The People Spoke
Quite an evening. THE BIG NEWS tonight was the turnout. WOW! Our precinct expected about 100 Republican voters… we ended up with 236! And that happened all over the state from what I understand. I can’t wait to see what the final participation numbers look...How Do The Pollsters And Campaigns Get All Those Phone Calls To You?
On Van and Bonnie on WHO this morning, there was an interview with a political telemarketing expert from George Washington University. The topic was the technologies, techniques, and purpose for all those phone calls we’ve been getting here in Iowa the past few...The Day The People Debate
Today (well, tonight) is the “big event” here in Iowa. Last week I went to CompUSA because they are closing the store shortly, and were having a big sale to close out their inventory. My wife and I went with anticipation of finding some great deals on...Pakistan Elections Delayed
From the WSJ: Pakistani authorities announced that elections will be delayed until Feb. 18 because of unrest following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. The vote had been scheduled for Jan. 8. Opposition parties alleged that authorities are postponing the polls to...The Conservative Reader is now running on WordPress!
We made the move to WordPress, and with a few minor glitches, got things working. The old address (blog.conservativereader.net) points here now, as well as www.conservativereader.net and just conservativereader.net. Thanks to BitHead at BitsBlog for recommending...Jerome Corsi on Jan Mickelson Today
I’m just picking up on Jerry Corsi’s interview on Mickelson’s show on WHO. I had not heard of him before, although apparently I should have by now. The show should be available as a podcast by sometime tomorrow. Jerry is the author of “The Late...End of 2007, looking forward to 365 Days of Blogging…
Joined Blog 365 today (http://blog365.ning.com/) for the 2008 commitment to blog everyday of the year (Feb 29 is a day off). The beginning of the year is always a good time to make new commitments, and for The Conservative Reader, this is just one of a number of...Preparing for The Iowa Caucus
At this writing, we have 4 days remaining until the Iowa Caucus. I plan to attend the Republican Caucus in my precinct, and I do not yet know who I will vote for… but I’m narrowing it down. Some background is in order. The Iowa Caucus is conducted every...Officials: Al Qaeda claims responsibility for Bhutto killing
This may be an interesting day. DHS says this information is still unconfirmed. WASHINGTON (CNN) — The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin Thursday citing an alleged claim of responsibility by al Qaeda for former Pakistani...Stay in Touch
