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Posting History for markw

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Alabama shooter an academic fraud (with evidence)
Anybody out there still think that Amy Bishop, though a murderer, may have been inappropriately turned down for tenure? How would you like to see evidence that she is an academic fraud?
markw 02/15/2010 90 30 2 255
Four Reasons I Support Hillary
Hillary supporters are sometimes criticized for focusing too much on the polls or the horserace, and not enough on why they support their candidate. Well, below are four heartfelt reasons I support ...
markw 12/18/2007 308 248 7 223
Analyzing the effect of D-Punjab memo
Yesterday I diaried about the Obama campaign's D-Punjab memo. Today I want to talk about what I think the political effect of ...
markw 06/15/2007 62 7 1 88
Iowa AFSCME did what?
A diary today claimed in its title that "Iowa AFSCME disavows HRC." That would be a very interesting development if it occured. ...
markw 12/21/2007 42 19 - 84
Did Univ. of Alabama suspect murder before? (Updated x 2)
Over the last couple of days, I've read some outrageous accusations about the University of Alabama, Huntsville and its faculty. For some odd reason, after a deranged faculty member, Amy Bishop, ...
markw 02/13/2010 164 29 - 82
Alabama suspect demanded getaway car in 1986
OK, I realize that this appears to be getting further and further away from politics. Or, perhaps closer, if it raises more questions about why Amy Bishop was never charged in 1986.
markw 02/14/2010 78 8 - 35
LA Times: Obama says he bungled Illinois votes
The L.A. Times has an article today about how Barack Obama claims he bungled five ...
markw 01/23/2008 145 17 1 26
"Hillary Clinton (D-Punjab)" says Obama campaign
Though I support Hillary Clinton, I also like Obama very much and would be pleased to see him become Vice-President and, in the future, President. However, his campaign has done something that ...
markw 06/15/2007 500 19 1 25
AFSCME endorses Hillary
The 1.4 million member American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Workers union (AFSCME) has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. ...
markw 10/31/2007 91 24 1 25
Victory! (from a UCI faculty member)
(also diaried while I was writing this diary by FoundingFatherDAR ) Proponents of academic freedom have won a stunning victory at the ...
markw 09/17/2007 19 22 - 24
Clinton addresses autism
Hillary Clinton unveiled a plan today to help children and families affected by autism. As I am both the father of a three-year-old son with autism and a professor of education, I took special note.
markw 11/24/2007 117 39 - 23
Obama's experience in historical context
Polls indicate that Hillary Clinton has a huge advantage over Barack Obama in voters' assessments of candidates' experience. To further consider the challenges that Obama faces in this regard, I ...
markw 07/11/2007 168 6 - 22
Dear Senator Obama:
Congratulations on really taking the fight to the "Bush-lites" in our party. Your comment that you would be willing to meet with the leaders of North Korea, Iran, Syria, Cuba, and Venezuela in your ...
markw 07/26/2007 112 9 - 20
Why Hamas must be defeated
All those who love peace feel a heavy heart at the current situation in Palestine and Israel. In particular, Israel's most recent decision to send its troops into Gaza will mean much more death and ...
markw 01/03/2009 228 17 1 20
Let's talk about preconditions
Since some people didn't like my snark yesterday, let's have instead a serious talk about preconditions, without getting into "he said,
markw 07/27/2007 64 4 - 19
I've been to Gaza....
I imagine I'm one of the few people on DailyKos who has been to Gaza. I stopped there in December 1999-January 2000 during a round-trip car trip from Cairo (where I was living and working) to Tel ...
markw 12/27/2008 103 9 - 17
Individual Mandates and Universal Health Insurance
The most important difference between the health plans put forth by Obama, on the one hand, and Edwards and Clinton, on the other hand, is that of individual mandates. Simply put, Edwards and ...
markw 11/26/2007 68 19 - 15
Surprising Poll Results in California
The just-released L.A. Times poll ( article --
markw 01/15/2008 88 16 - 14
Do Cuba/Venezuela/N. Korea/Syria/Iran merit 1st year meetings?
