Help Blue America Pick A Senate Candidate
By Howie Klein Friday Sep 19, 2008 1:00pmAs a follow-up to the very successful Blue America House contest two weeks ago, we're starting a week long Senate competition today. You can vote for the candidate of your choice on our dedicated Blue America contest page and whether you give $1 or $10 or a thousand dollars, it counts as a vote for the candidate (or candidates) or your choice.
Crooks & Liars asked each campaign to submit an ad that could be used with the donations we collect this week. Texas, and especially the Houston area, was struck very hard by Hurricane Ike and the Noriega campaign has essentially diverted all its energy and resources towards the recovery efforts and Rick himself is on Army National Guard duty where he is a Lieutenant Colonel. We had to excuse them from creating an ad in the midst of all the chaos and turmoil there. How about taking a look at each one of the other ads and visualizing helping to put them on TV? And while you're at it, visualize a U.S. Senate without John Cornyn, Susan Collins, James Inhofe, Gordon Smith, and Ted Stevens.
Andrew Rice:
Mark Begich:
Jeff Merkley:
Tom Allen:
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uh, why are they all white-looking guys??? sheesh.
OT but whorthwhile
Die Tageszeitung , Germany
Amazing Ignorance
By Bettina Gaus
Translated By Ron Argentati
18 September 2008
Germany - Die Tageszeitung - Original Article (German)
Palin’s naïveté puts the fear of God in all of us.
Sarah Palin has given her second full-length interview on American television. In the first one she was successful in provoking worldwide horror with her views on foreign policy. While they aroused no dissent, they did cause bewilderment because of her colossal ignorance. The subject this time was, predictably, the economy. What an Obama supporter so ominously said may well be true: anyone interested in politics should pray for John McCain to live forever, if for no other reason than to keep Sarah Palin out of the Oval Office.
The Republican candidate for the Vice Presidency has once more shown she’s very knowledgeable about public image. She came off relaxed and confident. More importantly, she expressed her anger with just the right mixture of acrimony and authority. What will she make of that if she’s elected? That’s hard to say. She intends to fight against cronyism and lobbyists and to put stricter controls on Wall Street. Furthermore, she shows an understanding for the fact that the American people are fed up with entrenched politics. Who can argue against platitudes like those?
Sarah Palin wouldn’t get specific on the subject of economic policy. Anyone not impressed by her pretty smile as she talked of possible military confrontation with nuclear powers like Russia must have really had the fear of God put into them by her bland naïveté concerning economic policy. Has it really come to this? Has the political establishment become so boring in America that snide remarks are enough to ensure electoral victory? We'll just have to wait and see. What we already know is that John McCain showed the world a monumental disregard for the most powerful office in the world the day he chose his second-in-command.
notme @ 1:
I guess they were born that way, although, I might add for those who are keeping score, that Rick Noriega is Mexican-American. The 3 women who are in contention for Senate seats (New Hampshire, North Carolina and Alabama) are too conservative for Blue America's rigorous standards. We hope they win their elections-- and I'm sure that Jeanne Shaheen is New Hampshire will-- but we only raise money for bona fide progressives.
Yeah hopefully new non-corrupt politicians (at least for a while).
Bush's trillion dollar Give to the rich plan. If you approve any part of the Bush plan, me and my family [consisting of 12 votes will vote for a Republican that is running against you] please don’t make me vote Republican. This is the letter I sent to Democrat Congress woman, Democrat Senator. I will not vote or donate to any one that supports any part of the Bush plan. yes we need to help the people loosing their homes, but fu@k the rich.
Gordon Smith (R) has pulled a McCain and is running ads that are total bullsh*t lies here in Oregon, but Merkley came back with some great responses to the lies.
I'm on a fixed income which is already depleted for the month, so I'm hoping to persuade any "undecideds" out there to donate to Jeff Merkley in my place. There's nothing to be done for my House District, the Dem Powers That Be gave up on it, but Jeff stands a good chance for the Senate, so please help if you can. Thank you.
Why vote for the Republicans OR the Democrats.
If the Democrats vote for Bush's Swindel, which they no doubt will, I will someone else but not the Republicrats.
Here is Glenn Greenwald.
Corporate Socialism is what this is.
If my only choice is to vote for a Socialist, it won't be a Corporate Socialist.
abomb @ 5:
Thinking is still faster than typing!
Alice X - (Chomsky Nader) - status quObama - change you can pretend in - @ 8:
Jesus Christ Superstar! Have they combined Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice into one person?
Mark Begich has been ahead almost the whole race.
http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Senate/Graphs/alaska.html
Tom Allen is running against a liberal and doing bad.
Andrew Rice I like but he's a single shade to liberal for Oklahoma.
So that leaves Jeff Merkley.
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