Even Progressives Sez: ENOUGH ALREADY with the Cynicism!

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Thursday August 20, 2009 · 12:59 PM PDT

2009/08/20 · 12:59

As I said recently in a comment replying to Lars Thorwald's excellent and IMHO much needed diary on the recent DKos hang-wringing epidemic, coming here lately frequently makes me sad to be a Democrat these days.

So I was particularly heartened to see this headline over on HuffPo today:

Progressive Lawmakers Plead: Don't "Get Cynical About The President"

Um, this sounds to me like a message that this community needs to hear right now. If you agree, follow me after the fold for the pertinent quotes.

(If you don't, well then falme on, I guess! )

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When it comes to the public option....

56 votes Vote Now!

When it comes to the public option....

It's in the bill, or there should be no bill!

30 votes

It's critical, but shouldn't derail other important reform elements that could pass

20 votes

If I hear the term again I will choke someone out whether they have insurance or not.

5 votes

Pie.

1 vote

OH NOES! Dems Soft On Security Issues, CONFIRMED!!

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Thursday February 05, 2009 · 11:12 AM PST

2009/02/05 · 11:12

Apparently this is, like, BREAKING NEWS ** (but I know how well that goes over here in KosTown)!

According to the Washington Post this morning:

A small band of masked intruders has broken into the secure White House grounds and has evaded capture by agents of the new Obama administration, officials said today.

ZOMG! Alert the Secret Service! Wait, I'm sorry, what? The Park Service?!!

The National Park Service is in pursuit of one very large raccoon and several medium-sized raccoons, who have been spotted roaming the grounds around the Executive Mansion and the West Wing, a spokesman said.

Tee hee hee! Follow me after the jump for all the masked bandit details...

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Wednesday November 26, 2008 · 11:11 AM PST

2008/11/26 · 11:11

Legacy, despite what Bush says, isn't everything, but it is something. Since he hasn't even been sworn in yet, his President Obama's legacy is obviously a long way from being set. However Presidential Candidate Obama's legacy should be clear... and yet I fear it is becoming anything but.

The idea behind this diary began about a month ago, and actually became a nagging worry, something I felt absolutely needed to be done. I thought the best time to publish it would be right before the election, but worried about being seen as presumptuous. Plus, I was busy volunteering for the campaign, and despite my intense feelings on the matter, couldn't seem to find the time to write it as I felt it deserved to be written. I planned citations, footnotes, pull-quotes, links galore... I wanted to leave no stone unturned in making such an important point.

Well, for once, procrastination paid off, because someone else made the point yesterday, and more efficiently and eloquently than I likely could have!

Follow me after the jump for The Truth About the Election.

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Thursday October 23, 2008 · 8:37 AM PDT

2008/10/23 · 08:37

I believe wholeheartedly that San Francisco is the greatest city in the world, but I saw something in my City yesterday that frankly stunned me, and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it.

I work downtown in the Financial District and was heading towards BART to go home yesterday afternoon when a man passed me by that literally caused my mouth the drop open. He was Asian, I'd guess maybe late 30s or early 40s, clean cut, in a business suit, and carrying a nice, leather briefcase with a shoulder strap.

And affixed to the side of his nice leather bag was a full-size, full-color bumper sticker that said:

"VOTE YES ON PROP. 8 - RESTORE MARRIAGE."

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Monday October 13, 2008 · 6:47 PM PDT

2008/10/13 · 18:47

Um, okay that was surreal.

So, I'm watching Keith as usual, and since I have Tivo, I'm forwarding through the commercials as usual, when one catches my eye.

In a flash I process super cheesy production values, and then a weirdly three-dimensional image of Bob Barr, as if a cutout of his image had been pasted into the commercial.

So I decide to rewind, and that's when it happens.

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Bob Barr...

156 votes Vote Now!

Bob Barr...

Doper than I thought

67 votes

Dopier than I thought

35 votes

D'oh!

54 votes

Disturbing NEW Details About McCain's Temper- UPDATED w/ Digg link

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Thursday October 09, 2008 · 8:38 AM PDT

2008/10/09 · 08:38

So, McCain is trying desperately to regain the women's vote, huh?

Somehow, I don't think this story is going to help him any.

Huffington Post's Nico Pitney highlights a pretty explosive article by Michael Kinsley** at the new Daily Beast.

Because of the somewhat sensational aspects of the story (it takes place at a craps table in Puerto Rico, of all places), the underlying point may be missed, and that is:

McCain is a man filled with rage, arrogance, and possessed of a hair-trigger temper that is, simply put, too dangerous for this country to risk in the office of the President.

Follow me after the jump for the truly unsettling details.

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Thursday September 25, 2008 · 4:58 PM PDT

2008/09/25 · 16:58

Some great polls numbers out tonight...

I read Mark Halperin's "excreable 'The Page'". (I heard it referred to thusly once, and have never been able to think of it any other way since.)

He is unquestionably a moronic douchebag nearly all of the time, but his I've found his blog to be a great portal to other news tidbits, even though I hate giving him the page views.

I found one such gem today: a tease from a NY Times** poll out tonight that reveals some stunning results about who voters think is running a clean campaign... and who they think IS NOT.

**Yes, I know the Times is apparently no longer a news organization, but I wanted to share anyway. ;o)

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Sunday September 14, 2008 · 4:58 PM PDT

2008/09/14 · 16:58

WARNING: This diary contains harsh language and Tarantino-esque imagery not suitable for children or Prudy McPrudes. Because that's how I roll. Reader discretion is advised.

