DemFromCT just posted an important diary, I hope everyone will read it.
What's going on in this country is deadly serious. Some of us even consider this election the end of the road. The. End. Of. The. Road.
If you're just putzing around, do us all a favor, read and comment in diaries, register new voters, volunteer for election protection, donate to Obama/Biden and Congressional races but spare us your crap "reporting".
For just the next sixty days, there is no place for narcissism on Daily Kos. Period. Go fall in love with your reflection in another pool of water. And this admonition, IMO, also applies to the luminaries who come here from time to time.
We're trying to save this country, and we won't get a do-over. It's crunch time folks.
Daily Kos, that means you and I, are surrogates for Obama Biden. It doesn't help to have this place become a laughing stock.
The experts say, we win this campaign on the issues. If it becomes a campaign of personality, we lose.
Palin/McPalin cannot win on the issues. So they are happy when we help them make this about personality.
We cannot lose another election. Remember, it's The End Of The Road.
Do you who defile Daily Kos understand this? Yes, you heard me, you who defile Daily Kos. Please forgive my harsh language but I'm worried and I don't feel so nice today.
Here's the comment I wrote in DemFromCt diary.
It's really sad what's been . . .
going on here lately.
I for one, am desperately concerned about this election and many of the recent diaries have been devoid of interest or news value. And I'm including in this category such luminaries as Keith Olberman and Michael Moore.
There appears to be only one issue and that's Ms. Palin.
I gather from the experts, (and I'm not one) that if this becomes a "personality" election, we lose. Hence the focus on Ms. Palin is bad for us and good for them.
Anyone remember the issues? Anyone remember the desperate American people? Anyone know a few people facing foreclosure? Anyone have a few friends who can't get healthcare, don't have insurance, had to decide between paying an unaffordable premium or putting food on the table?
If we focus on the issues, especially the dire economic circumstances bearing down on millions of Americans, we win. This has not been happening around here lately, and this is bad for our team.
So if you want to win, we (and we are surrogates for Obama-Biden) better start focusing again on the issues that matter to the American people--the economy, healthcare, energy, education.
I am so fucking bored of Sarah Palin, we know she is totally and unconditionally unqualified to be much of anything.
Here's a suggestion for those of you who are new here.
We have something called Diary Drafts. If you've missed it, it's on the upper right hand corner of the page. That's Diary Drafts--plural. I often write a diary numerous diaries, which I think may not be up to my own standards, so I save them and mull over whether or not to post anything.
I'll go back, carefully read over one of the numerous diaries I've written but not posted. Often I'll realize my concerns are justified and spot weaknesses, I'll do additional research and then think some more whether or not to post it. Truth be told, I have a long list of diaries I've never posted because some of them are crap and don't meet my own standards.
Writing diaries isn't easy, it takes time, commitment and frankly, hard work. If you think you can write something with one hand tied behind your back, maybe you shouldn't be posting it.
This election isn't guaranteed. Every day the garbage piles up on Daily Kos, is a bad day for us and a good day for them.
Please let wisdom guide you for these precious few remaining weeks. Please.