High Impact Diaries - May 4, 2008

Welcome to politicalslave (uid 162325) who registered at 2008-05-05 05:57:37 EDT, the most recent of 81 in the preceding 24 hours.

Yesterday 325 Kogs posted 326 diaries of which 312 were recommended at least once by a cadre of 3438 recommending readers and viewed by 9646; 190 diaries were recommended by 10 or more readers, 79 by 30 or more, and 25 by 100 or more.  Commenters (2999) visited 324 diaries; 218 had 10 or more commenters, 75 had 30 or more, and 18 had 100 or more.

Impact statistics from all 326 diaries.
min = 0.01, median = 0.184, average = 0.47, max = 10.77, total =  153.1 bharns
r50 = 18 (at 2.36 bharns)

Recommendations and comments were collected Mon May  5 06:10:17 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.

2008-05-04 00:03:12 - 2008-05-04 23:55:38
DailyKos diaries = 326;  326 per day; 13.6 per hour
Active Kogs: 4671 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)
Lurkers: 5059 (only view diaries)

Kogs who	comment	recommend	write a diary	view a diary	CRW only	CRWV only	all
comment	2999	1804	285	2958	1065	13	155
recommend	1804	3438	157	3368	1632	43	155
write	285	157	325	320	38		155
view	2958	3368	320	9646		5059	155

Diaries

diaries with >=	0	1	10	30	100
recommendations	326	312	190	79	25
commentators	326	324	218	75	18
connections	326	312	270	147	31
views	326	326	326	318	218

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

Impact statistics from all 326 diaries.
min = 0.01, median = 0.184, average = 0.47, max = 10.77, total =  153.1 bharns
r50 = 18 (at 2.36 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 18775
Maximum possible such pairs: 4671 x 325 = 1518075
Network Density (observed/possible):  1.237%
Average degree (links/user) = 18775/4671 = 4.019

