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Re: Monday Open Thread - Hello, Everyone!

Alexander2 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:31:35 -0000

On a lighter note. Show some love for Miss USA. Watching Miss Universe is a guilty pleasure and I love it when a black woman wins. I've heard a few hateful comments about two Miss USA 's (both both black) tripping and falling two years in a row. I guess you can't trust those black people to represent the good ole USA on the world stage. Now back to the real world.

Re: Thursday Open Thread

Alexander2 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:01:00 -0000

From the Columbia Journalism Review:

Another day, another shockingly dumb column by Maureen Dowd in The New York Times.

Dowd starts out by complaining that Obama had an “icy reaction” to the infamous New Yorker cover. “If Obama keeps being stingy with his quips and smiles,” she writes, “and if the dominant perception of him is that you can’t make jokes about him, it might infect his campaign with an airless quality.”

First of all, Dowd shows not even the slightest recognition that if “the dominant perception” of Obama becomes that you can’t make jokes about him, it’ll likely be thanks in part to Maureen Dowd.

The only evidence presented in the column that Obama has been “stingy with his quips and smiles,” by the way, is that he didn’t laugh at a drawing depicting him as a Muslim supporter of Bin Laden and his wife as a gun-toting Black Panther. Meanwhile, John McCain, who once reportedly called his wife a “cunt” after she joshed him, in front of reporters, about going bald, strikes Dowd as “a guy who can be teased harmlessly.”

But Dowd has another concern about Obama. He’s “in danger of seeming too prissy about food.”

In reality, it would be more accurate to say that he already seems this way…to Maureen Dowd. During the primaries, Dowd began to sense that Obama might not be a big fan of junk food. Since then, she has elevated this observation to the status of a brilliant character-revealing aperçu. She has mined every available piece of evidence in a dogged campaign to turn Obama’s eating habits into a proxy for his alleged inability to relate to those white working-class Americans for whom, from her Georgetown townhouse, she claims to speak.

In last week’s column, titled “No Ice Cream, Senator?”, she criticized his “finicky, abstemious tastes,” and highlighted the fact that his daughter had revealed he doesn’t like sweets or ice cream.

In April, she noted that, after Obama “force-fed” himself waffles, pancakes, sausage, and a Philly cheese steak, he was “clearly a man who can’t wait to get back to his organic scrambled egg whites.”

The previous week, she had described him as “resisting as the natives tried to fatten him up like a foie-gras goose.”

And two weeks before that, she had revealed to readers that, at a Pennsylvania chocolate shop, Obama “spent most of his time skittering away from chocolate goodies, as though he were a starlet obsessing on a svelte waistline,” and that he declined a chocolate cake with frosting, saying “that’s too decadent for me.”

Is it just me, or is there something a bit sad about using your New York Times column to pay this level of attention to a candidate’s eating habits?

Dowd concludes today’s column with perhaps her most revealing observation: “If Obama gets elected and there is nothing funny about him, it won’t be the economy that’s depressed. It’ll be the rest of us.”

Really? It’s definitely true that a president who’s hard to make fun of would make Maureen Dowd’s life more difficult—which is what seems to be the concern here. Still, most Americans don’t write shallow political commentary for a living. And, call me crazy, but I kind of think that after eight disastrous years under a president who got into office in part because he seemed like an easy-going guy, they’d settle for a president who was, you know, good at being president.

CJR

Re: Friday Open Thread - It’s the Weekend..Yeah…

Alexander2 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:09:00 -0000

The stupid and perpetually preening,Tiki Barber asked the question about Jesse and didn't have the balls to correct Dan Rather when he made the Osama Bin Laden "slip."

Re: Friday Open Thread - It’s the Weekend..Yeah…

Alexander2 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:14:37 -0000

Jonathan Capehart is black?

Re: Wednesday Open Thread

Alexander2 — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:53:09 -0000

Politico reports that the quote that dominated Morning Joe was taken out of context by Dana Milbank:

THE GOP IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT a quote that The Washington Post runs on both a blog and in the paper, in which Obama supposedly tells House Democrats: “I have become a symbol of the possibility of America returning to our best traditions.”

