Road Trip: We are all Georgians Now!

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Saturday November 29, 2008 · 8:04 AM PST

2008/11/29 · 08:04

Isn't it ironic that John McCain used that phrase "We are all Georgians Now," and I get to use it for our endeavor to keep Saxby Chambliss home?

Coordinating with the terrific campaign workers for Jim Martin, I am heading from Sarasota to southern Georgia to help GOTV. I am leaving early Monday morning and I'd like to take several Florida kossacks with me in my Windstar van. So, this diary is a call to action for any kossack on the west coast of Florida to let me know if you would like to join me.

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Friday November 14, 2008 · 12:54 AM PST

2008/11/14 · 00:54

While Kula is away, the mice have come out to play... many thanks to Theghostofkarlafayetucker, Ashiado, and of course, Patch Adam, for holding down the fort this week. Following is my attempt to hang tough with these fine folks and bring you Friday's Morning Reaction.

Yesterday NCrissieB reminded us that we should enjoy the excellence of No Drama Obama, so I shall start this off with a reminder:

For international news, I visit sites like news.sky.com and Watching America. Sky is based in the UK, and Watching America translates articles from around the world into English. Where do you look for international news?

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Thursday October 30, 2008 · 8:54 PM PDT

2008/10/30 · 20:54

A beautiful cool day in Sarasota, Florida with the opportunity to see Senator Obama in my hometown... who could ask for more? I didn't go early because I didn't think there would be "that many" people in this very Republican area of Florida. Boy, was I wrong... there were thousands of people there before me, and when I did get there the line was quite long, snaking through parking lots and along streets just to get in. I went alone but made lots of new friends, and some of those new friends are what Mr. McCain calls "special interests" ~ students!

Photos and my personal experience follow.....

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Thursday October 09, 2008 · 5:56 PM PDT

2008/10/09 · 17:56

While lurking in the comments on 538.com (the one site that has helped me keep my sanity poll-wise), I found a link to this video. It is hilarious and also well done. H/T to The Termite for talking me into doing a diary.

Video on the flip. This guy needs to be recruited by SNL, imo.

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Termite suggested I apologize for such a short diary :) Do you agree?

118 votes Vote Now!

Termite suggested I apologize for such a short diary :) Do you agree?

Yes

12 votes

59 votes

Maybe

7 votes

Pie

40 votes

Nation of Service Forum Liveblog II

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Thursday September 11, 2008 · 5:39 PM PDT

2008/09/11 · 17:39

Nation of Service forum is the centerpiece of a two-day ServiceNation Summit 2008, named for a non-profit group that encourages voluntary service and civic engagement.

MSNBC, CNN, PBS and C-SPAN is carrying this. If you can't get C-SPAN on your teevee, consider watching via streaming at www.cspan.org. Also streaming at MTV.com (h/t Randgrith)

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Saturday August 16, 2008 · 6:03 PM PDT

2008/08/16 · 18:03

Mothership by PLS

Obama is doing very well, as we knew he would. McCain's up next.

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Friday July 25, 2008 · 11:33 AM PDT

2008/07/25 · 11:33

During Panel 1, Representative Kucinich (D-Ohio) presented his three bills regarding the articles of impeachment for Shrub for the consideration of the Judiciary Committee. He asked his colleagues in Congress to honor our oath to support and defend the constitution.

These hearings are currently being shown on C-Span 1 TV

Links:C-Span 1 - follow link on home page

Other links

KPFA & Pacifica Radio will air Friday's hearing from 9:00AM - 1:00PM EDT streamed live at pacifica.org and kpfa.org and on the air at KPFA (Berkeley), KPFK (Los Angeles), KPFT (Houston), and others TBD.

Important Note: Please do NOT recommend this diary. Instead recommend the
Mothership here.

See Panel 2 speakers below the flip

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Monday June 09, 2008 · 9:51 AM PDT

2008/06/09 · 09:51

Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA), Judiciary Committee Ranking Member is speaking to the ACLU right now and is being aired on CSPAN2.

