Posts Tagged ‘Elections’

Wisconsin: Recall Elections to Proceed

Filed under: Elections — by Will Kirkland 07/13/2011 @ 8:26:42 AM
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Wisconsin Recall primary results favor Dems
Six fake Democratic candidates put up by the Republican Party to buy time for Republican state senators subject to recalls accomplished that job Tuesday, but … [Keep reading >>]

End Secret Money to Elections: Add Your Voice

Filed under: Corruption — by Joyce Cole 12/2/2010 @ 12:39:02 PM
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Letters on the DISCLOSE Act — League of Women Voters
<s>Below</s> [At the link] is a list of letters to the editor that have been published in newspapers across the country.  … [Keep reading >>]

The Morning After… Reflecting on the Election

Filed under: California | Elections — by Phil Ritter 11/17/2010 @ 8:13:56 AM
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I thought the Starhawk piece on the election was pretty good.
The Morning After the Elections
By Starhawk
– The morning after the elections—I keep thinking of Captain Hans Solo signature line in … [Keep reading >>]

Occam’s Razor and the Elections

Filed under: Democracy | Elections — by Marty Krasney 11/6/2010 @ 11:35:12 AM
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Pretty interesting, sez me.
According to 14th Century logician, William Occam, the most likely hypothesis is the one that makes the fewest new assumptions. More popularly, Occam’s Razor is stated as … [Keep reading >>]

Climate Deniers to Take Over House Energy Committee

Filed under: Climate Change | Environment — by Will Kirkland 11/6/2010 @ 10:51:23 AM
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Let me just take a minute to scream.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

Thanks.

This is what happens when votes don’t happen, when smart people take a voting holiday, when those with an ideological pole up their … [Keep reading >>]

CA: Sticking it to the GOP

Filed under: California | Elections — by Will Kirkland 11/4/2010 @ 11:33:56 AM
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Joe Garofoli and John Wildermuth have an analysis piece in the Chron about the accross the board GOP losses in the state.  It doesn’t go very deep, or suggest that … [Keep reading >>]

Feingold

Filed under: Democrats | Elections — by Will Kirkland 11/4/2010 @ 11:15:50 AM
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The vote in Wisconsin and the defeat of Russ Feingold is the most dispiriting outcome for me in a very dispiriting election.  It almost pushes me to quote my dear … [Keep reading >>]

The Election

Filed under: Elections — by Will Kirkland 11/3/2010 @ 10:44:32 AM
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We’d rather talk about baseball…. The momentary high to precede the nasty business of learning to live with what has happened. 

There’s much to think, and to say and many others are … [Keep reading >>]

Voter Guide for November

Filed under: California | Elections — by Ruth Friend 10/28/2010 @ 4:33:38 AM
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Courage Campaign helps us out with a Progressive Voter Guide for November.

The short list, provided by a vote of CC members is this:

YES on Proposition 19

NO on Proposition 20

YES on … [Keep reading >>]

Asking the Effing Question of Democrats

Filed under: Democrats | Humor — by Will Kirkland 09/16/2010 @ 12:47:48 PM
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The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon – Thurs 11p / 10c … [Keep reading >>]

Election Day Results, August 24 1010

Filed under: Democracy | Elections — by Will Kirkland 08/24/2010 @ 5:25:01 PM
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Well who would have thought it?  Kendrick Meeks, given up as dead to multi-millionaire Jeff Greene for Democratic candidate for US Senate in Florida, cleaned his clock.  He’ll go against … [Keep reading >>]

Election Results June 8 2010

Filed under: Elections | Politics — by Will Kirkland 06/8/2010 @ 3:36:23 PM
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Update:

So, in California for Governor it will be Jerry Brown (D) vs Meg Whitman (R) Democrats voted 1,758,66 strong with Brown taking 84.1%.  Republicans showed up slightly less strong, at … [Keep reading >>]

Words for Acts

It is impudent in the extreme for this man to go around Europe haranguing people on their duties to civilization when his own country presents one of the most lawless aspects of modern life the whole world affords.

Roger Casement
Irish Human Rights Champion

commenting on Teddy Roosevelt's 1910 Guildhall
speech telling Great Britain to either rule Egypt or get out.



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