Carville and Stephanopoulos: for Hope and Change

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Friday April 18, 2008 · 10:03 AM PDT

2008/04/18 · 10:03

Yes, you read that right... wait... that was their mantra during the 1992 elections.

I decided to watch the War Room after discussing with my British fiancé about what happened with the 16 April debate. I said that one of the moderators was on Clinton's campaign team and pulled out the DVD to show him.

The story behind the DVD was basically it was a class requirement to watch it. The choice was between going to one of the University theatres to watch it or buy a copy. Since I couldn't go due to my deafness, I shelled out to buy a copy with subtitles on it.

Many years later, it's followed me to the UK where I now reside.

The discussion of the DVD are the following quotes that basically introduce Carville and Stephanopoulos and I couldn't believe my eyes what the 1992 Caville and Stephanopoulos were saying compared to what I read about the 2008 C and S. Meet me below the flip.

Sinead

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Wednesday March 23, 2005 · 10:36 PM PST

2005/03/23 · 22:36

Here is the New York Times article on Dr William Cheshire, a neurologist at the Mayo Clinic who did the examination on Terri just by standing there and looking at her without actually touching her.

Below is snippets of the article
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The Bush Tactic: TABS

Sinead

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Wednesday March 02, 2005 · 5:29 AM PST

2005/03/02 · 05:29

I've decided to write a sensible diary on this issue. I was just discussing with my liberal friends about a tactic that I noticed about Bush that I haven't really seen discussed. Maybe Bush is being shielded.

The tactic: TABS: The Ability to Be Silent.

The So-Called Liberal Media has employed TABS, not talking about a potientially explosive issue that could ruin a president.

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Is this a true letter?

Sinead

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Tuesday March 01, 2005 · 5:04 PM PST

2005/03/01 · 17:04

This is probably a useless diary, believe me I don't write diaries as often because there are so many good ones out there. As there is no new open threads right now I ask, and don't recommend this diary, if this is true.

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Stem Cells used to Regrow Bone

Sinead

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Friday December 17, 2004 · 2:57 AM PST

2004/12/17 · 02:57

I'm really for Stem cell research and the more evidence stem cell research works (last month a woman walked for the first time since being paralysed in a car accident), the more I think this should be an issue in the next election.

It was an issue the last election but it wasn't brought up more. Chalk this one up as another of George's failures to face the truth.

Stem Cells from Fat Used to Repair Skull

"Other surgeons had failed to correct the defects, and the girl wore a protective helmet. Her brain could sometimes be seen pulsating through the missing areas of her skull"

"But several weeks after the stem-cell surgery, she was able to leave her helmet behind, the researchers report in the December issue of the Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. The skull is now smooth to the touch, the missing parts replaced by thin but solid bone, said Dr. Hans-Peter Howaldt of the Justus-Liebig-University Medical School in Giessen, Germany. The child was not identified."

Amazing...

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Alabama Judge Wears 10 Commandments on Robe

Sinead

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Wednesday December 15, 2004 · 6:56 AM PST

2004/12/15 · 06:56

Alabama Judge Wears 10 Commandments on Robe

No picture yet but I think this is probably the most asinine form of trying to get people to read the 10 commandments.

The judge wore this during court proceedings and the prosecutor filed a motion to delay the court proceedings so the judge would take off the "Ten Commandments" robe because it would create an unneccessary distraction.

The judge refused to take it off because the 10 Commandments were the truth and he wanted people to see the truth. He admitted that he had several sizes of letters and chose the size that wouldn't be up front. People could read them when they got close to the judge.

What do you think? Does the Judge have the right to wear the 10 commandments? (my answer below) Read More

US Soldier Guilty of Killing Iraqi Teen

Sinead

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Friday December 10, 2004 · 5:52 AM PST

2004/12/10 · 05:52

U.S. Soldier Guilty of Killing Iraqi Teen

By PAUL GARWOOD
Associated Press Writer

December 10, 2004, 8:12 AM EST

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A U.S. soldier pleaded guilty at his court-martial Friday to killing a severely wounded 16-year-old Iraqi, the military said.

