homeopathic Medicine Spells, you'll be building up your protection against the dangers named inside the contained space.
You'll also get intuitions about how to dissolve the pop nihilistic toxins within you that resonate with those dangers.

To see the image of Homeopathic Medicine Spell #1, go here:
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Whoo Whoo the Sam fill in's continue. AAR dump Lionel, give sam his time slot back.
Cartoons for the coming progressive age
www.whatnowtoons.com

Journalist Quits After Station Pulls Republican Vote Buying Story
By: Nicole Belle @ 5:01 PM - PST

KKOB Radio afternoon drive time news anchor Laura MacCallum quit her job last Thursday after the station’s news director pulled her stories about alleged vote-buying efforts at the recent Bernalillo County Republican Party delegate nominating conventions.

MacCallum, a 32-year radio and TV news veteran who has worked in Chicago, Denver and Los Angeles, said the station caved to complaints from Congresswoman Heather Wilson’s Senate campaign about the stories. Wilson campaign spokeswoman Whitney Cheshire called the station to argue the unfairness of stories alleging that many delegates to the ward conventions were paid by Wilson’s and other campaigns to show up and cast their votes for certain delegates.

Critics of the alleged vote-buying effort say it was an unfair scheme to lock out any challengers to Wilson’s senate and Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White’s congressional campaigns

KKOB News Director Pat Allen said the stories were pulled, not because of the campaign’s complaints, but because he felt they lacked corroboration and that a source in some of MacCallum’s stories, former New Mexico Governor Dave Cargo, was bitter because he wasn’t elected as a delegate to the upcoming state Republican Party nominating convention.

But here’s the best part: one of the reasons cited by the station manager for not running the story is because it “would have been picked up by bloggers” and other news agencies if it was valid.

We know that Heather Wilson has been guilty of placing pressure on the US Attorney’s office in the past, it’s certainly within her character to try to squelch a story like this, which could cost her her seat.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/03/04/journalist-quits-after-station-...

tweety just said the candidate who least represents change (insane mccain) is now the most likely candidate to be president. that he will be very hard to beat in november.

...they've been almost entirely wrong thus far. I agree with you that Olbermann is not playing himself tonight. Maybe he's waiting for the post Prime Time time?!?!?

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What Fernando has to say about the caucus vote

I have MSNBC on but w/no sound and have TYT on with Cenk and Ben. I have a really hard time digesting Tweety even with Olbermann babysitting...and Rachel on the other panel... I usually tune into MSNBC when tweety goes home and Rachel's panel takes over later in the night.

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

Is waiting for the opportunity.

Huckabee may be pulling out now.

Interesting night

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

?

Is giving his concession speech now.

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

"Live"

bu bye bible freak..

it took for ever but our precint convention is done signing in hunderds of people. eightrepublicans are done with there caucus already. watch the webcast by clicking the gif below. it will autostart when your buffer is ready to stream.

Huckalujah is never resurrected.

Can I get an amen over in the blog corner?

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Olbermann - just from watching his body language and facial expressions, I can tell he is just screaming inside to set tweety straight on his facts and on reality.
But,also remember, they have to play nicely in the sandbox together and from what I see when they are on together, you can see tweety just seething with jealously whenever Keith gets to talk and he doesn't. So there is some wierd dynamic going on there that I do not think we will ever get to know.
But, I do think Keith will get the reality out there to the masses one way or another. JMHO of course.

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

Sorry about the double post.

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

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Did anyone hear Chris "Tweety" Matthews kiss John McCain's wrinkled ass tonight? "McCain is going to be very hard to beat," is what he said.

It was pathetic.

Moses was high on drugs: Israeli researcher

Mar 4 07

High on Mount Sinai, Moses was on psychedelic drugs when he heard God deliver the Ten Commandments, an Israeli researcher claimed in a study published this week.

Such mind-altering substances formed an integral part of the religious rites of Israelites in biblical times, Benny Shanon, a professor of cognitive psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem wrote in the Time and Mind journal of philosophy.

"As far Moses on Mount Sinai is concerned, it was either a supernatural cosmic event, which I don't believe, or a legend, which I don't believe either, or finally, and this is very probable, an event that joined Moses and the people of Israel under the effect of narcotics," Shanon told Israeli public radio on Tuesday.

Moses was probably also on drugs when he saw the "burning bush," suggested Shanon, who said he himself has dabbled with such substances.

"The Bible says people see sounds, and that is a clasic phenomenon," he said citing the example of religious ceremonies in the Amazon in which drugs are used that induce people to "see music."

He mentioned his own experience when he used ayahuasca, a powerful psychotropic plant, during a religious ceremony in Brazil's Amazon forest in 1991. "I experienced visions that had spiritual-religious connotations," Shanon said.

He said the psychedelic effects of ayahuasca were comparable to those produced by concoctions based on bark of the acacia tree, that is frequently mentioned in the Bible.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080304120710.ad7gm7i6&show_artic...

He's done and sorry no plate passed. Mc Cain to speak soon next.

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

am leaning toward the hot chocolate -with a little brandy maybe??/
Anyone want anything - bar is still open.

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

tv's in another room but who needs it until tweety gets tucked in for the night.

President - Dem Primary
Ohio - 1594 of 11238 Precincts Reporting - 14%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Clinton , Hillary Dem 181,570 60%
Obama , Barack Dem 114,683 38%
Edwards , John Dem 6,350 2%

Paris Hilton, Jane Fonda Form 501(c)(3) To Oppose McCain

Hollywood, California
Pretty Much Right Now

In a surprise announcement in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater, Paris Hilton and Jane Fonda apprised reporters and a throng of paparazzi that they have joined forces to form a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. The non-profit will write, script and air informational television and print advertisements designed to educate the public on John McCain's shortcomings as a candidate for the presidency of the United States.

