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Friday, Jan 23, 2004
face value
"Taken at face value it wasn't anger, it was a steam-letting, and an attempt to rally the troops, and totally understandable. The press, as usual, is making a big deal of catching a candidate being a human being. But that's what he is. He's not an actor, he's not a commercial, he's not a deodorant, he's not a product, and I'm glad we have a chance to have this discussion. I'm not a Dean supporter (yet, but I'm getting there) and they didn't ask me to say this, but please, it's time for the press to let us have an election, or maybe it's time for us to have an election without them."
root down
yadda yadda dems senate blog
poll position
latest arg tracking poll out of new hampshire has dean slipping to third. ill assume those are pre-debate numbers.
Thursday, Jan 22, 2004
ministry of silly talk
"With just a few days until marijuana is downgraded from class B to class C in England, the attempts to scare people can get downright silly."via talkleft
track marks
political wire tracks the tracking polls out of new hampshire. dratfink tracks political wire tracking the tracking polls.
voterrs
"That's sort of true. But it kind of reminds me of Senator Dale Bumpers, in his great defense of Bill Clinton in the impeachment trial, when he said, "When they tell you it's not about sex, it's about sex." When they tell you it's not about Me, but about The People, it's usually about Me. By talking about his campaign as if he were merely the corporeal representative of some mystical communal force, Dean neglected to do the more basic work of politics, which is to talk about himself, what kind of president he would be, and what he would do. It's been about process. It's been about talking about reaching voters instead of just speaking to them."
big bright green pleasure machine
do you have that not so groovy feeling? art does.
net point
"TRENTON, N.J. -- Brooklyn developer Bruce Ratner has reached an agreement to buy the New Jersey Nets, a team official said Wednesday night.
Edwin Stier, president of Community Youth Organization, which owns the Nets, said the contract was finalized Wednesday afternoon. He said the board of YankeeNets, the holding company of the Nets and New York Yankees, must now approve the contract at a meeting Friday morning. The holding company is on the verge of being dissolved.
Ratner's bid was accepted over an offer from a group led by real estate developer Charles Kushner and Sen. Jon S. Corzine of New Jersey."
Wednesday, Jan 21, 2004
good will bunting
talking points interviews george soros. also, josh is already up in new hampshire on his reader funded venture.
heart attack
big al hearts kerry and campaign narratives.