Updated Olympia Snowe: No Public Option

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Friday August 21, 2009 · 11:56 AM PDT

2009/08/21 · 11:56

Olympia Snow told Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC an hour or so ago that there will not be a public option in the Senate Bill.

I am adding details as I can (I was was encouraged to write this diary after I commented this in a diary) so please excuse the short diary for now.

catherinesoso

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Monday August 17, 2009 · 4:33 PM PDT

2009/08/17 · 16:33

That's it. I've tried hope. I've tried explaining that the fire department and the police department are examples of socialism. It has been explained over and over again that taxes for the middle class will not go up. You won't have to change doctors. Or health insurance.

So, I am having to resort to what got people to put Sharpie to back of a box lid- fear. So here it goes.

The swine flu is coming back with a vengeance this fall. You need your neighbors, fellow bus riders, and movie goers to be healthy! It's what will help protect you!

catherinesoso

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Monday August 10, 2009 · 6:42 PM PDT

2009/08/10 · 18:42

Very broad statements, but in general-

Democrats are against war, against the senseless death of our soldiers, against the death of people in the countries we invade.

Democrats are against the death penalty. (Again, this is in general)

Democrats are for gun control, locking up your guns and preventing the death of people accidentally.

So how did the democrats get portrayed as for death? For supporting a healthcare bill that kills handicapped children and elderly people?

catherinesoso

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Sunday August 09, 2009 · 1:23 PM PDT

2009/08/09 · 13:23

Last night I attended a forum that included Thom Hartmann, Mike Malloy, Ron Reagan, Bill Press and Stephanie Miller. (Technically it was in Kent, WA which is near Seattle)

I was wondering if there would be any crazies in the audience. But the tickets weren't cheap, so the nutjobs stayed away.

Since progressives can't compete with the large number of media outlets owned by the right, we need to take to the internet. (Hartmann said Murdoch spent $500 million before turning a profit)

So let's go:

catherinesoso

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Wednesday August 05, 2009 · 2:12 PM PDT

2009/08/05 · 14:12

I'm re-publishing this diary because I believe in it. We are getting sick from our surroundings. Not giving us access to affordable medical care while we live in inescapable toxic surroundings is cruel.

We live in a toxic society. Even if you stayed away from foods with preservatives, cigarettes, prescriptions, you still have toxins in your furniture, in the carpet, in your shampoo. And even if you avoided those things, it's in the air. We can't escape toxins completely.

So here's my take on why we should all be allowed healthcare: because this toxic society is affecting our health.

There is no way the government would, or could, get rid of all the toxins around us, so they should help treat us.

catherinesoso

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Monday August 03, 2009 · 9:29 PM PDT

2009/08/03 · 21:29

Grab an old tee, or a new one, a pack of these
iron on letters

and wear your pissed off rage in DIY style.

Let's discuss slogans:

catherinesoso

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Saturday July 25, 2009 · 6:14 PM PDT

2009/07/25 · 18:14

Remember when the lead singer for the Dixie Chicks dared to say something about George Bush?

"Just so you know, we're ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas,"

Reaction: Lost radio air time, lower CD sales...and some vandalismand death threats.

Someone with the Cambridge Police Dept. says something similar about our current president. And where's the outrage? Where's the respect we're supposed to have for our president? Some stats below.

catherinesoso

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Thursday July 23, 2009 · 2:31 PM PDT

2009/07/23 · 14:31

Jon Stewart did a hilarious piece on Obama's birth certificate and how Lou Dobbs just won't let it go.

Neither will CNN's Rick Sanchez, so I sent him a tweet. And I think he received it based on his bs response.

More below.

catherinesoso

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Thursday July 09, 2009 · 9:59 PM PDT

2009/07/09 · 21:59

I thought it was interesting that Yahoo, under the News tab, lists the Levi Johnston story as:

Levi Johnston says Palin resigned over money concerns

That's not what I took away from the article. Unless you think of "concerns" as "concerned she could be making a crap load more money not as governor".

And, I think they added "concerns" later. I swear that it originally said

Levi Johnston says Palin resigned over money

Reads differently with just one extra word, huh?

catherinesoso

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Saturday December 27, 2008 · 12:31 PM PST

2008/12/27 · 12:31

Seattle is having one of it's coldest, most drawn-out snowy winters in at least a decade. What happens to homeless people during this freezing weather?

City emergency shelters are set up, but it looks like there will be one less place for homeless people to go. CityTeam Ministries on Elliott Ave. has been shut down. They house 55 men at night and 15 in recovery.

While churches and other charities are trying to buy the space- CityTeam Ministries has received bids by commercial businesses.

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Saturday December 20, 2008 · 8:12 PM PST

2008/12/20 · 20:12

I'm not convinced Seattle has a city planner. As I spent 4hrs outside or on a bus trying to get from Kirkland to Seattle (normally about 1.5hrs on the bus or 45mins by car in traffic) in minimal Kirkland snow (this was the day before Seattle got snow) I have come to the realization that anyone in Seattle with any authority over roads or transit puts the covers over their head for the few days it snows and hopes it goes away. This year we are in for more snow and extreme cold than usual, and we really need our city to step up.

Yesterday, two charter buses carrying students crashed through a guardrail. Some students had minor injuries. The guardrail just happened to be 20 feet above I-5, the freeway that goes through Seattle and was crowded with cars.

Beings this isn't the first time Seattle has been in the news with buses and guardrails*, me thinks someone is trying to tell Seattle something about their public transportation.

catherinesoso

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Sunday December 14, 2008 · 12:55 PM PST

2008/12/14 · 12:55

I recently accepted a job much lower than my usual salary. When they sent me the offer letter I almost told them no thanks. But I knew Washington Mutual was going to lay off people and no doubt those not laid off yet had their resume sent out, competing with mine. So I took the job. And now I might have to take a second job to pay for the gas to get to the first one. (Although- is there even a second job to be found?)

The problem with this isn't that I can't buy new clothes or shoes for myself, or eat out at restaurants like I used to (I'm not going to lie, I do like finding new restaurants to try). One thing that I am frustrated about during this economic hurdle, is that I can't help people.

If you're in a similar situation- big heart, but small funds- join me in trying to figure it all out.

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