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Kindle for Windows Phone 7 revealed, due 'in the coming months'
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Submitted at 10/28/2010 1:40:00 PM Conference (PDC 2010) and, and his Flickr account). And Kindle for Windows Phone 7
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First Wind Retreats, Shelves IPO Plans Vermont Energy Co. Raises
Evelyn Rusli (TechCrunch)
Submitted at 10/28/2010 11:52:36 AM
$260,000 For Sustainable
Facing a dubious IPO and Gas-And-Convenience Stores
downward pricing pressure, First Lora Kolodny (TechCrunch)
Wind announced on Thursday that Submitted at 10/28/2010 12:12:24 PM
it will put its plans to go public on
hold. The Vermont Energy Company
The wind energy company, attracted a $260,000 seed
which first signaled its intention investment a new SEC filing
to go public way back in 2008, revealed to grow their
was expected to IPO this week but environmental-minded gas station
several analysts and media reports and convenience store business.
questioned investor demand, Currently, the company operates
citing a heavy debt load, a lack of a flagship store and four-pump
profitability and broader gas station in Burlington,
challenges in the sector. Vermont. According to a
Amid growing concern, the company spokesperson, they hope
company dropped its pricing to become a leading supplier of
forecast to $18 to $20 on alternative fuels over time, and
Wednesday— a 25% cut from its stock their shelves with
previous range of $24 to $26. sustainable items alongside select,
Now, after shaving its traditional packaged goods.
expectations, First Wind is The concept is simple— offer a
pressing pause on the entire IPO range for the upcoming IPO of its losses. Cognizant of its debt and sustainable alternative to 7-eleven
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Dell Venue hits the FCC: is this the Thunder's new name?
Chris Ziegler (Engadget) judging by this FCC filing that that should make the design nerds tells us we won't be waiting
Submitted at 10/28/2010 2:27:00 PM just crossed the wires. As far as in the audience swoon a bit. terribly long for an announce.
we can tell, this thing is basically Additionally, turns out there's a Dell Venue hits the FCC: is this
Yes, that's right, just "Venue," a carbon copy of the Venue Pro, Bluetooth SIG certification under the Thunder's new name?
not Venue Pro-- and from a except it's running Android the same model name -- V03B -- originally appeared on Engadget
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do? The reality is credit expansion corporate bond market freed up, unneeded junk), but that could 5. In your own or in others’
It was easy to see the housing comes first, reserves come which in turn gave a new lease on conceivably happen. By the way, forecasts of how the future will
bubble would collapse and in turn second. I discussed this at length,
life to hundreds of corporation because energy and food prices play out, do you think that the
credit would plunge and writeoffs using some charts from Steve otherwise headed for bankruptcy. have been sticky compared to difficult-to-predict Human Crowd
would soar. That was the basis for Keen, in Fiat World In response, value of debt housing, we hear the statement Psychology factor is
my prediction that interest rates Mathematical Model "marked to market" on the all the time, "we have inflation in underrepresented? If so, what
across the entire yield curve Yet, talk is all the rage "just wait
balance sheets of banks went things we need and deflation in could be done to better
would make all-time lows. till all those reserves come from pennies on the dollar to full things we want." incorporate it.
When I made that call, oil was pouring into the economy, it will value. Credit did not expand but No we don't. The statement is Mish: Few understand the
near $140, and nearly everyone cause hyperinflation". I have to credit marked-to-market sure did, inaccurate because it defines deflationary impacts of the entire
thought I was nuts. But it laugh because the thinking is ass even if it is impossible to say inflation in terms of prices. With gamut of trends that is playing
happened. Recently we made new backwards. precisely how much. a proper definition one does not out, or the stress those trends
lows in 2- and 5-year treasuries What Really Happened? Thus my model suggests 2007 to have inflation and deflation at the place on families.
and credit continues to contract. • Greenspan lowered interest February 2009 were periods of same time. It is futile to fight changing social
Bernanke and various Fed rates fueling housing speculation deflation, March 2009 to May Critical Player is Congress, Not trends, but that has not stopped
members talk about preventing and a credit bubble. 2010 were periods of inflation, the Fed the Fed with reckless proposals on
deflation, but that talk is always • The housing/credit bubble burst.and now we are likely back in The longer the Fed and Congress top of reckless proposals. Please
in terms of the CPI. • Credit plunged as did credit deflation but it is hard to say fight deflation, the longer it will see Inflation Targeting Proposal
However, it is impossible to marked to market. given institutions do not mark take to play out. It could take 2 an Exercise in Blazing Stupidity;
measure prices of consumer goods • In the wake of plunging credit assets to market. Extend and years or 10. The attitude of the Fed Fools Itself for details.
accurately enough, housing the Fed stepped in to provide pretend is massive. next Congress, and the Congress Demographic Pendulum in
prices are not in the CPI (I think reserves for banks. Looking ahead, my model and President after that will be Motion
they should be), but most • Consumer psychology changed suggests we go in and out of crucial. As I stated in June of 2008, we
importantly, we are in a fiat credit and there is no demand for credit deflation for a number of years, I believe the next congress will are now on the back side of peak
-based economy. so it sits there as so called just as Japan did, without the throw around fewer stimuli than consumption and Peak Credit.
In a credit-based system, where "excess reserves", earning slight economy ever picking up any the current one. I could be wrong. Regardless of what Bernanke of
credit dwarfs money supply, it is interest for banks to help them steam. But 2 years will not seal the fate. the Fed does, the demographic
foolish to look at inflation through cover losses still to come from 4. Your position has called for a There will be a presidential pendulum is in motion. There is
the myopic eyes of either prices or foreclosures, credit card losses, deflation first but then a probable election in another two years. no going back.
monetary inflation alone. Sure, and commercial real estate losses.transition over to inflation at some Will we get a Chris Christie or That the Fed cannot change
the Fed can print, but if there is no point. We won’t hold you to this, another Obama? That is an attitudes is at the very heart of the
demand for credit, what does $1T Looked at in this fashion there but what triggers do you see for undecided factor very much in deflation argument. Japan
or even $10T of excess reserves are not really excess reserves at this shift and, again with great play. certainly tried and failed,
do? The answer is nothing other all. latitude, when might this happen? The critical point of this Bernanke will fail as well.
than to make the Fed's exit Please see Fictional Reserve Mish: With fiat currencies, the discussion is everyone's The Fed can provide liquidity but
problem down the road a Lending And The Myth Of p r o b a b i l i t y o f inflation misguided focus on the Fed. The it cannot not determine where it
nightmare. Excess Reserves for further approaches 100% given a long Fed arguably has a role, but goes, or if it goes anywhere at all.
Money Multiplier Theory is rebuttal to the notion that enough timeframe. However, we Congress is a far bigger player The important point here is the
Wrong monetary printing will soon have need to fix numerous structural than the Fed in determining the pendulum has just barely moved
It is important to understand that the inflation genie flying out of issues, write off enough bad length of the path we take. from peak risk taking to risk
widely believed money multiplier the bottle. debts, and get to the bottom in Interestingly, Bernanke, a aversions. With that in mind, and
theory (the Fed prints and the 2009 Recovery housing before there is a serious Monetarist, recently chastised given the Fed and Congressional
money makes its way into the Credit continued to contract in chance of sustained inflation. Congress over budget issues. propensity to fight a battle that
economy 10 times over) is 2009 but the stock market soared. I am not calling for consumer This likely has Krugman going "STRAIGHT page 31
wrong. This happened because the prices to collapse (except in bananas.
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cannot be won, it will be years any pleas for help. I have spent as deserved and if not, what one would best profit would be the US dollar, a political mistake.
before the pendulum gets to the long as 2 hours answering calls opportunities do they represent? quite different. When Argentina could no longer
other side. for help, even when I cannot Mish: Certainly US treasuries are In regards to hyperinflation, the hold the peg, its currency
Asymmetric Pendulum possibly get anything out of it. universally despised. People were odds are minuscule. First we need collapsed.
I have not mentioned this before If someone sends me a link to an shorting 10 year notes at 4%. to define the term. Hyperinflation is a Political
but the pendulum is actually article I use, they may only get a Yikes! Hyperinflation is a complete loss Event
asymmetric, at least in terms of one word response of "thanks". If However, after this rally it is hard of faith in currency. Some think The commonality between
time, not necessarily price or I get a question, I try to answer. I to be super-bullish on them now. this will happen out of the blue, Zimbabwe, Weimar, and
attitude. certainly appreciate when some Bullish yes, super-bullish, no. I others think the Fed will print and Argentina is they are both
We spend far more time in thoughtful people send me a link would advise not shorting them. print and print. Let's look at a few political events. In Zimbabwe a
inflation and risk taking than or a comment and say "no I do not think the gold story is examples. political event triggered capital
deflation and risk avoidance. response needed". fully understood yet. It may not Zimbabwe Hyperinflation flight, in Weimar a political event
Moreover the cycle swing takes Many days I am reading and be hated, but it is not loved like In the case of Zimbabwe, a loss started massive printing, and in
so long time wise from one end writing for 15 hours. I can spend 3 technology or housing was. Thus I of faith in currency occurred Argentina everything collapsed
to the other, that by the time we hours just answering emails from think more will come from gold before the printing occurred. The when a foolish peg could not be
get to peak risk taking, most do readers and clients. On weekends, but it will not necessarily be from Weimar Republic is a different sustained.
not even think deflation is in the summer, I can spend as here. We can easily have a sharp story. In each case, a collapse of faith in
possible. little as 2-4 hours, but 3 minimum correction first. In Zimbabwe, the Mugabe currency (hyperinflation) led
Everyone thinks deflation is is more like it. The one thing not despised but government initiated a "land governments to massive printing
impossible, much the same way I am often laughing my head off universally ignored is Japanese reform" program intended to campaigns, not the other way
everyone thought housing prices over things I write. So I am equities. For a long-term hold correct the inequitable land around.
would rise forever. There were having fun. perspective, I like Japan. Apathy distribution created by colonial US Comparison
wrong about housing and they are Bear in mind my role at Sitka is a great setup. Otherwise, there rule. Ultimately, Mugabe's The US compares to Zimbabwe
wrong about deflation. Pacific is advisory, client services, is precious little to like about attempt to bail out the poor at the how?
6. How the heck do you find the and general manager type anything. expense of the wealthy is what The US compares to Argentina
time to write so much? Our functions. Those are part of the This market, including corporate triggered capital flight and loss of how?
members are amazed by the 15 hours mentioned. I do not bonds, is way over-loved. faith of the currency. Is anyone going to force the US
output on your blog and by the trade. Fortunately I have a Sentiment is extreme, and His reforms not only caused a into war reparations?
fact that they’ve received fantastic partner who shares the earnings expectations will not flight of capital and human capital The idea that we are going to
personal answers to questions same risk management and happen. The market can keep (the wealthy), they also led to wake up one day and suddenly out
they’ve emailed you. customer first attitudes. We have going up, but the risk-reward sanctions by the US and Europe. of the blue face hyperinflation
Mish: I certainly love what I am grown from about $15 million setup is horrendous. In response, Mugabe turned on may be theoretically possible but
doing. I also believe I am helping assets under management to 8. If you knew that the the printing presses but the loss of it is extremely unlikely in
people. I have stacks of emails to about $75 million under purchasing power of your existing faith in the currency had already practice.
prove that point, mainly in management in the last few years. assets and income would occurred. Moreover, and it is important to
regards to getting people out of That is small by Wall Street disappear one year from today, Weimar Hyperinflation keep coming back to this point,
housing, out of the stock market standards, but I expect to double what would you invest in during In Weimar Germany, printing for we are in credit-based system.
on time, into gold, and not or triple that in a few years, the the coming year to prepare? war reparations kicked off The Fed is not going to cause
betting against treasuries. right way, by putting client Mish: The question left out a hyperinflation. hyperinflation by printing.