The company is registered as Hanoi Hilton, using a combination of well-known monikers attached to both of the corporation's directors as well as to Senator McCain's past.

Thanks - its usually how I follow the super Tuesday events. And remember - I am still IN the hotel, so TV, laptop and kitchen etc... are ALL still in the same room within @ 4 steps from each other. So, works out quite well even if I didn't want it to be this way. LOL

Then again, the house is open concept so all will still technically be in the same room but just more spread out.

And yes - tweety has to go beddy bye before I tune in...esp after a migraine day in bed.

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

less taxes, less regulations, more wars

and the crowd went wild...

I have the feeling that if Hillary loses tonight that Bill will be in for some serious Dominatrix domination for screwing things up.

Ben, Cenk and Michael Shure - the best team for primary and election coverage. Facts, opinion and entertainment.

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

--Moses was high on drugs: Israeli researcher
Submitted by WisePolitics on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 9:34pm.--

I've been to several of our conventions. There are very few people who ever attend. This time we had 145 just in my precinct. Usually our two precincts combine for about half a dozen people. I didn't stick around for resolutions, just the presidential caucus. 52% went Obama, 48% Clinton. Each side grabbed 13 delegates to send to the county on March 30th from 1 till 8pm (yuck).

That is of course if Sammy is not available.

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

Although Hillary and Obama look like they will be fighting it out for a bit longer, McCain is the new Top Republican!

That is a great accomplishment considering he was counted out early when he supported Bush, The Surge, and Victory in Iraq.

Now he is Top Dog!

Sweet!!!!

2 peas in a pod.

i guess that makes war dog a bottom...

EVERYONE DO NOT FORGET TO : SPIT

I know the 97% does.

All 97% candidates treating each other with love and respect.

It's going to be a great year!

to the 97%

Thanks for the 411 earlier today.
I work a second shift - I couldn't
get back to you while I was @ home,
so I wanted to get back to you some-
time tonight.I would love
the web-sites you suggested. When ever
you get a chance....

Thanks Again, Sandy

I LOVE that - that is so cool.
Where did you find that photo
or picture??

....but why should that stop Christo-Fascists from writing him in in the fall? I mean, where's their professed dedication to their faith? Wouldn't they be making little fat pink blue-eyed baby Jesus cry by not voting for Huckleberry whether he was on the ticket or not?

I would SERIOUSLY have to doubt their love of little baby Jesus if they didn't take a stand and vote as God, up to the point of McCain trouncing God's Own Huckster in the primaries, commanded them to.

McCain's defeat of Huckle-Chuckles is manifest evidence that Satan is alive and well on the planet, and that Christo-Fascisti everywhere must join hands in prayer and defeat McCain... for little blonde baby Jesus!

Amen!

A good Hillary showing would drag things out for a long while. Obama can't focus on McCain with Hillary snapping at his heals all summer.

AMEN - AMEN - AMEN!!!

more fallout from the neocon bullshit that taxes are evil. if the cincy levy fails they will flop over to whats called emergency status where they cut back on services across the board.

a special thanks is due to those who love the fetus and hate the child.

No problem - will find them again and post 'em here in a few days OK? - please just remember to ask me 'cause we all know the fibro will make this disappear from my brain as soon as I hit send. But no worries, i will get the info for you and anyone else who wants it.

Nefferkitti
Submitted by smcgee43 on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 10:28pm.
Thanks for the 411 earlier today.
I work a second shift - I couldn't
get back to you while I was @ home,
so I wanted to get back to you some-
time tonight.I would love
the web-sites you suggested. When ever
you get a chance....

Thanks Again, Sandy

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You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
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Cathy in Seattle,

Pink blue-eyed? What is that, Swedish conjunctivitis?

Brett Farve is retired.....

Just in case ya all wanted to know :)

Don't you think we are lucky to be able to get The Word straight from Karl? He has a real gift for political analysis. Fox News was lucky to get him.

somehow I think Obama can multi-task just fine with or without Hillary biting his ankles throughout the summer.

I don't exactly know how I found it the other night....

I DO KNOW who I thought of first when I did find it though...

w00f! w00f!

:)

please just remember to ask me 'cause we all know the fibro will make this disappear from my brain as soon as I hit send.

Mccains health and mental fitness are being called into question. At times he seems to lose touch with reality.

This could go on for months and months.

If the 97% had a brain cell between them... FFS...

Whatever ..... STFU AAR & Nova M since all save Bill Press & The Brilliant Folks at RING of FIRE are SOLELY for Obama and talking negative about Sen Hillary R. Clinton all Month .

looks like pnac's plan is working just fine. at the right moment, they will announce that cheney is in charge of the presidental search committee. and then the fun begins. maybe he'll pick jeb bush.

Pink blue-eyed? What is that, Swedish conjunctivitis?

yes.
And also what baby jesus looked like in the pictures on the wall in Sunday school 40 years ago. ALSO what jesus looked like in the bible books (the whole set of them) that I had as a kid. The pictures made him look rather gold-brown haired as an adult, but definitely blonde as a baby. Also, our nativity set featured a blonde/blue-eyed mother and baby jesus.

what was written:

At times he seems to lose touch with reality.

what was meant:

At times he seems to get in touch with reality.

She knows it over

We know its over

Stick a fork in Hillary, shes done, campaign over.

Be Doo Be Doo Da Day, mp3

everyone knows jesus was caucasian, at least in the catholic churches in the northeast :)

-- and man created god in his own image

to announce his endorsement for change?

Edwards, Biden, Richardson and Gore - no endorsements yet.
I don't know what the impetus will be for them to make one.

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

You know why?

Rush Limbaugh.

