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Let's get started on Fun Finds Friday! Today I am going to feature new beauty products that I have heard about or seen. I think it will be nice to take a break from food products for a week and focus on a completely different area.
Maybelline Color Show Nail Polish
Maybelline has come out with a new nail polish line. The new Color Show collection comes in metallics, shredded and regular color. As you can see they are really bright and colorful. I think they are pretty especially the purple and pink colors.
Revlon Nail Art Expressionist
This new line from Revlon is a palette of 10 curated color combinations. A skinny nail art brush on one side allows you to create any kind of design that you want. As you can see one of the combinations even has sparkles. I think this is such a creative idea! Now you can do nail art at home instead of paying more money at a salon!
Ulta Summer Collection 3-in-1 Beauty Smoothie
Ulta's new summer collection of beauty smoothie comes in three scents: Lemonade, Strawberry Delight, and Orange Your Dreamy. This product can be used as shampoo, shower gel and bubble bath! I love that it's so versatile in its uses! I am a fan of the Ulta Beauty Smoothie products. I have a few in my shower myself. I like to change-up my body wash all the time. So I need variety of kinds to choose from. They are always running specials on these and you can use coupons so it usually makes for a decent deal and is a great idea for a gift.
Essie Resort Collection Polish
The Essie Resort collection is the newest collection of Essie polish out right now. As you can see it comes in 7 different colors: Come Here!, First Timer, In the Cab-ana, Under Where?, Nice Package, and Again?. I think these colors are super cute! I would love to have them either on my toes or my fingers. They are perfect for spring/summer!
OPI Oz The Great and Powerful Collection
This new collection for spring features colors inspired by the movie, Oz the Great and Powerful. As you can see there are some sparkly colors as well as regular colors. I think out of this collection I really only like the sparkle polishes. I'm not a fan of any of the others.
OPI Mariah Carey Collection
This collection has limited-edition colors that were personally selected by Mariah Carey. The last four polishes are called "Liquid Sand." It dries to a textured matte finish infused with reflective glints of light. With that polish you apply the base coat and two top coats of color. You do not use a top coat. I think the colors are somewhat pretty. I'm not a huge fan of this collection.
OPI Euro Centrale
The last new collection from OPI is their Euro Centrale colors which are inspired by the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania. I think some of the colors are pretty. I like the purple and pink but that is about it in this collection. I'm very picky when it comes to nail polish colors.
Marc Jacobs Daisy Sunshine
This is Marc Jacobs newest scent that has come out. He has the original Daisy and now this is Daisy Sunshine. I can't remember what Daisy smells like so I can't compare the two. I love the bottle though. It's so cute and it sounds like it would be a nice scent for summer!
Have you tried any of these products? Which ones would you want to try? Have any beauty favorites so far for spring 2013?
I haven't tried anything new for the spring yet. I would like to get into the trend of having the ring finger on each hand polished with sparkles. I like how that looks. I haven't got around to buying a bottle of sparkle nail polish yet to do it though. I'm always inspired by some of the nail art that I find on Pinterest . It's addicting to look at. Who am I kidding? That is site is addicting in general!
Alright, have a great Friday and a lovely weekend!


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CINCINNATI (AP) -- Chris Heisey's single in the bottom of the ninth inning ended Cincinnati's record scoreless streak to open a season and sent the Reds to a 1-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night following a long rain delay.
The Reds set a modern franchise record by failing to score in the first 17 innings of the season. Their previous worst was 13 scoreless innings in 1909 and 1934.
Ryan Ludwick and Todd Frazier opened the ninth with singles off Carlos Martinez (0-1). After a sacrifice, Brayan Pena was walked to load the bases and the pinch-hitting Heisey singled up the middle.
The Reds were the last team in the majors to score a run this season. Heisey's hit broke an 0 for 11 slump with runners in scoring position.
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As we know, the winner of Dancing With the Stars will be the man or woman to combines quality moves on the parquet with a fan base that calls and texts in droves.
Scores do count for half the dancers' aggregate scores each week, but when they differ by, say, 1-4 points, that leaves plenty of wiggle room for fans to close the gap.
On last night's Dancing With the Stars results show, Carson Kressley was sent home after posting the lowest scores Monday. But it won't always be that predictable.
We've already seen a pair of surprise ousters in Chynna Phillips and most of all Kristin Cavallari. Rob Kardashian has been undeservedly in the bottom three twice.
Is Rob at risk of meeting the same fate as K-Cavs, or is he winning over fans as well as the judges? How much longer can Chaz Bono and his two left feet last?
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I think Chaz should get the same respect as the rest,He is also out of his comfort zone. He may not win, but anyone that has watched DWT in the past should be able to see that he has certainly learned alot from day one and like all the rest lost weight. I like watching when someone shows progress each week, its kind of like, giving viewers hope for themselves.Nobody will leave the show a pro[not even the winner] just a better dancer.
At the rate this show is going J.R. will be next to leave & Chaz will win the trophy as best dancer! LOL It's sad that when Chaz finally figures out that he has to do more than just stomp around he's STILL worse than all the worst dancers we have seen or will ever see.


