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Big Wind wins protection from eagle-death prosecutions, but the production tax credit is still up in the air
posted at 7:41 pm on December 10, 2013 by Erika Johnsen
I missed this at the tail end of last week, but it's precisely the outcome I was expecting to this latest dustup over the Obama administration's favorable treatment of its much-beloved renewable energy projects: The Department of Interior, in their ever-infinite wisdom, decided on Friday to institute a rule that will allow wind energy projects to completely avoid compliance with Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and its wildlife-related legal brethren with permits good for thirty years. Via the WSJ:
The newly finalized rule would grant 30-year permits allowing wind farms and other projects to accidentally kill federally protected eagles, provided they meet certain criteria. …
The new rule, which takes effect immediately, is a victory for the wind industry. The industry has contended that the five-year permit created uncertainty, as companies prepared to finance large-scale projects intended to last up to three decades. …
"This isn't a free pass," said Peter Kelley, vice president of public affairs for the American Wind Energy Association, a trade group. "To get a permit you have to persuade the government you're going to do an extensive regime or offset [bird harm] by preserving habitat."
Yes, because I'm sure the process of persuading the Obama administration that their politically preferred pet energy projects need a specialized permit will be most scrupulous indeed — no "free passes" here, no way! The Department of Justice did finally saddle a wind company with some eagle-death fines earlier this month, but I've a feeling that that was more of a small placating gesture ahead of this doozy of a special exemption. Wildlife groups are not pleased about the situation:
"Instead of balancing the need for conservation and renewable energy, Interior wrote the wind industry a blank check," said Audubon President and CEO David Yarnold on the group's website. "It's outrageous that the government is sanctioning the killing of America's symbol, the Bald Eagle. Audubon will continue to look for reasonable, thoughtful partners to wean America off fossil fuels because that should be everyone's highest priority. We have no choice but to challenge this decision, and all options are on the table."
The issue for me has never necessarily been that wind turbines are big bird killers; if wind energy were the clean, cost-effective, and prosperity-inducing energy source its proponents are always portraying it as, that might be a regrettable but worthwhile price to pay. The problem, of course, is that despite their many forms of special federal treatment, wind energy is not a competitive energy source — as evidenced by the fact that, while they won this particular bird-death battle over regulatory uncertainty, they are still fighting tooth and nail for the continuation of the production tax credit that largely determines whether wind industry lives or dies. A PTC extension isn't looking immediately likely at the moment, and wind companies are rushing to make it in under the wire, via the National Journal:
Uncertainty over expiration of the wind production tax credit has dealt a devastating blow to the wind industry's forward march. …
When Congress extended the credit at the beginning of 2013, it altered the terms. Now, construction doesn't have to be finished before the credit expires for a project to be eligible for the subsidy—it just has to be underway. …
But while contract signing hasn't slowed heading into expiration of the credit the way it did last year, the industry won't be insulated from damage forever if the subsidy is allowed to lapse.
"If the PTC is not extended this year, that's a concern because we need to have it extended as soon as possible," the wind association's CEO, Tom Kiernan, said in an interview last month. "We're not going to fall off the cliff as rapidly as we did this year, but if the credit isn't extended it will still have a similar effect—it's just that the curve [representing the construction drop-off] will be smoothed out."
As in, if the credit isn't extended, there will be a huge drop-off in investment, because wind isn't up to snuff without it? Hello?!
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Town Square
Time for Menlo Park to outsource police services
Original post made by Peter Carpenter, Atherton: Lindenwood, on Jul 6, 2012
The change over costs would be quites small. San Carlos went through the process last year:
From The Millbrae Patch -
"Before contracting out services, San Carlos employed 32 sworn officers, and the city spent about $8.9 million per year on its police department. After outsourcing, there are now 19 sworn officers, and its annual costs are about $2 million less.
The Sheriff's Office hired all San Carlos police department employees – many of them work in the county jail now. Nine original officers remain patrolling San Carlos.
Although there are fewer officers in San Carlos, the level of service has remained about the same, according to a Sept. 12 City of San Carlos study.
Rothaus said it is because the city does not need to hire extra cops to cover shifts for those sick or on-leave.
The average emergency response time has not changed, and Part 1 crimes, such as rapes, murders, aggravated assault and robbery, have decreased slightly.
The San Carlos Police Department had a better property crime solving rate, while the Sheriff's Office is more effective with violent crimes, according to the study.
Felony arrests increased about 35 percent since the transition, in part due to more regular checks of probationers and parolees conducted by the Sheriff's Office, Rothaus said.
San Carlos conducted two surveys measuring resident's satisfaction with the Sheriff's Office. Out of the 102 surveys completed, citizens were 98 percent satisfied with services. "
The County already operates a county wide dispatch system that serves both the Sheriff and ALL of the fire agencies in the county including MPFPD (which started the county wide fire dispatch consolidation movement) so there would be zero cost of adding MP police dispatch.
Some of the existing MP Police Department space would probably be needed by the Sheriff for a substation but at least part of the existing space would be surplus and hence available for other uses.
And however 'thin' the Sheriff's service may be in the unincorporated areas in the contract areas each contracting city gets to choose its own level of service. Woodside contracts for more officers and pays more, but still far less than Menlo Park. And the same officers are assigned to Woodside on a continuing basis.
Here are the comparative costs:
Agencies which have their own Police Department:
As of the census of 2000, there were
7,194 people
4.9 square miles (12.8 km²)
Police budget $4.9 M
$681 per capita
Redwood City
As of the census[1] of 2008, there were
75,508 people
34.6 sq miles
Police budget $31.7 M
$419 per capita
Palo Alto
As of the census of 2000, there were 58,598
23.7 sq miles
Police budget $29M
$494 per capita
Foster City
As of the census of 2000, there are 28,803
The city has a total area of 19.9 square
miles (51.6 km²), of which 3.8 square miles
(9.7 km²) is land and 16.2 square miles
(41.9 km²) is water.
Police budget $9.6 M
$333 per capita
As of the census of 2000, there were 28,158
The city has a total area of 15.6 km² (6.0 mi²).
11.2 km² (4.3 mi²) of it is land and 4.4 km²
(1.7 mi²) of it (28.19%) is water.
Police budget $9.5M
$337 per capita
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were
10,825 people
The town has a total area of 6.2 square miles
(16.1 km²), all of it land.
Police budget $8M
$739 per capita
Los Altos
The population was 27,693 according to the
2000 census.
6.3 square miles (16.4 km²).
Police dept budget $13.46 M
$485 per capita
Menlo Park
As of the census of 2000, there were 30,785
17.4 square miles (45 km2), of which
10.1 square miles (26 km2) is land
and 7.3 square miles (19 km2) is water. Police services budget $14.69 M
$477.148 per capita
East Palo Alto
As of the census of 2009, there were 35,791 people,
2.6 square miles (6.7 km²), of which 2.5 square miles (6.6 km²) are land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.78%) are water.
Police budget $10,262,651
$287 per capita
Agencies which contract out their police services:
The population was 30,318 at the 2007 census.
The city has a total area of 21.1 square miles
(31.4 km²)
Police costs via County Sheriff $4.34 M
$143 per capita
11.8 square miles (30.5 km²)
As of the census of 2000, there were
5,352 people
Police services via County Sheriff $1.3 M
$242 per capita
new contract 2012/13
The Woodside Town Council approved a budget that included ■ Sheriff's contract: A council majority approved a three-year $1.45 million law enforcement contract with the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. Unlike the annual jumps of 10 percent in previous contracts, this one rises by 4 percent for the first year and 3 percent after that.
The population of Woodside is 5287 as of the 2010 census or a cost of $274 per capita.
Portola Valley
The population was 4,462 at the 2000 census
9.2 square miles (23.7 km²)
Police services via Sheriff $498,601
$111 per capita
San Carlos
The population was 27.238 in 2008
5.93 square miles
Police services via proposed Sheriff's contract
$248.62 per capita

Arguments against outsourcing? Fear of change.
Comments (9)
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jul 7, 2012 at 2:41 am
Peter, please focus your destructive energy on your own town. Yes, our police chief is leaving, but Menlo Park is a desirable place to be. We should have no problem find several highly qualified individuals that want this position.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Jul 7, 2012 at 7:33 am
Peter Carpenter is a registered user.
