A view from the hospital (thoughts re: Reverend, Blitzer, Obama)

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Monday May 05, 2008 · 11:39 PM PDT

2008/05/05 · 23:39

On the off chance you noticed I haven't been around lately it's because I spent the last week in the hospital. Don't worry, I'm ok and haven't been in any pain (except for some of the tests they ran, especially the bone marrow aspiration, which I'll be glad to never do again)... it was just a complication from a medication I've been on for about 2-3 years to combat a disease I have called ulcerative colitis. I went to my doctor and got a blood test last Friday and ended up getting called to the ER the next day because the results said my platelet count was "dangerously low". I went in to my doc again last Monday and they decided it wasn't safe to send me home and .. 7 days later, here I am. I've never been hospitalized before, so everything was a new experience to me. I am SO lucky to have a great support system, both in terms of actual coverage and my family. My doctor is excellent and I'm confident I'll recover.

One of the things about being in the hospital was I didn't have Internet access but I did have TV. And a TON of time that needed passing. My roommate watched the news a lot, both local stuff and the cable networks. If you've read me before you know how I feel about TV news and ... well, I've had this rant brewing in my head all week and have been dying to get it out so here goes.

VoteHarder

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Thursday April 17, 2008 · 11:17 AM PDT

2008/04/17 · 11:17

I'll make this brief. I didn't watch the debate last night. Judging by the reaction, I'm glad. Honestly folks, what did you you expect? To hear fair, interesting questions about issues like poverty and social security and the environment followed by long, insightful answers?

No, that's SUBSTANCE. Substance don't SELL.

The fact is ABC does not exist to inform voters. ABC exists to make its shares go up. And every time you watch, you help.

But it's not just ABC. It's ALL OF THEM.

VoteHarder

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Tuesday April 01, 2008 · 1:06 PM PDT

2008/04/01 · 13:06

We have to break the law in order to save it.

WASHINGTON – The Bush administration will use its authority to bypass more than 30 laws and regulations in an effort to finish building 670 miles of fence along the southwest U.S. border by the end of this year, federal officials said Tuesday.

Invoking the two legal waivers – which Congress authorized – will cut through bureaucratic red tape and sidestep environmental laws that currently stand in the way of the Homeland Security Department building 267 miles of fencing in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, according to officials familiar with the plan. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly about it.

More below the fold...

VoteHarder

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Saturday March 15, 2008 · 2:37 PM PDT

2008/03/15 · 14:37

Great minds discuss ideas.
Average minds discuss events.
Small minds discuss people.

-Eleanor Roosevelt

I submit the following two part argument.

VoteHarder

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Friday March 14, 2008 · 6:46 PM PDT

2008/03/14 · 18:46

If you haven't heard, there have been protests in Tibet the last few days marking the 49th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising. These are some of the biggest demonstrations the country's seen since the 1980s. The Chinese government has clamped down hard.

Two news reports and two action items below the fold.

VoteHarder

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Saturday February 16, 2008 · 3:49 PM PST

2008/02/16 · 15:49

I saw a comment this morning with 18 recommends and 17 donuts. If that doesn't symbolize Daily Kos right now, I don't know what does.

I'm not worried, though. I think it makes a whole hell of a lot of sense, actually. It's not that there's something wrong with the community. No, the community is reacting to this election exactly as should be expected.

So rather than rail against the division and nastiness, I've compiled a list of explanations.

VoteHarder

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Friday February 01, 2008 · 7:08 PM PST

2008/02/01 · 19:08

Don't like candidate diaries? Read something else then.

Everyone has their own reasons for supporting Obama, but here are mine. I was skeptical about him for a long time but I came around a few months ago. He appeals to my senses of idealism, cynicism, desperation and anger all at the same time. As a millennial, I've grown up watching hideous, bitter partisan deadlock, rampant during the Clinton years and now so much worse under Bush. But somehow I still picked up ideals and taught myself to try hard even when others tell me it's pointless.

