I Went a Little Dark on This One

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Saturday June 25, 2022 · 9:59 AM PDT

2022/06/25 · 09:59

I saw this image on Facebook which I liked a lot

But I decided I wanted to go a little darker

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How much will the violent crime rate go up as a result of the 2022 Supreme Court Rulings

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The Stakes Are Too High (My Trump Attack Ad)

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Tuesday July 28, 2020 · 8:42 PM PDT

2020/07/28 · 20:42

Hi everyone, thanks for helping me improve my original ad.

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Here is the final cut, with your improvements.

YouTube Video

New Trump Attack Ad

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Monday July 27, 2020 · 10:46 AM PDT

2020/07/27 · 10:46

Hi everyone. So far I have a perfect record.

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No one I've ever made an attack ad against has gone on to win election or re-election. Let's hope that perfect streak continues.

YouTube Video

If you’d like to improve upon my video, state improvements in the comments. I still have all of the source files I used to make the video in the first place.

Also, special props to anyone who remembers where the final tag line comes from.

Did I Hear That Right? Romney Says Trickle-Down Economics has Never Worked?

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Wednesday October 17, 2012 · 8:07 AM PDT

2012/10/17 · 08:07

I was watching the debate last night, but near the end I was trying to multitask and not paying attention that closely. I could have sworn that I heard Mitt Romney say: "Trickle-down economics doesn't work. It has never worked." Did he actually say those words or was I imagining it and he really said 'Trickle-down Government' or something else that he invented?

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Wednesday June 27, 2012 · 8:13 PM PDT

2012/06/27 · 20:13

I decided to create a concept attack ad, aimed at Mitt Romney's days at Bain Capital and post it to You Tube. Due to limitations in my production budget (0$) it didn't quite have the viseral feel that I wanted it to, but I would like someone, preferrably a PAC to take the concept and run with it.

The underlying theme in my ad is that Capitalism worked just fine before people like Mitt Romney perverted it. It illustrates how he was able to destroy an American institution (KB Toys) in short order and still come out ahead financially.

Watch my video and determine if it had merit, please try to ignore the production value, which did not go beyond the Microsoft Movie Maker basics, and the British sounding narration which I put in after 10 takes of trying to narrate it myself

You Tube Link

If anyone would like to volunteer to narrate this in a dark/forbodding tone, that would be greatly appreciated. And also, please recommend this diary entry so people will actually see the video and I can gather feedback.

Best Blog Ever! (Why the Jobs are Never Coming Back, and a Social Credit Solution)

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Saturday December 10, 2011 · 4:38 PM PST

2011/12/10 · 16:38

So this diary is just a thinkly veiled attempt to get everyone one here to read a blog that I read today. It says everything I've been trying to say about the impact of technology and globalization on jobs and the economy very eloquently, and even has an 'economic fable' I'd never heard before. The bottom line is that the jobs we lost in the last recession are gone and they're never coming back. The rest of it is an interesting solution to the problem that I don't agree with 100%, but I think people on this site will quite enjoy. Social Credits. So that's it, go on, read the blog:

http://whatsnotso.blogs.com/...

Do you want to win in November? You may not like this, but...

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Wednesday July 07, 2010 · 2:00 PM PDT

2010/07/07 · 14:00

There was a post on the main site that stirred something in me, it was mainly how vehemently people disagreed with the following opinion column:

Terry Savage's Column

While I understand this is a left-of-center leaning site, the total rejection of the ideas in that article are why I feel that the Democrats lose elections in general, and why, despite their recent bout of greed and incompetence (2000-?) the Republicans are still seen by the majority of Americans as the "grown up" party.

[Update]
Since many people have argued the "grown up" party part. What I am getting at is neatly summarized in this Dave Barry quote:

"The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and again that they have the management skills of celery. They're the kind of people who'd stop to help you change a flat, but would somehow manage to set your car on fire. I would be reluctant to entrust them with a Cuisinart, let alone the economy. The Republicans, on the other hand, would know how to fix your tire, but they wouldn't bother to stop because they'd want to be on time for Ugly Pants Night at the country club."

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Wednesday October 21, 2009 · 8:41 PM PDT

2009/10/21 · 20:41

I have seen many diaries on this site speaking out against the evils of insurance companies who will not insure people with pre-existing conditions. What I can't figure out, is why people are so surprised at this, and what they think a solution to this would be. Insurance companies exist to make money, and they have elaborate data on how much they have been required to payout to clients with similar conditions. They have mountains of data, so you would have to suspect that if they believe that insuring a particular client would be unprofitable for them, it is. Requiring them to insure the people they have previously denied, at anything under exhorbinant premiums will net out to a loss for them. As an analogy, it would be the same as requiring banks to loan money to anyone asking for it, if the person asking for the loan could prove the money would be used to save or prolong their own life.

I don't see an easy solution for all of this that doesn't effectively move the burden of medical costs from people who are typically healthy, to people who are typically sick. But let's see if anyone on this site can come up with a creative solution, here are my first three tries.

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Which one of the three proposals do you like the best?

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Which one of the three proposals do you like the best?

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I don't like any of the proposals, yet feel compelled to vote anyway

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If the Healthcare System is really broken, can it be fixed?

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Monday July 13, 2009 · 1:56 PM PDT

2009/07/13 · 13:56

I can't honestly figure out what all of these "The US Health Care System Is Broken" diaries are supposed to accomplish. In all of the scenarios where the Health Care system failed one person, or another person was unfairly dropped from a health plan the outrage is over the application of the costs. Regardless of whether the individual pays for it, or his insurance provider pays for it, or he is covered by some type of public plan, the exhorbinant medical costs remain. The only change is the address of the bill.

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Is the US Healthcare System Broken?

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Is the US Healthcare System Broken?

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Yes, but it can't be fixed

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Yes, but it won't be fixed

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Yes, and it will be fixed

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Memorial Day Picture

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Tuesday May 26, 2009 · 7:08 AM PDT

2009/05/26 · 07:08

I think this picture very clearly sums up all of the problems with Gitmo, torture, and the policies of the Bush administration. Since it is our ideals that we are defending, compromising those ideals is what allows the terrorists to win.

Sorry, but it seems that DailyKos will not allow me to post the picture below as an inline image. You will have to click the link to go the the picture which resides on Cagle's site.
http://cagle.com/...

Wait, maybe Specter's defection really is good for the GOP

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Tuesday April 28, 2009 · 1:26 PM PDT

2009/04/28 · 13:26

I can think of a couple legitimate reasons why:

Since Specter was one of the few moderate GOP senator's left, Obama could count on him to vote for resonable legislation, which would in turn make his proposals seem more bipartisan

Specter would have likely lost anyway, to a more conservative Republican, who would in turn lose to a more liberal Democrat than Specter. Thus Specter switching sides results in a net conservaite shift

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Friday April 10, 2009 · 10:04 AM PDT

2009/04/10 · 10:04

I just had to share this political cartoon I read today. I'm not sure if this warrants a full diary, but I think it is a pitch perfect mockery of the situation Republicans are in today:

Tim Eagan's Cartoon

Denial, Cluelessness, Insanity, Denial...
Oops, looks like they left out three stages :-)

I would also like to share that I think Tim Eagan's cartoons are very good in general, and that I have enjoyed them immensely over the years.

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