Affirmative action ban heads for ballot in 5 states

CNN) -- Come election time in November, voters in five states might have a decision to make as big as whom to elect president.

Ballot initiatives have been proposed in Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma that would give voters the chance to decide whether they want to do away with affirmative action in government-funded projects and public schools.

http://www.cnn.com/...

I guess Ward Connerly doesn't think tensions will be high enough in the "swing" states.  If the Rs get behind this it's bound to turn up in even more states

This will be the equivilant of ballot measures for abortion bans in bringing out the wingnuts.

It's pretty rare that a press reporter understands the dynamics of political blogs online.  In the San Francisco Chronicle today there's a story about YKos that is a refreshing change of pace.  Actual fair and balanced reporting!  Here's some snips but I highly recommend reading the whole thing:

PBS is having a must watch teevee week:

MONDAY: A return of the long out of circulation civil rights doc "Eyes On the Prize"

TUESDAY: Frontline is doing an updater Taliban Redux

WEDNESDAY: Yay!!! Bill Moyers is back.  Moyers On America looks at Capital Corruption and follows the money.  

It would seem that management changes have been good for PBS.

John Maclaughlin (sp?), of all people, brought up something I've been trying to find the answer to for the last few days...Did Alito actually belong to CAP?  There seems to be no actual evidence of it.  Therefore he flat out lied about it on his job application.  While it's no surprise that he lied about anything, aren't there consequences to lying to the DOJ, no matter how trivial?  Everybody seems to just blow off the question as, well of course he puffed up his resume, but isn't lying an altogether different fish?

Another thing, I've been trying to remember but this holding the ABA in such high regard as relates to their rating candidates.  Wasn't it Bush in the early days who decided NOT to consider their opinions?  If not Bush, then who was it?  Quite the insult at the time...

Jon Stewart plans to vote for Kerry  
By Jon Friedman, CBS.MarketWatch.com

 NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Saying "it looks like Kerry," Comedy Central host Jon Stewart said he expects to vote for Sen. John Kerry for president.
"I'd be stunned if something happened to change my mind," said the host of the popular Daily Show.

Stewart spoke with New Yorker media critic Ken Auletta at a breakfast sponsored by the magazine and by the Newhouse School at Syracuse University.

http://tinyurl.com/6tfxg

Pro-Kerry filmmaker offers Sinclair 'equal time' solution

The filmmaker behind the new pro-John Kerry documentary plans to offer it to Sinclair Broadcasting-- free of charge -- to see if the company is interested in showing its viewers a balanced presentation of the candidate.
[...]
"Sinclair's using public airwaves to broadcast, at a politically sensitive time, an anti-Kerry message," says Paul Alexander, director of the critically-acclaimed "Brothers in Arms" film, which examines Kerry's experience in Vietnam, and casts him in a favorable light. "My argument is if they're going to air 'Stolen Honor' then they should run my film, and preferably in the hour right after it. I'm sending them a letter tomorrow demanding that."
[...]
The filmmaker says several television outlets have approached him about airing his film, "Brothers in Arms," but backed away when faced with the equal time restraint, which might force them to air a film about Bush. "But suddenly on the other side it's okay," to ignore the obligation for balance, asks Alexander.
[...]
 Alexander, noting "Stolen Honor" is widely available in DVD form to anyone who wants to purchase it, insists the film does not constitute news. He says he's also willing to offer his movie for free and to cut it down to match the exact the time length of "Stolen Honor." "I'll do whatever it takes," he says. Adding, "If they don't air it, then their intention with "Stolen Honor" is clear; it's a political move to assassinate the character of John Kerry."
-- Eric Boehlert

[editor's note, by Nellcote] http://tinyurl.com/5tov9

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