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November 21, 2009
NY-23: It's all over but the whining, the begging, and maybe the lawsuit
Douglas Hoffman, the independent challenger who lost and conceded and unconceded and re-lost the race to fill a traditionally Republican seat upstate, has given himself the weekend to decide if he's going to drag the whole thing into court.
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November 19, 2009
Hoffman Email Blames ACORN for Low Vote Tallies, Begs for Rightwing Bucks
As Doug Hoffman has little chance, despite his late gains, of reversing the apparent outcome of the NY-23 election that put Bill Owens in Congress instead of him, what reason could he have for dramatically "unconceding" the race this week? We found out via our inbox this morning -- money! T ... More >>
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November 17, 2009
Afterglower: Hoffman "Unconcedes" NY-23, Absentee Votes Remain Uncounted
Conservative Doug Hoffman, encouraged by unexpectedly strong post-election-night gains on recanvassing in some counties (and by Glenn Beck), has "unconceded" the recent NY-23 Congressional race. He showed himself unsure of the wisdom of his concession days ago, but his declaration on Beck's show may ... More >>
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November 12, 2009
Return to NY-23? Owen's Lead Shrinks, Absentee Ballots Watched
Speaking of repeats, we may have to return our attention to NY-23 again, as Dave Weigel reports that some recanvassing of ballots may call the result of that hilarious race -- in which the Republican quit and endorsed the Democrat to thwart the Conservative -- into question. After a second look at b ... More >>
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November 10, 2009
Scozzafava Tells WashPost She Cried, Was Called "Lesbian" Before Rolling to Dems
Last week's NY-23 race, hilarious while in progress, gets a pretty funny sidebar in the Washington Post's follow-up with Dede Scozzafava, who was hounded out of the race by national conservatives and whose endorsement of Democrat Bill Owens probably won him the election. The Post says durin ... More >>
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November 6, 2009
Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared
After the parade. Twitpic by Mzthicknflychic. Theeeee Yankees won! Doooooouuug Hoffman lost! The week was a mixed bag -- half fire, half dog poo. How 'bout them Yanks? They won one in Philly, then another, and were back home at the climax. Local merchants didn't get much out of it -- nor, Tom R ... More >>
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November 4, 2009
Tea Party Over? Hoffman Concedes in NY-23, Democrat Owens Takes Seat Held by GOP Since '93 (Update: Rightbloggers React!)
Last week conservatives were telling us that the revolution was beginning in New York's 23rd Congressional District, where Conservative Party insurgent Doug Hoffman had knocked not-rightwing-enough Republican Dede Scozzafava off the ballot and was going to purify the GOP with a big victory. This m ... More >>
Blogs
November 3, 2009
Hoffman-Owens Race in Full Swing, Police Called
While we slog through our local races here in sleepy Gotham, the NY-23 Congressional election remains hilarious. Last weekend Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava "suspended" her campaign, in which she had come under merciless assault by supporters of Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman and was ... More >>
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November 2, 2009
Rightbloggers Get a Scalp, and Perhaps a Party, in NY-23
On the weekend before a nationally-covered upstate New York Congressional election, the Republican candidate endorsed the Democratic candidate. This is a rarity in American politics, if not a first. Rightbloggers played a key role in this historical achievement. Let's step back several weeks and ... More >>
Blogs
November 1, 2009
Local paper: Scozzafava supports Democrat
In the wake of yesterday's suprise announcement that Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava was dropping out of the race for the open congressional seat in NY-23, a number of powerful state unions, Scozzafava's husband, and possibly Scozzafava herself have switched their suppport to Democrat Bi ... More >>
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November 1, 2009
NY-23: Republican Scozzafava officially endorses Democrat Owens
It's official. In a statement released to the Watertown Daily Times, Dede Scozzafava urging her supporters to support her former Democratic opponent over de facto Republican candidate Doug Hoffman, who she declined to mention. A source told the Times that Scozzafava and her husband, who swi ... More >>
