Meanwhile, Back in Afghaninam...

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Monday December 06, 2010 · 1:18 PM PST

2010/12/06 · 13:18

The war, with its carnage and madness, continues.

Since according to the polls the voters seem to have largely forgotten about foreign policy in general, and Shrubama's war in Afghaninam in particular, I didn't want us to do so, because pressure needs to e brought continually to bear on the Administration and Congress to bring our troops home. Now.

I didn't see it diaried, so I wanted to make sure this story—in words and photos—in yesterday's WaPo, received my fellow Kossacks' attention.

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Wednesday May 12, 2010 · 8:34 AM PDT

2010/05/12 · 08:34

I wrote the following as a comment on another diary here at Daily Kos, where Kossack "sunspark says" waxed eloquently about her responses to her two conservative brothers and her father when they urge her to "vote conservative." There was a great deal in her diary that described my path from conservatism, especially when you turn off the sound bites and start thinking about issues, answers, and the people affected by them. This journey from conservatism to becoming a progressive is a part of my larger recovery from fundamentalism and bigotry; the work in process continues.

I was encouraged by several Kossacks to share a little of my story with the community, and this diary is the result. Perhaps you can find some tidbits here that will help you as you confront the conservatives, fundamentalists, and weak thinkers in your own lives.

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My Favorite Way to Respond to Conservative Relatives is to...

110 votes Vote Now!

My Favorite Way to Respond to Conservative Relatives is to...

...ignore them.

17 votes

...point out their hypocrisy.

12 votes

...challenge them to arm- or leg-wrestling.

1 vote

...never speak with them again.

10 votes

...fight their disinformation/misinformation with facts.

61 votes

...block their emails as spam.

1 vote

Fie!

1 vote

Pie!

7 votes

Be Safe Out There, "Anonymous"

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Friday January 09, 2009 · 9:12 AM PST

2009/01/09 · 09:12

We all applaud whistleblowers and anonymous informants who keep cops, businesses, investors, governments, etc., and others honest. Most of what we're reading about the financial scandals was first revealed by whistleblowers, and Abu Ghraib may never have come to light without Sgt. Joseph Darby. I've always believed this is what the Framers had in mind when they ratified the 1st Amendment

I've done a little "anonymous informing" myself over the years, and the resulting exposure of corruption and fraud in my little town has been gratifying. I cannot imagine the thrill in seeing a Tricky Dick or a Blago taken down, but I enjoy watching!

I wanted to encourage everyone who intends to do some anonymous informing—at any level—to be careful, however, when you provide your story, details, and any personal information, even to Federal Prosecutors, who usually try to protect that information. The cautionary tale appears below...

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Wednesday December 03, 2008 · 10:07 AM PST

2008/12/03 · 10:07

I learned over the Thanksgiving Break, while 3 of my kids and their friends were home from college, that one of my son's friends would be marching in President Barack Hussein Obama's (I enjoy typing that!) Inauguration.

You might think that's quite an honor, good for him, and "I hope he gets lots of pictures," but it represents something far more significant, and should encourage us all as to just how much things have changed in the 146 years since the Emancipation Proclamation.

Why?

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Thursday November 20, 2008 · 10:03 AM PST

2008/11/20 · 10:03

I just came across this gem of a headline from the AP:

Stevens gives last Senate Speech as Staffers Weep

In one brief moment, I experienced Stevens Schadenfreude, and saw exactly what was wrong with the US Senate, and why we need to apply enormous, steady pressure on Reid and his minions as the change we were seeking gets underway.

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What do You Like Best About Stevens' Defeat

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What do You Like Best About Stevens' Defeat

Palin Remains in Obscure Juneau

16 votes

The Bridge to Nowhere is No More

0 votes

Begich's Victory Brings us 1 Closer to the Senate 60

10 votes

All of the Above

57 votes

Alaska has Senators?

6 votes

Redistribution Refuted in Sound Bites!

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Tuesday October 28, 2008 · 7:00 AM PDT

2008/10/28 · 07:00

This will be a short diary, but I'm hoping most of you (and perhaps the Obama campaign) can use this tomorrow, and for the rest of the campaign, to drive a stake into the heart of the McFail/Prevaricator Ticket!

Like Sen. Biden, I ride the train to work, and often sit at the table seats in the center of the cars. This gives me a chance to converse with strangers (oft sharing my passion for Obama/Biden!), play cards, or write e-mails. It really is the only way to commute!

On this morning's trip in, I was sitting with an erudite gentleman I often ride with nicknamed "The Prof," who is also an Obama/Biden supporter (I think he actually is a professor, but he will never say). One of the women sharing a table was politely asking us both questions about our support for Obama (she is apparently for McFail), when she asked the "redistribution" question.

