Although his column makes his case with actual examples firedoglake makes his case even better with their response.
Send them a nice card Dennis.
memeorandum thread here
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Dennis Prager needs to thank Firedoglake
Posted: August 26, 2010 by datechguy in internet/free speechTags: irony, tolerant left
Voices of the Candidates: Chris Resmini
Posted: August 25, 2010 by datechguy in elections, internet/free speech, opinion/newsTags: 2010 election, 5th Middlesex, charlie baker, chris resmini, election 2010, massachusetts elections, republicans
I talked to Chris Resmini at the Charlie Baker event on Monday:
If we are going to change Massachusetts we need to support these first time candidates when they emerge. You will also note from his facebook page that Chris has been active in attending events and supporting his fellow republican candidates.
More please
Another example of Tea Party false flag violence
Posted: August 25, 2010 by datechguy in internet/free speech, oddities, politics Tags: irony, media bigotry, russ carnahan, tea party
You mean the firebombing of Russ Carnahan office last week is yet the latest chapter of tea party violence that wasn’t:
The suspect was reportedly a disgruntled progressive activist employed by Russ Carnahan. An unnamed source familiar with the case released the information. Suspect Chris Powers reportedly was upset because he did not get paid so he firebombed the Carnahan finance offices at 2 in the morning.
What a complete shock.
Will we see any pullback from the media about the tea party since the suspect is a blogger at TPM, active in the progressive movement for years? Of course not, mathematically sooner or later they are bound to be right on one of these stories so why stop betting on it now?
If you were wondering why this story has gotten no national play, this is why.
Update: Dana Loesch asks the question:
Did the Carnahan camp know this and consent by silence to the media’s attempt to trump this up as a tea party incident? If this is true, doesn’t this make the fourth incident in which people associated with the Carnahan campaign have run afoul of the law and have engaged in illegal behavior? Why didn’t the Russ Carnahan campaign correct the narrative of the local alternative weekly and Jake Wagman’s subtle suggestion that it was a tea partier? Because he’s in the campaign of his life and is desperate for anything, even the sympathy vote?
Update 2: Memeorandum thread here.
Accentuate the positive (Alaska) vs the negative (AZ)
Posted: August 25, 2010 by datechguy in congress, elections, internet/free speech, media, opinion/news, tea partiesTags: 2010 elections, ben quayle, election 2010, joe miller, john mccain, media bigotry, reality, republican primaries, robert stacy mccain, sarah palin, tea parties
Well Arizona voters decided that John McCain deserves another terms in the senate and took Quayle the younger over the superior Vernon Parker.
Like Barbara Espinosa (Have you caught her blog talk radio show BTW) I preferred both Hayworth and Parker but the voters have spoken and it’s up to us to keep both of those seats in the R column.
In once sense it is not a surprise as if the Senate could flip the state might have wanted to keep the seniority that McCain brings, but if you see an amnesty bill next year, be assured that John McCain will be on board bigtime.
Meanwhile in Alaska Stacy McCain reports the MSM is still in full denial mode concerning Joe Miller:
Traditional media, however, continued to hold out hope for Murkowski, a pro-choice Republican who voted for the unpopular TARP bailout and had been labeled one of the ”Top 10 Senate RINOs” (Republican In Name Only) by Human Events.
In its headline, Roll Call described Murkowski as merely “imperiled,” and an Anchorage Daily News reporter named “Sean” said the incumbent was “battling for her political life.” The New York Times said she was “in a surprisingly tight race.” But Republican sources in Anchorage were more blunt, declaring Murkowski “toast” and employing obscene terms to describe just how completely she had been defeated.
Even funnier is this bit from MSNBC’s first read:
If 2008 was about “hope,” then 2010 might be about “fear” — with Republicans running on fear of Obama/Dems, while Dems will be running on fear of returning to Bush/GOP policies.
*** Why McCain won and Murkowski is in trouble: In fact, this explains why someone like John McCain cruised to victory last night in Arizona and Murkowski didn’t. McCain
Oh conservatives won because of fear. No media bigotry there. Gee what else could they have in common? I’ll give you a clue, it’s someone who sells books, is hated and ridiculed by the media and has odd shaped hips.
Robert Stacy also credits WooHooYoo and people like her for getting him involved and the hard work that made things happen.
Miss Sharon — her Twitter name is WooHooYoo – isn’t famous or influential. She’s just someone who has stopped asking, “What can I do?” and started doing what she can. (Good advice.)
I am looking forward to being able to say the same in November when talking about Bill Gunn here in MA-01.
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