Multimedia recap of John Edwards news #2

When okamichan13 posted the first multimedia recap for me less than two weeks ago (a diary I wrote, but wanted help cross-posting), I thought I would post another one in a month or two.  It turns out I can't wait that long.  Good news about John Edwards is coming so fast and furious that if I wait even another two weeks, this post will be way too long to wade through.  All over the country, people are discovering the Edwards message and getting on board with his campaign.

Therefore, I give you the John Edwards links that I've collected in the past two weeks.  Not all of these are from the last two weeks.  Most are recent, but some are older links that I've discovered recently.  A commentor on the last recap suggested that I should provide more text with the links, so this one includes expanded descriptions and quotes.

VIDEO

Campaign events and speeches:

John Edwards at Metro State College Part 1Denver, Colorado, March 1, 2007

John Edwards at Metro State College Part 2 Denver, Colorado, March 1, 2007

John Edwards at Metro State College Part 3 Denver, Colorado, March 1, 2007

John Edwards at Metro State College Part 4 Denver, Colorado, March 1, 2007

John Edwards at Metro State College Part 5 Denver, Colorado, March 1, 2007

Pro-Edwards vlogger ashlarah recorded a speech Edwards gave as part of his college tour.  The first four videos are the speech.  The fifth video is of Edwards discussing some of the issues with people who stayed behind after the rest of the crowd had left.  Unfortunately, the fifth video is very hard to hear.

Edwards: "America is an idea, and that idea is equality.  Equality of opportunity."

Energy discussion at town hall in NH February 24, 2007

In this video released by the Edwards campaign, Edwards discusses energy, conservation, and global warming with New Hampshire voters.

Edwards: "We should invest in clean alternative sources of energy in a serious long-term comprehensive way, which means wind, solar, biofuels, bio-diesel."

Edwards on the Iraq War and getting into specifics February, 2007 Iowa town hall

In this video, John Edwards talks about his proposal for ending the Iraq war and brags a little bit about the fact that he is the presidential candidate that offers the most specifics to date.

Edwards: "I'm not talking about hype and I'm not talking about fluff and I'm not talking about rhetoric.  I'm talking about exactly what I would do in a Iraq -- I've just told you, exactly what I would do in Iran -- I'll be happy to tell you, exactly what I would do about the genocide in Sudan, exactly what I would do about China, exactly what I would do about universal health care, about energy transformation, about ending poverty in America. I want every caucus-goer in Iowa to know exactly what I will stand for and what I will do as President of the United States."

State of the Union webcast January 24, 2007.

In his 30 minute response to Bush's State of the Union address, John Edwards gives his version of the State of the Union and takes questions from listeners.

Edwards: "I'm in New Orleans tonight where a year ago, the president of the United States talked about the incredible tragedy in New Orleans and our responsibility as a nation to address the problems in New Orleans and committed himself to doing what had to be done to bring the rehabilitation and change to New Orleans that was needed.  And then compare that with what he said last night in the State of the Union, which was not a single word about New Orleans.  It's all fake.  It's all theater."

Edwards at Wake Forest University Law School (Part 1) January, 2007

Edwards is interviewed about his legal career and his run for the presidency.

Edwards: "What makes a good trial lawyer is the willingness to outwork anybody on the other side, which means -- and I would add to that an emotional personal connection to those who you represent, so that it's not a detached thing, that you're very personally engaged in the cause."

Edwards at Wake Forest University Law School (Part 2) January, 2007

Edwards: "I think the single most important issue facing the next American president will be to reestablish our leadership in the world."

Elizabeth Edwards on Decency

Elizabeth Edwards: "Everyone in America who works hard deserves our respect, but too often we fail to realize that each of us is connected to the other.  Too often we fail to realize that each of us has a name, a life, a dream.  It is the first step in civility to acknowledge our fellow citizens, to use their names, to look them in the face, and to thank them for making your life not just easier, but possible."

Elizabeth Edwards on Blogging

Edwards supporter Iddybud vlogs Mrs. Edwards at a book signing.

Elizabeth Edwards: "People that have never seen each other before, build connections with each other, and with us."

JE at AFL-CIO conference July 25, 2005

Edwards discusses issues facing working families and the Democratic Party.

Edwards: "We have a social security plan. It's called social security."

TV and Radio shows:

Edwards on Health Care 2/26/07

Edwards explains his health care plan to New York Public Radio host Brian Lehrer.