To be sure, I get some hate mail, interests first. critical aspect of "how" assets War reparations were a political Besides, the Fed cannot give
mostly in regards to my stance on 7. Which assets do you see as would "disappear". For example, event. So was the invasion of money away. And as I have
public unions, but that volume is being the being the ‘most hated by equity and housing assets might Germany to enforce payment of pointed out, Bernanke is even
small compared to everything the most people’? Which are crash because of deflation, or those reparations. chastising Congress about fiscal
else. I can get as many as 300 ‘most beloved’? In your opinion, theoretically the dollar could fall Argentina Hyperinflation "STRAIGHT page 34
emails a day, and I try to answer are these perceptions well- to zero in hyperinflation. How Argentina based its currency on
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spending. The Fed would not your crystal ball have a forecast market. But what if Prechter is right? happens if the dollar rises? Is it
give away money even if it could! for the stock market? For Gold? There is a lot going for gold, but Actually I think the grand- possible, if not likely to get a
Sure, the Fed can provide The US Dollar?" it is by no means a "sure thing". supercycle collapse he is calling reasonably strong move up in the
liquidity, but it cannot force Let's start with gold. I see articles Is the Equities Bottom In? for is also highly unlikely, US dollar here?
businesses or consumers to everyday by some prominent Many people claim the "Bottom although it too is certainly The important point is not
borrow. Yet people tell me the people saying things like "I know is In"? possible. whether or not you agree with my
Fed will cause hyperinflation. It gold is going to ... whatever". Is it? How can they know? I am Is worry over such extremes or probabilities; the key point is to
does not add up. The thing is, they don't know and not even sure if the bottom is attempts to profit from such be thinking about risk
Congress can give money away, neither do I. Only a charlatan or a likely in. Look at the half-dozen extremes at this stage a waste of management and opportunities. It
but the next Congress will look a fool can make such a claim. Of 50% or greater rallies in the energy? I think so. is far easier to make up for lost
lot different than this Congress. I course the fools and charlatans Nikkei over the course of two Unless you are a day-trader, it is opportunities than lost cash. Mike
discussed the political and some may be right, but it is not because decades, all taken back and then important to be aware of such "Mish" Shedlock
economic consequences of that they "know" anything. some. possibilities, while focusing on h t t p : / /
reality in Obamacare Career One thing I do know is that I How many "knew" that would the more likely probabilities. globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.
Ending Votes; Republican Chance don't know things of that nature. not happen. How many in the US The bottom may be in, but a test com
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Here is one more point about Probabilities richly priced, but that sure does for that? investment advisor representative
hyperinflation. If the US dollar I prefer to look at things in terms not mean stocks cannot rally Anti-dollar sentiment is once for SitkaPacific Capital
goes, every fiat currency on the of probabilities. It is highly likely further from here. again extreme. It is quite similar Management. Sitka Pacific is an
planet will follow. The idea that the Fed embarks on Quantitative We are in a credit bust scenario to the extreme anti-Euro asset management firm whose
hyperinflation will hit the US Easing. That should be good for with enormous deflationary sentiment a few months back. goal is strong performance and
alone is preposterous. The Euro, gold, but short term that QE may pressures, even if outright Look at what happened. Are we low volatility, regardless of
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Gold does not do well in all that announcement is. confidence in the Fed's ability to Sadly, most aren't prepared for
circumstances, however. Gold did Should that happen, given that produce inflation. those scenarios, just as they were
very poorly from 1980 to 2000, a gold is in a long-term bull market, Should that bubble burst, equities unprepared for the collapse we
period of ordinary inflation. There and given that Bernanke will can collapse far faster than most saw in housing and the collapse
is no guaranteed play anywhere. likely go back to the QE well, I think possible. we saw in global equities.
9. What's the question we should expect buying the next big dip in Risk Management Some questions to ponder are: Do
have asked, but didn't? What's gold would be a higher Hyperinflation is theoretically you really want to be long after
your answer? probability event than buying a possible, but highly unlikely in this runup? How long? What are
Mish: I guess it would be: "Does 10% correction in the stock practice for reasons stated above. appropriate hedges? What
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So who's right? At a certain point down, from more recent events, say, Christmas. If we look at what never went below -2%, while
it comes down to one's own trust in that it averages out an entire the 365-day would appear to say BEA GDP scraped -7%, we may
in the various methods. I did ask year. And there lies a big clue as about Q4, I would say we come to well have something worse than -
Gallup for their thoughts on the to why it is much smoother than about -0.5% (average the graph 2.86% ahead of us.
gap between their data and the the BEA GDP numbers, which over the 3-month window). Lastly, I remain curious about the
government's, but they've measure only 91-day increments. While it's still all too close to discrepancy found in the Gallup
unfortunately failed to respond to This means that the 365-day then crystal ball territory for (my) and CMI vs the "official" data.
date. Which is a shame, since becomes a very solid and reliable complete comfort, I am convinced And I'm not ashamed to state that
even with a bucketful of caveats, index, potentially much more so that this is a far more solid way of I, like many others, have strong Unfriend Finder Helps
the Census Bureau seems to make than the GDP, even if, as I said, it interpretation of the data then the doubts about just about any You Discover Who Has
Gallup look grossly incompetent. can miss out on very real, more "bare" comparison of BEA and number the US government
And not only Gallup, CMI too. extreme moves. the CMI 91-day index, because publishes these days, whether it's Unfriended You on
It would be interesting if Doug The expectation among "experts" both, on account of their limited GDP or unemployment. Facebook [Facebook]
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complete Gallup and Census GDP will come in around +2%. volatility. "second opinion" available in U6
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Bureau files, and incorporate Remember, this can undergo NOTE: it is for instance entirely vs U3 data, which indicate a US
them in a graph. For now, strong revisions later on. If we possible that we will decide at unemployment rate of 17.1% Continuously grooming your list
though, we still have to interpret look at the 365-day index in the some point that the 365-day needs instead of 9.6%. What we try to of people who've wronged you
the possible CMI indices. This is graph above, we can make a to be shifted forward a little do with the CMI data is seeking requires a lot of upkeep and
no easy matter. As I said, we preliminary "prediction" more, which would move the fall to find a similar "second opinion", thought. Let Unfriend Finder help
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can't deny that the CMI 91-day GDP going forward. future. But that is not the most spending. people who ditch you as a friend
index, when shifted, has that eery As the graph is right now, that is important thing here: we're not To be continued, no doubt. on Facebook. More »
compliance with the BEA GDP with the 3-month shift forward, aiming for details, but for -----------------
numbers. Still, when we look at Q3 GDP according to the CMI trendlines. And the CMI 365-day This post previously appeared at
the 183 and 365-day graphs, we 365-day index comes at around index, which as of this morning DShort.com >
see a much smoother "motion". +1.25%. And if I can be bold for a stands at -2.86% (even as the 91- Join the conversation about this
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volatility that's inherent in the 91- that no matter what number is looks like a solid indicator for
day. published tomorrow, the BEA Q3 such a trendline, far too solid to
We need to recognize that this GDP will be very close to that ignore. Also, seeing that in the
also means that the 365-day can after all revisions have been most pronounced part of the last
shift us away, whether up or done. Sadly, we won't know until downturn, Q4 2008, the 365-day
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Sock It Toomey
E.J. Dionne Jr. (The New You might also imagine, from all after spending the summer under The analogy is between the
Republic - All Feed) the times he cites it, that Sestak's assault from anonymously funded puppy's mess and the one created
Submitted at 10/27/2010 11:00:00 PM favorite book is Toomey's 2009 conservative groups, has been by the economic policies of
supply-side manifesto, "The Road closing in on tea party favorite Toomey and former President
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- If there is to Prosperity," which endorses Ken Buck. In Wisconsin, Sen. George W. Bush.
one candidate who truly wishes private accounts for Social Russ Feingold has narrowed What comes across when you
that Christine O'Donnell had not Security and a moratorium on all Republican Ron Johnson's once talk with Sestak is an utter lack of
won the Republican senatorial corporate taxes. substantial lead. defensiveness. Democrats, he
nomination in Delaware, it is the "Congressman Toomey is not a In Alaska, the tea party's Joe says, "should be proud of what
Republican Senate candidate in witch," Sestak loves to say, "but Miller faces a formidable write-in they've done." But he's impatient
Pennsylvania, Pat Toomey. his book is very scary." challenge from Sen. Lisa that leaders of his party (he
Toomey, a former congressman, All this has allowed Sestak to Murkowski, whom he defeated in doesn't mention names) have
became a hero to the right for close the gap with Toomey and the Republican primary, even as failed to convince voters that
Nike's 'Rise' Ad: LeBron
pushing Sen. Arlen Specter out of move momentum to his side. Democrat Scott McAdams battles Washington fully understands James Plays Tubbs to
the GOP. For much of the Toomey's campaign argues that to sneak through on the GOP their struggles and their Don Johnson's Crockett
summer, Toomey ran safely ahead Sestak has simply brought some split. aspirations.
of the man who went on to knock Democrats home and can point to Republican Rand Paul has clung Naturally, he makes the point Jane Murphy (TV Squad)
out Specter in the Democratic some recent polling favorable to to a lead over Democrat Jack with a Navy idiom. "You don't Submitted at 10/28/2010 8:35:00 AM
Senate primary, Rep. Joe Sestak. the Republican. But Toomey Conway in Kentucky, a very red run a ship from the bridge," he
Then came O'Donnell's defeat of tacitly acknowledges the damage state where a Republican should says. "You run it from the boiler Filed under: TV News"What
Rep. Mike Castle in one of the tea O'Donnell has done him because not be having so much trouble. As room." Leaders, he says, need to should I do?" asks basketball
party's most celebrated victories. he now carefully delineates his for Nevada, nobody knows if persuade voters "that we know superstar LeBron James, in a new
Northern Delaware happens to be differences with her. Senate Majority Leader Harry who they are." Nike ad that reviews the last few
part of the Philadelphia media And the O'Donnell effect has Reid will prevail over marquee A Sestak victory would certainly months of his turbulent move
market and the attention lavished larger implications. Republican tea party candidate Sharron be a major defeat for tea party- from the Cleveland Cavaliers to
on O'Donnell, her sometimes gains next week are inevitable. Angle, but Angle's bizarre brand style conservatism. But it would the Miami Heat. The 90-second
exotic views and her "I'm not a But if Senate candidates on the of conservatism is the one thing also offer progressives lessons in ad, 'Rise', came to light Monday
witch" TV spot spilled over state right end of Republican politics giving Reid a fighting chance. how to develop a down-to-earth via Twitter, when King James
lines. lose here and in most of the other A Sestak victory would be an outside game of their own. directed his followers to
Sestak, who won his primary in states they are contesting especially powerful tonic for E.J. Dionne, Jr. is the author of YouTube.
the face of President Obama's (Colorado, Wisconsin, Alaska, progressives because the former the recently published Souled Arguably, the highlight of the ad,
support for Specter, has taken full Kentucky, and Nevada), admiral has been brave in Out: Reclaiming Faith and which had its TV premiere
advantage, arguing that Toomey conservatives will have trouble supporting trials for the Politics After the Religious Right. Tuesday during TNT's broadcast
may be stylistically different from claiming this election as an Guantanamo detainees and a ban He is a Washington Post of the Heat vs. Celtics game, is
the colorful candidate across the ideological mandate and a sign on assault weapons. columnist, a senior fellow at the the appearance of Miami's former
river, but is substantively quite that the country had moved well He has also been Brookings Institution, and a king. Decked out in his baby blue
similar. Toomey was president of to the right of where it was two unabashed—and far more professor at Georgetown v-neck and white linen suit, it's
the conservative Club for Growth, years ago. entertaining than most University. none other than Don Johnson.
a group that targeted moderate So far, being righter-than-right Democrats—in defending his (c) 2010, Washington Post Permalink| Email this| Linking
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O'Donnell both want to drive sealed a victory for Democrat In one ad, he likens voting for the
middle-of-the-roaders out of the Chris Coons. In Colorado, financial bailout to cleaning up
GOP. Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, after his adorable puppy Belle.
