High Impact Diaries - May 7, 2008

Welcome to progreen (uid 162736) who registered at 2008-05-08 04:21:01 EDT, the most recent of 168 in the preceding 24 hours.

Yesterday 586 Kogs posted 588 diaries of which 553 were recommended at least once by a cadre of 4244 recommending readers and viewed by 12262; 204 diaries were recommended by 10 or more readers, 65 by 30 or more, and 22 by 100 or more.  Commenters (4364) visited 580 diaries; 358 had 10 or more commenters, 118 had 30 or more, and 20 had 100 or more.

Impact statistics from all 588 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.127, average = 0.33, max = 11.80, total =  193.2 bharns
r50 = 19 (at 2.43 bharns)

Recommendations and comments were collected Thu May  8 06:10:24 2008 EDT; diaries posted less than 24 hours before that remained open for recommendation at that time.  

Links to on site search for yesterday, a year ago, and the last 6 hours are also included.

2008-05-07 00:00:05 - 2008-05-07 23:59:56
DailyKos diaries = 588;  588 per day; 24.5 per hour
Active Kogs: 6320 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)
Lurkers: 6049 (only view diaries)

Kogs who	comment	recommend	write a diary	view a diary	CRW only	CRWV only	all
comment	4364	2357	510	4311	1719	18	222
recommend	2357	4244	229	4158	1880	54	222
write	510	229	586	580	69		222
view	4311	4158	580	12262		6049	222

Diaries

diaries with >=	0	1	10	30	100
recommendations	588	553	204	65	22
commentators	588	580	358	118	20
connections	588	553	438	194	29
views	588	588	588	566	373

Diaries with date of publication not same as sid date: 0

Impact statistics from all 588 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.127, average = 0.33, max = 11.80, total =  193.2 bharns
r50 = 19 (at 2.43 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 25625
Maximum possible such pairs: 6320 x 586 = 3703520
Network Density (observed/possible):  0.692%
Average degree (links/user) = 25625/6320 = 4.055

tags: approved|workspace|cleanup|quickjobs|search|tag guidelines
Number of distinct tags: 82885
Number of tag size classes: 735
Most often used tag: George W. Bush (29616 diaries)
Singleton tags: 50414 (attached to only one diary)
Orphaned tags: 369 (attached to deleted diaries)
n50: 272 (number of tags accounting for 50% of tagged diaries)
r50: 634 (number of diaries tagged by the tag just exceeding the n50 level)

• Up to 150 diaries, those with impact > 0.15, are shown below.
• The diaries are sorted by number of recommendations (nrec); those in bold were on the front page recommended list.
• The TableTools extension for the Firefox browser allows you to sort by any column.
• For a more complete description of the lists and statistics see this diary.

