The True Genius of Harry Reid

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Monday August 06, 2012 · 11:14 AM PDT

2012/08/06 · 11:14

THIS is the true genius of Harry Reid...

Well played, Harry... well played!

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Are you more of a Harry Reid fan or less of one after his brilliant manoeuvring of Mittens?

193 votes Vote Now!

Are you more of a Harry Reid fan or less of one after his brilliant manoeuvring of Mittens?

More of a fan

187 votes

Less of a fan

1 vote

I'm a Republican troll trying to skew the poll results

5 votes

Walking Our Talk - A Petition to Stop Violent Political Rhetoric

HippyWitch

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Thursday January 13, 2011 · 2:22 AM PST

2011/01/13 · 02:22

Cross posted at Street Prophets

Hey folks!

Like some on here, I wage a daily battle against right-wing apologists on my blogs and Facebook account (I have over 3,300 "friends" on there, with more than a few right-wingers and Palinistas). To give everyone a place where they can put up or shut up, I've decided to create something where those of us who wish to make our feeling public can do so, simply and easily.

Full text after the jump:

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7 votes Show Results

Did you sign the petition?

7 votes Vote Now!

Did you sign the petition?

You betcha!

2 votes

Nope...too busy cleaning my gun...

5 votes

Straight Talk on Health Care Reform

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Tuesday August 25, 2009 · 8:43 PM PDT

2009/08/25 · 20:43

Note: This was written for the uninformed...I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but I wanted to share this...

You'd have to be in a coma to not know that our nation is in the midst of a great debate on the future of health care. And yet, with all of the spin, noise, and flack being sent up over this issue it's difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff on this vital subject. The following is my humble attempt to clarify some issues at hand.

One thing that is NOT debatable is whether or not we need health care reform. The only people, and I mean the only people who would say that the status quo is perfectly OK are either extremely uninformed or getting rich off of the current system. Here are some unspun statistics:

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Tuesday August 11, 2009 · 11:52 AM PDT

2009/08/11 · 11:52

Also posted at Taliesin's Book of Shadows

In the current debate over healthcare reform, much is being said about the "spectre" of "government-run healthcare". To hear some talk, it would be the end of freedom and the birth of government-mandated euthanasia. Once the tinfoil-hat brigade is done, though, there are many who are unsure of such a thing, mainly because of the unknown.

Well, I have been on government run healthcare for almost six years now. It's called being broke (even though I work 40+ hours a week) and being on Medicaid. Let me tell you about my government-run healthcare system, and why you should be so lucky as to have something just like it someday.

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Would you like to have a health-care plan like mine?

40 votes Vote Now!

Would you like to have a health-care plan like mine?

Yes!

30 votes

2 votes

I already do.

8 votes

I Voted Today...A Report From Ohio

HippyWitch

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Saturday November 01, 2008 · 3:56 PM PDT

2008/11/01 · 15:56

Well, I just got back from early voting in Summit County, Ohio (where Akron is located), and I'm proud to say that I just cast my ballot for change!

I got there an hour before the doors closed, and walked out 2 and 1/2 hours later. Details after the jump...

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Thursday October 23, 2008 · 12:27 PM PDT

2008/10/23 · 12:27

Hello all...

Wow...what an incredible time to be a progressive/lefty! We've gotten the neocons on the run, are headed to the biggest landslide in a Presidential race since 1984, and have a kickass slate of candidates who are well-funded, mainly due to the generosity of those of us in the netroots.

I've given a little bit, early in the campaign, and would love to give more, but my heart (which I figuratively gave to Obama long ago) had other ideas, and has landed me in a bad place in the waning days of the Bush error...

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Friday September 05, 2008 · 1:02 AM PDT

2008/09/05 · 01:02

Hello folks...

Just popping my head back up for the first time in a long time. Between writing two books, working full time, and raising two delightful children, I haven't had much time for blogging. But I felt like sharing something I'll be doing with my family on Saturday, October 4th, and I hope your families will join us.

The event is called Families For Change, and it's an opportunity to get our children involved in a history-changing election, and one that means so much for the future of our children, and our nation.

More after the jump...

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Saturday July 19, 2008 · 2:13 PM PDT

2008/07/19 · 14:13

Bad news for John McSame's campaign in the Buckeye State...an Ohio Court has ruled that Libertarian candidate Bob Barr must be included on the November ballot:

Ohio must include the Libertarian Party's nominees on its ballot in November, a federal court has ruled, complicating Sen. John McCain's effort to win conservative votes in a hotly contested state.

More after the jump...

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275 votes Show Results

Is The Court Decision To Allow Bob Barr On The Ballot A Good Thing?

275 votes Vote Now!

Is The Court Decision To Allow Bob Barr On The Ballot A Good Thing?

Yes

263 votes

4 votes

Pie

8 votes

You Feel Pain? Here's The Painkiller...

HippyWitch

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Saturday August 04, 2007 · 1:20 PM PDT

2007/08/04 · 13:20

My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.

Our Constitution works; our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here the people rule...

Those words were spoken by Gerald Ford after he was sworn in as President. He entered office after the resignation of Richard Nixon, a resignation that only happened after it became clear to President Nixon that he was going to be impeached, and would most likely lose.

The nation was in pain, then, and impeachment proved to be the painkiller.

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Wednesday June 20, 2007 · 1:31 AM PDT

2007/06/20 · 01:31

This was written for a board where not everyone may be a liberal/progressive, so I had to do what for us is re-stating the obvious.

Recently, I got a message that set me to thinking. Actually, I've gotten it about a half-dozen times in the past week and a half, through e-mail, broadcasts, and other means. I'm sure most of you have seen it too.

It's a very stirring message that usually comes under the title of "We Miss You!", and it compares our relatively easy lives stateside with what our brave brothers and sisters are going through in Iraq. It starts out with extremely captivating imagery:

"You stay up for 16 hours...He stays up for days on end." "You take a warm shower to help you wake up...He goes days or weeks without running water."

And so on. Reading this piece, I started thinking about what it really means to support the troops...and what reprehensible things some will do to take advantage of them.

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Have you recieved a copy of an e-mail entitled "We Miss You"?

9 votes Vote Now!

Have you recieved a copy of an e-mail entitled "We Miss You"?

Yes, more than once

3 votes

Yes, but only once

0 votes

Yes, but I never read it

1 vote

5 votes

The Link Between Ozzy Osbourne and Rep. Foley?

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Friday October 13, 2006 · 10:58 AM PDT

2006/10/13 · 10:58

Recently, I was discussing the Foley scandal with a friend at work, and referred to him as "Mr. Foley". Someone sitting close by, thinking I'd said "Mr Crowley", said "I love that song!".

This got me thinking. So, for a Friday "fun" diary, I offer the following song parody: Read More

Republicans For Voldemort - The Christian Right and the Dark Arts

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Saturday September 02, 2006 · 9:26 AM PDT

2006/09/02 · 09:26

When I was first given the idea to write an article comparing the tactics of the religious right to the "dark arts" a la Harry Potter, I must admit I was tempted to write a snark-o-rama to entertain progressive intellectuals. However, the more that I thought about it, I realized that this was an important subject requiring serious contemplation.

One thing that I hesitate to do, however, is use such simple colour coded phrases like "white" and "black" to discribe magick. They're culturally popular, and I will use them occsiaionally to drive home a point, but I still find it distasteful. Call me a bleeding-heart liberal, but I think it a tad bit racist to think that every thing bad and evil is "black" and everything positive and good is "white". I know a great many African-American magicians who would take issue with that.
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You Feel Pain? Here's The Painkiller...

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