High Impact Diaries - May 2, 2008

Welcome to AMJordan (uid 162125) who registered at 2008-05-03 06:01:41 EDT, the most recent of 165 in the preceding 24 hours.

Yesterday 412 Kogs posted 412 diaries of which 394 were recommended at least once by a cadre of 3825 recommending readers and viewed by 10389; 202 diaries were recommended by 10 or more readers, 74 by 30 or more, and 20 by 100 or more.  Commenters (3485) visited 408 diaries; 244 had 10 or more commenters, 75 had 30 or more, and 18 had 100 or more.

Impact statistics from all 412 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.148, average = 0.38, max = 13.10, total =  158.5 bharns
r50 = 17 (at 1.40 bharns)

Recommendations and comments were collected Sat May  3 06:10:19 2008 EDT; diaries posted less than 24 hours before that remained open for recommendation at that time.  

Links to on site search for yesterday, a year ago, and the last 6 hours are also included.

2008-05-02 00:01:51 - 2008-05-02 23:56:59
DailyKos diaries = 412;  412 per day; 17.2 per hour
Active Kogs: 5348 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)
Lurkers: 5134 (only view diaries)

Kogs who	comment	recommend	write a diary	view a diary	CRW only	CRWV only	all
comment	3485	2013	357	3441	1293	10	178
recommend	2013	3825	182	3745	1808	48	178
write	357	182	412	406	51	1	178
view	3441	3745	406	10389		5134	178

Diaries

diaries with >=	0	1	10	30	100
recommendations	412	394	202	74	20
commentators	412	408	244	75	18
connections	412	394	331	162	26
views	412	412	412	392	228

Diaries with date of publication not same as sid date: 0

Impact statistics from all 412 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.148, average = 0.38, max = 13.10, total =  158.5 bharns
r50 = 17 (at 1.40 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 20021
Maximum possible such pairs: 5348 x 412 = 2203376
Network Density (observed/possible):  0.909%
Average degree (links/user) = 20021/5348 = 3.744

tags: approved|workspace|cleanup|quickjobs|search|tag guidelines
Number of distinct tags: 81873
Number of tag size classes: 726
Most often used tag: George W. Bush (29560 diaries)
Singleton tags: 49671 (attached to only one diary)
Orphaned tags: 385 (attached to deleted diaries)
n50: 274 (number of tags accounting for 50% of tagged diaries)
r50: 628 (number of diaries tagged by the tag just exceeding the n50 level)

• Up to 150 diaries, those with impact > 0.15, are shown below.
• The diaries are sorted by number of recommendations (nrec); those in bold were on the front page recommended list.
• The TableTools extension for the Firefox browser allows you to sort by any column.
• For a more complete description of the lists and statistics see this diary.