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First Trip to New Orleans - Recommendations?
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- gourmetgal1 Oct 8, 2008 09:35 AM
My fiance and I will be visiting New Orleans from October 19th-25th. We will be staying at the International House and are looking for some nearby recommendations as well as any other suggestions you may have about where we should try! We definetaly want to try all of the local food (we are coming from Los Angeles), we are open to upscale and casual recommendations, anything romantic (we are newly engaged!!).
I have been doing some research on the Boards, so far I definetaly want to try August, and am interested in: Cuvee, K-Paul's, Herbsaint, La Petit Grocery, Cochon, Cafe du Monde...
We are also interested in good bars and jazz clubs/lounges with good food, I was thinking about: Polo Lounge, Snug Harbor, Columns Hotel Bar, Spotted Cat...
Please let me know what you think about the places I have listed so far or if you have any other recommendations! Also, what kind of apparel is appropriate in the more upscale restaurants? I'm not sure what the weather will be like, so if anyone knows, let me know!
Thank you so much in advance, I can't wait to visit your beautiful city!
The guys from Cuvee (a personal fav.) have just opened...like last week, a tapas rest "Rambla" in the International House. I will probably try it this weekend. Go to Commanders ( reserve the garden room) for lunch M-F. Love August and Herbsaint (although in our experience they have not been consistent). Cochon for an all app. meal (their best offerings).Haven't been to La Petit in a while. K-Paul's is not the same as when Paul was in house but still offers a good example of local flavor. Cafe Du Monde's beignets are quite similar to zeppolis. Cafe Giovanni has a "feed me" which is quite good. Opera (think Broadway) singers on Wed, Fri. and Sat. add a nice touch. Food is Italian with a distinct local twist. Check offbeat.com for weekly music listings, nola.com for 5 day forecast.. Get some cocktails in a go cup and enjoy a private carriage ride. Ride the streetcar uptown for a glimpse of the garden district, uptown mansions, Audubon Park, universities and Riverbend. The Canal St. line will take you to the art museum in City Park Congratulations and thanks for coming!
Although I live in San Francisco, I visit NOLA once a year...mostly to eat. I would add One Restaurant and Lounge and Brigtsen's to your list. If you're interested, One has a food bar where you can eat and talk to the chef(s). Frank Brigtsen is a great guy and his restaurant is well known. Both places are in the Riverbend area. I usually take the streetcar back and forth from the FQ.
I loved Cuvee last year, especially the spiced shrimp napolean appetizer and the cornbread. (However, if you're into wine, Cuvee's wine list was quite overpriced.) I was very disappointed in K-Paul's and would not go back.
re: Lives to Eat
Go to restaurant.com to purchase ($10) a $25 gift certificate for ONE. Lives to Eat has good recs. although ONE can get loud and Brigtsen's is in an old has which has seen better days. Not a concern for me but some have complained.
re: Lives to Eat
Thank you all so much for the recommendations! Lives to Eat, what did you find dissapointing at K-Paul's? I love the streetcar and private carriage ride ideas! JazzyB, please let us know how you like "Rambla," if you go this weekend! Are any of these places (besides Rambla, obviously) within walking distance of my hotel? Thanks again!
re: gourmetgal1
Not walking distance. I can see what Eats means re: K-Paul's especially if you had ever experienced it when Paul and Kay ran it. Many dishes do not come close to the originals. Food sang. It seems to have been touristized. Many "wow" meals. Not so these days. You will still get a taste of local flavor but there are better choices. Same with Emeril's rests. I guess there are some things you just have to do when visiting.NOLA.
re: gourmetgal1
Like "Lives to Eat," I, too, live in the San Francisco Bay Area and go to New Orleans at least once a year, mostly to eat . . . always stay at the International House (both pre- and post-Katrina). Anything in the Quarter -- even Cafe du Monde, on the far side of the French Quarter from IHouse -- is walking distance from where you're staying, as is Restaurant August and Herbsaint.
I would pass on K-Paul's, and I was a bit disappointed in my last visit to La Petite Grocery. I'd definitely do August, Herbsaint, Cochon (to which we generally take a cab), and, of course, Cafe du Monde is a must. I'd think about adding Bayona to your list (n the French Quarter), as well as Lilette (on Magazine).
Brigtsen's was very good when we were there, but to be honest, that was before Katrina (so many places, so little time!) so I don't know how they are now.
Restaurants I'll be visiting for the first time next month include Gautreau's, Iris, MiLa, and possibly Patois.
And don't forget to stop at Central Grocery and get a muffaletta for the flight back to LA!
Iris Restaurant
8115 Jeannette St, New Orleans, LA 70118
Restaurant August
301 Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
930 Tchoupitoulas St., New Orleans, LA 70130
430 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70112
Brigtsen's Restaurant
723 Dante St, New Orleans, LA 70118
701 Saint Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130
Cafe Du Monde Coffee Stand
800 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116
3637 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70115
817 Common Street, New Orleans, LA 70112
International House Hotel
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Gautreau's Restaurant
1728 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115
6078 Laurel St., New Orleans, LA 70118
re: zin1953
Zin, be sure to call ahead about Iris; not sure if they will be open in their new location in the Bienville House. Iris was one of the best, if not the best, food I had locally in the last year. I hope you get to experience it.
