I'm for Bernie. And some Bernie fans piss me off, too.
I’m a Bernie supporter. I canvassed for him. I phone-banked for him. I have contributed $2,100 to his campaign so far, and plan to keep giving until either I hit the maximum or he is no longer in the...
View ArticleWhy is a long-time Republican going to vote Democratic?
Why would a man like myself, who has voted the straight Republican ticket since 1972, choose to vote Democratic now? Good question. Let’s go back a few years. . .Once there was a man named Franklin...
View ArticleMemorial For Tricia, The Pootie Queen: 19 March 2016
We’re gathering this morning at the same time as Tricia’s Memorial Service in Raleigh. Her favourite flowers were orange ones, which is so appropriate for her time here at Daily Kos! Some of us have...
View ArticleA Look at the Patterns of the Democratic Primary and Why They Support a...
Sanders fans venturing in from Facebook or elsewhere: be careful. I probably shouldn’t have posted this article on *this* website. It has basically become a Hillary Clinton propaganda pushing machine...
View ArticleBNR - 'Sanders Speaks To 14,000+ In Salt Lake City' & 'Bernie Rallies In...
Sanders Has Massive Support In Salt Lake CityA massive crowd of more than 14,000 Bernie Sanders supporters came out on Friday to Brigham Young State Park overlooking the snow-capped Rocky Mountains to...
View ArticleSunday Talk: Sex and Violence
This week, after racking up victories in numerous Super Tuesday II states, both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trumpedgedcloser to securing their respective party'spresidentialnominations.Clinton opted to...
View ArticleSanders “is tapping into something that is very deep and very profound inside...
UPDATE: I find it both humorous (in a black comedic sense) and sad that someone flagged my tip jar. This post does not violate any of the site’s rules, nor does it violate either the spirit or intent...
View ArticlePoor baby—Rush Limbaugh's got his panties in twist over 'The Brainwashing Of...
When conservative shock-jock Rush Limbaugh attacks someone, he’s actually complimenting them. He’s telling the world this is a person worth knowing. This is a person who is possesses what Rush Limbaugh...
View ArticleAn Anniversary: 100,000s Dead, $7 Trillion Wasted, ISIS Spawned. The Status...
It is perhaps a testament to the fecklessness of the media that it has basically given a free ride to the status quo candidate on her vote for the Iraq War. The Iraq War? That was so yesterday. Well,...
View ArticleThe Only Presidential Candidate Making Indian Country a Priority: Native...
“Another great step for U.S. Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in honoring and recognizing Native Americans.” - Deborah Parker, TulalipLast time we talked politics, it was to say that NEITHER...
View ArticleThe Sorry State of The Daily Kos Front Page - A Statistical Analysis
Whether you’re a Hillary supporter or a Bernie supporter, I think there is one thing that all long time Kossacks can agree on:WE THINK THE WALL-TO-WALL TRUMP COVERAGE THAT HAS SWAMPED THE FRONT PAGE...
View ArticleThe reason why Hillary stayed in so long in 2008
I was not one of the people complaining that Hillary stayed in the 2008 campaign until the bitter end and calling for her to drop out before the primaries were over.Part of me admired the form follows...
View ArticleShort report from the Bernie rally in Seattle!
This is going to be a super short diary. I’m at the Bernie rally in Seattle's Key Arena, where the energy is amazing! The arena, with a capacity of 17,000 is full, and there's an overflow crowd outside...
View Article$47,000+ for emergency transport to a hospital. Is this health care?
The timidity of Americans to vote for and force real change in our health care system will continue making us a willing participant in our pilfer. The story that could potentially affect every American...
View ArticleI'm sorry, Bernie.
I couldn’t get to the rally in Phoenix today, and I feel really bad. I wanted to be one of those 8,255 people cheering you on — letting you know that there are still so many of us pushing for you....
View ArticleFinding hope in a dreadful future
Economic, social and environmental justice-AND-a world of peace. This is what we’re fighting for.I'm against war for the cruelty, inhumanity, moral corruption and injustice of it. But those aren't my...
View ArticleThe Reason Why We Berniecrats, Berniacs, and Berners Need to Go All 50 States...
A lot is being said and written about how the primary is over (or should be over) and that we have a nominee. There are some folks that keep reminding us that the math is daunting or impossible, and...
View ArticleMassive Crowds in Washington for Bernie: 8,100 in Vancouver, 20,000 in...
Dark horse presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) came back to Washington for a whirlwind of campaigning, at three rallies in Vancouver, Seattle, and Spokane.The people were there to meet...
View ArticleLearning to Identify The Republican.
As a public service, because some here seem to be a tad confused…THIS is a republican: Douchbagus Republicanus ...if elected he’ll be allowed to nominate a judge to the Court of The Supremes and that...
View ArticleNot that anyone is paying particular attention...
...what with all the primary sturm und drang and utterly senseless meta, but The President of the United States just set foot on Cuban soil. Call me a fool, but I think maybe this is kinda important.
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