tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post4036911234696956226..comments2024-01-02T22:01:12.976+00:00Comments on Avedon's Sideshow: Did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts?Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post-36113246562018129022016-05-21T06:33:46.729+01:002016-05-21T06:33:46.729+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ten Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06594307610015584119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post-90615072608590880782016-05-21T06:33:24.648+01:002016-05-21T06:33:24.648+01:00Hot ashes for trees, hot air for a cool breeze; co...Hot ashes for trees, hot air for a cool breeze; <i>cold comfort for change</i>.<br /><br />Indeed.Ten Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06594307610015584119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post-92103873074471525802016-05-20T07:08:43.439+01:002016-05-20T07:08:43.439+01:00There's a lot of optimism in the Sanders camp ...<i>There's a lot of optimism in the Sanders camp about the rest of the west coast going the way of Washington, but I just don't see it</i><br /><br />Maybe, but I wouldn't put money on a loss.<br /><br />"Latest data updates from all 58 counties show that the surge in registration has continued, with expected growth, or even an additional spike, set to come in the final weeks before the May 23rd Deadline.<br /><br />So far we have seen more than 1.5 million new registrants since January 1st. This is likely to grow to more than 2 million new and re-registering voters in this pre-primary period.<br /> REG GROWTH<br />DEMOCRATIC 218%<br />REPUBLICAN 78%<br />NO PARTY / OTHER 74%<br />LATINO 123%<br />AGE 18-24 87%<br />AGE 25-30 188%<br />Comparing 2012 and 2016 registration from Jan 1 – May 1."<br /><br />http://politicaldata.com/and-the-surge-goes-on/<br /><br />ksixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406854618914127269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post-64435230753643411542016-05-19T21:21:10.599+01:002016-05-19T21:21:10.599+01:00"Wise words from Atrios on Incrementalism&quo..."<i>Wise words from Atrios on Incrementalism</i>"<br /><br />Don't you mean <i>Excrementalism</i>?<br />A shit sandwich a day keeps the Terraists and Commies at bay!<br /><br />This bit is deliciously spot on:<br />"<i> Maybe providing tax incentives and inner city empowerment zones to establish pony shoe factories (led by Lincoln Chafee, of course), is the best first step to achieving the dream of ponies, but you gotta tell us that the goal is, actually, ponies. Pony shoes without ponies aren't much help.</i>"paintedjaguarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12543155841059132978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post-57301639858708524342016-05-19T20:54:14.116+01:002016-05-19T20:54:14.116+01:00From Avedon's Jacobin link [LINK]:
[QUOTE] .....From Avedon's <i>Jacobin</i> link <a href="https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/05/white-workers-bernie-sanders-clinton-primary-racism/" rel="nofollow">[LINK]:</a><br /><br />[QUOTE] <i>...when racism can be blamed, capitalism can be exonerated.</i> [END QUOTE]<br /><br />You can't explain the genius of Clintonism with a few words any better than that, at least, not with that level of specificity. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/KnGo6Qm0Wt8?start=15&end=23&autoplay=0" rel="nofollow">[LINK]</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxsQ7jJJcEA" rel="nofollow">[NSFW LINK]</a>CMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481861530761114492noreply@blogger.com