Let's track the users who add tags to others' diaries!

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Wednesday February 01, 2006 · 10:38 PM PST

2006/02/01 · 22:38

Tags from Cindy's post a bit earlier this evening revealed some fucked up shit:

Tags: State of the Union Address, qWagmire, bravery, Recommended, Cindy Sheehan, Shutup Whore, Fuck Off, Move On, Get over it, Shithead (all tags) :: Add Tags to this Story

Needless to say, this is obviously not very representative of this community. (And even more ironically, this diary was hit too.

I'm not suggesting we remove the capacity to add tags to a given story, but perhaps with the power to add could come the power to take away, or revert--Wiki style. Because this loop-hole is obviously being abused.

Update [2006-2-2 3:21:22 by obietom]: This has since been fixed by dangangry. TU's evidently possess the power to edit tags, which means you can go in and delete the offending tags. Nonetheless, why couldn't we track the users who add tags, a la 'click-to-see-mojo-ratings'?

Then, we could separate the freeps from the kos.

By My Count: A Description of (most of) the Standing Ovations During the SOTU

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Tuesday January 31, 2006 · 7:38 PM PST

2006/01/31 · 19:38

Here's how State of the Union 2006 began:

Obligatory token gesture to commemorate passing of Coretta Scott King

Obligatory insincere appeal to "civil discourse" in the "conversation"

Obligatory meaningless historical plattitude: "the state of our union is strong"

With those out of the way, what follows is my flawed and probably incomplete log of Bush's SOTU standing ovations, by the minute and, when available, with whatever pithy quote/plattitude proceeded. Read More

PLINO: Pro-Life In Name Only

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Monday November 14, 2005 · 7:29 AM PST

2005/11/14 · 07:29

It seems to me that any use of the term "pro-life" is a concession that reinforces opponents of abortion and screws pro-choice folks. Once you've established that this group is for life, you can easily associate that the "choice" group is for choosing to end life.

And that sucks. So, we need to cut this term off at the knees... Read More

In this humorous turn of events, Blogs For Bush endorses an anti-Bush song.

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Sunday November 06, 2005 · 3:07 AM PST

2005/11/06 · 03:07

Apparently, Blogs For Bush, like their political heros, are willing to compromise their stated values if the price is right. Even when that means advertising an anti-Bush song on their website, entitled I Don't Wanna Go To Guantanamo. It's actually quite catchy...give it a listen...
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Kossacks: Time to up the pressure; here's who to call.

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Monday October 31, 2005 · 7:38 AM PST

2005/10/31 · 07:38

Aikido: a martial art that is based around redirecting your opponent's energy into actually defeating him.

Thus, from the right: Patterico has helpfully listed many of the key Republican senators that will make or break the filibuster.

According to Patterico, the GOP needs two switchers from the Gang of 14:
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Fun with an army recruiter

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Wednesday October 26, 2005 · 11:38 PM PDT

2005/10/26 · 23:38

I just got a forward from my friend of an email exchange between the local army recruiter and herself, regarding whether or not she'd be interested in joining up.

She politely declined and wished him luck, acknowledging that it must be difficult having to recruit at a very liberal college (Oberlin).

He wrote back saying that, since it was no longer an election year, the students were much more polite, and by the way, if she wanted to really give him good luck, could she please send along two names of people who would qualify for the army?

"This guy is pushing his luck," she wrote to all of us.

I, however, was not so cynical. In fact, two eligible recruits leapt right to mind, so I wrote him back... Read More

LMAO!!!

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Thursday July 28, 2005 · 5:43 AM PDT

2005/07/28 · 05:43

CNN:

Some pull Doonesbury over Rove Moniker

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) -- It may be President Bush's nickname for key political adviser Karl Rove, but some editors don't think it belongs in their newspapers.

About a dozen papers objected to Tuesday's and Wednesday's "Doonesbury" comic strips, and some either pulled or edited them.

The strips refer to Rove, the White House deputy chief of staff, as "Turd Blossom."

I just liked seeing it in print, all official-like. Made my early-ass morning.

Why are we contributing to the sense of Roberts' inevitability?

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Tuesday July 19, 2005 · 8:44 PM PDT

2005/07/19 · 20:44

Just out of curiosity, when was it decided that Roberts' nomination isn't worth contesting?

Everything I'm coming across online features yet another instance of Democrats offering mild to weak-ass resistance to the seemingly forgone conclusion that Roberts' confirmation is inevitable.

Dean:

"It is disappointing that when President Bush had the chance to bring the country together, he instead turned to a nominee who may have impressive legal credentials, but also has sharp partisan credentials that cannot be ignored."

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Friday May 06, 2005 · 7:30 AM PDT

2005/05/06 · 07:30

If you were around yesterday, you already know about how ABC refused to air the United Church of Christ's inclusive TV ad, citing a blanket 'no advertisements from religious groups' policy. Well, that's understandable, right?

Except that now, we learn that ABC is running ads for Focus on the Family, the notoriously anti-gay, right-wing Christian "family values" advocacy group, headed by Spongebob's sworn enemy himself, Dr. James Dobson. (FoF now boasts that as a result of these ads, nearly 10,000 new families have joined Focus on the Family.)

The bottom line is this: for ABC to selectively apply a dubious policy in this way is out-and-out discrimination. We must not be complicit in the continual silencing of our own progressive voices. If ABC can't or won't be bothered to at the very least apply their corporate agenda equally across the political spectrum, then we need to send the unmistakable message: no more.

And we need that more than we need "Desperate Housewives." It's time for a boycott. Read More

A new frame/wedge for us: Support the Veterans!

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Wednesday April 13, 2005 · 4:02 PM PDT

2005/04/13 · 16:02

Ioo's great diary gives us only the most recent of anti-veteran iniatives backed by the Bush administration's GOP. This while they've become the poster party of 'supporting the troops.'

It seems to me that now, we've got an opportunity to do some good while gaining some important political capital. Say it with me now:

Support the veterans. Read More

What brings interfaith leaders together in Jerusalem?

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Thursday March 31, 2005 · 8:59 PM PST

2005/03/31 · 20:59

Several prominent Christian, Muslim, and Jewish leaders have banded together in an effort to honor their common humanity.

Oh, wait--that's not the reason.

Actually, they're out to present a united front against The Gays, who are convening in the Holy City for a ten day Pride festival in August.

How nice that they are able to find consensus on the issues that really matter. Read More

Two questions for our anti-"activist judges" Koolaid drinkers

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Tuesday March 15, 2005 · 12:35 PM PST

2005/03/15 · 12:35

With all of the hand-wringing over the "will of the people" being subverted by "activist judges" via horrible travesty-rulings such as this, I just have to ask two questions:

No, really... Read More

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