Back from my interview...I think things went well.
Hillary Clinton beat Barack Obama into a fine pulp 
in yesterday's West Virginia primary. Clinton won every county and even beat Obama by 80 points in Mingo County. Nearly a quarter of primary voters said that race was a factor in their decision.
The House voted 385-25 
and the Senate voted 97-1 
to suspend the filling of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. No Democrats voted against the measure in the House and only lame duck senator Wayne Allard (R-CO) voted against the Senate amendment.
On this day:
Communist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara 
is born in Argentina (1928).
The gentleman from North Dakota, Senator Byron Dorgan , is born in Dickinson, ND (1942).
Jamestown, VA is settled as a colony (1607).
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I'm listening to... 
I'm still certain that what motivates me
Is more rewarding than any piece of paper could be -- Dennis Lyxzén
Is there a way to turn of the silly icons that show up after
every link?
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I like it. You know where the link is from
without having to click it for properties or click to it.
Have you ever considered using a simple mouse over?
You see the whole URL in the status line at the bottom of the page. Even so, I wasn't asking to have them turned off site wide, just an option for me to turn them off for me.
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Reps lost another special election in a red area
last night when dem Childer took Mississippi CD 01.
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Veni, Vidi, Bitchy.
And the folks over at the NRCC
are pissing themselves at the thought of what that bodes for November.
There's no spinning that loss. That election was much bigger news than the WV primary loss and it barely got a mention last night.
__________________________qui tacet consentire
That's why I wanted to make sure to mention it
today. I agree that it's bigger news than WV.
__________________________I came. I saw. I posted.
Veni, Vidi, Bitchy.
Obama is about to "feel the love" of the SwiftBoatLiars
TPM links to the Washington Post where the Swift Boat Vet Operative Vows To "Attack Obama Viciously"
.
Well, we've already seen what they are going to do. The are going to link Barack to:
1) Muslims
2) scary people or color
3) Nancy Pelosi
4) Osama bin Laden
5) Jane Fonda
OK - Jane is just their wet dream. But they would love to use her too. the old kitchen sink scenerio.
6) Communists
7) Socialists
8) Palestinians
(Gee, I think I see a pattern here)
Who really and truly knows what'll happen?
McCain's too old--his brain doesn't work any more, really.
Obama's not Kerry--he seems a bit more skillful at deflecting this kind of crap without getting nasty about it.
Hillary--too bad; she had a lot of potential, and she blew it.
However, if and when Obama goes up against McCain and the GOP, who knows what's going to come about? Nobody. Frankly, I t hink all three candidates are no bargain.
Too bad there isn't a "do-over" clause in the Constitution.
I think it's time
to give those lying sacks of excrement a taste of their own medicine.
What they deserve is a good old-fashioned ass whipping. In lieu of that, I say UNLEASH THE ATTORNEYS!!!!!!!!!!
__________________________qui tacet consentire
SwiftBoatLiars? Who are they, a left wing response to ...
the right wing Swift Vets and POWs for Truth
.
__________________________Republican Maverick at Large
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Ahhhh. See? Even you made the connection.
Some times just a pinch of snark goes a long way.
It's a dangerlous
ploy to go after people patriotism, or say they are 'soft' on crime. Swiftboaters are the mafia of politics. Professional Mudslingers for hire.
After WWl The Germans painted the Jews as wicked liberals and the reason the Germans lost the War. We saw where that went.
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The Liberal elite is
The Liberal elite is international and stabbed America in the back...why can't people see that?
__________________________In our society, people are rewarded for pretending to be certain about things they're clearly not certain about. -- Sam Harris,
Umm, "we" haven't done any of these things ...
aren't these all things that have come out of the Democrat primary? Don't tag us with that.
Besides, McCain refuses to go negative so where's your beef?
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He doesn't have to
the RNC will do it for him.
__________________________I'm listening to...
I'm still certain that what motivates me
Is more rewarding than any piece of paper could be -- Dennis Lyxzén
Actually ...
THEY haven't done any of these things either.
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All in good time
Don't worry, they will.
And the less-than-arms-length 527s will be sure to throw all kinds of BS on the air, and that goes for both liberal and conservative 527s.
__________________________I'm listening to...
I'm still certain that what motivates me
Is more rewarding than any piece of paper could be -- Dennis Lyxzén
Haven't you always wanted a monkey?
9) A monkey running for President.
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In our society, people are rewarded for pretending to be certain about things they're clearly not certain about. -- Sam Harris,
Esoteric comment for Brutus14
Howard Cosell.
That will be all.
