November 2008
21 posts
“I think this is part of a broader picture: the GOP that’s left after this...”
– The Republican rump - Paul Krugman - Op-Ed Columnist - New York Times Blog
“This greatly worries me. It’s what I felt after the 2004 election, too: severe...”
– Marco.org: How we need to win
October 2008
38 posts
Vote Suppression: How they do it
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Your vote is very important. At least, it’s important that most people act on that belief. Elections frequently come down to who can get the most supporters to the polls. Similarly, by election day, the organized campaigns will know which precincts are likely to support them and which are likely to support the candidate. They will also know how new registrants are likely to vote. So if...
Word of the Day: Tetchy →
tetch•y |ˈte ch ē| (also tech•y)
adjective
bad-tempered and irritable. DERIVATIVES tetch•i•ly |ˈte ch əlē| |ˈtɛtʃəli| adverb tetch•i•ness |ˈtɛtʃin1s| noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: probably…
Posting from MarsEdit →
Tip: if you’re posting to Drupal from MarsEdit, you need to change the Blog ID in the Weblog settings from “1” to “Story”, or the name of your actual blog if you’re using the Blogs module.
FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done... →
“[Y]ou start realizing that what seems important or clever or in need of some...”
– Why Barack Obama Is Winning — TIME
“We’ve taken a grand total of $0 in venture capital or other outside investment....”
– GitHub Turns One! — GitHub
“Stripped down to its components McCain’s message to voters is this:...”
– Talking Points Memo | Race to the Bottom
“Update 10/17/2008: Sometimes the internet works! In a great turn of events,...”
– Red Sweater Blog - I’d Tumbl For You
“The Tumblr API is deficient in ways that make it impossible for me to provide an...”
– Red Sweater Blog - I’d Tumbl For You
“iTunes 8 has added simple under-the-radar feature that allows you to quickly and...”
– ITunes: iTunes 8 Makes It Easy to Convert Any File to an Audiobook
“[W]e want to make sure that we are closing strong, running through the tape.”
– Obama Invokes Granite State Lessons - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
“Our online early request site is optimized for Internet Explorer and Netscape...”
– Netscape?
Pima County Recorder’s Office - Election Calendar
“Yesterday’s entire event, the whole thing, could be summarized by these five...”
– Daring Fireball: Listen to Tim Cook
“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - Why How Matters - NYTimes.com
“Sources reported that the hip McCain backer knew all the words to the Arizona...”
– Cool McCain Supporter Wears ‘McCain 2000’ Shirt To Campaign Speech | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
“A candidate may well change his or her position on, say, universal health care...”
– Vote Obama. McCain lacks the character and temperament to be president. And Palin is simply a disgrace. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine
“The good news about this democratization of finance is that it powered enormous...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - The Post-Binge World - NYTimes.com
TORTURINGDEMOCRACY.ORG →
“And, coincidentally, a few weeks after the cold war sat up in its coffin and...”
– Book Review - ‘A Most Wanted Man,’ by John le Carré - Review - NYTimes.com
“This is a moment of maximal physical danger for the young Democratic nominee....”
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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
(October 10, 2008) - The Dangerous Panic On The Far Right
I hate to even think about this possibility, but given our history (not to mention the Denver arrests), it has to be regarded as a possibility to guard against. Let’s all send the...
“You’d be a fool to pass on the puffer.”
– “All I Smell Is Raw Power And Speed” — Daddy Types
“Sen. John McCain’s recent attempts to reach out to this constituency by...”
– Obama Clinches ‘Joe Cabernet Sauvignon’ Vote | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
