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Dear Sam Stein and Huffington Post

post from Taylor Marsh on 09 May 2008 12:57:04 PM. © Taylor Marsh

BY TAYLOR MARSH We have a no profanity rule around here, but this one is so outrageous that it inspires me to break my own rules. My apologies to the faint-hearted. - TM I in no way have[...]

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Situation Rapidly Deteriorates For Clinton

post from Open Left - Front Page on 09 May 2008 12:54:19 PM. © Open Left - Front Page

Here is a round-up of what has been a series really bad bits of news for Hillary Clinton's campaign[...]

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Remote, self-powered sensor networks a win-win
solution

post from Stephenson blogs on homeland security 2.0 et al. on 09 May 2008 12:38:23 PM. © Stephenson blogs on homeland security 2.0 et al.

Long-time readers may remember that I spotted the advent of self-powered, stand-alone remote monitoring devices five years ago and thought they could be great both for homeland security (remember that 85% of the nation’s critical infrastructure, especially energy, chemical, and rail facilities, is in private hands) and to help companies enjoy the often-overlooked economic benefits [...]

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Condi Rice And Bush Do The Katrina Thing In
Myanmar

post from Firedoglake on 09 May 2008 12:30:29 PM. © Firedoglake

Normally, if it isn't the president himself making denunciations as Laura Bush's tut-tutting the Myanmar regime -- and we can understand why Bush wouldn't be eager to get up on a podium and denounce another government for its lack of responsiveness in[...]

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Hillary's broke

post from AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth on 09 May 2008 12:30:00 PM. © AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth

Yet they're still spending money like a drunken white American. It makes no sense. They can't honestly believe the race is still on. She lost. It's over. The donors know it, and don't feel like financing Hillary's ongoing denial (after Indiana, Hillary only raised 1/10th of the money that came in after Pennsylvania). Even the media stopped drinking her Kool-Aid. Her staff ought to start looking for other jobs because, seriously folks, do you really think your salaries are going to get paid before the nearly $5m Hillary owes Mark Penn? And the longer you keep this up, the more you jeopardize future employment opportunities in the Democratic party. Think: Gerstein.

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Blog Nightline

post from Taylor Marsh on 09 May 2008 12:25:55 PM. © Taylor Marsh

Guest post by Grey Al Sharpton to NY1, via Ben Smith:As you know, I-??ve been in the ministry of civil rights all my life but had dealings with entertainers because of James Brown. The worst thing in the world is when an entertainer doesn-??t know when[...]

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Classic rock music to stay in presidential
campaigns for a long, long time

post from BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash on 09 May 2008 12:21:14 PM. © BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash

Bill Clinton's presidential terms brought a lot of firsts, including being the first "classic rock" president. His use of the Fleetwood Mac song "Don't Stop (Thinking about Tomorrow)" in 1992 was inspirational.

On my Indiana trip, I noticed there was a soundtrack during Bill Clinton's stop in Plymouth and Hillary Clinton's stop in South Bend. After the speeches, the soundtrack kicked in.

John Mellencamp - This Is My Country

Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down

Bachman Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet

Theme from Rocky - Bill Conti

The artists and titles have great significance. Mellencamp ties into Indiana and the pride in our country. Petty sounds familiar to that audience, and the obvious title for Hillary of not backing down. While BTO is a Canadian group, the title and classic rock familiarity are appropriate for Hillary Clinton's demographics. And the Theme from Rocky obviously is a carryover from the fighter image and the Pennsylvania primary.
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McCain acts for Bush, once again

post from Daily Kos on 09 May 2008 12:20:27 PM. © Daily Kos

Normally, you'd think Senators facing tough reelection battles would want the highest-profile help their party had to offer. You'd think that for Republicans that would be the incumbent president -- but of course, Bush has the worst disapproval rating since they started measuring that.

So in this, as in so many things, McCain will be standing in for Bush, going on the road for New Hampshire's John Sununu, Maine's Susan Collins, Oregon's Gordon Smith, and Minnesota's Norm Coleman. Because, as the Cook Report's Jennifer Duffy says:

"The interesting thing about McCain is that he may not help anybody, but he's not a drag on anybody," she said.

Yet. He's not a drag on anybody yet. Because he hasn't yet faced a settled Democratic nominee. Because the traditional media has given him a free ride, rarely pointing out that on the votes that matter, McCain's no maverick. When the Republican party and George W. Bush need him, John McCain is reliably there for them.

How alike are McCain and Bush? MoveOn puts you to the (f'ing difficult) test -- a test a lot of reporters could stand to take before they write their next stories squeeing over all the awesome straight-talking maverickness. If they start writing the story of the John McCain who actually stands in front of them instead of the one in their heads, by November he'll be as much of a drag on Sununu, Collins, Coleman, and Smith as Bush is today.

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McCain’s 10-second flip on whether he voted
for Bush: ‘Of course not,’ ‘Of course.’

post from Think Progress on 09 May 2008 12:20:00 PM. © Think Progress

This week, Arianna Huffington said that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and his wife, Cindy, told her at a Los Angeles dinner party not long after the 2000 election that neither of them voted for George Bush. A McCain spokesman insisted “it’s not true,” and told reporters to “consider the source.” Appearing on Fox News’s O’Reilly Factor last night, McCain tried to clarify:

O’REILLY: Did you vote for President Bush?
MCCAIN: Of course not. I campaigned all over this country for him.
O’REILLY: So you voted for President Bush.
MCCAIN: Of course. I mean, that’s a ridiculous question.

Watch it:
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Today, the New York Times reports that two other attendees at that Los Angeles dinner, “West Wing” actors Bradley Whitford and Richard Schiff, say they, too, heard McCain say he had not voted for Bush.

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40 Things a Woman Must Know to Be an Effective
Woman

How to ask for what you want

How to host a small dinner party

How to make sangria, a margarita, and a martini

How to make macaroni and cheese from scratch

How to fold at least one origami character or a paper airplane

How to figure out your correct bra size

How to make a preschool child laugh

How to change a diaper
How to sing at least one lullaby
How to make scrambled eggs
How to make chicken soup from scratch

How to braid hair

How to hang out with a gang of guys at a sporting event

How to write a thank-you note

How to write a letter of complaint

How to sell yourself to an employer?either for a raise or a job

How to tell a few jokes in mixed company

How to play Go Fish, Crazy 8, and Jin Rummy

How to do the three most important yoga asanas: forward fold, downward dog, and shoulder stand

How to compose a good photograph of people

How to say please and thank you graciously

How to choose your best colors to wear

How to pick shoes that are both comfortable and flattering

How to handle your hair so that it looks fine without excessive styling

How to be a loyal girlfriend

How not to criticize your partner

How to choose the right screwdriver and use it effectively

How to swim and have fun in the water, unselfconsciously

How to invest your money safely and wisely

How to be a good daughter

How to distinguish a cad who will treat you badly from a nurturing partner and stick with the nurturing partner

How to love yourself first before seeking any partner at all

How to read other people's emotions

How to be a good listener

How to protect yourself from unwanted pregnancies and STDs

How to avoid negative people and make positive ones your friends

How to travel alone safely

How to choose healthy foods and enjoy eating them

How to respect your ideas and make them happen

How to laugh unselfconsciously

Notice I didn't have any entries about make-up. I am unconvinced that make-up is in any way essential to being an effective woman. The key is effective, not self-conscious or self-obsessed.

What would you add or remove from this list?

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