Digg is experimenting with a self service advertising product that will be somewhat similar to Google Adwords, and would insert advertisements into the Digg news stream . Where those ads end up, and how much an advertiser pays per click, would be be based on user feedback and votes.
California enacted Proposition 13 in 1978 in order to limit taxation on it’s people. At the heart of it’s purpose was that lawmakers, in performing their fiduciary responsibility to their constituents would only increase the burden on them at such a time when the need for further revenue was so great that 2/3 of the [...]
In a story that has yet to completely blow up across the mainstream media (it will), Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was taken into custody this morning amongst vague details about a corruption probe. From Raw Story;It's unclear exactly why Blagojevich was detained at his Chicago home, although reports indicate it may be related to his alleged involvement in a pay-for-play corruption scheme. Th
Thursday, Democratic leaders denied General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., and Chrysler LLC a $25 billion bailout to provide aid to the ailing American auto industry. The Big Three U.S. automakers are struggling to stay afloat heading into 2009 amongst an economic meltdown. It was recorded that the companies had burned through almost $18 billion in [...]
Once again I must commend PETER SAIN LEY BERRY for this article in EUobserver in
which he questions the EU parliaments self chosen role of interfering in the Irish
Referendum, I do not agree with many things this EU supporter has to say, but I
do agree that democracy must be respected. Andrew Duff and friends please [...]
I certainly agree with Artur about the need to have appointments made based on merit, not on political patronage. When I contacted the state party about this committee, I got the same line they fed Mary Orndorff, that a similar committee was formed in 1992. The party’s perspective is that because we don’t [...]
Early Election Night ThoughtsIt's about 4 PM EST and I just finished voting. I am listening to some commentary on the radio and the speaker is referring to the party that is not Republican, as the the Democratic party, and those running for office within it as democratic candidates. I have heard all of this before, and the point is that words need to be used more carefully.Is It Democrat or Democr
Preface to The Declaration of the Democratic Worldview
By John Hank Edson
Dedicated To Barack Obama:
History will honor the architects who advance the quality of humanity by improving the structures of democracy.
This Election Day, November 4, 2008, we find ourselves in the midst of an extraordinary and important moment in the history of the United States of America. In May, 7
(originally published at MWC News)
“Eight years is too much” is how Barack Obama explained why we must win the coming election and begin to restore America. But, even if we receive the most votes, will we win the election?
DO NOT CONCEDE!
Both of the last two elections were conceded by the Democratic presidential candidate. The 2004 election was handed to George Bush while votes were still bei
Congo (Dem Rep) has many beautiful landscapes, with lakes and forests, waterfalls and wildlife. However, this is a vast country, with an almost non-existent transport infrastructure. It is mired in conflict and a long and intricate history.A five-year civil war from 1998 to 2003 resulted in the deaths of around 3 million people, not only through the fighting itself, but also through hunger and dis
Anybody with an I.Q. higher than room temperature realizes a woman , especially a professional woman, and especially a woman in politics, is judged partially by her appearance. Is it not obvious to anyone the same thing that destroyed Hillary Clinton's Whitehouse run is knocking Sarah Palin? There is such an aversion to women acquiring any sort of power, people go out of their way to see it doesn'
Under the guise of protecting elections from voter fraud, the GOP is seeking to disenfranchise new, poor, minority and new voters? Is It a racist strategy, absolutely, and African-Americans and Latinos are perfect targets. It is a simple three-step process. Fraud allegations lead to restrictive voter laws, which lead to a class-skewed electorate. As the [...]
Over at the Wardman Wire, we are holding an online symposium on devolution and most specifically the issue of an English Parliament.
So far:
Dave Cole argues that it’s “a long way to Westminster” and the English devolution should be provided on a regional level - but he doesn’t deny that it is needed;
Garbo claims that we [...]
Reflections of Fidel:
I did not want to write a third consecutive reflection, but I can not leave this until Monday.
