Letters to the Editor
bamage
Published Letters: 1324
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? re: open primaries, or whatever they're called
[Read the article: The role of political reporters]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Apparently they're running short of Dem ballots in NH as large #'s of "misaligned" or whatever seem to be "breaking Dem".
What's the definitive interpretation of this behavior? Just so you know where I'm coming from, I used to routinely switch my designated party affiliation to "whatever party was not incumbent". I figured the incumbent would virtually always win the primary, so my vote in the opposing party would carry more clout. If I LIKED the incumbent, I'd cast a vote for the opposing candidate I felt was most likely to be defeated. If not, then I'd vote for my preferred opponent.
Not sure if MY behvior in primaries was at all a reflection of what my vote would be in the general.
Behvior akin to this MIGHT be magnified in a primary such as NH's. Damned if I can figger it out.
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shoulda, woulda, coulda...
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]Bystander, "if only" I'd rephrased my bit at the end to "overwhelm the obstructionist Republicans" instead of "eliminate" DR/Borden might not have fixated on that aspect. Oh, well. Live and learn.
Nice to be able to spout off sometimes, but the responses are almost uniformly frustrating.
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L.W.M.
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]Surprising. I'm closest to
Barack Obama
You are 5% economic left
You are 4% more progressive
You have a substantive agreement of 81%
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PD
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]All the usual caveats apply, I guess. One of which is, I'm not sure the candidates have all articulated positions (or voted on legislation pertaining to) the positions the compass questioned.
But I'm usually WAAAAAAY "Left".
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ASSH*LES!
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/005036.php
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@RMP - Scalia
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]Justice Antonin Scalia was the most outspoken in defense of the lethal injection procedure, and said arguments about which procedure would cause the least amount of pain were beside the point.
“Where does this come from, that … in the execution of a person who has been convicted of killing people we must choose the least painful method possible? Is that somewhere in our Constitution?” Scalia asked.
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Via http://tinyurl.com/yqgwz6
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS
CLINTON: 3 GIULIANI: 1
EDWARDS: 3 HUCKABEE: 5
GRAVEL: 0 HUNTER: 0
KUCINICH: 0 McCAIN: 10
OBAMA: 16 PAUL: 4
RICHARDSON: 1 ROMNEY: 3
OTHER: 0 THOMPSON: 0
I think TPM converts the data into %s.
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Got this link from a vampire @ TPM
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President - Dem Primary
New Hampshire - 33 of 301 Precincts Reporting - 11%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Clinton , Hillary Dem 12,978 38%
Obama , Barack Dem 12,097 36%
Edwards , John Dem 5,650 17%
Richardson , Bill Dem 1,430 4%
Kucinich , Dennis Dem 637 2%
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Latest?
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]President - Dem Primary
New Hampshire - 110 of 301 Precincts Reporting - 37%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Clinton , Hillary Dem 35,184 39%
Obama , Barack Dem 32,093 36%
Edwards , John Dem 14,863 17%
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I like this
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]Total Write-ins GOP 1,431 2%
Thompson , Fred GOP 907 1%
'Bop! Don't take leftover antibiotics, dammmit!
Don't you have sone turnip soup you can imbibe? Take care of yourself.
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My $0.02
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]I've come to the conclusion Thrasher was/is a spoof.
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TETT (Too early to tell)
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]President - Dem Primary
New Hampshire - 150 of 301 Precincts Reporting - 50%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Clinton , Hillary Dem 52,610 39%
Obama , Barack Dem 48,933 36%
Edwards , John Dem 22,435 17%
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Dog shoots, kills Texas hunter
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]NOT Cheney!
http://tinyurl.com/2frbby
Sorry, couldn't resist. Didn't GG say this was an open thread?
The canine candidate is getting unfair press coverage.
There will be no further investigation because the gun was covered with the chocolate Labrador Retriever's muddy paw prints she added.
It's not uncommon for hunters to be shot by their dogs.
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apropos of nuthin'
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]I think "Monsieur Bebop" has quite the ring to it.
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Still TETT
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]President - Dem Primary
New Hampshire - 189 of 301 Precincts Reporting - 63%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Clinton , Hillary Dem 64,743 39%
Obama , Barack Dem 60,322 36%
Edwards , John Dem 27,578 17%
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Called for clinton!
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]President - Dem Primary
New Hampshire - 198 of 301 Precincts Reporting - 66%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Clinton , Hillary Dem 67,828 39%
Obama , Barack Dem 62,736 36%
Edwards , John Dem 29,126 17%
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? re: primaries in the aggregate
[Read the article: Illustrative New Hampshire snippets]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Is it "winner take all" sate-by-state? Or are delegates assigned proportionally? Some mixture thereof?
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O/T @ Che
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]I have never seen anyting even remotely resembling that vid on your site. I'm completely baffled.
"Don't tell the joke!" WTF?
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For L.W.M.
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]Were you joshin' yesterday, about returning to this topic?
I'm reaching for a (postal)connection. The media sucks at adressing the issue? The pundits are wrong? The public is not to be trusted?
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/72391/?page=1
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Monsieur 'Bop - perhaps if you composed a Neruda-like Ode
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]Everybody would feel better. You know, to your [calf].
Isn't it nice to know you're beloved?
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I can't help myself
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]EXIT polls are still "accurate", aren't they?
http://tinyurl.com/2bfzd8
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LWM
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]You're right about the inside baseball. Good catch on the deficit reduction thing, I blew over that.
Concur about the tobacc. I don't understand the allure of the commercail American, but I have rolled my own European. Still twist the occassional cut from the cigar shop.
Think you're overstating the position of most Drug Reformers by going the Libertarian laissez-faire route. I think it's more like, "tax & regulate sales via a mechanism akin to alcohol".
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'bop
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]Will you remind me of your mailing address?
Or email me: bamage02atyahoodotcom
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Had the card in my hand...
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]Now I can't find the darn stamps!
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'Bop
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]You don't sound too good.
I should've bought some mor egodam stamps today.
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I get the feeling...
[Read the article: The Noxious Fruits of Hate Speech laws]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...a lot of people glossed over the vid. It's well worth watching.
FWIW, I concur w/ the position Lavant takes. I'll paraphrase: "My intent? Impute the worst possible intent you can, and I reserve the right to publish whatever, as I damn please, for precisely the reasons you find most objectionable. So the Gov't can stuff it!"
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'Bop
[Read the article: The Kucinich court decision and "judicial activism"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I sent Snail mail Sat. There today, maybe?
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Paen to Amy Goodman, here...
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/73900/?page=2
...but I found it interesting. Apropos of the whole journamilism thing.
'Bop - glad the NSA didn't confiscate me missive. Cheers!