Sunday Talk: Even Stephen! Edition
Larry Craig flops; Anderson Cooper on Sesame Street; a mini-rant; and more... The LineupMTP: Stephen Colbert; PBS's Judy Woodruff, Doris Kearns Goodwin, National Review's Kate O'Beirne and Sally Bedell...
View ArticleHow Barack & Hillary Have Already Won
I know, I know. No votes have been cast. Heck, the date for the Iowa caucuses hasn't even been set yet. So, what's this talk of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton winning already?I'm not speaking of them...
View ArticleSunday Talk: BOO! Edition
Politics & baseball, ratings, lotsa photos (Gore! Kennedy! Colbert!) and more...The LineupMTP: Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT); NYDN's Tom DeFrank ("Write It When I'm Gone: Remarkable Off-the-Record...
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Sunday Talk: Reset Your Clocks, Y'all!
A blind item; funnies; news items; and more... The LineupMTP: Fred Thompson (R-TN); Tom Brokaw (author, "Boom! Voices of the Sixties: Personal Reflections on the '60s and Today")FTN: Sen. Joe Biden...
View ArticleStu, your column on the GOP & Black voters is missing something.
Stu Rothenberg managed to write an entire column on the GOP's problems getting black voters to vote for the GOP... without mentioning Hurricane Katrina, LBJ and civil rights, GOP efforts to prevent...
View ArticleSunday Talk: Nuthin' But A G Thang Edition
Photos from around the world, media bits, videos, and more below the fold and in the comments...The LineupMTP: Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)FTN: Mike Huckabee (R-AR); Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)This Week: Sec. of...
View ArticleSunday Talk: Gobble Gobble Up Those Savings Edition
Photo-palooza, Big Money Mitch, a Vitter flashback, media bits, videos, and more below the fold and in the comments.The LineupMTP: National Journal's Ron Brownstein; WaPo's E.J. Dionne; PBS's Gwen...
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Sunday Talk: Dirty Sexy Money Edition
A TV show references Cheney's hunting accident, media bits, videos, and more below the fold and in the comments...The LineupMTP: James Carville, Bob Shrum, Mary Matalin, and Mike Murphy discuss the...
View ArticleSunday Talk: A Lott of GOP Trouble Edition
An Al Rodgers special on Giuliani, cartoons, flashback, media bits, videos, and more below the fold and in the comments...Lineup (Pls link, if you're copying to another site.) MTP: Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA)...
View ArticleSunday Talk: Mitt, You're No JFK Edition
Blind Item, 12 lies of Mitch McConnell, media info, ratings, and more below the fold and in the comments...The Lineup (Pls link, if you're copying to another site.) MTP: Rudy Giuliani (R-NY)FTN: Sen....
View ArticleSunday Talk: Baby, It's Cold Out There Edition
Romney videos, hybrid ownership, I miss Jon & Stephen, an Alan Keyes flashback, media info, ratings, and more below the fold and in the comments...The LineupMTP: Mitt Romney (R-MA)FTN: John Edwards...
View ArticleSunday Talk: Crunch Time Edition
Dancing, media info, ratings, and more below the fold and in the comments...The LineupMTP: Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX); CNBC & NYT's John Harwood and NBC News' Chuck Todd on the pres. campaignFTN: Sen....
View ArticleSunday Talk: Countin' Down to a New Year Edition
The LineupMTP: in IA; Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL); Mike Huckabee (R-AR)FTN: John Edwards (D-NC)This Week: Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY); Sen. John McCain (R-AZ); roundtable of David Brooks, Donna Brazile...
View ArticleSunday Talk: So, I hear there are elections going on? Edition
How Newsie spent her caucus night & did she win her caucus pools? (as if you care); takin' on Bill O'Reilly; blind item, media info, ratings, and more below the fold and in the comments...The...
