Arizona Legalizes Medical Marijuana? It's Looking Good!

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Friday November 12, 2010 · 7:02 PM PST

2010/11/12 · 19:02

Short diary, but amid all of the aggravating political news recently, I thought some small victory might spread some good cheer (to at least dkos's own zombie man):

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How would you celebrate if Red Arizona passes Medical Marijuana?

73 votes Vote Now!

How would you celebrate if Red Arizona passes Medical Marijuana?

Light a candle

4 votes

Light a phone (ah, but BICs are so much more versatile!)

2 votes

Light up

44 votes

Call on a long, tall, cool one

1 vote

Where'd I leave that pie?

17 votes

Other, in comment-land

4 votes

Wake the F@#$ Up and pay attention to the enemy

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Monday July 13, 2009 · 7:54 PM PDT

2009/07/13 · 19:54

GREED, freshened up for another hard year of duty

Startling, too, is how much of its revenue Goldman is expected to share with its employees. Analysts estimate that the bank will set aside enough money to pay a total of $18 billion in compensation and benefits this year to its 28,000 employees, or more than $600,000 an employee. Top producers stand to earn millions.

Producers? What in the hell are they producing? Seriously. Last I heard, jobless rates are still going up and are expected to continue to do so for a while.

So Goldman Sachs has climbed out of the gutter of financial ruin, with public money, and proudly displays the vulgar bullshit that is the capitalist dream. How many of these people do you think are in favor of single payer health care?

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Thursday July 02, 2009 · 5:39 PM PDT

2009/07/02 · 17:39

So Jenny Sanford will reconcile with her husband if he'll just turn back to God and all that is good.

Pardon me while I laugh. Well, not exactly laugh. How about, oh, hell, there are no simple words to describe my feelings on the subject of relationships, because a large majority of them are just so far short of what they could be.

A large majority, so far short?

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Monday May 11, 2009 · 3:31 PM PDT

2009/05/11 · 15:31

Seemingly when they do something like the following...

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Sunday May 03, 2009 · 11:51 AM PDT

2009/05/03 · 11:51

Sternly worded admonishments of too much greed. Hand-wringing about too little greed. Threats of bold taxes to punish greed. Worries of taxes demotivating the greedy. It takes a lot to make a lot -- we pursue the American Dream.

Greed is Good. Greed is the American Way. Greed made America and by God, Greed will save it! Native Americans, African Americans, women and children once treated like property not so very long ago and Mother Nature herself might disagree, but why let history and reality get in the way of free enterprise dogma?

And so the dog and pony show goes. The topic of greed is rarely qualified nor quantified...

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Annual Compensation, all sources, is this enough?

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Annual Compensation, all sources, is this enough?

10 times the lowest compensated worker (~150K$/yr)

8 votes

100 times the lowest compensated worker (~1.5M$/yr)

14 votes

1000 times the lowest compensated worker (~15M$/yr)

0 votes

10000 times the lowest compensated worker (~150M$/yr)

0 votes

Jesus Christ, some people make even more?

0 votes

No limits as long as the Government gets its share (subject to the party in power)

3 votes

No limits, I want to be that greedy some day. But I'll share it, I swear it!

0 votes

No limits, Free Marketeers unite, All for One and One for Me!

5 votes

It's communistic to even ask, now eat your meat or you'll get no pudding

2 votes

The Chronicles of Greed : A Fable of Lust

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Sunday April 05, 2009 · 3:24 AM PDT

2009/04/05 · 03:24

I feel so empty
so I might go shopping
just to buy those things that will make me feel
make me feel so much better
just to buy something that's eluding me
like a friend or two
or a friend like you
~James, Go to the Bank (apx. lyrics)

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Friday March 13, 2009 · 4:12 PM PDT

2009/03/13 · 16:12

By now many of you have had a chance to watch Jon Stewart dissect the world of Mad Money Cramer.

