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Stephen Stills Talks About CSN, Neil Young, and Hendrix

Posted on October 21, 2012 by billmanzi

Stephen Stills appeared on Morning Joe, and talked about his career, how CS&N got started, his relationship with Jimi Hendrix, and threw in a very limited response to the new Neil Young autobiography. Stills talked about his musical influences, and … Continue reading →

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Preview of Upcoming Gubernatorial Debate?

Posted on October 20, 2012 by billmanzi

Jim Braude had his Campaign Week in Review yesterday, and some clever scheduling brought together Republican Charlie Baker and Democrat Steve Grossman. Both men are rumored to be candidates for Governor next year, and the Braude show gave us a … Continue reading →

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Song of the Week- Graffiti 6- Stare Into the Sun

Posted on October 20, 2012 by billmanzi

A great song by Graffiti 6. Not too familiar with their work, but I love this song.

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Microsoft Windows 8 Preview

Posted on October 20, 2012 by billmanzi

A quick video peek at the consumer edition of Windows 8, Microsoft’s newest operating system. The new system looks to me like a huge pivot for Microsoft, as the touch screen/tablet world takes off, and the PC world recedes. A … Continue reading →

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Apple Set to Unveil IPad Mini?

Posted on October 19, 2012 by billmanzi

More tech news, as Apple gets set to unveil a smaller version of the IPad. The competition in this end of the market is going to be brutal, and the players involved all have a lot riding on success. Should … Continue reading →

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Tisei-Tierney Slug With Braude

Posted on October 19, 2012 by billmanzi

Republican Richard Tisei and incumbent Democratic Congressman John Tierney had a very lively debate with Jim Braude acting as moderator on Broadside. Braude deserves a lot of credit as a questioner, as I see him as a probing interviewer who … Continue reading →

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The Al Smith Dinner

Posted on October 19, 2012 by billmanzi

President Obama and Mitt Romney exchanged some good humor at the Al Smith dinner in New York. I am sure it will be back to the brickbats today, but it was some pretty good humor by both men at last … Continue reading →

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Swinging With Barack and Mitt, and the Manzi Electoral Map

Posted on October 19, 2012 by billmanzi

Two new critical swing state polls have come out that have some good news for President Obama. The Wall Street Journal/NBC/Marist polling operation went to Iowa and Wisconsin, two states that are critical for both candidates, and are especially critical … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Ready to Compete

Posted on October 18, 2012 by billmanzi

Had a great discussion on AM Jive, with Seth Graham, about the rapidly changing face of technology, and specifically about Microsoft and Apple. Microsoft has just opened a “Microsoft Store” in the Rockingham Mall in Salem, NH, which I have … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Warren Leads Scott Brown by Largest Margin

Posted on October 18, 2012 by billmanzi

Public Policy has released a new survey showing Elizabeth Warren leading Scott Brown by the largest margin she has yet recorded, leading by a 53% to 44% margin. This is an increase over the PPP polling from last week, which … Continue reading →

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