Archive for October, 2004

Redskins, Packers, and the Election

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Today’s Packers game will be the strangest one I may ever experience. That’s because I’ll be rooting for the Redskins. Run Clinton run!
The rational side of my brain tells me the strange Redskins-election streak has no bearing on who in Ohio, Florida, or Wisconsin will vote for on Tuesday. Another part of my brain […]

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It Could Get Ugly, Really Ugly

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Monday morning Kerry and Bush will have a showdown at competing rallies in downtown Milwaukee, but the real showdowns will take place across the city the next day. The Wisconsin GOP has as list of 37,000 addresses on the voter rolls they consider suspicous. The party is threatening to challenge each individual on the list […]

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Remember to “Fall Back”

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I have a mild obsession watching my “Recently Played” list on iTunes. I thought something was wrong with the software when it stopped listing just played songs. Then I looked at the time stamps and compared it with the clock in the system tray. It looked liked some songs were played in the future. Then […]

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Showdown in Milwaukee

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Milwaukee didn’t host any of the Presidential debates. But both candidates will tie up downtown Monday morning. The President will be at U.S. Cellular Arena while Sen. John Kerry will be at City Hall, only four blocks apart.
“Kerry, Bush to Rally Downtown“

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Kerry’s Qa Qaa

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The al Qa Qaa story may have run out of steam for Sen. Kerry. That’s what Wizbang’s Paul thinks.
“Kerry Steps in Deep Qa Qaa”

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Cronkite: Old Coot

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Last night on Larry King Live, Walter Cronkite took up the conspiracy flag of many Bush bashers when commenting on the Osama bin Laden tape:
KING: OK, Walter. What do you make of this?
CRONKITE: Well, I make it out to be initially the reaction that it’s a threat to us, that unless we make peace […]

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What Does the NRSC Know?

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The National Republican Senatorial Committee is pumping last-minute money into Tim Michels’ campaign. The national Republicans would waste money on a losing campaign. GOP tracking numbers show a significant narrowing of the race. With Bush slightly leading in Wisconsin similar voters may be seeing Michels as the Senate version of the President.

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More Bush Event Into

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To get tickets for the Bush rally Monday go to Agnos State Fair Court at 1516 South 84th Street. It’s a strip mall. Here’s a map to it. I don’t know if tickets are still available, and I don’t have a phone number so call directory service to get the Bush-Cheney office number.

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Cheney to Hawaii

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Vice President Cheney going to Hawaii is part of the last-minute game. A few polls have shown Bush tied or within reach of Kerry. By having Cheney go to the island state he may force Kerry Edwards to pump some cash into ads there. The only thing better would be Cheney’s visit scaring Kerry or […]

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Bunker Footage

Filed under War

Two points on the KSTP al Qa Qaa stories:

The 101st Airborne troops didn’t feel that security was threatened. The troops and reporters didn’t appear to be wearing body armor or helmets. The troops maintain the bunkers were inside a guarded perimeter. Running around like it was some kind of field trip supports that.
In the story […]

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Kerry Jokes

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John Kerry had this quip at the Madison Kerry rally featuring Bruce Springsteen:
When George Bush heard the Boss was playing, and was going to be here with me today, he thought they meant Dick Cheney!
Kerry should leave the bad anti-Bush humor to Jon Stewart and Michael Moore.
“The Boss Brings out 80,000 for Kerry“

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No Aloha for Bush

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It doesn’t sound like Bush will go to Hawaii. A speech at Pearl Harbor would be a stunning visual, but I still like my idea of a Bush Beach Bash starring the twins.
“Reaction to the Hawaii Idea”

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Which Party is Pro-Tech?

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CNET News.com put together a scorecard to show which party is more pro-technology. Note that this scorecard, like any other, is very subjective. CNET News.com plainly states, “Scores were assigned solely based on the editorial opinions of CNET News.com.” But also note that Declan McCullagh is their chief politics writer, and he’s not known as […]

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Study Claims 100,000 Iraqi Civilian Deaths

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President Bush has the blood of 100,000 Iraqi civilians on his hands. Expect that to be the spin from Bush bashers and Kerry Edwards. I wonder a little about extrapolating from interviews. I also wonder why this study differs by a large magnitude from this anti-war bodycount.
This isn’t knee-jerk pro-war spin but I wonder about […]

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Very Expensive Yard Signs

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The Glenn Grothman-Mary Panzer State Senate race was the most expensive legislative race in state history. Oddly, the only advertising I noticed was yard signs and supporters at the Allenton parade. But then, I had my mind made up as soon as Grothman jumped into the race.
“Grothman-Panzer Race Sets Record”

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