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Gregory North Commented on What we are up against: CBS edits out Obama supporters in NH by Gregory North

2009-08-12T21:22:00Z

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Gregory North Commented on What we are up against: CBS edits out Obama supporters in NH by Gregory North

2009-08-12T18:12:14Z

Zap, could not agree more. I recalled this morning the way Reagan ignored the entire No Nukes movement that included some very large rallies in the US and in Europe. Key is pressure applied directly on Congress. OFA recommends visiting their local offices.

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Gregory North recommended What we are up against: CBS edits out Obama supporters in NH by Gregory North

2009-08-12T11:06:52Z

Gregory North Commented on What we are up against: CBS edits out Obama supporters in NH by Gregory North

2009-08-12T14:39:10Z

I know David, it's not exactly a surprise. But if enough of us stop buying their non-news product then perhaps they will get the message. It's all business.

Gregory North Commented on Turning Point: A Look Back at The Week That Was by Gregory North

2009-08-09T16:59:39Z

Good point on the fact check suggestion. I think an end of the week assessment blog is something I will continue to do and not exactly sure how to score it but will consider a way to make the assessment less subjective. But that said, it sure did feel better by the end of the week.

Gregory North Commented on Turning Point: A Look Back at The Week That Was by Gregory North

2009-08-09T16:54:44Z

Thanks Fred. I particularly liked your post on Writing Well at TPM. As as fellow believer that we need to be less sarcastic, less scathing and more respectful in our political discourse I was getting really concerned there for a moment that the debate on Health Care had descended into a proxy war between those with the loudest voices on both the right and the left. I was moved to write a blog earlier this week on the need for more truly bipartisan, truly respectful discussion of these very serious and complex issues. But as the week ends I am optimistic that if those who are committed to a better way just show up - we will carry the day.

As for my vision of 2010, I realize it is a tad on the rosy side - but we need a clear sense of where we are going and how great it will be on the other side - if we are to continue, day in and day out, to fight the good fight. Beside, look what happened in '34, the last time a midterm election followed on the heels of president saving the country from economic disaster. Never underestimate the tendency of Americans to vote based on their sense of economic security.

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2009-08-09T11:13:35Z

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2009-08-07T10:31:00Z

Gregory North Commented on Updated - Confessions of a former TPM Blogger: Day Two, Returning to Action by Gregory North

2009-08-04T18:10:17Z

OFA does seem a bit passive. There is a build it and they will come quality about it. And the other side is organized along the lines of the Nazis circa 1932 - taking control of the conversation by taking control of the streets. Exactly why I call this a political street fight. We need to go where THEIR people are having THEIR town meetings and give them just as much if not more hell than ours are getting. We can be better behaved but we need to be even more visible.

Gregory

Gregory North Commented on Updated - Confessions of a former TPM Blogger: Day Two, Returning to Action by Gregory North

2009-08-04T14:50:00Z

On a VERY related topic, check out Greg Sargent's challenging question about the relative effectiveness of OFA and the Teabaggers:

http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/health-care/is-obamas-vaunted-political-operation-getting-outworked-by-tea-baggers/

Gregory North Commented on Rasmussen's Daily Prez Approval Index: misleading and biased by Unreadable Nixters

2009-08-04T14:23:17Z

Excellent analysis! As a fellow poll watcher and part time statistician myself I have been fascinated by Rasmussmen's Index from its first release. Starting from an already skewed polling dataset, he has made the numbers look even worse by weighting the outliers as more important than those in the middle of the distribution. Now that's a neat trick.

An update to all this is that now Rasmussen has added a total Obama approval chart - like the one he had when Bush was president - now that it shows a long term downward trend. But ha-ha - it started ticking back up the week after he posted it!

Gregory

Gregory North recommended Rasmussen's Daily Prez Approval Index: misleading and biased by Unreadable Nixters

2009-08-04T04:27:03Z

Gregory North Commented on Well, Didya? by sweetmolly

2009-08-04T14:08:28Z

Molly,

We are vacationing out on Cape Code and taking advantage of the great weather this week to walk the beach every morning. It is a great way to combine exercise with appreciating the natural beauty of God's good earth!

Amen,

Gregory

Gregory North Commented on Updated - Confessions of a former TPM Blogger: Day Two, Returning to Action by Gregory North

2009-08-04T13:55:18Z

Good point, Annie. There are a lot of people who have never stopped - who have been writing letters and calling their representatives - and talking up the issues with their friends and colleagues...and you all deserve a note of appreciation for realizing this is a long term process that did not end in November. I am speaking for myself and for those who took the foot off the pedal, took our eyes off the road ahead, maybe even pulled over to the side of the road to watch. Time to rejoin the movement which - as you point out - is already in progress.

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2009-08-03T10:22:18Z

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Gregory North Commented on Colin Powell Salutes Muslim Americans in Obama Endorsement by eades

2008-10-20T12:50:23Z

Wow. This was for me the most moving part of Powell's endorsement. He said what I have been waiting a while for a leader to step up and say in this country. Suggesting somehow that if Obama was a muslim, which he is not, that this would disqualify him from the presidency - flies in the face of everything our founding fathers and mothers stood for and the freedoms for which American men and women have fought and died.

Gregory North Commented on Well Done TPM by kash79

2008-10-20T12:24:24Z

Hear, hear!

I see that as the primary reason why I blog here. TPM not only is an informed, involved political community, it is also a place frequented by members of the MSM. We get stories going that Greg or Josh pick up or they drive us to provide detail they need, as in the robocall story - and the next thing you know it is on every cable news channel, except Fox...well they are not really a news channel, but you get the point.

Gregory North Commented on Sat/Sun 2nd Chance Clearinghouse For Posts That Deserve Another Look - Updated Daily by stillidealistic

2008-10-19T13:04:48Z

Ripper, were you at the rally in St. Louis? I noticed your icon and would love to hear more about it. Historic!