Archive | May, 2006
Burns: The Numbers Keep Falling
The temperature’s not the only thing dropping in Montana. Despite a massive ad buy in the past few weeks, Conrad Burns hasn’t been able to do much to convince Montana voters that he deserves another term in the Senate. His continuing struggles have his approval rating down in George Bush territory, down to 38 per [...]
Continue reading...Letters in Support of Jon Tester
28. May 2006
A sampling of letters from around the state in support of Jon Tester: From Beau Wright, Billings Gazette: Come back, Sam Rayburn. It is hard to imagine that Washington, D.C., once played host to men of integrity and honor….ester listens to all Montanans — not just his political donors. I, for one, wouldn’t mind sending [...]
Continue reading...Jon Tester’s Got the Momentum; Conrad is in Big Trouble
27. May 2006
The latest Lee/Mason-Dixon poll is in, and the numbers look good for Jon Tester, and terrible for Conrad Burns. Tester has pulled even with Morrison, despite still having lower name recognition. Burns is losing to both Morrison and Tester, but most amazingly, seems to be barely leading Paul Richards. In a matchup between the [...]
Continue reading...A Powerful Reminder About True American Values
27. May 2006
The Washington Post published excerpts from a speech given by Alberto Mora, a retired Navy general who recently received a John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. The speech offers a powerful reminder of what we risk as a nation when we tolerate governmental abuses in silence. It is astonishing to me, still, that I should [...]
Continue reading...Some Site Information
25. May 2006
Yes, the updates have been infrequent of late. My apologies. I am learning a lesson: preparing a student film festival when your knowledge of film editing is limited to the help files in Windows Movie Maker 2 and Google is a bad idea. No film clips up yet, as I am working on permissions for [...]
Continue reading...KlindtWatch: Get Some New Material, Jason!
22. May 2006
As much as I thought of the Dennison piece about Burns’ campaign fundraising, I’d be remiss if I failed to mention that it included another worthless quotation by Jason Klindt. This time? “This may be the race that decides (party) control of the U.S. Senate,” he said. “Democrats intend to truck in a lot of money from [...]
Continue reading...Burns: Loved by CEOs and PACS
22. May 2006
Great piece in the IR today by Mike Dennison about where our junior Senator’s money comes from. Here’s a hint: it isn’t from Montanans. When you look at the numbers in the piece, it sure makes Conrad’s good ol’ Montana boy routine seem even more tired. So where do Conrad’s contributions come from? 83% comes from non-Montana [...]
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- Blogs and the Media: Kemmick and Crisp (17)
- Tester-Burns Debate (14)
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- The Religious Right's Trump Card Exposed (13)
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- The Sorry State of Politics Practiced by the Montana GOP and Its Surrogates: A Soccer Story
- Questions and One Thought After the GOP’s Last Day
- Fixing Failing by Predetermining Passing
- Rehberg’s 14 Minutes and the Media’s Response: Which Was Worse?
- Some More Thoughts About Denny’s Stunt in Washington
- DHS now officially seizing and searching laptops
- NorthWestern Energy makes me sick
- I just lost my appetite
- McCain confuses Somalia and the Sudan
29. May 2006
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