How the Dems could start the Constitutional talk

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Sunday December 18, 2005 · 2:25 PM PST

2005/12/18 · 14:25

The people (you remember them, We the People) need to realize that our outrage over the warrantless spying isn't the usual partisan sniping and snarking -- that this is something serious. How do we get them thinking about the Constitution?

Here's my thought for how we could start.

Dems buy a prime time hour on the networks. Yeah, it'll cost money. So what. And this hour will feature someone with a little star power, someone who'll draw viewers who otherwise might not pay attention. Right? Okay. Turn on your tube. Read More

Anyone else having trouble getting to Atrios today?

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Monday September 12, 2005 · 12:52 PM PDT

2005/09/12 · 12:52

I know that blog was getting serious troll troubles over the weekend -- anyone know what's going on at Atrios' place? All I know is that when I try, it hangs my IE and I have to close it and start again.

I couldn't get to Steve Gilliard just now either. I was able to get to Jesus' General, but it sure did open slowly.

Is it Blogger or is it Atrios? Anyone know?

Am I going over the edge?

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Monday November 01, 2004 · 6:47 PM PST

2004/11/01 · 18:47

Or is it just that I'm so obsessed about this election that even my subconscious is getting in on the act?

You'll recall (or maybe you won't) a month or so ago I asked if anyone else was having dreams about politicians. I'd been having dreams that featured a certain tall distinguished presidential candidate, and was wondering if this is normal or if I should reserve a rubber room at the Ritz.

Much to my relief, many of you said you'd had politicians show up in your dreams. Whew! But now I've had another one, with a whole different set of symbols. Amateur shrinks, read on . . . Read More

Who else has politicians showing up in their dreams?

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Thursday October 14, 2004 · 2:30 PM PDT

2004/10/14 · 14:30

It's the strangest thing. Yeah, I know we're all fired up and can't think of anything else but politics, but is anyone else finding politicians showing up in their dreams? (Not that kind of dreams, people, get your minds out of the gutter.)

Any shrinks among the Kossacks care to explain this?

More after the jump, with poll. Read More

JK's taking some time for debate prep

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Wednesday September 22, 2004 · 3:25 PM PDT

2004/09/22 · 15:25

up in Wisconsin, near Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin, starting Sunday, I think. Beautiful, beautiful country, especially now, when the leaves are turning. If I'm thinking of the right place, he's staying in a resort that has a golf course, a pool, a nice restaurant, a spa, and the prettiest rolling hills and trees and cool starry Wisconsin nights you ever could imagine.

Let's send good thoughts his way -- rest, refreshment, eucalyptus steam baths, plenty of hot tea with lemon and honey in it to soothe that shredded voice, a few rounds of golf if he likes that (I do), a few laps around the pool, some serious debate prep, and a few drinks around the bar in the evening. And come out of there rested, refreshed, and ready to kick some butt, Johnny!

A good neighbor -- hope he can win his district!

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Monday September 13, 2004 · 3:19 PM PDT

2004/09/13 · 15:19

So this weekend a local Dem candidate for Congress made the news by hosting a rally against assault weapons. Good for him! His district's up in the North Shore (very nice suburban neighborhood north of Chicago) and the good people up there are furious about the ban lapsing.

Lee Goodman's the candidate, challenging Mark Kirk, and I wish I lived in his district so I could vote for him. (I shook his hand on the Ravinia shuttle bus. Nice guy, standing in the aisle crowded in on the bus just like the rest of us poor slob music lovers.)

Well, I can't vote for him but I can spread the word and send him a little love in the form a candidate likes best, after votes. You too, huh?

Here's his website: Lee Goodman

Weekly Radio Broadcast

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Thursday August 26, 2004 · 1:59 PM PDT

2004/08/26 · 13:59

I read mentions of the Democrats' weekly radio address and the president's weekly radio address all the time, but I'll be darned if I can find out who broadcasts them where I am. Anybody know? I mean anybody? I'm in Chicago. Who broadcasts them where you are, and when do they air? I want to hear my Democrats talking!

Who votes? Who doesn't?

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Tuesday August 10, 2004 · 7:58 AM PDT

2004/08/10 · 07:58

The Chicago Board of Elections and the Cook County clerk (who runs elections outside the city) have released some interesting analyses of who voted in our March primary, separated out by age and sex.

In suburban Cook County, 31 percent of registered voters cast ballots. Only 9 percent of 22-year-old men who were registered cast ballots in the March primary. The most reliable suburban voter was the 74-year-old man, with a voter turnout of 45 percent. Among suburban women, 70- and 72-year-olds had the best turnout at 42 percent. The worst were 22-year-old women at 10 percent.

In the city of Chicago, 38.58 percent of registered voters cast ballots. The study found that 66-year-old female voters had the highest turnout - some 55.27 percent cast ballots. The lowest turnout was by 22-year-old men, with only 16.8 percent of those eligible casting ballots.

I'll post some excerpts of the Chicago figures after the jump. (Couldn't find the Cook County figures online, just the story in the Tribune.)

Conclusion: We can all do better in November! Read More

Send a thank-you note to C-span

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Friday July 30, 2004 · 8:16 AM PDT

2004/07/30 · 08:16

They're the only place you could watch the convention gavel to gavel, uninterrupted by bloviating pundits. Their closed-captioners work fast and are a heck of a lot more accurate than I'd be. Captioning live has to be one tough job.

Send 'em a thank-you note. Let 'em know they're appreciated. I did.

Here's their addy:

viewer@c-span.org

So I met a Dem candidate for Congress the other day . . .

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Tuesday July 20, 2004 · 2:01 PM PDT

2004/07/20 · 14:01

Riding the shuttle bus from the parking lot to Ravinia. And squeezed in among all the happy concert-goers (and their picnic baskets) is a cheerful man with a bunch of brochures in his pocket and a name tag on his lapel: Lee Goodman, Democrat for Congress. I greeted him, we shook hands, we chatted for a minute, and I said I'm not in your district (IL-10), but good luck to you, Mr. Goodman, and we all went on to enjoy the concert. (CSO playing Beethoven's 5th. Oh yum.)

(more after the jump) Read More

Smart women vote!

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Tuesday July 13, 2004 · 12:57 PM PDT

2004/07/13 · 12:57

Have you seen this? I was looking at the League of Women Voters website (lwv.org) and found a link to Smart Women Vote. Brilliant! Their little election kit looks terrific for the nieces.

Browse through and look at the Ten Ways Smart Women Can Elect to Make A Difference in 2004, a little further down on the Connect page.

Brilliant!

Obama article in Tribune today

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Tuesday July 13, 2004 · 6:26 AM PDT

2004/07/13 · 06:26

Says he's running as if he's got opposition. Smart guy (but we knew that). Nice vignette of him campaigning at a house party in downstate small city Lincoln, Illinois.

Tribune homepage

Bugmenot says you can use this login and password: readthesun, readthesun.

Here's the link for bugmenot if you need a login for lots of newspapers. Probably other things too.

Bugmenot homepage

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