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Update: Mom
I haven't been around lately, but I lost my Mom today and I need to talk. She went in the hospital on Sept 1, 2010 to get a breathing treatment, she had COPD, and ended up having a massive heart ...
DJShay 10/08/2010 43 28 - 75
Cut Emo Crap. I Didn't Elect A Daddy
Charles Blow has a piece up now on The New York Times website that bemoaning the fact that Obama isn't showing enough "emotion" ...
DJShay 05/30/2010 66 46 - 46
Schoolhouse Rock! - A Tribute - With Poll
Readers of a certain age here will remember sitting in fron of the TV on the floor on Saturday morning with a big bowl of cereal watching ...
DJShay 05/08/2010 42 33 4 46
Who Spiked Mark Halperin's Wheaties This Morning?
I awoke to the the following teaser on my RSS feed from none other than Mark Halperin this morning. Mark Halperin's new "One Nation" column: The President (with help from -Biden-...
DJShay 04/26/2010 352 481 5 106
"You've Got the Black One With the Reading Thing"
Charlie Crist just got an endorsement that is probably making him and the GOP cringe right about now. Medal of Honor winner ...
DJShay 03/30/2010 205 244 4 111
GOP - Targeting Insurance Industry for 50K Donations
Hari Sevugan tweeted a link to this post over at Hotline on Call. For ...
DJShay 03/04/2010 10 16 - 25
UPDATE- New Rasumussen Poll: New Poll: 58% of People Think GOP Is Not Compromising Enough
A new Washington Post/ABC poll Has good news both on Healthcare and Bipartisanship. Most ...
DJShay 02/09/2010 114 245 5 371
UPDATE!: Organizer Goes Racist Too: Tom "Tea Party" Tancredo: Bring Back Literacy Tests for Voting
As you all know the first annual national Tea Party Convention started today. And it kicked off with a bang with Tom Tancredo, the ...
DJShay 02/05/2010 78 38 - 265
Haiti - FOX Fails While CNN Shines
The disaster in Haiti has been riveting to watch on both CNN and MSNBC . Even the networks are providing excellent coverage ...
DJShay 01/15/2010 43 22 - 97
Tweety PWNS Politico Over Cheney Stenography!
I can't believe no one has diaried this yet, but FINALLY, someone in the MSM calls out Politico for their allowing Dick Cheney to spew his talking points through them without any follow up what so ...
DJShay 01/04/2010 26 27 - 34
What is Larry "Whitey Tape" Johnson Doing on PBS and CNN?
During the past couple of days, I noticed that CNN, and now apparently PBS have used Larry "Whitey Tape" Johnson as a terrorism expert to pontificate on the Christmas Thunderwear Bomber. Now, ...
DJShay 12/30/2009 151 201 2 43
**UPDATE**WTF Democrats? Will You EVER Get Obama's Back? Ever?
Ever since ...
DJShay 12/29/2009 91 58 1 49
UPDATE: Let Me Add One More: My Biggest Political Disappointments of the Year
Huffington Post has a poll to pick 5 of the years' biggest political disappointments of the year. Most ...
DJShay 12/28/2009 47 17 - 49
**UPDATE**:Lindsay Graham - Black/Low Income People will cost our state a billion dollars
I think at this point, we all know where each other stands on the Health Care debate, so I'm not even going to attempt to sway anyone here on the merits or disadvantages of the bill. But what I ...
DJShay 12/23/2009 584 411 3 206
While We Were Fighting.................​.................
Obviously there is some "ahem" tension around here regarding Obama, Health Care, Jobs, Climate etc. I have seen it on the wreck list every day this week. But I wanted to step back this "wintry mix" ...
DJShay 12/18/2009 30 18 - 120
ABC News on Stimulus - WOW!
I know the economy is still woefully underperforming and there is a new narrative that is starting to take hold that the stimulus hasn't done a thing except put us further in debt. Despite the fact ...
DJShay 12/06/2009 370 691 10 582
UPDATED: The New GOP.com: "What up?"???
Via Politicalwire and (sorry for the Politico link, but I got it from Politicalwire)
DJShay 10/13/2009 87 50 1 31
Update W/Video: Michael Steele Disses Woman's Story As "An Act"
This is becoming a very nasty habit at Republican led town halls. Before it was just the Anti-Reformers being incredibly rude to ...
DJShay 09/02/2009 164 215 2 68
Republicans Are Cowards - HCR Forums Closed To The Public
Think back over the past 2 months to all the town halls that have been held by Democratic representatives all over this country concerning health care. Hundreds. Now think back to all ...
