Breaking: Janice Rogers Brown confirmed

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Wednesday June 08, 2005 · 2:32 PM PDT

2005/06/08 · 14:32

56-43.... Read More

I survived the Fox hunt...and bagged a hawk dj!

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Wednesday June 08, 2005 · 12:54 PM PDT

2005/06/08 · 12:54

So we can't broadcast liberalism the way we'd like to. Let's do our part and "broadcast" it when we can!

I called into the local chickenhawk show because the topic of an eye for an eye came up. I hate the "if the Old Testament fits, wear it," attitude by many conservatives. I thought about pointing that out, but figured I'd have about 5 seconds to express my point.

After listening to the long litanies of kiss ass wingnuts sucking up to the host, I finally got stewed enough to dial up the number. The show is in a city of maybe 300k so it's not the hugest listernship...but anywhere is a start, right?!

The caller before me was trying to trick the host into a little logic box but was getting more angry when the host wouldn't bite....something about having the goodwill of the world after 9/11.

Remain calm...I reminded myself. Stay on point, and it's a good one...

And then, pow! I was on. (more below fold) Read More

"Savage" provocateurs....

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Tuesday May 24, 2005 · 10:06 AM PDT

2005/05/24 · 10:06

So I was driving across Nevada, flipping through the radio and along came the Mike Savage show, crystal clear. 265 miles away from California. It was very interesting of course, from a sociological perspective but also very disconcerting.

Maybe you're thinking, "well of course, quartz, what are ya, a maroon?"

"At times, yes..." Read More

Adam Smith made me do it. Part I

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Wednesday May 18, 2005 · 1:54 PM PDT

2005/05/18 · 13:54

This will be a series of canards to kill. I'm asking for your help - - ammo to use in my never ending war to shut wingers up and down.

I've done this many times in the past with facts. For example, any wingle-nut that cries "liberal media, liberal media" gets a counter of "prove your assertion, Bush had gay concubine media handler...."

The response is usually resounding silence....more below the fold!
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I am SOOOO about freedom, R U?

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Wednesday April 20, 2005 · 7:36 AM PDT

2005/04/20 · 07:36

Freedom, freedom, freedom, bandied about by many but practiced by a few. I am writing this because I think it's roundly hypocritical when someone defends a friend or loved one by saying something like, "they are the greatest person in the world, but they are pro-life." BZZZZT! Sorry, they aren't the greatest and they are in their core, anti-AMERICAN!~

Here's your chance to tell the dK world how much YOU are about freedom. I'll go foist! Read More

Why does Gibbons hate Tolkien and plagiarize?

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Thursday March 03, 2005 · 5:14 PM PST

2005/03/03 · 17:14

Note-I live in central rural Nevada and have dealt with more than my share of chickenhawks, right wing whackos and nutters since I was a little kid.

To give you the backstory, http://www.elkodaily.com/articles/2005/02/28/news/local/news1.txt check here unless you've been keeping your finger on the pulse.

There was a thread on dK recently about Gibbons
but I wanted to expand on a point which was of great poignance to me, especially after lorraine's great diary, "This is my body" http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/2/24/124716/589 Read More

Outsource this

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Thursday September 16, 2004 · 12:07 PM PDT

2004/09/16 · 12:07

Outsource this:
Lots of jibber jabber about outsourcing in this election cycle, here's my worthless couple of rupees. Having traveled to India this summer to help out some schools and vacation, I talked to many people and found that outsourcing means economic opportunity for people across "the ponds." Let's take a closer look at this, goods and bads.... Read More

Do women care about politics as much as men?

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Thursday May 27, 2004 · 9:12 AM PDT

2004/05/27 · 09:12

Some of my friends are "apolitical" meaning they don't care about politics. After seeing Kos' poll, I'm curious about your thoughts with more details.

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