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24 Sep 2010 20:39

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Politics: Shepard Fairey: Obama didn’t turn out to be like the poster

  • There’s a lot of stuff completely out of Obama’s control or any of the Democrats’ control. But I think there’s something a little deeper in terms of the optimism of the younger voter that’s happening. They wanted somebody who was going to fight against the status quo, and I don’t think that Obama has done that.
  • “Hope” Poster creator Shepard Fairey • Admitting that Obama’s potential hasn’t been met in the nearly two years he’s been in office. While he still largely supports the president, he doesn’t feel that if in the same position today he would’ve drawn the “Hope” poster. Beyond the politics, maybe he’s just a little frustrated by the whole thing – see, he’s been embroiled in a pretty rough copyright infringement suit with the Associated Press for a while. source
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24 Sep 2010 19:51

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Politics: Meg Whitman’s spending on the CA Governor’s race: A breakdown

  • $302k every day
  • $8,490 every hour
  • $141 every minute source
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24 Sep 2010 09:47

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Politics: Colbert’s House subcommittee hearing statements “not insulting”

  • It’s not quite clear which way it’s going to come out, but it’s not going to be the same bombastic style you see on TV because there’s a certain decorum, and he’s aware of it. It will be funny, but not insulting.
  • An aide familiar with Stephen Colbert’s testimony • Describing what he’s expected to say in a House subcommittee hearing about immigration. Colbert will be appearing with United Farm Workers President Arturo Rodriguez, whose “Take Our Jobs” campaign encourages people to do the same work as migrant farmers. Only a handful of people have tried so far, one of them being Colbert. source
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23 Sep 2010 11:07

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Politics: Different poll from yesterday: Andrew Cuomo waaaaay ahead in NY

  • 57%
    favor Andrew Cuomo for New York governor
  • 24% favor weird Tea Party dude Carl Paladino instead
  • 19% support other candidates like Rick Lazio, or have no opinion source
  • » Yeah yeah, we know: Yesterday we ran a similar poll which suggested Carl Paladino was very close in the race; well, this different poll completely disagrees with that. What are ya gonna do?
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22 Sep 2010 21:00

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U.S.: Not a “contract,” a “pledge”: The GOP’s new doohicky to America

  • 21 pages of trying to relive a fleeting footnote in history source
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22 Sep 2010 19:55

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Politics: Rahm Emanuel, the next Chicago mayor? Take a number, buddy

  • positive If Rahm Emanuel were to leave the White House to run for mayor of Chicago, he has a decent chance of doing well.
  • negative Everybody and their brother is thinking of running for Mayor Daley’s seat, meaning it’d be a freaking huge fight. source
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22 Sep 2010 10:44

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Politics: Andrew Cuomo leads in NY Gov. race; Carl Paladino holding his own

  • 49% support popular New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo
  • 43% support Carl Paladino, who tried winning political points from the “Ground Zero Mosque” issue
  • 8% support hiding in a dark room until election day is over source
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22 Sep 2010 10:34

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Politics: Three Obama quotes from Bob Woodward’s new Afghan War book

  • one “I’m not doing 10 years. I’m not doing long-term nation-building. I am not spending a trillion dollars.”
  • two “Everything we’re doing has to be focused on how we’re going to get to the point where we can reduce our footprint.”
  • three “I have to say that.
    I can’t let this be a war without end, and I can’t lose the whole Democratic Party.” source
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22 Sep 2010 02:10

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Politics: The Colbert/Stewart rally: Pseudo-intellectuals call it “high-Broderist”

  • Good God. Have a sense of humor, folks. There seems to be so much second-guessing about the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert rally online that none of it is worth taking seriously. First, FireDogLake pulled out the phrase “a little too high-Broderist for my taste” to describe the moderate conceit of Stewart’s rally. Uh, what? Now, Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon is concerned that the comics may be “bearing an uncanny resemblance to the things we despise.” Do you pompous progressive types read what you write? Can’t you just let something stand on its own as a source of entertainment? Does anyone even know what the hell “high-Broderist” means? Neither do we. source
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21 Sep 2010 11:02

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Politics: Stewart and Colbert’s rallies somehow scaring Democrats

  • A lot of people on campus are going. I’m planning to attend it, too. Right now I don’t think we’re worried about an effect on GOTV. The rally is Saturday; Halloween is Sunday. We’re still going to vote on Tuesday.
  • Georgetown University College Democrats spokesperson William Vogt • Suggesting the Democrats’ worst fears – that Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s dueling rallies will affect “get out the vote” efforts on the weekend before the election. Dave Weigel, writing about the phenomenon for Slate, seems skeptical. “The Democratic panic is out of whack,” he writes. “Stewart’s rally will attract two kinds of people: The liberals who weren’t going to GOTV anyway, and the liberals who needed this final jolt to reconnect with their elitism.” We’re with him. It’s going to be tough for the Democrats this year, no matter where their voters are on October 30th. source
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