DJShay 09/01/2009 13 13 - 48
That's Some "Grassroots" Movement You Got There
I had dropped Politico from my RSS feed a while ago, but happened to stumble ...
DJShay 08/19/2009 25 28 - 28
The Daily Snarkle or The Laziest Cat EVAH!
As most of you know I'm "adopting" a once half feral stray that I decided to call His Majesty, Sir Snarklepants, or Snarkle for short. We've come a long way in the last 6 weeks and I post daily ...
DJShay 07/29/2009 38 34 1 22
For My Grandparents: I Get It Now
When I was growing up, I had 2 sets of the most wonderful, loving grandparents a child could have. And I was lucky enough to have then well into adulthood as well. Each set had large backyard ...
DJShay 07/26/2009 30 26 1 29
Sir Snarklepants First Vet Visit
As most of you know, I'm adopting a half feral stray cat Well, any way, he went to his first vet visit yesterday. And ...
DJShay 07/18/2009 16 13 - 32
My Amazing Day
I'm sure that there are a few of you out there that know that I've been struggling to get my Mother on disability for 2 years now. During this time, she's been hospitalized several times with minor ...
DJShay 07/09/2009 12 8 - 9
It's One Thing to Hope Obama Fails....................​......
but to actively actively work towards the downfall of a major American company and with it the jobs and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands seems a bit treasonous Anti-American to ...
DJShay 06/08/2009 21 24 - 36
WOW! The Arizona 2010 Race Just Got Exciting!
Maybe John McCain should just retire. After a howler of a Presidential Campaign in which he lost not only the Presidency but his dignity and his reputation as a "straight talker" he now faces a ...
DJShay 04/21/2009 105 45 1 51
Updated: OMG! Re-Education Camps? Really Michelle Bachmann?
Guess what crazy, batsh*t insane idea Michelle Bachmann is trying to push this week? Think that she couldn't possibly top ...
DJShay 04/06/2009 325 195 1 47
WOW! - Walgreen Offers Free Treatment For Uninsured Starting Today!
Color me impressed. The Big Headline over at Huffington Post says Compassionate ...
DJShay 03/31/2009 89 55 - 22
UPDATE II: Tapper Can Dish It Out, But Apparently Can't Take It
Jake Tapper over at ABC's Political Punch just loves exposing hypocrisy. Whether it's constantly harping on Obama's decision to opt out of public financing, ...
DJShay 03/20/2009 183 211 - 26
President Obama Reads Your Letters - Really!
I would normally try not to link to anything written by Jake Tapper, but he has a very interesting post up about President Obama actually reading personally, letters sent to him from people like you ...
DJShay 02/23/2009 37 56 2 25
AARP Targeting Representatives That Voted No
Apparently the support of the AARP for the stimulus has flown under the radar around here, so it came as somewhat of a shock to find out that they have ...
DJShay 02/17/2009 291 487 7 22
Republicans Cancel "Big Ideas" Committee-No Public Policy Office
Back in December after being thoroughly trounced in the November elections, were "fired up" and ready to start a big new Committee ...
DJShay 02/06/2009 15 11 - -
A Christmas Story
This was originally a comment in the open thread on the FP , but this story is too good not to share more widely. Things ...
DJShay 12/24/2008 6 9 - 24
Chill, Obama's Got This.
Worried about a repeat of 2000 Florida, and 2004 Ohio? Don't be. Obama's got this Just like almost every aspect of his ...
DJShay 10/31/2008 45 15 - 15
McCain Camp Now Profiling At Rallies
Imagine you as a McCain supporter finally get in to an McCain rally after waiting for hours (I know, it's just McCain, but bear with me) and are sitting peacefully waiting for the event to begin. ...
DJShay 10/29/2008 48 55 4 33
Wow! Jake Tapper Is Must Read on Palin!
Jake Tapper over at ABC's Political Punch completely UNLOADS on Sarah Palin, referencing her long time standard ...
DJShay 10/28/2008 143 96 3 59
UPDATE: Obama Makes Incredible Gains in Virginia!
A new PPP has been released today showing Obama stretching his lead in Virginia. ...
DJShay 10/09/2008 62 43 - 24
UPDATE II: Awesome New Obama Ad from VP Debate: "Can't Explain"
In last night's debate, when the issue of healthcare was brought up, Sarah Palin delivered her memorized her McCain talking points very well and shot out this gem: And I want to give ...
DJShay 10/03/2008 335 768 20 30
"Steady Hand"
Bloomberg has a great piece up today concerning the reaction of each Presidential Candidate to the ...
DJShay 09/22/2008 8 14 - 1
25,000 to 30,000 Show Up For Obama in Charlotte Today!