Edwards: "Basically, the plan is built on the idea of shared responsibility.  Employers, as you point out, have to either cover their employees or pay into a fund.  The government will set up health-care markets around the country, which will provide choices to both business and individuals, if you're not employed or are a small business. Those choices include private insurers, but also include a single payer government plan, Medicare plus, so people who favor single payer, they may choose the government plan, and it could actually gravitate in that direction, depending on what people choose."

Edwards: YouTube is Good for Democracy 2/26/07

Edwards explains to Brian Lehrer why he thinks YouTube is good for democracy.

Edwards: "There's a lot out there happening on the net, including YouTube, that is outside of the control of candidates, and that is not a bad thing."

Nightline 2/26/07

This is the online edition of Nightline.

Edwards: "I don't think that incremental baby steps are enough. Now, if that's what you want, I'm not your guy.  You should be for somebody else."

Face the Nation 2/25/07

Bob Schieffer interviews John Edwards.

Edwards: "What happens is, for all of us I hope, is that we evolve, we mature.  In my case there was a lot of seasoning that's gone on, both during the last campaign, and since that time.  I've done a lot of work overseas, for example.  And I've learned.  I hope we all continue to learn.  And I don't think there's been any change in me as a human being, what my fundamental values are.  You know, I still want every American to have the kind of chance that I've had, coming from a pretty modest background to having absolutely everything.  That's sort of the heart and soul of why I want to be president."

Other video:

John Edwards on Morality and Poverty (Beliefnet)

Edwards: "If you took every reference to taking care of the least of these out of the Bible, there would be a pretty skinny Bible. And I think I as a Christian, and we as a nation, have a moral responsibility to do something about this."

John Edwards on his beliefs about God (Beliefnet)

David Kuo: "What has it taught you about God?"

Edwards: "That God will be there when you need him. That I believe in a benevolent and merciful God. That when things seem at their worst and their lowest, he will always be there for you. That no matter what you do, he will forgive you. And it is important to ask for his forgiveness. It's important in my case to have a personal relationship with the Lord, so that I pray daily and I feel that relationship all the time. And when I'm faced with difficult decisions, which I regularly am, I very often go to him in prayer."

Edwards on Faith in America (Beliefnet)

Edwards: "And I think one of our responsibilities, one of my responsibilities as one of the leaders of the Democratic Party, is to bridge that gap that has been created. I could go into any evangelical church in America, for instance, and talk about poverty, and our responsibility to those who are living in poverty, and get a terrific response. I am certain of that."

Edwards on Religion in Politics (Beliefnet)

Edwards: "Faith is not a political strategy, and should not be a political strategy. If it is being used as a tool to garner votes, to convince people they should support one political party or the other, I think that is a huge mistake. I believe with every fiber of my being that God is not a Democrat or a Republican and does not support either party."

Edwards on the Blogger Controversy (Beliefnet)

Edwards: "And when I had those conversations with both of them--and I had them and my wife Elizabeth did the same--I came away with a feeling that, number one, they did not intend to demean anyone's faith.

And number two, to the extent people read it that way--because they did use a lot of hot rhetoric, as often happens in the blogosphere--that they were sorry for that. Under those circumstances, I decided to forgive them and stand by them, knowing there would be potential political consequences for that."

Edwards on Bush (Beliefnet)

Edwards: You know, I have to be honest about this. I no longer give him much credit. Because I feel like a lot of what the president has done has been either ideologically driven or, in some cases, ego driven. And I don't think he's been open and honest with America in the way that I believe he should have.

Edwards visits Farm Workers in Fresno March 2007

Edwards: "These are proud people, they're working people. They don't want to be the beneficiaries of gifts, they want to be the beneficiaries of their hard work and that's what they are. That's who they are in their soul."

AUDIO

Edwards at Wake Forest University Law School (MP3) WFDD News reports on John Edwards interview at Wake Forest University Law School

Edwards: "We ought to be dealing directly with the Iranians.  We ought to be dealing directly with the Syrians.  We ought to be pulling our troops out of Iraq..."

Edwards on the Brian Lehrer show (New York Public Radio) 2/26/07

Edwards: "Basically we've got a situation where the only resolution in Iraq, peaceful resolution, is political. The Sunni and the Shia have to reach reconciliation. The Shia have to decide to let the Sunni in, the Sunni have to agree that they are not, that they are the minority and they no longer are going to be able to run the country because they did under Saddam. The number of American troops there is not going to effect whether that occurs or not. So if we are trying to meet our moral responsibility to maximize the chances of success and peace and stability in Iraq, my judgment is the last thing we should be doing is escalating the war, enabling and propping up the ongoing bad behavior of the Sunni and Shia leaders. They've not done this yet and I don't believe they will be as long as America's there propping them up. We need to be leaving Iraq."