Please explain what is 'destructive' about saving millions and improving the quality of police services.
Arguments against outsourcing? Fear of change.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Jul 7, 2012 at 1:23 pm
Go Outsourcing!
a resident of another community
on Jul 7, 2012 at 2:38 pm
By Please, a person who is afraid to identify him/her self says.
"Peter, please focus your destructive energy on your own town. " This is one of the funniest statements I have seen, No city in San Mateo County should be afraid of outsourcing.
As a resident of San Carlos who opposes the leadership of the Sheriff's Department I can say the experience of having the Sheriff Office take over the San Carlos Police Department has been a POSITIVE one.
a resident of another community
on Jul 12, 2012 at 2:59 pm
Crime is on the rise and will continue as long as there is unemployment and the schemes which are emerging to defraud others is incresing as people go into foreclosure.
I doubt that any outsourcing is going to be of any help when matters get out of hand.
We will then see a lot more ZIMMERMAN'S and innocent victims as ill prepared or trained police departments begin to try and solve projected rise in crime, murder,and impending chaos.
I believe that more vigilante types are going to want instant action instead of all this useless rhetoric and PLAYING BY THE LAW...It works so well in Washington..PAHLEEEEZE.
Paradise is LOST and only those with bunkers and bullet proof SUV's are going to feel safe.
Whenever I see an elderly lady stopped for an traffic infraction, and FOUR squad cars are at the scene, it is time to know where money is going and why protection is dimwitted.I actually have witnessed the above example more than a few times.
These are different times in our history, and they cannot be blamed on anything or anyone except the phenomena of a crumbling society due to more than a lame Congress or a bunch of WWI or II experts who seem to drown you with facts and what they call "reasoning"...
Vigilantes will probably become our alternatives no matter how much bickering goes on between the divided Peninsulans.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jul 12, 2012 at 7:08 pm
please post under your usual nom de plum - R Gordon. Your non sequitors make it so clear it is you.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Aug 19, 2012 at 5:29 pm
How about Atherton outsourcing their police department to Menlo Park? That would of course save the city of Atherton money. And Menlo PD is much more familiar with their area than the other law enforcement agencies.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Aug 19, 2012 at 6:53 pm
Peter Carpenter is a registered user.
Menlo Park and Atherton combined still do not represent an economically efficient police department.
And since the Sheriff generally hires the best officers from any entity that it contracts for local knowledge is assured.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Aug 19, 2012 at 11:38 pm
Another idea:
why would Menlo Park want the glorified private security force that is the Atherton PD patrolling its town? I think you have it backward. If anything Menlo officers could easily take over patrol duties in Atherton. Then the town could hire a private security force to take in their mail, water their lawns, provide lock out service, etc. All jobs that PROFESSIONAL police departments decidedly DO NOT provide. Nor should they.
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Make a easy-to-store, pro-quality router table for almost nothing by upcycling a discarded laminate kitchen countertop and the metal angle from an old bed frame.
"Upcycling" is the creative art of turning discarded items into beautiful or useful objects that are better than the original material. In other words, it's what DIYers have been doing for centuries. We just didn't have a trendy name for it before.
Twenty years ago, I barely had enough money for a router, much less a router table. So I built a quick, crude version from a hunk of old countertop supported by steel rails from a bed frame. I always intended to upgrade, but when I test drove other tables, I always found that I liked my homemade one better. It's tough, easy to take to job sites and easy to store. But my favorite feature is the screw-on fence face. In two minutes, I can switch to a face with a larger hole for larger bits or a super-tall face for vertical routing. And since it's replaceable, I don't mind driving screws into it to secure featherboards or guides.
Over the years, I've built three of these tables—including an 8-ft. version for making long trim. The only tricky part is cutting the hole for the router plate, so this article will focus on a goof-proof method for that. For the rest of the project, cut and assemble the parts as shown in Figure A.
Countertop: At least 6 linear feet to build a 3-ft.-long table. Go Dumpster diving or check the bargain bin at a home center.
Metal rails: If you can't find a bed frame to cut up, buy 6 ft. of 1-in. angle.
T-nuts, washers and eye bolts: I used 3/8-in. hardware, but anything over 1/4 in. will do.
Vacuum port: I used a rubber vacuum hose adapter.
Miscellaneous: A 1/2-in. pattern router bit with bearing at top, router table insert plate, wood glue, coarse-thread screws (1/2, 1-1/4, 2 in.).
Screw the plate to the table and assemble a two-layer guide around the plate. Place washers along two sides of the plate so the guide opening is slightly larger than the plate.
Clamp down the long ends of the frame, remove the plate and cut a groove with a pattern bit. The bearing guides the bit perfectly along the inside of the guide.
Drill a starter hole for the blade and cut along the inside of the groove with a jigsaw. That will leave a perfect lip to support the plate.
The first step is to cut up the section of countertop. Some countertops have a hump just above the rounded front edge. If yours does, you'll have to cut off a couple of inches and lose the finished front edge. Next, cut off the backsplash. Lay the countertop upside down and clamp on a straight board to guide your circular saw. You can make the other cuts with a circular saw or table saw. Keep in mind that saw teeth leave chips as they exit plastic laminate. To avoid chipping, cut with the laminate face up on a table saw or face down with a circular saw. A cut laminate edge is sharp enough to slice skin. To dull those sharp edges, make a few quick passes with sandpaper.
After the table's cut to size, create a hole for the router insert plate. Place the insert plate 3-1/2 in. from the back edge of the table and build a guide around it (Photo 1). My guide is 1/2 in. thick; perfect for a 1-in.-long pattern bit. For a shorter or longer bit, use thicker or thinner material. Before cutting the groove (Photo 2), set the router bit depth. Stack two scraps of the guide material and the plate. Set your router on the plate and adjust the depth. To finish the hole, cut along the inner edge of the groove (Photo 3).
Stiffen the table with metal rails and hammer in the T-nuts that will lock down the fence.
Build the fence as shown in Figure A. Assemble the fence with screws and glue where particleboard meets particleboard; screws alone where plastic laminate meets particleboard. Drill pilot holes and use coarse-thread screws; fine-thread screws won't hold. To cut the slots in the fence base (A), drill 1/2-in. holes and then cut with a jigsaw. Two of the fence brackets (E) are double thick. To make them, glue scraps together back to back and then cut them to size. The size of the dust pen hole depends on the size of your vacuum hose. I bought a rubber vacuum hose adapter and cut off the stepped end. To fasten the fence face, drive 1-1/2-in. screws through the backer (B) into the face. Before you drill the T-nut holes and install the T-nuts (Photo 4), mark their locations using the fence base as a guide.
Manufactured insert plates come with snap-out rings for larger router bits, with pre-drilled holes for standard routers.
Insert plates need to be perfectly flat. If it's not, clamp it for a few days to straighten it out.
Insert plates made for router tables start at about $30 for a basic model like the one shown here (Rousseau 3509, available through our affiliation with Amazon.com). Search online to browse a huge selection. For about half the price, you can also make your own plate from an acrylic sheet (at least 1/4 in. thick; available at home centers). Despite my legendary cheapness, I prefer the manufactured versions; better results, less fuss. My one complaint is that they're not always perfectly flat. But when I sentence them to a couple of days of corrective clamping, they flatten nicely.
Have the necessary tools for this DIY project lined up before you start—you'll save time and frustration.
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6-17-13. Ocala, FL- Bubba Raceway Park has a special event line up for the next two week-ends, the first of which is the Summer Spectacular this Friday and Saturday (June 21st and 22nd). On Friday, the Bubba Army Late Models will have a Practice Session, while the Hobby Stocks and 1-800-ASK GARY Thunder Stocks will Qualify and Heat Race. On Saturday, the Late Models will race for $3000, while the Hobby Stocks and Thunder Stocks will each battle for $2000. The E-Mods will join the fun on Saturday night.
Only three races have been run this season, but the three winners have been usuals in Kyle Bronson, Darrell Padgett, and Mark Whitener. Rich Pratt is the points leader in his Groeb Farms #0, a gap he hopes to build upon with a victory. Pratt has won in his UMP Modified this season, but Tyler Clem will try to stop him and take his own Winghouse #14 to the top step after his first career Limited Late Model win last week. Right behind Clem is Jeff Mathews, a driver with multiple wins in his Gator Core Recycling-sponsored Crate Late Model and UMP Modified. Last year's division champion, Mark Whitener, was unstoppable last time out, and hopes to go back-to-back in his Dave's Towing #58, something he's done quite a bit since he joined Big Frog Motorsports in 2010. Billy Holmes rounds out the top five in his Rent-N-Roll #7, and Holmes hopes to decipher the field and claim the $3000 prize. Expect the big names- Ivedent Lloyd, Jr. and Tyler Ivey, to name a couple- as they chase the cash at Bubba Raceway Park.
