Freep Editorialist: Go Home, Palin, You're Hurting Women

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Wednesday October 01, 2008 · 5:37 AM PDT

2008/10/01 · 05:37

Cross-posted at Eclectablog.

No, not that Freep. This is the Detroit Free Press (commonly referred to as "The Freep" by us Michiganders.)

Rochelle Riley of the Freep had a terrific editorial yesterday where she asks Governor Palin to step aside before she "further hurts women". Excerpts to follow...

csavage

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Tuesday September 30, 2008 · 3:22 AM PDT

2008/09/30 · 03:22

Cross-posted to Eclectablog.

Yesterday, I posted still images from the Obama-Biden rally in Detroit this past Sunday. These images were taken by my wife, Anne Savage.

As promised, below you will find a link to two interactive panoramic images from that event. (Click the still image below. I tried to link the pano itself but this site will not accept iframes.)

While still images capture the moment, in my opinion nothing captures the immensity of these events like full spherical, fully interactive panoramic images.

Like what you see? Give a brutha and a sistah a Rec :D

csavage

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Monday September 29, 2008 · 3:57 AM PDT

2008/09/29 · 03:57

Cross-posted at Eclectablog.

Senators Barack Obama and Joe Biden held a rally in Detroit yesterday, appearing with their wives in front of the Detroit Library. According to Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans, the event was attended by 28,000 with several thousand more waiting outside the gates.

Below are photos taken by my wife, Anne Savage. In a day or so, I'll post panoramic images she took there as well.

The quotes with the photos below were delivered during the Detroit rally.

(If you like the photos, give it a Rec. Let's show McPalin how a REAL rally looks!)

UPDATE: Wow! Rec List First Timer! Thanks, folks. Links to her other Obama panos after the jump.

csavage

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Saturday September 27, 2008 · 5:52 AM PDT

2008/09/27 · 05:52

Maverick - mav·er·ick /ˈmævərɪk, ˈmævrɪk/ Pronunciation - [mav-er-ik, mav-rik]

noun - A person who lurches from idea to idea with no rational or logical explanation or progression in order to appear to be challenging the status quo.

csavage

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Friday September 26, 2008 · 6:51 AM PDT

2008/09/26 · 06:51

Cross-posted at Eclectablog.

The Senate Republicans were on board. The Senate Democrats were on board. The House Democrats were on board. The White House was on board.

But the House Republicans, under Senate Minority Douchebag, John Boehner, after meeting with Senator John McCain, decided to throw a political monkey wrench in the works.

So why was Henry Paulsen on his knees, begging the Democrats???

Find out after the jump...

csavage

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Thursday September 25, 2008 · 3:47 AM PDT

2008/09/25 · 03:47

Cross-posted at Eclectablog.

I knew that the McCain campaign was getting desperate but, holy shit, I had no idea he'd go this far off the deep end.

There's no question that he had a bad day last week with the whole "fundamentals are strong/the financial world is ending" flip-flop. And the whole "no fucking way we're bailing out AIG/we totally need to bail out AIG" flip-flop. And the whole "I'm fundamentally a deregulator/by God, we need more goddamn regulation" flip-flop. And the whole "Barack Obama has never done anything of consequence in Congress/this is all Barack Obama's fault" flip-flop. And the whole impulsive "we need to fire the SEC head" gaffe. And the Wall Street Journal is calling him an idiot. And George Will is calling him an idiot.

And then there's the media completely turning on him and Sarah Palin because he hasn't had a press conference or press "availability" in over a month and she has been on the ticket for over three weeks and hasn't had a single unscripted encounter with the press pool on the campaign trail.

But it actually gets worse after the jump...

csavage

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Wednesday September 24, 2008 · 8:53 AM PDT

2008/09/24 · 08:53

Cross-posted at Eclectablog.

The AP reports today that the Obama campaign still has Indiana in its sites. Red State Indiana? Really? Are they really wasting time and money there?