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October 26, 2009
Club for Growth Says Hoffman Leads in NY-23
Last week a Research 2000 poll showed Democrat Bill Owens leading in that contentious NY-23 Congressional race, holding 35 points with Republican Dede Scozzafava at 30 and insurgent Conservative Party candidate Bill Hoffman, backed by Sarah Palin and other prominent rightwingers, at 23 percent. Tod ... More >>
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October 23, 2009
Palin, GOP Bigs Lavish Praise on Hoffman; Dems Lavish Money on Owens, Who Increases Lead
More Republicans from around the country are working to defeat Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava, running for Congress in New York's 23rd District. Sarah Palin has endorsed the Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman (pictured), claiming, as have other rightwingers in the Party, that this is " ... More >>
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October 23, 2009
Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared
"it's new york lol same shit lastnight some car was on fire in Fordham crazyy ass shit look." Twitpic by Itlabia. Can you believe last week at this time we were still thinking about Balloon Boy? Yes, that's how we passed our time before Steve Phillips, his "tubby temptress," and other exci ... More >>
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October 22, 2009
GreenBox to Revolutionize Pizza; Bill Owens Hasn't 'Got Milk'
The GreenBox is a new pizza box that allows you to rip off the top and separate it into four plates, while the bottom folds in half and becomes a container for leftovers. The GreenBox was invented by William Walsh, who came up with the idea in college. [NY Daily News] Certain "Smart Choices" ... More >>
Blogs
October 20, 2009
Armey to March for 3rd-Party Candidate in NY-23 as Conservatives "Send a National Message"
National conservatives continue to push hard for the defeat of Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava in New York's 23rd Congressional District. Despite the frantic efforts of the local GOP and Scozzafava's endorsement by Newt Gingrich, Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman (pictured) has r ... More >>
Blogs
October 15, 2009
GOP, Conservative Candidates Duke It Out in NY-23; Democrat Gains Lead
The NY-23 Congressional race, in which the Conservative Party is promoting candidate Doug Hoffman against Republican Dede Scozzafava, whom they consider too liberal (she's pro-choice and pro-gay), recently got more hilarious. GOP preacher/Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is coming to spea ... More >>
Blogs
October 6, 2009
Conservatives Attack Republican in NY-23; Democrat Smiles
Republicans usually have an advantage in New York's 23rd Congressional District, but in the campaign to replace Congressman John McHugh there, conservatives have gone all out to attack the Republican candidate, Dede Scozzafava. It's not that they're fond of Democrat Bill Owens (though, like most u ... More >>
Blogs
August 11, 2009
Bill Owens Gets Dem Nod in NY-23; Will Face Scozzafava, Hoffman
For a while it didn't look like any Democrat wanted to run in the New York 23rd Congressional District to replace Republican John McHugh, who is leaving to become (eventually, pending Republican interference) Obama's Secretary of the Army. State senator and rising star Darrel Aubertine was th ... More >>
Art
July 16, 2008
A Delicate Balance at Caren Golden Gallery
For a while it didn't look like any Democrat wanted to run in the New York 23rd Congressional District to replace Republican John McHugh, who is leaving to become (eventually, pending Republican interference) Obama's Secretary of the Army. State senator and rising star Darrel Aubertine was th ... More >>
Voice Choices
July 9, 2008
Bill Owens
For a while it didn't look like any Democrat wanted to run in the New York 23rd Congressional District to replace Republican John McHugh, who is leaving to become (eventually, pending Republican interference) Obama's Secretary of the Army. State senator and rising star Darrel Aubertine was th ... More >>
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July 3, 2007
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July 11, 2006
Bipolar
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October 21, 2003
The Bush-Cheney Gazillions Tour
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July 22, 2003
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September 3, 2002
Taking the Lead, Again
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March 19, 2002
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April 11, 2000
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