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Proof Cory Booker (& Bill Clinton, Ed Rendell & Deval Patrick) screwed up: Polling by Democracy Corps

A great introductory post to some polling on US Presidential 2012  from Democracy corps by Steve M at No More Mr. Nice Blog: James Carville and Stan Greenberg’s Democracy Corps has been conducting focus groups of swing voters in swing states; a new report  from the firm says that voters in the focus groups don’t really [...]

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Thrown Stones from Glass Houses?

Letterman, like any late night talk show host, had some zingers for Clinton: “Well, President Clinton has gotten himself a new dog. You know, I think it’s changing his life, kind of brightening him up. He’s teaching the dog to sit up, to beg, to roll-over, you know, just like he did with the interns.” [...]

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“Big Dog” to North Korea for Ling/Lee Talks

Former President Clinton arrived in North Korea today in a dramatic bid to negotiate the release of two American TV journalists sentenced to 12 years in prison for illegally entering the secretive nation earlier this year. via Bill Clinton visits North Korea in bid to free journalists – Los Angeles Times. Good luck to WJC.

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Missing the Point

“Extramarital affairs, gambling, alcohol abuse, prostitution and sexual pursuit of minors have taken a toll on the GOP.” -Washington Times (h/t TPM) Outside of sexual pursuit of minors and prostitution, the real problem the GOP has with these committing these vices is that they hold themselves up as paragons of virtue when another succumbs to [...]

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Beef: Palin v Letterman

Alan Colmes, who flagged an old Leno joke lampooning a 17 year old Bristol Palin seems to be worth more when he isn’t verbally slap fighting with Sean Hannity. He flags a joke Jay Leno told about then 17-year-old Bristol Palin: “Gov. Palin announced over the weekend that her 17-year-old unmarried daughter is five months [...]