m2h blogs by Marcia Hansen

I really don’t want to talk about how bad I’m feeling. My few conservative friends and relatives have not called or written today. That works for me – I don’t think I could stand it.
I want to believe Bush when he says he wants to reach out to Kerry supporters, but I’m [...]

I got up early this morning and voted. I had gotten a notice in the mail that my polling place had changed so I was a little nervous about voting this morning, although it went smoothly. I showed my brand new Missouri driver’s license (I had registered by mail and didn’t have a [...]

Another story about the bulge seen on President Bush’s back is now at Mother Jones — Was Bush Wired? A NASA scientist has digitally enhanced photos from all three debates and is convinced that the President was wired for all three debates, yet it’s not being covered with any serious depth, except in some [...]

From the article entitled, Exclusive: Bush Wanted to Invade Iraq If Elected in 2000 linked by Talking Points Memo this morning.
According to Herskowitz, George W. Bush’s beliefs on Iraq were based in part on a notion dating back to the Reagan White House �C ascribed in part to now-vice president Dick Cheney, Chairman of the [...]

Andrew Sullivan says Kerry For President.
Editors of The New Yorker endorse Kerry.
You have to check out Alex Halavais’s post, Irresponsible youth. Play the video. I was shocked. I bet you will be too. Also, see his post, What Not to Blog where he links to anniesj who was [...]

I am constantly reminded these days that our best thinking gets us into the trouble we’re in. And, I’m speaking of the United States here, such that I want to claim it on really depressing nights like this one when there seems to be little hope of making a difference in the overall scheme [...]

Ok, so I was over at Cheeky Prof where CP linked to the Current Electoral Vote Predictor 2004. I took a look at the map and was happy considering Kerry was up and then caught this funny quip:
If you ever write some document and can arrange for 600,000 proofreaders, I highly recommend it. You [...]

George Lakoff, author of the popular Metaphors We Live By has written a new book called Don’t Think of an Elephant! In this book Lakoff points out that if we reiterate the words of the right, we only give those words more weight. What Kerry and other progressives need to do, according to [...]

The U.S. is one of the few industrialized nations that doesn’t have gun control or universal healthcare. But, if California has its way (and other states who already or plan to follow CA’s lead), it may lead the U.S. to a plan for dramatically lower automobile emissions.
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Before today, I never thought about how politicians get friendly-supporting-sign-waving fans in the news. All in all, handing out tickets in advance to a select group of people makes sense from a photo-op perspective. Denying entrance to anyone who wasn’t selected for an advance ticket also ensures a supportive crowd. Makes for [...]