Puma Responders

2011-08-22T22:42:00.001-07:00

Test. Hi, Mrs. S.

EASY poll/comments at UK Guardian

2011-08-22T19:16:00.000-07:00

UK Guardian is running a poll “Better off with Hillary Clinton instead of Barack Obama?” It’s on the front page, no login required.

If it goes off the front page, here’s a direct link:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/poll/2011/aug/22/hillary-clinton-barack-obama-poll

Below poll are the comments, easy. We’ve had alerts at Guardian before so I was already registered. It asked for email address and password, no hassle, post went right up.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/poll/2011/aug/22/hillary-clinton-barack-obama-poll?commentpage=last#end-of-comments

(Hi, Mrs. S)

Easy post: Hillary and Sarah need defense in this Australian paper

2010-09-23T22:17:00.001-07:00

Hillary and Sarah need defense in this Australian paper. Easy registration and posting (moderation delay); onlly 10 comments so far.

Article is good on Hillary and Bill but Comments are Bots.

Here's the author's dig at Sarah:

<I>Faced with the dismaying rise of flirty, dirty Sarah Palin, a woman who declares that all she ever needed to know was learnt on a basketball court, we cling to the idea of a woman of substance, whose eloquent life is making the impossible possible.

Helen Elliott is a Melbourne writer.</I>

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/hillary-clinton-maps-womens-changing-lives-20100923-15or5.html

Boston Globe: EASY POST Imaginary Fiends [Clinton's anti-crime policies worked]

2010-02-15T13:21:00.001-08:00

<I>[ In the early 90s ] Bill Clinton boosted funding for local police forces, and police began experimenting with radical new approaches to policing, such as those employed in the so-called Boston Miracle. In 1994, the murder rate started to fall, and it's been falling ever since. Rape, robbery, and aggravated assault have dropped along with it. Last year was no exception. According to preliminary FBI data, the murder rate dropped 10 percent from 2008 to 2009, robbery fell 6.5 percent, aggravated assault fell 3.2 percent, auto theft was down a whopping 18.7 percent.</I>

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/02/14/imaginary_fiends/?comments=all

Easy commenting. I was still logged in from months ago.

Went right up. 3 comments so far.

Re: [PumaResponders] 1395 test -- ignore

2010-01-19T07:26:00.001-08:00

Democrats Desperate to Pass Health Care — Win, Lose or Draw in Massachusetts

[....]

a close election would still be seen as a victory for Republicans and enough of a negative judgment on health care reform to spook moderates, who were already anxious over passing a bill that has proved unpopular in the polls. House Democrats' dreams of creating a public option and taxing the rich to pay for it go out the window under this scenario.

h/w

politicsdaily.com/2010/01/18/democrats-desperate-to-pass-health-care-win-lose-or-draw-in/

Below the story is a link for "Add a comment". Wants login/password. 357 comments. There's a link for displaying the "Most Recent" comments first.

politico: Males taking their anger out on Coakley

2010-01-18T18:06:00.001-08:00

The numbers show males and independents overwhelmingly breaking for Brown, who has married his GQ looks with a populist tone in a pick-up truck on the campaign trail.

[....]

"Men are not going to vote for Coakley at all. You have a very angry male voter who's repudiating whatever is being said in Washington and they're taking it out on this woman. [....]"

h/w

politico.com/news/stories/0110/31621.html

BurningPlatform: EASY POST Is financial collapse inevitable?

2010-01-16T21:50:00.001-08:00

[ A good place to talk about how Hillary was right and how the Clintons could save the economy. ]

http://theburningplatform.com/groups/quinns-daily-dose-of-reality/discussions/is-financial-collapse-inevitable/c43978#comments

EASY POST. Doesn't even need name or email. Post goes right up.

BurningPlatform: Did foreigners cause America's financial crisis?

2010-01-16T21:44:00.001-08:00

Let me get this straight, its not the fault of the people who came up with the toxic assets backed by fraudulent mortgage loans. Nor is it the fault of the ones who wrote the fraudulent mortgage loans. It isn't at all the fault of the ones who lied on their mortgage applications in order to obtain fraudulent mortgage loans. It isn't the fault of the credit ratings agencies who knew (or ought to have known) that these instruments were unsafe and backed up by a series of fraudulent loans, and thus rated them low-risk.

BUT it IS the fault of the dirty foreign investors who were looking for a safe place to put their American dollars. SHAME on those investors who by simply believing in the American system caused this mess. Can't you see that it was your insatiable hunger for American assets that caused us to lie and cheat and steal? What choice did we have

http://theburningplatform.com/economy/did-foreigners-cause-americas-financial-crisis-time/c44312#comments

EASY POST. Form is at the bottom, can even leave the name and email blank. Post goes right up.

TheHill: easy post? Dems threaten to use 51-vote tactic for health bill if they lose in Mass

2010-01-16T18:34:00.001-08:00

[ FYI, this means that electing Brown over Coakley will not in fact stop the HC bill, as Reid has other ways to pass it. ]

Democrats are prepared to use a budgetary procedure to pass healthcare reform legislation if they lose a key Senate race on Tuesday, a House leader said this weekend.

Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), the assistant to the Speaker and chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), said using budget reconciliation is "an option" to pass a healthcare bill.

"Even before Massachusetts and that race was on the radar screen, we prepared for the process of using reconciliation," Van Hollen said during an appearance on Bloomberg television over the weekend.

Budget reconciliation is a procedural rule allowing a bill to pass the Senate with a simple majority, instead of the 60 votes usually needed to end debate on any given piece of legislation.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/76495-dems-threaten-reconciliation-for-health-bill-if-they-lose-in-mass#thecomments-form-message

Easy post? No registration requested, form works quickly, but 'comment will be reviewed.'

NYT: Obama to Campaign in Massachusetts on Sunday

2010-01-16T09:10:00.001-08:00

Obama to Campaign in Massachusetts on Sunday

Mr. Obama's decision to fully inject himself into the campaign and appear alongside Ms. Coakley is fraught with political peril – particularly if she loses the seat – but his advisers concluded that Mr. Obama's fortunes were already tied to the outcome of the race, so there was no reason to keep him away from Massachusetts

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/obama-to-campaign-in-massachusetts-on-sunday/?hp#postComment

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Boston Globe: Brown's failure

2010-01-15T20:15:00.001-08:00

Brown's amendment would have added to rape victims' trauma and made a mockery of the emergency contraception law. [....] Here's what members of his own party said about his amendment back then, before voting to defeat it.

"I can't believe what we're doing to this bill,'' said then-minority leader Brian Lees, who called it, "a poison pill amendment. . . . I can't believe that you're going to say [this] to your constituents who've been through a traumatic experience.''

Senator Richard Tisei said: "I can't recall another instance where we've basically said, 'This is the law, and it's OK not to follow it.' . . . It doesn't make any sense.''

