Representative democracy, right here in NY

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Friday February 11, 2011 · 9:30 PM PST

2011/02/11 · 21:30

Last weekend, digging around in my usual online news haunts, I came upon an article in the Huffington Post that caught my eye. It told of a Maryland state legislator who was re-introducing a bill to prevent employers from doing credit checks on prospective employees. The idea behind the bill is that if credit checks are a norm in the hiring process, poor people have yet one more obstacle to overcome. This is the kind of law that's right up my alley -- it points toward leveling the playing field for everyone, while so many other laws these days (like the new Republican US House's obsession with abortion, or new school board decisions in North Carolina that purposefully re-segregate their systems) are specifically aimed at keeping poor and disadvantaged people down. Hell, just look at our tax code -- specifically designed to keep the rich getting richer.

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Saturday May 31, 2008 · 10:47 PM PDT

2008/05/31 · 22:47

Can I just take a moment for a shout-out to my mom? The DNC has basically finished off the dispute about Florida and Michigan, and despite some rumbling from some of the Clinton camp, the end result is that the delegates will be seated, the votes they count for will be diminished as punishment, and we are all free to move on to sealing the nomination for Barack Obama. Sorry, Mom, it's just that basically he won more delegates than she did.

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Cherry.

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Cherry.

Crumbcake?

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Pie!

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State of the Union Liveblogging (dmsilev Vol. 2)

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Monday January 28, 2008 · 6:43 PM PST

2008/01/28 · 18:43

dmsilev asked for a new thread for his diary. Here it is. We're doing lots of drinking here. Cheers to us. And jeers to Bush.

When dmsilev posted, there were not yet front page threads. Now there are of course, but if you want to stick with those of us who started out in his original thread, stick around. There's more wine (and lots of whine). I wish I to share it with you.

ORIGINAL DIARY--dmsilev said:
Don't see a diary or a front-page story, so why not?

There aren't going to be any surprises or anything. Bush sucks as a speech reader. We know this. He's going to try to elevate his legacy, such as it is. He will fail.

He'll get applauded now and again. Joe Lieberman will applaud fervently.

Any other predictions?

-dms

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Pie in his face?

yes

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yes

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My Non-GBCW Pledge

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Monday January 14, 2008 · 8:35 AM PST

2008/01/14 · 08:35

I've read with interest the various diaries that have begged and pleaded with the community to lower the level of vitriol in the candidate diaries. And I've read with disappointment a good number of the recent GBCW diaries, some of them from long-standing and long-loved members of this community. Many of those folks, luckily, are not bidding adieu forever--just until our nominee is settled.

Like them, I'm tired of the endless sniping, the flame wars, the over-the-top accusations being thrown around by some supporters of each of the candidates, and I"m even tired of the diaries (like this very one) that address this problem in a meta way.

So flip with me and read what I plan to do about it.

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Will you pledge to:

only rec issue-based diaries?

10 votes

only rec positive candidate diaries?

2 votes

only rec negative candidate diaries about Republicans?

1 vote

write one issue-based diary per week?

1 vote

all of the above?

7 votes

eat so much pie that healthcare becomes the only issue that really affects you?

7 votes

Late night respite: Would You Like To Buy An O?

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Wednesday January 09, 2008 · 8:34 PM PST

2008/01/09 · 20:34

In another diary earlier today--a candidate diary, if you must know--I saw someone refer to Sen. Obama as "Mr. O." Hmm, I thought, Have we ever had an O president before? Thanks to the ever-handy dKosopedia I easily located a complete list of US Presidents and found the answer. Nope, no O presidents.

Mind the gap while we cross over to Alphabetville for a break from the candidate diary wars. Hey, let's whistle a little Mozart while we go (he wrote the Alphabet song, you know)....

