Zogby: Swift Boat ads Backfired on Bush

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Thursday September 23, 2004 · 6:24 AM PDT

2004/09/23 · 06:24

Dunno if this has been diaried, but I just got a copy of Zogby's September newsletter:

http://www.zogby.com/Sept-ZRA.pdf

In it, he claims that while a lot of voters (including a majority of independents) saw the ads, most of them didn't believe the SBVs' stories. The ad campaign ended up shoring up the Democrat base and pissing off the electorate, raising turnout motivation. Read More

Mean, Nasty, Ugly Campaigning

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Wednesday September 08, 2004 · 6:53 AM PDT

2004/09/08 · 06:53

Recently around these parts I've seen lots of calls for the Kerry camp to get its hands muddy, take the gloves off, stop bringing knives to a gunfight, (insert colorful metaphor here) with regard to their campaign tactics. I disagree. Although it's important for the Kerry camp to be strong and respond to attacks, I don't think that their interests are served by going negative and getting nasty. Here's some reasons why. Read More

Buddhists at the Conventions

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Friday July 23, 2004 · 6:47 AM PDT

2004/07/23 · 06:47

I'd like to direct your attention to an event the Buddhist Peace Fellowship is holding in conjunction with both national conventions. It begins with a dawn-to-dusk meditation vigil in Boston during the DNC, then joins the 28-day walk from Boston to New York, and then a meditation vigil during the RNC.

http://www.bpf.org/html/whats_now/conventions.html

This link has details about the event(s) and several statements about relating Buddhist principles to current politics and why they're doing this. Read More

Cobb Breaks Safe State Promise

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Thursday July 08, 2004 · 6:51 AM PDT

2004/07/08 · 06:51

I'll admit it; up until a couple of days ago, I was seriously considering voting for Green Party candidate David Cobb. Why? Well, I have always liked the Green agenda, almost voted for Nader in '00, etc., but I was really heartened that Cobb was able to repel Nader this time and keep him off the ballot. Also, I live in a very "safe" Democratic state and my vote really won't decide much in this election. Since Cobb had pledged to run a "safe state" campaign, I didn't have to worry about him taking votes away from Kerry where it counts.

But then I heard a segment on NPR's "Living On Earth" with host Steve Curwood interviewing David Cobb.

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Clinton Speech Webcast

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Monday June 07, 2004 · 10:40 AM PDT

2004/06/07 · 10:40

This didn't make much news, but Bill Clinton gave the commencement address at Cornell University on May 29 this year. There's no transcript of his talk, but there's an archived webcast (RealVideo) of his speech:

http://www.cornell.edu/Commencement/multimedia.html

You'll have to fast-forward or sit through speeches by the Cornell valedictorian, class president, and so on before you get to the Bill. Read More

Take the Chalabi Quiz

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Wednesday May 26, 2004 · 11:23 AM PDT

2004/05/26 · 11:23

Found this in Rebecca's Pocket:

http://www.markarkleiman.com/archives/the_war_in_iraq_/2004/05/chalabi_quiz.php

I've found the whole Chalabi story a bit convoluted and hard to follow, but this really lays out the whole thing in short bites, complete with links to back up each one. Must read. Read More

McCain Damns With Faint Praise

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Thursday May 13, 2004 · 9:15 AM PDT

2004/05/13 · 09:15

From Political Wire:

Sen. John McCain, when asked if he would consider Sen. John Kerry's offer to be Secretary of Defense, told Hannity and Colmes: "No... I think I can have a much greater and beneficial impact on our nation's national security policies exactly where I am."

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Monday May 10, 2004 · 10:28 AM PDT

2004/05/10 · 10:28

A surprisingly well-thought out memo from Zogby:

http://www.zogby.com/news/051004.html

Excerpt:

I have made a career of taking bungee jumps in my election calls. Sometimes I haven't had a helmet and I have gotten a little scratched. But here is my jump for 2004: John Kerry will win the election.

Have you recovered from the shock? Is this guy nuts? Kerry's performance of late has hardly been inspiring and polls show that most Americans have no sense of where he really stands on the key issues that matter most to them. Regardless, I still think that he will win. And if he doesn't, it will be because he blew it.

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Wednesday May 05, 2004 · 7:15 AM PDT

2004/05/05 · 07:15

I've been trying to push through the conceptual mud of the Abu Ghraib scandal to get at something solid. I posted an earlier diary that netted some good comments and ideas, and after reading the WaPo article from the front page story and another diary this morning, I wrote a post for my blog detailing some of these thoughts.

Here's something else. Read More

Some Thoughts on Iraqi Torture

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Tuesday May 04, 2004 · 1:09 PM PDT

2004/05/04 · 13:09

Fellow Kossacks, please help me iron out my thoughts. I've got lots of ideas bouncing around in my noggin but I can't seem to put them together in an articulate way. Please respond:

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Monday May 03, 2004 · 6:49 AM PDT

2004/05/03 · 06:49

WASHINGTON, DC - Senate lawmakers today debated a measure to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the nation's government in the event of an attack by flesh-eating zombies. The current draft of the contingency plan calls for mandatory state elections within 45 days of an attack in which at least 100 members of Congress have been devoured and/or transformed into undead monsters.
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Protest Sign Pic

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Wednesday April 28, 2004 · 8:20 AM PDT

2004/04/28 · 08:20

This is an interesting sign I saw yesterday that I wanted to share - this person has been using their fence, located at one corner of a busy intersection, as an anti-Iraq war billboard since 2002 or so.

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Buddhists at the Conventions

Cobb Breaks Safe State Promise

Clinton Speech Webcast

Take the Chalabi Quiz

McCain Damns With Faint Praise

Zogby: The Election Is Kerry's To Lose

Abu Ghraib was My Fault (+poll)

Some Thoughts on Iraqi Torture

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