LTE about Bush's behavior

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Tuesday August 30, 2005 · 10:11 PM PDT

2005/08/30 · 22:11

I don't like George Bush. My standards are pretty low. Nevertheless, I am absolutely stunned by the callousness he displayed today. Here is a letter I wrote to my local paper expressing that:

Why was President Bush having cake with John McCain while New Orleans drowned?
Why was President Bush getting public guitar lessons from Mark Willis while the levees broke?
Why did President Bush stage a political Medicare event while people died?
Why aren't there enough helicopters to rescue people and reinforce the levees?
As a major American city is wiped off the map, he schedules photo ops. I have never been more disappointed in a president in my life.

The Propagannon Cycle

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Thursday February 24, 2005 · 8:13 AM PST

2005/02/24 · 08:13

One of the so-far overlooked aspects of the Jeff Gannon saga is his role in the defeat of Senator Tom Daschle in South Dakota. There is a considerable amount of evidence that Gannon was used as an opposition research dumping ground by the Thune campaign. Once published on Talon "News," this oppo was then cycled into the mainstream media via Thune's paid-for bloggers and the right-wing media echo chamber. So closely did the Thune campaign work with Gannon, that an FEC complaint was filed. That decision could have a profound impact on the political blogosphere as a whole.

I put together a graphic that diagrams the way the Thune campaign used their paid-for bloggers and Gannon to push stories into the mainstream news and keep South Dakota political coverage of Dashle negative. Read More

Nail Bush/Cheney for audio manipulation?!

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Thursday October 28, 2004 · 11:03 PM PDT

2004/10/28 · 23:03

Congrats to Mithras the Prophet and fellow dKosians for nailing the Bush-Cheney campaign for doctoring the image in their recent campaign ad. Combined with the Al Qa Qaa disaster, it really knocked the campaign off stride.

Now, I've got an assignment for you that could be the coup de grace for this ad.

Compare the audio in the ad to Bush's speech at the RNC. Is it the same, or was it digitally manipulated to remove Bushisms?

The Bush campaign and the RNC has done this at least twice before in campaign ads: They erased a stumble from the SOTU and edited Meet the Press footage to remove "uhs" and stutters.

Did they do it again? I don't know. But I bet someone's willing to find out in order to take BC04 down a notch.

No Loyalty Oath Required!

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Friday October 22, 2004 · 8:23 AM PDT

2004/10/22 · 08:23

I was at the Kerry rally here in Minneapolis yesterday and I snapped this photo of two Bush-Cheney supporters who attended.

No loyalty oath required!

These women were admitted to the rally and not harassed by Kerry supporters, though an ABC News reporter was asking people how they felt about the Bush supporters being there. If you tried to do this at a Bush event, you would not even be admitted.

Then again, after Kerry's awesome performance, maybe they're former Bush supporters now.

(More photos at the DFL blog.)

John Kerry's Senate record

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Friday September 10, 2004 · 9:12 PM PDT

2004/09/10 · 21:12

Forgeries, smorgeries. Every minute we spend talking about the provenance of the newly released Bush National Guard memos is a minute we don't spend talking about why John Kerry will make a better president than George W. Bush. While all the information about fonts and kerning and proportional spacing and which IBM typewriter could have produced the documents is fascinating, no new information is being uncovered. Tonight, Dan Rather said that CBS stands by the memos and the rest of their report. It is up to the critics to come up *

One of the Republican talking points against John Kerry is that he won't talk about his 19 year record in the Senate, which they try to have us believe is both liberal and ineffectual.

Let's put this one to bed right away. Listen to John Kerry's town hall meeting in Rochester, Minnesota on Wednesday. You will hear him talk at length about his Senate record. Read More

Photos: John Edwards Labor Day Rally, MN

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Tuesday September 07, 2004 · 10:58 AM PDT

2004/09/07 · 10:58

John Edwards was in St. Paul, Minnesota yesterday for a Labor Day rally. 12,000 people showed up (police estimate) and DFLers.org (i.e., me) was there.

