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Archive for June, 2007

Be A Part of Live Blogging at Tonights Democratic Debate

Posted by Catherine Morgan on June 28, 2007

 

Hi everyone…I’m trying something new tonight. Below is the list of Bloggers that will be Live Blogging at tonights Democratic Debate. The debate will begin at 9PM EST - you will be able to click on the link provided and see the blogging of all these bloggers in one place. This will be a first for me…you will have to let me know if you like it.

I think it will be fun to watch the debate and also see what the bloggers are talking about at the same time. Let’s face it…Debates this early can be a bit boring (but you didn’t hear that from me), this will kind of shake it up a bit - provide the excitement the debate may otherwise be lacking.

So, with that said…Here is the link:

PBS All-American Presidential Forums - Media Bloggers Association

The MBA and PBS put together a group of credentialed bloggers to cover the event.

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Posted in America, BlogHer, Bush, Iraq, Presidential Debate, blogging, current events, debate, democrats, elections, government, healthcare, informed voters, media, military, news, news and politics, opinion, political, politics, teen politics, thoughts, war, women | 2 Comments »

UPDATED: Ann Coulter’s Hateful Attack on Elizabeth Edwards Today on HardBall. With YouTube Videos

Posted by Catherine Morgan on June 26, 2007

Ann Coulter’s Hateful Attack on Elizabeth Edwards Today on HardBall…More like SoftBall today.

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Posted in America, Ann Coulter, GOP, YouTube, blogging, current events, feminism, hillary clinton, media, news, news and politics, opinion, political, politics, religion, thoughts, videos, women | 30 Comments »

The Office of the Vice President Is Not Part of the Executive Branch. Really?

Posted by Catherine Morgan on June 21, 2007

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Did someone mistake today for April Fool’s Day? Because when I heard this one, I thought it had to be a joke. The Office of the Vice President is not part of the Executive Branch — Your kidding right? Turns out…not a joke. I guess not much surprises me any more.

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Posted in America, Bush, Cheney, GOP, Halliburton, blogging, current events, government, informed voter, media, news, news and politics, political, politics, thoughts | 2 Comments »

Not Just Another Post About The Iraq War.

Posted by Catherine Morgan on June 20, 2007

This is a MUST SEE postIraq Is Burning, Will America Go For Broke? (the pictures alone are worth the trip to this post at White Houser)

iraq child

Americans in dire need of perspective and a reality check

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Posted in 9/11, America, Bush, Iraq, blogging, government, informed voters, life, military, news, news and politics, opinion, political, politics, war | 14 Comments »

Breaking News: Michael Bloomberg Leaves The Republican Party To Be An Independent. Is this a prelude to a presidential bid? Could this change the outcome of the election?

Posted by Catherine Morgan on June 19, 2007

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NEW YORK - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg left the Republican Party on Tuesday and switched to unaffiliated, a move certain to be seen as a prelude to an independent presidential bid that would upend the 2008 race.

The billionaire former CEO, who was a lifelong Democrat before he switched to the Republican Party in 2001 for his first mayoral run, said the change in his voter registration does not mean he is running for president.

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Posted in America, GOP, Presidential Debate, blogging, current events, debate, democrats, elections, government, informed voter, life, media, news, news and politics, political, politics | 3 Comments »

Michael Moore’s new movie “Sicko” - What it says about the current state of our healthcare system, and what can be done to fix it.

Posted by Catherine Morgan on June 15, 2007

Michael Moore on NightLine…

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Posted in America, YouTube, activism, blogging, culture, current events, family, government, healthcare, informed voter, informed voters, media, news, news and politics, opinion, political, veterans, women | 9 Comments »

New Jersey will be first to fund and build a State Stem Cell Research Facility. (YouTube videos)

Posted by Catherine Morgan on June 12, 2007

 

 

Associated Press reporting…

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey has approved the first funding to build a state stem cell research facility touted by Gov. Jon S. Corzine as key to combating federal restrictions on embryonic stem cell work.

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Posted in BlogHer, Bush, Huffington Post, YouTube, blogging, current events, family, government, health, informed voter, life, media, news, news and politics, opinion, political, politics, research, science, stem cells | 5 Comments »

Google Gets Lowest Rating For Consumer Privacy — Federal Trade Commission is looking into antitrust concerns raised by Google’s DoubleClick deal. UPDATED: with YouTube clip on “How To Hide From Google”

Posted by Catherine Morgan on June 9, 2007

Watchdog Group Slams Google

In a report released Saturday, London-based Privacy International assigned Google its lowest possible grade. The category is reserved for companies with “comprehensive consumer surveillance and entrenched hostility to privacy.”

None of the 22 other surveyed companies — a group that included Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp. and AOL — sunk to that level, according to Privacy International.

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Posted in Corporate America, Huffington Post, YouTube, blogging, business, current events, government, life, media, news, news and politics, opinion, political, research, society, thoughts | 6 Comments »

REPUBLICAN DEBATE — Blogging on the Bloggers — The Left, The Right, and the LIVE — Who do you think won? (with YouTube videos)

Posted by Catherine Morgan on June 6, 2007

Bloggers are changing the face of politics and the debates. Tonights GOP Debate is no exception. Let’s see what the Bloggers are saying - The Left, The Right, and the LIVE.

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Posted in America, BlogHer, CNN, GOP, Huffington Post, Iran, Presidential Debate, Republicans, YouTube, blogging, conservatives, current events, debate, democrats, elections, feminism, government, informed voter, life, media, military, news, news and politics, opinion, political, politics, teen politics, terrorism, thoughts, vote, war | 14 Comments »

Democratic Debate — Blogging on the Bloggers. What the right and the left bloggers are saying? Who do you think won the debate? (updated with 4 youtube videos)

Posted by Catherine Morgan on June 3, 2007

Bloggers are changing the face of politics, and debates. What are bloggers saying about the debate? Who was blogging live? Here it is…

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Posted in BlogHer, CNN, Huffington Post, Iraq, LINKS, Presidential Debate, YouTube, activism, blogging, debate, democrats, elections, informed voter, liberals, media, news and politics, opinion, political, politics, teen politics, terrorism, veterans, videos, vote, war, women | 19 Comments »

Controversial Immigration Bill — Is This Amnesty? What YouTubers, Bloggers, and Lou Dobbs Are Saying? What do you think?

Posted by Catherine Morgan on June 1, 2007

I’ll be honest with you…I don’t know how I feel about all this. But in case you are interested, here is some stuff being talked about this week. Feel free to leave a comment with how you feel about this controversial Immigration Bill.

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Posted in America, Bush, President, YouTube, blogging, current events, democrats, family, feminism, government, informed voter, life, media, news, news and politics, opinion, political, politics, terrorism, thoughts | 6 Comments »