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continued from page 45 Nissan announces third-largest
have gone primarily to the right. Post study shows, many of those are not the embattled middle
There are many reasons for this, who identify with and are active classes, but the business interests recall in company history--
but at least one has to do with in the Tea Party are new to and the wealthy associated with
how the White House has blamed
Main Street and Wall Street
politics and are moved by specific
grievances rather than by an
the Republican Party. That was
certainly true of the “Reagan
2.14 million SUVs and trucks
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4) “The Tea Party is a Party. That was also true of Perot the movement toward income
conventional Republican group voters, from whom the Tea equality that had begun in the Submitted at 10/28/2010 9:18:40 AM
funded by big business.” My Partiers partly descend. They 1930s. So who benefits from these
Nissan announces third-largest
former colleague Michael Lind leaned Democratic in 1992 and movements is not the same as
recall in company history--2.14
argues that the Tea Party is really Republican in 1994, but overall who controls them on a day-to-
million SUVs and trucks
a Republican offshoot. “Its their primary allegiance was not day basis. That is likely to
Nissan has announced its third
adherents are angry for the same to party. become apparent after this
largest recall in company history,
reason that Democrats were angry There are also Tea Party November’s election.
affecting 2.14 million light trucks between August 2003 and July
between 2001 and 2007: their sponsoring organizations like John B. Judis is a senior editor of
and SUVs worldwide, according 2006. A company spokesperson
party is out of power,” he writes. Americans for Prosperity that are The New Republic.
to Automotive News. The recall cited by Automotive News did not
But I think that is too simple, as funded primarily by big business. For more TNR, become a fan on
involves a potentilly faulty give the name of the supplier
are the assertions that the Tea But again, as The Washington Facebook and follow us on
ignition relay that could lead to responsible for the parts, but said
Party is a tool of big business. Post survey shows, most of the Twitter.
engine problems on Nissan that company made all the parts
There are groups like Tea Party local groups are improvident;
Pathfinder, Armada and Xterra involved in the recall worldwide.
Express that were founded by they’re not George W. Bush and
SUVs, Titan and Frontier pickup The fix involves replacing the
Republican consultants and that his “pioneers.” What’s
trucks, and Infiniti QX56 SUVs. ignition relay, a process Nissan
have the apparent purpose of undeniable, though, is that those
The majority of the vehicles says should take less than 25
getting the Republicans back in most likely to benefit from right-
affected are Japanese market minutes.
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One of my colleagues did a great There are other shortcomings, Fit Sport is certainly no bargain
job of succinctly summing up too. Acceleration is leisurely; it Filed under: Giants, Rangers,
either, you can get bigger, more
Ford’s new subcompact in the takes a lot of shifting to keep the World Series Cliff Lee's
well-rounded cars for the price of
Fiesta’s logbook: “A great one- Fiesta up to speed. In manual performance wasn't the only thing
a Fiesta SES.
person car.” to take a slide from one Game 1
transmission form, both the Fit See our full Ford Fiesta road test
The Fiesta does a lot of things and Versa are over one second of the World Series to the next, as
and Ratings.
really well. It gets impressive fuel quicker from 0-60 mph than the FOX's ratings for the Fall Classic
— Tom Mutchler Next Steps
economy, especially given that it Fiesta. (All three cars have nearly opener Wednesday night dipped
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2006 Ford Focus ZX3 tester, back smooth at very low speeds. Our Texas Game 1, down 25 percent
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Interior noise levels and ride those for the stereo. are up a percent from the 10.3/17
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ConsumerReports.org for expert little value in a ratings sense, as
reminiscent of a larger car; it’s a level of sophisticated dynamics to in 2008.
Ratings, buying advice and the network's signal is not airing
lot more pleasant to take on a long the subcompact segment, it also The rating is the percentage of all
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trip than a Honda Fit. That is, if brings a premium price. Our SE households tuned in to a program,
products. Update your feed Cablevision, which is locked in a
you’re in the front seat. Even for a sedan wasn’t too out of line at while the share measures the
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small car, the Fiesta is really tight $16,595, but our well-equipped percentage of television sets that
are on at a given time. with FOX.
in back. The Fit and Nissan Versa SES hatchback stickered for
It's worth noting, in FOX's
My fairy friend
(Scripting News) lessons. Learned to appreciate NakedJen was the first fairy off
Submitted at 10/28/2010 7:14:08 AMpeople on their own terms. the ferry. This became our mantra
NakedJen is one of those people. for the day. First fairy off the
I am blessed with friends who She calls herself a fairy. It fits. ferry. First fairy off the ferry. First
love me, and who I love. Each for Once, on a trip to NY, we rode to fairy off the ferry. First fairy off
who they are, never trying to Staten Island on a boat, for free. the ferry.
impose an ideal of mine on them. We stood at the front of the boat Anyway...
Like a lot of people, I did that watching its intricate docking
when I was younger. Learned the procedure. When we landed
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off a [knee] injury. He's been an the locker room. Man, he's a great
Yankees agree on new contract outstanding returner in this
league, and he's been a contributor
player. I told everybody he's
definitely the most talented and
Wallace Matthews (ESPN.com) to come back. It was a pretty cut- dispute with ownership. on special teams as well as on gifted athlete that I ever played
Submitted at 10/28/2010 12:45:58 PM and-dried thing." Earlier this season, rumors defense." football with, hands down. He
According to both sources, abounded that the Chicago Cubs Blackmon is excited to join the made the switch from DB to wide
Updated: October 28, 2010, 1:45 Girardi's deal calls for $3 million would pursue Girardi to replace team. receiver [in college] and didn't
PM ET By Wallace Matthews in salary per year, a figure that the retiring Lou Piniella, a belief "It's awesome," Blackmon said. "I miss a beat, and obviously he is a
ESPNNewYork.com puts him among the top five t h a t s e e m e d t o h a v e s o m e was hoping I could finally get very talented return guy, too. He
Archive highest-paid managers in the legitimacy since Girardi is a back on the field and make things can do it all."
The New York Yankees and game. Also included is a bonus native of the area and played happen. This opportunity opened Ohm Youngmisuk covers the
manager Joe Girardi have reached clause that escalates with each seven seasons in two stints with up and I'm excited and my wife is Giants for ESPNNewYork.com.
agreement on a three-year, $9 level of achievement, from the Cubs. excited. My knee is doing very Follow him on Twitter.
million contract with incentives winning the AL East to winning But that story died when the well. I wouldn't be out there if I This entry passed through the
that could add another $500,000 the World Series, and tops out at Cubs hired Mike Quade as their couldn't perform. I wasn't going to Full-Text RSS service — if this is
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races updates California, to vote in the 2010 elections than 37 percent each with Democrat percent. Only 21 percent of Research poll has Boxer leading
Colorado, Florida, Maine, dispirited Democrats, the story is Scott McAdams at 23 percent, independents and 16 percent of Fiorina by 50 percent to 45
Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio. quite different in Minnesota. with 2 percent undecided. ( CNN/ very likely independent voters percent with 4 percent in the
Right now, most of the new polls Among those who are extremely Time/Opinion Research, Oct. 15- favored the Democratic Party, "neither/other" category and 3
have a focus on the governorships or very enthusiastic about the 19). according to the poll. percent undecided.
in play. Republicans are looking election, Democrats are matching Arizona California POLLS FROM TUESDAY:
to make big pick-ups this year, Republicans, (50 percent of those Republican incumbent Jan POLLS FROM THURSDAY: A Public Policy Polling survey
something that would be of extra who say they are extremely or Brewer is leading Democrat Terry Democrat Jerry Brown leads conducted Oct. 21-23 has Brown
importance given the impending very enthusiastic about the Goddard, the state's attorney Republican Meg Whitman by 49 running ahead of Whitman in the
battles over redistricting that will election are Democrats and 46 general, in the governor's race by percent to 39 percent with 12 governor's race by 53 percent to
shape the landscape for the 2012 percent are Republicans). It also 52 percent to 44 percent, percent undecided or preferring 42 percent with 5 percent
elections. looks like Democrat Jerry Brown according to a Daily Kos/Public other candidates, according to a undecided, and Boxer ahead of
The latest forecast by polling is poised to take back the Policy Polling survey conducted Field Poll conducted Oct. 14-26. Fiorina in the Senate race by 52
analyst Nate Silver of California's governorship now Oct. 23-24. The margin of error is 3.2 points. percent to 43 percent, with 5
FiveThirtyEight.com is for held by Republican Arnold The same poll shows Sen. John Field says Brown is shoring up his percent undecided. The margin of
Republicans to emerge from the Schwarzenegger. The latest poll McCain leading Democrat support among women, non- error is 3.9 points. PPP says, "The
elections with about 30 seats, indicating that is the prestigious Rodney Glassman by 56 percent partisans and Latinos. biggest reason Boxer is
leaving Democrats with about 19. Field Poll. to 38 percent, with 6 percent POLLS FROM WEDNESDAY: maintaining her margin and
Currently, Democrats have the But two other polls issued undecided. Brown leads Whitman in the Brown is expanding his is that
advantage with 26 seats to the Thursday point to Republican Arkansas governor's race by 51 percent to both have now unified their party
GOP's 23, with one held by an pickups of governorships now POLLS RELEASED 44 percent with 2 percent liking more than the Republicans have
independent. held by Democrats: Paul LePage WEDNESDAY: neither and 2 percent undecided, theirs...Meg Whitman and Carly
One governor's contest where in Maine and newcomer Rick Republican John Boozman is according to a CNN/Time/ Fiorina never showed the kind of
trends are running against the Snyder in Michigan are sitting leading Democratic incumbent Opinion Research poll conducted appeal to Democrats they would
GOP tide is in Minnesota, where atop of formidable leads. Blanche Lincoln in the Senate Oct. 20-26. The margin of error is have needed to win in California."