BUT A DEMOCRATIC SOURCE SAYS: “His entire point of that riff was that the campaign IS NOT about him. [The Post] left out the important first half of the sentence, which was along the lines of: ‘It has become increasingly clear in my travel, the campaign, that the crowds, the enthusiasm, 200,000 people in Berlin, is not about me at all. It’s about America. I have just become a symbol … .”

Re: Monday Open Thread

Alexander2 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:12:07 -0000

I watched the show. Bob Herbert was impressive but not particularly well-received. Mammy Capeheart tried to interrupt him to ask a question about Obama playing the race card. Herbert told him that that was not the subject of his column and picked up where he left off. Joe and Buchanan disagreed that the ad lauched against Harold Ford Jr. was racist. Mammy Capeheart did not register an opinion. During the third hour, Mammy Capeheart and Willy giggled on cue as Joe made several sarcastic mentions of the phallic symbols Herbert identified in the ad. Capeheart is the biggest piece of crap I've seen in a long time.

Re: Sunday Open Thread

Alexander2 — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:17:56 -0000

There is no point and the beginning premise is wrong --- the race is not in a statistical dead heat. CNN's poll of poll, a very conservative and selective average of polls, shows Obama up by a solid five points. Not to mention his large lead in the electoral map.

Re: Selecting a VP before the Convention…

Alexander2 — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:48:37 -0000

Biden's Civil Rights Record (taken from his Senate web site)

"What made me run for the Senate 35 years ago? Civil rights. I wanted to end the discrimination I saw. Thirty-five years later we have changed America and moved closer to our ideals, but new and more subtle sins are still there. It’s still my call to end the injustices I see." –Senator Joe Biden

THE BIDEN PLAN: ENDING 21ST CENTURY DISCRIMINATION

Judging the Judges: The recent Supreme Court term proves that judges and justices can undo decades of progress on civil rights. That’s why Senator Biden has a well-earned reputation of being tough on judging judicial appointments. As chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, he kept Robert Bork off the Supreme Court. More recently, as a senior member of the Committee, he strongly opposed putting nominees John Roberts and Samuel Alito on the Supreme Court, fearing what unfortunately has proven true – they want to erase decades of progress for minorities and women.

Ending Discrimination Based On Sexual Orientation: Senator Biden believes legal recognition should not be denied same-sex couples. He advocates for re-examining federal laws, including the tax code, to ensure our national laws are not unfair to same-sex couples, and that committed adults who are adopting are not discriminated against because of sexual orientation. He supports letting states determine how to recognize civil unions and define marriage.

Ending Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Senator Biden supports ending the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy. Twenty-four of the nations serving alongside U.S. forces in Iraq permit open service, and it has no negative impact on their forces or the morale of the soldiers. Senator Biden believes turning away patriotic Americans who volunteer to serve solely because of their sexual orientation is wrong.

Equal Work, Equal Paycheck: Today, with women still earning 77 cents for every dollar a man makes doing the same work, the Senator is a strong supporter of the Paycheck Fairness Act. It would help prevent pay discrimination by strengthening penalties should it occur. Senator Biden also supported increasing the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour from $5.15, where it had been stuck for 10 years, giving 13 million workers a pay raise.

Stopping Discrimination at Work: While workplace discrimination is not as obvious as when the Senator Biden’s ancestors faced “No Irish Need Apply,” signs, today minorities, women, and gays hear excuses like, “she won’t fit in,” or “he’s too qualified,” as employers pass on them. It may be subtle, but it’s hate in the heart, nevertheless. So Senator Biden supports the Employment Non-Discrimination Act to prohibit job discrimination of any kind. He also supports the Fair Pay Restoration Act to overturn a Supreme Court decision that makes it more difficult for women to bring pay discrimination cases.

Punishing Hate Crimes: Senator Biden is a strong supporter of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act to expand federal and state coordination to fight hate crimes. Every year more than 7,000 hate crimes are committed. Senator Biden believes these acts not only hurt victims, they damage the values that are America. The Act would enable the Justice Department to assist local agencies in investigating and prosecuting crimes, and would expand the definition of hate crimes to include offenses based on sexual orientation, gender, or disability. Senator Biden also supports the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act which would dedicate resources at the Department of Justice and FBI to re-open unsolved murders from the civil rights era.

