Voice of Mordor

• A Last Scream into the Void

  Maybe it's because I had just received a DFA update on Democratic lawmakers (Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz-FLA, Sen. Daniel Inouye-Ha, Kendrick Meek-FLA) favoring GOP buddies over Democratic and DFA endorsed challengers. Or maybe it's due to the fact that Darth Turncoat himself- Lieberman- is polluting Our Great Lakes State with [...]
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  Posted: August 13, 2008, 12:52pm EDT
  

• A Rising Sun in the East Brings Light to Mordor

  I have to admit the name of the new blog is slightly more cheerful. I always felt a bit wicked blogging in Mordor with folks like Nazgul, Petrolcide, and Femme Maltreuse. It always felt a little like being an expendable drummer in a punk rock band or an investigative reporter [...]
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  Posted: August 11, 2008, 11:56pm EDT
  

• Announcing East Michigan Blue

  Our new blogsite is up and running (needs some work, so pardon the dust). It is called East Michigan Blue and will cover politics in the Tri-City area, Flint and the Thumb. Feel free to drop by and take part, I know we can have hours of fun dismantling Barry Barber alone... As [...]
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  Posted: August 11, 2008, 10:09pm EDT
  

• In Touch With the People?

  I have been doing a lot of thinking since Tuesday about the race for sheriff in Saginaw County. What little interaction I've had with either man is too limited to form a meaningful opinion. At first impression, the challenger- and victor- Bill Federspiel seemed insincere and less than genuine in [...]
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  Posted: August 08, 2008, 10:00pm EDT
  

• Thanks Senator Stabenow!

  Since I know Ms. Self-Importance scourers the intertubes every day for any mention of her name, hopefully my heart-felt thanks over her voting to allow the military commission to go forward will be dropped in her ear. Back in 2006, when she was voting like a Republican in the lead-up to [...]
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  Posted: August 08, 2008, 12:10am EDT
  

• Agenda of One

  As local fulltime crackpot and parttime candidate for any office available, Tom Dauer clearly has one agenda- Tom Dauer. On Tuesday night, as returns finally rolled in, he must certainly have known he would again go down in humiliating defeat. So, he decided to discredit himself further by dropping a [...]
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  Posted: August 06, 2008, 4:59pm EDT
  

• Sangster the Prankster

  This undoubtedly put Sangster over the 20% threshold:

  

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  Posted: August 06, 2008, 2:07pm EDT
  

• Levin exposes Bush-Iraqi shell game

  Well...well. Remember how we were told that Iraqi oil revenues would pay for the war? (BTW: If you bought that argument, you might just be a full blown moron eligible for government help) Guess what...now that the Iraqis are sitting on $79 billion in oil profits, the government of Iraq is not [...]
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  Posted: August 06, 2008, 8:57am EDT
  

• Correction

  Last night, due to a combination of lack of sleep and badly labeled tables at the Traditional media site I was using, I reported that Mike Kelly beat Manderfield in Ingham County for the Fourth Appellate race. Not true, Manderfield carried 66% of the vote. The media site was reporting [...]
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  Posted: August 06, 2008, 7:27am EDT
  

• Big Election News of the Night

  Barring any surprises (or uncounted precincts)...Mordor is making some calls! It looks like Federspiel unseated the County Sheriff in Saginaw, Chalie Brown by a handy percentage. It looks like we have the unenviable task of choosing between Mike Kelly (D) and Manderfield (Ind D) for the Fourth Appellate in November. Mr. Doster may [...]
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  Posted: August 05, 2008, 11:27pm EDT
  

• Saginaw County Elections

  Sheriff: 10:49 Still looking like an upset...Sag County hasn't updated, City could still be out... Brown - 46% Federspiel - 54% 9:45pm Upset in the making? With 55% of the precincts reporting, Saginaw County Sheriff Charlie Brown trails Federspiel by 12%. Unsure of which precincts have reported in, but voters may be angry about the damages assessed against [...]
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  Posted: August 05, 2008, 9:59pm EDT
  

• Responding to "Anonymous" Comments on 7/31 Post. "Kelly's Heroes" Sabotage Mike's Campaign. Manderfield is Best Choice Tuesday.