There is one accurate response to Bush’s "democratic capitalism:" Chavez’ democratic socialism. There couldn’t be a more accurate way to express the great contradiction that exists between North and South in our hemisphere, between the ideas of Bolívar and those of Monroe
Plans to re-vamp the controversial Preston Vision Board have survived a demand from Labour Councillors to give the so-called think tank more democratic accountability by adding more politicians to the restructured board (Vision Board survives after row)Councillor Jack Davenport (Lab) called for council leader Ken Hudson (Con) to chair the Preston Vision Board Limited with Labour leader John Collin
“All of a sudden it’s my goodness there’s greed on Wall Street, my goodness we need common sense regulation,” Biden said. ... “Look, if John cares so much about this now, where was he a week ago?” Biden asked. “Where was he a month ago? Where was he 5 years ago? I’ll tell you where he was, he was bragging to the folks on Wall Street, to the executives who now he calls ‘greedy
The 2008 presidential election is going to be one of the most important elections of our lifetimes, and having the DNC in my home town was something that I had to participate in. With over 50,000 people from around the nation, media coverage from the around the world, tons of celebrities, all coming to Denver, how could anyone living in Colorado not become involved?
The South Carolina Democratic Chief came out and apologized for comments that she made against Palin and her choice not to abort her son. The comment that she had previously made was that the only reason John McCain had picked her for a running mate was "her primary qualification seems to be that she hasn't had an abortion."She then later came out and said "I personally admire and respect the diff
Aaaaaand….here we go with Canadian election madness.
A consortium of television networks has once again decided not to let the Green Party participate in the nationally televised debates for this election.
I call bullshit.
The consortium announced on Monday (as reported at the National Post):
Three parties opposed the Greens inclusion in the debate, the consortium said in a [...]
The final numbers are in.Barack Obama: 3188.5 (72.2%)Hillary Clinton: 1010.5 (22.9%)Total Delegates: 4419Clinton received a majority of the delegates in Puerto Rico. Every other state voted for Obama. American Samoa, Delaware, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Vermont and the Virgin Island allocated all their delegates to Obama.
Once again, both national conventions are steeped in occultism and numerology. Specifically, the number 11. It's just one more step leading to the revealing of the antichrist and then world war 3, the final war of Armageddon.
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I like my conventions handed down to me nice and consolidated. There’s no time to pay attention to the election. I’ve got random meetings with stock brokers who need tripping. And believe me, that’s priority #1.
I was on iTunes this morning and saw that they have a podcast page to download some of the speeches (some as video) from last week's Democratic National Convention. You'll need iTunes installed.For good measure, here is the link to the Republican National Convention podcast page. For what it's worth, Palin's speech is generating a lot of buzz. If I can tolerate the GOP rhetoric, I'll make myself
Special Guest Post and Report by Alexandra M. SvokosOn Wednesday the 27th I woke up extra early (7am) in order to pick up our convention credentials and go to a special 2008 Rocky Mountain Roundtable event. This was the first session of the International Relations Roundtable.First we walked down to the place where you pick up your convention credentials. Every day you have to pick them up and ev
Scroll down to read text of Barack Obama's speech tonight, August 28, 2008 in Denver, CO:From the AP:Surrounded by an enormous, adoring crowd, Barack Obama promised a clean break from the "broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush" Thursday night as he embarked on the final lap of his audacious bid to become the nation's first black president."America, now is not the
The elections’ process in the United States of America is another civilized way of choosing the president and leader of this country. The way the campaigns are made and the celebrations of declaring the candidates is amazing in which the people are given a chance to know who they are going to elect.
The democratic candidate [...]
Click here to listen to Obama’s Nomination-Acceptance Speech
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This will be a brief review of the speeches that I saw. Today I only managed to see Barack Obama's nomination acceptance speech, and Al Gore's speech through YouTube due to being busy so please forgive me!Former Vice-President Al Gore- This speech was not good. He had one good line about John McCain "recycling" Bush, but that was it. He's a very flat speaker, and after watching his speech today I
This is truly going to be an exciting election. I enjoyed the Democratic Convention this week. I may just have watch the Republicans to see what they are up to.