On Point with Tom Ashbrook 2/26/07 Wonderful Edwards interview. Here's an MP3 of the same show.

Edwards: "I honestly believe (this was the question for me internally) that this is the best way to serve my country. And there are voices in this country that are not heard, including the voices of the poor, to a large extent the voices of the middle class and working people, millions of people who don't have health care coverage, and I do want their voices be heard."

TRANSCRIPTS

Radio and TV:

Edwards on the Brian Lehrer show (New York Public Radio) 2/26/07

Edwards: "I think energy and the issue of climate change/global warming are completely intertwined and so I like to think of them together. We have to get off our addiction to oil, we are using 22 million barrels of oil a day, and 12 million of them are imported. I think this combination of things ought to be done to deal with both those issues: One, a serious comprehensive long term investment in clean alternative sources to energy; wind, solar, bio-fuels etcetera. Second, and this goes to the callers question, it is time for Americans to be patriotic about something other than war and that means we have to be willing to conserve in the interest of our country. More fuel efficient vehicles, more conservation at home, more conservation in offices, I won't go through the details of that but we should set standards and require the meeting of those standards."

Speeches:

National Press Club policy address 2/22/06 Focuses on poverty

Edwards: "If we believe that everyone who is capable of working should work, then we need to make sure that they have the opportunity to do so. I believe that we should create one million `stepping stone' jobs over five years. A good job that will let people work their way out of poverty in the short term, and help them get experience so they can get better jobs in the future."

Other:

Edwards v. Ashcroft on the issue of military tribunals: transcript of questioning during the Senate Judiciary Committee's oversight hearing on December 6, 2001

Edwards question to Ashcroft: Well, you are the attorney general of the United States. You are an experienced lawyer. I'm asking you whether you believe it is appropriate for somebody to be convicted and receive the death penalty based on 51 percent of the evidence? Do you or do you not? You, just you personally?

ARTICLES AND BLOGS

John Edwards: "My Faith Came Roaring Back" (Beliefnet)

Edwards: "I do believe in the separation of church and state. But I don't think separation of church and state means you have to be free from your faith. My faith informs everything I think and do. It's part of my value system. And to suggest that I can somehow separate and divorce that from the rest of me is not possible. I would not, under any circumstances, try to impose my personal faith and belief on the rest of the country. I don't think that's right. I don't think that's appropriate. But freedom of religion doesn't mean freedom from religion. And I think that anything we can do to promote the idea that people should express their faith is a good thing."

John Edwards says "Yes" to ban on touch-screen voting by BradBlog

Bradblog: Kennedy, an activist and actress well known for her role as Dharma's mother on ABC's Dharma and Greg, told The BRAD BLOG that during a Q & A period following his address last night, she asked Edwards whether he would join PDA in their campaign calling for "the complete removal of all Touch-Screen Direct Record Electronic voting machines from U.S. elections, with or without a paper trail."

Drawing an "X" in the air as the question was being asked, Edwards --- who was reportedly upset at Sen. John Kerry's decision not to contest the 2004 Presidential Election count, or lack thereof, in Ohio --- answered with a definitive "Yes!"

"Yes!" echoed Kennedy in response as the audience reportedly cheered and applauded.

He's the man with a plan by Errol Louis (New York Daily News)

Errol Louis: "Edwards is aiming for something higher and grander, and asking us to do the same. Exactly what a man running for President ought to do."

Edwards looks to lock up union support in California (Fresno Bee)

Fresno Bee: "He came to listen to us, the farmworkers," said Angelina Zabala, a mother of six from Porterville. "I didn't think the candidates were going to take what we have to say into account but I see he wants to help. I'm thinking about voting for him."

Paul Krugman: Substance over image

Krugman: "First, what do they propose doing about the health care crisis? All the leading Democratic candidates say they're for universal care, but only John Edwards has come out with a specific proposal. The others have offered only vague generalities - wonderfully uplifting generalities, in Mr. Obama's case - with no real substance."

Raising the Bar by Ezra Klein (American Prospect, subscription only)

Klein: "Underlying the way Edwards talks, and even how he thinks, is a simple fact that is often ignored because it is so obvious: John Edwards is a trial lawyer before he is a politician. His are the highs and lows of a speaker trained on juries, not crowds; of a voice that seeks to persuade rather than to inspire. Generally, a talented politician is a masterful orator. But while a great orator seems larger-than-life, a great trial lawyer seems like he just came from your living room, possibly after watching the ballgame. And Edwards is one of the best."

