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Bush's Approval Ratings - Watch 'Em Drop

by chiefscribe, Wed Jul 04, 2007 at 05:53:15 PM EST

A graph that's worth a few thousand words:

http://www.hist.umn.edu/~ruggles/Approva l.htm

(shows Bush's approval ratings from Inauguration Day 2001 through May 2007 in Gallup, Zogby, AP/Ipsos, Quinnipiac, Time, Harris, Newsweek, NYT, Fox, NBC/WSJ, ABC/WP, and Pew, as well as a 14-day average)

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Blog Against Sexism Day 2007 - Highlights

by chiefscribe, Thu Mar 08, 2007 at 08:15:18 PM EST

Anyone seen any excellent posts in honor of Blog Against Sexism Day (aka International Women's Day)? The point is for blogs that are not normally focused on feminist issues to spend one day attending to women, sexism, and gender issues. Haven't seen anything yet on Kos and MyDD so here goes.

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Tags: international women's day, women, feminism, sexism, misogyny, blog against sexism day, bloggers, blog, blogging (all tags)

Republican called on vague insinuations about Foley cover-up

by chiefscribe, Sun Oct 08, 2006 at 08:38:09 PM EST

You know you're in trouble when even that concern troll Wolf Blitzer starts actually practicing journalism on you.

Check out this little gem, in which Blitzer grills Patrick McHenry (R-NC), demanding evidence to back up his insinuations that the Democrats had something to do with the timing of the Foleygate scandal/coverup coverage:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2006/10/08 /blitzer-to-gop-rep-yes-_n_31229.html

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Tags: media, CNN, Foleygate, Foley, Mark Foley, Sexual Predators, journalism, Wolf Blitzer, abuse of power, cover-up, ethics, Charlie Rangel, Patrick McHenry, scandal, Democrats, Republicans, 2006, Elections, House (all tags)

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