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Post-election drama queens
So TIME's Joe Klein said "...the assorted Republican drama queens seem so two months ago, don’t they?" Two months ago?? How long have they been doing this schtick? For decades and I guarantee it will continue. It's all they got.
The script is so easy for them to write: EVERYTHING the President does creates a crisis for the nation. The constitution is hanging by a thread! The cliff! The cliff! Boo! I'm ready for my close-up Mr. DeMille.
GOP pundits and pols have type casted themselves in this role, they are truly drama royalty. It's a cast of thousands that extends right to your front yard.
So if you were a member of the academy, who would win the Lifetime Achievement Award for Biggest GOP Drama Queen?
Extra points for writing it in Academy Awards speak with a vignette description and or video.
Great discussion in yesterday's diary by our own Ian Reifowitz.
Who wins your vote as the biggest GOP drama queen of all time?
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Latest Updates on Kossack Regional Meet-Up News Below the Fold
:: COMMUNITY BUILDING UPDATES ::
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Let's build communities!
Every region needs a meat-space community like SFKossacks.
We take care of each other in real life.
I urge YOU to take the lead and organize one in your region.
Please tell us about it if you do and we're here for advice.
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THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY
>>>Instructions on HOW TO FORM A NEW DAILY KOS GROUP
NEW GROUPS IN THE PROCESS OF ORGANIZING:
Send a Kosmail to the organizers and ask for an invitation to the group.
• Cleveland and Northeast Ohio Area: Kosmail: GenXangster
• Northern Indiana Area: Kosmail Tim Delaney
• Indianapolis Kossacks: Kosmail CityLightsLover
• Long Island: Kosmail grannycarol
• Northern Michigan: Kosmail JillS
• Nebraska: Kosmail Nebraska68847Dem
• Westburbia Chicago Kossacks: Kosmail Majordomo
• New York Hudson Valley Kossacks: Kosmail boran2
• North Carolina Triangle Kossacks: Kosmail highacidity
Note to the above new leaders: Feel free to leave a comment any day reminding readers about your new group. Also, tell us about your progress in gathering members. Kosmail me when you've chosen a good name for your group and have created a the group. Then I'll move you to the NEW GROUPS LIST. When you've planned a date for your first event I'll make a banner for you to highlight your event in our diaries and your diaries.
These are the groups that have started since * NEW DAY * began. Please Kosmail navajo if you have started a group before that.
NEW GROUPS LIST:
• California Central Valley Kossacks - Formed: Jul 29, 2012, Organizer: tgypsy, 23 members
• New England Kossacks - Formed: Aug 6, 2012, Organizers:
Clytemnestra for Lower New England (Conneticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island)
GreenMountainBoy02 for Upper New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont), 116 members
• Houston Area Kossacks - Formed: Aug 7, 2012, Organizer: Chrislove, 20 members
• Kossacks in India - Formed: Aug 14, 2012, Organizer: chandu
• CenTex Kossacks - Formed: Sep 9, 2012, Organizer: papa monzano, 8 members
• Central Ohio Kossacks - Formed: Sep 26, 2012, Organizer: VetGrl, 16 members
• Kansas City Kossacks - Formed Oct 15, 2012, Organizer: kj in missouri
• Phoenix Kossacks - Formed Oct 16, 2012, Organizer: arizonablue
• Chicago Kossacks - Formed: Oct 31, 2012, Organizer: figbash, 23 members
• Koscadia the Pacific Northwest coast from Northern California to Alaska
- Formed Oct 17, 2012, Oganizer: Horace Boothroyd III based in Portland, OR
• Boston Kossacks - Formed: Nov 7, 2012, Organizer: GreyHawk
• Motor City Kossacks South East Michigan (Detroit) Area - Formed: Nov 10, 2012, Organizer: peregrine kate
• Pittsburgh Area Kossacks - Formed: Nov 12, 2012, Organizer: dweb8231,
Current diary: And We're Off - Pittsburgh Area Kossacks Group
• Salt Lake City Kossacks - Formed: Nov 17, 2012, Organizer: War on Error
• Twin Cities Kossacks - Formed: Nov 17, 2012, Organizer: imonlylurking
Current diary: Twin Cities Kossacks 1st meetup-poll included!
