Richmond vs. Citizen's United: This is totally out of hand.

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Wednesday September 05, 2012 · 9:21 AM PDT

2012/09/05 · 09:21

We knew things like this would be happening, and it's totally out of hand:

http://www.sfgate.com/...
A group fighting Richmond's proposed Soda Tax has filed a lawsuit- not to get the proposition off the ballot, but to avoid revealing its major political donors on mailed flyers, as required by the city's law.

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Wednesday September 10, 2008 · 8:57 AM PDT

2008/09/10 · 08:57

I said I'd donate to Barack only after the convention. Well, it's time for me to finally put my money where my mouth is, and there's ten reasons for it, below the jump...

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Wednesday August 20, 2008 · 7:53 AM PDT

2008/08/20 · 07:53

I'm talking to all of you people who sit on your asses, bitching about how luke-warm the Obama campaign is, how it's not going negative enough, it's not refuting enough, it's not active enough. And then you just sit on your asses and keep bitching.

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60 votes Show Results

What are you going to do with your franchise?

60 votes Vote Now!

What are you going to do with your franchise?

I'm going to post attack ads on the internets!

1 vote

I'm going to post Obama '08 signs everywhere!

4 votes

I'm going to call out the liars!

5 votes

I'm going to throw fund-raising parties!

1 vote

I'm going to email my buddies and start water-cooler conversation about the issues!

4 votes

I'm going to do all of the above!

16 votes

I'm just going to sit on my ass and keep bitching that I hate my own campaign until Obama loses. So I can bitch about how bad of a president McCain is. Because I love bitching more than anything.

29 votes

Make the calling stop! (With Poll)

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Monday February 04, 2008 · 7:59 PM PST

2008/02/04 · 19:59

You can tell tomorrow's a big day- a huge day- and judging by the robo-calls, Mitt Romney is trying to make the most of it.

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52 votes Show Results

Which candidate has called you the most?

52 votes Vote Now!

Which candidate has called you the most?

Clinton

6 votes

Obama

17 votes

Romney

1 vote

McCain

1 vote

Huckabee

1 vote

I don't bother answering my phone these days, unless I know who's calling.

20 votes

I don't own a phone.

5 votes

Make them stop calling my cell phone!

1 vote

We the People Reaffirm the Preamble...

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Tuesday October 24, 2006 · 10:49 AM PDT

2006/10/24 · 10:49

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

We the People of the United States, having seen the basic Principles outlined in the Preamble subverted, do therefore submit the following desires and demands, to restore to this Union the Principles upon which it is based: Read More

A Hercules takes on an 800-pound Gorilla (with poll)

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Tuesday May 23, 2006 · 9:19 AM PDT

2006/05/23 · 09:19

We've all watched the 800-pound gorilla sit where ever it wants to. People may complain about it, but nobody's going to make it move. Until now- a small (but rich) city is preparing to vote on whether to begin eminent domain proceedings against Wal*Mart, because, frankly, they don't want the "big-box store" around... Read More

War Games, Video Games. (With poll!)

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Thursday August 18, 2005 · 12:21 PM PDT

2005/08/18 · 12:21

With all the controversy in the news, video games are quickly becoming somewhat of a hot issue in politics. I'd like to talk about one of the popular game genres- war games. Specifically a title called "Battlefield 2", which pits up two teams of up to 32 players against each other, on a modern-day battlefield with modern day weapons.

Why? Well, I'd like to examine the implications of games like this, and hopefully dispel some common myths surrounding them. Details below the fold... Read More

The Right likes it this way (why we will never convince them)

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Wednesday May 18, 2005 · 9:20 PM PDT

2005/05/18 · 21:20

Bush lied about the reason for the war in Iraq. The Downing Street Minutes may be the smoking gun, but there was plenty of evidence before. Some Republicans knew this, and didn't care- in fact, they're glad about this whole thing; everything's going their way. How do I know? More, below the fold. Read More

Tomorrow's History Books- what version will it be? (With poll!)

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Thursday April 21, 2005 · 9:31 PM PDT

2005/04/21 · 21:31

I've been wondering recently what history books will say about our current events in a decade's time. They say history books are written by the winners. One can only imagine what they'll look like, depending on who "wins" our current global dilemmas. Some possibilities (with tongue in cheek)... below the fold... Read More

Conversations with the Right- on Terry Schiavo

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Tuesday March 29, 2005 · 1:00 PM PST

2005/03/29 · 13:00

As you may or may not know, I'm the only outspoken liberal in a family full of Republicans, which sometimes makes holiday dinners quite interesting. At any rate, two weeks ago my brother-in-law and I were going to Costco to pick up a gigantic play structure for his kids, and, since I know he has a fundamentalist bent, I was curious what he thought about the whole Terry Schiavo issue. He responded that he had no opinion at all, until he saw the video of her the night before on NBC. Now he was certain she should be kept alive. I had not yet seen the videos (I don't watch TV, don't even have cable), so I told him I'd have to hunt them down and see them for myself. I saw them, and then read that they were edited from over six hours of tape.

My forwarding this info onwards to my brother-in-law resulted in a lengthy discussion via email, which I decided to share with you.
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CA bans the .50 calibur sniper rifle. Why?

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Monday January 10, 2005 · 10:09 PM PST

2005/01/10 · 22:09

California just passed a law that expands the definitions of assault weapons to include .50-calibur sniper rifles. If you own one already, you have until April 30th to register it and pay a $25 fee.

This law should not have been passed- it's needless and silly. My reasoning... below the fold. Read More

Nader's New Hampshire Recount Update

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Monday November 29, 2004 · 8:27 AM PST

2004/11/29 · 08:27

Okay, sort of an old article (from the 23rd), and I'm embarassed to link to it, but I didn't catch it earlier, and thought it might warrant some press. Hope I didn't just miss it the first time around- I apologize if I did.

In brief- they've announced two precincts, but counted four. They won't announce those other two till they figure out why the count is so off. Here's the link to the full article. More below. Read More

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Richmond vs. Citizen's United: This is totally out of hand.

Ten reasons to donate $10 to Obama

Hey- if Obama loses, it's your fault.

Make the calling stop! (With Poll)

We the People Reaffirm the Preamble...

A Hercules takes on an 800-pound Gorilla (with poll)

War Games, Video Games. (With poll!)

The Right likes it this way (why we will never convince them)

Tomorrow's History Books- what version will it be? (With poll!)

Conversations with the Right- on Terry Schiavo

CA bans the .50 calibur sniper rifle. Why?

Nader's New Hampshire Recount Update