Now, you'd think a state senator would remember being publicly reamed by members of his own party, right? Or recall his own shaky defense of his proposal, which he said he put forward "just for conversation.''

Nope. On Tuesday night, When Janet Wu of WCVB-TV asked him if he'd sponsored the amendment, Brown said: "I have to check. I don't know. It was so long ago.''

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/01/14/browns_failure/?comments=all&plckCurrentPage=14

Pretty easy post if you've posted here before. It asks only for email and password. Post goes right up.

[ FYI MA Senate records show that Brown wrote and filed the amendment himself. ]

WashExaminer: EASY POST Coakley-Catholics-shouldnt-work-in-emergency-rooms

2010-01-15T18:20:00.001-08:00

Ken Pittman: Right, if you are a Catholic, and believe what the Pope teaches that any form of birth control is a sin. ah you don't want to do that.

Martha Coakley: No we have a seperation of church and state Ken, lets be clear.

Ken Pittman: In the emergency room you still have your religious freedom.

Martha Coakley: (……uh, eh…um..) The law says that people are allowed to have that. You can have religious freedom but you probably shouldn't work in the emergency room.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Coakley-Catholics-shouldnt-work-in-emergency-rooms-81711532.html

No reg required, post goes right up. Only a few posts so far.

Most of the comments are sensible and are agreeing with Coakley.

politico: Coakley hits 'lockstep' Brown

2010-01-15T18:06:00.001-08:00

Text of Coakley ad:

It's almost unimaginable but it's true. The Boston Globe confirms Republican Scott Brown sponsored legislation to allow hospitals to deny emergency contraception to rape victims. Brown will vote to let insurance companies keep denying care because of pre-existing conditions and denying millions of seniors prescription coverage. One thing Scott Brown can't deny is that he is in lock step with Washington Re

Under the text is a link for 'post a comment'. Article is just posted, 20 comments so far.

[ FYI it is true that Brown wrote and filed such an amendment to a MA law in 2005. Details and cites at my blog, http://florasteele.blogspot.com ]

Boston Globe: Abortion takes stage in Senate race

2010-01-14T22:53:00.001-08:00

The 2005 amendment that Brown sponsored in the state Senate would have allowed a physician, nurse, or any other employee to deny rape victims an emergency contraceptive if it "conflicts with a sincerely held religious belief.'' The facility would have had to have someone else who could administer the contraceptive or refer the victim to another facility at no additional cost to the patient.

[....]

In Coakley's latest ad, a narrator says, "Brown even favors letting hospitals deny emergency contraception to rape victims.''

Brown and his supporters have declined to discuss the underpinnings of his amendment, instead trying to focus on the fact that he supported the overall legislation. He also voted to override a veto by Governor Mitt Romney.

[....]

Brown has also declined to discuss his amendment proposal.

"It's irrelevant; it's a red herring,'' he told reporters after Monday night's debate, as an aide cut off further questions.

On WCVB-TV last night, he said he could not recall whether he had actually filed that amendment, although Senate records clearly say he did.

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/articles/2010/01/13/abortion_takes_stage_in_senate_race/?comments=all#addComm

Comment form at the bottom. Reqires registration but we've had other items here.

phoning for Coakley

2010-01-14T18:39:00.001-08:00

Massachusetts State Senate President Therese Murray, co-chair of the Coakley campaign, said, "Special elections have notoriously low turnouts and our phone from home program can make the difference to ensure that voters know the importance of securing a victory for Martha Coakley and women throughout the country. Activists can join the program by contacting Kate Foster at [ phone redacted] kfoster@marthacoakley.com."

[PumaResponders] Boston Herald: Coakley's record speaks for itself

2010-01-13T11:35:00.001-08:00

"People show their passion in different ways," said Coakley. "I've
always said the passion I have shows in the work I do, not in pounding
my chest in front of a TV camera or screaming at somebody."

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1224974&format=comments#CommentsArea
Comment form at the bottom. Requires registration (we've had some
items here already iirc) 231 comments. Story posted Jan 12.

[pumaresponders] Martha Coakley needs help!

2010-01-12T09:39:00.000-08:00

Martha stood with Hillary through Denver and voted for Hillary on the
Denver floor. Bill Clinton is campaigning for Martha in her race for
Senator from Massachusetts (formerly Ted Kennedy's seat). The election
is Jan 19.

Martha is strongly pro-choice and pro-gay. Her GOP opponent is just
the opposite.

Here is her donation page: https://coakley.zissousecure.com/contribute

And her website: http://www.marthacoakley.com/

(I'll be back with more info)

[PumaResponders] politico:End of the Clinton machine?

2010-01-12T09:19:00.001-08:00

What's notable about the highly publicized release of "Game Change,"
however, is the virtual silence from the Clinton camp - a lack of
public outrage that seems to mark the sputtering end of what was once
known as the Clinton political machine and underlines a fact that
onetime Clinton loyalists acknowledge: The book's primary sources
about the former candidate and current secretary of state are her own
former staffers and intimates.

As a result, there is no campaign of veteran Clintonites spinning the
press corps and trying to pre-emptively discredit the book's scathing
depiction of Hillary Clinton as a rudderless candidate and a
cheerleader for vicious tactics against eventual winner Barack Obama.
There is no team of Clinton proxies going on cable television to
denounce authors Mark Halperin and John Heilemann as scurrilous and
unworthy of belief.

This time, Bill and Hillary Clinton are virtually alone.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0110/The_end_of_the_Clinton_machine.html?showall

(Thanks for the tip, SK!)

Martha Coakley needs help!

2010-01-11T23:02:00.000-08:00

Martha stood with Hillary through Denver and voted for Hillary on the Denver floor. Bill Clinton is campaigning for Martha in her race for Senator from Massachusetts (formerly Ted Kennedy's seat). The election is Jan 19.

Martha is strongly pro-choice and pro-gay. Her GOP opponent is just the opposite.

Here is her donation page: https://coakley.zissousecure.com/contribute

And her website: http://www.marthacoakley.com/

(I'll be back with more info)

ETA: Just posted a lot more detail on Coakley's pro-choice record vs Brown's anti-choice record, at http://florasteele.blogspot.com/

Teh Economist praisies Hillary

2009-06-25T13:53:00.001-07:00

But in general Clinton has disentangled herself enough from the daily
demands of these regions to focus on strategic questions that are too
often given short shrift.

