1! MILLION! DOLLARS! for House Dems who support Senate bill (w/ poll)

MaximusNYC

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Friday January 22, 2010 · 12:40 PM PST

2010/01/22 · 12:40

The title of this diary pretty much says it all.

Folks, I don't know how else to get the attention of the confused, spineless House Democrats right now.

Neither President Obama nor Speaker Pelosi seem to be providing much leadership.

So maybe it's time for a nice hot cup of "If the people lead, the leaders will follow."

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House Dems should:

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House Dems should:

Support the Senate bill, and also try to pass a package of improvements.

33 votes

Scrap everything and start over. Yeah, that'll work!

4 votes

"Take a breather" for a month, as suggested by Chris Dodd.

0 votes

Ask Lucy very nicely not to pull the football away next time.

1 vote

Just go ahead and pre-emptively pledge their loyalty to President Palin.

7 votes

Forward this Palin e-mail to fiscal conservatives! (UPDATE 2)

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Tuesday September 09, 2008 · 9:36 AM PDT

2008/09/09 · 09:36

I decided it might be a good idea to compile a list of all the frauds and fabrications in Sarah Palin's record with regard to economic issues. I just sent the following e-mail out to family members and friends, in the hope that it will be propagated further.

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Sunday August 24, 2008 · 10:46 AM PDT

2008/08/24 · 10:46

After Ron Fournier's latest antics, you'd think the Associated Press would be a little more careful about serving up their "news" with such an obvious pro-McCain slant.

You'd be wrong.

Humble pie nourished McCain's campaign

By CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Republicans lugged money, fame and promise into their race for the presidential nomination. One of them carried his own bags, tooled around New Hampshire with a few volunteers, flew commercial and won.

John McCain's diet of humble pie in the summer of 2007 might have been the best thing that happened to his campaign.

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The AP is...

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The AP is...

ignorant of McCain's use of Cindy's private jet, as reported by the NY Times 4 months ago

4 votes

deliberately omitting it from the story

159 votes

The Tim Russert Weep-a-Thon (on cable news today)

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Friday June 13, 2008 · 11:35 PM PDT

2008/06/13 · 23:35

I just read this diary, in which a Kossack screams "HOW DARE YOU!!!" (yes, with caps and three exclamation points) at anyone who has had anything negative to say about Tim Russert today.

I must admit, I'm mystified.

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Monday June 02, 2008 · 8:58 AM PDT

2008/06/02 · 08:58

I fired up my computer this morning to be confronted with the news that Clinton is STILL trying to poach superdelegates from Obama. In spite of all the calls for her to drop out, in spite of all the marshaling of facts and figures, she will not concede. I've felt for weeks now that she is very likely to take this fight all the way to the convention, and that feeling is growing stronger, not weaker, as time goes by.

Why are Clinton and her diehard supporters refusing to give up in the face of impossible odds?

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What keeps the Clintonistas going?

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What keeps the Clintonistas going?

Resentment at years of sexist discrimination

8 votes

Misinformation about the primary process, fed by campaign spin doctors

25 votes

Hillary's own inflexbility and stubbornness

37 votes

All of the above

134 votes

Al Gore and Bob Graham: Please help end Hillary's FL folly

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Thursday May 22, 2008 · 10:08 AM PDT

2008/05/22 · 10:08

With astonishing chutzpah, Hillary Clinton has compared the unfortunate but legitimate outcome of the flawed 2008 Florida primary to the chicanery of the stolen 2000 presidential election in that state:

"We believe the popular vote is the truest expression of your will. We believe it today just as we did back in 2000 when right here in Florida, you learned the hard way what happens when your votes aren’t counted and the candidate with the fewer votes is declared the winner," Clinton said.

"The lesson of 2000 here in Florida is crystal clear: if any votes aren’t counted, the will of the people isn’t realized and our democracy is diminished."

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How should Obama respond to Clinton's recent FL attacks?

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How should Obama respond to Clinton's recent FL attacks?

Ignore the issue and hope she will go away

8 votes

Go into full-on attack mode and denounce the Clintons

6 votes

Offer a strong but civil and reasoned response

38 votes

Ask senior Dems like Graham and Gore to weigh in

16 votes

Both #3 and #4 above

84 votes

Obama camp must push Back HARD against McCain's Hamas garbage

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Saturday April 26, 2008 · 1:25 PM PDT

2008/04/26 · 13:25

The Obama campaign needs to respond forcefully and urgently to McCain's attempt to link Obama to Hamas. Here's what Obama surrogates should be saying tomorrow morning on all the chat shows:

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Monday February 04, 2008 · 7:45 PM PST

2008/02/04 · 19:45

Wikipedia has this to say about the Japanese martial art known as aikido:

Aikido techniques are normally performed by "blending" with the motion of the attacker, rather than directly opposing the attack. The aikidoist redirects the attacker's momentum, using minimum effort....

The term aiki refers to the martial arts principle or tactic of blending with an attacker's movements for the purpose of controlling their actions with minimal effort. One applies aiki by understanding the rhythm and intent of the attacker to find the optimal position and timing to apply a counter-technique. Historically, aiki was mastered for the purpose of killing; however, in aikido, one seeks to neutralise an aggressor without causing harm. The founder of aikido declared, "To control aggression without inflicting injury is the Art of Peace."

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The essence of Obama's political style is:

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The essence of Obama's political style is:

Total, spineless capitulation

6 votes

Take no prisoners

1 vote

Old-school DLC triangulation, that allows the Right to constantly shift the goalposts

6 votes

The audacity of rope-a-dope

18 votes

The zen of Barack

140 votes

Are You Experienced? AP profiles Obama's career [w/ poll]

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Thursday January 17, 2008 · 8:15 AM PST

2008/01/17 · 08:15

Christopher Wills of the AP has written a pretty good summary of Barack Obama's major career experience. (The dumb headline about his "thin record" is contradicted by the actual article.) The idea that he's an "empty suit" who has very little track record relative to Hillary Clinton or John Edwards -- or that he hasn't demonstrated his progressive credentials and beliefs -- just doesn't stand up after you read this piece.

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What's the most impressive item on Obama's resume?

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What's the most impressive item on Obama's resume?

Community organizing

53 votes

Voter registration work

5 votes

Lecturer on constitutional law at the University of Chicago

11 votes

Civil rights attorney

14 votes

Illinois State Senate

13 votes

U.S. Senate

7 votes

Conservatives hate our commanders (Freepers vs. Abizaid)

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Tuesday September 18, 2007 · 9:21 AM PDT

2007/09/18 · 09:21

Until his retirement in March of this year, four-star general John Abizaid was commander of CENTCOM, responsible for U.S. military operations throughout the Middle East and south and central Asia (i.e., overseeing both the war in Iraq and the war in Afghanistan, along with other operations). His successor, Admiral Fallon, is General Petraeus' commanding officer.

So when Abizaid said that the world could abide a nuclear-armed Iran, the conservative movement accepted his wisdom with good grace and due deference, right?

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Sunday September 09, 2007 · 10:40 AM PDT

2007/09/09 · 10:40

3 quick points:

I rarely watch the NewsHour on PBS, but I happened to turn on the TV the other night in time to catch David Brooks making his apalling comments. Perhaps by virtue of his NY Times op-ed page slot, Brooks seems to be able to take these sorts of right-wing views, garb them in "centrist" respectability, and slip them into mainstream discourse. What a snake.

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Wednesday August 08, 2007 · 8:54 PM PDT

2007/08/08 · 20:54

That's what Newsbusters.org says.

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