__________________________I'm listening to...
I'm still certain that what motivates me
Is more rewarding than any piece of paper could be -- Dennis Lyxzén
Lest We forget...
Don't forget about BNL.
__________________________In our society, people are rewarded for pretending to be certain about things they're clearly not certain about. -- Sam Harris,
Wanna see what massive inflation looks like?
look here
.
(tip not included) ;)
Massive inflation?
Gas went up in my town by 25 cents in the last 2 days.
__________________________I'm listening to...
I'm still certain that what motivates me
Is more rewarding than any piece of paper could be -- Dennis Lyxzén
I meant monetary inflation
But yes, that sucks too.
But like I've said before about gas, the damage is done. Too late for a simple fix. Years of many short-sighted, heavy-handed and myopic policies have compounded to bring us to this point.
I know
I felt like venting.
Like I said, lucky that I live so close to work and hopefully my prospective employer.
__________________________I'm listening to...
I'm still certain that what motivates me
Is more rewarding than any piece of paper could be -- Dennis Lyxzén
Anatomy of a Smear
The Swiftboaters come after stinerman......
Why does stinerman hate capitalism.
The oil companies are in business and have a right to make a profit. They employ a lots of people. The oil companies provide the fuel that keeps the economy going.
Why does stinerman hate America and free market enterprise. Stinerman is a communist sympathizer.
Vote for America and vote against stinerman.
(Meanwhile the sign companies are busy printing lots of fours as the price of gas moves towards the four dollar mark. *sigh*)
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I'd be honored
if such an ad ran against me. That'd mean that I had a chance in hell of winning an election.
__________________________I'm listening to...
I'm still certain that what motivates me
Is more rewarding than any piece of paper could be -- Dennis Lyxzén
Today's ticker has gas prices going up
again. Right now almost $3.00.
If it keeps up like this, the sign companies are going to have to start printing more 5's.
(If you ran for office, you would have my vote.)
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Not so fast
First, if I did run, which I may, I'd probably be running as a Libertarian because Ohio ballot access is a mess
right now. Second, I'd be running largely on two issues, electoral reform and IP reform.
With respect to gas, you mean $4.00. The thing that cracks me up at the local BP stations (I have 3 BPs within 2 miles of me) are the ads for the BP Chase Visa that gives you 5% back on all BP gas purchases. They have a chart for the total discount you'd get if gas was x dollars ... the chart only goes up to $3.15. :-)
__________________________I'm listening to...
I'm still certain that what motivates me
Is more rewarding than any piece of paper could be -- Dennis Lyxzén
This is why I am not an accountant
Yes I meant $4.00.
Psychologically I am having trouble wrapping my mind around these ridiculous and unnecessarily high prices for gas. And that doesn't even include the troops we are using (US tax payer dollars) to protect these oil resources around the world. (See Iraq)
It could be solves so easily by growing hemp for biofuel.
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treading into fuzzy and blurry language and meaning....
ridiculous and unnecessarily high prices for gas.
That's kinda fuzzy.
What do you mean?
blah.....
We will call it my very own selfish self interest okay John.
I would venture to say that most Americans agree with me that gas prices are ridiculously high.
This seems to me to be unprecedented, that the price of gas has risen a nickel to a dime weekly with no end in sight.
That is what I mean, this daily rise in price is riduclous and unnecessarily high.
That's my opinion, and I certainly have a right to my opinion that serves my own self interest, don't I John.
Are we clear now?
__________________________It is the economy, stupid.
I'm not arguing that gas prices
are not "ridiculously high", I'm asking you to explain what you mean by "unnecessarily high".
But I can see that your brain in running a million miles per hour trying to "defend your right to have an opinion" rather than engage the question...
If you have a position
on what unnecessarily high means, go ahead and state it.
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switcharoo??
...
I will take that to mean you have no position
It is the economy, stupid.
My God.... :)
total paralysis. Funny how a simple and innocent question gets twisted and yanked into this last comment you made.
Never mind, my dear...never mind.
tsk, tsk.
tsk tsk is for cowards
Who deride others while refusing to state their own opinion/position/views.
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Deride? My Goodness.
you got a strange view on reality.
All you had to do was say you didn't want to discuss my simple little question instead of being all defensive and argumentative.
You are such a scold
My answer was self interest.
Your answer is apparently all about me. That is what is strange.
__________________________It is the economy, stupid.
Let's review:
you said:
-I'm a coward
-I'm a "scold"
-that I deride others
-that I have no position
all wrapped in argumentative and defensive snark and diversions.
and what did I say?
I simply asked what you meant by "unnecessarily high" and asked why you were being so defensive about it when didn't want to engage the question?
hmmm.
You are so very right.
