Clinton Camp Proposes Lincoln-Douglas style Debate

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Saturday April 26, 2008 · 1:42 PM PDT

2008/04/26 · 13:42

This is from Maggie Williams:

http://thepage.time.com/...

Senator Obama himself suggested the last debate in Philadelphia did not provide enough opportunity to talk about issues that "matter[] to the American people." A Lincoln-Douglas style debate would certainly provide that opportunity. There would be no questions from the media. There would be equal time and equal opportunity to grapple with the important policy questions we are facing today. As Douglas put it, the two candidates would meet "for the purpose of discussing the leading political topics which now agitate the public mind.".

We deserve better debates in this country.

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Friday April 18, 2008 · 7:43 AM PDT

2008/04/18 · 07:43

Short Diary:

Beatport is the top music download site for underground dance music in the united states -- if you go there and look at the Top 10 chart on the right, currently the #2 selling song is a house music remix of Obama's "Yes, We Can" speech. I'm pretty sure hillary clinton has never had a top 10 record :)

I'm a house DJ and the only other political speech that I can think of that inspired top selling house remixes was Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.

"That's why tonight... belongs to you..."

I bought it and I'll be playing it at a gig on wednesday, I'll report back with how the reaction was.

A McCain/Clinton tag-team vs Obama?

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Tuesday February 19, 2008 · 8:54 PM PST

2008/02/19 · 20:54

Now that Obama is the presumptive front runner on the Democratic side, and McCain has no one to campaign against on the Republican side, I think we can safely assume that McCain and the GOP attack machine is going to turn the vast majority of the fire against Obama.

Hillary's people are talking about going MORE negative against campaign. Did Hillary's supporters and donors expect that the money and time they donated to the Clinton campaign would be used to take down the likely Democratic nominee in tandem with the Republican nominee?

The voters in Wisconsin said loud and clear that they thought the Clinton attacks against Obama were unfair and complete rejected them.

I think the Clintons are going to have a long talk with their supporters over the next week and decide if they really want to throw away more money and Bill's legacy after a lost cause and to potentially damage the best candidate the Democrats have had in a generation heading into a general election.

The Clintons and Ross Perot

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Sunday January 27, 2008 · 5:27 PM PST

2008/01/27 · 17:27

Why does no one talk about the fact that Bill Clinton won the white house with a smaller percentage of the popular vote than George Bush II got?

In 1992:
Bill Clinton: 43%
George Bush: 37%
Ross Perot: 19%

In 1996 (Running as an incumbent)
Bill Clinton: 49%
Bob Dole: 41%
Ross Perot 8%

Bill Clinton was a plurality president -- and if you look at the polls, even in the Democratic primary this season, Hillary has never topped 50%, and seems to hover around 40%. I don't think Hillary will ever top 50% in any state except maybe NY.

Are they still running a 40% strategy when they need 50% to win?

A letter from Guantanamo

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Friday January 12, 2007 · 8:57 AM PST

2007/01/12 · 08:57

From the LA Times:

I am quoting his letter in full, because I don't believe the LA Times owns the copyright to it, and I assume that the letter writer wants as much distribution as possible...

Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba — I AM WRITING from the darkness of the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo in the hope that I can make our voices heard by the world. My hand quivers as I hold the pen...

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Wednesday November 08, 2006 · 8:59 AM PST

2006/11/08 · 08:59

Now that Bob Ehrlich has conceded in MD, I think we should all take this opportunity to reach out to someone on the other side of the aisle who has the stature and possibly the willingness to take on real voting machine reform.

He's been vocal all along about flaws in the new computerized voting systems and has been encouraging voters to vote absentee or with paper ballots.

He's probably going to be looking for something new to get involved with after this race, so I think we should all write to him to thank him for taking the right stand on the issue and encourage him to work with people like RFK, JR and finally get our election system fixed.

You can contact him through this website:

http://www.gov.state.md.us/...

We're not going to get reform if its a Democratic issue. There are very few Republicans that have been as outspoken as he has about this issue, and I think we should encourage that as much as possible, especially now that he's out of office.

Have a Myspace Page? Declare Yourself! (Viral Voter Registration)

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Wednesday September 27, 2006 · 1:21 PM PDT

2006/09/27 · 13:21

I know, I know, it's part of Rupert Murdoch's evil, evil empire, but I can't see how getting thousands and thousands of young people registered could possibly be bad for the cause.

Go to this page, and add them to your top 8 friends. Spread the word, help get young people registered:

http://www.myspace.com/...

We're Screwed: Amazon Rainforests have one year to live.

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Tuesday July 25, 2006 · 5:35 AM PDT

2006/07/25 · 05:35

Via a thread on metafilter.

The Independent: Amazon rainforests 'could become a desert.'

The vast Amazon rainforest is on the brink of being turned into desert, with catastrophic consequences for the world's climate, alarming research suggests. And the process, which would be irreversible, could begin as early as next year.

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Tuesday July 11, 2006 · 5:07 PM PDT

2006/07/11 · 17:07

This was briefly posted at Human Events before being pulled.

My Leak Case Testimony

by Robert Novak
Posted Jul 11, 2006

Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has informed my attorneys that, after two and one-half years, his investigation of the CIA leak case concerning matters directly relating to me has been concluded. That frees me to reveal my role in the federal inquiry that, at the request of Fitzgerald, I have kept secret.

Full article in extended. Read More

Red State's Reaction? Shut down comments.

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Thursday March 23, 2006 · 7:28 PM PST

2006/03/23 · 19:28

Is it even possible to have a right-wing 'community blog'? They've shut down all comments from new users. They've also been very happy with the ban hammer. They can't don't even bother defending themselves.

And following their act of cowardice, this is the type of sycophantic reply they get:

You have to let a few liberal fish thru the net, a strange species, possibly the missing link in anthropology. They do provide us with lab work for close up examination and a reminder of the civilizational crisis we face, plus they're good for laughs or groans depending on your mood.

Really just sad and pathetic.

Is the DNC out of money?

empath

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Wednesday February 01, 2006 · 7:25 AM PST

2006/02/01 · 07:25

I've seen two reports from right wing sources that the DNC is in pretty dire financial straits.

Is there more to this story? (Sorry about the 'winger' link, it's all I can find. I don't see any straight news reports.)

http://www.rightsideredux.com/...

	RNC	DNC
Beginning Cash on Hand (12/01/05)	$31,993,325	$7,330,642
Total Receipts (ending 12/31/05)	$10,140,749	$3,054,075
Total Disb	$8,162,820	$4,522,837
Ending Cash	$33,971,254	$5,861,880

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Wednesday September 14, 2005 · 8:26 AM PDT

2005/09/14 · 08:26

http://www.fromdcwithlove.com

The local dance music community has gotten together to throw a huge fundraiser at Nation nightclub next Sunday, Sept 18th. If you like Electronic Dance Music(EDM/Techno) at all, this is an AMAZING line-up of local and international talent. 100% of the cover is going to charity, and we're expecting between 1000 and 2000 people.

If you know ANYONE in the DC area with an interest in helping out the Red Cross and who likes to go out to clubs, can you please forward this information to them?

Also, if you live in the DC area, and you want to help distribute flyers for this, please email me at empath@gmail.com and I'll tell you where the pick up points are this week.

Ravers/Clubbers are often thought of as druggies and losers, but we're not. We've been tremendously moved by what we've seen in New Orleans and we want to do whatever we can to help.

Full Line-up and pretty pictures on the flip: Read More

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