Robert Scheer, correct once again

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Thursday July 09, 2009 · 7:57 PM PDT

2009/07/09 · 19:57

No one else seems to have diaried this, and, IMNSHO, Robert Scheer's column in 'The Nation' today is too important to go without notice at DKos.

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Friday March 06, 2009 · 3:44 AM PST

2009/03/06 · 03:44

This diary began as a comment in reply to this thread. It was instantly obvious that it wasn't a long comment; it was long DAIRY. I've tried to edit it down as best I could, but this is a complex, multi-faceted issue that isn't as simple as many view it - and I still haven't covered the full spectrum on the topic, by any means. Not even close. But it is a start.

Converting this piece from a comment to a diary wasn't as easy as I'd hoped; it may come across as a bit scatter-brained (which I am, ANYWAY). Of course, I've already linked above to the comment which got this rolling, but I'm not going to mention the OP by UID here, in a likely-silly attempt to show the OP respect (the OP is a Kossack whose presence here I've long enjoyed, and greatly respect). The OP will only be referred to, as OP.

Please review the thread linked above before making the hop to a dissertation on over-/under-population. This piece won't come across as coherent without reading that thread first (this diary really strays considerably from the thrust of the original diary).

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Should we:

102 votes Vote Now!

Should we:

Make no changes to the current system

11 votes

Only allow tax credits for 2 children, max

34 votes

Only allow tax credits for 1 child, max

9 votes

Tax, at a nominal rate (< $1000), more than 2 children

8 votes

Tax, at a nominal rate (< $1000), more than 1 child

2 votes

Tax, at an exponential rate, more than 2 children

14 votes

Tax, at an exponential rate, more than 1 child

8 votes

It doesn't matter

6 votes

Other (please comment)

7 votes

Obligatory pie (assuming we've grown something to put in it!)

3 votes

2 Hours with Uncle Sam...in Ontario (w/Poll!!!)

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Monday September 01, 2008 · 8:51 PM PDT

2008/09/01 · 20:51

While I've been a pretty reliable voter (and always Democratic) most of my life, a number of things, from some social anxiety, to 20 years drunk, to moving, unexpectedly, in mid-life, to Canada (I moved here in June 2000 to marry a Canadian; I'll spare you THAT story) had, until today, left me a 51-year-old political virgin - I can't think of ANYTHING I've ever done that could be considered political activism, outside of a disastrous attempt to hold an anti-war rally here a year ago (no one came...).

The CFL has a tradition similar to the Lions-Packers Thanksgiving game; every Labour Day, the Toronto Argonauts play the Hamilton Ti-Cats (who ALWAYS lose). It is CONSISTENTLY the one, and only, game yearly that Hamilton sells out.

Uncle Sam's over the hump. :)

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Are you helping in some way?

36 votes Vote Now!

Are you helping in some way?

I'm giving financially (1st time)

12 votes

I'm giving financially (not 1st time)

4 votes

I'm giving time (1st time)

3 votes

I'm giving time (not 1st time)

2 votes

some combination of the above (1st time)

0 votes

some combination of the above (not 1st time)

5 votes

It's not my job

0 votes

I'm not motivated

1 vote

I'm even more socially inept than the diarist

3 votes

I'm giving pie

0 votes

I'm eating pie

3 votes

other (feel free to explain)

3 votes

OBL and the "Reality-Based Community"

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Monday June 02, 2008 · 1:37 AM PDT

2008/06/02 · 01:37

Meteor Blades' overnite open thread included a poll asking whether the readers believed Osama Bin Laden/Usama Bin Ladin was dead or alive. As of this writing, astonishingly, only 16% believed him to be dead!!! I hope at least a few will follow me into the great unknown below as I attempt to put this issue into a truly "reality-based" light.

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Do you NOW believe:

40 votes Vote Now!

Do you NOW believe:

He's met his maker

19 votes

He's meeting his baker - today

14 votes

roughly 22/7

7 votes

Apologies and Non-apologies (w/obligatory Poll)

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Friday May 23, 2008 · 3:57 PM PDT

2008/05/23 · 15:57

It sure didn't take long for Sen. Clinton to decide she regretted her bizarre comment in Sioux Falls today. But "regret" does NOT equal an apology. This short diary is more about political posturing than about Sen. Clinton; she simply was the catalyst for something I've been wanting to say for some time.

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Did Sen. Clinton REALLY apologize today?

114 votes Vote Now!

Did Sen. Clinton REALLY apologize today?

Yes

6 votes

108 votes

My Political Awakening - the 40th Anniversary

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Friday April 04, 2008 · 11:20 AM PDT

2008/04/04 · 11:20

Unfortunately, I got a late start on this; there aren't a lot of links. But this isn't a 'breaking' or 'news' story; it's an extremely personal (and, I'm afraid, long) one. Regardless, I feel compelled to share it; it's the most vivid childhood memory I have, the primary event that 'shaped' me, politically, and this is the day, and the blog, where this story belongs, IMNSHO.