I am an asshole.
It's got nothing to do with you at all.
Thanks for clarifying your position on how you feel about ridiculously high gas prices. It was illuminating.
__________________________It is the economy, stupid.
wow....
sorry to have disturbed you....
Edwards for Obama
I still think endorsements don't mean much, but here
is a "major endorsement" to change the West Virginia Massacre news cycle.
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He played it safe
Edwards waited until 2:00 in the 4th and Clinton was down by 3 scores to bet on the winner.
WTG John.
__________________________I'm listening to...
I'm still certain that what motivates me
Is more rewarding than any piece of paper could be -- Dennis Lyxzén
It's a call for unity
within the party.
Especially since it looks like O is the nominee, and Clinton has been saying things like, white people, hard working white people, that has an undertone of stirring racial tensions for political gain. Sorry Clinton supporters but that is just so wrong and politically cynical.
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I'm probably going to get booted from TalkLeft.
I was reading the comments on the (2nd) Edwards endorses Obama thread and I was getting really pissed.
I mean, there you have a whole bunch of (supposubly) progressive folk over there and they were slamming men right and left.
Now I'm not saying that the gender of the people running doesn't come into play with the way some folk will vote. But when liberals start getting irate and being bigoted...that pisses me off. There is no excuse for that.
So I told them so. Glad it isn't one of my favs.
Good for you, Kindness.
This:
is absolutely spot-on, kindness. I agree wholeheartedly with that. TalkLeft doesn't sound like such a great forum anyway, and, if you're out of the graces with such people, you're probably well rid of them.
I had liked some of how Jerilynn & BTD laid out their points.
They're both lawyers and they have good presentation skills. But this election has got some people spun so bad. It isn't them so much as the community that has formed.
I know there are Obama folks (and probably McCain people..somewhere) who are die hard & energized by their candidate. But in a site that presents itself as progressive when I see the true believer & worse, the creating of a lower caste of people who don't agree with your political considerations....they are being babies. Children.
That's not what I think liberals in particular should act like. Conservatives too for that matter, but being a liberal, I'm more effected by other liberals.
What do you think of the competing GI education bills?
Webb's bill
would:
" Increased educational benefits would be available to all members of the military who have served on active duty since September 11, 2001, including activated reservists and National Guard. To qualify, veterans must have served at least three to thirty-six months of qualified active duty, beginning on or after September 11, 2001. [...]
Benefits provided under the bill would allow veterans pursuing an approved program of education to receive payments covering the established charges of their program, up to the cost of the most expensive instate public school, plus a monthly stipend equivalent to housing costs in their area. The bill would allow additional payments for tutorial assistance, as well as licensure and certification tests."
McCain's bill says:
"Under McCain's plan, the GI Bill benefit for active duty soldiers who pay the $1,200 enrollment fee would jump from a max of $1,100 per month to $1,500 and to $2,000 for service members with 12 years of service."
(all shamelessly plagerized from this DKos article
on how the Republican leadership tried to attach McCain's bill to HR 980 
, a bill that would strengthen collective bargaining by fireman, first responders & police. Yea, I think the way they tried to pull that one was tacky, especially considering the people the bill helped, but really, I'm more interested in hearing what others think about the competing bills.
I think on the surface McCains looks crappy and Webb's might be a hair generous. I'd like to see a lot of it included in what ever finally passes. GI's need and deserve the help. But I guess I wouldn't need everything.
talk left
I like Talk Left and I like Big Tent Dem .... that and Taylor Marsh is about the only place I can go to get away from the Obamamania .... I know I know , he has won , its over , she should get out ... bla bla bla ...... today Edwards has endorsed him , and also NARAL . I don't mind Edwards, I think he is just " backing the winner " kind of thing ... I think Elizabeth Edwards likes Hillary's health plan better. But NARAL , to endorse when Hillary has been a tireless advocate of womens reproductive rights , holding up the nomination of FDA chief until Plan B was available to women .... this is an INSULT in my opinion. They could have waited 3 weeks , they get no more of my money !
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I believe this
is also a call for unity to ensure a democratic victory.
If it makes you feel amy better Nancy Keegan has been none too popular for a while, with some of the hard core women's rights supporters.
She took a lot of heat
in 06 for endorsing Joe Lieberman who thought it was okay for some hospitals to deny the morning after pill to rape victims.
__________________________It is the economy, stupid.
My problems are with some of the commentators.
Supporting Hillary? No problem. Don't like Obama? No problem.
Blaming all males and Obama's lead on gender and male stupidity? Nope. That's gender bigotry at it's worst. And when it's put forth by supposed liberals....I'm sorry. I can't accept that as being OK.
