- Hmmmm
- He Said, She Said
- Audio: Hillary Privately Blasted "The Activist Base Of The Democratic Party" For Caucus Defeats
- Bowing Out
- Bipartisan Agreement!
- Woman Who Broke "Small Town" Story Says Obama Campaign's Response Was "Classy"
- Obama Responds To Criticism Of Small-Town Comment
- Hillary: It's Me And Ordinary Folks Against "Elite" On Gas Tax Holiday
- McCain: Sorry, Five Joint Appearances With Obama Just Won't Do It
Yvonne Jocks
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- : "Maddest of all--to see life as it is and not as it should be." --Man of La Mancha
A Little Boycott - Heinz & Dunkin Donuts
You've heard the phrase, "Damned if they do, damned if they don't." I never thought I'd help put anyone, even a company, into that rock-and-hard-place position, but that's it. I've had it.Next time I want donuts, I'm avoiding Dunkin'.Next time...more »
Posted on June 25, 2008 4:08 PM
Hillary Just Started Talking....
Good start--she's praising Obama. "Ain't no mountain high enough" has me intrigued, though.......more »
Posted on June 3, 2008 9:34 PM
TPM - Reconsider legitimizing "Catholic League" story
The one linked on the front page: "Obama takes heat from Catholic League over Pfleger"I know CNN.com posted it first, but that doesn't make it right. Has anyone looked at who this "William Donohue" guy of the Catholic League really is?!...more »
Posted on June 1, 2008 9:32 AM
Virtual Pro-Obama Rally Signs for the RBC - Your Ideas!
Hey, didja year? The Democratic Rules & Bylaws Committee is meeting tomorrow (5/30) to decide the outcome of their previously decided sanctions on Michigan and Florida. Hillary Clinton supporters have vowed to stage rallies and carry signs to make their...more »
Posted on May 30, 2008 7:31 PM
America is Better than This
It sometimes helps me to take a deep breath and remember those words. AMERICA IS BETTER THAN THIS.We are better than the kneejerk Racial Responses that many have stirred up in the Democratic campaign. Obama himself, in "A More Perfect...more »
Posted on May 10, 2008 6:02 PM
No, YOU Endorse!
(tagline: Almost nobody who has been calling for superdelegates to come out with a decision has come out with a decision of their own!)It's time our public figures stopped being such cowards--and I'm no longer just talking about the...more »
Posted on April 30, 2008 1:31 AM
Obama Superdelegate Countdown--Announce Yourselves!
Obama needs 23 Superdelegates to tie with, and 24 to pass Clinton in the last metric she's got going for her. More states won. More pledged delegate. More votes cast. It's time to make this unanimous.Let's here it from the Super-D's!...more »
Posted on April 29, 2008 1:16 PM
Things Change -- the political cycles
On Huffington Post right now you can find a piece by Thomas B. Edsall entitled "Media Jump Ship from Obama to Clinton." The author claims that the media have "become a crucial Clinton ally... a potential lifesaver," and then goes on...more »
Posted on April 25, 2008 4:55 AM
A "Talking Points" Drinking Game!
The phrase for today is, "Close the Deal." I suggest we also take a drink every time a pundit says "throw him/her under the bus." What other overused talking points (of the worst kind, the kind where the people saying...more »
Posted on April 23, 2008 1:59 PM
When to Say "WHEN"
I just read an article in the NYT about Hillary Clinton's latest financial woes. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/us/politics/20donor.html?pagewanted=1See, the people who are funding her campaign have all maxed out their legal contributions, and so they're trying to come up with creative ways to get...more »
Posted on April 20, 2008 2:05 AM
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I wholly agree. When's the last time we had a leader who said, "Thank you for organizing to disagree with me. It's important to hear your points, even if I don't change my position because of them. Let's keep this discussion open. Disagreement is good."
WHEN has this ever happened in our lifetimes?
