Why black voters vote the way they do? (and advice on how to win them)
I’ve been a member of Daily Kos for many years, and over the years I’ve generally stayed away from meta wars. That is I avoid them, until I think the fights are reaching a point where they’re damaging...
View ArticleShame on you for using Berta Cáceres legacy for your own cheap talking points
I’m going to be quick here: I’m fucking repulsed. The news of environmentalist and indigenous leader Berta Cáceres’ assassination at the hands of thugs in Honduras was only just out when Sanders...
View Article[Insert Curse Word Here]
I clicked through on a diary to read about the devastating news of Berta Cáceres being assassinated in Honduras only to see that the comment thread is consumed with bile about how President Obama and...
View ArticleRepublican defense attorney's Twitter rant goes viral and rightly so
T. Greg Doucette is running for state Senate in North Carolina. He is a criminal defense attorney who is also a Republican (record scratch). But the Twitter rant he went on last week crosses all...
View ArticleClinton's policy pages shifting post Super Tuesday. Which affordable college...
A couple of weeks ago, in response to a diary dissecting (and declaring dead) Bernie Sanders’ plan for free college tuition via a piece of legislation he wrote (as opposed to the plan as outlined at...
View ArticleI owe the entire Dkos community an apology
Lately I’ve been a real dick to many posters here. Venomous, juvenile, and just plain old mean.I wasn’t helping, not one bit. If anything I gave my ‘team’ a bad name. I don’t want to do that. Not...
View Article50+ Mississippi Mayors, Florida Sun-Sentinel & Tampa City Council Endorses...
Another day of great endorsements for Hillary. For even more great Hillary news and insight, please follow and check out the daily HNV by Lysis. More than fifty Mississippi mayors have endorsed Hillary...
View ArticleIf you're thinking of voting for Trump because you can't stand Clinton you...
I’m a Bernie Sanders supporter. I have admired him for a long time and have contributed money to most of his campaigns for public office since his initial run for Congress in 1990. In December 2014, I...
View ArticleThe real truth is accidentally revealed about the appreciation of Bernie...
Comment from TomP’s excellent diary: www.dailykos.com/...From a Daily Kos “front-pager” whom, I assume, speaks from the standpoint of the site. (Bolding mine)brooklynbadboyMar 04 · 02:40:35 PMWell,...
View ArticlePersonal diary: finally some good news
Just a short diary for those following my soap opera of woe of recent times 😩 It finally came up with some decent news.i thought I had a reformation of the small bowel obstruction but it isn't..also...
View ArticleMarch 15, and Daily Kos transition to General Election footing
As of today, Hillary Clinton has 596 delegates to Bernie Sanders’ 407 (not including Super Delegates, because fuck them they don’t count). That is a 59.4 to 40.5 percent split. Over the next two weeks,...
View ArticleWhere You'll Find Me
Well. That was interesting.The other day I shared a beautiful line from Thoreau. It bears repeating:As a snow-drift is formed where there is a lull in the wind, so, one would say, where there is a lull...
View ArticleI will Continue to Write Pro-Bernie Posts that Criticize Hillary on Issues...
If that is enough to get me banned by Kos, so be it.This place has changed. Kos always had free speech. He never did this with Clinton v. Obama. Not this early.This is not democracy.If supporting...
View ArticleThe Law of Unintended Consequences
A few observations on kos’ latest gem…Way back when this presidential primary campaign started, I noted that it would be interesting to watch how it would all play out here at Daily Kos. This was the...
View ArticleKossacks_for_Sanders Will Not Be Silenced on March 15th
Quick! Hello, I am the new moderator of Kossacks_for_Sanders on Reddit (no cringing; it is as good as its moderation and can handle traffic and dialogue) and I want you to come be with us:...
View ArticleLast Day Lurking, Goodbye Kos
I’ve been a lurker here for VERY long time. In fact, I just realized 13 years since I ran across this site while trying to find articles about Howard Dean’s primary battle that weren’t from a skewed,...
View ArticleFor Tricia Wyse And Pootie/Woozle People Everywhere: I Present Jack The Traveler
Amid this outpouring of two- and four-legged love I have to share this.Jack is a great traveler.He grew up at my in-laws’ house, until he was about 8. Romping around the neighborhood, striking fear...
View ArticleEvensong - goodnight Pootie Queen
I hate this diary. I hate it. I hate every fucking thing about it.I hate this diary because it’s a song for my friend. A song I have to write because she has died. I have to write it because those...
View ArticleThe Queen is gone.
Tricia Wyse, the Pootie Queen of Daily Kos, crossed the Rainbow Bridge this morning at 7:30 EST. Even a heart as large as hers could not stand up to the physical stresses her body was under.It’s hard...
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