On the GOP Katrina Commission

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Thursday September 15, 2005 · 5:39 PM PDT

2005/09/15 · 17:39

For reasons I can't go into, I can't really make any political arguments. However, I can present certain facts.

Think Progress already has the key points of the President's speech tonight.

http://thinkprogress.org/katrina-speech-tps/

Now, the Commissions that this will be modeled after are:

the 1973 Watergate Committee
the 1987 Iran Contra Committee
the 1994 Whitewater Committee
the 1995 Whitewater Committees and
the 1997 Campaign Finance investigation.

However, other than the 1994 Whitewater Committee, EACH COMMITTEE WAS ONE POLITICAL PARTY INVESTIGATING THE OTHER. 1973 and 198 had Democratic Congresses investigating Republican Presidents. 1995 and 1997 had Republican Congresses investigating Democratic Congresses.

Finally, the 1994 Whitewater Committee was attacked as so toothless that political pressure led to both the change in Congress and the appointment of an independant investigator.

I'm sure you all have your own takes, so I'll just leave that for commentary.

Anyone else struggling to communicate with cons?

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Friday September 02, 2005 · 12:20 PM PDT

2005/09/02 · 12:20

I've managed to get into screaming fights over the past few days with a lot of my conservative friends. I've realized it's happened for either one of two things....
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Lance Arrmstrong for...well, something

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Sunday November 21, 2004 · 1:33 PM PST

2004/11/21 · 13:33

Look, we're going to need to rebrand and rebuild in Texas, and we need electable young, bright, liberals.

So, okay, Lance never went to college. But he's an American hero who took it to the French, he's well spoken, undeniably Texan, and both socially and economically liberal.

He's from Plano, which means he could go against Pete Sessions when he's done cycling (and really, I think this may be his last tour). No reason to think he needs to stop there..certainly he'd make for a more credible Governor candidate than John WorldPeace, right?

New Slate Numbers

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Tuesday November 02, 2004 · 2:44 PM PST

2004/11/02 · 14:44

Florida
Kerry 52
Bush 48

Ohio
Kerry 52
Bush 47

Michigan
Kerry 51
Bush 48

Pennsylvania
Kerry 58
Bush 42

Iowa
Kerry 50
Bush 48

Wisconsin
Kerry 53
Bush 47

Minnesota
Kerry 57
Bush 42

New Hampshire
Kerry 58
Bush 41

Maine
Kerry 55
Bush 44

New Mexico
Kerry 49
Bush 49

Nevada
Kerry 48
Bush 49

Colorado
Kerry 49
Bush 50

Arkansas
Kerry 45
Bush 54

These numbers (I think) are an improvement.

GREAT WEATHER UPDATE

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Monday November 01, 2004 · 10:59 PM PST

2004/11/01 · 22:59

The rain tomorrow will hit hard in Western Pennsylvania and all but Northwest OH/Cleveland.

In other words, rain will hit Ohio and Pennsylvania, but only the mostly GOP parts of the two states.

God votes Kerry. Just hope the weather stays in that band, if it moves east or west, Democrats will start to get hurt. Still not sure what's going on with those poll watchers either.

Warning: Exit Polls and Drudge Report

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Sunday October 31, 2004 · 6:34 PM PST

2004/10/31 · 18:34

Just remember that in both 2000 and 2002 that Drudge posted "exit polls" showing a huge GOP victory. Granted, he was right in 2002, but way off in 2000. My guess is he was making it up both times.

In fact, if we don't hear a leak about exit polls from Drudge showing a Bush landslide at around 4 or 5 pm on Tuesday, its a sign we're going to win for sure.

Could GOP strategy be to INCREASE fraud votes?

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Sunday October 31, 2004 · 10:32 AM PST

2004/10/31 · 10:32

I just had a terrible thought. The GOP seems to be pushing strong to create a spector of invalid voting in key states. The Dems haave naturally responding by downplaying this.

