Today, I registered to vote (POLL)

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Thursday May 11, 2006 · 2:30 PM PDT

2006/05/11 · 14:30

I registered to vote today. No, it's not my first time, and no, it wasn't because of some epiphany I had.

But I caused the woman soliciting voter registration to have an epiphany.

It was all about kicking Bush to the curb. Read More

'Mission Accomplished' Banner: Paid for by GOP

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Monday May 01, 2006 · 3:14 PM PDT

2006/05/01 · 15:14

On the 3rd anniversary of witnessing Bush's photo op in front of a giant banner declaring "Mission Accomplished" in Iraq, I thought I'd finally diary my investigative efforts into who was responsible for that giant piece of propaganda.

Note: I first posted this as a comment in an Open Thread a few days after joining Daily Kos in October 2004. I didn't diary it then because I hadn't passed the waiting period. I've not seen this anywhere else since then, so I decided to repost for the benefit of everyone who didn't see the comment in the Open Thread that night.
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Boehner outlines 3-month House Republican agenda

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Thursday March 16, 2006 · 1:51 PM PST

2006/03/16 · 13:51

In today's print edition of The Hill, Patrick O'Connor gives us House Majority Leader John Boehner's legislative schedule for the next three months.

One telling comment from O'Connor:

...[Boehner] is also expected to initiate a major push on the party's message and long-term vision at some point after members return from the March recess.

I thought it would be good to list what is in the works in the House for the next three months so we can stay on top of the issues and know what's going down. This way, we have a better chance of educating ourselves on the issues ahead of time, so we can stay ahead of the news cycle and refute the talking points as Republicans push forward with their agenda.

Details and snarkiness on the flip. Read More

Earle hits DeLay with more subpoenas (w/poll)

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Wednesday February 01, 2006 · 5:07 PM PST

2006/02/01 · 17:07

Juanita says Tom is having a bad day.

Okay, after Tom DeLay told Chris Matthews last night that his golf outing in Scotland was paid for by a "legitimate conservative organization," Ronnie Earle has issued new subpoenas. Bunches of them. (These official actual subpoenas will open in PDF format.) Hey, just like DeLay, Abramoff may be conservative but he ain't legitimate.

Saturday poetry/haiku/limerick thread (w/poll!)

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Saturday October 08, 2005 · 9:50 AM PDT

2005/10/08 · 09:50

I'll start.

3 Haiku for you, reposted from last night's thread:

I post on DKos
The Man asks me what I know
I want to cry now

The leaves are turning
Golf trips to Scotland are bad
We are being watched

It is raining here
Rain has been pouring all day
When it rains, it pours

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Life In Hell -- Classic/timely strip from 1991 (w/pic)

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Wednesday October 05, 2005 · 4:37 PM PDT

2005/10/05 · 16:37

I thought that with all the rumors on the internets tonight about the possibility of 22 indictments coming from Fitzgerald, it's the perfect time to post my favorite Life in Hell comic.

The paper at my university, The Auburn Plainsman (War Eagle!), used to run the Life in Hell comic strips. I clipped my favorites, including this one, but I managed to find a clean copy on the 'net to show y'all.

This piece is Matt Groening's brilliant re-write of the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Protesting in DC this weekend? Know your rights!

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Monday September 19, 2005 · 10:56 PM PDT

2005/09/19 · 22:56

[editor's note, by rioduran] This is about the DC law applying to DC Metro police action during protests in DC. If you read the post and the links, you will notice that this is not a Federal law nor am I trying to say that it is. DC Metro police are in charge of keeping the peace during protests in DC. As far as Fed conduct during protests on Fed property (which I believe mainly would be buildings or certain parts of monument grounds, etc., anybody know?) that is a different matter. But what most people don't realize is that anything that goes on in DC politically, including Inauguration, requires quite a bit of coordination and planning and cleanup from DC Metro authorities. The Feds like to hold their parties and stick the city of DC with the bill.

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Katrina to Bush: "Who's the bitch now?!?!"

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Friday September 02, 2005 · 7:44 PM PDT

2005/09/02 · 19:44

I used to have a bumper sticker on my car that said "Plan to Improvise." I thought it was funny and it seemed to be the way I lived my life--no matter how much planning I did, something strange would happen and I'd have to improvise anyway. Well it looks like the Bush Administration and Congress have told the American people, not in so many words, that we're on our own. We should just plan to improvise, because they can't be bothered with planning for natural disaster relief. No, we need to pray to God to keep from sending hurricanes our way like Pat Robertson does. That seems to be the extent of this administration's disaster relief planning.

But Katrina more than made a statement. She made a mockery. Katrina to Bush: "Who's the bitch now?!?!" Read More

Rescuing my son from Red State Hell, WWII vet's opinion of Iraq

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Saturday August 13, 2005 · 2:38 PM PDT

2005/08/13 · 14:38

My son just spent a month with relatives in Alabama. He is a smart kid whom I've always taught to think for himself. He's fourteen now and makes me proud, especially when he doesn't shy away from political discussions with the Bush zombies.

For instance, he began to interview my grandfather, a WWII vet, former Navy Seabee. He didn't ask him questions about WWII, specifically. Instead, he asked this wise man what he thought about the current conflict in Iraq.

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I was so close to Scotty I could've spit on him! (w/poll)

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Monday July 04, 2005 · 9:41 PM PDT

2005/07/04 · 21:41

I saw White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan tonight in D.C., up close and almost personal. I was mere feet away from him. Too bad he was tucked safely inside his behemoth SUV, or I'd have asked him some tough questions....

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It Can't Happen Here [book review]

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Monday June 27, 2005 · 6:28 PM PDT

2005/06/27 · 18:28

I finally finished reading It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis and I thought I'd diary the similarities between the book and current events.

I could've sworn half the time I was reading straight out of Rove's playbook. I'm sure he's read this book before and taken quite a few cues. Such as this one:

An honest propagandist for any Cause, that is, one who honestly studies and figures out the most effective way of putting over his Message, will learn fairly early that it is not fair to ordinary folks--it just confuses them--to try to make them swallow all the true facts that would be suitable to a higher class of people. And one seemingly small but almighty important point he learns, if he does much speechifying, is that you can win over folks to your point of view much better in the evening, when they are tired out from work and not so likely to resist you, than at any other time of day.
Zero Hour, Berzelius Windrip

How's that for spooky?

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I met a LIBERAL, ACTIVIST, Independent filmmaker!!!

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Sunday June 26, 2005 · 2:41 PM PDT

2005/06/26 · 14:41

I was out for my Sunday errands today when I found myself driving to a clothing store I hadn't planned to visit. But something told me I needed to go in there, so I did.

I found some bargain prices on clothes, so that was all good. But the most interesting thing happened when I went to the checkout counter, and I didn't realize the potential impact until I was driving home.

I was wearing a Macromedia t-shirt, and the cashier asked me how I got it. I said I'd purchased it at last year's Macromedia MAX conference. We chatted for a bit about web design and computer programs and she said she was really into video production.

Then she said the coolest thing: she's currently working on a project for The Congressional Black Caucus and she could really use my help!!!

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