Only three drivers have won multiple races in 2013 but for good reason. Last time out it was "The Gambler" Trevor Gamble taking the win- his eleventh in the Modern Era, a division record- in a brand new Gamble Racing Chassis-sponsored entry. Gamble will join points leader Devin Walker at the front as Walker tries to take the Lasoski Racing #55 to the prize. Brian Shea is second in the standings, a place he knows he can win a championship from as he won a Thunder Stock title in 2011. Shea will try to chase Walker down in his BP Electric #19, while Hunter Gustafson tries to get the Precision Race Cars #15 to P1. Sean Monoghan and Don Woosley complete the top five in the standings, with Woosley already having a win in 2013. "The Altoona Assassins" will be there with Bubba and Grady Christian headlining their group, and "The Big Lake Boys" have Tommy Hill, Scotty Kay, Jr., and Brian Morgan representing them, as well as a few others. Hill has a win thus far, and Morgan- as well as Walker and Gustafson- has two. The likes of Mike Stalnaker and plenty others will attack as well, and the greatest race of 2013 could very well happen on this week-end.
Only three men in the 1-800-ASK GARY Thunder Stocks top five have never won, as points leader William Gillam took his JNM Ironworks #13 to Coors Light Winner's Circle for the first time a month ago, and Brandon Elwood- who sits just two points behind Gillam- took career dirt wins #1 and #2 earlier this year in his Hunley Express #28. Tony Campbell has slipped back into third in his Zellwood Truck Stops #6, but is focused on the $2000 prize and, maybe, the standings. Melvin Fockler will do his best to claw back into title contention in his BK Graphics #33, and the same is true for the TNT Auto Works #73 driver, Brandon Tillander. After a couple of years in which he struggled, Tillander has a strong car and what better way to prove so then with a win 'Money Race' win? Jeff Stalnaker, Jr., Jeffrey Smith, Mike Tovet, and Randy Strehle will try their hands at it and maybe steal a win from the championship contenders.
The E-Mods will have open air, especially since Shane Nichols reign is over. Nichols actually got involved in an accident, so he still hasn't finished and lost a race in the division. He leads the championship in his #65 by just thirteen over Shane Taylor. Now, if that's not confusing enough for announcers, Shawn Taylor- Shane's brother- sits twelve behind his brother. After the name game up front, Charlie Howard, Jr. and Roy Crain complete the top five as both consistently run up front and make the most of the Taylor's misfortunes and Nichols' as well.
Pits will open at 5:00 on Friday, with grandstands opening at 6:00, and opening ceremonies scheduled for 8:00. For more info on the Summer Spectacular or the 29th's Mike Peters Open, check out
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If, heading home from Chet's Last Call one night in 1984, you happened to tune into The Record Hospital, you might have caught a Swell Maps track, followed by some F.U.'s or the Contortions. Ten years later (maybe after leaving Local 186), you'd have heard some Spitboy or Man Is the Bastard. And one night last week, they were playing new stuff from Brainworms, Sinks, and Ripshit.
From its small studio in the basement of Harvard's Pennypacker Hall, with its limited wattage and dead-of-night time slot, WHRB's beloved overnight program (95.3 FM; 10 pm–5 am) has offered seven-hour tours to the very outskirts of rock — a sprawling and varied landscape unhelpfully known as "noise" — five nights a week for the past 24 years.
That's a lot of air, and over the years, it has given ample space to a genre that has traditionally struggled for any space at all. This weekend, the Hospital (along with Papercut Zine Library) has programmed two whole days of live performances: one day of hardcore, one day of noise music — and yes, it is music.
"The word 'noise' can be really unfair," cautions Evan Hanlon ('08, Filmmaking). "For some of these people, this music is the most extreme extension of jazz. For others, it's an utter catharsis of energy and sound. For others, it's more of an academic investigation."
"And sometimes it's just brutality," adds Catherine Humphreville ('10, Social Studies).
"I think this fest is leaning toward the brutality," says Baris Ercal ('10, Biology). All giggle with anticipation.
One of the dealbreakers for new listeners when it comes to noise is its resistance to context. But as generations of Hospital staffers have demonstrated, you can learn this shit.
"Some of our DJs come here knowing a lot," says Ercal. "But a lot come in knowing nothing — and they can end up being the best DJs, if only because they're free of biases."
Like most extracurriculars at Harvard, a tenure at The Record Hospital requires candidates to submit to an exhaustive competency process. These "compers" take tests, attend lectures, keep observation hours with established DJs, and engage in heated handwritten discussions in composition notebooks — scores of them, dating back to '84. Paging through scrawled flame wars about flaky DJs subbing out of their shifts, potentially scoring Black Flag tickets, and keeping within the notebook's established format conventions is like gazing into the primordial ooze of modern messageboarding.
But for an organization with an inherently short institutional memory, these meticulously jotted playlists and journals provide a clear view of just how much the Hospital has done in terms of charting the perimeter of music. "When the show started, it was less about the Ramones and more about, say, the Minutemen," says Hanlon. "Even now, we're playing stuff by bands that only put out like 200 or 300 records rather than something on Sub Pop. It's about giving this music exposure."
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Grass Roots Obama
Original post made by Paul Losch, Community Center, on Apr 1, 2012
That said, I had an opportunity on March 31 to witness a remarkable session in the East Bay that struck me as having its roots in the days that the President was a community organizer in Chicago some years ago. I was invited to attend as an Obama supporter, but I quickly tried to shift to more of a reporter role of the event.
I will not disclose things that could be viewed as internal matters for those who support the Obama re-election effort, but I have some observations about the event and what implications it may have for us here locally in the coming months before the November election.
The 6 hour session was called �Camp Obama,� and was intended for people who wish to get more actively involved with the President�s re-election campaign, especially in roles beyond �worker bees.� Nearly 50 people carved out their Saturday to attend. It was very well run, with several people leading it who were connected with the campaign and the White House. One had attended the event the previous evening in SF at which Michelle Obama was the keynoter. Another met the President at (what is now the ill-fated) Solyndra visit to Fremont in 2010.
The morning involved discussions around how at the local level the campaign was organizing and recruiting. There were clearly defined roles and tasks. It was clear from the presentations and discussions that the Obama campaign is taking full advantage of the �Cloud,� and data gathering, analysis and feedback is going back and forth between local groups like this one in the East Bay and the HQ in Chicago.
The sessions after lunch focused more on �messaging.� How to talk to people, what to say what not to say, some drill down on the whole ObamaCare issue. There was a lead at each table (tables set up by different parts of the East Bay) to get people to sign up for further training and participation going forward. This was a leadership recruiting event, and people were clearly engaged, nobody over the top, but genuinely interested in doing more than just showing up at the voting booth this November.
My thoughts:
1. The grass roots organizing by the Obama campaign is formidable. What I saw on Saturday is going on all over the country. Blue states like California are harnessing supporters to work on swing states, such as Nevada, with personal visits and phone calls to prospective voters, not just Obama supporters, but also independents and the like who vote differently each election cycle.
2. The people in the room I was in on Saturday were Americans of every stripe you can imagine. They were in different circumstances, from homeless to very comfortable. Nobody was strident, nobody was angry, nobody was PollyAnniish. They were there because they want the President re-elected, and were willing to do some work as volunteers to accomplish that objective. I contrast this with �Tea Partiers� who come across to me as in a perpetual state of anger.
3. I could not help but wonder what the counterpoint is in the Republican Party. As a marketing guy, I was thinking that this deep grass roots effort by the Obama campaign is juxtaposed with robo-phone calls, huge media spending, spewing by the likes of Fox and Limbaugh, but little personal contact with real people, be it phone or face to face. Both candidates will make personal appearances as the election approaches. The question is what�s behind their curtains?
