Posting History for Netroots For The Troops
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| NFTT: Nurse Kelley shares a wartime love story ♥ On March 20, 1942, a young first lieutenant sat down at a table preparing to write a letter. His stationery was embossed with a seal and a heading in red, "Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma" |
KelleyRN2 | 02/23/2012 | 63 | 115 | 1 | 314 |
| Ceiling Cat sazs "Letz Tehre be teh Lite of NFTT!" | Onomastic | 03/27/2011 | 76 | 39 | - | 308 |
| Testvet - we got 'er done! This morning I had two interesting conversations I want to share with you. The first was with TexDem. Last night Vetwife and he talked . . . at length. She is thrilled, relieved, and humbled by your ... |
llbear | 09/14/2011 | 73 | 55 | 1 | 308 |
| Netroots for the Troops: The Wrong Stuff I spent half a decade as the world's worst Navy officer's wife. Tom Wolfe should have known me. I would have inspired a sequel to his satire about NASA's astronaut training program.
His book ... |
TheFatLadySings | 02/22/2012 | 91 | 104 | - | 302 |
| The Last Care Package / The Care Continues At this moment at Net Roots Nation, the magic begins. Caring people are showing up to pack Care Packages. The magic? Each US Postal regulation box contains 1 part product to 4 parts love - your love. |
llbear | 06/18/2011 | 80 | 79 | - | 301 |
| There's one big problem with Netroots Nation - and YOU can help fix that!
I've been to two Netroots Nation conferences so far and, wow, what a rush. But, there is one thing about ... |
Eclectablog | 12/10/2011 | 30 | 53 | - | 297 |
| Without you, there is nothing. I've been wanting to write something wonderful, something meaningful to convey just how much what you've all done matters. The last days, weeks (Yikes! Has it really been months?) ... |
Onomastic | 05/31/2011 | 57 | 65 | - | 292 |
| NFTT and the Woozles of War! Hello all! This is my second diary ever and my first for NFTT. I was inspired to write this by my little woozle, Casey. I've read all of the NFTT diaries to him, and he's told me how much he ... |
TokenLiberal | 05/26/2011 | 109 | 59 | - | 290 |
| Cranky Users: CNFTT | belinda ridgewood | 05/29/2011 | 69 | 49 | - | 281 |
| Genealogy and Family History Community Open Thread - NFTT Version We're sorta volunteer-less today, so I thought I'd take it upon myself to fill in and post our Friday Open Thread.
Before anything else, I'd like to point your attention to the NFTT fundraiser ... |
edwardssl | 05/06/2011 | 75 | 23 | - | 273 |
| UPDATED Netroots for the Troops - We need your money & your time - what you'll get back is priceless Trust me, you'll be thanking US by the time you're done
UPDATE: bjedwards is now matching donations up to $250 . Please give, even if it's only a small amount.
Yes, yes, yes. It's that time again. ... |
Eclectablog | 05/11/2012 | 58 | 60 | - | 272 |
| Netroots For The Troops® Gives Its Sincere Thanks Where to begin?
I should begin with Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse because without her none of this would have happened. Two things, when I asked her to co-ordinate this effort, I didn't know ... |
TexDem | 02/26/2012 | 70 | 74 | - | 271 |
| Netroots for the Troops - revealed classified secrets: Letters to my parents + cookies & matches I have an unusual war to share with you. My Viet Nam experience wasn't like what real soldiers experienced. First of all, most soldiers – real soldiers – didn't have the time to write long ... |
llbear | 05/10/2012 | 112 | 79 | - | 271 |
| Our Undeclared War If you are attending Netroots Nation #12 this weekend in Providence, RI, you will have a plethora of sessions from which to choose, everything from Lizz Winstead to effective tweeting to carrying ... |
julimyers | 06/07/2012 | 16 | 37 | - | 270 |
| $1000 for Matching, Netroots For The Troops®, How Did We Do Last Year? The short answer,
GREAT!
