http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:31:35 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:31:35 I learned at the beginning of the week that our kitten, Darwin, has been diagnosed with [link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feline_leukemia_virus|FeLV]. FeLV is an immune system virus seen in cats that's similar in many ways to HIV and SIV in primates. It suppresses the immune system, can lead to a... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/40 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:49:15 He must reject hate and the agents of hate. Unconditionally.

He must do more than reject Donnie McClurkin's message, he must reject Donnie McClurkin.

He must do more than reject Kirbyjon Caldwell's message, he must reject Kirbyjon Caldwell.

When he sincerely apologizes for pandering to big... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/39 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:59:54 Unless all the neighborhoods in Seattle are served, and large portions of the eastern suburbs, I think light rail will not do a lot toward reducing traffic. I freely admit that I am not as familiar with the northern and southern parts of the area covered as I am with Seattle and the east side. Com... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/38 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:49:07 What would you do about light rail?

I recently moved back to Seattle and after 6 years away I'm surprised and encouraged that some progress actually appears to be happening. I'm fairly disappointed in the extremely limited route for the first leg: downtown (or maybe the UW) to the airport. Seri... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/37 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:29:20 From the BBC's daily photos for [link:news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6624437.stm|yesterday]
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42887000/jpg/_42887613_cheneyap.jpg
[font color=gray]US Vice-President Dick Cheney and his wife Lynne accompanied the Queen and Prince Philip on their trip to Jamestow... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/35 Sun, 06 May 2007 21:58:19 Step one:
Stuffing of Garlic, leeks, mushrooms, nuts, apples, pears, and butter.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/tetanurae/IMG_0170.jpg

Step two:
Add the stale bread, some red wine, and chopped liver.
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Step three:
Wash th... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/34 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 02:11:55 http://www.thestranger.com/binary/a8091dec/%20bigcover-copy.jpg

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/specials/shooting/

http://www.thestranger.com/gyrobase/IssueArchives?oid=31352... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/32 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:41:19 It's like the Philippines. After the US ousted the Spanish from the Philippines in the Spanish-American War, US troops occupied the country, imposed democracy on our terms, and fought a bloody guerrilla war for fourteen years that resulted in over 9,000 American casualties and at least a quarter of... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/31 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 16:15:42 [fieldset][b]Judge: Make Bills Recognizable to Blind[/b]

By MATT APUZZO, Associated Press Writer

Wednesday, November 29, 2006 05 22 AM

The government discriminates against blind people by printing money that all looks and feels the same, a federal judge said Tuesday in a ruling that could c... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/30 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:31:48 WTF! After three days of euphoric celebration across a grateful nation the corporate news hacks are giddy that James Carville and "party insiders" want to dump Howard Dean as party chair. Why you ask? Because he didn't play nice with Rahm Emmanuel. WTF!

First: I have been on this website for ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/29 Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:28:09 This is a list of closing times for polls in all fifty states as well as races to watch. If a state is in two time zones, the time listed is the closing time in the trailing time zone. The races listed include credible Dem Gubernatorial and Senatorial candidates as well as competitive House races.... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/28 Mon, 06 Nov 2006 01:25:16 We all know that Rush Limbaugh channeled Bill Frist for a [link:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Frist#Schiavo_case|diagnosis via video tape], and we all know how well that worked for Frist. What isn't widely known is that this mirrors a huge blunder by the Progressive Conservative Party in Canada in the... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/27 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 07:49:16 [center][b]SENATE[/b]
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[font color=gray]Blue states are Democratic wins, red states are Republican wins, yellow states are independent wins, and purple states are too close to call. States marked with an asterisk are pickups.[... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/26 Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:51:18 http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/10/130_40.gif
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/legend.gif

[link:earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/ustqab.php|USGS] calls it a M[sub]w[/sub] 4.2.

This curiously showed up about three hours after the test sup... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/36 Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:28:59 Supposedly this is on in heavy "rotation," but I first saw it last night during SNL. Probably the best ad I've seen this year:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPLAZS7MPVs... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/25 Sun, 01 Oct 2006 10:42:06 I know we've had a bad couple of days, but here's the thing: if we give up on the party, it'll only get worse. We need a Democratic Congress next year, and I intend to do anything I can to make that happen. Including donating as much money as I can. So who needs money? I've made a list of people... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/23 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:23:11 After the Montana Broadcasters Association warned its stations not to play it because of "vulgar" language, it's finally on the air with "offensive language" beeped out and ---- instead of offensive text. The unedited version of the ad can be seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QeU23glEg8... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/24 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:16:28 Election day 2006 is six weeks from today. Here are some thoughts on how it's looking to me right now.

[b]THE SENATE[/B]
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[i]Blue states are states I predict a Democratic victory, red states are states I predict a Republ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/22 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 23:14:48 Please allow me to take a trip down my own memory lane.

Eight years ago, when I was much younger, I briefly dated a guy named Mike. Mike was a sweet guy, very smart, good looking, and generally fun to be around. Our relationship ended when he went back with his ex, a very pretty, but horrifyi... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/21 Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:49:36 This woman has a doctorate? Yet she can't see she's creating a [link:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma|false dilemma] and [link:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man|straman] (at the very least), two major major [link:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_fallacies|logical fallacies]? And RW nutters will fall... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/20 Thu, 07 Sep 2006 17:11:23 I went into the local campaign office this afternoon to pick up a bumper sticker, but also to ask a question that has been nagging me for a few weeks. Not long after the primary the Burns campaign put out an add saying that Tester was for gay marriage. Within days the Montana Democratic Party put ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/19 Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:28:03 I think it's how you [i]act[/i] on your moderate views that makes all the difference. I'm from Washington, but I've been living in Montana for the last five years. In both states fairly moderate Democrats voted for the war (Cantwell and Baucus respectively).

The reason that Cantwell and Baucu... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/18 Wed, 09 Aug 2006 00:16:49 Montana's junior senator has certainly said some doozies in the past ([link:www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Conrad_Burns#Controversial_remarks|called Arabs "ragheads," wasn't sure how he could live in Washington DC "with all those niggers,"] [link:www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/17 Fri, 28 Jul 2006 23:52:26 "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/15 Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:19:44 I just got back from your wonderful state. It's amazing on the coast, and it makes me wonder why I'm still living in Montana. One thing though, one thing I find highly annoying. Perhaps the entire state was sick on this day of driver's ed, but you use one particular road sign incorrectly. It's t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/DinoBoy/14 Tue, 30 May 2006 11:32:45