Equal Access at the Ballot Box: Today, there are more than 9,000 black and 6,000 Latino elected officials, largely due to the Voting Rights Act that put an end to literacy tests and poll taxes in the 1960s. In the early 1980s, Senator Biden helped expand the Act, and last year was an advocate for the Act’s successful renewal. Senator Biden believes that more must be done to stop misleading voters, and to ensure votes are counted. He would: put a stop to deceptive practices – like passing out fliers telling people to vote on the wrong day; require electronic voting systems to have a paper trail; and make sure states adequately train poll workers. He also supports giving voting representation to the 600,000 residents in the District of Columbia who now have no voting members in Congress.

Expanding Educational Opportunities: The importance of a college degree has never been greater, yet over the next decade 2 million students will not attend college because of costs. Senator Biden believes that college should not become a luxury good. His College ACCESS legislation would: provide a $3,000 refundable tax credit that would fully cover the average cost of tuition and fees at a two-year college, or cover more than half the cost of tuition and fees at a public four-year college, and expand Pell Grants to low-income students to $6,300.

Protecting Worker Rights to Bargain Collectively: Senator Biden is a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill to ensure workers can form, join, or assist labor unions without interference from employers.

Ending The Crack-Powder Sentencing Disparity: In 1986, Congress established a draconian sentencing scheme that punished the crack form of cocaine far more severely than the powder form. Currently, mere possession of 5 grams of crack triggers a five-year mandatory minimum sentence, while it takes distribution or manufacture of 500 grams of powder cocaine to trigger that same sentence. The assumptions that led Congress to establish this disparity – that crack is inherently more dangerous and addictive than powder, that crack would devastate communities, and that prenatal exposure to crack was far more damaging than exposure to powder – have proved unfounded. Senator Biden has proposed legislation to implement the US Sentencing Commission’s recommendation to eliminates the 100:1 disparity between the two forms of the drug. He also supports increasing funding for prison- and jail-based drug treatment programs.

THE BIDEN RECORD: THREE-DECADE MARCH FORWARD

Protecting Affirmative Action: Senator Biden has been a strong supporter of affirmative action. He opposed attempts to ban affirmative action in federal contracts and to bar funds to administer affirmative action programs.

Helping Americans With Disabilities: Senator Biden always has been a strong supporter of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). He has long championed efforts to allow Medicaid to provide home- and community-based support services needed by disabled individuals to remain out of institutions. He also fought to allow low-income families with disabled children to buy into the Medicaid program.

Protecting Against Genetic Discrimination: Senator Biden has fought to prohibit employers and insurance companies from collecting or using genetic information when making decisions about hiring, providing health coverage, or discriminating in the pricing of an insurance policy.

Preserving the Privacy of Medical Records: Senator Biden knows how important it is to patients that their personal medical information be kept private. He supports: making sure individuals’ medical information is not used against them or unknowingly sold for commercial profit, and ensuring that as we move toward more efficient, cost-saving electronic medical records, privacy interests remain a priority.

Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr: Senator Biden was an original co-sponsor of the bill to designate a national holiday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., and helped guide its passage through the Senate.

Re: Obama Needs to Tell Us the Truth about Blagojevich

Alexander2 — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:20:19 -0000

Jill has bought into the media hype. This article sums up my views.

The media has an obligation to America and the American people in covering the Blagojevich affair.

Media Matters’ Jamison Foser’s has a extremely important piece on the outrageous way in which the media commentary and coverage of the Blagojevich scandal tends to imply – without any evidence - that Barack Obama may have done something wrong. As he says:

“Most telling is the tendency of many journalists to speculate that the Blagojevich scandal may ensnare Obama without acknowledging that the complaint against Blagojevich contained absolutely no evidence of wrongdoing by Obama, or that U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has said, "I should make clear, the complaint makes no allegations about the president-elect whatsoever, his conduct."

