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My first post, my first caucus....

I signed up for Daily Kos about a year ago, but I have just lurked - I have not posted till today.  I am still heavily in debt to humanity, having voted for GWB in 2000 and voted against him in 2004,...

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A line around the parking lot for the DFL caucus.

I saw folks were arriving early and signing up for the 6:30 caucus times in Minneapolis on the TV news, so on went the coat and boots, and off I walked for 2.5 blocks to my polling place where I...

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figuring out what your opponent is thinking....

As an amateur poker and chess fanatic, I am constantly reminded that to win, one must get into the heads of one's opponents, since to know what your opponent is thinking is the key to your own victory.

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further ruminations on Chess and the Democratic Nominee

On a chessboard, pieces play out - attacks are launched, defenses countered, and new plans devised for both sides.  In the case of expert play, this may take the appearance of mindless moves, but...

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If Hillary weren't the former First Lady, she wouldn't be in this position....

There, you have it.  I've said it.  Flame on.

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It's time for the Superdelegates to step up.

Hillary cannot see that WE as a nation and movement are more important then HER and her ambitions.  That's why she should not and does not deserve to be president.  

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Do you realize you are being played?

Hillary is trumping up numbers of $10 million in the 24 hrs since her Pennsylvania win.  One would expect with the scorched earth policy that she will proceed to blow all that on the next two contests,...

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one name on the ballot? That's fair?

Huffpost has a headline that Hillary is considering a "Nuclear Option" to get the Florida and Michigan delegates seated.

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remember the seven stages of grief they have to go thru

believe I heard the comparison made earlier today that the Clinton supporters are in denial - this sounded familiar to me, and sure enough, there are seven stages of grief when suffering a terrible...

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At least it's not a close race anymore...

I just had one quick nice thought about the Palin nomination.  It refocuses the media narrative from a "neck and neck" race to a longshot Hail Mary.

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enough with whining about the Mpls/St. Paul Police.

Here's the deal, people - I am local and have been watching local media on this today.  I just watched some footage from the 5pm and 6pm newscasts - from what I saw on there, there is a low level class...

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my thoughts (some technical) on the Palin speech

just a couple thoughts about last night's speech that came to mind - musings and so forth....

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Sarah Palin - spewing ignorance

My High School Calculus teacher used to use this comment on us sometimes - he knew we were some of the smartest kids in school, but of course, we were no competition for the boss - LOL

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Prez. Obama find a cure for cancer - Republican response mixed

While working on my computer, I accidentally flipped a couple wires and started getting emails dated two years from now - After making a bet on the 2011 Super Bowl, I browsed thru some of the headlines...

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We're in field goal range - let's not choke now

My beloved Vikings have done what they've done in the past - made it to the NFC championship only to lose to horrible circumstances - somewhere along the way, it occurred to me Health Care Reform could...

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Obama Campaign Manager - We will work with SuperPAC's

With so much at stake, we can't allow for two sets of rules in this election whereby the Republican nominee is the beneficiary of unlimited spending and Democrats unilaterally disarm.Therefore, the...

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the purpose of broadcasting is....

as a junior in college, and a broadcasting major, I read this sentence and it knocked me off my feet - so obvious, and so apparently forgotten to Rush Limbaugh - it can be a harsh and brutal lesson to...

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This is good, but I want another present for the American People

This morning's (surprise to me) ruling on Obamacare is a welcome present for the American People and the rule of lawI have my eyes on a bigger prize though - for although today we have won a fight, our...

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this ad is so bad the TV stations have to air disclaimers after it

while watching the 6pm news (a rare occurrence due to my job schedule) - I was recently greeted with the graphic debauchery that comes from Gary Boisclair, a tea-party DEMOCRAT challenger to Keith...

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I'm a paranoid crazy leftist wingnut for thinking this is all planned, right?

am I the only one thinking somewhere back in the Republican Halls of power, there are old rich white men positively giddy about the deaths of American Embassy workers and a repeat of the Iranian '79...

