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Your Take On HBO’s “Recount”?
Though I was nursing a miserable stomach flu that had me using my DVR to catch spots I missed in rushing to worship the porcelain goddess, I saw rapt through HBO’s “Recount”. As honest as it was (and I thought … Continue reading
The Puerto Rico Primary – Fair? Or Not?
I know the issue of Puerto Rico’s status – whether its “just” a possession or whether it should ever be granted statehood like Hawaii was after enjoying a similar status – is always a thorny one, but with the news … Continue reading
Don’t Forget: HBO’s “Recount”
You want to see this (Sunday, 9 PM EDT, HBO).
Catch HBO’s “Recount” Sunday Night
Just in time to make us (appropriately) very worried about November’s presidential vote comes the star-studded HBO docu-comedy-drama “Recount” about the Bush v. Gore 2000 Florida contest. HBO airs it tomorrow (Sunday) at 9 PM EDT. Just the Laura Dern-as-Katherine-Harris … Continue reading
Romney As McCain’s VP Choice?
While I think it’s a full-blooded guarantee that WHOEVER John McCain picks to run with him on the Republican presidential ticket for November’s election will be a 325% right winging whackjob with an agenda as big as his (or her, … Continue reading
Petition: Our Right to Vote
Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court of the USA decided that our Constitutional right to vote, to be represented in this Democracy, was not as important as someone’s ability to pay the appropriate fees involved in procuring a proper and … Continue reading
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Supreme Court Approves Of New Poll Tax
That’s exactly how the Times Argus of Vermont, hardly a liberal rag (believe me!), characterizes the U.S. Supreme Court’s rubberstamp of states who’ve decided to force voters to pay fees other than directly at the ballot to cast a vote. … Continue reading
Vermont Wrestles With Popular Vote Vs. Electoral College Prez Selection
God forbid the American people, rather than politically connected special people, decided an election. And before Dems started hating the concept of superdelegates, we hated the Electoral College more. That Douglas is a Bushie (yes, Vermont has (too) many rightwingers) … Continue reading
Posted in Bush, Constitutional Issues, Democrats, Election Fraud, Elections, GOP, Voting Rights
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My Primary Voting Experience in Ohio
This is not an exciting story. Even though there was a slight drizzle outside and a damp, near-freezing air permeating all of Southern Ohio, I tamped down my Irish cap and walked the less than quarter mile to my local … Continue reading
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Oh, the Conservative Confumanity
Three weeks ago, the conservative radio view was rather focused: Support McCain or support Obama and stop Hillary (Hannity calls it the “Stop Hillary Express”). Two weeks ago, it got a little more complicated, with Hannity’s introduction of the Stop … Continue reading
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Party Jumping, Sham Voting in Ohio
As we start scraping into Tuesday, March 4th, it’s not difficult to hear the calls of right-wing radio openly advocating that Republicans getting themselves involved in some party hopping, or, specifically, voting in the Democratic Primary. For Obama. (Update note: … Continue reading
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GOVIT (Beta)
This is a new website, currently in beta (which means testing to work out the bugs) and it is really quite well done. Ground floor stuff, folks, and totally worth a visit. What is it? Part social networking site (you … Continue reading
Posted in Online/Internet, Voting Rights
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Super Tuesday Twister: Confusion in Texas
From KSAT: SAN ANTONIO — All the talk about Super Tuesday apparently caused confusion for many voters in Bexar County. More than 1,000 calls poured into the Bexar County Elections Department on Monday from voters wanting to know where they … Continue reading
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