Our Long Dark Int'l Migraine: Maddy Albright on the Road for Hillary

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Thursday April 10, 2008 · 8:10 AM PDT

2008/04/10 · 08:10

Madeleine Albright was here in Kutztown, PA to speak at Kutztown University on behalf of Hillary this morning on what seems like it was short notice.

Gorgeous spring day with the first flash of beaming yellow daffodils showing their pretty faces & flirty breezes with a hint of warmth. Pale blue sky tangled with clouds - almost a sense of Hope® or Change © in the air by the artist formerly known as spring ™... Plenty of news media about interviewing students before & after.

A very fractious, talkative crowd of about 200 housed in the nice, modern student union building with a good PA system. A nice mix of students and people from the wider community & looked fairly representative of the area & the students, started about a half hour later than stated.

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Wednesday January 30, 2008 · 9:20 AM PST

2008/01/30 · 09:20

The Clintons are pushing this meme "the claim that Latinos won't vote for blacks" - or, big/little media is pushing this claim?

"Become the media..." hmmm.

Why is this place seeming to become what it purports to loathe? LONG on opinion, SHORT on facts. Punditry of punditry, accusation after accusation.

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What is holding your ice cream?

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What is holding your ice cream?

Waffle Cone

5 votes

Sugar Cone

1 vote

Cup

2 votes

Turley asserts leadership "promised" not to impeach

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Wednesday November 28, 2007 · 10:09 AM PST

2007/11/28 · 10:09

On KO last night Jonathan Turley came right out & said:

"...Because it is rather clear that what the President ordered was a Federal crime. Clearly defined in Federal law. But that causes a problem. Because many of the Democratic leaders and the Republican leaders have promised each other that they would not start impeachment proceedings. But when a Federal judge says the President committed a crime, it's pretty darn hard to ignore that."

(this Jonathan Turley appearance is up here at the indispensable Crooks&Liars...),

Open secret, I suppose... I just can't recall hearing a public figure state it so baldly, right there for all to see.

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What's flying over your head?

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What's flying over your head?

Stars & Stripes Forevah

11 votes

Skull & Crossbones

12 votes

Flags are so post-9/11

4 votes

RedSoxNation!!!

7 votes

I hate that flag thing

3 votes

certainly not old glory

2 votes

rebel yell

2 votes

New World Order Rulez!

4 votes

pie

9 votes

bullshit

13 votes

It's Not a "Dynasty," Stupid!

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Friday November 16, 2007 · 3:36 PM PST

2007/11/16 · 15:36

For more on this shocking development, follow me down down down down down... I'll even throw in a real catfight that'll make the much-hyped CNN "(garden)SLUGFEST Slugfest slugfest" look like... the walk in the park that it pretty much was.

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Who is your favorite Dynasty character of all?

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Who is your favorite Dynasty character of all?

Blake Carrington

1 vote

Krystle Carrington

1 vote

Alexis Carrington Colby

6 votes

Adam Carrington

0 votes

Jeff Colby

3 votes

Steven Carrington

2 votes

Dex Dexter

0 votes

Sammy Jo Dean Carrington

1 vote

Claudia Blaisdel

1 vote

Fallon Carrington Colby

3 votes

Amanda Bedford Carrington

0 votes

Dominique Deveraux

0 votes

Lady Ashley Mitchell

0 votes

Joel Abrigore

1 vote

Nicole Simpson

0 votes

City of Big Shoulders & Party of Big Machinery

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Tuesday August 07, 2007 · 4:53 PM PDT

2007/08/07 · 16:53

CHICAGO

Fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action, cunning
as a savage pitted against the wilderness,
Bareheaded,
Shoveling,
Wrecking,
Planning,
Building, breaking, rebuilding,
Under the smoke, dust all over his mouth, laughing with
white teeth,
Under the terrible burden of destiny laughing as a young
man laughs,
Laughing even as an ignorant fighter laughs who has
never lost a battle,
Bragging and laughing that under his wrist is the pulse.
and under his ribs the heart of the people,
Laughing!
Laughing the stormy, husky, brawling laughter of
Youth, half-naked, sweating, proud to be Hog
Butcher, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with
Railroads and Freight Handler to the Nation.

