http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 26 May 2013 02:06:38 Sun, 26 May 2013 02:06:38 was legal in some states.

If a woman/man, child or animal was beaten
and you knew about it/ saw it,
you were advised to " mind your own business".

Polluting the air/water/land was a common occurrence
with little/no legal consequences.

Disabled people were openly ridiculed and hidden from... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/27 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:32:53 had any mental illness, whatsoever.

What he did have was the fear and extreme stress of facing
these bullies everyday in school.
I know what that feels like, yet my situation was not as threatening
as Carl's.

Do you know what it feels like to be afraid of going to school?
I do.
Add to th... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/26 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:05:27


of homeless people and mental illness now, but I do believe they are much lower than previously
thought.Links I checked ranged from 13% to 20%. That's still not a majority by any means.


I realize how many families with children are now homeless due to the housing meltdown.
Most of us w... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/25 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:46:16 rational, intelligent, insightful and mature person!

I agree with everything you say here.

Constructive criticism is one thing,
Understanding people is another.

I have tried this example when I work with students
who are influenced to use the expression,
"that's so gay!"or anything even ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/23 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:42:01 especially after 9-11.Never mind the fact
that there were Muslim victims of the attack
on the Twin Towers, who died there.

John McCain's campaign was rife with Islamaphobia,
especially coming from Sara Palin, the goodwill ambassador
from hell.

When Obama was labeled as a Muslim, it was utt... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/22 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:24:52 searching for statements from MLK on the subject.

It includes statements from Mrs. Coretta Scott King,


http://www.operationrebirth.com/archive/dlfoster.html


[div class="excerpt"]Dr. Martin Luther King said…"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an ines... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/21 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:34:54 when I step out the door, I don't have to worry about being profiled or targeted
for racism. The way all people should live is now considered a privilege-white privilege.

Imagine being the male passenger on a domestic flight the first day
flights were allowed after Sept.11th, 2001. This passeng... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/20 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:33:44
We will implode under four more years of Repug rule,
not to mention what your children and grandchildren will
have to deal with.

The time to come together is RIGHT NOW!

There's too much at stake not to.


:(... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/19 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:03:31 And I happen to agree with you that these are very pertinent issues that must be addressed.

I look at it differently however, and find that there are a number of Democrats, here at DU also
who agree with us- these are the things we are fighting for.

A stronger majority in the House and Senate... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/18 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:02:37 Your quote,

" The potential to perform so called "heroic" deeds exists within all of us which essentially relegates it to the mundane."

I disagree that it can be relegated to the mundane,
when only a percentage act on the ability
to perform " heroic deeds".

Sadly, the measure of this attr... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/17 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:45:13 My big concern now with Hillary and Obama going after each other
is-

[b]they are doing all the research for the Repubs![/b]

By attacking each other's record and credibility, they are mapping out a game plan
for McCain's staff to fine tune in the GE.

Let's not give them the ammo!

Instea... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/16 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:24:39 A lot a problems would be solved if undocumented workers
were given a path to citizenship.
And not just bestow this on our fallen servicemen who are undocumented!!

But there is so much opposition to this, it would make your head spin.

My city is now besieged by a city council that consists ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/15 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:18:32
Say what you will about professional sports, but what do you think
gets many kids motivated to get off their video gaming butts and
get some exercise.

It's watching their favorite players in professional sports.

And here's a real news flash.
Many of these young people love concerts, art ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/14 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:18:53 it was locked while I wrote this.


Damn! I find a like=minded DUer like you, William
who's threads/posts I really enjoy reading and now
it's Sayonara?

Damn, damn, damn!

I know the feeling of being the odd one out.
After posting a thread on GD a few weeks back
I was blown away by the ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/13 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:29:52 What a wonderful tribute to a lady who was misunderstood by many,
including myself.

I had an auto-response loathing for televangelists, who I believed
were besmirching the name of Jesus and his work.
I just knew that karma would come full circle to even out their transgressions.

Tammy Faye... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/12 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 10:05:17
who don't care for the Harry Potter series and I've heard
most of them.

Criticism ranges from the prose to the overuse of certain phrases
and expressions. All have valid points.

But, for the first time in my life, I'm casting all that aside and saying
'to hell with it!".

This series... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/11 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:28:21 For me, the flag still symbolizes what our founding
fathers set forth in the Declaration of Independence
and Constitution.

In spite of Georgie's disdain for these laws, they are
the blueprint for our democracy that we are fighting to
regain.

Wave that flag, it belongs to us!

The people... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/10 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:22:21 Thank you for the kind words and support.

I am very fortunate to have you as my friend, and we share this big, wonderful
group of people, the LLers!
You may not know this, but having this group makes up for a lot of rejection and
pain in my youth.I thought it was buried in the past- it wasn'... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/9 Tue, 29 May 2007 22:58:13 Welcome back.

You are a good person with a big heart.
Big hearts get broken, I know this personally.
But they do mend and you're open to trusting
and loving again, with a bit of caution.

You are NOT an idiot- you are NOT an idiot.
Repeat three times as needed. ;-)

It's soooo good to hav... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/8 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 12:39:02
You nailed it and described my family to a 'T'.

Hell, my Repub brother wants Georgie impeached.
I couldn't believe it- I thought he was kidding- NOT!

I am surrounded by Repubs down here.
As one lady told me the other day,
" we're not breaking from the party,
GW is breaking from us!".

... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/7 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:21:58 You are a great Mom who's raised a great son.
;-)

My son and I read the paper together, every morning.

He likes to watch the evening news, The History Channel,
Discovery Channel, you get the idea.

It's great, we discuss politics and sometimes disagree
but we listen to each other.

Oh... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/6 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:11:28 I substitute teach in our local high schools.

Whenever I hear it, or any other comment degrading someone's beliefs, sexual orientation,
disabilities (" that's so retarded"), etc. I pounce on it like a tiger.

I remind the students that these words/ expressions are hate words even though they
... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/2 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:05:59 Dear Lounge Lizards,

I'm cross-linking my thread in GD.
It's an action alert-petition to ban the sale of
dog and cat fur in our stores.
I know a lot of LLizards are animal lovers.
This is the home of kitty/dog pic. threads.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/4 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:36:56 I received this from the Humane Society today.
This story was also mentioned on both NBC and ABC
local news programs tonight.

Apparently, some items containing so called "faux fur"
is not "faux" at all. It is taken from dogs ( and cats)
mostly from China. I can't even describe the conditions.... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Kajsa/3 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:14:31