September 2006

The Butte Debate: Did Burns Break the Law Again?

September 24, 2006

There’s been a lot of talk in the Montana blogs about the nature of the corporate sponsorship of the Butte debate last night. Touchstone led off the discussion, and Shane followed up with some great details about the connection between Burns and the Resodyn corporation. Apparently, in exchange for their ‘sponsorship’ of the debate, this [...]

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Burns-Tester Coverage: Why Won’t the Media "Say Anything"?

September 24, 2006

There’s a great line in the 1989 film “Say Anything,” when the protagonist Lloyd Dobler tells his friends, “If you start out depressed, everything is kind of a pleasant surprise.” It’s a lesson I wish I could learn in the context of the Montana media’s coverage of the Senate race. Every time I read a [...]

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Burns: Supports A Sales Tax for All Americans

September 23, 2006

Once I get some classwork done tonight, I am going to come back to the other half-truths and lies offered by our junior Senator this evening, but I think one of the most telling moments in the debate came when Jon Tester asked Senator Burns to explain his support for a national sales tax. Burns [...]

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Butte, Montana Live Debate Blog, Part 3

September 23, 2006

Question 10: Logjam on pine beetles. Tester: Need better leadership. Burns: We passed the Healthy Forests Initiative. His supporters stop harvesting of trees, get blocked every time. It takes a 39 cent stamp to stop the whole thing, these radical groups. Burns sounds positively frantic on this point. Now he starts ranting about Schumer and [...]

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Butte, Montana Live Debate Blog, Part 2

September 23, 2006

Question 6: Traditional underfunding of veterans Burns: I passed the largest increase in veterans funds ever. Veterans are getting along just fine. Fort Harrison is ranked in the top five of veterans hospitals in the country…now thanks himself for facilities in Eastern Montana…and now “I built a nursing home for veterans.” Jesus–self-aggrandizing and deluded. Burns [...]

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Butte, Montana Debate Live Blog

September 23, 2006

Terrible, terrible sound quality. Tester opens with a great opening. Referring to Senator Burns’ penchant for claiming that he is necessary for the economy of Montana to work, Tester says that Butte is too independent, too proud to depend on any politician for its fate. Brilliant opening. Opening Question: Why Throw Out Senator Burns, Given [...]

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Facts in Five

September 22, 2006

(I’ve written the long post about why I haven’t been blogging this week about three times–I’ll get back to it. Some of you might have missed me. In the meantime, some quick takes on the news: Ever wonder how an unmitigated gasbag, chickenhawk racist like Saxby Chambliss could win an election against a decorated war [...]

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Schedule? Never an excuse…

September 19, 2006

So, Burns says that he won’t debate in Missoula because of his heavily booked schedule. I just don’t think that should be the tone from a Senator fighting for reelection. But, that’s just me. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it [...]

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