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

Maron/Proops Project
UCB Theater LA
March 6th Thursday
8PM

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

Submitted by red on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 10:38pm.
Mccains health and mental fitness are being called into question. At times he seems to lose touch with reality.7

really?

“…there are neighborhoods in Baghdad where you and I could walk through those neighborhoods today.”
-McCain
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/01/mccain-iraq-stroll/

McCain off the meds:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-zoPgv_nYg&eurl=http://homepage.mac.com/...

What do you mean? Wha happened to who or what?

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

-- and man created god in his own image

Dan, you are so right there.

I just love election years!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M-cmNdiFuI

to Hillary and that is nice.

Obama turned to Russet head on the last debate and made the ultimate faux pas. He said he would add competition to media. I'll get the vid if anyone wants to debate it. I have it on my recorder.

I turned to a friend and said he's toast. The honeymoon is over.

To bad Obama never married the media. When he gets in office (which the numbers are sure to prove) we have someone on our side to fix media monopolies. Tweety actually was counting delegates. Good for him.

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/diebold_accidentally_leaks

I am going to have to listen to Rush tomorrow!

...at his age, he's just happy to be alive, if that's what you call 8 years of licking Bush's b@!!$@(< after being treated to Bush/Rovian smear tactics in 2000. Well, I hope the blonde cutie-pie girlie made up for it.

that is an insult... I most definitely am not now or ever was a rethug. ... Can You Prove? I CAN!

Gummo - Made in Ohio

Hillary says so goes Ohio so goes the nation.

She plans on destroying the democratic party. Because there is no way she can win the pledged delegates.

I have to research it (since I had to work earlier and then I had to run an errand)?

She is doing an acceptance speech for the nomination!

I'm not sure I remember.

Oh, WD. That's not true. Who said that?

I watched the Hillary supporters today. Good peeps. I saw no Rethugs at the caucus during the convention.

I volunteered to sign people into the convention to help my neighbor out. He gave me the instructions and the two other volunteers heard it with me.

I interpreted the directions slightly differently. There were about 300 people in the cafeteria. With only half a dozen people signing others in, I assumed I didn't have to hold the pen for the caucus attendees. Instead, I verified they could attend, gave them the instructions from the chairman and handed out pens. Others filled out the forms for them. The results were that I signed in at 3 times the rate as others so I met many of my neighbors.

One particular Hillary supporter had a disability (stroke) and we filled the sign-in sheet together. She was a sweet lady. Another - was a biker. Good people.

Anyone? Bueller Buller???

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

I didn't know the onion had videos too - cool. I'll have to remember to watch that tomorrow - funny ass headline...

Coincidentally, as I was waiting for your link to load to find it was an onion vid..I stumbled on an onion vid here, thinking it was a youtube ...(must thank fernando for the oculture.com link) anyway...here's another onion vid that I can't see but looks funny...

Totally fabulous publication before online and even better online.

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

http://www.oculture.com/2007/07/freeonlinecourses.html

Should be speaking momentarily

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You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

Thank you Alice!!!!

Free Online Courses from Great Universities
Submitted by Alice on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 11:37pm.
http://www.oculture.com/2007/07/freeonlinecourses.html

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Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9AH-ufAkCU

THE ONION: BULLSHIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR 2008 VOTERS

Thanks Alice (and Fernando) that looks like a great place to check out, so I'll bookmark it.

Sadly, Mt Holyoke College won't accept my Distance Learning credits, only face-to-face college credits... so although I have an AA, I find myself in the weird position of having to retake 4 classes which were online - ENG101, Communication 175, Astronomy 201, and Poetry (ENG131). And I got 4.0 in all of them. sigh.

Anyway, I'm nerdy enough to actually like the idea of retaking classes, so go figure.

Cathy in Seattle.

I'd take Astronomy 201, Poetry with you just for fun.

God;;;

what a nightmare for republicans...

it would make them sick!

sick! I tell you

Free Online Courses from Great Universities
Submitted by Alice on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 11:37pm.
http://www.oculture.com/2007/07/freeonlinecourses.html
*******
Cool..I emailed it to abunch of people !

People with little money ! The Real 97 % !

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

why did Hillary "win" Texas and Ohio yet Rockbama gets to close the deal?

I haven't read very far up thread yet.. :)

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

just gave a moving, substantive speech!

you guys are gonna totally wet yourselves when you see this too then...(I did!) :)

http://www.oculture.com/2006/10/audio_book_podc.html
books books books... !

http://www.oculture.com/2006/10/music_podcast_collection_-_classical_jaz...
music music music... !

http://www.oculture.com/2007/12/10_signs_of_intelligent_life_at_youtube_...
life life life... ! ? (I guess. :)

Rep. Heather Wilson Accused of Felony Vote-Buying in New Mexico; Reporter Quits After News Director Scrubs Story

Republican Delegate Convention Attendees Paid by Wilson Senate Campaign, According to Report Sourced by Three Eye-Witnesses, Removed from Website After Complaints to Station by Wilson

Memo From News Director to Reporter: 'Don't you think if there was anything to it the bloggers would have picked this up?'

The short version, however: New Mexico's ABC field producer and KKOB afternoon drive news reporter, Laura MacCallum, a 32-year news veteran, has quit her job after her story on an alleged vote-buying scheme by Republican Rep. Heather Wilson at the recent delegate nominating convention in Bernalillo County, New Mexico was scrubbed from her station's website by the News Director after allegedly pressure from Wilson.

The sitting Congresswoman is angling for an upgrade, as she hopes to be the state's Republican nominee to fill the Senate seat being vacated by outgoing Republican Pete Domenici. MacCallum's report, sourced by at least three different people, including herself, said that voters showed up to the delegate convention and claimed they were being were "paid $35-an-hour (for two hours)" by Wilson's senate campaign and the congressional campaign of Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White, "and that the campaigns had also paid their $30 registration fees."

