Nimble Books LLC » Articles from Elsewhere http://www.nimblebooks.com/wordpress Timely, colorful, thought-provoking and concise Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:56:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Wired Likes The Da Vinci Code Movie http://www.amazon.com/gp/plog/post.html/ref=cm_blog_pl?ie=UTF8&pt=personalBlog&aid=PlogMyCustomersAgent&ot=customer&pd=1148245323.516&pid=PMCA2N1VOV3N4ZR22at1148245061&iid=A2N1VOV3N4ZR22 http://www.amazon.com/gp/plog/post.html/ref=cm_blog_pl?ie=UTF8&pt=personalBlog&aid=PlogMyCustomersAgent&ot=customer&pd=1148245323.516&pid=PMCA2N1VOV3N4ZR22at1148245061&iid=A2N1VOV3N4ZR22#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:17:39 +0000 admin PMCA2N1VOV3N4ZR22at1148245061 Wired. ]]> Wired. ]]> http://www.amazon.com/gp/plog/post.html/ref=cm_blog_pl?ie=UTF8&pt=personalBlog&aid=PlogMyCustomersAgent&ot=customer&pd=1148245323.516&pid=PMCA2N1VOV3N4ZR22at1148245061&iid=A2N1VOV3N4ZR22/feed/ Madeleine Peyroux – Reckless Blues http://www.last.fm/music/Madeleine+Peyroux/_/Reckless+Blues http://www.last.fm/music/Madeleine+Peyroux/_/Reckless+Blues#comments Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:42:10 +0000 admin http://www.last.fm/user/wfzimmerman/#1161614530 http://www.last.fm/music/Madeleine+Peyroux

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]]> http://www.last.fm/music/Madeleine+Peyroux/_/Dreamland/feed/ Dick Durbin’s Meaningless Endorsement http://www.amazon.com/gp/plog/post.html/ref=cm_blog_pl?ie=UTF8&pt=personalBlog&aid=PlogMyCustomersAgent&ot=customer&pd=1161351352.175&pid=PMCA2N1VOV3N4ZR22at1161351217&iid=A2N1VOV3N4ZR22 http://www.amazon.com/gp/plog/post.html/ref=cm_blog_pl?ie=UTF8&pt=personalBlog&aid=PlogMyCustomersAgent&ot=customer&pd=1161351352.175&pid=PMCA2N1VOV3N4ZR22at1161351217&iid=A2N1VOV3N4ZR22#comments Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:57:58 +0000 admin PMCA2N1VOV3N4ZR22at1161351217 THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS THINKS OBAMA SHOULD RUN FOR PRESIDENT.

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SPRINGFIELD—If the release of his second book Tuesday and an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show on Wednesday weren't enough to keep Barack Obama's name in the headlines, another top Illinois Democrat is urging his senate colleague to run for president.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Monday that he hopes the first-term senator from Chicago ''seriously considers'' making a bid in 2008.

http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2006/10/16/afternoon_evening/doc4533d597b8c24194220902.txt

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Let’s parse this a little more closely.


If Obama runs and doesn’t do well, Durbin is still senior Senator, and a potential rival for influence in Illinois is weakened.


If Obama runs and has a positive experience, it’s more influence for Illinois, it’s more people asking Durbin to introduce them to Obama, and Durbin is still the senior Senator.

If Obama is President of the United States, that certainly doesn’t hurt Dick Durbin.  It means more Democrat money for Illinois, more Democrat jobs for Durbin and his friends.  And it means a vacant Senatorial seat that  the Democratic governor of Illinois can fill with one of Durbin’s friends.

Pro:  Durbin’s endorsement doesn’t hurt Obama.

Con: It doesn’t mean that much, either.

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SPRINGFIELD—If the release of his second book Tuesday and an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show on Wednesday weren't enough to keep Barack Obama's name in the headlines, another top Illinois Democrat is urging his senate colleague to run for president.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Monday that he hopes the first-term senator from Chicago ''seriously considers'' making a bid in 2008.

http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2006/10/16/afternoon_evening/doc4533d597b8c24194220902.txt

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Let’s parse this a little more closely.


If Obama runs and doesn’t do well, Durbin is still senior Senator, and a potential rival for influence in Illinois is weakened.


If Obama runs and has a positive experience, it’s more influence for Illinois, it’s more people asking Durbin to introduce them to Obama, and Durbin is still the senior Senator.

If Obama is President of the United States, that certainly doesn’t hurt Dick Durbin.  It means more Democrat money for Illinois, more Democrat jobs for Durbin and his friends.  And it means a vacant Senatorial seat that  the Democratic governor of Illinois can fill with one of Durbin’s friends.

Pro:  Durbin’s endorsement doesn’t hurt Obama.

Con: It doesn’t mean that much, either.

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Welcome to SHOULD BARACK OBAMA BE PRESIDENT, a unique contribution to the buzz about Obama.    As I say in the book description, this is a pithy, funny, almost schizophrenic exploration of as many pros and cons about Obama as I could come up with.  I have taken a close look at his public record -- I read every speech the man has ever given -- and I think the book is, as they say, "fair and balanced."  In fact, since this book actually does give both sides of every issue, it is about a trillion times more fair and balanced than say, Fox News or Daily Kos.  If you want to learn more about Obama, and explore the issues that will frame public perception of him in the coming years, this is a good place to start.

In the next few weeks, I will be updating this "living book" with a close analysis of AUDACITY OF HOPE.  Current purchasers will get a free PDF update when it is ready if they send e-mail with proof of purchase (your amazon email receipt) to me at obama@nimblebooks.com.

Stay tuned -- and watch this space for regular news and analysis about Obama!

Cordially,

Fred Zimmerman
Nimble Books LLC ]]>
Welcome to SHOULD BARACK OBAMA BE PRESIDENT, a unique contribution to the buzz about Obama.    As I say in the book description, this is a pithy, funny, almost schizophrenic exploration of as many pros and cons about Obama as I could come up with.  I have taken a close look at his public record -- I read every speech the man has ever given -- and I think the book is, as they say, "fair and balanced."  In fact, since this book actually does give both sides of every issue, it is about a trillion times more fair and balanced than say, Fox News or Daily Kos.  If you want to learn more about Obama, and explore the issues that will frame public perception of him in the coming years, this is a good place to start.

In the next few weeks, I will be updating this "living book" with a close analysis of AUDACITY OF HOPE.  Current purchasers will get a free PDF update when it is ready if they send e-mail with proof of purchase (your amazon email receipt) to me at obama@nimblebooks.com.

Stay tuned -- and watch this space for regular news and analysis about Obama!

Cordially,

Fred Zimmerman
Nimble Books LLC ]]> http://www.amazon.com/gp/plog/post.html/ref=cm_blog_pl?ie=UTF8&pt=personalBlog&aid=PlogMyCustomersAgent&ot=customer&pd=1161185660.557&pid=PMCA2N1VOV3N4ZR22at1161185231&iid=A2N1VOV3N4ZR22/feed/