Month November 2004

From my pals at Crooks and Liars – on the scene reporting from Ground Zero in Florida. So far, it’s a six-part series, with more coming. Republican’s are freaking out about the voter turnout in Florida. They are trying to close the…

From a Green listserv With many states updating their voter registration totals with the most up-to-date pre-election numbers, national Green Party voter registration now stands at an all time high of 311,350 in 22 States You probably thought there were substantially…

New Florida Policy: Beat the Crap Out of Journalists. Palm Beach elections supervisor Theresa LaPore is a piece of work. She has decided that there’s a new rule in Florida that says journalists cannot speak to or take photos of…

The Big Business imprint on the electoral outcome is total and complete. Kerry is the richest U.S. Senator. He and his wife are “worth” more than $747 million. Bush is from an “old money” oil and banking family, although he…

Bin Laden to states: Don’t vote for Bush Speech mistranslated by most media as threat against foreign countries. The tape of Osama bin Laden that was aired Friday on Al-Jazeera included a specific threat to “each U.S. state,” designed to…