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Have you ever been so outraged you were literally quivering with fury? Well, my friends, that is what happened to me last night! I’m still slinging spittle and barely able to register my disgust! This is the moment we rise up together, grabbing our pitchforks to take back all that is good and decent in the world!!!
What has me rambling with rage? I’ll tell you what. Last night I was innocently watching Miss Congeniality for the 13th time on television and a full 363 days before Christmas. During a commercial break the assholes over at advertising tried to sell me a damned artificial Christmas tree at 50% off! They have already started up with the Christmas commercials!!!
Back in my day, we had the decency to wait until Thanksgiving was over before we started up with the crass consumerism. Over the decades, I have watched as Christmas commercials started creeping ever earlier until it became acceptable to society to see them appear at Halloween! This past year, Kmart had the audacity to start pushing their layaway scam in early October!
I never thought I would see the day, though, when a fine Sandra Bullock vehicle would get hijacked by a commercial break cramming Christmas down my throat on January 2, 2016.
THIS MUST STOP!!!
I’m declaring an early war on Christmas! Fa la friggin’ la and bah nipping humbug!!!
Nip it in the bud!
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Events Currently Scheduled
The NYC Kossacks are meeting for lunch on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016 at Noon at Spitzer's Corner - 101 Rivington Street, cross street Ludlow. Meet in the back room. This venue is wheelchair accessible. More information at kathyny’s announcement diary. There will be fries.
RSVPS:
1. kathyny
2. belinda ridgewood
3. ericlewis0
4. aeou
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Maybees:
basket
Its the Supreme Court Stupid
Avilyn
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH
TRIANGLE KOSMOPOLITANS JOIN THOUSANDS IN THE 10TH ANNUAL MASS MORAL MARCH ON RALEIGH & HKONJ PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY GET-OUT-THE-VOTE GATHERING AND MOBILIZATION
TIMES and LOCATIONS:
Pre-rally — 9:00 AM Corner of Wilmington and South Streets near Shaw University
March — 10:00 AM to the State Capitol on Fayetteville Street • Raleigh
ORGANIZER: RSVP at Facebook to bolster their numbers!
Look for the Daily Kos — Forward Together, Not One Step Back signs to march with the Triangle Kosmopolitans!
Send a kosmail to the local Triangle Kosmopolitans or state group North Carolina Blue to connect with other readers of Daily Kos for future events.
Registration and hotels still available
Cheers & Jeers Welcoming Dinner Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Time: TBD, early evening, 5-ish or 6-ish Location: TBD, near Convention Center
Roll call for the C&J Dinner in Connect! Unite! Act! This will be the headcount for the C&J Dinner. Spread the word.
RSVPS:
1. navajo
2. Meteor Blades
3. Bill in Portland Maine
4. Common Sense Mainer
5. jotter
6. aha aha (Mrs. jotter)
7. side pocket
8. Mrs. side pocket
9. paradise50
10. smileycreek
11. Chris Reeves
12. Ramara
13. loggersbrat
14. Justice Putnam
15. theRoaringGirl
16. winkk
17. jakedog42
18. vicki
19. markm667
20. brillig (bday gurl that day!)
21. mik
22. K1
23. K2
24. Eddie in ME
25. moody in savannah
26. lulu
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Maybees:
norm winifred3
normAl1792
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There will also be a Daily Kos Caucus session during NN16. Stay tuned for date and time.
Event Reporting
While visiting Boston, belinda ridgewood invited TrueBlueMajority to her annual Boxing Day holiday party and it became a meet-up of two Kossacks! Yay! In the meantime, an impromptu gathering occurred in NYC consisting of the Saturday Morning Garden Bloggers, Kishik, Missys Brother and Christin. Go NYC!
Houston Area Kos met on 11/24/15 for community fortitude and basic camaraderie. A good time was had by all. If you’d like to connect with other readers of Daily Kos in the Houston Area, please kosmail Chrislove, he’ll send you an invite.
navajo maintains the above event list. Kosmail her if you have any diaries about your event or if you have changes or additions.
This is an open thread. Nothing is off topic.