Negotiating with Republicans

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Friday August 27, 2010 · 2:35 PM PDT

2010/08/27 · 14:35

(Cross posted at Parthenon Blog)

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Sunday July 25, 2010 · 11:49 PM PDT

2010/07/25 · 23:49

Some things in this world are so preposterous that it takes a certain kind of brain to believe them. Here's my list:

Only a Republican could believe returning to the tax structure we had during the 1990's will destroy the economy.

Only a Republican could believe the key to preventing teenage pregnancy is to never give a teenager a condom.

Only a Republican could believe an organization that registered a few million voters stole an election that was won by a ten million vote margin.

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Wednesday June 16, 2010 · 11:17 PM PDT

2010/06/16 · 23:17

I am not an extremist for wanting more from my leaders.

I am not an extremist for believing in the Constitution - all of it.

I am not an extremist for thinking torture is wrong, and for knowing it doesn't work.

I am not an extremist for wanting laws to be enforced.

I am not an extremist for wanting to point out that people profit off of war.

I am not an extremist for thinking that peace is almost always a better answer.

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Monday April 19, 2010 · 8:08 AM PDT

2010/04/19 · 08:08

The teabaggers are an angry minority in this country. As is often cited on this site, just 18% of Americans are tea party supporters.

An angry minority of people who have always been there fighting against civil rights, against equal rights, against immigration, against quality education, against responsible foreign policy, and on and on and on.

The temptation is to dismiss them. Certainly they aren't as big a deal as the MSM is making them out to be.

But here's the reality: the Teabaggers have more than enough numbers to win in November.

After the fold:
-MATH! (yay)
-What does this mean?
-What do we do?

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Monday April 12, 2010 · 9:16 AM PDT

2010/04/12 · 09:16

We spend a lot of time bitching about the media. We need to spend less time complaining about the media machine and more time understanding it. Only then can we start to figure out how to engage it to the benefit of liberal policies, and to change structurally for the better.

After the fold:
Introduction
Laziness leads to he-said/she-said
De-bunking mistakes
What can we do

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Thursday February 18, 2010 · 9:36 AM PST

2010/02/18 · 09:36

This diary is not about third parties. It is about the choices that we all make in our lives, and how those choices relate to politics.

If we're going to engage in intelligent discussion we have to be able to listen and understand where we're coming from. That's what I'm attempting to do in this diary, to explain the people who are 'giving up the fight,' where they're coming from, and why it matters.

If you marvel at the 'wimpy-ness' of democrats who seem to be choosing this time to jump ship, or if you get angry at people who claim they don't care if we keep our majority, then this is the diary for you.

Below the fold we will:
-Understand the Objective
-Examine the Choices
-See When Giving Up isn't Giving Up
-Relate this all to DKos' Mission of Electing Democrats
-Propose Some Solutions

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Sunday August 02, 2009 · 5:19 PM PDT

2009/08/02 · 17:19

I'm stunned. In his regular column in the Anchorage Daily News local pundit Dan Fagan has apologized for turning his political commentary into personal attacks.

Fagan has had a talk radio show in Alaska for many years. Several years ago he started writing a regular column in the Anchorage Daily News. When trying to describe Fagan to people who don't know him I call him 'Alaska's Rush Limbaugh.' But that's probably not quite fair. He never quite reached the complete blowhard level of Limbaugh but he would frequently make reality defying attacks on individuals.

His shocking confession and apology below the fold.

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Wednesday November 05, 2008 · 10:43 AM PST

2008/11/05 · 10:43

I know it's an exciting day. It's an exciting day for the world and for the country and I'm damn proud to be an American today.

I'll be happy soon enough. Certainly as January 20th approaches that will grow and explode on that day into a jubilant celebration here in Washington DC.

But today I feel sadness and anger and they overwhelm my happiness. You see, I'm not just an American, I'm also an Alaskan.

I just can't be happy today . . .

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Wednesday September 03, 2008 · 8:53 AM PDT

2008/09/03 · 08:53

at least not a scandal we want to touch with a 10 foot pool. There are too many other scandals that are more blatant and contain less positives (mostly troopergate)

I am from Alaska. I followed Sarah Palin very closely until I left the state in 2007, so I saw her campaigns and the beginning of her administration. Here is the story of Mat Maid from the perspective of an average Alaskan:

(The summary is simple: this 'scandal' is probably the primary reason that she is the most popular Governor in the country - trying to attack it seems risky at best)

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Friday August 29, 2008 · 7:13 AM PDT

2008/08/29 · 07:13

Holy fucking Thundercats!

Sarah Palin McCain's VP pick

that's absolutely batshit insane.

McCain has ran on 'ready to be President' and Palin is as far from that as you could viably get. Many people will be asking: 'what are Palin's qualifications? how did she become Governor?'

The answer: she quit a job she wasn't qualified for anyway. seriously.

more below the fold . . .

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Wednesday June 25, 2008 · 7:33 AM PDT

2008/06/25 · 07:33

read about it: http://www.scotusblog.com/...
the full decision: http://www.scotusblog.com/...

Fucking shit. I'd say more I'd put more. But I'm so pissed and so sad and so upset. I knew this would happen. Even after hearing the arguments and reading the briefs I knew this court would find for against corporate liability.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE VALDEZ. This is about the Supreme Court vastly curtailing corporatations liabilty for grossly negligent acts and for acts by their employees

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Thursday May 01, 2008 · 8:14 AM PDT

2008/05/01 · 08:14

No, I'm not asking the question . . . I'm answering it for a friend of mine and I thought some of the links I collected would be useful for people around here who have similarly misguided friends but who aren't looking to avoid studying for finals (like I am).

I got an email from a friend informing me that she knew someone who 'thinks McCain isn't so bad.' Knowing I was into this sort of thing she decided she would ask me to draft up an email with some arguments against the McCain Presidency. Here's what I went with:

McCain is a political opportunist and will sacrifice his own 'morals' readily

McCain is a flip-flopper

Iraq (his policy)

Iraq (his understanding)

Everything in this email will be thoroughly cited with outside sources so you can check it.

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Negotiating with Republicans

Only a Republican could believe

I am not an extremist

Reality Check: The Teabaggers can win in November

The Media isn't bad, it's lazy

The Choice is Not Between Democrats and Republicans

Alaska's version of Limbaugh apologizes for years of personal attacks

I can't be happy today. [Alaska Edition]

Why Palin's Mat Maid Scandal is NOT a Scandal

Sarah Palin resume: she quit a job once

Breaking: $#%&*)#$%@ (Exxon Valdez 'Ruling' is in)

What's wrong with McCain?