Such a scheme, if true, would be a fourth-degree felony, according to New Mexico law. But as remarkable as those charges are, even if having the ring of truth, given what we already know about Wilson, the response, including the memo from KKOB News Director Pat Allen to MacCallum, is almost as remarkable...

FULL STORY

We had a 6 hr Power outage last nite..
Took a sleeping pill..It worked this time..
So,I missed Sam's show's..

And,the VOD is a joke..

Thanks. :)

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

it was Hallelujah...pretty great cover if I do say so...Simon said the Jeff Buckley version is one of his favorites ever...

I so far ignorantly disagree because I have both versions and refuse to listen to the Jeff Buckley version because Cale is SO perfect...

Anyone heard both and have an opinion?

Submitted by Cathy in Seattle on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 11:45pm.
...ENG101...Poetry (ENG131)...
---------
I was working up a joke to suit retaking English courses when an idea for a parody song hit me like a ton of bricks. I am running out of steam and it requires more energy than I'm willing to devote to it tonight.

Suffice to say that the tune is In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida but the parody title is It's Onomatopoeia.

check open mic.

I've heard of her...and I'm pretty sure I hate her... ;)

Always gets to speak last because he is the man with the golden tongue.... think about it... NO ONE wants to be the one to speak AFTER RockObama...thats why Hillary goes frist.

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

omg!
Submitted by Alice on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 11:57pm.
you guys are gonna totally wet yourselves when you see this too then...(I did!) :)

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

Just because I want to. Already have 2 degrees and thanks to the fibro couldn't get thru being a real student again if my life depended on it.

So I will be taking in some classes just cause I really AM that GEEKY!!!

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

Aww... reminds me how I saw a couple hugging yesterday and I got all warm... :) nice things seem so few and far between lately...

*

I caved...
Buckley's is different and equally perfect...

does anyone know?
Submitted by Fernando on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 11:53pm.

why did Hillary "win" Texas and Ohio yet Rockbama gets to close the deal?

*****************

She had double digit leads in both those states 2 weeks ago .... don't see the big deal that she won them ..... her leads were cut way down is all.

She still didn't make up much in delegates .... she was + 16 not counting Texas .... if she does end up winning Texas.

I saw a few posts tonight on DU from different places about McCains speech ..... one said he was slurring ..... and another said his left side of his face was sagging/numb ..... sounds like a mini-stroke to me.

Free Democracy

Sorry about the power outage but glad you got some sleep.

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

Question and my answer.

I am sorry I am late ..... I was also TRYING to change my sleep schedule back and failed horribly, since I only will take a natural pill and haven't had 6-7 hours to give to sleep ... (And last time it did not work anyway ... I might have to take more. Eek.).
I will find and answer and again sorry so long. (Probably pro Obama LOL - but still you deserve an answer, and Thank You again for your patience.) ;)

:)

- Heather Wilson -
new
Submitted by Alice on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 12:02am.

I've heard of her...and I'm pretty sure I hate her... ;)

************

She Cried over seeing Janet Jacksons boob on TV

dude MMR diddja look?
Submitted by Fernando on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 12:01am.
check open mic.
*******
Thanks Fernando !
:)

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

POTATO HEAD IS RED and flailing.
then said caucus' I have the vid. Just wait. I'll git to it.

You are f'n amazing. You nab the best links. HOW DO YOU DO IT?

That is impressive...what's "your thing"? :) Or thingS rather..

*

Speaking of..how is your work going lately, Miss Cathy? I guess since you've said it here it's ok to share that you have the coveted (by me) Librarian degree... Which reminds me that I wanted to tell you Cathy that Lucille works in some capacity in a library...(something to do with a library) and I just freaked because I can't believe what the odds are of so many library people being on the sam seder show blog...when Lucille mentioned it, it became a more than a little creepy coincidence....

Submitted by Kevin © on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 12:05am.
...one said he was slurring ..... and another said his left side of his face was sagging/numb ..... sounds like a mini-stroke to me.
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transient ischemic attack:

A transient ischemic attack, or TIA, is often described as a mini-stroke. Unlike a stroke, however, the symptoms can disappear within a few minutes. TIAs and strokes are both caused by a disruption of the blood flow to the brain. In TIAs and most strokes, this disruption is caused by a blood clot blocking one of the blood vessels leading to the brain. The blockage produces symptoms such as sudden weakness or numbness on one side of the body, sudden dimming or loss of vision, and difficulty speaking or understanding speech. If the symptoms are caused by a TIA, they last less than 24 hours and do not cause brain damage...

http://www.answers.com/topic/transient-ischemic-attack?cat=health

Yeah..seething hatred even... :)
What a douche..god I really DO hate her...

:) ... or I won't be satisfied.. :)

I know you have a high-speed connection now, big boy...

(heh)

Are you addressing me? I am confused... I am not Miss Cathy, and I know you know the difference, so I think I am missing some posts.

Please let me know if you were asking me or Cathy?

N-kitti

-2 degrees-
new
Submitted by Alice on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 12:14am.

That is impressive...what's "your thing"? :) Or thingS rather..

*

Speaking of..how is your work going lately, Miss Cathy? I guess since you've said it here it's ok to share that you have the coveted (by me) Librarian degree... Which reminds me that I wanted to tell you Cathy that Lucille works in some capacity in a library...(something to do with a library) and I just freaked because I can't believe what the odds are of so many library people being on the sam seder show blog...when Lucille mentioned it, it became a more than a little creepy coincidence....

