A Belated Mayday Survival Celebration

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Wednesday May 09, 2012 · 2:21 PM PDT

2012/05/09 · 14:21

On May 1st, 2011, I was in a serious motorcycle crash, one that nearly killed me and left me with a paralyzed right hand and arm. That having been said, this diary is less about the circumstances of my accident and more about what the accident revealed to me about the core of who I am versus who I thought I was. While I've mostly lurked on DK with the occasional diary or comment for a number of years, my best received writing was when I wrote about an event in my own life and the lessons contained therein. This diary is another in that vein. More after the jump...

DancinMan

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Tuesday October 05, 2010 · 12:53 AM PDT

2010/10/05 · 00:53

Hello, fellow Kossacks! While I've been an occasional commenter and (very) rarely a diarist here at Daily Kos, what I have mostly been is an avid reader and consumer of this blog - aka a "lurker" - since 2005. As a community of extraordinarily committed and gifted people who share many of the same interests and values I do, I want to express my thanks for your collective contributions to my life. Especially, I want to thank those adventurous souls who do all the oppo research. Since I am one of those people who can't watch Fake News without a dangerous rise in my blood pressure, I appreciate your sacrifice to keep the rest of us informed about the latest right wing lunacy du jour. That being said - on with the rest of the show...

DancinMan

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Wednesday December 09, 2009 · 11:37 AM PST

2009/12/09 · 11:37

Over the last several years, I've read much back-and-forth about the merits of the big tent and the downside of party purism. Yep, at some level, this is another of those diaries. I am not an advocate a progressive version of the teabagger political mentality. I, like Kos and many other Kossacks, advocate that we need to recruit and support the most progressive candidates we can get elected based on the demographics of the district they will represent. To that end, I am placing a call out to the community to answer the following questions. I will provide my version after the fold.

Specifically, what is your progressive vision for our nation?
Given the range of progressive issues, what are the "make or break" requirements a candidate must have in order to be worthy of your support?
How do we establish a candidate rating system that takes into consideration a variety of factors like district demographics, candidate positions, financial solvency, fundraising ability, professional background, etc?
How do we maximize our support to benefit our friends and instill fear in our opponents?
What resources and tools are currently available that can be used to drive a "progressive candidate electability model/index which could be attached to the Kos Electoral Map?"

DancinMan

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Tuesday November 17, 2009 · 3:43 PM PST

2009/11/17 · 15:43

As mmcintee explained in his diary, The Uptake is raising funds to cover the UN Climate Change Conference. If you remember their fabulous coverage of the Frankin - Coleman death match (aka MN Sen race), now is the time to throw some bucks their way. More...

DancinMan

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Thursday October 01, 2009 · 7:08 PM PDT

2009/10/01 · 19:08

I just read this diary by Max Undargo. Not only does he sum up the facts of his mother's real-life health care situation succinctly, but expresses with crystalline clarity what I have been feeling for some time about the political gamesmanship exhibited by our elected officials. The word for that emotion, Congresspeople, is rage! More...

DancinMan

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Friday September 11, 2009 · 12:32 PM PDT

2009/09/11 · 12:32

As has been obvious to anyone reading DK, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) has brought down a whole heap of trouble on himself with just two words. We all know what they are so I won't bother repeating them, but I am offering up a challenge to the DK crew - let's transform Rob Miller into our Million Dollar man. More after the flip...

DancinMan

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Wednesday August 19, 2009 · 12:35 AM PDT

2009/08/19 · 00:35

In the military, there is a saying related to assaulting a hardened position - don't piss on 'em, give 'em the boot! Well, I just got back from Wally Herger's town hall in Redding, CA. To clarify, Northern California contains some of the reddest territory anywhere, not just in CA. Since we are home to Simpson University, a evangelical Christian college, we get fundamentalists from all over the country, as well as our homegrown variety of whackos.

Anyway, after spending an hour and a half listening to the same old worn out Republican talking points, imagine my joy and excitement in hearing the CNN report about Dems going it alone. More on the flip...

DancinMan

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Thursday July 23, 2009 · 9:30 AM PDT

2009/07/23 · 09:30

Life over the last few days and months has gotten "interesting" in the Chinese proverb sense of the word, if you get my meaning. Without going into all the details, the net result has been to put me a bit on edge. So when I received this response from Sen. Feinstein to my letter asking for her reply to the four health care reform questions that have been discussed and promoted here on DK, I'm afraid I lost it a bit...

DancinMan

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Wednesday March 04, 2009 · 3:54 PM PST

2009/03/04 · 15:54

I came across this NYT article via CalCPA's member news clipping service. Our financial institutions have set new lows for how low they'll stoop to make a buck, but this is too much.

Dead people are the newest frontier in debt collecting, and one of the healthiest parts of the industry. Those who dun the living say that people are so scared and so broke it is difficult to get them to cough up even token payments.

Collecting from the dead, however, is expanding. Improved database technology is making it easier to discover when estates are opened in the country’s 3,000 probate courts, giving collectors an opportunity to file timely claims. But if there is no formal estate and thus nothing to file against, the human touch comes into play.

More after the fold...

DancinMan

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Friday January 16, 2009 · 4:54 PM PST

2009/01/16 · 16:54

After eight long years, we progressives have something to celebrate. Even if we don't get everything we could wish for from the Obama Administration, the relief I'll feel from the antics of BushCo and associates cannot be understated. Like a lone adult at a party for hyperactive children, I've been run ragged by the flagrant outlawry and corruption of the Bushies. In celebration of seeing the backsides of these a...holes, I've been saving the following:

DancinMan

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Friday December 12, 2008 · 10:36 AM PST

2008/12/12 · 10:36

As the transition continues, the American public continues to be bombarded with increasingly dire news on the economy, compounded by Republican obstructionism. In the days of the Roman Empire, there was a policy that was pursed in cases where the local populace succeeded repulsing their would-be conquerors - the Romans poisoned all the wells in the area. By dumping the carcasses of dead animals, feces and garbage into the wells, the Romans successfully made entire communities uninhabitable. Meet the transformed, new and improved Bush Republican Party 2.0 - what was old is new again! More after the flip...

DancinMan

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Friday November 28, 2008 · 4:06 PM PST

2008/11/28 · 16:06

After reading many diaries and comments about the various "bailouts," there seems to be a consensus of outrage about the whole topic. Even though people are upset about Big 3 begging (along with their complete disregard for public perception), what is truly pissing them off are the bailouts of Wall Street financial institutions. I think I finally understand why... come join me on the the other side.

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