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Crooks and Liars —
Crooks and Liars readers helped to make this video. Back in November 2007, we ran the story boards for this ad here on the Open Thread, and C&L readers responded with some great comments and input. The Oregon Democratic Party is debuting this final version ...
Sight and sound
The Sideshow —
I've been cruising Crooks and Liars and found some stuff I was looking for all in one place. Before we get to the partisan stuff, I'd just like to point out that the guys who were maybe plotting to assassinate Obama were discovered by ordinary police methods and that Homeland Security, the NSA, and the White House, despite being able to tap your phone and read all your e-mail, did not notice what these guys were up to. (Come to think of it, ditto 9/11, although the program was already in place, and of course that little anthrax thing. Why, one would get the impression that no one has ever been looking....) Apparently, ...
Quick Hits and Deep Thoughts: Polar Bear Edition
BlueOregon —
Here's the latest edition, including a bunch of leftover notes from the Democratic Convention:
Be sure to check out Laura Calvo's notes about the Democratic Convention over at the Just Out blog. Despite her status as a Clinton delegate, she was invited right up front and center at Invesco Field - where she chatted with Nancy Pelosi, Wes Clark, NBC's Ann Curry, CNN's Candy Crowley, etc.
It seems that, in Denver, Peter DeFazio got a chance to bend the ear of Barack Obama's top economic advisor - says David Sirota.
If you missed Jeff Merkley's hard-hitting speech at the Democratic ...
A pre-election message to Democrats: We the people.
BlueOregon —
We’re coming down the homestretch: In just a couple of days, ballots will “drop” in Oregon. Most of us will have them in hand by Monday, and then we can finally — finally! — do what we’ve been waiting to do since 2004: Vote George Bush out of office.
And Gordon Smith. Vote down Mannix and Sizemore’s ballot measures. Add more Democrats to Congress and the Oregon Legislature: Kahl, Barton, Howe, Gilbertson, Stiegler, Van Orman, Matthews and others equally deserving of mention. We can complete the job we began in 2006 of ridding ...