The only disappointment, from her point of view, is that she did not
bring the same skills to fighting Obama, a year ago, that she is now
bringing to serving him. If she had, Obama might have been the one
learning how to play second fiddle.

gulfnews.com/opinion/columns/world/10325455.html

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Sorry I don't have time to check whether this takes comments but it's
a nice article.

politico: Gay groups grow impatient with Obama

2009-06-04T18:18:00.001-07:00

politico.com/news/stories/0609/23328.html

Gay groups grow impatient with Obama

politico: A year later, Hillary wins [ re health mandate ]

2009-06-04T10:03:00.001-07:00

Obama appears to have conceded today to a Senate plan likely to more
closely resemble Clinton's.

politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0609/A_year_later_Hillary_wins.html

[ This sounds like help to those who can't afford it was Obama's idea
-- in fact both Hillary and Edwards stressed that. ]

Time: Pelosi's Probably Right

2009-05-21T19:40:00.001-07:00

Looking at the substance of the accusations, it increasingly looks
like she was right.

[ Good article with links to sources. ]

http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/05/20/pelosis-probably-right/
Wants login. 35 comments so far, good thoughtful comments.

WV Gazette: Obama's EPA clears 42 of 48 new mountaintop removal mining permits

2009-05-19T13:15:00.001-07:00

"Take immediate action to stop the bulldozers"

"Because it appears that EPA is unwilling to intervene, it is now
imperative that the White House Council on Environmental Quality take
immediate action to stop the bulldozers," [Carl Pope of Sierra Club]
said in a prepared statement. "The Obama administration should take
swift action to fix the flawed 'fill rule' that enables this type of
devastating mining and should act decisively to save the mountains,
rivers and communities of Appalachia."

http://wvgazette.com/News/200905150759?page=1&build=cache
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politico: Palin camp eyed Clinton alliance

2009-05-18T20:38:00.000-07:00

"It was a women thing and not a Hillary thing," said Coale [Greta's
husband], who was angered at what he saw as sexism aimed at Clinton
during last year's campaign and who has long taken an interest in
promoting female politicians.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22681.html#ixzz0Fv6Ry1ey&B

politico: Obama morphing into Hillary?

2009-05-08T00:52:00.000-07:00

Primary voters will recall Clinton and Obama endlessly debating [a
mandate on health insurance], with Clinton accusing Obama of leaving
about 15 million people without health care and Obama warning voters
that Clinton's plan would require "harsh, stiff penalties on those who
don't purchase it."

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22136.html

politico: Birther civil war

2009-05-06T13:57:00.001-07:00

The vast, but rather low-impact, movement of people who believe
(without evidence) that Barack Obama was born outside the United
States appears — in the way of such movements — to have developed its
own internal divisions.

In particular, its East Coast faction, led by lawyer Philip Berg, has
filed suit against its West Coast chief, Orly Taitz, accusing her of
libel and other crimes for, among other things, calling Berg a
"shyster."

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0509/Birther_civil_war.html?showall

politico: Palin receives deluge of ethics complaints [legal defense fund set up]

2009-05-04T09:43:00.001-07:00

"[T]he number of ethics complaints filed against the governor and her
staff — as well as the tortured logic they contain — continue to
constitute the most disturbing trend in Alaska politics," said Palin
spokeswoman Sharon Leighow [....]

"In the past several months, we have seen an orchestrated effort by
the governor's opponents to make differences of opinion and ideology
almost criminal," said Mike Nizich, the governor's chief of staff, in
a statement. "Governor Palin has spent a considerable amount of time
and money fighting ethics complaints – and no charge has been
substantiated. I hope that the publicity-seekers will face a backlash
from Alaskans who have a sense of fair play and proportion. I served
six previous governors, and I've never seen anything like the attacks
against Gov. Palin."
....
"Over the past months it became increasingly clear that supporters of
Gov. Palin needed to help defend against the onslaught of frivolous
attacks against her," said Trustee Kristan Cole,
....

To avoid additional accusations of impropriety, the fund set an
unusually low, self-imposed cap of $150 per donation. It also
volunteered to disclose the names and dollar amounts of each donor,
leading Cole to call it "one of the most restrictive and transparent
legal funds in history."

Three days later though, another ethics complaint was filed — this
time against the legal defense fund itself.

An Eagle River resident who had recently joined a federal lawsuit
against Palin for failing to issue a proclamation commemorating the
Juneteenth emancipation holiday in 2007, complained that Palin is
misusing her office and receiving improper gifts by setting up the
fund, accusing the governor of intending to raise much more than she
needs to pay her legal debts.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22022.html

LAT: EASY POST Hillary Clinton worried about looking 'too feminine' in Vogue? Hard to imagine

2009-04-29T22:06:00.001-07:00

"The notion that a contemporary woman must look mannish in order to be
taken seriously as a seeker of power is frankly dismaying." [said
Vogue editor in spring 2008]

latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2009/04/no-vogue-cover-for-hillary-clinton-too-feminine-hard-to-imagine-that.html
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Atlantic: Valuating Clinton's Base

2009-04-29T11:55:00.001-07:00

There's a hardcore attitude held by some Clinton backers, and
retaining the ability to communicate with them would be valuable...I'm
going out on a limb to predict Clinton defeats a plucky Jim Webb and a
resurrected Howard Dean ... for the Democratic nomination in 2016.

http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/04/valuating_clintons_base.php
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LAT: McCain picked Palin from 26 possible VPs in 'high risk, high reward' move

2009-04-18T11:49:00.001-07:00

His orders from McCain were to find "someone who had the capacity to
be president,"

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/04/sarah-palin-mccain-vp.html
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Media Malpractice viewings

2009-04-12T20:50:00.000-07:00

On his website http://www.HowObamaGotElected.com there are viewings Through-out the country listed:

Here’s an attached Flyer Tess made up to promote the John Ziegler Viewing in NYC this coming

Friday April 17th.

There’s also a link to a new NY-area website it’s posted on.

http://www.nypwr.wordpress.com

He & his promoter are really looking forward to getting PUMA Feedback on the primary coverage.

—————–

Media Malpractice announcement on Meetup message board:

The shocking new John Zeigler film, “Media Malpractice - How Obama got Elected”, is scheduled for a showing in New York.

http://www.howobamagotelected.com/

John Ziegler has documented from start to finish how in the tank the media was with Barack Obama in his film Media Malpractice: How Obama got Elected and Palin was Targeted.

Mr. Ziegler, who describes himself as a libertarian and was once a talk-show hosts, used his own money to finance the project that details the rise of Barack Obama from a no-name first term U.S. Senator to President of the United States…with the complete help and what appears to be coordinated effort of the Main Stream Media.

John Zeigler will attend this showing in person and answer questions following the show.

http://www.howobamagotelected.com/media-malpractice-events.asp

What people are saying:

“I showed your DVD to my students in “rhetoric.” They were left: “speechless.” The underbelly of the media had never been exposed to them. Keep up the great work. The MSM is no match for you.” ~Jack

“What you have done with this documentary is to show exactly how the media can demonize a person or group and how easily they can sweep proper journalism under the carpet…” ~Johann

“I just viewed your film. You nailed it! You covered PERFECTLY: The Wright issue, Bill Clinton’s so-called “Fairytale” comment, Hillary’s response to the Muslim question & how she was set up and more. The General Election coverage was spot-on too. You managed to showcase what we witnessed without injecting yourself into it. Well done!!” ~TPT/NY (PUMA)

“The bias was overwhelming, and you made a very accurate and solid case. I already knew what was going on, but I’m glad to see someone take the immense time and effort to put it all together. I’ve seen reports of single instances of bias, but have never seen anything that showed the consistent bias over more than a two year period.” ~Drew W.