tags: approved|workspace|cleanup|quickjobs|search|tag guidelines
Number of distinct tags: 82239
Number of tag size classes: 736
Most often used tag: George W. Bush (29576 diaries)
Singleton tags: 49953 (attached to only one diary)
Orphaned tags: 394 (attached to deleted diaries)
n50: 274 (number of tags accounting for 50% of tagged diaries)
r50: 629 (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	1027	247	148	1081	4632	10.77	Siegelman whistleblower run off road, home caught fire	BruinKid	10:58
2	595	172	145	654	2844	6.32	Thank You Daily Kos	Ben Chandler	21:47
3	524	525	246	686	4208	5.89	Clinton attacks Obama on guns, screws it up royally [small update]	Johnny Gentle Famous Crooner	20:19
4	505	226	136	580	2741	5.43	I was wrong, President Carter was right	Leftcenterlibertarian	21:02
5	433	145	91	488	3830	4.63	NYT Hearts Obama Today	lizardbox	03:01
6	405	547	228	552	2149	4.62	Who Are These "White, working-class, voters"?	Granny Doc	11:08
7	372	399	190	500	2776	4.22	Sen. Clinton: Here's what 'totally obliterating' Iran would look like.	Bob Johnson	03:12
8	332	111	68	354	1207	3.50	My friend's son killed in Iraq by contractors--and U.S. agency?	GregMitch	10:58
9	323	180	124	403	2940	3.57	My mother gives me good news about Obama...	rb137	16:48
10	289	224	125	365	1634	3.21	the Clinton brand	kid oakland	22:27
11	278	351	181	414	3285	3.29	Obama Rebound? New CBS Poll: O vs. C: 50:38	karpaty lviv	18:12
12	265	258	109	342	1463	2.96	Obama's Postive and Inclusive Style Undermines Haters of All Kinds	State Rep Mark Cohen Dem PA	14:10
13	263	128	77	298	1491	2.82	Louisville Courier-Journal Endorses Obama	poblano	06:45
14	250	238	150	355	2143	2.90	Finally: Obama Up With New Ad SLAMMING Gas Tax as "Bogus"	dansac	13:20
15	249	168	84	295	1722	2.70	Edwards Supporter For Obama:  On the Ground in North Carolina!	NCDem Amy	16:37
16	246	391	232	418	2085	3.09	Honest Question - Is Hillary Clinton A Pathological Liar?	davidsirota	22:07
17	227	103	68	259	1586	2.44	This Week in Obama:  A SPEEDING LOCOMOTIVE	Al Rodgers	22:55
18	219	622	272	447	3137	3.04	Clinton Camp Considering 'Nuclear Option' to Get Nomination	turneresq	16:01
19	211	438	126	273	747	2.36	Gas Tax: it's still time to increase it.	Jerome a Paris	17:11
20	178	154	65	200	749	1.90	Sons without Fathers.	JeffLieber	19:06
21	166	115	60	185	435	1.77	Two essential truths about Guantanamo	teacherken	06:47
22	162	106	54	189	1249	1.75	Cagey Hoosier Voters in Obama's court	Knoeful	00:30
23	154	81	46	181	926	1.67	Charlotte Observer endorses Barack Obama	Sir Walter Raleigh	07:57
24	144	54	40	164	732	1.55	Yes We Can: A Photoblog of Young Obama Supporters in Indianapolis	BillyZoom	23:34
25	131	125	54	139	418	1.38	IGTNT: A reason to cry	roses	20:02
26	75	52	30	89	190	0.82	May 4, 1970: Four dead in Ohio	iampunha	08:14
27	71	31	27	80	118	0.76	The Journalism of Empire: An Exhibit in LA Times	LithiumCola	09:19
28	69	121	35	73	163	0.72	Brothers and sisters,	pastordan	20:04
29	62	46	25	75	218	0.68	NC NAACP files formal complaint against Women's Voices	davidkc	09:15
30	61	389	121	154	765	0.97	Open thread for Obama vs Russert on MTP/w wrap up update	PLS	08:57
31	59	60	22	66	126	0.63	Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – a photo diary with an action item	tgypsy	18:29
32	58	44	28	68	174	0.63	Growing up white in GA--What Obama means to me	Dragon5616	12:41
33	57	40	15	62	142	0.60	May 4, 1970: Four dead in Ohio w/ updates	SarahLee	13:44
34	55	26	12	60	290	0.58	A Modicum of Good News	Asinus Asinum Fricat	16:15
35	55	21	18	61	106	0.59	Feds Object To Energy Smart Local Governance	A Siegel	10:49
36	53	30	20	65	294	0.58	My day in Northwest Indiana for Obama	minvis	00:57
37	51	125	69	104	976	0.71	Obama hits grand slam on MTP	orrg1	11:30
38	49	39	18	51	166	0.51	WVWV robocalls: Anatomy of a cover up	jakester	20:54
39	49	37	28	67	648	0.56	New CBS/NYT Poll: Obama's got his mojo back!	rapcetera	18:24
40	48	136	26	61	114	0.53	Top Comments - Questions for McCain	BeninSC	22:00
41	48	65	37	72	479	0.57	Final IN delegate prediction: Clinton 38, Obama 34	PsiFighter37	16:59
42	46	97	59	87	340	0.61	Clinton: Those Against Gas Tax Holiday Are "Elite"	fixyourface	11:15
43	46	50	24	56	128	0.50	Walkabout #14: Hydroponic Hydropower Blues	Stranded Wind	06:32
44	45	67	20	55	208	0.49	LIVEBLOG! Obama Phone Bankers' Sun. Open Thread	Seneca Doane	17:10
45	45	60	43	80	714	0.58	Indiana Tide Finally Turning?	doin it for the shorties	22:18
46	43	59	32	63	392	0.51	UPDATED--LA-06: The NRCC Offficially Loses Their Sh*t	Steve Singiser	12:27
