Just call him a N!&&ER and get it over with,
Republicans. We ALL KNOW that's what you mean

post from Docudharma - Front Page on 04 September 2009 11:56:23 PM. © Docudharma - Front Page

Crossposted at Daily KosDiarist's note: I apologize for the N-bomb. I am a white male and take offense to that term as well, but as we are all ADULTS (unlike the GOP and the far right base) we should be able to discuss all matters as adults, and that[...]

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Polling and Political Wrap-Up, 9/4/09

post from Daily Kos on 04 September 2009 11:42:05 PM. © Daily Kos

No, this isn't a short edition because I am headed to the beach for Labor Day weekend. Clearly, there aren't many campaigns wishing to make news when everyone ELSE is headed to the beach for Labor Day weekend.

AZ-Gov: Brewer Hurting, According to Poll
If this new poll from Summit Group is to be believed, it is not just Democratic Governors who are being bludgeoned by the new political climate. This poll, taken by the Summit Group, has Arizona's GOP Governor, Jan Brewer, with an anemic re-elect of just eighteen percent, with 46% already committing to vote for someone else. An important caveat, however: the sponsor of this poll was a local businessman who has apparently shown interest in challenging Brewer in a GOP primary. Despite that caveat, it is hard to spin an 18% re-elect.

NATIONAL POLLS: New Democracy Corps Poll Shows Stability For Dems
Even though our weekly tracker shows the third straight week of unrelenting ugliness for the Democrats, other pollsters are proving to be a bit more stable in their political outlook. The folks at Democracy Corps (a Democratic group, but one whose polling has rarely had a strong Dem house effect) are out with new numbers today. President Obama fares reasonably well, with a 51/42 job approval. On the generic congressional ballot test, Democrats hold a nine-point lead in this survey.

SC-Gov: Are Democrats on the Verge of Landing A Top Recruit?
Good news out of the Palmetto State: state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jim Rex, the top Democratic officeholder in the state, is not seeking re-election. If you are wondering why that would be good news, it is because that makes it all the more likely that Rex will jump into the Governor's race in 2010. Rex could be aided by the Sanford/Bauer kerfluffle in South Carolina, where the state's embattled governor and ambitious lieutenant governor are in the midst of a popcorn-worthy meltdown.

MA-Sen: One Candidate In, One Candidate Likely Out In Massachusetts
Enter Stephen Lynch. In all likelihood, exit Curt Schilling. Such are the moves at the close of this week in the special Senate election to replace the late Edward Kennedy. Democrat Stephen Lynch, who has some special election experience (he replaced the late Joe Moakley in the state's 9th Congressional District), pulled papers for the race. Meanwhile, it looks like campaign law will keep Curt Schilling in the bullpen for the special election. He cannot campaign as a Republican, because state law requires a minimum of 90 days of party membership by the filing deadline (Schilling, despite being archconservative, is a registered Independent).

NH-Gov: Lynch Facing Early Opposition For 2010 Re-Election Bid
Unlike previous years, where the Republican opponent to Democratic Governor John Lynch seemed to be a battle for sacrificial lamb status, there are several reasonably legitimate names being bandied about for 2010. Veteran GOP activist Karen Testerman is considering a bid, as is former state Senator Chuck Morse. Already in the race: businessman Jack Kimball. Lynch has won two gubernatorial elections in a row with over 70% of the vote.

RACE FOR THE HOUSE: Several Candidate Announcements Round Out The Week
With each passing day (as often happens in the late Summer/early Autumn of the off-year), we get more candidates making noise about running for the House next year. In AZ-01, it looks like freshman Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick will get a fairly legitimate GOP rival, as former state legislator and business owner Rusty Bowers looks like a candidate. Kirkpatrick easily dispatched mining lobbyist Sydney Hay in 2008 (56-39). Meanwhile, another freshman Congresswoman (Kathy Dahlkemper in PA-03) has a likely challenger: John Onorato, a prosecutor from Erie County, is looking to get in. He is no relation to Democratic gubernatorial challenger Dan Onorato (the Allegheny County Executive). Meanwhile in NC-11, a physician named Daniel Eichenbaum is considering running against Heath Shuler, but has pledged to serve only one term.

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Open Thread

post from Crooks and Liars on 04 September 2009 11:30:48 PM. © Crooks and Liars

Editorial art from cartoonist Marc Murphy. It is silly season, indeed.

Open thread below...

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#DWCC - Driving While Chris Christie

post from DemConWatch on 04 September 2009 11:30:33 PM. © DemConWatch

This is just too funny. NJ GOP candidate for Governor Chris Christie, commenting on a 2002 accident where Christie hit a motorcycle while he had started to turn the wrong way down a one-way street:

First of all, the motorcycle hit me.

Christie also lied about whether a lawsuit was filed, saying no lawsuit had been filed, when, in fact, court records show a lawsuit was filed in 2004.

Also, Christie has accumulated 25 points over the years. That's probably about 4-6 major traffic violations.

The man is a menace. He should be kept off the roads. And that especially includes any roads near the NJ Governor's mansion.

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Late Night Presents: Harry vs. Harry in a
Lightweight Bout for the Future of the Public Option

post from Firedoglake on 04 September 2009 11:00:44 PM. © Firedoglake

Laaaaaaaaadies and gentleman! Late night at Firedoglake, in association with Elephants on Parade, is proud to present a knock-down, dragged out. . . and out. . . fight for the undisputed title of defender of the public interest and leader of the US[...]

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C&L's Late Nite Music Club - Friday Night Ripoffs
() with Red Hot Chili Peppers and Tom Petty

post from Crooks and Liars on 04 September 2009 11:00:31 PM. © Crooks and Liars

Title: Mary Jane's Last Dance/Dani CaliforniaArtist: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers/Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Tom Petty - Mary Jane's Last Dance

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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California

It's Friday, and that means it's time for our weekly dose of plagiarism speculation, Friday Night Ripoffs (?), though I must say that the question mark barely belongs this week.

Tom Petty has a respectable row of great songs well past his career's 15 year mark, and Mary Jane's Last Dance (1993) heads the list. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, on the other hand, have had a barrage of mostly tossed off, derivative and sterile Grammy-winning drivel since 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magick, and "Dani California" heads that list. If you think the similarity of the first verses of these songs is merely coincidental, please inquire about the bridge in Brooklyn I am trying to sell.

Anyway, good artists borrow and great artists steal, and without a healthy dose of both, we would've missed out on a lot of great songs over the years. I can hardly fault the Peppers for wanting to build on Petty's gem. Leave some suggestions for next week's finger-pointing in the comments.

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Michele Bachmann - Crazier Than You Thought
Possible

post from Daily Kos on 04 September 2009 11:00:06 PM. © Daily Kos

Michele Bachmann (LUNATIC-MN) on the nefarious plot to keep her down:

Also with women politicians, they want to make sure no women, no woman becomes president before a Democrat woman, and so they're doing everything they can to, I think, sabotage women like Sarah Palin, perhaps women like myself, or similarly situated women, to make sure that we don't have a prominent national voice.

Oh, I can think of another reason Bachmann shouldn't have a prominent national voice. She's insane.

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Random Japan

MODEL BEHAVIOR?# Model Sayuri Koda was arrested after she used another model's credit card to pay for a laser therapy session at a Shibuya cosmetic surgery clinic. Koda apparently pinched the credit card at a photo shoot the two models were on[...]

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880,000 Facebook Status Updates on Healthcare

Yesterday I estimated that thousands, and perhaps tens of thousands, of Facebook users posted a strong message of support for healthcare reform that read something like this: No one should die because they cannot afford healthcare. No one should go broke[...]

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