You Naughty Kossacks! My letter to Rush
I am so disgusted by what I have seen today. How dare all of you call yourself liberals. You're supposed to empathize!! I can hardly stand to write about it. So I'll share a my letter of support instead.
View ArticleMatt Drudge voted for Sanjaya 100,000 times
Or so I heard from this guy who knows someone, so this is a "developing" story.
View ArticleNaomi Oreskes: History of Global Warming Denial
Naomi Oreskes, Professor of History and Science Studies at UC San Diego, came to USGS in Menlo Park earlier this year. She spoke about the Global Warming disinformation campaign and it's history. If...
View ArticleTake it to the f'ing streets
Clearly, we can no longer expect to be represented on the issue of the war in Iraq.Our Reps are not seeing massive demonstrations, NOT EVEN the size of the pre-war demonstrations.Nothing near the size...
View ArticledKos "primary" game
All you have to do, is find a post that is anti-someone. This part should be easy. Anti-Hillary, anti Barack, and you get extra points if you can find an anti Gore or anti Edwards post.
View ArticleGOP insources Pres campaign: Americans not good enough?
The GOP doesn't think Americans are good enough to run their presidential race. Perhaps they need to invest more in education???
View ArticleAction Alert: Put Environmental Ed. in NCLB standards!
Let's put our Democratic majority to use folks. Please recommend this e-mail from the NCSE (National Council for Science and the Environment) I just received from my Ecological Society of America...
View ArticleSchwarzenegger Sells Us Out Again on the Environment
Update: Goddamn it, just what does it take to get some attention around here????? Do I have to have a meltdown? Arnold is trying to fuck up some real change in California, and the effects will be felt...
View ArticleHave a profound effect in 10 min: citizen lobby effort: ACTION
California is a leader in the reduction of greenhouse gas emmissions. Where California goes, some of the world, at least, follows.Right now, Arnold is trying to backpedal his promise for a green...
View ArticleQuiz: What wins elections for the GOP??
Hint: It isn't issues.Hint: We have more of it than they do this time.
View ArticleRobert Scheer: Hiroshima, Nagasaki were US terrorism.
I hope everyone has had the opportunity to read today's Robert Scheer article, entitled: The Ultimate Weapon of TerrorIn it, Scheer discusses new footage and papers released by the US government...
View ArticleRumors that Condoleeza Rice is liberal (updated)
Important Update: citizenx just alerted me that Rice is also known to speak FrenchA new round of outings of high-profile Republicans is occurring, and the most recent person caught up in this is none...
View ArticleTYSK: What Liberals Really Think of Republicans
Dear GOP; I Thought You Should Know what liberals really think of you.I hate to break it to you all, but your worst nightmares are true. Liberals really do think you all have useless penises and are...
View ArticleHillary voted against CAFTA
Today is a very sad day. Today Costa Ricans voted to approve the Cantral American Free Trade Agreement by a margin of 52 -48%, roughly the same margin that voted for the conservative party in the last...
View ArticleGore for President 2008???
Is that what you are waiting for? That Gore will sweep in and fix the planet? Are you working your ass off to convince him to run?How about recognizing this:HE IS ALREADY LEADING.By working for him to...
View ArticleRed alert: Congress about to kill tax credits for solar, wind?
If you care about our future, Call Pelosi, Reed, all you congresscritters NOW!Melt the switchboard, call the DC officesFind your rep's contact info hereor here
View ArticleWhat are you listening to?
A friend of mine gave me the CD Michael Franti and Spearhead's "Yell Fire" and another friend of mine gave me Groundation's Hebron Gate.Awesome albums.Then my father of all people introduced me to...
View ArticleRove calls Obama "trash-talking"
OK. This is what race-baiting really looks like:Karl (spit spit) Rove has a new op-ed piece which discusses why Hillary won.In speaking of Obama's comment "She's likeable enough"he says the...
View ArticleWhy McCain WON'T beat Hillary or Obama
Looking at the polls, I was not worried about McCain. I thought the GOP would NEVER allow him to win the nod. Actually they may still not allow it. But let's assume they do allow it.10 months out, the...
View ArticleI've Decided
I have been agonizing about who to vote for on Super Tuesday. I am really excited about Hil and about Obama...and my dream would be to have both of them on the ticket.But alas, I have to make a choice,...
View ArticleUndocumented immigrants 8x less likely to commit crimes
Study finds immigrants commit less crimePeople born outside the United States make up about 35 percent of California's adult population but account for about 17 percent of the adult prison population,...
View ArticleGBCW
I started posting here when I heard that Sinclair Broadcasting was going to post the revisionist history of John Kerry's swiftboating experience right before the election.I googled Sinclair and got a...
View ArticleA person's a person no matter how female.
I am temporarily back from the dead. I am in bed (alone, sniff sniff) after twisting my ankle and not even America's Next Top Model is on.So I thought I'd share with you some thoughts about the movie...
View ArticleNPR story: Bush's policies strengthen Al Qaida in Iraq, too.
Obama is right about Bush, and he can further make the point that Bush has strengthened Al Qaida in Iraq.This morning on NPR, there was a story about how the US military is releasing Iraqi detainees...
View ArticleGo see Wall-E immediately
I am just back from seeing WALL-E. This is an important film. Made even more so by the fact that it is a child's film.
