Post Comment Godwin’s law states, essentially, that if, in a political argument, a person compares his opponent to Hitler, he loses the debate. The light of the analogy is never worth the heat, unless you’re comparing Stalin, Pol Pot, etc. A (now ex-) subordinate in the German government may have made a reference that said [...]
Archive for October 31st, 2002
I don't know whether to laugh or cry …
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Florida Republicans threatening McBride Donors?
Posted in Politics on October 31, 2002 | Comments Off
This article seems to think so: Bush is hardly the first governor, Republican or Democrat, to dominate a state’s political fundraising. But many Florida Democrats say his and his allies’ tactics are unusually blunt. Republicans in the governor’s administration and the legislature, they say, have warned prospective donors who have business with the state to [...]
Couple of links
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That will be on the blogroll soon. First, Max of Max Speak! has asked me to participate in Stand Down!, a collaboration between right and left leaning bloggers opposed to the war in Iraq. Second, for about two weeks now, the excellent Political Wire has been positing a collection of links to bloggers’ – again, [...]
More absentee problems in Florida
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The local attorney suspects voter fraud A suspected ballot-stuffing scheme aimed at Hispanics prompted Orange-Osceola State Attorney Lawson Lamar to launch an absentee-ballot fraud investigation Wednesday. Nearly 100 “questionable ballot request” complaints have been received recently within the two counties, leading investigators to suggest that hundreds or thousands of absentee ballots might be cast under [...]
Random thought about the Memorial Service for Wellstone
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You know, I am hearing that Republican lawmakers and pundits were “shocked” that Wellstone’s memorial service turned into a call to continue his struggle. Paul Wellstone won his campaigns by mobilizing and energizing voters, not by running TV ads. He interacted with his voters, and inspired them. More, he was the most vocal voice for [...]
Pitt hid nominee's involvement in a company under investigation for fraud
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Not only did Pitt bow to industry pressure my not appointing Biggs, a real watchdog, he also did not tell the SEC about fraud allegations against his replacement Shortly before William H. Webster was appointed to head a new board overseeing the accounting profession by the Securities and Exchange Commission last Friday, he told the [...]
Russinas to observe Florida Elections
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As part of an international monitoring delegation A high-level delegation of European and North American election observers %u2013 including members from Russia and Albania %u2013 arrived yesterday for a week-long mission to watch Florida’s mid-term elections, which take place on Tuesday. Their task: to see if the world’s most powerful democracy has learned anything from [...]
Afghan school for girls Attacked
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Guardian Unlimited | World Latest | Afghan Schools Struck by Attacks Several schools with female students were attacked outside Kabul last week, with rockets fired at two schools and assailants barging into another and burning equipment, a U.N. spokesman said. No injuries were reported in the attacks, said Edward Carwardine of the U.N. children’s agency [...]
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