Bobby Jindal's Louisiana

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Tuesday February 24, 2009 · 8:19 PM PST

2009/02/24 · 20:19

I have just finished listening to President Obama followed by a response from Governor Bobby Jindal from Louisiana.

While I was inspired by what President Obama told us, I was gravely disappointed with Governor Jindal.

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Wednesday April 30, 2008 · 9:11 PM PDT

2008/04/30 · 21:11

A significant fraction of the people voting for Clinton in the Pennsylvania Democratic Primary have no plans to vote for her in the fall.

According to the CNN exit poll, in an Obama:McCain match up 15% of those voting in the Democratic primary would vote for McCain in November. Of these voters, 90% reported voting for Hillary Clinton. In a Clinton:McCain match up, 10% of the Pennsylvania Democratic voters indicate that they would vote for McCain. Of these, 69% voted for Obama in the primary and 31% voted for Clinton.

Clearly, Obama voters were reflecting greater Democratic Party loyalty than the Clinton voters. Were these disaffected Regan Democrats? Were racism and misogyny or did these voters never intend to vote for either candidate and were simply creating mischief.

If these votes are discounted from the total, the margin of Clinton's victory was 6.2 rather than 9.2%.

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Sunday April 27, 2008 · 7:42 AM PDT

2008/04/27 · 07:42

One statistic from the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania was not widely reported. CNN exit poling (p 4) showed that 15% of those voting in the Democratic primary plan to vote for McCain in November. Of these voters, 90% reported voting for Hillary Clinton.

Since Clinton reportedly won by 9.2%, the actual margin - without interference from CHAOS voters - would have given Obama a narrow victory

What can we expect in Indiana? Probably MUCH more of the same. Indiana is a highly republican state - and with no meaningful race on the Republican presidential side, they have little to lose by manipulating the Democratic vote. Moreover, unlike Pennsylvania, which was a closed primary, Indiana is open.

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Saturday April 26, 2008 · 3:13 PM PDT

2008/04/26 · 15:13

One statistic from the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania was not widely reported. CNN exit poling showed that 15% of those voting in the Democratic primary plan to vote for McCain in November. Of these voters, 90% reported voting for Hillary Clinton.

Since Clinton reportedly won by 9.2%, the actual margin - without interference from CHAOS voters - would have given Obama a narrow victory

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Friday November 10, 2006 · 9:06 PM PST

2006/11/10 · 21:06

Madison, Wisconsin

The following story was sourced from Rob Thomas of the Capital Times and can be discussed at www.madison.com/tct/forums

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As if bankruptcy was not enough for Air America, Clear Channel Radio's Madison Wisconsin division has announced that the progressive talk radio station programming on WXXM/FM 92.1 will be shut down on effective January 1, 2007 and the station will become part of the Fox Sports Radio Network. See announcement at www.themic921.com.

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A letter to Feingold

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Friday August 04, 2006 · 4:23 PM PDT

2006/08/04 · 16:23

Day by day, the situation only gets worse in the Middle East. This administration will keep trotting out its apologists and warmongers. They will not take the steps necessary to bring peace.

We must try to bring pressure on Israel from other directions. One place to start is with our representatives. We have elected Senators and Congressmen who should be speaking out.

Below is a copy of my letter to Senators Feingold and Kohl. I invite you to write to them as well - and write to your own Senators. We must try to stop this senselessness. Read More

Bill Clinton for UN Secretary General

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Monday July 24, 2006 · 6:18 AM PDT

2006/07/24 · 06:18

OK, so this is just speculation - but what about it? Do you think bill Clinton would make a good Secretary General for the UN? Would he take the job if offered? Does he have a snowball's chance in Hell?

After all, he is apparently a good friend of Bush - George Sr. that is. He enjoys strong support from overseas allies, and he has a record of building alliances.

Traditionally strong countries such as the US are not supported

What do you think?

Buffett to give his fortune to the Gates Foundation

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Sunday June 25, 2006 · 8:38 PM PDT

2006/06/25 · 20:38

Warren Buffett has decided to give 85% of his fortune - more than $37 billion dollars - to the Gates Foundation, which will make this the largest charitable foundation in the world. Perhaps it should not come as a real surprise since the Gates foundation already spends more than any governmental agency in the world trying to find cures for tuberculosis and malaria - two of the world's biggest killers. Read More

"Wise fiscal policies means keeping revenues low."

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Wednesday June 14, 2006 · 5:00 PM PDT

2006/06/14 · 17:00

When I heard Bush make this statement in response to today's reported 0.4% increase in consumer prices, I almost fell out of my chair with laughter. One must laugh, afterall, to keep from crying. How does he come up with this nonsense? Does he honestly believe that running up the biggest deficits in history in the face of rising inflation is "wise fiscal policy"? I know that Bush does not think - he only believes things. If low revenues (and the resulting deficit) is really good fiscal policy, why does the World Bank impose fiscal restrictions on countries that are not able to control their spending and are overwhelmed with debt. Does he honestly believe that a national debt of $8.3 trillion is a GOOD thing? Does he really want to see it higher? Read More

Tinsel Top Time

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Thursday May 18, 2006 · 8:07 PM PDT

2006/05/18 · 20:07

OK, roll out the tinfoil -- make a hat -- here comes a new ungrounded fear...

As I see it, the real problem with Hayden's confirmation is that he has an unbridled confidence in technology. Think of it. We are being told that we should not worry about the government tracing all our telephone calls because only THE COMPUTER KNOWS who is calling whom. ONLY WHEN THE COMPUTER spits out a number do actual people spring into action.

The computer? The computer? Which computer? Only the NSA computer - the largest computational facility in the world. A computer that has the largest core, the largest storage capacity and that is outfitted with machine learning capabilities unprecedented in history.

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Would Ted Stevens benefit from ANWAR drilling?

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Wednesday December 21, 2005 · 11:22 AM PST

2005/12/21 · 11:22

Ted Stevens has been around the Senate a long time - and has been a motivator behind Alaska legislation even longer. He is an institution in himself. Unfortunately, this sort of long affiliation and power tends to breed corruption. He has fought long and hard to open drilling in the Acctic National Wildlife Animal Refuge... the question is what does he stand to gain personally if this happens? His past history with logging on Federal lands in the Tongass suggests that in addition to creating environmental damage, Stevens could be benefitting personally from financial deals. Read More

Rumsfeld on the News Hour

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Thursday December 08, 2005 · 4:41 PM PST

2005/12/08 · 16:41

Jim Lehrer finally began to express some well-deserved skepticism to the long line of BS that the Secretary of Defense has been feeding the public for so many months. Rumsfeld deserved to be asked, "Why don't you resign?" After all, everything he told us going into this war has proven to be incorrect. He promulgated in a fraud on the American public. He helped to can the Secretary of the Treasury when he dared to speak the truth about how much the war would cost. He put in far too few troops to maintain order. He disbanded the only military force that was capable of reestablishing peace. He propagated the orders and directives that led to the abuse of prisoners, and he has allowed the military to create far more enemies than it has destroyed. It is time for this clown to go.

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Bill Clinton for UN Secretary General

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"Wise fiscal policies means keeping revenues low."

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Would Ted Stevens benefit from ANWAR drilling?

Rumsfeld on the News Hour