Why doesn't "I'm a Woman - Vote for Me" Work as a Political Message?

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Tuesday November 06, 2018 · 11:03 PM PST

2018/11/06 · 23:03

Suddenly there are people posting on Daily Kos with an epiphany — hey this is the women’s election and women will put a stop to Trump!

Folks, last time I checked, Nancy Pelosi was a woman, and she has been Democratic Leader in the House of Representatives for more than a decade. I ask you, where has this gotten the Democratic Party?

We really need to stop focusing on gender arguments that play right into Trump’s plan to divide us.

I am happy we actually took the House, but honestly, as a historical matter, that was to be expected.

The awful fact must be confronted: Trump went full fascist, and he overperformed.

And there was no real pushback from House Dems led by Pelosi. Or from Senate Dems led by Schumer.

My takeaway from this election is this: we need to be mindful of any effort by Trump or anyone else to divide us along gender, racial, or other lines.

In order for Trump to be defeated, the Democratic leadership must change. This is not about gender, this is about solidarity. And Pelosi and Schumer have solidarity with the rich, not with the people working for a living.

If Democratic women continue to bash men and demand that they be put in power (when in fact a strong woman has already have been in power in the Democratic Party for years) or if Democratic men continue to talk about how this was a “women’s victory”, then we will surely lose to Trump in 2020.

In fact, this was a significant squandering by the Democratic leadership of an incredible opportunity.

For that, they should resign and let new blood, of all genders and races, take over.

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Has Nancy Pelosi Earned the Right to Be Speaker with Her Performance Over the Last Decade+?

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Has Nancy Pelosi Earned the Right to Be Speaker with Her Performance Over the Last Decade+?

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Hey Dems: Next Step with Kavanaugh

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Tuesday September 04, 2018 · 10:41 PM PDT

2018/09/04 · 22:41

Ok Dems you have raised two issues regarding full disclosure, and I might add have raised them well, and communicated them well to the American people. First you told the Senate committee chairman you wanted full disclosure and then you demanded Kavanaugh agree to full disclosure. Great work.

Now it’s time to drop the hammer and get every Democratic Senator to back the following statement: “Mr. Kavanaugh, if you do not fully support and fully request full disclosure of your documents, and agree to delay hearings until such disclosure is completed, you are illegitimate and every Senator of conscience promises that you will be impeached as illegitimate when we take power.”

Stand Up Democratic Senators: Commence Article III Proceedings Immediately.

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Monday July 16, 2018 · 1:24 PM PDT

2018/07/16 · 13:24

Article III of the United States Constitution provides in relevant part:

Section 3.

Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.

Today, Donald Trump committed treason against the United States by giving aid and comfort to a foreign dictator, Vladimir Putin. It is clear from the voluminous evidence that Putin has been conducting cyberattacks on the United States for at least 3 years and that he is an enemy of this country. Today, Donald Trump took his side, and joined in his propaganda attacks against the United States.

When will a United States Senator stand up and commence Article 3 proceedings against Donald Trump? It is now their Constitutional duty to do so.

Here is the roadmap:

1. File a Rule 17 motion directed to Ruth Bader Ginsberg to grant leave to file a complaint under the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court against Donald Trump for treason.

2. Obtain leave to file said complaint from Justice Ginsberg.

3. File the complaint at the Supreme Court.

4. Request that a special master be appointed by the Supreme Court to try the case.

5. Once conviction is obtained, turn over the matter of punishment to the Congress as directed in Article 3, Section 3 of our Constitution.

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Do you support a Democratic Senator bringing Article III proceedings against Donald Trump in the Supreme Court under Rule 17?

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Do you support a Democratic Senator bringing Article III proceedings against Donald Trump in the Supreme Court under Rule 17?

Yes

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My Short Letter in Opposition to US Military Intervention in Syria

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Thursday September 05, 2013 · 6:38 AM PDT

2013/09/05 · 06:38

My Congresswoman is currently identified in this WaPo chart as being "Undecided" as to whether we should intervene militarily in the Syrian Civil War. I am opposed to any military intervention at this time for a variety of reasons, and I wrote to my Congresswoman. I would urge all others here to write to their Congresspeople as well, and please feel free to use any/all parts of my letter if you would like.