Here is future President Barack Obama’s speech that he spoke to the Democratic National Convention last night.
“Barack Obama: To Chairman Dean and my great [...]
More than 84,000 people have jammed into Invesco Field at Mile High stadium to hear “Barack Obama Democratic Convention Speech 2008“, city officials say.
“This moment — this election — is our chance to keep, in the 21st century, the American promise alive,” Obama told more than 75,000 supporters at Denver’s Invesco Field as he accepted [...]
“Sprawling From Grace” played at the Starz Green Room at the DNC August 23rd-25th! It was exciting to be a part of the national discourse. We met a lot of interesting and influential people from the worlds of politics, media and film. Hopefully we were able to bring some attention to the increasingly important issue [...]
Special Guest Post and Report by Alexandra M. SvokosI MET ANDERSON COOPER! And he was perfect.Unfortunately, on Tuesday August 27, I lost my paper of notes somewhere at the convention. Awesome. So I’m going to make a timeline based on pictures and texts I sent.4:28PM: The Svokos family gets to the shuttle bus stop. On the bus we pass the “Barack in a bottle” truck. It’s a life size po
Here is a brief review of the speeches that I saw and remembered the best. I didn't see that many today so please forgive me!The Roll Call Vote - I started watching during the beginning of the roll call vote. I've always found this process to be one of the most interesting parts of the convention. Every state gets a chance to say "We are the great state of ____ , the state that invested laziness"
Since I've never been called a man of few words, let me say this as simply as I can: Yes. Yes, I accept your nomination to run and serve with Barack Obama, the next President of the United States of America. Joe Biden formally accepted the nomination for Vice President for the Democratic Party last night. Joe came onto the stage after a moving introduction by his son Beau. And with his fam
-It turns out that negotiations are still happening and that a real, legitimate roll call vote may not happen at the Democratic national convention.-A U.S. congressman has called Nancy Pelosi's abortion remarks "scandalous".-Natural News is reporting that Bird Flu is marching through India and Indonesia.-Meanwhile, a mystery disease is killing 15 to 20 people every day in a remote part of India.-A
Iraqi war veterans are playing important roles at the Democratic party convention here they’ve marched, staged mock foot patrols on downtown Denver sidewalks and met with the former first lady to discuss health care issues for those who served in fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. “The war has really changed this generation,” said David Bellavia, [...]
Like the first day of the convention I didn't see everything. This is a brief review of the speeches I saw and remembered.Governor David Paterson-I turned on the TV as he was starting to speak. His speech focused on Americans with disabilities, and took shots at McCain. The speech was delivered well considering he didn't use a teleprompter for obvious reasons. He got a huge ovation from the crowd
Senator Hillary Clinton gave a masterful speech at the Tuesday evening session of the Democratic Convention. She directly confronted any of her supporters who are angry and ready to vote for McCain by challenging them as to whether the campaign for her nomination was about her or about the issues and ideas that she [...]
Convention schedule: Monday Aug. 25Theme: "One Nation."Headline Prime-Time Speaker: Michelle Obama.Others of Note: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi; former President Carter; Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill; Maya Soetoro-Ng, Barack Obama's half-sister; Craig Robinson, Michelle Obama's older brother.KOMO-Ch. 4 The times: one hour a night, starting at 7.The talent: Charles Gibson, Diane Sawyer and George St
Even if you're part of the 50%+ part of America or the 98%+ part of the world that doesn't vote in the US or pay very close attention to the process - there are BIG business lessons to be learned from even just this single photo comparison.On the left is a photo from the 2008 Democratic National Committee Convention in Denver last night - it's a pep rally for the guy who wants to be president. On
Here's a brief review of the speeches that I saw on the first day of the Democratic convention. (The order may be off)House Speaker Nancy Pelosi-She gaveled in the prime time part of Day 1 of the Democratic Convention. and I have to say her speech was AWFUL!. The whole flow of her speech was off, and she made several failed attempts to get the audience to chant something anti-McCain (I forget the
Reverend Al SharptonTucker Carlson With Daughter LillieReverend Al Sharpton arrives at the National Action Network 'Not This Time' campaign at the Democratic Convention gathering at Snooze Eatery today in Denver, Colorado. Reverend Al Sharpton was there to speak about making sure the vote counting travesties of the past do not happen again in the upcoming elections. Also spotted was MSNBC's Tuc
So much for the Democratic way of sticking to one’s principles.