  This post is in response to comments from "anonymous" to my previous post- "Kelly Green But Is He Blue?" about the race for Michigan 4th District Court of Appeals. Personally, I think your very anonymity discredits any criticism that you care to make on this post. I don't quite recognize on [...]
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  Posted: August 05, 2008, 1:17am EDT
  

• Primary Day Tomorrow...don't forget to vote!

  Many folks out there (probably no one reading this) are unaware of the very large number of elected offices that are determined during the primary. And yet, tomorrow, we will be lucky if turnout hits 15%. If you are out there and reading this...try and get two people who don't normally vote [...]
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  Posted: August 04, 2008, 5:00pm EDT
  

• 95th District Debate Sunday

  For those interested, a debate between State Representative Andy Coulouris and challenger Terry W. Sangster will take place Sunday, August 3 at 2pm on Saginaw radio station 107.1...it's gonna be HOT.

  

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  Posted: August 02, 2008, 2:52pm EDT
  

• Fourth Appellate Debate

  For those of you interested, there was a debate between the four judicial candidates for the Fourth Appellate race on July 24th. To view the debate, follow the link to Hom TV. The program you are looking for is under the Election Programs heading. It is called Open Line:4th District Court of [...]
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  Posted: August 01, 2008, 11:08pm EDT
  

• Kelly Green, but Is He Blue?

  I am no master surfer of the worldwide web waves, but the missing Democratic endorsements of Judge Paula Manderfield, that are supposedly clues to her insincere commitments to Democratic principles and its party line (as if that's her job as an appellate judge), are also strangely missing from the website [...]
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  Posted: July 31, 2008, 11:19pm EDT
  

• Fourth Appellate news

  Well, it seems Judge Manderfield got some of her UAW buddies to crash the Bay County Dems meeting and forced an endorsement of her candidacy, after the Bay County Dems had already endorsed Mike Kelly. She had recently tried a similar move in Saginaw County but was blocked from doing so [...]
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  Posted: July 30, 2008, 5:34pm EDT
  

• 2+2=4

  It doesn't take a genius to figure out this simple math problem, yet, Dennis Lennox thinks the idea of increasing terms for State Representatives from 2 years to 4 years is one which deserves a pat on the back. He claims that State Rep. Mark Medows has "stolen his idea [...]
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  Posted: July 28, 2008, 9:57am EDT
  

• Invisible hand Bitch Slap

  Boy...that 'ol market place sure knows how to right the market place now doesn't it? Good thing all you union guys fought along side management to keep away those darn environmental laws that cost jobs... I mean, where would you all be now if CAFE standards had been set at any of [...]
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  Posted: July 24, 2008, 11:35am EDT
  

• Environmental Ratings: Tri-Cities Edition

  Borrowing from the front page of Michigan Liberal, I'll do a quick overview of the ratings given to legislators from the Tri-Cities area by the Michigan League of Conservation Voters. These ratings are based on votes by legislators on key legislative bills from 2007-2008. For those serving more than one [...]
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  Posted: July 23, 2008, 2:12pm EDT
  

• Michigan Supreme Court Candidate Visits SADC

  The Saginaw Area Democratic Club had a special guest at its 2nd monthly Media Night on Monday, July 21st. No, it was not Michigan filmmaker Michael Moore- although his most recent full length documentary film "Sicko" was shown as the evening's feature. Instead, Deborah Thomas, candidate for Michigan Supreme Court, drove [...]
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  Posted: July 22, 2008, 2:54am EDT
  

• Dietrich, among others, vie for Buena Vista Trustee

  For all the criticism received by the Saginaw News, they do a decent job covering the BV Trustee race... Greg Dietrich is one of six candidates competing for four positions in the August 5th primary election. The hot topic for debate is the Fort Saginaw Mall. For those who are not [...]
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  Posted: July 21, 2008, 2:42pm EDT
  

• Please God, Please!

