Democratic Governor Under Pressure after Being Pranked

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Wednesday February 23, 2011 · 1:29 PM PST

2011/02/23 · 13:29

The Democratic Governor of Wisconsin is under pressure after a tape was release of a prank phone call in which he admitted that he considered planting some troublemakers in a group of Tea Party members protesting his budget proposal.

The full quote is as follows:

Fake Democratic fundraiser: We’ll back you any way we can. What we were thinking about the crowd was, uh, was planting some troublemakers.
Democratic Governor: You know, well, the only problem with that —because we thought about that. The problem—the, my only gut reaction to that is right now the lawmakers I’ve talked to have just completely had it with them, the public is not really fond of this…

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I'm sure the same thing would have happened if he were a Republican...

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I'm sure the same thing would have happened if he were a Republican...

Of course!

17 votes

Er... Not exactly

70 votes

Re-instate Rick Sanchez

Benjaminwise

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Saturday October 02, 2010 · 1:53 AM PDT

2010/10/02 · 01:53

By now everyone has heard that Rick Sanchez was apparently fired by CNN for remarks he made on a radio show criticizing Jon Stewart for being a "bigot" and lumping him in with the people who "run CNN" and the other networks.

I just read about this development when I opened Daily Kos after getting home late tonight, and it really took me by surprise. I read through the comments made by Sanchez a few times, and at this point I don't think he should have been fired.

And yeah, I'm Jewish. More below...

Benjaminwise

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Wednesday August 04, 2010 · 8:40 AM PDT

2010/08/04 · 08:40

Quick question: Why can't we do this every single time?

The two distinguished Senators from Maine drive me absolutely crazy... they purport to be "moderate" and "reasonable" Republicans and yet they usually go along with the Republican leadership.

I believe Maine's voters tend to support more liberal policies (especially things like addressing climate change, etc.)... so why can't we pressure these two stuck-in-the-mud Senators to do the right thing more often?

Benjaminwise

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Saturday December 19, 2009 · 2:58 PM PST

2009/12/19 · 14:58

From the insightful Moyers interview with Robert Kuttner and Matt Taibbi:

MOYERS: If you were Barack Obama, in a city that's overrun by money, how would you try to fix it?

KUTTNER: I would go over the heads of the special interests to the people. I think there's a lot of sullen apprehension, frustration, out in the country, and I think the people are hungry for leadership - he's not doing that sufficiently.

TAIBBI: It's absolutely a political winner for the President to hit Wall Street very hard and do all the things that he's supposed to be doing right now - all the things that FDR did. If he did those things, if he remade Wall Street in the way that it neeeds to be remade, he would do nothing but gain popularity and I think that's the strategy he should've pursued.

Benjaminwise

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Tuesday July 28, 2009 · 8:21 PM PDT

2009/07/28 · 20:21

Sometimes it can be so frustrating to see the talking heads and pundits make the most absurd arguments - arguments that don't make sense, even in the slightest - and to not have the ability to refute them right there on the spot.

I had one of those moments just now, when reading this quote from Ben Pershing at the Washington Post, explaining why the "Birthers" get coverage in the mainstream media:

Ben Pershing: Perhaps because there is an actual videotape of the planes hitting the World Trade Center that billions of people around the world have seen, while there is no videotape of Obama being born in Hawaii or Vince Foster committing suicide.

Luckily, we now have this thing called "the internets" where we can at least critique these stupid arguments from afar. Below, I do so by imagining what a little debate between me and Mr. Pershing would look like if we'd been sitting together at the time of his quote, C-Span style.

Benjaminwise

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Thursday December 11, 2008 · 11:21 AM PST

2008/12/11 · 11:21

I have a great idea for a poll question:

If you could go back and cast a vote in the 2000 presidential election, for whom would you vote?

- George W. Bush
- Al Gore

Why would it be important to dwell in the past like that? I'll explain my reasoning over the river and through the woods (below)...

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How many people would now say that they'd like to vote for Gore instead of Bush?

41 votes Vote Now!

How many people would now say that they'd like to vote for Gore instead of Bush?

40 percent

3 votes

50 percent

1 vote

60 percent

13 votes

70 percent

11 votes

80 percent

7 votes

90 percent

6 votes

CO Sen: First-Rate Jerk vs. Genuine Good Guy

Benjaminwise

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Sunday September 28, 2008 · 4:38 PM PDT

2008/09/28 · 16:38

I just watched a video that shows the extreme contrast between Democrats and Republicans. Not only on policy, but on tone and temperment:

This is quite similar to McCain's assertions to Obama on Friday night that he "just doesn't understand," and his refusal to even look at him.

