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Jul 09 2009
On A Unified Progressive Agenda
So a while back budhy posted an essay that kind of asked us how we stood on the major progressive issues of today.
Are you-
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Can’t say as I have a disagreement with any of you even if you think I’m not inclusive enough or have mislabeled you.
But if you claim to be a partisan, status quo Progressive…
Well, you’re really not very progressive at all.
One Friedman unit into this Administration it is clear that ‘change’ is not much on the agenda, although hope, delusion, and denial are being dangled like so many jingly keys.
In the Corrida a wise bull focuses on the matador and not the cape.
I’m not distracted by bright and shiny objects and you shouldn’t be either. It is entirely about accountability and whether our Representatives represent the voter or Beltway Special Interests.
Nor am I much in favor of letting apologists, excuse makers, and denialists becoming comfortable in their addiction to partisan power.
If you are not outraged you are not paying attention.
Jul 07 2009
Not good news.
Some words are just too hard to say.
by ImpeachKingBushII
Tue Jul 07, 2009 at 01:24:09 PM PDT
Jul 05 2009
Weekend News Digest
Weekend News Digest is an Open Thread
Now with World and U.S. News.
| From Yahoo News Top Stories |
1 Obama heads to Moscow for "reset" summit
By Matt Spetalnick, Reuters
Sun Jul 5, 4:09 am ET
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama heads to Moscow on Sunday promising a far-reaching effort to “reset” U.S.-Russia relations that hit a post-Cold War low under the Bush administration.
Obama is expected to clinch summit deals on the outlines of a new nuclear arms pact and improved cooperation in the Afghan war effort, but deep divisions will remain over U.S. missile defense, NATO expansion and the 2008 Russia-Georgia war. Traveling to Moscow for the first time since taking office, he hopes to keep building pragmatic ties with President Dmitry Medvedev but is likely to have a more strained introduction to Vladimir Putin, who still dominates Russian politics. |
Jul 04 2009
Weekend News Digest
Weekend News Digest is an Open Thread
| From Yahoo News Top Stories |
1 Iraq declines offer of U.S. help with reconciliation
By Andrew Quinn, Reuters
2 hrs 31 mins ago
| BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq on Saturday ruled out foreign involvement in its efforts to reconcile rival factions, just after visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged Iraqis to do more to bury grievances and stave off renewed conflict.
Biden, on a three-day visit, offered U.S. help in what he said was a long road ahead in uniting a country deeply split by years of sectarian war and riven by violence. But Iraq has been forcefully asserting a newfound sovereignty in the week U.S. combat troops pulled out of city centers, a milestone that was feted by flowers and dancing. |
Jul 01 2009
The Stars Hollow Gazette
| Can’t seem to get my mind off of you Back here at home there’s nothin’ to do Now that I’m away I wish I’d stayed Tomorrow’s a day of mine that you won’t be in When you looked at me I should’ve run A week without you Vacation Vacation A week without you Vacation Vacation Vacation |
What about I’m busy do people have a hard time understanding?
Follow the bouncing ball.
Jun 07 2009
The Stars Hollow Gazette
The populist case against corporate media
C’mon, you’d rather read this.
Fundamentally the entitled class sees their entitled position as a product of merit and diligence rather than birthright even though to an amazing degree they are mostly legacy members of Delta House.
That was Dartmouth.
Much as I love Bluto the fact that he “grew up” to become a United States Senator is hardly a ringing endorsement of Randian world views of dignity and self importance. This culture of courtiers, these Versailles Villages don’t know how close to storming the Bastille we are.
And I mean that in a collapse of the Soviet Empire kind of way.
Are you looking for News in Truth? Or Truth in News? In your country, does it watch you?
Traditional Media has no credibility anymore. And you know how it’s manifesting itself? People ain’t buying your crap.
Verdict of the marketplace of ideas baby, I feel so Stephen Colbert.
They are voting right now with their eyeballs and you are losing the culture war. Perhaps that explains your profane identification with the party of war profiteers, torturers, murderers and thieves.
Or perhaps it is about the dead presidents.
You know why sports stars make the money honey? They entertain every day. They fill the seats. Put butts and bucks in the bucket.
I’m so very sorry cricket is not such a popular game. I find it as fascinating as polo. I have more faith in the WWE.
Jun 06 2009
Weekend News Digest
Weekend News Digest is an Open Thread
Now with 29 Top Stories.
| From Yahoo News Top Stories |
1 New ministers back UK’s Brown but fate uncertain
By Avril Ormsby, Reuters
2 hrs 37 mins ago
| LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, battling to avert the collapse of his government, said on Saturday he would stick to his policies, as his Labour Party faced a European election drubbing.
A day after reshuffling his cabinet to try to secure the loyalty of ministers after several walked out of his government, Brown said: “I think it is important to recognize that in these unprecedented times you are bound to have up and downs in politics. “You are bound to have difficulties because the public are waiting to see the results, but you have got to stick with the policies and make sure that they come through,” he told reporters after attending a cathedral service in France to mark the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings. |
Jun 02 2009
Clear rules, equally enforced.
I’m going to provide another space for this, but mostly in the hope that people who feel the need to vent do it here and not bother those who are looking for a different experience.
It is ok to talk about dKos here, we don’t allow kos bashing.
dKos talks about dKos all the time. It’s an enormously self referential place. If it’s ok to talk about it there it’s ok to talk about it here (with the exception of I/P).
That said, most people come here because we offer original and offbeat content in a respectful and laid back atmosphere. Harshing the mellow doesn’t help you.
Even more than dKos we seek to make it difficult for you to harm each other while still allowing you to express negative opinions.
Because we’re Dirty Fucking Hippies.