Via The Detroit News:
The Democratic Party on Sunday ended — for now — the long fight over Michigan’s...
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One possible scenario presented below. Howard Dean is Michael Jackson. We see the PUMAs, die-hard Hillary Clinton supporters. James Carville comes out of the man hole. The guy in the knife fight isn't Obama, as you might imagine, but the "working class," "Catholic" Joe Biden, Obama's surrogate "scrapper." The kissed girl in the bar could be Nancy Pelosi or Kathleen Sebelius.
Micheal Jackson - Be
I’ll be blogging at MOTHERS Book Bag for MOTHERS and the National Association of Mothers’ Centers (NAMC) this week at The Big Tent in Denver during the Democratic National Convention. So, I will be too busy to blog here unless...
I have made no secret of opposing the DNC's decision to include the first ever interfaith religious service at the convention in Denver tomorrow or to place it in the hands of a Pentecostal. I find it appalling that the progressive party would set aside the framer's clearly secular intent and embrace superstition and religious delusion. I am not at all swayed by the argument that the Democrats are
A historic land struggle has been unfolding at Chengara in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, involving about 7500 families, which includes all sections of landless people, the majority of them being Dalits and Adivasis. Landless people have claimed land in the Chengara estate, a rubber plantation, which had been leased to the Harrison Malayalam Plantation by the government of Kerala. At present, t
Here are a few high- profile events on a DNC party roster: Jennifer Lopez is down to co-host an event chaired by New Mexico Gov. Bill
Richardson and Sen. Ken Salazar. No comment from Salazar's office on that one.
Bill Richardson's name has been thrown around as a possible VP nominee.
Obama-Clooney '08: Substitute campaign slogan here. For background, click here. But here's some ideas for the bumper stickers at the DNC. Because it's better to look good than to sound smart.The experience of Chicago...
"An appearance by Florida State Democratic Rep. Darryl Rouson (formerly Republican) on a talk show discussing adoption by same-sex couples has been raising eyebrows.Said Rouson: "I think it is wrong to allow adoptions of children by gay and lesbian couples. It sends a wrong message early to a child during formative years that’s hard to overcome just by sitting down and talking to them."As well a
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid took control of Congress in 2006 after people refused to tolerate Big Government Republicanism any longer. The Republicans, who once stood for smaller government, simply went against their conservative principles and were punished accordingly. But, with that being said, I doubt that many of the American people who voted for the Democrats knew what they were really get
Plans are coming together for the 2008 Democratic National Convention scheduled next month in Denver. But one question remains for the organizers to answer - what to do with those pesky atheists in the party. Specifically, should they be represented in the interfaith service someone deemed necessary to open the Convention? And in case you haven't heard about that yet, not only will there be an int
Swing State Project moved two of our Alabama races one position more Democratic on their rankings and Alabama’s 3rd is now on the watch list. It will take some new polling numbers to move AL-03 up even further on the radar, and it’s not an easy district to poll. My strong suspicion is [...]
Here's the report from Philadelphia Daily News (via The Jawa Report):
A SORDID TANGLE of corruption, cash and sex rocked the Statehouse yesterday in a political scandal that left one current and one former legislator and 10 current and former staff members facing criminal charges.
