Brown Using Push Polls in Last-Ditch Effort

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Sunday January 17, 2010 · 2:17 PM PST

2010/01/17 · 14:17

I just received a pre-recorded push-poll phone call from a "public research" company on my cell phone. The cell phone number was (202) 461-3440. Here's a rough transcript:

"Hello. I'm from a public research company. We're conducting a survey on issues important to the state of Massachusetts. Are you voting in the election this month to fill the Senate seat of the late Ted Kennedy?"

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Saturday December 20, 2008 · 11:56 AM PST

2008/12/20 · 11:56

If there's one thing that the battle over Proposition 8 showed, it is that the issue of same-sex marriage is one that engenders strong debate and passionate opinions. Conservative religious organizations and their followers fight vehemently against these unions; in the 2008 election, they succeeded in convincing a narrow majority of Californian voters that the right of same-sex couples to marry should be eliminated (in those words).

As the legal actions commence and the national debate continues, many in the LGBTQISACRONYM community are unsure of how they can get the nation on their side.

A September poll showed that two-thirds of those under 35 support same-sex marriage. The most active opponents to same-sex marriage largely have been those who have received the dreaded letter from the AARP. I believe that the solution to marriage equality sprouts from these statistics.

To win marriage equality, you must live them to death.

Nescio

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Tuesday December 16, 2008 · 7:05 AM PST

2008/12/16 · 07:05

According to his brothers' statements to the BBC, overnight celebrity and future Nike spokesman Muntadar al-Zaidi who threw his shoes at President Bush has been "beaten in custody," suffering "a broken hand, broken ribs and internal bleeding, as well as an eye injury."

From the article:

[His brother] told our correspondent that despite offers from many lawyers his brother has not been given access to a legal representative since being arrested by forces under the command of Mowaffaq al-Rubaie, Iraq's national security adviser.

The Iraqi authorities have said the 28-year-old will be prosecuted under Iraqi law, although it is not yet clear what the charges might be.

Iraqi lawyers have speculated that he could face charges of insulting a foreign leader and the Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri Maliki, who was standing next to President Bush during the incident. The offence carries a maximum penalty of two years in jail.

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