GOTV starts at home

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Monday November 06, 2006 · 6:56 PM PST

2006/11/06 · 18:56

With Election Day just hours away, lets take time to give some of our more apolitical friends and relatives a gentle nudge to the polls. Even if you can't volunteer your time for a campaign, this is something you can do to help.

To be honest with you, I could have helped more. As a concerned Californian I've given some money to the McNerney and Charlie Brown Campaigns but this year I have not walked any precincts with anybody. Last time around I was stuffing mailers, manning phone banks and going door to dooe against the Schwarzenegger propositions, this time has seen me do a whole lot of nothing. A new job has given me financial freedom but at the same time has sapped me of all my energy with cross-country business trips. Instead of having boundless energy to do good, I was trying to rebuild my social life.

Last Saturday I had two choices, I could have either: Read More

Religious Hypocrisy

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Saturday March 25, 2006 · 3:22 AM PST

2006/03/25 · 03:22

It's past three AM California time, I'm starting to get sleepy but I just need to get something off my chest. I read an article on the SF Chronicle website about a Christian Youth Rally at San Francisco's AT&T (Formerly SBC, Pacific Bell) Park. This diary isn't necessarily about that rally but it got me thinking about the religious right.

Again, I just need to get something off my chest.
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Governator makes ass of himself, again.

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Thursday April 28, 2005 · 10:39 PM PDT

2005/04/28 · 22:39

We are barely a week after Arnie's now infamous "close the borders" comment and this guy just can't refuse to keep his mouth shut.

Governor endorses Minutemen... -SF Chronicle 5/29/05

Yes, you read that correctly. The Governor of California supports the "Minutemen" a group so off kilter that even Bush won't support.

Although President Bush has criticized the group as vigilantes, Schwarzenegger said, "They've done a terrific job. And they have cut down the crossing of illegal immigrants by a huge percentage.''
Schwarzenegger, appearing on the conservative Los Angeles KFI radio's "John and Ken'' talk show, was asked his views of the Minutemen, who are using armed volunteers along the border in Arizona. The governor endorsed the effort, saying, "It just shows that it works.''
"Our federal government is not doing their job," Schwarzenegger said. "It's a shame that the private citizen has to go in there and start patrolling our borders."

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Friday April 01, 2005 · 4:52 PM PST

2005/04/01 · 16:52

This so reminiscent of their 2000 electorial coverage that it would be funny, if the Pope wan't involved.

Courtesy of the AP via the San Francisco Chronicle.

Fox News Channel erroneously reported the death of Pope John Paul II on Friday afternoon, backpedaled several minutes later, then apologized to viewers for the mistake.
Television networks were marshaling resources and dealing with conflicting reports as the pope's illness took a turn for the worse Friday, maintaining an electronic vigil like the Roman Catholic faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square.
Viewers could be forgiven for confusion as the cable news networks flashed reports at them. At 12:30 p.m. EST, MSNBC posted the words "Pope lost consciousness" on its screen. At the same moment, CNN was reporting: "Pope visibly joining in prayers of those around him."
But at 1:23 p.m., Fox News Channel anchor Shepard Smith reported that the pope had died. At least initially, he did not cite sources.
By 1:30 p.m., Fox reporter Greg Palkot in Rome was sending signals of caution, saying the report had not been confirmed and the network was checking into it.

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Sunday March 27, 2005 · 2:28 AM PST

2005/03/27 · 02:28

The one photo from the Fucking Religious Freaks diary really got me going.

Is it really faith? Or is it just posing for the cameras?

Wasn't it Jesus who preached against preforming religious acts only to attract the attention of others?

Jesus' own words after the fold. Read More

Some humor for my fellow Kossacks

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Sunday March 27, 2005 · 1:12 AM PST

2005/03/27 · 01:12

A few days ago a severed human finger was found in a bowl of chili at a Wendy's in San Jose, CA.

Here's one local artist's take on the whole situation:

It ties in Schiavo and the FCC craziness all in one, it's pretty good.

On this Easter morn I am extremely tired of seeing my religion being hijacked by those who either seem to forget or mis-interpret Jesus' message.

Why all this hate? What ever happened to "God is love," "Jesus loves all the children of the world," "come as you are"?

Can't all those misguided fundamentalists of any religion stop this charade and actually practice their religions?