View ArticleMy first gay wedding
Tonight I went to my first gay wedding, as a guest.Potluck No big deal we've been together 20 years after all. We've known in our hearts we were united No big deal after all.
View ArticleThe truth about AIDS education in Kindergarten
My son started Kindergarten in 2003. The school was awesome and his teacher was wonderful. We loved and trused them. We also teach our kids the facts of life early, including a=the scientific names for...
View ArticleDogwhistle: Crisis due to lending to multicultural communities.
Big Tent Democrat over at Talk Left points out that a dog whistle is starting to call the racists to the trough of blame.Investor's Business Daily OpEd 9/15(segment shown below)
View ArticleMy first gay wedding
For Jeff and Randy, with love.Potluck No big deal we've been together 20 years after all. We've known in our hearts we were united No big deal after all.
View ArticleCrowley/Gates: Examining Protocol in Disorderly Conduct Cases
We have all had a chance to weigh in on the Gates v Crowley issue now. Is it racism? Is it abuse of power? Is it grandstanding by a pompous version of Al Sharpton? My particular point of view is...
View ArticleWhy I am grateful to NPR/PBS
NPR and PBS were my lifeline during the dark days of the Bush whitehouse, and it turns out that a 2003 study of the media and public misconceptions supports my belief that NPR/PBS are the best...
View Article500,000 person watch list - thoughts on security v intelligence
Last night, I was watching Janet Napolitano discussing the "pants bomber", and how he was allowed to board a plane to the U.S. Apparently, his father had expressed concerns to the State Department...
View ArticleKristol: Bush economic policy sticks to current GOP
William Kristol of The Weekly Standard has been wondering why Obama is doing so well in such a lousy economy. Obviously he is not alone.In his Sept 16th column, he quotes two other analysts wondering...
View ArticleThurston Howell Romney
In this OP-ED column, David Brooks shows his knowledge of economic history and that he values the social safety net.more:
View ArticleRomney's OP ED today
Dude!!! Stop digging!!!"My five-point plan will deliver the economic recovery we've all been waiting for and the jobs millions of Americans still need. This can be more than our hope; it can be our...
View ArticleShould Mitt's Religion be an Issue? (w/poll)
Derrick Shore, a Mormon columnist, thinks so.But here's why Mr. Romney's religion is relevant: For Mormons, there really is no such thing as separation of church and state. From as early as I can...
View ArticleStudy: Free IUD prevents abortion, teen pregnancy DRASTICALLY in 9000 high...
The Affordable Care Act mandates free contraception. In a study in St. Louis of 9000 women (15-45 years old) given free IUDs, researchers found a reduced abortion rate of 1-75 to 1-135...
View Article2008 Senate Hearing: Tax Status of Entire Environmental Movement in Question
Got into a facebook argument with a conservative friend today. He said there is no way that the Bush-bashing media would ignore such an abuse of power as the current scandal that is occuring with the...
View ArticleThe Week's Ryan Cooper says the Media has CDS.
On August 3rd, Ryan Cooper of "The Week" posted this opinion piece:The media needs to get over its blind hatred of Hillary Clintonin which he specifically calls out the New York Times Clinton coverage...
View ArticleWine Train Apologizes to Book Club
...and it was actually a nice apology. Plus they offered the ladies a free 50 person car and will give their staff diversity training.“The Napa Valley Wine Train was 100 percent wrong in its handling...
View ArticleTrevin Wax asks Hillary to apologize for insulting pro-lifers (and commenters...
An editorial in today's Religion News Service gives 4 reasons Hillary Clinton should apologize for her inflammatory abortion rhetoricHere are his reasons:1. She shouldn’t label an opposing position as...
View ArticleSanders loses Rude Pundit and pushes Wonkette to endorse Hillary
Both Rude Pundit and Wonkette have come off the neutral to call Bernie OUT for his response to Nevada and for blaming his losses on all manner of conspiracies:Wonkette (written by Rebecca Schoenkopf) :...
View Article70% votes counted in WA, Clinton leads in non-binding primary 54-46%
Holy shit. This does turn things on their ass. Hundreds of thousands of ballots cast today compared to 25,000 or so in the caucus. Bernie is NOT doing better when more show up….even in Washington...
View ArticleACTION ALERT-Overwhelm Congress with Sit-In support
ACTION ALERT! Overwhelm Congressional staff with support for the Sit-In! Right now, Congressional Democrats are asking us to overwhelm every Congressperson’s office with support for Common Sense Gun...
View ArticleTrump recycles the 'Willie Horton' page of the Republican playbook, and it is...
In 1988, George H.W. Bush appealed to white fear by tying Michael Dukakis to Willie Horton. Horton was a convict out of prison on a furlough program, that did not return after furlough was up and twice...
View ArticleAnyone watching Joy on MSNBC right now? Jaw dropping
Joy Reid is subbing for Chris Hayes tonight and interviewed two Latino Trump surrogates. The first one called undocumented immigrants illegals and refused to stop doing so when Joy asked him not to....
View ArticleThe News Cycle is Turning Against Trump
The news cycle is turning against Trump.1) This Dr. Oz thing is INFURIATING the media. They are starting to dislike Trump as much as Hillary.2) NYT has been doing some navel gazing and does NOT like...
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