If they are not open yet, check Bacchanal's guest chef schedule, as Chef Ian often cooks there on Sunday nights.
You may want to try Martinique Bistro as an alternative as well.
re: edible complex
We've really enjoyed Martinique Bistro in the past -- glad to know it's still worthwhile!
re: zin1953
I went to Brigsten's for the 1st and only time after Katrina and it was great.
Petite Grocery lost its chef a while back, and they revamped the menu into a more casual type place. Not as good as it used to be, in my opinion. Still decent though. The chef is currently at Bistro Daisy, fyi.
you may not be able to get there for a sunday brunch, but by all means have a lunch at commander's palace. it is divine! don't miss napoleon house on chartres in the quarter for a pimm's cup or bloody mary. (their food is nothing special.....) and central grocery on decatur for a muffaletta. have a wonderful trip!! i'm sure it will be the first of many!
I would definitely add Bayona to that list. Try their staple Goat Cheese Crouton appetizer, it's my favorite. And listen to their waiters if they recommend something - they know what they're talking about. I think they know my husband better than he knows himself!
No one's answered you about jazz spots. After dinner, go into the french quarter and hit Preservation Hall for Trad NOLA jazz, playing nightly now from 8 til 11, then stroll down bourbon on your way to Frenchman street. Maybe make a stop at Fritzels. Eventually get to Frenchman street and go into Snug, then cross the street to my favorite, The Spotted Cat. It's small and you might have elbow wars with the dancers as well as the band, but it's a super local feel and not a bit stuffy. The music is alive there and the drinks potent. One of my all time favorite bars anywhere. This is coming from someone who spent years as a touring musician. I've seen more bars than just about anyone, and that one is a gem. You should walk down frenchman and peek in some doors though. Lots of good music there. Check out dba as well.
re: artchick
This is about food not music and the Chowhounds will edit your posts
re: artchick
Posts that are about places where you can find great chow/drinks and great jazz are fine, but posts that are just about the latter, without any discussion of the former, are beyond the scope of the board.
Oh boy...sorry to lead you guys off course, but I really appreciate all of the great suggestions! I will add Bayona and Martinique Bistro to my list of possibilities (wish I had time to try them all!) How far in advance do you recommend I make reservations for August, Bayona, Herbsaint, Cochon, etc.? Thanks again for all of the help!!
re: gourmetgal1
For weekend reservations, I would make them now. FWIW, Martinique Bistro is one of my favs, too, but it isn't representative of New Orleans food.
re: gourmetgal1
go to Martinique and ask for a courtyard table. should be a nice weekend to eat out, and the food here is fantastic.
I've done some reviews of a few of these:
I am a fan of both Cochon and Restaurant August (with reservations, and I do not mean the ones that you make over the phone, or on OpenTable - think wines!). Though it appears in the earlier review, I have to cast a vote for Brigtsen's.
Sipping Mint Juleps in a rocking chair on the porch of The Columns is a wonderful pastime. I could also see a cheese plate and a bottle of white Burgundy.
Unfortunately, I have not done K-Paul's in far too many years. They seem to get polarized reviews on this board. Half love 'em, and then there is the other half. Decades ago, they were quite good. Have to get back.
I do not envy you your choices. Even in very small geographic areas, there are lots to choose from.
Just did MiLa and it was good - also with reservations (noise level). Review in progress, but possibly not soon enough to help you. Let's just say that we hit them on a "noisy night," and then they would have a great review.
PS other links on the above referenced reviews, so only MiLa appears here.
817 Common Street, New Orleans, LA 70112
re: JazzyB
Granted, I always stay at the International House, but I do enjoy Loa (the bar there) . . .
re: zin1953
Zin, you should check out their sister property. Loft 523. Huge loft style rooms around the corner from IH
Wow, thank you so much for all of the feedback! I am so excited to get to New Orleans this Sunday. Bill Hunt-I love your recommendations (August and Cochon are at the top of my list, the Columns sounds lovely, we will have to go there for a drink and appetizers). Jazzy B-I will definetaly be trying Rambla! I have put together a list (Central Grocery, Bayona, Brigsten's, Cafe du Monde, Cuvee, Herbsaint, Stella, Martinique Bistro, Patois and a few more options) and will try to get to as many of these places as possible, and I will report back! Thanks again.
re: gourmetgal1
good list.
re: gourmetgal1
Don't forget that you are now obligated to do a review of your trip and the dining!
My general thought is that one almost has to have horrible luck (I''ve had my share lately), or that the phases of the Moon (must have been that danged Moon) are just wrong, to not get good food in NOLA.
Remember folk, such as myself. We knew NOLA dining once and still try to stay current, but do not get over often enough. Things change, so reports from the field are greatly appreciated.