• Dallas Kossacks North Texas - Formed: Nov 21, 2012, Organizer: chancew
Current diary: Dallas Kossacks, I'm calling you out!
ESTABLISHED GROUPS LIST: (List will grow as we discover them)
• SFKossacks Founded by navajo, Formed: May 2, 2005, More than 80 members
• Maryland Kos Founded by timmyc, Formed: Feb 23, 2011, More than 54 members
• New York City Founded by Eddie C, More than 58 members - Contact the group organizer for meet-up events: sidnora
• Baja Arizona Kossacks Event Organizer: Azazello, 90 members
• Three Star Kossacks Tennessee, Founded by maryKK, Formed: Apr 8, 2011, 46 members
• Nashville KosKats Founded by ZenTrainer, Formed: Jan 30, 2012, 28 members
• Virginia Kos Founded by JamieG from Md, Formed: May 3, 2011, 85 members
• Kos Georgia Founded by pat208, Formed: Feb 13, 2011, 18 members
• Colorado COmmunity Founded by Leftcandid, Formed: Feb 13, 2011, 25 members
• New Mexico Kossaks Founded by claude, 13 members
• Philly Kos Founded by mconvente, Formed: Aug 29, 2011, 15 members
Currently organizing: Kosmail asterkitty to sign up
• DKos Florida Founded by ThirstyGator, Formed: Feb 14, 2011 , 33 members
Currently organizing: Kosmail Vetwife to be included in next event.
:: Events Currently on the Books for ALL Kossacks ::
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Saturday, December 1st
OREGON - Portland Area Kossacks MEET-UP
TIME: 1:00-5:00 PM
LOCATION: Sara R and winglion's home
ORGANIZER: Send Horace Boothroyd III a Kosmail to RSVP.
RSVPs:
1. Horace Boothroyd III
2. Sara R
3. Winglion
4. llbear [baked ham]
5. BlueJessamine [cranberry salad, cooler w/ice, soda]
6. navajo [wine]
7. loggersbrat
8. PSWaterspirit
9. Damnit Janet
10. Drewid [a covered dish or two]
11. ZhenRen
12. Shahryar
13. Cedwyn [grey poupon]
14. Oregon Gal
15. DruidQueen [coconut rice and black beans]
16. DruidQueen's BF
17. Mortifyd
Maybes:
freewayblogger
Lawrence Lewis
Latest diary on this event: Oregon Kossacks This Could be You! by BlueJessamine
Saturday, December 1st
Salt Lake City Area Kossacks MEET-UP
TIME: 2:00 PM
LOCATION: Red Butte Garden Annual Holiday Open House FREE ADMISSION
300 Wakara Way • Salt Lake City
ORGANIZER: Send War on Error a Kosmail to RSVP.
WoE is having issues with Kosmail group messaging, she believes the following people have responded yes. If this is incorrect please let her know, you can do that in the comments here if you like.
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RSVPs:
1. War on Error
2. amyU
3. BoiseBlue
4. wxorknot
5. jlms qkw
6. middleagedhousewife
7. nio
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8. Patate
9. TAH from SLC
10. the dogs sockpuppet
11. UtahLibrul
12.
Maybes:
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Latest diary on this event: Salt Lake City Kossacks - Free Holiday Meet Up, Dec. 1, 2:00PM, Red Butte Gardens (It's FREE)
Sunday, December 2nd
Houston Area Meet-Up
TIME: 11:00 AM
LOCATION: Theo's Restaurant
812 Westheimer Road • Montrose
ORGANIZER: Chrislove - Send a Kosmail to RSVP.
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RSVPs:
1. Chrislove
2. Delilah
3. htowngenie
4. suesue
5. cosette
6. Texdude50
7. icelus
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8. GrannyOPhilly
9. nomandates
10. doraphasia
11. PDiddie
12. Crabby Abbey
13. DRo
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Latest diary on this event: Houston Area Kossacks: Meet-Up Scheduled for Sunday, December 2!
Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012
NYC Meetup: Victory and Survival Celebration
TIME: Noon
LOCATION: Spitzer's Corner
101 Rivington Street (cross-street Ludlow) Directions in diary.
ORGANIZER: sidnora
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RSVPs:
1. sidnora
2. rubyr
3. plf515
4. casperr
5. kathny
6. belinda ridgewood
7. Glinda
8. Mets102
9. clencher
10. ask
11. MBNYC
12. brooklynliberal
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Maybees:
wader
Laura Clawson
KnotIookin and hubby
It's the Supreme Court, Stupid
kishik
Rosalie907
thankgodforairamerica
PhilS33
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Latest diary on this event: NYC Victory and Survival Celebration, This Sunday, 12/2!
Tuesday, December 4th
350BAYAREA.org's Plug into the movement event
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Ed Roberts Campus - above Ashby BART in Berkeley
350BayArea.org is having and event to join in a conversation of ideas and possibilities for local collective action. They're asking to bring our ideas and talents and one of their members asked citisven to attend and pitch his Bike the Math idea from his McKibben diary.
Allow me to indulge!
BIKE THE MATH
Where: to Chevron Headquarters in San Ramon, CA
When: Next shareholder meeting, Spring 2013, TBD
Meet: BART station TBD
Wednesday, December 5th
Salt Lake City Area Kossacks Screen the movie: CHASING ICE
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: The City Library
Address: 210 E. 400 S. • Salt Lake City
FREE ADMISSION
ORGANIZER: Send War on Error a Kosmail to RSVP.
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RSVPs:
1. War on Error
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Maybes:
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Latest diary on this event: CHASING ICE (Free Movie!)- SLC Kossacks, Meet UP, Dec. 5th, 7PM
Saturday, December 8th
Daily Kos HQ Holiday Party with SFKossacks!
TIME: 4:00 - 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Daily Kos HQ in Berkeley
Address will be given by Kosmail to RSVP'ers
Plan on street parking outside of the very limited parking in the office complex.
Attendees may bring a decoration to put on the HQ tree.
Daily Kos HQ is going to spring for the main course again, this time assorted pastas and the rest of us are going to bring side dishes, drinks and dessert.
I estimate we'll have about 50-60 attendees. We'll go low first and then add if needed.
BEVERAGES:
My drink calculator says we need: For three hours with average drinkers, 16 six-packs of beer and 20 bottles of wine. This will adjust up or down as the RSVPs come in.
16 six-packs of beer (16-9=7 to go)
20 bottles of wine (I'll start with my 4 bottles, so 20-18=2 to go)
Soft need below, we have a bit leftover from last time:
Bottles of water, let's say we need 4 packs
Soft Drinks, let's say we need 4 packs
I'll be bringing my large ice chest with ice, as before.
• side pocket [2 bottles of red wine, 12 pack of beer]
• tgypsy [1 bottle of wine]
• citisven [1 wine, 6pk beer]
• lineatus [2 bottles wine]
• no way lack of brain [3 red wine]
• gotmooned [2 bottles wine]
• smileycreek [1 white wine, 1 red wine]
• paradise50 [2-6pks beer]
• solarbay [2-6pks beer]
• Kestrel [2-6pks beer]
• rfall [ 1 bottle wine]
APPETIZERS:
• side pocket [stuffed mushrooms]
• asilomar [chicken wings]
• citisven [beet dip and bread] (maybe, fingers crossed, ppl!)
• lineatus [mystery appetizer]
• Cooper888 [shrimp cocktail]
• solarbay [chips & dip]
SALADS:
5 green salads needed, e.g., each to feed 10
• tgypsy [green bean salad]
• Lorikeet [tofu/greens w/ soy & cashew sauce]
• remembrance [orzo salad w/ roasted shrimp]
• boatsie [veggie dish]
• ceebee7 (green salad]
DESSERTS:
6 desserts, say a dozen hand held desserts each, e.g.
