Imagine a world with color-blind help for disadvantaged people

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Sunday February 27, 2011 · 5:57 PM PST

2011/02/27 · 17:57

I am in favor of affirmative action...for all people who are socioeconomically disadvantaged regardless of the pigment of their skin...

Just imagine a country where you were truly just helped based on your needs and not what color your skin is, country of origin, your ancestor's passage to our country...

Just look at the issue and help whoever you are regardless of all that...just imagine how much racism would go away if we stopped talking about race in America...

Just Imagine

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Just Imagine

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Just Imagine

A color-blind social safety net

10 votes

A color-based social safety net

0 votes

neither

1 vote

both

1 vote

I really don't care what you say

14 votes

Why are some Kossacks Racists?

dvogel001

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Sunday February 27, 2011 · 8:37 AM PST

2011/02/27 · 08:37

According to a definition of racism...

Racism is the belief that the genetic factors which constitute race, ethnicity, or nationality are a primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that ethnic differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.[1][2][3] Racism's effects are called "racial discrimination." In the case of institutional racism, certain racial groups may be denied rights or benefits, or receive preferential treatment.

Well this is exactly what some at DKos believe when they talk about "White Privilege"

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

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Diaries about White Privilege

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Diaries about White Privilege

Have no place on DKos

11 votes

Totally Rock and are the best

11 votes

Somewhere in the middle

10 votes

I really don't care what you have to say

34 votes

Real life experiences hiring new open positions

dvogel001

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Saturday February 19, 2011 · 8:30 AM PST

2011/02/19 · 08:30

We all hear the stories about the plight of the unemployed. I am in the enviable position of filling 10 moderate to high paying positions in a company I work for. So I have been interviewing candidates and looking at resumes and I wanted to share what I have seen and make suggestions to the long term unemployed.

http://www.bls.gov/...

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So was this diary helpful for getting a job/interview

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So was this diary helpful for getting a job/interview

Absolutely yes!

11 votes

Absolutely no!

3 votes

Somewhat helpful

4 votes

Interesting but not helpful

4 votes

I really don't care what you have to say

7 votes

Introduction to the Mushy Middle

dvogel001

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Sunday February 13, 2011 · 6:04 PM PST

2011/02/13 · 18:04

Well this is an experiment of DK4 and using groups. Don't know how this will work but I have always wanted to write more diaries about the "Mushy Middle" of the american political system and its practical results.

So what is the "Mushy Middle"?

Well first of all the Mushy Middle is not the "DLC"...so lets get that off the table right now.

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The Mushy Middle will

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The Mushy Middle will

Be a well followed group

3 votes

A unmitigated failure

4 votes

An instant success

0 votes

Not sure

4 votes

While climate change is an issue...finding more oil and gas is not...

dvogel001

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Thursday February 10, 2011 · 1:55 AM PST

2011/02/10 · 01:55

Well we have good news about jobs in the heartland...unfortunately environmentalists will probably not be happy...

Jobs and investment is exploding in the heartland as a re-birth of the US Domestic land based Oil and Gas industry is booming...

http://finance.yahoo.com/...

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Jobs vs Domestic Oil Production

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Jobs vs Domestic Oil Production

Jobs first

24 votes

Ending Oil production first

10 votes

Balance the two competing ideas

10 votes

Pie

6 votes

The Obama/Geithner Economic Team are Beginning to Look Like Geniuses

dvogel001

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Tuesday February 01, 2011 · 10:40 AM PST

2011/02/01 · 10:40

Although we have a ways to go and unemployment is still too high especially in some industries...President Obama and Secy Geithner are beginning to look like genuises.

There stewardship of the worst recession/depression since 1929 has brought this country and the world to the brink of a economic recovery which will parallel the recoveries enjoyed by President William Jefferson Clinton and Ronald Reagan.

December and January are shaping up to be banner economic performances despite significant geopolitical drags on the economy.

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I predict that President Obama in 2012

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I predict that President Obama in 2012

Will win re-election by 2% or less in a squeaker of popular vote and electoral vote

11 votes

Will win re-election by a moderate 2% - 6% of popular vote and electoral vote

39 votes

Will win re-election by more than 6% popular vote and more than 50 electoral votes

49 votes

Will win the popular vote but lose the electoral vote

5 votes

Will lose the popular vote but win the electoral vote

0 votes

Will lose both the popular vote and the electoral vote

19 votes

I have no friggin' clue so stop asking me

13 votes

I don't care...if we do not have a true liberal running for POTUS...then I will stay home or vote 3rd party

23 votes

And in another blow to the Bailouts Failed Crowd - AIG to Repay in Full!!

dvogel001

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Wednesday January 12, 2011 · 6:53 PM PST

2011/01/12 · 18:53

Well this will never be reported by the I hate Obama/Geithner crowd...AIG plans to repay in full with new shareholder money! That is right...plans to repay in full...with interest and profits for the Treasury!!!

http://finance.yahoo.com/...