Barack Obama was in Charlotte today and even I was shocked at the size of the crowd. I got in line about 8:30 am, gates didn't open till 11:00 am, and there was already a line 2 city blocks long. A ...
DJShay 09/21/2008 526 559 20 124
UPDATE: AP Destroys McCain Today! If He's Lost the AP.......
For the past few months, the AP has been shoring up McCain's campaign by putting "lipstick on a pig". Ron Founier, head of the AP was once even offered a job with the McCain campaign. So what's up? ...
DJShay 09/12/2008 580 835 35 103
Dem 527 Groups Get Ready to Pounce
All campaign long, Obama has said he would discourage his supporters from contributing to 527 groups, despite the fact that the McCain campaign has been using them all along. I always thought this ...
DJShay 09/09/2008 23 19 - 29
Neighbor To Neighbor - Awesome New Obama.com Tool
This is meant to be a sort of companion diary to the excellent Action Diary by Elise Instead of complaining, MAKE A ...
DJShay 09/08/2008 6 14 1 15
McCain's Very Bad Week
It seemed to start off very well. McCain's selection of Sarah Palin for Vice President energized the base, propelled much more attention to his campaign, and the donations were pouring in. Things ...
DJShay 09/05/2008 15 14 2 1
Finally! Sebelius and Wasserman Push Back on Palin
The DNC held a news conference this morning for the press and it included Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius and Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. They both take on Palin and her speech ...
DJShay 09/04/2008 407 730 21 28
UPDATE II W/VIDEO:Obama Punches Back on Rick Davis's "Issues" Quote
Rick Davis said the following about the 2008 Presidential Election: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/09/mccain_manager_this_election_i.html?hpid=topnews "This ...
DJShay 09/03/2008 199 477 9 27
McCain Losing His "Base"
The worm is indeed turning and McCain's long time cozy relationship with the press seems to be evaporating before our very eyes. There is a must read article over ...
DJShay 09/02/2008 23 30 - 19
Joe Klein: "Obama up in McCain's Grill"
Joe Klein has been hitting some high notes in the last few weeks, calling out McCain's douchebaggery and ...
DJShay 08/29/2008 32 47 2 16
UPDATE W/DIGG LINK: Ouch! Senator Leahy Goes There!
This will be short, but with all the whining about what the Republicans will think about Obama's stage at Invesco, I thought this might perk some people up. ...
DJShay 08/27/2008 323 643 9 46
If A Tree Falls in the Forest......Or, All Politics is Local
It's been a rough few days for Obama according to some polls and the hourly diaries that I've seen here. Why isn't he attacking? Why isn't he fighting back more? Calls for firing of all his press ...
DJShay 08/20/2008 3 2 - -
This is What Hate Radio Can Do
The details are still coming in about the shooting at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian ...
DJShay 07/28/2008 46 26 1 40
Obama Accomplishes the Near Impossible
It's been the conventional wisdom among the beltway types and the media that the Republicans "own" the foreign policy issue. George W Bush and John McCain have based their campaigns on their ...
DJShay 07/23/2008 30 35 - 31
Obama is Right on the "Surge"
Greg Mitchell had a great diary up yesterday highlighting the fact that Maliki does not credit the surge with the reduction in ...
DJShay 07/22/2008 13 5 - 2
Phil Gramm's Connection to ANOTHER Scandal. UBS Aids Tax Evasion.
So, John McCain has decided to make up with Phil Gramm and once again list him as an adviser to his campaign. Well, folks,
DJShay 07/18/2008 19 27 1 30
NYT: Rachel Maddow on Short List for Own Show
In a must read article in the New York Times today, the president of MSNBC had this to ...
DJShay 07/17/2008 345 401 6 62
Poll Results: What a Difference 3 Words Can Make
There's a new Washington Post/ABC poll out that focuses in Iraq and military. One of the poll results seems ...
DJShay 07/15/2008 17 16 - 49
Obama's Call for Service = "Forced Servitude"
Let me get this off my chest. Jonah Goldberg is Tool. And big, pasty, WATB tool. In an Op Ed in today's LA ...
DJShay 07/08/2008 56 47 1 28
Breaking: Obama and Clinton to Campaign Together 6/27
This will be short and details will be filled in later, but Real Clear Politics is reporting that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will be campaigning together. http://time-blog.com/...
DJShay 06/20/2008 19 15 - -
Jack Cafferty Nails McCain w/Video
John McCain's "Maverick" label is fading fast. First there was this article John McCain ...
DJShay 06/19/2008 12 18 - 19
Must Read: Matt Taibbi's Takedown of John McCain
Matt Taibbi , journalist at Rolling Stone and sometimes guest on Real Time with Bill Maher , has a ...