Yes. And it's not a pipe dream. Not if my personal experience with a rural farm family in Indiana is any indication.

Take a trip to the farm fields of Indiana with me, just for a moment...

Poll

325 votes Show Results

Can Senator Obama win Indiana?

325 votes Vote Now!

Can Senator Obama win Indiana?

No, racism in rural farming communities is too powerful

23 votes

No, racism aside, Indiana is a Red State and always will be

27 votes

Yes! Yes! Yes we can!

275 votes

Delivering Michigan For Obama - The "Youth Vote" (w/Poll)

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Tuesday September 23, 2008 · 7:22 AM PDT

2008/09/23 · 07:22

Cross-posted to Eclectablog.

I'm looking at three separate pieces of information about the presidential race in Michigan and, taken as a whole, they point to very good news for the Obama campaign in November:

The registration of young people is HUGE and getting HUGER.

The percentage of young people who voted in the primary in Michigan was much larger than usual this year, even though Senator Obama was not on the ticket.

The Obama campaign's internet presence dwarfs that of McCain's and that, combined with his perception among most young people that he's "cool" is a very motivating factor in getting them to vote.

Stay with me...

Poll

108 votes Show Results

Will Young People Make a Difference in the 2008 Presidential Election?

108 votes Vote Now!

Will Young People Make a Difference in the 2008 Presidential Election?

Absolutely, this is the year they actually get out and BARACK THE VOTE!

85 votes

Ehhh, maybe...I'm not convinced you can tear them away from their Guitar Hero or watching Obama on YouTube

19 votes

Are you kidding? Kids voting? Hah! Never happen.

4 votes

FREE Poster Download: The Farce of Drill Here, Drill Now

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Monday September 22, 2008 · 4:28 AM PDT

2008/09/22 · 04:28

At the risk of being flamed, I'm reposting this diary because it didn't get much attention over the weekend and, frankly, It think it's an issue that SHOULD be getting a lot of attention. Flame me if you must but at least have a look at the graphic below. It's worth your time. And, if you like it and think it's important, consider Rec'ing it. Thanks.
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The Democrats are caving on drilling off the shores in the USA and it is completely unnecessary. What they should be doing is making the American electorate more informed. They need to show them solid, easy-to-digest PROOF that drilling more oil in the USA will NOT affect the price of gas.

I'll show you one simple way to do this. Show them the graphic below (after the jump.) It's data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the official federal body that collects energy data such as this. It was put together by Architecture 2030 and you can find much other information at their site. I've even created a mini-poster for you to print out to show to others.

Jump with me...

csavage

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Sunday September 21, 2008 · 5:37 AM PDT

2008/09/21 · 05:37

Cross-posted at Eclectablog.

The Democrats are caving on drilling off the shores in the USA and it is completely unnecessary. What they should be doing is making the American electorate more informed. They need to show them solid, easy-to-digest PROOF that drilling more oil in the USA will NOT affect the price of gas.

Jump with me...

csavage

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Friday September 19, 2008 · 9:19 PM PDT

2008/09/19 · 21:19

Cross-posted to Eclectablog.

Okay then. I guess McCain's whole "it was Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae greedy fucks and Barack Obama that caused the current economic meltdown" meme just bit the big one. A former vice-president of Fannie Mae just excoriated Senator McCain over his "hypocritical cheap shot" trying to tie Senator Obama to the failed groups.

Read it and weep, Mr. Senator McCain, sir (showing due deference)...

...after the jump.

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Friday September 19, 2008 · 4:05 AM PDT

2008/09/19 · 04:05

Cross-posted at Eclectablog.

Michigan's forward-thinking Democratic governor, Jennifer Granholm, has shepherded through legislation requiring a doubling in the amount of renewable energy supplied by the major power utilities. By doing this she is blazing a new path to creating markets for green energy that will benefit our ailing state and the country as a whole. It is THIS kind of investment that is being promoted by Senator Obama and Michigan is going to be a large beneficiary of his administration's energy policies when he is elected in 2008.

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