Whole Foods takeover of Wild Oats... :(

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Sunday February 17, 2008 · 6:33 AM PST

2008/02/17 · 06:33

As a break from Election 2008, I'll tell you about another issue that has been bothering me. The Wild Oats store near my house has slowly been converting into a Whole Foods market. When I first heard about the takeover between the two companies, I was optimistic that the store would be improving and that the store was going to offer more selection. However, I've found quite the opposite to be true, with higher prices for no additional services, and now I'm starting to miss the old store. Follow me to hear more...

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Friday February 15, 2008 · 8:14 PM PST

2008/02/15 · 20:14

I'm originally from a rather Republican-friendly area of the country: rural Louisiana. I have been shocked by how many people that I know that still live in the area that would consider or are planning on voting for Obama this year. I'll detail a story or two below the fold...

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Monday February 11, 2008 · 1:37 PM PST

2008/02/11 · 13:37

According to the "leaked" spreadsheet from the Obama campaign, they expected to win every state in the Potomac Primary, although not very handily. Using their delegate estimator, they expected to win about 10 more delegates than Clinton. Below the fold I'll show you why their estimate is way too low.

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Friday October 27, 2006 · 2:57 PM PDT

2006/10/27 · 14:57

A friend of mine just got Sirius radio a few days ago. I was pretty excited as I had heard that it was really great and had a lot of options. However one of these options threw me for a loop and I was wondering if other people had a take on this. In essence, I will discuss below why Sirius considers the right to be "Patriots" while the left is just outspoken and entertaining. Read More

Cheney remains out of touch with reality

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Tuesday October 17, 2006 · 5:08 PM PDT

2006/10/17 · 17:08

I still can't believe the lies that come out of Dick Cheney's mouth. He will spin and say anything in an effort to cover up the truth. He went on Rush Limbaugh's radio show earlier today and thinks that the Iraq situation is going "remarkably well". In my opinion this should be a headline over any major news organization. More below... Read More

Hurricane Expose' in the Miami Herald

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Sunday October 09, 2005 · 8:07 AM PDT

2005/10/09 · 08:07

This morning the Miami Herald ran a story talking about all sorts of hurricane-related issues... from lack of funding to inept management. It talks about how NOAA diverts funding from crucial areas and how hurricane research funding has been cutoff... leaving the nation more exposed to these disasters.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/12853399.htm

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A call from the Bush/Cheney campaign + poll

esherard8

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Friday October 08, 2004 · 1:45 PM PDT

2004/10/08 · 13:45

Greetings...

So I hanging out at my parent's house today in Louisiana.. enjoying a day off work and pumped up for the presidential debate tonight.. especially given the good week that the Democrats have had. By the way I have seen no less than 20 GOP ads but very few DNC ads...Then I get a call from the Bush/Cheney campaign.... and a little fun begins. Read More

I can't bear it... I must do something + poll

esherard8

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Sunday July 18, 2004 · 8:59 AM PDT

2004/07/18 · 08:59

Good morning...

Last night I saw Fahrenheit 9/11 for the second time. Still very gripping. Anyway... after giving as much money as I can afford to the various campaigns... I have decided to do even more. My job takes up a lot of time but I've decided it is critically important for me to go encourage new people to vote in the upcoming election plus help the get out the vote effort on election day. There is so much at stake that it would be difficult to deal with the crooked, lying faction in the White House for 4 more years. I shudder to even think about it.. the good ole boys club must go. It doesn't hurt that I live in Florida... where every vote allegedly counts :) Read More

olympic reaction to the USA + poll

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Friday July 16, 2004 · 10:20 AM PDT

2004/07/16 · 10:20

I was reading more stories about athens blackouts when i realized the olympics are fast approaching. it is common knowledge that the usa is not exactly the most favorite country on the block at this time.. and with the addition of the Bush twins as envoys, i can't image that will improve anything. will there be a chorus of boos from the stands? take the poll:

political and other thoughts from a trip to puerto rico

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Tuesday July 13, 2004 · 9:02 PM PDT

2004/07/13 · 21:02

Hi all--

Spent a lovely week around Puerto Rico. Very nice--- the weather was surprisingly hazy and not really as warm as S Florida. In any event... I didn't see a single positive article about W down there (in the English newspapers at least). Gotta love that! Secondly, I was amazed by the political limbo that they are in... commonwealth status... not free but sort of loosely connected. I remember a diary a long time ago about the political status of the country and am still confused. Read More

CNN report on Bush "high flexibility" ie flip-flopping

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Monday June 28, 2004 · 3:39 PM PDT

2004/06/28 · 15:39

Hi all,

I was amazed to see a report on Lou Dobbs tonight about Bush changing positions on a variety of issues... even using the term flip-flopping which Kerry has become aligned with in the media. Did anyone else see it? Lisa Sylvester was the reporter... good report. It is nothing new to the Kossacks.. see this diary:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/4/3/13241/77657 for a partial list. Read More

Fahrenheit 9/11 still rules the Box Office! 21.8 million!

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Sunday June 27, 2004 · 7:55 AM PDT

2004/06/27 · 07:55

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2004-06-26&p=.htm

Another day, another 8 million or so at the box office for f 9/11. I think it will keep the movie in the news cycle for at least the next few days if it is the #1 movie in America.. at least it will likely be for the weekend. Now... do they report just the weekend or the Wed-Sun period.. cuz then White Chicks might have more money???

I may be optimistic here.. but from a few friends' reaction.. this could swing a lot of voters at least from red to purple. Assume that a movie ticket is about 7 bucks... and that f 9/11 will make 50 million or so... that is 7 million plus people! And they won't be voting for Bush... at least won't be more likely too!

I am feeling good that the GOP is on the ropes.
Eric -- updated for the final weekend estimate of 21.8 million.. making it the top movie of the weekend! -- yeah!

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