2008 Primaries Thread

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Is not in CNN or Fox front webpages, is on ABC, is also on MSNBCs page but hiding below another headline. Hardly stellar . You can bet on any other day it'd be more prominent. Super Tuesday is the the lead story even on AlJazeera and France24, waterboarding pushed to much less prominent positions. Fairly effective media management I'd say.

you guys don't understand mass media do you

I think we do, and how the CIA is playing it.

It's tops on Google news, on the NYT front page, and getting reported in NPR hourly updates.

I don't see why it is surprising that the confirmation of what basically EVERYONE who is paying attention has known for what, years, is not as big a story as the primary elections across 24 states. And to say "it's not being reported" smacks of willful ignorance due to some other sort of agenda.

guys, just fyi, this story came out yesterday and was on the evening news

And to say "it's not being reported" smacks of willful ignorance due to some other sort of agenda.

TIN FOIL HAT BRIGADE ROLLING THREAD 2008

I don't think anyone is suggesting that it is not being reported. Only that if it came out yesterday or tomorrow or next tuesday it would be getting a hell of a lot more coverage. Maybe it is just dumb luck, but when an intelligence agency starts putting actual faces and names out there saying we tortured these people you have to be a little cynical about the timing of their announcement.

LOL - http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0208/Obama_votes.html

there is no doubt this dude would be our funniest president in a long time

I don't see why it is surprising that the confirmation of what basically EVERYONE who is paying attention has known for what, years

cuz up to now the CIA has denied it in a "we won't say we have BUT..." way? admission is key. especially where laws are being broken.

ed anyone in this country who thought that the CIA WASN'T waterboarding before yesterday must be pretty stupid, why would you need Mulkasky's confirmation for this

this is an important argument

^^^^cuz up to now the CIA has denied it in a "we won't say we have BUT..." way? admission is key. especially where laws are being broken.

Virginia Voters Don't Know When Their Election Is

The Associated Press is reporting that the Virginia State Board of Elections has received over 400 calls already this morning from confused voters wondering why their polling places are closed today. Some folks were apparently unaware that Virginia's Republican and Democratic primaries are being held Feb. 12, a week from today, along with Maryland and D.C.

its not about what anyone KNEW what was going on, its what was admitted to in sworn testimony - you are aware that there's a legal issue at stake here, I assume?

I doubt anything will happen to the CIA anytime soon because of this.

..no matter if it were Super Tuesday or not.

as far as shit getting lost in the shuffle I was more concerned that the telecom immunity bill was coming back up today. now it seems like it might not get a vote until tomorrow. still probably pass though :(

I thought they'd postponed that until after 2/5 specifically becuase Reid needs Hillary and Obama's votes...?

Baptize America

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dunno, I'm just going off this

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/02/fisa_update_retroactive_immuni.php

not that that would get much coverage on any day blah blah whine

but who are they really?

http://nymag.com/news/politics/2008/electopedia/

OBAMA LARGE IN EXIT POLLS

omg the cia admit doing something illegal... CONSEQUENCES

you guys google maps & twitter have joined forces to give us remarkable insight like this:

http://xs124.xs.to/xs124/08063/super_twitday110.jpeg

Too good to be true? Obama winning GA, CT, IL, AL, DE, MA, MO, NJ, AZ, UT, NM?

I've a blood test tomorrow morning, I'm finishing some wine, LET'S ROCK THE HOUSE

CNN calls Georgia for Obama.

oh fuck off no way re those drudge results

wait wrong board completely

UGH how am i supposed to sit in class from 7-10 while the wheels of democracy turn just outside of my peripheral vision

TrayD= a bro

seriously talk about the spirit of america

not that anyone should necessarily care, but i voted for the first time ever today! (for barack)

"McCain, Romney in Dustup Over Dole... "

i read this as "McCain, Romney in Dubstep over Dole"

damn son @ hatch link

no fair Drudge calling CA I haven't even voted yet!!

guys tpm's server is being crushed by the weight of super tuesday

yeah shit is taking like 20 minutes to load

that's because you are using a toy computer hoos

it says:

These are the second wave exits. Not certain whether or not they're weighted. Assume they're not.

GA: C- 25.5, O - 75

CT: C - 45, O - 52.2

IL: C - 29.1, O - 69.6

AL: C - 37, O - 59.6

DE: C - 41.9, O - 55.6

MA: C - 47.3, O - 49.8

MO: C - 45.1, O - 49.8

TN: C - 51.6, O - 41.1

NY: C - 55.6, O - 42.2

NJ: C - 47, O - 52.2

AR: C - 71.2, O - 25.5

OK: C - 60.5, O - 30.4

AZ: C - 44.8, O - 50.5

These below are first wave ...

NM: C - 45.6, O - 51.8

UT: C - 39.9, O - 60.1

CA: C - 49.6, O - 46.3

that's because you are using a toy computer hoos

-- J0rdan S., Wednesday, February 6, 2008 12:12 AM

nah dude i'm at work and shit is like "blurghasdfasdfjlhasdfj"

looks like I didn't have to vote after all!

ok on the exits, they saying 20% of dem voters > 65 y/o and 25% of gop voters > 65 y/o.

fuck drudge, he called it for kerry in 04 (or was that wonkette)

anyway I'll believe it when I see it

OBAMA LARGE is a pretty funny headline tho

Where's the best live video cvge?

that's a complex question

IF MITT ROMNEY DOESN'T WIN SOME BIG STATES TONIGHT I AM GOING TO JUMP OFF A BUILDING IN THE NEXT M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN FILM.

BBC and ABC both working nicely.