Democrats have a good chance to Two other governor races race by 48 percent to 36 percent 3.5 points. A Suffolk University poll
win the seat for the first time in surveyed in polls today may come with 16 percent undecided, Brown leads Whitman by 46 conducted Oct. 21-24 shows
more than two decades. down to the finish line. The according to a University of percent to 38 percent with 8 Brown holding a 50 percent to 42
Mark Dayton, who served one tightest one is between Democrat Arkansas poll conducted Oct. 8- percent preferring another percent lead over Whitman, with
term as senator between 2001 and Alex Sink and Republican Rick 20. Poll director Janine Parry said, candidate and 8 percent 5 percent supporting other
2007, has a 12 point lead over Scott in Florida, and Democratic "This election, as always in undecided, according to a candidates and 3 percent
Republican Tom Emmer, incumbent Ted Strickland still Arkansas, lies in the hands of SurveyUSA poll conducted Oct. undecided.
according to the latest poll. appears to be in the contest in people not closely aligned with 21-25. The margin of error is 4.1 The same poll shows Boxer
(Dayton did not seek a second Ohio against Republican John either major party. Both parties points. Brown is leading Whitman leading Fiorina by 52 percent to
term in the Senate. Time Kasich. are losing loyalists in a rough among woman voters by 12 points 43 percent with 4 percent for
Magazine, in a 2006 issue rating You can find all the details and economy, meaning the percentage and among Latino voters by 23 other candidates and 2 percent
the best and worst senators, links to the polls under the state of unaffiliated respondents has points. undecided. The margin of error
named him as one of the five headings below. swelled to the largest proportion In the Senate race, SurveyUSA for both polls is 4 points.
worst). Check back here for more we've recorded." has Boxer ahead of Fiorina by 45 A Fox News/Pulse Opinion
But, the forces at work in updates throughout the day. Forty-four percent of those percent to 40 percent with 7 Research poll conducted Oct. 23
Minnesota seem to favor him. The Alaska identifying themselves as percent preferring another had Brown leading Whitman by
Minnesota Public Radio/ POLLS FROM LAST WEEK: independents felt closer to the candidate and 8 percent 50 percent to 41 percent in the
Humphrey Institute poll says: Incumbent Lisa Murkowski is Republican party and, when it undecided. The margin of error governor's race with 6 percent
Although Republicans around the tied with Joe Miller, who beat her comes to those who are likely for this race is also 4.1 points. LATEST page 62
country appear far more inclined for the GOP senate nomination, at voters, the number rises to 50 The CNN/Time/Opinion
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preferring some other candidate statistical tie with Buck leading Five percent support another of negative TV ads and direct 4 points.
and 3 percent undecided. The 47 percent to 46 percent with 4 candidate and 1 percent is mail. The Oct. 23 Fox News poll put
margin of error is 3 points. Last percent in the "other/neither" undecided. In the last poll, Buck "Linda McMahon has tried to Malloy ahead of Foley by a
week, Brown's lead was 48 category and 3 percent undecided. had led 48 percent to 43 percent. ( raise Attorney General Richard statistically insignificant 47
percent to 43 percent. Most voters The margin of error is 3.5 points. SurveyUSA poll conducted Oct. Blumenthal's negatives over the percent to 43 percent with 3
in the survey see both Brown and In a September poll, Buck had led 19-21). last several weeks, but she hasn't percent preferring some other
Whitman negatively, but by 49 percent to 44 percent. ( In the governor's race, been successful," said candidate and 6 percent
Whitman more so. Fifty-four CNN/Time/Opinion Research, Hickenlooper leads Tancredo by Quinnipiac's Douglas Schwartz. undecided. The margin of error is
percent have an unfavorably view Oct. 20-26). 49 percent to 39 percent with "He remains popular, but 3 points.
of her compared to 39 percent Unlike some other recent polls, Republican Dan Maes at 9 McMahon's own negatives have POLLS FROM MONDAY:
who view her favorably with the CNN/Time has Democrat John percent. He is taking 65 percent of risen above 50 percent. One has to Blumenthal leads McMahon by
rest undecided or saying they Hickenlooper still with a big lead the Republican vote in this poll. ( wonder if over the last few weeks 56 percent to 43 percent in the
never heard of her. Fifty-percent over American Constitution Party SurveyUSA poll conducted Oct. McMahon would have been better Senate race with 2 percent
see Brown unfavorably while 46 candidate Tom Tancredo running 19-21). off spending more of her millions undecided or preferring some
percent see him favorably with 5 ahead of him by 51 percent to 37 Connecticut on positive ads." other candidate. ( Rasmussen
percent not sure. percent, with 10 percent for POLLS FROM TUESDAY: In the governor's race, Malloy, Reports, Oct. 24)
In the Senate race, Fox has Boxer Republican Dan Maes and 3 Democrat Richard Blumenthal is the mayor of Stamford, leads Florida
ahead of Fiorina by 48 percent to percent undecided or in the "other holding on to a comfortable lead Foley, a businessman and former POLLS FROM THURSDAY:
44 percent with 5 percent /neither" category. over Republican Linda McMahon ambassador to Ireland, by 48 Democrat Alex Sink has a slight
preferring someone else and 3 POLLS FROM MONDAY: in their race to fill the Senate seat percent to 43 percent with 7 lead over Republican Rick Scott
percent undecided. The margin of Hickenlooper is hanging on to a left open by the retirement of percent undecided in the in Florida's close contest for
error is 3 points. Last week, Boxer 47 percent to 44 percent lead over Christopher Dodd, but Democrat Quinnipiac poll. The margin of governor, while independent
led by 48 percent to 44 percent. Tancredo, with Maes at 5 percent Dan Malloy is in a much closer error is 3.7 points. In mid- Charlie Crist has cut into
Seven percent of Boxer supporters and 4 percent undecided. The contest in his gubernatorial bid October, Malloy had led by 49 Republican Marco Rubio's lead in
say they could change their minds collapse of party support for the against Republican Tom Foley, percent to 42 percent, and in late the state's Senate race but not
compared to 4 percent for Fiorina. GOP nominee has meant that according to a Quinnipiac September by 45 percent to 42 enough challenge Rubio's status
Fifty percent disapprove of the Tancredo, a former Republican University poll conducted Oct. 18 percent. There's room for a shift as the favorite, according to a
job Boxer is doing as senator congressman, has been able to -24. Blumenthal, the state's in this race because 12 percent of Quinnipiac University poll
compared to 41 percent who garner 73 percent of the attorney general, leads McMahon, Malloy voters say they could conducted Oct. 18-24. Sink, the
approve, with 9 percent Republican vote, effectively the former head of World change their minds and the same state's chief financial officer,
undecided. turning what started as a three- Wrestling Entertainment, by 54 is the case for 10 percent of Foley leads Scott, the wealthy former
Colorado way race into a two-way match- percent to 42 percent with 3 backers. health care executive, by 45
POLLS FROM THURSDAY: up that is more competitive. ( percent undecided. The margin of A Fox News/Pulse Opinion percent to 41 percent with 11
Republican Ken Buck leads Public Policy Polling, Oct. 21- error is 3.7 points. That's about Research poll conducted Oct. 23 percent undecided. Rubio leads
Democratic incumbent Michael 23). the same margin Blumenthal had has Blumenthal out in front by 53 Crist by 42 percent to 35 percent
Bennet in the Senate race by 48 Democrat Michael Bennet and two weeks ago. Only 6 percent of percent to 42 percent with 2 with 15 percent for Democrat
percent to 44 percent with 3 Republican Ken Buck are tied at voters in each camp say they may percent for some other candidate Kendrick Meek and 7 percent
percent preferring some other 47 percent each in the Senate yet change their minds. As has and 3 percent undecided. undecided. The margin of error is
candidate and 6 percent race, with 6 percent undecided. been the case in most every poll A Rasmussen Reports poll 3.5 points. ( See full article).
undecided. The margin of error is The margin of error is 3.4 points. on this race, Blumenthal is seen conducted Oct. 24 has Malloy Rasmussen Reports, in a poll
4 points. In an Oct. 14 poll, Buck ( Public Policy Polling, Oct. 21- favorably by a wide margin, while leading by a smaller margin, 49 conducted Oct. 27, has Scott
had led 47 percent to 45 percent. ( 23). McMahon is viewed unfavorably percent to 46 percent with 2 ahead by 48 percent to 45 percent
Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 25). POLLS FROM SUNDAY: by a majority of voters -- which percent preferring some other with 3 percent for some other
POLLS FROM WEDNESDAY: Bennet and Buck are tied at 47 some have seen as a backlash candidate and 4 percent LATEST page 63
Buck and Bennet are in a percent each in the Senate race. against her well-funded campaign undecided. The margin of error is
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candidate and 4 percent 41 percent with 5 percent for haven't been separated by more disadvantage, Quinn suffers from Giannoulias led in this poll by 38
undecided. The margin of error is Monds and 7 percent undecided. than 4 points since the Labor Day the fact that 41 percent see him percent to 36 percent with 17
4 points. Scott had led by 50 The margin of error is 2 points. start of the campaign season. unfavorably compared to 34 percent undecided. One in five
percent to 44 percent in POLLS FROM MONDAY: Voters view both candidates percent who see him favorably. voters say they trust neither
Rasmussen's Oct. 18 poll. Deal leads Barnes in the unfavorably. ( Rasmussen Quinn, of course, is the man who candidate, both of whom have had
POLLS FROM WEDNESDAY: governor's race by 49 percent to Reports, Oct. 26). took over the governorship 21 to contend with damaging
POLLS FROM SUNDAY: 39 percent with 8 percent for POLLS FROM TUESDAY: months ago after the ignominious disclosures about them during the
Rubio appears to be steaming Monds, with 3 percent undecided. Republican Bill Brady leads exist of Rod Blagojevich, who campaign. ( Chicago Tribune/
towards victory in the Florida Both Deal, until recently a Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn was impeached. WGN, Oct. 18-22).
Senate race, leading Crist by 41 congressman, and Barnes, a in the race for governor by 43 A Fox News/Pulse Opinion Indiana
percent to 26 percent with 20 former one-term governor, get the percent to 39 percent with 5 Research poll conducted Oct. 23 POLLS FROM MONDAY:
percent for Meek. Julia Clark, a same high level of support from percent for independent Scott Lee has Brady ahead by 43 percent to Former Republican Sen. Dan
pollster for Ipsos which conducted their respective parties Cohen, 4 percent for Green Party 39 percent with Cohen at 6 Coats looks like a cinch to return
the survey, said "There doesn't (Republicans are weighted at 42 candidate Rich Whitney, 2 percent, Whitney at 4 percent and to the Senate from Indiana, with a
seem to be much doubt in our percent of the sample and percent for Libertarian Lex Green 6 percent undecided. The margin new poll showing him ahead of
minds that Rubio will take the Democrats at 34 percent), but and 6 percent undecided, of error is 3 points. In last week's Democrat Brad Ellsworth by 53
election." ( St. Petersburg Times/ Deal leads among independents according to a Chicago Tribune/ poll, Brady led by 46 percent to percent to 35 percent, with
Miami Herald/Bay News 9 (20 percent of the sample) by 44 WGN poll conducted Oct. 18-22. 36 percent. Quinn's unfavorable Libertarian Rebecca Sink Burris
poll,Oct. 15-19). percent to 27 percent with Monds The margin of error is 3.7 points. number is high in this poll as well at 5 percent and the remainder
Georgia getting 25 percent with 4 percent In the last poll about a month ago, -- 52 percent view him negatively. undecided. This is the seat being
POLLS FROM TUESDAY: undecided. Deal needs to hit 50 Quinn had 39 percent to Brady's In the equally close Senate race, given up by Democrat Evan Bayh.
Republican Nathan Deal leads percent to avoid a runoff. The 38 percent. Republican Mark Kirk leads ( EPIC-MRA, Oct. 19-21).
