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| "An Inconvienent Truth" in schools Part 1: The Initial Reaction After hearing about the story where the National Science Teachers Association refused to accept some 50,000 free copies of the movie "An Inconvienent Truth" I set out to get my own copy for my high ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 12/11/2006 | 33 | 14 | - | 6 |
| "Barack Obama will NOT recite the Pledge of Allegiance" I've been lucky, I suppose. I don't have any right-wing relatives to send me crazy e-mails. I don't really have any Republican friends either (at least not ones that I contact through e-mail). So I ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 12/21/2007 | 59 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 20,000 Dead Per Day 20,000 people die every day from cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. I've written about this previously, but I want to ask one last time for your help. |
Kyle the Mainer | 06/16/2008 | 7 | 10 | - | 3 |
| A Teen's Election Memories 2006 | Kyle the Mainer | 11/10/2006 | 43 | 17 | 1 | 144 |
| Another one is dead... With all the recent news about the death of Gerald Ford, there has been almost no coverage of another death, the death of Frank Stanton. He wasn't as well known as Gerald Ford, but he did have an ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 12/28/2006 | 16 | 22 | - | - |
| Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? I'm sad to say that I'm watching the show with that name on FOX right now and it tells me one thing: we need to do something about our current educational standards. |
Kyle the Mainer | 02/27/2007 | 146 | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| Barack Rocks Boston Tonight Senator Barack Obama held a rally in Boston Common to work up support in Massachusetts. I was there, and I had a front row seat. |
Kyle the Mainer | 10/23/2007 | 28 | 28 | - | 5 |
| Boston Loves Barack!!! (w/ video and photos) So...Obama's had quite a day. His stops earlier today garnered record crowds. But Boston was the last stop on his agenda for today, and I was there to witness it (and take some video footage). |
Kyle the Mainer | 02/04/2008 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 8 |
| Breaking: Billy Graham Hospitalized I haven't seen this story on TV and MSN hasn't got an official story up yet, but there's a little "breaking news" bar on MSN that says that he has intestinal bleeding. I'll post more as this story ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 08/18/2007 | 21 | 5 | - | 3 |
| Cancer Sucks We all, I think, know someone who's been affected by cancer. Maybe even you were diagnosed yourself. Cancer sucks. It took my aunt in April, and I (at 16-years-old) had my own cancer scare. Five ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 05/28/2010 | 29 | 25 | - | 29 |
| Clinton: Obama has given up on universal healthcare That's what I heard tonight coming from Hillary Clinton's mouth on my local news. Obama and Clinton were both in Maine today campaigning and they showed interviews with each candidate. Obama was ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 02/09/2008 | 67 | 15 | - | 1 |
| Corzine Going 91MPH Before Crash Don't know if this has been posted already or not. I didn't see it anywhere. According to MSN, Corzine's SUV was going 91 MPH when it crashed. More below the fold... |
Kyle the Mainer | 04/17/2007 | 128 | 3 | - | 4 |
| Daily Kos, I Owe You Another One (Plus, A Challenge) As many of you know, every summer I participate in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. It's a great cause that raises lots of money for cancer research and patients, and it also brings the ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 06/13/2012 | 6 | 12 | - | 70 |
| ENOUGH! The past few days have probably been the worst that I’ve seen, when it comes to candidate diaries. In the past, I’ve participated in supporting some candidate diaries, and I can’t ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 03/12/2008 | 31 | 7 | - | - |
| I Cast My First Vote For Obama (or My New Stake In This Election) A few days ago I cast my very first vote in a presidential election and I couldn’t be prouder to cast it for Barack Obama and Joe Biden. I’ve worked on Democratic campaigns since 2004 (... |
Kyle the Mainer | 10/27/2008 | 18 | 21 | - | 31 |
| I Need Your Help It's that time of year again. The American Cancer Society is doing it's annual "Relay for Life", a walkathon used to raise money for their organization's many pursuits. This is my second year ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 06/18/2009 | 25 | 18 | - | 26 |
| I need your help... There have been hundreds of diaries lately, asking for your money to Candidate X or Candidate Y. And Kossacks are always willing to donate to help elect more and better Democrats. But now I'd like ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 05/23/2010 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 18 |
| I still need your help... A few days ago I wrote a diary asking for help from Kossacks to raise money for the American Cancer Society through ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 05/26/2010 | 12 | 9 | - | 17 |
| I'm asking for your help today I didn't plan on writing this diary today. In fact, I have half of a diary already written about my experience at the Maine Democratic Convention on Saturday. But today I'm going to ask you to ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 06/02/2008 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 21 |
| Is Anna Nicole Smith Still Dead? Jack Cafferty wondered this recently on his show "The Cafferty Files" and he asked Wolf Blitzer that exact question.
