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Tuesday’s winner, Wednesday’s articles
Sorry about being late with the results from Tuesday and your choices from yesterday. I spent the evening at Ignite Phoenix, talking to local social media enthusiasts and geeks. If you want to hear what people had to say, check out the videos with the Ignite Phoenix article on allvoices.
Tuesday’s results
There were only two articles up for consideration on Tuesday for the Voice of the Day. I figure that the comment attached to the blog post pretty much says it all. When one of the writers says she like the other writer’s comparison better – that’s a winner to me. Community member Therestillis - get me your mailing address so I can put you on the list for a shirt!
Wednesday’s articles
Yesterday, 5 articles were submitted that are eligible to be the Voice of the Day. There are a couple of doozies in here – be sure to read all of them. I can already tell you that today’s list looks pretty powerful too. Check back later today to see that list.
Presidential losers often insist they will win as campaigns wind down
Berkeley :: CA :: USA
Will the words and insinuations made by Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin in this Oct. 28, 2008, Associated Press story be added to the list below by this time next week? Republican John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin told a Pennsylvania audience…
Palin seals McCain’s fate-admits she’s open to 2012 Presidential bid
Sioux Falls :: SD :: USA
Well who would be surprised to hear that Sarah Palin is really only worried about Sarah Palin? In an interview with Elizabeth Vargas on ABC that will air Thursday morning, Palin was asked about 2012. Her response indicated that essentially, she’s just…
Twelve Reasons to Reject Obama and Support Nader/McKinney
Beirut :: Lebanon
The Elections and the Responsibility of the Intellectual to Speak Truth to Power: (Twelve Reasons to Reject Obama and Support Nader/McKinney By James Petras The presidential elections in the US, once again, provide an acid test of the integrity and consequential…
Presidential losers often insist they will win as campaigns wind down
Berkeley :: CA :: USA
Will the words and insinuations made by Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin in this Oct. 28, 2008, Associated Press story be added to the list below by this time next week? Republican John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin told a Pennsylvania audience…
Georgia’s Sect. of State Channeling Her Inner Katherine Harris
Atlanta :: GA :: USA
From today’s AJC: Monday’s wait times (to vote) of six to eight hours led state Democratic Party chairwoman Jane Kidd to call on Secretary of State Karen Handel to extend advance voting to this weekend and Monday. Kidd said it appeared Handel’s…
1 comment October 30, 2008
Today’s t-shirt – and tomorrow’s news…
First order of business: Monday’s Voice of the day
T-shirt for Monday’s Voice of the Day goes to community member allenels for her abortion rights piece: A Letter to Pro-Life Supporters
Close 2nd went to Kuldeep for all his great video submissions. I think if there had been more text with those submissions, they would have taken the t-shirt.
And now for today’s articles…
Submissions were slightly down today. Only 11 articles on the elections. That means we are going back to a poll. Read each article, then vote in the poll, below in the comments, or on the site. Let us know what you think!
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McCain-Palin accused of activating our ‘Stone age brains’Early voting started in North Carolina today and already the election atmosphere at the polls appears to be divisive and angry. John McCain supporters have begun to gather in opposition of Barack Obama voters, tires are being slashed during rally events,…
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Joe the Plumber is DEAD!!!!Source: freedomanddemocracy Colin Powell on Meet the Press, October 19, 2008Press availability following his endorsement on “Meet the Press.” Destroys every McCain and Republican talking points from Ayers to “terrorist” to Rep. Bachmann’s rant to…
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Sarah Palin Now a Cartoon Parrot in New YouTube VideoA red-breasted cartoon parrot is prancing on a cartoon perch, itself balanced on a cartoon podium. But what’s this? A ‘McCain’ placard on the podium? No wonder this bird looks familiar. That huge head is that of Governor Sarah Palin, Republican nominee…
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Political Polemics in Battleground States Confuse Voters, Study SaysAdverse Ads Counterproductive, Facial Expressions Misleading, Studies Show OhioNewsBureau with John Michael Spinelli Columbus, Ohio: As the race for president winding down, you would think that spending more money on more political advertisements
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Did Powell’s endorsement finish driving in the nail?Would it still be possible for McCain to turn that hammer around and wrench the nail out that was driven by the endorsement of Barack Obama, by Former Gen. Colin Powell ? This endorsement has been quoted and pushed throughout the Media, as the…
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Palin Loses Mind: Claims The Vice President Is ‘In Charge Of The U.S. SenateYesterday, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) sat for an interview with KUSA, an NBC affiliate in Colorado. In response to a question sent to the network by a third grader at a local elementary school about what the Vice President does, Palin erroneously argued
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Palin Set For White House Run In 2012Whatever the result of November’s Presidential race, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin won’t be leaving the big stage any time soon.I’ve learned that Republican party officials in Alaska, as well as those at the Republican National Committee, have big plans
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I can live with defeat: McCainWASHINGTON: Barack Obama raised a record $150 million last month and swamped the airwaves in the final stretch of his presidential race against John McCain. The huge haul – by far the biggest in presidential history – came as McCain gave a robust performance
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Jay-Z: “I’m voting for Barack ObamaJay-Z encourages voters to vote in the upcoming election during a concert in Detroit, MI Make sure you get involved and get out to vote on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. To find your polling place or for more information about election day, go to voteforchange.com
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Heavy Voter Turn Out Nationwide Could Cause Delays at Polls Election officials around the country are bracing for huge voter turnout and a big spike in early voting may not be enough to prevent long lines at the polls come November 4. A number of key swing states around the…
See how easy it is to add your opinions to the site? Get out there and add your voice to the conversation! Write about anything related to the election and I could be sending you a t-shirt!
