Moonage Political Webdream

This is amusing, and stupid.
Galvin says the federal Justice Department is pressuring Boston election officials to translate candidates’ names into Chinese characters in precincts with prominent Chinese-speaking populations.
But there’s more than a little lost in translation, according to Galvin.
The article goes on to point out the problems converting names to Chinese encounters such as Mitt [...]

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A lot of people are reading things into this week’s elections. Some people claimed these elections are nothing but a national referendum on Bush and/or the Republicans. As such, I posted my “anticipated results” from the elections a few days ago. I’m still sticking with those “predictions” post-election. Now, here’s what [...]

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Was reading a trashy New York gossip rag that was talking about Rush attacking Michael J. Fox for over-acting his Parkinson’s symptoms for political gain.  Well, here is the video in question via Claire McCaskill:

Here’s Fox circa June 2006:

The problem Rush has is just making the allegation is distasteful to just about anyone with [...]

Tags: candidates, clinic, conservative, conservatives, gossip, it, movie, owned, People, polarization, polarized, Politics, poll, Polls, race, Senate, voter, women

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Morgan Quitno Press released this list of the “smartest states” list. Without further ado, here it is, color coded to make it more fun to play with:

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Vermont

Looks kinda grim for all those people who mocked the “Al Gore voters are smarter than Bush voters” thingy from the past. However, Morgan Quitno has kept [...]

Tags: ban, berkeley, bush, california, case, change, Education, hillbillies, it, kids, liberal, liberals, Massachusetts, Media, People, Politics, Resources, school, time, trash, university, vermont, virginia, vote, voter, voting

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Powerline points to a book by Douglas Murray called:

Now, the premise here is that the country NEEDS Neoconservatism.  I don’t particularly think that’s true.  That’s about like saying the country NEEDS to grow older.  Sounds kinda harsh I know, but this is why I think this is true.  It’s pretty simple really:  In 1990, [...]

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From MSNBC:
On a long list of issues, including Iraq and “ethics/corruption,” 23 percent cited the economy as their top concern, up from 17 percent in May.
I have been the firm believer that all politics is local. it’s not my idea, but I sure do believe it. I have said so repeatedly.
I listed those [...]

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