Look below for the video clip. |
Kyle the Mainer | 02/10/2007 | 43 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Live Blogging Results: Maine Gov. Race and TABOR | Kyle the Mainer | 11/05/2006 | 4 | - | - | 51 |
| My Story About Airport Security This isn't exactly recent. It happened in the summer of 2003 but I think it is pretty interesting. If you've had more recent experiences then feel free to leave them in the comments. |
Kyle the Mainer | 11/27/2006 | 32 | 9 | - | - |
| My Tumor Tale I had never planned on talking about any of my own medical problems, but with Ted Kennedy's diagnosis of a glioma tumor I guess now is a good time to tell you that I had the same diagnosis a couple ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 05/20/2008 | 18 | 16 | - | 14 |
| Non-The Daily Show/The Colbert Report Non-Spoiler Thread 12/30/08 Well, the year is almost over, and luckily for us new episodes of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report next week. But for now we're stuck with...well, nothing. There aren't any repeats tonight. ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 12/30/2008 | 123 | 5 | - | 3 |
| Non-The Daily Show/The Colbert Report Open Thread 11/26/09 Another night with no thread, and since I just happen to be hanging out and writing a blog for a different website, why not write up tonight's TDS/TCR Open Thread too? Sure, it's Thanksgiving, the ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 11/26/2009 | 28 | 5 | - | 45 |
| One Last Fundraising Diary (Goal Met! Thank you all!) UPDATE: We've met our goal, and the matching donation will be coming tonight! Thank you all for your help! Your support means so much, and rest assured that your donations are going to a wonderful ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 06/14/2012 | 16 | 25 | - | 172 |
| Pissed Off At CBS News!!! CBS just aired the story about the Capitulation bill and Obama's and Clinton's "No" vote and John McCain's stupid response to their votes.
They made a mention that Obama's website had a message ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 05/25/2007 | 28 | 8 | - | - |
| Susan Collins vs. Tom Allen It may not be official that Tom Allen, Representative from Maine's 1st District, is going to challenge Susan Collins in 2008, but it's getting more and more serious every day.
More below the fold. |
Kyle the Mainer | 01/20/2007 | 14 | 3 | - | - |
| TDS/TCR Holiday Re-run Open Thread, 12/19/11 | Kyle the Mainer | 12/19/2011 | 11 | 2 | - | 22 |
| The Daily Show/Colbert Report Open Thread 7/22/08 Tonight's guests are:
The Daily Show: Will Ferrell
The Colbert Report: U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 07/22/2008 | 227 | 9 | - | 16 |
| The DAILY SHOW/COLBERT REPORT Re-run Thread 7/1/08 So this is my first of two Daily Show/Colbert Report Open Threads. TiaRachel’s original diary on tonight’s episodes ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 07/01/2008 | 142 | 8 | - | 19 |
| The DAILY SHOW/COLBERT REPORT Rerun Thread 7/8/08 Not much from me tonight. I planned on writing an actual blog entry, but I was de-railed by a family emergency this afternoon (including a trip to the hospital).
Tonight's guests are (with links ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 07/08/2008 | 109 | 7 | - | 19 |
| The Daily Show/The Colbert Report (Not So) Spoiler Thread 8/21/08 Ah yes, repeats continue tonight and Monday. So tonight you can re-enjoy author Philip Pan on The Daily Show and ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 08/21/2008 | 112 | 6 | - | - |
| THE DAILY SHOW/THE COLBERT REPORT Christmas Eve Open Thread 12/24/09 Good evening everyone. Hope everyone's having a great holiday. I don't think many there's been a TDS/TCR thread once this week, but I'm currently free and if anyone wants to chat, let's chat!
