Best Line of the Campaign

post from LiberalOasis : The Blog on 04 February 2008 11:48:00 PM. © LiberalOasis : The Blog

I had thought the best line of the campaign season was Joe Biden's definitive smackdown of Rudy Giuliani, "There's only three things he mentions in a sentence: a noun, and a verb and 9/11."

But I now think it's this one from Michelle Obama: "I am what an investment in public education looks like."

In fact, her speech (overshadowed somewhat by Oprah and Maria Shriver) was probably the best speech of the campaign season to date. You can catch it here.

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The Mayor Of Boston

post from Eschaton on 04 February 2008 11:40:00 PM. © Eschaton

Is not who Jay Newton-Small thinks it is.

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Back From The Townhall

post from MyDD on 04 February 2008 11:37:42 PM. © MyDD

Wow, that was pretty boring but then again, I wasn't exactly the target audience. This was clearly targeted at women -- not only was it on The Hallmark Channel but for the first half hour she answered questions in "soft" Hillary mode, which only gave way[...]

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Open Thread

post from Crooks and Liars on 04 February 2008 11:30:04 PM. © Crooks and Liars

Open Thread below and don’t forget to vote tomorrow if your state is holding a primary.

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Russ Feingold Pushes the Bolton Button

post from The Washington Note on 04 February 2008 11:29:00 PM. © The Washington Note

At the beginning of the battle to stop John Bolton's confirmation as US Ambassador to the United Nations, Senators Russ Feingold and Barack Obama were both inclined to support his nomination. They both serve on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,...

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Late Night

post from Eschaton on 04 February 2008 11:14:00 PM. © Eschaton

Rock on.
...damn, not working.

...okay try now.

video details and more

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Open Thread and Diary Rescue

post from Daily Kos on 04 February 2008 11:12:21 PM. © Daily Kos

This evening's Rescue Rangers are taylormattd (on double-duty), joyful, jlms qkw, grog, Kath25, and Avila. Joyful is driving the Editmobile tonight.

In Global Warming and Hurricanes: What's the Latest?, ClimateLurker puts into context a recent study on the influence of sea surface temperature and wind. Trust us, your eyes won't glaze over. (grog)

Avila shows us all it is possible to write a respectful, well-reasoned diary advocating a presidential candidate in The America I Believe In. (taylormattd)

Dopeman reveals the feckless response of the military and Christian Right to the significant increase in suicide by our troops in Soldiers: JUST SAY NO to suicide. (kath25)

Yosef 52 shares Some Poems for the Night Owls & Early Birds, 4. Thoughtful, and beautifully-written! (joyful)

desmoinesdem provides an informative, on-the-scene report about a local Democratic primary in Introducing a series on the Democratic primary in IA-03. (taylormattd)

For the mathematically inclined or challenged, dday explains tomorrow's allocation of delegates in The Junkie's Guide To The California Democratic Primary. (kath25)

DemMarineVet brings us a heartening story of victory for civil rights in Democracy in Action & History Made...Take That George! (w/Photos). (jlms qkw)

Eric Hopp looks at interest rates at consumer banks for savings accounts and loans in Dollars and Sense--How I've lost my Schoolhouse Rock innocence to the Big Bank's greed. (kath25)

SoldierBoy brings disheartening news from Iraq about the effectiveness of the "surge" in What Kind Of Day Has It Been? (taylormattd)

Robert Ullmann recalls some of Kenya's history to explain why Kenyans believed we could vote. (joyful)

YatPundit paints us a picture of the Krewe of Endymion, one of several parades that take place in New Orleans during Carnival season, in Walk Like An Endymion. (taylormattd)

quaoar reports on an upsetting display of bigotry in Spain aimed at the first Black Formula One driver in Racism in all its ugliness. (kath25)

The calendar says it is Black History Month. No matter the time of year, this man can inspire us today. Learn about this hero in Up From Mississippi-The Saga of Richard Wright, brought to us by markin. (jlms qkw)

In FISA isn't the worst of it, diarist nwreader provides an eye-opening, comprehensive review of how our right to privacy has been eroded by data collection in both the public and private sectors. (taylormattd)

KingOneEye keeps us up-to-date on cable news ratings and provides analysis of which channel lags in growth in Sub-Prime(Time) Meltdown Hits Fox News Where It Hurts. (kath25)

Elise has tonight's Top Comments: Night Before Super Tuesday.

Enjoy, and please promote your own favorite diaries in this open thread.

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Late Night Music Club with Dr. John and Jools
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My travel blog just published it’s annual New Orleans report. It reminded me of this song I remember Dr. John and Jools Holland doing around 6-7 years ago, “The Hand That Changed It’s Mind.” Swing hard enough for ya?00

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Monday Late Nite: Stop, Yer Killing Me.

According to President Bush's latest budget proposal, I'm getting to keep as much of my own money "as possible" in 2009. Well, what's left of it, anyway.[...]

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Obama wins 75% of initial vote for Super Tuesday

post from AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth on 04 February 2008 10:59:00 PM. © AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth

The results are from American expats living in Indonesia. Don't forget to get out and vote today if you are a Democrat living outside of the US. Check out the Democrats Abroad site to get more details and make sure you have the proper documents. Here in Paris, there has been a lot confusion due to too many emails from the Democrats Abroad in Paris, none of which really explained what was happening, how it worked or what it meant. That's pretty much business as usual for the group but if you can make it to one of the polling stations, check out the list and vote.

Be sure to ask about when our expat votes are going to be counted in a general election while you're there. The organization seems to be moving in the right direction, but could certainly use some help in Washington. There are roughly six million Americans living abroad, so that ought to count for something.