John Edwards' Response (with poll)

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Saturday March 03, 2007 · 12:12 PM PST

2007/03/03 · 12:12

There have been more than a few diaries about Ann Coulter's comment about John Edwards, and the response of his campaign to the comments.

To summarize, at a conference of conservatives, Coulter referred to Edwards as a "faggot". Somewhat surprisingly, the Edwards campaign posted a video of the attack on its website, sent out emails about it, and is using it to raise $100,000 in "Coulter Cash". You can see the video and the request for funds at the campaign website here.

I'm sure all of you are disgusted but not surprised by Coulter's attack. But arguments have appeared praising or questioning the response by Edwards (just click on his name in the tag line to see these). Personally, I find the response by Edwards as disturbing and just not right. What is your view? Here's a poll

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What do you think of the response by the Edwards campaign to Ann Coulter's attack?

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What do you think of the response by the Edwards campaign to Ann Coulter's attack?

Great idea all around

106 votes

Great idea to raise money, but they should not show her video on the campaign website.

27 votes

Terrible idea, but not indicative of major problems with the campaign.

23 votes

Yuck. Edwards just disgraced himself. Yuck.

16 votes

Bush plummets down in poll.

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Friday January 12, 2007 · 12:38 AM PST

2007/01/12 · 00:38

A double apology because I can only stay on the site for a brief bit, and in case my search missed a previous posting. But I have to post the fact that I just saw that in the daily Rasmussen poll:

BUSH HAS PLUMMETTED BY FIVE POINTS IN A SINGLE DAY.

I know the caveats: statistical noise, not completely reliable numbers, wait for a couple of more days to verify. But I've been following the Rasmussen poll for years and I've never seen the poll move this quickly in one day:

Jan 11 39 58
Jan 10 44 54
Jan 9 42 55
Jan 8 40 57
Jan 7 40 57
Jan 6 42 55
Jan 5 45 54

Results are based on 1500 people; 500 are polled each day and the new numbers are added as the oldest day is dropped off. So the drop in support MAY ACTUALLY EVEN BE BIGGER since it reflects the results of only a third of the sample.

Keep an eye on the poll for the next 3-4 days to see if it is noise of if Bush is losing yet another big chunk of his base.

That the Dog returns to his Vomit...

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Sunday November 19, 2006 · 4:01 PM PST

2006/11/19 · 16:01

Well, apparently I missed someone posting lots of diaries on dog vomit.

I'm not sure where the phrase originates from, but the dog returning to his vomit is a line in one of the most popular poems by the British poet Rudyard Kipling (who also wrote The Jungle Books). He is railing against the idea of social progress, so maybe it's a phrase appropriate to use against a progressive site.

Kipling wrote it in 1919 after the death of his son in World War I, and the death of his daughter before that. Though he was a Christian of sorts, he found little consolation from God at the time. The poem is one of my favorites due to its mixture of scientific and religious terminology by a man looking for something to cling to and its rejection of social progress following experiences with war and death.

The poem is below the fold. (A "copybook heading" is an admonatory proverb or wise saying.)

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Sunday November 05, 2006 · 11:45 AM PST

2006/11/05 · 11:45

I'm going to an election night party so won't have access to the web on Tuesday. So I'm looking for a good guide to the elections to print out for Tuesday night. I have a very good idea of some races and where they stand, mostly the 6 or 7 Senate seats that are in play

But I was hoping someone could recommend a good guide to election night, which might include a state-by-state account of critical races, what the polls have said about who is ahead, what they might indicate for the overall success of the Democrats on election night.

I other words, are there one or two places on the web where one could go and get a guide to follow the races on election night as the returns come in, and get an idea of who the people winning or losing are, with a more intelligent content than is provided by most TV networks that we'll be watching? I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thanks.

Absentee ballot rumors from CT.

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Tuesday August 08, 2006 · 5:12 PM PDT

2006/08/08 · 17:12

Posted at the National Journal hotlineblog:

Senator Joseph Lieberman's campaign enjoyed a day of momentum on Monday only to run into a brick wall of reality this afternoon. Loose-lipped election officials were buzzing this afternoon with news of absentee ballot victories across the state for challenger Ned Lamont. Some were narrow, but most were decisive.
The figures are by no means complete but they show a trend from communities around that state that if continued will make for an early and sorrowful night for the three term incumbent.

Loose lips sink the HMS Joementum?

Vote now to stop Pombo's war on the environment.

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Saturday July 08, 2006 · 11:48 AM PDT

2006/07/08 · 11:48

Please vote for Jerry McNerney in Mark Warner's Mapchangers Competition.

McNerney is running against Congressman Richard Pombo, who is perhaps the biggest threat to environmental laws in the entire Congress. He doesn't just vote against the environment, he has actively sponsored and pushed through many bills designed to weaken environmental protection. Even some Republicans have nasty things to say about Pombo's record. Check out the scorecard provided by them to see just how many nasty pieces of anti-environmental legislation Pombo bears principal responsibility for.

Pombo's opponent Jerry McNerney, has a good chance of winning the election this year, and you can help. In the online Mapchangers ballot, McNerney is currently about 100 votes behind. He needs your vote today to help him defeat Pombo. Please vote now.

Say NO to Kerry, Slaughter, Conyers and other good friends.

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Thursday March 02, 2006 · 2:44 PM PST

2006/03/02 · 14:44

Say NO to professional politicians on dailykos.

Please stop recommending entries by professional politicians. Dailykos is a place I turn to, and I hope you turn to, for stories, information, anecdotes and truth that we don't get anywhere else.

Everytime you recommend a politician, it shifts a worthwhile story off the recommended diaries list and replaces it with a canned, focus group-vetted piece of political propaganda written by someone's press agent.

Stop being so naive and star-struck, dailykos readers. And stop recommending diaries just because a politician's name is next to it.

Bush to outsource entire Department of Homeland Security.

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Friday February 24, 2006 · 3:52 PM PST

2006/02/24 · 15:52

Recently obtained documents have revealed that the port deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was only a first step in a move by the Bush Administration to privatize the security functions of the federal government.

The documents suggest that Bush is planning to outsource the entire Department of Homeland Security to the highest bidder, with a proposed organization chart shown below the fold.
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