Condi Rice didn't even come close to "Pulling A Nixon".

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Thursday April 30, 2009 · 7:20 PM PDT

2009/04/30 · 19:20

Torture. FISA. Civil liberties. The Constitution - those issues have stirred up more passion than any other issue I've seen in my year or so on Daily Kos (yeah, more than Obama vs. Hillary or the I/P diaries).

Given that passion, it's probably inevitable that once in a while, a nontroversy gets on the rec list, where a handful of people get overexcited about a story and read something into it that isn't there. With all the shifting rationales that have been thrown around for torture under the Bush administration (including such classics as "it's just a little water", "i'm a complete branch of government unto myself", "sure it's evil but it works", and "WHAT IF YOUR BABIES WOULD DIE IF YOU DIDNT?"), it's totally understandable that we'd jump on a moment that might shake a lot of apolitical people out of their stupor and be a "fundamentals of the economy are strong" moment on our relationship to torture.

It truly pains me to have to stick up for Condi Rice, but her Q&A at Stanford... is not that moment. Below the fold.

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Thursday January 22, 2009 · 8:15 PM PST

2009/01/22 · 20:15

So the inauguration happened on Tuesday. It was, of course, the greatest event in American history, and the dawning of a new era of enlightenment in the history of the human race. Since most of America was in something of a state of sensory deprivation brought on by waves of orgasmic release at the thought of George Bush's imminent return to Crawford, Texas, some people might have missed the benediction speech given Reverend Joseph Lowery near the end of the event. He sent the crowd away with these words:

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Wednesday December 24, 2008 · 7:47 AM PST

2008/12/24 · 07:47

Are we still a serious people? Really?

A weary, incredulous voice asks me this question some Friday nights. It would be easy to dismiss it as the caterwaulings of an irrepressible cynic, but I always think there's more to the story when I hear Bill Maher talk about America.

He sounds like a man who'd very much like to be proven wrong.

Or are we still patting ourselves on the back for things our grandparents did 60 years ago? We consume too much. We don't make anything anymore. We don't eat healthy food. We don't teach our children math and science. We're not ambitious. Are we still a serious people? Do we still have the political willpower to do important things in this country?

I don't think my answer would be snappy enough for his show. I'd get a few sentences in, and then the music would turn on and Bill would cut me off with a smile, and my point would be forgotten by the time he was halfway finished with the week's New Rules. In fact, I don't think I'd give him a point as much as a story.

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Tuesday November 18, 2008 · 4:06 PM PST

2008/11/18 · 16:06

November 19, 2009:

Well, I know some people tried to warn them this would happen. No need to panic. This will be over soon. Just keep your eyes on that big prize riiiight above the horizon.

Things will be better then!

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Wednesday November 12, 2008 · 6:34 PM PST

2008/11/12 · 18:34

With wins looking more and more likely in Alaska and Minnesota, we have a serious chance to win that 60 seat majority, and that provides a MUCH stronger position to enact progressive legislation without Red Team interference or cut stronger deals at the bargaining table due to the added leverage.

You already know that. And you already know that this is a real chance to drive a stake squarely into the barely thumping heart of Republicanism in a deep red state with a genuinely progressive candidate. This runoff is a turnout election - Saxby Chambliss is rallying his base with the same despicable personal attacks he used against Vietnam hero Max Cleland, the same under the rader attacks from out of state Republican 527's. Jim Martin's message is one of renewed optimism in America in the wake of a potentially great President's election.

You know that.

But you may be wondering what, beyond your generous contribution, you can do to make sure this happens.

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Wednesday November 05, 2008 · 8:14 AM PST

2008/11/05 · 08:14

Wild night yesterday, right? You start saying to yourself President-Elect over and over, you watch the interviews, you look at that big blue map... butit's late at night. You're a little tired. It seems like a crazy dream. But slowly, slowly it makes sense to you. A moment comes that smacks you upside the head with how huge this is.

Here's what made it "real" for me.

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Saturday November 01, 2008 · 8:35 AM PDT

2008/11/01 · 08:35

I read Volvo's diary the other day about the need for volunteers the last week of the campaign, and it seemed so urgent and the race has been so close I figured I'd drop in at Martin's HQ in Midtown and personally provide that extra spark needed for what may very well be seat #60 in the Senate...

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Sunday October 12, 2008 · 12:52 PM PDT

2008/10/12 · 12:52

There's only one person who can get Barack Obama into the White House, and that's Tim Kaine. He's an exciting, passionate, intelligent moderate that can reach out to the voters that can create a true Democratic majority for the next 16 years!

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Tuesday October 07, 2008 · 6:10 PM PDT

2008/10/07 · 18:10

To tell you the truth, I'm surprised it took 'em this long - they broke out the really nasty stuff on John Kerry waaaay back in August, and they were hitting Al Gore for yeaaaars and years and years. The gloves are off for the next month. Things (and people) are getting really ugly, as the Rec list will attest to.

So, are these bad times? Of COURSE not. As tense as things seem, this is a time for toughness and pride, a time to keep our eyes on the ball. This is the natural consequence of the hard work all of us have been doing for a long time. Why's that?

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Tuesday September 23, 2008 · 12:12 PM PDT

2008/09/23 · 12:12

Mild mannered Senate candidate Jim Martin:

BODYSLAMS the Bush tax breaks!
PULVERIZES spending in Iraq
DEFRAGMENTS our poisonous history of outsourcing!

and um... ALSO MENTIONS that nasty Wall Street meltdown!

Martin's new advertisement is below the fold.

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Monday September 22, 2008 · 11:34 AM PDT

2008/09/22 · 11:34

Bush's ex-Secretary of State Colin Powell was on CNN's "A World of Challenges" Sunday to speak on the Russian/Georgian crisis among other things, and, while not exactly siding with the Russians, said Saakashvili was "kick(ing) over this can... light(ing) a match in a roomful of gas fumes" (which, for the most part, has been the Kossack party line). He also implied some not-nice opinions towards the McCain response.

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Thursday August 28, 2008 · 10:32 AM PDT

2008/08/28 · 10:32

I'm a frequent DK commenter, but I tend to stay away from diaries unless I have some insight that I feel is obvious, but I think everyone on the site has stepped over. Since the posters and diarists here are um... really friggin smart, this rarely happens. Since I've heard a lot of handwringing based on the recent ad that has Hillary's "lifetime of experience" jab, coupled with frequent suggestions that Haillary should be doing something to counter it, I figured I'd point out why that hasn't happened yet. Read More

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