... |
Kyle the Mainer | 12/24/2009 | 40 | 5 | - | 28 |
| The Daily Show/The Colbert Report Emergency Un-Spoiler Thread I didn't see any TDS/TCR Open Thread diary, so I figured I'd do it. With a repeat tonight due to the Emmys (both shows won!), we don't have to worry about missing new episodes. I don't know who the ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 09/22/2008 | 160 | 7 | 1 | - |
| The Daily Show/The Colbert Report Holiday Re-Run Thread 12/20/11 | Kyle the Mainer | 12/20/2011 | 38 | 3 | - | 38 |
| The Daily Show/The Colbert Report Make-Up Open Thread I see no TDS/TCR diary, so let's meet and discuss here! |
Kyle the Mainer | 06/12/2012 | 77 | 9 | - | 112 |
| THE DAILY SHOW/THE COLBERT REPORT Non-Spoiler Open Thread 2/15/10 To get down to business, tonight you can watch Rep. Anthony Weiner on The Daily Show ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 02/15/2010 | 45 | 8 | - | 12 |
| THE DAILY SHOW/THE COLBERT REPORT Non-Spoiler Thread 11/25/08 Tonight, ladies and gentleman, we've got more repeats from Jon and Stephen. They'll be showing the episodes from November ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 11/25/2008 | 71 | 7 | - | 9 |
| THE DAILY SHOW/THE COLBERT REPORT Non-Spoiler Thread 12/16/08 Tonight on The Daily Show we've got the repeat from December 11th, with Philip Seymour Hoffman. This is also the episode ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 12/16/2008 | 109 | 8 | - | 3 |
| The Daily Show/The Colbert Report Not-So-Spoiler Thread 9/11/08 Hello all! Another not-so-spoiler thread from yours truly, with tonight’s guests being the not-so-lovable Newt ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 09/11/2008 | 109 | 8 | - | 2 |
| THE DAILY SHOW/THE COLBERT REPORT Open Thread 11/23/09 It's been a while since I've done one of these threads...
Tonight's Daily Show is a repeat of ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 11/23/2009 | 126 | 9 | - | 101 |
| THE DAILY SHOW/THE COLBERT REPORT Open Thread 11/25/09 Well, it's ten minutes into the show and I don't see a diary yet, so here we go!
I have no idea who the guests on the repeats are tonight, but stick around if you wanna chat about the shows or ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 11/25/2009 | 31 | 4 | - | 42 |
| THE DAILY SHOW/THE COLBERT REPORT Open Thread 2/26/09 Hello once again, fellow Jon and Stephen lovers. Tonight's episodes could be pretty good.
Follow me below the fold to see why... |
Kyle the Mainer | 02/26/2009 | 202 | 10 | - | 25 |
| THE DAILY SHOW/THE COLBERT REPORT Open Thread 3/12/09 Ok, ok, so everyone expects this to be a big showdown between Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer. For those of you who haven't heard (and with all the media coverage of the "feud" I would hope you have), ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 03/12/2009 | 687 | 139 | 4 | 47 |
| THE DAILY SHOW/THE COLBERT REPORT Open Thread 3/19/09 "Bruuuuucccceee!" Edition Another big Daily Show tonight, as Jon welcomes The Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen. Springsteen put out a new album in January, |
Kyle the Mainer | 03/19/2009 | 266 | 13 | - | 21 |
| The Daily Show/The Colbert Report Open Thread, August 16, 2011 | Kyle the Mainer | 08/16/2011 | 122 | 11 | - | 109 |
| The Daily Show/The Colbert Report Open Thread, August 31, 2011 | Kyle the Mainer | 08/31/2011 | 60 | 5 | - | 81 |
| THE DAILY SHOW/THE COLBERT REPORT Re-run Open Thread The last re-runs of this week are tonight, and feature Mike Kim on The Daily Show ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 07/09/2009 | 129 | 11 | - | 2 |
| THE DAILY SHOW/THE COLBERT REPORT Re-run Open Thread 5/18/10 Well, it's past 11 o'clock and I didn't see a show Open Thread yet. Thought I'd do my part and write something up quickly. I know it's a busy election night in a few states, but we barely ever not ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 05/18/2010 | 39 | 5 | - | 3 |
| THE DAILY SHOW/THE COLBERT REPORT Repeat Open Thread 11/10/08 Welcome to another edition of The Daily Show/The Colbert Report Repeat Open Thread. Tonight we've got last Thursday's episodes, ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 11/10/2008 | 86 | 8 | - | 3 |
| THE DAILY SHOW/THE COLBERT REPORT Repeat Open Thread 2/19/09 The week of repeats ends tonight with February 10th's episodes which feature Thomas Ricks on The Daily Show and explorer Dr. |
Kyle the Mainer | 02/19/2009 | 90 | 7 | - | 5 |
| THE DAILY SHOW/THE COLBERT REPORT Rerun Open Thread 3/26/09 Not much to say about tonight's episodes. They're the last reruns of the week, with new episodes next week.