4. This session spent a great deal of time discussing ObamaCare. Talking points were fine, it is clear that there is a great deal of mis-understanding about the law. The crowd was too polite. From my point of view, the matter cannot be discussed until after we hear from the Supreme Court later this June. This did not seem to be something that the people leading this session understood.
Regardless of who runs against the President this fall, and even who wins, the grass roots effort by the Obama campaign is a very impressive machine. More goes into winning an election than such an effort, things like substance come into play, some of the time. Strategically, what wins elections in this day and age? Time will tell.
Do get involved, whatever your inclinations. It is not that difficult to do so, it can be an enjoyable social experience. That�s what I am doing this year.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Apr 1, 2012 at 4:53 pm
"I could not help but wonder what the counterpoint is in the Republican Party."
The counterpoint to the thousands of Obama donors ponying up fifty bucks are the big donors on the the other side - guys that write massive checks.
Foster Friess's million keep Santorum in the race, Sandy Alderson spends 15 million to keep Newt in the race. Even with that, Romney's superpac outspends them at a rate of 10 or 20 to 1.
For the general, groups like Karl Rove's Crossroads will raise $250 million to spread fear about Obama among the Fox sheeple. So far, most of it reportedly has come from 5 (yes, five) donors.
So Obama has to do the bootcamps. Twenty buck donations don't cut it in the age of Citizens United.
Not a big fan of Obama, but the GOP hasn't run any one serious enough to consider for my vote. They drove out all the sane candidates early. We're left with a candidate with the core principles of an Etch A Sketch.
Agree with the social experience. Made calls in 2008. Was not a boring day.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 1, 2012 at 6:35 pm
Obama has blocked the Keystone pipeline from the source of Canadian oil. Playing to his greenie base. Pretty much end of story for him, nationally.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 1, 2012 at 8:17 pm
The issue with Obama is that no one did due diligence nor vetting for
1/ His award of a Nobel Prize with no history of qualification for it
2/ His election to POTUS with no executive, legal and 1 year of Senate experience
He is articulate and charming--but so was John Edwards the 2 time Democratic VPOTUS and POTUS candidate who is now on his way to 15 years in a Federal prison.
For the POTUS to intervene in local legal disputes-
-as Obama did in Cambridge Mass and recently Florida-
-is a misuse of the POTUS office.
More important Obama has not stood up to AIPACs sabotage of US fundamental interests in our foreign policy
Obama is a charming public speaker-
-by his judgment and experience on foreign policy are poor and the economy is stagnant with oil heading to $5+ over the summer vacation period.
Why can we not get great candidates -?
- both McCain and Obama where very weak prospects
a resident of another community
on Apr 1, 2012 at 11:38 pm
>> "both McCain and Obama where very weak prospects "
So true, and the prospectives for 2012 are even worse.
I suggest we have a 3rd option. "None of the Above". If "None of the above" gets the majority of votes, then everyone else on the ballot is precluded from running again, and we start all over from the beginning with new candidates.
a resident of Community Center
on Apr 2, 2012 at 6:51 am
Paul Losch is a registered user.
Re-Direct, SVP
This blog is not intended to discuss the merits of Obama or any other candidate. Rather, it was written to engender discussion about how different groups are using different strategies to get their candidate elected.
Please offer up your thoughts and describe your experiences around that, even if it is just how you react to getting a phone call at dinner time--one of my pet peeves.
There are and will be plenty of other postings about the candidates in the coming months, if what transpired on this web site in 2008 is any indication. If you want to opine about a candidate or his policies, you will have plenty of opportunity to do so.
I am hoping this blog generates some discussion about what we are doing or experiencing locally around being part of a campaign. Donors welcome!
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Apr 2, 2012 at 9:58 am
Good luck with that.
♥ James wants to grind an ax about a pipeline designed to bring tar sand (the 'dirtiest of oil') to Texas to be exported to other countries.
♥ Sharon wants to grind an ax about a 1 term governor having more experience than the President who got us out of Iraq, killed Bin Laden and after being handed the worst economy since the Depression, has given us 23 consecutive months of private sector job growth. Instead she wants the 1 term governor with an EtchASketch as chief campaign strategist.
♥ outside observer wants to grind an ax about changing the Constitution to add 'none of the above'
The only reason you didn't get more comments like this so far is you posted on a weekend, instead of mid-week!
I think it's a great topic. One could even localize the discussion (naturally fits, given the grassroots theme) about how the local party offices are motivating their troops. After all, Obama will solicit the troops help from a national level, but direct them to the local offices (that's where it's fun - the local dem hq, like you suggested.)
(yes, Sharon, that's where we all smoke dope, burn the flag and have orgies0
Nationally, I see only one side motivating their die-hard base to hit the streets and phones.
The other side? For all the lies, venom and hatred of the incumbent Fascist Muslim Socialist Radical Christian Kenyan™, rallying around an EtchASketch seems like quite a reach. Prediction - unless Myth picks Rubio, Obama wins Florida by five points. If Myth doesn't carry Florida, game over - the GOP can't win without FL.
a resident of Community Center
on Apr 2, 2012 at 11:08 am
Paul Losch is a registered user.
Since I am not a Republican, I do not know much about what it going on in that party other than what I see and hear in the news.
I do have the impression that here in California, the GOP folks come here to raise money, but little else. No effort to organize people to help out in other parts of the country where they could help with tipping point states.
This may change once they have a firm candidate, and they have a great deal of catching up to do should that be part of their national campaign effort. It may be too late already to make a legitimate go of it.
a resident of College Terrace
on Apr 2, 2012 at 12:50 pm
Foster's correct.
There's going to be tens of thousands of calls going into Florida in October and the first week of November.
Democrat base states are 242 votes. The Republicans have to peel off Pennsylvania (Santorum as nominee or VP pick) or Wisconsin (chances of going red are pretty much done since Scott Walker screwed the pooch up there - totally energized the lib base with his overreach) to change the 242 number.
With 242, then the Dems only need Florida's 29 to go over the top. So the VP pick can only help in one state, have to defend PA or FL with the Rubio pick mentioned. Tough choice. Or get both with a Santorum/Rubio ticket.
With Florida for the GOP and PA for the dems, there are numerous other combinations that spell doom for the GOP: Obama in Ohio & Virginia end it, or Colorado & NC.
Or the GOP gets disheartened, doesn't show up and Obama runs over him like he did with McCain, 365-163. Highly unlikely, but if so, the disheartened base will be the reason the dems keep the senate and re-take the house. Blame the base, or the candidate?
It's going to be all about jobs reports and campaign mistakes for the next 6 months. Assuming flat reports, no serious mistakes, no global economic meltdowns, then it's the ground game in the swing states.
Deja vu all over again.
Paul's nailed it.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 2, 2012 at 12:55 pm
All the GOP really needs to do is to run against the Obama record, and use the media to get out the message. That strategy is much more effective than spending a Saturday at a propaganda camp.
a resident of Community Center
on Apr 2, 2012 at 7:02 pm
Paul Losch is a registered user.
The Obama record aside, you may be right or wrong about using the media to get the message out to win. That is the whole point of this blog--Obama's campaign has a huge "retail" effort as part of their strategy. I suspect that its "wholesale" strategy of media and the like will ramp up later in the year.
The GOP is still in the trenches fighting it out over how long it will take before Romney clinches the front runner spot. I detect no grass roots effort at a party, let alone a candidate, level on the Republican side. Even if Romney became the nominee tomorrow, I think it is too late for the GOP to mount an effective grass roots effort, even it they wanted to (which I don't think they do.)
So the GOP is left with a "wholesale" strategy." They have plenty of money to throw at it, not sure what the message is yet. I hope they have something more than that Obama has failed. Give me a reason to vote for someone. But again, this blog is about campaign stratgies and tactics, not the candidates or their substance.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 2, 2012 at 7:25 pm
The Conservative " retail strategy" is very active and is taking place on the Web--- it is a Network Strategy-
-very different from the old stale retail/wholesale/hope/hype/spin story.
Conservatives in Palo Alto/ MP/ PV- are very active in this new Conservative Network Campaign Strategy-it has a huge Asian American constituency who prefer to keep a low profile in public.
- PA Conservatives tend to avoid bumper stickers, lawn signs etc because of previous incidents of having their cars or homes damaged.
The interesting question for today is--
Who leaked the confidential SCOTUS deliberations on health care to the White House?
One of the justices must have–given Obamas statements today
Who was it?
