Archive for May, 2008
Scott McClellan thought he was all cool or something this week, when he was all over cable TV promoting his groundbreaking book, What Happened. McClellan may even get to testify before congress based on the not-so-stunning revelation that the Bush administration did some really fucked up shit. Sorry, I sound bitter, but that bastard stole […]
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Tags: bush, Clinton, Dick Cheney, ethics, George, George W. Bush, McClellan, Obama, politics, Press Secretary, Scooter Libby, Scott, Scott McClellan, speaking out, speaking truth, Valerie Plame, W, What Happened, whistleblower, White House
Melinda Henneberger, a consistently thoughtful member of Slate’s XX Factor blog, counters the Dahlia Lithwick article on election fraud which I wrote about yesterday. Henneberger is nicer than I am, but shares similar criticisms. An excerpt: On the electoral front, Dahlia, your point about sagging voter confidence being self-fulfilling is dead right. But do we […]
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Tags: 2000 election, cheating, Clinton, dahlia, dahlia lithwick, Democrat, die-bold, electronic voting machines, henneberger, lithwick, melinda, melinda henneberger, Obama, republican, voter fraud, voting machines
What’s almost as dumb as invoking the assassination of a Civil Rights leader when you’re losing to a candidate that happens to be black? Writing an article suggesting that voter fraud will not at all be in issue a race with the first ever black candidate. Dahlia Lithwick, Slate’s legal expert, today in a pseudo […]
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Tags: 2000 election, 2004 election ohio, bush, dahlia, dahlia lithwick, election, election fraud, fraud, george bush, Jeb Bush, john kerry, kennedy, lithwick, recount, robert f kennedy jr, Rolling Stone, slate, W
Announcing…
Your’s truly is joining the WERS program You Are Here, a weekly discussion in public affairs. I will be reporting on various topics with mostly a political bend, this weekend will be on trash removal. Check it out at http://wers.org
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RIP Avram’s Job
Fired from Chelsea after Didier Drogba lost them the Champions League Final, Avram Grant’s future is in doubt, with Chelsea being the only piece of managing experience on his resume. Manchester City may be calling…
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Tags: Avram, Avram Grant, chelsea, Didier Drogba, drogba, Grant, Manchester City, Sports, Sven Goran-Eriksson
As reported yesterday, Chelsea FC lost to Man U in the Champions’ League Final on Wednesday. John Terry, center back defender, someone who I’ve never seen take a penalty in my years of watching Chelsea play, missed what would have been the clinching goal, slipping as he kicked it. Many wondered why Terry was sent up to […]
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Tags: Anelka, Arsenal, champions league, chelsea, drogba, ESPN, France, Liverpool, manchester, Nicolas, Sports, striker, Thierry Henry, UEFA, winger
Don’t Let Him Slap You, KG!
A crushing loss for me and my fellow Chelsea supporters yesterday, going down on penalties 6-5. While some may argue it was John Terry’s blown penalty that would have won it, you can’t blame him too much because he kept out a goal earlier. However, Didier Drogba, who has bitched all season after the firing […]
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Tags: Alex Ferguson, champions league, chelsea, drogba, duke, english, Frank Lampard, John Terry, Jose Mourinho, makalele, Man U, manchester, Nemanja Vidic, premier league, ronaldo, scholes, Sports