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Wednesday September 30, 2015 · 5:05 AM PDT

2015/09/30 · 05:05

I know, you haven't had time to study. That's the whole idea of the pop quiz - to test the knowledge you've internalized. Just grab your #2 pencil and get to work. It's multiple choice so you have a chance to get it right by accident.

Question: Which of the following is in the greatest danger?

A. A Wall Street executive who violated SEC regulations, destroying the retirement savings of thousands, while pocketing millions for himself.

B. An auto executive who covered up safety violations, resulting in the deaths of dozens.

C. A black man with a broken tail light.

D. A police officer who kills a black man during an escalated incident precipitated by a broken tail light.

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The Parable of the Rich Man and the Poor Man

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Friday September 25, 2009 · 10:18 AM PDT

2009/09/25 · 10:18

or how this guy:

was able to convince this guy:

that his economic problems were caused by this guy:

It's a modern-day fable that continues below the fold.

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Wednesday October 29, 2008 · 1:31 PM PDT

2008/10/29 · 13:31

I grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, a few miles east of the city of Camden which lies across the Delaware River (the one Washington famously crossed) from the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia.

Join me below the fold for the rest of the journey.

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Wednesday October 15, 2008 · 1:16 PM PDT

2008/10/15 · 13:16

Just a quick diary - haven't seen anyone else write about this. Have you seen this?

This lovely image graced the home page of the Sacramento County Republican Party today. As Andrew Sullivan describes it: "Not a lone protestor or crowd member. Not a fringe nut on Free Republic. On the official Republican website in the state capitol of the most populous state in the Union. This is why the GOP has to be defeated this time."

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Friday August 08, 2008 · 7:48 AM PDT

2008/08/08 · 07:48

Today is the day to drop a money bomb on the culture of corruption that's turning our government into an international disgrace. Glenn Greenwald and Jane Hamser - joined by libertarian Republicans like Ron Paul and Bob Barr - chose today, the 34th anniversary of Richard Nixon's resignation, as the day to drop the bomb.

I didn't see any other diaries about this and thought it was important enough to spread the word around here. Anything you can do to help will be greatly appreciated by all who cherish the real American dream.

http://www.accountabilitynowpac.com/

UPDATE: Frenchy Lamour beat me to it but the more exposure the better.

http://www.dailykos.com/...

Obama Doesn't Think Clinton Should Drop Out

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Sunday March 30, 2008 · 10:21 AM PDT

2008/03/30 · 10:21

Yesterday Barack Obama had this to say about Hillary Clinton dropping out of the race:

"Her name is on the ballot. She is a fierce and formidable opponent, and she obviously believes she would make the best nominee and the best president."

I haven't seen it mentioned here and thought it might be of interest to some people, as it is to me, because it shows something of the nature (and appeal) of Mr. Obama.

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Sunday February 24, 2008 · 7:50 AM PST

2008/02/24 · 07:50

Ralph Nader has announced today that he'll run for president again this year. He knows he has no chance of winning, of course, but I may vote for him anyway. It'll be my third time (1996 & 2000) and so far he's the only person I've voted for twice. Why?

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Monday December 10, 2007 · 10:19 AM PST

2007/12/10 · 10:19

New Jersey state senator Ray Lesniak has introduced a bill to repeal the death penalty in the Garden State. If the bill passes, and Lesniak is confident it will, New Jersey would become the first state to abolish capital punishment since the Supreme Court reinstated it in 1976.

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Friday May 25, 2007 · 10:36 AM PDT

2007/05/25 · 10:36

Back again with the second in my unpopular series - Don't Support The Troops. I'm starting to wonder if anyone really knows what it means anymore. Support The Troops. It seems to have no meaning at all other than shut up. Because nobody doesn't "support the troops" - not the Republicans, Democrats, conservatives, liberals, pro-war, anti-war or anyone else. When a phrase is used only to quell dissent and nobody is dissenting does it mean anything? Join me below the fold to find out why you (yes you) should not "support the troops".

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Sunday November 12, 2006 · 9:42 AM PST

2006/11/12 · 09:42

Did anyone else notice how relieved Bush looked the day after election day? His press conference that day was about as good as he's been since he became president. The reason, I think, is that conservatives don't want to be in charge of the American government. They think government is evil and, when they're in charge of it, I agree.

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I Don't Support the Troops

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Tuesday June 13, 2006 · 6:00 PM PDT

2006/06/13 · 18:00

This isn't an easy thing to say or to think or to write but I don't support the troops.

You hear it everywhere, with the blind acceptance of a secular prayer, support the troops. Everybody supports the troops, right? Even if we oppose the war we can still support the troops, can't we? I'm not so sure anymore. Can we support the soldiers who slaughtered innocent civilians in Haditha, who tortured people at Abu Ghraib and who run the gulag in Guantanamo Bay? We can pretend, or even believe, that those are isolated incidents or the sole responsibility of Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld. But they aren't. At what point does the "just following orders" defense become an act of evil on its own?

These questions are not as easy to answer as they are to dismiss. I've been asking myself these questions since this war began and assigning blame only to administration officials but I can't ignore the responsibility of the troops any longer for the atrocities that are being committed in my name.
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Good Guys and Bad Guys

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Friday May 26, 2006 · 7:34 AM PDT

2006/05/26 · 07:34

One of the main problems I have with the prevailing philosophy that our government is promoting is the dichotomy of Good Guys and Bad Guys. It is invoked repeatedly in justification of all the evils coming from the right side of the political spectrum.

Leaving aside for the moment that splitting the world into Good Guys and Bad Guys is simplistic to the point of childishness its main harm comes in excusing evil acts. If people, not behavior, are the focus of moral judgment then any behavior can be excused. Take torture as one example of many. To people who judge behavior as good or bad, torture can not be justified but from the Good Guy/Bad Guy perspective torture is simply a method Good Guys can employ to stop Bad Guys.
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