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Nov 17, 2009, 12:08 am
Hi, I’m Marty, I’m a recovering Republican
A good article about how a one time Liberal hugely over corrected and became a conservative looney.
Children’s Stories
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Nov 15, 2009, 11:15 pm
Going Rogue is out and the fact checkers are having fun. Here’s a smattering.
NY Daily News
Geoff Dunn (Huffpo)
Sam Stein (Huffpo)
AP (Assuming I won’t get sued for printing their init... Comment - Like
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Nov 15, 2009, 10:47 pm
Well, the house finally passed a health care bill, and then Senate now has to work with this one and their own bill to come up with something that will be ultimately far short of what we need, far s... Comment - Like
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Nov 15, 2009, 9:13 pm
So we had our first art/workshop day, and we’re thankful to those who came out. With it being a con weekend, we weren’t expecting a huge crowd, which is good. We kind of needed to ease int... Comment - Like
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Nov 9, 2009, 9:12 pm
Amazon.com Widgets
I have a love/hate relationship with Warren Ellis. The first thing I ever read by him, Transmetropolitan, was a comic masterpiece that inspired me to do things like I Hope YouR... Comment - Like
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Nov 8, 2009, 11:33 pm
Well, we’re settled in the Haunted Schoolhouse, about to hang the artwork and catching up on some of the little administrative things. We’ve also had a bought with bronchitis that has been... Comment - Like
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Nov 7, 2009, 11:54 pm
The house just passed the Health Care Bill, 220-215. 39 Democrats voted against, one Republican voted for. More details here
More updates tomorrow.
I want to know what you think. Feel free to add a ... Comment - Like
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Nov 7, 2009, 8:30 pm
Appendix fails to assassinate Glenn Beck
The nation asks doctors to put it back for another try.
The Golden State isn’t worth it
After analysis, the studies find that the standard of living i... Comment - Like
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Nov 7, 2009, 7:19 pm
Bachmann’s Looney parade – Both Sides love it.
And why wouldn’t they? The Republicans get a crowd whose numbers they can exaggerate, and the Democrats get example 18 million of why... Comment - Like
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Nov 2, 2009, 9:58 pm
I Hope Joe Wilson gets Swine Flu
Seems that even after he voted against a bill containing (among other unpopular-with-Republican things like Cash for Clunkers) funding for swine flu researchand vacci... Comment - Like
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Nov 2, 2009, 7:57 pm
Well, we’re about moved in, I have to hang the art on the wall and set up the workshop, but other than that, we’re in decent shape.We have had a great housewarming party, and a bout of bro... Comment - Like
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Nov 1, 2009, 11:17 pm
Obama cuts funding for abstinence only education
More common sense returns to the world with this move. Or course, Sarah “Pregnant teenage daughter” Palin may have something blindly ironi... Comment - Like
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Nov 1, 2009, 9:48 pm
Lessons Learned is a new series to ihopeyourehappy.com analyzing current political events by comparison between those making the policies, or illustrating what we see better in hindsight, lest we repe... Comment - Like
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Oct 26, 2009, 12:43 pm
The Republicans aren’t the party of No. McCain introduces anti-net-neutrality bill on the eve of the FCC formulating a net-neutrality plan. One of these statements is true.
In case you’r... Comment - Like
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Oct 21, 2009, 9:52 pm
So Chris Dodd is only mostly bad
Chris Dodd introduces bill to limit bank overdraft fees and change regulations heavily in consumers favor. Let’s face it, this sounds like a good cause-effect r... Comment - Like
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Oct 17, 2009, 10:18 pm
Al Franken? passes a law? with bipartisan support? How the…?