See the film in New York:

Friday, April 17th, New York NY

Baruch Performing Arts Center

Baruch College

55 Lexington Ave New York, NY 10010

Time: 8:00 p.m. (doors open at 7:30 p.m.)

Price: $15.00

Purchase Tickets here:

http://webtrec.com/constitutionvillage/

politico: [ WH spins bow ]

2009-04-08T17:11:00.001-07:00

"It wasn't a bow. He grasped his hand with two hands, and he's taller
than King Abdullah," said an Obama aide

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0409/White_House_No_bow_to_Saudi.html

Interestingly, a columnist in the Saudi-backed Arabic paper Asharq
Alawsat also took the gesture as a bow and appreciated the move.

"Obama wished to demonstrate his respect and appreciation of the
personality of King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz, who has made one of the
most important calls in the modern era, namely the call for
inter-faith and inter-cultural dialogue to defuse the hatred, conflict
and wars," wrote the columnist, Muhammah Diyab.

LAT: Full text of Barack Obama's Strasbourg town hall with questions - EAST POST

2009-04-03T18:04:00.001-07:00

[ Sounds like his teleprompter was alive and well. }

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/04/full-text-of-barack-obama-in-strasbourg-town-hall.html

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Taipan: EASY POST The AIG Connection – Far Worse Than You Think

2009-04-03T10:27:00.001-07:00

[E]very last damn thing, has been favorable to one of Wall Street's most entrenched interest groups: the bondholders.

The bondholders, the bondholders. It's always been about them [....] to make sure that the connected financial interests in his Rolodex don't lose their stakes, even in cases where they oh-so-richly deserve to.

This, by the way, is why the Obama administration ruled out the nationalization option for the banks from day one.

The cleanest option, and one we called for loudly in these pages – taking over the banks, throwing out current management, selling off the assets and starting over – was no-go because too many connected players would have taken a hit if their big bond positions went to zero.

[ Too much good stuff to quote, see the article and scroll down a couple of screens to the meat. ]

http://www.taipanpublishinggroup.com/taipan-daily-040309.html

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UK DailyMail: EASY POST - White House apologises after calls to Hillary Clinton were redirected to a sex line

2009-04-03T10:00:00.001-07:00

White House officials have apologised after reporters trying to speak with Hillary Clinton were connected to a sex line.

[....]

But an aide in Washington is believed to have mis-dialled a number and connected to the sex line.

A White House spokesman said: 'This will not happen again.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1167098/White-House-apologises-calls-Hillary-Clinton-redirected-sex-line.html

EASY POST. Form at the bottom, no login. Delay for moderation. 6 posts so far.

The picture caption says Hillary "was forced to issue an apology" but the actual story says the White House apolotized and admitted the mistake came from one of their aide.

Ammunition re the sex phone number: WH sent it out

2009-04-03T09:41:00.001-07:00

The White House had arranged the conference call with Clinton and retired Gen. James Jones, Obama's national security adviser, to discuss Friday's summit, and sent reporters the number.

[ This is the second item in the file, scroll down past the koolaid. ]

google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hLXbFmF2WBRqfwo_95lgYs-hkjWAD97AJENO0

No place to coment here, it's just ammunition.

LAT: EASY POST Michelle Obama gaffe: She touches the queen

2009-04-02T10:09:00.001-07:00

It all started when the 82-year-old Queen Elizabeth, apparently smitten with the 45-year-old first lady, said she hoped they could stay in touch. And then the queen, who has met 12 U.S. presidents and any number of celebrities, broke royal etiquette herself by touching the first lady on the back. So, being an American, Mrs. Obama reciprocated the back-pat.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/04/michelle-obama-gaffe-she-touches-the-queen.html

EASY POST.

politico: What happened in NH [ polling ]

2009-03-30T15:03:00.001-07:00

[N]o evidence of "latent racism" benefiting Clinton. Fair enough, but they do report evidence of a "social desirability effect" that led respondents reported "significantly greater" support for Obama "when when the interviewer is black than when he or she is white" (although Obama still led by smaller margins among when interviewers were white — see pp 55-59 of the pdf report).

politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0309/What_happened_in_New_Hampshire.html

politico: [ Hillary 2 minute ovation ]

2009-03-28T14:52:00.001-07:00

Despite the night's star power—and although additional awards were presented to women leaders from Afghanistan, Nigeria, Cambodia and the Democratic Republic of Congo—it in every way belonged to Clinton, beginning with a touching video tribute and capped with a standing ovation that lasted nearly two minutes when she appeared on stage.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/20272.html

LAT: EASY POST -Weeks of Obama's budget sales pitch and support still slips

2009-03-28T02:36:00.001-07:00

The result, according to Gallup: People who feel positively about his budget fell from 44% in late February to 39% this week. People who feel negatively about the budget increased one point to 27% in the same time frame. And after all that budget talk, people who claim to not know enough to have an opinion increased 10% from 30% to 33%. [....]

But imagine what could have happened to U.S. public opinion on the president's budget if he hadn't invested all that salesmanship. Can he keep it up? And is some public caution creeping in?

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/03/obama-gallup-po.html

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NYT [ Gillibrand and tobacco ]

2009-03-27T16:14:00.000-07:00

I don't have a link on this yet, but do have some very good ammunition.

Gillibrand has a 100% anti-tobacco voting record in Congress and the Senate, and as Bill Corr, executive director of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, said “What’s important to us is how she votes.” [Albany Times Union, 10/16/08]

Much more detail on Gillibrand's anti-tobacco record is in a Comment to this post.

Brian Keeler is the author of the above comments in an article entitled; Guillbrand Hit Piece By Times: A Classic Study.

Fox/Ratner: EASY POST - You Go, Hillary — The Secretary of State Tells the Truth In Mexico

2009-03-26T13:36:00.001-07:00

Wow, an American foreign policy based on honesty! Secretary of State Hillary Clinton travels to Mexico and actually speaks the truth. She speaks the truth not just behind closed doors but in front of the world. On conservative talk radio they have been going after the secretary for daring to say what everyone who knows anything has been saying: The United States contributes to the Mexican drug cartel problem by its demand for drugs.

[ The following is Ratner's opinion.]

