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Posting History for Netroots For The Troops

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Netroots For The Troops
Well it's time to start our little group for NFTT. We're looking for followers, members and editors. Followers just so you'll know when we write a diary. Editors if you think you may write an NFTT ...
TexDem 02/15/2011 18 25 - 96
Ceiling Cat sazs "Letz Tehre be teh Lite of NFTT!"
Onomastic 03/27/2011 76 39 - 308
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
Mojo Friday - NFTT Matching Challenge - Edition
One of our most successful methods of fundraising diaries has been those where there's been a challenge to match a potential donation based upon how much the diary receives from the readers. With ...
TexDem 03/25/2011 962 65 - 578
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
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
Mojo Friday - NFTT, It's No Joke - Edition
There was a moment where I was tempted to do a April Fool's Joke Mojo Friday, that moment passed. Nothing about Netroots For The Troops TM is a joke. as the burdens on our military ...
TexDem 04/01/2011 722 76 - 636
NFTT - We Need You. More Importantly, They Need You.
Onomastic 04/05/2011 31 28 - 146
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
Mojo Friday - Netroots For The Troops, Group Challenge - Edition
On Wednesday night of this week Meteor Blades posted a diary issuing a ...
TexDem 04/08/2011 812 76 - 573
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
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
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
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
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
NFTT -- Repost: Let’s thank the Iowa National Guard (and all the other troops serving!)
This is a repost from my diary that was published on 3/31/2011. Since then, Rob has had to return to Afghanistan, where several of the men he serves with were injured by an IED during his last week ...
glendaw271 04/14/2011 22 25 - 110
Cheers and Jeers: Thursday
From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE.
Bill in Portland Maine 04/14/2011 173 36 - 462
Welcome to today: April 15: NFTT edition
It has been a while since I've had time to punch an installment of this diary series out, for which I apologize to my miniscule fan club. One of the things which has held me back is my team ...
aravir 04/15/2011 4 8 - 36
Netroots For The Troops Challenge Update
I thought I give an update as to where the NFTT Daily Kos Group Challenge stands. There'...
TexDem 04/20/2011 6 22 - 57
R&BLers NFTT group challenge update
Note: this diary is being written on Thursday, for Saturday morning release. I am away from the computers on weekends and holidays, but wanted to give you all a general idea of how we are doing. ...
aravir 04/23/2011 5 13 - 67
Mojo Friday - NFTT, It's Time - Edition
It's time to step up Daily Kos, here we are in our fourth year of trying to support our military deployed in combat areas and this site with the exception of those involved with NFTT and IGTNT have ...
TexDem 04/22/2011 1295 75 - 688
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
"Morning has broken, like the First Morning.."
Onomastic 04/24/2011 43 55 - 316
Mommy, When Is Daddy Coming Home?
An NFTT Diary Sitting at the breakfast table, his eyes convey what his mind has yet to comprehend. Quiet tears roll down his little face as he looks at his Mommy ...
VeloVixen 04/26/2011 30 74 - 361
R&BLer NFTT challenge: let's take it up a notch
As you may know, the Readers and Book Lovers group has accepted ...
aravir 04/26/2011 4 7 - 58
NFTT--Camouflage Snuggies and Courage in Afghanistan
"Please send more camouflage Snuggies!" Josh, a dear young man whose parents are family friends, was deployed to Afghanistan as a medic several months ago. As a joke, his parent ...
Ekaterin 04/27/2011 20 32 - 98
Mojo Friday - A NFTT Auction For Two Netroots Nation Registrations - Edition
Netroots For The Troops is the beneficiary of someone's inability to go to NN 2011. They have turned their situation into a positive for Netroots For The Troops. NFTT has two registrations available ...
TexDem 04/29/2011 724 59 - 595
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
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
Cheers and Jeers: Thursday
From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE�
Bill in Portland Maine 05/05/2011 252 31 - 468
Help! Help!! We Need Bharns! Lots of Bharns for bubba!!!!
What? No! Not that kind of bharns.......