As the article goes on: "[Horne] is one of six Fort Riley soldiers charged with killings in recent months -- two for slayings in Kansas and four for deaths in Iraq."

I hadn't heard about the Kansas slayings.

"Capt. Rogelio Maynulet, 29, of Chicago, will be tried on charges of assault with intent to commit murder and dereliction of duty, which carry a maximum combined sentence of 20 1/2 years, said military spokesman Maj. Michael Indovina.

During Maynulet's Article 32 hearing, witnesses testified that the driver had been shot in the head when Maynulet saw him. A fellow officer said Maynulet told him he then shot the man out of compassion."

How many soldiers like Maynulet are killing Iraqis "out of compassion"? Read More

MN: Red District Is Slowly Turning Blue

Sinead

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Monday December 06, 2004 · 3:39 PM PST

2004/12/06 · 15:39

I'm from Rochester, MN, which was considered a real conservative stronghold. Bush has visited Rochester several times. Even People Magazine had a picture of a little girl from Rochester with her pigtails in a W formation.

Kerry's also visited Rochester as well, my mother got to shake his hand at his rally. I thought this was quite unusual at the time because I assumed that Rochester was too conservative to win.

As I'm recovering from this post-election depression, this news article cheered me up:

Rochester Voters Defy Expectations, Provide Hope For Democrats

I'm not sure if this is a proper measure of what is to come in the future but I'm really surprised. Since I was born and raised in Rochester, I've come to accept the fact it's conservative (It hasn't gone Democratic since the 1970's).

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Update Florida, Jeb Bush and the Supreme Court

Sinead

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Thursday September 23, 2004 · 5:30 PM PDT

2004/09/23 · 17:30

I remember seeing some discussion about the Schiavo case on DailyKos a while back. I just wanted to update that the Florida Supreme Court has ruled "Terri's Law" unconstitutional.

I'm not sure how to block quote, so the snippets of the article will be italic.

The article is here

The seven-member court unanimously said Bush and lawmakers improperly tried to pull an end run around the court system in the case of Terri Schiavo, who has been at the center of a long and bitter right-to-die dispute that pits her husband against his in-laws.

I figured that someday this would happen. I've always felt that Bush's abrupt signing of "Terri's Law" was unconstitutional. I'm glad that the Supreme Court struck Bush down. It's about time that a Supreme Court of any kind goes against a Bush.

This is what Bush said: "I'm disappointed for the moral reasons of the taking of innocent life without having -- I don't think -- a full hearing on the facts of what her intent was," the governor said. He noted that it can take the courts 20 or 25 years to review death sentences.

That surprised me. It took a shorter amount of time for Aileen Wuornos to be executed from the time she was sentenced to death. But 20-25 years is quite a long time considering Bush's position on the Death penalty.

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F-9/11 and Discussion in Class

Sinead

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Monday June 28, 2004 · 5:50 PM PDT

2004/06/28 · 17:50

Here is my opinion of Fahrenheit 9/11: very good with what I could see and what my sibling could summarise of the movie. I would like to see it captioned the next time I see it again.

Where can I write/email to Michael Moore to get the film captioned in theatres? I know the DVD is coming out in September but I'd like to have a chance to watch this movie captioned before it's DVD-ed. If not, I'll be as patient as I can be (I never saw the first Lord of the Rings, never saw a lot of movies that were hailed as really good until they came out on DVD)
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Need help finding some documents!

Sinead

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Monday June 14, 2004 · 2:34 PM PDT

2004/06/14 · 14:34

In Critical Reading of History, we decided to forgo the usual book discussion and discuss current events. I ended up arguing with two Republicans in class.

I would like some help in producing some documents to counter some of these points, and especially one of them said he would bring the documents to prove that Republicans are right.

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Deafness and Politics

Sinead

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Thursday May 06, 2004 · 11:40 PM PDT

2004/05/06 · 23:40

Well, as of evidenced by my diaries I haven't really been serious about issues. But this is a personal issue to me. Read More

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