Slave Map Comparison Is Bogus

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Saturday November 10, 2012 · 5:58 AM PST

2012/11/10 · 05:58

After the 2008 and now the 2012 election, it has been fashionable among liberal/progressive/lefties to post two maps that purport to show the similarities between the 2008 and now 2012 electoral map and the slave vs. free state map. Can we please stop with this comparison, as it is bogus? Proceed after the jump to see why...

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Friday January 28, 2011 · 7:49 AM PST

2011/01/28 · 07:49

Yesterday, roughly 400 people, representing a diverse range of backgrounds, organizations and denominations came out to the state capitol in Lincoln, Nebraska, to support immigrant rights, humane reform and to say NO to a proposed Arizona-style law in Nebraska!

It is important for folks out there beyond Nebraska to understand that there are people advocating for justice in every state, even in so-called "red-states," like Nebraska! There are people everywhere standing up for social justice and humane public policy!

(more after the jump)

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Tuesday May 25, 2010 · 8:25 AM PDT

2010/05/25 · 08:25

I am on the board of Nebraskans for Peace, the oldest state-wide peace and justice organization in the United States. Our state has seen a recent spike in anti-immigrant activities. Below is a statement released to our members about this most recent wave of hateful nativism. I hope you will check it out and spread the word.

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Sunday April 04, 2010 · 6:25 AM PDT

2010/04/04 · 06:25

Yesterday afternoon, at the Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge, which connects Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa, about 150 people came together to commemorate and celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Iowa Supreme Court decision upholding gay marriage.

Here are about 50 photos I took:

http://www.facebook.com/...

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In honor of the 1-year anniversary of the Iowa Supreme Court's historic ruling legalizing same sex marriage, I will...

19 votes Vote Now!

In honor of the 1-year anniversary of the Iowa Supreme Court's historic ruling legalizing same sex marriage, I will...

A. Raise a cheer!

2 votes

B. Raise a toast!

1 vote

C. Raise a cheer and a toast!

7 votes

D. Raise a cheer and a toast and contact my local, state and national representatives asking them to support full equality for the GLBTQ community

9 votes

MLK's "Dream" of Economic Justice [updated]

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Monday January 18, 2010 · 6:07 AM PST

2010/01/18 · 06:07

If we are serious about developing a more humane economic system in the wake of our nation’s recent woes, it might make sense to reflect on Martin Luther King, Jr’s "dream" of economic justice.

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Tuesday November 24, 2009 · 6:49 PM PST

2009/11/24 · 18:49

To frontal hug, or side hug, THAT is the question...

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I am...

52 votes Vote Now!

I am...

more of a full frontal hugger.

45 votes

side-huggin' for the lord!

7 votes

Nelson (D-NE) Says Public Option will "implode" Health Care Legislation

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Friday September 04, 2009 · 11:31 AM PDT

2009/09/04 · 11:31

During an interview with the Lincoln Journal Star, Senator Ben "Blue Cross" Nelson put to rest any confusion about where he stands on health care reform... and it ain't pretty.

(continue after the jump)

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Wednesday August 19, 2009 · 2:11 PM PDT

2009/08/19 · 14:11

I know this isn't a fully realized diary, but I wanted to get these photos up asap. I just got back from Sen. Ben "Blue Dog" Nelson's town hall on health care, which took place at the Durham Research Center on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus in Omaha. Hundreds of people turned out and there were a healthy number of pro-reform, pro-Obama folks there, though the "don't tread on me, death panel" crowd was in full effect and noisier than the pro-reform people. Nelson is so weak and infuriating, though he did try to dispel a few of the more egregious myths circulating and he did open the door to support the public option. At one point he called the House bill "better" than the Senate bill. No Nazi crap from the right wingers in Omaha, which was cool...