  Let the McCain camp pick Romney as their running mate. He's Dick DeVos, except without the smarts! Eating $45 million in campaign debt to finish behind Mike Huckabee...that's CEO smarts for ya! One thing we should be certain of by now is that the children of the rich who run for public [...]
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  Posted: July 20, 2008, 4:11pm EDT
  

• Confrontation Between 98th District Candidate and County Party Chair

  The Saginaw News reported yesterday that Thomas D. Dauer, the man running against Garn Lewis in the Democratic Primary for 98th District Representative, had a run-in with Saginaw County Democratic Party Chair J.J. Horgan on Wednesday. Apparently, Dauer was looking for support from the party for his candidacy, and his [...]
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  Posted: July 19, 2008, 3:27pm EDT
  

• Spirited Challenges Welcome

  I can't help but agree with Nasgul on the futility and counterproduction of the Sangster bid for the 95th State House seat. Even if the district does have a high percentage of African-American voters, he was at best the third most qualified in 2006. The others wisely and thoughtfully chose [...]
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  Posted: July 19, 2008, 12:48am EDT
  

• Tour crashes

  In case you think it's easy...

  

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  Posted: July 18, 2008, 11:39pm EDT
  

• Awesome!

  Mark Cavendish, the little man from the Isle of Mann, won his fourth stage in the Tour de France today. He is the first Brit to win this many stages. He is likely to quite the race early, due to the upcoming Olympics, where he is favored to take home the [...]
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  Posted: July 18, 2008, 11:32pm EDT
  

• Bush Snubs Saginaw

  President George W. Bush declared 11 counties in Michigan disaster areas. One county that struggled to clean up after the storms was Saginaw County, which was, of course, denied such status. The federal government has once again shown they don't care about places like Saginaw. Saginaw is an area where [...]
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  Posted: July 15, 2008, 1:55pm EDT
  

• Sagnster Sighted!

  Terry Sangster, this year's electoral Don Quixote, has surfaced from his hiding place long enough to speak to the area's favorite Republican spin-Meister, Barrie Barber. You may recall, that Terry "take-my-ball-and-go-home" Sangster has decided to challenge Rep. Andy Coulouris because he has the audacity to be a white man representing a [...]
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  Posted: July 14, 2008, 2:49pm EDT
  

• Kahn Signs Misplaced

  During my weekend trip between Saginaw and Gratiot Counties, I admired the many yard signs (mostly Republican) placed along M-46. The usual suspects were present: Ken Horn, Bob Blaine, Dave Camp...ROGER KAHN. WTF Roger? You're not running for anything. Please explain to me why you have signs placed in a year [...]
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  Posted: July 14, 2008, 12:14pm EDT
  

• Further Disfunction

  I was reminded by another Saginaw County attendee last night about the other amazing event of the evening...an actual debate about whether or not to allow the Obama campaign space at the County office. Yes...you read that correctly. In addition to the failed endorsement of the only Democrat in the Fourth Appellate [...]
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  Posted: July 11, 2008, 10:53pm EDT
  

• Given the choice to endorse a Dem, the Saginaw County Party chooses to punt...

  "I don't belong to an organized political party...I'm a Democrat." Will Rogers The Fourth Appellate judicial race is heating up here in in Saginaw (and the other 57 counties that comprise the district...holy cow!). Last night, at the County party meeting, the issue of endorsing a candidate for the non-partisan race (where [...]
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  Posted: July 11, 2008, 3:03pm EDT
  

• Granholm Returns to Saginaw

  The Governor herself will once again honor Saginaw with her presence on Thursday. She will discuss the energy saving potential in government buildings. She will appear at the Jerome T. Hart State Office Building, located at 411 E. Genesee. This will be her second trip to Saginaw in the past [...]
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  Posted: July 09, 2008, 9:54pm EDT
  

• Term Limits Can't Stop Moolenar or Stamas Brothers

  This story ran yesterday in the Saginaw News. It looks like some local politicians are already gearing up for the 2010 election. John Moolenar wants to be the 36th district's State Senator after his current term as the 98th district's representative ends due to term limits. Democrat Garn Lewis is [...]
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  Posted: July 08, 2008, 8:08pm EDT
  

• Howell Record

  While a further examination of the voting record of former Michigan 94th State GOP representative and current 4th District Court of Appeals candidate James Howell is necessary, it is worth noting that he did sit as a member of the House Energy Committee, which would help explain generous donations from [...]
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  Posted: July 08, 2008, 1:28am EDT
  

• Winning the War on Terror

  Looks like we've got the bad guys on the run! How soon before McCain can use the savings from the victory to offset his tax cuts? And our party has the Jackass as its symbol!

