First time diary - on the GBCW issue
Many ideas for diaries have come and gone, or come and still linger, waiting for my brain to form proper articulation or a way to make the thoughts more original or profound. You see, I'm not the type...
View ArticleDear Progressive Talkers
Last night I caught Rachel Maddow on MSNBC and Ed Schultz on Larry King. I think it's great that these cable networks are finally beginning to even out the balance of viewpoints on their programming....
View ArticleAbuse of hearsay statements in the media
Forgive for copying and pasting a reply post I made in a thread if you already read this, and the shameless plug at the bottom. Also, forgive the misleading title. It was designed to draw traffic.I...
View ArticleDisenfranchisement. Some is bad, some is good.
We all know the meme. Despite agreeing to the rules before hand, Hillary and her camp are now faux outraged that the party would think of disenfranchising the Michigan and Florida delegates.It's a...
View ArticleFraming. We still don't get it.
I am watching with alarm as people who express concern about the words of Rev. Wright get flamed to death. The general theme here seems to be that these things don't matter. That they are not the...
View ArticleIs the Wright narrative done for now?
I haven't been watching the idiot box much the past couple of days. I think the last thing I watched was a quick back and forth right after The Speech, and was emboldened by the talking heads'...
View ArticleWhat the hell is Stanley, Inc.?
Or perhaps the question should be 'who the hell to they think they are?'Probably too short for a diary, but I'm pee'd.So the name of the contractor has been released in this article.. Who the hell are...
View ArticleThe media has turned.
I must start with some measured criticism, then I will move on to the primary focus of this rant, the outright bias of the corporate MSM.What were so many here thinking? Seriously, what the hell made...
View ArticleI've been troubled all day
I've wanted to come up with an eloquent and diplomatic diary to Hillary supporters appealing for forgiveness if they have felt abused and asking for their support as Democrats in the general election...
View ArticleWhy Rs are switching to D...the next spin job.
A week or two ago, I countered a few arguments that claimed there is no difference between Rs and Is who voted for Obama and those that are starting to vote for Hillary.I think it's readily apparent to...
View ArticleThe lie of the earmark
Don't get me wrong. Nobody likes wasteful government spending. Nobody likes bridges to nowhere or airports for a handful of corporate executives. But when the media decides to report on wasteful...
View ArticleHighly irresponsibility journalism - Mark Thompson, Time
Just clicked on Yahoo's front page and saw a news story originally from Time' website.The article can be found here.
View ArticleWhy Obama is right, a DK diary perspective reprise.
I haven't spent much time in Ohio, even less in Pennsylvania. But I can't imagine things there are all that much different than places where I have spent quite a bit of time, Fort Wayne and Lake...
View ArticleSearching for a word
I'm trying to remember a word I have heard before, and can't seem to recall it. It's a word that seems to pop up every so often and then falls out of the lexicon, then reappears again four years...
View ArticleTime to call Grammy and Grampy,
or Mom and Dad, as the case may be.This probably comes as a shock to nobody, but the MSM is doing a disservice to you. This of course is putting it mildly, as what I am about to discuss goes beyond...
View ArticleThe Pelosi Club: Profile in courage?
As we all know, there is a group of SDs who said they will give their vote to the leader of the pledged delegate count. As of last night, that question has been answered.So where are you Pelosi Club?
View ArticleThe Remaining Superdelegates; It's Not Pretty.
Well since Rachel Maddow's comments and various diaries that hit the rec list with regularity, the big question right now is whether Obama can close this thing out by the end of May. Since there are...
View ArticleTrig Palin: Infant as Political Tool
We've all been hearing a lot lately about Bristol Palin. Like most, I agree with Obama in that a candidate's children are off limits in political campaigns. But I agree with many perspectives already...
View ArticleWhat I did for Obama today, Help me help Obama tomorrow.
I am quite sorry for disagreeing with people who see the voter registration purge as a non-issue. Today, I decided to put my fear of another stolen election into action. I signed up with Counsel for...
View ArticleThey're Outraged. "OUTRAGED" they'll say.
It's been fun reading all the media slams on the McCain/Palin campaign this weekend, from decrying the lies, to declaring 'unprepared,' to the 'revelation' that McCain would flip flop on whether or not...
View ArticleWrong Nancy. Wrong Wrong Wrong.
Sorry for the rambling and perhaps throwing the F word (not that one, not that there's anything wrong with that, but I'm referring to fascism) around a little too much. A little tired after reading...
View ArticleCan we please stop talking about the "Paulson plan."
There is a non stop flood of diaries and stories which all seem to imply the same thing: that the Democrats are capitulating to the Paulson plan.While there certainly are not enough details regarding...
