Being black is not a crime

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Monday November 24, 2014 · 7:12 PM PST

2014/11/24 · 19:12

This won't be well crafted. But f*ck it. Enough. Let's do something about cop on black crime.

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Monday February 14, 2011 · 6:31 PM PST

2011/02/14 · 18:31

I wish I was kidding. Or at least being hyperbolic. These days, though, political discourse is just sad and weird...

The local IA GOP is trying to dismantle the state free preschool program in their efforts to ..., well, I don't know, be assholes? Honestly, the state is doing moderately fine.

Anyway, here are the depressing words of GOP State Senator Mark Chelgren:

As Senator McCoy pointed out, the Chinese are taking 2- and 3-year-olds and educating them. And as a student of history, I also know the Nazis, the Soviets, a whole variety of groups, a whole variety of countries, take their children because it’s not just up to age six they’re so malleable. The day after they’re born is when they learn the most percentage-wise. And so what question I have for this body and the question I have in general, if it is all about indoctrinating a child, I would use the exact same arguments that the Nazis used, that we should take children immediately, as soon as we recognize they have potential.

It keeps going here (Des Moines Register political blog - actual quotes near the end of post.)

If you are masochist enough, here is the video.

Tomorrow I am teaching a class populated mostly by young Early Childhood Education majors. A bunch of them probably come from the western (and quite conservative) part of the state. Should I show them this?

Sad...

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Jumping back in: To whom should I give my $?

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Saturday June 07, 2008 · 1:36 PM PDT

2008/06/07 · 13:36

So, I've been sitting this primary out. Liked both O & H, and saw flaws in both. Loved the unprecedented historical significance of two very strong and very viable candidates, one female, the other black. (We will be talking about this primary in 100 years. Well, I won't. But people will.)

It was fun to watch this megabattle from outside. It was a long and very, very hard fought primary, and I didn't expect any less of either of them. (Well, I didn't know much about Obama's potential early on, but he blew me away with his triumph in IA. In particular, the fact that he actually found the Democrats' unicorn: youth vote. In Iowa, of all places.)

Anyway, so now it's time to jump on. And I'm not sure where the money is needed the most. DNC? Obama's campaign? Local Democratic party? (That would be the Iowa Dems for me.) ActBlue? Other? Thanks for your help.

And go ahead and vote if you want.

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Obama's campaign

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Local Dem party

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ActBlue

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Other

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GOP's election time plan to alleviate the Medicare Donut hole?

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Wednesday October 04, 2006 · 5:00 PM PDT

2006/10/04 · 17:00

This article from the AP on the WaPo caught my eye. It claims that due to political pressure from the Congress, U.S. Customs will stop seizing small amounts of Canadian drugs coming to US patients.

The change in orders starts Oct. 9, smack in the middle of when I think the medicare coverage gap becomes worst, and also, of course, one month before the election.

This column from today's Providence Journal addresses the donut hole issue Here's an email from an IN woman that appears in the ProJo column:

"I used to obtain my drugs from Canada until this darn Medicare drug program went into effect. Now I'm in the 'donut hole' & paying full price for all my meds. I'm on 8 of them!! This whole program is such a rip-off. What can we do????"

I wonder if this is how the GOP will deal with the political pressure until November, to go back to taking care of big Pharma interests after that...

Iraq's Civil War

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Wednesday May 17, 2006 · 2:10 PM PDT

2006/05/17 · 14:10

If I were running for Congress, or if I had a say in the choice of language used in a liberal version of Fox News, I would insert the word "Civil" in the phrase "Iraq war" always. I mean: every single time. As in "2 more US soldiers died today in Iraq's Civil War". Don't even discuss whether it is accurate (which it is). Just use it.

I would also use the word "inflation", talk about price increases (not just in gas prices, but a lot of that too), send camera crews to supermarkets to check prices, look at "everyday families" utility bills EVERY DAY.