DONATE TO NFTT ... |
TexDem | 02/20/2012 | 87 | 74 | - | 267 |
| NFTT: A Soldier's Thank You I was 28 when I arrived in Afghanistan. I was a Private in the US Army. I was beginning my first and only 12 month tour as an Army Infantryman. At the time, I had no idea how much my life was about ... |
Showtime | 12/14/2011 | 30 | 65 | 1 | 265 |
| NFTT: A very special announcement Greetings from wet and cold Washington, DC. It's Opening Day here and the excitement is in the air... and I'm hoping that excitement will carry over to this diary, because I have a very special ... |
Spedwybabs | 04/01/2011 | 50 | 47 | - | 263 |
| Netroots for the Troops: Taking care of those who serve us Today, less than one-half of 1 percent of this nation is serving in uniform. We have come a long way from the Vietnam era when we foolishly punished troops as a proxy for a war many did not support. ... |
TammyDuckworth | 05/07/2012 | 41 | 105 | 1 | 261 |
| NFTT: It’s not goodbye – it’s “I’ll see you in 7 months” Those are the words my Marine son said to me when he left for his first deployment in early 2005. I will never forget them, and they were words I held onto for dear life.
As he walked through the ... |
Proud Mom and Grandma | 05/04/2011 | 47 | 62 | - | 255 |
| Slut Shaming in the United States Armed Forces Hey y'all did you hear I am a "psyco [sic] jizz gobbler" and a "slam pig" Of course you did-rape survivor and name calling they go hand in hand. Its okay. I know that if Mother Theresa (RIP MT) was ... |
Panayiota Bertzikis | 06/22/2012 | 22 | 51 | 1 | 255 |
| Sen. John Kerry writes in support of Netroots for the Troops Sen. John Kerry wrote this diary, but because of a computer problem asked that I post it here for him. —Meteor Blades.
By John Kerry
Sen. John Kerry Just a quick post about your "Netroots for ... |
Meteor Blades | 02/24/2012 | 33 | 103 | 1 | 250 |
| NFTT- Where is my Daddy? Why is he gone? At the end of last year he left again for another deployment.
This is the fifth one. Twice in Iraq was bad enough. Now Kandahar awaits, again.
This time is different. Last time there wasn't ... |
Oke | 05/10/2012 | 42 | 63 | - | 250 |
| Netroots Nation: Has Anyone Else Checked Air Fares? Yikes! I just checked air fares from Tampa to Minneapolis and I'm looking at about $400 RT.
That's just crazy! TPA is a Southwest hub and I thought I'd be able to get to Minneapolis for a decent ... |
donnamarie | 03/08/2011 | 57 | 19 | 1 | 247 |
| Just Incredible. A Jail 'dedicated' to US Military Veterans If this doesn't scream "Failure", Im unsure what does.
Georgia opens first jail devoted to U.S. veterans The problem of US military veterans falling into a life of crime after returning from Iraq ... |
xxdr zombiexx | 05/07/2012 | 38 | 49 | - | 247 |
| Updated. NFTT: In Honor of Howard Dean, a Bat for the Troops!
Intro note: First, it's great to be a part of this terrific effort. Thanks to NFTT for the invite. Second, the following was written as a Dean supporter and is aimed at other Dean folks, but I ... |
CJB | 02/24/2012 | 52 | 65 | - | 243 |
| Protecting Military Service Dogs Just One Dog , written our own Noweasels along with Cas and DavidSeth told us this about Cpl. Megan Leavey and her partner Sgt. Rex. Cpl. Leavey received the Purple Heart, ... |
llbear | 03/19/2012 | 41 | 63 | 1 | 243 |
| NFTT: Once a Marine, Always a Marine During the spring of 1945, there was a war on in the Pacific, as well as over Europe. At home young men were being called up to fight in what Studs Terkel called "The Good War."
