Kucinich gets standing ovation at convention (1)
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DENVER -- The surprise star of Tuesday afternoon's session at the Democratic convention? Ohio Rep. and former presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich. No, really. Kucinich, who entered to the strains of the Ohio Players' funk classic "Love Rollercoaster," managed to score not one but two sustained standing ovations during his speech here at the Pepsi Center, his passion rising and his speaking style growing more compelling as he fed off his audience's enthusiasm, and vice versa. ...
"More of the Same" (1)
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While the summer saw the Obama campaign struggling to come up with an anti-McCain narrative that would stick, now we've got two of them. McCain's two weaknesses going into the fall campaign season are (1) his admission that economics isn't his strong suit (he's "out of touch") and (2) his rubber-stamping of Bush's policies (he's "more of the same"). Obama has been hitting hard on the first front, reminding voters that McCain's policies benefit only ...
"More of the Same" (2)
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While the summer saw the Obama campaign struggling to come up with an anti-McCain narrative that would stick, now we've got two of them. McCain's two weaknesses going into the fall campaign season are (1) his admission that economics isn't his strong suit (he's "out of touch") and (2) his rubber-stamping of Bush's policies (he's "more of the same"). Obama has been hitting hard on the first front, reminding voters that McCain's policies benefit only ...
The right and men who live off their second wives' inherited wealth (5)
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What's most notable about John McCain's confusion over the number of homes he owns isn't merely that it demonstrates that, after running his campaign based on depicting Barack Obama as an out-of-touch elitist and himself as the all-American Everyman, McCain lives a life that is about as far removed from the Average American as one can get, and has done so for decades. What's notable is how McCain was able to live that way. McCain ...
The right and men who live off their second wives' inherited wealth (1)
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What's most notable about John McCain's confusion over the number of homes he owns isn't merely that it demonstrates that, after running his campaign based on depicting Barack Obama as an out-of-touch elitist and himself as the all-American Everyman, McCain lives a life that is about as far removed from the Average American as one can get, and has done so for decades. What's notable is how McCain was able to live that way. McCain ...
The Olympics: Unveiling Police State 2.0 (10)
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"There is a bitter irony here. When Beijing was awarded the games seven years ago, the theory was that international scrutiny would force China's government to grant more rights and freedom to its people. Instead, the Olympics have opened up a backdoor for the regime to massively upgrade its systems of population control and repression."
The women still in the race (1)
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For all the talk about the historic nature of the Clinton (woman!) and Obama (Black!) campaigns that’s gone on in the mainstream media for the past year, you might not have any idea that a third, equally unprecedented ticket was being run: Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente, the presidential and vice-presidential nominees of the Green Party. This is the first all women of color presidential ticket in the history of the United States. Now, I ...
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Yeah I think I know who I will be voting for.
First the West Hills, now the World; Zoobombers will vie for gravity crown (1)
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Chuck Bridge and his gravity bike at the top of “Dragontail” back in April.More images(Photos © J. Maus) Three Portland men who honed their downhill biking skills while “Zoobombing” down the West Hills are taking their sport to the next level. Team Zoobomb — which consists of Chuck Bridge, Aaron Truman, and Gabriel Tiller — are set [...]
McCain paid a year's salary since he showed up to work (1)
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$51,345.08 - Senate salary John McCain has 'earned' since he last showed up in the Senate to perform his job on April 9, 2008. $48,201.00 - The median household income in the US in 2006. As Calouste commented: Yes, Joe Sixpack, Senator McCain has now recieved more money for not showing up for his job than you and your family get in a year for showing up for yours.
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! ! ! hey john, whiskey tango foxtrot ?
McCain paid a year's salary since he showed up to work (2)
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$51,345.08 - Senate salary John McCain has 'earned' since he last showed up in the Senate to perform his job on April 9, 2008. $48,201.00 - The median household income in the US in 2006. As Calouste commented: Yes, Joe Sixpack, Senator McCain has now recieved more money for not showing up for his job than you and your family get in a year for showing up for yours.
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! ! ! hey john, whiskey tango foxtrot ?
Recycling the old bicycle (1)
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From BicycleRetailer.com: When Steve Flagg reviewed his inventory reports recently, one item jumped off the page -- 27-inch tires. "We were totally unprepared for the demand in 27-inch tires," said Flagg, president of Quality Bicycle Products. Wayne D. Gray, vice-president of KHS/FreeAgent Bicycles, noticed the same trend. "We're seeing a lot of demand for them. It's people taking their old Schwinn Varsity out of the garage and to a shop for new tires and a ...
My Nozzle or Yours? (1)
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Selective Hero Worship (4)
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TPM Reader BA finds himself befuddled: Continues to boggle my mind what a difference 4 years can make to the conservatives. 1996: Bob Dole is a war hero! Clinton is a draft dodger! WORSHIP THE WAR HERO! 2000: Forget the war! Ignore the potential Vietnam-era AWOL-ness of our candidate, and his complete lack of foreign policy knowledge! He's got integrity! 2004: So what your candidate actually fought and was injured in the same war during ...
Why Do We Care About FISA? (1)
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So, why have activists spent so much effort opposing retroactive corporate immunity as part of new FISA legislation, when there are so many other things in the world to be outraged about? Why do so many people care so much about a mere technical issue such as whether such-and-such is legal or illegal? I can count three reasons. It goes to the heart of illegal actions by this administration. The Bush administration has broken law ...
Police Officer shares candid perspective on Taser incident (1)
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Robert Pickett(Photo © J. Maus) The article below was written by Portland Police Officer Robert Pickett. Pickett — who regular readers know by his user name “PoPo” (he’s a regular commenter and member of the Portland Bike Forums) — is a former member of the SE Precinct Bicycle Patrol Unit and now works in the [...]
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the "bike friendly cop" comes out with statistics to draw away from the situation at hand - police brutality. where were the stats on this? absent. but I do feel reassured by knowing it's unlikely I'll be tased, and my community accepts the behavior in question by police WE choose to employ.
McCain's birth certificate (1)
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(From the diaries -- kos) In light of kos' display of Barack Obama's birth certificate, John McCain's campaign has released a rare glimpse of the Republican candidate's own birth certificate. Thought lost for the ages, the document was found in a clay jar, in an abandoned cave, on the outskirts of Sedona, by a shepherd boy in 1947. The desert climate and the dry atmosphere in the caves kept the parchment remarkably well preserved. Unfortunately, ...
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