Update from Catnip Manor with our heartfelt thanks
This is Dusty — a 13 year old cat who is my sister’s longtime companion. Dusty was with Ann when we were caring for our Dad in hospice. She was with her as we mourned his passing. Dusty was with Ann...
View ArticleBreaking: U.S. Airstrike Likely just Took Out the Leader of the Taliban
MSNBC just reported this as breaking news out of Afghanistan. A drone strike targeting Mullah Akhtar Mansour was carried out. Jim Miklaszewski was saying this would be considered a major success for...
View ArticleHillary Hangout 05.21.16 - 'I would like to continue working to improve lives...
Title quote by Hillary Clinton during a gathering with Bahraini students on February 03, 2010.Before we get to the linkage… a change is a’coming! From now on (at least through the rest of the primary),...
View ArticleHow NOT to woo Sanders supporters to support the party
Reality check — many of Sanders supporters are independents. That being kept in mind, here's a list of reality checks:1. Calling us names. This one should be a no brainer. But from what I have read ,...
View ArticleShaun King: As Solid a Moral Compass as the Democratic Party Has. And He is...
Prominent Black Lives Matter activist, journalist and former Dailykos front-pager Shaun King has announced he is leaving the Democratic party after the general elections. He does so in one of the most...
View ArticleUPDATE: Welp. It's official: I'm on the ballot!
TO CLARIFY: The image above is the PRIMARY ballot, NOT the GENERAL.As many here know, I’m running for Oakland County Commissioner here in Mitt Romney’s old stomping grounds (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan,...
View ArticleSo, You're Angry And Want To Quit The Party. Truth: Revolutionaries Aren't...
Recently, we’ve had more than one diary based on the idea that people have “had it” that the Democratic Party has left them, and so they will leave the party. I’ve heard it from more than a few Sanders...
View ArticleHillary's problem with Independents
Way back in January the Washington Post noticed that Hillary Clinton had difficulty getting the votes of anyone that didn't self-identify as a Democrat. Hillary had a -31 rating with Independents...
View ArticleHow to woo Sanders supporters? Just keep doing what you're doing.
That’s right. Clinton supporters keep talking about the issues. Keep talking about Democratic values. Yes, things can get heated. Try to stay civil, but there’s always going to be emotions boiling over...
View ArticleHere I am, a-wooing
Sanders supporters: please work for a harmonious party conference in Philadelphia and please work to support the nominee of the Democratic Party come November.Anything else is giving aid and comfort to...
View ArticleElection model predicts Clinton over Trump
is the title of this piece in The Hill which looks at the model from Moody Analytics. I came across it as a result of a tweet: x Moody’s Analytics latest fearless forecast predicts Hillary will crush...
View ArticleBNR - 'Sanders Speaks On Inequality & Immigration In San Diego' & 'Bernie...
Sanders Visits The U.S. - Mexico BorderU.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders today toured Friendship Park, a meeting place for separated families between San Diego and Tijuana.“All of this tells us why we need...
View ArticleAn Outsider State Senate Candidate Has Bernie Campaign Staff Talking. Here's...
Standing in front of the fourth district congressional delegate selection committee, Lee Kinch, state party chair, urged Bernie supporters present to consider running for office. He listed off the...
View ArticleKitchen Table Kibitzing May 22, 2016
Musing on communitiesResearch has shown that 150 people is the optimal maximum number for much human interaction. Early tribes appeared to have split off from one another when the original tribe...
View ArticleBernie lost the primaries because he failed to see the importance of social...
My diary is partly a reaction to this diary: www.dailykos.com/…claiming social conservatives (you know: older women) support Clinton and that therefore Sanders is losing the primaries. For the other...
View ArticleHillary speech at Trayvon Martin event, slams Trump on gun control, raises...
.At yesterday’s Trayvon Martin foundation event Hillary spoke out strongly against Trump’s gun control comments, and she raised 300k for the foundation to boot.. x YouTube Video.Hillary Clinton blasts...
View ArticleFL-23: Bernie Sanders Helps Tim Canova (D) Unseat Debbie Wasserman Schultz...
Received this e-mail today from presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (D. VT), in support of DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s (D. FL) progressive primary challenger, Tim Canova...
View ArticleBernie Can't Answer Jake Tapper! Should the Candidate with Most Pledged...
Thanks Jake Tapper for your interview with Bernie Sanders today. After pushing and pushing Bernie Sanders can’t ask one simple question. Should the Candidate with the most Pledged Delegates be the...
View ArticleHillary Clinton: Too Much of a Clinton Democrat?
Kos on Clinton in 2006, in the Washington Post: Hillary Clinton: Too Much of a Clinton Democrat?By Markos MoulitsasSunday, May 7, 2006 SNIPHillary Clinton leads her Democratic rivals in the polls and...
View ArticleHillary Meets the Press: Supporting Sanders, Skewering Trump, and "Stronger...
Hillary Clinton appeared on Meet the Press today, and in a wide-ranging interview with Chuck Todd, she supported Sanders staying in the race, while also making clear that her eyes are on Trump and the...
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