Could this be the equivalent of the whole Florida military ballot scenario in Florida?

Could the GOP be actively pushing double voting (absentee then regular) and other attempts to increase their numbers, knowing that Dems will take an overall strategy of discouraging entirely the review of vote integrity? Then they can go narrowly challenge Dem votes while allowing their own fraud to give them the margin of victory?

Or am i jut paranoid?

Get this story out!!! (Tora Bora)

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Friday October 29, 2004 · 6:14 PM PDT

2004/10/29 · 18:14

The "OBL was never at tora bora" argument was a loser for Bush, but he sort of never got pressed on it because the points weren't worth it. But now, in light of Bush's shameful speech in Ohio, this must be broadcast throughout America. Let's have the last 3 days over whether or not we let Osama go.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A62618-2002Apr16?language=printer

The Bush administration has concluded that Osama bin Laden was present during the battle for Tora Bora late last year and that failure to commit U.S. ground troops to hunt him was its gravest error in the war against al Qaeda, according to civilian and military officials with first-hand knowledge....

New Ad Idea to Combat OBL tape

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Friday October 29, 2004 · 5:08 PM PDT

2004/10/29 · 17:08

Bush: "I think someone who...jumps to conlusions...fit for commander in chief" (forgot the whole quote).

Voiceover (female): Really, George?

(Random Saddam has WMDs quote).

Voiceover: Not true.

(Random Saddam = 9/11 quote).

Voiceover: Not true

(Random OBL is neutralized and irrelvant quote)

Voiceover: Not true.

Voiceover: On November 2nd, you have the chance to restore sensible foreign policy (or something else that plays well and works under BCRA).

Racist Jonah Goldberg (Yea, what's new?)

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Friday October 29, 2004 · 10:22 AM PDT

2004/10/29 · 10:22

From a regular reader in Ohio:

Dear Jonah,

You shouldn't draw too much aid and comfort from Steubenville, I'm afraid. This is where Kerry was ambushed by the Franciscan students six or so week's ago.....On the other hand, the "other Steubenville" that dominates the politics of the town has lots of the remnants of Union Steel groups, poor and minority groups on welfare won't demonstrate as much enthusiasm but will often troop out to the polls where they will pull the lever for democrats. Just because things look a certain way in Steubenville gives you little to no sense of Ohio as a whole - and probably no where does, since we are such a mish-mash of several major urban areas with lots of minorities and dem types but a very strong rural/small town section that is solidly red...

Yea, yea, I know, Jonah, you don't endorse the letters you choose. Call me unimpressed with your disclaimer. Surrogate racist.

The Desperate Genius of Rove (Explosives)

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Friday October 29, 2004 · 9:12 AM PDT

2004/10/29 · 09:12

Drudge: FLASH 10.29.04 11:36:56 ET / Soldier to brief reporters at Pentagon within the hour that he was tasked with removing explosives from al QaQaa and he and his unit removed 200+ tons... Officer was ordered to join the 101st airborne on April 13 -- to destroy conventional explosives at the al QaQaa complex... Developing...

This is great. A soldier says its destroyed. Rummy can't say its destroyed, because the media will want, ya know, some sort of proof. But a soldier....Kerry can't accuse a soldier of lying, or he hates our troops.

The Media NEEDS to be skeptical. They CANNOT just echo the Bush campaign as Pentagon. We cannot rely on Kerry to make the obvious case. We must directly lobby the media to make it known this is crap. This can be the nail in the coffin, or it can re-open the election. This is our choice.

Anyone here watching Larry Brown?

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Thursday October 28, 2004 · 9:29 PM PDT

2004/10/28 · 21:29

Talking about needing the reality-based community. They sat there and lied for 15 minutes about how they didn't have it and its wrong.

Now they're saying, sure Kerry is right, but he didn't KNOW he was right until today, vote Bush. Oh, and there are photographs that prove the movies are wrong. The satellite photographs show movement!!! movement!!! :)

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