Words, when chosen poorly, can be very offensive.  Word choice is a delicate art that must be navigated carefully by politicians.  I wanted to post a diary to say that words must also be chosen carefully by us, the Obama supporters.

In healing the wound in our party, there are two phrases that we need to eliminate from our vocabulary.

The first is 'Obama Camp' and 'Hillary Camp'.  The time for that is gone.  Implying that we are two separate groups is nonsense.  We are one group.  We are just 'us'.  We are The Democrats.  This is subtle, but we should err in favor of inclusiveness.

The second phrase that needs to be eliminated, and this has been discussed elsewhere, is the use of Senator Clinton's first name to identify her.  Nobody uses Obama's first name in a headline without also including his last name.  Nor do they do that for Ted Kennedy, or Joe Biden, or even Nancy Pelosi.  Why do people then refer to Senator Clinton as 'Hillary'?  While I don't necessarily think that people intend to be derogatory when they do this, there are people who will take it that way.  Some feminists see this as subtle misogyny, and for that reason, calling Senator Clinton by her first name is divisive.

Yes Clinton camp is going on tv telling everyone that Whites will not vote for Barack Obama.

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http://rawstory.com/...

transcript
http://transcripts.cnn.com/...
LANNY DAVIS

DAVIS: You misquoted her. She did not say that Barack Obama can't win white voters. She was describing a fact -- a demographic fact of how voters are voting in the major states. And...

SCHULTZ: Come on, Lanny...

DAVIS: ...that's what she said.

SCHULTZ: ...she's planting a seed of doubt and you know it.

DAVIS: You're planting your interpretation into...

Originally, I had intended to write an on-going diary about the trials and tribulations I've faced while managing a campaign for state representative out here in Washington.  Being a student and manager has kept me largely busy and unable to write on the activities of the campaign, but I also didn't find time to write because I simply didn't want to make that time.  Working the campaign is fun, fulfilling, and educational, but more, it was just one task and then the next.  

But Paul, where does he fit?  I would be lying to say I knew anything more of him than a trivia answer about his death.  I'd never listened to the man speak nor his message and never was given any reason to by those around me.  He was just a name to me.

Thankfully, this last weekend changed all of that.

Recently I was arguing with one of my dumber "friends" about the Iraq war. He loves Bush, and thinks bigger bombs is the answer in Iraq. He wasn't giving in until I used a simple analogy. I said, "Your solution is like shattering an expensive vase and then saying, ‘We need to keep smashing it until it’s fixed.’" I stumped him. He was silent. So here’s a brief list of other analogies you can use on your dumb friends. And the truth is, I’ve seen similar ones work on some of the smartest political pundits...

Hello -

I am a pastor of a conservative megachurch and am exhausted.  I really need a massage, but am concerned that folks at Six Flags over Jesus would not be understanding.  Therefore I am depending on the received wisdom of all you people at DailyKos.  I have been told that you are very wise - even if you are a bit on the liberal side.

So many of us love to hate Andrew Sullivan, but occasionally he hits the nail on the head. Here's his take on Ann Coulter's latest outrage:

Former Senator Tim Ferguson, has a website that is a breath of fresh air, in this day when most every Republican in Washington is following the party line. At the top of his site it says,