Give me liberty or give me death.

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Friday February 11, 2011 · 5:40 PM PST

2011/02/11 · 17:40

As we saw in Egypt today, those are powerful words when a people mean it. Egypt changed their country. It was breathtaking to witness. And proof once again that the only thing that stands in the way of what a people want is whether or not they have the will to take it. When a people decide they want something and that there is nothing that is going to stop them from getting it then nothing can. Nothing short of death. And when not even death can stop a people then there is truly nothing that can.

Congratulations on winning your freedom, Egypt. Your people are an inspiration to the whole world.

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Monday February 07, 2011 · 12:55 PM PST

2011/02/07 · 12:55

I love the fact that this commercial went viral yesterday even before it aired during the super bowl. It just makes me feel good about the people of this country. Knowing that most of us can appreciate the importance of encouraging a child's determination to realize his/her imagination.

I have to admit that as adorable as the commercial is I may actually get even more happiness from reading online comments about it. And that's saying something, cause this is one dang adorable commercial. My favorite comments are a variation of: the parents THINK they started the car. Hahaha... awesome!

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Was this your favorite commercial of the superbowl?

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No (write your favorite in a comment)

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Obama: people who hate me don't know me

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Sunday February 06, 2011 · 8:35 PM PST

2011/02/06 · 20:35

I didn't watch the super bowl. Football is about as exciting for me to watch as snow melting or paint drying. But I did catch Bill O'Reilly's pre super bowl interview with President Obama during which he asked the President, "Does it disturb you that so many people hate you?" To which President Obama answered, "The people who dislike you don't know you. The folks who hate you, they don't know you. What they hate is whatever funhouse mirror image of you that's out there. They don't know you. And so, you don't take it personally."

I learned two things from this interview. 1. President Obama has jedi patience. 2. Bill O'Reilly is a smarmy peckerhead.

Yes, I did say that football is boring and I made a star wars joke. You got me. I'm a geek. Now, I have to get back to working. I make video games for a living. I gotta get this jetski game to look right so all of us geeks can play outdoor sports from the comfort of our couches.

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Thursday January 27, 2011 · 2:41 PM PST

2011/01/27 · 14:41

A week or two ago someone wrote a diary with a link to a fun test to see how Renaissance you are and after taking it and showing my wife she told me that it reminded her a little bit of this personality test she took when she was younger. So, I found a short version of the personality test online and I was surprised at how much the results described me!

My personality type is Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving or ENTP.

After some searching I found some other websites with more descriptions of the my personality type:

Type Logic
Personality Page
Wikipedia

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Friday January 21, 2011 · 7:59 PM PST

2011/01/21 · 19:59

I still remember flipping through the channels looking for news on the primaries for the 2008 general election and stopping to watch this guy in glasses yelling everything I had been thinking. That was my introduction to Keith Olbermann. I have this sneaking suspicion that I am not the only one who discovered Keith that way. Shouting it from the rooftops. Those are the words I think of when I think of Keith Olbermann.

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Whoever agreed to let Keith Olbermann walk out the door at NBC.

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Prejudging doesn't make you a bad person

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Saturday January 15, 2011 · 1:13 PM PST

2011/01/15 · 13:13

I was just reading juliewolf's diary I just didn't see that coming and these are a few thoughts of my own about the topic.

i think there is a difference between people who make a choice to oppress others so they themselves can get ahead and those who prejudge others because... well because that's what human brains do. they prejudge. it's part of our ability to navigate in this life. our brains try to fill in the gaps on things we don't know.

i think that shaming people for being prejudice is causing a lot of unnecessary conflict due to resentment from people who have racial prejudices but who mean no harm to anyone from it.

i think we should shift away from shaming people for being prejudice and just try to help them fill in those gaps with the truth about people they prejudge. that's what really works anyways. if you shame away someone's belief but you don't fill in the hole that belief was filling it usually results in them going back to the belief and believing it even more than before.

NO MORE talk about violent revolution

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Saturday January 08, 2011 · 2:33 PM PST

2011/01/08 · 14:33

There HAS to be a line in the sand in a modern society that says that even TALKING about violence as a solution to political conflict is absolutely unacceptable.

I have joked about wanting a pitch fork and torch and today I regret it with all of my heart. I regret that I didn't have the strength of character to rise above violent instincts even in my speech. Today I woke up to news of what violence and politics looks like. It looks like a disturbed young man with a gun and innocent people dying. It looks horrifying.

