"A victory for people like us"
Fri Nov 05, 2004 at 01:04:04 PM PDT
Tara Leslie, Cary's wife, has been praying for President Bush, too, and now she is saying, "I think it's so important to have
a society of moral absolutes."
"It's really good to know our country had a decision to make, and there are so many people who feel this way," Cary says. "It's a victory for people like us."
link: 'It's a Victory for People Like Us'
This article is for all the people who think we should "reach out" and stop being "condescending."
I grew up in Arkansas so I'm not into stereotypes of Southerners (my friends and I don't fit them) -- and I also realize how nice and decent right-wing Christians can be, but let's not mince words.
They've declared war on us, and we're too busy cutting our own throats to fight them.
Democrats will not admit who they are
Thu Nov 04, 2004 at 09:52:39 AM PDT
galiel's diary, "Still Missing the Big Picture About This Election," is absolutely correct about who and what we're fighting -- theocrats. (There's a lot of interesting discussion there.)
There's also been a lot of talk about who we are as a party and what our core philosophy is, other than anti-Republicanism. The fact is, we aren't really a party like the Republicans, but a coalition of groups against them. What do union leaders, feminists, and anti-war activists have in common? How can we win and govern when there is no set of core beliefs?
The problem, in my opinion, is that Democrats can't face who they really are -- secularists who believe in Enlightenment principles of rationality and human rights.
Americans in Canada: 1,200 Queries for Bush v. 50,000 Registered for Kerry
Tue Oct 26, 2004 at 09:09:44 AM PDT
"The vast majority of people contacting us seem to be coming from Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida," said Wight, the Toronto-based co-chair of Republicans Abroad Canada. They are the three states which have been identified as the key swing states," she said. "People from those states recognize that ... the expatriate vote could make a difference and swing any or all of those states."
Wight said her organization has received about 1,200 queries from across Canada about registering to vote on Nov. 2.
Meanwhile, Democrats Abroad Canada says that after a year-long campaign it has registered between 35,000 and 50,000 Americans who are either landed immigrants or dual citizens living in Canada.
read more
If you voted from abroad, the Every Vote Counts project is tracking overseas votes. Enter your information there so your local Democratic party can ensure your absentee ballot is received and counted.
Facts to get straight before doom & gloom (w/ poll)
Sat Aug 28, 2004 at 02:22:44 PM PDT
1. "This isn't Massachusetts! This is ROVE!!"
Massachusetts politics is fucking rough.
2. Speaking of Rove, he's not a mastermind.
Al Gore wasn't a particularly powerful candidate and he... oh yeah, he won.
The Big Lie
Sat Aug 21, 2004 at 09:12:51 PM PDT
Why war heroes have to defend themselves while a smug coward doesn't.
Help, I'm depressed
Wed Jul 28, 2004 at 12:47:52 PM PDT
Why do they have to print this stuff? Or worse, why do delegates have to say it? It's seriously bumming me out, and I'm someone who's been feeling pretty upbeat about this election ever since Kerry won Iowa.
Interviews with a dozen delegates and two dozen voters in this Democratic stronghold this week yielded promises to cast their ballot for the Kerry on Nov. 2. But they characterized him as a far from ideal candidate.
The WaPo profile of Kerry
Sun Jul 25, 2004 at 11:34:01 PM PDT
The WaPo has an impressive two-part article on Kerry's life and career. It was a good read and seemed balanced.
I'm sort of in awe of Kerry and a bit nervous. He seems like a very complex man with an expansive mind. I like that -- in fact, he's the first candidate I've been really excited about (I'm 29 and I was excited by Clinton but mostly because he was from Arkansas, my home state). On the other hand, I'm not sure if voters can wade through all that complexity.
Two recent THK articles
Mon Jul 19, 2004 at 01:39:20 PM PDT
Mr. Bush Goes to Town
Mon Jul 19, 2004 at 11:54:50 AM PDT
George W. Bush says D.C. politics are nastier than he expected. "I didn't realize Washington was going to be so bitter," the president says in the August issue of Ladies Home Journal. "Austin was not a bitter place. Washington turns out to be a lot different town than I envisioned it to be."
link
Does he really expect us to believe this "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" crap? This from a guy who supposedly blew up frogs, branded frat pledges, and said people were poor because they were lazy?
How can I destroy Jodi Wilgoren?
Thu Jul 15, 2004 at 09:55:18 AM PDT
I think this woman is finally pushing me over the edge. Normally, she writes a mediocre article and then omits key facts or inserts a snide remark about Kerry. This time she has gone too far, even for her -- she can barely contain her snideness and vomits it all over
this article about THK.
Three examples of idiocy
Wed Jul 14, 2004 at 11:24:46 AM PDT
1. Santorum: A playa participater, not a playa hater
"You could say I'm a hater, but I would say I'm a lover," said Senator Rick Santorum, Republican of Pennsylvania and a chief advocate for the gay marriage ban.
*shudder*
Why is the AP lying?
Tue Jul 13, 2004 at 04:00:33 PM PDT
Republican strategists hope to force Democrats to choose between voting the wishes of their liberal constituents, some of whom favor gay marriage, or in favor of an amendment that polls show is favored by a heavy majority of the country.
link
The majority of the country favors no such thing, even if it's against gay marriage.
Bush losing "values" debate?
Tue Jul 13, 2004 at 01:48:15 PM PDT
Here are some quotes from the
latest AP article about the values debate. I can't tell you how glad I am not to read "Kerry's a flip-flopper."
The 61-year-old clerk opposes abortion, even to save a woman's life, and gay marriage, even if it requires amending the Constitution. But there's a value she places above all others: Honesty.
"And Bush, with his war on Iraq, has failed on that note," Brooks said.
