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Posted by sazemisery in General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009)
Thu Sep 04th 2008, 07:37 AM

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These are the times that try men's souls.

Posted by sazemisery in General Discussion (1/22-2007 thru 12/14/2010)
Thu Oct 25th 2007, 09:54 AM

The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value.

Thomas Paine, Common Sense, December 23, 1776

Code Pink's actions yesterday, gave me pause to ponder this passage. These men and women have given up their daily lives, altered their very existence to speak truth to power. They have been relentless in their quest to shove reality into the faces of our elected "leaders" and the American public.

Some criticize their actions saying they are "over the top" and too "radical" for our cause.
I say these critics are wrong.

Some say they wish they would stop criticizing the Democrats.
I say these critics are wrong.

Speaking truth to power knows no political boundaries. It cares not about elephants and donkeys. Code Pink wants what I believe the majority of this country wants, an end to the war in Iraq, accountability of the leaders of this country to WE THE PEOPLE.

I stand today in solidarity with the members of Code Pink.

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Ultimate GOTV story of this election

Posted by sazemisery in Oklahoma
Sat Nov 11th 2006, 05:28 AM

Following is an email sent to a professor at Oklahoma University.
http://tailgatepolitics.blogspot.com /

-----Original Message-----
From: ________@ou.edu
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 12:10 AM
To: Copeland, Gary W.
Subject: Your Vote Counts Prof. Copeland ! Merry election Day !!

Dear Prof. Copeland,
Hey, I am in your poly sci. class, I'm the guy at the Frat house (KA)who was going home to vote in Ada. Well as you might know there
was a pitched battle between Darrel Nemecek. (D) and Todd Thomsen (R). Now on my way down to Ada I was pulled over by a policeman for speeding and lucky for my sake given a warning. Now I just wanted to let you know that I am a major get out the vote kind of guy. I registered people at my high school, about 30 of them out of a class of 148. I call my good friend Rebecca, who is a democrat, and told her that I almost got a speeding ticket while on my way to vote (I was still 10 min. away from ada, my phone half dead and beeping, and it was 6:34, really it was 6:34) , she sudden yelled that she did not vote and said she would most likey run over and just "stamp the roster." I got to my house, which is about one block from the polling place, and honked my horn about 6 or 7 times to get my mom out
( who was a little angry at me ) and told her she needed to vote which she did straight democrat, as did I. Darrel Nemecek won by 2 votes. So in conclusion if I didn't go to Ada tonight in my pursuit of unwavering support of democracy, even though it cost me about $7 in gas, Darrel Nemecek would not have been elected. So one person can make a difference, they can and I have proven it.

P.S. Good Job At The OETA Broadcast !

Wow! The result of the contest in Oklahoma House 25 in Ada, pending a recount:

FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 25 (27 OF 27)
4,796 50.01% DARRELL E. NEMECEK (DEM)
4,794 49.99% TODD THOMSEN (REP)

EVERY VOTE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

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Some Sobering Statistics

Posted by sazemisery in General Discussion (01/01/06 through 01/22/2007)
Mon Sep 25th 2006, 07:46 PM

So, I was looking at icasualties.org and began to wonder what age group is suffering the greatest losses. The numbers only add up to 2694 'cause some info has not been released. My numbers only reflect American troops. Here goes:
Years of age = number of fatalities

18 = 25

19 = 156

20 = 282

21 = 341

22 = 269

23 = 192

24 = 171

25 = 152

26 = 134

27 = 112

28 = 99

29 = 82

30 = 77

>30 = 602

Percentage of Total Fatalities*
18 to 21 year olds represent 29.8%
22 to 25 year olds represent 29.1%
26 to 30 year olds represent 18.7%
31 years old and older represent 22%
*does not equal 100% due to rounding

Your thoughts.....................?

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Map of USA - Bush Approval 9/19/2006

Posted by sazemisery in General Discussion (01/01/06 through 01/22/2007)
Fri Sep 22nd 2006, 06:29 AM

I prepared this map:

from this survey:
http://www.surveyusa.com/50State2006/50Sta...

Black = majority approval for Bush
White = majority disapproval for Bush
Gray = Tie

600 adults age 18+ in each of the 50 states were interviewed by SurveyUSA 9/14/06 to 9/17/06. You must credit SurveyUSA and the media sponsor if you broadcast, print, or cite these results in whole or part.

What a change from 2000

Can someone colorize it for me? (need to get something besides MS paint, huh?)

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Muskogee County, Oklahoma needs DU support

Posted by sazemisery in General Discussion (01/01/06 through 01/22/2007)
Thu Sep 14th 2006, 08:29 AM

A petition has been drawn to impanel a Muskogee County Grand Jury to investigate possible criminal activities of the Bush Administration and to force Impeachment proceedings. Only residents of Muskogee County can sign the grand jury petition but there is an online petition of support for this movement.

I live in Muskogee County. It is going to be an uphill battle to acquire 2500 signatures. Rep. Dan Boren (DINO) has his regional office here and I am sure he is not for this movement. There will be many Democrats that don't want the boat rocked in this state because leading Democrats in this state are Centrists who make deals with the Repugs so they can retain their seats of office.

For background on this movement:

http://www.bushbusiness.com/impeachment%20...

TO SIGN THE PETITION OF SUPPORT:

http://www.petitiononline.com/gjprobe/peti...

PLEASE, SIGN THIS PETITION. THERE ARE ONLY 453 SIGNATURES SO FAR. I KNOW DU'ERS CAN PUT THIS WAY OVER THE TOP TO SHOW MUSKOGEE COUNTY VOTERS THAT THERE ARE AMERICAN CITIZENS STANDING BEHIND THEM IN THEIR EFFORT TO SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER AND MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR CRIMES

sorry for yelling

Could I get a recommendation too, please?

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Check out my local newspaper's editorial

Posted by sazemisery in General Discussion (01/01/06 through 01/22/2007)
Fri Aug 11th 2006, 08:07 AM

I live in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA. What used to be the epicenter of the Democratic Party in Oklahoma. It has slowly deteriorated into a DINO type atmosphere with the likes of Senator Tom "Rampant Lesbianism" Coburn and Representative Dan "DINO Supreme" Boren. Our local newspaper was owned by Gannett for a long time and was recently bought by a small conglomerate (the name escapes me at the moment).

BUT, what to my wondering eyes should appear when I clicked on the editorial this morning. Has the kool-aid machine been unplugged at the newspaper office? Here, read for yourself and let me know what you think....

http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/apps/pbcs.d...

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Why did Shrub apologize for the exercise of 1st Amendment rights?

Posted by sazemisery in General Discussion (01/01/06 through 01/22/2007)
Fri Apr 21st 2006, 11:50 AM

Why should the Resident-in-Chief Decider apologize to a foreign leader for someone exercising 1st Amendment rights? In our own country? When foreign dignitaries visit, they should not expect US Citizens to conform to the oppressive laws and policies of their own country. When in Rome......

I understand we have put ourselves in major debt to China but we must not restrict our laws and freedoms to appease leaders of foreign countries, especially when those leaders are on OUR soil.

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