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Daily Kos

2009-07-05T04:14:12Z

JoeFriday: disrespectful treatment of Sarah Palin covered

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The '''Daily Kos''' is a [[Leftist|left-wing]] [[blog]] that features advertisements like "DraftGore.Com ... Sign Our Petition" with a picture of a smiling [[Al Gore]] in front of what appears to be an image of the Earth from outer space.<ref>viewed Feb. 25, 2007.</ref> It also features a picture of [[President of the United States of America|President]] [[George W. Bush]] with a large cartoon cowboy hat.

Daily Kos is often-ranked as one of the Top 15 most visited blogs on the Internet by Technorati.

Entries on this blog on February 25, 2007 range from gossip (such as teaser about eviscerating coverage of [[Mitt Romney]]'s polygamist ancestors) to vulgarity and use of swear words.

CBS News has recently suggested that liberal blogs (not necessarily the ''Daily Kos'') may be their favored candidates own worst enemies, as they provide some political fodder for the other side:<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/23/opinion/main2507660.shtml</ref>

: [A] former aide to Joe Lieberman advised the party to refuse bloggers access and "deny them jobs that confer party approval." ... [P]lenty of Democrats were upset with the netroots.

This statement on behalf of Lieberman was, of course, ironic, considering he no longer identifies with the Democratic party himself, and ran in the general election on a separate party line named "Connecticut for Lieberman," having been denied the Democratic party's nomination.

Despite CBS News' claim, Daily Kos helped contribute to Ned Lamont's victory over Joe Lieberman in the Democratic primary, forcing Lieberman to drop out of the party in order to run in the general election. Also, Senator Jim Webb has credited Daily Kos for helping in his victorious run against former Senator George Allen.

[[Bill O'Reilly]] has recently begun leading a campaign against the Daily Kos, and has claimed that despite the fact that a significant percentage of Americans may disagree with its liberal views, most of the Democratic candidates for president were at its yearly convention the YearlyKos, including [[Barack Obama]], [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[John Edwards]]

Daily Kos contributors are very disrespectful to the inspirational conservative leader [[Sarah Palin]]. For example, one Kos blogger claimed that the real reason Sarah Palin was resigning was that she had shot Bullwinkle, a moose.<ref>[http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/7/3/16520/66528 Alert! The Real Reason Why Sarah Palin is Resigning!]</ref> Of course there was no way Sarah Palin could have done this because Bullwinkle was only a cartoon moose and not a real one, and therefore could not be shot.

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'''Sources:''' <references/>

==External link==
* [http://www.dailykos.com/ The ''Daily Kos'']

[[category: blogs]]

Mark Sanford

2009-07-05T03:49:23Z

JoeFriday: /* Fallout From Scandal */ spelling (isle is island, aisle is the walkway between the desks)

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'''Mark Sanford''' is the [[Republican]] Governor of [[South Carolina]]. He was elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006. Prior to his election as Governor of South Carolina, Sanford served six years in the U.S. Congress.<ref>http://www.scgovernor.com/about/</ref> He is married and has four sons. Sanford was mentioned as a possible running mate for [[John McCain]] in the 2008 U.S. Presidential election. <ref>http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/05/22/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-mark-sanford.html</ref>

==Stimulus Funds==
Sanford made national headlines when he rejected a portion of the 2009 recovery act. This has drawn the ire of Democrats and they have mounted a TV campaign against his move. Governor Sanford said '''"When one is in a hole, the first order of business is to stop digging."''' He refuses to expand unemployment coverage because the terms dictate he can't repeal the expanded coverage after the stimulus money runs out. The governors of [[Texas]], [[Mississippi]] and [[Louisiana]] have adopted the same stance. The S.C. governor wants to use some stimulus funds to pay down debt instead.<ref>[http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/03/10/sc-gov-wants-to-use-some-stimulus-funds-to-pay-down-debt/ S.C. gov wants to use some stimulus funds to pay down debt] CNN, March 10, 2009</ref> The secretary of state had sued the governor to accept stimulus funds. Sanford reluctantly agreed to use stimulus funds.