Also, you might well be stopping in on some spots that locals might by-pass. For other visitors, your reports are invaluable.
Another vote for Brigtsen's. It's a $15 plus tip cab ride from the French Quarter, located on Dante off St Charles, and you'll need reservations, but DO IT! We go to N.O. a couple of times a year, and we just now visited Brigtsen's. It's now at the top of my list. Why did we wait so long?
re: Remander
it's $1.25 on the street car. way cooler than a cab.
re: steve h.
Newly engaged?? Romantic?? Upscale??...I'd go with August. It's just lovely and the food and service are terrific!
REVIEW of my First Trip to New Orleans
I had a wonderful time in your beatiful city! Did not get to as many restaurants as I would have liked, but enoyed all of the ones that I tried. I found myself saying, on several different occasions,"I guess this is what food is supposed to taste like!". The flavors and combinations were great. Thank you again for all of the recommendations, I can't wait to return!
Cafe du Monde: Great place for breakfast (filled me up until dinner!). The half and half coffee with chicory was great and the begniets were delicious-warm with tons of powdered sugar. My fiance and I ordered our own plates the first time, and shared one the second time. Worth every calorie, will definetaly go back next time we are in New Orleans!
August: Absolutely amazing. Walked from our hotel for an early dinner, were seated immediately. The decor was beautiful and the ambiance was warm and elegant. Ordered the tasting menu with wine pairing, which was perfect-amuse bouche, four courses with dessert and cookies and macarons at the end. We loved the ravioli with farm egg in a brown butter sauce with mushrooms and shaved cheese. We found ourselves savoring each bite. The Kobe beef was great as well as the course of lobster with sweetbreads. Wonderful dinner, great, unobtrusive service- we would go back in a second.
Rambla: Great tapas restaurant that was located inside of our hotel (the International House). We had drinks at Loa followed by dinner at Rambla. Ordered the Medjool dates stuffed with bacon, a marcona almond and Valdeon cheese; sauteed mushrooms with sherry and almonds; flatbread with serrano ham with fig and cabrales; chorizo; and paella Andalucia. Everything was great, the paella was flavorful and traditionally prepared. Would definetaly return.
Emeri's: Wasn't on my list, but my fiance told his boss he would go to try the banana cream pie. Started with the barbecued shrimp, small portion, but they were delicious. I ordered the pork which had a great rub and two delicious sauces over sweet potatoes, fiance ordered the filet of beef. Both of us loved our orders, though my boyfriends came out medium when he ordered medium rare. For dessert we went all out and had pecan pie and banana cream pie. Both were great.
Cochon: Absolutely loved this place. Minimalistic interior with great ambiance. The biscuits were delicious. We timidly ordered the fried alligator with chili garlic aioli-it was great! I ordered the brisket which was warm and comforting with a great flavor. Fiance ordered the cochon which was also delicous. Can't wait to return, wish we had somewhere like this by us!
Southern Candymakers: We were lured in from the street from the delicious scent of freshly baked pralines. The pralines and fudge were delicious, we took a box home. Would definetaly stop in next time we are in town.
re: gourmetgal1
Thank you for reporting back. It's nice to know that a traveler enjoyed the recommendations that so many make from their heart (and their stomach). You made the day for many, who chimed in and your review is appreciated.
re: gourmetgal1
Glad you had such a great time! My wife and I (generally) go there every year for our anniversary -- this year's trip got delayed a bit, and we aren't leaving until November 13th, a month late (normally we'd be at the International House the same time as you were!).
As Bill says, thanks for reporting back! Glad to hear you had such a great time . . . I know the city appreciates your visit, and both New Orleands and the International House will welcome you back with open arms and an open heart . . .
re: gourmetgal1
Hurry Back! We'll still be here. Thanks!
re: edible complex
Coming for my second trip to NO on Christmas Day for 4 nights. Ive been missing NOLA and cant wait to come back and try many of the restaurants I didnt on our last trip. I also have a list asking for advice...will post seperately!


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We're still about five months away from the premiere of Game of Thrones' fifth season, but HBO is ready to kick off the long-lead marketing today (which is fitting given this week's heavy quantity of big trailers). A very brief Game of Thrones Season 5 teaser has been released online that's more enigmatic than it is revealing, but it does offer a tiny bit of footage from the new season. For fear of spoiling who's still alive in the show's fifth season I won't go into anymore detail here, but fans of the books might spot a clue or two for what's in store. This new season could mark a turning point for the show, as showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss caught up with George R.R. Martin's book series in a couple of the show's major storylines last season and have said that the series will likely conclude with Season 7 (or at the most 8). Essentially, Benioff and Weiss are setting up their endgame now with two Martin books still unpublished, so we could be heading into uncharted territory with Season 5.
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Republican Co-chair - Some Wisconsin Voters Not Very Sharp
By Raymond on Oct 22, 2014 | In News | Send feedback »
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Speaking at a Republican Party field office in Waukesha on Monday, the co-chair of the Republican National Committee talked up the closeness of the governor's race in Wisconsin and the need to get Scott Walker supporters to the polls.
