The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age

    Defend Your Joy

    John McCain has declared war on us. His war on the American psyche started with his "Celebrity" series of ads and the insidious charge designed to destroy the very notion of support for Obama. He might as well have dropped...
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    Why not have direct Federal refinancing of mortgages instead of bailing out the rich guys who caused the mortgage crisis?

    We read and hear about all sorts of ramifications of the "mortgage crisis" that have to do with how to maintain the sacred "market" which means the very businesses that created the problems originally in pursuit of quick but unsustainable...

    Mich. GOP Gearing Up To Intimidate & Disenfranchise Fpreclosed-Upon Dems and Minorities*!!!

    Ping, Michiganders! Ping, people in other states who should find out if the GOP is planning similar challenges in your area! Ping, Republicans who should be disgusted at this legally-questionable and gutless intimidation tactic! Ping, John McCain, who should immediately...

    REVISED: Drill, Baby, Drill! Oh God! Yes!

    Only two weeks after the GOP convention concluded with shouts of "Drill, Baby, Drill," the Interior Department's own Inspector General released a two-year, $5.3 million report detailing graft, drug use and sex at the Denver office of the Minerals Management...

    Drill, Baby, Drill! Oh God! Yes!

    Only two weeks after the GOP convention concluded with shouts of "Drill, Baby, Drill," the Interior Department's own Inspector General released a two-year, $5.3 million report detailing graft, drug use and sex at the Denver office of the Minerals Management...
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    Why are 'Flying Monkey' attacks condoned as "Politics as usual"?

    I've just spent an hour and a half watching the folks on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" talk about Obama's problems with the "Flying Monkey" attacks from the McCain camp.  What's got me into the upper levels of rage, is that instead of...
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    Matthews/Olberman Drop Their Chones!

    For any of you who missed their shows, both Matthews and Olberman got up on nationwide cable network and dropped their drawers so the rest of the world could see that they, even if no other commentators in this crazy...

    Relax! It's in the Bag!

    Oh yeah, baby! Miller Time! Take it from someone who knows, we can count on Obama winning this election. It's a done deal just waiting for the paperwork to come back! Pesky panickers have whined about Obama's lackluster poll numbers,...

    Relax! It's in the Bag!

    Oh yeah, baby! It's Miller Time! Take it from someone who knows, we can count on Obama winning this election. It's a done deal just waiting for the paperwork to come back! Pesky panickers have whined about Obama's lackluster poll...
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    Best Article of the Day (so far!)

    This is the kind of stuff Obama surrogates need to be out there pounding... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/Paul Begala: The McCain-Palin Lies and the Neil Armstrong PrincipleIn the face of demonstrable, provable, incontrovertible evidence to the contrary, McCain and Palin continue to assert...
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    "Thanks, but no Thanks"

    Contrary to some people around here who think we need to shut up and let the Obama folks do their own advertising w/o our suggestions, I believe they have people monitoring the blogs looking for ideas they can use.And...

    Is Obama's Gun Loaded?

    It's time Obama pulled the gun he said he'd bring to this knife fight.I certainly understand the views of those who urge calm patience over rash analysis of polls and premature panic induced by the first readings of chicken bones....
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    Dear Twenty-somethings, Please Save Us!

    The facts are these; I'm going to be 58 in December, I'm blind in one eye and have dealt with a severe, debilitating arthritic disease since I was in my early 30's.  Most people would say I am disabled.  But I continue to work...

    Sung to the Tune of Barracuda

    Per a post here yesterday (can't remember which), I entered a web site's Sarahcuda competition for the best rewrite of Heart's "Barracuda" lyrics. However, I seem to be the only entry there. So maybe this site will have more active...

    Is the most recent Palin scandal about her per diem charges a red herring? Help me figure it out.

    Some of you may already have seen the WaPo article claiming that Palin overcharged for her per diem travel expenses. If not, take a look: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/08/AR200809...'m concerned about the story because it seems to me it may not have legs,...

    If You Read One Post Today ...

    Read this one. No, it's not mine....
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    Real Phone Number for Human at NBC 212-664-4444

    In another post, someone asked for a real phone # for NBC. My husband did some investigating and came up w/ the above number.I called and talked to a real person. When I told her I was calling to object...

    How to Elect Obama: A 5-Point Manual

    1. Every time the media picks up a negative McCain meme about the Democratic ticket and repeats it, make a donation to Obama's campaign.2. Realize that the Obama/Biden campaign needs your brawn as much as your awesome super-brain. While blogging...
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    We Wouldn't Be Human If We Weren't Scared!

    I know we're scared. We wouldn't be human if we weren't. Unfortunately we are the small minority that knows what is happening. Right before our very eyes, we are being told that up is down and day is night. Since...

    Flying by the Seat of His Pants

    Maverick? Try stunt politician.John McCain is flying his campaign like a stunt pilot.Stunt polit McCain picked an unprepared unknown on a whim, with no vetting.He doesn't have a message, so he tries to co-opt Obama's.He told CBS's Bob Shieffer, in...

    Obama's Magic Arrow: How He Can Win

    Why the Race is CloseObama should be winning right now, yet the polls have him even with McCain. The problem for Obama is very, very simple: The Republicans are lying about Obama, lying about the issues and lying about how...

    An Open Letter to Gov. Palin

    Dear Sarah,I hope you won't mind the informal mode of address, as I feel like I already know you!But I was just thinking that maybe others in this great country don't now you so well as some of us do....

    Lieberman's Days in Dem Caucus Dwindle

    Joe Lieberman, who promised not to bash Barack Obama at the GOP convention and then did anyway, has about 60 days left as a member of the Senate Democratic Caucus.The Connecticut "Independent Democrat," who strongly supports the Iraq War, is...
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    Hey AP idiots, it's Democrat-bashing!

    Republicans love to annoy the left by referring to the Democrat Party, the Democrat candidate, etc.Right-wing bloggers and media types have picked it the habit.Now the once-venerable Associated Press, stung by evidence its coverage is in the tank for the GOP,...

    Obama Shoud Rotate More Ads

    A paltry two or three response ads rotated in any given market hardly suffice to beat back the ridiculous raft of lies floated by the McCain campaign.Obama needs eight or nine ads to beat back the multiple major lies. They...

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