September 30, 2004
Crawford, TX newspaper endorses Kerry:
Kerry has a positive vision for America, plus the proven intelligence, good sense, and guts to make it happen.
Blackwell Backs Down
Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell, who previously announced his intention to exclude voters whose registration was not printed on cardstock, has reversed his position under pressure from voter rights advocates.
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September 29, 2004
Bush v. Gore, Round 2:
What's striking about the legal strategies of the Bush and Kerry swat teams is how much they plan to rely on Bush v. Gore, which turns out to be an inexhaustible font of rhetoric and novel lawsuits.
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When Five Voted for Millions:
One of the darkest hours in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court was Dec. 12, 2000, at 10 p.m., when the five-member conservative majority handed the presidency to George W. Bush over his rival Al Gore.
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Niggling Over Paper Thickness in Ohio:
Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell -- a Republican who's been called the state's very own Katherine Harris by one voting rights group -- is requiring county boards of elections to strictly adhere to a dated Ohio law that requires voter registration cards to be printed on thick, 80-pound stock paper.
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How To Blog by Tony Pierce:
20. change your style. mimic people. write beautiful lies. dream in public. kiss and tell. finger and tell. cry scream fight sing fuck and dont be afraid to be funny. the easiest thing to do is whine when you write. dont be lazy.
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September 28, 2004
Carter fears Florida vote trouble:
"With reforms unlikely at this late stage of the election, perhaps the only recourse will be to focus maximum public scrutiny on the suspicious process in Florida."
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How Bush's grandfather helped Hitler's rise to power:
But now the multibillion dollar legal action for damages by two Holocaust survivors against the Bush family, and the imminent publication of three books on the subject are threatening to make Prescott Bush's business history an uncomfortable issue for his grandson, George W, as he seeks re-election.
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Not Just Stoned Slackers:
Viewers of Jon Stewart's show are more likely to have completed four years of college than people who watch "The O'Reilly Factor," according to Nielsen Media Research.
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September 27, 2004
No Sweat:
Union-made and sweatshop-free clothing, and now
music, too!
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September 26, 2004
Big Jump In Billionaires' Club:
There are now 313 billionaires in the country, the largest number ever and a huge jump over the 262 counted last year, according to Forbes magazine, which Thursday released its annual ranking of the 400 richest Americans.
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September 25, 2004
Tying Kerry to Terror Tests Rhetorical Limits:
"What we're seeing now isn't just offhand comments by outliers but clearly a decision by the Republican hierarchy to put this charge out there consistently."
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VidLit Book Reviews:
Animated reviews of books like
Bushworld,
Bush On the Couch, and
Checkpoint.
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Craziest:
A short story [about obsessive scrabble players!] by Liz Dubelman.
Excellent!
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If America were Iraq, wh would it be like?
What if the Air Force routinely (I mean daily or weekly) bombed Billings, Montana, Flint, Michigan, Watts in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Anacostia in Washington, DC, and other urban areas, attempting to target "safe houses" of "criminal gangs", but inevitably killing a lot of children and little old ladies?
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September 23, 2004
God v. Bush:
Were the hurricanes sending a message? ;-)
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Mourning the Warrior, Denouncing the War:
As Mrs. Bush was lauding her husband's war on terror, Mrs. Niederer slipped on the shirt, which bore a photo of the lieutenant and the words "President Bush killed my son." Standing at the back of the crowd, she interrupted Mrs. Bush, shouting that if the war was warranted, "Why don't your children serve?"
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September 22, 2004
Visions Out, Regan In?
A DCist tipster says that he "wouldn't be surprised if Grover Norquist tries to turn Visions into a Reagan museum."
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Bush taps ermergency Iraq Funds:
The Pentagon has begun tapping into its $25 billion emergency fund for the Iraq (news - web sites) war to prepare for a major troop rotation and intense fighting this fall.
The real bad stuff will start after the election, no doubt.
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Overzealous Prosecutions undercut war on terrorism:
In recent months, several high-profile Justice Department or military cases have collapsed - but not before they damaged lives, trampled constitutional rights and squandered resources that could have been focused on real threats.
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September 21, 2004
ebay item: Kryptonite lock w/two keys:
What a deal! The keys double as writing implements!
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Kerry Does Letterman Top 10:
Kerry said he wanted running mate John Edwards to stand in the vice presidential debate, but Cheney wanted to sit. "We compromised and now George Bush is going to sit on Dick Cheney's lap," he said.
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NY Lawyer's Bar Admission Revoked Over Resume Omission:
A Staten Island lawyer's bar admission has been revoked because he failed to disclose an ill-fated internship with the Richmond County District Attorney's Office.
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September 20, 2004
True or False: Blogs always tell it straight:
Bloggers insist that the CBS case represents a watershed in the development of their young medium--the moment when several upstart conservative blogs challenged the credibility of one of America's oldest and most trusted broadcast news networks, and the challenge actually stuck.
