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fdeblauwe recommended It's Not a Negotiation by Josh Marshall

2008-11-07T17:30:59Z

fdeblauwe Commented on Obama's Win: A Big Defeat For GOP Militarism And Jingoism by Greg Sargent

2008-11-06T11:50:21Z

On my Word Face-Off blog, I did a comparison of Obama's victory speech and McCain's concession. I look into the lentgh of words, sentences, etc. I also include all-inclusive word clouds.

fdeblauwe Commented on Tell Us Your Election Night Experiences... by Greg Sargent

2008-11-06T11:46:29Z

There's a collection of photos of celebrations from around the world on the Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3 blog.

fdeblauwe Commented on Tell Us Your Election Night Experiences... by Greg Sargent

2008-11-06T11:35:22Z

There's a collection of photos of celebrations from around the world on the Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3 blog.

fdeblauwe Commented on Tell Us Your Voting Stories by Greg Sargent

2008-11-04T18:41:03Z

My wife just voted in Saratoga, Calif.—I can't vote, only permanent resident :-( Strange: primary vote was at a neighborhood church, easy. Today however the polling location was at the Saratoga Country Club: a posh golf club way up in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Why? There were hardly any voters (9:30 am). My wife wasn't asked for any ID whatsoever, they just asked for her name and address. This Club is really up in the hills, meandering road to it and all. Hard to see how anyone without a car could make it up there. Then there was the whole country club atmosphere: at the street entrance to the "domain" there was just one sign "Vote Here," right next to the Club signboard with an extra sign saying "Members Only." Very inviting, friendly... not. You can see pics on my Word Face-Off blog.

fdeblauwe Commented on First Results: Obama Takes Dixville Notch Away From The GOP by Eric Kleefeld

2008-11-04T11:43:02Z

"While we await good tidings—knock on wood!—I am posting some Flickr related pics that I found appealing, interesting, neat, cute... If you 're out there busting your chops for the GOTV effort: thank you! Yes We Can!"
Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3 blog

fdeblauwe Commented on First Results: Obama Takes Dixville Notch Away From The GOP by Eric Kleefeld

2008-11-04T11:40:09Z

fdeblauwe Commented on Those Prop 8 Ads by Josh Marshall

2008-11-04T08:34:00Z

Those misleading ads for the Calif. anti-gay Prop. 8 started to dominate my little blog too. I am disgusted. However, I agree with Josh on his policy of keeping content and ads separate. I also wrote a post clearly explaining why the ads were there, I also clearly stated my opposition to them. I highlighted this by a counter-ad so-to-speak: a large reproduction of a "No on Prop. 8" poster, much bigger than the teeny ad just below it. That's the least I could do: not letting them dominate my blog home page visual. I reserve the right to vehemently disagree and crowd out hate ads.

fdeblauwe Commented on A Night At The Congressional Races by Eric Kleefeld

2008-11-01T00:09:52Z

Another funny cartoon at the Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3 blog: "Alaska: State of Denial."

fdeblauwe Commented on Arizona State U. Poll: McCain Barely Ahead In Home State by Eric Kleefeld

2008-10-30T06:32:23Z

Nice cartoon about Arizona getting close in the polls and the very different treatment of Pennsylvania ("battleground state!" even though Obama now about 11% ahead) and Arizona ("safe for McCain" even though McCain now only about 6% ahead) at the Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3 blog...

fdeblauwe Commented on Poll: Palin Hasn't Done Herself Any Favors For 2012 by Eric Kleefeld

2008-10-27T05:15:49Z

A new ironic cartoon at the Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3 blog: "ItsAllMcCainsFault.com" (no. 2 in a series).

fdeblauwe Commented on Lieberman: I Respect Obama by Eric Kleefeld

2008-10-27T05:15:09Z

Funny, that reminds me of the Lieberman cartoon at the Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3 blog...

fdeblauwe Commented on Election Central Saturday Roundup by Eric Kleefeld

2008-10-26T04:58:36Z

Funny, that reminds me of the Lieberman cartoon at the Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3 blog...

fdeblauwe Commented on $150,000 by Reed Hundt

2008-10-24T09:44:14Z

Hockey mom goes to town! See this great cartoon at the Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3 blog...

fdeblauwe Commented on TPM Track Composite: Obama Ahead By More Than Eight Points by Eric Kleefeld

2008-10-23T02:09:10Z

I experimented some more with Google Insights for Search. I took a 3-day time span's interest in the candidates and split it out by state and by a small number of top cities where Google-activity was the highest. Very interesting stuff! See it at my Word Face-Off blog.

fdeblauwe Commented on TPM Track Composite: Obama Ahead By More Than Eight Points by Eric Kleefeld

2008-10-23T02:07:48Z

fdeblauwe Commented on Poll: Voters In Ohio And Missouri Entirely Unmoved By McCain's "Joe The Plumber" Stunt by Greg Sargent

2008-10-20T23:04:13Z

A great cartoon lambasting this Obama = Socialism phenomenon on the Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3 blog...

fdeblauwe Commented on Is It Over? Debate Reveals That Dynamic Of Race Is Fixed In Obama's Favor by Greg Sargent

2008-10-16T06:27:07Z

As is my custom, I analyzed and compared the separate parts of the participants to this debate: bubble graphs of no. and length of words and sentences, word clouds. I added a study of the number of speaking turns of each candidate too. You can find this and more at my Word Face-Off blog. Similar analyses of the previous debates are hyperlinked from there.

fdeblauwe Commented on Colin Powell Vouches for "Sterling" Sen. Stevens]]> by Kate Klonick

2008-10-15T21:39:31Z

Not really the most credible witness, I'd say. Remember his speech at the UN vouching there were WMD in Iraq? Look at this cartoon on the Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3 blog!