http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:53:39 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:53:39 And ignore this at your peril.

"Why did we have to have Obama get elected?"
"What were his qualifications??? He had star power, and he was black, that's it!"
"He made so many promises, and he hasn't followed through on any of them! 'Line by line,' he said. Has he even READ the healthcare bill??... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hydra/26 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:52:23 And given what happened to the health care bill, I think more people are ready to hear it.

Capitalism, at it's most basic level, is a system where everything is for sale.

Is that [i]really[/i] what we want? A system where everything from our laws to our children have a price?... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hydra/25 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:30:43 I admit that I've been quiet lately here. Partly this is due to an agreement I made with myself that I wouldn't make any major waves until President Obama had a fair two years...something I'm finding myself difficult to continue doing. Also, I've been unemployed since January, a casualty of the fail... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hydra/24 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:51:47 But here's another one for those still not getting the reality here. My friend sent me this in response to one of the threads I sent her. One of the posters attempted to dismiss the importance of LBGT concerns by saying that this wasn't the holocaust.

[div class=excerpt]In order for people to see... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hydra/23 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:52:17 Anyone hear something to that effect before?

That you, as a person, because of your gender, race, what you thought, how you expressed yourself, what you ate...basically any way that you could be labeled...were considered "Not good enough" for equal treatment and consideration?

I'd be surprised... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hydra/21 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:51:19 I'd like to thank the person who gave me a donor star. I've wanted to donate for the last 2 years, but money has been tight since I've been taking care of a disabled relative.

THANK YOU!!!

:yourock:... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hydra/19 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:28:12 A tribute to George Carlin, the man who saw through the bullshit and wasn't afraid to talk about it.

[div class=excerpt]"The real owners are the big wealthy business interests that control things and make all the important decisions. Forget the politicians, they're an irrelevancy. The politicians... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hydra/18 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:00:03 According to this person:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3551285

I'm not supposed to question my Candidate when he does something dangerous and or/stupid. Instead, I am supposed to live in deadly fear of McSame(Which I don't), and attempt to ge... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hydra/17 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:10:03 But it's not my custom to mourn. It's my custom to celebrate the life that was. George Carlin spoke truth to power, and he was funny while doing it to boot!

"It's a big club, and you ain't in it. You and I are not in the big club."

I think in many ways, he made it easier for people like me to ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hydra/16 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:26:40 http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3422182

It's a poll for/against impeachment, and so far it's 126 for, 3 votes against.

DU has come a LONG way since Jan 2007 when Pelosi declared that impeachment was off the table. Nearly half the people here sup... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hydra/15 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:07:39 If he isn't here already. With all the noise the Blackhawks are making, you'd think somebody important was coming here.... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hydra/14 Wed, 28 May 2008 18:51:28 Reality: what is currently happening
Fiction: What is not currently happening

Easy, right? Not even close.

Accepted fiction: Perceived reality

Let's look at America for a moment with these things in mind.

Fiction: "We are the greatest nation in the world!"

Reality: GDP From 2006- app... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hydra/13 Wed, 07 May 2008 12:51:19 Still no Iran- apparently the video wasn't enough. Lets see what else we get before my 4000th

For everyone else- keep up the fight against economic slavery and the efforts to silence us!

"A Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hydra/10 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:16:10 As I've taken a bit of a DU break for the last few days, I find some of the sharp edges I usually ignore are glaring at me again.

On the other hand, someone sent me a heart! Thank you!!!!

Regardless, I find something glaring at me, and I feel the need to throw it out for the benefit of whoever... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hydra/9 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:13:51 I just got to work after hearing of Edwards withdrawal from the race.

As predicted, we are being given the choice of Corp. approved candidate A or B. In one respect, I am utterly disappointed. Kucinich and Edwards were not perfect candidates for me, but at least some sort of bone was being thrown... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hydra/8 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:45:40 As was posted this morning in response to a misleading OP:

http://www.politicalcompass.org/images/usprimaries_2008.png

How is it that the Republican party is almost universally reviled and yet Bush is still in office, McCain is surging in popularity(despite being the person who caved on tortur... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hydra/7 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:01:56 I had a revelation this morning. Ever since the Dems gained both houses of Congress, I wondered why they were still acting as if they were the minority party. They seem to be in love with the concept of looking helpless before the big bad Republicans, even though many people have pointed out that th... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hydra/6 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:32:35 I just got done reading Keith's special comment, and I was reminded of my research of secret gov't programs during the Cold War.

Torture by the USA isn't new. We do it, we contract it out to other countries, we teach other countries to do it and we hire scientists to refine existing techniques an... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hydra/5 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:17:17 Here is the transcript:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15817046

[div class=excerpt](Siegel)But is it implicit in what you're saying that the Democratic majority gave it a good shot this year to try to change course and you didn't do it?

(Pelosi)We're still doing it. Wh... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hydra/4 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:00:29 "A lie told often enough becomes the truth."
-Lenin

In the matter of America as it is today, none of us who live here are blameless. Some cheered as we ran roughshod over the UN and the rest of the world, some of us were silent, and some of called for the dismissal of such insane plans...some... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hydra/2 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:01:08 This week I spent most of my time ranting about the "Protect America Act" that gutted FISA. During that time, many people called for positive action, and many of us who had put our faith in the Dems in Congress were at a loss as to who to turn to for protection from the Bush Administration.

I had... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hydra/11 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:25:46 “Ah! I have lost my freedom, and hell is now beginning.”

Albert Camus

I’ve lurked on DU for more than a year now, my best source of real news. My concern about Agent Mike kept me from registering, and besides, there are plenty of people who make the same points I would.

That was until 2 da... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hydra/1 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:50:13