Even though his ... |
Susan Grigsby | 05/06/2012 | 35 | 78 | - | 240 |
| Netroots for the Troops 2012 recap - blood was spilled (many PHOTOS) It's what we do
The Netroots for the Troops 2012 went off almost entirely without a hitch. Although, due to a lack of donations this year, we were only able to pack 150 boxes, half of what we've ... |
Eclectablog | 06/13/2012 | 69 | 58 | 1 | 240 |
| Admiral Mullen: Cut in Military Pay and Benefits is "On the Table" Just when I think I can't be any more disgusted with the priorities in this country I see something new. Admiral Mullen, in an article at Military.com, says that cuts in troop pay and benefits (... |
Actbriniel | 06/03/2011 | 70 | 28 | - | 234 |
| Air Force thinks Segregation is the answer to Sexual Assault After the latest scandal involving sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military, the Air Force's answer may very well be segregated basic training. In today's Chicago Tribune News :
The U.S. |
angelajean | 07/07/2012 | 67 | 51 | - | 234 |
| Protecting Our Heroes on the Homefront President Barack Obama has taken the final major step in bringing our brave soldiers home from Afghanistan, and this is an exciting moment for military families across America. The President's ... |
cbrangel | 05/11/2012 | 28 | 65 | - | 229 |
| Troop Morale at Five Year Low A NFTT Diary
"We're an Army that's in uncharted territory here," says Gen. Peter Chiarelli, Army vice chief of staff, according to the report. "We ... |
TexDem | 05/10/2011 | 33 | 55 | - | 226 |
| Netroots For The Troops® - Why We Do What We Do I received this from Lance Cpl Adam Buck's dad the other day. You know him as LCaseRussell here on Daily Kos.
Tony,
I will forward your request. So far, only Facebook has the pictures. I do know ... |
TexDem | 06/28/2012 | 45 | 41 | - | 224 |
| NFTT 2012 Blogathon - Why I Write This is my second year participating in Netroots for the Troops. Onomastic noticed last year I was always in the comments of these diaries and asked me if I would like to write one to raise money ... |
Actbriniel | 02/23/2012 | 80 | 61 | - | 219 |
| NFTT @ Netroots Nation - Military Sexual Trauma: The Women's War On Friday, June 8th, at 3:00PM at Netroots Nation , Netroots for the Troops will be hosting a panel on Military Sexual Trauma: The Women's War. I will be joined by Elizabeth Stinson, LMFT and ... |
joanbrooker | 06/03/2012 | 53 | 30 | - | 219 |
| Soupin It Up W/Sped: Back with a Cause :::dusts off the soup pot::: I'm back! Many of you will remember my series of diaries called [http://dailykos.com/news/soupin%20it%20up%20with%20sped Soupin It Up W/Sped] which featured a different ... |
Spedwybabs | 05/12/2011 | 29 | 43 | 7 | 216 |
| “Simply put, I find myself caught between two duties. I love my country; I love my family more.” By now, you will have heard Mitch Daniel's famous words:
“Simply put, I find myself caught between two duties. I love my country; I love my family more.”
Imagine, if ... |
angelajean | 05/24/2011 | 77 | 39 | - | 214 |
| Buy this quilt at NN12 today. Support our troops. The DailyKos Quilt Guild has made a quilt, named Better Together!
The quilt will be auctioned off at a silent auction today at Netroots Nation at 1:30 PM Eastern time. All funds will be donated to ... |
RLMiller | 06/14/2012 | 15 | 55 | 1 | 211 |
| Hacked AT&T-Yahoo Email I started getting notes from some of you as well as numerous others in my email contact list yesterday afternoon. I started trying to fix it then, to no avail.
