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Wednesday March 27, 2013 · 1:15 PM PDT

2013/03/27 · 13:15

I am one of those faceless, nameless statistics that you hear thrown about when it comes to people without health insurance. More below the fold.

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Monday November 05, 2012 · 8:14 AM PST

2012/11/05 · 08:14

The voter suppression efforts under way in Florida and Ohio are ridiculous. Governor Scott in Florida and Ohio Secretary of State Husted should be arrested. Millions have given their lives protecting the right to vote. No one should be able to just take it away from them.

I believe Presidential year elections and mid term elections should be nationalized. Every state has the same early voting hours and the same regular hours on election day. That way, no matter which party is in control of the state apparatus, no one will be able to play politics with it.

As an Obama supporter, I am terrified that in an election this close, the suppression could make a significant difference. I guess our best weapon is to knock on every door we can, make every phone call we can, and get virtually everyone we know personally to vote.

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Friday October 19, 2012 · 1:54 PM PDT

2012/10/19 · 13:54

Today there is a story at the Huffington Post entitled "Paul Ryan Mocks 'War on Women' at Private Fundraiser." In that story Ryan says "Now it's a war on women; tomorrow it could be a war on left handed Irishmen or something like that."

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Friday June 08, 2012 · 12:07 PM PDT

2012/06/08 · 12:07

Bill Clinton has been a champ going out and campaigning for President Obama. He has spoken for him, raised money for him and tried to rally the base. However, twice in the past two weeks, Clinton has gone off-track from the President's positions. One was praising Romney for his work at Bain, and the other was regarding the tax increase on the wealthy. I don't think this was by accident. I have absolutely nothing to base this on, but it seems like deep down he still harbors a great deal of resentment toward the President, since 2008.

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Thursday June 07, 2012 · 3:49 PM PDT

2012/06/07 · 15:49

Tuesday night I was filled with despair as I watched the election results come in from Wisconsin. I was also filled with anger and hopelessness. Anger at the national Democratic Party for not doing more, and anger at President Obama for not doing more. I know the reasons they kept an arms length distance. They didn't think we could win and they did not want to be embarrassed; but sometimes you have to put yourself out there with the base on the ground. I was filled with hopelessness due to the fact that with Citizens United; the wealthy can now buy any election seat they want. I don't think there is anything more we could have done in Wisconsin. Everything that could be done was done, and we still lost.

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Sunday June 03, 2012 · 2:11 PM PDT

2012/06/03 · 14:11

With apologies to those who don't watch Mad Men; Pete Campbell is a character in the series.

Are Scotty Walker and Pete Campbell one and the same? Let's investigate shall we.

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Tuesday May 29, 2012 · 8:22 AM PDT

2012/05/29 · 08:22

Right now Chris Hayes is receiving a river of shit because in a very heartfelt message, he said that he had trouble thinking of all fallen members of the military as heroes. I have no such trouble - to put it bluntly, dating back to Viet Nam, I have known many who have fallen in wars, and they were anything but heroes. Some that I can think of, came home on leave from Viet Nam bragging about how many innocent women and children they killed. They carried body parts of those they killed as kind of a trophy, made into tobacco pouches, etc. When they returned to Viet Nam, some of these people were killed. They were not heroes.

Certainly the U.S. Calvary that killed American Indians and stole their land, were not heroes; as well as members of other units that stole half of Mexico from the Mexicans. We can say they were brave and courageous; most were heroes; but not all.

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Friday May 25, 2012 · 3:58 PM PDT

2012/05/25 · 15:58

I can't stress enough the importance of the Wisconsin election on June 5. I live in Michigan and we have Snyder which is bad enough; but if Walker wins in Wisconsin, all the Republican governors and legislators in the states they control will be emboldened. If you think it's bad now; just wait.

In addition, this election is so important to what happens in November. Which ever side wins in Wisconsin will have their foot on the throat of the other party and will have huge momentum going into November. What happens in Wisconsin will help shape what happens in the Presidential race, the Senate races, the House races and the races for governor and state legislatures.

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Friday May 04, 2012 · 2:23 AM PDT

2012/05/04 · 02:23

This bumper sticker slogan was popular back in the 1960's and 70's with conservative Democrats and Republicans. I cannot stand this slogan. I prefer America - Fix It So We Can Love It More.

As someone who follows news and politics closely and as someone who just re-read the book by the great Howard Zinn entitled "A People's History of the United States," I must say that I am quite pessimistic and discouraged about the future of this country.

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Saturday March 24, 2012 · 7:19 PM PDT

2012/03/24 · 19:19

Maybe I'm over-reacting, but it seems to me that the bad guys are winning.

We have the Trayvon Martin murder. Bottom line question. If the young man was a 17 year old white male; would he have been shot? I seriously doubt it.

Today in San Diego, a 32 year old woman from Iraq was severely beaten. A hate note was left at the scene. She had received hate notes before.

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Sunday December 18, 2011 · 8:29 PM PST

2011/12/18 · 20:29

Every day Republicans say things that make me cringe. Every day I try to put it aside and believe that in this country being morally correct and caring about our fellow citizens will win. We truly are our brothers and sisters keeper. Two headlines caught my eye today that were even worse than usual: 1.) When he's President, Newt wants to have the power to order U.S. Marshals or Capitol Police to arrest sitting judges, if he disagrees with their decision. 2.) Romney says that cuts in welfare will not hurt the poor.

How can anyone who thinks this way be as close to the Presidency as they are?

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Friday December 02, 2011 · 7:22 PM PST

2011/12/02 · 19:22

This is a pretty short diary.

Please send out good thoughts and/or prayers to George McGovern, who suffered a fall tonight and his head hit the pavement. Reportedly he was bleeding badly.

He fell near his home in Mitchell, SD and was flown to a hospital in Sioux Falls. He was walking over to a library named in his honor to do an interview with C-Span.

Thanks.

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America - Love It Or Leave It

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