Goodbye (AND DONATE TO BARACK OBAMA)

jkennerl

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Friday September 12, 2008 · 9:31 AM PDT

2008/09/12 · 09:31

Hi everyone.

I just wanted to let you know, for those who care, that I will be scrambling my password today.

I'm not doing this because I'm mad at anyone, nor do I feel let down.

I'm doing it because I am tired. Going on this site takes up too much of my time, and I just can't justify it anymore.

And I miss my fiancee. And my free time. And my guitar. And all that.

I quit smoking cold turkey, and I'll have to quit blogs that way too.

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Thursday September 11, 2008 · 9:32 AM PDT

2008/09/11 · 09:32

UPDATE: UGH! AOL's Political Machine crunches some grisly numbers:

I reported earlier today that during Sarah Palin's term as mayor of Wasilla, AK, her police department had a policy of charging rape victims for the forensic evidence collection kits, or "rape kits," at a cost of $300-$1200 each. Then-Governor Tony Knowles told me, on today's press call, that Palin's jurisdiction was the only one in Alaska that used this practice. In 2000, Knowles signed a law protecting victim from having to pay for their own evidence collection.

This comes on the heels of the news that Palin billed the state over $16,000 in per diem travel expenses for nights that she spent at home.

A quick analysis of available crime statistics for Wasilla shows that, even at $1200.00 each, the town could have paid for all of the rape kits while Palin was in office, and still had a good chunk of change to give Palin for traveling around her home.

Now that's an ad. Cut it NOW.

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Wednesday September 10, 2008 · 3:52 PM PDT

2008/09/10 · 15:52

Per another diary on the list, I PROMISE this is real.

Stephanie Cutter just destroyed John McCain and his crocodile tears:

"I have to wonder why John McCain would want to raise something like this. And maybe [former Massachusetts Gov.] Jane Swift [who appeared earlier on MSNBC] doesn't know his record but I wonder where her outrage was when John McCain said he was going to beat Hillary Clinton like a drum. Or participated in an event where one of his participants called Hillary Clinton a bitch. Those are direct comments targeted at somebody's gender. And I didn't hear any outrage then," she said.

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Tuesday September 09, 2008 · 11:26 AM PDT

2008/09/09 · 11:26

What a brilliant move by the Obama campaign. Sen. Biden's comments were clearly no accident.

Taking an issue like stem cell research and provoking an angry response from the McCain campaign will go far to remind moderates how extreme these people are and maybe even force McCain to rebuke Palin.

Joe Biden today waded into the now-sensitive discussion of developmentally disabled kids, my colleague Victoria McGrane reports, and differed with Palin on the issue, though he didn't mention her by name:

I hear all this talk about how the Republicans are going to work in dealing with parents who have both the joy, because there's joy to it as well, the joy and the difficulty of raising a child who has a developmental disability, who were born with a birth defect. Well guess what folks? If you care about it, why don't you support stem cell research?

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Sunday September 07, 2008 · 10:14 PM PDT

2008/09/07 · 22:14

I just wanted to say that I support Barack Obama, and I will open my wallet, make calls and do whatever it takes to make him president, because if I didn't, I just couldn't live with myself for not supporting one of the greatest leaders in the past 30 years.

If anyone agrees with me, please let me know right here and right now!!!!!!!!!

If you don't, please don't bother me.

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Sunday September 07, 2008 · 8:41 AM PDT

2008/09/07 · 08:41

Finally, a bit about McCain's temper coming from the newsmedia. I guess we can't count on the AP to report what actually happens:

Of course, we know about when he screamed at John Cornyn during the immigration debate:

Cornyn, a mild-mannered Texas Republican, saw a loophole in the bill that he thought would allow felons to pursue a path to citizenship.

McCain called Cornyn's claim "chicken-s---," according to people familiar with the meeting, and charged that the Texan was looking for an excuse to scuttle the bill. Cornyn grimly told McCain he had a lot of nerve to suddenly show up and inject himself into the sensitive negotiations.