Posted at July 4, 2008 8:27 AM in response to Obama Responds To FISA Group On His Web Site
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McCain camp, Two weeks ago:
Can you believe Obama hasn't even BEEN to Iraq [this year]? Whassamatta, Obama? Scared? We invite you to come to Iraq with McCain! Hey, look, Obama hasn't agreed to go to Iraq with McCain--is he CHICKEN? How can he talk about Iraq? Vote McCain; he visits Iraq.McCain camp, Today:
Can you believe Obama is going to Iraq!? What a pansy, just doing it for political purposes. It's not like he'll change his mind anyway. Vote McCain; he's consistent.Oh.
My.
God.No wonder he had the reputation of being a schoolyard bully and was called McNasty.
Posted at July 2, 2008 3:40 PM in response to McCain Campaign: Obama's Trip To Iraq Is "Cynical Politics"
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Hee! PUMA. A threat. Right.
My lastest "gee, that's silly" thought is how they chose a cat acronym. Pretty odd, for an organization supposedly supporting a feminist. For YEARS, women have been noting cat references as one of the many ways in which language is used agaisnt women--younger women are sex kittens, supposedly "older" (meaning middle aged) women with a sex life are cougars, women who "misbehave" are catty, etc.
So PUMA. Riiiiight. Pro-women my fluffy tail.
Posted at June 30, 2008 3:00 AM in response to Why Obama & Dean Fear 4 Million!
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I sometimes wonder if some of us Democrats would rather have something to rail AGAINST than something to hope FOR. I hope I'm wrong. I'm against those tactics :-)
Posted at June 30, 2008 2:38 AM in response to Let me see if I have this straight
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I've learned many of the same things, fitz, and am still in the process of learning them. Last week my mom mentioned that the year is half over, and when I cheered that it would see Bush leave office, she said, "You're too focused on him."
I clarified that I meant the Bush ADMINISTRATION more than Bush himself--but also pointed out that as long as people are dying for his policies, under our name as Americans, how could I *not* focus on it? I still think that. And yet, I've got to find a better way to accept the views of people who don't.
Posted at June 30, 2008 2:31 AM in response to A Week of Lessons About Politics
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For some religions, the trade would be worthwhile. It puts me in mind of the "funeral games" segment of the Iliad, when King Priam was so desperate to get his son Hector's body back so that Hector could continue on to the afterlife.
If I'm the Prez or PM of a relatively non-religious country, or at least one w/a separation of Church and State, no way do I make the trade. A criminal can commit more crimes and thus remains dangerous; a body is the shell of someone who has already passed. Also, this feels like a reward to someone who killed my soldiers.
If not, it becomes a lot more complicated....
Posted at June 30, 2008 2:25 AM in response to Decision Time...In The Real World
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Good for them! Noriega stands head and shoulders above Cornyn (figuratively, anyway; I haven't actually compared their heights). I just ordered some buttons and a bumper sticker....
Posted at June 30, 2008 2:19 AM in response to Texas Medical Association Drops John Cornyn
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He's going to have to do really, REALLY well to get elected Senator, in Texas, as a Democrat. But I surely do hope he does it, and will be putting a Noriega sticker on my car....
Posted at June 27, 2008 7:07 PM in response to See the response video from Noriega to Big Bad John
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I totally agree. Percival (and Galahad) maybe have been the purest knights, but they were the least interesting. Give me Arthur, Gawain, or Lancelot any old day!
Posted at June 27, 2008 7:00 PM in response to Bill And Hillary Max Out To Obama, Giving $4,600 To His Campaign
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Oh, THANK YOU, oakviolin! I just checked them out, and since they use Sprint's network (though they aren't Sprint), they do have a pretty good coverage. I LOVE the idea of a phone company that exists to support progressive causes, and will do some serious comparison b/t them and my own plan. Unless they're seriously more expensive, I should be a CredoMobile user within the week.
Posted at June 27, 2008 6:14 AM in response to Who Is Your Phone Provider?
