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A Warrior on a Mission in Rush Limbaugh's Home District

Commented Nov 11, 2009 at 08:34:23 in Politics

“One person cannot reform this congress or this system. Democrats are indistinguishable from Republicans. The country is ruled by corporations. The people have no say in their government. If they did, there would be no debate on a public option. Sixty percent of the American people want a public option, but we won't get it because Democrats are in bed with insurance companies just as much as their Republican adversaries.”

dancingdog replied on Nov 11, 2009 at 17:47:27

“ONE IS A START!!!!”

schatsie replied on Nov 11, 2009 at 10:28:06

“that is the exact kind of thinking that landed us with the Bush Baby, 9/11 and 5 trillion dollars in debt and military deaths and destruction in Iraq....”

cgoodie replied on Nov 11, 2009 at 09:21:44

“All that being true, our best chance is to elect a new breed of politician...maybe Major Sowers is one of those. Let's give him a chance and donate a few dollars each to his campaign. Too bad Paul didn't give us the link...”

The Rush and Cheney Show Accelerates Military Desertion of the GOP

Commented May 27, 2009 at 15:43:14 in Politics

“Republicans have become synonymous with chickenhawks. Look at the military service record of Limbaugh, Cheney, Hannity, William Kristol, Don Rumsfeld, Newt Gingrich, Orrin Hatch, even George W. Bush, and it becomes apparent that you're watching men too chicken to serve when it was their time. Nonetheless, these sick personalities are only too willing to torture, thereby endangering our active military personnel. Too willing to sell out to rich contractors for private gain. There are many Democrat chicken hawks too, but there are more Democrats who either have served in this conflict or at some other time in our history than their Republican counterparts.”

arusticat replied on May 27, 2009 at 16:28:56

“During the Vietnam war there was only one son of a Congressperson who actually served in Vietnam - that was Al Gore Jr. The rest apparently were "Fortunate Sons".”

Who Is This "Dick Cheeny" Guy and Why Should I Care What He Thinks?

Commented May 22, 2009 at 22:06:36 in Comedy

“Excellent David!”

Obama Wins One For the Gipper

Commented May 17, 2009 at 21:04:32 in Politics

“Good article. Obama marginalized the Bishops' message with his call for common ground. The bishops as usual have lost their perspective. These same bishops would have faulted Christ.”

placeyourvote replied on May 17, 2009 at 22:10:55

“these same bishops who have screwed little boys”

Arianna Discusses The Future Of Journalism With Peggy Noonan And The Morning Joe Crew

Commented May 09, 2009 at 09:34:38 in Media

“What a bunch of elitist drivel from Noonan. The blogosphere is the new media and Noonan and others have reason to be fearful of them. There is more journalism and investigative reporting going on now than ever before. TalkingPointsMemo, Huffington Post, Think Progress, Alternet, CommonDreams and many more are bringing stories to the people that the MSM will not or cannot write. This paradigm change was hastened by lack of solid reporting on the Iraq War and the Bush-Cheney abuse of power by the MSM. Google News, Reuters, WSJ, and the list goes on of who publishes on the web. Paper is wasteful and why wait 24-36 hours for a story that you can read on an iPhone, Blackberry, Netbook now. Arianna Huffington is one of the new entrepreneurs of just in time journalism. Bravo Arianna, Josh Marshall, Markos Moulitsas and countless others. The "papers" that survive will be those savvy enough to be virtual and blog like.”

Denise Lockwood replied on May 09, 2009 at 15:40:42

“I feel like breaking into that song from Oklahoma... can't the farmer and the cowman be friends?
I don't completely disagree with Arianna about the need to innovate our industry, but I have to say there's still a very large void needing to be met by the internet and television news. I don't see bloggers at the school board meetings, the muni meetings or county board meetings here in southeastern Wisconsin.This is disturbing to me because quite frankly that is where the bulk of our tax dollars are spent. Is it sexy news? No. Does it touch people's lives directly? Yes.
I was laid off from a newspaper in southeastern Wisconsin in October, I went to the Poynter Institute's Standing Up for Journalism seminar and learned how to do multimedia projects. I pitched a multimedia pilot project to my former employer who said, hmm yeah... we like the idea, but we really don't see how we can do that right now in the midst of laying off people.
This is where nonprofit journalism is helpful. Why is it that we have public television and public radio, but not publicly funded newspapers?
I have trouble with the argument that all newspapers are dinosaurs and we all failed the communities we served, that just seems like emotionally loaded rhetoric to me. And I think there are ways we can all get along and strengthen journalism because everyone wins what that happens.”