47	43	39	19	52	173	0.47	We are already at war with Iran	gjohnsit	20:33
48	43	15	10	44	88	0.45	Week's High Impact Diaries - April May 2, 2008	jotter	13:34
49	42	174	42	69	355	0.52	Will there be a "Day of Absence" if Obama gets robbed of  the nomination?	Deoliver47	19:52
50	42	51	19	48	167	0.45	Clear Silicone Nipple: Craptastic Plastic, BPA and you!	cosmic debris	21:35
51	42	36	26	59	742	0.48	BREAKING: Hillary's press release admits she's lying (without realizing it)	creweeny	15:06
52	42	34	21	56	399	0.48	Chicago Tribune re-endorses Obama	dmsilev	10:54
53	42	26	22	54	220	0.47	Going from Buffalo to Rochester? Passports, Please!	TribeApologist	00:03
54	41	318	79	100	453	0.64	Indiana JJ Dinner - Live/Blog-Part II	joy sinha	21:26
55	41	63	41	66	401	0.50	DNC's Dean appears on Fox News	EarthTone	09:51
56	41	37	29	62	579	0.49	Howard Dean Goes On FOX News, Calls Them "Shockingly Biased"	jackbauer8393	10:51
57	41	32	12	45	71	0.44	More Failure to Support the Troops	possum	08:51
58	40	11	10	44	94	0.42	Teen Challenge: Your tax dollars, paying for institutionalised abuse	dogemperor	16:44
59	39	136	71	98	722	0.62	Barack Obama on Meet the Press - NEW Open Thread	Hail To the Chimp	10:31
60	38	32	21	45	303	0.41	We Have Been Gutted	edscan	20:17
61	37	50	19	45	143	0.41	No Tears From Me	gildareed	12:06
62	37	45	30	59	495	0.45	"She is acting like one of our own."	VirginiaDem	22:57
63	37	13	7	38	79	0.39	The Impunity Index	srkp23	02:42
64	36	53	22	47	398	0.40	Russert: US "Planning Airstrikes", Rich Does Hagee/McCain	Troutfishing	10:38
65	36	50	22	50	287	0.41	Voter Suppression in Indiana: Workers/Phone Bankers please read	BleacherBum153	16:14
66	36	32	21	53	431	0.42	Election Inspection's Final Indiana Projection	NMLib	22:26
67	36	29	13	40	150	0.38	Subject Blackwater: Calling All Kossacks to Action Stations!	ImpeachKingBushII	14:23
68	35	67	36	59	217	0.44	The looming Iran attack	Inky99	02:46
69	35	47	21	47	234	0.40	Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Her Economic Advisor, Oh My!	Mash	17:54
70	35	29	15	41	128	0.38	Diseased Men, Women & Children Walking	Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse	22:37
71	34	53	20	42	179	0.37	EENR for Progress: Will Obama or Clinton win in November?	sarahlane	23:04
72	33	42	20	45	261	0.38	Obama in Indiana: We can make it if we try...[Video]	C Mac	00:25
73	33	40	20	43	274	0.37	FUD	JedReport	19:12
74	32	19	13	36	72	0.34	Hurricane Rita - Two and a Half Years Later	johnnygunn	02:05
75	31	332	106	119	504	0.68	Indiana JJ Dinner LiveBlog Part 3	Ambboogie	22:05
76	30	63	42	66	796	0.44	THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Endorsed  Barack Obama today	King T	15:29
77	30	56	33	56	417	0.40	NC early voting ends, 387,049 Dem votes, Black voters surge	dean4ever	15:58
78	30	51	31	50	291	0.37	Barack, the chef!	jenontheshore	15:01
79	30	46	35	59	679	0.41	OBAMA back up in daily tracking polls	BenjaminOMeara	13:53
80	29	79	27	44	182	0.35	Crackpot Theories on McCain	Nightprowlkitty	01:08
81	29	68	42	66	856	0.43	Calling all Obama Supporters: Obama to lose Indiana	dsharma23	19:52
82	29	18	14	33	70	0.31	High Impact Diaries - May 3, 2008	jotter	13:10
83	28	191	47	61	282	0.40	Screw it. Let's have fun.	TheBlaz	01:09
84	28	36	25	47	192	0.35	"She's acting like one of our own": Conservative mag praises Hillary	LJW	21:51
85	28	17	13	38	260	0.32	BREAKING: Desiree Fairooz of CodePink gets off light for getting in Condi's face!	Randgrithr	17:42
86	28	13	13	38	190	0.32	Byrd's opinion is 'elite' for a good reason	Carnacki	13:30
87	27	60	20	35	87	0.30	Live Blog right now with Congressional Candidate Doug Denneny (D VA 11) 8:00-9:00 pm e.s.t. May 4th	Doug Denneny for Congress VA 11th	20:01
88	27	16	16	34	216	0.30	Breaking: Baracks "Closing Arguments" Speech available	Excelscior1	01:19
89	26	55	32	49	212	0.34	The Problem with Honoring Phyllis Schlafly	CrazyDrumGuy	18:52
90	26	9	8	28	161	0.27	The NYT and a Campaign Call	Matt from Iraq	19:33
91	26	6	4	30	111	0.28	No Justice For Victims of USS Cole Bombing, ever.	Liberal Youth	06:03
92	25	68	23	38	289	0.30	NC Sen: Jim Neal is Gay, So What???!!!	spnj889	20:57
93	24	155	57	76	694	0.45	The Disgusting Diary on the Rec List	david mizner	12:19
94	24	104	34	47	244	0.32	The Ultimate Race Card: Death at Churchill Downs	JonGee	12:58
95	24	29	20	38	155	0.29	McCain's Pastor Thrilled If America Gets Nuked	davefromqueens	00:30
96	24	24	16	35	198	0.28	I just made 50 calls for BO today...	nklein	15:12
