Of Vaccines and Bandages: The Case for Waiting for Change

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Monday December 08, 2008 · 9:02 PM PST

2008/12/08 · 21:02

"At his announcement of an economic team there was no secretary of labor. If you don’t think the labor secretary is on the same level as treasury secretary, that gives me pause. The president-elect wouldn't be president-elect without labor."

-Jonathan Tasini, workinglife.org

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Cabinet departments you'd like to see:

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Cabinet departments you'd like to see:

International Trade

0 votes

Public Works

3 votes

Social Welfare

2 votes

Peace and Non-Violence

4 votes

Sustainability

4 votes

Other (specify)

2 votes

It's the Wright Thing to Do

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Wednesday April 30, 2008 · 7:53 PM PDT

2008/04/30 · 19:53

"Oh Lord, Please Tell Rev. Wright to Shut Up!"

- the title of a blog entry by James Withers of Visible Vote 08

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You never really cared about any of this nonsense, did you?

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You never really cared about any of this nonsense, did you?

Of course not

13 votes

Well . . . yeah

9 votes

About what?

12 votes

This Blog Entry May Contain Traces of Political Correctness and Peanuts

RioMadeira

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Tuesday April 15, 2008 · 10:31 AM PDT

2008/04/15 · 10:31

"Don't you just hate it when some people always give predictable "politically correct" answers? I'm not going to name names but they must know who they are. Their kind of response obviously makes them feel warm and fuzzy inside but it rarely addresses questions usefully."

- celtish (from the Yahoo! Answers Gender & Women's Studies forum)

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Where do you stand on political correctness?

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Where do you stand on political correctness?

I HATE IT, @%#^$!!!

2 votes

It has its advantages and drawbacks.

9 votes

Who cares?

3 votes

The Amy Complex: The Case Against Gore in '08

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Saturday October 13, 2007 · 6:12 PM PDT

2007/10/13 · 18:12

" . . . I can tell you he's making no moves and no sounds to indicate to me that he's going to run."

- Gore adviser Carter Eskew

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Assume that Gore entered the race for the Democratic nomination. You would vote for:

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Assume that Gore entered the race for the Democratic nomination. You would vote for:

Gore

167 votes

Clinton

12 votes

Obama

8 votes

Edwards

12 votes

Kucinich

4 votes

Biden

0 votes

Richardson

2 votes

Gravel

2 votes

If He Had a Trillion Dollars

RioMadeira

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Sunday August 05, 2007 · 12:08 PM PDT

2007/08/05 · 12:08

The following is another song parody I wrote, this time about overspending on the war. Dedicated to paul2port for his unwavering support of my songwriting career.

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What issue would you resolve with a trillion dollars?

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What issue would you resolve with a trillion dollars?

Darfur

0 votes

global warming

2 votes

poverty/hunger/thirst everywhere

9 votes

curing something

1 vote

getting George the hell out of office

3 votes

Mention This Entry On The O'Reilly Factor

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Friday July 27, 2007 · 6:46 PM PDT

2007/07/27 · 18:46

"That's a pretty fetid little orchard over there."

-Dennis Miller on DKos

RioMadeira

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Monday June 04, 2007 · 4:47 PM PDT

2007/06/04 · 16:47

"Surrendering to your husband is not about returning to the '50s or rebelling against feminism."

-Laura Doyle

RioMadeira

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Sunday March 11, 2007 · 8:13 AM PDT

2007/03/11 · 08:13

"And who's that - who's your little cabin boy there with you?"
"I'm not a cabin boy, butt-boy."
"What are you doing there, cabin boy? I now dub you Sean Hannity's cabin boy."
"And you know what you are? You're 'Brokeback Alec.'"

-a stimulating, productive, friendly debate between Alec Baldwin and Mark Levin (and Sean Hannity) on WABC

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On a completely unrelated topic: If aliens from the distant galaxy of Spluzniok-57 kidnapped you and threatened to probe you if you didn't vote in the Republican primary, which would of course require membership in the GOP, what would you do? (No, you don

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On a completely unrelated topic: If aliens from the distant galaxy of Spluzniok-57 kidnapped you and threatened to probe you if you didn't vote in the Republican primary, which would of course require membership in the GOP, what would you do? (No, you don

2 votes

0 votes

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0 votes

6 votes

Take the probe

22 votes

Cultural Learnings of Liberalism for Make Benefit Glorious Channel of Fox News

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Friday February 16, 2007 · 10:25 PM PST

2007/02/16 · 22:25

"And now, my fellow Americans, stay tuned to The ½ Hour News Hour, right here on the Fox News Channel."
"And if you don't, we'll invade your countries, kill your leaders, and convert you to Christianity."

-Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter from the beginning of The ½ Hour News Hour

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Will you be catching the premiere of The 1/2 Hour News Hour?

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Will you be catching the premiere of The 1/2 Hour News Hour?

Wouldn't miss it

7 votes

If it's in the interests of finding something else to laugh at Fox about, sure, maybe

9 votes

No, I'm planning on dying in a fire that day

53 votes

It's Still Iraq 'n' Roll to Me

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Saturday January 27, 2007 · 10:30 PM PST

2007/01/27 · 22:30

The following is a parody I wrote of Billy Joel's "It's Still Rock 'n' Roll to Me." The scene is: Notable conservative and liberal pundits trade talking points while the American people wonder why they can't just get shit done. Please read and review. Thank you.

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Rate my song!

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Rate my song!

Blows

2 votes

Kinda crappy

1 vote

Presentable

1 vote

Pretty damn good

7 votes

Freaking genius

4 votes

A Womb With a View

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Friday January 26, 2007 · 10:14 PM PST

2007/01/26 · 22:14

"If Americans support abortion, let's vote. . . . Just this past term, in Stenberg vs. Carhart, the court expanded the apocryphal abortion right to an all-new right to stick a fork in the head of a half-born baby."

-Ann Coulter

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Just for the women: Are you planning on having kids someday?

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Just for the women: Are you planning on having kids someday?

No! What are ya, nuts?

13 votes

Not right now, but I might change my mind later.

1 vote

I think so, but I'd like to develop my career first. I'm not too worried about putting it on hold.

1 vote

Yes! What are ya, nuts?

5 votes

Greetings for Ava, Day 2

RioMadeira

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Thursday October 12, 2006 · 4:32 PM PDT

2006/10/12 · 16:32

"I want my 16th birthday to be different and make a difference rather than being just another 'Sweet 16' party."

-Ava Lowery, advertising Sixteen Candles for Soldiers Read More

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