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Re: Republicans Hand Democrats a Wedge Issue to Counter Abortion
02/09/12 9:35 pm
I can't remember if I tweeted you this link but it's to an article by a Professor of Moral Theology at the Jesuit Marquette University. I h...Re: Republicans Hand Democrats a Wedge Issue to Counter Abortion
02/09/12 8:26 pm
The six Republican Senators who sponsored the contraception mandate consist of two women who now have Stockholm Syndrome, a man who was driv...Re: The Tea Party is Only as ‘Dead’ as Conservatism
02/08/12 11:14 am
The essence of culture war is a marching-backwards. Glenn Beck made "Leave it to Beaver" noises because his target audience is cognitively s...Re: Morning Awful: Catholic Birth Control Contention
02/08/12 10:51 am
Notice how a lot of so-called liberal Catholic MEN, like E J Dionne and Chris Matthews, are making this all about religious freedom. Bullpuc...Re: The Tea Party is Only as ‘Dead’ as Conservatism
02/08/12 10:46 am
I was six years old and in parochial school when John Kennedy ran for President. I remember my parents and family being pleased when he won,...Re: Chris Hedges on the Black Bloc “Cancer” in Occupy (but not in Anonymous)
02/08/12 2:15 am
You've seen them before at the 2009 G-20 meeting and the Battle of Seattle in 1999.Re: Morning Awful: Regressive South Carolina
02/07/12 3:17 pm
It takes an advanced degree in cognitive dissonance to deny these laws have any object other than making it harder for minorities & the ...Re: Chris Hedges on the Black Bloc “Cancer” in Occupy (but not in Anonymous)
02/07/12 7:07 am
I checked out on OWS months ago so I never heard of Black Bloc. Wow. Good to know.Re: Most Precise Bombing Campaign Ever
02/06/12 8:43 am
Applause for a simply-stated version of my own mind.
Category Archives: Netroots Nation
Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy
At Netroots Nation 2010, a lone blogger set out to ask attendees of the largest conference of online activists and bloggers in the world whether their organizations had ever taken a check from George Soros. “The left” turns out to … Continue reading
It’s Coming Down
Regular readers know that I’m not a Jane Hamsher fan. There are still people blogging at FDL whose work I admire, but now there is one less: Marcy Wheeler, better known as @emptywheel, is moving her blog to a new … Continue reading
Midwest High Speed Rail Association
Not only did Minneapolis have awesome transit — buses, bike lanes, and light rail — but the Midwest High Speed Rail Association had a booth at the Netroots Nation confab. Manager of Education and Outreach Madeline Grennan was on hand … Continue reading
Lily Eskelsen on the Education Culture Wars
This is Lily Eskelsen, Vice President of the National Education Association. She can tell you all about the radical reconstruction that right-wing conservatives have in mind for public education. Name one political issue that doesn’t hinge on education — just … Continue reading
David Weigel at Netroots Nation
So I ran into David Weigel at Netroots, who quoted me: “I’m glad there’s not a hyper-focus on Obama,” says Matt Osborne, a videographer and blogger from Alabama. “I went down and filmed the new legislature in our state. It’s … Continue reading
My Interview with Craig Stellmacher
So yeah, I ran into Craig Stellmacher on my way out of the confab and gave an interview. Face for radio, voice for television. This is why I’m never going to be a TV pundit:
Bullet Points for Dan Choi, Who is Not the Queen
Memo to: CHOI, DAN, LT From: OSBORNE, MATT, SGT Date: 22 JUN 11 RE: Friendly Fire Incident Sir: I was not witness to your blue-on-blue incident at the panel entitled “What to do when the President is not that into … Continue reading
Netroots Nation
Here’s where you might find me at Netroots Nation today, besides the Coal River Mountain Watch table: 9:00 – A Conversation with White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer 10:30 – Engaging Progressives in the Fight to Save Public Education 13:15 … Continue reading
Netroots Nation
Where you might find me today at Netroots Nation, besides the Coal River Mountain Watch table: 8:00 – Morning News Dump 9:00 – Cultural Organizing, Youth and the Left 10:30 – Where Crazy Comes From 12:00 – Southern Caucus 14:00 … Continue reading
I Need Everyone’s Help
A crack team has picked out my best three videos and I need to know which one is the best. Please watch ALL THREE and choose your favorite below the fold, because I have a chance to show it to … Continue reading
I’m Going To Minneapolis
I’m in awe of my Tweeps. The #1stAL crew pushed my total just shy of 500 votes before DFA closed the polls last night. Thanks to everyone who voted, tweeted, shared, and otherwise made it possible to grab the committee’s … Continue reading