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I expected AIG Bailout to be

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I expected AIG Bailout to be

A loss over $100 Billion

12 votes

A loss between $50 Billion and $100 Billion

8 votes

A loss between $1 and $50 Billion

8 votes

Breakeven

2 votes

A Gain to the Taxpayers and Treasury

3 votes

Flushed all down the toilet

21 votes

Healthcare Solutions - Not as Simple as it Seems

dvogel001

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Tuesday January 04, 2011 · 6:09 AM PST

2011/01/04 · 06:09

I wanted to relay two stories about the US healthcare system that illustrate the complex cost containment and quality issues with both Single Payer (Medicare) and Private Insurance.

Unfortunately, my family are large consumers of medical care. My mom gets through the doughnut hole in January every year with her medications and had had millions of dollars of life saving and quality of life medical care over the past 2 decades that has extended her life for at least 15 years.

I have had 3 complex surgeries on my neck totaling over a million dollars of medical care over the past 9 years which has allowed me to continue to be a productive and taxpaying member of society.

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Healthcare reform is...

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Healthcare reform is...

Easy...Single Payer solves all problems

11 votes

Hard...There are no perfect solutions as we are dealing with complex human beings

12 votes

Impossible...Whatever incentives you create the medical establishment will create processes to extract money from it

8 votes

GBFAW not GBCW...

dvogel001

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Thursday December 09, 2010 · 12:53 PM PST

2010/12/09 · 12:53

This is what is on the Rec list right now...

http://www.dailykos.com/... Summary Obama Lies about Compromise

http://www.dailykos.com/... Summary - the only part of this bill that matters is the tax cut for the rich

http://www.dailykos.com/... Summary - DKos is blaming Obama for everything

http://www.dailykos.com/... Summary - RW Celebrates Obama cave in (citing one source despite the fact that many on the right believe their party is caving in and they should wait until January)

dvogel001

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Wednesday December 08, 2010 · 8:05 AM PST

2010/12/08 · 08:05

If Sen Bernie Sanders (Senate LW Leader) and Jim DeMint (Senate RW Leader) agree on anything...it must be a cold day in hell...

But this is Washington DC and politics make strange bedfellows...

The fact that Bernie and Jim agree that the bill sucks and it should be killed leads me and many others to believe the bill is a good compromise where the LW and RW are pissed but the mushy middle will be happy...

http://www.whitehouse.gov/...

So lets go through some facts about the bill...

http://www.whitehouse.gov/...

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The Tax Policy Compromise is

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The Tax Policy Compromise is

The greatest compromise of all history

6 votes

Could be better but I will live with it

17 votes

Sucks but it is the best we can do

11 votes

Is the worst compromise of all history and I agree with Bernie Sanders and Jim DeMint,,,Kill the Bill

26 votes

Newsflash TARP Bashers - It is Official Citigroup will give Taxpayers a Huge Profit!!!

dvogel001

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Monday December 06, 2010 · 6:14 PM PST

2010/12/06 · 18:14

Yes you heard that right...the Citigroup bailout is officially a resounding success with the latest announced stock sale it will be in the black and there is still more profits to come after that....

Obama & Geithner should be given a ticker-tape parade for saving the global financial system while returning a profit to taxpayers at the expense of the "Banksters"...

http://finance.yahoo.com/...

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Citigroup Bailout...

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Citigroup Bailout...

Is one of the greatest success stories except for GM

39 votes

Is not that bad

7 votes

Is not as bad as I thought it would be

10 votes

It all sucks...I don't care what anyone says....it all sucks!!!

23 votes

Yes DKos is Jumping the Shark and Becomming a Liberals Only Apply Site

dvogel001

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Friday December 03, 2010 · 3:13 AM PST

2010/12/03 · 03:13

This is a sample of what currently passes as a diary now at DKos...

http://www.dailykos.com/... Summarized - Bad Obama

http://www.dailykos.com/... Summarized - Dangerous Obama

http://www.dailykos.com/... Summarized - Weak Obama

http://www.dailykos.com/... Summarized - Incompentent Obama

***Final Comment**
I have to go bill some time so I can pay my staff that I hired this year. Feel free to continue to dialogue amongst yourselves...I think it has been an illuminating debate...

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I am ___________ with the direction of the DKos Community

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I am ___________ with the direction of the DKos Community

Thrilled, excited...been waiting for this moment for a long time

39 votes

It is OK, neither good or bad...just DKos

34 votes

Disappointed, worried and dismayed...we are going down the wrong path...

76 votes

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