Jerilynn has been deleting a lot of posts lately. More than one of mine & I was nice, not nearly as obnoxious as I have been here. When she doesn't also delete the bigoted comments in her supporters....I have to say, I find it really sad.
Taylor Marsh......well, let's just say I used to read her daily. Now....she's just a tad on the side of crazy if you ask me.
Both sites no longer care about discussion issues or engaging in dialogue. They seem to exist so that thier communities can pat themselves on the back as being better than anyone else.
In my opinion
there has been a concerted effort from the beginning of Hillary's campaign to play to this 'they are all sexist if they don't support me' ploy, intentionally gaming this sentiment to her advantage.
If Hillary had wanted to take the higher ground, she could have given her own speech on diversity within the democratic party and elevated women's issues.
You can't blink in Hillary's direction if you are a man without making her most rabid supporters angry. Too much playing the victim. For me that has been a real turn off, and in real life Hillary knows better. It does more harm than good for women as professionals to play the perpetual victim as a rallying cry to your base.
__________________________It is the economy, stupid.
rabid supporters ????
Sorry missl ,
__________________________but the prize for " rabid supporters" has to go to Obama supporters, they swarm and sting , they fume and spit, they bring out the racism, the ageism, the elitism ( accusations of ignorance , " low information voters" ) they allow NO WORDS OF CRITICISM about their guy , they have feelers all over every site on the internet .... just go the comment section on that misogyny story in the Wash Post .... vile comments,
" we don't hate all women ,,, just THAT woman " ,( followed by a sexist slur ) is the general tone ......how are we ever gonna kiss and make up with those people ???
sligowoman
As an outsider
This is why it's very, very dangerous to get emotionally invested in a candidate. I did that in 2004 (Nader) and regret doing so. You tend to see things in black and white and have a clouded judgment.
Supporters of a candidate always like to stretch the implications of polling results. Let's take Obama's lead among college-educated Democrats as an example.
Clinton supporters can spin that to mean that those know-it-all coastal elites, not the working-class core of the Democratic party, support Obama. Obama supporters spin the results to show that only dumb hillbillies support Clinton. Neither is the truth. All we know is that if you're college-educated, you're more likely to support Obama than Clinton. Any further implication or causal relationship has not been rigorously studied so none can be implied.
__________________________I'm listening to...
I'm still certain that what motivates me
Is more rewarding than any piece of paper could be -- Dennis Lyxzén
Comment of the day. +5
Absolutely.
You can find re: rabid supporters
whatever you are looking for on the internets.
There are slurs from both sides.
I think it is good to be passionate about your preferred candidate. We should be, because electing a President is a big deal. But it does make losing a heart breaker.
A lesson we could all use is winning gracefully.
In this hard fought campaign I hope you can remember that "The way the loser loses will determine whether the winner wins." So I especially appreciate Hillary defending Obama, the likely nominee, in recent days.
Being angry with some of Hillary's stated positions, such as obliterating Iran, the gas tax holiday, etc. is NOT a personal attack against women. This is the issue I have with Hillary supporters, who see every disagreement as a personal attack against women. Just because she is a woman does not mean that she is entitled to special treatment. Specifically I disagreed with Hillary's appeal to white, hard working white voters, which does not do justice to some of the racial progress that has been made over the last several decades. I don't see that as particularly liberating to women in general. You could argue that it was good politics, but I don't see it as progress.
Hillary will carry on and be an asset to the democratic party, and I hope she can bring you along with her.
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Globalization and Bugs
Crazy Ants Come to America
Yuk!
It sounds like science fiction but it's not.
Houston is being invaded by flea size ants who like electronics. They are crazy ants the size of fleas, that are swarming through five Houston counties like a sea of lava. They eat ladybugs, suck on fragile plants, and *gasp* like electronics and have caused problems with sewage pumps, computers and have been spotted near Nasa's Johnson Space Center.
They are said to have arrived on a cargo ship.
__________________________It is the economy, stupid.
Can one really trust a site
Can one really trust a site that has links to this
.
And stories about lots of mommies are getting action on the side.
__________________________In our society, people are rewarded for pretending to be certain about things they're clearly not certain about. -- Sam Harris,
You can trust no one
anymore.
The only person you can trust is Stephen Colbert.
__________________________It is the economy, stupid.
An semantic argument
If you're not getting any "on the plate" can you still say what you do get is "on the side?"
For example, if I get a medium order of french fries and nothing else, can I say that I'm having them "on the side?"
__________________________I'm listening to...
I'm still certain that what motivates me
Is more rewarding than any piece of paper could be -- Dennis Lyxzén