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Posted on November 7th, 2008 in News & Views

Pre and Post-Election Commentary…

By Matt Hooper

FROM KYLE WHITMIRE:

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War on Dumb: America’s Political Intervention\
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War on Dumb: Alabama Exceptionalism\
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War on Dumb: Presidential Picker\

FROM MARK KELLY:

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No Small Change\
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Obama for President: A Choice Towards Greatness\
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The FIRST Electoral College Scoreboard\
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And the LAST Electoral College Scoreboard\

FROM MADISON UNDERWOOD:

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Election Countdown Series\

FROM COURTNEY HADEN:

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Signed, Sealed and Delivered\
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Preaching to the Choir\
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Recessional\
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Objects are Closer Than They Appear\
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Of Crashing and Bashing\
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A Thousand Points of Lies\
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Juneau What This One’s About\
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Sloppy Seconds\
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FROM MATT HOOPER:

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Magnanimous in Victory\
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The Election Day Info Dump\
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The Battleground Series\
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Primary Wrap-Up ONE and TWO

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Weekly Tweets

  • @blakebritton Patrick Cooper's twitter appears to be @PatCoop but he hasn't tweeted since June. #bham 2 days ago
  • Patrick Cooper is running for Mayor of Birmingham, has a three-point plan. Not "Let's Do Something." http://bit.ly/42EgLb 2 days ago
  • Story and Video: Smitherman terminates Langford chief of staff http://bit.ly/3VoUQS 2 days ago
  • Smitherman names Kevin Moore interim chief of staff. #bham 2 days ago
  • Presser over. 2 days ago
  • Says he's committed to the city. Ready to work hard, etc. Smitherman talking. Paepcke asks if any charges pressed against Bowie. No. #bham 2 days ago
  • But seriously folks, Mr. Moore last worked in Parks and Rec. He seems calm. Says this is a very important time for the city. #bham 2 days ago
  • He last worked in the Parks and Rec. dept, possibly under Leslie Knope. If you don't get it, google it. #bham 2 days ago
  • Moore has been associated with city hall in #bham for 14 years. Says there's a lot of work to be done. Going to work with budget and finance 2 days ago
  • Smitherman hopes to have proposals on how to fix the budget shortfall by Tuesday, says Moore is working through the weekend. #bham 2 days ago
  • Everyone is subject to review, smitherman says. #bham 2 days ago
  • Smitherman says she's been interviewing the Mayor's staff individually to find out who knew what about budget. #bham 2 days ago
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