He is speaking out forcefully regarding warrantless wiretapping, rendition, and torture.

It's hard to give retroactive immunity when you don't know what you are giving immunity for."

Other speakers, including James Risen, coming up.

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Monday December 24, 2007 · 8:10 AM PST

2007/12/24 · 08:10

Grinch Holds Lou Gehrig (ALS) Patients Hostage!

I nominate Tom Coburn (R-OK) for the 2007 Grinchiest Congresscritter.

(Photo courtesy of his
official Senate page.)

ALS patients nation wide are being held hostage this Christmas by a Grinch on Capitol Hill. His name is Tom Coburn, Senator from Oklahoma. The Wall Street Journal posted the front-page article on Dec. 21st.

Leon Peek is a friend of mine who was diagnosed with ALS in 2004. He sent me an email today about Coburn's hold on Senate bill 1382.

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Sunday November 11, 2007 · 7:04 AM PST

2007/11/11 · 07:04

There will come a moment in this year's election cycle where the Democratic nominee is selected (preferably at the Democratic National Convention, and not by the teevee pundits, or the polls, beforehand). Let me put it out front: I will support whomever that is and vote for that nominee. I will also throw my primary support to another candidate of my choice (not saying who, because I'm still torn between several -- more on that later) when I believe that Al Gore is not to be a contender.

I am not there yet. Why not? Because I am heartened by the concerted efforts in California to put Gore on the ballot based on signatures. I support the efforts in NH to generate a write-in campaign (requiring 51,000 voters to make an impact). And although the efforts in Michigan did not generate the required signatures to get him on the ballot there, I exhort those organizers to send those lists to Al Gore.

Now here's one reason I'm not ready to give up:

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I hate pumpkin pie, Pecan is my favorite. What is yours?

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I hate pumpkin pie, Pecan is my favorite. What is yours?

Pecan

21 votes

Chocolate Cream

11 votes

Banana Cream

5 votes

Any Fruit (cherry, apple, peach, rhubarb, etc.)

29 votes

Sweet potatoe

4 votes

Pumpkin

20 votes

Sheppard's

1 vote

Boston Cream

5 votes

Other

9 votes

All

10 votes

What Redstate wants to keep under wraps: Gore/Obama WILL win

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Monday October 22, 2007 · 9:34 PM PDT

2007/10/22 · 21:34

Not only would this ticket win in 2008 by a landslide, it ~~would guarantee the WH would be under~~ could lead to progressive leadership for 16 years. And don't think the opposition doesn't know this. In fact, they are praying fervently that Gore doesn't get in the race. A redstate blogger clues us in to what they are thinking, and worrying about:

...let me explain how I think Al Gore could actually beat Hillary even though he would be entering so late, then I will explain why I think he would crush us in the general election.

So they are talking about the Gore-geous Gore-illas, and they're not talking about a possible run in 2012 or 2016. It's 2008 that is the turning point. For the country, for addressing the climate crisis in perspective of every other issue, and for Gore.

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Sunday October 21, 2007 · 6:37 AM PDT

2007/10/21 · 06:37

I loved the recent story about the clowns in Ashville, NC, and exlrpp's diary Bullets to use on Swiftboaters, I am hoping comments in this diary will produce some good phrases we can use. We not only need to use the facts (I am printing Bush's discharge record, thanks exlrpp!), but find ways to turn their phraseology.

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Road Trip: We are all Georgians Now!

Morning Reaction ~ No Drama Obama

14,000 greet Obama in Sarasota 10/30 ~ with photos

Obama impersonator ~ SNL casting call

Nation of Service Forum Liveblog II

Faith Forum Live Blog IV

Liveblog #4: House Non-impeachment Impeachment Hearings

Specter (R-PA) & others speak at ACLU National Security and Civil Liberties Conference

This Year's Capitol Hill Grinch [Coburn's hold on the ALS Registry Act]

Attention Gore-illas: Don't give up hope yet!

What Redstate wants to keep under wraps: Gore/Obama WILL win

Bring in the clowns