Mudslinging in Iowa - a tradition
Four years ago Gephart and Dean went tooth and nail in IA. Gephart with his powerful organization - Dean with his volunteers. We got John Kerry as our nominee as a result. It was not the first nor...
View ArticleHaiti’s poor resort to eating mud
This diary is so short it is bound to draw the ire of the Diary Police. Screw 'em. We just spent, what, $2 Trillion on an unnecessary war. And one of our next door neighbors is eating dirt to...
View ArticleScorched Earth: Hillary Marches Towards March 4th
The Clinton campaign has sought unsuccessfully to find a winning message. It's not for lack of trying: ... Clinton has left behind a rubble of themes adopted and abandoned: At first, she was "renewing...
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It's Time to Sling Mud
Obama has got to stop parrying dishonest attacks and start finding some dirt to throw.
View ArticleMud Season Starts On Time
In many places mud season doesn't start until March or April - but during the election cycle - mud season is always in October. I expect that we will see a lot of mud from the GOP in the next 30 days....
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Obamaware - Update Your Kitchen
I've been lurking around this website for several years, looking over my beau's shoulder, at times telling him what to write. Usually, I'm making him switch computers so I can use this one to check...
View ArticleOn Saving Louisiana, Or, Send Me Your Mud, Yearning To Be Free
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is a story I originally posted in March of 2007 that seems so important right now I've brought it back for your consideration. Let’s begin today’s discussion with a quick thought...
View ArticleLife's Wicked Leaks
The wet blue ball that spins in space has its own belief system. How can we join THAT church? Earthalujah!
View ArticleDammit Kos
For a while i thought the bitching abotu Kos was just standard "weve won and we arent actually winning for some reason" angst that so often tears our party apart. Until today.
View ArticleCONNECTING THE OCCUPATIONS
This little film shows Tuesday's simulcast between the London and New York OCCUPY communities. I flew out to the encampment at St. Paul's Cathedral, and we sang the 99% song together, across the...
View Article"Why we need Reverend Billy" an article by Erica Wagner
When I first came to this country 20 years ago, Guy Fawkes Night was something of a mystery. I enjoyed the bonfires, but thought them a bit vengeful at this distance; and I missed Hallowe’en. These...
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4/20 Portland, ME Kossack meetup! (4/20 Update Woooot!!)
&&&&& 4/20 Update- Here is the link to the Flickr group for today to upload and view photos!&&&&&4/18 update! April Get Together Attendees and possibles:...
View ArticleBrock drives the wedge in
Clinton supporter David Brock is calling Sanders a racist. Brock told the AP that he thought Sanders' new "America" ad, which uses Simon and Garfunkel's song of the same name in lieu of spoken words,...
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In Honor of Those Who Braved the Rain
Memorial TabletSiegfried SassoonSquire nagged and bullied till I went to fightUnder Lord Derby’s SchemeI died in hell—They called it PasschendaeleMy wound was slight,And I was hobbling backand then a...
View ArticlePig Wrestling and the Penalty Box
Back when I was doing athletic things there was an occasional dustup between players. And, the player who responded to an attack was usually the one that was penalized. The “attacker” got away with...
View ArticleThere is a saying...
There is a saying...“Share gratitude like a mealAnd feed the hearts of the world.”I cannot say thank you enoughFor the all the blessings of this worldBut a blessing has to be recognizedTo be...
View ArticleThe NY Times reports Russia is digging in all along the front lines in Ukraine
Mud season in Ukraine is restricting troop movements to roads. Armored vehicles, truck transports, etc. risk getting bogged down if they try to go cross country, not to mention the problem of open...
View ArticleUkraine Update: Plot twist! The mud may actually help Ukraine
Bezdorizhzhya means “roadlessness” in Ukrainian (it’s rasputitsa in Russian), and it refers to to the semi-annual mud season that hits Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia in the spring and fall. During this...
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Imagine: Gaza without tunnels?
“It’s not a high bar,” said Professor Amichai Cohen, of the Israel Democracy Institute, when asked to comment on the assertion that Israel has the most moral army. Cohen is a recognized expert in the...
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