Blue Oregon quotes American Prospect article

Edwards: Treaty with Iran Possible

ABC Nightline: Edwards' statement came in answer to a voter's question at a house party in Nashua Saturday morning. Asked about it later in an interview with ABC News, Edwards confirmed that he views such a treaty in which the US would promise not to attack Iran as "a possibility down the road." But he emphasized that the Iranian government would first have to change its behavior in several areas.

Edwards rejects Clintonomics by David Mizner on DailyKos February 26, 2007
(recommended diary)

Mizner: "John Edwards is doing something important. It's so important that it's eluded the attention of the political press. While pundits handicap the horserace and assess hairstyles, Edwards is quietly yet thoroughly rejecting the economic philosophy that's dominated the Democratic Party for the last fifteen years.

More important, he's rejecting it in favor of a bold progressive populism, the likes of which haven't been advanced by a serious contender for the White House in a long time."

JCU chapter of One Corps Growing Stronger February 15, 2007

Tom Haren: "One Corps is an organization started by John Edwards that is based around the philosophy that if we want to see change, then we have to go out and actually start changing something."

U.S. News: The Evolution of John Edwards February 18, 2007

U.S. News: "The problem is whether his new message of dramatic change will catch on, and that will depend on whether fellow Democrats are in a take-no-prisoners mood when the presidential primaries and caucuses start next January. Certainly, the ongoing debate in Congress over the Iraq war adds resonance to Edwards's outrage about the conflict and, more broadly, fuels his newfound frustration with the status quo. "I am the candidate of big, fundamental change," he told U.S. News."

David Mixner comments on latest Iowa poll February 25, 2007

Mixner: "The latest Strategic Vision Poll gives us the first look at the Iowa primary race after formal announcements and swings through the state by both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. After dropping in early February polls, John Edwards has swung back into the lead by six points. This movement is especially significant given the heavy Obama/Clinton media coverage."

AP article about NH town hall February 24, 2007 Voters are impressed with Edwards.

AP: State Rep. Jeff Fontas, D-Nashua, said he wasn't that interested in supporting Edwards before Saturday.
"But he came and gave this brilliant speech," said Fontas, who was impressed with the appearance of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill, weeks earlier. "He voted for the war. But his apology brought light to his ideas to fix it."

Reuters: Edwards plays up differences with Clinton February 24, 2007

Reuters: Cina Barker, 69, of Nashua, said Edwards looked impressively straightforward. "He was really forthright. He speaks with integrity," she said.

Why America Needs John Edwards as our Next President by Marshall Adame February 16, 2007

Adame: I believe he is qualified, ready, sincere and determined in his quest to do what is right for America and I have decided to support John Edwards for President.

A Woman in the White House by Linda Milazzo at HuffPost. Feminist blogger explains why the woman she wants to see in the White House in 2008 will be Elizabeth Edwards or Michelle Obama.

Milazzo: "And along with John, give America a truly great woman for the White House. Give us his wonderful wife, Elizabeth Edwards, who will instill in the White House the humanity and warmth it has lacked for so long. The Edwards are a masterful couple. They've weathered unfathomable personal tragedy with dignity, humanity and grace. Characteristics America sorely needs to restore its image at home and abroad."

Mother Jones: John Edwards Serves Notice at the First Democratic Party Candidate's Forum

Sasha Abramsky: "The second revelation was the Bobby Kennedy-esque presence of Edwards. Clinton's body language is supremely confident--but it comes off as somehow forced, almost overacted. John Edwards, by contrast, is a natural performer. In 2004, Edwards seemed charismatic, yet somehow not fully formed. This time around, there is nothing raw or inexperienced in his presentation: he establishes an instant rapport with his audience, his answers are passionate, and he exudes a command of his subject. When he fields questions from the press, his eye contact is almost hypnotic. When he talks about the issues he cares about most--poverty, Iraq, healthcare--he creates the same sincere-yet-not-pontificating aura that Bill Clinton mastered 15 years ago."

Concord Monitor: Edwards offers specifics aplenty

Concord Monitor: "Yesterday, there was no campaign music or "town hall" discussion. There was no podium. Just John Edwards in a button-up shirt, squeezing through a packed living room in Nashua, standing on a chair to see over a crowd in a Concord home and talking in front of a Salem fireplace to people sitting cross-legged on the rug about the policy initiatives he's honed since he began his campaign in 2003."