By making drugs illegal instead of decriminalizing them (not legalizing, but decriminalizing) we have made the cartels in Mexico almost as powerful as those in Columbia.

http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/03/26/ratner_mexico_hillary/comment-page-3/#comment-1165739

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Fox/Greta: EASY POST - [ hatred of Hillary and Palin ]

2009-03-26T12:33:00.001-07:00

This is your chance!! Some of you can teach the haters a lesson!

http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/26/this-is-your-chance-some-of-you-can-teach-the-haters-a-lesson/comment-page-7/#comment-4454465

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Write your senator ... no forced "service" for seniors, youth

2009-03-25T18:51:00.001-07:00

This bill's title is called "Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education" (GIVE). It forms what some are calling "Obama's Youth Brigade." Obama's plan is require anyone receiving school loans and others to serve at least three months as part of the brigade.

[ The project may eventually require Seniors to "volunteer" in various institutions to get their Senior benefits. ]

Contact number for ALL Congressmen and Senators:
1-877-762-8762

Send email directly to your Representative:
http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/

pollitical ticker: Planned Parenthood to honor Hillary

2009-03-25T18:35:00.001-07:00

Planned Parenthood to honor Hillary!!!!!!!!!!

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/03/25/planned-parenthood-to-honor-hillary-clinton/

LAT: Barack Obama's delivery of no news is quite smooth EASY POST

2009-03-25T04:44:00.001-07:00

Every new president gets a couple of these gimme news conferences, even if this one did bump something as sacred as "American Idol." But another one of these newsless news conferences, and the broadcast networks may well leave it to cable and C-SPAN in order to stimulate their own economies. Such emptiness causes the newness of a new administration to start appearing old.

BTW, the full text of the Obama news session [ is linked ].

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/03/barack-obama-ne.html

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LAT: DNC's Kaine picks panel to reform Democrats' entire nominating process EASY POST

2009-03-24T00:26:00.001-07:00

chop the number of superdelegates, reform the caucus system and change "the window of time" for caucuses and primaries.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/03/obama-kaine-dnc.html

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[ This story has much good info: members of the commission, etc. ]

Good HHS email link to protect contraception:

2009-03-24T00:06:00.001-07:00

WOMEN'S CONTRACEPTION ALERT (

Just 17 days to speak up about that last minute Bush regulation which adds more barriers to reproductive health care. This rule, in the name of "conscience" would allow health care providers not just to deny access to care of which they disapprove -such as emergency contraception to victims of sexual assault - but also refuse to give patients referrals or information on how they could get such care.

The Obama administration has proposed to repeal this anti-science, anti-women, anti-family rule, and now they want to hear what we think. Until April 9, they are asking for comments, including: "Information, including specific examples where feasible, supporting or refuting allegations that the December 19, 2008 final rule reduces access to information and health care services, particularly by low-income women; and comment on whether the objectives of the December 19, 2008 final rule might also be accomplished through non-regulatory means, such as outreach and education."

If you want to add your comment, click here to e-mail directly to HHS.

http://links.mkt1647.com/ctt?kn=3&m=1491848&r=OTY3NDczNTU4NAS2&b=0&j=MTQ5NjE5OTg5S0&mt=1&rt=0

[ We had an alert here but it was through an anti-choice site so perhaps not reliable. ]

swamppolitics: Obama’s Day: Workout, briefs, ‘anything’

2009-03-23T15:29:00.001-07:00

"You know, I typically work out in the morning," he said. "Michelle's often there with me. We do our little workout, and then…after the workout, have breakfast, read the papers, read my morning security briefing. And then I come down here and talk to our National Security team. Then we talk to the economic team.

"After that, who knows? Anything goes," he said. "But typically, between Seven and Ten, I sort of know what I'm doing."

swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/03/obamas_day_workout_briefs_anyt.html

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LAT: Sarah Palin's Special Olympics video message, pre-Obama slip

2009-03-22T20:58:00.001-07:00

[ Palin's ] video below has nothing to do with politics or bowling. But it does provide a brief window into a non-policy, non-political side of someone we may well see back in the national political arena in coming years.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/03/sarah-palin-3.html?cid=151493015#comments

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politico: Kroft to Obama: Are you punch-drunk?

2009-03-22T19:23:00.001-07:00

"You're sitting here. And you're— you are laughing. You are laughing about some of these problems. Are people going to look at this and say, 'I mean, he's sitting there just making jokes about money—' How do you deal with— I mean: explain. . ." Kroft asks at one point.

"Are you punch-drunk?" Kroft says.

"No, no. There's gotta be a little gallows humor to get you through the day," Obama says, with a laugh.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/20339.html

Obama thinks $75,000/yr is common

2009-03-22T18:35:00.000-07:00

"In the CBS interview, the president also says corporate executives need to better understand the public's outrage over bonuses. He says executives should get out of New York and spend time in Iowa or Arkansas where people are thrilled to be making $75,000 a year with no bonuses."

http://www.cbsnews.com/8618-100_162-4873938.html?assetTypeId=30&messageId=7715615

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Examiner - EASY POST - Hillary Clinton grassroots campaign launched to support Secretary of State

2009-03-22T13:30:00.001-07:00

a small group has emerged supporting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The Hillary Clinton Grassroots Campaign, run by an unidentified Texas blogger, features news and updates for the person who just can't get enough Hillary. hillaryclintonnews.blogspot.com/

examiner.com/x-5697-Grassroots-Politics-Examiner~y2009m3d21-Hillary-Clinton-grassroots-campaign-launched-to-support-Secretary-of-State

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LAT: A "shocked" Sarah Palin joins critics of Obama's Special Olympics comment

2009-03-20T20:57:00.001-07:00

Palin said: "I was shocked to learn of the comment made by President Obama about Special Olympics. This was a degrading remark about our world's most precious and unique people, coming from the most powerful position in the world.

"These athletes overcome more challenges, discrimination and adversity than most of us ever will. By the way, these athletes can outperform many of us and we should be proud of them. I hope President Obama's comments do not reflect how he truly feels about the special needs community."

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/03/sarah-palin-oba.html

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politico: Hillary honored as ‘Global Trailblazer’

2009-03-20T16:21:00.000-07:00

Clinton was there to accept the organization's "Global Trailblazer" award for "her passionate commitment to promoting women's rights and securing justice for all people around the world." The award was presented to her by a former political opponent during Clinton's time in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.).

politico.com/news/stories/0309/20272.html

LAT: EASY POST -Every word of the Obama-Leno summit, including the Special Olympics 'joke' [transcript]

2009-03-20T01:47:00.000-07:00

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/03/obama-leno-nbc.html?cid=151399691#comments

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Here are transcripts of several recent Obama events, with a comment link for each.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/

Pharmacists refuse to sell birth control pills?

2009-03-18T10:02:00.001-07:00

Can a pharmacist refuse to fill a prescription for birth control pills because of his 'conscience'? Or refuse to sell condoms?

