Libya is No Longer Evil.

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Monday May 15, 2006 · 10:21 AM PDT

2006/05/15 · 10:21

I didn't see this diaried already. If it has been I'll delete.

It seems we've decided Libya is no longer evil.

The United States has decided to restore full diplomatic relations with Libya and remove it from the list of countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced this morning.

When I heard this on CNN I was shocked. This is quite the change from the belligerence we've seen for so long from the Administration. Looking into the NYT article gives the reason for the about-face.

In addition to its help on nuclear material, Libya has become more attractive as competition for supplies of oil have heated up around the world. A steady stream of American oil executives have been making their way to Tripoli since the United States reopened a two-person interest section in the Belgian embassy in Tripoli and dropped a travel ban in 2004.

I'm far from an expert on foreign policy. I have no idea what this will really mean for US policy in the region. Hopefully one of the many Kossacks more enlightened than I can explain.

Love Olbermann? Well then criticize him.

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Thursday March 30, 2006 · 6:23 PM PST

2006/03/30 · 18:23

To plagiarize that genius Hunter, do you give a flying porcine fuck about Barry Bonds? God, I sure as hell don't.

I'm a baseball fan. I diligently watch the Marlins suck every single game. I'd rather the players not stick needles full of crazy hormones into their asses, but the issue just doesn't get me worked up. There's so many more important issues to be pissed about.

It sure does seem to bother Keith though. I know he's trying to work the longtime sports-anchor angle, but it just doesn't fly. When the roiders are speaking to Congress, that's News. When the roiders are talking to Bud Selig, that's Sports News.

I say keep that crap on ESPN. If you love Keith as I do, but tire of his infatuation with Bonds, let him know. Fire off an e-mail to countdown@msnbc.com

Also, Alex Pareene from Wonkette needs to fix his fucking hair.
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Screw you Boomers!

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Wednesday March 22, 2006 · 7:04 PM PST

2006/03/22 · 19:04

This is one of those few discussion sites that aren't totally dominated by 20-somethings like me. I know there's lots of you children of the 60s out there, so I'm going to yell at you. I doubt this will be very productive, but I've got to get it off my chest.

For the past week or so I've had a difficult time watching my television. It seems every commercial break I see this certain commercial, and this ad just makes my blood boil. You may have seen it, it's a Fidelity ad. This ad sells mutual funds, all the while featuring psychedelic imagery and the song Inna Gadda Da Vida. INNA FUCKING GADDA DA VIDA MAN. You guys used to get wasted and have crazy and free monkey-sex listening to that song. Now it's being used to trick you into buying into the stock market. What in the flying shit is going on here? Read More

Wilma knocked me out of the loop. Please update me!

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Sunday October 30, 2005 · 6:41 PM PST

2005/10/30 · 18:41

For the past week I've been busy standing in gas lines and scrounging for canned food, water, and batteries. The C batteries I need for my radio have been in very short supply. So I have no idea what's been going on in the world outside South Florida.

A little while ago while I was cooking canned soup on a kerosene stove the power came back on, and much rejoicing was had by all. I ate quickly and rushed to my computer to find that, alas, my DSL is out. But I have soldiered on with my measly dial-up connection and of course the first place I go is DailyKos. Read More

DailyKos Demographics Poll

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Tuesday October 18, 2005 · 7:08 AM PDT

2005/10/18 · 07:08

I've seen age polls and race polls on Kos. I'm one of those "mixed-race" people who really hates race polls, and thinks they're contrived and irrevelant. Same thing with income polls. Just by virtue of having time to waste on the Internet, you're likely to be White and at least middle-class. I know when I was working two temp jobs 60 hours a week, barely scraping by, I didn't have time for DailyKos.

I'm trying with this poll to get a sense of the age and gender make-up of DailyKos. My anecdotal experience leads me to guess that Kos has a larger make-up of both females and 30+ types than the larger Internet.

So humor me. Take the poll! If you feel excluded feel free to flame in the comments, or share more about yourself. No matter what you do, take the poll!

Politician Worship, Paul Hackett, and Cuban Revolutions. A Call for Rationality.

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Saturday October 15, 2005 · 2:09 AM PDT

2005/10/15 · 02:09

Remember Barrack Obama's rousing speech at the DNC convention last year? Remember how the echo chamber here swelled to a boisterous chorus? Remember how the disillusionment set in once he established a voting record? Remember the backlash he received when he tried to speak to us? Is this attitude healthy? Is it rational? Is it reality-based? Can you not see that the predominant attitude of this site towards politicians is not healthy for Kos, or democracy in general?

