Eric Florack on July 6th, 2004

I was somewhat curious as to how many people would actually be swing tot he Kerry/Edwards ticket by the addition of Edwards. One good way to see how he’ll sell, is to see what his approval ratings are.

Some interesting

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Eric Florack on July 6th, 2004

A story runnning on the AP Newswire is rather astonishing:

“A group of armed, masked Iraqi men threatened Tuesday to kill Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi if he did not immediately leave the country, accusing him of murdering innocent Iraqis

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FNC:

“BAGHDAD, Iraq – A group of armed, masked Iraqi men threatened Tuesday to kill Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (search) if he did not immediately leave the country, accusing him of murdering innocent Iraqis and defiling the Muslim

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First a little reminder: Back on January the 28th, I said right here in this blog:

“Well, my guess is that we’ll see a Kerry/Edwards run. Kerry’s too strong for Dean, and Edwards will be needed for the “Southern

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Eric Florack on July 5th, 2004

Yes, I know, I’ve been really light on blgging these last few days.
I’ve been dealing with a pinched nerve in my neck that’s been casuing some problems with using my right hand… makes it a problem for typing, to

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Eric Florack on July 3rd, 2004

AP news is reporting:

Message from a group of Howard Dean supporters to John Kerry: Pick the one-time presidential candidate as your running mate or face a floor fight at the Democratic National Convention.

Salesmanship prevails, here. The claim from

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AFPis reporting:

“WASHINGTON (AFP) – Several members of the House of Representatives have requested the United Nations (news – web sites) to send observers to monitor the November 2 US presidential election to avoid a contentious vote like in

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Eric Florack on July 2nd, 2004

Sean over at Everything I Know Is Wrong points up the newest Harris Poll, which reports President Bush 10 points ahead of John Kerry.

Sean asks “Why haven’t I seen this poll”?

Well, clearly he DID see it…
Still the

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Eric Florack on July 2nd, 2004

Shamelessly lifted from Bill Hobbs… it’s too good to pass up.

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Q. Which one called President George W. Bush a criminal?

A. Both

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Eric Florack on July 2nd, 2004

Here’s a new series for you; “Claim and Response.” I’ll post these as they occur to me. The intent here is to take some common leftist claims and skewer them.

The claim:

“Ending poverty will end terrorism”

The question:

“Explain

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Eric Florack on July 2nd, 2004

KPHO Phoenix is reporting Brndo has died, casue of death unknown.

Sad; I rather liked him.

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WOD

Eric Florack on July 2nd, 2004

Ipse Dixit is today’s Website Of The Day

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Eric Florack on July 2nd, 2004

Discussion time, as we head to the next election:

I’ve been called a great many things politically, most of them inaccurate.

But this subject came up elsewhere, and I thought I’d re-post my comments here, since it’s as close as

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Eric Florack on July 1st, 2004

My Trusty Palm Pilot, on which I pre-write a goodly portion of this site, just woke up to remind me this is Canada Day.

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Eric Florack on July 1st, 2004

Spiderman 2 opened with, in terms of screens and dollars, about a four to one ratio over Rotundo Moore’s trash.

Apparently, the American people figure Spiderman 2 the more believable fantasy.

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