ASU Stiffs Obama, Claims Too Inexperienced For Honorary Degree

Commented Apr 10, 2009 at 11:42:37 in Politics

“A guy with a degree from Harvard gets dissed by ASU. Too funny! ASU is the loser in this one. Arizona is a great place as are Arizonans and this might go down as one the things they are least proud of.”

Should President Obama Go to Church?

Commented Apr 10, 2009 at 11:35:51 in Politics

“Newt Gingrich divorced his wife on her deathbed. How is it that Newt can speak for any church or faith without a huge tinge of hypocrisy. George Bush said that he was most influenced by Jesus, but his policies indicate he might have been confused about Jesus' message. I don't give a damn where Obama goes to church or if he goes to church at all. He's the President not the Pope or some other prelate.”

CBS News Pick Claimed Democrats are Bad People

Commented Feb 23, 2009 at 17:47:50 in Media

“I guess the media really isn't liberal. Is this a surprise?”

Progressives Should Take a Moment to Appreciate the Steele Nomination

Commented Jan 31, 2009 at 13:28:58 in Politics

“I don't think Steele is another Obama. I don't think that Obama is a traditional African American liberal either. I think Obama's genius lie in not taking sides and in calling our better angels to the fore. Obama got elected because he had a vision of what America could be. There are many Democrats who had no real vision of a "new America" and those Democrats included Hillary Clinton. Obama's strength lies in his vision, the ability to connect Americans to that vision and his willingness to reach across areas that have traditionally divided us. To the extent that Michael Steele follows that lead then he will be effective. If on the other hand Michael Steele is merely an African American George Bush or Karl Rove then he will fail miserably because Americans are tired of that message which really is no message at all.”

Fuss Over Panetta Should Remind Hill Dems: It's Not About You

Commented Jan 06, 2009 at 23:17:55 in Politics

“Feinstein, Lieberman and Rockefeller, Bush apologists all. No wonder Barack Obama didn't consult them. They are the incompetents who stood idly by while the US Constitution was trampled. They were the collaborators in the destruction of the United States during the Bush years. They signed off on the lies that led to the Iraq War. Panetta is just what we need a new face and a clean break with the past 8 years.”

It's Time for a War on the War on the "War on Christmas"

Commented Nov 22, 2008 at 10:24:46 in Politics

“Thank you for a thoughtful commentary on the sham "War on Christmas." I really enjoy how you state the historical record that quickly dispels any notion that we are in fact a Christian nation or a nation that believes in any real sense of moral fair play that isn't balanced on the scale of profit and greed. These apologists for the "War on Christmas" are simple minded dimwits who really have little or no grasp of what is truly righteous. No one can be certain that Christ was even born in December. Therefore today's Christmas celebrations are really contrived and coincide with winter festivals. The real message of Jesus Christ is love, acceptance and radical mercy. It's not about judgmental platitudes offered by partisan scalawags and pretenders.”

Making It Official: I Endorse Barack Obama

Commented Nov 01, 2008 at 12:10:37 in Politics

“I'm surprised but pleased to see that you've done this. I don't listen to your show and so I had no idea you were a supporter of Senator Obama. I too think your father would have approved of Senator Obama. The Republican party of the last 8 years is so far to the right they are beginning to make fascism appear liberal.”

An Open Letter To Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild

Commented Nov 01, 2008 at 12:07:57 in Politics

“David, you rock as usual. You are a breath of fresh air in an otherwise very stuffy world. You have been one of the lights that kept me going the last 7 years. You've done it again.You have unmasked the phony conservative who call themselves compassionate. People like Lady Lynn must live in some parallel universe. Kind of a "Gone With the Wind" vision of America.”

weisenheimer replied on Nov 01, 2008 at 17:23:22

“I was one of those people who bought into the compassionate conservatism, and since then I've seen my party and my fellow conservatives for what they really are, and I have been ashamed and embarrassed. I cannot wait to see Barack Obama as President. It will be a vindication of my soul.”

Why McCain Has Lost Our Vote

Commented Oct 23, 2008 at 12:34:42 in Politics

“Thank you for a well written piece. I was a fan of your grandfather's. I was the only student in my 7th grade class who supported Goldwater/Miller in 1964. I wish we had more real conservatives representing us. These neo-cons have destroyed the meaning of the word conservative.”

A Generational Challenge to Repower America

Commented Jul 20, 2008 at 10:48:54 in Green

“I'm with you Al. Thanks for your leadership on the issue.”


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