Huh? CA Rep: classic films to fix U.S. image problem abroad
Our elected officials are aware the U.S. has an image problem, what with all that pre-emptive warmongering, illegal renditions, Abu Ghraib, international bullying, Idiot Decider, and such. In the...
View ArticleAnother Repub "I am not gay" sex scandal
Washington State may have its own Larry Craig... but it seems he went far beyond toe-tapping with his not-gay behavior. The Republican legislator initially denied being gay and having sex with a...
View ArticleAstonishing conversation with pro-Hillary elitist!
I just had a fairly amicable long-distance phone chat with my aunt in Pennsylvania that left my head spinning! She’s a big fan of Hillary and I’m an Edwards supporter, now switched to Obama.Background:...
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My Obama art submitted to MoveOn contest
So I have this Obama banner of my own design....and MoveOn announced a competition for Obama-related artwork last week. As usual with MoveOn, they posted the event with very short notice. The deadline...
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Seattle bellydancers shake it up 4 single-payer
Well, not all are bellydancers - we have some Code Pinkers and other progressives who plan to participate - but it got your attention.http://citizen-artiste.org/...We're staging a colorful...
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PICTURES! Seattle bellydancers rally 4 single-payer
As promised, I am showing you pictures I took at the "Shake It Up" rally for single-payer health care, that I diaried yesterday.The hour or more of drumming/dancing got a lot of smiles from passers-by...
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Eye candy! Seattle young rising star on campaign trail
Young, gifted and endowed with a funny name and a "calling" to public service. Late last year, I described Dorsol Plants' announcement of his upcoming candidacy to his Highland Park neighbors (right)...
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Photos! Seattle Health Care Reform rally
Yesterday's peaceful rally was at Westlake in Downtown Seattle, 6pm. A large number of pro-reform demonstrators and about two dozen counter-demonstrators. Above, that's me at left with Craig Salins,...
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Photos! Seattle Anti-Corporate Personhood /Occupy Rally
Crappy Birthday Party: On Saturday Jan 21st, a Coalition of Occupy Seattle, Peace and Justice activists, campaign finance reform advocates, Move to Amend (overturn Citizens United) and "Get Money Out...
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Colorful 99% Protest at Mitt Romney's fundraiser in WA
March 1, 2012 - Guests at Mitt Romney's fundraiser were treated to an energetic (and fun!) Occupy-style demonstration on the sidewalk in front of the Meydenbaur Center in Bellevue, an affluent city on...
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Shocking photos! Cops and Occupy West Seattle (update)
You saw it here first, friends! A member of "Occupy West Seattle" offers cupcakes to West Seattle cops at our first protest, and they REFUSE - because they're on duty! Harrowing details below.Last week...
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Helping a Kid Read - Unexpected Story
On Day One, I found myself matched by chance with a second-grade boy who sported a flaming red-orange mohawk. And I was the only tutor with blue and purple hair. That got his attention. I said “We must...
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