This Race In A Nutshell, By My Mom
Son, you've probably already seen this, but I just read it again and found it well worth two minutes.I'm a little confused. Let me see if I have this straight.....If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by...
View ArticleUPDATED - Fox News to All Minorities: You're to blame for the Financial Crisis
Yep, I couldn't believe it until I actually read the transcript and saw the video. Neil Cavuto of Fox News blamed all minorities and "other" risky groups for the financial meltdown in the housing...
View ArticleProgressives, Stand FIRM: Remember the Patriot Act and Warrant-less Wire Tapping
I wrote this letter to Paul LaMonica in response to his article at CNNMoney.com titled This isn't just a Wall Street Bailout.I have grown steadily weary of the calls to suck it up and just let the...
View ArticleUPDATED w/ VIDEO: Town Hall Questioner To McCain: I DID KNOW about Fannie and...
The young man who asked the question in the Town Hall debate on Tuesday, Oliver Clark, posted on his Facebook page regarding the Fannie/Freddie comment from John McCain.It was a classy smackdown for...
View ArticleUPDATED W/Video: William Kristol Got Sarah Palin Selected As VP
Yes folks, courtesy of Glenn Greenwald's interview with Scott Horton on various topics comes this bombshell. The one person pushing for the selection of Sarah Palin throughout the summer was William...
View ArticleWashington Times Inteview - McCain Eviscerates Himself, Bush & The Republican...
Published this morning in the Washington Times is an article, "McCain lambastes Bush years", in which John McCain opened up like never before on the failings of his party and George W. Bush.It...
View ArticleURGENT!! - Obama's Raised Only $36 Million In October So Far!!!!
This is going to be a short diary, unlike the mammoth one I wrote yesterday obliterating a Washington Times interview with John McCain.In short, the Obama campaign has raised only $36 million in the...
View Article240,000 Jobs Lost in October
Let this be the end of trickle down economic theory as we know it. Not only did the economy lose 240,000 jobs in October, the September jobs figure of 160,000 jobs lost was revised downward to 280,000...
View ArticleDaily Kos Hypocrisy: Prop 8, Blacks, and Party Identity Politics
I am both black and gay, and over the past few days I've seen and participated in the very heated discussion regarding Gays, Blacks, homophobia, and Prop 8.On one side you have those who have resorted...
View ArticleTake The American Civics Test, Pass It Along, And REC!
Taken from http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/... , the following test was administered to 2,508 people across the nation. The results?More than 2,500 randomly selected Americans took ISI’s basic 33...
View ArticleRaise The Gasoline Tax, Immediately/Pronto/Now!
Today the average price of Gasoline in the United States has dropped to $1.929 per gallon, per the AAA's assessment of national prices. Of that, roughly $0.48 come from state and federal gasoline...
View ArticleGasoline Prices Are Rising Again? Time to Raise My Taxes (Yes, You read that...
Nearly 3 months ago when I wrote the original Raise the Gasoline Tax diary, the average price of gasoline stood at $1.929.After bottoming out at 1.616 per gallon in December however, gasoline prices...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court Denies Right to Post-Conviction DNA Evidence
In what can only be described as judicial horror, the Supreme Court today, in a 5-4 decision, has stripped prisoners of the right to have post-conviction DNA evidence submitted to clear their...
View ArticleThe Democratic Majority is more important than the Public Option
The subject line is a direct quote by Steve McMahon today on "The Ed Show" with Ed Schultz.When video is made available I will post it. Until then, please see the transcript I've put together from the...
View ArticleObama Lifts The HIV Travel Ban - Much More To Do
Those of you who know me know that I have been very critical of President Obama in several diaries and comments ranging from civil liberties, torture and torture prosecutions, healthcare, and LGBT...
View ArticleUPDATEDx3 - Help! NYS Senate Gay Marriage Vote Tomorrow!
The NY State Assembly (our version of a House of Representatives) passed the Gay Marriage bill on May 12th, 2009 by a margin of 89-52 and had the backing of five...
View ArticleUPDATEDx4 - Help! NYS Senate Gay Marriage Vote Today!
This is repost of yesterday's diary, but we're in the home stretch and need as many people as possible to help make calls.------------------------The NY State Assembly (our version of a House of...
View ArticleUPDATEDx4 - Serving Notice To All Elected Democrats
I wrote the following letter to the DLCC, DSCC, DCCC, and amended it slightly and sent it to Senators Schumer and Gillibrand.My support for democrats hung by a thread throughout this year for various...
View ArticleREPOST: Gasoline Prices Are Rising Again? Time to Raise My Taxes (Yes, You...
This diary was originally posted February 16, 2009, more than a year ago. Given the BP Oil Disaster and the suspension of off shore drilling, I felt it appropriate to repost this diary.There is so much...
View ArticleWhat Do We Want Social Security To Be?
This may seem like an odd question to ask, but before we can truly work to solve the issues surrounding this nearly 80 year old program, issues that have no doubt been caused by bad policy decisions...
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