View ArticleSunday Talk: Passing the Baton Edition
Al Rodgers originally started this weekly Saturday night party, and after his life got much busier, I became "permanent guest host." I'm busier at work and will continue to get busier as election...
View ArticleGeraldine, He Gets Death Threats Because He's Black.
DHinMI did a solid job discussing the racist underpinnings of Geraldine Ferraro's comments.Ferraro's comments again: If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman...
View ArticleChill the bleep out.(re: 50-state strategy)
Geez, talk about taking in information and not knowing what to do with it. If you've proclaimed "the 50-state strategy is dead," then, you've overreacted. If you are saying, "Obama folks want a...
View ArticleBecause I don't do whining and moaning...
I opened up a few recommended diaries yesterday and earlier while at work, and I was annoyed at the bad information and just the dearth of nuanced, constructive discussion that resulted. That sort of...
View ArticleDoes being effective matter anymore?
I like seeing activists and bloggers focused and fighting for a cause/candidate. I like seeing passionate people channel their energies into productive action.What I don't like seeing and what I've...
View ArticleSimple Answers to Simple Questions: Health Care Reform Fight Edition
With regard to health care reform...Is the sky falling?No, but it's stormy. It was entirely predictable that it would get stormy the closer we got. There's a reason why the U.S. doesn't have universal...
View ArticleOh for crying out loud, are you dense?!
From practically the beginning of the health care reform fight, there have been diaries and comments with people wondering what the White House's position is on the public option.I'm not sure the WH...
View ArticleWhen activists & national orgs just don't quite get it...
Sigh. I get frustrated with conservative Democrats as much as the next blogger. I get equally frustrated with actions taken by progressive activists that don't help us either persuade a reluctant...
View ArticleHCR battle: Your Basic Assumptions Are Wrong
I think a number of assumptions (among other things) have fueled the insecurity on progressive blogs regarding health insurance reform. I think those assumptions are understandable based on what is...
View ArticleYou better contact your reps tomorrow
When I was in college, a lecturer, who used to be a senior Republican aide in Congress, liked to tell a story about Ronald Reagan asking people to call the Democratic chairman of the Ways & Means...
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Let's FREAK OUT over news that is NOT breaking!!!
I've been around for five years, so I know that this place runs on outrage and freak outs are a frequent occurrence.But seriously.Everyone knew that the PO was NOT going to be a part of the Senate...
View ArticleSo, I guess you were wrong...
Just because you don't know about it, doesn't mean it isn't happening.One of the reasons why I don't get all up in arms and don't ascribe nefarious "they're going to sell us out" motives about the...
View ArticleState of Health Care Reform in Four Sentences
If Dems can get 60 votes for public option with opt out in the Senate, they'll go with that.If they can't, then, they go with 60 votes for public option with trigger.Then, we go to conference, and...
View ArticleA Guide to Anonymous Sourcing
I whipped this up quickly in a comment in Sunday Talk, and folks seemed to like it, so here it is with a few changes in a diary form.Even if a source isn't anonymous, much of this guide is relevant.The...
View ArticleOOPS
I've posted from time to time that I didn't think a lot of bloggers understood Obama or how his operation works. I think that while Obama does believe in a lot of that hope and change rhetoric and...
View ArticleAt least own up to your role in this...
If you want to boycott, fine, go ahead. Your choice. Just don't on the one hand claim to be responsible for the election of moderate-conservative Democrats, but then, be pissed when the party...
View ArticleA Win-Win Situation
Targeting Republican representatives who voted against health care reform and represent districts that Obama won is a win-win.Let's just start with the fact that constituent pressure is what works....
View Article'Tis the Season for Giving: A Guide to Progressive Orgs
Big and small donors start making their end of year contributions around this time, and I thought it might be a good idea to run through some worthy progressive organizations that you may not have...
View ArticleHere's A Fact About the Democratic Base [Updated]
Joe Klein's recent column is a subject of much discussion. I agree with parts of the column, and disagree with others. I want to home in on one part of it though: The denizens of the left blogosphere...
