the country IS going in the wrong direction

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Wednesday November 05, 2014 · 3:30 AM PST

2014/11/05 · 03:30

the news this morning was filled with references to exit polls, which showed that more than 60% of voters believe this country is going in the "wrong direction."

and as a die-hard liberal, i can't help but agree. it is.

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Saturday October 05, 2013 · 5:50 AM PDT

2013/10/05 · 05:50

Marge, it takes two to lie: one to lie and one to listen.

---H.J. Simpson.

i'm tired of the media's false equivalency, saying the shutdown is "both sides' fault" when it clearly isn't. Seaturle summed it up perfectly in the context of the gop's false cries for negotiations.

but the problem is context. most explanations of why the gop, and the gop alone, is at fault require too much explanation, something the reality-based community never gets enough time for in 5-second soundbites or in cross-talk. we need a simple, clear term that gets the point across instantly. to that end, i propose:

the gopdown

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Tuesday September 10, 2013 · 8:55 AM PDT

2013/09/10 · 08:55

i often read diaries on this site talking about how obama is playing 11-dimensional chess or something, usually in reference to his taking positions with which liberals disagree. and today, with news that syria might be giving up its chemical weapons, there is renewed talk that the outcome was his plan all along, and that's how the high-dimension chess game is played.

but really, all obama did was play checkers.

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Friday February 18, 2011 · 10:43 AM PST

2011/02/18 · 10:43

right now, cnn.com has the following poll on its front page:

Quick Vote:
What is your general view of labor unions?

- Positive
- Negative
- Neutral

as i write, "negative" is in the lead at 54%. help correct those numbers! the point is to keep the right wing from building an anti-union narrative.

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in an alternate universe, pres mccain responds to news of deaths of korean journalists

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Wednesday August 05, 2009 · 7:59 AM PDT

2009/08/05 · 07:59

at a press briefing this morning, press secretary liz cheney stated that president mccain was deeply troubled by news this morning of the deaths of the two journalists, laura ling and euna lee, imprisoned by north korea. later, the president spoke to condemn the north korean government for its "outrageous" conduct, and to respond directly to rumors that the journalists were executed. however, the president also emphasized that the incident should not serve as a distraction from the war with iran, and that americans should not draw any parallels to the death of roxana saberi in a botched rescue attempt that was widely condemned and seemed to solidify mahmoud ahmadinejad's political power in advance of what was expected to be a contentious election.

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Monday June 01, 2009 · 11:02 AM PDT

2009/06/01 · 11:02

sunday was a fun day with the family, out picking strawberries on a farm in maryland. we had a snack of fresh strawberries, i made strawberry milkshakes, and i hit the computer late in the evening for ideas for what to do with a fridge full of strawberries.

but as soon as it turned on, tears began to fill my eyes as i learned of doctor george tiller's murder. not because of any family connection, but of my willingness to help out a scared friend almost 20 years ago.

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Sunday September 21, 2008 · 7:32 AM PDT

2008/09/21 · 07:32

a simple question: why don't we let AIG, fannie may, and every other big company that got in trouble, because of their own poor investment and business decisions, fail?

i'm not an economist, but i keep reading about the "crisis" and while i often see economists and others say that Very Bad Things (tm) will happen, they never say what those terrible things are.

perhaps we should just focus on mitigating the Very Bad Things instead.

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Tuesday April 17, 2007 · 1:38 PM PDT

2007/04/17 · 13:38

let me be clear at the outset: i am not korean, but my wife is. her brother, my brother-in-law, is schizophrenic. both of them are permanent residents who were born in korea but moved here during the 1980s.

when i heard about the virginia tech tragedy, my first thought was not about gun control, but about the negligent state of our nation's mental health care system. and when i learned the killer was korean, it felt like my head flooded with memories of the past 10 years.

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Thursday June 15, 2006 · 2:35 PM PDT

2006/06/15 · 14:35

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a constitutional amendment we really need

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Thursday May 18, 2006 · 10:25 AM PDT

2006/05/18 · 10:25

we often hear about really dumb ideas for amending the Constitution, such as prohibiting free expression (flag burning) and persecuting minorities (gay marriage ban). there are countless others that never see the light of day.

but i think there is one area of the Constitution that needs fixing: the pardon power should not extend to the president or anyone in his administration. so why not have the following amendment:

The President's power to grant reprieves and pardons shall not extend to any person nominated or appointed as an Officer of the United States by the current President or his immediate predecessor.

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Wednesday March 08, 2006 · 6:09 AM PST

2006/03/08 · 06:09

for most readers, the front page has a link to yearly kos, with a "mojometer" showing the amount of donations received so far. while the average donation has been something like $45 per donor, there's one nice thing about the online donation page for yearly kos:

it accepts $1 donations.

remember the guy who paid for college by asking people to send him a penny? that idea works here too.

pat robertson: can we take it to ABC's advertisers?

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Wednesday August 24, 2005 · 1:52 PM PDT

2005/08/24 · 13:52

as noted by atrios, ABC is unwilling to dump the 700 club despite robertson's pro-terror views. i recall the d'kos community helped fuel a counterattack against sinclair media's biased anti-kerry program by taking it to their advertisers.

can we do the same to ABC's advertisers? let them know that, despite what disney tries to spin, by putting robertson on the air they are promoting his radical views?

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the country IS going in the wrong direction

the gopdown

syria-it's not 11-dim chess, it's just checkers

help boost a CNN poll on unions

in an alternate universe, pres mccain responds to news of deaths of korean journalists

remembering doctor tiller - a personal story

why don't we let them fail?

my experience with korean attitudes toward mental health

click for greenland and the NRDC

a constitutional amendment we really need

yearly kos takes $1 contributions

pat robertson: can we take it to ABC's advertisers?