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

MMR
Submitted by Nefferkitti on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 12:06am.
Sorry about the power outage but glad you got some sleep.
*******
I'm a no sleep,then coma kinda guy..

But,the chicks dig me.. ;)

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

-That is impressive...what's "your thing"? :) Or thingS rather..-

What do you study is what I was asking really...

It would be a blast taking classes with you. In fact, I can see us shooting spitwads at the teacher (Crank) while simultaneously IM'ing each other about Kevin's chance of coverting the masses to Nader. Or something along those lines. Can I copy your paper?

Awwwww so sweet.....so gallant ..... ;)

Free Online Courses from Great Universities
Submitted by Alice on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 11:37pm.

http://www.oculture.com/2007/07/freeonlinecourses.html

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;)

I am working towards my Librarian's degree... Specifically my Master's of Library Sciences degree.... but right now all I have is an AA+ and have worked in the college library since 2003.

Next on the agenda is getting the BA (that's enough from you Crank!) at Holyoke... but they want to decimate my AA credits so it will take quite a while to get even that. Then off to the UW to finish up the Master's (MLS). At this rate I will be an "Official" Librarian... and about 87 years old when I'm done.

You can be a Library tech (various levels) with an AA, but that's not a "real" librarian (so the "real" Librarians say).

"The same folks that are bombing innocent people in Iraq were the ones who attacked us in America on September the 11th." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., July 12, 2007

notice how certain brain-dead trolls disappear when they are ignored? I like this SPIT suggestion.

"The same folks that are bombing innocent people in Iraq were the ones who attacked us in America on September the 11th." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., July 12, 2007

hmm..seems there's something to be desired as far as my reading comprehension! jeez..ok..

87 years...fuck.

-want to decimate my AA credits-

In my in-person orientation for school the program director mentioned this whole "thing" about xfering credits..is that what you mean?

I'm doing the lib tech thing online and am in the tail end of my first ONE CREDIT of 26.5 credits for the certificate...the AA requires things that are beyo9nd my comprehension... basic math and public speaking being just two of them...

I am done with my active studies in relation to my degrees.
Undergrad was psychology and also religion (religion is my hobby now) My other degree is an M.Ed. in Special Ed, developmental disabilities concentration and a teaching certification in the same. Other certifications for teaching in areas non-related ie my wall street world and other finance topics, but that would bore anyone, and I can't remember the list too well these days anyway.

Now, I don't really study anything, but enjoy learning all kinds of things, some are revisits of topics and areas from the past, and some are new interests.

But, as you know most of my time lately has been spent on legal paperwork, house building stuff and now decorating plans.

Thanks for asking, and I hope this makes some sense as migraine meds are kicking in.

This is the part I was asking you Neff-Kitti...
Submitted by Alice on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 12:20am.
-That is impressive...what's "your thing"? :) Or thingS rather..-

What do you study is what I was asking really...

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

Fernando -
Submitted by Cathy in Seattle on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 12:23am.
It would be a blast taking classes with you. In fact, I can see us shooting spitwads at the teacher (Crank) while simultaneously IM'ing each other about Kevin's chance of coverting the masses to Nader. Or something along those lines. Can I copy your paper?
*******
I have a cool Telescope and can make great spit wads !

Duck Crank ! ;)

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

cataloging and

dealing with the government in charge of said library...

everything else is created by support staff ..the meat of the library if I may use such a gauche word ;) ....

That's why I was so happy to hear about the tech certif. b/c I need to keep my standards low and yet satisfactory .. :) I am rooting for you then for sure...I'll be there..(here) for you when you're 87 yr sentence is up..

You're quite welcome.
Sleep is so very important. I had a terrible bout of insomnia once. I have made it my life's mission to never have it happen again.
my heart goes out to you. I know how difficult that can be.

Thank you,Nefferkitti :)
Submitted by MMRules on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 12:19am.
MMR
Submitted by Nefferkitti on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 12:06am.
Sorry about the power outage but glad you got some sleep.
*******
I'm a no sleep,then coma kinda guy..

But,the chicks dig me.. ;)

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

TIA 's are really scary to witness tho - when my mom was in her last months in the nursing home, she started to have TIA's and OMG they totally freaked me out the first time it happened.

A POW TIA
Submitted by Crank Bait on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 12:13am.
Submitted by Kevin © on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 12:05am.
...one said he was slurring ..... and another said his left side of his face was sagging/numb ..... sounds like a mini-stroke to me.
----------
transient ischemic attack:

A transient ischemic attack, or TIA, is often described as a mini-stroke. Unlike a stroke, however, the symptoms can disappear within a few minutes. TIAs and strokes are both caused by a disruption of the blood flow to the brain. In TIAs and most strokes, this disruption is caused by a blood clot blocking one of the blood vessels leading to the brain. The blockage produces symptoms such as sudden weakness or numbness on one side of the body, sudden dimming or loss of vision, and difficulty speaking or understanding speech. If the symptoms are caused by a TIA, they last less than 24 hours and do not cause brain damage...

http://www.answers.com/topic/transient-ischemic-attack?cat=health

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

-psychology and also religion (religion is my hobby now) My other degree is an M.Ed. in Special Ed, developmental disabilities -

I have a beautiful book called

This one isn't mine tho... mine is priceless ..

(omg look at that price!)

In the primary - caucuses not yet counted

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

Goolsbee An Expensive Indulgence?
It's hard to say whether this has any necessary connection to the NAFTA stuff. But a lot of the suspicion in liberal policy circles toward Obama centered on Goolsbee and his positions on Social Security and social insurance generally. What's ironic about the NAFTA/Goolsbee thing is Clinton's actually the candidate who's always been basically pro-NAFTA whereas Obama's the reverse. So I wonder if having Goolsbee around (who I suspect, based on other policy positions but don't specifically, is pro-NAFTA) came back to bite Obama.