Here is a clue–
-she was @ Harvard
a resident of College Terrace
on Apr 2, 2012 at 7:37 pm
"The Conservative " retail strategy" is very active and is taking place on the Web--- it is a Network Strategy-"
- like posting unfounded rumors like a SCOTUS leak?
Sharon - Other than email from the candidates and the party requesting money, what on earth are you talking about?!?!?!?
"Conservatives in Palo Alto/ MP/ PV- are very active in this new Conservative Network Campaign Strategy"
a resident of Community Center
on Apr 2, 2012 at 7:53 pm
Paul Losch is a registered user.
I think Sharon has a point about social networking playing a role in local, grass roots efforts this campaign season.
It may be a generational thing, but I am not a huge Facebook or Twitter user. Still, many people of all ages are, and it definitely plays a role in this years campaign.
Another arrow in the quiver. Open to and for use by both sides.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 2, 2012 at 10:44 pm
The retail branch of the GOP is two-fold:
1. The traditional personal connections. Fairly quiet, but substantial.
2. The Tea Party rebellion types.
I would suggest that the GOP retail stuff, when combined, is larger than the Dem stuff. Apparently you see it differently. Attending propaganda camps can get one to drink the kool-aid. Guilty as charged, Paul?
a resident of Community Center
on Apr 2, 2012 at 11:00 pm
Paul Losch is a registered user.
I do not dispute what you describe as going on with GOP types. However, what you describe does not come across to me as "organized" as what I witnessed on last Saturday.
I am smart enough to not drink anybody's kool-aid. Please focus on the issue and not on me.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 5, 2012 at 3:48 pm
A growing issue is that around 30% of the electorate say
"non of the above"
When given a roster of established candidates for office--this applies to both sides.
The situation is much worse when it comes to the approval ratings for national, state and local legislative bodies--Congress approval ratings are in the single digits.
State Governors get higher ratings probably because they do something practical and can be evaluated on their performance
- they have to meet budgets and payrolls-for example
Most other politicians are not worth their salary and just get in the way.
Politics needs to catch up with the internet which enables more productive direct participative democracy.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Apr 5, 2012 at 5:08 pm
"State Governors get higher ratings"
Huh? Looked at any polls lately?
Kasich in Ohio is sub 35%, so is the drug test Gov in Florida.
MacDonnell's numbers in VA used to have VP written all over them until his transvaginal probe transgressions.
Little Scotty Walker has to raise $25 million from out of state to defend his recall, plus he has lawyered up against some potential indictments from his previous county administrator position.
Obama is at 50%, Romney is in the high 40's.
Not a lot of governors can say that.
Anyone poll Palin since she quit? She dropped from 70% down to low 30's before she walked, didn't she?
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 5, 2012 at 6:39 pm
There is a difference between
1 approval rating and
2 who would you vote for between 2 candidates
For example
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday
shows that 25% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president.
Forty-three percent (43%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a
Presidential Approval Index rating of -18
In a hypothetical Election 2012 matchup,
Mitt Romney attracts 47% of the vote, while President Obama earns 45%.
If Rick Santorum is the GOP nominee, Obama leads 46% to 44%.
Web Link
These are the latest valid tracking polls
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Apr 6, 2012 at 10:30 am
Sharon, you copied your numbers from Rasmussen incorrectly, from your link: "In a hypothetical Election 2012 matchup, Romney and President Obama are tied at 46%. If Rick Santorum is the GOP nominee, the president leads 47% to 41%. " Web Link
Latest valid tracking polls? What's your definition of "valid" re polls? Ras is the epitome of right leaning polls, while DK funded PPP (opposed to PPP's independent polls.) lean left. Ras is notorious for skewing right up to the final weeks before an election when they come back into the mainstream of results.
You gave up on your "State Governors get higher ratings" argument? Was expecting for you to support your statement with facts rather than a shift into presidential polls.
Back to topic - I agree with Sharon, obliquely, that the swing states and their governor issues will be play a roll in the retail, ground game this November.
MacDonnell's transvaginal transgressions will swing female voters into the blue column in VA, while Little Scotty Walker's overreach and recall will take WI out of swing state status due to the mobilization of the left specifically because of him. Kasich's appalling numbers in Ohio and his SB 5 blunder spurred a huge ground game that will continue through November. We'll see about Florida.
a resident of another community
on Apr 7, 2012 at 5:42 pm
Conservative author John Derbyshire explains why conservatives are fighting so hard against Obama: Web Link
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 7, 2012 at 8:39 pm
@ Posted by John Derbyshire, a resident of another community
Why do you lie?
As everyone knows Derbyshire was fired by the National Review for writing that crazy article in Taki magazine-
-all Conservative media have joined in rejecting his crazy ideas--from WSJ to Forbes etc.
Derbyshire is married to a Chinese woman and has bi racial children-
-his attitude towards blacks is weird-
--but not that unusual among some Chinese Americans-
-they are a significant voting group locally but not nationally.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Apr 9, 2012 at 11:14 am
Sharon decries racism then oddly inserts the racial makeup of the author's family along with her opinion/stereotypee of Asian on Black racism.
I'm still waiting for her explanation to the question asked of her about the bold new world she seems so proud of - "in this new Conservative Network Campaign Strategy"
Blogs, emails, fb and posting here are the Conservative Network Campaign Strategy?
You gave up on that, the governors comment, your incorrect polling data, etc..
Do you ever read the posts that correct your false claims?
a resident of Community Center
on Apr 9, 2012 at 2:26 pm
Paul Losch is a registered user.
Come on you guys! Are you able to stay on topic????
The point of my blog here is to discuss eperiences around working for a campaign. We all have our views about the President and his potential oppopnets, and the policies that attend them.
Those of you that choose to not get personally involved in a campaign and choose to opine on this blog are in the wrong space. Find another place that is conducive to opinions as opposed to experiences.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 9, 2012 at 3:43 pm
Thanks for stepping in Paul Losch to keep the discussion on track.
In our experience local Conservatives heavily use Web 3.0 and sophisticated social media technology in this election cycle.
we do not hold public rallies or public meetings.
The reason is security-
-we have seen many instances where left wing activist sabotage and the harass local Conservative participants in such gatherings.
Financial contributions are of course a public matter.
We are not going to reveal the Conservative 3.0 web and social network strategy for the reasons we have stated
-America has confidential voting for good reasons of freedom.
In contrast-- the left relies on public rallies and emotion.
The elections -
- from our point of view-
-should be determined by rational fiscal policy-
- and American fundamental interests in our foreign policy-
-That means-no more wars that do not further fundamental American interests.
The essence of this Conservative view on foreign policy was well understood by the Greek Democrat Nicias-- in 415 BC
When he said–
"We must remember also that we have only just recovered in some measure from a great plague (financial crisis) and a great war, and are beginning to make up our losses in men and money.
It is our duty to expend our new resources upon ourselves at home, and not upon begging exiles who have an interest in successful lies;
Who find it expedient only to contribute words, and let others fight their battles; and who, if saved, prove ungrateful;
and if they fail, as they very likely may, only involve their friends in a common ruin…"—
--Nicias, speaking in the Athenian Ekklesia against the Sicilian expedition in 415 BC.
The Conservative view on race/ethnicity- in America continues to be "E Pluribus Unum".
The left has a very different view on these economic-social-and foreign policy matters--fine
That is what Democracy is about.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 9, 2012 at 4:09 pm
"Full disclosure: I am an Obama supporter. Despite some character flaws that make him less effective than I would like to see in a President, I am glad he is in the White House, and I intend to vote for him again this November, whoever is his GOP opponent." (your words).
"That said, I had an opportunity on March 31 to witness a remarkable session in the East Bay" (again, your words).
Such sycophancy can hardly be entertained as an objectie reporting of the methods involved in a campaign. After all, according to your 'reporting' only 50 people attented this propagands meeting.
You have, indeed, drunk the kool-aid.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Apr 9, 2012 at 4:55 pm
Paul is the one who drank the koolaid?????
"Such sycophancy can hardly be entertained as an objectie reporting of the methods involved in a campaign."
As opposed to Sharon's Super Secret Plan to get us out of Vietnam, errrr, Sharon's Super Secret Plan to find WMD, ummmm, no, Sharon's Super Secret Plan to use a quote from 415BC in a discussion about 2012 retail campaign tactics, err, umm, no, it was Sharon's Super Secret Plan to hide the Super Secret Ultimate Conservative Secret Web Based Election Strategy.
