An agenda for Occupy Wall St. - "An Indecent Proposal"

by: Lucy Edwards

Sun Oct 02, 2011 at 15:17:49 PM EDT

Take NH Forward on Daily Kos

by: Lucy Edwards

Sat Feb 19, 2011 at 15:19:14 PM EST

Outsourced again and the senate repubs support it

by: brib47

Tue Sep 28, 2010 at 21:15:42 PM EDT

GORHAM - Fraser Papers announced this afternoon it has terminated an agreement to sell the paper mill in Cascade Flats and will close the plant in October. According to a statement posted on the Fraser Papers website the purchaser of the mill failed to secure sufficient financing to complete the transaction. "The company has begun contacting other parties to determine their interest in acquiring the mill," the statement reads. In the meantime, the mill will be closed, according to Fraser.  "The company plans to shut down the Gorham mill indefinitely on or about October 13 depending upon whether acceptable orders can be obtained," the company said. The decision reflects market conditions and not any lack of commitment or dedication on the part of the workers at the plant, said Fraser.Union Leader

Instead of grandstanding in the Senate today on what would have been a politically smart fight, tax cuts for the middle class, the Senate voted on an offshoring bill that they knew every Republican, and some Dems, would vote against. Which they did this morning, filibustering the bill 53-45. Yes, some political points could be gained by saying the Republicans once again voted to protect companies that ship jobs overseas.Daily Kos

Today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) answered questions from reporters about the legislation's demise. He told them that, "of course," NAM and the Chamber opposed the offshoring bill because they "much prefer paying people in Vietnam 20 cents an hour than American workers a living wage. Think Progress

Future Fodder for Shrill of the Day

by: Dean Barker

Thu Aug 05, 2010 at 19:12:12 PM EDT

All of which is going to make today's news that Daily Kos has decided to go with PPP for new polling perfect future fodder for my new Shrill of the Day seies.

Of course, PPP is one of the most credible and accurate pollsters out there, but that's not going to temper the shrill.

Meet Kos at Gibson's Bookstore on August 24

by: michael57

Mon Jun 01, 2009 at 15:24:14 PM EDT

Markos will be at Gibson's Bookstore in Concord on 8/24, starting at 7 PM, to read, take questions, and sign books. Mark your calendars!  

From DKos: Gregg Can't Tell Time

by: ThatTallGuy

Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 10:03:31 AM EDT

The social security trust fund shows a 75 year actuarial deficit equal to 1.70 pct of taxable payroll, 0.26 percentage point smaller than last year's estimate.

Naturally, the media joined Republicans in calling this a grim report of a huge, looming crisis.

Senator Judd Gregg, Republican of New Hampshire, said the report showed the looming crisis in entitlement programs "is not a phony issue, as some Democrats have stated, but a very real problem that is on our doorstep."

$3 trillion war bill over the next ten years?  That's looking too far ahead.  Severe sea level rise in two decades?  Just a guess.  Social Security problem in 2041?  A very real problem that is on our doorstep.

Blue Hampshire Meta Madness

by: Dean Barker

Sat Oct 13, 2007 at 19:01:41 PM EDT

* Rep. Jim Splaine's diary about a possible December primary got noticed by the Washington Post, who wrote it up on their front page yesterday.  Whoa. If ever you wonder whether what you write here in a diary or comment may get noticed, remember that.

* Earlier in the week I was given the opportunity to express my support for Chris Dodd on Air America radio, but I am delighted - and mind numbingly frightened - to announce that I have been given a second tradmed opportunity.  This time I'll be on New Hampshire Public Television's NH Outlook discussing blogging in general and BH in particular.  It'll be on Sunday at 9:30AM and Monday at 7:30PM, and eventually can be watched online here.  Many thanks to host Beth Carroll for preventing me from bolting in the presence of a camera.

* Believe it or not, you lurkers out there have only three more opportunities to get a three digit user number if you decide to register.  The number of users on a community blog tends to be a fraction of the lurkers, so I am simply amazed that the big 1000 is on the way (pace the six-digit worldwide civilization that is the Great Orange Satan's site).

* Speaking of the left's most prominent blog, did you all more local readers know that our own Laura is a contributing writer for Daily Kos?  If you want to know why I and about half a million other people go there several times every day, it's because of the high quality front page work I see there by MissLaura, Kagro X, and others.  In addition, I'm pleased to announce that Mike and I have been asked to crosspost some of our primary-related pieces to Huffington Post's Off the Bus.