Sharon Day, the co-chair, told the audience, "It's not going to be an easy election, it's a close election. Like I said, much closer than I can even understand why.
"I don't want to say anything about your Wisconsin voters but, some of them might not be as sharp as a knife."
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GOP Candidate: Gay People are Gremlins
By Raymond on Oct 22, 2014 | In News | Send feedback »
From Business Insider:
A Republican running against Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) recently wrote an extensive warning about the dangers of gay marriage that compared same-sex couples to the monsters in the 1984 horror movie "Gremlins."
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Politics - Throwing Mud Against the Wind
By Burr Deming on Oct 21, 2014 | In News | Send feedback »
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Was it fair in 1991 for Democrat Edwin Edwards to remind Louisiana voters that his Republican opponent, David Duke, held a leadership position in the Ku Klux Klan? I think so.
I'm okay with negative ads. If they don't distort the facts, if they don't outright lie, if they are pertinent, if they don't grossly violate ethical boundaries, I'm okay with them.
I am a distinct minority. Voters are sick of negative ads. Poll after poll has demonstrated this to the point where it has become conventional wisdom.
Yet candidates still run negative ads. The reason is simple. Negative ads work. Negative ads make the candidate running them a bit unpopular. They make the target way, way unpopular. So a lot of campaigns become, not so much a race to the bottom, but rather a race below the bottom, a race into the mud.
Candidates want to win in a landslide. Most will settle for winning in a mudslide.
Certain things can dramatically reduce the effectiveness of a negative campaign. If there are three viable candidates running, negative ads run by one candidate about another can destroy the targeted candidate. But they also will often lower the image of the candidate running the ad. That can benefit the third candidate, the one who did not run the ad, and who was not the target.
Another practical lesson from those who are paid to know is that a purely negative ad campaign is less effective than a campaign that uses both negative and positive ads. "My opponent eats live kittens for lunch" is less effective than "My hobby is rescuing neighborhood pets from tall trees and returning them to grateful owners, but my opponent eats live kittens for lunch."
The race for Governor of Maryland was supposed to be a cakewalk for Democrats this year. Their candidate Anthony Brown is not all that popular, but Republican Larry Hogan has a well deserved reputation as a bit of an extremist. A recent ad by Brown slammed Hogan as an opponent against any regulation at all of firearms. A friend sent me a link. The ad shows an empty office chair, abandoned toys, a shopping cart, and an empty set of swings, each in juxtaposition with an assault rifle. The ad, complete with sinister voice and ominous music ends with:
Assault weapons don't belong in Maryland, and neither do Larry Hogan's dangerous ideas.
That sound at the end is a new bullet clicking into the chamber. It is one of dozens of similar commercials, each with the same motif. All are accurate, all are a fair representation of Larry Hogan's positions. The Democratic campaign in Maryland contains very little about the Democratic candidate. The focus is all about the Republican.
My friend remarked, "When we saw the ad, we both burst out laughing." The Democrat maintains an advantage. The race is much closer than anyone expected. One recent survey puts Republican Larry Hogan within 3 points of Democrat Anthony Brown.
The negative campaign ads most likely to backfire are the ads that are so blatantly and recognizably untrue, they lose credibility. Mitt Romney may have lost Ohio and Michigan in 2012 when his campaign ran ads about Chrysler exporting jobs to China. Chrysler conducted their own informal campaign that, in effect, called Romney a liar.
Democrat Kay Hagan is running a very tough race in North Carolina. Her Senate career may not survive to a second term. The amazing thing about the race is that she ever got to the Senate in 2008.
In that year, she was up against very popular Senator Elizabeth Dole. She was not expected to come close, but she ran a pretty good campaign and started closing the gap. Dole was still expected to win, but the win would be more narrow than anyone had thought.
So Elizabeth Dole ran an ad that essentially accused Hagan of running as an atheist. The ad began with Elizabeth Dole's introduction, I'm Elizabeth Dole, and I approve this message. It ended with Kay Hagan's voice: There is no God.
But the voice was not Hagan. It was the voice of an actress and a photo of Kay Hagan. Kay Hagan was actually a member of a Presbyterian church and had been a Sunday School teacher. The ad became nationally famous. Pretty much everyone in the universe condemned it. Sure enough, the race was not close. Kay Hagan won by 8½ points, and became Senator Hagan.
Missouri is an interesting home to write from. Next door in Illinois, incumbent Democrat Pat Quinn has pretty much everyone so angry at him, with budget shortfalls, cuts in services, and increases in taxes, it seemed the only votes he could count on were his own and his mom's. In fairness, he had inherited the mess from Rod Blagojevich, the comically corrupt governor who ended up behind bars.
But Governor Quinn is now credited with a small lead over his Republican opponent, Bruce Rauner.