It appears it wasn't just my account ... |
TexDem | 06/14/2012 | 12 | 17 | - | 209 |
| NFTT 2012 and the Woozles of War Hello and welcome! Hope no-one minds my cheating a little by updating last year's diary. I was inspired to write this by my little woozle, Casey. I've read all of the NFTT diaries to him, and he's ... |
TokenLiberal | 05/08/2012 | 40 | 60 | - | 208 |
| Military Sexual Trauma: An Epidemic In the last few years, as the debate played out surrounding the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, it was easy to get the impression that by allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in our armed ... |
julimyers | 05/30/2012 | 20 | 31 | 2 | 205 |
| PLEASE REC! Netroots for the Troops volunteers: Now is the time to pick your shifts! Hi, folks. As I wrote about last week, I am coordinating the volunteers for the Netroots for the Troops (NFTT) effort in a couple of weeks at Netroots Nation in Providence. If you are unfamiliar ... |
Eclectablog | 05/24/2012 | 31 | 81 | 1 | 203 |
| "...Where are they gone? The song vanished away...." Those words are part of a song from Tad Williams' The Dragonbone Chair - Book One of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. |
Onomastic | 05/23/2011 | 43 | 28 | - | 198 |
| NFTT - My friend joined the Army, I want to honor his service My friend Mike joined the Army. I call Mike a kid but he is not that much younger than me, he is in his mid-twenties, I'm not that much older than him, but I look at him like a younger brother, Mike ... |
MinistryOfTruth | 05/15/2012 | 35 | 59 | 1 | 197 |
| We few, we happy few, we band of brothers This is one of the most moving scenes I have ever seen in a movie. I think it completely illustrates the commitment that those in our armed forces have for each other. |
Actbriniel | 05/01/2011 | 35 | 32 | - | 194 |
| Nurse Kelley Sez: If you like this love story, donate to NFTT On March 20, 1942, a young first lieutenant sat down at a table preparing to write a letter. His stationery was embossed with a seal and a heading in red, "Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma" |
KelleyRN2 | 05/30/2011 | 38 | 66 | - | 194 |
| Testvet - we need some "Happy Dance" time Over the last two weeks I've been checking with Mike Bailey [testvet] & Dorrie. Mike is coming around but still in post-heart surgery pain. He also experiences a shortness of breath ... |
llbear | 09/30/2011 | 84 | 52 | - | 193 |
| NFTT: Freedom Way On NC-24, about 30 miles from Camp Lejeune, a large sign in front of the turkey coops in a large field says "Thank You For our Freedom".
A few months ago I made a pit stop at a fast food joint in ... |
FishOutofWater | 02/24/2012 | 40 | 79 | - | 191 |
| NFTT -- Let’s thank the Iowa National Guard (and all the other troops serving!) Last August, the Iowa National Guard had its largest deployment since World War II in their orders to deploy to Afghanistan. This deployment was so widespread over the state that almost every ... |
glendaw271 | 03/31/2011 | 53 | 45 | - | 188 |
| Military Life is Like a Roller Coaster - an NFTT Diary with $500 Match - double your donation!
Life in the military is a roller coaster. There is no other way to put it. Often, it's like we're sitting in the car waiting to start, anticipating the thrill of a new and exciting ride and ... |
angelajean | 05/11/2012 | 75 | 47 | - | 187 |
| NFTT: “I just have to give you one last hug…” To give my Marine son that hug before his third deployment, I drove 2000 miles back to the Midwest. His emotional detachment for this third deployment was very extreme. He didn’t want to fly out ... |
Proud Mom and Grandma | 05/25/2011 | 65 | 45 | - | 184 |
| NFTT Fundraising- So easy even a child can do it! I know every mother thinks her child is special. I am absolutely no different- the only difference is, both of my kids really ARE special! Beantown girl (hereafter known as BG) and beantown boy (BB) ... |
beantown mom | 04/10/2011 | 61 | 35 | - | 182 |
| We Fight Our Country’s Battles On Monday, March 19th, 2012 the swallows returned to Capistrano and a few miles away at Camp Pendleton, my son was deployed to Afghanistan along with 400 other United States Marines. My wife and I ... |
LCaseRussell | 03/23/2012 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 180 |