1 comment October 22, 2008
Punditty Gets a Shirt – Who will get the next one?
First things first: Yesterday’s poll response was a little underwhelming. But by a 3 to 2 margin, the preferred article from yesterday was: Did McCain have a ‘Dukakis Moment’ on stage after 3rd debate? That means that when the shirts are ready, Puditty will be getting one in the mail.
The next order of business: Today’s poll.
You may notice that today’s poll is at the top of the post instead of the bottom. I am hoping this gets more of you to VOTE instead of emailing me. The list of articles is above, details and links for each of them are here:
Columbus :: OH :: USA | Oct 17, 3:06 PM
Strickland Says Official Documents Using “Theodore and Ted” Would Make Him a Mis-Match This Year OhioNewsBureau with John Michael Spinelli Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and US Sen. Sherrod Brown, both Democrats, defended actions of Ohio…
Today’s Twitter rage – what John McCain Knows
Sioux Falls :: SD :: USA | Oct 17, 2:56 PM
Twitter can be useful as a business tool, but I think it has been far more useful this election year as a political toy. With its own election page, and hungry political junkies on all sides of the political spectrum getting hopped up for their candidates…
Letterman’s audience polite but lacking in love for McCain (VIDEO)
New York City :: NY :: USA | Oct 17, 10:58 AM
David Letterman finally got John McCain on his show, after the controversial “no show” from McCain previously. Although McCain showed a more personal side, he wasn’t getting a whole lot of love from the audience. The audience was polite, and they applauded…
Supreme Court Sides with Ohio Secretary of State in Voter Match-Up Case
Columbus :: OH :: USA | Oct 17, 12:46 PM
US Supremes Bail Out Brunner While Republicans Continue Attack on Voter Registration Fraud OhioNewsBureau with John Michael Spinelli Columbus, Ohio: The United States Supreme Court Friday came to the defense of Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner…
Obama’s Tax Plan vs. the Middle Class (who is being truthful)
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | Oct 17, 3:00 PM
Finally I have my hands on Obama’s Tax Plan. He is not being truthful on how the Middle Class will be impacted by his new plan. If we are to compare his plan to McCain’s over 3 different scenarios then you can see the true impact to the Middle Class….
McCain and Obama roast each other at Alfred Smith Memorial Dinner
New York City :: NY :: USA | Oct 16, 9:30 PM
The Alfred E. Smith dinner was held tonight at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, attended by politicos and the media. Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama both attended and spoke, roasting each other and providing compliments. (The one rule…
If you have read this far, I may as well let you know: You want to watch the site and the blog over the next couple of weeks. Besides having shirts and Flips to give away, we have some other big news coming about the site itself. Watch for it!
1 comment October 17, 2008
Help Choose the First Voice of the Day!
Welcome to the first Voice of the Day poll for allvoices. We want to know whose article should be today’s winner. If you are looking for great content on last night’s debate, this is the place for you. By the way, I am guessing that most days we won’t have as much national election news as we did today. In order for that to happen, some of you are going to have to head over to the site and report on local issues and elections.
That said, there was no way I could pick between today’s entries for the voice of the day. Since WordPress just announced a polling addition to the blogging engine, I am going to use this blog piece to have you help me decide who is today’s voice of the day.
There were 7 stories submitted today that met the criteria of original, thought provoking, interesting pieces on election issues. Each of these stories is eligible for today’s t-shirt.
I have purposefully removed the author’s names from the list of articles. If you want to vote on an article based on who wrote it, you will need to check each article out individually. (Which I hope you do anyway!) To help choose the winner, read the articles and then vote in the poll below.
Did McCain have a ‘Dukakis Moment’ on stage after 3rd debate?