rank	nrec	ncom	tators	cnx	viewers	impact	Diary	Author	EDT
1	1105	605	297	1240	4628	11.80	The Bigotry Was Worth It - Updated	EntrWriter	08:30
2	778	835	416	1087	3467	8.96	The Clinton bashing ends TONIGHT (Third Update)	smash artist	01:53
3	685	399	248	852	4571	7.56	From a Clinton Supporter - It's Time to Concede	johnnygunn	00:34
4	682	556	253	872	5604	7.60	To My Fellow Hillary Supporters	Delaware Dem	00:14
5	606	623	291	776	2708	6.76	Yes to Unity.  But Let's Not Go Overboard.	wmtriallawyer	09:03
6	524	337	179	623	3087	5.70	Plea from the bleach-whitest state in the union:  Give us the inspirational black president!	steina	21:23
7	438	337	188	533	2613	4.80	Beware the Tubes!!  (Help Needed)	Granny Doc	10:55
8	427	356	193	546	3943	4.76	TIME: Obama Triumphant (awesome cover)	turneresq	22:55
9	425	301	179	574	4165	4.83	BREAKING VIDEO: Russert Says It's Over - Clinton Cancels Appearances	HoldEmAccountable	00:54
10	409	295	145	498	6392	4.48	Breaking: A concession	zenbowl	16:21
11	345	449	239	531	5259	4.14	BREAKING:  Obama grabs 4 more Superdelegates.  *UPDATED*	ObamaManiac2008	13:26
12	309	481	206	457	3172	3.64	HRC - More Race Baiting	mayan	14:16
13	277	300	99	350	1840	3.07	Bringing Clinton Fans Up To Speed On The Real Obama: Part One	Phoenix Woman	11:37
14	273	575	213	399	1512	3.20	Hillary plays the race card, again	alvernon90	23:30
15	255	332	119	328	1995	2.85	Dear Hill: I'm just not that into you	The Termite	14:35
16	239	144	93	308	3873	2.67	Clinton's meeting with 5 Supers - Call McNerney, they're tracking our calls!	Boalt	19:16
17	232	108	48	247	1375	2.44	Ask me how the election went in IN-06?	Congressional Candidates Wife	21:34
18	231	113	44	245	631	2.43	URGENT ACTION: In Burma, Saffron Monks Need Your Help	Avila	19:02
19	228	416	228	402	3536	2.92	Taylor Marsh desperately attempts to remain relevant. Result? Comedy gold!	Bob Johnson	17:50
20	224	323	174	364	2851	2.75	Breaking: McGovern Urges Hillary to Drop Out, Will Endorse Obama	Steven R	10:50
21	212	148	79	229	434	2.24	IGTNT: 1st Lt. Matthew Vandergrift	Sandy on Signal	20:43
22	127	61	32	133	340	1.33	Indian Tribes Win Biggy Eco/Sacred Mountains Case	Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse	23:15
23	95	285	136	193	1321	1.31	Clinton's new $6.4 million loan	motbob	09:11
24	66	14	7	67	100	0.69	Who Cares?	srkp23	15:32
25	64	49	13	67	232	0.67	Scott Bloch froze investigation of Siegelman case over objections of OSC task force (updated)	Deep Harm	19:51
26	55	64	19	64	250	0.59	Top Comments- 05/07/08 School Days Edition	brillig	21:58
27	53	120	72	111	1115	0.75	Zogby: 30 superdelegates coming within 48 hours	ratmach	23:27
28	48	153	65	98	324	0.67	Let me talk Webb, Sebelius, and Richardson	teacherken	15:14
29	48	81	43	73	228	0.57	why not Hillary as veep? let me count the ways	StrangeAnimals	11:43
30	45	115	51	83	451	0.59	"African American Voters Killed the Clinton Candidacy" [updated IV + Poll]	Muzikal203	16:53
31	44	219	65	78	336	0.56	Where should We Put The Obama Presidential Library?	JeffLieber	18:29
32	42	92	39	69	453	0.52	"Toast". [Minor Update]	RenaRF	18:21
33	42	25	14	44	84	0.44	CA 42: Unity Campaign - One Voice	Ron Shepston for Congress	17:27
34	42	24	11	48	179	0.45	Something Smells Fishy: FBI Investigation of Scott Bloch	gchaucer2	10:31