Democrat Roy Barnes 49 percent margin of error is 4.1 points. ( The Tribune reports, "Much of Democrat Alexi Giannoulias by A Rasmussen Reports poll
to 39 percent with 5 percent for SurveyUSA, Oct. 21-24). Brady's advance may be due to a 43 percent to 41 percent with conducted Oct. 20 had Coats
Libertarian John Monds, 5 percent Hawaii heavy dose of negative TV Green Party candidate LeAlan ahead by 52 percent to 34 percent
for some other candidate and 1 POLLS FROM MONDAY: advertising against Quinn, largely Jones at 7 percent and 9 percent with 5 percent for some other
percent undecided, according to a Democrat Neil Abercrombie is funded through donations by the undecided, according to The Fox candidate and 9 percent
Rasmussen Reports poll leading Republican James "Duke" Republican Governors poll. The margin of error is 3 undecided.
conducted Oct. 24. The margin of Aiona in the governor's race by 51 Association. Quinn has also aired points. Kirk led last week by two Kentucky
error is 4 points. Deal slipped percent to 43 percent. The margin his share of attack ads at Brady, points. Both Kirk and POLLS FROM WEDNESDAY:
backed from the 50 percent mark of error is 4 points. The outgoing but is outmatched in the money Giannoulias, each of whom has Republican Rand Paul has hit the
he had hit in an Oct. 6 poll. If the governor is Republican Linda game." had to deal with damaging stories 50 percent mark in his race
winner doesn't notch 50 percent, it Lingle. ( Honolulu Star One question is the impact of about their backgrounds, are against Democrat Jack Conway
forces a run-off. Deal is seen Advertiser, Oct. 12-19). Cohen's small but noticeable regarded negatively by voters. who is attracting 43 percent of the
unfavorably by 49 percent and Illinois amount of support in the race. POLLS FROM SUNDAY: vote, with 3 percent liking neither
favorably by 48 percent, with 6 POLLS FROM WEDNESDAY: Cohen had won the nomination to Kirk leads Giannoulias in the and 4 percent undecided. The
percent undecided. Barnes is seen Republican Mark Kirk leads run as the Democrat's lieutenant Senate race by 44 percent to 41 margin of error is 3.5 points. Paul
unfavorably 53 percent compared Democrat Alexi Giannoulias by governor candidate but dropped percent with 7 percent undecided. is leading among independents by
to 40 percent who see him 46 percent to 42 percent with 5 out after a series of damaging The margin of error is 3.7 points. 63 percent to 26 percent. ( CNN/
favorably, with 6 percent not sure. percent for Green Party candidate disclosures. He has spent almost The poll said that while the race is Time/Opinion Research, Oct. 20-
Deal has a double-digit lead LeAlan Jones, 5 percent for some $6 million of his own money on still within the margin of error, 26).
among unaffiliated voters. other candidate and 2 percent the race, the Tribune reports. the trend seems favorable to Kirk POLLS FROM TUESDAY: Paul
A WSB-TV/InsiderAdvantage undecided. The margin of error is Almost a third of voters don't as independents, suburban voters has opened a 53 percent to 40
poll conducted Oct. 24 has Deal 4 points. A week ago, Kirk led by know enough about Brady to have and Republicans are all moving LATEST page 64
leading Barnes by 47 percent to 44 percent to 40 percent. The two an opinion of him. But if that's a toward him. Four weeks ago,
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percent lead over Conway in the Oct. 12 poll, LePage had led with 2 percent for some other to 29 percent with 11 percent for percent for some other candidate
Senate race, with 7 percent Mitchell by only 35 percent to 32 candidate and 5 percent independent Tom Horner and 20 and 3 percent undecided. Last
undecided, according to a Public percent, with 21 percent for undecided. The margin of error is percent undecided, according to a week, Blunt led by about the same
Policy Polling survey conducted Cutler. While LePage gets 81 4 points. Minnesota Public Radio/ margin. The margin of error is 4
Oct. 21-24. PPP is now calling percent support from fellow Massachusetts Humphrey Institute poll points. ( Rasmussen Reports, Oct.
Paul the "likely victor" in the race Republicans, Mitchell is down to POLLS FROM SUNDAY: conducted Oct. 21-25. In its 19).
and says the reason is the 48 percent backing from Democratic incumbent Deval September poll, Dayton had led Blunt leads Carnahan 49 percent
backlash from Conway's Democrats, with Cutler taking 37 Patrick leads Republican Charlie Emmer by 38 percent to 27 to 43 percent with 3 percent
campaign ad saying that Paul, percent of the Democratic votes. Baker in the governor's race by a percent, with Horner getting 16 preferring some other candidate
during his college days, In the last poll, Mitchell still had slim 43 percent to 39 percent with percent. and 5 percent undecided. Seven
worshipped a false god named 65 percent of the Democrats independent Tim Cahill at 8 MPR/Humphrey says one reason percent of those supporting each
"Aqua Buddha." Politics Daily compared to 18 percent for Cutler. percent and Green Party candidate for Dayton's success compared to candidate say they could change
correspondent Walter Shapiro Cutler's background is as a Jill Stein at 2 percent. The margin other states where there is a rising their minds. The margin of error
wrote about same trend during his Democrat, having served in the of error is 4.3 points. Although GOP tide is that when it comes to is 3 points. ( Fox News/Pulse
reporting travels in Kentucky. ( Carter administration and as an that lead is within the margin of the engagement of voters, "the Opinion Research, Oct. 16).
See the full story on this poll). aide to the late Sen. Edmund error, the poll called it "an story is quite different in Nevada
Paul leads Conway 50 percent to Muskie. A LePage victory would encouraging sign for the Minnesota" where Democrats are POLLS FROM WEDNESDAY:
43 percent with 2 percent mean a Republican pickup since incumbent heading into the final matching Republicans as far as It's been clear for months now
preferring some other candidate the job is currently held by full week of campaigning" given enthusiasm in this election. This is that Republican Brian Sandoval, a
and 5 percent undecided, Democrat John Baldacci. ( that its survey last month showed a chance for Democrats to make a former state attorney general and
according to a Fox News/Pulse Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 26). Patrick ahead of Baker by only 35 gubernatorial pickup since the job federal judge, had the race for
Opinion Research poll conducted Maryland percent to 34 percent. ( Boston is currently help by the GOP's governor well in hand, and the
Oct. 23. The margin of error is 3 POLLS FROM MONDAY Globe poll conducted Oct. 17-22). Tim Pawlenty. Democrats have latest poll is just another
points. Ten percent of voters in Democrat Martin O'Malley leads Michigan been shut out of the job since confirmation of that. Sandoval
each candidate's camps say they Republican Bob Ehrlich by 54 POLLS FROM THURSDAY: Rudy Perpich finished his two leads Rory Reid, son of Harry, by
could yet changed their minds. percent to 40 percent with 3 Republican newcomer Rick terms in 1991. 58 percent to 35 percent with 5
Paul is seen favorably by a 48 percent preferring another choice Snyder leads Democrat Virg POLLS FROM SUNDAY: percent for some other candidate
percent to 41 percent margin, with and 4 percent undecided. The Bernero in the governor's race by Dayton leads Emmer by 41 and 2 percent undecided,
11 percent undecided or saying margin of error is 2.5 points. In a 53 percent to 38 percent with 8 percent to 34 percent followed by according to a Rasmussen Reports
they haven't heard of him. Fifty- Sept. 26 poll, O'Malley had led by percent undecided. Pollster Horner, with 13 percent poll conducted Oct. 25. Sandoval
one percent see Conway 49 percent to 35 percent. Seven Richard Czuba said, "There is a undecided. The margin of error is has held double-digit leads over
unfavorably, while 38 percent percent of Ehrlich supports and 6 Republican tide in Michigan" that 3.9 points. ( Star Tribune Reid in 16 matchups done by
regard him favorably, with 11 percent of O'Malley backers say is also extending to down-ticket Minnesota Poll, Oct. 18-21). Rasmussen dating back to
percent undecided or saying they there is a good chance they might races. A Snyder victory would Missouri February.
haven't heard of him. change their minds. O'Malley represent a GOP pickup of a POLLS FROM LAST WEEK: Republican Sharron Angle leads
Maine beats Ehrlich on the question of governor's seat since the job is Republican Roy Blunt is leading Democrat Harry Reid by 49
POLLS FROM THURSDAY: who "understands the problems of now held by Democrat Jennifer Democrat Robin Carnahan in the percent to 45 percent in the Senate
Republican Paul LePage now is people like you" by 51 percent to Granholm. ( Detroit News/WDIV, Senate race by 49 percent to 40 race with 2 percent for Scott
ahead in the three-way race for 36 percent with the remainder Oct. 25-26). percent with 3 percent for other Ashjian, who is running as a Tea
governor with 40 percent, while undecided or in the "both/neither" Minnesota candidates and 8 percent Party candidate and 3 percent who
Democrat Libby Mitchell and column. ( Washington Post, Oct. POLLS FROM THURSDAY: undecided. The margin of error is don't like any of the choices. With
independent Eliot Cutler are tied 19-22). Democrat Mark Dayton, a former 4 points. ( St. Louis Post- Ashjian out of the race, Angle
at 26 percent each, with 4 percent Rasmussen Reports, in a poll one-term senator, is leading Dispatch, KMOV, Oct. 18-20). would be leading by 51 percent to
preferring some other candidate conducted Oct. 24, has O'Malley Republic Tom Emmer, a member Blunt leads Carnahan by 52 LATEST page 65
and 5 percent undecided. In an ahead 52 percent to 42 percent of the state House, by 41 percent percent to 43 percent, with 2
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45 percent. The margin of error is Martinez and Denish was about SurveyUSA, demonstrates that of error is 3.7 points. Kasich had in turnout, still favor Kasich." (
3.5 points. ( CNN/Time/Opinion the same in two previous again, showing Burr ahead of her led by 10 points in mid-October Ohio Newspaper poll, Oct. 14-
Research, Oct. 20-26). Rasmussen polls, putting the by 43 percent to 38 percent with 5 and by as many as 17 in mid- 18).