rank	nrec	ncom	tators	cnx	viewers	impact	Diary	Author	EDT
1	1189	876	472	1472	3859	13.10	Manchurian Candidates and Fox	Keith Olbermann	12:31
2	928	532	271	1103	4642	10.09	The Video Clip is Bait	Sun dog	13:01
3	593	482	187	706	2940	6.45	NC Robocalls: NPR uncovers more Clinton ties, shady dealings with WVWV (Updated)	davidkc	08:05
4	492	339	169	589	2612	5.36	The Good Doctor Needs Our Help  W/ Update	Granny Doc	17:11
5	461	199	138	553	3062	5.03	BREAKING:  Another Former DNC Chair, Paul Kirk, Endorsing Obama Today	ILPundit	08:36
6	433	437	203	576	4156	4.90	Bayh memo bashing Clinton re:Magnequench hits papers tommorow!	PLS	19:42
7	413	324	158	531	4268	4.61	Michelle Obama to Meredith Vieira: FACT YOU!	carpediva	14:18
8	388	431	183	504	2231	4.35	Hillary Clinton's Attack on the Democratic Congress	eugene	16:38
9	354	180	124	420	2221	3.85	The Empire Strikes Barack!  (from the makers of Baracky)	Hope08	06:05
10	332	215	90	372	929	3.55	Lowered costs and expanded health benefits for Members of Congress	nyceve	08:17
11	298	169	96	343	1254	3.21	Army Ranger killed in Afghanistan -- on 7th tour	GregMitch	10:56
12	286	461	204	424	3377	3.38	D.I.S.R.E.S.P.E.C.T.	Meteor Blades	17:44
13	176	285	135	282	2273	2.15	Washington Post 1993: "Mickey Kantor Comment About the People of Indiana"	astral66	16:14
14	167	290	138	257	1236	2.00	Guam- I voted Thread!	teenvote	22:16
15	167	167	65	178	413	1.76	IGTNT: Why did you go so soon?	moneysmith	19:21
16	161	208	116	236	1115	1.89	The real reason this race will continue: either candidate beats McCain	Bob Johnson	08:18
17	146	562	245	339	2035	2.19	Kantor to HuffPo: 'I had never used that ["n"] word' [updatex5]	turneresq	12:02
18	129	75	44	151	1559	1.40	A Warning For Dog Owners	high uintas	22:54
19	116	1092	127	145	237	1.28	Mojo Friday - First Anniversary - Edition	TexDem	10:42
20	102	62	29	105	157	1.06	UPDATED x2: 9 Detainees, Sami al-Hajj Released from Guantanamo	Avila	13:31
21	94	285	118	183	1261	1.27	New Poll-Obama up 16 in North Carolina/tied at 42 in Indiana	Parker2001	00:28
22	93	91	35	97	117	0.97	IGTNT - Welcome Home Our Dead	SisTwo	19:21
23	68	47	16	74	229	0.72	Blackwater building secret border facility	Reframing the Debate	16:39
24	61	72	27	67	136	0.65	37 Wolves Killed in 30 Days	sheddhead	13:18
25	58	30	17	65	280	0.62	COVER UP!  WVWV's disinformation campaign hits Salon.com!  [now with poll]	jakester	23:19
26	56	77	27	66	121	0.61	Frugal Fridays: Eldercare Edition	blue jersey mom	15:03
27	54	63	19	58	180	0.57	Violent Rhetoric Watch: Coulter Jokes RE Lynching,Still on CNN	Jeffrey Feldman	12:13
28	54	32	14	61	182	0.58	3Star Gen., "Bush Guilty of Dereliction of Duty & Gross Incompetence"	SmileySam	10:23
29	54	20	11	59	157	0.57	Teen Challenge: Sex abuse and sexual predators	dogemperor	17:08
30	53	114	29	63	250	0.58	“Yo Mama! Yo Mama! Yo Mama!”	JeffLieber	18:19
31	53	85	47	76	425	0.62	It is Just Humiliating to Read Diaries Anymore	hackeynut	13:44
32	52	71	25	65	204	0.57	Food for Obama Staffers & Volunteers: Yes we can!	BlueMama	16:20
33	51	135	45	68	192	0.58	Losing My Religion: I Don't Know What I Believe Any Longer	juliewolf	08:17
34	51	56	14	56	103	0.54	Top Comments:  Loneman School Book Drive	Progressive Witness	21:53
35	50	549	122	149	545	0.89	LIVE THREAD II: Jefferson-Jackson NC Dinner	slinkerwink	21:39
