Odds & Ends

4 Comments

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   Neildsmith on January 12, 2014 at 9:51 am

   I really wish progressives would spend less time worrying about old people and more time figuring out how to save the next generation.  I know this is an unpopular position to take in a liberal forum, but this outsized concern for the elderly (who happen to make up the GOP base) seems ill conceived as a political strategy and certainly isn’t going to motivate me one bit.

   Yes, I know… I’ll be old some day too.  I promise to not be a burden.  It’s just that with limited opportunity to make progress, I would prefer that we make that progress with young people.  

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   Errol on January 12, 2014 at 10:31 am

   Thanks for posting the WV video clip. There was a pretty informative diary on kos about it
   http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/01/09/1268481/-BREAKING-Chemical-Leak-in-Charleston-WV-water-supp
   ly

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   JimF on January 12, 2014 at 11:19 am

   Thanks for the Star Wars photo link. What fun!

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   janicket on January 13, 2014 at 10:46 am

   Well, well, well, well:

   http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/13/politics/christie-feds-investigating-sandy-ads/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

   “CNN exclusive: Feds investigating Christie’s use of Sandy relief funds”

    

   CNN has learned that federal officials are investigating whether Christie improperly used those relief funds to produce tourism ads that starred him and his family.

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   In the new probe, federal auditors will examine New Jersey’s use of $25 million in Sandy relief funds for a marketing campaign to promote tourism at the Jersey Shore after Sandy decimated the state’s coastline in late 2012, New Jersey Democratic Rep. Frank Pallone told CNN.

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   Pallone wrote that he was concerned about the bidding process for the firm awarded the marketing plan; the winning firm is charging the state about $2 million more than the next lowest bidder. The winning $4.7 million bid featured Christie and his family in the advertisements while the losing $2.5 million proposal did not feature the Christies.