Updated 2X: Help Us Elect The Man Who Killed Tom DeLay’s Career

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Tuesday March 02, 2010 · 8:18 AM PST

2010/03/02 · 08:18

Ronnie Earle was the District Attorney for Travis County in Austin, Texas, and he indicted Tom DeLay - ending DeLay’s reign of terror in Congress. It cannot be overstated that progressives, Texans, and all Americans owe this man our thanks.

DeLay’s indictment was the first blow against the Republican control of all of Washington under George W. Bush, and a direct line can be traced from Earle’s principled and brave actions to the Democratic winning of Congress in 2006 to Obama’s victory two years later.

more after the jump:

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Monday June 22, 2009 · 3:04 PM PDT

2009/06/22 · 15:04

OK, let me be perfectly clear. Yes, I've been very critical of the Obama administration, specifically over the reaction (or lack of) to addressing what many of us in the GLBT community have taken as a betrayal.

I think we all have good points on both sides of this argument. Unfortunately, as is frequently the case (as I see it) here at dKos things are rarely seen in shades of gray. One side is black, the other white. We either support this administration without equivocation or we're betraying our allegiance to our President.

I'll leave that argument for another day. However, I think it's time to reach out to our straight brothers and sisters and show them a history that they are more likely than not unfamiliar with because it isn't "their history"...

After the jump.

Poll

66 votes Show Results

Does this help to provide an historical framework?

66 votes Vote Now!

Does this help to provide an historical framework?

Yes, I'm straight and didn't realize the depth of the struggle

13 votes

Yes, I'm gay and this was informative to me anyway!

28 votes

No, I still don't see the "big deal"

4 votes

No, I just don't think this is as important as so many other issues

12 votes

Pie...ummmm, no poll is complete without it!

9 votes

Blog Against Theocracy, 2009, on Marriage Equality

liberaldemdave

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Sunday April 12, 2009 · 6:58 PM PDT

2009/04/12 · 18:58

Each year, a community of bloggers dedicates a weekend to issues relevant to the separation of Church and State. The project is called Blog Against Theocracy.

This year, one of my blogfriends closely involved with the project asked me to contribute a piece on marriage equality. It's an issue issue close to me...as a gay Christian, as a proud liberal and as someone that feels it's time to have my 15+ year relationship recognized as equal to my straight friends' relationships.

This is also crosspostedat aforementioned blogfriend's corner of teh intertoobs atMock, Paper, Scissors.

My take...after the jump:

Poll

35 votes Show Results

When is it "our turn"?

35 votes Vote Now!

When is it "our turn"?

Now.

15 votes

Don't you realize Obama has far more pressing issues?

3 votes

Your "turn?" I'm sorry but GLBT people should respect their "place".

2 votes

How about after the financial crisis is solved?

2 votes

Yesterday wouldn't have been soon enough for me!

13 votes

Great Grand Mommas For Obama

liberaldemdave

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Tuesday November 04, 2008 · 12:55 PM PST

2008/11/04 · 12:55

(or Life In the Town That Time Forgot)

My mother is an amazing woman. She is the youngest 73-year old I have ever known. She’s raised 4 relatively well-adjusted children, has 4 grand children and 4 great grand children. I have gotten many things from her throughout my lifetime. Her knowledge, wisdom and unconditional love have gotten me through some really tough times over the years. In a word, she is my inspiration.

My grandmother passed away several years ago. As a result, Mother and her Aunt Alma have become "running buddies" and that’s where this story is going...

...after the jump

liberaldemdave

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Thursday January 17, 2008 · 7:17 PM PST

2008/01/17 · 19:17

Or "Why it’s ‘personal’ for me, too, John"

With every passing weeknight, it gets harder and harder to watch Hardball. In fact, it was playing in the background as I drafted this diary. I’ve become particularly annoyed by Matthews’ Wednesday night segment, "The Big Number". So, imagine my surprise when last night’s big number was "7" and it was related to John Edwards! Could it be?

Now, I’m not a particularly superstitious person but I’m going to have to revisit that belief (or lack thereof). The Edwards supporters here at The Daily Kos have embarked on the daunting task of setting a new single-day fundraisingtally for John Edwards, eclipsing the single day record of $6M currently held by Ron Paul. What’s our magic number? 7...that is, $7Million.

If you can, please donate what you can on Friday, January 18, to help us raise $7Million for John Edwards. You can click here to be taken to the campaign donation page.

Why the number 7 is "personal" for both John Edwards and me, after the jump.

liberaldemdave

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Wednesday November 01, 2006 · 7:48 AM PST

2006/11/01 · 07:48

Our "Warrior for Justice", TXSharon, originally reported on this issue. I know that she's overwhelmed with last minute issues running up to 11/7, so I'm going to make an attempt to do her justice in my first diary posting. I'm also expanding significantly on a post by PDiddie from earlier this morning.

Over the weekend the story was picked up by several newspapers and also the Associated Press. Today, the Austin American Statesman finally decided to weigh in on the story, albeit in what I consider to be a highly unusual manner. Read More

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Updated 2X: Help Us Elect The Man Who Killed Tom DeLay’s Career

This Gay Man's Reaching out to Straight Kossaks/Update 2X

Blog Against Theocracy, 2009, on Marriage Equality

Great Grand Mommas For Obama

Hardball’s Big Number is Edwards’ Big Number: 7

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