tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post2449647897193766669..comments2024-03-19T03:14:04.172-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: While Eli Freely GigglesEliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-30587676421373508042013-11-07T19:46:42.487-05:002013-11-07T19:46:42.487-05:00> It is interesting how Ken Cuccinelli's p...> It is interesting how Ken Cuccinelli's politically trivial pursuit of, in Willard Willard's images, Sidney Crosby, aka Mike Mann has bit him in devious ways. <br /><br />Never thought of an hockey player for Mike. But I'd try to get ca. 1965 as a birthday, not 1987. And since he's the captain of the Kyoto Flames, I'd try to pick someone from Atlanta or Calgary.<br /><br />Lanny McDonald is a bit old, but may have had a similar attitude. Perhaps Doug Risebrough, who won 4 consecutive cups with Montreal and 1 with Calgary, because of a McDonald goal. The fact that he became a manager also helps.<br /><br />But Mike's a climate scientist, so that makes him either a defenseman or a goalie. Grant Fuhr or Mike Vernon? Neither, for here would be my choice:<br /><br />> The power of his shot grew into legend on January 17, 1984, in a game against St. Louis.[52][53] In his first full season with the Flames, MacInnis took a slapshot from just outside the Blues' defensive zone that struck goaltender Mike Liut on the mask. The shot split Liut's helmet while the puck fell into the net for a goal.[17] The power of his shot, and the fear it inspired in his opposition, led to MacInnis' success as an offensive-defenceman, especially as a threat on the power play.[54] He won the "Hardest Shot" competition at All-Star Game skills competitions seven times between 1991 and 2003.[1] He occasionally topped 100 miles per hour (160 km/h), including his win in the 2000 All-Star Game.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_MacInnis<br /><br />As Lord Halifax would have said, I like my choice.<br />willardhttp://neverendingaudit.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-75008199925787725592013-11-06T19:18:47.744-05:002013-11-06T19:18:47.744-05:00I don't think climate denial was much on the r...I don't think climate denial was much on the radar, much as I'd like it to have been. It was Cuccinelli's neanderthal attitudes towards women and life in general that made voters swallow their dander and vote against him.Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935228911713362040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-80914346655906865522013-11-06T15:17:41.669-05:002013-11-06T15:17:41.669-05:00> Russell Seitz said...
> The exit polls, ...> Russell Seitz said...<br />> The exit polls, such as <br />> they are , indicate Sarvis <br />> voters would have voted for <br />> McAuliffe by a two-to-one <br />> margin over Cucinelli. <br /><br />Thank you Russell. Easy info to find, but not mentioned in any of the news I've read today<br />Cautionary.<br /><br />search?q="exit+polls"+"sarvis+voters"Hank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-48123538540562331542013-11-06T13:57:44.994-05:002013-11-06T13:57:44.994-05:00The exit polls, such as they are , indicate Sarvis...The exit polls, such as they are , indicate Sarvis voters would have voted for McAuliffe by a two-to-one margin over Cucinelli. <br /><br />As any True Whig will testify, it is erroneous to insist potential votes somehow really “belong” to either Democrats or Republicans THE CLIMATE WARShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578106673226403151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-55081653098145833552013-11-06T12:00:31.973-05:002013-11-06T12:00:31.973-05:00Not if you looked at a map. The Dems know how to ...Not if you looked at a map. The Dems know how to hold their fire. FWIW, the Ken doll got killed on his home turf in Fairfax which was the tell. Probably mostly due to the shutdown, but anti-science played some role in a very techie area.<br /><br />EliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-24252028751375986992013-11-06T11:55:53.432-05:002013-11-06T11:55:53.432-05:00For a while last night it looked like Eli's vi...For a while last night it looked like Eli's victory ejaculations might be dangerously premature.CapitalistImperialistPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523405806602731435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-25488843227257648022013-11-06T10:22:38.582-05:002013-11-06T10:22:38.582-05:00Looks like Dana and Ken have picked up on this, to...Looks like Dana and Ken have picked up on this, too: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2013/nov/06/global-warming-science-denial-losing-position<br />The Old Man is backhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06299949591915788184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-75610526799321434242013-11-06T09:22:23.941-05:002013-11-06T09:22:23.941-05:00In teh end, the polarizing issues of Government Sh...In teh end, the polarizing issues of Government Shutdown and Obamacare rallied voters on boths sides.<br /><br />However, it does look like AGW is a key issue for a sizable (significant?) minority of potentially progressive voters. Let's hope the Democrats keep that in mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-6089578740580803742013-11-06T08:32:56.710-05:002013-11-06T08:32:56.710-05:00Indeed, money talks. Suggestion has been made tha...Indeed, money talks. Suggestion has been made that one push for a RICO investigation of ALEC. Corruption all the way to the Supreme Court.<br /><br /><i>One of several definitions of racketeering and liability under the RICO Act is illegal activities across state lines.<br /><br />ALEC falls under 501c3, a nonprofit organization, in the IRS tax code. According to the IRS a 501c3 organization may NOT attempt to influence legislation.<br /><br />I don’t know of any organization that tries to influence as much legislation in an many states as does ALEC violating their nonprofit tax status in multiple states — clearly a violation of the RICO Act.<br /><br />ALEC is the reason there has been a tightly coordinated state legislative effort to suppress the vote and to disenfranchise voting constituencies who tend to vote for Democrats like our elders, students, and voters of color. Now public officials have been forced to vote by provisional ballot from Texas to North Carolina.