The Politics of 24 and War Hero Republicans

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Thursday February 22, 2007 · 7:25 PM PST

2007/02/22 · 19:25

So, for the last week or so, I've been thinking a lot about the Digby post that kos quoted, about War Hero Republicans, the sort of right wing nuts that cast the War on Terror (TM) as some kind of machismo fantasy, and themselves as the great Jack Bauers in the struggle.

Read the Digby post, that kos quoted if you haven't already, but I've been mulling it over from a different angle. Namely, the angle of 24.

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Tuesday February 13, 2007 · 1:59 PM PST

2007/02/13 · 13:59

Think again.

Ron Paul has accepted an invitation to participate in the first national presidential debate in New Hampshire on Wednesday, April 4. It will be hosted by Wolf Blitzer and will be carried on CNN TV, radio, and cnn.com from 7-9 p.m. EST.

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Wednesday January 26, 2005 · 9:26 AM PST

2005/01/26 · 09:26

WASHINGTON -- A Senate Judiciary Committee divided along partisan lines advanced Alberto Gonzales' nomination as attorney general to the full Senate today despite Democratic complaints that he is too close to President Bush to be effective as the nation's top law enforcement official.
"It's hard to be a straight shooter when you're a blind loyalist," said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.
Republicans muscled Gonzales' nomination through the panel on a 10-8 party line vote and are expected to use their 55-44 advantage to confirm him there next week at the earliest.

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Tuesday December 14, 2004 · 12:51 PM PST

2004/12/14 · 12:51

This has probably been diarized about already, but I haven't seen it.

Slate has a very interesting article up (a short one) regarding the myth that the DNC chairmanship is somehow an important or "direction-setting" position. The last couple of months, a lot of people have suddenly become interested in the position, but even the candidates and voters themselves don't seem to have any idea why. Outside of canned phrases regarding "reform vs status quo", nobody seems quite sure what the DNC chair would be able to actually DO.

Is this all smoke and no fire? Or is it a self-fulfilling prophecy, by which our acting like it's important may MAKE it important? Or something in between. Snippets below the fold.
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Dailykos in The Onion

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Tuesday November 09, 2004 · 6:47 PM PST

2004/11/09 · 18:47

News in Brief.

POLITICAL BLOGGER MASS SUICIDE TO BE DISCOVERED IN SEVERAL WEEKS

BOSTON--By examining web-traffic data for left-leaning DailyKos.com, researchers have predicted that the mass suicide of 14 political bloggers will likely be discovered sometime in mid-December. "After months of doing nothing but sit alone in our rooms at our computers, trying to get our message to the people, we lost the election anyway," read the still-unread suicide pact posted Nov. 3. "We'd rather be dead than live in a country as fucked up as this one." The bodies will most likely be found by property managers, long-estranged parents, or neighbors returning copies of Joe Trippi's The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. Read More

An automated phone call from the RNC

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Monday November 01, 2004 · 3:01 PM PST

2004/11/01 · 15:01

I've been getting a lot of automated phone calls for the past few weeks here in PA. Lately, it's as many as 20 a day, 2/3s of which are Republican. If that holds true generally, or it's just because I'm a registered Republican, I have no idea.

Anyway, most of them are pretty benign. Many of them are negative, but nothing shocking, just the same shit you see on TV (Kerry is liberal, Kerry is wishy-washy, Kerry has a record of cutting defense, blah blah blah).
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WTFMFWFAYT (another political tune)

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Monday November 01, 2004 · 2:44 AM PST

2004/11/01 · 02:44

Quickie late night diary entry, I know, but I've been jamming out to this song for the past couple of weeks, and thought, with the interest in political tunes lately, maybe some people would be interested.

Jim Infantino is a terrific singer-songwriter from Boston. Either solo or with his band, Jim's Big Ego, he excels at intelligent, witty songs with great hooks. He calls his music "unpop" though it's closer to stylized folk. If you ever get a chance to see him in concert, you should go, he's great. Read More

A word about KS-2 (and another potential Kansas House upset)

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Monday October 25, 2004 · 9:36 PM PDT

2004/10/25 · 21:36

I'm from Topeka originally, so when kos posted that he thinks this is a prime surprise upset possibility, I was a little curious. Kos has in the past overstated Kansas as fertile ground for Democrats (note to kos: a willingness to elect a Democratic governor does not mean the state Dem party is starting to make gains...Kansas remains very Republican, and probably will be at least for a generation to come). Read More

Lots of Papers Endorse Kerry - Here They All Are

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Sunday October 24, 2004 · 1:18 AM PDT

2004/10/24 · 01:18

I'm getting sick of every other diary being about paper endorsements, usually about the same three endorsements, and it'll just get worse once the sun rises. SO, why don't we compile them all in a single diary, hrm? Save us all some scrolling.