| Netroots For The Troops®: Deployment is a Dirty Word For military families, Deployment is a dirty word. It not only means our loved one will be leaving, first for weeks of training, then for months on end in Afghanistan or the surrounding area. It ... |
angelajean | 02/22/2012 | 60 | 71 | - | 177 |
| NFTT: The “Anythings” After 3 Deployments This fundraiser for our military is one that is near and dear my heart. As I wrote about last year, I am the very proud mom of a U. S. Marine, who did three deployments in three years. I wrote ... |
Proud Mom and Grandma | 02/22/2012 | 35 | 56 | - | 177 |
| Brothers in Arms - Update with Audio It's late, three forty one am as I write this, a Diary about a song. Tonight is Friday, and songs are on my mind on Fridays, because every week I run a karaoke show in a local bar, getting home ... |
twigg | 05/21/2011 | 23 | 29 | 1 | 175 |
| NFTT - I'm a brat and I need to do more. Can you? I'm a brat. A Navy Brat. And yet, I have done so little to help those who serve and who have served in the past. I need to do much more. Have you done all you can? Can you do more? Give to NFTT. |
bjedward | 05/22/2012 | 27 | 39 | - | 175 |
| I'm going there because someone needs to....Creating Class Warfare among Veterans ..New War vs Old First let me say that I appreciate each and every honorable service member who served in the military but something IMO needs to change before we have a brewing problem, especially among the wives ... |
Vetwife | 06/23/2012 | 28 | 30 | - | 172 |
| NFTT: The Troops, and How I Got Here
My dad grew up in Michigan. He was interested in engineering, and he completed two years of what was then called "junior college," but he was feeling sort of rudderless and left school. The Korean ... |
belinda ridgewood | 02/23/2012 | 71 | 72 | - | 171 |
| Words are Tumbling, Shifting like Sand. How do I Say - They need You? There are too many memories of 9/11 and the days, weeks, months that followed, bubbling up today. The grief over the lives lost on that day and in the years following is ever present. Normal, I ... |
Onomastic | 05/02/2011 | 31 | 30 | - | 170 |
| NFTT...The Friends and Family Connection I grew up in the shadow of an Air Force Base in an area with a large military presence and it has had a lasting effect on my life. Many of the kids I went to school with called themselves 'Air Force ... |
VL Baker | 02/23/2012 | 21 | 52 | - | 161 |
| DK Quilt Guild and NFTT: Community Quilt - Show and Tell DK Quilt Guild: A place for quilters to gather, share ideas, projects, and to make the world a better place, one quilt at a time. Join us and share your thoughts, projects, questions, and tips. ... |
Chinton | 02/26/2012 | 29 | 19 | - | 161 |
| Supporting Netroots for the Troops I hope all of my friends in the Daily Kos community will join me in support of Netroots for the Troops. As the daughter of a career military service member, I know firsthand the impact taking action ... |
DonnaFEdwards | 05/10/2012 | 30 | 60 | - | 161 |
| NFTT: Nice Day for a Czech Wedding You remember me from Netroots for the Troops 2010, right? Volunteer coordinator, the sober one at karaoke? SanDiegoDem has promised to help me ... |
CA Berkeley WV | 05/09/2011 | 45 | 33 | 2 | 159 |
| On this Mothers' Day - A Decade of Deployment for Military Families - Does Anyone Care? There's been far too many goodbyes. |
Onomastic | 05/08/2011 | 43 | 38 | - | 159 |
| Breaking! Pootie Strike Ends! (NFTT) Thursday a tragedy occurred here on Daily Kos. The pooties went on strike and their only demand was that everyone should contribute $ to Netroots for the Troops.
I'm thrilled to report you came ... |
Spedwybabs | 03/28/2011 | 14 | 29 | - | 158 |
| DK Quilt Guild: NFTT Community Quilt - We Need a Name for Our Quilt DK Quilt Guild: A place for quilters to gather, share ideas, projects, and to make the world a better place, one quilt at a time. Join us and share your thoughts, projects, questions, and tips. ... |
Chinton | 03/11/2012 | 12 | 18 | - | 157 |
| Netroots for the Troops, Baybeee! As I'm sure you've noticed, the NFTT blogathon is on and strong! We have one more month before the big box day happens, so let's rock this out! All the goods below the squiggeldy-doo.
