http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:10:08 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:10:08 (CNN) -- Donna LeBlanc gave her husband, a former restaurant manager, the stark ultimatum: become a pizza delivery man or their family "wouldn't make it."

The Lafayette, Louisiana, family of six was struggling with $45,000 of mounting medical debt from Donna LeBlanc's unexpected case of pneumoni... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/378 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:07:19 Source: [b]ABC News[/b]

Washington has quieted down. The president is hard at work. The Obama girls are back in school. The Jonas Brothers have left the White House.

But as the first family settles into its first weekend in their new home, an interruption in Sasha and Malia's privacy has alread... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/377 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:38:32 (Mental Floss) -- Work hard, get promoted, succeed in your new post, and eventually you'll start earning the big money. This progression seems like a firmly ingrained part of the American Dream, and it's certainly worked for a lot of people.

However, these steps aren't absolutely necessary to fat... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/376 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:29:57 Source: [b]KTRK-TV Houston[/b]

GALVESTON, TX (KTRK) -- The death toll from Hurricane Ike has reached at least 27 in Texas. A body was found in a pile of debris in Chambers County. And hundreds of people are still unaccounted for in Galveston County and surrounding areas.

Gail Ettenger, Marion A... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/375 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:19:30 SMITH POINT, TX (KTRK) -- A grim reminder of Hurricane Ike is not only the property damage, but the tragic loss of life. More than 20 people are known to have died as a result of the storm.

And in Chambers County, investigators fear there could be more victims.
The county is full of debris-fil... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/374 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:34:13 [b]Media restricted from covering Hurricane Ike’s devastation.[/b]


Yesterday in a local report on KTRK-TV in Houston, TX, reporter Wayne Dolcefino revealed that media have been blocked from covering Hurricane Ike’s devastation. In a press conference, Dolcefino pressed Gov. Rick Perry on why med... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/373 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:26:37 CHAMBERS COUNTY, Tex. — The rescue trucks and ambulances, neatly arranged in a double column, sat waiting at the point where State Highway 124, the road to the Bolivar Peninsula, disappeared underneath a storm-bloated ocean. Early Sunday afternoon, that was the closest the rescue workers could get t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/372 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:42:18 GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — The death toll from Hurricane Ike is remarkably low so far, considering that legions of people stayed behind as the storm obliterated row after row of homes along the Texas coast. But officials suspect there are more victims out there and say some might simply have been swept... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/371 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:37:02 Five days following a direct hit from Ike, search and rescue teams have evacuated many people and recovered five dead. Still, many are missing and even believed to have been washed away. And the common question remains: "Has anyone seen.....?"

Since a few days following Hurricane Ike's devastatio... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/370 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:28:02 [b]The mainstream news media’s lack of interest, given the ferocity of the hurricane, is curious.[/b]


Here’s a question for you. Given the many people who refused to leave Galveston, Texas, how many died as the result of Hurricane Ike?

If you cannot find any reports than you are not alone. ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/369 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:19:08 [b]The destruction of Gilchrist, Texas[/b]

From the blog:
Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog

Wednesday, September 17, 2008


We're in day three of my promised 7-10 day lull in Atlantic hurricane activity. That prediction is still looking good. There are no threat areas to discuss today, and the... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/368 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:18:27 What ever happened to the golden rule?

That's what I often asked myself as I was researching my new book, The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker. I often felt amazed, even appalled by the way many corporate managers treated their workers. It's understandable that corporate managers ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/367 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:17:41 Opponents of a bill that would expand the president's surveillance powers have succeeded in delaying a vote on the measure, ensuring that Senators have the Independence Day recess to ponder their positions on what critics say is a move to gut the Constitution.

The Senate this week was considerin... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/364 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:49:23 [b]Economist Predicts Increase By 2010, Which Would Take 10 Million Cars Off The Road[/b]


CBS) A new energy report predicts $200-a-barrel oil in as short a time as two years. If that happens, gas would likely go up to $7 a gallon - and that would have an enormous impact on the way Americans li... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/363 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:41:51 This aired last year, but it still applies today....


[b]Bill Moyers talks with Bruce Fein and John Nichols[/b]


[link:http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/video_popups/pop_vid_impeachment1-1.html|Watch Video]

[link:http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07132007/transcript2.html|Read Transcript... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/362 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:43:10 Sen. Feingold Asks: Why Should the Government Be Able to Search Our Laptops When We Return from Abroad?

http://www.progressive.org/images/articles/feingold062308.jpg
Opening Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold


Hearing On “Laptop Searches and Other Violations of Privacy Faced by American... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/361 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:07:08 You know which wines go best with which foods, and you can make New York City's finest sommalier feel like a kid at a keg party.

You wanna take that Emeril guy and beat him with a stick, but really - you've got more class than that.

What people love: You know the best restaurants and what the... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/360 Mon, 12 May 2008 21:43:34 Since I am the mom of a Son who was injured in Iraq, I feel this one is justified...


http://holidaygraphics.com/bush/POW.jpg... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/359 Thu, 08 May 2008 17:12:52 http://holidaygraphics.com/bush/100years.jpg... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/358 Thu, 08 May 2008 16:32:10 as one block of determined voters who want change...

Politics is a dirty business, but that is all it is, none of it is personal...

My Son has fought and was wounded in Iraq... I have just lost a brother and a sister in the past 6 months... Those things are personal..

Look toward the fut... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/357 Thu, 08 May 2008 12:24:31 Let's just keep separating the party with our labels.. Let's see how many labels we have placed on perspective Democratic votes to date..

They are white, they are black, they are male, they are female, they are old, they are bigots, they are racists, they are liars, they are republicans... Now ha... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/356 Thu, 08 May 2008 10:40:02 to what is white, and what is black, and what is male, and what is female...

The simple solution is to look at everyone as a perspective voter for our candidate in the GE...

I think that would be the best way to bring us together instead of group us into one of the afore mentioned groups....... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/355 Wed, 07 May 2008 22:29:48 I am not looking to endorse, defend, or understand anything that remotely looks, acts, talks, walks, or quacks like a Republican....

If for that reason, I got under your skin, then I have to ask myself why would that really bother you, my fellow progressive? I can't seem to find a answer to that... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/354 Wed, 07 May 2008 20:13:36 http://holidaygraphics.com/bush/rdh.jpg


The Republican Slime Machine is in full gear..

I love the People Of Compassion banner in the background.. What a load of crap...

On edit: I think a Democrat designed those hats for the Republicans :rofl:... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/353 Wed, 07 May 2008 17:38:39 This woman's courageous actions should make us all proud, and should be an example to all that we must get up and get out to make the difference... We must act upon our conscience, and resist all that we know is truly wrong....

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/dogday/352 Mon, 05 May 2008 16:54:46