Hempstead :: NY :: USA | Oct 16, 2:28 PM | Political News
Much has been made of Sen. John McCain’s body language on stage during all three presidential debates, but as this framegrab taken immediately after the final debate Oct. 15 Hempstead, N.Y., shows, McCain finally outdid himself. And he may have…
Obama fends off McCain’s spirited onslaught
Hempstead :: NY :: USA | Oct 16, 6:19 AM | Political News
After the third US presidential debate held at Hofstra University on October 15, the Democrats are heaving a sigh of relief that Senator John McCain did not score the knockout punch he needed in order to wipe out his rival…
28 Million Hate DVD Distributed in Key Swing States! (Video)
Denver :: CO :: USA | Oct 16, 5:52 AM | Political News
A DVD that plays on American’s fear that Obama is a “closet” Muslim has been distributed with 70 newsapers to millions in the key swing states of Ohio, Florida, and Colorado. Entitled “Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West”, the…
Ohio Plumber Drain’s McCain’s Pipe Dream for President
Columbus :: OH :: USA | Oct 16, 1:26 AM | Political News
Case of Ohio Tradesman Unclogs Issues on Small Business Help, Taxes and Health Care OhioNewsBureau with John Michael Spinelli Columbus, Ohio: When the curtain came down on the third and final presidential debate of 2008, any pipe dreams Arizona Sen….
McCain throws baseball signals, Obama stays the course, voters remain …
New York City :: NY :: USA | Oct 15, 9:53 PM | Political News
What was significant about the last presidential debate between Senators Barack Obama and John McCain? Finally, a debate that got to the heart of many issues people needed and said they wanted to hear about, but the results from Independent…
Put your punditry where the money is – Predictify’s $100,000 Election …
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | Oct 15, 7:28 PM | Political News
So you think you know electoral politics, eh? Then you might want to enter the Predicty/Rock the Vote $100,000 Election Showdown. Punditty did, and he’s pretty sure he’s going to finish in the money. Then again, he was pretty sure…
Blogger Railroaded for Exposing Sarah Palin’s Maternal Negligence
New York City :: NY :: USA | Oct 15, 4:15 PM | Political News
According to The Hill , Susan Bruce , a campaign blogger for New Hampshire Representative Carol Shea-Porter, was recently forced to resign after she raised the legitimate concern about Sarah Palin’s abysmal public treatment of her children, including her down…
By the way – You may have noticed that most of those are expressing the same view. That isn’t the goal here. We want a diverse set of views. If you haven’t been posting because you are afraid we are biased toward one end of the spectrum or the other, please start expressing your views. allvoices is the place for you to express your views. We want to know what you think and what is important to you. Maybe all of tomorrow’s suggestions will be McCain backers….
1 comment October 17, 2008
What a day!
Wow! What a day yesterday was! I spent the day at San Francisco State University meeting students from the Journalism department at a job and internship fair put together by the Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism. I met many interesting students… More on that in a moment…
But first…
Incentive Program News!
While I was busy doing the meet and greet thing, two of our top site contributors were busy getting views!
MarcusCato and Roxanne Weber both went over the 100,000 views line in the last day! Roxanne Weber you already know from Meet the community: OnlineBusinessWoman. MarcusCatoyou will be meeting in our next community bio coming in the next day or so. Both are great writers who put together pieces full of good information, pictures, cartoons, and conversation starters. If you aren’t following thier news on allvoices, you should be!
Check them out!
Flip News!
In addition to meeting students and having 2 people go over the 100,000 views mark, we also had another person earn a Flip for referals: paulvalach. Paul is from Avondale, AZ (that’s near Phoenix). He has a couple of good pieces out there – watch for more from him soon. We have a few more users very close to the 20 persons refered level – If you want a Flip from allvoices, you are going to need to get those referals going!
Back to yesterday…
While at the job/internship fair yesterday, I met many interesting students. Some are writers, some are photographers, some do both. Watch for thier news coming soon.
I put the names of the students who stopped to talk to me and registered for the site into a hat. The winner gets a Flip from allvoices so that they can report news on the site. And that winner is…. amanda_elliot
amanda_elliot look for a private message and an email from me soon. The rest of you… Join me in welcoming amanda_elliot to the community and encouraging her to write!
The rest of the world…
While I was heading home from San Francisco last night, this little event called the Presidental Debate happened here in the US. Since I was traveling, I couldn’t see the debate. I will watch it on YouTube, but until I get that chance, I have a challenge for all of you:
Post your take on the debate on the site. Get things going. Let the world know what you think. And if you do, let me know. Who knows, I might even mention your story in one of my blog posts!
Add comment October 8, 2008
