Deal or No Deal ?

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Saturday December 11, 2010 · 10:15 AM PST

2010/12/11 · 10:15

The Democrats are having a good debate with themselves over this Obama-GOP tax cut deal. I continue to think Obama was too quick to cut a deal to extend the Bush tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires. When dealing with bullies, the correct answer is NOT "Thank you sir, may I have another?".

But, we are where we are. So, what now?

steviemo

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Friday October 22, 2010 · 9:26 PM PDT

2010/10/22 · 21:26

You don't need me to tell you how the Koch Brothers, and God knows who else, are secretly pouring millions into our political system to put the Tea Party and the Republicans in charge. And I don't even want to think about what they'll expect in return.

We all get it. If you want to preach to the choir, be my guest and scream about it all you want here on Kos. Want to do more? Use you Facebook page!

If you're like me, you have friends, colleagues and family members among your Facebook friends who might be inclined, for one reason or another, to either vote Republican or stay home on November 2nd.

We can reach these people!

steviemo

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Wednesday February 25, 2009 · 12:24 PM PST

2009/02/25 · 12:24

Here is the very first sentence from a post in CNN's Political Ticker by CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser...

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...

A new national poll indicates that two-thirds of those who watched President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress reacted favorably to his speech.

Only two-thirds? Really?

The article goes on to contradict itself...

Sixty-eight percent of speech-watchers questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey Tuesday night had a very positive reaction to the president's address, with 24 percent suggesting they had a somewhat positive response and 8 percent indicating they had a negative reaction.

According to my math, 92% (68% very positive + 24% somewhat positive) is way more than two-thirds!

Do they really mean to imply that that those who had a "somewhat positive" reaction did not react favorably?

[Update] Hat tip to waitingforvizzini who suggested I add the word "FAIL" in the title. Wow - rec list! Yes, it's my first time. Many thanks!

steviemo

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Thursday February 19, 2009 · 11:36 AM PST

2009/02/19 · 11:36

TV Newser has just put up a new poll to measure its website's reader's preference for who they would like to host the currently vacant 10pm timeslot at MSNBC. Unlike their previous poll a few weeks ago, this one includes Cenk Uyger ("the Young Turks") and Sam Seder.

Please rec this up and then go cast your vote now for you favorite...

http://www.mediabistro.com/...

Hillary's PNAC Problem [UPDATE w/Video]

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Thursday March 06, 2008 · 4:28 AM PST

2008/03/06 · 04:28

Remember Project for a New American Century (PNAC)? You know, the out of work gang of neocons plotting a military takeover of certain oil rich countries in the Gulf Region? We all know the names - Elliott Abrams, Gary Bauer, William J. Bennett, Jeb Bush, Dick Cheney, Steve Forbes, Donald Kagan, I. Lewis Libby, Dan Quayle, Donald Rumsfeld, Vin Weber, Paul Wolfowitz.

Remember the letter PNAC sent to President Clinton in 1998 that called for...

"...removing Saddam Hussein and his regime from power. That now needs to become the aim of American foreign policy."

more...

steviemo

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Sunday September 02, 2007 · 7:44 PM PDT

2007/09/02 · 19:44

Have you been following the saga of Larry Craig, the soon-to-be-ex-senator from Idaho who was arrested for disorderly conduct in a men’s room at the Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport? I’m trying to figure out exactly what it was he did that was illegal.

OK, stay with me...

Poll

25 votes Show Results

When did soon-to-be-ex-Senator Craig break the law?

25 votes Vote Now!

When did soon-to-be-ex-Senator Craig break the law?

When he voted against gay marriage, and voted against including gays in laws against hate crimes and job discrimination.

9 votes

When he peered through the crack of the undercover officer's stall.

5 votes

When he tapped his foot.

1 vote

When he touch the cop's foot with his own.

7 votes

When he ran his hand along the bottom of the wall between the stalls.

3 votes

This Morning, I Awoke From a Dream

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Saturday May 26, 2007 · 9:33 AM PDT

2007/05/26 · 09:33

Sorry if this is brief but it seems too good not to share.

This morning, I awoke from a dream where I was watching the evening news. I knew there had been some hot breaking news about the fired US Attorneys scandal. But, the network wasn't covering it. So I called up the network and said "please cover the US Attorneys story" and something along the lines of "how about that Monica Goodling?".

Only in my wildest dreams would a network be so responsive to a phone call from a viewer. As I continued to watch, Monica Goodling appeared on screen, in a hot tub, with her hair up so as not to get it wet. She was a guest on "the View", being interview by Barbara Walters. It was a friendly interview. She was dishing all kinds of dirt on Karl Rove and the Bush Crime Family. I was in GOP Scandal Heaven!

The program went, momentarily, to a shot to Barbara Walters back in the studio. And then back to the hot tub where Ms. Goodling had just climbed out, still naked, and still wet. It was a butt shot (not frontal). Nice tan - no lines. She suddenly realized she was still on camera and scampered off.

Then I woke up.

USAgate: CNN Anchor Hopes Dems Move On? Then, CNN covers up?

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Thursday May 10, 2007 · 11:40 AM PDT

2007/05/10 · 11:40

As I was driving to work this morning, between the Young Turks segments, I switched my XM Radio over to CNN's American Morning and heard the following exchange between anchor Kiren Chetry and CNN Justice Correspondent Kelli Arena...

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Monday May 07, 2007 · 5:18 AM PDT

2007/05/07 · 05:18

(cross posted at steviemo.com)

I will get to Lou Dobbs and Archie Bunker after the intro. But first, there have been many discussions about "framing" – the context or premise one uses to frame a given issue in order to support their own argument. The classic example, of course, would be the GOP use of the term "death tax" to make the case for abolishing the inheritance tax. Or the fighting the "War on Terror" to characterize the US occupation of Iraq.

This is another such discussion.

steviemo

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Friday March 02, 2007 · 7:49 PM PST

2007/03/02 · 19:49

Dear Lou Dobbs,

One out of four ain't bad...

steviemo

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Friday January 26, 2007 · 5:37 AM PST

2007/01/26 · 05:37

(crossposted at Steviemo, Heideho and Friends)

This is about who is funding our candidates and what they could expect in return for their support.

On Wednesday night's installment of Hardball, Mike Barnicle (subbing for Tweety), Howard Fineman and Eamon Javers were discussing the Clinton and Obama campaings and their fund raising capabilaties. This little exchange caught my attention as I was preparing dinner for me and the missus...

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

(more...)

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Monday November 13, 2006 · 9:24 AM PST

2006/11/13 · 09:24

This one (several days old) appears to have gotten by us. So we all have our opinions on the Democratic ticket for 2008, and Joe Trippi - arguably one of the founding fathers of the netroots - is no exception. In this Washington Post piece, Trippi handicaps the contenders (announced or otherwise)...

On Feingold (see? several days old):

Perhaps the most authentic candidate, the senator from Wisconsin has a deep connection to the grass roots and is a favorite of the party's progressive wing. If President Bush stays stubborn on Iraq and the rest of the field plays it safe, Feingold could get very hot.

On Al Gore:

...In a party that tends to treat its past nominees like lepers, Gore has done an amazing job of reemerging as an important thought leader on issues such as the Iraq war and global warming. If he throws his hat into the ring, he will immediately suck all the oxygen out of the room for most of the other candidates.

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