I've posted two diaries so far on this issue, one a snark and one a serious discussion of five types ...
markw 07/29/2007 156 10 - 10
Hillary's reserve strengths
Obama has some momentum and an excellent chance to win Iowa. A victory in Iowa could propel more independents to his camp and bring him victory in New Hampshire. Following those big wins, African ...
markw 12/01/2007 72 16 1 10
New Hillary blog
A group of Clinton supporters from DailyKos and MyDD have launched HillarysBloggers.com , a new blog in support of Hillary's campaign. We view this as a ...
markw 09/07/2007 49 9 - 9
New CNN & Zogby polls contradict DMR: What's going on?
New polls today by CNN and Zogby both put Clinton in first place. What are the numbers and how can you explain the difference between these and the DMR poll? More below the ...
markw 01/01/2008 79 16 - 9
A Shocking Map (with poll)
Even though it's happened in the past, a lot of us have nevertheless been surprised at how a victory in one small rural state, where less than 20% of the population votes, can radically transform a ...
markw 01/07/2008 84 10 - 9
Florida by the Numbers
People are debating back and forth about whether Florida "counts" in any of a number of ways: whether the delegates will eventually be counted, whether the vote signifies anything about potential ...
markw 01/29/2008 55 20 3 9
How Hillary has personally touched my life
Those who have read my diaries and comments know that I strongly support Hillary Clinton for president. Overall, I am very impressed with her political vision, experience, ability, and willingness ...
markw 05/08/2007 31 18 1 8
Let's talk about the social security cap
I'm what you might call a "tax and spend" liberal. If I were running for office, my Republican opponents could accurately attack me for saying there was never a tax that I didn't like. However, I ...
markw 11/16/2007 47 14 1 8
Clinton Wins Strip Precincts
Clinton won 7 of the 9 at-large worksite precincts on the Las Vegas strip. Overall the results at these nine precincts were as ...
markw 01/19/2008 86 15 - 8
Who does worst against Giuliani: Obama, Edwards, or Clinton? (I have the answer)
One of the main arguments against Clinton on this site is that she is "unelectable" because such a high percentage of the population supposedly hates her. On the other hand, Obama is supposedly a ...
markw 05/02/2007 67 6 - 7
big swing in Rasmussen poll!
Those who follow polls know that the Rasmussen weekly poll is the only one that has shown Obama leading Hillary nationally (by a 2 point margin last week). This was after several weeks of steady ...
markw 05/07/2007 62 5 - 7
Top Ten Reasons For Mandated Universal Health Care
Like many Democratic voters, health care reform is one of my most important priorities. I believe the "sine qua non" of any acceptable health care plan is Universal Health Care . And,
markw 11/30/2007 138 18 2 7
The View from Manchester
For many on this site, the 1990s look like part of the problem. NAFTA, welfare reform, triangulation--the whole nine yards. The problems didn't start in 2001--we have to overturn Washington and ...
markw 01/09/2008 23 18 - 7
"We're safer." Edwards said it first.
People are trying to make a mountain out of the fact that Hillary said that we are safer now, but not yet safe enough. Here is a direct quote from ...
markw 06/04/2007 380 14 - 6
Obama and Clinton both right on Cuba
How can they both be right? Check it out below the fold.
markw 08/23/2007 36 7 - 6
Is Hillary Electable? (WISH 1) (with poll)
I've been a progressive activist going back to the 1970s and am a longtime member here (userid 7014). I've never posted a diary previously, due in part to being busy with three young kids. However, ...
markw 01/27/2007 34 6 1 5
Hillary or Obama? The deciding issue for me
I have been supporting Hillary throughout this campaign, and at times I have sharply criticized Obama out of partisanship. But the reality is that I find many things attractive about Obama too. I ...
markw 02/01/2008 101 30 - 5
Time to give up?
Obama won a big victory in Iowa. He is a strong favorite to follow up with wins New Hampshire and South Carolina. The conventional wisdom on this site and in much of the media is that Hillary is ...
markw 01/07/2008 55 14 - 4
1st Post-Debate Poll Results
Many has speculated that Hillary Clinton might suffer in the polls following the most recent debate. Others claim that it would have no effect or she might even benefit. What does the first data ...
markw 11/02/2007 34 16 - 3
ARG Iowa: C: 34, O: 25, E: 21
Well, those of you who have been calling ARG a junk pollster will have your arguments either greatly bolstered or dispoven by day's end. ARG is calling the Iowa race dramatically differently than ...