Among the accusations leveled by two state grand juries: Former top legislative staffer Mike Manzo got his lover, a
It's being reported that Usher will perform next month at the Democratic National Convention. Hope he gets more votes for Obama than the number of people he got to buy his album!!!! The YBF.com is also reporting that Michelle Obama will be inducted as an honorary member of the AKA Sorority during the convention as well. Congrats to the future Mrs. President and to Usher (no comment)!!!!!
With Barack Obama’s huge success in raising funds and supporters online, the role (and possibilities) of online politics have been a hot topic for the last few months. Beyond just individual politicians,
Today the Democrats in the Senate gave the drafters of the Constitution the finger, and passed the FISA bill with a grant of amnesty to the telecoms.Barack Obama, despite repeated promises to filibuster against the bill, voted for it. Hillary Clinton voted nay. Obama , unlike McCain, thought it so important he be on record, interrupted his campaign to come in and stick it to the constitution.Ob
Democratic Governance Practice LeaderBureau for Development Policy, UNDPLocation: Bratislava, Slovak RepublicLast Date: July 11, 2008 DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE PRACTICE LEADERLocation : Bratislava, SLOVAK REPUBLICApplication Deadline : 11-Jul-08Type of Contract : 200 SeriesPost Number : 6799Post Level : L-6 (ICS-13)Languages Required : EnglishDuration of Initial Contract : one yearBackgroundThe Bureau
“In an increasingly interdependent world, Americans have a growing stake in how countries govern, or misgovern, themselves. The larger and more close-knit the community of nations that choose democratic forms of government, the safer and more prosperous Americans will be, since democracies are demonstrably more likely to maintain their international commitments, less likely to engage [...]
I have to say, I believe Mugabe is thrilled with all the attention he is receiving. Who would of thought that the President of the poor nation of Zimbabwe could have become just as famous and hated as George Bush. It seems like ruining your country and making it hard for your people is the [...]
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton sought Friday to turn the page on their bitter, history-making fight for the Democratic presidential nomination, declaring the next chapter is about beating...
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This will be short and to the point...I'm sure many people have heard from Barack Obama supporters when speaking about Obama say "He isn't perfect, but he's better than McCain". After that they usually state their full committal where the only thing that will stop them from pulling the lever for the great and almighty Obama in November would be death.At what point do imperfections and alienating
I got an email from my friends in Open Europe. Part of the missive quotes these delectable democrats and their level of contempt for Irish voters!"They [the Irish] are bloody fools. They have been stuffing their faces at Europe's expense for years and now they dump us in the s***." - Nicolas Sarkozy, French President (Times, 20 June)"The Lisbon Treaty is not dead... It is imperative that they vote
Unity.
That is what today was about - Unity - for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in Unity, New Hampshire.
But where was Bill?
There are rumors flying today around the news and the...
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On Wednesday, a grassroots effort to remove Senator Joseph Lieberman from his high ranking chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee launched their new website campaign. Liebermanmustgo.com contains a YouTube video showcasing why he should be stripped of his rank in the party. The site is focused around gathering signatures to send to the Senate Demo
The Democratic Party has long thought the reason the country gave them control of Congress in 2006 was so they could sit on their fat asses and do nothing, except help George Bush use the constitution as toilet paper. The spineless ones are now on the cusp of giving George Bush a nice gift. It is a done deal. The House passed the FISA Bill and Democratic leadership has ordained the Senate will
Its official the EU Commission is democratically elected.
“It is not possible to criticise Brussels from Monday to Saturday, and then on Sunday, ask your citizens to give a favourable vote for Europe,”
I must have missed that Sunday!
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The more things change, the more they stay the same. Compare what is being said today with what was said almost 28 years ago…
But first listen to another tard Democrat
(LINK)
Our current economic situation is unique. In 1977, we inherited a severe recession from the Republicans. The Democratic Administration and the Democratic Congress acted quickly to [...]
I've posted about Zimbabwe several times in the last month. If the new "Post Series" plugin is still working you should be seeing a list of articles on the right.
This article identifies a number of ways you can support humanitarian relief and civil society by making donations from the UK.
