Monthly Archives: October 2004

Be A Citizen Journalist

Posted on 10/31/2004 by

Cross-posted to my EchoDitto blog. Joe Trippi’s blog is has been one of my regular reads since I read his book. He’s got a post up today that I hope lots of people see, encouraging them to take to the … Continue reading →

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Tech Update

Posted on 10/31/2004 by

It’s been quite a weekend. Drupal is back up and running again. The problem cropped up when I tried to enable clean URLs. So, I reloaded the Drupal tables, and started afresh. In the meantime, I created another account with … Continue reading →

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Lynne? Dick? Yoo-Hoo?

Posted on 10/31/2004 by

This probably should come as no surprise, but the Repblicans have stooped to Crowley: gay baiting in the Kentucky Senate race. But rather than stay on the high road, some of the very Republicans that had been crying foul turned … Continue reading →

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Spoke To Soon?

Posted on 10/31/2004 by

OK. Maybe I spoke too soon earlier. I’ve been doing some stuff on the new Drupal site this morning, and things have been going kinda smoothly. But just a minute ago. something changed. I’m not sure what. But now whenever … Continue reading →

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Hot Damn!

Posted on 10/30/2004 by

I did it. It took a few days, but I finally did it. I finally got Drupal installed and running on my server. I did it with a little help, though. I had to go back and forth with my … Continue reading →

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Ru Through?

Posted on 10/30/2004 by

This space has been a little heavy lately, what with the presidential election and the war in Iraq. So when I saw this next story I thought it might lighten things up a bit. Now I’ll admit, I was a … Continue reading →

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German Gays Got It Good

Posted on 10/30/2004 by

Yet another country takes a step down the road to equality, miles ahead of the U.S. German lawmakers expanded the rights of same-sex couples Friday, allowing registered domestic partners to adopt each other’s children and making rules on splitting up … Continue reading →

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CNN Poll

Posted on 10/30/2004 by

I just voted in the CNN poll on how the bin Laden tape will affect the remainder of the presidential race. (Scroll down to the bottom of the sreen to see it.) Interesting. The majority—74% at present—thinks it’s either a … Continue reading →

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Still More Scenes From W’s America

Posted on 10/30/2004 by

This one, from Andrew Sullivan, came to me via Tori, a friend from my college days. What is it with right wing conservatives and their gay kids (or grandkids)? There’s Dick and Mary. There’s Jesse Helms and his gay grandaughter. … Continue reading →

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And We’re Back

Posted on 10/30/2004 by

You’ve heard the saying “a little knowledge is a dangerous thing”? Well, I’m living proof of that today. Futzing around with the new domain name I bought (www.republicoft.com, which is not pointing to this site at the moment), and attempting … Continue reading →

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Kerry to Osama

Posted on 10/29/2004 by

I have to admit, I got a sick feeling in my stomach while watching the news about the new Osama bin Laden tape from Al Jazeera. My worry was just how the Kerry campaign would respone, and what they would … Continue reading →

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Holy Crap

Posted on 10/29/2004 by

This just in. Arab satellite television station Al-Jazeera said Friday that it would broadcast a videotape from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden addressing the American people. advertisement It said the tape, to be aired at 4 p.m. ET, would discuss … Continue reading →

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Catching Up to Saddam

Posted on 10/29/2004 by

I wrote earlier about the Lancet U.S. and coalition forces have killed 100,000 Iraqi civiliansInformed Comment : 10/01/2004 – 10/31/2004 since April 2003. This morning, I happened to come across Juan Cole’s thought on the report. and he said something … Continue reading →

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Working & Voting

Posted on 10/29/2004 by

This morning at work, we were talking about voting on Tuesday, and I mentioned that I’d probably vote before I came to work that morning, and my boss (somewhat) jokingly said that would be a good way to avoid getting … Continue reading →

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More Scenes From W’s America

Posted on 10/29/2004 by

Yet another lovely picture of our president’s supporters. This time via The Left Coaster. Steven Scott Soper, of Lake Worth, became enraged Tuesday night when his 18-year-old girlfriend said she was leaving him — and voting for John Kerry for … Continue reading →

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