A change in the law is pending. Comments are being taken here:

http://www.sba-list.org/HHS

Presumably these comments will be relayed to the official agency. But sba-list.org is an anti-choice site, so better comment elsewhere as well.

WP/Parker: Bring the Boys Along

2009-03-18T09:42:00.001-07:00

There's little profit in criticizing a move to make life better for the fairer sex. Still, one does have to suppress a chortle as we pretend that the First Father's rescue of damsels in distress is not an act of paternalistic magnanimity. Chivalrous, even.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/17/AR2009031702941.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

WP: Tauscher to State [ Hillary loyalist ]

2009-03-17T22:14:00.001-07:00

Word is that Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.), chair of the House Armed
Services Committee's subcommittee on strategic forces and a staunch
superdelegate for presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, is in
line for a top post at the State Department, most likely for the
undersecretary for arms control and nonproliferation slot.

voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/03/17/tauscher_to_state.html?wprss=44

LAT - FUNNY! Today's Obama pep rally for small business and lenders -- gloom or hope?

2009-03-16T18:39:00.001-07:00

How bad is the U.S. economy really?

The U.S. economy is so bad now that Nigerians are getting financial
scam e-mails from Americans. [....]

If you've got the courage, click on this fascinating stock market
chart/timeline of the market and the first half of Obama's first 100
days from the must-read fivethirtyeight.com blog. Not good news for anyone's mutual funds, even the few Barack andMichelle Obama owned

before the election.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/03/obama-economy.html
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JuneauEmpire: Photo: Cookie seller [ Palin ]

2009-03-16T00:12:00.001-07:00

Gov. Sarah Palin meets with Juneau Girl Scouts to help sell cookies at Fred Meyer on Saturday. Last Sunday, two Girl Scouts were robbed by a masked assailant as they were leaving Fred Meyer with proceeds from their cookie sales. [ So Sarah helped them raise more money. ]

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/031509/loc_409861487.shtml

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UK paper: Obama fails to halt AIG's $165m bonus payments

2009-03-15T20:49:00.000-07:00

[ Obama's administration admits] that it could not stop the nationalised insurance giant AIG from paying $165m (£118m) in bonuses.

AIG has received $170bn in government money since being saved from bankruptcy in September. The bulk of the bonuses will go to employees in the very business division that wrecked the company's finances.

independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-fails-to-halt-aigs-165m-bonus-payments-1645749.html

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politico: [ Obama $126,000 jet to Hawaii ]

2009-03-14T23:14:00.001-07:00

The Obama transition team spent $44,000 vetting donors, $5,000 shredding documents, $10 on a sewing kit and $126,000 on the charter jet that flew the soon-to-be first family to Hawaii for a pre-Inauguration vacation.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19988.html

wsj: Obama’s Poll Numbers Are Falling to Earth

2009-03-13T10:10:00.001-07:00

It is simply wrong for commentators to continue to focus on President Barack Obama's high levels of popularity, and to conclude that these are indicative of high levels of public confidence in the work of his administration. Indeed, a detailed look at recent survey data shows that the opposite is most likely true.

http://forums.wsj.com/viewtopic.php?t=5448

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Boston Globe: Many Boston teens surveyed say Rihanna is at fault for assault

2009-03-13T07:51:00.001-07:00

The Boston Globe published a horrifying article today titled "Many Boston teens surveyed say Rihanna is at fault for assault". The article reports the results of a survey conducted by the Boston Public Health Commission.
Here are a few quotes:

" Nearly half of the 200 Boston teenagers interviewed for an informal poll said pop star Rihanna was responsible for the beating she allegedly took at the hands of her boyfriend, fellow music star Chris Brown, in February."

"Health counselors are specifically concerned with teenagers' views of the controversy. Of the teens questioned, more than half said both Brown, 19, and Rihanna, 21, were equally responsible for the assault. More than half said the media were treating Brown unfairly, and 46 percent said Rihanna was responsible for the incident."

Comment on the Boston Globe article here. (Need to counter the few idiotic comments posted there).do:http://www.boston.com/news/loc.....r_assault/

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Ammunition:

Apparently there are even worse videos and evidence here that you can utilize (scroll down their blog to find the post on this): http://guerillawomentn.blogspot.com/

[ Thanks to ER for all this material. ]

NY Mag: Hillary Clinton Supporters Try to Stay Sharp for 2016

2009-03-12T14:53:00.001-07:00

"Hard-core Hillary supporters are fully expecting her to run again in 2016," said one New York official with deep Clinton ties who demanded anonymity so as not to be seen as speaking for Mrs. Clinton. "That is one reality. Kirsten is a more local reality. But for folks in New York, she gives them a focus."

[....]. Clinton is only 61 years old, which means age shouldn't disqualify her from running again. And, in fact, Steve Kornacki notes today that Clinton's time as secretary of State is already paying dividends in the popularity department — a poll released last week put her favorable/unfavorable numbers at 59–22, an "all-time high."

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2009/03/hillary_clinton_supporters_try.html#comment-form

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NPR sound tape: [ Jarrett on women's 'council' ]

2009-03-12T13:09:00.001-07:00

Listen Now [5 min 14 sec]

Comments so far sound civilized but few are about the 'council' or Jarrett.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101777060#commentBlock

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Politico: Some women wanted more from W.H.

2009-03-12T11:45:00.001-07:00

W.H. Council on Women and Girls: "No Full-Time Staff, No Cabinet-Level Leader And No Set Meeting Schedule"

One group – made up primarily of women who supported Hillary Clinton over Obama in the Democratic primary – said it will go to Congress seeking a presidential commission on women. The group sent out a blast email to rally its members around the idea just hours after Obama spoke.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19936.html

[ Maybe we should let the writer know the name and url of what groupS that might have been. :-) ]

NYT: For Bristol Palin, a romance ended - EASY POST

2009-03-12T02:19:00.001-07:00

[ In fact Sarah Palin wants contraception taught in schools, so the article's snark is untrue. ]

The teenage pregnancy was an awkward moment for the vice presidential candidate, whose campaign supported sex education in public schools that encourages abstinence.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/for-bristol-palin-a-romance-ended/#comment-1234059

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USA Today: Clinton loyalists lend Gillibrand a hand

2009-03-11T19:54:00.001-07:00

Clinton campaign veterans giving advice in unpaid roles: Howard Wolfson, who was Hillary Clinton's spokesman during her presidential campaign, and Ann Lewis, a veteran of the Clinton White House.