DJShay 06/18/2008 23 21 1 94
New MoveOn.org Anti-McCain Ad
A new MoveOn.org and AFSCME anti-McCain ad is scheduled to start airing in Ohio and Michigan and on CNN and MSNBC nationally ...
DJShay 06/17/2008 52 12 - 13
Women ARE Backing Obama
The media's love affair with the recurring narrative that female Clinton supporters are backing McCain is about to come to a crashing halt. With columns ...
DJShay 06/16/2008 50 27 1 16
Obama Moves DNC to Chicago
Via Politco's Ben Smith comes news that Obama is relocating ...
DJShay 06/12/2008 550 416 9 32
Florida Democratic Party Kicks McCain's A** - Unity in Action!
The Florida Democratic Party SLAMS McCain over his opposition to a proposed ...
DJShay 06/05/2008 25 40 1 30
Charlie Gibson VS Jessica Yellin
On CNN's Anderson Cooper last night, the discussion centered on Scott McClellan's new ...
DJShay 05/29/2008 53 40 - 47
UPDATED: New SUSA Poll Shows Obama Beating McCain in Ohio 48% to 39%
A new SUSA poll was released today and it shows Obama beating McCain by 9% in Ohio. http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=b03c08ab-30b9-463d-8be2-...
DJShay 05/23/2008 57 39 1 28
Patti Solis Doyle Joining Obama Camp?
This is just in from Politico: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0508/10450.html Hillary Rodham Clinton’s former campaign manager and confidante, Patti Solis Doyle, and Sen. ...
DJShay 05/19/2008 60 20 2 40
"The second bus is idling, empty, at the hotel"
If Hillary Clinton thought her win in West Virginia last night would be a "game changer", she was sorely mistaken. Before the polls closed last night, I was anticipating that the media would turn ...
DJShay 05/14/2008 42 35 - 22
New Oregon Poll: Obama Overtakes Clinton With Women
Here's some promising news from a new Oregon SUSA Poll Obama still leads overall by ...
DJShay 05/13/2008 33 24 - 21
Did Larry Johnson Start Obama Muslim Smears?
McClatchy has a terrific article out that attempts to find a source for all the Obama smears that have been making the rounds since ...
DJShay 05/09/2008 52 20 1 20
Chuck Todd: "NC A Vote For The Future"
I delved back into the world of cable news yesterday afternoon after a weeks long self imposed ban on all things CNN and MSNBC. And I was pleasantly surprised by something I heard on Hardball. The ...
DJShay 05/08/2008 55 51 3 53
The Media Finally Noticing Hillary's Problem with African Americans
How long have we here at DKos and other blogs been talking about Hillary's problem with the African American vote? Since South Carolina at least and that's been around 3 months. While the MSM has ...
DJShay 05/07/2008 14 20 - -
Politco: Hillary's "Electability" Argument Isn't Working With Superdelegates
Cheer up Obama supporters. It looks like Hillary's "Obama can't win the big states" argument isn't swaying any of the Superdelegates, even after the Pennsylvania Primary results. A new article ...
DJShay 04/25/2008 29 37 - 40
Updated W/Colbert Smackdown:Jon Stewart: "A Tremendous IF-YOU to the Process"
This will be short, but sweet. We Obama supporters are still a little down from Tuesday's primary loss so here's something that is sure to put a big fat grin on your face. I thought we all could use ...
DJShay 04/24/2008 361 719 44 102
Updated W/Video: NYT Editorial Blasts Clinton
Low Road to Victory is the title of the editorial. This comes from the ...
DJShay 04/23/2008 307 215 8 25
PA Students Skip Class for Obama Event, Get Suspended
From Huffington Post comes the story of some students that got suspended from school for attending a ...
DJShay 04/22/2008 83 20 1 16
Over 40,000 Democratic Ballots Have Already Been Cast in NC
Early voting here in North Carolina began on April 17, 2008. Since then, nearly 60,000 voters have already cast their ballot, and of that nearly 60,000, over 40,000 were Democratic ballots!.
DJShay 04/21/2008 26 23 - 38
All The President's Pentagon Analysts
There is a devastating article in todays New York Times detailing just how the Pentagon "analysts" that appear on the ...
DJShay 04/20/2008 10 10 - 8
Chuck Todd: "Powerful ObamaNation"
I know a lot of us here at Daily Kos and the rest of the blogosphere feel like we're talking in an echo chamber and our voices never really get heard outside of our own small bubble. But take heart, ...
DJShay 04/18/2008 557 795 28 153
Bill Clinton: "I didn't hear Hillary whining"
Does Bill Clinton live in an alternate universe? I mean really. Does he honestly think the voters have such short memories? This comes ...