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September 19, 2004
Bush's former prof says:
Bush is not as dumb as his detractors allege. "He was just badly brought up, with no discipline, and no compassion," he said.
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Far Graver than Vietnam:
Most senior US military officers now believe the war on Iraq has turned into a disaster on an unprecedented scale
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September 18, 2004
What the hell?
Good pithy commentary on the
pending Hamdi release.
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Laura Bush Protestor Won't Be Charged
Police in Hamilton, N.J., are dropping the charge against a Hopewell woman who was arrested when she interrupted a campaign speech by Laura Bush, demanding to know why her son was killed in Iraq.
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The Least Likely
According to this cool little kung-fu clip, Asian Pacific Americans are the least likely to vote.
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09:26 AM
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September 16, 2004
When Are You Going to Die?
Let the Deathclock predict the answer. I have marked September 12, 2045, on my calendar.
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Rather to Bush: "Answer the Questions":
Mr. Rather asserted that the lack of denial was itself evidence of the essential truth of his findings.
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Bush v. Jesus:
The Bush Campaign's TV Commercial if he was running against Jesus.
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09:58 AM
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That Little Coup in Russia:
Russia's brief trajectory from glasnost to perestroika to democracy has now boomeranged straight back to dictatorship. [link via
Scripting News]
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September 15, 2004
Replacement iPod Batteries 70% Better:
Only $39.95, including tools to do the replacement yourself.
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Mozilla Live Bookmarks:
Firefox has a built-in RSS reader! Who knew?
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Bush's campaign voodoo: Delay and distract:
This is the Bush administration's principal behavior pattern, its fundamental survival principle, one no doubt etched into Karl Rove's DNA:
Do whatever it takes to run the clock out.
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September 14, 2004
Truck maker offers giant pickup:
The new CXT -- short for commercial extreme truck and built from the same platform as the heavy-truck maker's typical tow truck or cement mixer -- will be sold starting this week by Navistar's International Truck & Engine subsidiary.
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September 11, 2004
Cricklewood Massive: iPod Jukebox
The Cricklewood Massive is a Washington, DC-based DJ collective. Its current project is the iPod Jukebox series.
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DC Grocery Politics
It seems that most people in the District have a scornful, yet loveable name for their neighborhood grocery store.
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How many times have you been arrested, Mr. President?
$1730.62 Bounty to the first person to ask George W. Bush this question in a public forum.
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TANG Typewriter Follies:
An extensive analysis of the Texas Air National Guard documents that may or may not corroborate the well-known facts of George Bush's "service" during Vietnam.
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Bush Campaigns w/Zell:
So Bush endorses some of the meanest campaign rhetoric in recent history?
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September 10, 2004
Log Cabin Republicans Not Endorsing Bush:
Certain moments in history require that a belief in fairness and equality not be sacrificed in the name of partisan politics; this is one of those moments.
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September 09, 2004
"Fahrenheit 9/11" On TV?
I have asked them to show it just once, perhaps the night before the election. So far, no deal. But I haven't given up trying
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September 08, 2004
Bush Did Coke at Camp David:
Author Kitty Kelley ... quotes [Bush's] former sister-in-law Sharon Bush who claims: "Bush did coke at Camp David when his father was President, and not just once either."
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It's A Lie:
Punk rock flash animation about W (which stands for "wrong"). [link via
One Good Move]
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How 'Flex Time' Became a Republican Idea:
"It's the abolition of overtime," said Ellen Bravo, national director of 9 to 5, an association of working women. "This is the employer flexibility protection act."
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Just Vote:
Register to vote, get absentee ballots, and find your polling place online! Plus, top ten reasons everyone—regardless of party—should vote.
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September 06, 2004
John Doe's Day In Court:
Whether the anarchists accomplished anything tangible Tuesday night, "A31" has taken its place alongside New York's legendary calamities.
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'Cons send NYT Spinning:
So the question remains, why did the Times run a Page One story speculating about the effects of the Republican Convention, while quoting optimistic Republican strategists, if that same story wasn't worth covering coming out of Boston?
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Bush Twins Swill Vodka, Stiff the Help:
A galloping sense of entitlement, apparently, isn’t the only thing that runs in the Bush family.
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September 05, 2004
Bush By Numbers: Four Years of Double Standards:
2: Number of Nations that George Bush has attacked and taken over since coming into office.
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Chevron Influenced Schwarzenegger Plan:
Disclosure of Chevron's determined role in what many believe is the administration's most important political reform effort contrasts sharply with statements he made during last year's election campaign and afterward in which he promised to sweep out a corrupt system where "contributions go in, the favors go out."
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Inside One of the World's Fastest Computers:
So the most powerful computer in academia has as [its] desktop the same screen someone buying a Mac in Circuit City has? "Exactly," he said. But, he pointed out, "we turn off the graphical interface so you have a nice command line."
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September 01, 2004
Cheerleaders for Truth:
"Did George Bush actually win a Varsity letter in Cheerleading at Yale? Or was this another "no show" like the National Guard?" current and alumni Yale cheerleaders are asking.
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