The tragic children of Fallujah

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Thursday March 04, 2010 · 7:29 AM PST

2010/03/04 · 07:29

From the BBC, this upsetting story:

Disturbing story of Fallujah's birth defects

There is currently no evidence that US weapons caused the extraordinary number of birth defects currently plaguing Fallujah.

But if it is proven that the missing limbs and heart failures currently plaguing this Iraqi town's children in the thousands are a consequence of the invasion then... well, then probably nothing will happen. Just another awful reminder of Bush's criminality.

You should see this: #welovethenhs

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Wednesday August 12, 2009 · 8:36 AM PDT

2009/08/12 · 08:36

I've been appalled by the bashing the NHS has been receiving from the wingnuts across the pond. As someone who lived in the US for many years and is now in the UK, I can vouch for the prompt, excellent care the NHS provides.

But don't take it from me. Currently trending on Twitter is the #welovethenhs hash tag, where real people tell you why they love their government-run health care service:

http://search.twitter.com/...

I feel so sorry for the misguided, medical debt-ridden Americans who simply don't know what they're missing.

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Sunday October 17, 2004 · 11:35 AM PDT

2004/10/17 · 11:35

Sorry if this diary is redundant but Yahoo currently has the following photo listed as one of its most popular:

http://tinyurl.com/4lvl5

This may be petty in comparison to all the other fires we're fighting at the moment but the photo seems nasty and deliberate, the opposite to the infamous 'Bush = Jesus' our news agencies are so fond of snapping.

Why are we excited again?

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Friday October 15, 2004 · 7:33 AM PDT

2004/10/15 · 07:33

3 debate sweep, 'momentum', imminent landslide... say what? Why are we rejoicing when electoral vote predictions, and recent nationals still have Bush winning? Just how big are our blinders?

See Reuters/Zogby:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&e=1&u=/nm/20041015/pl_nm/campaign_poll_friday_dc

See Electoral Vote:
http://www.electoral-vote.com

Call this a panic diary and me a doom-sayer, but I, too, was excited after the debates and believed the hype - not anymore. This sense of inevitable victory reminds me of the Dean frenzy (which I was very much a part of) immediately before the primaries. Remember what happened then?

Spam from RNC?

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Wednesday April 21, 2004 · 8:55 AM PDT

2004/04/21 · 08:55

A friend of mine has been getting snail mail letters from the RNC inviting him to donate to the Bush campaign. He's a die-hard Democrat and has given to Kerry twice in the last two months, his first donation to a political campaign this season - so at least in theory he shouldn't be getting these at all. This is also the first election season he's gotten anything from them.

Anyone know if it's been RNC's common practice to send junk mail to the supporters of its opponents?

Thanks for any input.

Karl Rove ain't got no soul!

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Monday March 29, 2004 · 3:46 PM PST

2004/03/29 · 15:46

Why didn't we think of this soooner?. I mean, seriously, forget the DREAM act, if the people of this good nation took their complaints to Rove's door every time he screwed us over, he'd have a camp-out in place 24/7.

Let's keep at it, good citizens!

What I miss

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Wednesday March 17, 2004 · 5:19 PM PST

2004/03/17 · 17:19

Kos these days:

Give money to Kerry
Congressional/Senate race update
Open thread
Bush/Bush campaign sucks
Give money to Kerry
Congressional/Senate race update
Give money to Kerry
Congressional/Senate race update
Open thread
Bush/Bush campaign sucks

How about a little something on the godawful hotel bombing in Iraq today? Or did I miss the memo about these things being pushed aside into diaries?

The Conversation

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Wednesday February 04, 2004 · 11:55 AM PST

2004/02/04 · 11:55

WES: Hi there Howard.
HOWARD: General Clark, how are you.
WES: Nice to know you know my voice by heart now. All the more reason for you to call me Wes.
HOWARD: Wes, I am bruised, I am sore, I am fucking tired. I am very close to shutting this whole operation down and going home to Judy. But here you are, and I have a feeling you're calling to scheme.
WES: You know you and I have got one more ace up our sleeve.
HOWARD: We've had this conversation before, back when both of us stood a chance. It made sense then but our egos got in the way.
WES: It still makes sense. These are our disappointed kids out there...
HOWARD: You're talking about.. Look, Wes, if you're talking about pulling a Nader...
WES: ...you know, a whole generation that is losing faith in the Democratic process as we speak, because all their hard work has gone to shit. You know they will never vote again.
HOWARD: (silent)
WES: Governor Dean...
HOWARD: An opportunist fratboy against a Washington operative.
WES: Yes.
HOWARD: They don't believe in this country.
WES: They don't.
HOWARD: Wes, I'll call you back.
WES: Thanks. Look forward to it.

Democracy and Nonviolence

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Saturday January 31, 2004 · 12:34 AM PST

2004/01/31 · 00:34

"Science of war leads one to dictatorship pure and simple. Science of nonviolence can alone lead one to pure democracy."

read on.... Read More

Dear Corporate Media - Very Important Msg from dKos

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Saturday January 24, 2004 · 1:31 PM PST

2004/01/24 · 13:31

Hi there, big media! How are you this morning?

I know you skim this blog. I know this because you reference it often and are generally too lazy to do actual research. So I would like to take this opportunity to point out to you that Dean's loss = media's loss. No more ratings bonanzas. No skyrocketing ad revenues. No more breaking news about "Dean said this! Dean did that!"

Oh yessirbob, you'll have John "Fucking Bore" Kerry and Shrub going at it in an election about as exciting as a checkers match in an old folks' home. Reruns of "Gunsmoke" getting hire ratings than debate coverage. Can you imagine?

Rest assured you have yourselves to thank for this mess you're in now. Of course, it's not too late... you have a few days before NH to churn out your "courageous, compassionate doctor with a record of fiscal sanity and personal dedication unlike anything seen in American politics" stories. Your call. Those big advertisers are watching.

love,

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Howard and Judy: A personal comment

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Friday January 23, 2004 · 7:11 PM PST

2004/01/23 · 19:11

Last night during the Diane Sawyer interview I rediscovered a little sliver of hope about Dean's chances (along with a smudge of guilt for being such a whiny, sore loser after Iowa).

But that's beside the point: on a personal level, I realized that if I ever get married, I want my relationship with my mate to mirror the one I witnessed last night. It was unlike anything I've ever seen.

Don't care anymore

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Thursday January 22, 2004 · 12:17 PM PST

2004/01/22 · 12:17

Dean's collapsing in NH. His lead in SC and other Feb 3 states was slim at best. He's done. Unless Wes Clark, my second choice, manages to pull it out, I simply won't care anymore. I'll go back to my little life of political obliviousness. One morning in November, I'll probably head over to the polls and do my duty. But that's assuming I don't have something else planned for that day.

Is that what Dean would want? No. But Dean's vision was of a nation where participation, activism, volunteering, populism, and speaking the truth reaped rewards. That nation doesn't exist.

This is a country where push polls, backroom deals, dirty campaigns and media cocksucking win elections.

You can blame it on the despicable media machine. You can blame it on Joe Trippi. You can blame it on Gephardt, Kerry, Edwards and the rest of that ugly lot. But the truth is, Dean's demise is our fault and the fault of every one of our fellow Americans who can't see past the warm, numbing glow of their television and see that honest, dedicated guy who helped the sick then helped his state.

I blame myself for not having the power to change a goddamn thing.

"There once was a dream that was Rome..."

/whine.

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