• norm [Chocolate Delight]
• dharmasyd [brownies]
• linkage [cookie tray]
• Kestrel [chocolate chip cookies]
• Oke [dessert]
• jpmassar [brownies]
CHILDREN:
Not a food group. Please Kosmail me with their first name and age. Santa's lurking
no way lack of brain is bringing all chinet dinner and dessert plates, napkins, utensils and cups.
ORGANIZER: Send navajo a Kosmail to RSVP.
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RSVPs:
1. Markos Moulitsas and family
2. Susan Gardner and family
3. Will Rockafellow and family
4. Meteor Blades
5. Kaili Joy Gray
6. Faith Gardner
7. navajo
8. side pocket
9. Mrs. side pocket [2 red wine, 12pk beer, stuffed mushrooms]
10. lineatus [2 bottles wine, mystery appetizer]
11. no way lack of brain [3 red wine, all paper prods]
12. Brian82
13. norm [Chocolate Delight]
14. citisven [1 wine, 6pk beer, maybe beet dip]
15. Deb (maybe)
16. Glen the Plumber +TLO™
17. remembrance [orzo salad w/ roasted shrimp]
18. gotmooned [2 bottles wine]
19. Cooper888 [shrimp cocktail]
20. smileycreek [1 white wine, 1 red wine]
21. paradise50 [2-6pks beer]
22. dharmasyd [brownies]
23. ceebee7 (green salad]
24. Bruce Webb
25. linkage
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26. Oke [dessert]
27. rfall [wine]
28. edrie
29. maggiejean
30. Steveningen
31. scaboni
32. madhaus
33. jamoca
34. Lorikeet [tofu/greens w/ soy & cashew sauce]
35. Ebby
36. Bustergirl
37. kimoconnor
38. tgypsy [1 wine, green bean salad]
39. Deward Hastings
40. ripeorangesound
41. asilomar [chicken wings]
42. I Hate Republicans
43. I Hate Republicans spouse
44. boatsie [veggie dish]
45. anonymous [beverage TBD]
46. solarbay [2-6pks beer, chips&dip]
47. linkage [cookie tray]
48. Kestrel [2-6pks beer, chocolate chip cookies]
49. jpmassar [brownies]
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Sunday, December 9th
CenTex - Austin Area Kossacks MEET-UP
TIME: 2:00 - 5:00 PM
LOCATION: Phoenix Saloon
193 W. San Antonio St • New Braunfels
ORGANIZER: Send papa monzano a Kosmail to RSVP.
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RSVPs:
1. papa monzano
2. Teknohed
3. blue armadillo
4. TexMex
5.
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Current Diary: Next CenTex Kossack Meeting Dec 9
DailyKos readers who live and/or work in New England
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)
Saturday, January 12th
New England Kossacks MEET-UP
TIME: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
LOCATION: Fire and Ice
One Providence Place • Providence, RI
ORGANIZER: Send Clytemnestra a Kosmail to RSVP.
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RSVPs:
1. Clytemnestra
2. AnotherMassachusettsLiberal
3. Knockbally
4. CTLiberal
5.
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Maybees:
1. aaraujo
2. gchaucer2
3. Phil S 33
4. annieli
5. Moody Loner
6. mommyp00ka
7. Littlep00ka
8. RubDMC
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Latest diary: New England Kossacks - January Meet Up
DailyKos readers who live and/or work in New England
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)
Saturday, February 16th
Northern New England Meetup in Portsmouth, NH
TIME: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
LOCATION: Margaritas Mexican Restaurant
775 Lafayette Road • Portsmouth
ORGANIZER: Send GreenMountainBoy02 a Kosmail to RSVP.
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1. GreenMountainBoy02
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Latest diary: Northern New England Meetups in Portsmouth, NH
Send
navajo a kosmail if you post a diary about an event so we can update our round-up.
Okay. Floor's open.
Tell us what you are doing on this NEW DAY?