It just happened again.

Okay, maybe not "just": I have Tivo, so what I'm talking about actually happened Thursday and I just saw it.

But it just happened again! And BELIEVE ME, this won't be the last time, so I think this diary is still relevant as a motherfucker.**

I just finished watching the Service Forum on Servicing Service by happy accident: I had found out about it just that day but when I tried to schedule it to record online from work, none of the cable nets' ad wizards who came up with that one, had it on Tivo's schedule. Luckily, I tape Olbie & Madds each day, so I got it anyway...

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Saturday September 06, 2008 · 3:50 AM PDT

2008/09/06 · 03:50

I never miss an episode anyway, but I have been especially loving TDS and TCR the last few days in their coverage of the RNC. The vitriol and hypocrisy displayed by the Gross Old Party seems to have stunned even their cynical comedic sensibilities, and they have been hitting McSame & Palindrone hard. (Dude, Colbert is pissssssed.)

Well, it would seem that after seeing McCain's acceptance "speech" (speech in quotes because steaming piles of bullshit strung together with bold-faced lies and base manipulation do not, in fact, a speech make), Jon Stewart and crew apparently had had enough.

Last night they unleashed the most biting faux video bio of McCain that I have ever seen... and Stewart pricelessly introduced it by saying:

"Last night when John McCain accepted his party's nomination for the Presidency, a movie was played of his biography, highlighting his journey to the highest of offices. We'd like to take the liberty tonight of playing that film for you now. The actual film. Just in case you missed it."

Oh, the title? John McCain: ~~Maverick Reformer~~ Reformed Maverick.

Wheeee! Follow me after the jump to delight in the "Oh, snap!"ishness of it all!

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229 votes Show Results

MiddleSchoolGate: the McCain campaign will...

229 votes Vote Now!

MiddleSchoolGate: the McCain campaign will...

Continue to perfect their art of simply Ignoring the question

74 votes

Blame it on an "intern"

25 votes

Admit the mistake with a sheepish "Oops, we did it again!" manner they hope is charming and maverick-y

5 votes

Admit the mistake with an pitbullish "Yeah, we fucked up- so what? Why do you hate America so much?" manner they hope is bold and maverick-y

22 votes

Blame it on Palin and use it to drop her unqualified ass from the ticket

2 votes

Find some tortured way to insist that they MEANT to use that picture, and also... why do we hate America so much?

101 votes

How Joe Biden is Like Affirmative Action (and How My Mom Was Awesome)

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Tuesday August 26, 2008 · 7:32 AM PDT

2008/08/26 · 07:32

I was so pleased to see the largely positive reaction to the Joe Biden selection here on DKos. I personally am ecstatic about the pick for many reasons (though I didn't know I would be until after it happened), but this diary isn't about debating the specific merits of Biden as a VP candidate.

I just want to add to the dialog a supplemental, very personal (and apparently lengthy) perspective for those that might still be having trouble with the pick, (or more specifically, with Obama for having made it), as well as re-affirm what I see as part of the consummate wisdom behind it to those already in agreement.

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Sunday August 24, 2008 · 10:46 PM PDT

2008/08/24 · 22:46

Let's get something straight from the get-go: I came of age during the Clinton years. I was one of those who vigorously defended Bill Clinton after Monica-gate, saying: "The man is our political, not spiritual, leader, and he's been a damn good one!" My feeling on that whole sordid mess was, it was gross that he did it, grosser still that he lied about it, but grossest of all that it was made government business to begin with. And that if Hillary could be okay with it, we damn well should be, too.

But like McCain has finally started to use up his seemingly endless reservoir of good will with the media, so over the course of this election has Bill Clinton squandered the significant goodwill he had earned with me, and with everyone I know personally, black and white.

And now, despite the fact that he and his wife are featured for 50% of what is supposed to be Barack Obama's convention, comes breaking news from Politico that he's apparently upset about the time and content of his speech.

Follow me past the jump if you can bear a tale of pouting and whining from a once formidable statesman...

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Your feelings on Bill Clinton these days are:

420 votes Vote Now!

Your feelings on Bill Clinton these days are:

Just as positive as ever

18 votes

A bit miffed, but politics ain't beanbag

30 votes

He's in exile, but there is a way back into your heart

95 votes

He's blown past "on notice" and is now "dead to you"

145 votes

You never liked him anyway

45 votes

Showing rare Dem message discipline, you have no comment

87 votes

Intro to Poll Reading 101...with Professor Nate Silver!

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Thursday August 21, 2008 · 12:53 PM PDT

2008/08/21 · 12:53

Professor Nate Silver of the mind-blowing FiveThirtyEight has just given a dandy lecture via blog post over on New York Magazine's "Daily Intel: Early & Often" on how to read the polls between now and election day.

Some is common sense, sure... although how "common" that sense is may be seriously in question giving much of the panic currently spreading through the Democratic party. But even so, we'll take a look at some of the wisdom that perhaps is NOT so conventional, so to speak

So let's pop in and take a seat in the back of Dr. Poblano's class, and see what we might learn about this next, crucial phase in the election (and how we could and should respond to it).

NOTE: All credits for this course are completely transferable to Al Giordano's "No Chicken Little Left Behind" Academy.

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