  

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  Posted: July 07, 2008, 12:06pm EDT
  

• Following the Money

  In the 4th District race for the Court of Appeals, Michael Kelly from Flint- a candidate favored by most local progressives- is opposed by several individuals in this "non-partisan" race. However, one candidate who can claim no "non-partisanship" is former Republican state representative James Howell. He tried previously for election [...]
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  Posted: July 07, 2008, 3:26am EDT
  

• Court House Cabal?

  There are six Saginaw County Court House offices on the ballot in November. Of these, only three are contested: County Clerk, Sheriff, and Prosecutor. Of these, the latter is opposed only in the Democratic primary. The Treasurer, Public Works Commissioner, and Register of Deeds- each of which have been in [...]
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  Posted: July 07, 2008, 2:14am EDT
  

• Your Move Detroit

  Looks like Volkswagon, on the heels of the announcement that the Japanese automobile maker, Toyota will go 100% hybrid, has announced plans to produce a car that gets 282 mpg... Yes...282 mpg.... It seems we don't have to wait for Detroit to meet CAFE standards, the invisible hand of the market place [...]
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  Posted: July 06, 2008, 11:02pm EDT
  

• Happy Independence Day Michigan

  I hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday weekend, and think of the cats as you set off your boom booms at all hours of the nights... And for those of you who like to celebrate your Second Amendment on the Fourth, keep in mind what goes up must come [...]
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  Posted: July 04, 2008, 12:55pm EDT
  

• Sheriff Race: The Sequel

  According to the Saginaw News... Federspiel's campaign manager walked into the Saginaw County Courthouse with his campaign shirt on and almost got thrown out. But now the County is backing down. Chalk one up for the antagonist as the plot thickens. I can't wait to see what's next.

  

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  Posted: July 04, 2008, 11:14am EDT
  

• Controversy Surrounding Saginaw County Sheriff's Race

  One of the more hotly contested races this primary season is the race for Saginaw County Sheriff, and there is much controversy surrounding the race. A few facebook groups were recently created to promote the race, and now the Saginaw News ran a story about questionable billboard placement. According to the [...]
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  Posted: July 02, 2008, 3:04pm EDT
  

• Minimum Wage Increases Tomorrow

  With the increase in fuel prices, food prices, and now the minimum wage again, many small businesses are cutting costs in other ways. Those against raising minimum wage (or opposed to having a minimum wage at all) will cite this as a reason not to raise the minimum wage. However, [...]
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  Posted: June 30, 2008, 11:35am EDT
  

• Education Still on the Back Burner

  Instead of going out and enjoying the beginning of their weekends like normal people, legislators chose to stay in session late Friday night and early Saturday morning contemplating ways to cut more revenue from public schools. These late night cram sessions seem to be quite effective, almost like pulling an [...]
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  Posted: June 28, 2008, 10:51pm EDT
  

• Blackwater Armory Raided by FBI

  You may remember the fact that Dick DeVos' bother-in-law (the Dark Prince) has recently showed the wingnuts attitude towards a nation of laws by trying to get Shari'a law used in US Federal Courts and stored automatic weapons banned by Federal law in their armory by "donating" them to the [...]
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  Posted: June 26, 2008, 4:43pm EDT
  

• Democratic Stupidity - Confirmed

  Both Stabenow and Levin failed to support the filibuster of this deeply flawed Bill. Obama publicly deep-sixed any opposition by announcing he would support it after he said he would filibuster it...that is called a flip-flop. I don't know how many times I can say this... No matter what you do, what you [...]
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  Posted: June 26, 2008, 12:16pm EDT
  

• Examples of Democratic Stupidity

  or How they learned to cave to Republicans to win the war. Stenyboy, not satisfied with stripping you of your constitutional rights, has decided to double down and claim credit for something he was denying he had any association with. Hoyer knew it was coming, and he persevered anyway. That he did [...]
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  Posted: June 25, 2008, 10:27pm EDT
  

• Stabenow Responds

  In the "credit where credit is due" category, Senator Stabenow has finally provided the details about her mortgage situation. She has a loan from HSBC and Bank of Bloomfield Hills through the bankers with no special deals. Perhaps getting this info out had something to do with the two page views [...]
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  Posted: June 25, 2008, 12:16pm EDT
  