markw 01/03/2008 125 19 - 3
How DMR McCain endorsement helps Hillary
Hillary landed perhaps the most important yet of the campaign today, that of the Des Moines register. Overlooked in all the excitement (or disappointment for some) is their endorsement in the ...
markw 12/15/2007 37 17 1 1
Let's Talk Seriously About Post-Bush Iraq
Obama earlier criticized Daily Kos as being too predictable, suggesting that it was not a place to find serious original analysis, but rather knee-jerk and predictable reactions. By now, we've all ...
markw 03/15/2007 18 4 - -
Understanding Edwards' position on Iraq
Edwards' official position on Iraq is to "Require a complete withdrawal of combat troops in Iraq in the next 12-18 months ...
markw 04/02/2007 26 4 - -
Are the Power Rangers racist??
In Frank Rich's column today, he criticizes different people for hypocrisy in regards to Don Imus. Follow below the fold to help me understand one of his comments.
markw 04/15/2007 13 1 - -
Clinton, Edwards, Obama on Supreme Court abortion decision (with poll)
I just checked out the top three Democratic presidential candidates' Websites for responses to the Supreme Court decision upholding the bill that outlawed a particular abortion procedure. Here's ...
markw 04/19/2007 24 4 - -
Dolores Huerta and the 2008 Elections
Dolores Huerta --co-founder of the United Farm Workers union, and a leading fighter for social justice for more than five ...
markw 05/22/2007 8 5 - -
For Peace and Prosperity: Examining HRC's Vision
A number of people here have been complaining that Hillary Clinton supporters post too many poll results, and rarely post diaries laying out why they support Clinton. So, by popular demand, here's ...
markw 06/21/2007 16 7 - -
Hillary's *full* response on nuclear weapons
The reports today on Hillary's response regarding nuclear weapons were truncated, and thus left out valuable information for understanding what she meant. See the fuller report below.
markw 08/02/2007 17 1 - -
Video of Hillary's breakout session
Talking Points Memo has posted video highlights of Hillary Clinton's breakout session at YearlyKos. (They say they'll post highlights ...
markw 08/06/2007 38 4 1 -
taking a candidate's constituency into account?
There seems to be a commonly accepted belief on DailyKos that we need to take a candidate or elected official's constituency into account in rendering judgment. How does this effect our judgment of ...
markw 08/13/2007 17 1 - -
A Clinton-Clark ticket?
Cross-posted at Hillary's Bloggers I supported Clark in 2004, and I support Clinton now, but I never thought much about a ...
markw 09/16/2007 100 21 - -
Why Hillary Will Win
With the race virtually tied in Iowa and New Hampshire, and Obama having some momentum, should he now be favored to win? Well, not so fast. Hillary has some huge advantages in this race that allow ...
markw 12/14/2007 128 17 - -
Slandering Obama
I've had enough with this slander of Obama. Time to take action. See details below.
markw 12/17/2007 87 16 1 -
Are "at-large" worksite caucuses fair?
The recent lawsuit against Nevada's at-large worksite caucuses has caused quite a bit of debate and discussion. In this diary, I intend to look in depth at the issue, linking to relevant documents ...
markw 01/13/2008 49 19 - -
The State of the Race
Barack Obama had a great night. Congratulations to him and his supporters. We have now completed the four "official" early contests in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina. It's an ...
markw 01/26/2008 77 7 - -
Fair Rules and Unfair Rules
From reading this and other blogs, I get the impression that there are "fair" rules that must be followed, because they were agreed to in advance (whether or not they are democratic), and other "...
markw 02/07/2008 34 14 - -
Super-Delegates vs. Caucus-Selected Delegates
There has been all sorts of fuss from the Obama campaign about what will happen if the Super Delegates overthrow the supposed will of the people. I have another question, though, what if the caucus-...
markw 02/08/2008 74 19 - -
Plan to retrieve bonuses from non-U.S. citizens at AIG
One of the issues that has been raised in regards to 100% taxing of bonuses paid to AIG employees is that many of them are not U.S. citizens and do not live in the U.S. They thus do not pay U.S. ...
markw 03/18/2009 38 - - -
The 2016 Primaries and the Future of the Democratic Party
There was a very interesting opinion piece in the Washington Post this morning by Dana Milbank. Milbank describes how the Democratic Party at the local level has shriveled in recent year, partly due t
markw 02/21/2016 7 6 - -