36	50	82	44	70	287	0.58	Dueling Grandmas: Obama's 82-year-old running mate Jean Weiss shuts down Clinton supporter on CNN	jai2	18:26
37	50	32	27	69	277	0.57	Bill Moyers on racism & double standards.	otheruser	23:47
38	50	17	16	54	420	0.53	Superdelegate of the Day (Roy Romer)	butchcjg	11:30
39	48	110	45	78	536	0.59	Guam Democratic Primary Diary! 4 Dels, 5 Supers (UPDATED)	beholderseye	17:33
40	47	43	25	57	92	0.51	Yom HaShoah: Holocaust Remembrance Day	mole333	08:42
41	47	30	15	57	144	0.51	Iraq: Broken US Army Cannot Engage Al Sadr	Asinus Asinum Fricat	10:34
42	47	21	15	49	117	0.49	High Impact Diaries - May 1, 2008	jotter	09:11
43	46	45	24	62	199	0.52	Al Jazeera covers US news better than Daily Kos?!!!!	8ackgr0und N015e	13:51
44	45	45	14	49	235	0.48	Overnight News Digest: Fired For Refusing to Sign Loyalty Oath	Magnifico	23:53
45	44	9	6	46	102	0.46	Pardon our reach	Scott Kleeb for Senate	15:57
46	43	182	87	118	583	0.72	NOT BREAKING: Kantor Vid Has Been Out for YEARS (UPDATE)	wmtriallawyer	10:35
47	43	120	60	92	623	0.61	How many votes did you cost Obama today?	Angry White Democrat	14:07
48	43	27	19	57	502	0.49	An undeclared super who sure sounds like Barack	ornithology	21:11
49	42	42	22	48	260	0.45	Thanks (I think) - I've been invited because of you	teacherken	06:00
50	41	465	89	103	403	0.65	(UPDATE X 2) LIVE: NC Jefferson-Jackson Dinner (Discussion)	ZenMaster Coltrane	20:21
51	41	45	19	51	137	0.45	McCain Endorser Hagee Expects, Promotes NUCLEAR STRIKE on US Coasts	Troutfishing	10:06
52	41	18	10	45	80	0.44	Energy Dumb, Dumber, Dumbest ...	A Siegel	06:22
53	40	14	11	45	258	0.43	David Axelrod: Barack Obama's #1 Fan	Muzikal203	11:15
54	39	80	37	66	398	0.49	E.L.I.T.I.S.M.	Jerome a Paris	18:10
55	39	40	16	41	76	0.41	Black Kos, Week in Review	Black Kos	09:45
56	39	36	14	44	119	0.42	Just in Time: Homeland Security Rapid Response Team to be Ready by Fall	markthshark	09:25
57	39	18	9	43	99	0.41	VIDEO: Sen. Whitehouse Compares EPA Firing To U.S. Attorneys: 'Deja Vu All Over Again'	The Cunctator	14:31
58	39	12	10	43	407	0.41	Love, Politics, and an Obama Endorsement that Matters...	epic	16:44
59	38	156	28	45	107	0.41	Mojo Friday Postgame Show - 5/2 - Updated	goffnews	16:32
60	38	30	26	50	211	0.43	BREAKING: BLACK-ISSUES GROUP: PRICE TO PAY IF CLINTONS WIN THROUGH SUPERDELEGATES	rem123	09:16
61	38	27	16	47	396	0.42	VIDEO:  Barack Challenges Democrats to "Stand Up" at JJ Dinner in NC	nicweb	23:32
62	37	49	21	47	304	0.41	I will not be a part of it, and you shouldn't either.	Saska	13:33
63	36	32	14	38	77	0.38	Letters from a dead American in Vietnam	GreenMtnState	18:14
64	35	144	87	102	416	0.61	Breaking: Clinton to Introduce Gas Tax Holiday Bill to Senate [UPDATED	lizardbox	15:46
65	35	63	41	67	1313	0.47	BREAKING:  Clinton Senior Advisor Indicted for Perjury, Obstruction of Justice	Penman	15:10
66	35	19	14	43	107	0.38	This is Who We Are (The Story of the $20K Fundraiser for Rep. Chandler)	SaintCog	09:23
67	34	45	28	50	151	0.40	A Gallon of Truth: Obama's gas tax math is correct	NeuvoLiberal	22:58
68	33	84	30	53	214	0.40	...of trolls and pooties (lots of pictures)	Ekaterin	19:10
69	32	55	35	59	333	0.42	Super-Delegate Math - When Will Obama Clinch the Nomination?	Doctor Who	20:45
70	32	21	18	41	120	0.36	My Rabbi, Your Priest, Their Minister & Obama's Reverend	DrSteveB	16:02
71	32	16	14	38	189	0.35	My 89-year old Grandpa Would Write in Obama	dramatekcv	16:16
