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Thursday April 03, 2008 · 1:46 PM PDT

2008/04/03 · 13:46

My second diary on this site, posted in November 2005, was a diary bashing Hillary Clinton and Joe Lieberman's support of S.2126, the Family Entertainment Protection Act. In late 2005 Lieberman was already quite the pariah around these parts, but Hillary was not.

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Tuesday October 30, 2007 · 9:56 AM PDT

2007/10/30 · 09:56

All politics seems to be motivated by terror now. The Republican base is terrorized by... well... everything. The Democratic base is terrorized by what the Republicans have done or are poised to do. This new Zogby poll should be enough to strike terror into almost anyone.

A majority of likely voters – 52% – would support a U.S. military strike to prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon, and 53% believe it is likely that the U.S. will be involved in a military strike against Iran before the next presidential election, a new Zogby America telephone poll shows.

Was I delusional when I thought we had learned our lesson the first time we went around this roller coaster? I am at a loss for words trying to explain how the massive dissatisfaction with the Iraq war hasn't translated into absolute skepticism towards an Iran strike. Cheney's war drums apparently play a catchy tune.

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Friday October 27, 2006 · 3:24 PM PDT

2006/10/27 · 15:24

The first time I canvassed was in Las Vegas, in the last week of October 2004. While I certainly enjoyed the feeling of having done something politically active and positive I can't honestly say it was a particularly enjoyable experience. For every friendly and supportive person that answered the door there was usually at least one suspicious and sometimes contemptuous person to match them.

For this election I thought I'd give phone banking a shot for my volunteer-time. I used to work doing PC support over the telephone so I figured it wouldn't be totally unfamiliar territory... but I quickly came to know the difference in attitude between someone who called me to ask for help and someone who I called to ask for help. Maybe I picked the wrong stack of numbers to call... but I sure walked away feeling like I'd gotten a generally hostile response.

So instead of volunteering my time I've mostly been volunteering my money this year... but as the big day draws closer my inactivity is causing me too much guilt to bear. I've gotta do something! So... what is a fickle young Democrat (of questionably pure commitment) to do? Read More

Joe & Hillary: Save the children!

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Wednesday November 30, 2005 · 12:15 PM PST

2005/11/30 · 12:15

...From video games. Because that is clearly the most pressing concern our favorite Democrat war-lovers have on their plates. Read More

NYC Terror threat CONFIRMED hoax!

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Tuesday October 11, 2005 · 9:07 AM PDT

2005/10/11 · 09:07

CNN just ran a story indicating they have confirmed the recent terror threat on NYC's subway system was a hoax.

I don't see it on their site yet, but here is the link to an NBC affiliate that has picked it up.
Update [2005-10-11 12:35:48 by laughlin]: CNN has this as their headline now. Read More

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