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(Diary hint: Kevin Nealon)

I love the Daily Kos (love the Daily Kos). I know many get tired of things which may be encountered here (primary war diaries, trollish behavior), but that’s true in any human community (except mine). We’re human beings, imperfect (but not like conservatives), fallible (but not like conservatives), sometimes selfish (but not like conservatives), sometimes hard-hearted (but not like conservatives), but all of that is just a part of being human.

As Democrats we care about others (Vote Gilda), we care about education (Vote Larry), we care about those who serve us in uniform (Vote for any soldier), we care about our non-human friends (Vote Best Friends), we care about those less fortunate than ourselves (Vote for others), we care about children (Vote Children).

There is a deep and abiding moral fundament beneath our positions, and it is important to always speak from that moral core when engaging with others, particularly potential voters. George Lakoff has described how conservatives use their moral viewpoint to influence (manipulate) the electorate. Of course, we disagree with their values (conservative values suck), but it doesn’t change the fact that they have been very successful electorally because of how effectively they have articulated that world view (Weltanschauung) and activated conservative models in large portions of the electorate. Democrats are beginning to counter that more effectively, but much work remains to be done (Be the change you wish to see).

I have some friends on this blog who have ... lost patience with the hostile energy sometimes generated in a contentious election cycle, such as the one we have now. While I understand the frustration, even share it on occasion, I don’t think withdrawing is the answer (withdrawing isn’t the answer). One can do as John Mayer suggests, and wait on the world to change ...

Or, one can change the world oneself, by staying active (stay active), by contributing a great and positive energy (contribute a great, positive energy) and by persevering (As Chief Dan George said in The Outlaw Josey Wales, endeavor to persevere).

Before I get to tonight’s comments, a brief pause.

(Be receptive to subliminal suggestion when it comes to Democratic campaigns and causes.)

(These aren’t the droids you’re looking for.)

(Vote Heather Ryan)

(Vote Anne Barth)

(Vote Eric Massa)

(Vote Andrew Rice)

(Heck, vote for a Blue Majority!)

(Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.)

(Treat pets and all animals with love and respect.)

(Lieberman sucks.)

(Don’t make tpyos, and don’t obsess abotu it if you do.)

(Believe in your power to make a difference and act on that belief.)

(Submit your own favorite suggestions, candidates and comments below.)

Thank you for reading! (Accept my thanks for reading this diary.)

Tonight's Comments!

From lineatus :

With apologies to those who actually have the condition - this little exchange was quite funny!

From millwood:

al Qaeda hearts McCain?

From Crashing Vor:

I wish, how I wish, when Junior pines about the "romantic" front lines in Afghanistan, he could read the header of this comment!

From carolita:

Now I understand why tjb22 is totally unfit to run for president, from the confession in cscmm's Barack Obama's NEW Pastor.

eugene nails the real problem with the pseudocontroversies in paddy henry's The Wright Issue.

gabbardd provides an excellent profile of white priviledge in ngoswami's An Open Letter to White People.

My humble selections:

watercarrier4diogenes finds a worthy comment off-blog!

Geekesque on the media today.

adamchaz writes about American pride, part of the cost of years of conservative rule.

Picture comments can be wonderful! Here's one I really liked from bythesea.

Top Mojo - excluding search-identifiable tip jars and first diary comments (top 30 of each plus ties, and thanks to sardonyx for the search URL):

1 No, tell him to sign up and start posting by lineatus - 217
2 Too bad you're using the 2005 talking points by Keith Olbermann - 148
3 Nobody Tried Anything by Keith Olbermann - 142
4 Mockery and ridicule by stevej - 121
5 Socialism for the rich, capitalism for the poor by Volvo Liberal - 117
6 Sorry, no. by djmiklethun - 116
7 This is the expression by foxsucks81 - 112
8 It's been a great experience by mdkotyk - 111
9 I   special comments by SallyCat - 107
10 SALUTE it's all good Keith by testvet6778 - 97
11 Thanks much for this. (n/t) by mcjoan - 85
12 Charlie Rose by Keith Olbermann - 81
13 great post but our governmnet has by Tanya - 79
14 is it socialism when you only bail the rich? by mollyd - 74
15 I think you are right by Magorn - 73
16 I miss too the days... by Mark Warner is God - 73
17 Something important on DailyKos by TheBlaz - 72
18 Yes. But it's really CDO ... by Compostings - 71
19 hey by dday - 70
20 Rach by Keith Olbermann - 70
21 Are you a WGA member? by JeffLieber - 68
22 Thats because of the Hillary by KingGeorgetheTurd - 67
23 Cornell... by Keith Olbermann - 66
24 I still find it incredible by OrdinaryGal - 66
25 Buh bye by Dallasdoc - 65
26 But check out this California poll by jeepdad - 65
27 oh, come on by musicsleuth - 63
28 I believe I heard him say after that by Magorn - 62
29 Yeah! by Mark Warner is God - 62
30 Thank you for all that you do... by AndyT - 61
31 My wife hears it from her idiot coworkers by jabbausaf - 61
32 Barack Obama is a True Christian by Great Uncle Bulgaria - 61

Top Mojo - everything included:

1 Tip Jar by Keith Olbermann - 727
2 A small tip jar by aerojad - 571
3 Perhaps mocking them is better than engaging them by Magorn - 563
4 Deidra is going to save a life someday by AndyT - 469
5 Okay, Here's a Tip Jar -- Thanks. by ProfJonathan - 418
6 Tips by turneresq - 287
7 TIP JAR for cutting off surprises by leveymg - 268
8 No, tell him to sign up and start posting by lineatus - 217
9 Free Don Siegelman! by One Pissed Off Liberal - 209
10 As we immurse ourselves by Granny Doc - 187
11 Just rogue surrogates. eom by Geekesque - 170
12 What a waste of a diary... by JeffLieber - 160
13 Hug! by Phoenix Woman - 153
14 Friday Tip Jar... by Bill in Portland Maine - 152
15 Too bad you're using the 2005 talking points by Keith Olbermann - 148
16 Nobody Tried Anything by Keith Olbermann - 142
17 Oh, and I'd also like a free ear nibble... by JeffLieber - 138
18 Tip jar by plf515 - 136
19 tips for supers understanding by nevadadem - 136
20 Time to Move Forward---Together!!! by serrano - 131
21 Mockery and ridicule by stevej - 121
22 Socialism for the rich, capitalism for the poor by Volvo Liberal - 117
23 Sorry, no. by djmiklethun - 116
24 Tip Jar by John Campanelli - 113
25 This is the expression by foxsucks81 - 112
26 It's been a great experience by mdkotyk - 111
27 I   special comments by SallyCat - 107
28 Tip jar by Brandon Friedman - 105
29 Massive Walkout - DailyKos in Disarray by Alegre - 103
30 mojo mojo mojo mojo by Team Slacker - 100