Category Archives: politics

Posted on Wed Nov 5, 2008 by Jason

Congratulations to President-elect Barack Obama.

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Posted on Tue Nov 4, 2008 by Jason

On this election day, Glenn Reynolds dispenses the best political advice I’ve heard in years.

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Posted on Wed Oct 1, 2008 by Jason

MaineOpenGov.org is a revolutionary new website which creates some amazing opportunities for enterprising journalists, bloggers, and citizens to ask questions in public and among friends about our state government and back them up with facts. How and why? The how … Continue reading →

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Allen campaign calls race “in play” thanks to internal poll

Posted on Fri Sep 26, 2008 by Jason

The Bangor Daily News, my hometown paper, released the results of a poll today for the Maine senate race between Senator Susan Collins and Representative Tom Allen. If you’re not from Maine, you may vaguely know the race started off … Continue reading →

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Posted on Fri Sep 19, 2008 by Jason

At the beginning of the summer, I unsubscribed from Andy Baio’s Waxy.org, one of my favorite all-time blogs, because he linked twice to a blog which continues to push at times lame, and other times outrageous, ageism (scroll down to … Continue reading →

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Posted on Sun Feb 24, 2008 by Jason

I saw this headline on CNN.com today: Raul Castro chosen as president by Cuba’s National Assembly Here’s an example of how the headline would have appeared if I was the editor on duty at the time: Raul Castro “chosen” as … Continue reading →

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Congrats to Lance Dutson- and the Collins campaign

Posted on Fri Jun 1, 2007 by Jason

Congratulations to my friend and occasional co-conspirator Lance Dutson, who announced today he’s taking a job as Director of Internet Strategy for Maine Senator Susan Collins’ re-election campaign. As I can attest but many already know, Lance is razor-sharp and … Continue reading →

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In significant ways, Fred Thompson video challenges the status quo

Posted on Fri May 18, 2007 by Jason

Many blogs have already noted Tuesday’s amazingly quick, and quick-witted, video response by Senator Fred Thompson to the re-surfaced Michael Moore’s open letter. Fred Thompson answers Michael Moore. Blogger Bob Krumm said it best when he argued that Senator Thompson’s … Continue reading →

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One amazing video

Posted on Tue May 15, 2007 by Jason

Below is one of the most amazing videos I’ve seen in quite some time. The backstory: Potential presidential candidate Fred Thompson recently criticized Michael Moore’s trip to Cuba. Today, Moore fired back with a challenge to debate Senator Thompson on … Continue reading →

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As blogging comes of age, growing pains persist

Posted on Wed Feb 7, 2007 by Jason

A few comments on the latest political/blog scandal. First, some background. This time around, liberal blogger Amanda Marcotte, recently hired to run presidential candidate John Edwards’ campaign blog, is being criticized for a variety of blog posts she’s written at … Continue reading →

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