If Only We Could Communicate With Zebra Mussels

post from Texas Liberal on 11 April 2008 10:58:27 PM. © Texas Liberal

The Zebra Mussel is an invasive species clogging up American waterways.Above you see a picture of a Zebra Mussel.An excellent book about invasive species is called Out Of Eden–An Odyssey of Ecological Invasion by Alan Burdick.Here is an overview of the Zebra Mussel issue and below is a portion of that overview– A small freshwater mollusk called the zebra mussel (Dreissena [...]

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Chuck Todd On McCain's "Faux" Lead

post from MyDD on 11 April 2008 10:57:44 PM. © MyDD

Over the past month, since John McCain secured the Republican nomination, we've seen a Democratic lead in head to head match-ups replaced by a McCain lead or tie nationally as well as on a state by state basis, as you can see from the MyDD Poll Watchers[...]

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Chuck Todd On McCain's "Faux" Lead

post from MyDD on 11 April 2008 10:57:44 PM. © MyDD

Over the past month, since John McCain secured the Republican nomination, we've seen a Democratic lead in head to head match-ups replaced by a McCain lead or tie nationally as well as on a state by state basis, as you can see from the MyDD Poll Watchers[...]

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Schaffer Lashes Out

post from Talking Points Memo on 11 April 2008 10:48:00 PM. © Talking Points Memo

As we noted earlier, sweatshop-loving senate candidate Bob Schaffer held a fundraiser today in Grand Junction with Vice President Dick Cheney. So far Schaffer has refused to answer any questions about the Mariana Islands or why he wants to bring their[...]

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Obama and Elitism

post from Open Left - Front Page on 11 April 2008 10:41:02 PM. © Open Left - Front Page

Barack Obama is now catching flak for his comments at a California fundraiser: But the truth[...]

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China outraged by US resolution for peace in
Tibet

post from AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth on 11 April 2008 10:33:00 PM. © AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth

I'm sure the Japanese people were pretty outraged a couple of years ago when there were anti-Japanese riots in China that somehow (gosh, I wonder how?) were tolerated by the usually strict government. I'm also pretty sure that the people of Tibet are outraged that the communist government in Beijing doesn't respect human rights or cultural heritage. China has repeatedly criticized the US for it's bad policy and that's fine, that's how the game works. The government is in desperate need to figure out the whole global politics game because at the moment, they are failing miserably and only infuriating the rest of the world.

Is the communist government really that naive to think they will find sympathy for cracking heads and killing people? Do they know so little about their existing perception in western countries where manufacturing jobs have disappeared and moved to China? Really? Seriously? Someone please educate that government because real or not, people already perceived China to be a threat to their jobs and future, even before the recession. Instead of looking like an important world player, they just look silly and it's getting worse by the day. Save the outrage for people who care because that stops at the border.

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Obama Responds to Charges of Elitism

post from Daily Kos on 11 April 2008 10:32:59 PM. © Daily Kos

What Obama said:

But the truth is, is that, our challenge is to get people persuaded that we can make progress when there's not evidence of that in their daily lives. You go into some of these small towns in Pennsylvania, and like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.

What the McCain campaign said:

Asked to respond, McCain adviser Steve Schmidt called it a "remarkable statement and extremely revealing."

"It shows an elitism and condescension towards hardworking Americans that is nothing short of breathtaking," Schmidt said. "It is hard to imagine someone running for president who is more out of touch with average Americans."

What Clinton said:

"I saw in the media it's being reported that my opponent said that the people of Pennsylvania who faced hard times are bitter," Clinton said this afternoon. "Well, that's not my experience. As I travel around Pennsylvania, I meet people who are resilient, who are optimistic, who are positive, who are rolling up their sleeves. They are working hard everyday for a better future, for themselves and their children.

"Pennsylvanians don't need a president who looks down on them, they need a president who stands up for them, who fights for them, who works hard for your futures, your jobs, your families."

And at the end of the day, Obama responds:

video details and more

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PA: Clinton Up 9 Points in Temple Poll, 4 Points
in Zogby Poll

Here's Temple: Senator Hillary Clinton leads Senator Barack Obama by 44 - 35 percent among Pennsylvanians likely to vote in the Democratic presidential primary on April 22. Nineteen percent remain undecided or refuse to express a preference, but that[...]

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The Press Continues To Protect Teflon John

So the McCain campaign is starting to pushback against Cliff Schecter and his book The Real McCain. In response to the charges first brought at Huffington Post that he got into a physical altercation with Rep. Rick Renzi, McCain appeared on Fox (naturally) to say this: Oh, okay, McCain, if you say it didn’t happen…well, [...]

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Obama Explains Why Pro-Life Dems Support Him

Obama spoke in Indiana today. Here's what he had to say about abortion and the pro-life Dems rhat are supporting him:

Barack Obama said anti-abortion Democrats are backing him because they feel he respects their opinion on the issue despite disagreement on it. ...."It may be that those who have opposed abortion get a sense that I'm listening to them and respect their position even though where we finally come down may be different," he told reporters at a news conference.

"The mistake that pro-choice forces have sometimes made in the past, and this is a generalization so it has not always been the case, has been to not acknowledge the wrenching moral issues involved in it," he said.

"Most Americans recognize that what we want to do is avoid, or help people avoid, having to make this difficult choice. That nobody is pro-abortion, abortion is never a good thing."