lefarkins.blogspot.com - 1/23/2009
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Apparently, the extra days to deliberate didn't do Paterson much good, as he has apparently made a very poor selection to fill New York's vacant Senate seat. Her Republican dynastic background doesn't bother me in itself, but being a Blue Dog really should disqualify you from consideration for ...
nytimes.com - 1/22/2009
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nytimes.com —
Caroline Kennedy told Gov. David Paterson that she
no longer wanted to be considered for the New...
York Senate seat vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to a person who was told of her decision. >
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Kennedy Is Said to Withdraw Senate Bid
msnbc.msn.com - 1/22/2009
nydailynews.com - 1/24/2009
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nydailynews.com —
DAILY NEWS ALBANY BUREAU CHIEF Updated Saturday, January
24th 2009, 5:35 AM ALBANY - She lost him...
at "hello." Gov. Paterson was completely underwhelmed with Caroline Kennedy from their first conversation about Hillary Clinton's Senate seat, a source ...
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Source: Gov. Paterson was underwhelmed with Caroline ...
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Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake —
... Meet New York's new Senator.
Oh dear -- a Blue Dog?
Do Republicans actually think they matter?
More whining here.
Creationism goes down in Texas.
English-only goes down in Tennessee.
Obama on R v W.
Scientific proof that Obama makes you smarter.
$11M to write a book and she's never read one.
Thers on Rushbo's ass.
Hillary Clinton's Senate seat goes to Kirsten Gillibrand
Feministing —
... low-income, HIV-positive Americans before they develop AIDS.
While, on some level, I'm happy that Clinton's seat will go to another woman, I'd much rather have seen this seat awarded to someone who shares Clinton's progressive views rather than just her gender. Overall, I'm pretty disappointed.
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Plus, more from Pam Spaulding, Scott Lemieux, Eve Fairbanks, and rikyrah at JJP. ...
On the drum
The Sideshow —
... since some Americans don't even have a cell to live in, and they're living in colder climes, sleeping on grates, and not fed. Then there are the abysmal conditions that people who are incarcerated in America must try to survive. But sure, let Boehner keep talking about how great the conditions are in Gitmo, and then ask him, "Are you saying Americans are living like prisoners?" Scott Lemieux blogs for choice and abortion equality, and also says Patterson managed to find a significantly worse choice than Caroline Kennedy. What Fred Clark at Slacktivist had to ...
1/23: This Wasn't What We Had In Mind...
Blogometer —
... to NY's vacant Senate seat. Many liberal bloggers are unhappy that NY's new Senator has such a centrist voting record -- particularly on ...
The Guns of Gillibrand
Whiskey Fire —
... on the selection is that New York thanks Illinois profusely for its recent Senate-appointment epic fail, which makes ours look like a garden-variety fail. The entire process was kind of like a circus, except circuses have evil frightening clowns, and during Paterson's announcement yesterday, Al D'Amato was there. Wait, bad example. (That linked article BTW tells you everything you need to know about NY state politics. Seriously.) More to the point, there are reasons to be less than thrilled with Gillibrand, like the love of guns and the dislike of gays. ...
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salon.com 1/16/2009 —
I had mixed feelings about the New York Times interview with Caroline Kennedy Sunday, but I was mostly disappointed. I thought her widely rumored but little-seen sense of humor showed through once, when she needled David Halbfinger and Nick ...
You Know, You Know, Caroline Kennedy, You Know, Really Wants to Be Senator, You Know (Video)
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com 12/29/2008 — You know, you know, Caroline Kennedy really wants to be a US Senator, you know, and she thinks, you know, that she'd be really good at it, you know: You know? And, she's saying other stupid things too, you know.
Caroline and Me
thenation.com 1/8/2009 — Caroline Kennedy would like to be a senator. I don't blame her. So would I! Especially if Governor Paterson could just waft me into office, and I didn't have to, um, you know, campaign. I'll bet some parts of the job are really fun, and it's public ...
Caroline Kennedy: Was It Something We Said?
gawker.com 1/22/2009 — Well now, the "Why did Caroline Kennedy Drop Out?" parlor game grows ever more interesting! The latest reasons being floated: nanny issues, tax issues, and all the dang gossip on this very website : Just hours ago, the word was the Caroline Kennedy ...
Caroline Kennedy Is No Sarah Palin
washingtonpost.com 12/19/2008 — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ...
Why Caroline Kennedy?
madkane.com 12/18/2008 — I don’t have anything against Caroline Kennedy. By all accounts she’s bright, hard-working, a good education-related fundraiser, and knowledgeable about Constitutional law. And if she ran to represent New York in the U.S. Senate, I (a New ...
Caroline Kennedy, 'you know'
swamppolitics.com 12/29/2008 — by Mark Silva
Is the New York Daily News attempting to "sandbag'' Caroline Kennedy with its transcriptual-reality reporting on the words of the woman seeking appointment to the U.S. Senate from New York?
""I'm really coming into this as ...
Video: The More You Know: Caroline Kennedy
perfunction.typepad.com 12/28/2008 — How many You Know's can Princess impulsively drop in a 2 minute interview answer? Ten? Twenty? Let's count! (h/t: Gateway Pundit for the raw video) UPDATE: Thanks for linking, Allahpundit and Ace. I suppose Caroline's near-Tourettes could be worse. ...
Caroline Kennedy Asks to be Time’s Person of the Year
truthdig.com 12/22/2008 — Caroline Kennedy would like to be considered Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2009 and has let the magazine’s editor know of her interest in the honor, aides to Ms. Kennedy confirmed this week.
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