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Kurt Adler B000TMBGTI
African American Angel Fiber Optic Lighted Christmas Tree Topper From Kurt Adler, Item #UL2142 Can stand alone as a table-top decoration or used with attachment as a tree topper Angel lights up with 12 volt bulb Fiber optic wings light up and continuously change colors Includes tr...
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2008-11-03  Wired: Threat Level
It's easy to forget the special significance that Barack Obama's presidential run has in many voters' minds, given the length of the 2008 presidential campaign. But this YouTube video from an African-American voter in North Carolina  is a reminder that for many, Obama's candidacy is ...
, Election
2008-11-03  Lessig Blog
I awoke in New Zealand today to an article in the New Zealand Herald, and I had a strange sense of deja vu. It is still Monday in America. And like the Monday before the 2004 election, and the Monday before the 2000 election, there is enormous confidence among Democrats that we are g...
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Tomorrow my 18-year-old son Jesse will be one of the millions of young people to cast his first vote for president. As a political junkie and a parent I couldn't be more thrilled. This one of those milestones you look forward to when you wonder why you braved 30 hours of labor...
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There's little point in writing about anything today other than the election, but what's there to say about that at this point?  So with those premises in mind, we can proclaim a one-day-only capitulation to the dark forces of horse-race-ism and use this post for predictions.  Mine ar...
The mood among many African-Americans is already euphoric, from the long queues who waited for hours to vote early to those who cried when they cast their ballots and those who lament the fact that their parents did not live to see this moment.
2008-11-03  Top of the Ticket
How much of a cataclysmic upset to the world of polling would a John McCain victory over Barack Obama on Tuesday represent? Here's a statistic from NBC political director Domenico Montanaro that puts it in perspective: "Obama has now led in 111 straight national polls with method...
, Candidate , Democratic , Polls , Presidential , Republican , Twitter
we don't need to say "United States presidential election" when we've already said "United States Senator", do we? Besides, there's no "United States" in the same link in the McCain blurb. ← Previous revision Revision as of 23:03, November 3, 2008 ...
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2008-11-03  TalkLeft
Not the biggest deal but I hate silly stupid stuff whether its the Media or the blogs. In this case it is a twofer. Both the normally solid NYTimes reporter John Harwood and MYDD blogger Todd Beeton forward the idea that Barack Obama is outperforming Bill Clinton among white voters. Ha...
2008-11-03  NDN Blog - NDN Blog
Atlantic Media's Ron Brownstein, one of Washington's smartest reporters, talked to David Gregory earlier today on MSNBC's "Race to the White House." Gregory talked to Brownstein about U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's efforts to target African-Americans, Latinos and others in the race and...
, 2008 , 21st , Atlantic , David , End , Hispanic , Key , Millennials , NDN , New , New , Race , Ron
2008-11-03  ie:missional
I have a good friend who simply cannot believe that any clear thinking American would vote for Barack Obama for president. In fact, he issued a challenge for someone–anyone–to give him a convincing reason to vote for the Illinois senator. Few took him up on the offer. I...
, Culture , Economy , Life , News , Politics , Barack , Democratic , George , government , John , Republican
Madame Alexander B000S18GDE
The doll was smaller than I usually buy but she is very pretty. The clothes are well made and her hair is very stylable. She cannot go in the tub. If she could do that she would have been ideal.
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2008-11-03  Dandelion Salad
Dandelion Salad By Ralph Nader ICH Nov 3, 2008 Dear Senator Obama: In your nearly two-year presidential campaign, the words “hope and change,” “change and hope” have been your trademark declarations. Yet there is an asymmetry between those objectives and your po...
, 2008 , Candidates-Issues , Corporations , Dandelion , Economy , Israel , Nader-Ralph , Obama-Barack , Palestine , Politics , Poverty , The , WordPress
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2008-11-03  Marisacat
Obama promotion - Singapore - Reuters One of the better photographic image card board cuts outs I have seen… Other than that, from the transcript for MTP (HA!): An [Susan] Eisenhower, a [Ron jr] Reagan, a Chris Buckley, a [Julie] Nixon are all supporting Barack Obama.  And he...
, 2008 , DC , Democrats , Inconvenient , San
2008-11-03  The Common Ills
Monday, November 3, 2008.  Chaos and violence continue, the treaty is still iffy, Syria still wants answers, Article 50 comes back . . . maybe, a Democrat 'explains' Barack's mentor, and more.   Starting with the treaty masquerading as a Status Of Forces Agreement.  Sameer N....
Many of us have written about the spread of social media and social computing, Enterprise 2.0 platforms and the emerging designs of capabilities for collaboration, the calls for management innovation and the realization that much of the changes yet to come relate to culture and the dyn...
, Change , Culture , Emergent , Enterprise , Social , User
2008-11-03  Campaign Diaries
We have been talking so much about Missouri, Indiana and North Carolina that it would also seem that Barack Obama’s electoral fortunes depend on these highly competitive states. If that were true, we would be in for quite an unpredictable Election Day indeed. Unfortunately for Mc...
