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Republican Traditional Value$

I know too many people who are voting Republican because they think that the Republicans will uphold their family values, protect the holiness of their marriages, protect their dubious freedoms, keep...

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Whose oil is it, anyway? (with poll)

Our oil. It's our oil. It's all our oil. All over the planet, if it's oil, it belongs to the United States. Right?We Americans seem to have fixated on drilling for oil under the North American Outer...

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Obama's faith-based mental abortion of FISA's women

One more lurch towards the right from you, Mr. Obama, and I'll vote for Nader. And I do not like Ralph Nader.Barack Obama's shift to the right (from left towards center is to the right!) has been...

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Republican versus Democratic Groupthink (with poll)

Political opinions, election decisions, and other decisions, are often made by groupthink. Obama and McCain both rely on groupthink to haul in large portions of their bases. However, for Republicans,...

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Huffington Post, Obama, and pro-Christian bias (+ poll)

I like The Huffington Post. I really do. They've got a lot of excellent writers and the comments are usually interesting. They do seem to have a wee bit of a problem with inconsistent rules,...

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Poll: Do we REALLY give to the poor?

There's been a lot of talk about faith-based initiatives lately. Some of us favour giving tax money to churches, and some of us favour not giving tax money to churches. I've always been one to favour...

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Voter ID Cards - A Practical Solution

There has been a lot of national controversy about voter IDs. Some jurisdictions have passed laws requiring voters to identify themselves with picture IDs. Conservatives say this reduces election...

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Murder or sports - which is more important? (with poll)

Once upon a time, in a faraway land called China, a major sports event was hosted. This event was called the Olympics. During this event, an American was murdered and his wife was seriously injured, as...

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Labor Day Thoughts: Ditch Mitch to Support Unions (with poll)

Who would oppose a law allowing union organizing? Kentucky’s forever Senator, Mitch McConnell, would. McConnell is running a misleading series of anti-union ads designed to help us forget the value of...

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The Slippery Slope of the Death Penalty

Crime and punishment aren’t fashionable issues this year. Crime and incarceration rates have changed over the years (up or down, depending on the crime, the location, and the statistics chosen for...

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Suggested Ads for Obama to use, with poll

I'm not an ad guy. I am, however, a typical American couch tater. I've seen ads that seemed stupid, ads that seemed wonderful, a few ads that I never forgot, and a lot of ads that I forgot...

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BenGoshi's diary - Two Good "Companion" Ads

Please note: This is NOT SciMathGuy's diary. It's BenGoshi's diary. BenGoshi had a terrible time getting this thing to publish.  I was able to play with it a little and make the thing work. (I also...

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Questions for Palin That I Would Not Ask A Man (with Poll)

This is a serious article about breastfeeding, children, especially those with Down syndrome, the health care cost savings associated with breastfeeding, and the risk of potential death from pregnancy...

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Obama = Muslim = anti-Christ? C'mon! THINK! (with poll)

OK, now I'm upset. Again. I need to vent; hence this diary.I got an e-mail from a conservative friend that cited Revelations 13 and claimed that Revelations said that the anti-Christ was a Muslim man...

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How to say thanks for the bailout, Reps! (with poll) (Link added)

I'm sure this has been diaried by now, but once again, I'm angry. I want to say a little something to the folks who passed that bill. I hope I'm coherent.The House of Representatives passed the bailout...

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Early Report from the "Real America" (w/poll)

Finally! Election Day!I voted a bit after 6 AM this morning. Early voting wasn't an option, since Kentucky severely restricts early voting (one must sign a statement that one will be disabled or out of...

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No Santa? No problem. (w/poll)

Many folks will not be able to afford the usual Christmas this year. Splurging on stuff just plain won't be an option. This may turn out to be the best thing that's ever happened to families who find...

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Just for Fun - Non-political advertising Jingles (w/poll)

I miss good ads. Once upon a time, there were good ads - lots of good ads. Ads that stuck in your brain. Jingles that became earworms and wouldn't leave your brain until something even stickier came...

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Dear Patient, Who can we sue? Love, Humana (w/ poll)

At least I have health insurance, with Humana, through my spouse's employer. I can receive health care as long as I pay my share, deal with their endless requests for information they already have, and...

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How to fight your health insurance company and WIN (with poll)

This diary is about a long process of trying to get our insurance company, Humana, to cover administration of a life-saving vaccine to me and to my spouse. How do you win your case with a health...

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Don't like dog fighting? Boycott the Eagles and their advertisers.

I'm appalled at the decision of the NFL to allow Michel Vick, convicted dog torturer / killer, to play football again. I'm even more appalled that any team would sign him. I've been a football fan...

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Flu Preparedness (THANKS, DemFromCT!) (w/poll)

Thanks to DemFromCT, we've had a great source of H1N1 information here on dKos. One would think that local health departments would be the local clearinghouses for H1N1 information. In our case, one...

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NRA Fearmongering for $75 or $100

This isn't much of a diary, but it's something that just happened to me, and I'm a bit upset about it.I got a call from the NRA (National Rifle Association) last night. I simply said "No, thank you"...

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Can we make it an ActBlue Million for Miller?

This isn't much of a diary. It's just a plea for more Kossacks - and anyone else who wants to see some civility restored to our government - to donate just a bit more money to the campaign of Rob...

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Netroots Nation Auction: Buy some stuff, willya? It'll make you happy.

I've never been to a Netroots Nation conference, and I'll never be going, either, unless they decide to hold one in the red, red Bluegrass state. All I can do is send auction stuff. So I did.Your turn:...

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Healthy Air Force airman dies of H1N1 flu; GET THE VACCINE!

I apologize if this has been diaried already - I didn't see anything on it.This was just covered on our local news - Shawn Rankin, a 25 year old sergeant in the US Air Force, died of the flu early...

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Innocent Arab-Americans and Muslims may die because of this.

I apologise if this has been diaried already. And, for what it's worth, I'm not an Arab or a Muslim.Faux Noise has a video up that consists of a paranoid-drenched interview with a retired Colonel...

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One health care wingnut crazier than Beck - Insanity 101

Updated title to better reflect content. :-)My head is virtually spinning on its axis.My local newspaper - which isn't nearly as conservative as it used to be - printed a wingnut's view of why we don't...

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Hey! Try them terrorists in rural Kentucky!

Some of us who live in rural Kentucky are appalled at the suggestion that an Ay-rab terrorist like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed could be tried all Constitution-like at the scene of the crime in New York...

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Congress.org: We bolster our agenda with non-partisan polls

Congress.org has an article out about the use of polls as weapons in politics. The article talks a bit about the history of polls, then goes on to talk about Daily Kos's use of Research 2000 polls.More...

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HIV/AIDS vaccine: a giant step forward

The Wall Street Journal reported July 9, 2010, that there's been an Advance in Quest for HIV Vaccine. Although it may take years to develop a vaccine, finding antibodies to the set of HIV viruses that...

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