35	40	91	32	57	172	0.46	Pootie & Woozles & Monotremes Oh My!	jlms qkw	18:59
36	40	24	10	47	143	0.43	Understanding Victory	BooMan23	14:25
37	39	30	11	44	155	0.42	80,000 DEAD IN MYANMAR CYCLONE	cosa nostradamus	09:59
38	38	102	76	101	1068	0.62	Breaking on HuffPo: Lawrence O'Donnell: Hillary Will Drop Out By June 15th	jackbauer8393	13:44
39	38	79	54	81	595	0.54	Dianne Feinstein putting pressure on Hillary	Rhizomorph	16:12
40	38	25	18	44	114	0.41	Let's Meet John McCain's Economic Advisors	JoesGarage	17:33
41	37	241	109	134	929	0.77	Stephanopoulos: Hillary would accept VP slot. WTF?	rapcetera	20:46
42	37	65	32	60	370	0.45	Oregon is voting today! (Bill Clinton just called)	oregondem	19:37
43	37	39	23	53	388	0.43	Diane Feinstein is wavering, wants to know what Hillary's "game plan" is	beachmom	17:21
44	37	27	16	49	330	0.42	Gary's Vote is Legitimate  (Updated: Ballot Shortages Forced Handcounts in NW Indiana)	The Bagof Health and Politics	00:32
45	37	17	11	39	68	0.39	High Impact Diaries - May 6, 2008	jotter	09:26
46	36	118	75	97	540	0.60	I'm a Hillary Supporter...And I'm Eating Crow	bawhite	10:26
47	36	93	52	75	289	0.51	At Long Last, 19 Million Comments	ct	15:36
48	36	55	32	59	357	0.44	Leading gay newspaper tells Hillary it's time to go	davidkc	20:06
49	36	32	14	43	76	0.39	Walkabout #17: One Fall, Two Sprains	Stranded Wind	10:29
50	36	15	15	42	74	0.39	Why They (And You) Need A Union	davej	12:17
51	34	54	32	52	965	0.41	BREAKING: CNN Footage of Clinton Campaign HQ	ct	00:09
52	34	50	37	57	183	0.42	Give Hillary Some Time	davefromqueens	11:33
53	34	44	32	60	393	0.44	After Last Night, A Hillary Supporter Ponders the Future	MoronMike	11:58
54	33	54	35	57	910	0.42	What the Hell Was That on the Today Show?	LithiumCola	07:30
55	33	23	18	45	299	0.38	Florida House Democratic Leader Dan Gelber:  I Choose Obama.	consdem	23:12
56	32	27	14	43	137	0.36	Violent Rhetoric Watch: Did Limbaugh Try To Incite Violence?	Jeffrey Feldman	10:48
57	32	25	20	46	414	0.37	So, I was wearing my Obama button today...	ThatPoshGirl	01:53
58	32	25	14	39	160	0.35	The FCC Rules That TMZ And 700 Club Are Bona Fide News Shows	KingOneEye	22:26
59	31	86	21	41	105	0.35	Feminisms: McCain and Women	Elise	22:26
60	31	57	40	67	588	0.44	Virginia superdelegate flips to Obama	nussbaumski	16:35
61	31	49	23	50	453	0.38	Tom Hayden: Clintons are beyond persuasion	catilinus	06:34
62	31	16	16	35	107	0.33	Making it happen in NC (w/photos)	merrinc	14:30
63	30	80	31	45	158	0.36	Remembering Strategy, To The Victor Goes....	buhdydharma	18:35
64	30	77	32	50	194	0.37	Consolation for Clinton Feminists: Obama is the Better Woman	ninshubur	16:15
65	30	11	7	31	75	0.31	Pentagon's Propaganda Documents Go Online	jimstaro	04:29
66	29	18	11	33	95	0.31	Catastrophe to Celebration ...	A Siegel	13:22
67	29	10	9	31	57	0.31	V.A. chief who ordered coverup on suicides WON'T get fired	GregMitch	08:55
68	28	51	11	32	70	0.30	World Food News Roundup	Asinus Asinum Fricat	14:31
69	28	17	13	34	125	0.31	Bush's Favorite Terrorist Has A Banquet In His Honor	dday	17:00
70	27	124	23	37	72	0.31	Bookflurries: Bookchat: Stars	cfk	20:02
71	27	66	36	54	232	0.37	Substitute Teacher fired for practicing "Wizardry"	Code Breaker	23:59
72	27	28	24	43	337	0.33	The morning headlines after May 6 (from London)	boogieandjive	05:01