Late Update: TPM Reader NBL chimes in ...

I'm an Ohio native and can tell you that many people I talked to referenced Obama's 'double talk' (their words, not mine) on NAFTA as their reason for switching to Clinton. They said they don't trust Clinton, but now they don't trust Obama either. I've always wondered what would happen if someone punctured Obama's aura of integrity and trustworthiness. I guess Ohio gave us the answer. I just never thought it would be someone on his own team that did the puncturing.
My biggest fear now is that the turf wars within the Clinton camp will lead Penn to aggressively push the idea (wrongly) that the '3AM' ad was what put them over the top. If Penn wins the battle of egos, the Clinton campaign could go hardcore negative and end up handing the presidency to McCain. I guess I should expect as much from a campaign built by people (not Clinton, her advisers) who care more about the credit and blame than on what actually works.

p.s: I was raised and went to college in Ohio. For much of that time I worked on local and statewide Democratic campaigns. Trust me when I say NAFTA is a BIG issue among Democrats there.

--Josh Marshall

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/181508.php

wanna go to la luna? Are you going to net roots? I'm going there before the convention. You have a scope really? Is it portable?

But as I said before to I think it was Dan @ broadway shows... I am only focused on the house and furniture for the future for now. No more books unless they are for current topic reading that I can get at discounted resale prices. - Dunno if I will be able to fit what i have book etc... wise into what will be my library as it is.
But thanks so much for sharing this with me. I had heard and read about this book, but hadn't seen a copy before.

Cool...
Submitted by Alice on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 12:47am.
-psychology and also religion (religion is my hobby now) My other degree is an M.Ed. in Special Ed, developmental disabilities -

I have a beautiful book called

This one isn't mine tho... mine is priceless

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

Find out what the hell this is:
-Goolsbee-

Nite, Toni & Blog.. xo

Hillary 51%

Obama 48%

Caucus

Obama 56%

Clinton 44%

That ain't chump change. I know some of those animated beings.

Omnivores that they are - they do not like Cheerios. Interesting.

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

MMR
Submitted by Nefferkitti on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 12:41am.
You're quite welcome.
Sleep is so very important. I had a terrible bout of insomnia once. I have made it my life's mission to never have it happen again.
my heart goes out to you. I know how difficult that can be.
*******

Yep,it's a Big pain in the ass !

It's caused by my Chronic pain & the Meds I have to take..

Damned if you do,damned if you don't kinda thing..

O'well..There are people worst off than me but,it still sucks !

How did you get rid of it ? If you don't mind..

Info..Websites ?
I've just kinda accept it..I'm on disability,so it's not like I have to be somewhere's..Except Dr's appointments..

It sure made working impossible..Unfortunately..
Plus,the pain,depression,and, anxiety etc..
That likes to piggy-back onto chronic pain..
Enough of this Fun stuff !
Sorry.

You can now go back to your normal blogging !

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

Should I continue the outline for that screenplay/book?

Goolsbee has to go.

Obama must tell Goolsbee to go.

I think that's where I heard of Heather...

...☪...

more than once I celebrated for others.

There were some hot dem wives at the convention. A refined one showed up single and I was not smart enough to get a number. damn it

Bringing this over from other thread, 'cause it hits the center of the target, pow!

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Classic Rovian behavior
Submitted by drshatterhand on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 7:41pm.
It's no mystery why clinton attacks Obama for his oratory skills. Classic technique from the Rove playbook. Go after a rival's strength and try to make it a weakness.

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I can see clearly now....

New surprising fact about the kitties
Submitted by Nefferkitti on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 12:55am.
Omnivores that they are - they do not like Cheerios. Interesting.
*******
Cute ! :)

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

Clinton Takes Texas
MSNBC and Fox call Texas for Obama.

Remember, that's the popular vote in the primary. That accounts for 126 of the Texas delegates; 67 more are up for grabs in the caucus. The Texas primary has no bonus for getting an overall win. So with the margin this close, that's probably a tie in delegates -- even conceivable that Obama picks up more because of the way the apportionment works. But assume that's basically a wash. Then there's the caucus. People assume, though that's only based on earlier caucuses, that Obama will win there. So keep in mind the very distinct possibility, even a probability, that Obama will take more delegates out of Texas than Clinton, even assuming he narrowly loses the primary part of the contest.

--Josh Marshall

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/181515.php

Possibilities are endless and unlimited.
This is the nature of existence.
Tyrants seek to enforce limitations and so go against the flow.
I choose to see the tyrants liberated from the false and foolish limitations they pursue.

MMRules on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 12:40am.
Submitted by Fernando on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 12:51am.
wanna go to la luna? Are you going to net roots? I'm going there before the convention. You have a scope really? Is it portable?
*******
La Luna ?-Your website ? The Moon ?

Net roots--I'd Love to..But,don't think I have the money..
But,maybe !

I have a Telescope--But,it's not really portable..Sorry..

But,you can rent them,if you don't buy one..

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

Time to make some moves, my friend. You're still young!

Primary Night
Submitted by SEDER on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 8:41pm.

Did I win? CNN just told me Bush just endorsed John McCain... phew

UPDATE: Im on blog talk radio right now

How's Kucinich doing.

What's your point?

Worry beads would be a clickin' tonight!

yes but if I wait just a bit, I will be somewhere else.

I want to end my life in Mexico. I can't imagine experiencing life as only living in Texas. I'd like to make that choice with another who will live in Mexico or not at all.

:)

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

Night all!

Hope you got my email..