"We are not going to reveal the Conservative 3.0 web and social network strategy for the reasons we have stated"
Seriously, Sharon? The only secret thing you have in an online election strategy is.....
Whatever hidden reason you
- use so many
- dashes along with
- carriage returns
- resulting in partial sentence
- paragraphs
Obama's already saturated the Net.
"We are not going to reveal...."
- Wow.
Honestly, you had me going at first. I thought maybe the conservative movement was doing more than Facebook, Little Green Footbals and RedState.
- Obviously not.
a resident of Stanford
on Apr 9, 2012 at 4:59 pm
[Post removed due to disrespectful comment or offensive language]
a resident of Stanford
on Apr 9, 2012 at 5:58 pm
Naturally the editors see n othing wrong with any of sharons comments. What a surprise! I guess reading someones comments and then giving an opinion on said comments and the poster is too much for the delicate sensibilities of our prim and proper editors. Making a comment about Web 3.0 is also apparently verboten when it applies to the darling of the editorial staff.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 9, 2012 at 6:11 pm
@ Posted by Foster, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood,
In a democracy we have to have free exchange of ideas to inform wise decision making
Losch may agree or not on the role of Web 3.0 and social network technology in this election cycle-
-it is certainly dominant among very,very many Silicon Valley executives who are Conservatives.
For the matters of personal security-productivity and effectiveness they keep a very low public profile on their political views for security reasons.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 9, 2012 at 6:11 pm
@ Posted by Foster, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood,
In a democracy we have to have free exchange of ideas to inform wise decision making
Losch may agree or not on the role of Web 3.0 and social network technology in this election cycle-
-it is certainly dominant among very,very many Silicon Valley executives who are Conservatives.
For the matters of personal security-productivity and effectiveness they keep a very low public profile on their political views for security reasons.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Apr 9, 2012 at 6:20 pm
"-it is certainly" fine for them to keep their views private
"-it is certainly" silly to invent something in your mind and then label it Double Super Duper Extra Secret Probation Web 3.0 Campaign Info Conduit Among Super Secret Executives; sounds more like Sharon's Highly Imaginative Transfer, for short
"- from our point of view-"
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Apr 9, 2012 at 6:24 pm
Seriously, participate in Paul's discussion about tactics and schemes if you like, I'd be interested in hearing what's out there besides Obama's highly tuned, proven, web based money machine.
-but Sharon
-ya got nothing
Except, of course, the Sharon Highly Imaginative Transference
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 9, 2012 at 7:36 pm
Foster demonstrates the blog equivalent of DUI around .30- have a happy night--do not drive.
Paul brought up the other serious issue of peoples experience in this campaign--let us ignore the nuts-because elections are important to sane Americans
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Apr 9, 2012 at 8:30 pm
"Foster demonstrates the blog equivalent of DUI around .30- have a happy night--do not drive."
As I said - ya got nothing.
You invent a fictional Web 3.0 Super Secret Campaign Tool fantasy for conservative tech execs, get called on it, and all ya had left was to say I'm drunk.
Rather would have preferred that I was given the beatdown the Nuggets administered tonight. That said, I already made my point about your contributions, Sharon - "Honestly, you had me going at first. I thought maybe the conservative movement was doing more than Facebook, Little Green Footballs and RedState."
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 10, 2012 at 8:40 pm
Today The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 24% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president.
Forty-one percent (41%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -17
Sixty-one percent (61%) believe finding new sources of energy is more important than reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume. Thirty-two percent (32%) feel reducing the amount of energy consumed is more important.
Web Link
Santorum will endorse Mitt and bring the Catholics and also blue collar workers to Mitts campaign.
Gas prices are predicted to rise dramatically in the next months as Iran takes even more oil off the global market and the DOW had its worst day this year.
The election will be about the economy-
-if someone--guess who-- attacks Iran then the global price of oil will go above $ 200 per barrel and our economy will suffer terribly.
We may also be dragged into another war which has nothing to do with fundamental American interests.
Obama is wise to to say NO to those who threaten to attack Iran-
-enough is enough
a resident of College Terrace
on Apr 11, 2012 at 9:17 am
I asked you ten days ago, in keeping with the thread.... what you meant by this: "Conservatives in Palo Alto/ MP/ PV- are very active in this new Conservative Network Campaign Strategy"
Putting aside Foster's mocking of your non-responsive responses (web 3.0, certainly dominant among ... Silicon Valley executives, etc..) I am still curious if you were serious in any way, or is Foster correct about your Double Secret Probation conservative web strategy being mostly your own creation?
Your rant from yesterday didn't touch the thread topic either. Foster previously gave you some solid advice about leaning exclusively on Rasmussen numbers until the cusp of the election; after all, Ras would have had you believe McCain/Palin was in the race until the the very end in 2008.
Perhaps a conservative can give you a fresh perspective - a former GOP congressman from Florida (typical scandal story, left office due to a dead female aide, if I recall correctly.) You'll moan about his current employer, of course... Web Link
Joe Scarborough: Nobody thinks Romney is going to win. Can we just say this for everybody at home? I have yet to meet a person in the Republican establishment that thinks Mitt Romney is going to win the general election this year. They won't say it on TV because they've got to go on TV, and they don't want people writing them nasty emails. I obviously don't care. I have yet to meet anybody in the Republican establishment that worked for George W. Bush, that works in the Republican Congress, that worked for Ronald Reagan that thinks Mitt Romney is going to win the general election.
Keep that one in mind in November when the numbers come home to roost, mostly because of the self inflicted wounds by the Romney Etch-A-Sketch Machine.
I'm no Obama fan, but he's got a machine that will roll over a lightweight moderate like Mitt. Paul just highlighted one very small cog. The only thing that will prevent a repeat of the 100 point EV thrashing of McCain 3 years ago is Crossroads and the inherent funding advantage in hidden PAC money.
Excluding any European meltdown in October, of course.
Anyway, I digress; am most curious of your sole contribution to the actual topic - what is the web strategy you refer to other than what I've already seen on websites, FB and emails?
a resident of Charleston Meadows
on Apr 11, 2012 at 11:00 am
[Post removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 11, 2012 at 7:52 pm
Political parties never reveal the details of their strategy to the other side.
So we are not going to answer you query--
The Rasmussen Reports is a valid evidence based poll-
-Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 27% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president.
Forty percent (40%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -13
Web Link
The facts are facts
VP Biden is extremely quite these days-
-why is that?
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Apr 12, 2012 at 9:36 am
"Political parties never reveal the details of their strategy to the other side."
GOTV and rallying the troops is NOT a secret 'strategy'. It's their job. You can see what both sides are doing - it's obvious, just as Paul outlined in the topic lead. It's public, it's also on the Net.
Yet Sharon invents a fictional Web 3.0 Super Secret Campaign Tool fantasy for conservative tech execs, gets called on it, and all ya had left was to say I'm drunk. Now you can't tell Tosh just because it's secret. Kinda ugly when your fiction gets pegged.
Trying to shift this into a polling thread? Start another thread for polls, Sharon. And explain in that thread how the people that know Mitt best aren't going to vote for him.
From your beloved right-leaning Ras: Massachusetts: Obama 51%, Romney 40%
They know him, they elected him, they don't like him.
In his home state.
Remember what Tosh told you Scarborough said. "Nobody thinks Romney is going to win. I have yet to meet a person in the Republican establishment that thinks Mitt Romney is going to win the general election this year."
a resident of College Terrace
on Apr 12, 2012 at 3:42 pm
Sharon - you don't answer questions, do you? Seems sad that you can't intellectually defend your claims.
a resident of Stanford
on Apr 12, 2012 at 4:12 pm
But the editors do not care. Sharon can say whatever she wants, insulting people in the process. Sharon is a cherished asset for the Weekly. Criticism of her and her comments will not be tolerated. Who is Sharon, really? A former council member?
a resident of Green Acres
on Apr 23, 2012 at 7:56 am
What scares me the most about Obama is not Obama, but the people who follow him.