72	31	8	8	35	254	0.33	Break-ins and arson: STUNNING U.S. Attorney news [UPDATED]	MeMeMeMeMe	02:25
73	30	74	26	45	356	0.36	Massive Republican pantsbrowning just around the corner	The Termite	12:42
74	30	16	12	33	144	0.32	VIDEO - Joe Andrew on Countdown re: switching to Obama	pinback	10:22
75	29	65	40	65	544	0.43	Barack has survived the storm	adocarbog	16:23
76	29	15	11	33	94	0.31	McCain: Iraq war fought for oil	dday	20:15
77	28	131	49	70	400	0.44	Daily Kos Rules #2 and #3	arodb	19:17
78	28	77	42	55	286	0.38	Study: 58% blacks do not know how to swim	Abacab	08:38
79	28	61	28	39	84	0.32	What are you reading? vol 83	plf515	05:34
80	28	28	20	36	93	0.31	What Makes Your Collar Bluer Than Mine?	RL Donovan	15:05
81	28	22	18	40	80	0.33	Prisoner of Employer Health Insurance	PlaneCrazy	06:43
82	27	278	64	73	227	0.45	Friday Night at the Best Political Movies EVER!!	occams hatchet	22:32
83	27	122	62	77	364	0.47	Why I'm throwing MSNBC under the bus	zeiben	21:43
84	27	33	15	36	100	0.31	I Just Got Social Health Insurance!	Jeffersonian Democrat	06:49
85	27	17	14	38	222	0.31	My fellow Hoosiers - Hillary thinks you are stupid (Updated w/ Video)	proseandpromise	19:43
86	27	9	9	30	44	0.29	MI-09: Mission Not Accomplished - Caring for our Veterans	Gary Peters	12:04
87	26	143	75	94	723	0.54	[UPDATED] MSNBC - 1 Hour Special Report on Obama-Wright Debacle	Hail To the Chimp	21:09
88	25	116	54	65	313	0.40	Why is Countrywide trying to make me kill myself?	teemel	22:11
89	25	83	26	39	115	0.30	Talking to conservatives is worth our while.	droogie6655321	13:43
90	25	26	20	39	315	0.30	BREAKING:  My Lai massacre reports declassified	BoxerDave	16:51
91	25	14	11	30	100	0.27	The Last of the Journalists	The Bagof Health and Politics	23:23
92	25	12	9	31	138	0.28	150 Economists Petition Against Clinton-McCain Gas Tax Holiday	jackbauer8393	19:40
93	24	44	27	40	157	0.30	Hell, let's buy CNN: I'm Serious	Lindahyattyoung	19:47
94	24	34	17	33	94	0.27	Vouching For the Other Guy's Bad Faith	PocketNines	15:26
95	24	19	13	28	95	0.26	The Right's America-hating preacher	johngorenfeld	15:52
96	24	18	10	28	85	0.26	The Housing Crisis & The Plague of Potomac Fever	davidsirota	11:16
97	23	54	24	40	260	0.29	Erik Rush Broke the Wright Story; ABC Made It Big	ninshubur	00:30
98	23	48	25	46	290	0.32	UPDATED--Breaking: Labour Party trounced in UK elections	expatyank	15:43
99	23	48	19	34	79	0.27	Got a Happy Story?  Early American Homes Edition	sobermom	20:50
100	23	35	13	31	72	0.26	Losing Vietnam All Over Again	Jeff Huber	08:17
101	22	47	28	43	283	0.30	39% of 261,000 NC early votes cast by Blacks	dean4ever	07:41
102	22	11	9	30	130	0.25	I saw real people voting today!	kismet	14:53
103	22	6	6	24	85	0.23	VIDEO: petition on NC GOP's anti-Obama race-baiting ad delivered to Elizabeth Dole	pamindurham	19:58
104	21	64	45	64	702	0.38	Ben Smith should be ashamed.	kanuk	15:32
105	21	23	14	31	213	0.25	Obama Tries to Get Past "Noise"	billysumday	13:51
106	21	20	11	29	119	0.24	Several Key Dems Aren't Supporting the GI Bill	dunneasley	13:26
107	21	12	11	26	137	0.23	Sigh...	baltogeek	13:02
108	20	99	48	62	853	0.37	UPDATE WITH VIDEO!! Obama Shocking Photo!!!  Insluted North Carelina in yearbook!	I	14:30
109	20	53	21	34	204	0.25	Big Media Finally Writes About What Black Folk Will Do If Clinton Steals The Nomination	baratunde	03:08
110	20	43	17	31	139	0.24	The Party of Jackson, 1828-2008	Snapper	01:09