POLLS FROM TUESDAY: Republicans in a position to percent for Libertarian Michael September. Nine percent of those Portman leads Fisher in the
Angle leads Reid by 49 percent to retake a governorship that is now Beitler and 3 percent undecided. backing each candidate say they Senate race by 58 percent to 39
45 percent with 4 percent held by Democrat Bill Ohio still could change their minds by percent. ( Ohio Newspaper
preferring some other candidate Richardson. Martinez is a district POLLS FROM THURSDAY: election day, not leaving a lot of poll,Oct. 14-18).
and 2 percent undecided, attorney and the first Hispanic Republican John Kasich leads room for Strickland to pick up Oregon
according to a Rasmussen Reports woman to win a major party Democratic incumbent Ted more ground. POLLS FROM WEDNESDAY:
poll conducted Oct. 25. The nomination for governor. Denish Strickland in the governor's race A Fox News/Pulse Opinion Two new polls show the
margin of error is 4 points. A is lieutenant government, and by 48 percent to 44 percent with 3 Research poll conducted Oct. 23 governor's race between
week ago, Angle had led by 3 Richardson's current unpopularity percent for some other candidate has Kasich ahead by 47 percent to Republican newcomer Chris
points and, the week before that in the state -- 57 percent and 4 percent undecided. The 43 percent with 4 percent for Dudley and Democrat John
by 1 point. Both have high disapprove of the job he is doing margin of error is 4 points. In the some other candidate and 6 Kitzhaber to be a dead heat.
negatives with the voters. Reid is as governor -- has been a drag on previous poll, Kasich led by 48 percent undecided. The margin of A poll by Davis, Hibbits &
seen unfavorably by 56 percent her. percent to 45 percent. ( error is 3 points. Last week, this Migdall reported by the Portland
(with 51 percent saying they see New York Rasmussen Reports, Oct.26). poll had Kasich leading by 49 Tribune conducted Oct. 24-25 has
him "very" unfavorably") while POLLS FROM WEDNESDAY: A SurveyUSA poll, conducted percent to 43 percent. Eight Dudley ahead of Kitzhaber by 46
43 percent see him favorably. There's never been much doubt Oct. 22-26, has Kasich ahead by percent of Kasich supporters and percent to 43 percent with 2
Angle is seen unfavorably by 52 that, barring surprises, the 49 percent to 44 percent with 4 9 percent of Strickland backers percent for other candidates and
percent (with 43 percent seeing Democrats in blue New York percent for other candidates and 4 say they could changer their 10 percent undecided. The margin
her "very" unfavorably) compared were going to withstand the percent undecided. The margin of minds. of error is 4.4 points. The Tribune
to 46 percent who see her Republican tide, and a Quinnipiac error is 4 points. Kasich is leading In the Senate race, Fox says said, "In effect, Oregon voters
favorably. University poll conducted Oct. 18 among independents (22 percent Portman leads Fisher by 53 haven't budged much since the
New Hampshire -24 underlines the point, showing of the sample) by 17 points. percent to 36 percent with 9 May primary, despite more than
POLLS FROM LAST WEEK: Democrat Andrew Cuomo ahead In the Senate race, SurveyUSA percent undecided. $12 million in campaign spending
Democratic incumbent John of Republican Carl Paladino by says Republican Rob Portman POLLS FROM SUNDAY: by both sides."
Lynch leads Republican John 55 percent to 34 percent with 7 leads Democrat Lee Fisher by 52 Kasich leads Strickland by 49 A Rasmussen Reports poll
Stephen in the governor's race 51 percent undecided in the percent to 37 percent with 6 percent to 47 percent in the conducted Oct. 25 has Dudley
percent to 38 percent with 3 governor's race, and first-term percent for other candidates and 4 governor's race with 5 percent leading Kitzhaber by 49 percent
percent for other candidates and 9 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand leading percent undecided. undecided or backing another to 46 percent with 3 percent
percent undecided. Last month, Republican Joe DioGuardi by 57 POLLS FROM TUESDAY: candidate. The margin of error is preferring some other candidate
Lynch had led 51 percent to 34 percent to 34 percent with 7 While Fisher appears hopelessly 3.3 points. Kasich had led by 4 and 3 percent undecided. The
percent with 14 percent percent undecided in her bid for re behind Portman in the race to fill points the last time this poll was margin of error is 4 points. In an
undecided. ( WMUR/University -election. the Senate seat of the GOP's conducted in late September. The Oct. 10 poll, Kitzhaber had led by
of New Hampshire, Oct. 7-12). North Carolina George Voinovich, Strickland still outcome is likely to be all about 48 percent to 46 percent. Voters
New Mexico Republican Susan Democrat Elaine Marshall just has a fighting chance against which party does a better job are divided at 42 percent each
Martinez leads Democrat Diane hasn't been able to gain any former Kasich in his bid to win re turning out its voters. Eric about whether they favor a
Denish by 52 percent to 42 traction in her challenge to first -election as governor, although Rademacher of the University of candidate with political
percent with 2 percent preferring term Republican Sen. Richard time may be running out on him. Cincinnati's Institute for Policy experience (Kitzhaber is a former
some other candidate and 4 Burr, even though several polls Kasich leads Strickland by 49 research, which conducted the two-term governor) or a candidate
percent undecided, according to a have shown him with lackluster percent to 43 percent with 7 poll, told Ohio news who has never held office,
Rasmussen Reports poll job approval and favorability percent undecided, according to a organizations, "It's a close race, (Dudley is a former pro basketball
conducted Oct. 24. The margin of numbers with voters. The latest Quinnipiac University poll but the dynamics, especially the LATEST page 66
error is 4 points. The gap between poll, conducted Oct. 22-25 by conducted Oct. 18-24. The margin advantage the Republicans have
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player who went into financial The margin of error is 3.5 points. to 30 percent, with 22 percent for POLLS FROM LAST WEEK: and 7 percent of Manchin backers
consulting). Both candidates are The poll has Corbett leading Robitaille. ( Rasmussen Reports, Republican incumbent Rick Perry say they could yet change their
seen favorably by voters. Dudley Onorato in the governor's race by Oct. 21). leads Democrat Bill White in the minds. As close as the race is,
is doing better than Kitzhaber as 52 percent to 45 percent with 1 South Carolina governor's race by 51 percent to Manchin remains hugely popular
far as the level of support from percent described as "other/ POLLS FROM LAST WEEK: 43 percent with 2 percent with 69 percent approving of the
their respective parties, and has a neither" and 2 percent undecided. Republican Nikki Haley leads preferring some other candidate job he is doing as governor. But
modest lead among unaffiliated Both these sets of results were not Democrat Vincent Sheheen by 51 and 5 percent undecided. Perry asked whether a desire to keep
voters. much different than this poll percent to 37 percent with 3 had led 53 percent to 42 percent him in that job was a factor in
Pennsylvania showed in mid-September. percent for some other candidate in an Oct. 6 poll. ( Rasmussen deciding their Senate vote, 62
POLLS FROM WEDNESDAY: The latest Muhlenberg College/ and 9 percent undecided. ( Reports, Oct. 21). percent said it was not.
Republican Pat Toomey is Allentown Morning Call tracking InsiderAdvantage, Oct. 19) Washington There is a strong anti-Democrat
leading Democrat Joe Sestak in poll has Toomey ahead by a Haley is leading Sheheen by 47 POLLS FROM LAST WEEK: and anti-President Obama tide
the Senate race by 48 percent to smaller 46 percent to 41 percent percent to 38 percent in the race Democratic incumbent Patty running in the state, and 54
40 percent with 12 percent margin with 12 percent undecided to succeed GOP Gov. Mark Murray is leading Republican percent say that Manchin sides
undecided among likely voters, and Corbett leading in the Sanford, with 4 percent preferring Dino Rossi by 49 percent to 47 too often with Obama on policy
with "leaners" for each candidate governor's race by 52 percent to some other candidate and 11 percent with 4 percent undecided. issues -- an impression he has
included, according to a Franklin 38 percent with 10 percent percent undecided. The margin of The margin of error is 2.3 points. been trying to dispel, even
& Marshall College poll undecided. The margin of error is error is 4.5 points. In a Sept. 22 ( Public Policy Polling, Oct. 14- declining the other day to say
conducted Oct. 18-24. In the 5 points. Muhlenberg's totals also poll, Haley had held a 50 percent 16). whether he would support Obama
governor's race, Republican Tom include leaners. to 33 percent margin. ( West Virginia for a second term, or, if elected to
Corbett leads Democrat Dan POLLS FROM TUESDAY: Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 19). See POLLS FROM WEDNESDAY: the Senate, support Harry Reid for
Onorato by 51 percent to 35 Toomey is tied with Sestak in the related story. Democrat Joe Manchin leads majority leader.
percent with 11 percent Senate race at 46 percent each Texas Republican John Raese by 49 Raese's baggage is that 50
undecided. The margin of error with 2 percent preferring someone POLLS FROM MONDAY: percent to 46 percent with 2 percent of voters believe he is out
for both polls is 4.4 points. else and 6 percent undecided, Republican incumbent Rick Perry percent favoring some other of touch with West Virginia
Franklin & Marshall says, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll leads Democrat Bill White in the candidate and 4 percent families, while 39 percent
"Democrats are at a decided conducted Oct. 22-24. The margin governor's race by 50 percent to undecided. The margin of error is disagree, with 11 percent
disadvantage when it comes to of error is 4.9 points. 40 percent with 8 percent for 4 points. Last week, Raese led by undecided. Raese's wife and two
voter motivation. Only 36 percent The same poll says Corbett leads Libertarian Kathie Glass and 2 50 percent to 43 percent. ( children live in Palm Beach, Fla.
of Democrats fall into the most Onorato in the governor's race by percent for Green Party candidate Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 26). Democrats have been trying to
likely to vote category compared 49 percent to 43 percent with 8 Deb Shafto. Perry is in the lead POLLS FROM TUESDAY: portray him as a rich, out-of-state
to 49 percent of Republicans ... percent undecided. even though he does not have Republican John Raese has a opportunist and have run an ad
Another example of the gap in Rhode Island great job approval numbers, with statistically insignificant 48 saying "John Raese thinks we're
partisan enthusiasm is that only POLLS FROM LAST WEEK: 45 percent approving of his percent to 46 percent lead over hicks" and notes that Raese's wife
one in three (33 percent) of those Republican-turned-independent performance, 37 percent Democrat Joe Manchin in their is registered to vote in Florida.
who voted for Obama in 2008 are Lincoln Chafee leads Democrat disapproving, 13 percent neither race to fill the Senate seat of the POLLS FROM MONDAY:
in the most likely to vote category Frank Caprio 35 percent to 28 approving or disapproving and 5 late Robert Byrd, according to a Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin
versus half (52 percent) of percent in the race for governor percent undecided. That's Fox News/Pulse Opinion has notched up his lead over
McCain voters." with 25 percent for Republican reflected in the fact that a modest Research poll conducted Oct. 23. Republican John Raese in the
A CNN/Time/Opinion Research John Robitaille. Six percent back 53 percent of Perry backers The margin of error is 3 points. Senate race, running ahead of him
poll conducted Oct. 20-26 has Moderate Party candidate Ken describe their support as "strong." This outcome is at odds with a by 50 percent to 44 percent, with
Toomey leading Sestak by 49 Block and 6 percent are Seventy-two percent of White Public Policy Polling survey from 6 percent undecided. The margin
percent to 45 percent with 3 undecided. The margin of error is backers say they are strong Monday indicating that Manchin of error is 2.8 points. Two weeks
percent in the "other/neither" 4 points. In an Oct. 4 poll, Chafee supporters. ( University of Texas/ was getting traction in the race. LATEST page 70
column and 3 percent undecided. had led Caprio by only 33 percent Texas Tribune, Oct. 11-18). Nine percent of Raese supports
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Democrat from North Carolina, the mother of five, enjoying the
said Wednesday that he would run Correspondent Karl Rove, the great outdoors, says "I would
against Nancy Pelosi to be Republican guru who is helping to rather be doing this than in some
speaker of the House if no other raise tens of millions dollars for stuffy old political office. I'd
Democrat steps forward -- Republican candidates this year, rather be out here, being free."