--Carl Sandburg

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Monday July 09, 2007 · 9:00 AM PDT

2007/07/09 · 09:00

Chicago has made incredible contributions to the world of comedy & entertainment with Second City & beyond.

In contemporary America, I too often feel as if I'm living in a bastardized version of Hogan's Heroes... Of course, there is one little cultural touchstone & bit of blazing samizdat culture that has soothed the soul during these long dark years... That's right. The Daily Show.

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Which TDS personality should cover Yearly Kos?

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Which TDS personality should cover Yearly Kos?

Dan Bakkedahl

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Samantha Bee

27 votes

Jason Jones

4 votes

Aasif Mandvi

12 votes

John Oliver

31 votes

Rob Riggle

5 votes

Lewis Black

20 votes

Larry Wilmore

1 vote

Bring the show out to Chicago that week, Jon!

46 votes

other

2 votes

forget TDS, The Colbert Report is where it's at

9 votes

"Hit Men" Strikes Laughter into Hearts & Minds...

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Sunday February 25, 2007 · 1:34 PM PST

2007/02/25 · 13:34

"Hit Men" was developed by the same creative team who brought us the marvelous "I'm a Democrat" parodies of the hip & funny by themselves PC v. Mac ads.

pls remember to rate & comment! :)

If I should delete the embedded image link pls let me know-I've read the site faq & asked on three different open threads if this is okay, it's unclear to me & I will change the link if instructed to.

more of their fabulous work:

Democrat/Republican II: Country

Democrat/Republican VIII: Taking a Beating

I'm definitely waiting for britethorn & co to deploy "YOU ARE COMING TO A SAD REALIZATION" in one of these!!

Warning: Spoilers Abound Ahead

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What's the funniest thing about Hit Men?

the blue hybrid the kidnapping pollsters drive

Hood over Mr. Riley's head, secured by chains AND rope

"We're pollsters, Mr. Riley... We're gonna make you talk."

"I am not a terrorist!" "Not quite, just the average Democratic voter..."

Wait a minute...that's from Star Trek II, the Wrath of Kahn....

"So average..." "You brought it up!!"

The candidate breakdown (The Audacity of Hype, etc.)

Oh God! It's Dr Smith from Lost in Space! You got the whole cast from Lost in Space! You bastards!

The average Republican voter. Sounds like they've gotten to Jeb Bush...

I'd rather eat my own eyeballs! I hate all politicians!

Whoa! Wait a minute. We can't release a poll saying the average

Oh god no please, that guy looks like an elf...

I hate guys in the military/I support our troops/I have a jacket made of yellow ribbons

other, comment below

43 votes Vote Now!

What's the funniest thing about Hit Men?

the blue hybrid the kidnapping pollsters drive

3 votes

Hood over Mr. Riley's head, secured by chains AND rope

0 votes

"We're pollsters, Mr. Riley... We're gonna make you talk."

1 vote

"I am not a terrorist!" "Not quite, just the average Democratic voter..."

5 votes

Wait a minute...that's from Star Trek II, the Wrath of Kahn....

1 vote

"So average..." "You brought it up!!"

1 vote

The candidate breakdown (The Audacity of Hype, etc.)

2 votes

Oh God! It's Dr Smith from Lost in Space! You got the whole cast from Lost in Space! You bastards!

9 votes

The average Republican voter. Sounds like they've gotten to Jeb Bush...

9 votes

I'd rather eat my own eyeballs! I hate all politicians!

2 votes

Whoa! Wait a minute. We can't release a poll saying the average

0 votes

Oh god no please, that guy looks like an elf...

1 vote

I hate guys in the military/I support our troops/I have a jacket made of yellow ribbons

8 votes

other, comment below

1 vote

Phillies v Cubs @ YearlyKos II: Wanna go?

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Friday February 23, 2007 · 8:30 AM PST

2007/02/23 · 08:30

YearlyKos II goers-
Any trip to the Windy City would be incomplete without a visit to Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs... Lucky for us we may be able to arrange group tickets for the Phillies v. Cubs game at 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday, August 1.

This diary is to gauge interest, get ideas & figure out how to make this happen because it would be a blast to go as a group...

UPDATE:based on information learned in the comments, you may want to get your tickets now on your own...

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If interested, which ticket package appeals to you?