111	20	32	19	32	220	0.24	Indiana Getting Out the Vote!	Ambboogie	22:23
112	20	11	11	24	57	0.22	Pre-Existing Condition	leo gold	00:09
113	19	163	26	31	83	0.23	True Stories of Birds: Northern Cardinal	Texas Revolutionary	21:09
114	19	61	42	59	427	0.35	Hillary says North Carolina "Game Changer"; CW Now a Must-Win State	Steven R	14:12
115	19	15	12	26	179	0.22	NYT's FP Acknowledges HRC's Dwindling Options	RFK Lives	10:14
116	18	61	15	28	365	0.22	Sky Falling?  Read This!!!	mayan	11:02
117	18	22	18	31	124	0.23	Vote for gun confiscation divides Obama and Clinton.  She was wrong.	Schoenke	09:06
118	18	21	15	30	198	0.22	Clinton, Nixon. Economist Calls out WVWV	DrMoreau	20:34
119	17	72	24	35	313	0.24	The public finally asks McCain- Did you call your wife the c-word?	blueintheface	15:01
120	15	97	64	76	594	0.42	Is Jerome Armstrong Getting Paid to Shill for Clinton?	sharris0512	15:56
121	15	65	26	37	225	0.23	Bush Buys Ranch in Paraguay: Planning Escape?	TheFatLadySings	01:34
122	15	34	27	37	444	0.23	BREAKING** Biased Media	4Honesty	19:21
123	14	374	82	86	295	0.46	List of songs I do not like	Bipolar Disorder Democrat	01:04
124	14	79	39	48	399	0.28	Winning takes Hard work! (SUSA poll)	jenontheshore	00:57
125	13	143	69	78	495	0.42	Let's stay out of the slime re: Kantor video.	Seemabes	11:43
126	13	80	26	34	145	0.21	I'm with Reverend Wright	Felix Culpa	20:28
127	13	68	34	45	345	0.26	UPDATED: "God Bless" the Rich: Why Markos is wrong	evenson	08:57
128	13	66	42	51	434	0.29	The Kantor Video has NOT been shown to be fake!	Sam In College	13:00
129	13	53	26	37	507	0.22	Clinton supporter calls Obama "Osama" on CNN	Deoliver47	09:35
130	13	41	28	37	172	0.22	The average person will save $28/week gas tax holiday?	eraske	07:22
131	11	83	38	40	161	0.23	Blacks Won't Vote for Hillary?	desertjedi	11:54
132	11	79	44	53	746	0.29	New ARG Polls in NC and IN	Davidsfr	11:14
133	11	61	43	52	589	0.29	BEN SMITH CONFIRMS KANTOR "WHITE NI**ER" QUOTE DOCTORED!	jtorres138	12:27
134	10	164	93	97	561	0.51	SAT Poll. What were your SAT scores	greenboy	14:31
135	10	112	63	72	585	0.38	BREAKING: Kantor attempts an explanation (STRETCH)	BonzoDogBand	13:12
136	10	77	41	47	335	0.26	Ron Paul likes Obama's foreign policy	kyakaha	22:38
137	9	113	36	42	292	0.23	Delegate counter is phooey	soros	02:38
138	8	65	44	47	256	0.25	I got my IRS "rebate": Now what?	cgvjelly	15:26
139	8	63	39	45	532	0.24	Kantorgate coverup at Kos?	John Patterson	13:25
140	8	61	48	53	298	0.28	Its official, the stupidest person on cable news is.... Joe Scarbrough!	RationalMan	11:00
141	6	145	50	54	283	0.29	A Non-Angry Black Woman Will Vote for Hillary	The Third Way	10:03
142	5	233	89	93	524	0.48	Obama supported gas tax holiday in Illinois	bushsux	22:29
143	5	66	41	46	262	0.24	How Hillary Wins by Losing	Capriccio	21:36
144	4	76	48	50	352	0.26	The Progressive: "Obama No"	bobswern	23:44
145	3	151	73	75	786	0.39	Trouble brewing for Obamacans	bubbagump044	20:10
146	3	124	61	63	554	0.33	Why Edwards will endorse Hillary this weekend.	DeanDemocrat	06:21
147	3	82	49	49	112	0.26	Open Thread and Diary Rescue	Diary Rescue	23:15
148	3	75	43	44	160	0.23	A Key for Barack: Who Will Be His VP?	RoddieH	11:37
149	2	154	59	60	566	0.31	Man Bites Dog: Obama supporter switches to Clinton	tonyfv	00:25
150	2	137	104	106	737	0.55	Was Obama Behind Fake Kantor Video?	unabashed dem	12:47

