CNN misses the point of OWS
I love it when clueless people try to analyze things. I think the FOX-ification of CNN is in full swing. They've replaced their old standbys with attractive people with little depth and a handful of...
View ArticleThe Democratic Family
I've been thinking of how much fun our big tent idea of a party is, but reading through some of the comments on this blog, some of the ideas and opinions put forth, I often wonder if we're all on the...
View ArticleConservative Persecution Complex
I am the type of person that really likes to understand where the other person is coming from. I try to figure out other people's world views and try to get a construct of their belief system and how...
View ArticleCan't we all just get along?
I'm up way too late and have too many thoughts going through my mind. I guess I'll do a bit of stream of consciousness and see if anyone bites. I am usually fairly political and I like to frequent...
View ArticleDoes anyone ever go to the dark side?
You know, i would really love to know if anyone here ever frequents right wing websites and blogs and interacts with the people there. I know they are human beings. They have children, have...
View ArticleJob Creator Traitor?
So, sometimes I dive into the websites for teabaggers, where it's filled with End Times prophecy, Atheist hatred, and love of Glenn Beck. Democrats are hateful nazis who want to brainwash your kids...
View ArticleLosing Friends to Insanity
I write this with a bit of a heavy heart. I've seen our society devolve into a babbling, mindless dolt of its former self. I've seen friends and family torn against each other over politics. The...
View ArticleYou shouldn't protest Wall Street you should protest the GOVERNMENT
So in Libertarian/Republican world, EVERYTHING is the government's fault. At all times, no exception. Libertarians usually give more cogent arguments, but it all boils down to one thing. The...
View ArticleConservative Persecution Complex - Part Deux
I had no ideas teabaggers actually went to this site and read things here! I thought the very sight of DailyKos would cause their eye sockets to bleed. Well my teabagger friends, it looks like you...
View ArticleHerman Cain: The modern day buck dance
Watching Herman Cain skyrocket to the top of the polls, and witnessing his ups and downs as a candidate through all of the debates, until the recent storm of sexual harassment allegations, has given...
View ArticleOWS is being hijacked by Paul Supporters
Reading the forums on Occupy Wall Street sometimes gives me pause. It's filled to the brim with rabidly anti-government Libertarians who think that Americans are mindless consumers who buy baskets of...
View ArticleConverting from Right to Left: Your story?
This diary will be quick and dirty, don't worry. I was wondering if there are people on this site who have "converted" from being conservative/Republican to the being liberal/Democratic? I wonder...
View ArticleThe way conservatives sound to liberals
I had a good conversation with a right leaning friend of mine who is leaning libertarian. He thinks government action always causes negative consequences, but he is FAR from a Rush-head right wing...
View ArticleTBN - The Evangelical Propaganda Machine
This morning I was bored and had a few spare moments to do some channel surfing. Normally I watch some justice porn (a.k.a. small claims court with Judge Mathis) or some random game show while I have...
View ArticleDestroying More Conservative Memes: Round 2!
So my diary entry on "The Way Conservatives Sound to Liberals" set off a firestorm on the internet, which brought me no small amount of joy. I love sticking it to the man whenever possible, so I...
View ArticleModernizing Liberalism
I read these great articles on Al-Jazeera about the future of conservatism and liberalism as philosophies and what the future holds for both sides. Sure, life is more diverse and complicated than...
View ArticleTangled Webs We Weave
Stream of consciousness entry, so prepare yourself :P I have been perusing a lot of right wing blogs and filling my brain with their talking points and this 53% nonsense which I see a lot of people...
View ArticleObama the strategist
This has been brewing in my mind so I thought I'd just write it out and see how it looks on "paper." To be honest I think on this blog we all too often hear so much negativity about the President that...
View ArticleThe puzzle of conservative "populism"
Conservative populism is an enigma wrapped in a mystery served on a bed of lettuce. Democrats are the ones that supposedly have the populist bona fides while the Republicans are supposedly the...
View ArticlePopulist Obama Reborn - Osawatomie
I'm listening to the speech with baited breath. We've seen the rebirth of populist Obama with his American Jobs Act speech, a verbal 2 x 4 which I'm sure many enjoyed. Listening to his speech at...
View Article
