Diary of a First-Time Volunteer.

Pym

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Tuesday November 04, 2008 · 1:26 AM PST

2008/11/04 · 01:26

I was 19 when I had my first Presidential voting experience in 2000. In truth I had largely avoided politics up until that point. Sure, I had a strong sense of ethics, but it had never provoked me into a deep contemplation of working pro-actively to change things. I had come of age in a lower-middle class family during the relatively prosperous 1990's, and it seemed from my naive viewpoint that both major parties were just as corrupt as one another and that my vote didn't matter.

I knew next to nothing about politics.

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Monday September 01, 2008 · 3:59 PM PDT

2008/09/01 · 15:59

A lot has been said of Sarah Palin these last few days. We all know the bizarre questions surrounding her and the rationale behind her selection by McCain. We all know that she is a wholly terrible candidate for the office of Vice President. I'm not going to bother rehashing any of that. I think there is a more important issue at hand that, if wielded properly, can make this election much, much harder for John McCain to win.

The word is Judgement.

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Thursday May 08, 2008 · 12:40 AM PDT

2008/05/08 · 00:40

I just caught this little nugget on youtube:

Partial transcript below.

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Wednesday April 30, 2008 · 9:03 AM PDT

2008/04/30 · 09:03

There is some startling economic news today that I have not yet seen diaried. Please let me know if it has.

While it may not be entirely unexpected, the shoe has finally dropped: Iran has today stopped using the U.S. dollar for oil transactions.

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Monday April 21, 2008 · 7:59 AM PDT

2008/04/21 · 07:59

While the title of this diary no doubt will make it nearly impossible for anyone to take it seriously enough to click on it, I would first like to thank YOU, one of the brave souls who has embarked upon a journey of curiosity.

"What is this madman thinking, posting a diary like that on Daily Kos?! Surely that diary title would be more at home on mydd!" you have likely thought, perhaps even uttering those sentiments aloud, much to the confusion of those in your immediate proximity.

Fret not, my friends. I come here to bury Clinton, not to praise her.

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Saturday April 19, 2008 · 10:24 AM PDT

2008/04/19 · 10:24

Everybody's favorite pill-popping right wing radio gasbag has initiated what he calls the "Doomsday Phase" of Operation Chaos, his effort to undermine the Democratic primary process by convincing Republicans to register as Democrats and vote for Hillary Clinton so as to prolong the infighting.

Poll

54 votes Show Results

Can we?

54 votes Vote Now!

Can we?

Yes!

4 votes

Yes!!

5 votes

Yes!!!!!!

45 votes

The nomination battle is going to be over soon.

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Friday April 18, 2008 · 5:46 PM PDT

2008/04/18 · 17:46

How, you ask? Is it because of allegations that Hillary Clinton has been openly railing against the "activist base" of the Democratic party? Is it because of reports that some of Clinton's volunteers openly hate Obama and his supporters? Is it because Obama has an almost 150 delegate lead with only a handful of contests to go? Is it because Obama keeps getting the support and backing of more and more superdelegates?

It's no one of these things.

It's all of them.

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317 votes Show Results

What do you think is the most likely?

317 votes Vote Now!

What do you think is the most likely?

Clinton barely wins Pennsylvania. Obama wins North Carolina and Indiana. Game over.

194 votes

Obama barely wins Pennsylvania. Game over.

49 votes

Clinton wins Pennsylvania big. Superdelegates race to Obama anyway.

26 votes

Clinton wins Pennsylvania big. People start to think it's an actual race again. The Neverending Campaign.

27 votes

Dwarf invasion.

12 votes

Mike Bloomberg.

1 vote

Pie?

8 votes

Rasumussen daily tracking poll: Obama now up by 12%.

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Thursday February 14, 2008 · 2:00 PM PST

2008/02/14 · 14:00

According to today's Rasmussen tracking poll, the numbers are

Obama: 49% (+3)
Clinton: 37% (-4)

This may indeed signal the continuation of a sudden rapid shift of the electorate towards Barack Obama.

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Saturday January 19, 2008 · 8:40 PM PST

2008/01/19 · 20:40

In perhaps one of the most bizarre twists of fate in the history of American Presidential campaign politics, former North Carolina Senator John Edwards has become the de facto winner of the 2008 Nevada Democratic caucuses. Although polling at just around 4% in the state, his meager sum of support is now enough to catapult him over both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, his chief rivals for the Democratic nomination. Although the two celebrity candidates had initially done much better than Edwards -- at approximately 51% and 45% respectively -- their support vanished in the hours after the results were released on Saturday night as their supporters violently took up arms against one another and began fighting for supremacy.

Covering the event live for FOX News, Geraldo Rivera sanctimoniously lamented, "They're fucking murdering each other in the streets! Can't we all just get along?!"

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Monday December 31, 2007 · 7:06 PM PST

2007/12/31 · 19:06

It seems mikemcnary was on to something ten days ago! It may not be incredibly surprising, but it's still quite newsworthy.

Ralph Nader unleashed on Hillary Rodham Clinton Monday - criticizing her for being soft on defense spending and a chum of big business - and expressed his strong support for John Edwards.

link

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Saturday December 15, 2007 · 11:36 AM PST

2007/12/15 · 11:36

You're two hundred and sixteen years young, and you're still beautiful.

Magnificent.

Time has been quite gentle to you, the ink only slightly faded from your face. Sure, you may be a bit worn and somewhat difficult to read, but I think I speak for every one of us when I say we still love you, and that you're still worth fighting for.

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Thursday November 29, 2007 · 9:29 AM PST

2007/11/29 · 09:29

That goes for everyone. In fact, let me take care of something first:

Disclaimer: This diary is not an attack on any candidate.

Now that that's out of the way, let's get on with it!

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Diary of a First-Time Volunteer.

McCain has exposed his Achilles' Heel: Judgment.

Olbermann: Clinton will soon exit gracefully.

Breaking: Iran dumps U.S. dollar for oil transactions.

Hillary Clinton needs your help.

Limbaugh's "Operation Chaos" set to disrupt Pennsylvania's primary.

The nomination battle is going to be over soon.

Rasumussen daily tracking poll: Obama now up by 12%.

The REAL Truth: Edwards wins Nevada!

Ralph Nader endorses John Edwards!

Happy Birthday, Bill of Rights.

New Poll: Iowa and the Nomination are Up for Grabs (UPDATED)