To see some photos of the event, as well as some more comments by me on the event, go here:

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"The Selma of the North": New Book on Racial Justice

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Monday March 02, 2009 · 9:01 AM PST

2009/03/02 · 09:01

Are you interested in racial justice? the civil rights/Black Power era? anti-racist activism? social movements? the role of the Catholic church in the urban North? urban inequality? the continuing "urban crisis" in the U.S. today? housing issues? employment issues? school desegregation? police-community relations? Then read on past the jump...

(link to book: http://www.amazon.com/...

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Wednesday November 19, 2008 · 9:49 AM PST

2008/11/19 · 09:49

Given what you know at this moment, which former presidential administration do you think Barack Obama's administration will most resemble?

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Which of the following will best describe the Obama administration?

201 votes Vote Now!

Which of the following will best describe the Obama administration?

Lincoln-tastic

28 votes

FDR-like

84 votes

LBJ-ish

7 votes

JFK-y

23 votes

T. Rooevelt-ian

3 votes

Clinton-ist

28 votes

Carter-rific

9 votes

W. Wilson-ous

4 votes

Reagan-esque

7 votes

Bush-marish

1 vote

Nixon-ian

3 votes

Hoover-licious

4 votes

O'Donnell: Powell Set to Endorse Obama (w/ poll)

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Wednesday October 15, 2008 · 7:17 AM PDT

2008/10/15 · 07:17

Apologies for the brevity of this diary, but I wanted to get it up and into your hands...

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681 votes Show Results

How meaningful is Powell's endorsement to Obama?

Extremely meaningful. It is the final nail in McCain's campaign coffin.

Pretty Meaningful. It soldifies Obama's foreign policy bona fides.

Not too meaningful at this late point in the campaign. Obama already has it in the bag.

Not meaningful because Powell was an idiot and went and testified on behalf of Ted Stevens!

Not too meaningful because many will simply see it as personal payback on Bush, not really about Obama.

No too meaningful because Powell blew his credibility by going along with Bush on Iraq.

Not meaningful at all because most white people will simply see it as another black guy endorsing Obama because of race.

Actually, it will hurt Obama because of the previously stated racial perception of the endorsement.

Not meaningful because endorsements are waaaayyy overrated!

681 votes Vote Now!

How meaningful is Powell's endorsement to Obama?

Extremely meaningful. It is the final nail in McCain's campaign coffin.

123 votes

Pretty Meaningful. It soldifies Obama's foreign policy bona fides.

302 votes

Not too meaningful at this late point in the campaign. Obama already has it in the bag.

42 votes

Not meaningful because Powell was an idiot and went and testified on behalf of Ted Stevens!

38 votes

Not too meaningful because many will simply see it as personal payback on Bush, not really about Obama.

8 votes

No too meaningful because Powell blew his credibility by going along with Bush on Iraq.

89 votes

Not meaningful at all because most white people will simply see it as another black guy endorsing Obama because of race.

37 votes

Actually, it will hurt Obama because of the previously stated racial perception of the endorsement.

3 votes

Not meaningful because endorsements are waaaayyy overrated!

39 votes

A Progressive Historian's Perspective on Election 2008

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Monday October 13, 2008 · 5:20 AM PDT

2008/10/13 · 05:20

I have a Ph.D. in modern U.S. political history and teach at a major American University. A recent diarist asked what historians might say about the 2008 election, several years from now. After the jump, I give a few of my thoughts...

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Slave Map Comparison Is Bogus

HELP! Nebraskans say NO to AZ-Style Law! (w/ photos)

ALERT! Anti-Immigrant Incidents in Nebraska

1-Year Anniv. of IA Gay Marriage Decision (w/ Photos/Poll)

MLK's "Dream" of Economic Justice [updated]

Side-Hugs are NOT sin-ful! (w/ poll)

Nelson (D-NE) Says Public Option will "implode" Health Care Legislation

Sen. Ben "Blue Dog" Nelson Town Hall in Omaha (w/ PHOTOS!)

"The Selma of the North": New Book on Racial Justice

Which President Will Obama Be? (w/ special poll!)

O'Donnell: Powell Set to Endorse Obama (w/ poll)

A Progressive Historian's Perspective on Election 2008