Gillibrand must run in 2010 to serve out the remaining two years of Clinton's term. A recent Marist poll showed half of the New York electorate is unsure about the job Gillibrand is doing while 18% believe she is doing an excellent or good job.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2009/03/clinton-loyalis.html#uslPageReturn

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WP: Obama Creates White House Women's Council [ Jarrett ]

2009-03-11T18:25:00.001-07:00

The Council will be chaired by Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser and personal friend to the president, and the day-to-day operations will be run Tina Tchen, who is currently director of the White House Office of Public Liaison and was a major fundraiser for Obama during the campaign.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2009/03/obama_creates_white_house_wome.html?wprss=thefix",,0,0,,,,

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Here is some background on Jarrett and some other Obama advisors:

No Quarter had this article about Jarrett, written by Lena Grove

http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/11/15/valerie-jarrett/

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http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS301US305&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=Jarrett+women+"a+comment"

LAT: Stock rise; Obama orders nation eat, dress the same today: Leno

2009-03-11T03:14:00.001-07:00

Anyway, according to Leno, the new president really had no explanation for the recent financial changes to be scared of, or for the partial financial recovery of millions of 401(k)'s on Tuesday.

But looking forward, Leno announced that Obama doesn't want to take any chances today. So he's "asking all Americans to do the same things (Wednesday) as they did (Tuesday) -- eat the same breakfast, wear the same clothes, drive the same. Don't change anything!"

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/03/obama-stocks.html

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Newsweek: A Turning Tide?

2009-03-10T22:39:00.001-07:00

[T]he establishment is beginning to mumble that the president may not have what it takes.

[....]

[I]n ways both large and small, what's left of the American establishment is taking his measure and, with surprising swiftness, they are finding him lacking.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/188565/

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RCP: Obama is a Great Pretender

2009-03-10T21:25:00.001-07:00

[ Good critique of Obama's spending -- except for the following, imo ]

Is it in the public interest for the well-off elderly (say, a couple with $125,000 of income) to be subsidized, through Social Security and Medicare, by poorer young and middle-aged workers?

http://comments.realclearpolitics.com/read/1/313881/315442.html#msg-315442

Resource: http://pumaforpalin.blogspot.com/

2009-03-10T18:21:00.001-07:00

I've started an additional blog, http://pumaforpalin.blogspot.com/ , where we can share information supportive of Palin.

PumaResponders is still the place to post alerts about articles that need, well, response. :-)

LAT: Sarah Palin defies conservative advice, names woman to Supreme Court

2009-03-10T17:32:00.001-07:00

Of the two selections offered by the independent citizens' commission, the Alaska Judicial Council, [ Ms ]Christen was deemed the more "activist" judge by at least one state conservative organization. [....] The 47-year-old Christen, who replaces a justice facing mandatory retirement at age 70, served on the board of Planned Parenthood in the 1990s before the group began performing abortions in 2003. As a career lawyer, Christen was also active for years in the Rotary Club, United Way and Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Alaska.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/03/sarah-palin-1.html?cid=151108265#comments

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[ For ammunition see http://pumaforpalin.blogspot.com/ ]

UK paper: EASY POST - Barack Obama bets the farm in $4 trillion poker game

2009-03-08T22:43:00.001-07:00

Only a candidate possessed with such boldness and self-belief would have challenged Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination two years after leaving the Illinois state senate, promising in his first campaign speech to "transform a nation and usher in a new birth of freedom on this Earth".

Only a man who frequently compares himself to America's greatest President, Abraham Lincoln, would declare that when he was elected, "the rise of the oceans will begin to slow". Only someone who believes that America is on the crest of a dangerous historic wave - and that he "can help guide it" - would have undertaken a glitzy world tour midway through the campaign.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article5854168.ece

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USA Today: Clinton’s European debut is full of smiles

2009-03-08T21:19:00.001-07:00

With reporters looking on, Clinton met Lavrov and handed him a gift — a green box tied in green ribbon. He unwrapped it to reveal a "reset button" [....] Clinton assured Lavrov her staff "worked hard" to get it right. Was it right? [....] "You got it wrong," Lavrov responded, also smiling. He said the word the Americans chose — "peregruzka" — meant "overloaded" or "overcharged" rather than "reset." [....] "We reached an agreement on how 'reset' is spelled in both Russian and English — we have no differences between us any more," he said through an interpreter.
http://usatoday.com/news/world/2009-03-07-clinton-europe-trip_N.htm#uslPageReturn
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RCP: Is President Obama Overexposed? - EASY POST?

2009-03-08T13:37:00.000-07:00

[....] Obama's creating what political scientist Theodore Lowi called "a personal presidency," in which one unreasonably exaggerates the power of a president to influence events — especially economic ones. Going down that path, warned Lowi, is a sure road to political failure. [....]
Even so, Obama is all over the place. He seems to think that he's still in the middle of his "rock star" campaign, when the nation was understandably excited about electing its first African-American president. But we've already been there and done that.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/03/appearing_act.html

topix: Discord likely over ratifying women's rights [treaty]

2009-03-07T23:38:00.001-08:00

One of the most contentious [amendments] _ likely to be revived this year _ stipulates that nothing in CEDAW should be interpreted as creating a right to abortion. [....]

'This language is touted as neutral or benign but is not,' she wrote in a recent essay. 'This language can and has been used as an anti-abortion weapon.' [....]

Another New York-based women's rights group, MADRE, has similar concerns and is launching a campaign to get a 'clean' version of the treaty ratified.

http://www.topix.net/content/ap/2009/03/discord-likely-over-ratifying-womens-rights-pact

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PJM: The Not-So-Special Relationship: Why Obama Snubbed Gordon Brown

2009-03-07T21:14:00.001-08:00

[Y]ou'd have thought Obama could have made a bit more of an effort, given that Brown casts himself as a fellow "progressive." And then there's the small matter of Britain being America's staunchest ally in Iraq and Afghanistan. Obama will likely have a little more time for Brown after he's told by France and Germany where he can stick his request for more troops.

http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-not-so-special-relationship-why-obama-snubbed-gordon-brown/

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Ammunition from a Brit site with no place for comments:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/4953523/Barack-Obama-too-tired-to-give-proper-welcome-to-Gordon-Brown.html

a State Department official involved in planning the Brown visit [...] reacted with fury when questioned by The Sunday Telegraph about why the event was so low-key.

The official dismissed any notion of the special relationship, saying: "There's nothing special about Britain. You're just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn't expect special treatment."

NYT: Obama to Brown: We Really, Really Like You - EASY POST

2009-03-06T22:26:00.001-08:00

"I'd like to think that our relationship is terrific," Mr. Obama said when asked by a British reporter about the health of the partnership with Mr. Brown. "I'm sure he won't dispute me, in front of me, anyway.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/we-really-really-like-you/

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RCP: Deception at Core of Obama Plans

2009-03-06T09:07:00.001-08:00

Forget the "$2 trillion dollars in savings" that "we have already identified," $1.6 trillion of which President Obama's budget director later admits is the "savings" of not continuing the surge in Iraq until 2019 — 11 years after George Bush ended it, and eight years after even Bush would have had us out of Iraq completely.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/03/a_dishonest_gimmicky_budget.html

adn: Palin bucks pressure in Supreme Court appointment [of Christen]

2009-03-06T00:41:00.001-08:00

The head of the Alaska Family Council -- a Christian pro-family, anti-abortion group -- on Wednesday sent an e-mail to thousands of people asking them to urge Palin to pick Smith, not Christen. [....]