• Stabenow One of Twenty-Three Senators Not Responding

  In a continuation of Politicos mortgage round-up, Senator Stabenow has put herself in an ever unique group of Senators...those who have yet to reply about their home mortgage situations. Seventy-seven Senators have responded, and the results can be found here. We patiently wait for Senator Stabenow to clear this up... Senate majority leader [...]
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  Posted: June 24, 2008, 1:35pm EDT
  

• My Weekend Consumed By Roger Kahn

  My recent 7-11 experience was ruined when I saw this guy's face laying on the checkout counter. Roger's Conservation Update 2008 Roger's Consumer Report Me thinks Roger is consumed with himself. Like this past weekend while he was sportin ye ole American flag shirt at the Greek Festival...not to be confused with [...]
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  Posted: June 23, 2008, 9:27pm EDT
  

• Dem Club Adds a Bonus Film to Festival Week

  The Saginaw Area Democratic Club will take an unoficial part in this week's Riverside Saginaw Film Festival. That 2nd Annual Event treats area residents to more independent, international, quality and local interest films than appear at the local cine-plexes in three years. The SADC will have its own "movie night" [...]
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  Posted: June 23, 2008, 6:29pm EDT
  

• Your place in the Blogoverse?

  Haven't found Mordor yet (must be in that very dark corner on the left), but I did locate one of our state blogs you guys may be familiar with... Somewhere out in the Great Expanse, your blog floats waiting for a rag-tag fugitive fleet fleeing Cylons...

  

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  Posted: June 23, 2008, 6:22pm EDT
  

• Still No Word From Stabenow's Office

  about what loan agreements she may or may not have gotten since running for public office... Should I start a counter? How hard is it to send an email gang? Or are you hoping the issue will go away? I am hoping that there is no there there...but given your candidate's performance over [...]
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  Posted: June 23, 2008, 3:07pm EDT
  

• Dear Democratic Congressional Leaders...

  Go f*ck yourselves...

  

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  Posted: June 20, 2008, 1:59pm EDT
  

• Riverside Saginaw Film Festival meets MST3K

  One of the funniest shows of all time, Mystery Science Theater 3000, is having it's 20th anniversary year this year. As part of the local film festival, MST3K, the movie, will be shown and a guest appearance by Kevin Murphy will be part of the sweetener. Mr. Murphy is the voice [...]
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  Posted: June 19, 2008, 11:34pm EDT
  

• Potential Mortgage Problem?

  On the heels of the current FISA capitulation that is about to occur, you may not be ready to deal with another Democrat who might have made less than ideal decisions. Maybe you read in the news the recent disclosure that Countrywide Financial gave special treatment to two Democratic Senators on [...]
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  Posted: June 19, 2008, 11:04pm EDT
  

• Republicans explaining their record

  I would imagine that the recent attempts by the Republican Party to bring its reputation back looks an awful lot like a pet store owner trying to pass off a dead parrot as pinning... The Republican Party and their reputation has joined the choir invisible...

  

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  Posted: June 19, 2008, 2:58pm EDT
  

• DeVos' brother-in-law brings Shari’a Law to the US

  Erik Prince (prince in name, not in nature), brother-in-law to the leaseholders of the Michigan Republican party, is fighting a lawsuit against his mercenary business in Afghanistan, brought by widows of three American soldiers who died when a plane owned by a sister corporation to Blackwater, Presidential Airways. The companies lawyers [...]
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  Posted: June 18, 2008, 9:38pm EDT
  

• Dems Take it to the House; Houses to be Demolished

  We all know about the housing crisis facing local communities in Michigan, so its good to know that some people are at least trying to do something about it... According to MIRS, the House Banking and Financial Services committee passed a package of bills yesterday that would require lenders to make [...]
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  Posted: June 18, 2008, 4:35pm EDT
  

• All your internet Traditions

  Because it is too much fun to ignore!!!

  

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  Posted: June 18, 2008, 2:20pm EDT
  

• Better Late Than Never

  I know that a few days in the blogosphere is like months, but here are some pics from the Monday event in Flint. Click on picture to get the full view The Crowd, waiting for the event to start The Crowd (and VIPs) trying to do the Wave The media from the best side...ehm... The [...]
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  Posted: June 18, 2008, 1:14pm EDT
  

• The Right Response to Obama in Detroit

  After watching the live stream of Obama's appearance in Detroit last night, I surfed (suffered?) through several of the the cable news network programs last night. Like a bystander of an auto accident, the lust of my eyes couldn't help but stop for a few moments on FOX News to [...]
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  Posted: June 17, 2008, 5:02pm EDT
  

• Are You Experienced?