Now, I'ma ... |
Cedwyn | 05/07/2012 | 31 | 66 | - | 155 |
| From Ripples to Waves I have spent most of my life wondering how, if at all, I could make a difference. It’s a lofty ideal, but it didn’t mean much because I never allowed myself to get past the part where I ... |
julimyers | 05/31/2012 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 155 |
| WAR ON WOMEN [Soldiers] - House GOP Blocking Abortion Access for Raped Military Women The Department of Defense currently grants abortion access to women only if their life is at stake, which stands in stark contrast to all other federal employees, who are granted abortion access in ... |
David Harris Gershon | 06/13/2012 | 17 | 47 | - | 155 |
| TexMex's ShelterBox work in Texas. Dear Daily Kos readers,
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to actually stand in front of a ShelterBox tent and promote it to Rotary members from Austin, San Antonio, San Marcos, Monterrey and other ... |
TexMex | 09/16/2012 | 31 | 50 | - | 155 |
| Attending Netroots Nation? Netroots for the Troops needs VOLUNTEERS! As you probably already know, every year at the Netroots Nation conference, a group of very hard-working, compassionate and caring people step up to help ... |
Eclectablog | 06/03/2011 | 38 | 33 | - | 154 |
| NFTT: Back When I Was A Troop... I was surprised, honored, and daunted (in that order) when I was asked about writing a diary for the NFTT Blogathon – alas, I’m better known for rattling off obscure historical factiods than ... |
Unitary Moonbat | 05/11/2012 | 47 | 48 | - | 153 |
| Update: For Vets: The Veteran's Certificate Created for People in my Building Last Veteran's Day Last Veteran's Day a few of us held a "Veteran's Day Thank You" lunch for the building I live in. This would be the first time anyone held a celebration for veterans in this senior building. I ... |
Liberal Granny | 05/28/2012 | 14 | 24 | - | 152 |
| Why Netroots for the Troops? It's still personal. Netroots for the Troops needs diary writers for this week's fundraising blogathon - especially today and tomorrow. I wanted to help get out the word and spent a good chunk of time trying to decide ... |
Onomastic | 02/21/2012 | 35 | 51 | 1 | 151 |
| Have a spare rec or comment? bubbanomics wants to give away $1000 and you can help! Yes, my beloved kossacks, he does!
I'll match each dollar pledged herein.
I'll throw in a dollar for each rec.
I'll throw in a dime for each comment.
Up to a cap of $1,000 from me. That makes me ... |
Onomastic | 02/21/2012 | 12 | 28 | - | 150 |
| They Give Years - Can You Spare 12 Minutes? On this and every Memorial Day we honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country, and there are so many who are still in harms way. I pause today to think of them too. |
Actbriniel | 05/30/2011 | 31 | 30 | - | 149 |
| NFTT: "It seems like you just got home" Those are the words I said when my son called me to say he was deploying for a second time. “This is what I signed up for, Mom,” he said.
In my mind, those six months stateside flew by so fast. |
Proud Mom and Grandma | 05/12/2011 | 35 | 34 | - | 148 |
| NFTT - We Need You. More Importantly, They Need You. | Onomastic | 04/05/2011 | 31 | 28 | - | 146 |
| Netroots for the Troops - The Family Gram FLASH TRAFFIC...RICHARD SENDS...
It's been said that submariners are a crazy lot – as in, literally nuckin' futz. Perhaps that explains a lot about me. What else would possess anyone to ... |
Richard Cranium | 02/22/2012 | 38 | 53 | - | 143 |
| NFTT Issues a Friendly challenge to All Daily Kos Groups - II Writers Note;
This was originally posted last night ... |
TexDem | 04/07/2011 | 11 | 35 | - | 141 |
| When Adam Comes Marching Home On August 8th, 2012 my son returned safely home from his deployment to Afghanistan. I would like to like to thank family, friends, coworkers and the complete strangers who offered support to Adam, ... |
LCaseRussell | 08/28/2012 | 18 | 24 | - | 141 |
| DK Quilt Guild: NFTT Round Robin DK Quilt Guild: A place for quilters to gather, share ideas, projects, and to make the world a better place, one quilt at a time. Join us and share your thoughts, projects, questions, and tips. ... |
Melanie in IA | 01/29/2012 | 34 | 26 | 2 | 140 |
| Failing our Military Kids Sometimes we forget that buried deep in our Defense Budget are items of critical importance. No, not bombs and weapons. No, not armor or tanks.
