Archive for October, 2006
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
Jim Marcinkowski and Joe Wilson will be at Nick's in Durand tomorrow. They will be arriving between 1:15 - 1:30. All are invited to attend.
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Monday, October 30th, 2006
Short but sweet:1. Dick DeVos wants to eliminate the Governor's 'Cool Cities' program.2. Dick DeVos claims he turned around a city.3. Dick's son Rick DeVos was considered the "driving force behind the DeVos family’s partnership with Rockford Construction in redeveloping the Cherry Street Landing area."4. Rick, ...
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Monday, October 30th, 2006
Note: I deliberately named this 'Untitled Post' because this post was untitled when I found it, and it seemed like I should leave it that way.
I was perusing alt.impeach.bush (which really should be called alt.copy.paste.flames), when I found a post worth blogging. It is written by someone using ...
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Sunday, October 29th, 2006
The Shiawassee County Democratic Party has yard signs and bumper stickers available. Visit their Corunna campaign HQ to pick up whatever you need.Get more info here.The Shiawassee Dems are also looking for volunteers to staff the HQ, distribute our slate (door hangers), and to help give rides to the ...
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Sunday, October 29th, 2006
Jackson National Life Insurance Company Publicly Admits That Outsourcing Is Morally Wrong
Ok, maybe they haven't said it out loud, but they sure are acting like they've been accused of something dirty.
According to this AP article, JNL has asked Senator Stabenow to retract her statement about JNL outsourcing, ...
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Sunday, October 29th, 2006
Dick DeVos is a quitter.
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Saturday, October 28th, 2006
Now Playing - Terry Tate: Office Linebacker
Dedicated to UM's man Harris, who had a heckuva tackle a few minutes ago!
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Saturday, October 28th, 2006
Here we go!!!!
UM kickin' off
McMahon runs it out to the 27.
Wildcats up. (the quarterback looks like he's about 12 years old)
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Friday, October 27th, 2006
Oh yeah ...
Today I got my Dick DeVos campaign letter, and I couldn't be more pleased ...
Click on thumbnail for larger view
Notice the third paragraph:
We have the lowest unemployment rate in the nation.
Dick, you 'da man!
Do you think he composed it himself?
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Thursday, October 26th, 2006
Just want to say hello to the Detroit area freeway bloggers. I see some real gems along I-75, like this one -- "Fear Is All They Have".
Some of the others I've seen -- "Time For Regime Change" and "Remember Katrina". I tried to take more ...
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Thursday, October 26th, 2006
Governor Granholm attended a fundraiser at the Flint home of Rosanne and Steve Heddy last night. The theme of the event was "Women in Charge: When Women Lead, Women Win".
Some interesting facts about the Governor:
Governor Granholm is the first female Governor for Michigan
She has appointed more ...
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Thursday, October 26th, 2006
Tonight the Shiawassee Dems were honored with a private meeting with Senator Carl Levin. The Senator met with about 50 local Dems to talk about a variety of issues. He was here for an hour and took questions from the audience. It was a great night! ...
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Wednesday, October 25th, 2006
Visit the Shiawassee County Democratic Party on the web at http://www.shiawasseedems.com.
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Wednesday, October 25th, 2006
"At a time when some people run from such labels, Amos Williams will proclaim loudly that he is a Democrat, a liberal and, yes ... a trial lawyer." -- http://amoswilliams4ag.com/
Visit Amost on the web at http://amoswilliams4ag.com/
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Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
GOP Attack Ad Shoots Blanks on the Detroit News.(h/t to the folks at Michigan Liberal for the story & research)powered by performancing firefox
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Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
5 Birthday Presents For Dick DeVos
Yesterday was Amway Dick’s birthday, and I’ve been a-rackin’ my brain on what to get him. What do you get a guy like DeVos? Since I can't afford to get him anything he might want, I decided to focus on the things ...
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Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
Sean Hannity just gets better and better.You have to love this goofball. Or love to hate him, anyway. Last month, Hannity and other con pundits met with President Bush at the White House. This month, Hannity asks Dems not to vote, for the sake of ...
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Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
Chuck Todd at the National Journal has a nice compare/contrast on the congressional elections of 1994 and 2006.Similarities:One party controlAn unpopular PresidentEthics problemsUnpopular issueDisbelief in losingDifferences:Prepared incumbentsFew retirements/freshmentNervous and cynical electorateAn engaged White House2000-01 Census/redistrictingCheck out the article for details.powered by performancing firefox
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Saturday, October 21st, 2006
Just waitin' for the game to start ... (hurry up Tex & Neb)
Well I missed part of it, but Iowa is punting and we're off ...
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Saturday, October 21st, 2006
Go State!
(That's a little love, for Zack)
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