* A quick note on advertising: after playing around with some settings, I've now got the adstrip on the right column set to one ad only so that it doesn't push down the recommended and user diaries too much.  However, there is an "unlimited" featured sponsor adstrip available in the left column, just below the logo and menu.

* This is the note where I wanted to mention the front pagers like elwood who bring so much intelligence and wit to this place, and the community at large, but I'm afraid there are so many regular diarists and commenters here who make this place so vital and interesting (it's now been a few months since I've been able to even look at everything written here in a given day) that if I mention some and not others I'll never forgive myself.  Thanks to you all for making this a place I want to be a part of.

* On November 18th, Blue Hampshire will be one year old.

Katrina Swett's Developing Netroots Narrative

by: Nicholas Gunn

Wed Jun 06, 2007 at 06:00:12 AM EDT

Lets start with a quick review of what I?m talking about.

Of all the Democrats looking at the Senate race in New Hampshire, none is worse than Leibercrat Katrina Swett. Arguing that she'll be the better candidate than Portsmouth Mayor Steve Marchand, she says she's more popular and has more money.

. . .

Unfortunately, Lieberman isn't on the ballot in 2008. But this could be a delicious proxy fight. While the field isn't set yet, Marchand seems to be building support with the state's grass- and netroots groups. Barring further movement, I suspect Marchand will be the guy to watch in this race.

This front page diary by Kos on the Daily Kos is likely the first introduction many blog followers got to Katrina Swett.  Right of the bat she is compared to, in the eyes of many blog readers, public enemy number two: Joe Lieberman.  A not unfair comparison, given Swett's support of Lieberman in the 2004 Presidential Primary, and continued support of him last year in Connecticut's Senate campaign even though he wasn't the Democratic candidate.

To understand why this is significant, you must understand that Kos, and many other bloggers on the Daily Kos and other national Democratic Blogs, put a great deal of effort into defeating Joe Lieberman in 2004.  To them, Joe Lieberman represents everything they despise in the Democratic Party, and everything they are trying to change in it.  Joe Lieberman remained an unapologetic supporter of the Iraq War long after most of the American public, and the rest of the Democratic Caucus, had become painfully aware of how horribly wrong it was to get involved in the first place, and wanted out.  Lieberman gleefully appeared on talk show after talk show openly criticizing his Democratic colleagues for opposing Bush on Iraq.  All the wile with a D tagged on to his name.

So, by labeling Swett as a 'Liebercrat', it defines her as the very embodiment of everything many bloggers seek to eradicate from the Democratic Party.  Most kossacks reading that post would think: this is the one we've got to oppose.

More over the fold. . .

Kos and the Primary

by: Nicholas Gunn

Wed Jan 24, 2007 at 20:14:59 PM EST

Kos, over at the Daily Kos has continued his quest to blame all of the Democratic Party's problems on New Hampshire with two Hit Pieces on the NH Primary this week; here and here.

Kos is using rather intellectually dishonest arguments in is crusade against the New Hampshire primary.  In doing so, he is convincing a rather wide group of Democratic Activists that the NH Primary has to go.

here's a choice quote:

New Hampshire is throwing one of its usual hissy fits over the possibility of Nevada having its caucuses before the NH primary, and looks to reset the calendar to leapfrog not just Nevada, but Iowa as well.

::snip::

That frackin' "tradition" is a naked power grab at the expense of the rest of the country. It's one whose days are numbered, no matter how hard NH and Iowa struggle to hang on. And the more unreasonable they are (like in this case), the quicker the day their monopoly ends.

I can't stand it.  I think its time to have an intellectually fair discussion on the nomination calender on the Daily Kos.  I have never gotten a diary on the Rec List, and I doubt my writing along would do it justice.

I am proposing that we, here at Blue Hampshire, come up with some of the most important things to consider when discussing the primary calender.  One of us should write a diary about it on the DKos, and let the rest of us know when it will go up so we can go, join the comments, and rec it so that it gets attention.

If Kos won't host a fair discussion on the Primary Schedule, we should.

Laura Named Contributing Editor On Daily Kos!

by: Dean Barker

Thu Nov 30, 2006 at 14:34:41 PM EST

I came up with what I thought was a seriously constrictive set of guidelines: the candidates had to be multi-issue, level headed, community building, American, responsible, dependable, loyal and lack the big ego.

After working closely with Laura for a period of months on the Bass-Hodes race, I couldn't agree more.

CONGRATULATIONS LAURA!