Chris Matthews, Are You Talking To Me?
Yesterday on MSNBC’s Hardball, Chris Matthews thought it might be fun to trot out the Obama administration's talking point du jour, that Democratic critics of the Senate health care bill are really...
View ArticleRespect? Empower? Betray.
On September 5th, before Obama's speech at a joint session before Congress, I wrote the following:If Obama really does punt on the public option, it will be a disaster for him and for us. And not...
View ArticleBREAKING: Rush Limbaugh listed in serious condition at HI hospital (UPDATE 9X)
From KITV.comHONOLULU -- Conservative radio talk host Rush Limbaugh was rushed to a Honolulu hospital on Wednesday afternoon with chest pains, sources told KITV.Paramedics responded to the call at 2:41...
View ArticleURGENT! Sign the petition to televise the Prop 8 trial!
From Eugene:Later this month the long-awaited trial of Proposition 8 will commence in a federal courtroom in San Francisco. Judge Vaughn Walker will preside over the case brought by a legal dream team...
View ArticleGet Off Our Asses, Get On The Phone And DO THE WORK (Updated)
Want to follow up this health care reform bill with another that sets up a public option?Hell, want a shot at even getting this lame-ass health care reform bill passed to begin with? Want to repeal...
View ArticleWe STILL Neet To Get Off Our Asses, Get On The Phone And DO THE WORK
Last week, I wrote this diary about volunteering for the Massachusetts Senate race. We got the ball rolling and it's been wonderful to see so many diarists up on the rec list with information on what...
View ArticleBring It Home - GOTV for Coakley (tell us your stories!)
It’s hard to believe, but a year ago tomorrow, I stood at the foot of the Capitol building, freezing my ass off to bear witness to the election of Barack Hussein Obama. I could not envision the year...
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BREAKING! Dick Cheney hospitalized with chest pains
Short and sweet folks, as there's not much to go on at this point:CNN) -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney has been hospitalized with chest pains, his staff confirmed Monday.His doctors are evaluating...
View ArticleMaking The Progressive Case For Jane Harman
I wasn't going to write about this.For the last few months, I've dealt with a series of family health crisis that culminated first in the death ofmy elderly mother, then my fatherexactly four weeks...
View ArticleNN10: "I swear to God, it's all going on the sidewalk." (w/photos and karaoke)
"I swear to God, it's all going on the sidewalk."He swiveled around in his seat to look me straight in the eye, "Everything." As Micah drove me from the Netroots Nation party at the House of...
View ArticleACTION ALERT! Make 10 phone calls for Alan Grayson today
Chances are you're up to your elbows doing GOTV for your favorite candidates, but I was hoping I could recruit you to help out progressive champion Alan Grayson today. Recent polling has Grayson down 7...
View ArticleAK-Sen Beat Sarah Palin Today. Make Calls For Scott McAdams (UPDATED 3X!)
Folks, polls don't close in Alaska until 8PM local time - that's 11PM 9PM in California and 2AM 12AM on the East Coast! So after you've cast votes and done GOTV for your own state, you still have time...
View ArticleMake Every Day "Opt-Out" Day. Here's How.
Protecting your health and your 4th Amendment rights isn't just for special occasions. If you want to preserve both every time you fly, What You Need to Know About Your Rights at the Airport, by the...
View ArticleStop Reading This
Organize a food drive with your neighbors.Teach a child to read.Run for elected office.Help the elderly.Register voters.Adopt a soldier.Feed the homeless.Build a home.Clean up the wilderness.more...
View ArticleMake Calls NOW! NO DEAL On Tax Cuts For The Super Rich (UPDATED 3x)
If anything should differentiate the difference between Democrats and Republicans, it should be the issue on weather or not we extend the Bush tax cuts for America's Super Rich. Yet, it's been reported...
View ArticleHippie Punching For Dummies (Updated)
I'm going to have to make this short and sweet - I have to get to work.I threw this video together last night after the craptacular bipartisan capitulation that was President Obama's tax deal.
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The "Becking" Of America
"Becking" (verb)To use violent metaphors or make thinly-veiled suggestions of violence against opponents, while maintaining plausible deniability against charges of incitement.(originally posted at my...
View ArticleHarvey Milk and Gabrielle Giffords
"I think it's important for all leaders... not just leaders of the Republican Party or the Democratic Party... to say, look, we can't stand for this...we're on Sarah Palin's targeted list, but the...
View Article"Blood Libel Is The Perfect Term For What The Left Is Doing"
It's not often I get email because of something I've posted on my blog - frankly I don't write enough to get the attention. But this morning I received an email from "Jason", a Palin supporter who...
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