Archive for November, 2007
Posted in November 20th, 2007
Rich on the black vote and Obama Next, you “experts” assume that just because viable, credible black candidates end up winning overwhelming majorities of black votes that polls currently showing Hillary Clinton leading Obama among African Americans are somehow important. Wrong again. In Illinois, at least, large numbers of black voters tend to take their […]
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Posted in November 20th, 2007
And he speaks English so it’s understandable even. Well, guess who is now set to appear on Meet the Press this coming weekend? Hillary supporter James Carville, of course. The network has just confirmed to me that Carville is one of the guests set to appear this Sunday. The other guests, as of now, are […]
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Posted in November 20th, 2007
Hillary Clinton offers up this same gem Voters will judge whether living in a foreign country at the age of 10 prepares one to face the big, complex international challenges the next president will face. I think we need a president with more experience than that…. I don’t think this is the time for on-the-job […]
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Posted in November 20th, 2007
The Hillary Clinton Campaign reminds me of everything wrong with the Gore and Kerry campaign (I remember how shitty the Gore campaign was, not the revisionist history version of Al Gore being all that is good): Step Six: Swarm the Clinton staffer. “Can you bring her out?” Lynn Sweet, who usually covers Barack Obama for […]
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Posted in November 20th, 2007
Via TPM Michelle Obama: “Imagine our family on that inaugural platform. America will look at itself differently. The world will look at America differently. There is no other candidate who is going to do that for our country. You know that.”
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Posted in November 20th, 2007
It was too hard to pick just one: Jill Stanek insists that Terri Schiavo was fully alive and aware Stanek has some rubbish about how people called her brain dead and approvingly links then to an article that doesn’t just dispute whether she was brain dead, but says Rarely, if ever, mentioned in media reports […]
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Posted in November 20th, 2007
Yellow Dog Democrat said pretty much the same thing I did. Go check it out at Illinoize.
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Posted in November 20th, 2007
Rich covers the Governor’s stated belief that he is above the Illinois Constitution. JCAR’s Constitutionality has never been directly tested in the courts and I do take seriously the notion that it might be unconstitutional. JCAR reviews rule making which is generally considered an executive function. I happen to like JCAR and think it’s an […]
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Posted in November 20th, 2007
Rich wrote up a nice piece about blogs in both the IL 18 and IL 3 race. It’s hard to think of a more supportive semi-traditional journalist than Rich is with blogs. Lipinski has strong opposition from Mark Pera in the upcoming Democratic primary. Pera’s cause is being championed by liberal Democratic blogs all over […]
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Posted in November 20th, 2007
(UPDATE: GRUMBLE, GRUMBLE–entirely my fault, I forgot to indicate the poll isn’t fresh–meaning it was done a while ago conducted Sept. 19-24 The particular questions below are not likely to be affected by the time passage so I thought it was reasonable in this case). And it was done by Pera, which I cannot believe […]
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Posted in November 18th, 2007
Nice newspaper ethical standards Agents of Paul Krugman are spreading the word in journalistic circles that he has scandalous information about his principal opponent in the profession , Bob Novak, but has decided not to use it. The nature of the alleged scandal was not disclosed. This word-of-mouth among journalists makes Novak look vulnerable and […]
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Posted in November 14th, 2007
I know Social Security isn’t a crisis and I’m not particularly thrilled with the language Obama is using, but Clinton is proposing on turning the entire process over to a secretive panel of villagers. Sound familiar? Yes, Health Care in 1994. At least he’s got the right solution if not the right rhetoric.
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Posted in November 14th, 2007
I just consider this an ode to a talent that too often goes unnoticed: “When it takes two weeks and six different positions to answer one question on immigration, it’s easier to understand why the Clinton campaign would rather plant their questions than answer them.” You also get the Senator from Punjab garbage, but ultimately, […]
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Posted in November 14th, 2007
Posted over at Prairie State Blue On Monday, October 29 I filed for the upcoming primary elections with 3250 signatures from nearly 60 volunteers collecting in their own neighborhoods, train stations, and local shopping centers. I reached this goal through a strong team of supporters and a personal ground game. I was able to speak […]
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Posted in November 13th, 2007
Schock Admits Mistake Schock held steady, though, on his stance to stop the Iranian regime from getting nuclear weapons. He wants to provide training and assistance to the majority of Iranians who oppose the ayatollahs who rule them and pressure China and Russia to live up to their responsibilities on the UN Security Council and […]
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