Daily Kos: Open Thread and Diary Rescue

Open Thread and Diary Rescue

by Diary Rescue

Tue Oct 07, 2008 at 10:44:35 PM PST

Tonight's Rescue Rangers are Yashua, Shayera, jennyjem, dopper0189, srkp23, and ItsJessMe, with vcmvo2 as editor.

~ Our Founding Fathers would shudder to see how easily forces outside the mainstream seem to effortlessly push some Senate leaders toward conduct the American people don't want from their elected leaders: Abusing power. Inserting the government into our private lives. Injecting religion into debates about public policy. Jumping through hoops to ingratiate themselves to their party’s base, while step by step, day by day, real problems that keep American families up at night fall by the wayside here in Washington ~ Senator John Kerry~

Here are the diaries up for rescue:

Real Problems: Hate

iampunha writes a touching remembrance of Matthew Shepherd in October 7, 1998: Erase hate. (jennyjem) while PerfectStormer recounts the shock felt throughout the LGBT community in Matthew Shepherd: Ten Years Ago Today. How far we've come. (vcmvo2)

Private lives, religion, & public policy

New Deal democrat writing on the current economic crisis, sadly notes that The American consumer finally capitulates. (dopper0189)

dogemporer continues to reveal the disturbing details of dominionism, Palin's involvement with it, and its unholy influence on the Republican Party, in "Seven Mountains" and the "Joel's Army" plan for takeover. (srkp23)

Paul Hogarth says that Obama's Wisconsin Campaign is Focused and Cool after spending a week there volunteering. (shayera)

tbrucegodfrey pens a hopeful rant, in Be Not Afraid - A Secular Sermon. (ItsJessMe)

illinifan17 gives us A Primer on Belmont University, the site of tonight's Presidential Debate. (jennyjem)

Abusing power

Redstateresident brings us a great audio/visual diary rich with quotes and sources on McCain/Palin And their Shady Friends. (Yashua)

raatz wrote a letter to the County Manager in Florida, and urges you to do the same in Join me in demanding ethics investigation of anti-Obama sheriff. (jennyjem)

In response to the argument that unsafe loans to minority populations required by the Community Reinvestment Act caused the subprime crisis, Christy1947 provides Some CRA Answers. (ItsJessMe)

Last Mechanic believes that McCain/Palin MUST be held accountable for supporters' terroristic threats. (jennyjem)

Forces outside the mainstream

mandot hilariously reports that Scientists Discover Humans in the Act of Evolution. (vcmvo2)

Seneca Doane has been spending time canvassing in Nevada and posts a report of his adventures in PIX: My Sole Melted in Vegas; Palin Protest; Trees; Art. (shayera)