"F--- you," McCain told Cornyn, in front of about 40 witnesses.

It was another instance of the Republican presidential candidate losing his temper, another instance where, as POW-MIA activist Carol Hrdlicka put it, "It's his way or no way."

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Wednesday September 03, 2008 · 9:47 PM PDT

2008/09/03 · 21:47

Just remember that.

I, of course, like many of you am disappointed to see someone who is such an obvious nutbag be received warmly at all.

In the short term, I think tonight helped her somewhat with the target demographics the GOP needs, but I think she set three important things in motion tonight by doing what she did that help us.

First, she raised the media's expectations for future public performances. Second, she showed that she could engage in harsh, partisan attacks, which will allow Biden to be far less sparing in his treatment of her in the debate. And finally, her constant return to the red meat really gives Obama the chance to paint himself as the reasonable moderate that so many independent and Democratic women are wanting to see.

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Tuesday September 02, 2008 · 10:04 AM PDT

2008/09/02 · 10:04

From Gallup

Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Aug. 30 through Sept. 1, finds Barack Obama leading the race for president with his highest share of support to date. Fully half of national registered voters now favor Obama for president, while 42% back John McCain.

Prior to now, no more than 49% of registered voters supported Obama for president in Gallup Poll Daily tracking. Still, Obama's eight percentage point lead over McCain in the new poll falls one point shy of the lead he attained in late July after returning from a well-publicized trip to Europe and parts of the Middle East. At that time, Obama led by nine points, 49% to 40%.

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Sunday August 31, 2008 · 11:02 PM PDT

2008/08/31 · 23:02

I know they won't show what came from us and what didn't, but let's let the world know that the grassroots walks with the people, y'all.

Barack doesn't need the money. The people do.

While the photo-op twins try to figure out how to put the country first, let's actually do it, yeah?

Let's be the real post-partisans and get going.

UPDATE: Some have pointed out that they would prefer other charities. Quite alright. Here's the Salvation Army.

If you know the name of some local charities in SW Louisiana, let me know, (but I'm going to bed soon, so do it quick).

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Friday August 29, 2008 · 9:31 PM PDT

2008/08/29 · 21:31

PLEASE PLEASE rec this, folks. I don't want this to get lost in the shuffle.

This is absolute craziness on the most important issue of our time!! -j

You just can't make stuff like this up...

Astoundingly, Sarah Palin has denied that climate change is man-made--not in 1996, not in 1998, not in 2000, not in 2002, but in an interview posted on August 29, 2008.

More over the fold...

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Thursday August 28, 2008 · 10:32 PM PDT

2008/08/28 · 22:32

I'm hearing it again, y'all.

"Oh, he's DEFINITELY going to win," yadda yadda. Even I was guilty of a single comment of that variety.

Wrong. The movement won't soar without your money.

Without your phone calls

Without meeting your friends and driving to the nearest swing state.

Let's get this done, y'all. I'll meet you at the Inauguration if we can get it done.

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Tuesday August 26, 2008 · 9:48 PM PDT

2008/08/26 · 21:48

I for one, will throw her some cash when the time comes. If we win, let's not primary her.

Because tonight, she proved that she can still do what she needs to do for all of us.

There are many Dems who do things I consider weak or otherwise do not understand. But tonight, Hillary Rodham Clinton regained my respect.

And I encourage you all to extend that opportunity to her husband when he speaks.

As one of the hardest core Obama partisans here, I think we need to be united, we need to give our hard hearts a chance to be open, even if just for a moment.

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UPDATE Biden Wedges GOP on Stem Cells

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Palin Raised Debate Expectations, Painted Herself as Extreme

Gallup: O 50, M 42, O taking 81% Hillary Voters!

Have You Donated to Gustav Relief via Obama's Page, et al. today?

Batshit Palin Thinks Global Warming ISN'T Man-Made!

You heard the man. Now we gotta work our ASSES off.

I now support Hillary Clinton (Not Penn/Wolfson) For Senate 2012