Protestors Demand MN Sen. Klobuchar Condemn Israel

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Wednesday December 31, 2008 · 2:20 AM PST

2008/12/31 · 02:20

After a successful rally and press conference denouncing Israel's attacks on the people of Gaza, protesters demanded a meeting with U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D MN) and called for an end to U.S. military aid to Israel. Over 40 protesters are now occupying a conference room in her office, and after an hour, she has agreed to meet with them.

On the evening of December 30, more than 40 protestors against Israel's current and ongoing military repression of the Palestinians urged Sen. Klobuchar to condemn Israel's offensive against the Gaza Strip. She refused. However, the MN Senator agreed to push for humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza.

The Star Tribune reported A smaller protest was held outside Sen. Norm Coleman's Twin Cities office, said Mary Beaudoin, director of Women Against Military Madness, who was there. And two or three protesters went to U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum's office and met with her district manager, McCollum spokeswoman Cleve Mesidor said.

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Wednesday September 17, 2008 · 12:12 PM PDT

2008/09/17 · 12:12

Source: Media Curves

After viewing a recent ad on "Palin's Wildlife Record" published by Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, a national focus group consisting of 312 self-reported Democrats, Republicans and Independents revealed that the ad helped Barack Obama achieve sizable Political Communications Impact Score (PCIS) of 23.3.

The Political Communications Impact Score is a measurement of the impact of political ads on voter perceptions, changes in voter support and the extent to which voter support shifts toward political candidates. The effectiveness of the 'wolves' ad was determined by a moderate movement among all parties toward Barack Obama.

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Sunday August 24, 2008 · 4:24 PM PDT

2008/08/24 · 16:24

Yesterday I wrote to Senator Joe Biden to congratulate him on his selection as our candidate for Vice President. Today, I received the following text and video in response. I wanted to share his response with you and also to tell you why I'm proud of Senator Obama's decision to choose Joe Biden for his Vice Presidential running mate.

You can read Joe's email after the bump. But first, I want to briefly share my opinion of Barack Obama's decision to choose Joe Biden as his Vice Presidential running mate.

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Wednesday August 20, 2008 · 5:23 PM PDT

2008/08/20 · 17:23

I just opened an email from former U.S. President Bill Clinton with an invitation to "join Hillary and me in Denver next week for a truly exciting and historic convention."

Bill Clinton, who has never publicly endorsed Senator Barack Obama, used the email to solicit financial donations to help retire his wife's campaign debts. In that vein, the former President mentioned "Hillary" a total of 6 times in a 309 word communication.

In the email, President Clinton recounted the many roles he's played over the years at Democratic National Conventions. He stressed that Hillary is going to continue fighting for the issues we all care about going forward and emphasized her need for ongoing support in the future.

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Latest McCain Wedge Issue: The Black Brown Divide

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Friday August 01, 2008 · 2:13 PM PDT

2008/08/01 · 14:13

Even as John McCain tries to convince the media that he no longer wants to discuss the issue of race, his campaign released a new ad today which aims to stir-up ethnic tensions between Latinos and African Americans by reminding viewers of the Black Brown Divide

The new web ad, entitled: "Barack Obama Forgot Latin America", was uploaded to YouTube today. It features exclusively Spanish-language super-titles and a saucy Latin percussion rhythm. It is not directed toward low-information, white voters but to Latin Americans.

See for yourself after the jump.

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Monday July 28, 2008 · 8:57 PM PDT

2008/07/28 · 20:57

This is the first diary of a two-part series on John McCain's anti-Obama smear campaign.

This diary begins a discussion of contributions by MSM to the propagation of political propaganda and the injection of its biases into the national political debate.

The latest NBC/WSJ Survey conducted July 18-21, 2008 was published on July 23, 2008.

Following the release of the NBC/WSJ survey, this writer conducted an unscientific survey of MSM including cable news channels like MSNBC, CNN and Fox News and the week ending Sunday news programs to assess their treatment of the survey results. My unscientific survey revealed that nearly all TV news coverage centered only on three survey results and, whether deliberately or not, the media deemphasized or ignored at least 2 critical details of the survey's findings; that Obama retains a 13 percentage point lead over McCain when measured in a 4 way race which includes Ralph Nader and Bob Barr and Obama also leads by 6 percentage points in a 2 way race between himself and John McCain.

