Columbine: 12 years and an hour ago...

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Wednesday April 20, 2011 · 10:26 AM PDT

2011/04/20 · 10:26

Perusing the news today (leisurely, as I am one of those "millionaire high school teachers" on vacation this week) I was somewhat struck on how no one has mentioned the anniversary of the Columbine tragedy today (at least on MSNBC anyway). Maybe it's an editorial choice or maybe it has become "old news"...I don't know. Just wanted to make sure this tragedy isn't completely forgotten here on DKos.

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Wednesday May 13, 2009 · 9:18 AM PDT

2009/05/13 · 09:18

My college (and those weird post-college years) girlfriend died this morning, finally succumbing to breast cancer after a very long fight. I just found out about this (in our strange new world) via facebook. This won't be a very politically driven diary but I just wanted to vent and share my memories of Kath here with the dkos community.

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Friday August 22, 2008 · 10:34 PM PDT

2008/08/22 · 22:34

and oh yeah, Biden is going to be our VP nominee.

Speaking of "breakin'" what are your favorite "so bad they're good" disco-era films?

I'm going to go with "Can't Stop The Music." A 1980 Nancy Walker directed, Steve Guttenberg leading actor, Village People soundtrack laden cheese-fest.

Let's forget about the Veep stakes and focus on what really matters...roller disco, break dancing and hip-hop films!!!

What a great 4th so far....

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Friday July 04, 2008 · 9:00 AM PDT

2008/07/04 · 09:00

First off, a happy Independence Day to all. Hopefully it'll be a joyful day of beach, barbeques, baseball or some such other fun activity spent with friends and family alike.

I just want to note how great this day has started since I woke up (slightly groggy) this morning. The first thing I watched on the "boob-tube" was W being very entusiastically and very loudly heckled in Charlottesville during a "new citizenship" ceremony. It was almost surreal...words like "fascist" and "war-monger" were audible for all to hear. What a great country (and what a great lesson for our new fellow citizens) that even our President too can be heckled in such a fashion.

Secondly....over the jump

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Sunday May 25, 2008 · 10:10 AM PDT

2008/05/25 · 10:10

Has the time arrived where this should be implemented? Obama's call (not for compulsory) for more service here and around the world got me thinking about this again. I really think this would (start) to bring the country together again and improve it in many ways.

I haven't formulated a plan per se but something along the lines of serving the country for 3-5 years upon graduating either high school or college in one of many fields. These fields could include improving the nation's infrastructure, working (ala VISTA) in the inner cities or poor rural areas, military service, teaching/social work etc. etc.

Obviously this is a huge undertaking that would be met with a lot of resistance from all sides but I really feel making this compulsory would be good for the country.

Hillary Clinton the last Cylon???

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Friday May 16, 2008 · 7:23 PM PDT

2008/05/16 · 19:23

Think about it: she's very intelligent, nearly always impeccably coiffed and nothing seems to be able to kill them!!!

Actually BG is a very relevant show for today's time. Use of torture, capital punishment, occupying foreign lands (planets), military/political contretemps etc. etc. have all been central themes during this show's run.

Goofy diary topic I know but I'm stuck at home tonight watching the Celtics go down on the road again and switched over to BG.

Any other Galactica fans out there amoungst the Kossacks??

Penn Jillette on Morning Joe

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Tuesday May 06, 2008 · 8:26 AM PDT

2008/05/06 · 08:26

Interesting reaction (I thought) on Jillette's recounting of a joke he told at the expense of HRC. Basically Jillette was talking about the animus he's seen/encountered for HRC around the country and he was somewhat shocked at the response he got (hearty applause) when he told an off color joke about HRC....the joke included a word that rhymes with "witch."

Jillette told it again this morning verbatim and I thought Micah (sp?) was going to have a heart attack. Joe was also morally outraged. I just found it so amusing because what Jillette told/said was in many ways tame compared to what these two have been spewing/alluding to with regards to Obama.

One of those rare moments that shut up the insipidness of the MSM.

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Columbine: 12 years and an hour ago...

R.I.P. Kath

Breakin': Electric Boogaloo 2

What a great 4th so far....

Compulsory National Service....

Hillary Clinton the last Cylon???

Penn Jillette on Morning Joe