, AZ-Pres , GA-Pres , LA-Pres , NH-Pres , NJ-Pres , NV-Pres , Nat-Pres , PA-Pres , SC-Pres , WA-Pres , WV-Pres , electoral
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2008-11-03  Economist's View
"What will defeat do to the Republicans?": The Republican Rump, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: Maybe the polls are wrong, and John McCain is about to pull off the biggest election upset in American history. But right now the Democrats seem poised both to win the White Hou...
, Economics , Politics
AL Sharpton was on DL Hughley’s CNN Show, D L Hughley Makes the News, which shall forever be known on THIS BLOG as DL Hughley Makes me Snooze. I am probably the only person that understood why their conversation was talking around an elephant in theroom. Its because these two in...
, Uncategorized , Al , CNN , DL
The fact that I want to cry each time I hear a story of someone that voted for the first time, and voted for an African American presidential candidate for the first time is an indication of how much is riding on this election.  Everyone in my camp wants desperately to hope.   But I ...
2008-11-03  Stop the press!
My time’s a little short this morning, so here’s a sampling of what’s being said Out There as we head into the final 24. Larry Beinhart at AlterNet explains how Sarah Palin has unleashed the ugliness that is the base of the Republican Party. And then along came Bush-C...
, Things
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I know most white tech Bloggers would not touch this question with a ten foot poll but I will give it a shot. Here is the question from last Sundays questions: Lance Bailey asks: HEY SHOE where are all the blacks in technology. I can name a ton of suits who are vp’s or executi...
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Ann Taylor 0694012068
Cute book about a father dancing with his baby girl. The text rhymes, which makes it easy to read --- almost like a song.
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2008-11-03  Emptywheel
Assuming the presidential election ends up being the blow-out it currently looks like, there are still some fairly interesting races tomorrow: Will we get to 60? (I doubt it, not even with a likely GA run-off.) How many of the Blue America candidates will win? (I'm guessing around 28--...
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2008-11-03  Creative Class
There’s been lots of discussion but little actual research on the so-called Bradley effect. David Stromberg, an economics professor at the University of Stockholm and Princeton economics Ph.D. takes a detailed look 431 elections for House, Senate, and Governor over the 1998-2006...
, Politics , Barack , Bradley , David , University
I know it's not Thanksgiving yet, and the election isn't quite over, but I am feeling very grateful today. I hope and expect I will be feeling that way even more so tomorrow night, and in the days to come, but after tomorrow the election analysis and what to do next stuff is going to k...
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Dandelion Salad By Ralph Nader ICH Nov 3, 2008 Dear Senator Obama: In your nearly two-year presidential campaign, the words "hope and change," "change and hope" have been your trademark declarations. Yet there is an asymmetry between those objectives and your political character that s...
Between Hope and RealityBy Ralph Nader (source: Information Clearing House)Dear Senator Obama:In your nearly two-year presidential campaign, the words "hope and change," "change and hope" have been your trademark declarations. Yet there is an asymmetry between those objectives and you...
, Ralph , Barak , 2008
2008-11-03  Daily Kos
Senator Barack Obama has lately been heard using some variant of the expression "Don’t think for a minute that power concedes," as he did in Cincinnati Sunday.  Some may recognize in those words an echo of one of our country's greatest African Americans, the former slave and a...
, Recommended , Frederick , activism , not
2008-11-03  Dennis Perrin
"Don't tell me! I don't want to hear it! I'm feelin' too good right now!"Greg, a white liberal acquaintance, greeted me last week, trying to pre-empt any criticism of The Anointed One."I wasn't gonna say anything," I replied. "I'd rather talk about football.""I know what you think. Why...
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2008-11-03  BlueOregon
OK, I've gotten something like a million emails and phone calls from people asking about election night parties. So, here's the deal: First, and most importantly, before you read any further - make sure that you've earned your celebration. If you haven't canvassed, or phonebanked, o...
, Kari
In the final installment of his interview with CBS anchor Katie Couric, the Democrat discounts the theory that voters tell pollsters they'll vote for an African American but don't in the voting booth. Says people have been "fussing about whether or not I'm hampered because I'm an Af...
, News , The
Harlem is abuzz with Barack Obama fever. Yet as the U.S. may be on the verge of electing its first African American president, the nation"s epicenter of black culture remains anxious about Obama"s prospects.
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Jeffrey C. Stewart 038548576X
There are many good books of reference on African American history published. However, this one ranks among the best. Well written, user-friendly layout, addressing a broad range of topics, this is recommended for a home or classroom library to teach that all members of a society contr...
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Here’s a summary of the smartest new political analysis on the Web: by Gerald F. Seib and Sara Murray With the longest, most expensive campaign in American history down to its final day, Sen. John McCain’s campaign wants you to know this: He can still win this thing...
, Political
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Election officials are braced for the biggest election turnout in US history tomorrow as voters finally deliver their verdict on Barack Obama and John McCain to bring to an end a gripping, two-year long campaign.The excitement generated by Obama's candidacy is expected to see between 1...
