http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:54:03 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:54:03 [I]Dear Auntie Pinko,

I know the state of our health care here in America is a mess. We have 40 million people uninsured—more or less. The cost of health care is skyrocketing. I have read heartbreaking stories of people going bankrupt trying to pay enormous medical bills. I keep saying that t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/39 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:29:11 [I]Dear Auntie Pinko,

I am supporting a certain Democratic candidate for President in 2008, who I’m not going to name, because that’s not the point. What I want to know is, is there any possibility that the Democrats will win the election in 2008 and be able to put together an effective Administ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/38 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:07:18 [I]Dear Auntie Pinko,

I am struggling with the concept of "Supporting our Troops". Early in the Iraq war I felt strongly that we should support our young men and women who were being sent to war. Many of these young soldiers had signed up to serve and were now being asked by our government to f... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/37 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:46:04 [I]Dear Auntie Pinko,

Whenever the talking heads speak about withdrawing troops from Iraq, they say it would cause complete chaos.

Says who? Are those the predictions of the "they'll greet us as liberators" guys?

I think it might be that the violence will decrease as we leave. Is any thin... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/36 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:52:42 [I]Dear Auntie Pinko,

During the last few years we have witnessed a backlash against the Muslim community that is unfair, yet understandable. Every day we are subjected to atrocities that Muslim extremists perform against the rest of the world, including their own people. I know the vast majori... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/35 Wed, 06 Dec 2006 21:27:55 [I]Dear Auntie Pinko,

I’m just so happy that the Democratic Party won so many House and Senate seats, it’s hard to think of anything but celebrating. Then I sign on to DU and I’m right back down in the dumps as I read all the threads bickering and arguing about whether or not impeaching Dubya sh... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/34 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:11:57 Ask a Liberal: Advice From Auntie Pinko

[I]Dear Auntie Pinko,

The utter shamelessness of the corporate media is incredible. I go online and read newspapers and magazines from other countries, small and independent e-zines and paper periodicals that publish online and get a TOTALLY different ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/33 Thu, 02 Nov 2006 01:45:54 [I]Dear Auntie Pinko,

I've thought long and hard about what might happen over the next two years if the Democrats win a majority in one or both houses next month and every scenario I can think of is sadly underwhelming.

Above all else, the most important issue facing this country today is the ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/32 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 01:08:35 [I]Dear Auntie Pinko,

I'm a little blue dot in a big red state and I keep hearing the Republicans trying to scare people with the idea of Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House. I have spent the last few days asking the GOPers around me why that scares them and all I hear are generic Republican Ta... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/31 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 02:00:01 [I]Dear Auntie Pinko,

I am a gay American and frustrated as hell! Of course I’m thrilled that the Bushpublicans’ karma is rising up to savage them, but why did it have to be at the expense of gay people? For centuries, homophobic assholes have been equating being gay with being corrupters of yo... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/30 Wed, 11 Oct 2006 23:22:27 [I]Dear Auntie Pinko,

I used to be patriotic, now I’m not. What’s the point in caring about a country that just said it’s okay to torture people? When they added that to all the other horrible things that America has done in the last six years it was the last straw. The rest of the world think... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/29 Wed, 04 Oct 2006 23:54:28 [I]Dear Auntie Pinko,

I watched a Democratic candidate for Congress get interviewed on television last night and although I agreed with him, I was very disappointed by the wishy-washy way he answered the hostile questions from the wingnut interviewer. I hate to say it, but it seems there is som... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/28 Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:57:30 [I]Dear Auntie Pinko,

Do animals have rights? Are they the same rights people have? If so, which animals have them? Monkeys, dogs, parrots, koi, earthworms, parameciums, bats, black widow spiders, cockroaches, or what? Is it legitimate to distinguish between which animals have rights based on... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/27 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 03:56:59 [I]Dear Auntie Pinko,

It seems like everyone wanted to ignore Labor Day this year except stores running sales and candidates pimping Union votes. Almost nothing in the mass media and not even a nod from our distinguished Chimp-in-Chief, not that I expected anything from him. The Republicans hav... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/26 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 23:48:23 [I]Dear Auntie Pinko,

Why do people hate Wal-Mart so much? Yes, it would be better if they could pay people more and provide health insurance, but I think that in a lot of ways they make up for their sins by keeping their prices so low that people can afford to shop there even if they aren’t ric... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/25 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:19:44 [I]Dear Auntie Pinko,

Bush & Co. (“Thuggery on a Global Scale!”©) keeps telling us that “freeing people from oppressive dictators and helping them achieve democracy” (or something like that) is a Noble Cause, and therefore it’s okay to run our great-grandchildren into hideous debt, get a bunch of... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/24 Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:39:28 [i]Dear Auntie Pinko,

Should I be amazed, amused, or intimidated by the Bush government's attempts to "keep us safe" from criminal terror attacks? And are they criminal attacks, or are they 'acts of war?' Who knows, anymore? Who is it safe to listen to? Who should I believe? Is anyone just report... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/23 Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:24:45 [I]Dear Auntie Pinko,

Where do liberals get off jumping on other liberals for not being liberal enough? I just traded in a big old gas-guzzler for a car that runs on ethanol, and was told that if I really wanted to do something to save the environment I’d be biking to work. Apparently (accordin... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/22 Thu, 10 Aug 2006 01:16:15 [I]Dear Auntie Pinko,

As a moderate who has been increasingly leaning liberal for the last couple years, I have a question about how I fit into the "big tent" of the Democratic Party.

My friends and I represent what we think is a pretty significant portion of the population, we are 21-30, male... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/21 Thu, 03 Aug 2006 02:09:39 [I]Dear Auntie Pinko,

You have identified yourself as a religious person in the past, so I want to know how you think we should deal with the kind of nasty atheists who insult religion and religious people, calling God “invisible friend” and things like that? I am not a fundy and I hate what fun... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/20 Thu, 27 Jul 2006 14:11:41 Ask a Liberal: Advice From Auntie Pinko

[I]Dear Auntie Pinko,

I am a conservative republican, but I am finding myself turning into a liberal... of sorts. The more I look at the issues that I used to be so steadfast in, the more some of the arguments on the opposite end of the aisle seem more... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/19 Wed, 19 Jul 2006 22:34:59 [I]Dear Auntie Pinko,

Why does George W. Bush keep calling himself a “War President?” Aside from the fact that he really seems to like dressing up in war stuff, and saying things like “Bring it on” and “Dead or alive,” etc., that only serve to make you wonder how secure his manhood really is, do... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/18 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 17:10:04 [I]Dear Auntie Pinko,

Let's get directly to my question. How do you deal with wingnuts who say that the constitution does not protect free speech? I hear this argument at times: “The first amendment says, 'Congress shall make no law restricting the freedom of speech...' There! See?! It says ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/17 Thu, 06 Jul 2006 00:38:59 [i]Dear Auntie Pinko,

It always seems to come back to religion, doesn’t it? Now Barack Obama is telling the Democratic Party that we have to “reach out” to evangelical Christians and that kids don’t feel unduly oppressed by having to say “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. I used to be a r... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/16 Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:57:43 [i]Dear Auntie Pinko,

I think I got a solution to getting a minimum wage increase for the nation's working poor-you want to hear it? What we should do is change the Constitution so that a Congressman's hourly wage can not exceed the hourly wage of his state. I know they don't get paid by the ho... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/AuntiePinko/15 Thu, 22 Jun 2006 15:35:40