Please, no more talk about violent revolution. Not even joking like I did. It's not a joke. And it's definitely not something to wish for as some do. Even some on the left.

A little girl died today. That is what violent revolution is. It's innocent people being killed as collateral damage.

Rachel Maddow on dadt repeal.

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Tuesday December 21, 2010 · 1:47 AM PST

2010/12/21 · 01:47

I don't have tv, so, I've been waiting for a hours for this to post so I can watch the one person on tv that I wanted to see talk about this since Saturday.

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Did you think dadt would be repealed?

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Honestly, Maybe.

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Honestly, Yes. Sorta. No, not really. Maybe?

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Yes.

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Stop freaking out about rumored cuts to Social Security

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Sunday December 19, 2010 · 10:24 PM PST

2010/12/19 · 22:24

I don't get the big freak out happening over the rumors about cuts to social security. I get the concern but I don't get the freak outs. This is social security we're talking about here. It's not a new and scary(to half the country) proposal like the public option or allowing gays in the military. Social Security is sacred among all Democratic party voters as well as the most reliable voters(retired) of the Republican party.

Going after social security is going to go over with the majority of voters in this country about as well as legalizing slavery of little girls with pink ribbons in their hair. In other words... it's not going to happen. Period.

I don't care what some politico idiot says or what some kitty food commission dumb ass proposes. The moment that anyone in the position to make cuts to social security seriously says that there will actually be cuts in social security is the moment that their political career ends. And if President Obama says it in some state of the union address then he might as well declare open hunting season on public servants. Literally. And I have a hard time believing that the President and congress doesn't know this or wants to flirt with disaster.

Dadt is ending!! I'm dancing! I'm singing! I'm blogging!

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Saturday December 18, 2010 · 11:07 AM PST

2010/12/18 · 11:07

I wrote this diary a day ago and everyone said it was premature. Well, I had faith. And now I'm celebrating! Here's my diary again. Celebrate with me!

i can't believe that this saturday i am going to witness the first real step forward for civil rights in this country in my entire lifetime!! FINALLY!!!

this is the kind of thing that i think really changes the heart and soul of this country. the less we treat each other like second class citizens the less we let others treat us that way. the rich only get away with behaving like they matter more than everyone else because we let them. and we have only let them because of our fundamental belief that some people deserve more than others. well, ending dadt will help change that belief in this country.

as mlk said, and i paraphrase, injustice to one is injustice to everyone.

and so i say that equal rights for all is the end of classism.

Thank you everyone who work so hard for this! Thank you President Obama! Yeah, I said it! Thank you congress! Yeah, I said that too! I give credit to people for doing the right thing!

Now I'm going to go try some backflips!

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Friday December 17, 2010 · 5:05 AM PST

2010/12/17 · 05:05

i can't believe that this saturday i am going to witness the first real step forward for civil rights in this country in my entire lifetime!! FINALLY!!!

this is the kind of thing that i think really changes the heart and soul of this country. the less we treat each other like second class citizens the less we let others treat us that way. the rich only get away with behaving like they matter more than everyone else because we let them. and we have only let them because of our fundamental belief that some people deserve more than others. well, ending dadt will help change that belief in this country.

as mlk said, and i paraphrase, injustice to one is injustice to everyone.

and so i say that equal rights for all is the end of classism.

Why I am a Pragmatist

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Wednesday December 15, 2010 · 10:45 AM PST

2010/12/15 · 10:45

I wrote the following in a comment a week or so ago and I thought i should make it a diary, but everyone around here, myself included, has been so pissed at the tax cut deal and this is so personal that I didn't want to invite people to rip my heart out. So, please don't. I am a democratic socialist in my heart, Senator Sanders is my favorite in congress. But in practice I am a pragmatist and this comment turned diary explains why. .

UPDATE

It's been pointed out to me in the comments that I should be saying pragmatist instead of moderate. I agree. I've changed the title and intro, but I'm leaving the comment below the same since I copy/pasted it.

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Give me liberty or give me death.

The Parents THINK they started the car.

Obama: people who hate me don't know me

Does your personality affect your politics? Updated with Obama's type!

Good Night and Good Luck, Keith Olbermann

Prejudging doesn't make you a bad person

NO MORE talk about violent revolution

Rachel Maddow on dadt repeal.

Stop freaking out about rumored cuts to Social Security

Dadt is ending!! I'm dancing! I'm singing! I'm blogging!

dadt is ending!!

Why I am a Pragmatist