McCain has been dying to attack Russia his whole life.
Media Matters takes on the swift-boat dick.
Seems Media Matters needs a whole site just to deal with Corsi's book.
There are several sites that have been launched to deal with the smears.
Obama's Fight the Smears site.
John Kerry's fighting back site (four years late.)
DNC's preemptive strike against McCain's VPs.
It seems the troops like Obama a bit more than McCain. 6 times as much.
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Posted Without Comment
Chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party shot.
He is in critical condition.
Apparently a gunman walked into his office and after being told he could not see him, pushed past the secretary and shot him three times.
Do you think Rush and Sean are celebrating? I have to wonder if their constant calls for violence have contributed to these latest shootings.
UPDATE: CNN is reporting that Chairman Bill Gwatney has died. Good God. Enough is enough. My thoughts are with his family.
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He is in critical condition.
Apparently a gunman walked into his office and after being told he could not see him, pushed past the secretary and shot him three times.
Do you think Rush and Sean are celebrating? I have to wonder if their constant calls for violence have contributed to these latest shootings.
UPDATE: CNN is reporting that Chairman Bill Gwatney has died. Good God. Enough is enough. My thoughts are with his family.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Screwing Up the Site
Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3 . . Is this thing on?
A big ol' huzzah to Jeremy whom sent this to me over two months ago!
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A big ol' huzzah to Jeremy whom sent this to me over two months ago!
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With Friends Like These . .
Jim Leach was probably one of the last real independent Republicans in Congress before his constituents fired him in 2006. So it's big when he publically comes out and endorses Obama.
Ouch. If you needed confirmation that the McCain Campaign has essentially adopted Rove's "attack their strengths" playbook, I'd say you have it.
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"It's been a very difficult thing for me because I've never endorsed a Democrat before...but sometimes in life you come to a juncture where it's very clear the national interest trumps party discipline."The McCain campaign took the endorsement exceptionally well:
It’s rather ironic that someone like Jim Leach, a person who placed such a strong focus on campaign finance issues, would be endorsing the first presidential candidate since Watergate to skirt the public financing program in the general election. Despite Obama’s lofty speeches on change, Iowans know that real change comes from working across the aisle to get things done. A single endorsement does not hide the fact that Senator Obama has no record of achievement beyond the confines of his party. While John McCain has spent his career putting the country first - ahead of personal and party interests - Senator Obama's record is a lesson in partisanship.
Ouch. If you needed confirmation that the McCain Campaign has essentially adopted Rove's "attack their strengths" playbook, I'd say you have it.
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Beelzebub Still Has His Minions at Work
The headline reads: Justice Staffers Won't Be Prosecuted For Illegal Hiring Practices.
Of course those strong armed Democrats were on the ball with a public tongue lashing:
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Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Tuesday... "not every wrong, or even every violation of the law, is a crime. In this instance, the two joint reports found only violations of the civil service laws."I'll use that as my defense if I ever get arrested... should work, eh?
Of course those strong armed Democrats were on the ball with a public tongue lashing:
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy said Mukasey "seems intent on insulating this administration from accountability."After Leahy's wag of the finger, I could swear I saw a picture of bu$h doing a tex-ass jig... no, that was only in my head, I guess. But Beelzebub did say in his most hideous voice, "I have many more crimes to commit before I leave office!"
The Vermont Democrat said Mukasey's remarks "appear premature based on the facts and evidence that congressional investigators and the inspector general have uncovered so far" in the hiring scandal. "We must continue to pursue the truth and facts, and hold any wrongdoers accountable," Leahy said.
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Monday, August 11, 2008
Oh NOES! The Anonymous!
From a local liberal columnist Sunday:
Ms. Basu - the tradition of anonymity on the Internet is not something that's overinflated. At the dawn of computer message communication starting in the late 1970's, anonymity has been controversial and widely honored. In some degree, it's fostered by the user alias we all use at least once a day to sign on to our work computers.
Some systems and owners since the dawn have banned anonymous aliases and handles, some have widely embraced alternate identities for not only their visitors but also for themselves. A great example is the ISCA BBS, hosted from the University of Iowa back in the 1980's which widely allowed anonymity.
You take a position that The Register should 'slowly' begin demanding IRL identities attached user names and aliases. That's fine. The Register should shoulder every right and responsibility as a corporate publishing identity.
But all the concern on the venom that anonymity breeds is pretty damn stupid.
The venom that Ms. Basu sees on the The Register's site can be partially explained in that the Register, like most traditional media companies, is viewed as inherently liberal by a segment of the population it serves. I think she's heard all the nicknames, The Central Iowa Pravda, etc. The people holding these opinions flock to the Register website because it gives them a sense of dialogue and rebuttal - as though they're they're sticking it to the man. (Although with some of the examples cited, sticking it to the woman might be more appropriate.) In reality, what they're doing is attacking other opinions & forcing emotionally moderate people away or into playing along with their games.
I steer clear of The Register's talkback and web postings because I find them an intolerable cesspit of the worst of humanity. A real-life example of dirty tricks writ large. People loaded with attacks like, "Mr. Id, how do you feel about having an abortion at age 15 without informing your parents and being a degenerate homo?"
I am blessed in that I have a public blog where I can essentially diarize for not only myself but others whom don't mind reading (at least once) my mental diarrhea, and I also have the priviledge of reading what my fellow co-bloggers read as well. Not many others read what we publish, but within our small circle, it's enough.
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"Missdorothy" describes herself as 58, female, and living in "Mom's windowless 1950s ... basement." By her own description, she hates Muslims and liberals, likes puppies and "warm snuggles" and loves to cook.Chalk up another print journalist whom has discovered the shameful, tawdry internet and it's disgusting tradition of anonymity, and how it enables abusers to abuse others.
. . We don't know whether missdorothy is actually a Miss or even a woman or whether anything she says about herself is true.
Ms. Basu - the tradition of anonymity on the Internet is not something that's overinflated. At the dawn of computer message communication starting in the late 1970's, anonymity has been controversial and widely honored. In some degree, it's fostered by the user alias we all use at least once a day to sign on to our work computers.
Some systems and owners since the dawn have banned anonymous aliases and handles, some have widely embraced alternate identities for not only their visitors but also for themselves. A great example is the ISCA BBS, hosted from the University of Iowa back in the 1980's which widely allowed anonymity.
You take a position that The Register should 'slowly' begin demanding IRL identities attached user names and aliases. That's fine. The Register should shoulder every right and responsibility as a corporate publishing identity.
But all the concern on the venom that anonymity breeds is pretty damn stupid.
The venom that Ms. Basu sees on the The Register's site can be partially explained in that the Register, like most traditional media companies, is viewed as inherently liberal by a segment of the population it serves. I think she's heard all the nicknames, The Central Iowa Pravda, etc. The people holding these opinions flock to the Register website because it gives them a sense of dialogue and rebuttal - as though they're they're sticking it to the man. (Although with some of the examples cited, sticking it to the woman might be more appropriate.) In reality, what they're doing is attacking other opinions & forcing emotionally moderate people away or into playing along with their games.
I steer clear of The Register's talkback and web postings because I find them an intolerable cesspit of the worst of humanity. A real-life example of dirty tricks writ large. People loaded with attacks like, "Mr. Id, how do you feel about having an abortion at age 15 without informing your parents and being a degenerate homo?"
I am blessed in that I have a public blog where I can essentially diarize for not only myself but others whom don't mind reading (at least once) my mental diarrhea, and I also have the priviledge of reading what my fellow co-bloggers read as well. Not many others read what we publish, but within our small circle, it's enough.
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