View ArticleThe Importance of Plouffe
Plouffe was a great campaign manager for Obama. He has experience in all facets of a campaign. He's also worked on the Hill. He's been an unofficial adviser to the WH and DNC all along, but because...
View ArticleIt Takes A Coalition, Stupid!
The progressive agenda can't move forward without coalition politics. Coalition politics is filled with headaches, but ultimately it is necessary and can be very successful. Progressives have an uphill...
View ArticleWhat's Been Missing from the Response to the Tebow Ad
Much of the response to the Focus on the Family Super Bowl ad featuring Tim Tebow has been focused on CBS's hypocrisy and the uneven way they apply their advertising standards. I think it's great that...
View ArticleMythBusters: Busting Commonly Held Netroots Myths About Campaigns
MythBusters is a fun, informative show on the Discovery Channel. I figured it might be nice to bring a little of that here.Misinformation and myth-making lead to uninformed opinions, and there are some...
View ArticleThe Biggest Mistake Progressives Have Made in the Last Year (Also,...
The right-wing has its media echo chamber (Fox, talk radio, internet communities, email). We have one that is mostly a few shows on MSNBC, internet communities and email. In some ways, it's harder for...
View ArticleCan we get real for once?
I can't tell if some people are just cheap dates or are working some other strategy. But whatever. It's time to stop being polite and time to start getting real.The public option was dead late last...
View ArticleSet a Trap. Ask a Republican: Do you stand for what teabaggers stand for?
Republicans are trying to harness/infiltrate the teabagger movement. They want those who are certain to turn out to vote in November to vote for Republicans, and not third party candidates.That's going...
View ArticleWant to make a difference? Educate yourself.
Misinformation and myth-making lead to uninformed opinions, and there are some things that have floated around the blogosphere for way too long. It's not helpful, and I think that debunking some of...
View ArticleMake a Choice: Is It About You, or Is It About the Cause?
I really wanted to title this "Get over yourselves," and figured that probably wouldn't be the best way to start this. But no matter what I titled this, there are going to be folks who won't take this...
View ArticleUnderreported Stories of the Election Thus Far
Underreported election stories thus far:U.S. Chamber of Commerce was motivated to spend big $ in this election against Democrats, but grew even more motivated to spend big $ in congressional elections...
View ArticleGOP trying to box Obama in on Bush tax cuts
The Obama White House made a big push a few months ago to box Republicans in on the Bush tax cuts. It didn't work, and now Republicans are attempting to do it to Obama.Quite frankly, the netroots...
View ArticleBackground on "Congress On Your Corner" Events
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and many others were shot at a "Congress On Your Corner" event. I'm not going to discuss this senseless shooting, but wanted to give background on Congress On Your Corner...
View ArticleWisconsin & the Importance of Coalitions
I've written about the importance of coalitions in advancing progressive causes in general before, but with Wisconsin in the news, I figured it was a good time to illustrate it with a concrete...
View ArticleUDPATED w/ volunteer link: WI Dems Raising $ to Recall All 8 GOP state...
... that can be recalled.I don't doubt that this is serious. Some key WI Democratic operatives live in these districts. You can donate here.Recall the 8 WI Republican Senators In 60 days we can take...
View ArticleWisconsin Recall: $ and Volunteer Drive Day 2
As you may know, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) has thrown its weight behind voter-led efforts to recall all 8 Republican state senators that are can be recalled at this time.Republicans have...
View ArticleWant to help Wisconsin recall Republicans? Here's how. (updated w/ staging...
As you may know, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) has thrown its weight behind voter-led efforts to recall all 8 Republican state senators that can be recalled at this time. State Democrats...
View ArticleWI Supreme Court: Volunteer for the WI Recount!
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin "is working hard to ensure the integrity of the canvassing process" in anticipation of a recount. (To make sure that the recount goes properly and there are no...
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