This is a NYT link Web Link
It is about the tremendous grab for power throughout all areas of our government by the Executive branch. From bypassing Congress to ignoring Fed judges, this WH is on a march for power unlike any in my half century. But what is REALLY scary are the folks who post on the NYT blog who think this is just fine since it is THEIR guy doing it. Can you imagine a Republican or Conservative bypassing Congress and ignoring the Federal judges?
Y'all better be careful, or you WILL get an extremely powerful Executive Branch, and your karma will come back. Me, I support the balance of powers, but honestly, if you really want an overreaching Executive branch, so be it, I will flow with it when my guy/gal is in power.
a resident of College Terrace
on Apr 23, 2012 at 10:06 am
'Careful' - "Y'all better be careful, or you WILL get an extremely powerful Executive Branch"
You're joking, right? This power grab has been going on for decades and you're only now worried about it?
Read "Drift", #1 on NYT bestseller list - the author highlights the executive power grab performed by the last two dem and the last three gop presidents.
Obama is just continuing the tradition.
I can't imagine any of the GOP candidates will do any different.
from SF Chron review this Sunday:
"Congress comes in for sharp criticism for relinquishing its constitutionally assigned duty to declare and fund war, but it is Presidents Ronald Reagan, George Bush 1, Bill Clinton, George Bush 2 and Obama whom Maddow calls out most energetically. Each innovated new ways to circumvent Congress and override the brakes of public opinion.
The long, creative list includes using private war contractors in place of a reserve force to make it easier to go to war without the public feeling the pinch; expanding secrecy under the aegis of intelligence operations to black out more and more of the budget; perfecting sales pitches and information control for those military interventions that do become public; and deferring to the generals for decisions about not just how but even whether to go to war.
"Drift" highlights the power of the feel-good, feel-strong imagery that Reagan's World War II propaganda work prepared him to exploit as a president. This imagery has since proliferated: the Air Force jets overflying football stadiums, "smart" missiles threading the needle of Iraqi target chimneys, missile-bristling destroyers speeding toward crisis zones, young volunteers in a wallpaper of TV ads informing their proud parents about their plans to join up."
Read more: Web Link
"Can you imagine a Republican or Conservative bypassing Congress and ignoring the Federal judges?"
Where have you been for the last thirty years?!!?
a resident of College Terrace
on Apr 23, 2012 at 10:36 am
'Careful' -
Of course, there is a significant difference on the Bush overreach of executive power (torture, detaining Americans without due process, etc..) and the actions highlighted in your link...
"....the White House has rolled out dozens of new policies — on creating jobs for veterans, preventing drug shortages, raising fuel economy standards, curbing domestic violence and more.
Each time, Mr. Obama has emphasized the fact that he is bypassing lawmakers. When he announced a cut in refinancing fees for federally insured mortgages last month, for example, he said: "If Congress refuses to act, I've said that I'll continue to do everything in my power to act without them." "
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 6, 2012 at 3:19 pm
Today, the CREEP (Committe to re-elect) for Obama announced that is has spent a ton of money on grass roots (retail) efforts to re-elect. Simple question for you, Paul: Were you given any perks to show up for your March 31st event? Were the organizers paid?
a resident of Community Center
on Aug 6, 2012 at 4:05 pm
Creep? That's so cute!
What do they call Romney's committee?
It can't be "re-elect", since he has only won one election and lost every other race he's been in. The one race he won (Gov of Massachusetts, where he ran as Left of Kennedy) Mitt couldn't get reelected and ran away rather than face certain defeat. So brave!
How about - Committee for Losing Aspiring Politicians
CREEP vs CLAP?
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 6, 2012 at 4:28 pm
it would be refreshing to have a sane adult discussion of the different policies of the two candidates- Obama and Romney.
This election will decided on 3 issues
1/ Jobs
2/ the National Debt
3/ the Economy-our GDP growth rate is now only 1.5%
Foreign Policy and the so called " culture wars" will be irrelevant in this election.
The key voting block will be the Independents.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 6, 2012 at 5:41 pm
Sharon, open up a thread on those topics, or all in one.
We can then talk about all the Bush/Cheney policies that Romney endorses, as well as all the Bush/Cheney team members on Romney's team, as well as when Romney was asked about how he differs from Bush/Cheney last week, and he couldn't answer the question.
We can also discus why the most secretive nominee in history, a man who refuses to share common nominee information with the American public, we can discuss the absurd notion that he should represent the Republican Party in Tampa.
Make sure to include the debt issue, and then we can highlight that Romney will explode the deficit with his tax cuts for billionaires and millionaires, as well as corporate tax cuts.
You are right about foreign policy. Obama having killed bin Ladin takes that off the table.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 6, 2012 at 5:54 pm
My question was addressed to Paul L.
Paul, were you provided any perks for attending the March 31st ("remarkable") event? Were the organizers paid?
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Aug 6, 2012 at 6:05 pm
Sharon won't use facts in her so called sane discussion, rarely documenting with valid links. FOr example, any GDP discussion should take account of the mess that Bush made of growth in 2008/2009.
Chart of GDP growth by Obama following Bush policies that led to negative GDP in 2008/2009
Web Link
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 6, 2012 at 6:39 pm
We are now in the 2nd half of 2012
As any board member of a significant publicly traded company will tell you-
-the new CEO can get away with blaming the previous CEO for at most 3 months-1 quarter-after that it is on the new CEOs head.
The swing vote-the Independents- will determine the outcome of the election on 3 issues
1/ Jobs
2/ the National Debt
3/ the Economy-our GDP growth rate is now only 1.5%
Obama is charming-Romney is not so charming
The issue for the Independents among us is competence to turn around the US Economy-not charm
As Clinton said in the 90s "It is about the the Economy-stupid"
Seal Team Six took out OBL and they deserve all the credit, together with the CIA- who tracked him down
Personal attacks on Obama or Romney are silly and a waste of time.
a resident of another community
on Aug 6, 2012 at 9:50 pm
"Personal attacks on Obama or Romney are silly and a waste of time."
Sharon says that right after she alludes that Obama wasn't part of getting bin Ladin!!!!!
Obama promised he would get bin Ladin. Romney told us in 2008 he wouldn't go after him in Pakistan. There is a clear difference between the two. One has a pair, the other - not so much.
Bush told us he would get bin Ladin and 6 months afterward said he didn't care about bin Ladin.
Sharon: do you believe the President is an American?
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 7, 2012 at 8:06 am
"Personal attacks on Obama or Romney are silly and a waste of time."
This comment by Sharon would be hysterical if not for the fact that Sharon has been attacking Obama for 4+ years.
Obama was the Commander-in-Chief and he took out Bin Laden. End of story
Also do not forget that Obama has to put up with an obstructionist Republican party, that favors their own selfish goals over the good of Americans as a whole. The question is, will they go so far as to aid Al Qeida and other foreign terrorists in their goal to deny Obama a second term.
Sharon's biased rhetoric should be taken with a grain of salt--she is the Rush Limbaugh of the Town Square forum


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He will oversee the center that has received over the last four years more than $10 million in research grant funding from the Air Force Research Lab and the Office of Domestic Preparedness in the Department of Homeland Security.
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Mark you have so many good friends I just wondered if you thought of starting your own State. Governor Mark, Yeh that works ! You have our vote.
Thanks for keeping us on board in your travels. I can't wait 'till the movie comes out.
A trip back...to friends and family
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Jim Thorpe, Pa is a beautiful part of the US that I hope remains virtually unknown to the hordes of visitors that learn about places like this and then invade it for their vacations. Its quiet, peaceful and in many ways still sits in the early 1900's. I love every trip I've taken there over the years even the time I lost my eyesight, temporarily
The Rockbottom Happy Hour was super because so many teachers from past jobs showed up and I was able to do some serious catching up, and so were they with each other. The IPA certainly didn't hurt especially since I'm used to drinking only light lagers in Hanoi. The group included teachers as I said, hashers, and just some good friends. I hope everyone enjoyed themselves as much as I enjoyed seeing everyone.
I also had work to do in clearing out my storage unit. My niece Rachel cleared out all the big stuff and scaled down the work I had to do to about 1/5th the original size
Along with clearing out the storage unit, I spent about 5 days looking for gifts to bring back to my Hanoi friends. I can only hope that they will be as pleased as my US friends were by the many treats that were sent along with me to my stateside friends. Ha ha, I thought my bag would be nearly empty going back...I might be paying overweight charges for my trip back.
