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Wednesday November 07, 2007 · 11:06 AM PST

2007/11/07 · 11:06

Like a lot of people on Kos, I'm beyond weary of the "my candidate farts gardenias" diaries and the candidate bashing and hostility that immediately follows. I'm also beyond weary of "this candidate sucks harder than a black hole and here's why" diaries--and the bashing and hostility that immediately follows.

Before the flames and accusations start, let me be clear. I still don't support any candidate. The entire "yer fer us or agin' us" mentality of these candidate diaries is such an echo chamber of the current administration that I can't stomach it. Would that I could find one candidate diary with a lively debate instead of toxic anger, mindless agreement, personal attacks and unnecessary condescension and sarcasm. I don't need anyone repeating the talking points I've read in candidate diaries already. I visit opensecrets.org on a regular basis, and I know the history of all the contenders. I have enough reservations about all of them that I can see myself standing in a voting booth in Feb and just closing my eyes and letting my finger walk where it may.

And I'm beginning to make peace with that. Because the presidency can't save this nation. The presidency can't destroy it either.

jiordan

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Tuesday September 11, 2007 · 7:00 AM PDT

2007/09/11 · 07:00

Yes, on this, our national day of mourning, the date that marks the greatest tragedy in our nation's history (or so the pundits would have us believe), the date that changed EVERYTHING (or so the pundits would have us believe), I was born. Many moons ago, of course, when the only holiday/event anywhere nearby on the calendar was Labor Day--which Labor actually celebrated.

My childhood was filled with mostly ordinary stuff, although I do remember going to the only house in the neighborhood with a TV to watch the first moon landing. I do not remember seeing anything about Vietnam as a child because my parents kept the news off in my brother's and my presence, so it was many years later before I even had a vague grasp of what that war did to this country. I remember being really peeved that Watergate kept interrupting my after-school cartoons (Speed Racer, in particular), but thanks to PBS I have a life-long affection for everything muppet.

But Vietnam and Watergate had one thing in common..throughout late childhood and adolescense, I was told and it was affirmed by many around me, that the country would not stand for anything like it again (insert brief, bitter laugh here).

jiordan

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Wednesday June 20, 2007 · 8:07 AM PDT

2007/06/20 · 08:07

I've thought about this constantly over the past year, in the form of various questions.

As I watch the "news" I wonder "How did it get this bad?" and "How did we let this happen?" and, of course, the $64,000 question, "What the hell is wrong with us?"

As I flip the channels and see Survivor and Celebrity Fit Club I wonder "How is this relevant to ANYTHING?" and "How did this get on the air?" and, of course, "Who the hell is watching this?"

As I surf the internet and read stories on altering the bacteria in ruminant stomachs to lower their methane production so they produce less greenhouse gas, and floridated water that is poisoning millions and anything to do with Mansanto, I wonder "How do these people sleep at night?" and "In what world is this acceptable?" and, of course "Why did our government allow this?"

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