That should drive you-know-whose numbers deep into the twenties (yeah! more ponies.)

So, remember: because of the republicans' policies we are entangled in a foreign CIVIL war (repeat with me: "Iraq's civil war, Iraq's civil war, Iraq's civil war"), and our families are dealing with INFLATION. ("Stagflation" also works.) Just in case you don't agree with the "Iraq's Civil War" idea, here is a poll:

Eugene Robinson: best columnist today

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Thursday November 10, 2005 · 8:13 PM PST

2005/11/10 · 20:13

Please go read Eugene Robinson's latest in the Washington Post. He looks at the French riots of the past couple of weeks, and comparing the french's policy on diversity to US's. Some choice grafs after the jump. Read More

Protect families: Combat poverty

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Monday March 28, 2005 · 1:06 PM PST

2005/03/28 · 13:06

Great study from the always excellent MDRC on the effects of poverty in marriages.

(Quick snapshot of data here.)

The researchers had a very simple question: how does poverty affect rates of divorce?

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[Action Item] Bush in Iowa on SS tour

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Monday March 28, 2005 · 12:38 PM PST

2005/03/28 · 12:38

Bush will be in eastern Iowa on Wednesday. This is how it read in the DM Register yesterday:

President Bush will visit eastern Iowa on Wednesday to talk about his plans for Social Security.
MEETING: The president's "A Conversation on Strengthening Social Security" is scheduled for 12:15 p.m. at Kirkwood Community College, according to the White House press office.
TICKETS: Tickets will be available through members of Iowa's congressional delegation, a White House spokesman said.

Well, I did call Boswell's office (the sole Demcratic representative) and they heard nothing about any tickets.

I then called Latham's office (my representative, holy mother of f***) and they didn't have them either, but they told me to contact Sen. Grassley's office.

The Grassley people told me that they did have tickets at their Cedar Rapids office. The woman told me that I could just go and pick one up. She also told me that they distributed a bunch of them to Kiwanis and Rotary clubs throughout the state. Read More

My letter to Frist

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Thursday March 24, 2005 · 12:53 PM PST

2005/03/24 · 12:53

Or actually to his Health Policy Director, Dean Rosen (email:Dean_rosen@frist.senate.gov).

(Frist's email is nowhere available - idea from the fine folks at Drive Democracy.

Here's the letter. Send your own. And add it to the comments. The funniest one wins. (Mine ain't so good.)

Dear Mr. Rosen,
I seem to be having a headache for, like, maybe 3 hours now.
Also, I think my vision might be a bit blurred. Either that or i need a new prescription. Not sure.
So, could you tell this to Dr. Frist. Maybe he can tell me what I've got.
Thanks!
PS: I can send a video if that helps.

Go read Brooks. (w Poll)

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Monday March 21, 2005 · 9:46 PM PST

2005/03/21 · 21:46

Come on. Go.

What are you waiting for? Just go.

Now the poll.

(Full article after the jump. So I don't have to do all the filler stuff.) Read More

Fun, Fun, Fun

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Monday March 21, 2005 · 2:34 PM PST

2005/03/21 · 14:34

This is fun.

Go ahead, try them. Or make your own.

Add them as comments if you made a nice one.

(I know, it's pretty much a one-liner, but I can't wait for the next open thread. Plus, don't we all need a break from the Schiavo debacle?)

(Am I to three hundred characters yet? How about now?)

[ACTION ITEM] SS town hall meetings in IA

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Saturday March 19, 2005 · 10:13 AM PST

2005/03/19 · 10:13

[Mainly for Iowans]

A couple of somewhat decent articles in the Des Moines Register today (here, and here, send letters to editor here).

I couldn't find the info online, but many congressmen will be having town hall meetings in the coming week. We must go, and get them on the record either for or against carve-out plans.

So I'm transcribing the list of meetings after jump. Iowans, let's use this diary to organize for this week. Read More

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