…Even worse than ignoring Fitzgerald's exculpatory comments, Time actually suggested they are bad news for Obama: “On more than one occasion during his stunning press conference on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald bluntly said he has found no evidence of wrongdoing by President-elect Barack Obama in the tangled, tawdry scheme that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich allegedly cooked up to sell Obama's now vacant Senate seat to the highest bidder. But for politicians, it's never good news when a top-notch prosecutor has to go out of his way to distance them from a front-page scandal.”

“Got that? Fitzgerald said there's no evidence Obama did anything wrong. Bad news for Obama!

Foser then continues:

“…Perhaps the most striking aspect of the media's attempts to link Obama to the Blagojevich scandal has been the volume of news reports that are purely speculative -- and not only speculative, but vaguely speculative. That is, they don't even consist of conjecture about specific potential wrong doing. They simply consist of completely baseless speculation that Obama might in some way become caught up in the investigation at some point in the future …“Associated Press reporter Liz Sidoti set the standard for pointlessly speculative news reports with an "analysis" piece declaring that "President-elect Barack Obama hasn't even stepped into office and already a scandal is threatening to dog him." In the very next sentence, Sidoti had to admit that "Obama isn't accused of anything" -- but that didn't stop her from continuing to offer ominous warnings that Obama could be implicated in the scandal, interspersed with concessions that he, you know ... isn't.”
The major problem is not that the reporters are deliberately promoting Republican talking points. Rather it is that skilled (and, in fact, even utterly mediocre) PR operatives can almost effortlessly manipulate the coverage of a “scandal” by understanding the medias’ three-step process.

1. During the first 24-72 hours of a breaking story reporters and analysts are in a desperate life or death competition to inflate the importance of a “scandal” and make it as big as story as possible. (After all, nobody gets a Pulitzer or a raise for a story titled “XYZ scandal of limited importance”). Conversely, there is no penalty or downside cost to reporters and analysts for engaging in baseless speculation (In fact, if salaries were actually reduced based on the number of a reporter or analysts’ idle speculations that turned out to be groundless, the practice would quickly disappear).
2. Once the “story” is established as “news”, dramatic statements by leading Republicans or simply growing media or internet discussion of the “story” become themselves officially more “News” – justifying another set of headlines and TV teasers saying “back in a moment with new information on this breaking story.”

3. After the “big news” phase has passed, there is no tradition in American journalism or other effective pressure on journalists that will lead them to produce follow-up stories that correct the false impressions generated during the initial frenzy. Think about it. When was the last time you saw a follow-up news story – in the same front page position and the same headline size as the original stories that says, for example, “Obama emerges unscathed from Blagojevich affair – no evidence of personal involvement found”. The media simply do not consider themselves obligated or responsible for producing news stories like this in the aftermath of a media feeding frenzy. Correcting a false impression is not a “big news” story like the original misleading version.

The result of these three factors is a systematic, inherent bias that even the most clumsy partisan PR operatives can manipulate to their advantage.

Reporters are all well aware of this and many will privately admit the bias it introduces. They will also admit that Democrats suffer more than Republicans from this problem because they are less likely to counter-attack the media with accusations of ideological bias or to attack critical coverage as “unpatriotic” or “un-American”.

Is there anything Democrats can do about this problem – one that is sure to become steadily worse as time wears on?

There is one immediate step Dems at every level can take. It is simply to indicate to reporters, analysts and editors (though every channel from letters to the editor by ordinary citizens to personal conversations among leading Democrats and the reporters who cover them) that Democrats expect to see them issue clear statements – equal in prominence to the originals – correcting any misleading impressions that might have been caused by their reporting or commentary. This is not a matter of “ideological balance” – it is a return to traditional notions of journalistic ethics and professionalism.

In his Media Matters piece Foser notes that the media’s behavior around the so-called Whitewater scandal during the Clinton years was actually itself a scandal and remains an enduring stain on the profession. As he says:

As an endless series of investigations, costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars, revealed, the Clintons broke no law and violated no ethics regulations in connection with Whitewater. They lost money on a failed land deal in which their business partner cheated them. That's all there was. Republicans Ken Starr, Robert Fiske, Robert Ray, Al D'Amato, and Jim Leach, among others, investigated the matter, and none of them found illegality. There was simply nothing there -- except year after year of obsessive, and often dishonest, media coverage, fueled by conservatives who would stop at nothing to destroy the president….
If the news media regains a bit of the skepticism so many of them set aside for the past eight years, that would be an unequivocally good thing, and it should be applauded.

