The American political site Talking Points Memo is 8 years old...
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A very sober man gets a little emotional....
"It was like New Years Eve.It was like Millennium New Years...
It's a tale that you should read here. It should warm your heart...
And there's someone else with similar thoughts...
You can download one from Vermont, together with nearly 40 pages of candidates statements, here
8 pairs of candidates for President and Vice-President
6 for Congressman
7 for Governor
4 for Lieutenant Governor
3 for State Treasurer
4 for Secretary of State
3 for Auditor of Accounts
4 for Attorney General
Only 3 candidates for Auditor of Accounts. Not so glamorous as the other positions,...
A true story from Minnesota in Politico:
A woman questioned the accuracy of the certified election results for president in 2004. It turns out she wrote herself in as a candidate for president of the United States. The Secretary of State’s office informed Joy Elaine Pendergast that her “single vote was counted, reported, canvassed and certified according to Minnesota law.” Unfortunately,...
Not by a politician, but by a physicist - Alan Scott from Wisconsin. It's worth listening for seven minutes to hear his sober non-partisan analysis.
This is part of the VoteforScience You-Tube...
"The truth is.... I need you, I need you more than ever"
Hat-tip: Andrew...
I found an article here by Al Giordano on how the Democrats are organising themselves at the grassroots level.
It's interesting stuff for political campaigners anywhere. Here's a sample:
Now that Debrah has settled into her role as one of Obama's Toledo Community Directors, she's amazed at the sophistication of the Obama structure. As a Community Director, she oversees three...
When I saw this biting video by American Comedian Sarah Silverman telling people to go to Florida and get their Jewish grandparents to vote Democrat....
..... I knew I had seen her somewhere...
From last July - American Trade Union leader Richard Trumka makes the most memorable speech I've heard in a long time, as he attacks racism against Barack Obama.
Hat-tip : Andrew...
From Saturday Night Live - some acute comedy...
And apparently I'm not the only one who didn't know what a flirge...
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This is the guy:
Hat-tip : Andrew Sullivan...
Of course it's true - just see this news report:...
If you are going to be following the US elections this autumn, a good site to look at is www.electoral-vote.com.
It's main feature is a map of the USA showing the latest opinion polls for each state, and a projection of the electoral college vote based on those figures, plus some analysis....
It might be carried out on a more even basis:
"A Stanford University computer scientist named John Koza has formulated a compelling and pragmatic alternative to the Electoral College. It’s called National Popular Vote (NPV), and has been hailed as “ingenious” by two New York Times editorials. In April, Maryland became the first state to pass it into law. And several other states, including...
John F Kennedy in 1960 talking about religion and the state.
Hat-Tip : Andrew Sullivan....
No, not a candidate in our election...
“You know, I made some bad decisions that I’ve actually written about. You know, got into drinking. I experimented with drugs,” he said. “There was a whole stretch of time that I didn’t really apply myself a lot. It wasn’t until I got out of high school and went to college that I started realizing, ‘Man, I wasted a lot of time.’”
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