Time for Campaign Finance Reform to become Issue #1 with Democrats

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Wednesday January 20, 2010 · 2:22 PM PST

2010/01/20 · 14:22

I am a democrat from Connecticut who no faith remaining in the Democratic Party. Ever since Barack Obama got elected we've witnessed an astonishing and disappointing inability of the democrats to get essential, fundamental bills passed through Congress. Their mandate was clear yet they have utterly failed the American people. Why? The reason for their failures are clear and trace back to where they get the money to finance their campaigns. You know where.

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Do you think campaign finance reform is a critcal problem that threatens our democracy?

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Do you think campaign finance reform is a critcal problem that threatens our democracy?

Yes, it should be the heart of a reform movement.

43 votes

No, it's important but other issues are more important.

5 votes

No, it is not a critical issue

5 votes

Gen. McChrystal's ties to Lynndie England & Pat Tillman

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Friday October 09, 2009 · 10:58 AM PDT

2009/10/09 · 10:58

Since General McCrhystal recently decided to try to force President Obama's hand and influence the war policy in Afghanistan by going public, I thought it would be of interest to the DKos community to know about his role in the torture of Iraqi detainees and the cover up of how Pat Tillman was killed. Please continue after the jump.

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Tuesday May 26, 2009 · 9:06 AM PDT

2009/05/26 · 09:06

HuffPost is running a very interesting article & video of a former senior U.S. military interrogator who completely rejects and rebuts Cheney's stand on "enhanced interrogation techniques". The guy is credible and oversaw over 1,000 interrogations and personally conducted over 300 while he was in Iraq. He also lead the team that made the biggest score of all, the capture of Al Qaeda's #1 man in Iraq, Abu Masab al-Zarqawi.

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Friday April 24, 2009 · 10:34 AM PDT

2009/04/24 · 10:34

Joe Barton, with a smirk on his face, asked Sec. of Energy, Dr. Steven Chu to tell him how the oil under Alaska got there and he posted a video of Chus reply on YouTube claiming he "puzzled" Chu. Watch the YouTube video here:

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Tuesday November 04, 2008 · 5:56 AM PST

2008/11/04 · 05:56

I apologize for such a short diary but after casting my vote this morning I was moved to write the following poem. What it may lack in artistic merit I hope is made up for by my sense of joy. May you feel as I do today. Hope you enjoy it.

I struck a blow for freedom this morning
And the oppressors should heed this warning
They were smug and thought I’m insignificant
And ignored the wisdom of the tiny ant
Who by the millions fell the mighty elephant.

Link to Video: The Moral Differences between Liberals & Conservatives

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Wednesday September 24, 2008 · 8:47 AM PDT

2008/09/24 · 08:47

I urge everyone here at dKos to watch this short video of a lecture given my Dr. Jonathan Haidt, a psychologist specializing in moral psychology. It is an extraordinarily fascinating, persuasive, and informative lecture. I expect it will open the eyes of more than a few people, both liberals and conservatives.

Here's TED.com's description:

Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we're left, right or center. In this eye-opening talk, he pinpoints the moral values that liberals and conservatives tend to honor most.

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Friday September 19, 2008 · 7:44 AM PDT

2008/09/19 · 07:44

I urge everyone here at dKos to click on the link provided and go to TED.com to watch this lecture by Jonathan Haidt, a psychologist who specializes in moral psychology. It is an extraordinarily fascinating, persuasive, and informative lecture.

http://www.ted.com/...

This is TED.com's description of the lecture:

Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we're left, right or center. In this eye-opening talk, he pinpoints the moral values that liberals and conservatives tend to honor most.

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Monday September 15, 2008 · 8:25 AM PDT

2008/09/15 · 08:25

I just read a Sept 13th article by Bruce Wilson over at HuffPost letting people know there is an extraordinary mini-documentary, extraordinary as in astonishing and incredible and alarming, about Sarah Palin's church and their affiliation with a global end time movement known as the "Third Wave".

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Monday June 30, 2008 · 8:23 AM PDT

2008/06/30 · 08:23

During the oil crisis in the early 1970's which was caused by the Yom Kippur War and disruption of the oil markets by Arab producers, our government imposed a national maximum speed limit of 55 mph to quickly ease the demand for gasoline and diesel. It worked and significantly reduced our demand for crude oil and motor fuels. We should do the same thing now.

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How many of you would be willing to comply with a 55 mph speed limit?

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How many of you would be willing to comply with a 55 mph speed limit?

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Clarification/Update: Prediction Markts Looking Great for Obama

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Thursday March 27, 2008 · 11:17 AM PDT

2008/03/27 · 11:17

There seems to be some misunderstanding of prediction markets and some readers think they are no better than polling so I've added a quote from a WSJ article on the Iowa Electronic Market's' website which explains why these markets are, in fact, a very good tool and better than polls as far as monitoring the odds of a candidate getting elected. Hope this ads value to this post and useful information about these markets to the readers.

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"The premise behind the IEM, which was first used in the 1988 presidential election, is that voters don't have any incentive to tell pollsters the truth. But when their own money is on the line, people will act on information that affects the chances the candidates have of winning or losing an election.

"There is a strong incentive for players in these political markets to process information about the candidates and their conclusions are revealed to us through the markets' prices," says Steven Feinstein, an assistant professor of finance at Boston University's School of Management. The IEM works on the same principle as any futures market, he says."

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Wednesday March 26, 2008 · 7:25 AM PDT

2008/03/26 · 07:25

Over at the Huffington Post today, Sam Stein wrote a good article titled, "Pastor of Clinton's Former Church: Don't Use Wright to Polarize" , and quoted the Pastor of the Church the Clinton's used to attend while Bill was president, the Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington D.C., who supports Rev. Wright.

I lifted one paragraph and quote it below:

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Thursday March 20, 2008 · 2:18 PM PDT

2008/03/20 · 14:18

Margaret Carlson has written a fine article about Obama's "race" speech over at www.Bloomberg.com. She writes with respect and appreciation for what Barack said in his speech and the position he was in.

She stated:

"Obama's words this week may be the costliest any presidential candidate has ever uttered. In my time covering politics, I've never heard a candidate speak so honestly. It was shockingly candid, written in the middle of a breakneck campaign and delivered amid great turmoil, a trick not unlike trying to comb your hair in a wind tunnel."

She went on to contrast Obama's honesty and sincerity with that displayed by the Clinton's during what was once a critically important moment for them; the Gennifer Flowers affair. Some excerpts below:

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