Hillary and the blogosphere

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Sunday October 02, 2005 · 11:43 AM PDT

2005/10/02 · 11:43

The NYT Magazine has several features on politics this issue, I recommend reading them. I don't frequently see diaries on the NYT magazine, since it's not a front page item on the website.

The feature on Hillary Clinton is called Mrs. Triangulation a perceptive and somewhat acid profile of her, while also somewhat cynically sketching out what the modern democratic party is becoming.

I found this paragraph an extremely damning view of the net roots

The activist class believes, essentially, that Democrats in Washington have damaged the party by trying to negotiate and compromise with Republicans - in short, by trying to govern. The "Net roots" believe that an effective minority party should disengage from the governing process and eschew new proposals or big ideas. Instead, the party should dedicate itself to winning local elections and killing each new Republican proposal that comes down the track. To the activist class, trying to cut deals with Republicans is tantamount to appeasement.

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Tuesday July 05, 2005 · 10:54 PM PDT

2005/07/05 · 22:54

There's a cool Op-Ed that tries to define the term "activism" as it relates to the Supremes, and then analizes the sitting court based on the criteria. Guess who turns out to be the big ACTIVIST--Clarence Thomas, I shit you not!

Here's the link.
So Who are the Activists?

I think it's a good argument that if you throw labels around you should define them. I think the right defines activism when they see judges protecting individual rights and freedoms that are not mentioned specifically by name in the constitution. Defining it according to this article reveals Republican appointees as more likely to overturn congressional legislation.

Very interesting.

Don't be the next USA Next

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Wednesday March 09, 2005 · 11:45 PM PST

2005/03/09 · 23:45

A little photo usage primer for our side. I'm expanding this from a post I made to the USA next entry.

The reason the USA Next ad came to attention of the subjects of the gay marriage photo, was the egregiousness of the message. This caused the ad to become well publicized on the left, and the subjects were alerted to it. The right may be looking for our side to mess up on this in the future, so let's not do it ourselves in any of the groups we work with

Below the fold some tips on the legal issues as it concerns photo use. Read More

Letter to Senator McCain on the Gonzales confirmation

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Wednesday January 05, 2005 · 11:43 PM PST

2005/01/05 · 23:43

Ok folks here's my first ever diary. To my own amazement I have written a letter to Senator McCain urging him not to vote to confirm Gonzales, and decided to share it here. As a diary newbie forgive me for anything I do wrong

Senator McCain;
I am not one of your constituents; I don't belong to your party, or live in the state you represent. But I have considered you a unique figure in the body of the Senate, because you consistently projected personal integrity and independent thought, discipline and endurance. Even if I did not agree with you, I felt you took the positions you did out of sincere belief and concern for the nation. Your most vigorously fought cause, for campaign finance reform, was an action to attempt to keep our political process in the hands of the people it belongs to, American citizens.

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Hillary and the blogosphere

Judges analyzed for "activism"-NYT Op-ED

Don't be the next USA Next

Letter to Senator McCain on the Gonzales confirmation