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Saturday October 25, 2008 · 3:58 PM PDT

2008/10/25 · 15:58

The alleged existence of yellowcake has reared its head in the ten days leading up to the election. Today, I've thrice received an e-mail from desperate right-leaning acquaintances with this subject line:

Check out Uranium Yellowcake Found In Iraq - Truth!

This e-mail contained a link (below) to a site called Truth or Fiction (sort of like Snopes, only with nothing truthy and all fiction—it's a wingnut site), and purports to show "pruf" that WMD were actually found in Iraq! You can read an excellent diary about this from Kossack bubbanomics last July, but since it's coming up again, I thought it would be good to quickly revisit it, especially as we continue to convert some last-minute undecideds.

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YellowCake is Best With...

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YellowCake is Best With...

Vanilla Icing

2 votes

Chocolate Icing

8 votes

Coffee

2 votes

Troop Withdrawal

16 votes

Lipstick!

6 votes

AP, Faux News, and The Remedy for Both

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Thursday October 23, 2008 · 10:33 AM PDT

2008/10/23 · 10:33

The universal sentiment on DKos is that these two "news" organizations, along with pretty much the rest of corporate MSM, are infuriating, intolerable, and actually dangerous.

We all agree that something needs to be done, and are working our arses off to do something really significant on November 4th.

Read below the jump on what to do starting November 5th.

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Come Nov. 5th, I Plan to...

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Come Nov. 5th, I Plan to...

Revert to Complacency: Mission Accomplished!

8 votes

Keep Calling, Writing, E-Mailing, and Fighting the Good Fight: Obama Said WE Were the Change, Not Him

53 votes

Neither: I'm Part of the Eternally Undecided Electorate

2 votes

Halcro on Todd Palin "Deposition"

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Thursday October 09, 2008 · 7:44 AM PDT

2008/10/09 · 07:44

(I searched to see if this was already posted, and didn't find it; if it was, I'll take this diary down.)

Why, oh why, is Sarah Palin associated with a corrupt citizen and fraud like Todd Palin?

Andrew Halcro has his deposition in the Troopergate scandal, leaked earlier today, and it's pretty damning stuff for the Bible-[T]humper and her husband:

...what Palin's deposition shows is a guy who isn't concerned about the safety of his family, it's about a guy who is trying to get even and trying to use the power of his wife's office to accomplish the task.

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Friday September 19, 2008 · 9:57 AM PDT

2008/09/19 · 09:57

(I originally posted this as a comment on another diary, but was urged by some Kossacks to publish is as a diary itself. Here goes...)

While there are many @DKos who've explored her pathological lying, her hypocrisy, and even her bipolarity, I feel we aren't getting to to the heart of Sarah Palin, what makes her so transparently false, and yet, so incredibly dangerous.

Much of the discussion of religion on DKos gravitates to two poles: those who dismiss it as fantasy, and those who are progressive believers. It is fascinating to read both viewpoints, and all of the flavors in between, but there is one conspicuously missing, and one which it behooves us to engage as we step up our efforts to swing the undecideds (and those who think they're decided) to Obama/Biden.

Like it or not, the USA is a deeply religious culture, and as Proverbs 23:7—the title of this diary—suggests, "as a person thinks, so she is..."

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Wednesday September 10, 2008 · 3:41 PM PDT

2008/09/10 · 15:41

"Kill, Baby, Kill" would have been more appropriate.

Apparently, it's not enough that we've killed 4100+ and maimed 30000+ of our sons, daughters, fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters in Iraq, a war for oil that was predicated on lies, prosecuted by morons, and defended by our corporate press.

It also appears to not be enough that we've killed 100000+ Iraqi sons, daughters, fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters in Iraq, a war for oil that was predicated on lies, prosecuted by morons, and defended by our corporate press.

That's what I was thinking while I watched what sounded remarkably like a bloodthirsty (oil) war chant during Michael Steele's forgettable 10 minutes last Wednesday, the run-up to the Palin Pimping that would come a day later.

"Drill, Baby, Drill"?

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Sunday August 31, 2008 · 2:43 PM PDT

2008/08/31 · 14:43

It was noted here and on some other blogs today that the best strategy Obama-Biden could employ was to not jump into the fray and chase the Palin-Drone down the Republican rathole. By holding back, and letting Sarah receive her own "special vetting" from even the MSM, it has been argued, her glaring unfitness for the office of VP would become very apparent, very fast.

Well, notwithstanding the Bartoromo Palin-Drone adoration on MTP this morning, it looks like the backlash has begun in MSM newspaper editorials around the country. . Here's a sample from the Denver Post:

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