97	24	24	11	31	67	0.27	Springtime in Somalia	Jeff Huber	15:46
98	24	20	11	26	79	0.25	Sunday OND, Green Goodness	Chaoslillith	19:26
99	24	17	11	30	143	0.27	Now that's the way to lead while campaigning	samizdat	13:37
100	24	8	6	25	53	0.25	The Truth About War	jimstaro	21:01
101	23	25	19	34	182	0.27	Obama and Guilt by Association: Why It Works among Authoritarian Followers	bob altemeyer	10:12
102	23	17	13	33	179	0.27	"Their destruction of our political culture." Glenn Greenwald nails it.	Rian Fike	09:25
103	22	83	40	54	553	0.34	Has Senator Clinton turned her back on General Clark?	eve	19:54
104	22	54	27	45	197	0.31	Someone tell Hillary - It's the Math, Stupid!	Vyan	09:32
105	22	53	17	30	95	0.25	414 House districts have Democratic party candidates	BENAWU	08:37
106	22	52	25	41	353	0.29	Paul Krugman: Out of touch elitist	Mark Warner is God	18:34
107	22	26	11	27	112	0.24	Would you bike a hundred miles for a glass of water? [Updated with POLL]	Wee Mama	21:38
108	22	11	9	24	47	0.23	May 4th, 1886 - The Haymarket Bombing	dannyinla	12:21
109	21	48	19	35	193	0.26	ADL Slaps Down Ben Stein's "Darwin = Holocaust" claim	zemblan	11:36
110	21	35	25	38	213	0.27	The Smartest Person in the Room	CaliforniaDrySherry	15:47
111	21	35	19	33	279	0.25	The email that may have killed my Golden Goose - how I fought the man and won on email	SmallAxe	17:47
112	21	23	17	33	186	0.25	Howard Dean Knows How to Play Fox's Game(VIDEOS)	PeteB2	19:34
113	21	23	13	28	94	0.24	Death by taser?  Not so fast there... (w/ poll)	WhenIsItEnough	15:40
114	20	403	88	93	473	0.51	Indiana JJ Dinner - Live/Blog	GB1437a	20:17
115	20	47	20	38	540	0.27	Boy, I wonder how Hillary feels now	adind2008	22:33
116	20	34	22	34	256	0.25	Obama is not a MOVEMENT, but a Political Party	AHiddenSaint	02:35
117	20	26	13	26	49	0.22	Spring Bird Sightings, Poll, and Hike Pix	Nature Maven	12:58
118	19	44	23	36	137	0.25	Biogas: 10000 Dairy cows=4.5 million barrels of oil	cactusflinthead	14:59
119	19	38	11	27	186	0.22	Make a complaint that will matter...	David Kroning	19:24
120	19	36	21	31	125	0.23	I cast my Oregon vote for Obama today	DesertCat	15:32
121	19	23	13	28	211	0.22	Let us take a closer look at Mickey Kantor	RubyGal	22:31
122	19	23	12	27	246	0.22	This Week in Add-on Superdelegates (w/Poll)	Land of Enchantment	21:36
123	19	6	6	24	126	0.21	GOTV offices must enable PhotoID access on MONDAY	joan reports	23:55
124	18	45	32	47	433	0.29	hillary's NC headfake.	Zacapoet	19:31
125	18	7	7	24	227	0.20	Obama's 2 Minute Closer	dougdilg	00:28
126	17	10	9	25	277	0.20	Barack Obama Is Doing Just Fine	edg	15:04
127	16	43	22	37	352	0.24	NC Early Voting Update: 398,635 Dem, 40% Black	PipBody	13:11
128	15	95	39	47	595	0.28	Hillary points "SNIPER RIFLE" at Obama's head in mailing	groundbar09	20:21
129	14	303	111	118	550	0.62	The best argument yet for an Obama-Clinton ticket w/ POLL	John Campanelli	14:29
130	14	119	28	35	101	0.22	Federal Gas Tax: Is it REALLY time to increase it?	terrypinder	22:07
131	14	90	34	44	480	0.26	Hillary's Final Plan to Steal The Nomination	Diggs	20:34
132	14	60	44	53	552	0.30	Gallup 5/4: Obama back to 4 pt lead	seanflynn	13:13
133	14	38	26	32	205	0.21	Charlie Rangel Slams Media	mman	12:18
134	14	29	21	33	200	0.21	What is The Obliterator gonna say when W attacks Iran?	deepsouthdoug	22:44
135	13	75	37	46	392	0.27	Hillary's Anti-Obama Mailer: Too violent?	Hope08	13:13
136	13	73	42	51	443	0.29	*NOW* can we finally get rid of Lieberman?	estamm	16:25
137	12	222	65	71	299	0.38	Open thread Hillary	bigforkgirl	09:10
138	12	99	40	49	473	0.28	Indiana JJ Dinner- LiveBlog Part IV	Its the Supreme Court Stupid	22:36
139	12	76	41	49	476	0.28	Zogby: Obama holding steady in NC, IN	jeepdad	00:58
140	12	38	25	32	165	0.20	Liberal Job Seekers! w/ POLL	Lava20	02:27
141	12	36	23	33	283	0.20	Hillary: F*&K the Experts!!!	DemDog	09:29
142	11	55	30	39	352	0.22	Gore?	spacecase23	14:51
143	10	93	39	47	271	0.26	Remember Eight Belles!	BlueTide	00:13
144	8	321	94	96	630	0.50	We have a huge problem	ldfan	17:07
145	8	103	51	53	258	0.28	Obama's VP choice as a catharsis ...	alliedoc	08:29
146	7	239	104	107	484	0.56	Ease up on Clinton folks, she just may be VP	arodb	18:15
147	7	45	33	38	247	0.21	Hillary's Fall Back Position:McCain's Running Mate?	Annabella	03:48
148	1	62	47	47	283	0.24	Doubling Down on Obama:  A Gambler's Guide to the Election	Tonymsm	21:39
149		103	59	59	317	0.31	A cult. Yes.	hypekiller	11:11
150		89	45	45	337	0.23	Putting "Eight Bells" out of her misery....	CrazyBeautiful	14:44