DJShay 04/17/2008 67 23 - 36
Gallup: "Voters Unmoved By Bitter Controversy" w/Video
Gallup Daily Tracking polls conducted before and after the "Bitter" controversy shows little or no movement of voters away from Barack Obama.
DJShay 04/16/2008 21 13 - 2
Solutions For Video Embed Code Issues
It used to be YouTube was the only game in town for videos, but now sites like Brightcove ...
DJShay 04/15/2008 9 6 11 30
Another PA Newspaper (Scranton) Endorsement for Obama Today!
Hot on the heels of an Allentown PA paper endorsement, comes an endorsement for Obama from ...
DJShay 04/13/2008 37 54 - 23
Obama Up +12 In New Diageo/Hotline Poll
From Real Clear Politics A new national Democratic primary poll from Diageo/Hotline (....
DJShay 04/04/2008 6 10 - -
Fafblog Is Back!!
This may be an April Fools joke, but if so, it's a good one! After years of inactivity, Giblets, Fafnir and The Medium Lobster have made contact!
DJShay 04/01/2008 6 4 - -
Clinton Campaign Still Not Paying Bills
This comes from Politico Clinton vows to stay in the race until the convention in August, but can she afford to? ...
DJShay 03/30/2008 468 423 13 33
HUGE Turnout for Obama Charlotte HQ Opening! Photo Heavy
kismet diaried last night about the unbelievable turnout last night for the Charlotte, NC Obama Campaign ...
DJShay 03/28/2008 28 44 - 8
Rev. Wrights Sermon Streaming Today
If anyone is interested, Rev. Wright's Easter Sermon will be streaming live ...
DJShay 03/23/2008 58 9 2 -
Obama Aide: Bill Clinton Comments Akin to McCarthyism
Bill Clinton was in Charlotte, NC yesterday and spoke to an invitation only crowd of Veterans. During that speech, he said this: "I think it would be a great thing if we had ...
DJShay 03/22/2008 53 12 1 9
Obama in West Virginia Winning Voters
From First Read comes an account of Barack Obama connecting with "beer drinking" voters in West Virginia. This a place ...
DJShay 03/21/2008 52 21 2 4
Obama's Coming to Charlotte!!!
For months now I have been reading diary after diary and seeing picture after picture of other's experiences in attending an Obama Rally or Townhall and now it's my turn!!
DJShay 03/17/2008 17 11 - -
Obama in 30 Seconds
MoveOn.org, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Oliver Stone want your videos. In a contest that will gain the winner a $20,000 gift certificate and have their ad air nationally! http://...
DJShay 03/13/2008 10 15 - 3
O'Bama Donor Bomb-Go Green-St. Patty's Day Edition
Let's Celebrate St. Patrick's Day... O'BAMA STYLE!!! We're going green for O'Bama this weekend by organizing a 3 day donor ...
DJShay 03/11/2008 2 7 - 39
Obama's Talking Point for Today - It's the Secrecy, Stupid
USA Today is reporting that archivists at the Clinton Presidential Library are blocking the release of ...
DJShay 03/07/2008 10 14 1 2
Updated W/Video: New 2 Minute Obama Ad Now on In Texas
This will be short, but Obama has released his 2 minute ad in Texas. I can't get the brightcove video to embed here but the text is below. Will it work? I've bolded what I thought were the best ...
DJShay 03/03/2008 39 19 - 8
Obama: A Rose By Any Other Name
There's been a lot in the news lately concerning people emphasizing Barack Obama's middle name, Hussein, in order to evoke doubts about his heritage, patriotism, and religion. An Obama supporter is ...
DJShay 03/02/2008 10 4 - -
1 Million Owners AND 1 Million Phone Calls By March 4th!
Obama supporters, this is probably THE most critical match up in the election. In order for us to pull out a win not only in Texas, but in Ohio as well, we need to step it up.
DJShay 02/25/2008 92 155 2 30
Well, That Didn't Last Long
New plagiarism charges from the Clinton camp AFTER the debate and AFTER getting booed for saying "Xerox for Change". It just boggles the mind.
DJShay 02/22/2008 60 16 1 11
UPDATE: Clinton Fails to File Full Delegate Slate in Pennsylvania
It's beginning to look more and more like the Clinton campaign is run by the Keystone Cops this year. From Philly.com comes ...
DJShay 02/19/2008 164 194 4 65
Obama gets first Statewide Ohio Endorsement
And so it begins. The endorsements have already begun in Ohio and the first statewide elected official is officially endorsing Obama.
DJShay 02/18/2008 38 18 - 7