My list is by no means complete. Feel free to add. And, for the ones I couldn't find online, feel free to provide links when they get put up. I'll come edit everything into a nice and handy list tomorrow afternoon.

An overview from Editor and Publisher:

"Kerry has picked up 17 Bush papers from 2000, while losing only two Gore papers to Bush.

Kerry now leads Bush 70-58 in endorsements in E&P's exclusive tally, and by about 11.9 million to 7.1 million in the circulation of backing papers."
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Two Debate Zingers

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Thursday October 07, 2004 · 11:07 PM PDT

2004/10/07 · 23:07

Everybody else is doing it. Here's my contribution.

John Kerry, on nearly every domestic policy topic, has an ace up his sleeve in debating GW Bush. It's the same zinger every challenger has against an incumbent with a poor record. It's simple, it's effective, and it works as a constant refrain (on par with "9-11 Changed Things"). The second Bush starts talking about what he's going to do on education, health care, whatever, Kerry need only say:

"Mr. President, you've had four years in office in which to accomplish these things, and your record is dismal at best. You can make all the promises you like about what you might do if re-elected, but we have a record in office to point to, and it's not one that instills anybody with confidence. The question is about what you have failed to do so far, and the question for the voters to decide is simply, do we want a fresh start, or four more years of more of the same?"

Kill him with it. Repeat it over and over again. Make it Reagan-Carter. "Do we want a fresh start, or four more years of more of the same?" Dovetails with the rest of Kerry's campaign rhetoric, and he need not be backed into a corner at any point on domestic policy when that won't suffice as an answer. Read More

Need Help: Examples of Douchebag Republican Supporter Behavior

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Wednesday October 06, 2004 · 3:36 PM PDT

2004/10/06 · 15:36

In response to this (and things like it):

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Here's a partial list of other activity:

West Allis, Wisconsin - Dem. demonstrators stormed a Republican campaign office, Oct. 5.

Dallas, Texas - Family of dead soldier harassed at candlelight vigil, Sept. 9.

Vail, Colorado - Vandals chainsaw Bush-Cheney sign on Magnus Lindholm's yard

Knoville, Tennessee - Gunshots fired into Bush-Cheney headquarters, Oct. 4.

Madison, Wisconsin - Swastika Burned Into Grass On Bush Supporter's Lawn, Oct. 1.

Columbus, Ohio - Purple Heart Iraqi vet attacked, Sept. 30.

Gainesville, Florida - Democrat slugs area GOP chief, Sept. 18.

Bozeman, Mont. - Bush campaign office vandalized, paint sprayed and rocks thrown, Sept. 4. (per reader Prakk)

Seattle, Wash. - Veteran for Bush booed at parade, July. (per reader Jessica)

Click here to get links to the details of these stories.

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I'm looking for a list of counter-examples. Now, I know all the argumentation about why it isn't even neccessary to give counterexamples, but humor me, I want to play their game.

So, for the last 2, 3 years, any examples of Republican supporters being violent, offensive (more than just being Republican supporters), fucking with signs, headquarters, whatever. I'd be much obliged. Doesn't have to be concrete (the list I quoted isn't), just enough to make the point that there isn't anything inherent about Democratic supporters that make them more violent or partial to acting up.

Again, I know all the answers to this point, I'm not looking for that, I'm looking for all the itty bitty examples over the last couple of years of Republican supporters acting like assholes. Mojo to any specific examples.

Go!

Slashdot Asks Libertarian Badnarik

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Monday September 20, 2004 · 11:25 PM PDT

2004/09/20 · 23:25

Slashdot has decided, this season, to take user submitted questions and basically interview a series of third party candidates. Their first is Libertarian candidate Michael Badnarik.

Not exactly the target audience here, but I thought some might be interested. I don't expect anybody around these parts is going to vote for Michael Badnarik, but you should at least check it out, in case the only thing you know about Libertarians is whatever secondhand "they're all loons" information you get. Also, I've found that a good way to peel off Bush voters that absolutely won't vote Kerry but still aren't thrilled with Bush is to talk up the Libertarians. I do that anyway, but it's particularly effective this year, as the discontent with Libertarian-leaning Republicans is so high. The following is the header for the article. Some excerpts after the jump. Worth following the link and checking out the whole thing though.

http://politics.slashdot.org/politics/04/09/20/1423219.shtml?tid=11&tid=219

Libertarian Presidential Candidate Michael Badnarik Answers

Last monday, you were given the chance to Ask Questions of the Libertarian Party's US Presidential nominee, Michael Badnarik. Today we present to you 15 of the most highly rated comments, and the answers from the man himself. Thanks to Mr. Badnarik for taking the time to talk to us. His answers are yours with just a click of the mouse below... Read More

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