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More hypocrisy from GW

In a statement released by the White House, Bush said "in remembering Dr King's vision and life of service, we renew our commitment to guaranteeing the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the...

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Man, this is just ANNOYING

Okay, everyone can agree that the flaming on this site has devolved pretty horrendously. And I for one will try to keep that to a minimum going forward because we are ALL lucky to have two guys like...

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WAAAAAA!!!

All of us Dean supporters need to quit snivelling and talking as though Dean just died or something. To be such utter defeatists is sad and, more to the point, exactly how Bush won to begin with. To...

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A one step plan for a Dem win

I think we can all agree that the candidates, regardless of who they are, are only going to spend valuable time and resources addressing the issues that they think will make them more popular and win...

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*** we MUST pursue this ***

Per Kos' post regarding the Senate Judiciary scandal, I checked around and no one seems to be covering it (surprise surprise). Well I guess the new way in America is you have to bitch and bitch until...

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Leaders Lead, Followers Follow -- Dean vs. Kerry

Several of the washington nominees have been 'raising the volume' on questioning the experience and wisdom of Howard Dean lately. Increasingly, diaries here have been questioning Kerry and his...

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Kerry in serious hot water

Kerry's won twice now, but can he withstand the intense media scrutiny sure to come, lack of funds, and a minimal support network going forward? I could not disagree more with Kos' asessment that Dean...

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Lieber-spin

Lieberman is actually trying to spin his fifth place showing as a 'three way statistical tie' It's like Lieberman standing on a stage, a janitor sweeping. The lights go out. But Lieberman is still...

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Kerry's record: The Real Deal

Senator Kerry talks an awful lot about using his office to fight the special interests, so I figured I'd check it out. The following is a list of legislation that Kerry has sponsored (authored) and...

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We rock

Seeing all the passionate and sometimes heated debate, despair and hope that has emerged on this site in the past few months makes me realize one thing. No matter which candidate wins, the most...

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Clark's ties to terrorism?

MSNBC is turning the screw (emphasis on screw) on Clark right before the debate, saying that he praised and supports a group called the Muslim American Society. This group supposedly has issued calls...

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The Special Interest Candidate

It is utterly ironic that Kerry, who has by and large co-opted Howard Dean's populist message and anti-special interest stance is shaping up to be not just A major player in cash and carry politics,...

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Damned Commie Draft Dodgers

Here's our current administration's record on military service:

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Dean is on fire today! +Poll

Dean fan or no, you must marvel at what is going on over at the Dean Blog. We have been breaking fundraising records by raising $50,000 an hour all day, with no end in sight.

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Dean's political power increased ten fold today

As a fervent, loyal and active Dean supporter, I am actually excited by the turn of events in the Dean campaign. First of all, we need to recognize that 18 straight losses spell it out in plain...

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Scientists Accuse White House of Distorting Facts

Scientists Accuse White House of Distorting Facts By JAMES GLANZ New York Times, February 18, 2004 The Bush administration has deliberately and systematically distorted scientific fact in the service...

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ATTENTION! Another VERY important House win

Moveon.org is trying to rally support for Lloyd Doggett, a progressive Congressman from Texas. We all know what has happened with redistricting in Texas (they are laughing all the way to the bank, let...

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Joe Conason / Sean Hannity common bond?

So I get the following email from Amazon.com: "We've noticed that customers who have purchased Big Lies: The Right-Wing Propaganda Machine and How It Distorts the Truth, also enjoy books by Sean...

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Voting for Nader

It's been interesting watching (and participating in) the Nader debate here, and I see some glaring holes in the argument that we must vote Dem this time around or face certain peril. First of all, it...

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Sheeple Unite!

You may or may not have heard, but Urban Outfitters is now peddling a shirt with the slogan "voting is for old people" in funky disco letters. Sure, they claim (pathetically) that it is some...

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I agree with Kos on mercs

Obviously you run the risk of stirring up a shit storm any time you write something that doesn't tow the line of "America is great, we can do no wrong, we support any pro-American cause no matter how...

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Air America talking about Kos and Mercs right now

The Majority Report is talking about Kos' comments regarding the deaths of mercenaries, and are fully defending his points, talking about Kos' military service etc.. The guy is basically saying there...

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Bush Terrorism - Are Dems Being Duped? (w/poll)

Now that Condi has testified and the Democrats have been steadily pounding the Bush admin for not having done enough, one question that comes to my mind is the simplest and most obvious: are we playing...

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Anyone else sick of Randi Rhodes yet? (w/poll)

God damn, if I have to hear that woman yell in my ear one more time I'm going to swear off Air America for good. She started out good enough, but lately has taken to yelling to the top of her shrill...

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Want to make FH911 a lasting success?

While lavishing praise on theaters who have committed early and courageously to the showing of FH911 (and yes, they deserve said praise) is a good thing, there is something we all can do that will make...