  GOT EXPERIENCE? NO THANKS, HAD ENOUGH! INEXPERIENCE? He's Not Alone...

  

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  Posted: June 17, 2008, 3:45pm EDT
  

• R-E-S-P-E-C-T

  As far as I'm concerned all is forgiven as far as the DNC and the national Democratic leadership goes. The debacle that was the 2008 primary in Michigan and the battleground that was the campaign for the nomination nationwide is finally behind us. The appearance by former Vice President, Nobel Prize- [...]
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  Posted: June 17, 2008, 12:50pm EDT
  

• Obama in Flint

  We have our operative on the ground as I type this. Hopefully we will have some pictures up later today. Femme Malheureuse is in the Hizhouse...

  

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  Posted: June 16, 2008, 11:18am EDT
  

• Justice Deferred will not be Denied

  Hey Nazgul! Can you do something about this fascist propaganda link to the "right" of this blog? It's worse than that noise you make chasing after "the ring". As for the line in Flint, I was there from 11:15 until about 2:00 pm with nothing to show for it but a [...]
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  Posted: June 15, 2008, 12:47am EDT
  

• Kids?

  Reports on the ground out of Flint suggests that they were handing out tickets to children, while hundreds of people waiting in line were left without any. I don't mind socializing your children to democracy and stuff, but can't you wait until the bigger venues so that the adults who can [...]
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  Posted: June 13, 2008, 11:52pm EDT
  

• Obama in Flint Monday

  Senator Obama will be in Flint Monday, June 16th to discuss the state of the economy. The event will be held at Kettering University Recreation Center, 1700 West 3rd Ave. Doors open at 10am and the event starts at 11:45am. Tickets are free. You can acquire tickets Tomorrow, Friday from 12pm to 5pm only [...]
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  Posted: June 12, 2008, 10:11pm EDT
  

• Racism Alive and Well

  A survey released last week by the PEW Research Center for the People and the Press shows a majority of Americans have a favorable opinion of Democrats, which confirms a commonly held belief that the nation is currently trending more Democratic. Another survey released by PEW yesterday shows Americans think [...]
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  Posted: June 12, 2008, 8:00pm EDT
  

• Obama's Baby Mama?!!!

  Wow! Just Wow! Via Salon... Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud hatch out!

  

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  Posted: June 12, 2008, 12:21am EDT
  

• YAF harrasses a Democrat...surprise!

  Michigan's favorite wingnut/stalker (no...not you Leon), Dennis Lennox is filing complaints with the Secretary of State's office over violations of the electoral laws that the voices in his head whisper to him in his mother's basement... The Democrat feeling the wraith of his Cheetos stained fingers and Mountain Dewed breath is [...]
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  Posted: June 11, 2008, 11:09pm EDT
  

• A Novel Idea

  I hesitate to dip my toe into the building storm that is VP speculation...but what the hell. Rather than name names (and exposing my complete cluelessness on this issue), I thought I'd focus on what factors I think are important for a VP pick...any of you with Obama on speed dial, [...]
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  Posted: June 11, 2008, 10:15pm EDT
  

• The Tridge Names Midland's 30 Most Influential

  The Tridge is a local publication based in Midland, Michigan that claims to be the "New Yorker of Mid-Michigan." Considering the conservative nature of the city and of the publication's creator, Michael Westendorf, it leans, not surprisingly, a bit to the right. However, the content is informative and the writing [...]
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  Posted: June 11, 2008, 2:23pm EDT
  

• Liberal Defined

  As for the continued use of "Liberal" as a label of abuse and ridicule, I blame the accused Democrats more than the accusing Republicans. At what point does someone other than a Kennedy or Kucinich stand up and say, "Yes, I am a Liberal- and proud of it. Let me [...]
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  Posted: June 11, 2008, 11:42am EDT
  

• Crossing Over

  I was once a Clinton supporter. I thought Bill Clinton was one of the best Presidents ever, despite his cheating ways, because of how well he communicated and the things he accomplished. I looked forward to the day when Hillary Clinton would make history by becoming the first female President [...]
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  Posted: June 11, 2008, 11:09am EDT
  

• Some words of wisdom from the Great Orange Satan...