Also if you have any corrections or if I overlooked anything, please let me know in the comments and I can send an amended letter.

(BTW The process was really quick and easy and involved entering info into a form online. It will take you 10 minutes max. Do it now!)

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I will send or have sent a letter/email to my Congressperson opposing military intervention in Syria.

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I will send or have sent a letter/email to my Congressperson opposing military intervention in Syria.

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For Your Consideration: Venues for The Concert in Support of OWS

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Wednesday October 05, 2011 · 12:53 PM PDT

2011/10/05 · 12:53

This is my second post about The Concert in Support of Occupy Wall Street. The first post was here.

This post and the comments will focus on selecting venues for The Concert in Support of OWS. My thinking is that we should have a concert in each and every city/town/hamlet that is holding an OWS solidarity event.

Thus, we need to identify potential venues in each city. And we need your help!

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I would attend a Concert in Support of Occupy Wall Street in my community.

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I would attend a Concert in Support of Occupy Wall Street in my community.

Yes.

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No.

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For Your Consideration: The Concert in Support of Occupy Wall Street

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Wednesday October 05, 2011 · 11:10 AM PDT

2011/10/05 · 11:10

In the near future, I would like to see the managers of Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, U2, Tom Petty, Paul McCartney, Willie Nelson, Pearl Jam, Green Day, The Killers, Deathcab for Cutie, MGMT, Vampire Weekend, Public Enemy, the living members of the Clash, Paul Weller, Pete Townsend and many other musical acts announce that they are putting together a show in support of Occupy Wall Street. The proceeds should go to benefit the protesters on the ground on Wall Street in New York City and the related protests throughout the country.

Please enter your suggestions for your dream lineup in the comments and take the poll.

**UPDATE: At the request of several members of the dKos Community I have edited this diary a bit to make it a proposal for everyone's consideration.

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I would most like to see the following perform at the Concert in support of OWS:

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I would most like to see the following perform at the Concert in support of OWS:

Bruce

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Bob Dylan

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4 votes

Tom Petty

1 vote

Paul McCartney

3 votes

Willie

3 votes

Green Day

5 votes

Public Enemy

5 votes

Pearl Jam

11 votes

MGMT

0 votes

Elvis

4 votes

The Clash

3 votes

Sting

1 vote

The Blues Brothers

1 vote

All of the above.

26 votes

bin Laden's DNA: A primer on forensic DNA identification and its use to identify bin Laden

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Tuesday May 03, 2011 · 12:05 PM PDT

2011/05/03 · 12:05

Twenty-five years ago the process of identifying someone by typing their DNA was extremely difficult and time consuming. It was not done on a large scale.

Fast-forward to today, where we are told that the military and the CIA were able to genotype Osama bin Laden's DNA and identify him with 99.9% certainty in less than 12 hours.

How is this possible? Following is a primer on the current state of DNA forensic technology that answers this question and raises others.

First, however, full disclosure: I am no fan of President Obama's policies, particularly his decision to extend tax cuts for the wealthy and his willingness to buy into Republican frames by focus on the deficit. That being said, I am perfectly willing to give him total and full credit for planning and authorizing a gutsy military operation if he can prove it was bin Laden, both because that would be the right thing to do, and because I think it can get us out of Afghanistan (see below). Second, particularly in light of Benazir Bhutto's statement in November 2007and because I believe the War on Terror was ginned up by the military establishment to increase military spending for reasons of empire building (and BTW thereby create thousands of new Republican voters), I will believe that Osama bin Laden was killed when I see some evidence, and will not just trust the word of various CIA and military officials. Finally, even if bin Laden is not dead, I do believe we can and should use the "Witch is Dead" theme to extract our country from the Oz-like PermaWar footing we have been on for the last decade (more on this later).

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bin Laden was killed last Sunday?

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bin Laden was killed last Sunday?

Yes.

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I want to see more evidence before I believe it.

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Ding, Dong the Witch is Dead.