The Republican has been running an ad that connects Quinn to the over-the-top laughably crooked Blagojevich. Well, they are both Democrats, so fair enough, I suppose. Illinois has had a marvelous number of successive governors, Democrat and Republican, go to jail. One is a personal hero of mine, George Ryan, a Republican whose investigations and studies may end the death penalty throughout the nation. Yeah, he belongs in prison, but sometimes heroes who are corrupt are still heroes.
As I see it, Republicans may pretty much blow it. Their ad does not stop with connecting Quinn with Blagojevich thievery. They connect him with any Illinois Democratic Governor that got into trouble within the last century. That's literal, not figurative. The ad ends this way:
Corruption, patronage, cronyism, investigations, prison. Now Pat Quinn wants four more years? 100 years of failure is enough.
Wow. Who knew that any politician was that old?
Will a Republican running in 2104, a politician not even born yet, have to answer for George Bush and Dick Cheney?
Nobody likes negative ads. Nobody but me, that is. But they will always be with us. Negative ads can work, if they are not the absolute only message, if they are not so silly and over‑the‑top, they become the stuff of comedy.
If your candidate wants to throw mud, try not to throw it against your own wind.
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Investigation Finds Candidate's Secret - He Was a Combat Hero
By Raymond on Oct 20, 2014 | In News | Send feedback »
From the Boston Globe:
The American political graveyard has more than a few monuments to politicians and public officials who embellished details of their military service, in some cases laying claim to medals for heroism or other military honors they never received.
And then, uniquely, there is Seth W. Moulton, the Democratic nominee for Congress in the Sixth Congressional District, a former Marine who saw fierce combat for months and months in Iraq. But Moulton chose not to publicly disclose that he was twice decorated for heroism until pressed by the Globe.
In 2003 and 2004, during weeks-long battles with Iraqi insurgents, then-Lieutenant Moulton "fearlessly exposed himself to enemy fire" while leading his platoon...
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Czars, Fear, Ebola, Science, Religion, Fanaticism, Fraud
By Burr Deming on Oct 18, 2014 | In Welcome | Send feedback »
The Reaction sees a larger pattern in the use by President Bush of various policy "Czars" followed by Republican denunciation of the use of "Czars" by Obama, then the demands for an Ebola Czar, then attacks for the appointment of an Ebola Czar. The pattern is that anything one certain President does is always wrong.
News Corpse slams palm to the forehead as the appointment of an Ebola Czar is critiqued by a Fox News panel that appears to have little collective knowledge of Ebola.
Conservative James Wigderson, normally a center of calm, does his part to advance the cause of be-very-very-afraid-of-Ebola. This really is getting silly. James notes that Mexico is blocking the brief landing of a ship with a non-symptomatic passenger to be picked up and transported away by plane, because nobody knows for sure whether she handled test tubes possibly containing samples for testing from an Ebola victim. James approves of Mexican fright and wonders at the lack of hair-on-fire leadership in the US. The title of his piece is "So, I'm trying to understand this". With a little more effort, he may succeed.
PZ Myers, writing for Pharyngula, is irritated at President Obama for even pandering a little to the Ebola fright night. PZ Myers tries to put it into perspective. Do we have a malaria czar?
The Big Empty brings an image that illustrates Myers' point.
Last Of The Millenniums performs vivisection on Republican revisionism of what led up to the current Ebola scare.
Green Eagle listens to Ron Paul and learns the solution to Ebola. Abolish government and put Ebola protocols in the hands of ordinary people.
At The Moderate Voice another claim about Obamacare bites the dust.
The Progressive Paradigm suggests Obama has already become one of America's most successful Presidents. I tend to agree.
Jonathan Bernstein, writing for Bloomberg, denies that Democrats deny bad polls. He makes the case that unskewed poll watchers are pretty much Republican. The old story is made new again. In the face of bad news in the polls, Republicans want to kill the pollster. Democrats want to kill themselves.
Dog Bless Us One And All, laments the loss of interest in available science knowledge.
Vincent at A wayfarer's notes reviews a book defending religion, pretty much every religion. Any sympathy for the author disappears as she defends deadly terrorism. I see religion as a flawed construct that can lead us to the limits of our ability in understanding our own transcendent spirituality. I hate to see my case being represented so ineptly. Vincent excoriates through the terrible device of accurate quote. He reminds us that there is no animal more deadly than a human who knows that God is on his side.
Mad Mike's America goes to brilliant satire as an Illinois man sues a church because, as a kid, he was not molested.
My friend Jack Jodell at The Saturday Afternoon Post explores the non-economic strategies the wealthiest of the wealthy use to maintain economic advantage by tilting the playing field at an ever steeper angle.
At The Intersection of Madness and Reality, we get an education in Medicaid and welfare fraud on the part of a person of wealth who later campaigns to cut benefits to those in actual struggle to escape poverty.
Rumproast reviews the wit and wisdom of Tom Cotton (R-AR), Senate candidate.
tengrain at Mock Paper Scissors finds that Republicans forget outreach as they bring back a modern version of Willie Horton.