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Of cOurse

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nOpe

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chOcOlate pie

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A mother's view of Edwards' health plan

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Saturday February 10, 2007 · 12:58 AM PST

2007/02/10 · 00:58

My mother, now retired, worked in health insurance from the time she was 18 to the time she retired at 65 (with a brief hiatus for raising my sister and myself). She was in customer service, processing claims for, well you know, disgruntled patients who couldn't understand why the hell the insurance company wouldn't cover this or that or why there was a delay in a check being sent out. Not a fun job, but because of it, my mother has always been a great resource for our family's insurance needs. When the time came for me to restructure my business's insurance benefits for our employees, my mom was extremely helpful.

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Wednesday January 24, 2007 · 9:08 AM PST

2007/01/24 · 09:08

We had a great time last night in the Village at Art Bar--lots of new faces, lots of familiar faces, and no sign of George Bush and his SOTU.

More pictures and special guests after the jump....

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Every three months

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Every two months

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Every six weeks

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Every month

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Every week

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Hell, every night, my liver can take it!

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Pie

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Meetup with us in NYC - Monday

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Saturday November 18, 2006 · 9:14 AM PST

2006/11/18 · 09:14

We're having a NYC meetup this Monday. But first...

I met the Clintons last night! Ran into them at an art opening at gallery in Midtown Manhattan. I said hello to Bill, but before I could even shake his hand or introduce myself someone grabbed his attention and he turned away. But I met Hillary and congratulated her on her big win. I told her that now that we've got the majority in the Senate we all want the Dems to agressively work to reverse the awfulness Bush has done to this country. She smiled and said "We're already hard at work at it!" Whatever, Hillary.

She looked great, and her hands were very soft. Anyway, the meetup. Details after the flip-- Read More

NYC Meetup Monday Night--WE'RE DOING IT.

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Thursday November 16, 2006 · 8:14 PM PST

2006/11/16 · 20:14

We're doing it--we're taking out country back!! One cafe at a time! Casperr's original diary here!

Alright, New Yorkers. I know how busy we all are. But it's time to get together and have a little party. It's called: WE WON!

As casperr said in her diary:

The first NYC meetup since the Dems took the House AND the Senate will take place on Monday evening at Yaffa's in Tribeca! It's time to celebrate our victories, lament our defeats, discuss our experiences, and start scheming about next steps.

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Wednesday November 15, 2006 · 8:46 PM PST

2006/11/15 · 20:46

Casperr's first diary about this is here: http://www.dailykos.com/...

Plans are coalescing, in a most last-minute way, for we NYC-area Kossacks to get together for a little post-election, pre-Thanksgiving celebrating!

Monday, November 20 is the day... The place is still being finalized. We could very well end up at one of the places we've been before (Yaffa in Tribeca, Mo' Pitkins in the East Village, etc...). I will update this diary with info as it comes up, or Casperr will post a new one. Read More

50 States at a Time--Thanks Gov Dean!!

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Thursday November 09, 2006 · 8:06 PM PST

2006/11/09 · 20:06

Joe Conason, one of the most consistently straight-shooting political columnists, gives deserved props to Howard Dean in a short-but-sweet article in Salon (subscription or ad-view required).

Right from the headline--"Howard Dean, vindicated"--Conason lays out the story of how Dean's Big Idea as DNC Chairman poured the foundation for our victories on Tuesday night. Conason also throws us netsroots into the mix of folk deserving of credit:

Despite all the complaints and demands directed at him over the past 18 months, Dean stuck to his principles. He and his supporters in the netroots movement believed that their party needed to rebuild from the ground up in every state, including many where the party existed in name only. These Democrats prefer to think of their party as one of inclusion and unity. They openly disdain the divisive strategies of the Republicans who have so often used racial, regional and cultural differences to polarize voters.

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Tuesday November 07, 2006 · 11:57 PM PST

2006/11/07 · 23:57

here's what i want:

1. a round of applause of angie paccione.

2. a conversation about how we are NOT going to be the bi-partisan dishrag bush hopes for. what we want, in fact, is answers to our questions. Read More

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NYC Kossack Meetup Report With Pictures!

Meetup with us in NYC - Monday

NYC Meetup Monday Night--WE'RE DOING IT.

NYC Area Meetup Next Week!

50 States at a Time--Thanks Gov Dean!!

the new frame: demand answers.