Another tiresome farewell

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Tuesday April 19, 2005 · 8:44 AM PDT

2005/04/19 · 08:44

I "mistakenly" posted a diary recently in support of Pastor Dan's request to show that Democrats and "faith" were not enemies. It seemed like a ballsy move in light of the current "Fristing" of our party going on in D.C. Ironically, my post actually attempted to illustrate that Democrats and "doubt" - hopeful agnosticism - were not enemies either and that there was room for everyone with an open mind. Respect of competing "truths," if you will. Or just respect, period. The derisive response to these "faith" posts - "I worshipped a squirrel" comes to mind - proved to me that at this site, at least, Pastor Dan was quite mistaken. And forced me to conclude that I had not, in fact, found a home here at all. That dailykos is much more about group mind and lock-step than you will ever admit. While I am not in the habit of quitting or telling folks to fuck off, in this case I'm going to make an exception.

A Statement for Pastor Dan - I was raised in faith

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Sunday April 17, 2005 · 5:32 PM PDT

2005/04/17 · 17:32

I am a (lapsed) Catho-Buddhist, raised by wonderful, faith-infused parents who saw no conflict between their Christianity (Catholic and later Charismatic) and their Democratic politics. Quite the opposite. They embraced the teachings of Christ - all of them - and believed they had to help the "least among us" without excuse or equivocation. Read More

Tom DeLay - A Revery

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Thursday April 07, 2005 · 11:24 AM PDT

2005/04/07 · 11:24

Warning: I was raised by semanticists who did not believe in "bad" words... just incorrect usage (I stand accused):

I know this may be perverse, but I really want DeLay to hang on. How I pray he appears at the podium wild-eyed, cursing and clawing, vowing to go down in a blaze of blood and guts like Travis at the Alamo, screaming, "God and Texas -- Victory or Death!" Read More

The Undoing of America

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Friday March 25, 2005 · 1:59 PM PST

2005/03/25 · 13:59

We don't agree on much here at dailykos, thank god, but perhaps we can give a collective nod to the notion that, in a cultural climate with no surfeit of truth and no lack of hysteria - a virtual media "hyperbolic" chamber, we suffer no lasting harm from the occasional overstatement in search of a larger truth. Especially when it is delivered with such intelligence and erudition by the inimitable Gore Vidal: Read More

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