Onomastic 05/05/2011 16 11 - 127
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
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
Readers and Book Lovers NFTT Final Call
When we started this journey together, I truly believed we might be able to reach our $3000 goal for the NFTT group challenge. Based on the number of R&Bler group members, I calculated that am ...
aravir 05/14/2011 11 12 - 70
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
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
Mojo Friday - Will You Match $500? - Edition
A Netroots For The Troops Diary We have an anonymous Kossack who is willing to match up to $500. The caveat is that you guys have to kick in $250 to get it started.
TexDem 05/13/2011 717 57 - 691
International Currency 101 - Is that a dong in you pocket or are you ready to donate?
Onomastic 05/15/2011 15 24 - 117
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
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
Mojo Friday - Two Winners In NFTT DK4 Group Challenge - Edition
In the first ever DK4 Group Challenge we have two winners. Readers and Book ...
TexDem 05/20/2011 854 71 - 533
Testvet & LLBear ask "Where are you?" We are now at $39,357.56
It's all about your Care Package When either of us undertake a mission, we see it through to conclusion. Well, this is one we can't do alone. We ...
llbear 09/30/2011 117 109 - 546
Mr. Olbermann? Mr. Lieber? Rep. Grijalva? Gov. Dean? It's about Memorial Day. Do you have a minute?
I'm sorry to bother you, especially on a Sunday. But Daily Kos has been trying to do something wonderful and we're running out of time. You see, our ...
Onomastic 05/22/2011 75 78 - 534
"...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
“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
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
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
Mojo Friday - Memorial Day - Edition
In the traditional launch of summer, it's easy to forget Memorial Day's origins and significance. For many it's come to mean the start of a summer rental, or the first weekend of summer. For a ...
TexDem 05/27/2011 717 84 - 575
NFTT: DK birthday edition
Here we are, celebrating the 9th birthday of our beloved orange juggernaut, Daily Kos. And ...
aravir 05/04/2012 4 14 - 34
NFTT: For Dan, Today is His 65th Birthday
Chacounne 05/29/2011 82 115 - 326
"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
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
This Memorial Day, Let's Pay for Our Wars
On Memorial Day , Americans in big cities, small towns and rural communities commemorate those who made the ...
Jon Perr 05/31/2011 9 13 - 46
I Went to See My Dad Today.
He wasn't there, of course. He hasn't been around since 2002 when he died at the age of 80. Our little family of three wasn't alone there at Willamette View Memorial Cemetary in Portland, Oregon. ...
CJB 05/31/2011 36 65 - 392
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
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
Mojo Friday - Thank You Kossacks et al - Edition
Thanks to your donations and the hard work of the Onomastic and the many diarist who participated we're able to repeat our efforts of past years. Netroots For The Troops TM will be sending ...
TexDem 06/03/2011 1000 76 - 570
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
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
Cut Veterans Benefits? Hell No!
Congress is looking at many ways to cut the deficit and the debt, but their most recent attempt would include cutting veterans benefits. According to the Congressional Budget Office, this would ...
imobannon 06/08/2011 12 16 - 61
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
Netroots for the Troops volunteers: Now is the time to pick your shifts!
Reposting for the Saturday crowd. Hi, folks. As I wrote ...
Eclectablog 06/11/2011 5 10 - 55
Netroots Nation attendees: Netroots for the Troops is still in need of volunteers. Can you help?
As of this morning, there are still 13 shifts in the Netroots for the Troops booth still unfilled. If you are attending Netroots Nation this week, would you be willing to spend a couple hours ...
Eclectablog 06/13/2011 17 11 - 68
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
We raised $1286 for Vetwife today! You guys rock!
Many of you know that we've been raising money ...
angelajean 06/20/2011 165 143 - 731
Dozens of Father's Days; Decades of Grief
For thousands, Father's Day will mean only memories. Their fathers were killed in America's longest wars.
brasch 06/19/2011 3 2 - 37
Guy Walks Into an Army Recruiting Center
and says "where do I sign?" The sergeant on duty hands him a waiting list. Joke? No. Nothing funny about it.
Downtowner 05/04/2012 112 99 - 826
Mojo Friday - Dirty Jobs - Edition
Looking at the economy and jobs numbers it made me think about what's the worst job you ever had and would you do it again if it was the only job you could get? You don't have to limit it to one, ...
TexDem 08/05/2011 1068 60 - 823
Mojo Friday - Community - Edition
We have a way here on Daily Kos of having someone finding a way to make something positive out of what could be called a negative. The latest of those came yesterday when our very ...
