Yesterday in 100 Seconds

Yesterday in 100 Seconds

It's Friday!, It is Friday, TGIF, there's a lot happening this morning, isn't there though?, big news, breaking news, this guy, who is it?, unprecedented post-election chaos, can we stop the chaos?, no vote rigging, definitive victory, up to the people to decide, that's what happened, Iranians should not go out in the streets, stay off the streets, stop the protests, stop them right now, or else, don't fight the power, extremist's moves, fire up another extremists move, ignore law, will be held accountable, violence, blood, rioting, President's reaction, voices heard, should be able to do that, important universal principle, he strongly supports that, don't think the U.S. has done squat, President, under fire, he didn't say, this wall is none of our business, tear down that wall, far different than the Soviet Union, far far different, speak softly, carry a big stick, Ahmadinejad, unfairly smeared, honest person, simple life, said Holocaust never happened, disagreed with, not gonna to be used as political foils, Iran v The West, not gonna do that, does not want to meddle, refused to support, these brave Iranians, strong language in support of the Iranian people, President did it on Monday and Tuesday

The Day in 100 Seconds

It is Wednesday, the Iranian Military is clamping down, the Internet bloggers documenting the stunning uprising, no sign of backing down, tight restrictions, flooding the streets, on the streets of Tehran, capturing the rallies and protests, against tough odds, jamming cell phone lines, filtering, cut of cell phones, all true, banned from reporting, do not go, cannot cover them, cannot guarantee your safety, riot police, trying to block, trying to prevent images, unverified material, out of control, wow it's wild, media grip tightening, important outlet, social networking, media ban, amateur video, blogs, e-mail, cell phones, twitter, fueling the protests, run out of steam, no, rally in Tehran, quite a turnout, take the election away from people, different kind of energy, it is growing, on line, through the Twitter, questioning the entire system

Watch for Josh Marshall on The Colbert Report tonight

I post 'The Day in 100 Seconds' here on most days which comes from Talking Points Memo. Editor and Publisher, Josh Marshall of TPM says this today:

If you're up for some late evening TV viewing tonight, I'm going to be on the Colbert Report.

He's not pushy now is he. Very matter of fact. I might have to check it out tomorrow, but if I can keep my eyes open I'll try to catch it.

Yesterday in 100 Seconds

It is Tuesday, turns guns on the growing sea of protesters, Did President Obama's response go far enough?, He has to do this dance, walk this tightrope, President's tone, just right, deep concerns, very concerned, striking the perfect tone, greater openness, greater democracy, for the Iranian people to decide, Is that enough?, free and fair elections, Has he gone far enough?, Are you satisfied with what he said?, I'm really not, cause of freedom, American cannot be neutral, stand strongly, universal principle, people's voices should be heard, not suppressed, more forcefully denounce, quite forceful, violence, descent, being suppressed, Has he not done enough?, What more should he do?, given the history of U.S./Iranian relations, U.S. President meddling in Iranian elections, speak out, corrupt, flawed, sham of an election, it's not a good idea to meddle, election was a joke, fraud, shouldn't be silent, allow the Iranians to work out their situation, popular revolutions, from the people, opportunity to have an enemy, interfere, regime change, associate with President Bush, backfire, empathetic, show interest, don't interfere

The Day in 100 Seconds

It is Monday, Was the Iran election a fraud?, Protests in Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's big win, Surprise! Surprise!, not about the voting, about the counting, fraud, cooked the outcome, Iranian Democracy, peculiar exercise, disquieting, it's really a sham, massive rally, look at this crowd, Mousavi, Hossein Mousavi, there he is, the man of the hour, supreme leader, investigation, allegations of fraud, that's big, slow-moving military coup, gradual militarization, revolutionary guard, mullahs in the background, pulling the strings, gun shots, a protester is dead, Tehran, protests more violent, out of hand, moderates not being willing to 'go away', not going to give up, whatever it takes to stay in power

The Day in 100 Seconds

It's Thursday, Cairo, very important, highly anticipated, much anticipated speech, recent poll, unfavorable view, why are we wooing them, Obama, or rather Osama, apology tour, apology montage, apologizing, no apology in his remarks at all, sounded like he was apologizing, unapologetic, Sean I don't have enough time for this long conversation this morning, seek a new beginning, we have a responsibility, difficult to see how this could possibly work, each secure in a state of their own, hopeless, all God's children are respected, poop in our streets, I had some problems with the speech, troubles me, troubling, very troubling, affirmation that a sea change has taken place, step back, shoe thrown at his head, peace be upon you, MTV concert, we love you Obama, I guess on it's face, that's good

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Good Monday, We made it to Monday, buckle in, General Motors, symbol of America's might, pardon the pun, engine of the U.S. economy, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, manicured(?), managed bankruptcy, new day for Michigan, restructuring, liquidation, punch in the stomach, American tragedy, steel the American dream, fit to be tied, absolutely devastating, Wall Street continues to get theirs, refuse to kick the can down the road, viable, achievable plan, iconic American company, rise again, positivity is the new black, rise like a phoenix out of the ashes, no interest, running GM, Car maker-In-Chief, President & CEO, Government Motors, back in the spot light, talking terror, potential proliferation, weapons of mass destruction, Dick Clarke, he obviously missed it, must have missed 9/11, chattering, not my recollection, haven't read his book, I don't have much tolerance, he's still out there some place, probably buried, inaccurate

