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Re: On This Veterans Day, My Case For Rethinking Afghanistan

baratunde — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:46:31 -0000

DONE!! font size on comments increased from 11px to 13.5px. Geek cred restored!!

Re: Breaking: Lou Dobbs Quit!

baratunde — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:19:14 -0000

either of them would be an upgrade. almost anyoe would be better than this fearmongering dude. when the youtube is up, i'm sure someone will post it here, and we'll add it to the main post.

Re: Does Murdoch agree with Glenn Beck or not? Take action

baratunde — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:02:36 -0000

ha!

Re: Wednesday Open Thread

baratunde — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:00:53 -0000

ignorance + power = danger

Re: Wednesday Open Thread

baratunde — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:59:08 -0000

things that make you go hmmm....

Re: ColorOfChange to Murdoch: What exactly do you mean?

baratunde — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:38:49 -0000

The FCC has been threatening to impose this requirement for a few years, but it's hard to pull off. Many cable networks are opposed because their less popular channels get subsidized by the more popular ones. The packaging also serves to introduce new channels to people who might never subscribe because they wouldn't have heard of them.

I definitely love the idea, and with all the video content online we're gonna be in a de facto a la carte world soon anyway. Hopefully sooner rather than later

Re: President Obama Speaking at Fort Hood Memorial

baratunde — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:45:22 -0000

Hey Monie, thanks for sharing your personal connection to these tragic headlines. Much respect to you and your husband. I know politicians don't relish giving these speeches, and cynics will say it's just part of the job for them, but I was really touched by this line from the Biden speech:

"They are all of our sons, and they are all of our brothers."

Re: Responding To The Progressive Obama Haters Not Quite One Year Out

baratunde — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:34:00 -0000

I'm late on this one, but not only did candidate obama never promise single payer, he explicitly said the following (paraphrased): "If we could start from scratch, I'd be for a single payer system, but we are decades beyond our ability to implement such a thing."

The candidate and the president have been consistent on promoting competition, controlling costs, de-coupling insurance from employment and a few other key values, but never ever single payer.

Re: Responding To The Progressive Obama Haters Not Quite One Year Out

baratunde — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:31:50 -0000

still working on the font size. sorry for the delay

Re: 10 Crucial Social Media Widgets To Improve Content Traffic And Awareness

Corvida — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:39:04 -0000

Thanks for the tip Mark. I added into the post.

Re: House of Representatives Passes Healthcare Reform Bill

baratunde — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:39:10 -0000

they're still coming!! HAPPY BDAY. Couldn't keep this site moving without you.

Re: House of Representatives Passes Healthcare Reform Bill

baratunde — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:36:49 -0000

Wondering what the point of these people's votes was.

Re: Scribkin’s WordPress Plugins - Let Me Show You Them

eng1ne — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:45:42 -0000

I actually wrote this post over a year ago (5-17-08 to be precise) so the site has undergone many changes since then. Onle of the last changes I made was to go with a very light theme with no CSS so that people could choose their own font via their browser preference.

However, that doesn't mean I'm not using *any* plugins now.. In fact, I currently have 33 active plugins, including: Add to Any, Akismet, All In One SEO, Disqus and more.

Hm, I could probably stand to get rid of some of the older ones, though.

Re: Amazing and disturbing tweet from Fort Hood area. Now with ebonics translation

baratunde — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:52:17 -0000

my first reaction was "damn!"

Re: TPM report from Tea Party rally on Capitol Hill (or how mobs form and wreck sh*t)

baratunde — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:51:50 -0000

ain't it!??

Re: 5 Tips To Avoid Being Filtered From Twitter Search

Corvida — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:49:25 -0000

Mapper,

You might want to check out Chad's comment above or reach out to Chad for more specific details.

Re: 5 Tips To Avoid Being Filtered From Twitter Search

Corvida — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:48:16 -0000

Persistence seemed to pay off very nicely for you Chad. Thanks for sharing some of the steps you took for those who have had questions on how to get back in once you're out.

Re: Share Your Latest and Favorite Twitter Lists!

Corvida — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:47:21 -0000

Do you care about them now? Have you started creating your own?

Re: Share Your Latest and Favorite Twitter Lists!

Corvida — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:47:06 -0000

You have some great lists Antonella. I wish I had time to follow them all

Re: Share Your Latest and Favorite Twitter Lists!

Corvida — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:46:46 -0000

Thank you! Glad I could be of help

Re: Responding To The Progressive Obama Haters Not Quite One Year Out

baratunde — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:39:38 -0000

Oh and I really do appreciate you coming here to comment! Really. thanks.

Re: Responding To The Progressive Obama Haters Not Quite One Year Out

baratunde — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:38:10 -0000

And I don't think your brand of Obama as total progressive failure is something WE can afford. If you read more of my work, you'll know I'm not a knee-jerk defender of this administration. Perhaps if I'd read more of yours I would not have been so dismissive either. Apologies for that.

But I am still greatly annoyed by complete write-offs of this administration by the only people who should be standing by it more than not. You fell into that category when you made a blanket assumption that the reason new dems stayed home was because the president has failed to deliver on his promises and basically has nothing to show for his first 10 months in office.

That's far too broad and simplistic a view, especially given that the two biggest races this week were in states that always do what they do, and you didn't mention it at all. I thought that was highly negligent.

Here's a more complete followup.

Dem turnout was high in 2008 because it was an historic race. 2009 elections are anything but. I see the low youth and Af-Am turnout less as a reflection of disappointment in Obama's policies and more as a reflection of the extraordinary energy and momentum of 2008.

Republican turnout was high because a) there's an party civil war between moderates and conservatives b) the GOP is directing all its firepower at Obama and he's a proxy for their frustration with everything about "government" and "freedom" and "the constitution" and other buzzwords they flaunt without much thought. They have much more to prove, and they're angry. Anger is a great motivator

Many of the items you cite were never part of Obama's campaign or presidential agenda. Gay marriage. Of course I'm pro civil rights, but where did you ever get the idea that Obama would campaign actively to defend marriage equality? He's been very clear that he's not even that hot on it. Meanwhile he hasn't been totally inactive on issues of concern to gay Americans (see HIV travel policy). He's a smart but deliberate leader not prone to massive amounts of rattling. Yes it would have been nice if he made a statement of support, but your larger point in your piece is that "words" don't mean anything, so why do you hold his lack of a "statement" against him?

Afghanistan? Again. He and nearly the entire democratic field campaigned on MORE war in Afghanistan. I don't happen to agree with this. Increasingly Americans don't. And the president is taking a hard look at our options which I'm glad to see.

For the record, I believe progressive pressure on this administration is a GOOD thing. What I think is not as good is calling this administration a failure and saying they've completely let down their supporters. That to me is simply not true, and it's frustrating to see how we treat our own leaders vs. how Republicans treat theirs. I think the lack of GOP criticism of Bush over the 8 year period was capitulation in the extreme, but I'm troubled by what I see as overly dramatic and premature defeatism by some on the left toward our own guy, a big part of whose job is to clean up the mess left by the last guy. I think there's a more supportive and constructive way to apply pressure than calling our own team a total failure and sellout.

Re: 5 Effective Ways To Use Lists On Twitter

Corvida — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:03:05 -0000

Oh Doctah have your twitter lists been activated yet?

Re: 5 Effective Ways To Use Lists On Twitter

Corvida — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:02:42 -0000

Do you use Twitter list for doing any sort of outreach or networking?

Re: 5 Tips To Avoid Being Filtered From Twitter Search

Corvida — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:48:40 -0000

No problem Jeff. Thanks for the update on that spacing twist.