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Friday September 11, 2009 · 1:13 AM PDT

2009/09/11 · 01:13

I see a few people are getting into the 9/11 spirit right away, saying we should never forget. For them of course, it means not forgetting that there are brown people on the other side of the world who wear funny clothes and don't talk like us who always want to kill us blah blah blah. Here's a list of things I wish we would never forget:

Cup O Joe

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Wednesday August 26, 2009 · 1:19 PM PDT

2009/08/26 · 13:19

I watched with dismay this video of a woman at a town hall meeting in Oklahoma asking Sen. Tom Coburn if he can help with her husband's catastrophic illness since he lost his job and no longer has insurance to cover his care. Sen. Coburn replied that the government wasn't the solution (though oddly he offered the help of his office: isn't he the government, too?), and that the neighbors ought to be helping out. I'll avoid some of the snarkier comments I've heard about neighbors coming over to change this man's bedpans or whatever. What disturbed me was the applause Sen. Coburn got when he made his anti-government remark.

To those of you who applauded at the meeting, and to those of you who agree with the anti-government ideology of the right wing, let me whisper a little something in your ear: I'm your neighbor, too.

Cup O Joe

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Sunday January 11, 2009 · 12:26 AM PST

2009/01/11 · 00:26

(and my other friends on the left unhappy because you didn't get the little blue wagon you all wanted for Christmas)

I just read the Daily Howler page you linked to in this post, and it seems that first item on the list is the story about Obama's "Assault" on Social Security, which had you pulling your hair out and breathing fire just a few days ago.

Cup O Joe

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Friday January 09, 2009 · 8:49 PM PST

2009/01/09 · 20:49

Note: I am posting this here at the request of a friend. Please don't expect me to hang around for several hours to address comments. Thank you

-Joe

Once upon a time there was a boy named Johnny who wanted a little blue wagon. In his dreams he had seen it: a beautiful dark blue wagon, well-built, made to carry a lot and still move smoothly. It was the kind his father had when he was a little boy way back when, the kind nearly every kid used to have.

Cup O Joe

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Wednesday April 23, 2008 · 1:46 PM PDT

2008/04/23 · 13:46

Phyllis is an old friend of mine, and this week she officially launched her bid to run for the State Senate in Washington's 5th district. It's a heavily red district, but like so many red districts, it's vulnerable because the Republicans have screwed things up so badly and for so many people, even many of those who are hardcore Republicans are having second thoughts about the Grand Old Party.

I want to tell you about Phyllis, and why you should support her.

Cup O Joe

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Monday October 08, 2007 · 7:52 AM PDT

2007/10/08 · 07:52

Via my good friend Carolyn Kay of Make Them Accountable comes an article by Simon Dumenco about how Ken Lerer, one of the founding members of the Huffington Post, stated flat out that HuffPost has no intention of ever paying its bloggers anything:

"That's not our financial model," he told the [USA Today]. "We offer them visibility, promotion and distribution with a great company."

Well, isn't that special.

Cup O Joe

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Saturday October 06, 2007 · 2:38 PM PDT

2007/10/06 · 14:38

"You've got an excuse for everything, don't you?"

I hear that a lot from people who give me advice, and I get a lot of advice these days. Some of the people who give it to me get pretty upset when I try to contradict it. Mister Negative, that's me. But "advice", said Gildor to Frodo, "is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill. But what would you? You have not told me all concerning yourself; and how then shall I choose better than you?"

Cup O Joe

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Tuesday October 02, 2007 · 4:47 PM PDT

2007/10/02 · 16:47

To those who gave their lives throughout this country's history for the cause of freedom;
To those soldiers currently serving in combat and support missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and all over the world;
To the people of Iraq and Afghanistan, most of whom, until we invaded, never had any animosity towards you in particular and Americans in general, and who want nothing more out of life than to support themselves and leave a better world for their children, much like everyone else in the world;
And to the future generations who will have to pay the price for the actions of the United States government.

I apologize to you.

Cup O Joe

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Tuesday July 03, 2007 · 3:26 PM PDT

2007/07/03 · 15:26

Originally published as Judicial Activism–Opinion July 3, 2007 by Bob Kincaid of the Head On Radio Network. Posted with permission

Funny. The Republicans spent all that time warning us about "activist judges," when all the time, we should’ve been watching out for an "activist president."

Remember when the judge hauled Paris Hilton back into court to send her back to jail after the Sheriff of L.A. County had already put her on home confinement? I recall Robert Shapiro appearing on the teevee somewhere to announce that what the judge had done was illegal. And yet, somehow, it stuck, and Paris had to eat Cheez-Its for a week, instead of caviar.

OK, Ok, OK! I’m laying off Paris, already. There’s a greater point here.

The point is, the Honorable Reggie B. Walton, whose judgment of Scooter Libby just got defecated on by George Bush, can do something similar, only easier and, in this case, perfectly legal.

Cup O Joe

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Tuesday February 20, 2007 · 8:32 AM PST

2007/02/20 · 08:32

As part of my association with Chicago's Progressive Public Affairs, a newly-formed lobbying organization providing services to progressive politicians and organizations, I have been asked to create a list of Presidential endorsements by politicians at the local and national level. At present I have listed the Senators, Representatives, and Governors of each state, along with the mayors of our fifty largest cities. Eventually the list will include every member of each State legislator as well...that will take some time.

Cup O Joe

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Tuesday February 13, 2007 · 2:24 AM PST

2007/02/13 · 02:24

Preamble

We, the rightful rulers of the world, in order to form a union beneficial to us, establish our natural position at the highest levels of society, protect the rights of property and profit, promote our continued welfare, and to secure these blessings unto our inheritors until the end of days, do hereby establish this Constitution.

Cup O Joe

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Thursday February 08, 2007 · 11:38 PM PST

2007/02/08 · 23:38

Paul Krugman talks about the health care situation in the US:

...marketing and underwriting — the process of screening out high-risk clients — are responsible for two-thirds of insurance companies’ overhead. With insurers selling to government-run Health Markets, not directly to individuals, most of these expenses should go away, making insurance considerably cheaper.

Of course, Mr. Krugman is assuming that the insurance companies, when the prospect of saving money on administrative costs arrives, will lower premiums to reflect that, and I don't believe that's going to happen. They'll keep the premiums right where they are and pocket the difference. Well, the execs will, anyway. And they'll fire the administrative staff to boot. These corporations exist for no other reason than to put more and more money into the hands of fewer and fewer people, pure and simple. God help us all if the day ever comes when technology can capably and economically replace low-income workers.

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