Flint Journal Covers Bernie’s Fundraiser
Thursday, November 30th, 2006Read the article here. I'll comment more later.
Archive for November, 2006
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Once Again, A Republican Gets It Wrong
Thursday, November 30th, 2006Once again, a Republican tries to paint his party's lack of discipline as "leftist." Republican Michigander On the Republican side, there are rumors of several candidates who may or may not be running. The democrats like "Kevins" want us to pick a "moderate". A "moderate" to them would be someone ...
Shiawassee County Budget - 2007
Thursday, November 30th, 2006The 2007 budget is available. This copy has the figures + some commentary. The budget is in Excel format .... download as an excel file or as a zipped excel. Or, you can view the budget here. update: you can view the 2006 county budget here, and the 2006 county coordinator ...
ILWU On YouTube
Thursday, November 30th, 2006This morning I received a bulletin from fellow youtuber Bill Orton. Bill has a video archive of ILWU workers on the docks of LA. From Bill's bulletin: The ILWU represents 60,000 industrial workers in the five American states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii and the Canadian province ...
Soldiers Of Solidarity
Wednesday, November 29th, 2006A friend of mine sent me a link to Soldiers of Solidarity. I wasn't aware of this site until he sent it to me. Check it out! If you like this post, subscribe to my new email newsletter, and read me at the Detroit News Political Weblog. powered by ...
Now Playing: Double Feature - Joan Baez - The Boxer and Deportees
Tuesday, November 28th, 2006Now Playing - Joan Baez - The Boxer and Deportees No, it's not "The Boxer and Deportees", but "The Boxer" and "Deportees". You see the difference. I chose Joan's version of "The Boxer" this week for two reasons. First, I really enjoy this version and she performs it ...
Call To Shiawassee County Democratic Fall Convention
Tuesday, November 28th, 2006Don't forget, our convention is tonight! Shiawassee County Democratic Party Call To Shiawassee County Democratic Fall Convention Tuesday, November 29, 2006 Corunna City Hall Meeting Room 402 N Shiawassee St., Corunna 7:00pm For more info, please call Chair Carol Spaniola, 989-743-3293 If you like this post, subscribe to my new email newsletter, and read me at ...
Kos on those San Francisco values …
Tuesday, November 28th, 2006I don't usually get into what Kos has to say, but I like this one: Did you hear that O'Reilly invented the slur "San Francisco values"? Yeah, he also thinks he invented sliced bread and fire. But let's talk about "San Francisco values", you know -- tolerance, entrepreneurship, and creativity. Since O'Reilly boycotts ...
America won’t rush back to the GOP
Monday, November 27th, 2006America won't rush back to the GOP, in response to Eric's post -- Dems, You're On The Clock, on the Detroit News Political blog. If you like this post, subscribe to my new email newsletter, and read me at the Detroit News Political Weblog. powered by performancing firefox [tags]democrats, ...
Bernie’s Fundraiser
Monday, November 27th, 2006Just wanted to drop everyone a note to let you know that Bernie's fundraiser went well. You can still donate if you like ... just contact me if you are interested. update: There is now a donation button in the upper right corner of this site. All funds ...
Good Morning
Monday, November 27th, 2006Good morning! I hope everyone has enjoyed their holiday & weekend. I'll be away from the blog for another day or so, as I am in the process of launching some other sites right now. I should be back to my regularly scheduled blogging tomorrow ...
Whites Only Need Apply
Saturday, November 25th, 2006Whites Only Need Apply, on the Detroit News Political blog. If you like this post, subscribe to my new email newsletter, and read me at the Detroit News Political Weblog. powered by performancing firefox [tags]whites, discrimination, caucasian, affirmative action, republican, boston university, gop, republican party, college republicans[/tags]
The Republican Mind In Action
Friday, November 24th, 2006Unclaimed Territory - by Glenn Greenwald: Why I hate, rather than dislike, the Bush movement So, to recap: when insurgents engage in violence before the elections, that's the fault of Democrats because it's done to help them win (and credit to Republicans because it shows how tough they are ...
Politics Is About Power
Friday, November 24th, 2006There is a great diary over at Michigan Liberal about the gerrymander. Some excerpts: The first thing we notice is that representation is pretty close over-all - in the total line, Dems are under-represented by 2%. That would be about nine extra House seats for us if it ...
Lovin’ The Republican Post-Election Spin
Friday, November 24th, 2006Lovin' The Republican Post-Election Spin, on the Detroit News Political blog. If you like this post, subscribe to my new email newsletter, and read me at the Detroit News Political Weblog. powered by performancing firefox [tags]republicans, republican, election, spin, democrats, pelosi, san francisco values, congress, bush, democratic party[/tags]
Bring On The San Francisco Values …
Friday, November 24th, 2006Brilliant letter to the editor by a San Franciscan who is offended by the latest GOP spin ...Bring On the 'San Francisco Values' President Bush and the Republican Party railed against "San Francisco values" during the recent election campaign. As House Speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) noted, never before has a president ...
Litvinenko Dies
Friday, November 24th, 2006BBC NEWS | UK | Russian ex-spy dies in hospital Russian ex-spy dies in hospital Alexander Litvinenko before (L) and after poisoning There is confusion over what poisoned the ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, the Russian ex-spy who said he was the victim of a poisoning, has died in hospital. Mr Litvinenko, 43, died on ...
I’m Cheering For Joey
Thursday, November 23rd, 2006I can't help it. I like Joey Harrington. I thought he got a raw deal in Detroit. True, he could've been better ... when he was good, he was very good. But he wasn't good very often. To be fair, he was in a bad situation in ...
Genessee Valley Center Getting Ready For Holidays
Thursday, November 23rd, 2006Some new cameraphone pics up here. [tags]genessee valley center, flint, michigan, mall, holidays[/tags]
Making Your Blog Memorable
Thursday, November 23rd, 2006Great post by Lorelle on making your blog memorable:Fortune Cookie Blogging « Lorelle on WordPress Making Your Blog MemorableI’ve thought a lot about this, and while I know the following is just my personal opinion on what makes a blog’s writing memorable, read it and let me know what ...