Edwards: Labor's Darling? The Fix by Chris Cillizza, WaPo (2006)

Quote: "He has done more than any elected official or public persona to support our union efforts to organize ... since he left office," said Chris Chafe, Unite Here's chief of staff.

Time: Trying to Make a Decent Living (2006) While not exclusively about Edwards, this article does discuss his participation in a campaign for a living wage.

Quote: "The perception exists that [a living wage] is not a politically popular subject, and that people in general aren't interested in it," Edwards says. "But my feelings now on the subject are stronger than they've ever been. You can't live on $6, $7 or $8 an hour and have anything to fall back on. Instead of getting ahead, which most families want to focus on, they're focused on survival."

John Edwards Throws His Support Behind Home Health Union (2006)

Quote: "They're not asking to get rich, they're just asking to not live in poverty. They're asking to make enough money to support their kids, and support their families. And as long as I'm alive and breathing, I will be with them every step of the way," says Edwards.

Edwards, Hoffa rally for UM janitors (2006)

Quote: ''When I hear of a group of courageous workers engaged in a historic struggle, it is important to me to show that I am with them,'' Edwards told more than 100 people gathered at the strikers' campsite along South Dixie Highway in Coral Gables. ``I am with you in every step of this struggle. No American should be working full time and still living in poverty.''

Edwards campaigning against poverty (local paper from Iowa, 2005)

Quote: "How 'bout we go out with a passion and backbone for what we believe," Edwards said. "We need to fight for the people we've always fought for. We don't need to be shifting and jiving to meet what the polls yesterday said or what the focus group said."

Associated Press: John Edwards fights for Hawaii hotel workers (2006)

Quote: "Many of these men and women are working two jobs ... so their children can live decent lives," Edwards said. "There's so much at stake in these negotiations."

Labor Movement Is Best Antipoverty Program In United States, Edwards Says (2006)

Quote: "I believe in a Democratic Party of big ideas," Edwards said. "I believe in a Democratic Party that actually has a backbone and courage and strength that will go out there and fight for the people we have always fought for. I believe in a Democratic Party that's not afraid of saying the word 'union'."

Edwards criticizes both parties at Las Vegas union meeting (2006)

Quote: "It's time for the Democratic Party to go back and embrace the union movement, the organized labor movement," he said, bringing the audience to its feet. "I hear it from Democratic politicians, you know, 'what our party needs to do ... we need occupy the political center, we need to be more appealing to more people.' Well, how about if we show some backbone and guts and actually fight for the people we've always fought for."

Edwards, Miller Honored at AFL-CIO Organizing Summit (2006)

Edwards: I have great personal admiration for Paul Wellstone and the way he courageously stood up for workers' right to organize. The right to organize is essential if we are going to save our middle class.

2004 New York Times article: Stanford study shows well-informed voters trended toward Edwards

New York Times: Over the next five weeks, as Mr. Kerry built up momentum among both real-life primary voters and the control group in the experiment, Senator John Edwards enjoyed the biggest surge in the well-informed test group, which was won
over by his personal traits as well as by his policies, notably his protectionism on trade. Besides appealing to the Democrats in the test group, Mr. Edwards did better among the group's independents and Republicans, and he emerged as the strongest candidate against Mr. Bush.

More detail on the study (technical)

TESTIMONIALS FROM SUPPORTERS

DaphneC writes letter to the editor to say why she's registering as a Democrat for the first time so she can vote for John Edwards

DaphneC: "I am not a leader of business. I am not a politician. I am not even a registered Democrat. I am simply a private citizen who, after paying my bills, has $85 left to buy groceries for a family of two. It has been a very, very long time since I've seen a candidate who I believed understood what it means to be a working-class American. (Maybe that's because John Edwards grew up as a working-class American.) That is why I will be registering as a Democrat, so that I can vote in the Democratic primaries. That is why I will be volunteering for the Edwards campaign, and doing my best to make it possible for you to meet this man in person so that you can judge him for yourselves. That is why I'd like to invite you to visit his website at JohnEdwards.com, and to watch his appearance on Face the Nation (in five minutes, here on the East Coast!). And that is why I hope you will join with me in registering for the Democratic primaries, even if you have, like me, never before registered as a Democrat, and casting a vote for John Edwards as our presidential nominee for 2008."

Supporter video: Jackie

Jackie: "I am a retired elementary teacher.  I worked in the elementary school for 51 years.  I know that Mr. Edwards is for education and I feel that he will improve our education in our nation."

Supporter video: Dean

Dean: "As for me and my house, we're voting for John Edwards.  He's a good man, good for America."