Impact total:  133.2

 rank - Order based on number of recommendations.
 nrec - Number of recommendations
 ncom - Number of comments
 tator - Number of commenters or commenTators (ow, ... sorry, I know).
 cnx - Number of connections, which is the total of commenters and recommenders, without duplication.
 impact - Calculated currently using nrec and cnx
 Diary - A hyperlink to the Daily Kos diary displaying the title.
 Author - Hyperlink to the diary authors Daily Kos home page.
 Time - Post time shown as time of day for daily lists and date for weekly posts.

NB: Some diaries on this list were still open for recommendation at the time it was compiled.

Please bring any errors to my attention -- jotter

Bonus Feature: One Year Ago In Daily Kos

2007-05-03 00:01:49 - 2007-05-03 23:55:22
DailyKos diaries = 306;  306 per day; 12.8 per hour
Active Kogs: 3866 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)

Kogs who	comment	recommend	write a diary	only	all
comment	2539	1445	274	962	142
recommend	1445	2743	145	1295	142
write	274	145	306	29	142

Diaries

diaries with >=	0	1	10	30	100
recommendations	306	289	158	42	17
commentators	306	298	181	50	10
connections	306	289	229	97	21

Diaries with date of publication not same as sid date: 25

Impact statistics from all 306 diaries.
min = 0.00, median = 0.147, average = 0.32, max = 6.09, total =   97.7 bharns
r50 = 17 (at 0.87 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 12434
Maximum possible such pairs: 3866 x 306 = 1182996
Network Density (observed/possible):  1.051%
Average degree (links/user) = 12434/3866 = 3.216

rank	nrec	ncom	tators	cnx	impact	Diary	Author	EDT
1	548	426	218	696	6.09	Lautenberg outfoxes Gonzales on guns; Freeper meltdown ensues	thereisnospoon	20:39
2	450	475	180	554	4.95	Food Chain Crisis - Much More Than Bad Chicken	Richard Cranium	10:13
3	326	441	202	483	3.85	Claire McCaskill Uninvited to Speak At Daughters Graduation	MouseOfSuburbia	05:35
4	325	249	175	470	3.80	UPDATED: Time Magazine did WHAT!?!	flernk	11:05
5	323	248	106	380	3.50	Gonzales' Deal for Charlton & McKay's Silence: Obstruction of Justice, Perjury, Witness Tampering	Jesselyn Radack	06:45
6	282	634	232	444	3.42	Breaking: Hillary introduces bill to Deauthorize Iraq War	rashomon	17:42
7	281	522	188	407	3.28	Upated	Welshman	10:08
8	231	139	77	271	2.50	Update:  Anti-Gay Incident at Fort Lauderdale Airport	ANLawProf	14:18
9	189	391	195	329	2.40	UPDATE 5: Sen. Durbin behind Obama's Secret Service Protection	R o o k	15:58
10	188	341	189	334	2.42	HOT TIP: Grover Norquist on DC Madame Jeane Palfrey's Client List	loftydonkey	17:10

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