Nandan Nilekani ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 03/26/2009 | 106 | 10 | - | 5 |
| The Daily Show/The Colbert Report Spoiler Thread Tonight is the first time that I've done a diary for a new episode, so I'll be providing my own links and videos. TiaRachel is busy having a Christmas party with Stephen Colbert, so I'm temporarily ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 09/23/2008 | 238 | 14 | 2 | 17 |
| THE DAILY SHOW/THE COLBERT REPORT Spoiler Thread 1/15/08 Hello again everyone. Tonight's guests will be Bethany McLean on The Daily Show and David Gregory and Shepard Fairey on The Colbert Report. |
Kyle the Mainer | 01/15/2009 | 154 | 11 | - | 36 |
| THE DAILY SHOW/THE COLBERT REPORT Spoiler Thread 12/10/08 I didn't see a thread tonight so I'm starting this one. I'll add more to it once it's up.
Tonight's guests are Don Rickles on The Daily Show and Richard Haass on The Colbert Report.
Tonight ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 12/10/2008 | 51 | 7 | - | 20 |
| The Hardest Diary To Write I’ve been trying to write this diary for about two weeks now, and I’m finding it very hard to do. |
Kyle the Mainer | 04/27/2012 | 20 | 137 | 1 | 1236 |
| The John Edwards Jet-Ski Fund John Edwards announced his endorsement of Barack Obama tonight. He talked about the terrible problems of the working class and the need for universal health care. But he also made a startling ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 05/14/2008 | 28 | 9 | - | 11 |
| Wesley Clark on Fox News I just caught the end of an interview that Wes Clark did on Fox News. While I was only able to see him answer three or four questions, it solidified my position that Wes Clark would make the best VP ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 08/17/2008 | 51 | 21 | - | 27 |
| What 2007 Will Mean For Me... 2007 will be a big year for me. Not only will I be graduating high school in June and hopefully going to college, but I will be starting a new chapter in my political life as well. I will finally be ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 12/31/2006 | 6 | 6 | - | 6 |
| When Is Vladimir Putin Coming to Your Hometown? It looks like Russian President Vladimir Putin will be spending a couple of days in scenic Kennebunkport, ME. Everyone got their protest signs ready? |
Kyle the Mainer | 05/30/2007 | 15 | 2 | - | - |
| Why Are You A Democrat? [Poll] I was asked this question recently by a friend. I had to stop and think for a minute. When I finally replied, I gave my friend a list of issues a hundred miles long. Separation of church and state, ... |
Kyle the Mainer | 12/27/2006 | 65 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Why Baldacci WILL Win Re-election | Kyle the Mainer | 10/28/2006 | 23 | 3 | - | 12 |
| WTF? (Political Ad Edition) This pissed me off. Here I am, just watching the local news, when the ad below the fold comes on the TV. |
Kyle the Mainer | 08/22/2007 | 14 | 7 | - | - |