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THURSDAY, NOV. 4, 2004

Freedom isn't free

Michael Moore, one of the biggest losers of the recent campaign, posted this poignant photo of Dubya's face, comprised of troops killed in Iraq, as a way to slam the president. But conservatives, as Michelle Malkin explains so well here, should view it as another…

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What now:

UI blogger Henry Johnston shares my current dilemma:Now that the election is over, Bush has won, Republicans gained congressional seats, and we're on our way to four more years of freedom, what should I write about on this blog? Since this blog's birth in February…

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Best of the Northwest

There's all kinds of theories out there why Dubya smoked John Kerry Tuesday. Iraq? War on terror? Morality. Etc. But none can beat cartoonist Milt Priggee for boiling everything done to a simple answer here.1. Lib-Lefty David Horsey/P-I also didn't agree with the majority decision…

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He loves me not

There was an ex-Hagadone stafferWho carried a grudge ever afterEvery chance he got,He took a cheap shot.But, sadly, the facts didn't matter.Rick Thomas/Brand X biz writerDFO: I was blind-sided by this shot by Thomas. Couldn't figure out why he was ragging on me -- until…

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 3, 2004

Parting Shot

Didja know that Viggo Mortensen (pictured) -- yeah, the king who returned in Lord of the Rings -- has a North Idaho tie? He kicks back on a little place of his near Sandpoint. After a long day of talking politics, how about a change…

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Headlines @ Closin' Time

*Bush's victory speech: Read transcript of president's talk to supporters/WND: Music to my ears. *Kerry's concession speech: Read the transcript of senator's acknowledgment of Bush victory/WND: Long-winded but suh-weet.*Moral issues drove voters: Christian advocates, media pundits agree on believers' impact/WorldNetDaily: Onward Christian soldiers ... marching…

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Peanut Gallery (Bill McCrory)

I completely agree with your wanting to deliver a steamin’ Hot Potato with the sourest cream to the editor of the Coeur d’Alene Press for today’s editrivial criticizing Mike Gridley’s concern about his opponent’s apparent violation of Idaho’s campaign finance law. A promise to pay…

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Peanut Gallery (John Austin)

Hi Dave;Phil Corless needs to lighten up on our friend, Dave Bond. Although D.B.'s rants are sometimes over-the-top, he remains the voice of those dwindling few among us who can still remember the glory days of mining in the Silver Valley. Before the gondolas and…

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Peanut Gallery (Phil Corless)

You made a mistake giving D.P. Bond a voice on your blog. That's the kind of vile hatred this country does not need. Hey, it wasn't even funny. It was just mean, sickening, and juvenile. And it painted the 56 million people who voted against…

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An Open Letter to the U.S. Elites

To: Peter Jennings, Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, Chris Matthews, Aaron Brown, Judy Woodruff, Al Hunt, Mark Shields, George Stephanopolous, Keith Olberman, Tim Russert, Margaret Carlson, Juan Williams, Terry McAuliffe, Tom Harkin, Tom Daschle, Nancy Pelosi, Ted Kennedy, Al Gore, Howard Dean, Kofi Annan, Hans Blix,…

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Oh Happy Day Quick Fix 6 (11/3/04)

The Seattle Times has just reported that John Kerry has will concede Ohio to President Bush at 10 a.m. PSToday, ending the bitter 2004 prez election and sending many Bush haters to Canada. You can read all about it here.1. Political 'Toon Fix: Rather than…

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TUESDAY, NOV. 2, 2004

Ominous sign

re: Jonathan Cohen, my Taxachusetts conservative who writes occasionally, decided to go for Kerry, although he admits he's still under the spell of the Red Sox win:HI DAVE-O!I'm not really a closet wing-nut. I only play one in e-mails. That's why you're the first one…

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2 sites for local/state results

Kootenai County residents can follow local results by clicking on County Clerk Dan English's Web site here (and then on "cumulative results"), and North Idahoans can follow races throughout the state by going to the Secretary of State's Web site here.

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Peanut Gallery (Phil Corless)

Dave, I lived in Boise for thirteen years.... Gang violence in Caldwell was a regular highlight of the news from 1990 until we came to our senses and returned to North Idaho last year. The violence even spilled over into Nampa, Meridian and Boise.... My…

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Best of the Northwest

Here's what Matt Drudge reported at 5:12 ET: Exit poll mania spread through media and campaign circles Tuesday evening after exit data from big media sources claimed Kerry competitive in key states.... FL Kerry +1 PA Kerry+2-4 OH Kerry+1 WI Kerry+4 MI Kerry+2 NH Kerry…

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Extra! Extra! Results are in

They've lied. They've cheated. They've stole. And God bless 'em for doing so. Hot Potatoes is the first in the nation to report the winners -- of the Fightin' Creek mayor's race. And I'm not using exit polls. Steve Young (the ex-49ers QB?) won the…

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Predictions?

OK, you blurkers, it's time to stand up and be counted. Any predictions on the outcome of the prez election? Popular vote? Electoral vote? Send 'em to me and I'll try to blog your guesses before the polls close tonight.DFO

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MONDAY, NOV. 1, 2004

Parting shot

Well, folks, it's all over but the voting. Idaho, of course, is going for Bush 2-to-1, but there's still a race or two out there that needs your attention (unless you live in District 3 -- Hayden, Hayden Lake, Rathdrum, etc., where legislative races were…

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A budding opinion writer?

Do yourself a favor and read the political endorsements on both sides of the state line by UI student Henry Johnston (pictured during his days as a flag-waving Sandpoint High upperclassman). Well reasoned. I don't agree with all of them. But Henry (who has appeared…

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This is a test -- a fun one

If you're like me, you enjoy taking tests that provide a little insight into your personality. Or political philosophy. Edit Board colleague Becky Nappi sends along a test that'll show you where you stand on the economic/political continuum. Surprisingly, I was extremely moderate and close…

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Monday Quick Fix 6 (11/1/04)

I scored a Monday trifecta today: I couldn't find my glasses, so my wife had to drive me to KVNI-AM for my annual pre-election endorsement review with news director Dick Haugen and Demo strategist Mike Kennedy (pictured introducing singer Carole King in Coeur d'Alene earlier…

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FRIDAY, OCT. 29, 2004

P.S.

Remember to tune into Dick Haugen's morning show Monday to hear Demo Mike Kennedy and me discuss the Kootenai County elections (8:20 a.m. on KVNI-AM, 1080).

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Huckleberries Online

D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.