== Bizarre Behavior ==
Sanford admitted June 24, 2009, to having an extra-marital affair and covering up a secret trip to visit his mistress in [[Argentina]]. He made the admission at a press conference meant to clear up a mysterious week-long absence where his staff initially explained by saying the Governor was hiking the Appalachian Trail.

"I've let down a lot of people. That's the bottom line," Sanford said. "I've been unfaithful to my wife." He said he is resigning as chairman of the [[Republican Governors Association]] ("RGA). The RGA announced shortly afterward that [[Mississippi]] Gov. [[Haley Barbour]] would assume Sanford's RGA duties.

== Fallout From Scandal ==

Sanford has resolved to complete his term in office despite pressure from both sides of the aisle to step down.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/01/AR2009070101801.html?hpid=moreheadlines</ref>

==References==
<references/>

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanford,Mark}}

[[Category:South Carolina Governors]]
[[Category:Republican Governors]]

Mark Sanford

2009-07-05T03:48:16Z

JoeFriday: /* Bizarre Behavior */ minor clarification (Haley Barbour taking over RGA duties)

{{Officeholder
|name=Mark Sanford
|image=Mark Sanford.jpg
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Jenny Sanford
|religion=Episcopalian
|offices=
{{Officeholder/governor
|state=South Carolina
|terms=January 15, 2003 – Present
|preceded=James Hovis Hodges
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=South Carolina
|district=1
|terms=January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001
|preceded=Arthur Ravenel, Jr.
|succeeded=Henry E. Brown, Jr.
}}
}}

'''Mark Sanford''' is the [[Republican]] Governor of [[South Carolina]]. He was elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006. Prior to his election as Governor of South Carolina, Sanford served six years in the U.S. Congress.<ref>http://www.scgovernor.com/about/</ref> He is married and has four sons. Sanford was mentioned as a possible running mate for [[John McCain]] in the 2008 U.S. Presidential election. <ref>http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/05/22/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-mark-sanford.html</ref>

==Stimulus Funds==
Sanford made national headlines when he rejected a portion of the 2009 recovery act. This has drawn the ire of Democrats and they have mounted a TV campaign against his move. Governor Sanford said '''"When one is in a hole, the first order of business is to stop digging."''' He refuses to expand unemployment coverage because the terms dictate he can't repeal the expanded coverage after the stimulus money runs out. The governors of [[Texas]], [[Mississippi]] and [[Louisiana]] have adopted the same stance. The S.C. governor wants to use some stimulus funds to pay down debt instead.<ref>[http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/03/10/sc-gov-wants-to-use-some-stimulus-funds-to-pay-down-debt/ S.C. gov wants to use some stimulus funds to pay down debt] CNN, March 10, 2009</ref> The secretary of state had sued the governor to accept stimulus funds. Sanford reluctantly agreed to use stimulus funds.

== Bizarre Behavior ==
Sanford admitted June 24, 2009, to having an extra-marital affair and covering up a secret trip to visit his mistress in [[Argentina]]. He made the admission at a press conference meant to clear up a mysterious week-long absence where his staff initially explained by saying the Governor was hiking the Appalachian Trail.

"I've let down a lot of people. That's the bottom line," Sanford said. "I've been unfaithful to my wife." He said he is resigning as chairman of the [[Republican Governors Association]] ("RGA). The RGA announced shortly afterward that [[Mississippi]] Gov. [[Haley Barbour]] would assume Sanford's RGA duties.

== Fallout From Scandal ==

Sanford has resolved to complete his term in office despite pressure from both sides of the isle to step down.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/01/AR2009070101801.html?hpid=moreheadlines</ref>

==References==
<references/>

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanford,Mark}}

[[Category:South Carolina Governors]]
[[Category:Republican Governors]]