links for 2010-10-29
YouTube: Rescued Baby Hummingbird This is about the cutest thing I've ever seen. Now I want a baby hummingbird of my own. (tags: cute bird) Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest: The General Assembly's Structural Conflicts of Interest Chris Piper (formerly of the State Board of Elections) and I were asked to both [...]
Hurt says he’d be more accessible than Perriello.
I’m just going to enter this into the record: Hurt was also asked if voters should expect him, if he is elected, to hold a similar number of town hall meetings as Perriello has over the last two years. During the run-up to the health care reform debate, Perriello held more town hall meetings with [...]
links for 2010-10-28
NPR: Prison Economics Help Drive Ariz. Immigration Law Arizona's immigration law was written by—literally written by—the private prison industry, which was trying to create a new market of people to imprison. It was passed with the support of elected officials who are members of a private club that's limited to state legislators and powerful corporations, [...]
About the three constitutional amendments on the ballot.
There are three constitutional amendments on the ballot on Tuesday that are worth bringing up here, if only as a form of education (for all of us). Here are some quick notes on each of them. The first is a bit of Dillon Rule busywork: Shall Section 6 of Article X of the Constitution of [...]
Cuccinelli: Obama says Perriello is his favorite Congressman. Really?
Said Ken Cuccinelli, in a campaign letter today: No wonder President Obama has called Perriello his “favorite Congressman”! Really? I mean, that would be really cool, but that’s the first I’ve heard of that. My suspicion is that Cuccinelli’s so deep in the echo chamber that he’s not aware that’s an invention of the far [...]
links for 2010-10-27
Newsweek: Obama Approval Jumps, Dems More Fired Up Democrats have jumped ahead of Republicans on a generic ballot, 48/42, while Obama's approval has climbed to 54%. That said, generic ballot polls are basically useless. We have congress, not a parliament—party preferences don't tell us much about how people are going to vote. (tags: politics obama [...]
links for 2010-10-26
Outside: The Killer in the Pool "Killer Whale" doesn't really seem to be a misnomer. These animals are crazy dangerous. I can't believe that they're still kept in captivity as performing animals. (tags: ocean animals) New York Times: Does Your Language Shape How You Think? "[I]f, for instance, you ask a Matses man how many [...]
Pre-mortem on Hurt.
Here’s a thought: If Robert Hurt loses the election next week, then his loss will be chalked up to his refusal to participate in most of the debates. Would that really be why he lost? Probably not. But that’ll be an easy hook, so we’ll just go with that.
links for 2010-10-22
Washington Post: Lillian McEwen breaks her 19-year silence about Justice Clarence Thomas When Justice Thomas’ was accused of sexual harassment of employees during his appointment hearings, part of his defense was that he'd long dated Lillian McEwen, so why would he have been trying to pick up other women? McEwen now says that, in fact, [...]
Robert Hurt, flaming liberal?
Sen. Robert Hurt has repeatedly accused Congressman Tom Perriello of being in the pocket of House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi for voting with her 90% of the time, including just a few minutes ago, during their debate here in Charlottesville. Assuming that statistic is (I have no idea), I thought I’d run a quick comparison [...]
links for 2010-10-19
Washington Post: O'Donnell questions separation of church, state The Republican Senate nominee was not aware that the first amendment prohibits government from establishing a religion. When her opponent quoted it to her, she responded, dubiously, "that's in the first amendment?" It's a race to the bottom, folks. (tags: constitution politics religion delaware senate republican christineodonnell) [...]
links for 2010-10-18
Washingtonian: The Vietnam Memorial's History I'm too young to have learned about the Vietnam War in school, and as a result I'm forever learning things that folks in their forties and older simply take for granted that "everybody" knows. This 2007 article about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was eye-opening. I was four years old when [...]
links for 2010-10-15
Foreign Policy: Reinventing the Wheel The world's prosperous countries are generally those countries that had compasses and printing presses five hundred years ago. It's sort of a "Guns, Germs, and Steel" look at the world. (tags: economics technology history) Wikipedia: Genealogical relationships of Presidents of the United States Some may see this as a sign [...]
Can your tap water do this?
As the keynote speaker at Gov. McDonnell’s energy conference yesterday, Hugh Pickens said fracking has no effect on drinking water: Pickens played down growing fears about a particular method of extracting natural gas. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, uses a cocktail of water, sand and chemicals to break up rock to release gas deposits. Some are [...]
That explains why Hurt didn’t want to debate.
In tonight’s debate between Congressman Perriello and Robert Hurt, I’m surprised at how badly Hurt came off. Although I don’t think I’ve ever met Hurt (I just can’t remember), we have a bunch of friends in common, and I know him to be a nice guy. He’s no dope. But with his performance this evening, [...]
Well done, WSLS.
WSLS hosted a debate between Rep. Tom Perriello and challenger Robert Hurt this evening, and they deserve credit for how they did it. They simply tossed their six o’clock newscast out the window, and dedicated the entire time to having anchor Jay Warren question the two candidates. By airing it at that time, WSLS surely [...]
links for 2010-10-13
The New Republic: Republican Clinton Nostalgia Some prominent Republicans who hated President Clinton now realize they were wrong. Turns out he wasn't a secret socialist sleeper agent determined to take over the country by force. Oops! Now we can wait for the same admission about President Obama in 2026. (tags: clinton republican politics) New York [...]
McDonnell faked the moon landing with Elvis.
A report from the Virginia Tea Party Convention today: On the way inside, actually, I was handed a leaflet from the Virginia Taxpayers Association blasting McDonnell for “accepting Obama’s appointment to the unlawful, unconstitutional Council of Governors” because “it ensures endorsement of him for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination by the ultra secret, ultra powerful [...]
links for 2010-10-07
New York Times: 200-Year-Old Echoes in Muslim Center Uproar As St. Peter's Church celebrates their 225th anniversary, the pastor is realizing that the story of their founding seems pretty familiar. When the church was built—the first Catholic church in New York—angry Manhattan residents held demonstrations, accused the church of being anti-American, said that it was [...]
Clark has abandoned his professed beliefs for his own ambitions.
Jeff Clark, the far-right independent candidate in the 5 CD race, is considering filing a lawsuit to force his way into debates with Congressman Perriello and challenger Robert Hurt: He has been working with the Rutherford Institute, a civil liberties organization headquartered in Albemarle County, to challenge his exclusion from the debates. Clark said the [...]
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