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    1. Survey USA (10/30-11/1) – 58% / 18% (deviation 1.2%)

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Posted on August 23, 2006 by Riley

If I were the Webb campaign, I wouldn’t have posted this video on YouTube.com where anyone can see it in its unfiltered entirety in complete context. The newspaper reports make this out to be much more damning than the video suggests. They should have kept relying upon the printed word as the sole [...]

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Webb’s first ad – A critical review

Posted on August 23, 2006 by Riley

Let’s count the problems with Jim Webb’s first ad. (I can’t call it a TV ad since he doesn’t have the money to run it on TV and more than likely won’t.) Looks like the closest this will make it to TV is being posted on YouTube.com.
First, unless I missed something, the National Weather Service [...]

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Webb’s first ad – A critical review

Posted on August 23, 2006 by Riley

Let’s count the problems with Jim Webb’s first ad. (I can’t call it a TV ad since he doesn’t have the money to run it on TV and more than likely won’t.) Looks like the closest this will make it to TV is being posted on YouTube.com.
First, unless I missed something, the National Weather Service [...]

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As big a flop as it was at the box office….

Posted on August 23, 2006 by Riley

The 1986 movie “The Three Amigos” was an unqualified box office flop – ranking 1,190th all-time. Well, it seems that didn’t stop the Virginia nutroots from creating this poorly photoshopped picture of the movie poster. Now we are hearing that this is raising the ire of some Hispanic groups on account of the negative ethnic [...]

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As big a flop as it was at the box office….

Posted on August 23, 2006 by Riley

The 1986 movie “The Three Amigos” was an unqualified box office flop – ranking 1,190th all-time. Well, it seems that didn’t stop the Virginia nutroots from creating this poorly photoshopped picture of the movie poster. Now we are hearing that this is raising the ire of some Hispanic groups on account of the negative ethnic [...]

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The Return of Blogline

Posted on August 23, 2006 by Riley

Today is Wednesday, August 23, 2006. Welcome to Blogline….
(cue music 3, 2, 1…..) DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN… DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN-D-DUN

Today on Blogline, we examine the Jim Webb controversy. Our guests include:
Sgt. Frank Drebin, Detective Lieutenant Police Squad!

who has been accused of using the “Mr. Poopy Pants” insult himself…
…and Mr. Hanky of South Park, Colorado

who has been called a “Doody-Head”.
But first, [...]

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The Return of Blogline

Posted on August 23, 2006 by Riley

Today is Wednesday, August 23, 2006. Welcome to Blogline….
(cue music 3, 2, 1…..) DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN… DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN-D-DUN

Today on Blogline, we examine the Jim Webb controversy. Our guests include:
Sgt. Frank Drebin, Detective Lieutenant Police Squad!

who has been accused of using the “Mr. Poopy Pants” insult himself…
…and Mr. Hanky of South Park, Colorado

who has been called a “Doody-Head”.
But first, [...]

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