Woo hoo! Pollster Zogby International says North Carolina is now a swing state (via Matt Gross). Oh yeah.
Author: Ruby Sinreich
I am (still) not a terrorist
Someone should tell Jerry Fallwell and probably remind Karen Hughes too, while you’re at it.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Alan Keyes said Monday that women who choose to undergo abortions and the physicians who perform the procedure are essentially terrorists because “the evil is the same.”
The remarks came as Keyes was explaining why three months ago he said that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were a “warning” from God to “wake up” and stop “the evil” of abortion.
I am a goddamn patriot, trying like hell to preserve democracy in the face of the most overwhelming assault it has ever seen in this nation. I think that smells like trouble to the Bush administration, except they spell “trouble” T-E-R-R-O-R. That’s why it’s time for Bush to go back to school.
The Real Big Tent
If you’re in New York City this weekend – and some of you are (hi, Cousin Gail!) – you should check this out:
Stand Up For Choice!
Big Tent Extravaganza
Monday, August 30th / 8:00 PM / New York, NY
The Stand Up for Choice variety show will feature Moby, Lou Reed, Cynthia Nixon, Lewis Black and many more!
Honestly, how many extravaganzas do you get invited to these days?
Geeky Politicos Untie! Err… Unite!
Ed Cone and David Hoggard are throwing together what must be the very first-ever gathering of political bloggers in North Carolina. Here’s the plan so far, according to Ed:
So I guess we’re set for Saturday, August 28, 9 AM, 620 S. Elm St, GSO NC.
Admission is free. I’ll bring some Krispy Kreme and try to arrange for
coffee.Topics: campaign blogging, local news blogging. Maybe Ruby, Mat Gross, and
Hoggard can facilitate a session on politics, I’ll try to do local news
with anyone who want to play.Say they are coming: Mat Gross. Hoggard. Mike Barber. Jeff Thigpen. Ruby.
Anton Zuiker. Me. Lex Alexander.I hope every local candidate can make it. You are all invited. As are
bloggers, wannabe bloggers, groupies, etc. Mike Winstead and I had a good
conversation about Internet politics, I hope he shows up.
I’m really hoping we can get some more people from outside Guilford County to come. Any local elected officials reading here?
Fundamentalist Christian, white, nationalist terrorists < fundamentalist Islamic, Arabic, nationalist terrorists
Don’t get me wrong, I oppose the death penalty under any circumstances. But Terry Nichols was convicted – in a real American court, not in Guantanamo Bay – of participating in the undisputably terrorist Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 that killed 160 people (and one fetus, Republicans want you to know). Nichols gets a nice, fair trial, and a peaceful “you will be a ward of the state for the rest of your life and die in jail” life sentence. Compare this to the treatment of suspected Al Qaeda supporters, and you have to think there is maybe just a tad of racial and ideological bias at work in our government.
In honor of Dr. Scott Chilton
My best friend’s father died last week. He’ll be missed by more than just his lovely family. 🙁
Karpetbagging Keyes
via John Aravosis:
“I deeply resent the destruction of federalism represented by Hillary Clinton’s willingness to go into a state she doesn’t even live in and pretend to represent the people there,” Keyes said. “So I certainly wouldn’t imitate it.” – Alan Keyes, FOX News, March 2000.
Maryland resident Keyes is now a candidate for U.S. Senate from Illinois. This is one we can laugh at ’cause he doesn’t have a chance in hell against Barak Obama.
It would be funny…
Bush accidentally told the truth in front of reporters! I’m sure he won’t let it happen again.
(Reuters) – President Bush told a roomful of top Pentagon brass on Thursday that his administration would never stop looking for ways to harm the United States.
On Teresa
A friend’s blog discussed “The very public lynching of Teresa Heinz Kerry,” these are my thoughts:
Teresa will get put through the wringer, no doubt. That’s how the right-wingers feel about strong, articulate women, and their media lapdogs will follow their orders as usual.
But I think Teresa will have a better time of it for having come after Hillary Rodham Clinton. The media hated HRC from the get-go, alternately calling her a feminazi one week or too feminine the next. She couldn’t please them, no matter how hard she tried.
The fact that Hillary survived that Salem Witch Trial in D.C., and went on to be popularly elected by a populous state, shows that most people know and love strong women. It’s just insecure men, like Karl Rove and Rush Limbaugh, that will always feel threatened by a woman who doesn’t need them. I pity them.
Not too shabby
I thought Kerry’s speach last night was great, and I didn’t plan to like it. I was pleased to see him (and Edwards the night before) appealing to the base, who has been so ignored by the Democratic party.
The daughters made me want to puke, though. I think it was pretty excessive for them to trot out some of their most personal memories of their father on national TV. Save it for a funeral!
And how about Mara Liasson (sp?) on NPR this morning calling Kerry’s speech light on details. I guess she skipped Edwards speech where he layed all that shit out so Kerry didn’t have to. More sloppy reporting. And the “journalists” wonder why they are increasingly considered irrelevant…