Supporter video: If I had a Hammer by OneCarolinaGirl

This video shows John Edwards getting to work!

One Corps:

VIDEO: NCDem's video on One Corps health care action day

Edwards: "And this is a very different kind of campaign, because we're not going to start taking action after election day. We're going to start taking action now."

VIDEO: Bears on patrol One Corps action in Louisville

A baby in a teddy bear suit collects stuffed animals for children in traumatic situations, along with other One Corps volunteers.



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Re: Multimedia recap of John Edwards news #2 (3.00 / 2)

Great work Sirius; you've obviously put quite a bit of effort into this diary.  I've added this diary, along with the first multimedia one, to my list of Edwards resources.  Thanks!


by WMiller on Mon Mar 05, 2007 at 01:29:32 PM EST

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Hmmm, says 13 comments but only one (prior to this ) is displaying...
by Rooktoven on Mon Mar 05, 2007 at 05:53:10 PM EST

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Yeah, sorry about that. All the other comments were in response to a troll. I'm new to this site, so I didn't realize that if I rated the troll comments 0, they would disappear. I didn't really mean to do that. I don't think I can get them back, or at least, I can't figure out how to.
by sirius on Mon Mar 05, 2007 at 05:57:08 PM EST
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Re: Multimedia recap of John Edwards news #2 (3.00 / 1)

Thats' okay.  Great diary!!!


by littafi on Mon Mar 05, 2007 at 06:54:54 PM EST
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Re: Multimedia recap of John Edwards news #2 (none / 0)

yah thanks man.. i appreciate your deleting all my posts.

so much for the free speech...........


by serge in dc on Tue Mar 06, 2007 at 01:57:50 AM EST
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Re: Multimedia recap of John Edwards news #2 (none / 0)

For what it's worth I uprated a bunch of your posts to compensate because zero's weren't called for.


by Curt Matlock on Wed Mar 07, 2007 at 08:39:39 AM EST
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Re: Multimedia recap of John Edwards news #2 (3.00 / 1)

If you want to change ratings, you can go to your user page and click on the ratings tab. There you'll see a list of every comment that you've rated, and I believe you can change the rating.

I made the comment earlier that you shouldn't feed the troll. From my experience, you probably shouldn't zero rate comments unless they are really offensive. If you ignore trolls, they go away. If you zero rate them, they get pissed off and come back for more.


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by clarkent on Mon Mar 05, 2007 at 06:56:36 PM EST

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Thanks for the tips. I'll look into that.
by sirius on Mon Mar 05, 2007 at 07:22:52 PM EST
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I don't think you can change the ratings. I looked at the ratings tab. I can see the ratings, but I don't see any way to change them.
by sirius on Mon Mar 05, 2007 at 07:30:05 PM EST
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To reset the rating from your ratings display, you need to click through to the comment and set it there.


The words of the prophets are written on the subway halls
   and tenement halls
by BruceMcF on Tue Mar 06, 2007 at 02:08:14 AM EST
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Well, Bruce I may be just thick. (none / 0)

I honestly don't see how to do this. I click on the title of the comment, it shows me a pretty much blank page with only a few controls and I don't think any of them allow me to change the rating. I click on the number for the rating and it shows me the rating, but again, as far as I can tell, doesn't allow me to change it. Is it possible that you can only change the rating for comments that haven't been deleted?
by sirius on Tue Mar 06, 2007 at 09:55:35 AM EST
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Re: Well, Bruce I may be just thick. (none / 0)

The comments have not been deleted, they've only been hidden, but how tightly hidden ... well ...

... now that you mention it, I realized that I've never troll rated anyone at MyDD, and never actually looked at hidden comments before this, and so I may have been transferring experience on re-rating from a different blog to MyDD, and either that blog or this one may have been tailored from the original base source code ... so ... oh, well.

Anyway, you'll be more careful in the future.


The words of the prophets are written on the subway halls
   and tenement halls
by BruceMcF on Tue Mar 06, 2007 at 10:52:47 PM EST
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Re: Multimedia recap of John Edwards news #2 (3.00 / 1)

I like this diary, but you should probably break it up into several smaller diaries. Some people here might like to hear more about Edwards, but pages and pages of links are likely to turn the casual reader away. It also impedes discussion.


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by clarkent on Mon Mar 05, 2007 at 07:01:59 PM EST

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I know it's a long diary and won't be necessarily useful to everyone. I think if you read the quotes, though, and ignore the links, it gives some idea of the content of the links.