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Ex-Nader voter - Naderites PLEASE read

I've always been of the mind that third party candidates are necessary for a healthy democracy, and that our current duopoly is spiraling out of control into a politics of blame games and driving up...

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Dean/Nader debate a BAD idea -- (with poll)

In keeping with an idea that has been floated here lately, I think that the Dean/Nader debate is actually a BAD idea in some ways. It has been mentioned that, by Dems suggesting Rumsfeld should be...

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Sinclair: A lesson from Moore and Franken

This Sinclair thing is pretty upsetting, and obviously a primary aim here at Dkos is putting the media in their place. But let's learn a lesson from Moore and Al Franken. They both have enjoyed...

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Bush's version of America closer than our own?

After watching some C-span coverage of the House of Commons, I have come to the conclusion that Bush's view of America is much more accurate than the view we seem to hold. Bush is constantly blasted...

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Andrew Sullivan Endorses Kerry for President

Andrew Sullivan comes out for Kerry: "If you are going to do what the Bush administration did in putting all your chips on one big gamble; if you are going to send your secretary of state to the United...

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comic relief

--Apologies for the short diary entry -- I've been so wrapped up in the election that I have totally forgotten my sense of humor, and the last week stretch is gonna be tough. As for getting more humor...

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Bin Laden Oct. Surprise - captured?

My take on the whole Bin Laden video is, like most of you, one of suspicion. I would like to think that he merely wanted to weigh in on the election and, more importantly, slam Bush's rhetoric...

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A liberal-turned-bush-voter on newsmax - check this out

Newsmax.com, that bastion of unbiased reporting, is quite a sight today. Their home page is smattered with articles proclaiming Bush the leader in all polls and most states, the obligatory "Democrat...

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We turned Oklahomans

I have extended family in OK (actually my girlfriend's family - even more touchy!). We got a call yesterday informing us that several of them had just early voted straight democratic ticket, and the...

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The future of Dailykos

Hey everyone, I am taking a break between emailing all my extended family in the southwest and going to a phone bank session, and wanted to bring up something POSITIVE given all the nailbiting (I now...

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Tax exemption hypocrisy (with poll)

The religious right has been stumping for Bush in their sermons, through their church organizations and through their communications to their minions. I have heard stories of preachers telling their...

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the young voters

Man, I am so pissed right now I can barely see straight. Clearly, we put our faith in a demographic that consists of lazy, worthless retards that care more about the new grand theft auto than their...

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are we becoming an echo chamber??

Seriously, I know I've posted a lot of emotional, irrational comments tonight, but part of that is because I emailed my co-workers, friends and family likely results from this site projecting a 311...

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WHERE is our leadership in all this?!?!?

Okay, I am really starting to get fumed. The DNC website is closed for business, with Kerry's concession up and that's it. They either don't want any feedback of any kind or they are hiding like...

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my sad switch to independent voter

With slime like Joe Lieberman and Zell Miller glad-handing Hannity and boosting the GOP candidate, you'd think the DNC would realize they have a near revolt on their hands not from the "centrist" dems...

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Follow the money - the Gannon trail leads to Carlyle?

Okay this is a bit loose and dirty, but a lot of big fat maybe's have turned into full blown gold lately, so I think this might be worth following up on: The #3 exec listed on GOPUSA's board of...

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Why PropaGannon won't matter

After giving it a few days and observing the response we've received over the Gannon affair, I think it's time we moved on to bigger and better things. We simply aren't going to get the reception from...

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On winning the battle and losing the war

Ahh, "big-picture" politics. The situation looks all too familiar - every time the Republican party wants to push something through (or win elections) their formula is pretty simple: stupid rules......

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Is bankruptcy bill really so bad?

This diary is only intended to prompt some honest debate, so don't flame me just for presenting an opposing view to this bill. I have been very pissed off about the bankruptcy bill for a few days now,...

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Religion vs. the left

Since there's been so much talk here lately on the issue of religion and our approach to this touchy issue, I figured I should weigh in. Having grown up in Texas with a minister grandfather, I've had...

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Dems sell out AGAIN - How much more can we take??

So here we have it. Once again the dems have failed us so miserably. Giving the repugs their vote on the absolute worst of the judicial nominees, including Owen and Brown. To top it off, I am watching...

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Maybe Rove is telling the truth...

If there's one thing Karl Rove isn't, it's stupid. Hate him all you want, but the guy knows what he's doing. I am inclined to believe that he had nothing to do (at least directly) with the outing...

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Hang it around their necks

It truly seems as if the republican party is sinking under the weight of their own hubris, and the excellent RIP GOP diary does a great job of explaining this. However, there are a few key elements we...

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Where Hillary and her "supporters" went wrong

Needless to say it's difficult to single out any one incident or action that cost Hillary Clinton the nomination, but there are several things that I feel are important to note. It's clear that many of...

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538, realclear, pollster? Which do you trust?

Sorry for the short diary, but I frequently check in on the various poll tracking sites, and I'm not sure which, if any, has a better track record or trust within the community here. As of 09/06/2008,...

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