  The Republicans are going to throw around the word liberal (surprise) in the up coming election, and unfortunatly you are going to run into the plethora of under-informed voters who are going to parrot these attacks back at you as justification of why they can't vote for Obama.. Over at Kos, [...]
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  Posted: June 11, 2008, 11:02am EDT
  

• Hillary Supporters in Shock and Awe

  Hillary Clinton’s memorable run for the Presidency was a failure, not simply because she lost, but because of the way she lost. The strategy used by the Clintons doomed the campaign from its inception. Bill’s lack of composure and Hillary’s inconsistent message meant that, even though Hillary was able to [...]
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  Posted: June 10, 2008, 7:51pm EDT
  

• Around the Mittensphere

  Today's Michigan posts you should check out... Blogging for Michigan examines the employment outlook for this summer. Far Left Field highlights several action items asking you to take part. Media Mouse exposes the vast DeVos family religious wingnut-welfare network. Michigan Liberal has a video up (Johny, you better figure out the intertubes) showing the [...]
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  Posted: June 10, 2008, 7:38pm EDT
  

• Candidate Profile - Garnet Lewis: 98th State House

  We will be doing candidate diaries here at Mordor about the many Democratic candidates who are running in Tri-City Area, starting with Garnet Lewis. Garnet is the vanguard of the new grass root organizers who has stepped up to run for public office. She was the first president of the Saginaw [...]
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  Posted: June 10, 2008, 1:46pm EDT
  

• The Rubber Stamp missed his calling!

  You have to check this out, from the Sunlight Project's Fortune 535: Amazing. The man shouldn't be in government; he should be at a brokerage firm managing a mutual fund. Seriously.Why would I say this? Because even prudent investors who'd invested ten grand into Fidelity's Magellan fund in 1995 would only [...]
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  Posted: June 09, 2008, 11:45pm EDT
  

• To Be Informed, or Not To Be Informed: THAT is The Question

  The other day I was approached by a young, African-American male who was probably about 18 years old. He was clearly a first time voter because when I said "how can I help you?" he said "I want to vote for Barack Obama." He meant that he wanted to vote [...]
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  Posted: June 09, 2008, 9:08pm EDT
  

• Why Should You Support Obama?

  There has been much talk about how split the Democratic Party may be as a result of a bruising primary. Here in Michigan especially, there are emotions running high due to the RBC's decision to reallocate delegates based upon the Potemkin Primary (for the record, I wanted them to seat [...]
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  Posted: June 09, 2008, 12:58pm EDT
  

• Several Factors in Unpredictable Election Results

  A story from The State News today discussed the negative effect cell phone usage by younger voters will have on political polls. Anyone who has ever made phone calls for polling purposes, on a campaign or otherwise, can understand that most of the people with landlines are likely over 50 [...]
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  Posted: June 09, 2008, 11:27am EDT
  

• Baghdad News You Can Use

  Due to the almost complete news blackout about all things Iraq, I wanted to point my fellow Michiganders towards a new site devoted to letting young people post video diaries about their experiences living in the capital of Iraq. The site is called Hometown Baghdad, and they can give you an [...]
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  Posted: June 08, 2008, 9:12pm EDT
  

• Just Like Florida

  When I lived in Orlando, you could set your clock by the mid-afternoon thunderstorms. This past week, Michigan has felt an awful lot like Florida. Today, we had a nasty high wind blow through and toppled one of my trees. I have personal enmity towards this last storm as the following [...]
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  Posted: June 08, 2008, 8:25pm EDT
  

• Mordor Calling

  There is fear and trepidation entering the Halls of Mordor, but the call has proven irresistible. The wrath of God or the gods indeed struck the already battered City of Saginaw this weekend, as if the blows of willful urban neglect and policy-based economic hostility were not enough. A disaster [...]
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  Posted: June 08, 2008, 12:41pm EDT
  

• Bringing it Home

  Sitting here in a thunderstorm with the road blocked by a fallen tree that was struck by lightening (with a downed powerline blocking one of the busiest streets in town), it dawned on me just how valuable simple things like the internet and cellular phones are and how much we [...]
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  Posted: June 06, 2008, 7:57pm EDT
  

• Speaking of Roger Kahn...

