Help! The McCain campaign is on the phone...

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Monday October 13, 2008 · 12:11 PM PDT

2008/10/13 · 12:11

It's a familiar refrain: "Help! The McCain campaign is phonebanking me, and I don't know what to do."

Fear not, "phonebanking" is a completely natural part of the campaigning process. Prepare now for this emergency. If you know what to do, you can turn this inconvenience into a wonderful opportunity to help the Obama campaign.

Here are some helpful tips to guide you through this difficult and very personal process:

Do not panic. The person on the other end of the line is likely just as scared as you...

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Monday September 01, 2008 · 5:51 AM PDT

2008/09/01 · 05:51

After reading several EXPLOSIVE diaries on DailyKos, I traveled up to Frozen Alaska, where I spent the last week combing through the icy archives of the State Library and Igloo and was able to find this AMAZING PHOTO EVIDENCE that will once and for all BLOW THE DOORS off the Palin Candidacy.

With this incredible PHOTO EVIDENCE, we can FINALLY make the case we need to BEAT McCAIN!

PeaceNerd

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Thursday March 20, 2008 · 5:09 AM PDT

2008/03/20 · 05:09

Darkness.

A phone rings.

"Hello?"

"Mr. President?"

"Hello?"

"Mr. President? Are you talking into the speaker again?"

"Ah...wait...dammit!"

"Hello?"

"President McCain? We have a situation..."

PeaceNerd

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Friday February 01, 2008 · 8:09 PM PST

2008/02/01 · 20:09

At the beginning, I'll admit I was a believer. Following the '04 convention, I daydreamed about the possibility of an Obama run. I heard him give an interview on NPR, and I my eyes began to well up when they asked him to name a great figure from American history that had influenced him (and he said Dorothy Day). Just days after Obama's campaign kicked off in front of the Illinois statehouse, I slapped a big blue Obama decal on the back of my car.

Over the months that followed, I read a lot of people's thoughts, and began to understand their doubts about him. For many here, his rhetoric (based largely on his "We are not two Americas" meme from the convention) sounded suspiciously like DLC-Lieberman-style "moderation". I never bought that argument entirely, though, even as I saw many people I admired begin to peel back their support from him. I thought they were just kinda paranoid.

And then, McClurkin.

PeaceNerd

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Wednesday November 21, 2007 · 10:00 AM PST

2007/11/21 · 10:00

We're used to hearing dismal stories about how US students stack up in reading when compared to kids in other countries. The main report researchers look at for this information is the "Programme for International Student Assessment" (PISA), which is administered every 3 years under the auspices of the OECD. When you hear those stories that say things like "U.S. ranks 23rd out of 29 industrialized countries in reading" - it's the PISA they're talking about.

Well this week the news broke that in the current round of PISA testing the US isn't even going to be included. Yes it appears that we are not even ranked.

The reason will not surprise you...

PeaceNerd

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Friday February 16, 2007 · 9:23 AM PST

2007/02/16 · 09:23

Just hopped over to CNN.com and have to point out that there is currently NO coverage there of the Iraq resolution debate. None. Zilch. Zero. Not even down the page.

But they do have:

Judge: Embalm Anna Nicole
Shuttle crew 'not distracted' by astronaut arrest
SI.com: Jeff Gordon's winning car fails inspection
Anna Nicole fight reveals burial dress in works
Ricky Martin defends obscene, anti-Bush gesture

No child's behind left in '08 budget

PeaceNerd

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Monday February 05, 2007 · 11:27 AM PST

2007/02/05 · 11:27

While the Bushes keep draining the "schools are being built" meme down to the dregs to try and hold some popular support for the war in Iraq, today's budget request from the White House takes a sledge hammer to our nation's own education programs.

The bugdet includes a raise of more than $24 billion for the Pentagon - bringing the total up to $624.6 billion for wars. That's a hefty budget for Baghdad schools. The same budget lines up forty-three (43) national education programs for elimination.

(Think of this as the Ploughshares into Swords Act of 2007).

Let's look at just some of what's being cut to pay for Bush's War:

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Which line items should be eliminated in 2008?

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Which line items should be eliminated in 2008?

Swords

33 votes

Ploughshares

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Bush vs. Ford: the "Way Forward"

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Wednesday January 10, 2007 · 9:27 AM PST

2007/01/10 · 09:27

If word on the street is correct that Bush is preparing to announce a "New Way Forward" for Iraq - it should be noted by all that his choice of words seems lifted directly from Ford.

Not Gerald Ford - Ford, the troubled motor company - or at least their PR department. Just one year ago, Ford announced thier "Way Forward" initiative to try and turn around the company's fortunes.

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