Yes, this is a bizarro world. While the Republicans passed the Anti-ACORN bill that defunded companies with election related convict... Comment - Like
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Oct 17, 2009, 9:04 pm
Republican to cancer victim: Beg for Charity
And that’s after she should sell everything to pay the bills. Thanks, Eric Cantor. You have a real heart there. You wonder why you’re losing t... Comment - Like
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Oct 9, 2009, 11:45 pm
The net result of the big bailouts of AIG and other “too big to fail” financial institutions is they’ve become larger and more “too big to fail.” The debate as the bailout happened was w... Comment - Like
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Oct 8, 2009, 11:07 pm
Sorry for the absence, but I’ve been moving and you know how that sucks.
So my first thought of the day is about technology and how it has failed us. Not only do I not have a flying car or a je... Comment - Like
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Oct 6, 2009, 10:39 pm
We’ve moved into the Haunted Schoolhouse, and I’m basically unpacked and set up. There’s still a bunch of arts and crafts workshop to set up, and we’re having a housewarming on... Comment - Like
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Sep 25, 2009, 10:45 am
Supposed to have meetings for Gearsecure today, may happen, maybe not. Work tomorrow. Then we move into the haunted schoolhouse. Not getting a lot of writing/podcasting/editing done for a week or so, ... Comment - Like
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Sep 23, 2009, 11:21 pm
10 things ever Teapartier should know. Really.
I think this is pretty dead on.
President Obama Cut Your Taxes
The Stimulus is Working
First Ronald Reagan Tripled the National Debt…
…The... Comment - Like
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Sep 20, 2009, 11:00 pm
Synchronicity plays a big role in my life. Those of you who know me know this to be incredibly true. I’m having one of those synchronous weeks. Let me describe it.
First, the escaped bank robbe... Comment - Like
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Sep 17, 2009, 11:48 pm
Facts and Figures
8 in 10 support the goals of Obamacare
It’s just when we get to the implementation of them that we start falling apart.
Who gets the most health care contributions?
The Ho... Comment - Like
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Sep 16, 2009, 12:13 am
I want to take a new look at health care in great detail now that we’ve had a good deal of public debate and screaming on the subject and see if we can arrive at some sort of fresh ideas. I̵... Comment - Like
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Sep 14, 2009, 12:00 am
I’m looking at increasing the effectiveness of the blog, and so that brings some fresh ideas.
First, I’m adding some advertising. I wouldn’t usually, but that Donate button isn̵... Comment - Like
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Sep 11, 2009, 7:36 pm
I’m not one for 9/11 milking. It was a terrible thing. Lots of people died who shouldn’t have, and we haven’t done right to right the wrongs. Honor those that passed and let’s ... Comment - Like
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Sep 11, 2009, 6:04 pm
From the Facts and Figures Dept
Harrisburg, PA company collected premiums for 11 months, but didn’t pay in
Imagine having your health coverage cancelled RETROACTIVELY for 11 months. That’... Comment - Like
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Sep 10, 2009, 10:10 pm
Much of the Democratic health plan’s alleged savings come from preventive care, meaning coming up with a plan to make your lifestyle healthier, helps you deal with your medical conditions before... Comment - Like
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Sep 10, 2009, 9:26 pm
So, Joe Wilson of South Carolina sat in his seat listening to the President’s address, and as you all know, screamed “You Lie” after Obama mentioned that his plan would in no means cover hea... Comment - Like
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Sep 8, 2009, 11:27 pm
Today is my birthday, and I spent it at work and taking Kirin to PT. It’s Ok. Will celebrate more when we can.
The other good news is we got approved to rent a house. It’s not just any ho... Comment - Like
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Sep 6, 2009, 9:20 pm
To start things off, I have a new proposal. I won’t say all of Congress, but all those who vote for whatever plan comes out of Congress must take it. If a plan fails to pass, ALL members of cong... Comment - Like
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Sep 6, 2009, 5:47 pm
There’s a few words that come to mind when I think of Republicans, and aside from the obvious expletives, and those words are “except for.” Let me give you a quick example. The Republicans s... Comment - Like
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Sep 6, 2009, 1:23 pm
A Republican I’d actually vote for
Olympia Snowe (Maine)
Diebold selling its voting machine business
Maybe now we can get some election security and paper trail?
