Pat Our Heads and Rub Our Bellies: Stop Trump

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Friday August 28, 2015 · 9:24 AM PDT

2015/08/28 · 09:24

I'm getting increasingly worried about the influence Donald Trump is having on the hearts and minds of voters. As many of us are focusing on the Black Lives Matter movement to end the senseless and frequent killings of black men and women by law enforcement, Donald Trump is whipping up anti-immigrant sentiment. And based on personal conversations, I'm hearing that his message is resonating with some black voters. Looking at the history of our behavior as human beings, we can make sense of this. And that worries me quite a lot. Could we get the surprise of our lifetimes come November 2016?

We may need to pat our heads and rub our bellies at the same time to keep momentum going for police reform while preventing a crushing attack on immigrants and those likely to be mistaken for immigrants in the US.

Two-step Plan to Rid the World of Our Most Pressing Social Problems

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Tuesday March 03, 2015 · 9:17 PM PST

2015/03/03 · 21:17

Step One: Ensure that everyone on the planet is paid a fair wage for the work that they do.
Step Two: Raise our children to fully understand that what is good for humanity as a whole is good for each of us individually.

And that's all she wrote!

Whether Mountain or Molehill: The Midterms

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Friday February 26, 2010 · 11:17 AM PST

2010/02/26 · 11:17

I only write diaries when I feel I have something to say that isn't already being said on DKos. And that's rare. I have no hope of making the rec list. My real hope is that one of the successful diarists here will consider what I have to say and move forward without me.

If the Dems lose control of the House in the midterms, I will be more than heartsick. I'll be cryin' in a bucket -- a big bucket -- for a long time.

I'm no clairvoyant, and the American voters never cease to surprise the heck out of me. So I'm not going to tell you what is going to happen in the midterms. I'm getting dizzy from the conflicting polls and opinions:

jzilliac

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Thursday August 13, 2009 · 12:35 PM PDT

2009/08/13 · 12:35

This is my mom's account that I am writing in. I am thirteen years old, and this is my first diary and so PLEASE don't be mean in your comments! I would really appreciate some thoughtful responses and I am open to changing my views, but this is where I stand today.

My mom shared with me tremayne's diary about how he believes that a boycott of Whole Foods would be a good thing that might help spur real health care reform. I am also a big supporter of the public option, but I do not support a boycott of Whole Foods.

jzilliac

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Friday October 17, 2008 · 11:52 AM PDT

2008/10/17 · 11:52

Having Joe in the spotlight allows us to bring up very real issues -- issues that are at the heart of Obama's campaign, including:

(Sorry this diary is short, but it wasn't working as a comment. Could be user error. Please don't say mean things about me. I'm a nice person and don't deserve it. :-) )

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Joe the plumber is...

109 votes Vote Now!

Joe the plumber is...

Just another distraction like "lipstick on a pig"

46 votes

A good example for progressives to make their points

36 votes

Flan bought in the darkness through a restaurant window in Oaxaca, Mexico -- the flan is still warm. So it's really, really good.

9 votes

A stale starbucks pastry coated with 1/4 inch layer of smooth beige icing

18 votes

Tackling White Privilege

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Monday October 13, 2008 · 11:27 AM PDT

2008/10/13 · 11:27

This morning, over my dark-roasted Columbian coffee and cranberry muffin, I read the front-page article in our local paper, the Daily Post. The headline? "Pushed out of own park: Pardee neighbors say outsiders taking over"

My first reaction was disgust and anger, but before I made it home to my computer to write my letter to the editor, I realized that the woman featured in the article had been quite courageous to put herself out there on an issue that was sure to bring heaps of angry criticism in our white, rich, liberal community.

She was also doing the community a favor by bringing up an issue that needs to be discussed. Could it be that the result will be a better community?

How should we get through this crisis?

75 votes Vote Now!

How should we get through this crisis?

No bailout. Let these institutions fail.

25 votes

Bail out the institutions with no added stipulations.

0 votes

Bail out the institutions with restrictions on executive compensation et al.

11 votes

Make the wealthy pay for the bailout as part of the bailout bill.

30 votes

Some other brilliant idea.

4 votes

Drink beer and watch Fox News and pretend nothing is happening.

5 votes

Let this Gold-Plated Opportunity Pass

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Tuesday September 02, 2008 · 12:07 PM PDT

2008/09/02 · 12:07

Sarah Palin is a gold-plated opportunity for liberals to show off their ability to be hypocritical. And Sarah Palin is a gold-plated opportunity for conservatives to show off their ability to be hypocritical. Liberals should let the right figure this one out for themselves. We should just step back and watch.

What are family values? From the perspective of evangelicals, as far as I can tell, family values include both having babies no matter what the circumstances, and raising those babies with a stay-at-home mom if at all possible. So Sarah Palin gets one point for having her baby even knowing that the baby would be developmentally delayed, but loses one point for going back to work when the baby was 3 days old and then accepting an offer to run for vice president of the United States when her baby is less than five months old.

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Is Sarah Palin's family fair game for liberals?

163 votes Vote Now!

Is Sarah Palin's family fair game for liberals?

I don't care because conservatives are a bunch of hypocrites!

25 votes

Maybe not, but it's too much fun to pass up!

24 votes

No -- let the conservatives chew this she-bone around their own kitchen tables.

85 votes

I'll send them toothpicks in case the meat gets stuck between their brilliant white teeth!

29 votes

Ad Idea: A 10% Chance on Change

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Friday August 29, 2008 · 10:53 AM PDT

2008/08/29 · 10:53

I loved the 10% chance on change line and think it could be used as an effective ad:

Photo of McCain with voice over stating that John McCain voted with Bush 90% of the time.

McCain's photo morphs into Bush's but only goes 90% of the way.

A photo of Bush comes up and is vertically sliced into 10 equal segments.

One slice of McCain's face replaces one slice of Bush's face but slides up slightly.

An arrow points to the McCain slice and a voice over notes that this is what we will all hear about in McCain's acceptance speech at the Republican convention.

One thin dime spins on a large, hard, flat surface and then falls still. Voice over says, 10% change -- is that enough for you?

Wow! That Felt Great!

jzilliac

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Wednesday October 18, 2006 · 10:51 AM PDT

2006/10/18 · 10:51

Like so many of you, I got my fundraising letter from Dean yesterday asking me to put out a matching gift to a first-time donor. I have pulled way, way back on political donations because, well, we're kinda broke right now. But I loved this innovative idea and I couldn't resist!

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Liberals Should Get the Christian Vote - All of it!

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Saturday October 14, 2006 · 7:39 PM PDT

2006/10/14 · 19:39

I'm sure I'm not the first to note that the left has a wonderful opportunity right now to inspire and win over the religious right. But I have not read about it yet, so I'm going to write about it! Below... Read More

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Pat Our Heads and Rub Our Bellies: Stop Trump

Two-step Plan to Rid the World of Our Most Pressing Social Problems

Whether Mountain or Molehill: The Midterms

A different view on Whole Foods

I'm not convinced that Sammy Joe is a distraction w/Poll

Tackling White Privilege

Real Capital versus Virtual Capital

Pay for the Bailout NOW! With Poll

Let this Gold-Plated Opportunity Pass

Ad Idea: A 10% Chance on Change

Wow! That Felt Great!

Liberals Should Get the Christian Vote - All of it!