Yes We Can

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emptywheel
I'm in Detroit making sure everyone gets to vote. Chat among yourselves.

Obama Announces His Presidential Bid

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emptywheel
I'll be in Detroit all day doing voter protection and bmaz will be in and out. But you can chat among yourselves about this fellow.

Obama's 2004 DNC Keynote

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emptywheel
I'll be in Detroit all day doing voter protection and bmaz will be in and out. But you can chat among yourselves about this fellow.

Governor-Appointed Panel Clears Governor of Wrong-Doing

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emptywheel
The Personnel investigation into the firing of Walt Monegan--the one conducted by three governor appointees--has cleared Sarah Palin of any wrong-doing. Since it's almost certainly too little too late to help the McCain-Palin ticket, I'll review the reports sometime after we elect a new president. But this ought to explain how the Personnel board came to the contradictory conclusion as Stephen Branchflower did: These findings differ from those of the Branchflower Report because

The Real Contest Tomorrow: Bradley v. Cell Phone v. Ground

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emptywheel
Given the sheer number of polls we've got this year and at least two state-level ties, I think we'll learn some things about the Bradley effect, cell phones, and the ground game.
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McCain Was The Most Reprehensible Of The Keating Five And He Hasn't Changed

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emptywheel
John McCain survived the Keating Five Scandal because he is a sociopath who can tell a lie with the most sincere, straight face. He is especially adept at that. McCain sought out a master criminal like Keating and became his friend. After helping Charlie Keating plunder billions in life savings, much of it from senior citizens, McCain discarded Keating and sold out and backstabbed his Senatorial accomplices. John McCain, clearly the guiltiest, most culpable and reprehensible of the Keating Five. John McCain, clearly the guiltiest, most culpable and reprehensible of the Keating Five. That is the kind of man John McCain was, always has been, and, to this date, still is.

Getting Out the Democratic Vote--at the Birthplace of the Republican Party

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emptywheel
As I worked to GOTV in Jackson, MI, today, I thought of two things. First, how an Obama victory on Tuesday would be the culmination of the work that those who founded the Republican party started. And, how shameful that party has become, with its attempts to use race to divide this country.
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Ronald Reagan Endorses Obama, McCain Still Fraudulently Glomming Off Of Goldwater

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emptywheel
Ruh roh, Ronald Reagan has formally endorsed Barack Obama for president! Okay, it is the non-zombie Reagan, Ron Jr., but still, coming on the heels of President Reagan's Chief of Staff, Ken Duberstein, endorsing Obama, it has to hurt. In other news, John McCain continues his dishonorable, fraudulent and shameless claim on Barry Goldwater's legacy.
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Trash Talk - Election Weekend Special Edition

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emptywheel
Down to the nitty gritty. The big game is Tuesday. I am not talking about University of Buffalo v. Miami of Ohio. I am talking The Obama State U v. McCain Community College. This OSU isn't in the Big 10, and we are expecting victory baby! Lets get down to the games for the weekend.

Studs Terkel, RIP

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emptywheel
Vote for Studs Terkal--because Chicago deserves it.
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Let's Do The Time Warp Again!

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emptywheel
Put a fork in 'em. John Sidney McCain III and the Republican Grand Old Party have nothing left in the tank except for tired platitudes, creaky rhetoric, moldy and discredited policies, racism and anger. They have absolutely nothing positive or helpful to offer up to the American people in these troubled times. Just four years ago, the right wing GOP was full of hubris and bellowing of their dominion over American politics; now they are just a collective freak show caught in a time warp.

Who Knew Ken Duberstein Was Black?

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emptywheel
Ken Duberstein, Novak leaker extraordinaire, just joined the growing stampede of people endorsing Obama because of McCain's stupid choice of Palin for Vice President.
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Get Them Elected!

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emptywheel
As Rachel Maddow would say, Marcy has "talked me down". I am resigned to the fact that senator Obama will not be coming to Arizona. Now, what I can do, and what you all can do as well, is work hard, donate, call, talk to neighbors - anything, everything, between now and the close of the polls on Tuesday to keep the progressive and Obama wave alive and rolling. The finish line is in sight; no time for coasting - peddle to the metal baby!
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