As I read arguments against him from destructive cynics cracking snide phrases like "hopeful hopiness", I'm reminded of all the times I tried to hand someone a flier and they refused it or sneered at me. Yeah, fuck you, too, dude. But I didn't give up, I grew thicker skin, and now for the first time it looks like there's a chance help might be on the way. Tuesday is the first election I'm actually looking forward to voting in. I wasn't expecting this. As late as three months ago, I thought I'd merely be casting a vote against somebody.

VoteHarder

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Tuesday January 29, 2008 · 1:50 AM PST

2008/01/29 · 01:50

1.19.09, you're invited. I know a lot of people are already celebrating on Inauguration Day (1.20) but that's only a half day of Bush in office (weak!). His last full day is 1.19, so really, if we want to show our appreciation for the man and his genius, we owe him the justice of doing it the day before. And then that way when it's Inauguration Day, we're already in celebration mode. But hey, since the 19th is a Monday, we should really just make it a whole weekend. That's what I'm going to do, at least - a Friday-Tuesday thing. That should be enough time to pay tribute to his legacy.

VoteHarder

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Tuesday January 22, 2008 · 12:34 AM PST

2008/01/22 · 00:34

Have you seen this man lately?

Of course you have --- "straw man" arguments have completely taken over Daily Kos! If you're not familiar with the term, a straw man is "an argument or opponent set up so as to be easily refuted or defeated." In other words, it's when instead of honestly debating something, one party misrepresents the opponent's argument and defeats that instead of engaging the true representation of the opponent's argument.

VoteHarder

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Saturday January 05, 2008 · 1:13 PM PST

2008/01/05 · 13:13

Before I start, some standard dislaimers... I'm not a Ron Paul fan. I wouldn't vote for him. I don't like his policy positions. I find some of the stuff he's said extremely offensive. However, I like his campaign for its peoplepowered-ness and creativity. Despite being on the Republican side, their organization perfectly exemplifies how insurgent campaigns can use the Tubes to level the playing field.

Thursday, he took 10% in Iowa. It wasn't the 3rd place finish the pundits were looking for, but he smoked Giuliani and was very close to McCain and Thompson. Yet...

[...] The press also did its best to black out Ron Paul. Though CNN's pie chart of the Democratic candidates dutifully recorded Bill Richardson's fractional crumb of support, its pie chart of Republican candidates carefully shut out Paul's 10 per cent, a respectable performance for an anti-war candidate running in a pro-war party.

VoteHarder

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Saturday December 08, 2007 · 12:57 PM PST

2007/12/08 · 12:57

In a stunning move sure to shake up Capitol Hill, yesterday the Jedi Council voted unanimously to endorse the impeachment of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

The text of the resolution accuses the unpopular leaders of torture, illegal domestic spying and repeatedly lying in order to start an unnecessary war.

Jedi Master Yoda did not rule out the possibility that he might use the Force to put impeachment on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s table.

"Against the Constitution serious crimes committed have been," he told reporters. "Impeach we must!"

VoteHarder

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Wednesday December 05, 2007 · 8:43 PM PST

2007/12/05 · 20:43

Full disclosure: If Hillary Clinton wins the nomination, I’m an undecided voter.

Does this mean I have to go???

I’ve done voter registration, voter education, and get out the vote for Dems and Dem-sponsored initiatives in previous elections. I was a loyal, active member of UCSB Campus Democrats for my whole time in college, including as an officer during my senior year. I’ve convinced a great many people to open their minds and rethink the old GOP propaganda about the Democratic Party. I’ve posted here often and come to love this community dearly --- it’s one of the things that kept me going through these dark ages we call the Bush years.

So when the top of the reclist tells me I shouldn’t voice my opinion about what I think the Democratic Party should stand for, that if I won’t accept a certain person as the nominee of this party I’ve worked my ass off to help that I "don’t belong here," it royallllllllly pisses me off.

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Is there anybody's pizza you can't eat? If so, whose?

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Is there anybody's pizza you can't eat? If so, whose?

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