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Setting the record straight
Washblog - Diaries —
I don't have an economics degree, but I do have a Bachelor of Science in Business/E-Business from the University of Phoenix, attending classes for 3 years at their Southcenter campus. I'm now paying off school loans, theoretically until 2023. The degree was basically in systems analysis, and I've been using the skills that I learned to help the Democratic Party over the last 4 years.
Although I now live in North Seattle, I grew up in Kent, graduating from Kentridge High in 1987. I know the 8th Congressional District, and I know that we need someone dynamic and exciting for the youth of the ...
Eat this, Seattle Times
HorsesAss.Org —
Harvard ex-Dean Harry Lewis Backs Burner
Open Left - Front Page —
Harvard computer science professor and ex-Dean Harry Lewis went out in a big way for Darcy Burner, taping this video validating her claims about her degree. That doesn't seem to matter to the remarkably malicious media crew in Seattle, as Manuel Valdes of the AP runs uncritically with Reichert's accusations about Burner's degree, who writes that "Harvard officials say that Burner's degree doesn't "indicate anything for economics."
Apparently, ex-Dean Lewis, the official in charge of the process at the time, is not a Harvard official for the purposes of this storyline. It's important to ...
Darcy Burner's Peculiar Defense
Sound Politics —
Darcy Burner's Peculiar Defense In defense of the accusation that Darcy Burner said she has a degree in economics she doesn't hold , the Burner campaign put out a video that says an old professor likes her but never says she actually has that degree in economics in question: Moreover, this professor seems a bit of an odd choice to defend oneself on the issue of academic credentials. He has said Harvard is run "like a daycare for college students" (while voicing support for grade inflation). He also said : Undergraduate education should not be too advanced or too specialized, nor should it include courses that would be helpful in the ...
For Our Washington Readers: Election Guide
culturekitchen - fresh dissent served daily —
Here are my recommendations for Washington State, mostly local races (further down).
First I want to recommend Darcy Burner for the WA-8 Congressional Seat. Darcy is an amazing woman who is surging ahead despite personal tragedy (her house burning down) and a nasty, mudslinging campaign by her opponent. She was one of the leaders who signed the Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq.
And she has an economic plan focused on the middle class:
Here is Darcy's latest ad:
Next I want to recommend ...
Great Darcy Ad
Pacific Views —
This is a really great ad (h/t C&L;):
I agree with her professor's assessment: I'd be thrilled to have someone of Darcy's caliber representing me in Washington.
We Americans need someone like Darcy Burner in Congress. You can support her campaign here.
The Daily Blue America Report-- #9
DownWithTyranny! —
Yesterday we looked at where our Blue America candidates are standing in the polls-- or at least at the races that have public polls. There are other ways to gage potential upsets. Last night the Wall Street Journal reported that Obama has probably already won in Nevada based on early voting and CBS News reported what is looking more and more like a massive landslide against McCain and, more important, against the Republican philosophy of governance he represents. With just three days left until Election Day, a new CBS News poll finds that the Democratic presidential ticket of Barack Obama and Joe ...