John Ashcroft can be sued fo... Comment - Like
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Sep 3, 2009, 10:23 pm
In simplest terms, setting is where your story takes place, and it can be as broad as a world or as small as a room. The most important things about setting is to make it unique, real and logical, no ... Comment - Like
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Aug 29, 2009, 11:49 pm
Bill Moyer Health Care and Human Rights
If we lose the health care debate, we lose it to cowards who use lies and fear to support big insurance companies while millions suffer. And we do it because w... Comment - Like
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Aug 27, 2009, 11:28 pm
The last week has been hell. Real hell. That’s putting it mildly. When hell has a bad day, it looks at the last week and thinks at least it isn’t that bad here.
Was planning a big weekend... Comment - Like
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Aug 26, 2009, 9:33 pm
We’ll start up with a Facebook status update from my friend Dermot, who does all sort of fun things for the NHS in the UK:
Dermot Is designing a backup psu to power a ventilator from the main p... Comment - Like
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Aug 23, 2009, 11:37 pm
Tom DeLay shows his moron and joins the Birther movement, and why not? His legal issues means he doesn’t have to worry about re-election, so why not be a kook?
Fanning the flames of hate from c... Comment - Like
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Aug 23, 2009, 11:01 pm
I think we’re getting the Republicans all wrong with their arguments on health care. I mean, the lies are obvious, but the lies are window dressing, the lies are float above a more significant s... Comment - Like
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Aug 21, 2009, 5:39 pm
We’ll start off with a quote from my friend Nigel, in New Zealand, a moment of clarity from across the dateline.
am i going crazy or has it come to pass that a whole bunch of white folks are ac... Comment - Like
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Aug 16, 2009, 7:05 pm
We’re moving right into Michael’s first solo art opening. In this scene you’ll meet a lot family and friends, and you’ll also see that the issue of faith in this book is not as... Comment - Like
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Aug 16, 2009, 12:11 am
The Colbert Report
Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Glenn-Harried Glenn-Lost
www.colbertnation.com
Colbert Report Full Episodes
Political Humor
Meryl Streep
Glenn Beck lost his sponsors
In fact... Comment - Like
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Aug 10, 2009, 12:06 am
Chapter four is being split between two episodes since there are four scenes. This is the first part of it. If you’d like to sign up for the podcast, click here:
I’ll be getting closer to a ... Comment - Like
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Aug 8, 2009, 1:03 pm
In our last installment, we saw the effects of the hate the Religious Right causes and what people bear for the rest of their lives because of it. We’re going to bounce between the two groups fo... Comment - Like
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Aug 7, 2009, 8:41 pm
Republicans have become terrorists over health care
Let’s think about if this is an apt comparison. Terrorists are defined by their willingness to spread fear to propigate a political or ideolo... Comment - Like
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Aug 7, 2009, 7:51 pm
First things first. I get to see the search terms that bring people to this site. Sometimes they are erroneous. Since I call my health care coverage “Take your Pill” and I have a lot of he... Comment - Like
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Aug 4, 2009, 9:19 pm
Wonder who the Blue Dog Democrats are?
Listen to one and Howard Dean guesting on Talk of the Nation.
A question of Liberty
Here’s an article by Mark Steyn on why we give away our freedom by ... Comment - Like
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Aug 4, 2009, 8:17 pm
Geithner channels Rahm Emanuel in meeting with Bernanke, Bair and Schapiro
Schapiro, Bair and Bernanke were hesitant about making regualtory changes, and Geithner apparently went off on them.
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I'm a novelist how is trying to put "published" in front of that word. I am podcasting my novel, The Hidden: Urban Decay and slowly releasing my second novel on my various sites. I'm CEO of Gearsecure.net, a site that helps musicians recover stolen equipment, which also means I'm a musician. I created The End of the World Times, and Instructions, Lists and Notes. I host the Compulsive Writer's Support Group podcast and blog.
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