[Updated x 2 with Eyewitness Account] Man Rams Car Carrying Child Due to Obama Bumpersticker

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Friday March 26, 2010 · 7:13 AM PDT

2010/03/26 · 07:13

We already know how scary it is out there. And it just continues to get worse. Now the lunatics aren't just going after public officials; they're going against anyone who shows support for Democrats.

This incident occurred yesterday in Nashville, and is an indicator of just how far some of these people are willing to go.

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Thursday March 11, 2010 · 3:01 PM PST

2010/03/11 · 15:01

I originally posted this early one morning in December. I thought it was especially relevant now, so I'm reposting. Apologies if you've already read it.

There has been a lot of controversy and arguments about the President's efforts at getting this bill passed to help protect Americans. The bill started with the best intentions in mind, as they all do, but it ran into the reality of politics and excessive watering down by a few Senators who claim to be Democrats.

Sure, a lot of people will be covered, but what about the people who are getting nothing? The people who don't have steady jobs are getting screwed. That's not all, women are getting a pretty terrible deal here as well.

And you can expect zero help if you're black, a farmer, a librarian, or in domestic service, like housekeeping. Between all the exemptions, limitations, and watering down, the bill isn't worth signing, and I'm frankly appalled that President Roosevelt would consider signing the Social Security Act.

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Wednesday March 03, 2010 · 10:42 AM PST

2010/03/03 · 10:42

In the midst of economic turmoil and millions of people still out of work, Congress has been deliberating how to help create more jobs in the US. The well-known stimulus and jobs bills are great means to those ends and should certainly help to create jobs in the US.

But what you may not know is that there is another bill being considered in Congress that would also help create American jobs. What's more, it wouldn't really cost anything and could help America's competitive advantage when it comes to innovation.

Have I gotten your attention?

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Wednesday February 24, 2010 · 10:27 AM PST

2010/02/24 · 10:27

Though I'm an American, I care about the freedoms of everyone worldwide. And furthermore, as an amateur photographer, I have a particularly acute awareness of how challenging it can be for photographers and videographers to capture images and videos in public places, and of public officers.

And so that's why I was particularly disturbed to read about a new law being proposed in the UK that not only would make it illegal to photograph law enforcement officials, but would actually make it a crime that could result in years of imprisonment.

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Wednesday February 10, 2010 · 11:27 AM PST

2010/02/10 · 11:27

I apologize for the rather short format of this diary, but this was honestly too good to pass up. The Fox News website has a poll up asking "What Do You Think Tea Party Movement Is About?"

I couldn't pass this opportunity up...

Poll

108 votes Show Results

What Do You Think Tea Party Movement Is About?

108 votes Vote Now!

What Do You Think Tea Party Movement Is About?

Fruitless mix of racism, conspiracy theories

108 votes

Kill the Bill

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Thursday December 24, 2009 · 5:28 AM PST

2009/12/24 · 05:28

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Saturday December 12, 2009 · 1:47 PM PST

2009/12/12 · 13:47

This morning, the Associated Press released findings after doing a detailed analysis of the emails stolen by hackers that numerous climate change skeptics and right-wingers claimed were evidence that climate change was a hoax perpetuated by scientists.

The AP, which in many cases, hasn't been a friend to progressives, nonetheless revealed in their findings that while in a number of cases, the emails show a lack of professionalism and questionable ethics, there's no evidence that any fraud was committed.

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Friday November 20, 2009 · 12:04 PM PST

2009/11/20 · 12:04

This is news that's developing about Republican governor of South Carolina, Mark Sanford, as just reported by the AP.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work said Friday.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Harrison told The Associated Press he is appointing an ad-hoc committee of four Republicans and three Democrats who will begin meeting Tuesday. He said he expects to have a resolution to impeach ready before Christmas for the full Judiciary Committee to consider.

It seems like Governor Sanford thought he could just quietly ride out the political firestorm he created. Five months later, however, it appears as if consequences are catching up to him.

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Thursday November 05, 2009 · 1:11 PM PST

2009/11/05 · 13:11

Alan Grayson has quickly turned into Republican enemy #1. Why? Because he's willing to state the truth.

His latest speech has my jaw hitting the floor however. This is incredible.

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Monday October 26, 2009 · 7:16 PM PDT

2009/10/26 · 19:16

I was trying to think of a clever title, a good way to draw readers in with a cute little pun or some sort of metaphor, and to be honest, I just couldn't this time around.

We've seen the devastating widespread effects of unchecked greed on a large scale over this past year, with the notion of faceless bankers creating and destroying wealth and countless masses of people losing jobs and losing their savings.

I've finally seen the effects of this, up-close and personal, and it's been jaw-dropping, horrifying, and enlightening all at the same time. The greed of a few caused it all; Ayn Rand famously said altruism was bad. A six foot tall floral arrangement in the shape of a dollar bill was prominently displayed at her funeral. She had a number of prominent people, including Alan Greenspan at her funeral, who had all come to show their gratitude for the fact that she made the notion of naked greed very acceptable.

As her lifeless body decayed and the floral arrangement withered and died, so too did much of her legacy. Alan Greenspan recently conceded that an unregulated market might not completely regulate itself. We've watched the economic inequality continue to grow, amidst a nonstop repetition of Gordon Gekko's famous mantra: "Greed is good."

Fuck greed.

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Sunday October 18, 2009 · 2:54 PM PDT

2009/10/18 · 14:54

I named my diary as such because it's going to be a topic I had not ever wanted or planned to write about: the whole balloon boy catastrofuck.

So, to the surprise of probably few people, the authorities investigating the incident acknowledged their belief that the whole incident was a hoax and a publicity stunt.

It's gotten lots of discussion and a lot of meta-discussion about why this has been so heavily publicized and discussed. The most glaringly disturbing aspect of this whole story hasn't been covered much as far as I can tell. And I think it's what makes this story so significant to so many people.

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Wednesday September 16, 2009 · 10:13 AM PDT

2009/09/16 · 10:13

As you probably all know, Senator Max Baucus of Montana, has taken the center stage in the struggle for health care reform. One reason he's focused upon so much is because his Finance Committee seems to finally be coming close to having a bill it's ready to pass out to the Senate as a whole, well after the four other Committees across Congress that have succeeded at doing it.

The Senate Finance Committee is comprised of 13 Democrats and 10 Republicans. Apparently 17 members of this Committee don't matter, as Max Baucus pulled together his "Gang of Six," three Senators from each party, to work towards drafting a piece of legislation, perhaps under the assumption that they could have gotten a handful of Republicans to support its proposal. Well, it's looking like none of the three "moderate" Republicans from the Gang of 3 will support it.

This effectively means that we're focusing on a Bill drafted and supported by just three Democratic Senators.

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Their own damn son.

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