73	27	26	11	33	177	0.30	BREAKING NEWS: Panel Subpoenas Close Cheney Aide ......	ArthurPoet	03:32
74	27	18	14	31	68	0.29	"The Power of One" Posted from NC	TriangleNC	09:24
75	27	12	10	30	82	0.29	NE-Sen: The Credibility Gap	Dave Sund	18:47
76	26	69	47	62	441	0.40	Clinton Campaign Says Only White Voters Matters	slinkerwink	11:35
77	26	54	39	54	179	0.36	I will not pay Hillary's debt	LondonYankee	10:32
78	26	51	34	52	324	0.36	We / Donors will not Pay for Clinton Debt, UPDATE	ourhispanicvoices	23:23
79	25	116	59	74	833	0.44	Why Obama really lost last night	Mumphrey	15:19
80	25	107	53	69	382	0.42	Not one penny to Hillary w/ Poll	badger1968	20:47
81	25	96	44	62	555	0.39	Clinton Camp: "We Lost This Thing in February"	maxnyc	21:25
82	24	90	47	64	536	0.40	CNN Needs a Whaaaaambulance	achilles	11:18
83	24	22	9	29	100	0.26	This Money Is For Beating McCain.	kath25	16:59
84	23	270	60	70	180	0.42	FAQ Forum: Got dKos questions? We've got answers	dmsilev	20:29
85	23	47	32	51	373	0.34	Chris Mathews Slammed Rush Limbaugh and his dittoheads...	NMDan	12:43
86	22	98	20	35	143	0.27	Let HRC, her fans figure out what an olive branch looks like.	Inland	08:56
87	22	60	34	46	136	0.31	The Oil War	edscan	13:46
88	22	44	23	38	174	0.28	My Advice to Fellow Obama Supporters for Unity (Updated)	PocketNines	20:00
89	22	38	24	43	886	0.30	Another Super Delegate For Barack Obama	Mash	22:03
90	22	35	21	34	147	0.26	Doctor Who reveals how to defeat the evil McCain	MakeChessNotWar	17:10
91	22	33	10	27	83	0.24	A manifesto of sorts	ddyte	12:03
92	22	31	22	38	240	0.28	An Honest Question for Clinton Supporters	The Baculum King	18:10
93	22	24	13	30	232	0.25	Lie to me and tell me everything is all right	Zwoof	07:45
94	22	24	11	30	92	0.25	CounterProductive CounterPunch Story on Iran	Jeff Huber	09:01
95	22	17	12	30	362	0.25	This may be premature... but, I'm sorry.	RElland	02:21
96	22	15	11	26	55	0.24	America's Pay-or-Die Health Care System	rjones2818	07:11
97	22	14	11	28	223	0.24	Why Obama? a former student asks	Activist Girl	20:05
98	22	12	9	30	213	0.25	Noel Sheppard boasts: "Stephen King's MB Closes Because of Me" - The Truth Here	Purple Priestess	11:56
99	21	62	35	53	545	0.33	Rachel Maddow Wins the Punditry	zeiben	06:53
100	21	58	34	54	536	0.34	OMG:  TWEETY JUST QUOTED KOS AS A PUNDIT!!!	Midwesterners	02:40
101	21	23	16	29	336	0.24	CLINTON CHEWS OFF OWN LEG	Richieville	18:42
102	21	17	15	32	146	0.25	Time to put Obama's feat into proper perspective	Cougfan	14:10
103	20	92	56	70	771	0.40	Clinton DEMANDING Veep slot to concede????	Wisteacher	01:08
104	20	22	18	34	253	0.25	In 2000, 51% of McCain Supporters Said They Would Not Vote for Bush	AZDem	11:05
105	19	83	32	45	274	0.29	Our Tent is Not as Big as We Pretend It Is	dawnt	18:43
106	19	61	40	52	466	0.32	WOW! Matthews & Russert Admit McCain Gets A Free Pass From The Media	OmarLittle	11:37
107	19	50	34	45	341	0.29	Stop Playing "Nice" with Hillary Supporters!	Emmadog	11:28
108	19	37	27	39	122	0.26	John Bolton Calls for U.S. To Bomb Iran	david mizner	12:53
109	18	60	39	51	505	0.31	Breaking: MI delegate solution proposed by Sen. Carl Levin	Belvedere Come Here Boy	10:08
110	18	50	28	40	243	0.26	One Moment with HRC as VP Will Destroy Obama	mrfletcher	23:47
111	18	49	27	42	196	0.27	George Bush Fits Clinical Profile of a Psychopath to a Tee	markthshark	17:18
