http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:05:26 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:05:26 I just listened to Sheila Jackson-Lee on the Race for the White House show (I know, I know). She was on with Republican Congressman John Culberson (R-Texas). Culberson didn't really articulate why he voted against the bill other than the fact that he is a fiscal conservative and balked at the pric... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/36 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:36:29 Holding politicians accountable, even ones I like, admire, and respect does not make me a concern troll.

I never thought I'd see the day when Arlen Specter [link:http://specter.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=NewsRoom.NewsReleases&ContentRecord_id=a64d90e3-f406-72b5-56ed-fa0512b90a3c&Regio... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/35 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:53:29 I respect Hillary Clinton's candidacy.

I respect what her husband did for our party.

Their time is over. They can be graceful about stepping down or they can be nudged forcefully. But the Clintonian, DLC-type, corporate-controlled leadership of the Democratic party is becoming a thing of the... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/34 Sat, 31 May 2008 20:06:05 [div class="excerpt"]Hillary advisers have publicly said that they expect a Dem nominee to be chosen by early June, but it looks like [link:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080521/ap_on_el_pr/democrats_florida;_ylt=Ak7bmuSTFEl9d0zr4TPE4hGyFz4D|Hillary is envisioning a scenario] under which this contest ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/33 Wed, 21 May 2008 20:48:54 I was very excited about a month ago to actually get a chance to be on the ground contributing in the great Hoosier state of Indiana. However, in the wake of the media's Pastorbation, the closer the end of April/beginning of May loomed, the more anxious I felt.

Let me say from the get-go that I ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/32 Sun, 04 May 2008 18:48:50 [i]Edited to change title and add the following... It seems to me that there is a lack of focus on what the Democratic Party agenda is and how the proposed policies of two remaining candidates compare. So I am going to go through the six major points of the Democratic Party agenda (Honest Leadersh... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/31 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:59:06 I say this as a former supporter who donated money to both of her Senate campaigns.

She is capable. She is intelligent. She is strong. But I want more in a President. Perhaps that may have been enough in 2004, after the incompetence and lack of intelligence demonstrated by Bush. But 2008 is ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/30 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:39:53 [div class="excerpt"]To a large extent, this debate has been fueled by conflicting interpretations of Senator Barack Obama’s written response to a question concerning his intention to participate in the presidential public financing system. This question was contained in a questionnaire from the Mid... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/29 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:01:45 [div class="excerpt"]By his own admission, John McCain is breaking the law. His latest spending report has him $4 million over the limit he imposed on himself when he accepted public financing.

We're not about to let this stand, so on Tuesday we filed an FEC complaint against the McCain campaign ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/28 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:47:01 In her speech yesterday on the housing crisis (which started off pretty decent), Hillary had the following to say:

[div class="excerpt"]Right now, many mortgage companies are reluctant to help families restructure their mortgages [b]because they’re afraid of being sued by the investment banks, th... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/27 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:36:53 [i]“The people of faith have moved from the hatred of armed enemies to the hatred of unarmed innocents. We want revenge, we want paybacks, and we don’t care who gets hurt in the process.”[/i] – Reverend Jeremiah Wright

[center]************[/center]

It is time to correct the record regarding R... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/26 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:33:52 ABC:

General e-mail: netaudr@abc.com
Nightline: nightline@abcnews.com
20/20: 2020@abc.com

CBS:

CBS Evening News: evening@cbsnews.com
The Early Show: earlyshow@cbs.com
60 Minutes II: 60II@cbsnews.com
48 Hours: 48hours@cbsnews.com
Face The Nation: ftn@cbsnews.com

[link:http:/... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/25 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:23:38 I have never seen us so vitriolic and hostile towards one another as I have during this primary process. EVERYONE has become polarized. It's not just Kos or MyDD or TPM or DU. It is the whole so-called f*cking progressive establishment.

I have NEVER seen the wholesale adoption of tactics that ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/24 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:12:37 As I have said many times before, it is my opinion Hillary Clinton will take this to the convention.

[i]Let's take a look at the remaining contests[/i]:

Tuesday, March 11 (Mississippi - 40 delegates) [b]Advantage Obama[/b]

Tuesday, April 22 (Pennsylvania - 188 delegates) [b]Advantage Clinto... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/23 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:59:57 [div class="excerpt"]SOUTH CAROLINA
RCP Average (01/15 to 01/25)
Obama: 38.4%
Clinton: 26.8%
Edwards: 19.2%
[b]Obama +11.6[/b]
Actual Result: [i][b]Obama +28.9[/i][/b] (55.4% to 26.5%)

MISSOURI
RCP Average (01/30 to 02/04)
Clinton: 47.5%
Obama: 41.8%
[b]Clinton +5.7[/b]
Actual... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/22 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:48:05 [div class="excerpt"]Remarks of Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama Against Going to War with Iraq
October 2, 2002

Good afternoon. Let me begin by saying that although this has been billed as an anti-war rally, I stand before you as someone who is not opposed to war in all circumstances. The Civil ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/21 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:19:13 We achieved a great victory tonight. The momentum is still with the Obama campaign. However, everyone knows it's easier to fight your way to the top than it is to stay there. On that note, I think the Obama campaign needs to do a few things to continue ensuring primary victories:

[ul][li][b]Ob... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/20 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:45:23 [div class="excerpt"]We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are [b]Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness[/b]. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted amon... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/18 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:24:09 http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1875000/images/_1877253_bushdaley300afp.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/30c3k0l.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/mrwl0m.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/29uual2.jpg... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/17 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:48:53 You can't win everyone. That's a given. But you can represent and govern on behalf of everyone. And I really believe we have a candidate in Barack Obama who will do that.

His goal isn't simply to win the Presidency. I know he's got the terms "hope" and "change" on lock-down, but we've become ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/16 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:55:13 The Clintons don't have to actually come out and say "we deserve this because we are the Clintons." Their actions and words speak for themselves.

There was no reason to call Obama a "kid." He's a man. And to me, that was a very telling statement on Bill Clinton's part. He doesn't think Obama ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/19 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:17:47 Unless they are running low on money, and well, that's another example of fiscal mismanagement, which I don't want to be reminded of.

Yes, campaign managers make these sorts of decisions, but never without first consulting the candidate. So Hillary OK'ed this decision. And it is a stupid one. ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/15 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:52:00 I personally think he is jealous and that used his position as Associate Editor at [i][b]The Black Commentator[/b][/i] to continuously distort and misrepresent Obama's positions on the issues, accusing him in a June 5, 2003 column of being part of the DLC:

[div class="excerpt"]Obama's web site fe... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/14 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:35:32 They were hoping to get him as their national African-American star, and instead had to settle for Harold Ford, Jr. The [b][i]Black Commentator[/i][/b] has been following this story since early 2003. By June of 2003 they had engaged in a passionate back and forth conversation with the then-candida... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/13 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:16:37 [div class="excerpt"]WHAT if a presidential candidate held what she billed as “the largest, most interactive town hall in political history” on national television, and no one noticed?

<snip>

The same news media that constantly revisited the Oprah-Caroline-Maria rally in California ignored “V... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Tatiana/11 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:28:56