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23

[video] McCain & Obama surrogates @BlogHer: Who’s better candidate for women

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I’ve got notes – not yet transcribed (because they were, you know – handwritten whilst the puter crashed) from the session but here’s a video from Erin Kotecki Vest with some Q&A.  Liz Mair from the RNC (in the dark clothing) was very well-spoken and specific, even though I disagree with the positions, I thought she was a very good surrogate, as surrogates go, and Rep. Allyson Schwartz (in the light suit and looking much much more youthful than the photo in the link, not to mention with longer hair too) was extremely sincere and enthusiastic but might benefit from a bit more prep from Obama folks and general “how you do this surrogate thingy” people.

In addition, Mair is starting to post at BlogHer. Keep an eye there for more Q&A from her and the RNC on McCain.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 3:07 pm July 23rd, 2008 in Announcements, Barack Obama, BlogHer, Campaigning, Democrats, Elections, John McCain, Politics, Republicans, Women | Comments Off 

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23

House Education & Labor Comm. has new blog, EdLabor Journal

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From my grapevine:

Welcome to the new Education & Labor Committee blog, the EdLabor Journal!  The Committee has had a busy year and a half, getting measures ranging from the College Cost Reduction & Access Act to the Fair Minimum Wage Act signed into law, and working to pass many others through Committee and the House. (To catch up on what we’ve been doing, take a look at our Education & Labor Legislative Victories pamphlet.)

Several posts appeal to me, like this one that keeps us updated on the status of different efforts. I hope that it will continue for a long time and not cease with staff or elected official change.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 12:27 pm July 23rd, 2008 in Announcements, Blogging, Congress, Education, Government, Law, Politics, Social Issues, Writing | Comments Off 

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23

Another one bites the dust

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Blog year that is – three down – no idea how many left to go.  Dusting off something from the beginning:

July 23, 2005: Alien Species

During the last several hours, with some sleep in between, I’ve tried to teach myself how to blog and write code – or at least, move code – or at least delete the right code I don’t want. I’ve felt like the member of an alien species who has invaded a world to which she may never acclimate.

This feeling made me think of the animals who treat our yard as their playground. Five deer, two very cute bunnies, a large furry slow-moving rodent and several chipmunks live around and under our house, and in our trees. From my writing space, I can see them romp, stop, nibble and scurry across sunlit and shaded portions of the grass.

But when we moved here over seven years ago, my oldest son – who then was five – labeled our family “the alien species” that was invading the animals’ territory. I didn’t argue with him then and I wouldn’t argue with him now, even as my city and those around it offer solutions to thin the deer population that frankly make me recoil.

I’m not oblivious to the damage they cause. My older brother’s 1970s VW Bug got slammed by a deer in a frightening incident near Ithaca, New York. One night, a couple of years ago, a slew of sirens and red lights parked outside our house and interrupted our bedtime rituals: a deer had hit a car almost exactly in front of our house.

I’m no tree-hugger, I eat ostrich and I love shearling slippers. I giggle at the bags hung on long sticks that successfully ward off deer and keep my neighbor’s blooms beautiful. But something within me can’t accept that large wire traps and sharpshooters in the trees are the best solutions. We have to find a way to co-exist, not constantly declare death to the enemy. Is annihilation the only way for either species to acclimate to the inevitable presence of the other?

Hopefully, my acclimation to the blogosphere will be a lot less existential.

The more things change…

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 12:18 pm July 23rd, 2008 in Announcements, Blogging, Writing | 3 Comments 

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23

Carnival of Ohio Politics #127 posted

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The Carnival of Ohio Politics #127 is now posted.  Many thanks to Ben Keeler of Keeler Political Report and The Point.  I’m up next week and want to urge new and veteran bloggers to submit entries on Ohio politics to the Carnival for the pleasure of all readers – and there are many – who want to know what’s happening in Ohio.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 9:51 am July 23rd, 2008 in Announcements, Blogging, Carnivals, Ohio, Politics, Writing | Comments Off 

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