Republicans have finally reached out to black ... not exactly voters. They have expanded their appeal to minority, uh, photos. Tommy Christopher, at the Daily Banter, finds that Republican outreach is working - especially with a young black woman who, judging from photos on lots of other sites, seems to have gone through an astonishingly rich and varied set of human experiences. Unless, of course, she is actually the subject of a stock photo. Gosh. You don't suppose all the photos the party recently showcased of black Republicans were just images they picked up from the internet, do you? Conservatives would never do anything like that.
Max's Dad explains how much he hates negative ads, and what he hates even more. I have an explanation here.
Dave Dubya explores the free speech implications as, here in St. Louis, a police officer calls the employer of a protester in an apparent effort to get her fired for posting criticisms of the police. Nice, officer. She complained, so he's the one being investigated by authorities.
At Crooks and Liars, Blue Gal provides the key to why there exists a Ferguson police department. I have expressed similar fact-based speculation.
Tim McGaha at Tim's Thoughtful Spot says access to new power sources is the only thing that will prevent world devastation, then explains how that can happen.
Jon Perr at Perrspectives sees new revelations of Bush era secrecy about finds of discarded hazardous material in Iraq. Seems the US had provided lots of weapons during Iraq's attack on Iran in the 1980s. The Bush/Cheney administration did not want it known, and kept the discovery of the abandoned materials secret, even from military personal assigned to guard the hazardous pools.
- Infidel 753, a source of continuous informed opinion on international matters, makes the moral and practical case for US recognition of Kurdish independence from Iraq. A brief slap at those of us on the left is well deserved.
GOP Candidate Accepted "Outsourcing Excellence" Award
By Raymond on Oct 17, 2014 | In News | Send feedback »
From the Boston Globe:
It's a photo Democrats might have only dreamed of laying their hands on. Republican Charlie Baker, the avowed jobs creator, receiving an "Outsourcing Excellence Award." In a tuxedo.
But on Tuesday, Martha Coakley's campaign circulated just such a photo, documenting the politically awkward award that Baker received in 2008 from the Outsourcing Center, an industry group, when he was chief executive of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.
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Investigation After Police Officer Calls Employer of Protester
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From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
ST. LOUIS • A woman who criticized police on Twitter says an officer called her boss in an attempt to get her fired, so she filed a formal complaint "to return the favor."
The officer doesn't deny placing a call to the woman's boss. His union says he was within his rights. The police department says it is investigating.
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Lowest New Jobless Claims Level Since Clinton Administration
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From the Chicago Tribune:
Applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly dropped last week to their lowest level in 14 years as employers avoided trimming staff even as global growth weakens.
Jobless claims decreased by 23,000 to 264,000 in the week ended Oct. 11, the fewest since April 2000 and lower than any projection in the Bloomberg survey of economists, a Labor Department report showed today in Washington. There was nothing unusual in the data and no states were estimated, a spokesman said as the figures were released.
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Scott Hits the Fan - Bizarre Approach to Debate in Florida
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From the Miami Herald:
In the weirdest start of a gubernatorial debate, Florida Gov. Rick Scott initially refused to take the stage Wednesday night because Democrat Charlie Crist insisted on a fan to keep him cool.
The Republican governor finally emerged at least six minutes late as flummoxed moderators struggled on live TV to figure out what to do with a bemused Crist standing solo on stage at Broward College.
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Three Candidates and a Scandal Make an Interesting Campaign
By Burr Deming on Oct 16, 2014 | In News, Policy | Send feedback »
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Political campaigns are inherently negative. That's because negative campaigns tend to win.
Voters really don't like candidates who run negative campaigns.
If that seems to you like Schrödinger's ballot box, you have a great vocabulary. We have two opposite things that are both true. At the same time.
There is a reason both sides of that paradox are true. Like almost any human, candidates like to be liked. They just like winning more.
Most general elections are zero-sum affairs. Winning does not depend on a candidate being liked. Winning depends on a candidate being liked more than the opponent. Sometimes that just means being disliked less.
Think of Louisiana in 1991. Edwin Edwards, notoriously corrupt Democratic former Governor, runs against David Duke, notoriously racist Republican. That last characterization is not hyperbole. David Duke was a leader in the Ku Klux Klan. The most famous bumper sticker that year was "Vote for the Crook. It's Important." Edwards won.
Negative campaigns produce two negatives. Voters dislike the candidate running negative ads. Voters come pretty close to hating the opponent who is the target of negative ads. All things being equal, the candidate voters dislike wins over the candidate voters hate. A lot of voters hold their noses and vote for the nasty guy who ran the ad they didn't like to see.
That can be true of any campaign with two credible candidates. None of the above is not a real option. One of the candidate will win.
Political parties produce that situation. That is because voters are usually inclined to cast ballots a bit strategically. The closer a campaign gets to election day, the less likely voters are to vote for independents. We don't like to waste a vote.
In 1980, I convinced my dad not to vote for John Anderson, the Mister Clean candidate running as an alternative to the weak Jimmy Carter and the radically crazy Ronald Reagan. I argued that Jimmy Carter was indeed an inept chief executive. But Ronald Reagan was possessed by demons. My father agreed that it was better to go with ineptitude over demonic possession, and John Anderson lost a vote. He lost most of those who were initially favorable.
