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Schadenfreude, Stevens Style
schadenfreude |ˈ sh ädənˌfroidə| – noun – pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune. Senator Ted “Series of Tubes” Stevens (R-AK) was convicted today on seven counts of false statements related to his Senate disclosure forms. In this case, the cover-up was the crime. Stevens will most certainly appeal, though he will likely lose…
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Incompetence
incompetent |inˈkämpətənt; i ng-| adjective: not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully. Sometimes, things just don’t work out the way they were planned. Sometimes they work out exactly as planned, returning surprising results. Brad at WTL alerts us that the SCDP is still distributing the incorrect ballots to potential voters, despite…
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Blame vs. Flaw
Following the trend that has led so many Americans to further distrust public officials and the “gubament” in general, Alan Greenspan said yesterday that the current financial crisis is not his fault, but merely a flaw. If there’s one thing about Americans, it’s that we want someone to take responsibility for their actions.. Someone needs…
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Smells like Leadership
We’re up to day 8 of the screwed up ballot mess. Keith Norman released the following statement: I have been in contact with Commissioner Mulroy as of about 9PM on Tuesday night and I have left 1 message for him as of 8 AM Wednesday morning. I have charge of the ballots (i.e., with respect…
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Paul Shaffer for City Council
Here is the commercial that Paul Shaffer is running in support of his City Council Bid. Feel free to distribute.
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I See a Blame Storm on the Horizon
The fun with the SCDP ballot power grab, just keeps getting funner. Jackson Baker reports this morning on the “bash-Mulroy” session that was last night’s SCDP Super Secret Honeycomb Hideout Steering Committee meeting. For those just joining us, the meeting was called in the wake of SCDP Chairman Keith Norman’s failure to show at a…