The first multimedia diary came about because people on the Edwards blog kept saying they wanted a place to have a lot of information about him in one place, so they could use it to persuade others. I saw comments like that over and over again and I kept waiting for the Edwards campaign to do it. Finally, it occurred to me that they were up to their eyeballs in things they had to do and that I knew where to find a lot of the links that people wanted. So, I took it upon myself to put a lot of links in one place. So that's why the diary is so long and how it came to be that way.

I should probably write some diaries on specific issues that only use some of these links!


by sirius on Mon Mar 05, 2007 at 07:26:17 PM EST
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nice of you to do the campaign's work for them


by serge in dc on Tue Mar 06, 2007 at 09:07:49 AM EST
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Hey, I love supporting John Edwards, because I think he's a great candidate. I wish he would hire me to do this kind of work, but he probably won't, since I'm happy to do it for free. My reward will be finally getting a President I really and truly admire.
by sirius on Tue Mar 06, 2007 at 09:52:16 AM EST
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Re: Multimedia recap of John Edwards news #2 (none / 0)

cool..

my only advice would be not to break up the post into more posts (as i think was suggested by another comment around here)... i think that would be bad...

contrary to what you wrote i am not a troll..i sorta resent that but live and let live.

my main point about edwards is that while i agree with many things he says i just don't trust him and a candidate having my trust is far more important than a candidate having the "right" position on issues..i don't vote that way and most people don't...people vote for who they can believe in and be inspired in..since edwards has changed positions a lot i can't trust him...

a good example of someone i could trust was howard dean... he was against the war from the get go and he did not change position.... i know there are no easy answers in life but when a candidate spoke up against the war before it took place- and failed to buy into bush's baloney (i thought bush's desire to go to war regardless of the facts was pretty transparent)- well that means a lot.... edwards position that he was wrong but he apologized so it should be ok and its not his fault he was provided dubious intelligence..well it just doesn't hold water in my opinion (don't tell me thats not his position..it really amounts to that).... from watching colin powell at the United Nations it was obvious that the administration was pulling their so called evidence out of their you know what...

edwards exercised poor judgement on the irak or as some here insist iraq war (is one really a mispelling? i don't believe so).... having good judgement is an important attribute..


by serge in dc on Tue Mar 06, 2007 at 11:15:07 AM EST
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He doesn't say it's not his fault, if you watched the videos, you'd see he says he takes responsibility, and from his position (that we should start pulling out now), I'd say he thinks its his responsibility to get us out, since he helped get us in.


"And so in the place of the palace of privilege, we seek to build a temple out of faith and hope and charity."-FDR
by jallen on Tue Mar 06, 2007 at 11:27:15 AM EST
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this is a terrible trend in the US.. that apologizing and "taking responsibility" somehow makes it all right. it merely makes his being wrong something that he is admitting..edwards is saying "i was wrong"..

well yah buddy! you WERE wrong! i'll take that into account.

if Bush comes out and says "I take responsiblity and apologize" for the Irak war it would not mean anything.


by serge in dc on Tue Mar 06, 2007 at 03:36:39 PM EST
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It does mean something if he is willing to do somehting about being wrong.  Bush is not.  Edwards is.


"And so in the place of the palace of privilege, we seek to build a temple out of faith and hope and charity."-FDR
by jallen on Tue Mar 06, 2007 at 04:13:13 PM EST
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Its actually a lot more than just apologizing and saying he's wrong. If you take one fact, you should consider the rest as well.

He voted against the $87 billion funding in 2003. He took out an op-ed in the Wasp Post in 2005 saying I was wrong. He's supported the Kennedy and Feinstein bills that Obama voted against declaring "they were irresponsible". He was vocal against the surge from the beginning and and put an ad in Roll Call with 100,000 signatures. He has called for an immediate removal of 40-50,000 troops from Iraq with a corresponding cut in funding and withdrawal of remaning combat troops (and funds) within a year. He has supported Murtha's plan to require readiness and rest - fulfilling military guidelines already in place but ignored.

Of the 3 major Democratic candidates, his position is more progressive than anyone. Obama has been in the Senate for 2 years and Hillary for 6 and neither of them did anything substantial to end the war until after they announced their candidacy and both plans fall short and lack leadership. Obama somehow thinks he can end the war while ignoring the issue of funding and Hillary's has zero co-sponsors and said she'll end it after she is elected (two years from now).

So yes an apology may not mean much. And its great that some foresaw the dangers of the war in 2002. But there is quite a bit more to it than that. Living in the here and now, we need courage just as badly. And Edwards, despite his mistake then, is showing it now.


by okamichan13 on Tue Mar 06, 2007 at 05:32:43 PM EST
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Irak is not an English spelling.