I am the product of Cuban immigrants. My father's parents took a plane from Havana to Miami in 1955. They saw Fidel coming and got the hell out of Dodge. My grandsires were smart, but they were fairly ignorant and uneducated. What they did have was a keen sense of what other's were thinking. They were very much social types. Growing up in Miami in the 80's, seeing Fidel on the TV, I asked them a lot of questions. I learned a lot.
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Ed May as Well Be Dead

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Thursday October 13, 2005 · 6:18 PM PDT

2005/10/13 · 18:18

Let me tell you about a friend of mine. For the sake of anonymity we'll say his name is Ed.

I first met Ed when he was fifteen. He and my little sister had started dating. He was the first guy my sister brought home who I couldn't hate, no matter how hard I tried. He was smart, articulate, clever, and very funny. Nearly a straight-A student. All honors and AP classes. He loved computers and he loved math. His goal in life was to design microprocessors. Our family's warm reception to him was probably the main reason my sister dumped him in short order.

Today, at the age of 17, Ed is facing felony drug charges. He will probably be tried as an adult. For all practical purposes, Ed's adult life is over before it even started. Read More

I Wish Dem Reps Would Stop Calling Me a Criminal

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Wednesday July 20, 2005 · 9:02 PM PDT

2005/07/20 · 21:02

Reading Mary's Manifesto, I got a big grin on my face when I came to this part:

I happen to believe that the alcohol, tobacco and pharmaceutical industries have a huge interest in keeping marijuana illegal. And the DEA, well, where on earth would they be if all narcotics traffic were suddenly decriminalized? For that matter, it might just screw up several cartels and their covert partners here in the United States of America, eh?
Imagine the steep drop in arrests, convictions, prison terms and prison inmates, were all drug laws to be suspended immediately. Imagine the number of prisoners currently rotting in jail for possession of a fucking ounce of marijuana who would be let loose on our pristine streets.

This is pure, unadulterated truth. I got a little disappointed reading the few comments disparaging it.
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Dick Cheney is dying.

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Saturday July 16, 2005 · 7:02 PM PDT

2005/07/16 · 19:02

He's got a swollen esophagus. He's at death's door.

Remember back when the administration was at the height of its power? Remember how Cheney had a heart attack and they tried to downplay it?

Well now Cheney's a sick dying man. How dare you critiscize his actions? He's at death's door and you're pushing him over the threshold!

Cheney's medical records should be secret. Someone leaked this to MSNBC. The leaker's trying to portray Cheney as a weak old man. That makes it harder to point to his actions as evil.

Please don't feel sorry for Cheney. Talk to your friends and tell them not to feel sorry for him. He's about to be outed as a traitor. He's being portrayed as weak all of the sudden to shield him from accountability. Don't fall for the BS you reality-based people. Hold him accountable. Tell your friend's why he's accountable. Speak out.

What can I do?

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Wednesday July 06, 2005 · 10:54 AM PDT

2005/07/06 · 10:54

I'm pretty new to posting here but I've lurked a lot. I see Kos posters getting inflamed over the same issues as me. But I see them responding by organizing e-mail campaigns. I don't think this is very effective.

I live in South Florida. What can I do locally to reform the drug laws? Don't say NORML. What can I do to reform campaign finance? What can I do to stop Americans dying in the Middle East?

I feel powerless. My Google-fu isn't powerful enough to find me an answer. If pushing papers or answering phone calls will help, where do I go to that? I'd love to change my country. I just don't know how.

Liberal Hypocrisy and Karl Rove.

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Tuesday July 05, 2005 · 6:50 PM PDT

2005/07/05 · 18:50

Good inflammatory title, huh?

Look, I'm a liberal and a hypocrite. I hate the CIA. The CIA is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths, especially in South America. Many Americans have run afoul of the CIA. They've ended up commiting suicide by putting two bullets into the back of their own skull. The CIA is an evil organization. I don't consider them a necessary evil.

I think if a source friendly to me leaked the name of a CIA agent, I'd be cheering them on. I honestly wouldn't care if Valerie Plame was murdered. I wouldn't wish her death, but I wouldn't mourn her death either. She chose her path, and I consider her path totally immoral.

Lots of posters here talk about treason, talk about hurt national security. I think if a leftist organization was the one responsible for the leak, you guys wouldn't be so vitriolic. I know I wouldn't be.

I want Karl Rove's head because it will help my cause. I really don't care that CIA operations were hurt. I'm a hypocrite. I'm an unrepentant hypocrite.

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