If someone gives you a Wrong! it’s not only allowed but likely a mistake. Ignore it. If you are easily offended you need a gentler hobby than blogging anyway.
Most of the problems that lead people to think they’re being singled out here are software glitches that when identified we are seeking to work out with pacified who has a much closer relationship with On The Bus than with me.
I personally am not much concerned about what you post in your individual essays unless I’m considering you for promotion and even less so with comments, but if you are looking to enlighten and persuade being confrontational is unlikely to achieve your goals.
But we don’t enforce politeness either.
May 31 2009
Morning Meta
This morning I’m going to feature the essays of TP_Alexander. He’s working on a book and publishes the chapters periodically.
Like Something The Dog Said is starting up.
I want to make it clear that these are the exact kind of projects that I like to see expressed on DocuDharma. They are the kind of thing that is easily overlooked at a faster paced blog. We allow three posts a day so you do not feel constrained to highlight only your best work, it can be as silly or profound as you wish.
Sometimes you can feel ignored because of the lack of comments, but if you examine influential blogs like tbogg or attackerman (I recommend subscriptions at Firedog Lake’s Oxdown Gazette and OpenLeft so you can crosspost appropriate content) or Booman Tribune and My Left Wing) you’ll see that is not atypical for creative content.
I tend to highlight the political, but I recognize the artistic.
Diaries in Chronological Order of TP_Alexander
(except for the two most recent installments which I will promote for your attention)
- What is this all about? Mon Mar 02, 2009 at 20:37:36 PST
- Utopia 1: A Day in the Life of… Tue Mar 03, 2009 at 15:33:55 PST
- Dystopia 1: The Old Future’s Gone Wed Mar 04, 2009 at 15:29:37 PST
- Utopia 2: First Day of School Fri Mar 06, 2009 at 15:55:10 PST
- Dystopia 2: Dinnertime Fri Mar 06, 2009 at 16:03:47 PST
- Utopia 3: Ms. Grant Fri Mar 06, 2009 at 16:14:39 PST
- Dystopia 3: Detained Sun Mar 08, 2009 at 11:23:26 PDT
- Utopia 4: Movie Day Sun Mar 08, 2009 at 11:49:23 PDT
- Dystopia 4: The Trainee Sun Mar 08, 2009 at 13:07:30 PDT
- Utopia 5: Class Discussion Sat Mar 14, 2009 at 17:31:15 PDT
- Dystopia 5: Lost Sat Mar 21, 2009 at 22:07:30 PDT
- Utopia 6: Night Out Sat Apr 04, 2009 at 11:55:09 PDT
- Dystopia 6: The Enemy Sat Apr 11, 2009 at 15:40:24 PDT
- Utopia 7: Civics Lesson Sat May 02, 2009 at 17:05:56 PDT
- Dystopia 7: The Rebels Sat May 09, 2009 at 15:14:11 PDT
- Dystopia 8: The Touch Sat May 16, 2009 at 13:32:09 PDT
May 24 2009
Weekend News Digest
Weekend News Digest is an Open Thread
Now with World and U.S. News.
| From Yahoo News Top Stories |
1 California landing caps shuttle’s Hubble mission
By Steve Gorman, Reuters
24 mins ago
| EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California (Reuters) – U.S. space shuttle Atlantis capped an extended 13-day mission to rejuvenate the Hubble Space Telescope on Sunday with a flawless landing at Edwards Air Force base in California.
The shuttle touched down under clear blue skies at 8:39 a.m. PDT (11:39 a.m. EDT/1539 GMT) after foul weather stymied two days of landing attempts at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. “Welcome home Atlantis, congratulations on a very successful mission giving Hubble a new set of eyes that will continue to expand our knowledge of the universe,” radioed astronaut Greg H. Johnson from Mission Control in Houston. |
May 23 2009
Weekend News Digest
Weekend News Digest is an Open Thread
| From Yahoo News Top Stories |
1 Obama picks ex-astronaut Bolden to lead NASA
By David Alexander and Irene Klotz, Reuters
2 hrs 42 mins ago
| WASHINGTON/CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will name former space shuttle commander Charles Bolden to lead NASA, the White House said on Saturday, in the midst of a major shift in the U.S. human space program.
Bolden, 62, a retired Marine general, flew on four shuttle missions before leaving the U.S. space agency in 1994 to return to the military. Bolden, who would become the 12th administrator in NASA’s 51-year history and its first black head, is seen as a strong advocate for human space flight. |
May 23 2009
Welcome New Users
I’d like to extend a genuine welcome to people who are joining the site out of a desire to find a spot that is a little port of orange. When I joined dK it was to find a place where I could express myself without the fear that I might expose myself as a (shudder) Democrat.
And have no doubt about it, I am a yellow dog Democrat who stopped voting Republican even for dog catcher many years ago.
Equally I am interested in Democratic electoral victory since I understand that only with overwhelming majorities will our supposed Representatives overcome their craven, cowardly instincts and occasionally be persuaded to do the right thing. Indeed I think the emergence of a Democratic Democratic Party can only occur after the Republican Party, the party of thieves, murderers, despots, and liars, is as dead as the Whigs so our Representatives can no longer threaten us like gangsters to choose the lesser of two evils.
Nice little country you’ve got here, shame if anything happened to it. Vote for me.
I understand the mission of dK and agree with it, but I don’t agree with them on all things. To choose a trivial but early example, I think the 0ne Diary A Day policy is stultifying and unnecessary and I have expressed that sentiment on numerous occasions.
When buhdy provided me the opportunity to be a Contributing Editor and later Admin here I was grateful for the opportunity to help shape a system that addressed some of the flaws I perceived.
Which is not to say that there aren’t rules and procedures.