The family council plea, from group president Jim Minnery, said Smith was "more conservative" and that Christen would be "another activist on the Court."

http://www.adn.com/news/government/story/711378.html

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politico: [ re BO's teleprompter ]

2009-03-05T11:50:00.001-08:00

Obama doesn't go anywhere without his TelePrompter.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19663.html

USA Today: Gillibrand off to a rocky start

2009-03-05T09:43:00.001-08:00

Gov. David Paterson, has been getting hammered in the polls for mishandling the Senate appointment -- particularly his staff's rough treatment of Caroline Kennedy.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2009/03/gillibrand-off.html#uslPageReturn

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RCP: Why I miss Bill Clinton

2009-03-05T09:17:00.001-08:00

Under Clinton, they demonstrated that his party could exercise fiscal responsibility, contain the role of government, learn from liberal failures (like welfare) and generate broad prosperity. He was convincing evidence that Democrats had changed.

Right now, I miss him. Before long, Democrats may as well.

realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/03/why_i_miss_bill_clinton.html

WP: Nancy-Ann DeParle and Kathleen Sebelius Announced to Lead Obama Health Effort

2009-03-02T11:56:00.001-08:00

As governor, Sebelius tried twice to dramatically expand access to health care in Kansas, but her efforts were largely thwarted by that state's Republican-led legislature. Still, she was able to lower prescription costs for many people in Kansas and extend coverage to tens of thousands of children from low-income families.

DeParle was previously commissioner of the Department of Human Services in Tennessee, and during the Clinton administration she oversaw Medicare and Medicaid as the administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/03/02/nancy-ann_deparle_announced_as.html

msnbc:EASY POST -- ENTER KATHLEEN SEBELIUS

2009-03-02T11:12:00.001-08:00

Look for the pro-life community to start test-driving some of its abortion messages on this confirmation hearing as a prelude to the fight over Obama's first SCOTUS nomination.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/03/02/1816572.aspx

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USA Today: Choice of Sebelius likely to renew abortion debate

2009-03-01T10:57:00.001-08:00

Re Nancy-Ann DeParle

"it is likely that Obama will nominate someone else for a second post Daschle had created for himself: director of a new White House Office of Health Reform. One name mentioned for the job is former Clinton administration adviser Nancy-Ann DeParle, who would take over the effort to conceive, sell and implement a wide-ranging health-care overhaul."

content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2009/03/63488541/1

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NY Daily: In China, Hillary Clinton plays a weak hand

2009-03-01T01:34:00.001-08:00

Clinton herself saw all this coming. Two years ago, in the early stages of her presidential campaign, she warned we were undergoing "a slow erosion of our own economic sovereignty" because of our growing indebtedness to foreigners, who, according to some estimates, hold about half of our government-issued securities.

The day she made that warning, a selloff in the Chinese stock markets led to a plunge on Wall Street. In a letter to then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson andFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, then-Sen. Clinton said the dynamic "underscores the exposure of our economy to economic developments in countries like China."

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/02/25/2009-02-25_in_china_hillary_clinton_plays_a_weak_ha.html#community

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ABC: Abortion Foes Vow to Fight a Sebelius Nomination

2009-02-28T21:52:00.001-08:00

National anti-abortion groups promise a vigorous fight if President Barack Obama nominates Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as U.S. health and human services secretary. Abortion foes said Friday an important issue is a reception Sebelius once had with a late-term abortion provider who's now facing criminal charges. Administration officials disputed the idea that abortion is an issue as to whether Obama nominates Sebelius.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/comments?type=story&id=6977201

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2009-02-28T21:29:00.000-08:00

Boston Globe: Vacancies [for women?] abound in crucial US posts

2009-02-27T18:59:00.001-08:00

Only about 70 people have been formally nominated to fill the roughly 500 senior posts in the Defense, State, Treasury, and Education departments and dozens of other government agencies, according to White House records. Dozens of nominations are still pending as FBI and White House officials scrub potential nominees' tax returns, financial ties, and former activities in government."

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/02/27/vacancies_abound_in_crucial_us_posts/#commentAnchor

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TNA has these women to recommend so far:

1. HHS Secretary – a Cabinet position – insist on a woman:
Governor Kathleen Sebelius
Marcia Angell, MD

2. Treasury Department:
Bethany McLean
Meredith Whitney
Brooksley Born

NYT/Rich: What We Don’t Know Will Hurt Us

2009-02-26T10:46:00.001-08:00

If [Obama] tells the whole story of what might be around the corner, he risks instilling fear itself among Americans who are already panicked. [....]

The reason why the White House has been punting on the new installment of the bank rescue is not that the much-maligned Treasury secretary, Timothy Geithner, is incapable of getting his act together. What's slowing the works are the huge political questions at stake, many of them with consequences potentially as toxic as the banks' assets.

Will Obama concede aloud that some of our "too big to fail" banks have, in essence, already failed?

http://community.nytimes.com/article/comments/2009/02/22/opinion/22rich.html

ABC: [ BO's polls ] Strong. But Average. And Way Divided.

2009-02-26T10:00:00.000-08:00

[....] dead average for a new president. The other is the impressive partisanship beneath it.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenumbers/2009/02/strong-but-aver.html?cid=149699831#comment-149699831

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[ This article doesn't show enough about the trend: BO's job approval has been steadily going down for several weeks. If anyone has cites or details, pls post for ammunition. ]

Invitation in NYC

2009-02-25T20:48:00.000-08:00

[ttorrellas] is putting together a NYC area viewing of:

“How Obama Got Elected” documentary by John Ziegler.

[ See Comment to this post for details. I left out ttorellas' email address but will forward to her if you email me at tdo@turndownobama.com ]

LAT: Clinton's winning road trip - EASY POST

2009-02-24T10:39:00.001-08:00

It was no time for lectures on human rights or economic concerns. [....] What was Clinton to say: Release your prisoners next year, just as soon as we close Guantanamo and figure out what to do with ours?

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-ed-china24-2009feb24,0,6284676.story

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"Comments will be accepted throughout the day Tuesday."

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LAT: Meg Whitman on why she's running for Calif. governor

2009-02-23T23:16:00.001-08:00

We purposely kept regulation on eBay to a minimum, so that small businesses could innovate. And when we spotted eBay entrepreneurs trying to build businesses, we worked hard to help them grow.

Freed from too many corporate rules, and supported by eBay's technology and employees, eBay unleashed the entrepreneur in people around the world.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/02/meg-whitman-2.html?cid=149642651#comments

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