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Friday July 04, 2008 · 1:40 PM PDT

2008/07/04 · 13:40

This diary began as a response to a comment posted to a really great diary; entitled Barack-Iraq-Gate: Anatomy of a Media Smear by The Jed Report.

Let me begin by stating that I am not an attorney. I don't pretend to be an expert on the law. But I am an avid reader with an analytical mind and a detail oriented approach to problem solving.

There are three reasons why I'm posting this diary. The first is that it was simply becoming too long to be considered a comment. The second is that it pertains to a subject that I and many others are very interested in. Lastly, I'm posting it because I believe and hope it will add yet another perspective to the current political dialogue.

For the sake of honoring the right of privacy of the person to whom I was originally responding I will use a fictitious user name when referencing him or her.

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Monday June 09, 2008 · 11:26 AM PDT

2008/06/09 · 11:26

In recent days, Presumptive Nominee Barack Obama has pivoted his entire campaign into general election mode. He is hiring new staff members, dispatching ground crews to important states, and preparing a television ad campaign to acquaint millions of Americans with his views and biography. By implementing these changes Mr. Obama’s campaign strategy has been effectively transformed into a fine-tuned general election machine.

Here's a summary of the changes to the Obama campaign follows.

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Saturday June 07, 2008 · 8:19 AM PDT

2008/06/07 · 08:19

This is the first article in a series entitled; "Anatomy of an Anti-Obama Smear Campaign". The purpose of this series is to explore the history and impact of concerted efforts by Sen. Hillary Clinton’s campaign staff to impugn the reputation of Senator Barack Obama and generate doubts about his electability by means of smear and whisper campaigns.

The 2008 Democratic presidential campaign began on such an inspiring note. The candidate field as a whole was the best in years, and included Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton who, in particular, were two intelligent, skilled, historic candidates.

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Tuesday June 03, 2008 · 8:58 PM PDT

2008/06/03 · 20:58

UPDATED

Following a successful primary campaign in the South Dakota Democratic Primary, Senator Rodham Clinton delivered a non-concession speech at the Baruch College gym. The Baruch College event was attended by a large crowd of Clinton supporters who were denied access to news of Senator Obama's win of the Democratic nomination because of the abbsence of TV monitors.

In her speech, Senator Clinton she emphasized that she had won more votes in primaries and caucuses than Obama, and she refused to say she was ending her campaign. She also hailed Senator Barack Obama and his supporters for an extraordinary race but stopped short of recognizing his victory in the race for their party's presidential nomination.

Moreover, Clinton told supporters that she would consult Party leaders in coming days on how to move forward, but that, "I will be making no decisions tonight." She also urged her supporters who chanted, "Denver, Denver, Denver" that they should write-in to her Website and offer suggestions on policy issues she should focus on this fall.

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Monday June 02, 2008 · 6:37 AM PDT

2008/06/02 · 06:37

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Senator Ted Kennedy will undergo brain surgery this morning at Duke University Medical Center for the treatment of his recently diagnosed brain tumor.

Statement of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy

DURHAM, NC — U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy this morning released the following statement:

"I am deeply grateful to the people of Massachusetts and to my friends, colleagues and so many others across the country and around the world who have expressed their support and good wishes as I tackle this new and unexpected health challenge. I am humbled by the outpouring and am strengthened by your prayers and kindness. Over the past several days, Vicki and I, along with my outstanding team of doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital, have consulted with experts from around the country and have decided that the best course of action for my brain tumor is targeted surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiation.

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Wednesday May 21, 2008 · 5:13 AM PDT

2008/05/21 · 05:13

A new Gallup poll indicates that Senator Obama is now competitive among women, whites, and the less educated.

Support among Democratic voters for Sen. Obama has increased from a four-percentage-points lead in early May to a sixteen percentage-point lead, his highest percentage-point lead thus far.

In the period including May 1st -13th Senator Obama led Senator Clinton 49% to 45% in the Democratic Presidential Nomination Preference among Democratic voters and voters leaning Democratic.

In the period including May 16th –May 18th Senator Obama outpaced Senator Clinton by a margin of 55% to 39%.

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