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

the way Rachel looks at her

Chronic pain and meds - its possible that one of the meds could be causing the sleep problem. Some people have an opposite reaction to meds that usually make most people tired. So that would be the first thing I suggest you look into.I think that is a real possibility. Also remember that while it may be true that others may have it worse than you it does you no good to devalue your own individual experience - your experience is just as valid as all others experiences. So a part of this could also be your point of view and state of mind.
Depending on what meds you take for pain - check the side effects on the info sheet. and then keep track of what happens when you take them to see if sleeplessness is part of your individual reaction to any of them... or any of the other meds you might be taking.
Also, taking something for sleep, is not always what is needed - granted I am not a doctor so am not qualified to rx anything...but you mentioned the anxiety and depression that goes along with the pain and not being able to work... those 2 together or seperately, could be part of the cause of your having problems sleeping.
Again, I think the best thing to start with is to keep a medication and sleep and lack thereof journal - to see if a pattern is existing - this will provide you with data to present to your doctors when you find the cause or causes or lack of causes when you go to ask for help.
Example - if its anxiety - keeping your brain working overtime and thus keeping your brain and body from going into rest and sleep mode...something for anxiety to cause the brain to rest to allow you to sleep might be what you need... or, if its one of your pain meds providing an atypical reaction of not sleeping when many do make others sleepy...that may be something to work on with your doctors to counter-act. You get the idea. But a diary will be the best data and resource for you to have to find the solution to the current status which is not working for you.

As for me, my insomnia was a long time ago, and based on very different circumstances. It was caused by extreme stress and my body going into over drive and not being able to get it out of the stress reaction mode. It took me working with a great doctor and finding the right combo of treatment and course of action for me to get past what was pure hell. I didn't sleep normally or even naturally for over 2 months. It was just aweful. Eventually they had me taking something they give patients before surgery - before they take you into the operating room - just to get my body to rest - I got 5 hours of "sleep" tops per night with it...just enough to keep me from falling apart physically.
What finally changed, was my living situation, and thankfully my life situation made a change big enough to remove me from the situation that was causing me more stress than I could handle, and while it took me a long time to recover from the entire insomnia and related stress experience... I vowed to never be in that situation again...and that determination - despite this later events change in my life of fibro and having to retire etc... I have never allowed myself to get pulled back into that world of that stress level and environment which brought on the insomnia in the first place.

I don't know if this has helped much or not. But, by taking charge of everything I can be in charge of, and taking pre-ventive and pre-emptive measures I have made sure that the conditions that allowed the insomnia to happen the first time, have never been allowed to happen again...BUT please remember - my insomnia was a totally different animal than yours is.

When it comes to sleep problems now, if I cannot sleep because of the fibro or migraine or whatever... I don't worry about it...and just make sure to take good care of myself and go with the flow...knowing that i will eventually sleep because my body will require it.

And bottomline - if I can't control it, whatever it is, I just let it go...

So, try the sleep/med reaction diary to begin with...that will give you the basis from which to start your investigation.

hope this helps and good luck. I know you will figure it out.

N-kitti

Yep,it's a Big pain in the ass !

It's caused by my Chronic pain & the Meds I have to take..

Damned if you do,damned if you don't kinda thing..

O'well..There are people worst off than me but,it still sucks !

How did you get rid of it ? If you don't mind..

Info..Websites ?
I've just kinda accept it..I'm on disability,so it's not like I have to be somewhere's..Except Dr's appointments..

It sure made working impossible..Unfortunately..
Plus,the pain,depression,and, anxiety etc..
That likes to piggy-back onto chronic pain..

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

st mcCain Insane

La Luna ?-Upthread..

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

that sumjuan just swept the desktop laptop so Rachel and Nora could embrace on that table. Oh the vapors. whew.

My meds do make me sleepy..
Drink coffee for that..Drank it 24/7 at work to keep awake..

But,they also give me insomnia,I think..
Cause after the coffee wears off,I still have probs
sleeping..
O'well,just got to roll with it..
:)

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

Austan Goolsbee is one of Obama's top advisors.

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Subprime Obama

Excerpts:

As the subprime mortgage debacle drives a recession that threatens financial markets around the world, the Democratic presidential candidates are pushing plans to address the crisis. John Edwards and Hillary Clinton are pledging substantial federal resources to stabilize the mortgage market and intervene on behalf of borrowers.

Barack Obama's proposal is tepid by comparison, short on aggressive government involvement and infused with conservative rhetoric about fiscal responsibility.

As he has done on domestic issues like healthcare, job creation and energy policy, Obama is staking out a position to the right of not only populist Edwards but Clinton as well.

---

Austan Goolsbee, an economist at the University of Chicago who calls himself a "centrist market economist," has been most directly involved with crafting Obama's subprime agenda.

In a column last March in the New York Times, Goolsbee disputed whether "subprime lending was the leading cause of foreclosure problems," touted its benefits for credit-poor minority borrowers and warned that "regulators should be mindful of the potential downside in tightening [the mortgage market] too much."

In October, no less a conservative luminary than George Will devoted a whole column in the Washington Post to saluting Goolsbee's "nuanced understanding" of traditional Democratic issues like globalization and income inequality and concluded that he "seems to be the sort of fellow--amiable, empirical, and reasonable--you would want at the elbow of a Democratic president, if such there must be."

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Link:

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080211/fraser

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Austan Goolsbee

Austan Goolsbee is Senior Economist to the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) and the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI).

In addition to his responsibilities with the DLC/PPI, Dr. Goolsbee is the Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago and is recognized as one of the top young stars in the field of economics.

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Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) -

http://www.dlc.org/ndol_ci.cfm?contentid=254329&kaid=86&subid=191

someone asks you a question,you answer,your waiting for a answer to a question you asked, but,the original questioner goes off on a Lesbian trest between Rachel & Nora..Don't get me wrong,I'd like to see that too or,be in the middle of it..But,still waiting....... ;)

Just kidding Dude ! :)

brb..