But this week brought signs that much of the media is set to resume the absurd and shameful behavior that defined the 1990s -- guilt by association, circular analysis whereby they ask baseless questions about non-scandals, then claim they have to report on the "scandal" because the White House is "besieged by questions," grotesque leaps of logic, downplaying exculpatory information, and too many other failings to list.

If that happens -- if the media continue to behave as they did in covering Whitewater -- they will damage the country. It's really that simple.

Deep down, a great many journalists and commentators recognize that this is true and know that they have an obligation to behave better than they did in the Whitewater affair. The Democrats best strategy will be to appeal honestly and directly to their consciences and sense of shame.

Re: Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education?

Alexander2 — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:23:34 -0000

The "Hell No" criticism of the guy seems way overblown, in my humble opinion. Personally, I don't give a flying f**k that he doesn't have an advanced degree in education: the position has traditionally been held by governors of varying educational backgrounds so there is no need for the victimhood rhetoric. And yes, he does send his own kids to Chicago public schools.

The American Prospect gives a more nuanced view of the man.

MEET ARNE DUNCAN, OBAMA'S EDUCATION PICK.

With the Democratic Party embroiled in internal debate over public school reform, it is very much like Barack Obama to tap Chicago public schools CEO Arne Duncan as education secretary. Duncan is one of the only prominent education leaders in the country who signed both the Broader, Bolder and the Education Equality Project manifestos. Duncan, a longtime Obama friend and adviser, has shown particular interest in early childhood education, a major part of Obama's education and anti-poverty agenda. And he sends his own kids to Chicago public schools. Here's hoping he'll live in the city when he moves to D.C. and continue his family's track record of support for the public system.

But although Duncan is being hailed as a compromise between free-market education reformers and teachers' unions, we shouldn't delude ourselves as to the nature of Duncan's relationship with the Chicago Teachers Union. Duncan closed schools (never a popular move), removed teachers from the classroom, and supported charter schools, which now make up about 10 percent of the Chicago system. To get a sense of the grassroots opposition to Duncan, check out the Caucus of Rank and File Teachers and Substance News. Notably, these two groups, critics from the left, believe the Chicago Teachers Union is corrupt and little better than management at representing teachers' and students' needs; on the other hand, a more centrist observer, Alexander Russo, writes that Duncan hasn't been tough enough in his negotiations with the union, and should have done more to attract middle class and affluent families to Chicago's public schools. Russo also snarks that national union chief Randi Weingarten's recent kind words about Duncan's relationship with the CTU could hardly have been made "with a straight face."

Any pick of an actual superintendent to head the Department of Education, as opposed to a governor relatively ignorant of the nitty gritty of education debates, is a move by Obama in the direction of serious, hands-on reform. That's good news, I think, for those of us -- regardless of ideology -- who hope education will become a first tier issue under the Obama administration.

Re: MTP’s New Host David Gregory Breakin’ It Down with Mary J Blige

Alexander2 — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:14:00 -0000

I guess we should also forgive and forget his spirited on-air defense of Imus. This clown is repulsive.

Re: Thursday Open Thread

Alexander2 — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:32:03 -0000

Great job GreenLadyHere! Much better summary than the predictable jibberish and distortion I just heard from Norah O.

Re: Friday Open Thread

Alexander2 — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:46:10 -0000

This clown coached a basketball game last night with the full support of his university. The good ole boy system protects its own.

Ole Miss basketball coach Kennedy arrested Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network)

Ole Miss men's basketball head coach Andy Kennedy was arrested early Thursday morning, charged with assault.

In the police report, Kennedy, who was arrested at 1:15 a.m., is alleged to have punched a taxi driver while shouting racial slurs. Ole Miss' director of basketball operations, Bill Armstrong, was also arrested, on a charge of disorderly conduct.

"Clearly, this is an unfortunate situation. However, after a full discussion with Andy Kennedy and his staff, who were with him, I have the utmost confidence that once all the facts are known, Coach Kennedy will be cleared of all charges," athletics director Pete Boone said in the statement.