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Sunday February 17, 2008 · 9:13 AM PST

2008/02/17 · 09:13

Diary inspiration here, here, here, here, here.

Back in my drinking days in Tennessee, during a discussion on the 2nd Amendment in a bar (admittedly not the brightest place to engage in such a discussion; again, this was during my drinking days), I remember a redneck once proclaiming, in a very animated fashion, that, "...to get a Voter's Registration Card, you should be required to show up at the Voter's Reg Office in a Sidewinder-equipped Huey." Since (a) I presume he wanted the ability to vote himself, and (b) I seriously doubt he owned any sort of helicopter, much less a missile, it's safe to assume he was engaging in hyperbole. But, very likely, not by much.

Please make the hop (unarmed, preferably) for a treatise on the only Amendment Bush hasn't rent asunder.

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The 2nd Amendment Should be:

82 votes Vote Now!

The 2nd Amendment Should be:

Left alone

34 votes

Repealed

4 votes

Modified to define appropriate limits on weapons ownership

30 votes

Modified to allow ownership of any weapon known to mankind

9 votes

Skeet

5 votes

Iowa Primary Analysis: some odd results

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Sunday January 06, 2008 · 8:12 AM PST

2008/01/06 · 08:12

I studied statistics (long ago) in college. I never used those skills very much in an official capacity, but did seem to develop a knack for spotting oddities/anomalies in statistically-oriented reports, graphs, and such. A diary Friday (sorry, I've been through too many the past few days to locate which one - if it was yours, please speak up) linked to the following:

http://www.cnn.com/...

and it didn't take 60 seconds for me to start asking questions. I'm hoping that in this diary we can develop a better understanding of the reasons for the oddities I see.

Hop the orange rainbow below and see if there's any insight you might be able to add.

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Thursday April 26, 2007 · 3:42 AM PDT

2007/04/26 · 03:42

Sorry if this is a bit of a lightweight diary; I don't write many. But I am PISSED. I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take it anymore.

Take what? Being labeled a 'surrender monkey'. Having to listen to chickenhawks claim that by doing their JOB, Congress is 'surrendering'. From the WH. From New York (originally run with this POS beside it). From California (sorry, can't find that link now).

Problem stated. A possible counterattack strategy after the flip.

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Monday October 02, 2006 · 12:54 AM PDT

2006/10/02 · 00:54

In the midst of the pile-on on Foley and company this weekend, one potentially extremely important story appears to have not hit the DailyKos radar.

The FBI has begun a preliminary investigation into possible ties between Osama Bin Laden and the NYC Mafia families:

Though there is no direct evidence yet of organized crime collaborating with terrorists, the first hints of a connection surfaced in a recent undercover FBI operation. Agents stopped a man with alleged mob ties from selling missiles to an informant posing as a terrorist middleman.

This was apparently simply a sting operation, and just the beginning of the investigation. Who knows where this could lead? Read More

The Last Labour Day

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Thursday September 07, 2006 · 4:28 AM PDT

2006/09/07 · 04:28

So, how was your Labo(u)r day? Mine was nice and relaxing; in fact, I slept through most of it. Did some much-needed catching up on rest. A seemingly appropriate way to spend this particular holiday, of course.

One brave young man from here in Hamilton, Ontario, however, was unwittingly handed a huge task; one it's unlikely any of us would accept, on any day of the year, for all the U$D in China. His task: becoming a hero. On Labour Day. Read More

CHEERS AND JEERS FRIDAY: Last Call(ed) Edition

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Friday April 07, 2006 · 8:30 AM PDT

2006/04/07 · 08:30

(Many thanks to grndrush for holding down the C & J fort during Bill's ~~drinking binge~~ ~~recovery~~ well deserved vacation! There's 'moreville' below the fold. Woosh! DarkSyde)

CHEERS AND JEERS FRIDAY: Last Call(ed) Edition

"You're gonna love this diary". Hopefully, anyway. Really. At least, if you're old enough to have kids approaching their teenage years (note you don't need kids this age...). Sorry, youngsters. We old farts have to remember the good-old-days sometime, and today seems particularly appropo.

Follow me over the ~~rainbow~~ fold and I'll explain what this has to do with why "...you're gonna love this diary"!
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OBL and the "Reality-Based Community"

Apologies and Non-apologies (w/obligatory Poll)

My Political Awakening - the 40th Anniversary

The Wild Wild United States of America (with Poll)

Iowa Primary Analysis: some odd results

Bury this GD meme

FBI investigating OBL/Mafia Ties

The Last Labour Day

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