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I cringe when I read or hear someone, often an otherwise liberal reporter or lawmaker, refer to the looting Republican gangsters as “conservatives” fighting for “conservative” causes. To conserve means, according to Merriam Webster, “to keep in a safe...
by marcywinograd
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on Wed Jul 25, 2018 at 01:57 PM PDT
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It should be called "mininum yearly payment" as my credit card co. so acurately puts it. Or "existing debt payment schedule - 2013".
Here's what it really is:
The debt limit is the total amount ...
by cezanne
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on Fri Jan 24, 2014 at 09:58 AM PST
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Quote from John Batchelor
http://johnbatchelorshow.com/schedule/2013/05/12
"Additional: Ping Fu's careful recounting of her recollections of life during Mao's Cultural Revolution has brought down ...
by silk skirt
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on Sat May 18, 2013 at 12:59 AM PDT
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Looking before clicking? "Planet" and "Earth" are bad frames for saving the biosphere, our fragile life space.
An earlier version of the post below can be found on earthfamilyalpha .
If anyone is ...
by respectisthehub
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on Sat Feb 23, 2013 at 07:14 AM PST
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Last week, I posted a diary that offered some one-sentence 'zingers' that not only counter GOP talking points, but undermine the conservatism behind them.
For instance:
On trickle-down: The ...
by nominalize
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on Wed Oct 17, 2012 at 10:05 AM PDT
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Sometimes, it's hard to undo right-wing talking points because it requires long, detailed, complicated explanations anchored in reality.
But sometimes, it's not so difficult. Here are a few ...
by nominalize
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on Fri Oct 12, 2012 at 02:26 PM PDT
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Please do not be lulled into believing that all of America will be as repelled by the 47% comments as we are. Mitt is redefining the struggle as class war, BUT his method is to turn one class (ours, ...
by Phoebe Loosinhouse
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on Wed Sep 19, 2012 at 09:03 AM PDT
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In the midst of every GOP resurgence, the defeated Democrats take solace in the idea that shifting demographics will eventually make this nation Blue.
The demographics the Democrats are looking at ...
by reality2012
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on Wed Aug 29, 2012 at 01:25 PM PDT
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The Republican Party, like all parties out of power, sought to portray the 2012 election as a referendum on the performance of the President. The President's approval ratings are now positive ...
by Vote4Obamain2012
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on Tue Mar 20, 2012 at 06:31 PM PDT
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Last week in a diary about the Air Force Academy, a fellow Kossack let me know that the job of the Air Force is to 'bomb away.' I disagreed. He let me know again that I was wrong.
So, what's your ...
by angelajean
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on Mon Jun 06, 2011 at 01:40 PM PDT
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This is going to be a damn short diary. I almost did it as a comment in the open thread, but I'd like to see this diary used as a "laboratory" for coming up with short, succinct summations of the ...
by Black Max
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on Tue Apr 12, 2011 at 04:46 PM PDT
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The title is not something that you would expect to see in a Daily Kos diary. It is, however, a line that should be repeated ad nauseum by the Democratic Party in the lead up to the battle over ...
by wils02
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on Thu Apr 01, 2010 at 07:37 PM PDT
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Conservative economic ideology seems to follow a basic frame:
1. Anything that directly benefits the wealthy and powerful will indirectly benefit the middle class.
2. Anything that directly ...
by TST
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on Sun Jan 17, 2010 at 04:40 AM PST
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Barack Obama ran the best-organized and best-framed presidential campaign in history. How is it possible that the same people who did so well in the campaign have done so badly on health care?
And ...
by George Lakoff
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on Wed Aug 19, 2009 at 10:25 PM PDT
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Sigh. I get frustrated with conservative Democrats as much as the next blogger. I get equally frustrated with actions taken by progressive activists that don't help us either persuade a reluctant ...
by Newsie8200
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on Sat Aug 01, 2009 at 05:25 PM PDT
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Cross posted from The Left Anchor and TPZoo .
The following is an email sent to David Gregory ...
by Big Blue
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on Sat Jul 18, 2009 at 11:26 PM PDT
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My first diary, although I’ve been lurking for years, so go easy.
I’ve been reading and hearing the newscasters etc trying to establish and implant the idea that we are still a “...
by zongo
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on Wed Nov 05, 2008 at 01:19 PM PST
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Well this is my first diary. First, I would just like to thank everyone for their diaries and comments. This site has been such a great asset for learning and keeping pace with the times.
However, ...
by eloneill
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on Sat Oct 11, 2008 at 01:17 PM PDT
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It's been six hours, and I've been watching for the MSM to bring up two things. But I haven't heard a peep on one, and I've only heard the barest hints of the other.
Today gave us a wonderful ...
by Fletcher Christensen
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on Mon Sep 29, 2008 at 07:26 PM PDT
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With the good news from fivethirtyeight.com that polls have shifted back around toward Obama, it seems time to look at what events could shift the electorate's views between now and election day. ...
by dcprof
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on Thu Sep 18, 2008 at 03:59 PM PDT
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