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Matthew DeLong
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1 month ago
in Dave’s Uighur Piece on The Washington Independent
Thanks for pointing out this key point that was missing from the story. The Uighurs cannot be returned to China because they will likely be persecuted or tortured. The article has been updated to include this.
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Matthew DeLong
Correction: Upon closer reading, David did mention that the Uighurs will likely face torture if released to China, albeit fairly late in the story. I apologize for missing that. The story has been updated to make this point higher up in the article.
2 months ago
in ASU: Obama Underserving of Honorary Degree on The Washington Independent
Not playing the race card, but given Arizona's spotty record on racial sensitivity in recent history, from a PR perspective, it seems like a no-brainer that ASU would take the opportunity to repudiate the past by conferring an honorary degree on someone who, by any reasonable measure, has achieved quite a lot in his lifetime -- including becoming the first African-American president.
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Gary
Interesting someone complaining about "The Race Card" has a monkey as their icon photo?
6 months ago
in SCOTUS Won’t Hear Obama Citizenship Case on The Washington Independent
I did not intend "conspiracy freaks" as an insult, but rather a statement of fact.
The conspiracy: Without a shred of evidence supporting their position, and despite a mountain of evidence refuting it (the certification of live birth, Hawaiian officials vouching for the existence of Obama's birth certificate among state records, a birth notice in a Honolulu newspaper), some people irrationally cling to the ridiculous and, indeed, refuted notion that Obama is ineligible for the presidency and something improper and/or sinister is going on here.
Webster's Dictionary defines "freak" as "a person who is obsessed with something" -- such as, say, the pursuit of a frivolous lawsuit all the way to the Supreme Court.
I think "conspiracy freak" is a perfectly reasonable term for such people.
But, as I said, better luck next time.
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The conspiracy: Without a shred of evidence supporting their position, and despite a mountain of evidence refuting it (the certification of live birth, Hawaiian officials vouching for the existence of Obama's birth certificate among state records, a birth notice in a Honolulu newspaper), some people irrationally cling to the ridiculous and, indeed, refuted notion that Obama is ineligible for the presidency and something improper and/or sinister is going on here.
Webster's Dictionary defines "freak" as "a person who is obsessed with something" -- such as, say, the pursuit of a frivolous lawsuit all the way to the Supreme Court.
I think "conspiracy freak" is a perfectly reasonable term for such people.
But, as I said, better luck next time.
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Fred
Mr. DeLong, next time you borrow that dictionary, you ought to look up "conspiracy." No one has alleged a conspiracy -- only one liar and a lot of people looking the other way. Everybody has maintained plausible deniability. (Even Mr. O, cuz he can always say he doesn't remember being born and he hasn't actually read his birth cert.)
Fred
No point talking to you, really, DeLong, but this may be helpful to someone:
1. An online jpg is not evidence. If you accept such a thing as evidence, you're just playing pattycake and making sandcastles. If you believe every picture you see online, try this: http://www.russpage.net/obamapalin-dancing-with...
2. Whoever read you that Hawaii announcement misrepresented it. It said only that a birth certificate was "on file." Said NOTHING about what was in it. Didn't even say that the officials had actually looked at the certificate (they may have looked at an index, we can't tell from the announcement.)
3. I dunno about the birth notice. Newspapers don't accept phone calls? Anyway, try bringing a newspaper announcement with you to the DMV and see how far it gets you.
Pretty small mountain, huh?
1. An online jpg is not evidence. If you accept such a thing as evidence, you're just playing pattycake and making sandcastles. If you believe every picture you see online, try this: http://www.russpage.net/obamapalin-dancing-with...
2. Whoever read you that Hawaii announcement misrepresented it. It said only that a birth certificate was "on file." Said NOTHING about what was in it. Didn't even say that the officials had actually looked at the certificate (they may have looked at an index, we can't tell from the announcement.)
3. I dunno about the birth notice. Newspapers don't accept phone calls? Anyway, try bringing a newspaper announcement with you to the DMV and see how far it gets you.
Pretty small mountain, huh?
6 months ago
in Obama and Gore to Meet Tuesday on The Washington Independent
Well, Gore and his spokespeople have said repeatedly and flatly that he is not interested in serving in the new administration. Marc Ambinder says no way. Is it totally unthinkable that Obama makes an offer that Gore just can't refuse? Probably not. But all indications seem to be that it is EXTREMELY unlikely that Gore will accept anything other than an advisory role.
Supposedly these positions will be filled by Christmas, and maybe as early as this week, so I guess we'll know soon enough.
Supposedly these positions will be filled by Christmas, and maybe as early as this week, so I guess we'll know soon enough.
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Colin Waters
The sooner the better in my opinion. It is amazing how he has handled this entire transition so far. As a male I look up the way he handles every aspect of his life and is still above all else someone who is focused on his family and what needs to be done.
9 months ago
in Polls: McCain Slipping in Swing States and Arizona on The Washington Independent
Yes, this house has been on the market for a couple of months. To be fair to the McCains, they are not the ones selling the house. They sold it in late-2006 for around $3 million. It has since been greatly expanded and completely overhauled, and the opulent decor in this report was added by the new owner. Here's an earlier report about the listing.
http://www.azcentral.com/realestate/articles/20...
http://www.azcentral.com/realestate/articles/20...
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mtobias
I see.
Hmm.
The video really does not make that clear.
It states it like it was McCain selling the house.
Hmm.
The video really does not make that clear.
It states it like it was McCain selling the house.
