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Posted at 5:18am on Jul. 2, 2008 I'd like to think we've earned at least their *B* team

By E Pluribus Unum

WHEN YOU PAY ATTENTION TO DETAIL ON YOUR OWN DIARIES, THE TROLLS END UP LOOKING LIKE KLINK AND SHULTZ.

File under: we're slaughtering your C team | if you love us, send better trolls

I'll lead off with the moral to the story. We all like to shoot from the hip, wax eloquent and windy, and blow long and hard while beating up on the Democrats and other opponents. It's both fun and therapeutic. But remember, just like in kenpo, it all starts with the feet, and if your footwork ain't dead solid, then you got a whole bunch of nothing.

In short - facts, details, more facts, and more details. Do NOT make assertions that you do not specifically know to be true. Make excellence in your work a daily matter of pride.

The reasons for that are several. Jump with me...

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Posted at 11:54pm on Jun. 30, 2008 Obama Faked Birth Certificate--Revealing the Electronic Paper Trail

By demsformccain

Finally, the on-line shenanigans of the Daily Kos and the Obama campaign are catching up with them. Some online sleuths are getting to the truth over at NoQuarter. Here's the link:

http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/06/28/daily-kos-an-obama-activist-and-...

Just when is this house of cards going to finally fall for the Democrats? So much for the ordained, selected Obamessiah.

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Posted at 12:00pm on Jun. 30, 2008 It is that time

By Erick

Friends,

Some time in the next week you are going to come to RedState and it will not look like this site.

It will look a heck of a lot better.

If you have not checked out http://beta.redstate.com you probably ought to.

Because sometime around this time next week, that site will replace this site.

You better go check it out.

Erick

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Posted at 6:55pm on Jun. 29, 2008 Please visit RightonNJ

By bmurphy

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Posted at 3:42pm on Jun. 29, 2008 Google Shuts Down Anti-Obama Sites on its Blogger Platform

By Warner Todd Huston

**UPDATE** BELOW FOLD

It looks like Google has officially joined the Barack Obama campaign and decided that its contribution would be to shut down any blog on the Google owned Blogspot.com blogging system that has an anti-Obama message. Yes, it sure seems that Google has begun to go through its many thousands of blogs to lock out the owners of anti-Obama blogs so that the noObama message is effectively squelched. Thus far, Google has terminated the access by blog owners to 7 such sites and the list may be growing. Boy, it must be nice for Barack Obama to have an ally powerful enough to silence his opponents like that!

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Posted at 10:29pm on Jun. 28, 2008 WaPo After Free Republic Again, Now Over Barack-is-a-Muslim Email

By Warner Todd Huston

The Washington Post published a June 28th piece geared to protect Barack Obama from the nagging rumors that he is a secret Muslim, rumors that have been circulating since 2004. The Post's Matthew Mosk penned an attack on Free Republic, based on an Obama flak who claims she has somehow discovered that Freepers are to blame, if not initially responsible, for floating the Barack-is-a-Muslim chain email that so many millions of Americans have found in their email boxes over the last four years. But, the Washington Post's article is so filled with assumptions and a singular desire not to really investigate the matter that it boggles the mind. Naturally, all the journalistic missteps serve to shield Barack Obama from any controversy and make all opposition seem nefarious or unhinged.

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Posted at 8:35am on Jun. 27, 2008 A Year At RedState

By NightTwister

It's hard to believe it's been a year now since I signed on at RedState. It's been a great ride. We've gone through a tough Presidential Primary campaign. Most of us here didn't end up with our preferred candidate. The good news is, we ended up with one with great character and conviction who loves his Country.

I want to take this opportunity to thank the Directors and Contributors. RedState is the great place that it is because of each and every one of you. I'm always challenged to improve the quality of what I write because of the standard that you set.

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Posted at 11:27am on Jun. 25, 2008 What for a Blog?

By Warner Todd Huston

Everyone is talking about the "importance" of blogging and wondering where it will all lead at least where it concerns the influence blogging might have on politics. There was even a warning that bloggers are facing oppression and arrest at an increasing rate in some despotic countries proving that blogging is already causing at least some ripples in the political waters about the world. There is no reason at all to assume this is a fluke or that these ripples will cease to radiate from bloggers any time soon. All in all, to many it seems blogging is a newfangled concern we all face.

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Posted at 2:20pm on Jun. 24, 2008 McCain vs. Obama and the internet?

By julian22

The liberal media is saying that Obama's campaign has mastered the internet. If that claim is true, does it say anything about his electability? Does it say anything about McCain's chances in November? The citizen news network nowpublic.com is running a story about these questions, and we need McCain supporters to get involved in the debate (http://www.nowpublic.com/tech-biz/mccain-vs-obama-com).

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Posted at 9:04pm on Jun. 23, 2008 The Democrats Are Asleep At The Economic Wheel

By Political Lizard

Last summer the news media starting portraying America's economy as beginning a significant downturn. Gas prices were high and the housing bubble had burst. Our economy has shown its remarkable resiliency but it is teetering on the edge. The Democratic Party promise of an energy plan that would reduce our fuel costs has never been presented. Now the "Populist Party" goes against the will of the populous.

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Posted at 11:50am on Jun. 20, 2008 Jailed for Blogging

By Warner Todd Huston

Bloggers are being arrested more and more as the importance of the Internet is realized by governments across the world, at least so warns the BBC. It seems an alarming report where community activists and democracy advocates are finding themselves being oppressed by government, arrested, and maybe even tortured because of their blogging. But, one little fact of the story is never really focussed on in this alarming BBC report on the release of the WIA report from the University of Washington. The fact that bloggers aren't threatened much in democratic nations has been glossed over by this report.

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Posted at 8:50pm on Jun. 18, 2008 Democrats Following In Hugo Chavez's Communist Shadow

By Political Lizard

Today President Bush outlined a four point energy policy. Bush proposed lifting the moratorium on off shore drilling. Bush proposed opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Bush proposed lifting restriction on shale exploration in the Green River Basin. A final proposal was to ease regulatory processes to open more refining capabilities. John McCain proposed earlier in the year to place a moratorium on the federal gasoline tax. All of these proposals will reduce the price Americans pay at the pump for gasoline.

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Posted at 1:32am on Jun. 18, 2008 A question on the comments...

By Skycop150

Does anyone know why when people comment on Redstate blog post in the reply to link after man comments the text gets really really tiny? Is it something in my browser or is everyone seeing this? It is really strange and makes the threads difficult to read. Thanks ahead of time.

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Posted at 7:30pm on Jun. 17, 2008 AP: The New Playground Bully

By Obis_Sister

Terry Heaton's take on the latest AP kerfluffle is a must read.

The Associated Press entered highly dangerous territory last week when it sent take down notices to a publication (a.k.a. blog) known as The Drudge Retort over what it considered copyright violations. In what is widely regarded as typical fair use for blogs, the Drudge Retort copied a couple of sentences from AP reports and provided a link back to the original. The AP argued that it was not fair use, which prompted many people, including Jeff Jarvis, to cry “foul.”

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Posted at 6:43pm on Jun. 17, 2008 Liveblog Q & A with Author Jane Hampton Cook (Tonight 8pm Eastern 5pm Pacific)

By Steve Foley

Please join The Minority Report Tonight at 8pm eastern as we hold a liveblog Q & A with author and White House webmaster Jane Hampton Cook.

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