Obama and Tuke can take Tenn. Here's How:

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Saturday September 06, 2008 · 8:24 AM PDT

2008/09/06 · 08:24

As most of you know, conventional wisdom is, Tennessee is a safe red state for Republicans. It's listed that way in each poll and survey, analysis by 538 and other poll aggregates everywhere.

I'm an optimist, but have identified a few facts to back up the possibility of an upset in Tennessee. Read more below:

Moesse

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Wednesday August 20, 2008 · 11:56 AM PDT

2008/08/20 · 11:56

Not to take one off Kos' new tome, since I will get to it one day, but I've been reading the excellent, easy-reading Foxes in the Henhouse by Dave "Mudcat" Saunders and Steve Jarding about taking back Rural America.

Though published right around "the awakening" of '06, it had an excellent chapter on the 1994 "Republican Contract with America."

It galls me at times to see so many of those Freshman class Republican Congressmen remaining in office after they sold the American public on the promise they'd support and adhere to Term Limits.

With so many other promises they've made and broken, I thought it instructive to post their entire Contract below. Since it is a public document, I don't think there's any violation of copyright. Here's the official link, though, still Posted at the House Web Site for all the world to see what Liars they are.

Moesse

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Friday July 04, 2008 · 2:24 PM PDT

2008/07/04 · 14:24

It’s the Fourth of July and while other families are enjoying barbeques and fireworks and family together time, I’m fighting a pity party by making a "movable banner" for my dog and dragging her to a public fireworks celebration to register voters this evening.

Don’t worry, I promise we’ll be home long before the fireworks start and make her heart pound.

I’m kidless for another fourth and if you sense a little self-pity, yeah, I’m indulging. It’s not too often but on days like this, I think have every right... You see, my two boys signed up to serve their country and nothing's been the same since.

Moesse

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Friday June 27, 2008 · 5:23 AM PDT

2008/06/27 · 05:23

Tennessee has been knocked around for the past couple of weeks and we won't dwell on it, but I want to highlight a shining star in the Tennessee Progressive Movement: Representative Steve Cohen.

Congressman Cohen is NOT, I repeat NOT a Blue Dog Democrat. In fact, he's a member of the Out of Iraq Caucus, voted against funding Iraq, for impeachment, and, most pressing to Dkossacks right now,(DRUMROLL) voted against the FISA Bill too.

Before you jump below, isn't this enough to sell you on a teeny weenie ActBlue donation to the good gentleman from Tennessee?

Moesse

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Tuesday June 10, 2008 · 4:32 AM PDT

2008/06/10 · 04:32

In another diary, it was posted that Conyers is seeking rebuttals to his five arguments against impeachment. For the record, I have been for impeachment since 2003, and below, my rebuttals to his comments, with a little introductory fluff in the letter I faxed him above that so he and you know where I'm coming from:

My only two sons served in Iraq and one is heading back, called up out of the IRR, in the next few weeks. I love my country dearly.

From my understanding, Congressman, it is your Constitutionally mandated duty as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee to explore these charges and see if they are valid.

My overarching concern is that allowing these actions to move forward without impeachment will codify them and lower the bar of the Presidency so much further that another Nixon/Bush/Cheney will come around in say, eight or 16 or 24 years and use the Bush presidency as a model to set even worse precedents, as in: "Congress codified these actions by not impeaching last time so I can go even further."

Moesse

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Thursday April 24, 2008 · 3:29 AM PDT

2008/04/24 · 03:29

I did a diary search and couldn't find another post on this in the past quarter, surprisingly. If it has been and "Operation Chaos" wasn't in the title, mea culpa.

Before the PA primary, my radar went up when I heard of the tremendous number of newly registered Dems and how a good percentage were former Republicans.

Now, it would be nice if all 120,000 new voters, and 86,000 voters who switched from Republican to Democratic party affiliation in Pennsylvania since January 1 had pure motives.

But go below to see how the plot thickens.

Moesse

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Wednesday January 02, 2008 · 4:41 AM PST

2008/01/02 · 04:41

Without going into too much of the backstory, know I'm a college grad with strong professional credentials and an impressive resume, my husband was with a major company for eight years, earning accolades for his professionalism, work ethic and etc.