<br /><br />ALEC is the reason that we had such tightly coordinated anti-worker and anti-union legislation — some bills using the same language — all across the upper Midwest to weaken labor and make the union vote politically irrelevant.<br /><br />Clearly ALEC is trying to and succeeding at influencing legislation in state after state — at least 19 states.<br /><br />Right now, everyone of us can and should call or write or both our Senators and Member of Congress and tell them that ALEC — the American Legislative Exchange Council — should be investigated by the Department of Justice for violations of RICO.<br /><br />The Capitol switchboard is 202-224-3121.</i><br /><br />http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/05/1253206/-Is-ALEC-GUILTY-of-Racketeering<br />(Yes, DailyKos, so political ...)<br /><br />Russell has a good point: extremists are following the pattern of history (French Revolution, Russia) moving the cutoff point (no, not funny) further to the right and imploding.<br />Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935228911713362040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-56937024387039074082013-11-06T07:14:43.766-05:002013-11-06T07:14:43.766-05:00So, the results are in. It looks like the RINOs ha...So, the results are in. It looks like the RINOs have done better than the Rightists. Recent work in the UK elections showed that support for renewable energy scored 11% higher approval at the polls than resistance to it. It'll be interesting to see how CC rates in the post-poll analysis as an issue.<br />It's also hard to escape the feeling that, come election time, media spend still wins the argument - but since this view is at a distance, perhaps others, in the USA, will have a different view.The Old Man is backhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06299949591915788184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-32468604937524307012013-11-06T03:17:23.111-05:002013-11-06T03:17:23.111-05:00That was close. Politico has a run-down on what th...That was close. Politico has a <a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/terry-mcauliffe-virginia-governor-2013-elections-99441.html" rel="nofollow">run-down on what they consider the reasons</a> for the difference between polls and election: Obamacare, lack of funding for Cuccinelli, base election, gender gap, Obama, the shutdown.bluegruenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-18203618910752467572013-11-05T23:29:16.822-05:002013-11-05T23:29:16.822-05:00Russell, it doesn't matter the flavor of the c...Russell, it doesn't matter the flavor of the candidate - it was the 3rd party vote that likely gave McAuliffe the victory. Given the GOPs gerrymandering advantage in so many state state senate/house and congressional districts, a Libertarian or Tea Party candidate could effect the outcome in the same way.Kevin O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692943768484857724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-17044001073460587782013-11-05T23:20:04.535-05:002013-11-05T23:20:04.535-05:00Kevin, you misunderstand Cuccinelli- he's les...Kevin, you misunderstand Cuccinelli- he's less a conservative Republican than a theocratic creep caught on the recieving end of the state motto he traduced.THE CLIMATE WARShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578106673226403151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-54355788414534267532013-11-05T22:23:01.492-05:002013-11-05T22:23:01.492-05:00Russell, you misunderstand my comment. Get them (...Russell, you misunderstand my comment. Get them (Tea Party and Libertarian Party candidates) on the ballot alongside Republicans to play the same role Sarvis did in the VA gubernatorial election.<br /><br />Kevin O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692943768484857724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-49944857838477489962013-11-05T22:01:50.333-05:002013-11-05T22:01:50.333-05:001% beats losing, but not exactly a ringing repudia...1% beats losing, but not exactly a ringing repudiation of the forces of darkness.CapitalistImperialistPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523405806602731435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-75145896304272205652013-11-05T21:56:27.109-05:002013-11-05T21:56:27.109-05:00Kevin O'Neill said
"...If there existed a...Kevin O'Neill said<br />"...If there existed a political wizard on the left he'd be organizing Libertarian and Tea Party candidates... A quick and relatively painless remedy for GOP gerrymandering."<br /><br />Huh ? Cuccinelli is the <i>beau ideal</i> of a Donahue Show teapartista.<br /><br />THE CLIMATE WARShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578106673226403151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-58655793850876081522013-11-05T21:37:17.824-05:002013-11-05T21:37:17.824-05:00I see the Koch brothers, through their Americans f...I see the Koch brothers, through their Americans for Prosperity front group, is now putting their money into local elections. If there existed a political wizard on the left he'd be organizing Libertarian and Tea Party candidates to help get them ballot access all across the country. A quick and relatively painless remedy for GOP gerrymandering.<br /><br />Terry Mc is now within a couple tenths of a percentage point with 88% of precincts reporting. He should win by a couple of percentage points.Kevin O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692943768484857724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-67929413020792636322013-11-05T21:04:26.670-05:002013-11-05T21:04:26.670-05:00If the louche Cooch perishes at the pol1610 ls, cr...If the louche Cooch perishes at the pol1610 ls, credit will be due Libertarian candidate Robert Sarvis .THE CLIMATE WARShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578106673226403151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-79613927965456210032013-11-05T20:32:55.648-05:002013-11-05T20:32:55.648-05:00Despite all that Cuccinelli is now leading by 60,0...Despite all that Cuccinelli is now leading by 60,000. Hope that doesn't hold up.CapitalistImperialistPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523405806602731435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-13812749210378245842013-11-05T20:07:02.292-05:002013-11-05T20:07:02.292-05:00I hate to be so trite, but Eli, you rock. Hoping ...I hate to be so trite, but Eli, you rock. Hoping results are not a disaster in an hour or three ...Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935228911713362040noreply@blogger.com