While in Hanoi my eyes have taken the brunt of poor air quality and long distance motorbike trips in the rain so I had my eyes cared for by the remarkable eye Dr., Tim O'Leary. I honestly believe that I'm not walking with a seeing eye dog because of this man. I have abused my eyes over the years and compound that with having the worst near sightedness this side of Jupiter and I am an opticians worst nightmare
I know I ate way more than I usually do monthly in Hanoi but it was all delicious especially, Amerasia where I ate several times, and the wood fired pizza I had one night with Jami and Jeff. Then there was the chocolate muffins and mint tea at the Groove coffee house several mornings a week, mmm mmm mmm. Oh and there was the fresh tuna on a bed of fruit salsa and lettuce at Carroll and Diane's - simple, colorful and heavenly. Then at my family's house, Sherry made a Tilapia fish sitting on an asian vegetable mix, with a white sauce drizzled on top, with fresh fruit (raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, watermelon slices and grapes) on the side... oh yeah and Graeter's ice cream for dessert.
I somehow (knock on wood) have kept my weight in check and I think its the daily early morning yoga practices combined with additional weekly yoga at my friend Charlotte's Covington Yoga studio. It was very exciting to see her dream of having a real studio unfolding. Those of us that knew her studio out of her home will understand that one. Is there any better feeling then seeing a friend's dream unfold before your very eyes? Ya done good Charlotte
The next day I met Tim Foley a friend I taught with at St I's for morning beverages (he coffee, me tea) at Groove Coffee and I devoured two scones - I'm not sure I've seen those in Hanoi so I chose to eat the two they had to make up for no scones for 2 years. He is one of the most solid English teachers around and St I's is lucky to have him at the bargain wage that parochial schools pay.
On the last Tuesday of the last week of my visit to see friends and family, my very good friend Tim (Kwai Chang from my blog) and I went to lunch. I knew I needed a substantial late lunch to tide me over for the beer tasting that was to occur later that day. So the logical choice for me was Amerasia, my new favorite restaurant, located in Covington. If you haven't been, ya gotta go if you love Asian food. Food is good and the price can't be beat and I especially love the extensive and ever changing micro brew selection. I told Tim we were going to take a photo there and in true Tim fashion he dressed for the occasion, as you will see below in the photos.
The beer tasting was held at Mike's house in Walton which is somewhere between east bumf*ck and "way the hell down there"
The next morning my yoga was slightly off kilter due to the residual alcohol playing havoc with my equilibrium. It was a shortened practice with mass quantities of water throughout the day. I had lunch with my brother at a restaurant I'd wanted to try, Otto's and it was a good choice. It was good to sit and talk to Tony as we don't do that very often over a tasty lunch. Fortunately the rest of the day was for running errands that didn't require much brain power as I didn't have many brain cells working
Time was trickling by very quickly those last couple days and I squeezed in every ounce of fun and meet-ups as humanly possible. The last farewell gathering took place at the Groove, Friday morning as I said my final "see ya laters" to a group of about 15 people that came in at different intervals. It was good to see all those folks I hadn't caught up with during the month I was here and a few familiar faces I'd seen during the month stopped in to say their "fare thee wells" too.
I spent the rest of the day learning how to use all the fancy technology at the Kenton County Library getting a copy of my visa so I could get back into the country. and then took some city photos while enjoying a beer in one of my college haunts (City View Tavern) and waxing nostalgic of those days.
I also stopped in to see my friend Bill from the storage place where I stored my stuff over the last few years. He is a good guy and let me store my stuff a couple months penalty free while I was making my way back to the 'Nati. Thanks Bill!
My last night will include taking my friend Tim who loaned me his extra car (cost free), to dinner and maybe having a few adult beverages with friends
My last morning (Saturday) will be doing my usual early morning home yoga practice and one last practice at Covington Yoga in hopes that it will both wear me out and loosen me up for my long flights.
Thanks to all my friends that took the time to spend time with me at one point or another and of course my family that I got to spend several quality meetings with and enjoy the company of the little ones... Ty, MacKenzie and Abby.
See ya all next time, whenever that will be and nh� của t�i l� ng�i nh� của bạn, loosely translated I believe it means my house is your house or maybe it means "do you have breasts?"
I love you all, my friends and family.
* PS - I squeezed a day trip in my month to see Mikki and I lost track of when it was but thanks Mikki, it was great having lunch and drinking a few of the always delicious BBC brews and of course catching up on a lot of lost time.
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Mark you have so many good friends I just wondered if you thought of starting your own State. Governor Mark, Yeh that works ! You have our vote.
Mark, glad that you enjoyed your trip to KY. Sorry you didn't get to see me. teehee Thanks for sharing the photos and your story.
It was such a pleasure seeing you again! You are such an inspiration to live life on one's own terms....and enjoy each moment. You must have been exhausted trying to catch every moment and store it in time. Please continue the blogs...
Love Ya!
Hi Mark:
I'm not sure of my writings you are eluding to but if you mean my book of Haiku's I will mail it to you ASAP to Ohio or where ever, send me your address.
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And we would like to extend an invitation to readers, former writers, advertisers, and any folks who are sorry to see the paper go, to send along testimonials for potential publication in our final issue (or online, when we run out of printed space).
Nicholas A. Mattiello - Rhode Island's new Speaker of the House - is 50 years old. He lives in Cranston. He is a lawyer, a father, and a motorcycle aficionado with a preference for Harley Davidsons. He was first elected to the Rhode Island House of Representatives in 2006.
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So, in case you haven't seen our tweets, Facebook posts, print ads, online ads, radio spots, and articles on the subject (we're normally quite shy, we swear), the Providence Phoenix turns 35 years old this year, and tonight - Thursday, November 21, 2013 - we're throwing a party at Lupo's at 7:00 p.m. to celebrate. All are welcome to this FREE shindig, which will include food from Wes's Rib House (among other local joints); beer from the Revival Brewing Co.
Yesterday's all-day celebration of the 350th anniversary of Rhode Island's state charter included a ceremonial re-dedication of plaques at the Roger Williams National Memorial on North Main Street. Just after 1:00 p.m., a crowd of about 100 gathered to hear congressman Jim Langevin recall his days as RI secretary of state, when he was entrusted with overseeing the charter – a document described by the late historian Thomas Bicknell, he said, as "the greatest instrument of human liberty ever constructed.
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Norm Ornstein, of the American Enterprise Institute, is one of the nation's most respected Congressional observers.
That explains why he and Thomas Mann, another pillar of the Washington establishment, caused such a stir last year with their book It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism
When the East Providence Town Council this week unanimously approved a resolution in support of state legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage, it got the play of a minor story. And it was, no doubt, just a small part of a broader push to pass a gay nuptials law in Rhode Island.
But the vote, viewed another way, was of significance.
A key Brown University oversight committee has voted unanimously to recommend that the school divest from coal, delivering a significant victory to student climate change activists.
The Advisory Committee on Corporate Responsibility in Investment Policies (ACCRIP) has recommended divestment only three times before: from companies operating in Darfur during the genocide there, from tobacco corporations, and from HEI Hotels.
The Providence Journal posted news on its web site yesterday afternoon that executive editor Tom Heslin will retire April 25 after 41 years in journalism.
The paper noted all the essential elements of his impressive CV: he oversaw the investigative team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for its work on corruption in the state's judiciary; he guided the paper's remarkable coverage of the Station night club fire; he helped found the New England First Amendment Coalition and ACCESS/RI, which have pushed for greater transparency in government.
After a failed Congressional bid in 2010, former Rhode Island State Representative David Segal joined with digital prodigy Aaron Swartz to form lefty advocacy group Demand Progress.
The organization went on to play a central role in the remarkable Internet uprising last year that killed a pair of bills known as SOPA and PIPA.
Last week, online news and commentary web site The Ocean State Current - a project of the conservative Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity - ran a series of posts detailing the overtime pay doled out to state-employed psychiatrists, nurses, and laundry workers.
The pieces included some eye-popping numbers.
As you may have heard, I'm leaving my post as news editor of the Providence Phoenix in a couple of weeks to take a job as an online reporter at WBUR, a National Public Radio affiliate in my native Boston.
It's tough leaving a job I truly love. But I feel much better knowing the place will be in good hands: Phil Eil, a regular freelancer for the paper these past few years, will be taking my place.


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