10 votes

Pie.

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BREAKING: It's Officially <gasp> A CRISIS! (w/Update)

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Wednesday December 08, 2010 · 9:25 PM PST

2010/12/08 · 21:25

Lo and behold!

Our friends over at that bastion of journalistic integrity have piled on with a story about the newest crisis to hit the Beltway:

Raising the direst alarm yet, the Obama administration warned fellow Democrats on Wednesday that if they defeat the big tax-cut compromise detested by many liberals, they could jolt the nation back into recession.

OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

Follow me on the flip as we debunk the latest bullshit from ~~neo-Pravda~~ ~~the AP~~ the White House.

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Tax cuts for the wealthy are effective stimulus.

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Prologue to a Primary: First steps.

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Tuesday December 07, 2010 · 10:18 AM PST

2010/12/07 · 10:18

The insanity, injustice and yes depravity of giving billionaires a tax cut during the worst economic times in decades should force anyone to question the judgment of the man we elected President.

In the end, however, if that were the only thing Obama did, he would not deserve a primary.

However, we have learned today that Obama has agreed to defund our Social Security programs.

He has declared open season on the American people.

In my opinion, we have only two options: impeachment or primary.

Since we couldn't get the Congress to impeach Bush for torturing people and starting illegal wars, it is unlikely we are going to get them to impeach Obama for throwing our future overboard.

So we are left with the primary. This diary is written to begin the process of creating a netroots primary challenge to a President who today abandoned his party and the American people. Please join in comments with constructive thoughts about how to begin a movement to cultivate, select and campaign for a 2012 primary challenger to President Obama.

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I will support the Primary Movement.

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I will support the Primary Movement.

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No.

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Wapo gives Yoo platform - WTF??! Protest torture NOW!

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Wednesday March 03, 2010 · 6:35 AM PST

2010/03/03 · 06:35

This will be a quick diary, but I just learned that TODAY at 1 pm EST the Washington Post is having John Yoo, the architect and enabler of the Bush torture regime, do a chat on their website.

Stand up and protest Yoo by going to the website and entering a comment and/or question.

I would recommend entering a comment and using that space to criticize Yoo for his criminal torture memos, and the Washington Post for giving him a platform in an attempt to rehabilitate his career.

More background on the flip.

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John Yoo should face sanction for enabling torture.

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Plouffe goes LOUD with David v. Goliath classic.

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Friday January 29, 2010 · 3:46 PM PST

2010/01/29 · 15:46

I firmly believe the David v. Goliath story we have witnessed today will go down in the history of 21st century politics. Who said this not one week ago:

"Big moments, political or otherwise, will no longer be remembered by people as times when everyone gathered around TVs to watch a speech, press conference or other event. Increasingly, most of us will recall firing up the computer, searching for a video and watching it at home or at the office -- or even on our cell phones," he wrote.

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

Something had to be done, and Plouffe has done it. The man has delivered. Now is our chance to take the video gold that he has delivered to us and put it in front of the American people.

Follow me on the flip for the beginnings of a discussion about how to do just that.

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How many Americans should see Plouffe's David v. Goliath classic?

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How many Americans should see Plouffe's David v. Goliath classic?

100%

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75%

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25%

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Extortion, plain and simple.

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Wednesday March 18, 2009 · 10:52 AM PDT

2009/03/18 · 10:52

It's time for America to open its eyes.

And our eyes are being opened, whether we like it or not.

Just like with the Iraq War, where the fact that we were going to invade Iraq was well-known to everyone prior to the 2002 mid-term elections, everyone in the know in our government knew that there was going to be a financial meltdown in 2008. The only question was when it would occur.

Some thought it would occur in February, some thought it might occur in August and others predicted that it would occur in the fall.

The key determinant here of the timing of this meltdown was again politics. And again, the American people were the losers, to the tune of trillions of dollars.

Following on Inky99's excellent top-rated diary I think we can draw some conclusions about the collusive activities of a number of players at central US banks. Unfortunately for our man in the White House, this could very well involve the Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner.

Roll with my on the flip.

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