The Paradox of Progressivism

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Saturday September 04, 2010 · 6:47 PM PDT

2010/09/04 · 18:47

I have a cat, a full 22 pounds of fuzzy love. She is not obese, just...BIG...and very difficult to ignore when she is in "I want attention NOW" mode.

Because of her, I now understand the paradox of Progressivism, and why the collective Left has and will continue to endanger the achievements, however meager they may be, that we have accomplished to date.

Here's why...

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34 votes Show Results

Are cats more Progressive than humans?

34 votes Vote Now!

Are cats more Progressive than humans?

Cats are apolitical.

2 votes

Cats are anarchists.

4 votes

Cats are Trotskyites.

2 votes

Cats are Stalinists.

1 vote

Cats are Meowists.

10 votes

Cats are Republican.

4 votes

Cats are very Progressive.

3 votes

LOLZ! Hoomin ndz 2 remuvez poly tix!

2 votes

Get your cat off the keyboard!

4 votes

No.

2 votes

You Know Him...The Ultimate Illegal Immigrant

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Wednesday July 14, 2010 · 5:35 AM PDT

2010/07/14 · 05:35

He is an illegal alien of the first caliber; he has lived a lie most of his life, pretending to be an honest and hardworking American citizen of birth but in reality a free-loading alien who pays nothing in taxes.

He has married an American woman, daughter of a war hero, to further perpetuate his masquerade, though he may not have thought that when he said "I do."

On the other hand, he has done much good for us and the world. Millions look up to and respect him, and have done so since 1938 when he washed upon our shores. Born and abandoned when his home came crashing down upon him, he has done little but good for all mankind, speaking out against Man's inhumanity to Man, and raising his fists only when needed.

He upholds the law, but holds to a higher authority...a defender of Justice, he has worked to make sure that laws are both fair and honest, and has exposed corruption when found.

His harshest critic, a former President of the United States, ridicules him as "an overgrown Boy Scout" and as "another disgusting alien influence", and has done everything in his power to destroy and corrupt this gentle soul.

Yet today, he faces his most earnest challenge.

Superman must go to Arizona.

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103 votes Show Results

Should Superman go to Arizona in his walkabout?

103 votes Vote Now!

Should Superman go to Arizona in his walkabout?

Yes, because in my heart of hearts, I want to see Sheriff Joe made into the dangerous but comical icon he is in print forever.

54 votes

No, because Superman is above temporal politics like this and I don't "get" irony.

3 votes

I don't care; comic books are irrelevant in politics or culture, and this article is a waste of space. Excuse me while I fart organically scented aromas at it.

13 votes

You know, as crazy as it seems, this could still be an interesting meme to cultivate and spread, even outside Arizona.

33 votes

Innocent until proven guilty; Citizen until proven not to be

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Saturday May 08, 2010 · 10:48 PM PDT

2010/05/08 · 22:48

For both of you wondering, I'm surviving a cancer diagnosis; when we come out the other side, we'll have a healthcare story to tell.

Today, however, there is a bit of porchside reminiscing with The Old One...my dad.

We got to talking about the whole Arizona situation, and the first thing he said was: "It's a scam."

Oh, you bet there's more...

flerb

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Sunday April 19, 2009 · 7:56 PM PDT

2009/04/19 · 19:56

The call to prosecute those involved with the torture memos is both premature and flawed. The same holds true for calls on the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute.

And this is a good thing.

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Friday March 27, 2009 · 3:48 PM PDT

2009/03/27 · 15:48

The Republican plan is for America to get back to basics that we can all understand, and at the same time, promotes their family-friendly initiatives.

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Who needs numbers with wisdom like this?

Less after the fold...

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Over the top?

5 votes Vote Now!

Over the top?

After Bush?

1 vote

Dear Ghod, yes!! Please! No more!

1 vote

Maybe a little...

0 votes

Dead on. Right on. Just don't do it too often.

0 votes

A little underdone...I would have drawn more blood.

0 votes

This is pathetic! Dick Cheney has more humanity that you have humor!

1 vote

Fred Phelps will be protesting your entries as proof God hates America.

1 vote

No comment. Really. I have nothing to say. I mean it. Leave me alone! GO AWAY!

1 vote

Ratf&#king KPFA and Pacifica

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Sunday October 21, 2007 · 12:58 AM PDT

2007/10/21 · 00:58

A few weeks ago, I posted a diary on the issues within the Pacifica Foundation and the need to preserve the last free media network in existance.

That call to action seems too timely now, as a cadre of sectarian "progressives" have not only violated Pacifica election rules, but have done so during a major fundraising event, and with the apparent blessings of both the Local and National Pacifica Election Supervisors.

The worst of this is that it is happening at KPFA-FM in Berkeley, the first public radio station in the United States, and in the self-proclaimed "free speech zone" of America.

More after the fold...

flerb

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Wednesday September 12, 2007 · 12:03 AM PDT

2007/09/12 · 00:03

I got the call from Mrs. Old One: "We're having tri-tip slice steaks tonight...and your father wants to talk to you."

Well, I said, it's been a while since Labor Day and the talk fo the Chinese Bankers and our Republican 44th President, which I'll relate later...I wonder what caught his attention this time.

Little did I realize that The Old One had chanced upon a bit of history, and a reason for the Democratic Party to grow a rather large and obvious pair.

flerb

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Saturday August 25, 2007 · 11:07 PM PDT

2007/08/25 · 23:07

Before AIR AMERICA, there was the PACIFICA RADIO NETWORK...a non-profit associaton of five primary stations and over a hundred affiliates, broadcasting the voices and views of the Left to America.

On August 31, the deadline to become a Pacifica Foundation member will pass. This will allow members to vote in the Pacifica elections this fall to determine the future of the first non-commercial radio stations and networks, and insure its continued existence in the coming months.

Registering to vote in Pacifica ends on August 31...but the ability to make a difference lasts until that vote is taken.

If you know someone who has subscribed or paid $25 or more to a Pacifica station, they are eligible to vote in the pending election in the Fall of 2007.

Make sure that they do, or the last bastion of non-commercial radio for the people will disappear for the right-wing conspiracy nuts and left wing lunatics that no one else wants associated with them.

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Is the Pacifica Radio Network still relevant?

96 votes Vote Now!

Is the Pacifica Radio Network still relevant?

Yes, if it can be dragged out of this internecine war it is having with itself.

62 votes

Yes, everything is fine at Pacifica, this diary is a crock.

3 votes

No, the internal warfare is too rampant. Sell the stations and start from scratch.

9 votes

No, its too extreme, I abandoned it a long time ago because it didn't represent me.

15 votes

What's "Pacifica Radio Network"?

7 votes

Conversations With The Old One: Pelosi Inaction

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Monday August 20, 2007 · 1:56 AM PDT

2007/08/20 · 01:56

The Old One asked, "Why the hell haven't the goddamn Democrats impeached his sorry ass out of there?"

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The Paradox of Progressivism

You Know Him...The Ultimate Illegal Immigrant

Innocent until proven guilty; Citizen until proven not to be

UPDATE: Call to prosecute torture memos is flawed...Here's why...

Republican Economic "Back To Fundamentals" Budget Plan

Ratf&#king KPFA and Pacifica

Conversations With The Old One: Wisdom of the 442nd

Save The Left...Save The Pacifica Foundation

Conversations With The Old One: Pelosi Inaction