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

Michael Moore and the Beige Bomber

by Austan Goolsbee

Excerpts:

Michael Moore's shtick cracks me up. As entertainment, most of his movies are great fun.

In Sicko, though, he goes beyond his usual ranting. After spending the first half of the movie railing against the American health-care system, he actually puts forward a policy prescription.

Moore thinks the United States should adopt a free, single-payer, national health system like Canada, the United Kingdom, France, or Cuba—socialized medicine, in the words of his critics.

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For Moore, though, the answer is not reform of the current system. It is having the government run it all. He sets out on a worldwide tour to show us how great a single-payer system is in countries that have it.

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Goolsbee says:

So, to do as Moore wants in the United States, you would need to do more than just overcome the insurance industry.

You would need to cut the salaries of doctors, reform the legal system, enrage our allies by causing their prescription drug costs to escalate, and accustom patients to a central decision-maker authorized to determine what procedures they are and are not allowed to get. Unless every one of these changes comes together, Moore's new system would end up costing an enormous amount of money.

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I used to have an old, old car that my friends called The Beige Bomber. It constantly had problems. Every time something went wrong, I had to decide whether to pay the $300 to fix it or shell out many thousands to get a new car. Eventually, yes, it completely died and I had to buy a new car. But I held out as long as I could.

As the credits rolled on Sicko, and I still sat in Michael Moore land, I couldn't help but think that we've got ourselves a Beige Bomber of a health system.

A lot of stuff goes wrong with it, but to replace the whole thing would cost a hell of a lot of money. Moore thinks the car is already broken down beyond repair.

The metaphor isn't perfect, though, I realized after I left the theater. All cars have to be replaced; our health-care system, if improved, could live for a very long time. And so we shouldn't forget that Moore is glossing over the huge costs of an overhaul, in his urge to rush.

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Link:

http://www.slate.com/id/2169454/

to all the Sederite dude & dude-ettes.
Will blog sometime in the A.M.

Sweet Dreams to you all! :)

love y'all!

Thanks for staying up late. Have a good night everyone.
Tweety just gave Rachel a compliment - wonders never cease.

Good night everyone!!

Reality. TV. Two more reasons to read.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
---Ray Bradbury

Take care. :)

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

On MSNBC... she started almost 8 hours ago?

I agree with digby. I thought that the liberal side of the blogosphere would fight back against the corporate media bias.

It's been dismal reading the sexist and misogynistic comments and posts on various liberal blogs (including this one).

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Pressing Issues

by digby

The blogosphere is all abuzz about this outrageous Charlotte Allen piece in the WaPo yesterday saying women are dumb.

It was over the top, but frankly I'm a little bit surprised that everyone is so shocked. It doesn't seem much more obscene than the fare we've heard from the right for years.

Moreover, it's not even as derisive and demeaning as many things I've read on the liberal side of the blogosphere (or in my comment section) in the past few months. It's bad, but it's just par for the course as far as I can tell. The idea that sexism is politically incorrect is laughable.

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I have received approximately 350 emails similar to that just in the last six months. It's so commonplace, people don't even mention it anymore.

The fact that Clinton kept going, becoming a senator, then the first woman to ever win a presidential primary and continues to put herself out there in the face of that kind of psychopathic bile is a testament to her tenacity and commitment. Everybody says they want a fighter. Regardless of who you vote for, the woman deserves respect for refusing to back down from that lizard brain sludge.

And I would warn that if unfair and biased press coverage and right wing smears are now a disqualification for elected office, then I think we'd better think long and hard about whether the Democrats are going to be viable as a political party. Smears and bad press for Democrats is part of the package.

I would also add that I thought it was understood to be part of the Netroots job to fight back media bias against all Democratic candidates, even if, as individuals, we were pulling for a particular one over the other.

That did not happen and I think the Netroots failed miserably in one of its primary missions this time out.

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Link:

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/pressing-issues-by-digby-blogosph...

Question on a previous thread:

I wonder if...
...William The Bloody is on Hillary's payroll?

__________________

Actually, Kristol supports McCain.

(I was wondering if this was a joke -- considering the extensive archive of his writings against both Hillary and Bill Clinton. I could add Gore, Kerry, Edwards, and a list of other Democrats that he has smeared.)

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The War Over the Wonks

(A list of the national security and foreign policy advisers to the leading presidential candidates from both parties.)

John McCain -

William Kristol, The Weekly Standard editor, informal foreign policy adviser

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Link:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/opinions/documents/the-war-over-the...

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It’s All About Him

Excerpts:

Obama likes to say, "we are the change that we seek" and "we are the ones we’ve been waiting for." Obama’s rhetorical skill makes his candidacy appear almost collective rather than individual. That’s a democratic courtesy on his part, and one flattering to his followers. But the effectual truth of what Obama is saying is that he is the one we’ve been waiting for.

Barack Obama is an awfully talented politician.

But could the American people, by November, decide that for all his impressive qualities, Obama tends too much toward the preening self-regard of Bill Clinton, the patronizing elitism of Al Gore and the haughty liberalism of John Kerry?

It’s fitting that the alternative to Obama will be John McCain.

He makes no grand claim to fix our souls. He doesn’t think he’s the one everyone has been waiting for.

He’s more proud of his country than of himself. And his patriotism has consisted of deeds more challenging than "speaking out on issues."

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Link:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/opinion/25kristol.html?_r=1&ref=opinio...

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Finally, read the following article. (Although I believe Kristol is serious in this article, the bad writing almost passes as comedy.)

Democrats Should Read Kipling

by William Kristol

Kristol asks at the end:

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Link:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/18/opinion/18kristol.html

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

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