Letter to Sen. Mark Dayton re: Flag Burning Amendment
This is just me making a record of the letter I sent Senator Mark Dayton (D-MN) about the flag burning amendment proposed. The amendment scares me for a number of reasons, and not all of them have to...
View ArticleGay Marriage Caused My Divorce
I am a hard-working, progressive father of two, aged thirty-five. I'm also recently divorced. It's this latter item that I feel it's time for me to talk about. You see, ever since the breakdown of my...
View ArticleBREAKING: Canadian Forces Attack Detroit
BREAKING NEWS FROM THE SATIRICAL NEWS NETWORK In response to repeated incursions from Detroit, Michigan into London, Ontario by La Cosa Nostra, also known as the Detroit Mafia, the Royal Canadian Air...
View ArticleSecret CIA prisons: An appalling, chilling reminder of what's at stake Nov. 7
Surprise. As no doubt other diaries will document, President George W. Bush has just allocuted announced that the CIA is, in fact, operating secret prisons outside the United States. Despite the...
View ArticleRepublicans unveil their hit-site: "America Weakly"
As expected, the GOP is launching into full attack mode, and are doing so using the only weapon they have in their arsenal: fear. They can't tout any successes of the Bush administration; there are...
View ArticleThe Declaration of Independence in a modern context
In a discussion with my girlfriend the other day I looked up the Declaration of Independence. We all know how it begins:When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to...
View ArticlePut 9/11 In Perspective
I realize I'm likely to catch hell for this from somebody, to dare to downplay 9/11 on its fifth anniversary. By doing so, I'm either the one pointing out the emperor has no clothes, or I'm the village...
View ArticleThe smell of Republican desperation
A long time ago I placed myself on a Republican mailing list and ever since then I've had the dubious pleasure of seeing how the Republicans play to their base. Behind the cut is Ken Mehlman's latest...
View ArticleThe -true- stakes (Original video)
Hi. So most of you have seen that execrable GOP-produced video entitled "The Stakes," showing images of Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda peoples threatening to blow us all up. The video is obviously...
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Updated: The True Stakes (Original Video Response to GOP's Fear Ad)
In yesterday's diary I posted a Flash video I've created. It is a one-minute "campaign ad" intended to be a response to the GOP ad entitled "The Stakes." My response mimics the ad's style but has a...
View ArticleWhy Every Republican Officeholder Deserves to be Voted Out
Most people who have been politically active for a long time have made political contacts and acquaintances in both parties. Most people who are politically astute see differences between candidates...
View ArticleDear Democratic Senators- and Representatives- Elect
Congratulations. You did it. Your Herculean efforts and skillful campaigning paid off. You worked hard, you did well. You earned those seats. You earned the majority in the House, and the apparent...
View ArticleTalking Points Emerge: Powerline's Reaction to Libby Verdict
So I've been a participant over at the Powerline Blog forums for a while (an experience which I suggest you do not duplicate, not because it isn't worth it, but because if lefties flood the place...
View ArticleThe Masks Come Off: Power Liners Put Their Misogyny On Display
One of the most difficult topics that seems to come up is the one of female teachers engaging in sex with underaged (usually male) students. A recent spate of them brought up the topic on the far-right...
View ArticleMeta: Let us not celebrate Falwell's death
Yes, Jerry Falwell has died. Yes, he has a long legacy of preaching hate and intolerance - supporting Apartheid, blaming 9/11 on homosexuals, etc. etc. etc. Other diaries and blogs have written the...
View ArticleAmend the Constitution - Limit the President's Clemency Powers
Well, we can all be mighty well and truly outraged at Bush's abuse of his powers to protect his crony and aide, Scooter Libby. But at the core, the problem is, the President's authority to grant...
View ArticleAnother Right-Wing 'News' Source Joins in "Obama Is the Anti-Christ" Narrative
Being a glutton for punishment curious about the narrative right-wing websites try to push on their all-too-credulous readers, I have an account at TownHall.com, and occasionally receive their...
View ArticleEncounter with a Bigot: MN State Fair
In my beloved state of Minnesota, our State Fair is going on. I was, with my family, on an outing to the Fair, and much as I do every year, I dropped by the Democratic Farmer-Labor party pavilion to...
View ArticleDo something you've never done before
I’ve been politically active since I was 18 years old when, at a rally on the steps of the Minnesota State Capitol on Martin Luther King Day, 1990, a small, perky gentleman came bounding up the steps...
View ArticleBREAKING: McCain Seeks To Replace Palin (SNARK)
ST. PAUL, MN – Presumptive Republican Presidential nominee John McCain is seeking to replace his recently-selected running mate, sources close to the Arizona senator have confirmed.His running mate,...
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