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here's the latest Republican meme's I 've seen

two things are coming out of my Republican friends tonight - this is going to be their big whiney tomorrow, for sure

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My Paul Wellstone story

I don't know if I've ever shared the time I met Paul Wellstone - it's a minimal affair, but I thought it was humorous enough to share - it all started in talk radio......

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wish u could have been there - in and out in 10 min

in 2008 (and 2004,) I made the mistake of getting up early at 6am or so to get to my polling place - I have since learned my lesson and now stay home till 10am to give the guys going to work time to do...

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let's all take a moment to remember Karl Rove

let's take a moment here to remember the true losers of this campaign - Karl Rove, Crossroads GPS, and all those billionaires who threw hundreds of millions of dollars representing a puny fraction of...

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this is bad - now I'M advocating secession

Q-tip's excellent diary has been weighing heavy on my mind today, with the spectre a Republican president who can't win a popular vote winning every electoral college contest via rigged electoral vote...

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Did the Republicans inadverently drive the push for Gay Marriage in Minnesota?

as inevitible as the Gay Marriage passage in MN was in our fine progressive state, one can't help but wonder if the Marriage Amendment bill that was defeated in November wasn't a catalyst that spurred...

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I was outraged years ago - now I'm just meh

we were bitching about this years ago, and the right didn't care - but NOW they're outraged - meh

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Mark Begich offically concedes in AK

as per the local Anchorage press and his facebook wallhttps://www.facebook.com/..."Serving Alaska in the U.S. Senate has been a tremendous honor. Today I spoke with Dan Sullivan and encouraged him to...

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A friend of mine released an album - reminds me of Robert Reich meets...

A friend of mine recently released an album - he's done about 60 in the last 20 years, but what struck me about his new release is how populist and relevant it feels to the present day.His name is Bill...

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Going to review the Candidates tonight

A Republican Friend has asked for Liberals and Non-Republicans to give their opinion on the Republican Debates and the Candidates- I am a bit of a political junkie and I figured I'd give him my fair...

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and So the 2nd debate ends

And so the 2nd Republican debate ends – (well, 4 hrs later for me)first off - none of this is to be taken as an endorsement - I did this for my Republican friends - Go Bernie! - (well, maybe but...

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Every time I see an "Obama wants my guns" post on Facebook, I think...

I live in AK now and I own guns.  This is reality — we are not in a state with the most plentiful law enforcement and we have more than a few unhealthy critters around that could be dissuaded as well...

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Remind everyone - $174,000/yr is what we pay those bums

there is an excellent article by Josh at TalkingPointsMemo about the weakness of Mitch McConnell’s position regarding his obstruction of President Obama’s SCOTUS nominees.   It’s also been noted by...

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An open letter to my friends who are supporting Donald Trump

I’ll probably post this on my Facebook wall tomorrow morning and leave it up for a couple days — then I’ll go off Facebook and ride out the shitstorm at a bookstore or something An open letter to my...

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In theory, Bernie could win the Democratic Nomination...key word being "theory"

I often use that word when illustrating a point — let me give you an example.In theory, I could see every child old enough to hold a 9mm handgun armed and carrying one on their hip 24/7 — for example,...

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Watching the Media eviscerate Donald Trump has been a true pleasure this week

Trump has a number of ways to explain the several contradictory positions he’s taken this campaign.  In some cases, he claims to just be making suggestions or evolving (build a wall, ban all muslims?...

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Confession: I don't want Donald Trump to drop out

Is he one of the worst fucking human beings to ever inhale air — I’m kinda thinking so Are his Alt-right nazi and white nationalist supporters utter deplorables — hell yes Do I want him to lose the...

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Last night, we lost - but so did the other side, methinks

There’s going to be a thousand books written on this campaign, for a hundred years or more.   If I had two short takeaways, though, it would be this. 1. — Democrats lost — obviously you don’t need me...

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here's to hoping his "Brand" soon follows suit

Can I take a moment to fantasize about something I’d like to see go away with the loser of the 2020 election? His Brand For 14 years, this failure of a businessman used a TV show to prop up an image of...

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