Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Countering spin on the November election results: the surprising populist mandate.The Blog | Art Levine: Common-Sense Populists: The Real Winners in November | The Huffington Post
Hear the new Beatles album -- a sound collage from George Martin -- for free. As described in this news article, it's a "mash-up" done with the surviving Beatles' approval to accompany a Cirque du Soleil show. I find it a gorgeous sonic blending of Beatles songs that reminds you how great they were, and you might, too, along with the critics who've greeted it with near universal acclaim.
Here it for yourself by clicking here (look the "Love" album icon to play the album): Full CD Listening Party -- hear the latest albums, track by track, before you buy them - AOL Music
Here it for yourself by clicking here (look the "Love" album icon to play the album): Full CD Listening Party -- hear the latest albums, track by track, before you buy them - AOL Music
Thursday, November 16, 2006
See John Murtha during the Abascam sting. He wasn't indicted or condemned by the House ethics committee. Was his conduct ethical? You be the judge.The American Spectator: Full video of Murtha's Abscam meeting with the FBI. - Google Video
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Election meltdown begins. Don't let it deter your vote. Poll workers struggle with e-ballots - Yahoo! News
Monday, November 06, 2006
Protecting the vote: what you can do. The Blog | Art Levine: 1-866-OUR-VOTE and other ways to fight vote suppression | The Huffington Post
Friday, November 03, 2006
See "Borat's" edgy humor for yourself. YouTube - Borat - Throw The Jew Down The Well He's actually an observant British Jew, Sacha Baron Cohen, with a flair for pushing the envelope.
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
This year, it all comes down to the turnout. The Blog | Art Levine: Kerry flap makes turnout more important: will Dems overcome GOP? | The Huffington Post Some exerpts, comparing the Democratic vs. Republican turn-out campaigns. One benefit for Democrats: calling Democratic-leaning voters from home with software from moveon.org, compared to the Republicans' well-organized get-out-the-vote campaign.
John Kerry's blunder -- too slowly corrected -- has been portrayed as confirming the Republicans' long-standing charge that Democrats are elitist, weak on defense and don't support our troops. It will rile up conservative voters, so Democrats' efforts to counter the GOP turnout campaign will become even more essential to a Democratic victory.
The Republicans have a justifiably legendary turnout machine, with centralized organizing and contacts, microtargeted lists of voters geared to their issue preferences and an aggressive 72-hour final get-out-the-vote push.
Democrats have some new new tools and opportunities to boost voter participation, including a dial-from-home outreach campaign to reach Democratic-leaning voters, using software designed by moveon.org, part of their Call for Change program. In addition, a one-stop website, "Do More Than Vote," links voters to local get-out-the-vote campaigns. But will that be enough for Democrats to overcome the Republican get-out-the-vote drive and shake the confidence of Karl Rove and some other GOP leaders in a Republican victory? Has John Kerry helped the Democrats snatch defeat from the jaws of victory?
