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My parents were married on

MrSmith1 — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 19:25:34 +0000

In reply to I knew about the Thanksgiving

My parents were married on November 8th, 1941, one day short of a month before Pearl Harbor Somehow I missed out on hearing the Thanksgiving story. ... You're right about Huff Post.

I knew about the Thanksgiving

trkingmomoe — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 18:54:59 +0000

In reply to There is a piece in HuffPost

I knew about the Thanksgiving date story because my parents were married on Thanksgiving 1941. Two weeks before Pearl Harbor. The next week after that my dad was activated because he was in the Army Reserves. So every year at Thanksgiving we heard the FDR story. Also many states in the South didn't celebrate Thanksgiving because they considered it a Yankee holiday.

Huffington Post is more of a tabloid now that AOL owns it. They want all those Republican dollars that have been sloshing around in our political system. The media don't spend much time putting cameras in front of liberal politicians.

There is a piece in HuffPost

MrSmith1 — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 17:34:29 +0000

In reply to It does take several cycles

There is a piece in HuffPost today.already conceding that the Dems blew it. On the other hand, just when you think Republican absurdity is a recent thing, there's this article. which deals with FDR moving Thanksgiving in 1939 and Republicans not going along with it.

It does take several cycles

trkingmomoe — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 14:36:04 +0000

In reply to Thanks. That's interesting

It does take several cycles to get minorities used to voting and get the numbers up in registration. We have had all kinds of voter suppression here in Florida under Rick Scott. Turn out has been good so far.

Meek is now one of the 3 US Representatives to the UN and works with the US Ambassador. His career is not over for Florida.

I am optimistic that this election will break towards the Dems to hold the Senate. It will be very close. We won't know on Wednesday because of all the counting in Co and Ak that will take days and the run offs in La and Ga. Alaska has been one of the most expensive GOTV operations in history this time. They have targeted everyone that is in the wilderness and villages who never get a chance to vote.

Thanks. That's interesting

Oxy Mora — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 04:11:37 +0000

In reply to I was just thinking maybe I

Thanks. That's interesting about Meeks' contribution. I hope that will be the case with Wendy.

I'm really dreading the news on this election.

Halloween's over.

MrSmith1 — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 21:09:44 +0000

In reply to Let's turn clocks ahead,

Halloween's over.
We have saved enough Daylight.
Next stop: Thanksgiving!

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Scary elections;
What Japanese porn stars say
'bout their leading men ...

I was just thinking maybe I

trkingmomoe — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 20:04:54 +0000

In reply to Let's turn clocks ahead,

I was just thinking maybe I will go to bed tonight and get up on Wed. I was also thinking about how Kendrick Meek running for the Senate in 2010 helped build more voters in Florida that led to the big turn out in 2012 even though he lost. Wendy Davis running this year will be the building stone for Texas Democrats.

Let's turn clocks ahead,

Oxy Mora — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 19:50:06 +0000

In reply to A Mostly Ghostly Frightfully Scary Afternoon at the Haikulodeon

Let's turn clocks ahead,

skipping Tuesday completely.

Scary elections.

I am getting ready to leave

MrSmith1 — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 22:13:51 +0000

In reply to You just got me thinking I

I am getting ready now to leave my office and go back home. My apartment building is having it's annual Halloween party tonight in the lobby, so when I arrive, I will have to slowly and carefully work my way through a sea of small children with candy-induced sugar highs running all around me and screaming at the top of their lungs. For a half-blind arthritic person , that can be a very scary situation. HA!

Thank you very much.

Richard Day — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:36:05 +0000

In reply to Thanks, DD. Sorry about the

Thank you very much.

I will examine this link or these links. Gives me something to do.