A Perfect Conversation: Quick Thought
While I continue to chug away on my other diaries (frickin' plural), here's a short thought. I'd have more, but I've spent most of my time on the other diaries. (It feels like I'm having to fight for...
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nycyoungin's New York redistricting/gerrymander (Start Spreading the News!)
First off, I just want to thank David Nir, James L., Crisistunity, and jeffmd, the editors of Swing State Project for putting a whole lot of work into the change and making this adjustment all the...
View ArticleOsama Bin Laden Was Innocent
"The principle that there is a presumption of innocence in favor of the accused is the undoubted law, axiomatic and elementary, and its enforcement lies at the foundation of the administration of our...
View ArticleHouse votes to redefine rape. HR3
Every single Republican and 16 Democrats voted for this, some lowlights The committee report for H.R. 3 says the bill will “not allow the Federal Government to subsidize abortions in cases of...
View ArticleGOP criminalizes abortion via the tax code UPDATED
I'm sorry, I wholeheartedly agree that Obama is the baddest ass I've ever seen... BUT... can we get one at least one rec diary on the stunning and disgusting new front on the War on Women™ launched by...
View ArticleBREAKING: New Details on OBL Raid
This update from the New York Times shines some light on the raid that resulted in bin Laden's death. Not only do they say 20 SEALS raided the house, down from what I've seen reported as eighty...
View ArticleBetter thinking through philosophy: Did Obama kill bin Laden?
Many of the Facebookers among you will recognize a new meme that is occupying status updates this week. Disappointed by the degree of credit that President Obama is receiving for the death of Osama...
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US Supreme Stevens rails on prosecutors
Recently, former Honorable US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens spoke out about the US Supreme Court overturning a $14 million dollar award for deliberate Prosecutorial misconduct. In the...
View ArticleWho will speak for the jobless?
I am quoting from two heartbreaking recent diary comments without revealing the identities of the commenters:
View ArticleDid Torture Help Track Down Osama Bin Laden? An Interrogator's Answer
Did torture help track down and kill Osama Bin Laden the way the right-wingers are claiming? Matthew Alexander, former senior military interrogator in Iraq, who participated in over 1,300...
View ArticlePuns
My favorite form of humor is the pun. Not only does it take a fair amount of verbal and linguistic dexterity to appropriately substitute one word--and thought--for another, but it's the kind of humor...
View ArticleObama Now Has TONS Of Political MOJO, Time To PIVOT
What do you do when you've got the mojo like Obama does now? You use it. Just like he did right after he was elected. He used that capital, that momentum from the election and USED it to push through...
View ArticleJust imagine if Herman Cain wins the GOP nomination...
So, Frank Luntz's post-debate crowd decided to crown pizza tycoon Herman Cain as the winner of last nights' FOX GOP debate. Can you just imagine how the campaign would play out if he ends up winning...
View ArticleBibi at Eurodisney
Bibi Netanyahu, PM of Israel, is finishing up his tour of Europe to rally support against a Palestinian unity government (there is nothing more hateful than Palestinians who don’t fight each other)...
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DK Elections: MI-Sen: Former SoS Land won't challenge Stabenow
This one has to sting for Team Red: Former Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land (R) said Thursday she will not run against Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D) in 2012, leaving Republicans still in the...
View ArticleImmoderate I/P: Bring the Noise
With the transition to DK4 and the absence of administrative moderation of comments, I/P discourse on this site has devolved into a fetid shithole. Now some Kossacks might disagree, and suggest that...
View ArticleAbout Last Night's Republican Presidential Debate
Just a quick note, because this is something that has bugged me for some time, because there is just enough of the hint of truth in it to turn it into a Zombie Conservative Lie such that it never...
View ArticleMore Billionaire Bonanzas For The Fortunate Few Not Going Broke
I'm usually not so forgetful but I can't remember why President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. He did win election over GWB Jr. and that alone could have accounted for it, but currently the fact...
View ArticlePersonal Diary: My week in unAmericanism (with bonus Treason!)
I've never done a personal diary before. I'm just buring off a bit of steam here and tossing out some recent irritations. Get a laugh out of this, then move on to the real diaries about real things...
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Genealogy and Family History Community Open Thread - NFTT Version
We're sorta volunteer-less today, so I thought I'd take it upon myself to fill in and post our Friday Open Thread. Before anything else, I'd like to point your attention to the NFTT fundraiser...
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