, US , Barack , John , Democrats , Republicans
Finally, I have pictures from the Obama event that Frank and I attended on October 26. They’re not great pictures because we weren’t very close to the stage. OK, I’m only including one of the actual event because the others just aren’t very good at all. We we...
, politics , election
2008-11-03  blue girl
I voted Saturday. That's not me. Pshaw! I wouldn't be caught dead in front of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections without my plastic Obama/Biden hat, slacks and tennis shoes. And my Redistributionists for Obama! lapel pin. That lady, only partially committed to the Democrat a...
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Nov. 3, 2008: A recent report on Dailykos that Georgia's Secretary of State is encouraging citizens to challenge each others' citizenship at the polls and is planning to require thousands of registered voters to cast special "challenge ballots" has inspired me to re-post excerpts of th...
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2008-11-03  Nineteen Sixty Nine
I have been thinking about tomorrow. Our grandparents and great grandparents fought for our tomorrow. They fought for freedom. For the right to be counted and treated as equals in this country. They protested for the right to use the same water fountains, front doors and public transp...
, Each , New , Obamamama
From Taegan Goddard's Political Wire;Reuters/Zogby Poll in eight battleground states:Pennsylvania: Obama 54% McCain 40%Ohio: Obama 50% McCain 44%Virginia: Obama 51%, McCain 45%Nevada: Obama 51%, McCain 43%Florida: Obama 48%, McCain 46%Missouri: Obama 47%, McCain 46%North Carolina: Mc...
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2008-11-02  ImpeachBush
With two days before Election Day, the final NBC News map shows Obama remaining above the 270 electoral-vote mark, with a 286-157 lead over McCain. Last week, Obama held a 286-163 advantage. Our changes: We moved Montana and North Dakota (which has same-day voter registration) from Lea...
2008-11-02  
Do you remember that song?  I looooved it back in the days of tight-rolled pants and AquaNet.  It was sung by a band call Living Colour.  A rare blend of hard hitting rock and an all African-American band.  And an awesome one in my opinion.  One hit wonders I believe but hey, that...
, Just , constitution , Obama , Presidental
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(full disclosure: I work for the Courage Campaign and this post is part of a live series from the No on 8 SF offices) This morning Speaker Nancy Pelosi came by the San Francisco No on Prop 8 offices to surprise several hundred volunteers who were for training.  She stopped at the offic...
Paramount B000E6EHNG
A wonderful PBS program hosted by Henry Louis Gates. With the aid of historians and geneologists, Professor Gates researches his own history and that of several prominent African Americans. Each guest speaks of his or her own knowledge of their ancestors and Professor Gates fills in t...
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2008-11-02  In These Times
During her six terms as Democratic representative for Georgia, Cynthia McKinney gained a reputation for being one of the most controversial members of Congress as she single-mindedly (and often single-handedly) pursued issues like black voter disenfranchisement, U.S. corporate pillagin...
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As the 2008 election cycle wanes, Democrats remain poised to make major gains in the Senate. As our chart indicates, seven GOP seats are likely to fall to Democrats, with an eighth, Minnesota, a toss-up. If Al Franken (D) ousts Sen. Norm Coleman (R) in the Gopher State, Democrats would...
, Senate , 2008
2008-11-02  Raw Dawg Buffalo
As I write this, I figure there are about 36 hours left before we find out who the next president of this great country will be. I hope Obama can pull it out, albeit I wrote my name in on the ballot, but I feel that McCain will be that next one. Unless he passes out on his 8 state tou...
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2008-11-02  Ben Witherington
I am very pleased to be able to conclude this series of posts with an insightful analysis by Dr. Steven Mizrach, a professor of Cultural Anthropology at Florida International University, used with his permission. This post helps us see some of the social and political implications of ...
I've been doing GOTV canvassing all day. I've done canvassing in the primary too, and in prior elections. In 2004 my husband and I drove to Jacksonville, Florida to knock on doors, but this year -- wonder of wonders -- Georgia could be a swing state!My first randomly assigned partner...
, race , politics
The most beautiful Michelle Obama Cover this election season still goes to Ebony magazine (IMHO). I am shocked because I was so sure that ESSENCE would hit it out of the park. ESSENCE does really nice covers of African American women. I still have some Mary J. Blige and Oprah covers a...
, Uncategorized , michelle , Sister
Happy Halloween. In honor of the holiday, the Hatewatch staff dug deep into our photo archives to unearth the creepiest image to crawl out of the white supremacist movement in quite some time. Here you go: Though it resembles a promotional still from the 1960 horror flick “The Bride...
, Racist , White
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2008-10-31  Blagueur
Daily Kos: State of the NationThough Barack Obama will not win in Louisiana, his candidacy has galvanized new African-American registration, which will help Senator Mary Landrieu and Representative Don Cazayoux get re-elected while helping Paul Carmouche and Don Cravins pick up seats i...