So most races become two candidate campaigns. And we're back to negativity.
That doesn't always happen. When three candidates run, nastiness often loses. You can take down an opponent, but you can go down with that sad target.
In 1992, Ross Perot got some credibility by virtue of gazillions in campaign donations from many sources. The largest donor was Ross Perot himself. He represented an alternative to Democrat Bill Clinton and Republican President George H. W. Bush.
Most polls had Bill Clinton running a poor third. A television interview with top Republicans sitting with President Bush at a conference table had their reaction to Clinton's faltering candidacy. They joined in laughter.
Ross Perot and President Bush began criticizing each other. It began pretty mildly. It escalated into full scale attacks. Bill Clinton stated his position. "These guys really don't like each other." That was pretty much all he had to say about it.
The evidence is that Bill Clinton would have won a two candidate campaign. But the attacks between the other two probably helped him become President.
I was thinking of the rare three candidate dynamic as I read about what has turned out to be a strange campaign in South Dakota.
Republican Governor Mike Rounds is running for US Senate. He was supposed to win in a walk. After all, Mitt Romney won South Dakota by 18 points. The Republican campaign has been a casual stroll. The stroll is turning out not to be a walk in the park.
The problem is an immigration program Governor Rounds has been promoting to help the economy. Those wanting to immigrate to the United States would get help from the Rounds administration if they would move to South Dakota and invest substantially in new businesses to produce jobs.
But some members of the Rounds administration may have had other ideas. They are accused of requiring more than investment in the economy. The charge is that potential immigrants were told to contribute to the bank accounts of aides to the Republican governor.
Democratic candidate Rick Weiland has been running ads about the maladministration of the program. Accepting bribes for immigration permits has been a big issue. The effect has been much the same as in other campaigns. Voters don't like the negative ads or the candidate who runs them, but jeez. Bribes for immigration status? Are you kidding?
So guess who's running exceptionally well? Larry Pressler is a retired Republican Senator who is running as an independent. Pressler's campaign is not exactly vacuous. He says his party, the Republican Party, has moved so far to the right, it has gone off the charts. He says he voted for Barack Obama and would decide with which party to caucus after he is elected.
If the election was held now, and the candidates were only the Democrat and the Republican, the race would be tied. If the two candidates were Larry Pressler, the Independent, and Governor Mike Rounds, the Republican, Larry Pressler would be way, way ahead.
However, the race isn't a two candidate race. Rounds is ahead by about 7 points as Pressler and Weiland continue to divide the opposition. But that is an amazing straw to grasp in a state that would normally go any Republican who can inhale and exhale in the proper order.
Pressler doesn't say much about the sale of immigrant status. He is already known for his role in the Abscam scandal of a generation ago. Of all the guys who were offered bribes, he was the one who refused to accept the deal. Not going to jail turned out to be a campaign asset.
Nothing negative in talking about your own record, right?
Mayor Charged with Aiming Car at Cyclist May Be Ousted
By Raymond on Oct 15, 2014 | In Welcome | Send feedback »
From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
SUNSET HILLS • The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen took action to potentially oust the mayor Tuesday night.
The board passed a vote of no confidence in the mayor and approved a motion to hire outside counsel to adopt a resolution outlining an impeachment process. The votes on both were 6-1.
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MO GOP Official: No Ill-Intent in Call for Military Coup
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From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
HILLSBORO • Jefferson County Recorder of Deeds Debbie Dunnegan said Tuesday that she used a poor choice of words on a post on her personal Facebook page that some are interpreting as an attack on President Barack Obama.
"I have a question for all my friends who have served or are currently serving in our military … having not put on a uniform nor taken any type military oath, there has to be something that I am just not aware of. But I cannot and do not understand why no action is being taken against our domestic enemy. I know he is supposedly the commander in chief, but the Constitution gives you the authority. What am I missing? Thank you for your bravery and may God keep you safe," Dunnegan said in her post from early last week.
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New Vatican Approach Toward Gay People and Divorce
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From the New York Times:
VATICAN CITY — In a marked shift in tone likely to be discussed in parishes around the world, an assembly of Roman Catholic bishops convened by Pope Francis at the Vatican released a preliminary document on Monday calling for the church to welcome and accept gay people, unmarried couples and those who have divorced, as well as the children of these less traditional families.
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GOP Lawmaker: Kuster Will Lose Because She is "Ugly as Sin"
By Raymond on Oct 15, 2014 | In News | Send feedback »
From CBS News:
New Hampshire State Rep. Steve Vaillancourt wrote a long blog post predicting the outcome of the race in the state's 2nd Congressional District on one factor: incumbent Democratic Rep. Ann McLane Kuster's looks.
"Let's be honest. Does anyone not believe that Congressman Annie Kuster is as ugly as sin? And I hope I haven't offended sin," Vaillancourt wrote on NH Insider, a New Hampshire politics blog.
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