112	18	43	25	40	446	0.26	WV, MT, and SD delegate predictions	Skaje	21:09
113	17	44	26	40	904	0.26	Hillary LOSES Indiana 51-49!	Metteyya	18:51
114	17	41	33	45	428	0.28	Donna Brazile ripped Paul Begala a new one (VIDEO)	niaonwheels	09:32
115	17	34	28	39	529	0.25	Massive Voter Fraud in Indiana!!	billysumday	00:25
116	16	76	39	48	179	0.29	Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius for VP	ystasino	13:27
117	16	55	40	48	330	0.29	Conservatives Happier Than Liberals	gitbox	20:50
118	16	43	25	36	335	0.24	The New York Times "Pundits Declare the Race Over "	Lefty Coaster	23:39
119	15	211	89	94	342	0.51	Obama Vice-Presidential Decision Thread!	JSCram3254	01:18
120	14	63	43	51	198	0.29	Obama  Supporters Behavior in the Coming Weeks	stuball	04:05
121	13	81	52	62	513	0.34	In Praise of CNN's John King	lenzkrafterz	16:22
122	12	112	60	68	381	0.37	They're not done yet, she's still going...	Buffalo Girl	08:20
123	12	102	67	69	223	0.37	Am I the only Kossack who supports Obama and doesn't hate Hillary?	Guy Noir	14:41
124	12	56	40	49	310	0.28	Senator Clinton digs in at presser, vows to fight on and states 2,208 delegates are needed to win	Parker2001	14:21
125	10	190	58	59	131	0.32	Response to Another diary: I Hope the Hatred Does End or We May Take Our "Toys" and Go Home	liberal vicki	16:06
126	10	57	42	49	213	0.27	Obama-Edwards: A winning ticket	ericlee	07:02
127	9	352	115	121	393	0.63	Why Hillary Clinton Should Be Obama's VP Pick	BlatantLiberal	19:52
128	9	98	39	47	461	0.26	HRC: I'll take my ball and go home	duck	20:15
129	9	85	51	58	264	0.31	Ed Koch's blind loyality to Clinton	Abacab	21:58
130	8	127	86	89	241	0.47	7 reasons Hillary should be VP	itsnotbutter	13:54
131	8	84	54	59	535	0.31	CNN's John King Insinuates Voter Fraud in Indiana	Red Star	00:01
132	8	78	37	43	193	0.23	Obama/Webb?	bhfrik	01:08
133	7	116	49	52	336	0.28	Gallup Myth Buster: Obama and Jewish Voters	pmb	20:25
134	7	91	56	63	310	0.33	Did you donate to Obama? It may go to HRC?!?!	jmorton	22:24
135	7	56	42	45	500	0.24	Limbaugh now supports OBAMA?	jkennerl	13:56
136	5	192	75	77	199	0.40	As much as she angers me, Clinton for VP	adigal	08:17
137	5	188	66	66	437	0.35	Why can't I like Barack Obama?	hebrews1214	05:43
138	5	171	64	68	325	0.36	Now You Want to Make Nice	shamprez	01:48
139	5	87	58	60	362	0.31	Obama = Antichrist??? WTF?!?!	Myrrhis	13:49
140	4	141	85	87	868	0.45	Mydd:Obama must win West Virginia	AHiddenSaint	15:14
141	4	133	84	87	299	0.45	Obama should pick Nancy Pelosi as VP	countmein	13:39
142	4	106	44	45	183	0.24	Does the Universe Have a Purpose?	Karen Hedwig Backman	11:25
143	3	142	88	90	454	0.47	Blacks Continue to Vote Race and Stick with Obama	bethrsingleton	07:50
144	2	212	101	101	378	0.52	POLL: Your opinion of terrorist Bill Ayers	Nancy Kallitechnis	10:40
145	2	157	48	48	236	0.25	Why Barack Obama will need the Clintons	deaniac20	02:20
146	2	100	54	56	620	0.29	BHO?!?!  F U. (UPDATED x2)	Zarate	17:16
147	2	77	54	54	293	0.28	Should Clinton stay in the race?  Absolutely!	rpcvbg	18:14
148	2	69	46	47	171	0.24	Supreme Court Justice Hillary Clinton	Blue Wind	10:41
149	1	157	99	100	638	0.52	Why Obama Will Lose in November	SilverOz	12:44
150	1	104	68	68	211	0.35	Obama/Clinton: Dream Team Ticket	PrinceO	13:00

