http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:21:52 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:21:52 From the debut of Wanda Sykes' new Saturday night talk show...:

[blockquote] "I went to sleep, and when I woke up people were mad at Obama. And I thought, 'Did I miss something? Did Obama start an illegal war? Did he fly over a flood zone and just wave? Did he torture detainees in a secret priso... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/507 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:02:42 Source: [b]The Nation[/b]

On October 29, 2001, while the Taliban's rule over Afghanistan was under assault, the regime's ambassador in Islamabad gave a chaotic press conference in front of several dozen reporters sitting on the grass. On the Taliban diplomat's right sat his interpreter, Ahmad Rateb... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/506 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:32:29 [b]Thank You[/b]
by Angry Mouse
Mon Nov 09, 2009 at 05:49:18 PM PST

It's been a hard couple of days for women people who care about equal rights.

Far too many Democrats in Congress decided to use women's health as a bargaining chip, and then, to add insult to injury, told us to stop whini... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/505 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:24:56 [b]UFC fighter was eating ketchup and rice before UFC 104[/b]
By Steve Cofield

If anyone needed a huge postfight bonus at UFC 104, it was Pat Barry. The heavyweight out of New Orleans, scored Knockout of the Night and Fight of the Night for his victory over Antoni Hardonk. That was good enough f... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/504 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:48:32 Keep watching till the end. His last few comments are great!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/29/jon-stewart-takes-on-medi_n_338113.html... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/503 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:29:49 ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/502 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:20:21 [b]Attn. Senate: Most Americans Want a Public Option[/b]
Posted on Oct 20, 2009
Flickr / Brent Morales

There may not be enough support in the Senate for a public option, as Finance Committee chair and health industry plaything Max Baucus contends, but according to a new poll, a growing majority... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/500 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:53:59 My husband works for a major corporation. We just got the news that they are offering a new health care plan. Where there used to be multiple choices just three years ago, there are now only 2 options:

1. A plan with a $5000.00 deductible for any costs other than annual check ups and immunizatio... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/501 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:09:45 [i]I just got this email from Nation Magazine. Let's DU this thing.[/i]

Dear Nation Friend:

We think you're pretty smart (hey, you read The Nation, right?).

Now your smarts can be put to good use AND help The Nation raise some money, quickly and easily.

Our friends at CREDO, the progres... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/499 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:34:45 I am extremely excited about this because I suffer from a severe breathing disorder that only leaves me at 25% normal breathing capacity on a good day.

I have been very afraid of getting the swine flu. It has been rampant in our area (and 2 of my children may have already had it).

All my kids ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/498 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:12:21 [b]The Right Time To Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell Is Now [/b]
by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Mon Oct 05, 2009 at 02:59:35 PM PDT

Since 1994, almost 13,000 gay servicemen and women have been discharged from the military based not on their performance but on their sexual orientation. In 2009 alone... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/497 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:37:25 [b]Breaking: US $ being replaced as oil currency (Updated) [/b]
by cosmic debris
Mon Oct 05, 2009 at 06:37:41 PM PDT

The story is breaking on Reuters, but it comes originally from Robert Fisk at the UK Independent. TheDemise of the Dollar http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/the-dem... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/496 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:27:46 The Nebraska Democratic Party put the state's senior senator, Ben Nelson, in an awkward spot on Saturday by passing a resolution making support for a government-run insurance option a central aspect of its platform.

In a nearly unanimous vote at a committee meeting in Fort Omaha Metro Community C... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/495 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:49:20 You gotta see this...... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/494 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:32:56 [b]Great Opening Night -- Do Not Put Off Seeing 'Capitalism: A Love Story' -- Wall Street is Watching[/b]
by Michael Moore
Sat Oct 03, 2009 at 02:40:42 PM PDT

Friends,

Thank you, all of you, who packed the theaters across North America last night to see my new film. The movie houses were ro... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/492 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:26:14 [b]Poll: Majority prefers Dem-only bill with Public Option to bipartisan bill without one[/b]
by John Aravosis (DC) on 10/02/2009 06:08:00 PM

At some point we need to ask ourselves why any Democrats, on the Hill or the White House, are giving us a hard time on this - the numbers are in our favor... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/491 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:58:47 [b]Malawi windmill boy with big fans[/b]

By Jude Sheerin
BBC News

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46390000/jpg/_46390605_will_226_bbc.jpg

[i]The extraordinary true story of a Malawian teenager who transformed his village by building electric windmills out of junk is the subject of a... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/493 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:21:04 Last night, I went onto the House floor and did something that the Republicans aren't used to. I told the truth about the Republican health care plan. The plan is simple:

[blockquote] 1. Don't get sick.

2. If you do get sick...

3. Die quickly.[/blockquote]

My speech has been re... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/490 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:04:51 [b]Video: Alan Grayson Destroys the GOP on CNN Situation Room [/b]
by indepenocrat
Wed Sep 30, 2009 at 05:00:34 PM PDT

Rep Grayson appeared on CNN's Situation Room to discuss comments he made earlier, as expected douche-bag Wolf Blitzer was spewing the usual GOP talking points and Alex Castell... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/489 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:27:34 Dear Senator Lincoln:

As you know, yesterday you were among a small group of Democrats who voted against including a public option in the bill you will report out of the Finance Committee. As you also know, earlier this year, you went on record supporting a public option, only to reverse your pos... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/488 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:54:47 [b]Where Did ‘We’ Go?[/b]
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Published: September 29, 2009

I hate to write about this, but I have actually been to this play before and it is really disturbing.

I was in Israel interviewing Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin just before he was assassinated in 1995. We had a bee... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/487 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:17:03 ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/484 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:50:03 ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/485 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:51:01 ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/486 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:40:34 Let me say right off the bat that the swine flu has terrified me from the beginning because I have a severe respiratory illness and belong to the high risk group. Two out of three of my children have asthma, so they are at double risk - due to their age and their asthma.

This is our story so far:... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/whereismyparty/483 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:23:00