So here's what I say: let's donate to Udall so he can defeat this rude, sanctimonious Schaffer guy.

How great would it be to have Udall in the Senate? And how horrible would it be to have Schaffer?

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Update: Here's a challenge for you... I will donate $2.50 for each individual donation made because of this diary!!! (So if you make a donation, post a comment letting me know.) And if this diary gets on the rec list, I'm screwed! :0)

VIDEO: In Bailout Meeting, Obama Led and McCain Watched

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Friday September 26, 2008 · 3:18 AM PDT

2008/09/26 · 03:18

The proof is in the pudding, as they say.

This CNN clip reporting on the meeting clearly shows who is a leader when the cameras have left the room and all the chips are on the table:

http://www.cnn.com/...

(Sorry, I'm not sure how to embed it)

To emphasize how compelling this contrast is, I have transcribed the most important parts of this video. Please see below...

Benjaminwise

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Wednesday September 10, 2008 · 1:36 PM PDT

2008/09/10 · 13:36

Update: I'm told that the New York Times broke this story at 3:09 p.m. ET today: http://www.nytimes.com/...

An article published just 52 minutes ago on MSNBC.com exposes an explosive new scandal that could have big implications for the presidential race.

Link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/...

Quote:

WASHINGTON - Government officials handling billions of dollars in oil royalties engaged in illicit sex with employees of energy companies they were dealing with and received numerous gifts from them, federal investigators said Wednesday.

The alleged transgressions involve 13 Interior Department employees in Denver and Washington. Their alleged improprieties include rigging contracts, working part-time as private oil consultants, and having sexual relationships with — and accepting golf and ski trips and dinners from — oil company employees, according to three reports released Wednesday by the Interior Department's inspector general.

I will update as more information comes to light...

Benjaminwise

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Monday April 28, 2008 · 10:05 PM PDT

2008/04/28 · 22:05

This will be a quick diary because I just want to hear what people think about this. I was just taking a look at one of the websites that I haven't visited for awhile, Electoral-Vote.Com, and I realized that the maps show me something that I (an Obama supporter) don't want to believe.

Obama's map has the following as the final result: Obama 243 McCain 269 Ties 26

Clinton's map has the following as the final result: Clinton 291 McCain 237 Ties 10

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When I saw that, my first thought was... what?!!

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Who is more likely to beat McCain in November?

118 votes Vote Now!

Who is more likely to beat McCain in November?

Clinton

20 votes

Obama

98 votes

For Barack: You're Going to Need It!

Benjaminwise

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Tuesday March 04, 2008 · 11:00 PM PST

2008/03/04 · 23:00

Like many of you, I'm a little disappointed that Obama did not wrap up the nomination tonight. A win in both Ohio and Texas surely would have done it. A convincing win in Texas alone may have done it. Oh well, it's water under the bridge now.

But I have a simple proposition for all you Obama supporters: Let's give some money to the campaign TONIGHT to show Barack that we've got his back. I think we should call it the...

"You're Going to Need It!" Donation Drive.

(He's definitely going to need every last ounce of support from us now)

It starts now, 11:00 p.m. PT. It lasts for 24 hours. It's grassroots driven, just like his campaign.

More below.

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How many donations can we collect in 24 hours?

55 votes Vote Now!

How many donations can we collect in 24 hours?

0-10

5 votes

11-50

1 vote

51-100

4 votes

More than 100

45 votes

Do We Only Lose If We Nominate Hillary?

Benjaminwise

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Wednesday October 03, 2007 · 8:07 PM PDT

2007/10/03 · 20:07

I haven't written a diary for quite awhile. Usually I am content to just absorb as much of what is here as I can in a short amount of time. But seeing the front page post by Devilstower, in which he quoted this

More than the war on terror, more than tax cuts and traditional values, stopping Hillary is the most effective means of energizing the GOP right now. Not even the evils of abortion, gay marriage and illegal immigration can whip up the same frenzy as a mention of the woman who was once first lady.

compelled me to ask you this question: Am I alone in thinking we can only lose this election by nominating Hillary?

Republicanism is forlorn and defeated right now. At least, it sure feels like it. They've found out how far their hate agenda could take them, and it didn't even take them through six years. Their talking points are so worn out that that the goodwill store couldn't even accept them now.

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How can we stop the "inevitability" of Hillary?

107 votes Vote Now!

How can we stop the "inevitability" of Hillary?

Organize the netroots to open a unified front against Hillary online

53 votes

Go to Iowa and knock on doors

31 votes

Ask Chris Bowers to think up one of his creative projects

4 votes

Other

19 votes

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