Impact total:  149.4

 rank - Order based on number of recommendations.
 nrec - Number of recommendations
 ncom - Number of comments
 tator - Number of commenters or commenTators (ow, ... sorry, I know).
 cnx - Number of connections, which is the total of commenters and recommenders, without duplication.
 impact - Calculated currently using nrec and cnx
 Diary - A hyperlink to the Daily Kos diary displaying the title.
 Author - Hyperlink to the diary authors Daily Kos home page.
 Time - Post time shown as time of day for daily lists and date for weekly posts.

NB: Some diaries on this list were still open for recommendation at the time it was compiled.

Please bring any errors to my attention -- jotter

Bonus Feature: One Year Ago In Daily Kos

2007-05-08 00:04:40 - 2007-05-08 23:59:53
DailyKos diaries = 272;  272 per day; 11.3 per hour
Active Kogs: 4052 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)

Kogs who	comment	recommend	write a diary	only	all
comment	2553	1467	236	981	131
recommend	1467	2934	135	1463	131
write	236	135	272	32	131

Diaries

diaries with >=	0	1	10	30	100
recommendations	272	256	146	41	17
commentators	272	269	158	47	11
connections	272	256	216	86	18

Diaries with date of publication not same as sid date: 19

Impact statistics from all 272 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.156, average = 0.35, max = 7.92, total =   95.9 bharns
r50 = 14 (at 1.91 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 11874
Maximum possible such pairs: 4052 x 272 = 1102144
Network Density (observed/possible):  1.077%
Average degree (links/user) = 11874/4052 = 2.930

rank	nrec	ncom	tators	cnx	impact	Diary	Author	EDT
1	710	771	363	911	7.92	Red to Blue: Confessions of a Former Loyal Bushie	LarsThorwald	13:27
2	496	227	133	583	5.37	Condi approved $$$ FOR TERRORISTS??!?; WSJ demands investigation!?	occams hatchet	18:51
3	404	691	117	488	4.42	I Want My Money Back:  Chris Carney (PA-10) Betrays GLBT Rights	downwithtyranny	15:15
4	363	386	151	434	3.95	Update [2008-5-8 8:37:47 by jotter]: Note to Dems: It is immoral to pretend the "surge" will work	Bob Johnson	12:29
5	332	523	324	530	4.05	Demographic Tues: Is your Congressperson a Dem or Rep; & 2008?	DrSteveB	07:14
6	262	317	141	336	2.92	I know I'm whining and You listened...Thank You.	rogerdaddy	00:59
7	245	187	119	309	2.72	Cheney's Middle East Trip and the Iraq Oil Law (Update)	LithiumCola	11:28
8	236	223	113	303	2.63	Impeach Rove, so that he can never be pardoned	Major Danby	22:43
9	218	275	127	304	2.51	Dems Unveil Their New Plan for Iraq	BooMan23	01:37
10	215	957	147	291	2.45	Female Genital Mutilation: The Facts	Rippen Kitten	02:37

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