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John Fund: HACK Let’s look

ArchPundit October 16, 2002 No Comments

John Fund: HACK

Let’s look at John Fund’s little screed compared to the Argus Leader article on vote fraud in South Dakota. Is there a bit of cognitive disconnect here or what?

The Democrats have to be more careful about their registration drives. By only providing the incentive of per registration pay, some fraud is inevitable. Democrats need to monitor workers better or they are going to be embarressed by such problems.

This is not a major scandal and the Argus Leader points this out. All vote fraud is serious, but perspective is necessary. John Fund has none. Why not? Duh.

Kass on Ryan and Joyce

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Kass on Ryan and Joyce

Kass points out the problem with Ryan’s claims of Blago being a Daley tool. It isn’t exactly accurate. He also points out how Daley has taken out the Democratic candidtates recently. Blago and Mell aren’t perfect, but they have more distance from the combine than does Ryan.

The bigger problem for J-Ry is that kind of bashing only turns out the base–and he needs a lot more than the base this year.

Snarky gets the point across

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Snarky gets the point across

Mike Madigan does not get endorsed by the Tribune.

22nd District (Southwest Side): “Republican” Terrence Goggin has long been a wholly owned subsidiary of House Speaker Michael Madigan. The speaker’s political workers put Goggin on the ballot, then he hides for the duration of the campaign. This is the fourth time he has been Madigan’s opponent. This is not a real race, so there is no endorsement.

All Death Penalty, All the

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All Death Penalty, All the Time

Given the nature of today’s reporting at the Trib–it is easier to just send one to the front page. Reports on the hearings, column by Zorn and pics are the highlights.

Divestiture rant Tom Friedman takes

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Divestiture rant

Tom Friedman takes on the Israeli divestiture cacophony.

The underlying dishonesty and anti-semitism of the divesture movement must be exposed. Israel is not perfect, but it is a hell of a lot better than even its better neighbors.

Divestiture misunderstanding Via Eschaton. D-Squared

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Divestiture misunderstanding

Via Eschaton.

D-Squared claims that there aren’t significant numbers of companies from the Arab world to divest from if one followed Friedman’s line of reasoning.

I responded in the comments:Actually, much of the disinvestment movement for Israel is addressing joint ventures and subsidiaries in Israel. Applying the same rules to the Arab countries would mean disinvestment from ExxonMobil (not a bad idea on environmental grounds) Pepsico and a whole assortment of others.

Generally, companies with significant operations would be covered and we have many companies that do that. Coca-Cola was a significant target during South African divestiture.

I’ll add Unocal and the Burma situation as well.

Forum on Jihad vs McWorld

ArchPundit October 16, 2002 No Comments

Forum on Jihad vs McWorld

Body and Soul has some thought provoking e-mails on the subject that are well worth reading.

Why J-Ry can’t win He

ArchPundit October 15, 2002 No Comments

Why J-Ry can’t win

He largely avoids actually talking about issues. He has taken on the role of a child who is whining that life isn’t fair to him and how bad Blago is, without ever bothering to tell people who to vote for him.

The Shawnometer is rising Dunston

ArchPundit October 15, 2002 No Comments

The Shawnometer is rising

Dunston makes the series.

I’m for the war So

ArchPundit October 15, 2002 No Comments

I’m for the war

So will someone shut this moron up?. This is utter fabrication.