TexDem 08/12/2011 1012 67 - 893
Mojo Friday - -Blocked- Change - Edition
I can usually throw something together on Friday morning for Mojo Friday, but today I have writers block and I'm struggling. Friday mornings are usually spent doing a quick review of the Front Page ...
TexDem 08/26/2011 945 63 - 852
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
Mojo Friday - Firefox 6.01, Java and DailyKos - Edition
Recently I bought a new computer(PC), so I needed to download the most current version of Firefox. I had been using Firefox Beta on the old computer and had a few issues starting to show up, so I ...
TexDem 09/02/2011 1432 70 - 1023
Mojo Friday - Coffee, Good or Bad - Edition
The Great Oz has spoken, Dr. Oz that is. The well known Cardiologist, professor and TV Host of a show carrying his name responded in a Q & A published in several magazines as to whether or not one ...
TexDem 09/09/2011 629 65 - 584
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
The Giving Project: Shane's Inspiration. $856, looking for $1000
Last week I wrote a diary about giving. Specifically I pledged to... ...do a diary a month... for a ...
JeffLieber 11/01/2011 52 192 - 517
Mojo Friday - Netroots Nation Registration = $50 For Netroots For The Troops ® - Edition
They made us an offer we couldn't refuse. Seriously. When Netroots Nation came to Netroots For The Troops ® and offered to donate $50 ...
TexDem 10/28/2011 1030 55 - 669
Mojo Friday - Eight Days Left - Edition
That's eight days left to register for Netroots Nation 2012 and have $50 donated ...
TexDem 11/04/2011 1310 55 - 789
Mojo Friday - Thank You Veterans - Editions
At the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918 the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany ...
TexDem 11/11/2011 1007 60 - 561
Mojo Friday - Sign Up For NFTT Monthly Donation - Edition
Looking for something to give thanks for next week? Try signing up for a recurring monthly donation to Netroots For The Troops ® .
TexDem 11/18/2011 1166 49 - 640
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
Mojo Friday - A Merry Christmas 97 Years Ago - Edition
This Is A Repost From Last Year (with revisions) You may have heard the story before but let me tell it once ...
TexDem 12/23/2011 1626 66 - 823
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
Netroots For The Troops®: You're the boss
Today *Netroots For The Troops ® * is kicking off a week-long campaign to raise money to send care packages to our troops. I am honored to be part of the effort. What follows is adapted from my ...
Dragon5616 02/20/2012 78 108 - 344
$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
Netroots For The Troops: Parrot's Beak
l am in my senior year in high school when my brother joins the Army. It is just before the draft, he's recently graduated college and he knows he's probably going to be selected. He is the only ...
boatsie 02/21/2012 71 111 - 479
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
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
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
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
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: 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
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
Netroots For The Troops round-up
(Posted on behalf of the organizers and participants of the NFTT blogathon) Netroots For The Troops® is holding a blogathon this week, Feb. 20-24, to raise funds to send Care Packages to soldiers ...
Barbara Morrill 02/22/2012 14 23 - 81
NFTT: Sometimes Soldiers Live on our Care Packages (Plus $1,000 Matching Donor)
(Photo by kayakbiker) After Bush first started the illegal wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, I "adopted" several soldiers over the course of a few years, and sent care packages each month. We sent an ...
Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse 02/24/2012 66 99 - 395
NFTT: It's been a decade.
Ten years is a long time. Way back when, I was told that to serve, I needed to shop. Get out the credit cards. Pump that gas. Debauch and have fun. That was my patriotic duty. Flag-draped coffins ...
rb137 02/23/2012 42 93 - 327
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
NFTT--A Challenge and a Chat with blue jersey dad
This is the final diary in the NFTT blogathon series. I have been involved with NFTT since 2009 when I served as volunteer coordinator. I want to make this worth everyone's while, so I will offer a ...
blue jersey mom 02/24/2012 87 158 - 405
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
Netroots For The Troops: 'Nobody understands'
Netroots For The Troops® is holding a blogathon this week, Feb. 20-24, to raise funds to send Care Packages to soldiers overseas and, this year for the first time, we are also sending Care Packages ...
Eclectablog 02/24/2012 96 140 - 642