Schools. We pay for the upkeep of schools on many a ... |
angelajean | 09/01/2011 | 60 | 19 | - | 139 |
| MCM Open Thread - Your Presence is Requested for Jester Dear Military Community Members of DailyKos (and all other passersby),
A member of our community is in serious need of some morale building. Luckily, here at DailyKos, we have a wonderful member ... |
angelajean | 05/16/2011 | 47 | 25 | - | 137 |
| Netroots For The Troops: Random Meanderings on a Rainy Tuesday Netroots For The Troops is a group which is very dear to my heart. Many thoughts run through my mind as I sit here on a very dreary, rainy Tuesday. As Mets102 reminds us in his posting, Thank A ... |
PoliSigh | 05/08/2012 | 27 | 57 | 1 | 137 |
| NFTT - Friends, Heroes and Falling Stars My father was ten years old when he became the man of the house and began helping his mother care for four younger siblings. It was the 1930s. The Great Depression was devastating millions of ... |
desertguy | 05/15/2012 | 15 | 44 | - | 129 |
| Netroots for the Troops volunteers: Now is the time to pick your shifts! Hi, folks. As I wrote about last week , I am coordinating the ... |
Eclectablog | 06/10/2011 | 21 | 36 | - | 128 |
| Help! Help!! We Need Bharns! Lots of Bharns for bubba!!!! What? No! Not that kind of bharns....... |
Onomastic | 05/05/2011 | 16 | 11 | - | 127 |
| "Firefight Dream": A Memorial Day dream poem in support of NFTT In honor of Memorial Day and to help raise some money for Netroots For The Troops (NFTT), I'd like to share a poem that came to me in a dream.
I had ... |
dewtx | 05/30/2011 | 18 | 28 | - | 127 |
| What talk of Butterflies, Budding Tree Leaves, and Spring Flowers can do. Yes, of course he's brilliant, all three of the grand boys are, if I do say so myself. But the four year old beautiful boy out did himself the other day. We were talking about the quick change ... |
Onomastic | 05/03/2011 | 22 | 25 | - | 123 |
| Doing the Funky Chicken! Why? You met the $1500 Match for NFTT! But wait! There's more! Wanted to put together a little fun diary to tell you about the good news! We raised $3000 dollars last night thanks to all of you meeting the $1500 Match Challenge. Isn't that ... |
Onomastic | 05/19/2011 | 28 | 36 | - | 123 |
| You got Questions? The Progressive Caucus has Answers! Not only do they have answers but they have two ways for you to get those answers!
Update: Rep. Grijalva has been invited to be on the Lawrence O'Donnell show on MSNBC at 8 pm EST sooo ... |
Spedwybabs | 04/11/2011 | 8 | 28 | - | 122 |
| Netroots Nation - The Women's War For the brave women who suffer from MST and deserve to have their stories shared to a wide audience, I am asking upfront that you recommend this diary. We want to see Ballroom C at Netroots Nation ... |
joanbrooker | 06/08/2012 | 41 | 27 | - | 121 |
| International Currency 101 - Is that a dong in you pocket or are you ready to donate? | Onomastic | 05/15/2011 | 15 | 24 | - | 117 |
| Mortgage Relief for Troops, Veterans h/t lulu57
This afternoon President Obama will hold his first full news conference since November to discuss new protections and payouts for troops that were harmed by unfair mortgage practices. ... |
kirbybruno | 03/06/2012 | 23 | 22 | - | 117 |
| NFTT: Since you're off to Heaven this evening... why not leave some cash behind to help us send some helpful items to the men and women who are serving this country overseas?
It would be virtuous and I have reliable word that donating to NFTT ... |
cskendrick | 05/21/2011 | 20 | 32 | 1 | 116 |
| Cheers and Jeers, NFTT and You
Netroots For The Troops® would not have had the success it's had without Bill in Portland Maine and his C & J'ers. From the very beginning Bill's ... |
TexDem | 09/17/2012 | 23 | 29 | - | 116 |
| Books That Changed My Life: NFTT Edition We have filled out the roster of diarists for the Books That Changed My Life series, through the end of May. A list of books already written about, and the list of impending diarists below the fold. |
aravir | 04/09/2011 | 9 | 13 | - | 113 |
| NFTT Fundraising- So easy even a child can do it! ***REPOST*** This is a requested re-posting of a diary that I wrote and published on 04/10/2011- Please enjoy the diary, but more importantly, please donate to this amazing cause! I know ... |
beantown mom | 04/12/2011 | 21 | 22 | - | 110 |