  Doesn't strike you as oddly unfair that a Hollywood celebrity could sue a pharmaceutical company for product liability, while Michiganders are the ONLY people in the country who cannot? Thanks for that, Roger Kahn. Maybe we don't need to thank you; perhaps the pharmaceutical companies already have. Oh look, they have!! For the 2008 [...]
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  Posted: June 06, 2008, 1:59am EDT
  

• Michigan Dems Eating Their Own

  It should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed my posts at Mich Lib and BfM, that I can get a little frustrated with, how shall I put this...my fellow traveling Democrats and their abilities to match wits with the Republicans. Well, stupid politicians are not only located in [...]
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  Posted: June 05, 2008, 11:13pm EDT
  

• Announcement

  As you may have noticed, we have a new poster here at Voice of Mordor. I have invited three other bloggers to post here, and the thing we all share in common is that we live in the Tri-City area. It is my goal to create a site that will bring [...]
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  Posted: June 05, 2008, 10:45pm EDT
  

• Obama Wins Michigan? Yes He Can!

  Speaking of Bobby Kennedy, let's talk a little more about the guy who has drawn comparisons to him...Barack Obama. For those who think Obama cannot carry Michigan... It's true that John McCain performed well in Michigan during both the 2000 and 2008 Republican primaries. He has attracted many Independent and Democratic [...]
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  Posted: June 05, 2008, 8:15pm EDT
  

• In Memoriam

  How different would this country be if we hadn't been foolish enough to extinguish hope? Some thoughts from a man I consider the best Democrats had to offer... On change: Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and [...]
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  Posted: June 05, 2008, 12:45pm EDT
  

• DeVos Family Money Tight?

  Poor poor Dickie... Looks like he is so strapped for cash that he has to hit the taxpayers up with a $2 million state tax credit to refurbish a building that houses his son's internet business. Guess spending all that cash on the 2006 Governor's race and saving up for the next [...]
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  Posted: June 04, 2008, 1:17pm EDT
  

• Edmund Fitzgerald

  June 7th is the 50th anniversary of the hull launch. Great Lakes Ship Builders (Detroit Area) host the 50th Anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald Launch and Down River Celebration from 11 AM - 4 PM on Saturday, June 7 2008. The celebration will include a chance to meet the designers and [...]
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  Posted: June 03, 2008, 5:14pm EDT
  

• Economic versus Social Voting

  The news is not good for Detroit today. General Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner says the company plans to close four pickup truck and sport utility vehicle factories in Canada, Mexico, Ohio and Wisconsin. The company says it will cease production at a full-size pickup factory in Oshawa, Ontario. It [...]
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  Posted: June 03, 2008, 3:12pm EDT
  

• Thank God It's Over!

  So the National Party decided to split the difference between the Obama campaign's position (50-50 split of delegates...a decision I think was the right one) and the Clinton's position (accept the votes as cast at half strength...a position I think should have been done, if for no other reason that [...]
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  Posted: June 02, 2008, 11:58am EDT
  

• Obama Supports Michigan's Delegate Plan

  Senator Obama supports a plan the would seat all of Michigan's delegates at the Convention in August. Due to rules, however, these delegates' vote would be worth half after being reduced to punish Michigan for moving up the primary date. Even more important is the fact that his campaign is suggesting [...]
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  Posted: May 30, 2008, 11:08am EDT
  

• Greatest hits

  Since I have been doing some good diaries (pat..pat..pat) at some of the main Michigan sites, I have decided to cross post them here (Flood the Zone) and bring back two previous diaries that don't get promoted to the front pages... Hey, maybe I can get the site up to five [...]
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  Posted: May 30, 2008, 10:04am EDT
  

• Detroit's problem with CAFE standards? Go European!

  There has been an awful lot of talk about how those poor Big Three automakers are being asked to make such difficult sacrifices over the environment. They continue to build there line of FUVs while funneling tons of cash into the DC Beltway, all the while using the workers of Michigan [...]
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  Posted: May 30, 2008, 10:00am EDT
  

• Who Could Have Predicted?

  Wizardkitten has an excellent diary up at BfM about the story of Right to Life announcing that it is with holding endorsements from Democratic House members because... Wait for it... They didn't do enough.* Apparently the Right to Life group, after getting out on bail, managed to convince the House Democrats to let [...]
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  Posted: May 30, 2008, 9:57am EDT