Hold Fast

Ted Stevens engages in what must be a late-in-the-game effort to break Begich voters’ jaws by causing them to hit the floor with previously unseen speeds that they remain hospitalized on election day: “I’ve not been convicted yet,” Stevens said Thursday in a meeting with the editorial board of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. “There’s not [...]

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…from the Obama campaign. Seriously, these folks are creative and I’m glad they’re having fun days before the election. *** [ Find Your Polling Place | Voting Info For Your State | Know Your Voting Rights | Report Voting Problems ]

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A few days ago my friend Fred Gooltz wrote about the great steps media outlets are going to appear balanced and in so doing fail miserably to report fact in politics. Across town at the Old Gray Lady, the funniest headlines are the ones that try the hardest to not be criticized as liberal. The [...]

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Maybe it’s not a worthwhile comparison, but for a few months after 9/11 Rudy Giuliani was a national celebrity. Those few months gave birth to a presidential campaign. Sarah Palin was a national celebrity for a few weeks following being picked as McCain’s running mate (and has since been defined by series of train wrecks [...]

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I’m fighting back tears watching this video of an Obama campaign named Charles from Boulder, Colorado. This video is a distillation of the entire Obama message — change, hope, bringing people together. But that’s not what makes it powerful. What makes it powerful is that unlike a campaign ad or debate soundbite, this is true, [...]

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Credit where credit is due – national Republicans have been pulling no punches when it comes to their reaction to Ted Stevens’ conviction on seven felony counts of corruption. Senator John McCain: “It is clear that Senator Stevens has broken his trust with the people and that he should now step down. I hope that [...]

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Nick Kristof really has no business writing about Sino-Tibetan relations. He has limited academic knowledge, effectively zero personal connections to Tibet, and never bothers to disclose that he’s married to a Chinese American woman. But frankly, all of that is miniscule in terms of what Kristof reveals of his personal biases in a post he [...]

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Stop the photo op! Markos reports: Alaska law:   I was convicted of a felony, but have served my time and am on probation. Can I register to vote? No. A convicted felon may not register to vote unless unconditionally discharged from custody. When you are no longer on probation, a copy of your discharge [...]

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Ted Stevens’ current location, courtesy of NRSC Chair and Senate colleague John Ensign: National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman John Ensign (Nev.) offered a strong condemnation of Stevens and seemed to hint that this conviction would lead to his defeat. “This is a sad day for the United States Senate,” said Ensign. “Ted Stevens served [...]

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A lot was made of the Ashley Todd race baiting sexual assault hoax recently. This report, via Boing Boing, raises a whole new issue: In March, Ms. Todd was asked to leave a grass-roots group of Ron Paul supporters in Brazos County, Texas, group leader Dustan Costine said. He said Ms. Todd posed as a [...]

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