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Clinton May Have Lost, But Sexism Remains
Rampant

post from TalkLeft on 09 May 2008 01:40:00 PM. © TalkLeft

Balloon Juice and Oliver Willis enjoyed this nasty bit of sexism - Hillary Clinton: Psycho Ex-Girlfriend Of The Democratic Party.

Is there any self awareness left in the blogs? Or do these folks really want to alienate every Clinton supporter in the country?

P.S. The blogger who wrote that post's ironic slogan? "Don't be a d*ck!" Try it some time dude.

By Big Tent Democrat, speaking for me only

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Judicial Elections - Qualifying ended today

post from Cotton Mouth on 09 May 2008 01:34:00 PM. © Cotton Mouth

Qualifying for judicial elections ended today at 5 p.m. Currently, incumbents Ann Lamar, Oliver Diaz, and Chief Justice Jim Smith all have opponents.

District 1, Place 3
Ceola James - Vicksburg
Jim Kitchens- Crystal Springs
Jim Smith- Brandon

District 2, Place 2
Oliver Diaz
Paul Newton - Gulfport
Randy "Bubba" Pierce- Leaksville

District 3, Place 1
Chuck Easley- Caledonia
Ann Lamar- Senatobia

Justice Easley previously held the District 3, Place 2 position. He qualified for Place 1 & 2, originally, but withdrew from Place 2 allowing Appellate Court Judge David Chandler to take the spot uncontested.

We'll keep you posted this election season...

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Obama Takes Superdelegate Lead

post from Firedoglake on 09 May 2008 01:30:57 PM. © Firedoglake

From ABC News:For the first time this campaign season, Barack Obama has surpassed Hillary Clinton's support among superdelegates, according to the ABC News delegate estimate. Sen. Obama, D-Ill., picked up two superdelegates this morning giving him a[...]

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A Weak Dollar and Sluggish U.S. Economy
Accelerate Toyotas Retreat to Emerging Markets

post from Jutia GroupJutia Group on 09 May 2008 01:30:24 PM. © Jutia GroupJutia Group

A weak dollar and an even weaker U.S. economy have proved to be serious roadblocks for Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), which reported a 28% decline in net income for its fiscal fourth quarter.

The company said it expects its first annual profit drop in nine years to occur in fiscal year 2009, despite strong sales in developing markets.

High oil prices helped boost the sale of smaller more fuel-efficient cars in the United States, but overall region sales declined. Fourth-quarter sales of the Toyota Yaris were up 58% and Prius sales shot up 23%. Still, Toyota?s total North American sales fell…

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Lebanon: is this the start of a World War

post from American Street on 09 May 2008 01:29:00 PM. © American Street

Christopher Allbritton provides the latest on a Hezbollah-fuelled conflict in Beirut, suggesting it may be a coup. Juan Cole weighs in saying it’s 2 steps closer to a civil war. But the link he provides to veteran correspondent Liz Sly includes the big picture:The last time Lebanese fought street battles on this scale was during [...]

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9 SuperDelegates for Obama

post from AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth on 09 May 2008 01:26:00 PM. © AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth

Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, good bye.

The developments left the former first lady with 271.5 superdelegates, to 271 for Obama. Little more than four months ago, on the eve of the primary season, she held a lead of 169-63.

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Obama Picks Up 3 More Superdelegates

post from uncomfortably numb on 09 May 2008 01:25:00 PM. © uncomfortably numb

The movement of Democratic superdelegates to presidential hopeful Barack Obama gained steam Friday with endorsements from a union president and two congressmen, including one who switched his backing from rival Hillary Rodham Clinton. read more | digg story

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Cheney: Bagdad’s Disneyland-Style Amusement
Park Is Evidence That Things Are Going ‘Swimmingly’ In Iraq

Today, Vice President Cheney appeared on The Paul Gallow Show in Mississippi. During the interview, he and the host lamented the media’s alleged bias in its Iraq coverage, suggesting that they should cover more good news — such as the Disneyland-style amusement park being developed for Baghdad:

GALLOW: You know, I look at this, and every once in a while, we’ll see a story, Mr. Vice President, things like an amusement park opens in Iraq or in Baghdad, which is totally counter to what we’re hearing over here, as far as the marketplaces being open, the schools, and things such as that. But I saw a story several weeks ago about an amusement center maybe over there, and I’m thinking this is not what you get in today’s media.
CHENEY: No, that’s true. It’s — what gets covered obviously is bad news. That’s — you know, if everything is going swimmingly, then that’s not news, so it doesn’t get the kind of attention.

Cheney and Gallow must be living in Never Never Land. This amusement park is not good news. The Pentagon is fast-tracking the development of the “Baghdad Zoo and Entertainment Experience, a massive American-style amusement park that will feature a skateboard park, rides, a concert theatre and a museum.” The firm designing the project also developed Disneyland. The financier, Llewellyn Werner, has admitted that he is doing the project not to help Iraq, but because he wants to make boatloads of money:

After explaining skate?boarding, Werner tells the assembled Iraqi business and government men, ?I?m a businessman. I?m not here because I think you?re nice people. I think there?s money to be made here.?

More significantly, the Pentagon is also now backing a $5 billion plan to create a “zone of influence” around the new $700 million U.S. embassy. The area will include luxury hotels, a shopping center, and condos in an effort to “transform” the Green Zone into a “centerpiece for Baghdad’s future.”

In Iraq, however, many people are opposed to the plan. Some U.S. embassy officials have called the plan ?unrealistic.? One added that Iraqis, a majority of whom oppose the U.S. presence, are unlikely to want the U.S. to ?turn this area into downtown Kansas City.?

It’s hard to report that things are going swimmingly…when they’re not.

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Dalai Lama says understands anger over Everest
torch

BERLIN (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama says he understands why Tibetan exiles were angry that the Olympic torch reached the top of Mount Everest but had advised them against protesting. read more | digg story

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FISA Capitulation Watch: Did Leonard Boswell or
Bud Cramer Sell Us Out

This is something to watch.House Democrats continued to block passage of a terrorist surveillance[...]

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