The complaint filed states that Kennedy "punched victim with a closed fist while shouting racial slurs." The complaint, filed in Hamilton County Municipal Court, lists Mohammed Ould Jiddou as the victim.

Re: Friday Open Thread

Alexander2 — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:13:22 -0000

My primary point is that the guy was arrested for an assault and allowed to coach the very next night. The reports I've read state that he called the victim "Bin Laden" among other racial slurs. I agree, I don't think Bin Laden is a racial slur but it does sound like an ugly situation.

Could someone please tell me how to hypertext(?). I'm new at this. Thanks.

Re: Friday Open Thread

Alexander2 — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:32:31 -0000

Thanks, D. I'll give it a try.

Re: Tuesday Open Thread

Alexander2 — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:14:18 -0000

Jonathan Capeheart continues to parrot GOP talking points.

Jonathan Capeheart just told Andrea Mitchell that we should take the conclusions of the Obama report with a "grain of salt" because its "only" an internal investigation. No one else on MSNBC has been quite so dismissive today. He also found it "convenient" that the report will be released at 4:00 p.m. I'm not sure what he's insinuating with that comment.

Re: Tuesday Open Thread

Alexander2 — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:42:27 -0000

I've seen this one on Law and Order. Prosecutor Jack McCoy seeks an indictment against the swindler for reckless homicide. Can't tell you the outcome.

Re: Countdown to the Inauguration: 25 Days — Open Thread

Alexander2 — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:03:47 -0000

Mr. Obama, Here Is Our Compromise""

Ugh. Rich Warren is now Obama's Booker T. Washington.

Re: Countdown to the Inauguration: 25 Days — Open Thread

Alexander2 — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:59:26 -0000

The central premise is that Roosevelt used Booker T. Washington out of political expediency like Obama is allegedly using Warren. Moreover, it likens the objectives of Booker T Washington in seeking the ear of the president with those of Warren. The writer sloppily and inappropriately uses the term "accomodationist" as the link between Washington and Warren. Here a quote that especially bothers me.

But there are stark differences between Warren and Washington as well. The civil actions that had whites so terrified in 1895 were strikes, demonstrations and protests– the sorts of things the gay community is engaging in today.

Civil actions that whites were so terrified of in 1895? Blacks were terrified for there lives! This is an intentional misreading of history. The entire article is illogical and both poorly written and reasoned. I posted it as another example of the tendency to minimize and distort African American history to make a point about gay equality (which I am all for).

Re: Countdown to the Inauguration: 25 Days — Open Thread

Alexander2 — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:20:22 -0000

"Just as Roosevelt used Washington to keep blacks from deserting the Republican Party, Barack Obama's effort to befriend Rick Warren could prevent evangelicals from massing in opposition to his presidency."

Booker T. Washington used his personal political influence with Roosevelt to strengthen the Republican Party's committent to equal rights and full suffage for African Americans. Although the results weren't great, he was much more than the Post-Reconstruction Uncle Tom that these people describe.

Re: Monday Open Thread

Alexander2 — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:49:47 -0000

womanistmusings: The first time I read your piece my thoughts were very ungenerous. On the second reading, my thoughts were defensive and analytical (well what about ....). On the third reading, I stopped fighting you and began listening to you, and now I get it. I am sometimes a very slow learner.

Re: Friday Open Thread

Alexander2 — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:54:19 -0000

During the Rev. Wright "controversy" Tamron stated on air that she had attended the church on several occasions and did not hear anything inflammatory. She also talked about the important service the church provided the community.

Re: Friday Open Thread

Alexander2 — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:13:02 -0000

Here's the link. Tamron educates Chris Matthews.

< a href="http://www.youtube.com/watc...">MSNBC Anchor: "I used To Go To Rev. Wright's Church ""

Re: Friday Open Thread

Alexander2 — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:19:53 -0000

GreenLadyHere: You and D, taught me how to hyperlink. Can you please please tell me what I doing wrong (directly below). Your humble student.

Re: Friday Open Thread

Alexander2 — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:39:44 -0000

You did warn me about the spaces. Thanks again.