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MayDaze commented on the blog post Activists Raided & Arrested Ahead of NATO Summit Continue to Be Held Without Charge
Great report, as usual, Kevin. Glad TarheelDem is OK and released.
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MayDaze commented on the blog post Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law
Reply to 1: I was just about to say that Obama needs better lawyers.
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MayDaze commented on the blog post UK Had Individuals Committed to Overthrowing Gaddafi Sent to Libya Where They Were Tortured
Thanks for the fine post, Kevin. You might provide a time frame for the rendition – as I read the Guardian, it was in March of 2004.
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MayDaze commented on the blog post Final Days for Passage of Transportation Funding Extension, Outcome Uncertain
Looks like the extension passed.
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MayDaze commented on the diary post Rush Doesn’t Need Your Stinking Ads! by spocko.
That’s a good point, a local figure would be a lot harder to ramp up a social media campaign against. But if this article is any indication, such campaigns may become unnecessary:
Valerie Geller, an industry insider and author of Beyond Powerful Radio, confirmed the trend. “I have talked with several reps who report that they’re having [...]
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MayDaze commented on the diary post Rush Doesn’t Need Your Stinking Ads! by spocko.
That’s actually what the link at 14 above is about.
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MayDaze commented on the diary post Rush Doesn’t Need Your Stinking Ads! by spocko.
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MayDaze commented on the blog post Rush Limbaugh Boycott Up to at Least 36 Advertisers
Media Matters has this list.
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MayDaze commented on the blog post Obama Calls Woman Subjected to Limbaugh “Slut” Comments
Your friend is now @stopRush in addition to @stopbeck.
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MayDaze commented on the blog post Banks Want to Scotch Lawsuits in Foreclosure Fraud Settlement
Good question. I don’t know the answer.
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MayDaze commented on the blog post Banks Want to Scotch Lawsuits in Foreclosure Fraud Settlement
Schneiderman cancelled the 6pm press conference he had scheduled per @AlisonFrankel and 4ClosureFraud.
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MayDaze commented on the blog post Susan G. Komen Reverses Decision, Will Fund Planned Parenthood
Greg Sargent tries to figure out what the announcement really means by discussing it with a Komen board member:
Komen caved. Or did it?
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MayDaze commented on the blog post Susan G. Komen Reverses Decision, Will Fund Planned Parenthood
Hate to rain on the parade, but this is of interest:
Komen Statement on Planned Parenthood is a PR Move, Not A Policy Reversal
…The new statement does not pledge Komen to reverse its funding decision, and it does not promise Planned Parenthood any new funding….
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MayDaze commented on the blog post PIPA Dead in its Current Form UPDATE: Postponed
Per MSNBC: Congressman withdraws SOPA anti-piracy bill
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MayDaze commented on the blog post Live Blog for #Occupy Movement: Occupy Congress
I’ve seen this estimate a couple of times now:
@dontbeaputz
Jeff Smith
People still arriving from NYC via bus. 2000+ here now. #J17 #OWS #OccupyCongress -
MayDaze commented on the blog post Obama Proposes Consolidation of Federal Agencies
As one who lived through it, much of “Reinventing Government” consisted of “inventing” contractors to replace civil service employees. Very little actual cost savings in most cases. The difference in salaries became profit for the owners of the contracting outfits.
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MayDaze commented on the blog post Live Blog for #Occupy: Congressman Continues Campaign Against Occupy DC
Kevin, thanks for the great coverage. You might want to mention for those not following closely that Vincent C. Gray is Mayor of DC.
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MayDaze commented on the blog post The Confines of US Elections & the Scorn a Person Can Face for Challenging Them
Great piece, Kevin.
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MayDaze commented on the blog post New Year’s Eve News Dump: Obama Signs Defense Authorization Bill
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MayDaze commented on the blog post Rep. Issa, Chamber of Commerce Using Police Union to Squash Occupy DC?
Not sure if this has been posted, but per the WaPo, a provision of the omnibus spending bill transfers jurisdiction:
Union Square, the photogenic parcel of the Mall that the National Park Service had envisioned as a First Amendment demonstration space, is quietly being transferred to the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol.
…“I find it extremely troubling,” said Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, of the Washington-based Partnership for Civil Justice, which advocates for protest groups. “This is an area that is acknowledged as a key area for demonstration activities.
“The Park Service rules and obligations on First Amendment activities have been forged by 40 years of very intense litigation,” she said.
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