An opinion from the right and my rebuttal to it.

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Wednesday March 09, 2005 · 7:13 PM PST

2005/03/09 · 19:13

Cinnamon Stillwell strikes again!

The San Francisco Chronicle's favorite ex-liberal conservative writes yet another opinion piece.

OPINION: Revenge of the Neocons. 3/9/05

I'm glad the Chronicle is willing to such "red opinions" since it is most definitely in a "blue" market. I do enjoy civilized discourse with conservative neighbors.

I'm also emailing the link to the author.

My point by point rebuttal after the fold. Read More

White House Day Passes

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Monday March 07, 2005 · 11:10 PM PST

2005/03/07 · 23:10

It seems that a blogger from mediabistro.com received a day pass and attended the morning breifing today.

It took"five days and some 20-odd unreturned phone calls" to get that pass.

Was there a background check?

The AP even did a little report on it and the SF Chronicle did a little mention in another story about bloggers and "Shield Laws"

I wonder how easy (or not) it was for that guy to get that pass and I'd to know if political affiliation had anything to do with it. If this guy could get a day pass can Kossack do the same?

Are there any specific rules regarding re-issuing day passes to the same person. If so, how did GOPUSA/Talon News/Gannon/Guckert get around it?

Just a few questions and links, that's all.

"The Making Of A 9/11 Republican"-opinion from SF Chronicle

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Friday February 25, 2005 · 12:30 AM PST

2005/02/25 · 00:30

Here we go again.

There's a new opinion piece by yet another conservative opinion writer for the SF Chronicle, what make this story unique is that this person was once one of us...a liberal. She even said that the went from a Nader voter in '00 to a Bush voter in '04.

Talk about a radical conversion.

Then and again she's from Marin County, home of another person who made a pretty radical conversion; John Walker Lindh, the American Taliban.

I personally think she bought into the whole "United We Stand" thing after 9/11 and was slowly indoctrinated. She's a full on wingnut now.

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"Blogosphere Politics" by Michael Barone

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Friday February 18, 2005 · 12:56 AM PST

2005/02/18 · 00:56

Yeah, dKos was mentioned on the Daily Show in a funny segment. But did anybody read in this week's US News & World Report and there was an opinion piece by Michael Barone, we got a mention again and Kos by his full name. I'm just going to let his closing paragraph speak for him:

"So what hath the blogosphere wrought? The left blogosphere has moved the Democrats off to the left, and the right blogosphere has undermined the credibility of the Republicans' adversaries in Old Media. Both changes help Bush and the Republicans."

-"Blogosphere Politics" by Michael Barone, click here for article.

Well, here's another hit piece. What I've learned throughout the last few months is not to trust any one media outlet, always read multiple stores and cross-check things. I even lurk around the right side of the blogosphere just to see their take on things, which usually involves lots of gloating. Which raises a question; were we so full of ourselves back when we were the majority party? Read More

"Tough" Questions for Arnold from CA press

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Tuesday February 15, 2005 · 9:30 AM PST

2005/02/15 · 09:30

It seems that President Bush isn't the only one getting softball questions lobbed at them by a fawning media type.

Here's an example of some of the tough questions that the Governator has been asked recently:

KZLA:

Q: You've got the best suits I've ever seen. Are they custom-made or are they off the rack?

A: You know, with my body I cannot get things off the rack ... .

Q: May I say, from one man to another, beautiful? They drape unbelievably.

-Courtesy of the San Francisco Chronicle, here's a link to the article.

This is coming from the real media. Not paid off propagandists like Gannon/Guckert and GOPUSA.

Wake up CA media, Arnold's is not the dream governor, if he was many of our problem's would have been fixed by now. Instead it's pretty much the same old shit, different day. The defecit still exists, we're still borrowing to balance our budget... He's been in office for well over a year, the Honeymoon is over.

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GOTV starts at home

Religious Hypocrisy

Governator makes ass of himself, again.

Hey, Fox News, try fact checking!

The Bible on the Schiavo Craziness

Some humor for my fellow Kossacks

An opinion from the right and my rebuttal to it.

White House Day Passes

"The Making Of A 9/11 Republican"-opinion from SF Chronicle

"Blogosphere Politics" by Michael Barone

"Tough" Questions for Arnold from CA press