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If interested, which ticket package appeals to you?

Club Box (Infield) $67.00

2 votes

Club Box (Outfield) $56.00

0 votes

Field Box (Infield) or (Outfield) $56.00/52.00

0 votes

Terrace Box (Infield) or (Outfield) $48.00/42.00

1 vote

Upper Deck Box (Infield) or (Outfield) $48.00/42.00

0 votes

Terrace Reserved (Infield) $34.00

1 vote

Terrace Reserved (Outfield) $30.00

0 votes

Batter's Eye Suite $225 per person (if 100 people)

1 vote

Grand Slam (more than 50 people) about $181 each

0 votes

Super Suite (40 people max) about $200 each

0 votes

Upper Deck Reserved (Infield) $20.00

2 votes

Upper Deck Reserved (Outfield) $19.00

0 votes

Bleachers (General Admission) $42.00

2 votes

I'll comment below

2 votes

Sen. Durbin: Unacceptable "911" Comment

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Thursday January 11, 2007 · 6:45 AM PST

2007/01/11 · 06:45

Dear Honorable Senator Durbin,

I write to you this evening from Pennsylvania on the evening of the broadcast of George W. Bush's "Surge" speech. Though you are not my Senator, I wish only that Senators from my state someday live up to your high standard. Since the Keystone State was cursed with Rick Santorum for so long, we have some karma to work through.

I've followed you avidly if from afar & believe you are one of the true & enduring lights of the Democratic Party. If there is a Senator in Illinois who is tested enough to run for President, it is not the junior senator.
And so it sincerely pains me to be forced to address this letter to you.

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Thursday October 12, 2006 · 8:03 PM PDT

2006/10/12 · 20:03

Tuesday evening I attended a local meet & greet for Fighting Dem Chris Carney headlined by Joe Biden D-DE. Carney is running for PA-10. A district currently mis-represented by the odious, oh so gerrymandered in R- Don Sherwood-whose um much, much younger mistress Cynthia Ore he once attempted to strangle in his Georgetown townhouse may be seen here which resulted in the campaign ads you can see here by Sherwood (sadly admitting to the affair & pleading for his job) and Carney's devastating ads, which we hope takes it away. Local airwaves here are all over this with lots of fighting & demands for retractions going on.

And President Bu$h is being helicoptered in next Thursday to a small college to do a measly $350 a plate private dinner fundraiser for Sherwood! That is sooooooooooooooooooo pathetic. Bush can't even crack $500! BUSH! I'm not even talking Toxic Cheney! The Decider/Uniter/Peace President/War President himself!

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Monday October 09, 2006 · 9:10 AM PDT

2006/10/09 · 09:10

Liberty Valance: "You lookin' for trouble, Doniphon?"
Tom Doniphon: "You aimin' to help me find some?"

I'm elated to see so many rise in defense of Patrick Murphy, all the way up to a national level - this was quick action- Wes Clark doing a conference call with Philly area bloggers http://youngphillypolitics.com/node/1562 within a day or so, and I'm sure that we'll see much more by national Democratic party leaders in days to come.

In many ways this cycle might actually BE the sounds so hyperbolic "most important election of our lifetime" and - as with all these races, a handful will decide the outcome- among them quite possibly just a handful of scrappy Fighting Dems like Patrick Murphy, Chris Carney, Joe Sestak & Eric Massa. And they are ALL under similar attack, make no mistake. (as are others) Read More

Wes Clark & the Cassandra Factor

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Monday October 02, 2006 · 5:46 PM PDT

2006/10/02 · 17:46

In which I attend an endorsement event where Wes Clark speaks on behalf of Joe Sestak... from Saturday. First person account with some musings. And the chance to ask Wes about the "torture legislation."

...Spotted the right place & after making the turn was behind someone in pickup truck- through my open window I heard the staffer day- I'm sorry, but you can't park here, this spot is for General Clark! heh - YES! He was late too. Parked up the block & around the corner, hustled out of my car & started walking down the block to the corner where the VFW is. A little girl on a tricycle was blocking the way & we had a sort of clumsy cute dance- I wanted to grab her up, spin her around & say HEY! The future Prez of the United States of America is about to walk right into that building over there!!! but I just smiled & kept going... Read More

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