presuming, of course, that his questioned Thursday whether Palin did a "terrific job" as John
party retains control of the House Sarah Palin's new reality show on McCain's running mate two years
in the midterm elections. Discovery will help or hurt her ago, Rove told the Telegraph. But
His comments came in a WWNC political ambitions in 2012. "being the vice-presidential
radio debate with his Republican "With all due candor, appearing nominee on the ticket is different
opponent, Jeff Miller, and were on your own reality show on the from saying, 'I want to be the
first reported by the Asheville Pelosi has been a central theme of speculation is rampant about Discovery Channel, I am not person on the top of the ticket:' "
Citizen-Times. his campaign to defend his House Pelosi's fate atop the Democratic certain how that fits in the Palin has not said whether she
During the debate, Shuler said, seat. Miller, along with the caucus should her party lose the American calculus of 'that helps will seek the presidency in two
"If there is no viable alternative NRCC, ran an ad against Shuler House or maintain a narrow edge me see you in the Oval Office,' " years. But she is the darling of the
[to Pelosi], I will be running for tying him to Pelosi and accusing over the Republicans. House Rove said in an interview with the GOP's right wing and is widely
speaker of the house." him of "giving the arsonist a book Majority Leader Steny Hoyer is U.K. Daily Telegraph. The story believed to be considering a
Later, Miller pressed the of matches." Shuler responded c o n s i d e r e d P e l o s i ' s l o g i c a l a p p e a r e d o n t h e B r i t i s h campaign for the Republican
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day. The Carnegie Commission interconnection, which began his intellectual odyssey to the hands with the center to fight singled out by the Nixon
(whose report had led to the operations in 1970 as the Public Left. It was in this period, the common foe. administration as political
1967 Act) wanted the Broadcasting Service. too, that the Ford Foundation Having humbled the President, antagonists. But the program he
governing board of CPB to be To meet congressional announced the creation of a the Democratic Congress now launched on WNET in 1975, in
composed of eminent cultural concerns about preserving news center in Washington, rushed eagerly to aid its ally in collaboration with Jim Lehrer,
figures; Lyndon Johnson wanted localism, the new Public which would be staffed by the Watergate travails. A turned out to be reasonably fair
(and got) political appointees. Broadcasting Service was to be prominent luminaries from the significant increase in funds for and balanced. Originally
Carnegie wanted a permanent controlled by a board of media fraternity, several of public television was authorized devoted to a single subject per
funding base in the form of an directors elected by the whom the Nixon White House and, more importantly, committed evening, The MacNeil/Lehrer
excise tax on television sets; “grassroots” subscribing had identified as political three years in advance. Congress Report provided in-depth
Congress said no. But as a sop stations. But Ford ensured that enemies. Among them were also acted to tie CPB’s unreliable analysis that network sound-
to the broadcasters, emphasis they, in turn, would be Elizabeth Drew, Robert MacNeil, hands. Fifty percent of its non- bites could not duplicate, and
was placed on the private nature dominated by the powerful and Sander Vanocur. discretionary program grants it went on to prosper more
of CPB as a “heat shield” to inner circle of metropolitan The loading of these cannons were now earmarked for the than any other public-television
insulate the system from stations it favored. The new PBS was duly noted by the White stations as “general support”-a show besides Sesame Street.
governmental influence. president was Hartford Gunn, the House, and in June 1972, percentage that would rise even But MacNeil/Lehrer-along with
Congress also limited CPB’s manager of WGBH. Nixon retaliated by vetoing the higher in the following decade. a few other “talking heads”
mandate, insisting that it be While this process was working CPB funding bill. CPB’s The stations, in turn, kicked back shows, most notably Tony
established on the “bedrock of itself out, political events were president and several Johnson- a portion of their grants into a Brown’s Journal and William F.
localism.” (The idea of an elite moving in ways that would appointed board members newly created program fund, Buckley’s Firing Line-proved to
network financed by the taxpayer fatefully shape its future. Until resigned, and were immediately further depriving CPB of be the exception. In other crucial
would have been political 1968, the disaffected liberals replaced with Nixon nominees. influence over the system areas of current-affairs
anathema.) To prevent CPB who had a share in creating For all the good it did him, Nixon product. programming, a different standard
from creating a centralized public television had been might have saved himself the When the dust had settled, was set. Especially in film
“fourth network,” Congress engaged in a family quarrel trouble. Two weeks earlier, five CPB, which Nixon had tried to documentaries, where subjects
barred it from producing with their fellow Democrats. men had been arrested while make a conservative redoubt, were treated in a magazine-like
programs, operating stations, or The Vietnam war had cast breaking into the Watergate was discredited and crippled, setting that made it possible to
managing the “interconnection” them unexpectedly in an apartment complex in while the Ford Foundation’s tell a story whole and with an
between them. In addition to adversarial posture toward the Washington. By the end of the protege, PBS, emerged as the editorial thrust, the political
insisting on the safeguards of a anti-Communist liberals who year, the most watched show on newly dominant power at the personality of the system soon
decentralized system, Congress remained committed to the public-television stations was center of the system. showed another, more radical
inserted a clause requiring Vietnam policy they themselves the congressional hearing to Vietnam and Watergate: public face.
“fairness, objectivity, and had once supported. But in decide whether to impeach the television’s birth by fire in the In fact, the protest culture,
balance” in all programming of 1968, the presidency fell into President. True to its promise to crucible of which everywhere else had
a controversial nature. unfriendly Republican hands offer fare that the commercial these events created its political withered at the end of the
Such was the plan; the product and, worse still, into the hands channels would not or could culture, which today often seems 60’s when its fantasies of
proved otherwise. With of the man who, since the trial not provide, PBS featured the frozen in 60’s amber. The one revolution collapsed, discovered
Congress having agreed to of Alger Hiss, had been their hearings on prime time when the area of its current-affairs a new base of operations in
provide a fund to finance the most hated political antagonist. networks had turned to other programming which managed to public television. A cottage
stations, Bundy recruited David Now, with Richard Nixon in entertainments. The result was escape this fate, ironically, is the industry of activist
Davis of WGBH for the task of the White House, the Vietnam a groundswell of support from one where the battle with the documentarians had sprung up
connecting them into a national nightmare no longer belonged new members and contributors. Nixon White House was during the 60’s to make
voice. Together with Ward mainly to the liberals. Even the more conservative most directly joined. promotional films for the Black
Chamberlin of CPB, Davis It was in this period that Bill stations, which had been at Robert MacNeil, as noted, was POLITICS page 81
engineered the new Moyers joined WNET to begin loggerheads with PBS, joined among the liberal journalists
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Panther party, the Weather PBS described as “the kind of Marzani, a fact that the his claims: the failure of the of those former radicals who
Underground, and other programming that we enjoy program neglected to mention. government to make its case had changed their minds in
domestic radical groups, and for presenting [and] hope to In 1978, to mark the 25th against Ethel, the injustice of order to defend their country
Communist countries like Cuba continue to present.” anniversary of the execution of the sentence. Whereas our book and its freedom-Max Eastman,
and Vietnam. This group now What was striking about the the Rosenbergs, PBS ran the totally demolished the argument Jay Lovestone, James
began its own “long march film was not just that it cast four-year-old documentary of his film, viewers watching it Burnham, Whittaker Chambers,
through the institutions” by doubt on the verdict of the again, adding a half-hour would think I endorsed his Bayard Rustin, Sidney Hook.
taking its political enthusiasms, Rosenbergs’ trial; or that it did update. The update confirmed claims. Moscow television While PBS searched for silver
its film-making skills, and its so even as massive FBI files just how determinedly couldn’t have done better. It was linings in the dark clouds of the
network of sympathetic left- released under the new ideological some regions of outrageous. Communist Left, it found
wing foundations into the PBS Freedom of Information Act PBS had become. Far from being an isolated mainly negative forces at work
orbit. were confirming their guilt; or The original two-hour program example, the PBS treatment of in those American institutions
The integration of these even that it went beyond the had been based on the standard the Rosenbergs proved typical. charged with fighting the
radicals into the liberal PBS airing of questions about the case argument for the Rosenbergs’ Individual Communists who Communist threat, in particular
community was made easier to imply that there had been a innocence developed in a well- were later admiringly profiled the Central Intelligence Agency
by the convergence of political government frame-up and that known book by Walter and on PBS specials included Paul (CIA), which became a PBS
agendas at the end of the the verdict represented an Miriam Schneir. In the interim, Robeson, Angela Davis, symbol of American evil. In
Vietnam war, when supporters indictment of American justice. The Rosenberg File by Ronald Dashiell Hammett, Bertolt 1980, PBS aired a three-hour
of the Communist conquerors What was most disturbing (and Radosh and Joyce Milton had Brecht, and Anna Louise series called On Company
were able to celebrate victory prophetic in terms of future appeared, based on the new FBI Strong. These were amplified Business, which its producers
over a common domestic foe PBS productions) was that the materials and on original by the collective portrait Seeing described as “the story of 30
with liberals who had only film also amounted to a interviews with principals in Red (1986), a 90-minute years of CIA subversion,
desired an American withdrawal. political brief for the the case. While concluding that celebration of American murder, bribery, and torture as
Another convergence occurred Communist Left to which the Julius Rosenberg had been guilty Communists as progressive told by an insider and
around the post-60’s romance Rosenbergs had belonged. as charged, the authors-one of idealists, and The Good Fight documented with newsreel film
between New Left survivors Thus, the narration introduced them a former member of the (1988), a nostalgic tribute to of actual events.”
and the “Old Left” the Rosenbergs: Rosenberg Defense Committee- the Communists who The CIA “insider” on whom the
Communists, whom cold With millions of others they were critical of the death volunteered to fight in the PBS film relied for editorial
warriors like Richard Nixon had question an economic and penalty and of the prosecution Spanish Civil War. guidance was Philip Agee,
made their targets. Most liberals political system that lays waste of Ethel Rosenberg, against In a clear violation of PBS’s who in a 1975 Esquire article
shared the radicals’ antipathy to human lives. Capitalism has whom they believed no enabling legislation, this had written: “I aspire to be a
for the anti-Communist Right, failed. A new system might be credible case had been made. opening to the discredited pro- Communist and a
along with their sense that any better. Socialism is its name. For Because The Rosenberg File had Soviet Left was never balanced revolutionary.” The same year a
political target of the anti- many the vehicle for change is the been so widely praised as a by any reasonably truthful Swiss magazine asked Agee’s
Communists was by definition Communist party. “definitive” account, PBS portrait of American opinion of U.S. and Soviet
an innocent victim of The film then cut to an executives asked the producer Communism; nor was it intelligence agencies. He replied:
persecution. authority explaining that of the documentary, Alvin matched by any provision of The CIA is plainly on the
A Prime Expression of this Communists were people who Goldstein, to interview Radosh equal time to anti-Communists, wrong side, that is the
liberal-Left convergence was The “believed that you couldn’t as part of the “update.” Said whether of the Left or Right. capitalistic side. I approve
Unquiet Death of Julius and Ethel have political democracy Radosh later: Thus, although there were KGB activities, Communist
Rosenberg (1974), a two-hour without economic democracy…. I couldn’t believe the final specials on the personal trials of activities in general, when they
special which attempted to Being a Communist meant simply product when I saw it. He cut out American radicals who had are to the advantage of the
exonerate the most famous to fight for the rights of the everything I said that devoted their lives to a political oppressed. In fact, the KGB is
“martyrs” of the anti- people….” The authority was contradicted his film, and left illusion and enemy power, there POLITICS page 89
Communist 50’s, and which the longtime Stalinist Carl only the parts that supported was nothing on the tribulations
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Hezbollah, which would not stop need more executions. It needs to Not me, though. I swore never resonate all the more strongly recently implied that the
killing innocents”? That is not move on.” But these matters are again. Of course, I have broken today: “We were promised a Republican Party is the enemy of
something you would be likely to properly dealt with by the courts, that pledge. After the camel at the uniter, and we got a president who the Latino community in
hear, in this setting. and politicians should stay out of Pyramids, I said, No, never again. could not even lead the half of the America. The president said: “If
But this fellow does say a couple them. And I went and did it again: in country that voted for him,” Latinos sit out the election instead
of things that make me smile. He I wonder whether he opposed the India, because friends were going Obama said. “We were promised of saying, ‘We’re gonna punish
says, “In the Middle East, there execution of Saddam Hussein. For for a ride, and because of the a more ethical and more efficient our enemies and we’re gonna
are too many rulers and too few consistency’s sake and all . . . principle “When in Rome . . .” government, and instead we have reward our friends who stand with
leaders.” A tad trite, maybe, but #*#When I was a kid, and first There was that terrible moment a town called Washington that is us on issues that are important to
nice: and true. He also says (and I went to Buckingham Palace, I when, atop that Indian camel, I more corrupt and more wasteful us’ … then I think it’s gonna be
paraphrase), “They have a saying wondered how the guards could checked my BlackBerry: Then I than it was before.” harder.” He’s not even bothering
in the State Department: There are stand it: How could they just knew I had a problem: a problem Today, the president’s centrist to try to be subtle anymore. The
only two countries in which you stand there and stare for all that with my BlackBerry. But my façade – one that fooled even idea that politicians of either party
don’t get clientitis. Only two time, until finally relieved by a rationalization and consolation is some erstwhile conservatives – should do what’s best for all
countries in which an American changing of the guard? What did this: I was just trying to distract has been completely stripped Americans, regardless of race, has
diplomat doesn’t become overly they think about? I knew that I myself from the ordeal of the away. We don’t have a post- been tossed out the window in
sympathetic to the government. couldn’t handle it for one minute. camel and the pestiferous, racial, post-partisan president who name of political expediency.