Program Assistant - Central and Eastern EuropeNational Democratic Institute (NDI)Location: Washington, DCLast Date: July 3, 2008 Program Assistant: Central and Eastern EuropeJob DescriptionThe National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) seeks a Program Assistant to support democracy development programs in Central and Eastern Europe. The position will be based in Washington, DC.P
As I reflect over the past 17 months of the Democratic primary season, I find myself thinking about how the nomination of Barack Obama played out. I find myself asking questions like “why did the DNC choose to penalize some states for holding their primaries early, but not others?”..
Barack Obama did it , he won the delegate race, and by doing that won the Democratic nomination. Barack took everything Senator Hillary Clinton and team threw at him, and he took it like a man, when I thought here we go again...bye...bye Mr. Obama...he survived and continued on... This man his a strength, a silent powerful strength, he is showing America what personal development can do, what fait
Democrats in Oklahoma were outraged yesterday by reactionary Dan Boren’s anti-Obama statements. One of my friends in Tulsa called me and said “It sounded like it could have been written by Karl Rove.” Boren, a clueless Democrat who votes with the GOP more often than with the Democrats on substantive matters, used false Republican [...]
Yesterday’s Hill was trumpeting that McCain found a Jewish Hillary supporter to back him and then tried fluffing up the story about how Jews were crossing to the GOP– something I’ve been hearing every 4 years since Nixon ran for president– by trotting out Joe Lieberman and demented Virginia Republican kapo Eric Cantor. But the [...]
Found on Hot Air heard on Rush. I told you it was a slow news day from yard care issues to shit cannons! LOL!
Cooler than the “voice of God ray”, not as cool as the gay bomb. If even one mewling Hillary supporter dumps in his pants, it’ll be worth it.
Political activists planning protest rallies at [...]
As Indiana’s economy has been unusually resilient in the face of a national slowdown and arguably a recession, so to is Governor Mitch Daniels’ campaign appearing to be resilient in the face of rough waters and tough elections for the Republican Party. Scott at Hoosier Access alerted me to a new poll showing Governor [...]
From the American Family Association:On June 3, the Democratic National Committee issued a 2008 Gay PRIDE proclamation supporting homosexual marriage. DNC Chairman Howard Dean and Representatives Barney Frank and Tammy Baldwin released the proclamation.Also, in a display of sheer arrogance, the California Supreme Court has refused to delay legalization of homosexual marriage until after the people
I know this isn’t a politics site, but this video is absolutely fantastic; especially if, like Craig, you’ve had no idea what’s been going on.
If you’re outraged this isn’t sci-fi, there is a picture of Tasha Yar in it.
California Senator Dianne Feinstein, who hosted the recent Obama-Clinton meeting, told a TV audience she believes the two former rivals should combine forces in order to present a truly united Democratic ticket. “Hillary Clinton is well known, certainly she had the popular vote in this election. That is something and that is something tremendous.” [...]
Reason for concern?This is not a political Blog. But the Gospel has political implications. And so, I merely ask the question: Is there reason to believe that the Democratic Party is being taken over by radicals? According to Warner Todd Huston, in an article which may be found here, Senator Barack Obama "actively sought and received the stamp of approval of a Marxist third party that operated bri
Congratulations to Senator Obama and Democratic Party for making history. Whether you identify yourself with as a Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, or Green, you have to recognize that this is indeed a very special time.And it would have been historic if Clinton had won, as well.Initially I was a Clinton supporter on the basis that I thought she had the connections in Washington necessary to bri
Join FOXNews.com Tuesday night for live streaming of exclusive programming covering the Montana and South Dakota Democratic primaries. The special online program begins with the latest installment of “The Strategy Room” at 8:00 p.m. ET, where readers can watch, hear and help participate as FOX News’ Shepard Smith moderates a freewheeling discussion among some of America’s leading political
I think its a real pity that the dreams of the equal rights movement had to go head to head with with the dreams of the civil rights movement in the same primary. Neither deserved to lose.