Initially the comments about Cramer were none but acerbic. But I've sensed a softening after seeing him plea his case. Some of that is due, no doubt to the civil nature of the tough-love conversation that Stewart conducted, more is due to the fact that Cramer is in fact a Democrat. I'd like to explore another reason in more depth that has surfaced in several comments in the various diaries on this subject; may I suggest that many, if not most of you grab a mirror while I grab mine?

Mirrors ready? Let's see where this goes.

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Here's how I play the F*#@ Serious Game, I

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Here's how I play the F*#@ Serious Game, I

always only put my money in the bank or under my pillow

7 votes

A) Used my home as a bank

3 votes

B) am individually

0 votes

C) am

2 votes

D) am

3 votes

E) am

5 votes

F) am

1 vote

use some combination of the above

6 votes

use other strategies

4 votes

am a recovering addict, on the wagon

4 votes

am black bird pie

10 votes

The Plan, The Pledge, The Hearts and Minds?

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Wednesday March 11, 2009 · 8:29 PM PDT

2009/03/11 · 20:29

I'm supposing most kossacks are tuned into mybarackobama.com and have received an email enlisting our written support for federal spending (in all its incarnations) focussed on 3 things the American public really wants --or at least those of us to the left of the party of NO.

Here's what we find there...

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The Plan and the Pledge, I have

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The Plan and the Pledge, I have

Signed it

2 votes

Signed it and volunteered

1 vote

Signed it and sent 10 copies to my Mother

0 votes

Plan and Pledge? I want pie.

0 votes

Bank Robbers Continue to Ride the Downtrodden

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Friday February 20, 2009 · 1:25 AM PST

2009/02/20 · 01:25

This is priceless:

AP Friday 02/20 Robber Barons

Thirty states have struck such deals with banks that include Citigroup Inc., Bank of America Corp., JP Morgan Chase and US Bancorp, an Associated Press review of the agreements found. All the programs carry fees, and in several states the unemployed have no choice but to use the debit cards. Some banks even charge overdraft fees of up to $20 — even though they could decline charges for more than what's on the card.

"It's a racket. It's a scam," said Rachel Davis, a 38-year-old dental technician from St. Louis who was laid off in October. Davis was given a MasterCard issued through Central Bank of Jefferson City and recently paid $6 to make two $40 withdrawals.

emphasis mine

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Tuesday February 10, 2009 · 8:08 PM PST

2009/02/10 · 20:08

I was greatly relieved today by reading that those who deceive Congress will be dealt with harshly.

As was someone earlier today
...and this one even earlier

As I've only added a couple of ideas to that story, click over there to comment. To me, this story highlights the laugh-ability of any statement from Washington that all we need are more regulations; what we need are people in congress who give a damn.

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Sunday February 08, 2009 · 6:29 PM PST

2009/02/08 · 18:29

ATTENTION: READ THE RULES.

~~One diary daily maximum~~ This rule is going away this year, oh noz!

Substantive diaries only. If you don't have at least three solid, original paragraphs, you should probably post a comment in an Open Thread.

No repetitive diaries. Take a moment to ensure your topic hasn't been blogged (you can search for Stories and Diaries that already cover this topic), though fresh original analysis is always welcome.

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Saturday January 31, 2009 · 2:25 AM PST

2009/01/31 · 02:25

So insinuates Michele Norris, subbing for Gwen Ifill on PBS's "Washington Week".

The gist of Michele Norris' statement was thus: Senator Obama the candidate stated his rejection of lobbyist influence in government, now (she smirks), he is spending significant time lobbying congress for the stimulus plan in the guise of bipartisanship.

Isn't the POTUS supposed to lobby on issues of national interest? How exactly are his actions equivalent to those who lobby on behalf of corporations or industries? When AIG lobbyists help their overlords to rip 10's of billions of dollars from the public coffers to help pay for bonus's and bad business decisions, we're supposed to infer that Obama is doing the same?

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