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An Ode to Community and Organizing

blogdig.net — 2008-10-16T01:18:29-04:00

I consider myself to be a social entrepreneur but that is a recent incarnation given my career path. Not too long ago, I remember sitting in many sundry social events and meetings with a myriad of folks, some were from my varied undergraduate college life experiences and others were more recent, and inevitably a discussion would ensue centering around our various career choices. I would almost always find myself beginning to speak in more cautious, hushed, inaudible and superfluous tones
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No one gives a crap about Ayers

blogdig.net — 2008-10-16T00:52:02-04:00

CNN poll: Obama's connection to William Ayers matters to you... Great Deal 23 Somewhat 14 Not Much 11 Not At All 51 So let's see, the crazy NRO set is about 23 percent of the country, which also -- by the way -- is the number of people who still think President Bush is doing a kick-ass job. Everyone else has bigger, more important things to worry about.
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Caption Contest!

blogdig.net — 2008-10-16T00:45:57-04:00

Oh, my. Caption contest, anyone?
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John McCain Put The Health Of The Mother In Finger Quotes

blogdig.net — 2008-10-16T00:39:23-04:00

Bye bye women. Hell, by the end of the debate, even my Republican mother emailed me to mock him. This is a moment, as many have said before, that John McCain will come to regret. Tags: john mccain, presidential debate (all tags)
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McCain's Litmus Test On Roe

blogdig.net — 2008-10-16T00:34:00-04:00

I thought this moment was the SUBSTANTIVE moment of the debate: MR. SCHIEFFER: Even someone who had a history of being for abortion rights, you would consider them. SEN. MCCAIN: I would consider anyone in their qualifications. I do not believe that someone who has supported Roe v. Wade -- that would be a part of those qualifications. But I certainly would not impose any litmus test. Excuse me, Senator McCain, if you say you would not appoint someone who supports Roe, you have just
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CNN poll, broken down

blogdig.net — 2008-10-16T00:28:42-04:00

So the CNN pundits kept harping on the fact that their snap poll gave Dems a 10-point sample advantage, thus supposedly rendering it less accurate. Well, now they've broken it down: Who did the best job in the debate? Independents McCain (R) 31 Obama (D) 57 Republicans McCain (R) 68 Obama (D) 18 Democrats McCain (R) 5 Obama (D) 88 Look how poorly McCain did with Republicans, compared to Democrats and Obama. And of course, Independents LOVED Obama.
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Politico's Smith uncritically quoted McCain misrepresenting Biden proposal for Iraq

blogdig.net — 2008-10-16T00:25:48-04:00

In an October 15 poston his blog, Politico seniorpolitical writer Ben Smith uncritically reported that during the thirdpresidential debate, Sen. John McCain "hit[]" Sen. Joe Biden"on specific foreign policy issues" including "his'cockamamie idea about dividing Iraq into three countries.' "Smith did not note that McCain's claim -- which he has made repeatedly -- isfalse. In fact, as MediaMatters for America has previously noted, Biden introduceda "five-point plan" to "[m]aintain a unified Iraq
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Hillary Clinton: Barack Obama Champion

blogdig.net — 2008-10-16T00:25:46-04:00

As this third debate took place in Hillary Clinton's home state of New York, she was in attendance tonight and has been a prominent guest on the cable news post-debate shows. Here's what she had to say on FoxNews: We have had an experiment within the last 16 years. Whose policies have resulted in more wealth for everybody to be able to srpead around? The Democratic policies. Once again, we're going to have a Democratic president when Barack gets elected who will get back to practical pragmatic
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Snap polls render pundits obsolete

blogdig.net — 2008-10-16T00:22:28-04:00

If it wasn't for the snap polls, the pundits would be proclaiming this night a glorious victory for McCain. John King, who gave McCain an 18-15 victory in his debate scorecard, was just on ranting against the snap polls, saying they were bunk because people are answering just after watching the dabate, while being too "emotional" ... unlike the pundits who are all about reason and logic. Whatever. I love how the American people don't give a shit what John King thinks. They can decide for
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Another Obama Win

blogdig.net — 2008-10-16T00:17:18-04:00

MediaCurves scores it for Obama: That's comparable to the first two debates. Now,everyone is skeptical of the exact insta-poll numbers, but so far, every time there's an insta-poll, the trackers confirm it a few days later. We'll find out by Friday that it's true this time as well. In any case, the key numbers are independents, and Obama doing better with Dems than McCain did with Republicans.
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CNN Post-Debate Poll: Obama Won Big

blogdig.net — 2008-10-16T00:08:00-04:00

CNN's post debate poll: Those polled all watched the debate. The breakdown: 40% D, 30% R, Rest Independents. This tracks with voter registration. Obama 58% McCain 31% Obama Favorables: Was 63, Now 66 Unfavorables: Was 35, Now 33 McCain's Favorables: Was 51, Now 49 Unfavorables: Was 45, now 49
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Debate Reaction Begins: It's Joe's Night

blogdig.net — 2008-10-16T00:05:45-04:00

Michael Grunwald: I'll tell you one thing: joe the plumber is laying some pipe tonight. Tonight is definitely going to be sacred for mrs. Wurtzelfarfegnugen. Marc Ambinder: Tonight's winner: Joe the plumber. The candidates would kill for this kind of free advertising. Also: Bob Schieffer. The best moderator. This was the best debate. You really got a good sense of where the candidates stood. More seriously: McCain and Obama tied on points. Maybe McCain even won on points. Solid
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Obama Campaign's Reaction to Final Debate

blogdig.net — 2008-10-16T00:02:00-04:00

Obama campaign spokesperson David Plouffe: “We came into the debate with two thirds of the American people thinking that John McCain is running a negative campaign, and Senator McCain spent 90 minutes trying to convince the other third. Once again, Barack Obama won a clear victory because he made the case for change for the middle class, while John McCain just had angry and negative attacks. More... Barack Obama showed the steady leadership that the American people need, and
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