Here's a photo from the event:

For more, please visit DFLers.org

Kerry Rocks t-shirt

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Wednesday September 01, 2004 · 10:02 PM PDT

2004/09/01 · 22:02

Enough with these crazy Republicans. Let's talk about John Kerry!

John Kerry Rocks! This shirt pays homage to Kerry's rockin' past, which I think rules. Sweatshop-free. $15.

Via Michael Ernst via my blog, BushOut.tv

Edwards photos from Rosemount, MN

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Saturday August 14, 2004 · 10:59 AM PDT

2004/08/14 · 10:59

John Edwards visited Rosemount, Minnesota last night and DFLers.org (aka me) was there.

Edwards shakes hands after his speech.

For more photos, check out the DFLers.org story.

DFLers.org now offering diaries

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Friday August 06, 2004 · 3:08 PM PDT

2004/08/06 · 15:08

DFLers.org, the community blog of the Minnesota DFL (and the nation's first and only state political party with a Scoop-based website), is now offering diaries, like Daily Kos has.

It took me a while to get it set up just right, but they're good now. So if you're in Minnesota, and you like politics, come by and stay awhile. We'd like to hear what you've got to say.

http://www.dflers.org

P.S.: Don't forget to also checkout Democrats Listen, the online survey I wrote for the DFL. What's on your mind? Let us know! (And tell your friends.)

MN: the DFL wants to know what's on your mind

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Wednesday August 04, 2004 · 8:47 AM PDT

2004/08/04 · 08:47

As you may know if you've been following my diary, I've been doing a lot of volunteering for the Minnesota DFL, helping them out with technology stuff. I set up the DFL blog.

The latest thing that I've been working on is a new online survey: Democrats Listen.

It's a way for Minnesotans (of all political persuasions) to share their comments and concerns with the DFL.

If you're in Minnesota, check it out. I built it, it would make me happy if you used it!

Is Bush really afraid of horses?

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Wednesday July 28, 2004 · 10:52 PM PDT

2004/07/28 · 22:52

The funny new ACT video starring Will Ferrel doing his impersonation of Bush at the ranch makes reference to Bush's fear of horses.

I'm working on a post about the ad for my site, and I tried to find an actual source for Bush's hippophobia and came up dry.

Does anyone have a definitive source that shows Bush really is afraid of horses?

First-hand account from filming of new MoveOn ads

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Monday July 26, 2004 · 9:03 PM PDT

2004/07/26 · 21:03

I received an amazing email yesterday from a woman who was selected to be filmed for one of MoveOn's new ads by Errol Morris (director of The Fog of War). If you recall, there was a survey where you were invited to tell your story and MoveOn would select the best for a series of ads featuring "real people". I joked at the time that in order to be picked, it'd be best to be a black Republican military veteran who voted for Bush last time.

Well, Connie Cominsky comes close. She voted for Bush in 2000 and her brother is a Marine and her nephew is in the Army. Both are serving in Iraq. From her email, you can see that my initial sarcasm was basically correct. MoveOn seems to be selecting people who voted for Bush in 2000 and have since changed their minds. Connie met 6 other people during the filming and all voted for Bush.

Here's what she sent me:

I had filled out the questionnaire on the moveon.org website. I attached a speech that I had given in Chicago at an anti-war demonstration. I am a 52 year old small business owner. I was a very strong Bush supporter. I am so ashamed of that now. I first began speaking out last March - I attended a huge rally in Chicago and met up with the Military Families Speak Out group. I am now a member.
I was a little surprised when I got the call that I had made the list for the ad campaigns. I had no idea what to expect. It was a memorable experience. On the day I filmed - I met 6 other "real" people. We had all voted for Bush - and no longer will support him....

Read the rest for Connie's story and read the speech she gave to a Chicago anti-war protest.

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