Author: ben masel

Vote Dodd in Michigan, fight wiretaps.

So what if he’s withdrawn, he’s still on the ballot, and there’s no delegates at stake anyhow. 15% for Dodd would send a message to Michigan’s Senators, Reps, and hopefully the rest of the Congressional...

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Hemp bill re-introduction in House

Texas Republican Ron Paul will be re-introducing his Industrial Hemp Farming Act later this week. The wording is the same as last year’s bill HR 3037, just replacing “2005” with “2007” in the bill...

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WI-Sen. I’m on the ballot

After calling the Wisconsin State Elections Board, I’ve learned that no challenge was filed to my 2198 ballot access signatures by the 5:00 friday deadline, so it’s official. Everyone knows Sen. Kohl doesn’t do...

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WI D Convention: Gate crashes

Last night I posted a diary about my omission from the speaker lineup at the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Convention, this coming weekend in LaCrosse. I’ve now heard from Mike Murphy the Executive Director, and Joe...

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Another Telco not playing along: TDS

I contacted the Media Relations office of my landline provider, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., aka TDS. Left a voicemail, and 1/2 hour later heard back from their Manager of Communications. She’d been told their policy...

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