The Day in 100 Seconds

It is Friday, TGIF, I just wanna say, Sotomayor, highly qualified, a racist, divided, how to combat Judge Sotomayor, an opportunity to be serious, she's racist, 100% racist, reverse racist, kind of offensive, I'm a blue collar SOB, Woa!, take a step back here, son of a butcher, for kids at home, not how you win elections, race based justice at the expense of white males, care about civil rights, equal justice under law, hostility and bigotry, toward white males, working class guys who voted for Pat Buchanan, serious questions, serious stuff, that woman, stop breathing, no discrimination, between two angry white men, Friday, happy time, dancin' on the ceiling

Yesterday in 100 Seconds

Yesterday in 100 seconds

It is Tuesday, Breaking News, It is Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court Justice, The Nominee, I'm excited too, I've decided, inspiring woman, great Justice, I strive never to forget, real world consequences, ordinary person, opportunities and experiences, what a moment, only in America moment, very difficult, go after her, with her credentials, twofer, a woman and a Latina, gonna gun her down, tough target, Liberal jurist, compelling life story, Hispanic woman, I've always be pro-woman, lack of intellectual depth, summa cum laude, Editor of Yale Law Review, intellectual candle power, Republicans will oppose her at their peril, risen from poverty, is she an activist judge?, feeling above the rule of law, President Obama chose her, Judge Sotomayor saved baseball, warm consideration, It's Sonia

The Day in 100 Seconds

swine flu outbreak, closing monitoring, panic, overreact, panic, spreading around the globe, misinformation, weird virus, Mexico City, ground zero, scaring a lot of people, cause for concern, wearing masks, fear, panic, fear panic, false sense of security, best protection, how afraid are you personally, Cancun, flu like, don't freak out, every body's freakin' out,

The Day in 100 Seconds

blown away, torture techniques, torture doesn't work, it works, fist bump, strengthen our enemies, get the bad guys, stomach for the trial, a few good men, who's accountable, who's in charge, banana republic, putin, stalin, castro, witch hunt, nightmare for america, if i told you, i'd have to kill you, show trial, abiss from which there is no return, enforce the law, next year or the year after

The Day in 100 Seconds

The Handshake Heard Around the World. Ignoramus, Keep Your Friends Close, Keep Your Enemies Closer, Disrespected, Criticism, Jimmy Carter, Neanderthals, Cool Kids Table, Manly Man, Trinidad, Water boarding is Torture, Upholding our Values, The Better Side of History,

Good Friday: The Day in 100 Seconds

Good Friday. Glimmers of Hope. Pirate Crisis. Time to kick the pirate's butt. Isaac Hayes. The greens or lush. Looking less bad. Glimmers of Hope. Prognosticating. Back on Track. The Dog. Citigroup. Sad. 600 Million Dollars worth of Stock. Financial Crisis. The pirate's have other mother ships. I like Square Butts. Chuck Norris. Bob Barker. Damn Right. Kickin' some butt on a Friday. Shaft.

The Day in 100 Seconds

Yesterday in 100 Seconds

Not so fast you greedy bastards

It's almost like watching comedy. Well, that is if it weren't so freakin' sad, pathetic and outrageous.

But above all this, I wish you love...

Monday - Hell No! Are they crazy over there?: The Day in 100 Seconds

The word of the day was 'Outrage'!

The Franken Chronicles: Coleman's lead narrowing with uptake in ballot challenges

Talking Points Memo has an update on the recount in MN for the Senate race between Norm Coleman and Al Franken.

The current estimates from the Star Tribune have Coleman up by about 130 votes, but the Franken campaign claims the true difference is much less than that when you take into account disputed ballots that aren't included right now in the totals but are likely to be resolved pretty easily by the state canvassing board.

Even if a challenged ballot is taken out of the total recount pool for the time being, the Franken campaign thinks it has an idea of what the numbers will eventually look like based on the opinions of the election workers at the individual sites -- and they think the real Coleman lead right now is less than 100 votes, instead of the current common estimate of over 130. TPM

Nate is reporting that a rash of ballot challenges has been taking place today in Ramsay County, which is a new phenomenon. The challenging of ballots has occurred but Nate warns of getting too carried away with frivolous challenges.

The Uptake has video of 10 ballots identified by Franken that were challenged by the Coleman campaign simply because voter voted both for John McCain and Al Franken! Uh, in case you were wondering, the campaigns are no longer leaving any stone unturned.

The disincentive to challenge ballots is precisely this sort of thing -- challenges that look so ridiculous that they'll weaken your ability to take the moral high ground. If the Coleman campaign is on the ball, they'll be ready to show similar frivolities from the Franken campaign as well. The Uptake also reports that the Secretary of State is also taking under advisement a proposal to make all challenged ballots available for public viewing on a website. 538