http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 22 May 2013 01:57:04 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:57:04 I took the oath and put on my “Election Judge” sticker for the third time last week. ‘Twas quite a departure from a year ago: as opposed to the nearly 2,100 voters passing through my precinct then, we had merely 85 (including five absentee ballots!) yesterday. The only offices on the ballot were cit... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/57 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:05:56 I [em]shouldn’t[/em] be surprised. After all, we’ve all seen incredible hypocrisy over the past eight years under B*sh. Accusations of unpatriotic behavior while the Constitution was shredded, attempts to marginalize the Legislative and Judicial branches of government while complaining about an “obs... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/56 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:46:31 I’m currently reading a fascinating book called [em]Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith[/em] by Jon Krakauer. It uses a brutal double-homicide (mother-child) committed by Mormon fanatics as the catch, but covers the entire history of the Mormon “church.” I now realize how incredibly... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/55 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:38:05 I can't count the times I've had this same argument with good ol' God-fearin' (self-proclaimed) "Christians." Christianity, to this crowd, is cherry-picking a few not-very-clear verses of Leviticus translated from Aramaic and interpreting the hell out of it to support their dimwitted, Neanderthal (a... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/54 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:08:50 Just talked to the Scott County elections official and asked her about volunteering as a recount judge (I was an Election Judge on Tuesday). She said that the state is handling procedures for this, and so far they have not been contacted on how to proceed. She didn't know if they (the state) would s... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/53 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:17:58 Coleman has been making the [em]ridiculous[/em] argument that Franken should just concede the election to save the MN taxpayer's money - as if that scuzz would do that if the situation was reversed. Anyway, I have the solution: Norm got [a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/30/court-docs-go... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/52 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:13:20 I received this call from "Adam" a few days ago. It's highly indicative of the tenor and make-up of the McCain campaign [i]and[/i] constituency. At first I was convinced it was a joke being played upon me by a friend, but it's really just that bad. Listen as Adam:
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[li]pronounces Barack's name... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/51 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:22:39 Other than Americans are just plain stupid - oops, I've had to modify my phrasing to "intellectually uncurious" - I can't understand how ANYONE can look at this and not see where spending cuts have to happen! And, unfortunately, [i]neither[/i] candidate will mention it, as the accepted wisdom is tha... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/50 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:25:22 [i]Bessie and Gary,

I was flabbergasted to learn of your decision to fire Barry Nolan, and even more stunned to hear of your moronic nomination of Bill O'Reilly for an Emmy. You've instantly lost any credibility you might have had as a legitimate, impartial news source. Bill O'Reilly is one of t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/49 Thu, 22 May 2008 12:11:04 Hillary thought that she was a shoo-in,
Barack said, "[i]Don't you go assumin'[/i]",
'Cuz I'm the guy for the masses,
and I'll show you what class is,
When the White House I make my debut in!... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/48 Fri, 09 May 2008 12:16:36 I am the yang to your ying. Or Thing 1 to your Thing 2. Or ham to your egg. You get the idea.

Likewise, Obama supporters do not appreciate being called "blind", or "worshippers", "naive", or "lovestruck." I hope every Obama supporter will vote for Clinton in the fall, IF she is the nominee, even ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/47 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:24:12 ...on the [em]Stephanie Miller Show[/em] this morning. Priceless. Talk about humminahumminahummina. As Bugs Bunny was fond of saying: "What a maroon!" I don't know how anyone can take this lying sack of crap seriously. Not only a used-car salesman, but a [strong]bad[/strong] used-car salesman - sort... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/46 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:13:36 The problem is getting the truth out[strong] to the masses.[/strong] You ask anyone in your neighborhood what they know about election fraud in 2004 and 2000 and you'll get blank looks, or at best condescending smiles. The sad truth is that 98.742% of Americans get their information - if they get an... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/45 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:11:07 ...between Ditka and the alien from [em]Alien[/em]? OK, but what if the Alien had a sonic disruptor and Ditka only had a Swiss army knife?... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/44 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:38:00 ...that they're not [em]technically[/em] violating the court order is offensive and demeaning. As if it's OK to destroy evidence just because they happen not to be at Guantanomo right now, or when the court order came out, or whenever. I don't think there's a Republican left that has any shred of mo... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/43 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:44:26 I was just lamenting the fact the other day that I wasn't engaged (in the political process, [em][strong]not[/strong][/em] the marital process) when I was in college. It took me a long time (10+ years) after college to get with the program and get involved in social justice and politics. It's great ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/42 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:14:07 I'm reading Jimmy Carter's book [em][a href="http://www.amazon.com/Our-Endangered-Values-Americas-Crisis/dp/0743285018/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197697336&sr=8-1"]Our Endangered Values[/a][/em] right now, and the issues he brings up just make steam come out of my ears. Nothing that I wasn... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/41 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:48:10 There ya go, spouting distracting lies and obfuscating the argument. What in the hell are you talking about saying that the intelligence community was wrong before about the Iraq threat and never warned us about 9/11? That's COMPLETELY contrary to the facts! They said there were NO WMD, and the Bush... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/40 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:15:37 You've factually laid out the reasons that I also am against HRC as the Dem candidate. And I don't "hate" her; in fact, if she's the Dem candidate, I'll vote for her. But she's at the bottom of my list.

I called her "Republican Light" in another thread - that was not even about her, per se - and ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/39 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:51:19 ...for the winters here in MN. I know my fingers get cold even when gloved. I don't like to even [strong][em]think[/em][/strong] about the frostbite possibilities with these!... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/38 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:01:50 ...and Obama too much cleavage. I mean, style over substance, right?... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/37 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:36:33 ...[em]in the heck[/em] are you talking about? We don't have any accent at all up here, dontcha know? :)

Coleen is a great person. I'm so upset that she didn't take the Congressional seat away from the Nazi warmongering thug John Kline that "represents" my district. Coleen is so down to earth: I ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/36 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:13:12 What's the stasis rate? That is, what birth rate would keep the Earth's population roughly the same? Do you have some sources for studies on this?... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/35 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:59:56 ...but your vision of the future is too bleak for me. I consider myself a realist...wait, no, strike that...maybe [em]idealist[/em] would be more apropro. I don't bury my head in the sand regarding our problems and challenges, but I also continue to have hope that someday humanity will "grow up." So... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/34 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:32:43 from your stain of unsustainability. And I think the jury of time will sustain me on that.

Call me a commie, but if each individual wasn't so worried about having so dang much, and instead was satisfied with everyone having enough, we'd be in a much better place (metaphorically speaking). And the... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/SavageDem/33 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:02:24