My Pledge

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Thursday November 10, 2016 · 9:21 PM PST

2016/11/10 · 21:21

This is what I posted on FB today. It seemed to resonate with many so I’m sharing here:

To the Trump supporters asking for me to unite with them - I will not. I will not unite with you behind a man who openly admits to sexually assaultIng women or makes sweeping generalizations about minorities in this country.

What I will do is be vigilant in watching this new President. I will fight for what I believe and I will base my arguments on facts. I will not post memes based on fake news stories, lies or physical appearances. I will demand facts, evidence, and data from you to support your arguments. I will not tolerate hearsay and false equivalence from either side. I will post about policy that effects my family, my friends, my community, and my environment. I will get my information from multiple sources and keep network news off of my TV. I will be the first to admit if I was wrong.

I have watched people over the last eight years post the most vile things about President and Michelle Obama. Hateful, untrue, vile things. You lost your credibility with me. The Obamas have represented this country with dignity and strength In the face of extraordinary adversity. When you find it ok that our President-elect brags about grabbing a woman's p***** because he can, you can no longer claim the party of faith and family values or denigrate the Obama family who have been an inspiration to so many.

After 8 years of George W. Bush during which we saw the most deadly terrorist attack on US soil, went into a war based on lies, and watched as our country descended into the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, so many of you doubled down on the Republican Party and opposed everything that Obama proposed claiming he was a socialist and demanding a birth certificate, none of which was relevant or helpful at one of the most critical times in our nations history.

You own this new President and Congress. No excuses. None.

I will work to make this country a better place, but I will do it in a productive way that hopefully encourages open dialogue without hate or fear mongerIng. That is how I hope we will find unity.

Stop fighting and go to the beach!

acliff

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Thursday June 17, 2010 · 8:31 AM PDT

2010/06/17 · 08:31

There is a lot of disagreement here at Daily Kos about President Obama and whether or not he's doing enough about the Gulf disaster. It seems everyone is frustrated (Keith is even angry now!) and feels somewhat helpless in the face of this catastrophe. While some dialog is good, action is better. That's why I originally came to this site. I wanted to see what I could do to advance progressive ideas. I wanted to take action.

Well, it's time to stop bickering.

It's time to take action and have a little fun.

I'm asking that for one day, for 15 minutes, we put aside our differences and literally join hands in unity against off shore drilling and stand hand in hand to show our support for clean energy.

The movement is Hands Across the Sand and the date is June 26.

acliff

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Tuesday April 27, 2010 · 9:02 AM PDT

2010/04/27 · 09:02

As I write this, 42,000 gallons of oil a day are spilling into the Gulf of Mexico and nobody has found a way to stop it.

Let me repeat that.

42,000 gallons of oil a day are pouring into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and nobody has figured out how to stop it.

This isn't a ship with a specific amount of oil which would allow us to determine what the potential maximum spill might be. This is oil gushing from the seafloor through a pipe attached to a well 5000 feet deep. We don't know where the end will be.

All day yesterday, I checked the recommended list for updates on the spill and found nothing. After finally getting home yesterday evening, I found that Magnifico had written a detailed diary about the latest developments on the spill that had somehow not made the rec list.

Why is this not receiving more attention at this site?

acliff

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Tuesday March 11, 2008 · 2:36 PM PDT

2008/03/11 · 14:36

An online petition has been started asking for Senator Clinton to release her tax returns. You can sign
here.

Her campaign has promised to release the returns

on or around April 15.

We need to keep the pressure on her campaign to release the returns as soon as possible, no later than April 15.

We also need to keep pressure on the media to question Clinton about the delay of the release.

acliff

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Wednesday March 05, 2008 · 6:18 AM PST

2008/03/05 · 06:18

Obama has not won and will not be the winner of the primaries until his party chooses him to be the nominee!! While it's fine for everyone to continue to look at the numbers and do the math, this is still a very tight race and if you think that Clinton's campaign isn't going to pull out all of the stops to try and regain the superdelegate lead, you are not paying attention.
While the wins in Texas and Ohio could be translated into a wash, because Obama came back from 20 points behind and made the race competetive and the delegate count remains basically unchanged, the spin and momentum is HUGE! Let's examine a few quotes from Clinton's strategy memo and read the entire memo here: http://thepage.time.com/...

acliff

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Thursday February 21, 2008 · 11:37 AM PST

2008/02/21 · 11:37

This story was reported last week and even though it has taken me a week to write this diary, I felt it was important to recognize that there are people along the Mississippi and Louisiana Gulf Coast who are still suffering and will continue to suffer from Hurricane Katrina and the after effects of the storm and of government failures.

In a joint press release by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and FEMA on Feb. 14, it was announced that Hurricane Katrina refugees living in FEMA trailers were urged to move out of the trailers due to high levels of formaldehyde fumes.

acliff

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Saturday October 28, 2006 · 8:29 AM PDT

2006/10/28 · 08:29

For six years there has been one party that has had the power to make positive changes in this country.

For six years they have had control of the White House and Congress.

For six years they could have been working on catching Osama Bin Laden,corporate corruption, health care for all, energy independence, creating a government free from the power of lobbyists, poverty, making our country safer, implementing recommendations from the 9-11 Commission Report,balancing the budget, raising minimum wage,insurance reform, unifying a divided country, creating a plan to withdraw from a war that was started on false premises, and inspiring and challenging the American people.

Often times, great things happen in a single moment. A word is spoken, an action is taken that changes the course of history. This Republican controlled government has had six years to achieve greatness. All that power
and nothing to show for it.

Pathetic.

Vote Democratic.
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The Republican Base is Alive and Well.

acliff

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Thursday October 26, 2006 · 9:47 AM PDT

2006/10/26 · 09:47

I have a case of the pre-game jitters. We've all worked hard, we've all donated time and money, and yet, with ever present memories of the 2000 and 2004 elections, I feel that we haven't done enough. We have to continue our get out the vote effort. Make phone calls, go door to door, write a letter to your local newspaper. I live in an area that is solidly Republican. I read comments every day in my local paper about the peril our country would be in should the Democrats take control of Congress. I am NEVER comfortable with polls predicting Democratic gains in any office because I see and hear the strength of the Republican base every day.
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Stop fighting and go to the beach!

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Petition for Clinton to Release Her Tax Returns

Clinton Campaign's "Path to the Presidency" memo

Toxic Katrina Trailers. Never Again.

What Could Have Been

The Republican Base is Alive and Well.