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Monthly Archives: May 2009
RT ReTweeting 101
It took me some time to understand exactly what RT meant in Twitter. I had tweeted a tweet about something. Then I noticed someone had put an RT in front of my tweet. I wondered why and what did that … Continue reading
Posted in Communications
Tagged Communications, Nye County Democratic Central Committee, ReTweeting, RT, Twitter
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Ensign is in a bind
Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination by President Obama to be the next Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court has presented a delimma for Nevada’s junior Senator, John Ensign. [Las Vegas Sun] If he gives her a hard time during the Senatorial ordeal … Continue reading
Domestic Partnership Law is in trouble
The Las Vegas Sun has reported that Governor Jim Gibbons’ veto of the Domestic Partnership bill may not be overriden by the Nevada legislature. Gibbons vetoed Senate Bill 283, which would create a new kind of civil contract that offers … Continue reading
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Tagged Domestic Partnership Bill, Jim Gibbons, Same-sex Marriage
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Communicating with people
Last month I presented a “Communications Report” to the Nye County Democratic Central Committee. It consisted of a list of communications tools available for the Central Committee to communicate with the 9000 Democrats in Nye County and conversely how each … Continue reading
Carolene Endersby on TV Monday
Carolene Endersby, founder of the Pahrump Meetup, will appear on the Tom Waters TV show KVPT, Channel 30/62, Monday, June 1, between 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. She says she’ll be coming to the Meetup when she gets finished at the … Continue reading
Featheriver vs Dan Schinhofen
As those of you who regularly read this blog knows I live in Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada. The guy on the left is Dan Schinhofen. Notice I put his picture on the left side. I did that to annoy him … Continue reading
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Tagged Add new tag, Dan Schinhofen, Democrat, Featheriver, Pahrump Mirror, Republican
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Young Democrats of Nevada help Liberty University’s Democrats
Want to do something useful? Want to help out fellow Democrats rather than sit there and watch TV. Heather Brown of the Young Democrats of Nevada sent the following: YDNV Members, This is a big week, and we have another … Continue reading
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Tagged Nye Democrats, Pahrump's Meetup, YDNV, Young Democrats of Nevada
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Michigan Passenger & Crew Lists 1902-1954
Yesterday Amazon.com added a new project to the mix – the Michigan Passenger and Crew lists! I think you will find this project, along with all of the others, to be not only a fun but also educational project to … Continue reading
Why conservatives and liberals differ
Actually, I prefer the term “progressives” to using “liberals.” The word liberal is used as negative connotation when conservatives use it. But that isn’t the reason for this post. Nicholas Kristof, of the New York Times, has an article today … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatives, Liberals, Nicholas Kristof, Progressive, Twitter
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Photos of rape and sexual abuse of Iraqi prisoners
LONDON (Reuters) – Photographs of Iraqi prisoner abuse which U.S. President Barack Obama does not want released include images of apparent rape and sexual abuse, Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Thursday. U.S. Major General Antonio Taguba, now retired, said: … Continue reading
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Tagged Abu Ghraib, Dick Cheney, George Bush, Iraq, Rape, Sexual abuse
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