View ArticleAlert: Counsel for Change.
I went through my spam email yesterday and found an email dated September 22 from Ohio Campaign for Change. This is the only email I have received on the matter other than the initial 'thank you for...
View ArticleFact Checking McCain's Reining in of Fannie/Freddie
No attack should go unchallenged, and no statement should be allowed without a fact check. Just as the reintroduction of Bill Ayers into the campaign needs a multi front counter, McCain can not be...
View ArticleTens of thousands of U of Wisc alumni barred from public office.
As an alumni myself, I find it quite alarming that so many Badgers will never be able to seek public office. It seems that any tangential connections one has to Vietnam era radicals is now a bar, and...
View ArticleBranchflower's BS
I think we are a little quick to celebrate here and are failing to raise a critical eye to Branchflower's report.Over and over again in his report, Branchflower declares that Monegan's failure to fire...
View ArticleDavid Frum's New Rules of Political Discourse
Sorry for the short diary, but the New Rules are very short and concise.
View ArticleI voted 8 or 9 times yesterday, probably more.
Well, sort of. I will readily admit I did not do enough for the Obama campaign. Maslow tends to kick my ass. What I had was about $50 for gas, some training, and some time. And that's really all...
View ArticleSacred Ground
Recently a controversy arose regarding whether certain activities should be conducted on land that many consider "sacred ground." What is disturbing about this issue is nobody asked very important...
View ArticleThere never was and never will be a middle class tax cut.
I got some bad information and thought is was only the 2003 tax cuts that were scheduled for sunset. I now realize that the 2001 tax cuts will also expire. The combined effect is a little more...
View ArticleBelieve me, I am weeping.
I resent the insinuation that I would be happy about Obama having bad approval ratings, but so long as we are cherry picking from polls....
View ArticleDo the Koch brothers control YOUR local media?
People who read DailyKos, and liberal media outlets in general, are fond of boasting how getting information from the sources we have chosen is like 'getting the news early.' Just today we see yet...
View ArticlePie Fights Need Facts Too.
So let's at least get the facts straight before we run around in this circle again.
View ArticleDo we not know who Robert Greenwald and Brave New Films are?
Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price?Iraq For Sale: The War Profiteers?Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism?I was just checking out the diary list and noticed a name we should all be familiar...
View ArticleBreaking Down the 'Half Pay No Taxes' Myth
I woke Saturday to Tara the Antisocial Social Worker's rant of the fantastically righteous variety. I love this stuff. Giving context to the claims of the Republicans and conservatives is vitally...
View ArticleSo here's the equation.
Voice support for a handful of Ron Paul's policy positions, and you are touting Ron Paul.Voice disappointment in a handful of Obama's governmental actions, and you are anti-Obama.Got it.
View ArticleCall your doctor or pharmacist? Hurting one of Rush's holdouts.
There's been tons of great community action forcing change by those who stuff dollar bills into Rush Limbaugh's g-string (ewwwww). I just thought I would cast a little light on one that hasn't gotten...
View ArticleDoes Joe Walsh control YOUR local media? NW Herald Reprise
A few of you may remember my riff on the connections between a Koch-like figure and my local propagandapaper shortly after we all became far too familiar with the name Scott Walker. In that diary I...
View ArticleMedia Pivot - Moving on to the next narrative.
We have all enjoyed the media coverage the past few weeks, and how the Obama campaign has defined Rmoney over the past few weeks.To sum up.....Rmoney has three prongs on his resume' that he can use to...
View ArticleWe have gotten WAAAAAY too cocky.
I believe the selection of Paul Ryan is an indication that the Republicans are giving up on the Presidential race in 2012. But I think all of us dismissing this as another act of romneyblunder is a...
View ArticleDear Brother-In-Law
In your Facebook exchanges with my wife/your sister, you made it clear you have made a fairly full transition to conservatism in your politics. As you know, I am liberal. But I hope over the years I...
View ArticleThe Expectations Game
Rightful complaints about the media abound. From the predominance of corporate control to stenographic 'balance' substituting for telling the truth to the stenographers actually being wildly biased to...
View ArticleMichelle's Character & Fitness Review. And Mitt's Taxes
Several commentors, tweeters, and various talking heads noted how the First Lady took down Romney without even mentioning him. But what Mrs. Obama did was not just take Mitt down. She stated the...
View ArticleWho's 'left?'
With all the lamentation on this site about how 'the left' or 'liberals' or 'Progressives' have failed in various ways, I propose a "New Rule," because this is all getting very confusing to me.If you...
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