Pass the bill, stupid

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Thursday December 17, 2009 · 5:36 AM PST

2009/12/17 · 05:36

I don't need the introduction, in fact I probably don't even need to post this diary at all, but there are some points that need to be re-emphasized.

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Pass the bill? (there is only one answer)

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Pass the bill? (there is only one answer)

Yes

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My sister has an ovarian cyst

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Monday November 23, 2009 · 1:42 PM PST

2009/11/23 · 13:42

We've all had the moments that the health care debate got personal. My parents premiums have been on an upward spiral for years. Two close family friends are doctors fighting for single payer. I'm on a "car crash and cancer" health plan right now, lucky enough to be on a temporary visa in Germany where health care is a right, not a luxury. But this one hits closer than all that.

My sister was diagnosed with a 4-inch ovarian cyst.

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Friday October 09, 2009 · 3:03 AM PDT

2009/10/09 · 03:03

We can all see it coming. It's like being in a car wreck; time slows down, and you can see what's going to happen, but you can't stop it.

The only one who can stop it is Obama. He has to turn down the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Nobel Prize: Honor or poison?

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Nobel Prize: Honor or poison?

Honor

147 votes

Poison

77 votes

Undecided

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Olympia Snowe is a fat stinking hypocrite(Two Minutes Hate with Bonus Hate)

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Wednesday September 09, 2009 · 3:43 PM PDT

2009/09/09 · 15:43

This diary is part of an ongoing series called Two Minutes Hate, in which the author enjoys several minutes of cathartic anger at the douchebag of the day. Lovers of reasoned, intelligent debate need not read on.

Olympia Snowe wants the infirm, the sick, and the poor to be put down.

I've never read a scholarly work of history other than The Holy Bible, but I'm pretty sure that's exactly like Hitler.

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Biggest douchebag?

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Biggest douchebag?

Olympia Snowe, the Roberts Court, and the AP

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George Will is a scumbag (two minutes hate)

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Tuesday September 01, 2009 · 7:56 AM PDT

2009/09/01 · 07:56

So, George Will wrote an op-ed today.

In it, he turned his INVALUABLE intellect to the problem of Afghanistan, and came to the conclusion that

Genius...sometimes consists of knowing when to stop

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George Will

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George Will

scumbag

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I'm calling BS (two minutes of hate)

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Saturday August 29, 2009 · 8:27 AM PDT

2009/08/29 · 08:27

The WaPo's new farce, "How A Detainee Became an Asset"

Hint: It involves merciless torture.

I'm calling it right fucking now: BULLSHIT

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Bullshit?

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Bullshit?

Bullshit

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Two simple words.

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Tuesday January 20, 2009 · 3:31 PM PST

2009/01/20 · 15:31

We've all heard Obama's speech. As he always does, he hit it out of the park. I got the same goosebumps I felt on that January morning, two years ago, when I watched him launch his campaign in Springfield. I don't want to go over the whole speech, which was full of great moments. I want to focus in on two words he said; words that might pass 90 percent of people without a second notice but made me almost jump up and cheer.

What were those two words?

"...and non-believers"

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Thursday May 29, 2008 · 2:58 PM PDT

2008/05/29 · 14:58

So now that the campaign is in more or less full general election swing, there have been countless diaries speculating about who Obama (and to a lesser extent McCain) will tap as there Number Two. Surprisingly, these diaries seem to uniformly omit this important fact: The Vice-Presidential pick should NOT jeopardize the political position of the Democratic Party on any front.

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Saturday March 22, 2008 · 12:32 PM PDT

2008/03/22 · 12:32

It's not JUST that she has run a sometimes underhanded, sometimes sleazy campaign.

It's not JUST that a lot her policies are just not as good as her competitors.

It's not JUST that she's attempting to doom the Democratic party once again with the Clinton-brand "Divide and Don't Conquer" strategy.

It's not JUST that she want to subvert the very rules of the game she agreed to play.

It's not JUST that she seems to be attempting to emulate George W. Bush in her tendency to mislead, misconstrue, and prevent oversight whenever possible, almost on principle (this is not to mention outright lies like NAFTA).

No, it is all these things, and many more, but especially this:

The pretty much constant, unintentionally ironic, would-be-funny-if-it-wasn't-so-sad HYPOCRISY that spews out of the the Clinton campaign like pig shit out of a CAFO.

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The Clinton campaign

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The Clinton campaign

Hypocrites

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Liars

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Sleazebags

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Decent folk

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Ghengis Khan's distant decendants.

3 votes

...makes a damn fine pie, but for some reason give themselves the smaller piece.

5 votes

Sam Power resigns.

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Friday March 07, 2008 · 9:33 AM PST

2008/03/07 · 09:33

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpoi...

One word for this: dumb.

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Scale of one to ten: How stupid was this move?

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Scale of one to ten: How stupid was this move?

1-3 Minor error

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4-6 Major gaffe

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7-9 Grevious error

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10 fatal mistake.

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Barack the Frontrunner

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Wednesday February 27, 2008 · 1:29 PM PST

2008/02/27 · 13:29

In this diary, I would like to challenge a piece of conventional wisdom, namely that Hillary Clinton was the frontrunner for most of the campaign, and that Obama's lead is something new. I think this view reflects the same flawed thinking that lead to Clinton's demise.

The ideas presented in this diary have been obvious to me since February 2007, when I first donated to Obama's campaign. It was clear to me then that Hillary was in a strategically disadvantageous position, and furthermore that she did not possess the political skill to recognize it. I never took an Obama nomination for granted, which is why I gave so much of my hard-earned money to his campaign, but I did realize that it was far more probable than anyone had given him credit for. Seeing the electoral results follow my predictions almost to the T, I felt like I ought to share the insights I had into the race.

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In April of 07, who was the frontrunner?

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In April of 07, who was the frontrunner?

Hillary Clinton

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Barack Obama

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John Edwards

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Republican Stooge #3

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Other

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CNN reports SEIU goes for Obama

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Friday February 15, 2008 · 10:46 AM PST

2008/02/15 · 10:46

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

It's still a "developing story", didn't see this on the diary list. Either way it's a huge endorsement for Obama, with over 1.9 million members. This comes on the heels of other big endorsements. So far this week unions with member rolls totaling over 3 million have endorsed Obama.

Can an Edwards nod be far behind?

EDIT: It has been suspected for some time that the SEIU would go for Obama, but the vote was made last night and it's official today. I had been following this endorsement so I felt it deserved a diary once it had been set in stone.

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Pass the bill, stupid

My sister has an ovarian cyst

Turn it down, Obama

Olympia Snowe is a fat stinking hypocrite(Two Minutes Hate with Bonus Hate)

George Will is a scumbag (two minutes hate)

I'm calling BS (two minutes of hate)

Two simple words.

The Political Importance of Obama's VP Pick

It's not JUST that Hillary takes lobbyist money

Sam Power resigns.

Barack the Frontrunner

CNN reports SEIU goes for Obama