Impact total:  136.1

 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

2007-05-05 00:04:16 - 2007-05-05 23:58:29
DailyKos diaries = 187;  187 per day;  7.8 per hour
Active Kogs: 2767 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)

Kogs who	comment	recommend	write a diary	only	all
comment	1731	1035	165	620	89
recommend	1035	2050	90	1014	89
write	165	90	187	21	89

Diaries

diaries with >=	0	1	10	30	100
recommendations	187	184	106	33	12
commentators	187	187	105	31	5
connections	187	184	154	60	16

Diaries with date of publication not same as sid date: 11

Impact statistics from all 187 diaries.
min = 0.01, median = 0.153, average = 0.38, max = 5.42, total =   70.3 bharns
r50 = 10 (at 2.00 bharns)

Graph statistics
Observed writer-(reader  or writer) pairs: 8404
Maximum possible such pairs: 2767 x 187 = 517429
Network Density (observed/possible):  1.624%
Average degree (links/user) = 8404/2767 = 3.037

rank	nrec	ncom	tators	cnx	impact	Diary	Author	EDT
1	509	229	121	565	5.42	David Margolis: USAGate's Deep Throat	drational	07:55
2	426	219	99	470	4.53	USA PurgeGate - There's Even A Murder In The Mix	AlyoshaKaramazov	21:31
3	386	278	109	438	4.14	This is pornography	nyceve	08:50
4	321	182	90	385	3.50	Berlusconi gave Niger Forgeries DIRECTLY to Bush	deepsouthdoug	09:58
5	267	195	92	305	2.87	In Hell, Everyone Goes Insane	LithiumCola	10:07
6	263	225	73	302	2.83	Three Little Words: Army. Of. God. -- Updated	Frederick Clarkson	13:55
7	254	201	67	270	2.67	IGTNT: "My heart flew out of me."	noweasels	20:22
8	237	205	86	277	2.56	China Exports Poisoned Medicine While FDA Cuts Back Labs	SusanHu	15:15
9	211	811	210	362	2.66	CBS Turns Off ALL Barack Obama Story Comments	DBJ	08:25
10	205	166	90	264	2.29	Update: Monica Goodling's "Breakdown" in David Margolis' office on March 8th	james risser	00:36

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