impressionable 18 yr old candystriper at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital in Los Angeles County, Calif, many years ago.  It was, at that time, the polio hospital for southern California.  Ward after ward of iron lungs.

Used to play checkers with 10 yr old kids who had to look at a mirror over their heads to see the board.

Good on ya, Yat, and PD, and kath25, and all the rest of you twelve great diarists.

Gilda, I truly hope to see you, possum and Donna in the Progressive Caucus one of these days soon.

...in another coming of the Crusades. Him and his camp were talking after one of the forums how all those Muslim or "desert" nations over there need to be cleaned out by military force. I tried to talk reason with them, but to no avail. The U.S. defiantely cannot be dragged into some grand orchestrated regional war based on these type of predjudices and lack of understanding of America's role in the world and military limitations. we need steady delibritive leadership, and not more of the rush-and-ready, bull-headed leadership that got us into this predicament in the first place.

The Times Picayune has reported that the campaigns of Tim Burns(R) and Ben Morris(R) have complained of Steve Scalise using manipulative calling tactics that slander them and annoy people with constant re-calls, then at the end it urges them to vote for Scalise.

I have gotten word from one of our supporters in New Orleans that people have been receiving an annoying amount of these type messages slanted against Gilda Reed. If this is true, it can not be tolerated. The people of the 1st District need to stand up and demand this stop due to its unethical nature. The media has a responsibilty to the people of our disrict to uncover these foul election tactics and present them to the public, so that they can make a well-informed choice on election day!

accost me over calls being made in my name.  I do believe Scalise's gang is at it again.  Morris and Burns complained about bad calls last month and proved Scalise to be the culprit after he denied knowing anything.  There should be some penalty for him.  This should be against the law.  Sneaky, dirty, foul politics.

Someone called me about it but I am steering clear.  Hopefully, this stranger will place the pic of Scalise speaking to a white supremacist group in the hands of someone who will use it and smear him like he deserves.  
Morris told me himself a couple of weeks ago that he has dirt on Scalise involving an extramarital affair.  I told him I had worse than that but no proof.  Morris told me he had what he needed.  He was mad about the phone calls and ready to expose Scalise.