I apologize if my name-calling is inaccurate. I just see you show up continually on Edwards threads with a single complaint - that he didn't vote the way you wanted in 2002, and somehow everything that he says is therefore poll-driven. That's nonsense, of course - the percentage of Americans supporting a war in Iraq in the fall of 2002 weren't particularly high, just as those in opposition weren't high in the fall of 2005. Edwards also made his famous admission "I was wrong" a week before Murtha came out against the war.

If you're a purist on the Iraq War, by all means, vote for Kucinich. No other candidate has stood against the war since the beginning.


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by clarkent on Tue Mar 06, 2007 at 11:35:09 AM EST
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this is utterly simnplistic...to say that my only issue with edwards is that he did not vote the way i wanted on iraQ...come on!

obviously obama has stood against the war since the beginning..  

i do think it would be great for the democratic party to have a candidate who was against the war from the beginning....it would really help out in the campaign.. why have a candidate who voted for the war and admitted he was wrong when you can have someone who was against it from the beginning? seems silly to me.


by serge in dc on Tue Mar 06, 2007 at 03:42:59 PM EST
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i like how you say its not your only issue and then proceed to talk about it some more.

its pretty obvious you don't care for edwards, thats perfectly fine, but why are you here trashing him?

if you arent interested in this post, then move on, and feel free to make one about the candidate you support.


by okamichan13 on Tue Mar 06, 2007 at 05:11:55 PM EST
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I'll take someone who I disagreed with five years ago and who agree with me now 100% over someone went the opposite direction. Obama didn't have to vote against Kerry/Feingold, and he most certainly didn't have to call a phased withdrawal "irresponsible." Unfortunately, he did.


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by clarkent on Tue Mar 06, 2007 at 07:55:36 PM EST
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Yeah, that'll be the difference for more than ... (none / 0)

... a few people. When he lost the run at the Naval Observatory, and his wife had been diagnosed with cancer, and he did not know when he could restart his presidential ambitions, he helped start the poverty center at UNC Law.

Now, the cynics will say that was just a cynical move ... because that's what cynics say ... but this was before Katrina made "poverty cool again", in the sense of bringing it back into the mix as a top of the agenda item.

So on what he has been running on as his core values for all of 2006, it really looks to my like he's not just saying it as a political opportunist, but that he really means it.

But on the trust issue, I think its an important question to ask whether he is, first, upfront about what his basic stand is and, second, willing to stand up for it even when it is not the obvious political ploy.

And then there is the new exposure to the world that he gained after 2004. As a development economist, there are certain experiences that I would hope that everyone running for President would have. That list includes seeing a slum in a third world megalopolis and seeing a refugee camp in a third world war zone. It certainly what I would expect someone serious about understanding the problems of world poverty to do. John Edwards has done that.

Of course, poverty at home and abroad are obviously not near the top of the agenda for everybody ... everyone comes into the primary process with their own priorities, candidates as well as the members of the public that they are appealing to ... but everything I've seen from Edwards suggests that he's not engaged in the traditional Democratic lip service to the problems of poverty that has basically the silent but quasi-official Democratic platform, as a reaction to the success of the radical right wing in winning on a program of callous disregard for the impact of their policies on those least able to defend themselves.


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   and tenement halls
by BruceMcF on Tue Mar 06, 2007 at 11:13:25 PM EST
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Everyone should watch #3 at Metro State.  I just saw it, and it there was a great line at the end.


"And so in the place of the palace of privilege, we seek to build a temple out of faith and hope and charity."-FDR
by jallen on Mon Mar 05, 2007 at 08:03:36 PM EST

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Do you mean the one where if you can join the Republican Party by signing a card, any worker in America ought to be able to join a union by doing the same thing? That is a great line.
by sirius on Mon Mar 05, 2007 at 08:48:16 PM EST
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"I don't want to live in an America with a few rich people and wealthy corporations and then everybody else."


"And so in the place of the palace of privilege, we seek to build a temple out of faith and hope and charity."-FDR
by jallen on Tue Mar 06, 2007 at 02:03:33 AM EST
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That's a great one, too.
by sirius on Tue Mar 06, 2007 at 09:53:21 AM EST
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Here's another way to look at these candidate videos...

http://www.ExpertVoter.org

gary


by gdstark on Mon Mar 05, 2007 at 10:14:16 PM EST

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That site looks interesting. I'll have to check it out more later.
by sirius on Tue Mar 06, 2007 at 09:56:23 AM EST
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