Only two countries in which, the I have a similar thought here. conniving young man leading it. is going to nurture compromise Campaigning in Rhode Island,
more you are exposed to the Along the main road, outside the The object of a camel ride, for the and understanding. We rather the president once again dragged
government, the less sympathetic compound where our conference driver, is to extract from you as have a president who highlights out his tired “car in the ditch”
you become to it. And those is being held, there are soldiers much money as possible. and exploits racial and ideological metaphor, but with an unfortunate
countries are Russia and Iran.” standing sentry, keeping a watch: Is that capitalism? I don’t think divisions for political purposes. twist. Describing his
I’m going to give you a lot of a lone soldier every 125 yards or so, but it is something. Anyway, We have a president whose idea administration’s soon to be
Salih in the next installment, but so. What do they think about? gotta go -- though not on a camel. of compromise is that anyone who successful (any day now – just
let me relate just one thing now. What would I think about? (I See you for Part V? I’ve got stuff. disagrees with his policies ought you wait and see) efforts to get
He is asked about the impending shudder to think.) A real #JAYBOOK# Jay Nordlinger to change their mind or shut up. the economy back on track,
execution of Tariq Aziz. He says, discipline must be involved. All of these unseemly tactics – the Obama said the car would soon be
“I’m personally opposed to capital #*#There are lots of camels about, very tactics that Obama moving again. However: “We
punishment, and Iraq does not and plenty of people riding them. condemned two short years ago – can’t have special interests sitting
are on full display as Election Day shotgun,” he declared. “We gotta
2010 draws near. Desperate to have middle class families up in
salvage a Democratic majority in front. We don’t mind the
at least one house of Congress, Republicans joining us. They can
the president is using the politics come for the ride, but they gotta
of fear and division like a sit in back.”
sledgehammer, hoping to carve
out just enough voting blocs to
save the day.
Channeling Harry Reid, Obama
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in a middle-class home in Buffalo, won over, he says. In fighting to save the country. the U.S., and the U.S. is in the policy, but there is no possible
N.Y., Rothfus saw firsthand how Westmoreland and Beaver We’re giving it all we’ve got. It’ll position of telling foreign nations dispute that the present course has
former industrial towns struggle counties, Rothfus sees ample be a nail-biter.” to cease production, while it will been such an unmitigated failure
with a changing economy, and opportunity to peel off “Reagan If Republicans hope to gain an not impose the same solution on that it has aggravated the societal
what kind of person is needed to Democrats,” who, like Joe Laus, ample majority in the House, itself nor even make an all-out problem, strained relations with
help lead them out of the dark. remain angry about the Obama Pennsylvania’s 4th is a district effort to discourage imports. The friendly foreign countries and
One such hero was his local agenda. “I am staying focused,” they’ll need to win. Rothfus, for result is a virtual civil war in destabilized some, and, as Milton
congressman, the late Jack Kemp. Rothfus says. “It’s about jobs, the his part, knows the stakes, but Mexico, where 28,000 people Friedman said in 1991,
Same with Ronald Reagan: “I debt, and stopping the big- he’s not letting the pressure show. have died in drug-related violence constituted a protectionist
turned 18 in 1980,” he laughs. government agenda. We’ve been “If we win the election, great,” in the last four years, five times bonanza for the most virulent and
“The die was cast.” very effective in trying to bring Rothfus tells me as he heads home the number of Americans who sociopathic elements of organized
#ad#Rothfus moved to the district that message home, talking about after a long day on the trail. “If have died in Iraq and Afghanistan crime. In comparison, Prohibition,
in 1997 with his wife, who grew those three points.” we don’t, I’ll be at home reading in the last nine years. The which handed the liquor business
up a few streets away from where “We’re up in no-man’s land right books to my kids. But I see what’s beneficiaries of official American to Al Capone and his analogues,
we sit. “It’s the same people up now,” Rothfus continues, as his unfolding across the country, and policy are the drug cartels, who was a howling success, and it was
there, the same types of supporters munch on homemade I think we’re going to win this.” make billions on it annually, and repealed after 14 years. Surely,
businesses,” he says. “Buffalo, I casserole and brownies inside. -- Robert Costa is a political maintain private paramilitary we can do better than this. But as
think, fell harder than Pittsburgh. “We climbed up out of the reporter for National Review. forces including armored vehicles, with most other urgent issues, we
Both are fighting to come back.” trenches last week, and I figured Robert Costa submersible drug-transport ships, are completing a pyrotechnic
As the campaign hurtles toward that two weeks out, we’re going and a range of aircraft. midterm-election campaign with
its final weekend, Rothfus for the machine-gunner’s nest on There is room for legitimate scarcely a peep being raised on a
remains upbeat. Conservative the other side of the fence. They’ll argument about what course the DRUG-WAR page 90
Democrats, Altmire’s base, can be fire bullets at me, but we’re U.S. should follow in drug-control
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customers — they’re trying to 75% of B2B companies that Twitter is often their tool of mobile and engagement. She social media accounts to
convince a smaller group of participated in Twitter (compared choice. seemed especially excited by communicate with developers,
companies with bigger budgets to to 49% for B2C), 74% hosted a Still, as social media strategist of video’s potential to tell a story which has resulted in innovations
buy their products or services. blog (compared to 55% for B2C), the PayPal X Platform Sudha and spur new engagement. We such as PayPal Apps and its
Social media’s power to spread a and 66% engaged in online Jamthe told me in an interview, wouldn’t expect anything less Micropayments for Digital Goods
message across the web isn’t as discussions (compared to 43% of thought leadership and customer from her, though; Cisco is the product.
relevant. B2C companies). service are “low-hanging fruit” owner of the Flip camcorder, after Jamthe believes that the future of
That doesn’t mean social media • B2C and B2B companies were for B2B marketers. Social media all. Social Media Shaping the B2B social media marketing is in
doesn’t have a place in the B2B just as likely to be monitoring is capable of so much more. What Product companies’ ability to use social
world, though. On the contrary, a user reviews (B2B: 49%, B2C: Tools Will B2B Marketers Use? PayPal’s Sudha Jamthe believes feedback to adapt their products
lot of these companies have found 51%) and manage a community B2B social media marketing is we’ve only seen the tip of the based off criticism and comments.
social media to be extremely dedicated to customers (B2B: still very much in its infancy. iceberg when it comes to B2B She also stresses though that
useful in generating leads, 49%, B2C: 51%). Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and social media. While social media social is going to become more
performing market research and • One of the only areas where most of the social tools we use may be used for thought integrated in not only B2B
establishing themselves as B2C was more active than B2B in today are just a few years old. leadership and customer service marketing campaigns, but in
thought leaders. social media was advertising on Companies are just starting to today, she thinks its real power is actual products. This will provide
We’ve already written about social networks (B2B: 42%, B2C: really discover the power of social in real-time feedback. an even more direct way to solicit
ways to use social media for the 54%). and what it can do for a PayPal is utilized by millions of feedback and innovate based off
enterprise, but now we want to • In terms of the tools B2B company’s bottom line. consumers worldwide, but it also of that.
explore a different topic: how companies use, 77% used In other words, there’s a lot of has countless merchants as “In B2C, there are a lot of tools
B2B companies will use social Facebook (compared to 83% for room for growth. So what’s next customers and developers and that measure the conversation,”
media in the future. To do that B2C) and 73% utilized Twitter for B2B social media marketing? small businesses as partners, all of she said. “How many
though, we need to explore the (compared to a shockingly smaller To find out, I consulted some of which it wants to reach via social conversations, what was the reach
current state of social media in the 45% for B2C companies). the best minds in the B2B social media. Sudha believes that a lot of my campaign? It doesn’t mean
enterprise. What B2B Marketers marketing space. of B2B marketers are using it anything in a B2B setting.
Use Social Media For Why are so many B2B marketers Autumn Truong, manager of simply as a broadcast platform, Talking to vendors, so what? It
While you might assume that using social media, though? social media and corporate when its real value is in making should be different for B2B, and it
B2B companies are less engaged According to a study analyzed by communications at Cisco, says customers your partner. needs to be about real ROI. It
in social media than their B2C eMarketer, the majority of B2B that she sees social as one of the Her example was the PayPal translates to cost saving.”
counterparts, you’d actually be marketers (60%) said they use k e y c h a n n e l s t o r e a c h i n g Developer platform. She says that The ROI of B2B social media
wrong. In a study of social media social media to provide “thought i n f l u e n c e r s a n d b u i l d i n g PayPal simply can’t know all of depends not only on tracking
use conducted by Business.com leadership” for their brand. awareness about B2B initiatives. the potential APIs and feature engagement, but on figuring out
last year, it was revealed that Another 49% said they used She specifically pointed to the requests its developer community where it saves a company money.
North American B2B companies social networks to generate leads, social media efforts of Cisco’s wants and needs in order for them Jamthe argues that social media’s
are more likely to be using social 46% for customer feedback, 35% executives (a big example: CTO to build applications and products cost savings come in its ability to
media tools when compared to for advertising and 29% for Padmasree Warrior, who has on its platform. The company has get market feedback and even
B2C companies. market research. nearly 1.4 million followers). two primary options for getting new product ideas at a fraction of
Here are some examples: The inescapable conclusion is Really though, it boils down to feedback from them: market the cost. Three Takeaways
• 81% of B2B companies were that the use of social media in a one thing Truong said during our research or social media. The There’s a lot to be excited about
likely to maintain company- B2B setting is more popular than interview: “How can we mobilize problem with market research if you’re a B2B social media
related profiles on social m o s t p e o p l e w o u l d e x p e c t . a captivated audience to do though is its drastically high costs. marketer, because we’re just
networks, compared to 67% of Businesses are mostly using it to something on our behalf?” Social media, on the other hand, starting to realize how powerful
B2C companies. develop thought leadership and Truong believes the future of can be a direct channel for social media can really be for
• That gap stayed true for a wide customer service. Because of B2B social media marketing will customers to express what they WHAT page 93
range of social media activities; that, we’re not surprised to find focus on three key areas: video, really want. PayPal has used its
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