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Wednesday November 14, 2012 · 6:06 AM PST

2012/11/14 · 06:06

And there are 50 percent of the voting public who want stuff. They want things and who is going to give them things? President Obama. He knows it and he ran on it. ~ Bill O’Reilly

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Wednesday September 05, 2012 · 9:56 AM PDT

2012/09/05 · 09:56

It takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen. ~ Homer Simpson

Dad had a lot of inconsistencies as a parent. What would get him angry one day would be overlooked on another. It was his nature and we had his number pretty early on. Another thing we learned very early: Dad did not tolerate lies or liars. Ever. He was very fond of the lyric from the old Baretta theme song series, “If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime” and that held especially if you were caught lying.

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Thursday December 15, 2011 · 4:44 PM PST

2011/12/15 · 16:44

This diary grew out of a conversation I had with myself. I was shocked by what I discovered hidden in my brain. I wrote this as a way to help clarify and understand my own position.

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Thursday August 11, 2011 · 6:36 PM PDT

2011/08/11 · 18:36

Growing up, there were few things more important to Dad than solidarity with his union brothers and sisters. If there was a strike on, we participated. Didn't matter who; didn't matter where. Migrant farmers, teachers, nurses, teamsters. The union is a brotherhood. A family. It was unity. And it mattered. A lot.

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Saturday July 30, 2011 · 12:53 PM PDT

2011/07/30 · 12:53

In the wake of the ridiculous temper tantrum the “Tea Party Caucus” is throwing in Congress, I decided to do some research and find out about this powerful caucus. What I found was rank hypocrisy and self-serving legislation at, gasp, taxpayer’s expense. I also found that we, collectively, are being held hostage by 60 people.

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Thursday July 21, 2011 · 5:48 PM PDT

2011/07/21 · 17:48

I've been firmly in the camp that I'd rather see President Obama invoke the 14th Amendment in the debt ceiling debacle than strike a bad deal. Earlier today I realized I had made that decision without really thinking though all of the ramifications that could arise.

So I decided to read the amendment. Now I'm not so sure. So I thought I'd reach out with a diary outlining my concerns and ask the wider community here to help me (and maybe others) understand the legal ramifications of a court challenge.

Specifically, will invoking the 14th Amendment open the entire amendment for judicial review or just Section 4?

If it opens the entire amendment to review, do we need to worry about what will happen to the Section 1 clause as it pertains to naturalized citizens, due process, and equal protection?

Thanks!

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Wednesday July 20, 2011 · 4:25 PM PDT

2011/07/20 · 16:25

We are not a Christian Nation!

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Saturday May 28, 2011 · 11:22 AM PDT

2011/05/28 · 11:22

Abortion's another thing. It's legal you know. It has been for years. Keep it that way. You know the best thing about choice. You get to choose NO. Anytime you want. I'm done dicing up the abortion debate. Have one or don't. It's really that simple. Listen carefully: I don't care if you get raped; have consensual, unprotected sex; or have a health-risk from a pregnancy, abortion is a decision between a woman and whomever SHE brings into it. Be that her partner, her spouse, her doctor or her god. I don't care what your views are. Don't want one don't have one. Easy. Peasey. Lemon. Squeezy.

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Tuesday May 24, 2011 · 12:17 PM PDT

2011/05/24 · 12:17

Like most Massachusetts Democrats, I was disappointed in the outcome of the last election. I didn’t support Martha Coakley in the primary but got behind her for the general election. I do have to admit though that I did not campaign for her; I haven’t actively campaigned for any candidate in several years due to personal reasons not pertinent to this diary.

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Saturday May 07, 2011 · 7:03 PM PDT

2011/05/07 · 19:03

That's what they call us. They say we want to intervene in peoples' lives. Tell them how to live. What to eat. When to exercise. Blah. Blah. Blah.

You know what? It's true. I do. My secret, all-consuming passion is to make sure that everyone has access to healthy, natural food. I want urban and rural recreation areas that are safe and well-maintained. I want pregnant women to have access to adequate pre- and post-natal care. I want children to have access to early education programs no matter their socio-economic background. I want to teach the world to learn so they can buy themselves a Coke!

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Thursday May 05, 2011 · 6:35 AM PDT

2011/05/05 · 06:35

Not just any kind of liberal. No. I'm a special liberal. I'm a progressive liberal. Know what that means? It means I want to take all your money and give it to low-lives and welfare queens; I want crackheads to get all the crack they want and I want you to pay for it; I want to turn the constitution into a party hat, for the crackheads; Oh, and I want to eat your babies. All that's true; except for the part where I don't.

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Wednesday June 09, 2010 · 1:56 PM PDT

2010/06/09 · 13:56

KosAbility is a community diary series posted at 5 PM ET every Sunday and Wednesday by volunteer diarists. This is a gathering place for people who are living with disabilities, who love someone with a disability, or who want to know more about the issues surrounding this topic. There are two parts to each diary. First, a volunteer diarist will offer their specific knowledge and insight about a topic they know intimately. Then, readers are invited to comment on what they've read and or ask general questions about disabilities, share something they've learned, tell bad jokes, post photos, or rage about the unfairness of their situation. Our only rule is to be kind; trolls will be spayed or neutered.

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