It never occurred to us we'd both be laid off in the same six month timeframe and out of work with no benefits to speak of.

We have a home, two cars, (had) a nice life. It hasn't come crashing down, but there's this pervasive sense of insecurity in all we do now.

Reasoning behind my support for John Edwards below the fold.

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Does Ralph Nader's endorsement of Edwards impress you

54 votes Vote Now!

Does Ralph Nader's endorsement of Edwards impress you

Absolutely - it tells me Edwards is upstanding, not in big money's pocket, and has good green policy initiatives

20 votes

Somewhat

6 votes

Not at all - Nader's an egomaniac and out for himself.

28 votes

Iran: The monster created by Dick Cheney

Moesse

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Sunday September 16, 2007 · 5:46 AM PDT

2007/09/16 · 05:46

Let's go back, way back to 2003 when the case was made to go to war with Iraq.

It is now known that Dick Cheney's office was instrumental in the effort, as he is now pushing to go to war with Iran.

His evidence, testimony, and key information came from who? Remember?

Cheney and company built a plan around Ahmed Chalabi, their primary source for pre-war information about Iraq, the man on whom they pinned the hopes of the new Iraq, the man they intended to install as the new Prime Minister of Iraq once Saddam was outsted.

Their respect and appreciation of Chalabi's contribution was so great, according to a Think Progress summary of Tenet's book You had the impression that some Office of the Vice President and DOD reps were writing Chalabi’s name over and over again in their notes, like schoolgirls with their first crush. Tenet wrote.

And what happened?

THEY WERE PLAYED BY IRAN and now Dick wants retribution. Oddly (or not), this is not at all reported by the media when reporting about the Iranian threat. The monster created by our own Vice President Cheney.

Moesse

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Thursday September 13, 2007 · 5:22 AM PDT

2007/09/13 · 05:22

Our chief diplomatic officer these days?

I don't watch the news 24-7, but it seems to me when Petraeus said there is no military solution on Iraq back in March, it should have been code for "Paging Dr. Rice, Dr. Rice needed in the Green Zone, stat!"

But no...

Moesse

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Monday August 27, 2007 · 9:05 AM PDT

2007/08/27 · 09:05

Then counter with Bush, in executing wars on two fronts, is weakening America!

Republicans, Reagan supporters simply cannot have it both ways.

Disconcerting cites supporting the weakening of the U.S. armed forces and why it's so critical below:

Moesse

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Saturday August 25, 2007 · 4:19 AM PDT

2007/08/25 · 04:19

Something was confirmed in Dan Fromkin's White House Watch that some of us suspected from '04:

In his Friday WHW he wrote:
"Rove lieutenant Matthew Dowd apparently acknowledged during a conference at Harvard shortly after the 2004 election (that) during the primaries, Rove was considerably more afraid of then-Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina than of Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, Dowd said."

Fromkin's lead in to this article is based on his curiousity over Rove's very early and strong attacks on only one opponent: Hillary Clinton and the suspicion Rove is doing this to ensure the party rallies around her.

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Rove's Efforts

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Rove's Efforts

All of the below

20 votes

Only show his level of hate for the Clintons

5 votes

Worked in '04

3 votes

Will not work this time, we're too smart

6 votes

Clearly show he's least afraid of Hillary as the likely nominee

28 votes

Are being played out in the media as well

23 votes

Wanted: A new non-monetary gauge of a candidate's success

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Monday March 26, 2007 · 3:47 PM PDT

2007/03/26 · 15:47

I'm not an I.T. pro, but it seems that there needs to be another type of measurement of a candidate's success as relates to this upcoming presidential election, instead of the media's beloved "fundraising gauge."

As we all know, Hilary is well out ahead of all other Dem candidates and while that does indicate a level of support, to me, it shows support by the corporatocracy (including, let's not forget, Rupert Murdoch, majority shareholder of NewsCorp, Fox, etc.)

To me, a fairer matrix of the level of support each candidate garners comes from the commitment of the candidate's volunteers.

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