Mr. President, You Said the Right Thing. Now SHADDUP ABOUDDIT!!!

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Saturday August 14, 2010 · 3:20 PM PDT

2010/08/14 · 15:20

UPDATE: It seems I've riled the "President Obama Lockstep Marching Squad and Glee Club" with my remarks about the president's (as I see it) ill-advised remarks about having no comment on the "wisdom" of building the Islamic Community Center near the former WTC site.

Before you start calling me stupid (without explaining why) or blindly defending what he said today by remarking that what he said last night was spot on correct (which it was), answer this question.

Are you GLAD that President Obama raised the issue of "the wisdom" of building the center there? HE RAISED IT. He wasn't asked about it.

Or do you think it would be better if he HADN'T raised the issue?

That is the point of this diary. In toto.

I realize this won't make me a lot of friends in here, but I hope my cred is such that I can say it anyway without a ton of acrimony.

President Obama was PITCH PERFECT last night when he declared that the people building the Muslim Community Center in South Manhattan have every Constitutional right to do so. We civil libertarians rejoiced!

Then, today, he takes what my Mom used to call "that one step beyond."

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How Should President Obama Act From Now until 2012?

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How Should President Obama Act From Now until 2012?

With complete and utter disregard for his right wing critics. Be the progressive president we voted for.

31 votes

With complete and utter disregard for his left wing critics. You're president of EVERYONE, not just the left.

24 votes

Like he actually WON the election in 2008.

54 votes

Breaking: Former Sen. Ted Stevens Killed in Plane Crash. Multiple Updates

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Tuesday August 10, 2010 · 6:02 AM PDT

2010/08/10 · 06:02

Just breaking on TPM:

Details are still very sketchy, but reports out of Alaska indicate that among the eight people believed to be onboard a plane that crashed Monday night near Dillingham was former Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK).

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Tuesday August 03, 2010 · 6:12 AM PDT

2010/08/03 · 06:12

I'm hoping my credibility here after a couple years of posting occasional diaries is sufficient that I might be able to draw your attention to my efforts to help fund research into finding a cure for Parkinson's disease.

I've written a book about my experience called "No Doorway Wide Enough." It's about my decade with PD, from my diagnosis at age 45 in 2000, to volunteering for experimental brain surgery in 2007, to the mixed results I'm experiencing today.

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Do I Care About Parkinson's Disease?

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Do I Care About Parkinson's Disease?

Nope. I'm too young and hip to ever get sick.

2 votes

I Thought Only Michael J. Fox and Muhammad Ali had that. Oh yeah, and Brian Grant.

0 votes

I'll worry about it when I get older... why is my finger twitching?

0 votes

Of course I care. Just not enough to do anything about it.

3 votes

I have or know someone who has PD. Those of you who don't care have no idea what it's like!

8 votes

It could NEVER happen to me. Could it?

1 vote

Palin Praises Brewer's Male Genitalia

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Monday August 02, 2010 · 5:45 AM PDT

2010/08/02 · 05:45

(TITLE UPDATED TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT PALIN'S REMARKS)
(Cross posted on my personal blog, Parky Bill's PD Place.)

Says President Obama LACKS male genitalia.

It’s true! It’s right there, in black and white, on CNN.com this morning!

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Tuesday July 20, 2010 · 6:10 AM PDT

2010/07/20 · 06:10

Muslims ate my baby!

Muslims tipped over my garbage and made a mess.

Muslims kept me up all night with their incessant ululating.

Muslims ruined my fish fry with their call to prayer from their mosque minarets.

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Friday July 09, 2010 · 1:30 PM PDT

2010/07/09 · 13:30

Ann Coulter thinks Bill Kristol should quithis job as head neocon and defender of endless war.

Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele was absolutely right. Afghanistan is Obama’s war and, judging by other recent Democratic ventures in military affairs, isn’t likely to turn out well.

It has been idiotically claimed that Steele’s statement about Afghanistan being Obama’s war is "inaccurate" — as if Steele is unaware Bush invaded Afghanistan soon after 9/11. (No one can forget that — even liberals pretended to support that war for three whole weeks.)

Yes, Bush invaded Afghanistan soon after 9/11. Within the first few months we had toppled the Taliban, killed or captured hundreds of al-Qaida fighters and arranged for democratic elections, resulting in an American-friendly government.

Then Bush declared success and turned his attention to Iraq, leaving minimal troops behind in Afghanistan to prevent Osama bin Laden from regrouping, swat down al-Qaida fighters and gather intelligence.

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What should President Obama do with a Bush-bungled, Taliban-infested, corrupt Afghanistan?

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What should President Obama do with a Bush-bungled, Taliban-infested, corrupt Afghanistan?

Scrub and spray, scrub and spray! There's a clean floor in here SOMEWHERE!

2 votes

Realize the previous landlord let the place go to hell. Deal with threats as they arise, but otherwise get out.

48 votes

Burn the house down. Build new house.

12 votes

Was Teabagger Apology Sincere? Dr. Letcher Asks YOU!

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Wednesday April 28, 2010 · 8:58 AM PDT

2010/04/28 · 08:58

(Cross posted from my blog.)

Much has been made in the liberal blogosphere about the "sincere apology" offered by Chris Reichert, the "gentleman" wearing the white shirt and tie who threw money at Dr. Bob Letcher at the Tea Party Rally in Columbus, Ohio, a month ago. The opinion on the liberal blogs seems to run from "everyone makes mistakes" to "he got caught up in the moment" to "well, at least he apologized," to "he can take his apology and stick it where the sun doesn't shine."

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Monday April 26, 2010 · 4:14 AM PDT

2010/04/26 · 04:14

(Cross posted from my blog)

Found a note in my inbox this morning from Dr. Robert A. Letcher. For those with short memories, he is the gentleman with Parkinson's disease who so enraged a group of Tea Party protesters in Columbus, Ohio recently by daring to sit on a curb in front of them holding a sign that said, "Got Parkinson's? I do, and you might. Thanks for helping. That's community." The Tea Partiers were SO outraged by this silent and dignified counter protest that they screamed at him, threw wadded up money at him and otherwise taunted him and his condition.

Apparently he is still receiving grief for his actions.

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Tuesday March 30, 2010 · 5:05 AM PDT

2010/03/30 · 05:05

(Cross posted on my personal blog, My PD Diary)

I've gotten many comments on this blog since I started it. None of which makes me more proud than the one I received this morning from Dr. Robert Letcher.

Remember him?

This man, this HERO, drew attention to the true nature of the Tea Party movement by a simple, courageous act of sitting silently while the teabaggers taunted and threw money at him.

In an earlier post, I wrote about how the teabagger in the dress shirt and tie who threw the money apologized. Dr. Letcher commented on that post, and I share his comment here again.

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Thursday March 25, 2010 · 5:08 PM PDT

2010/03/25 · 17:08

UPDATED: Just saw the video on C-Span.org on the link posted by a Kossack. Thank you. What Hewitt did, and the wingers are going nuts about, is how the badly-phrased comment was taken out of context. Baucus is clearly talking about leveling the playing field post Bush tax cut. But the wingers won't hear that part.

Thanks again for putting me straight.

Feel free to ignore the rest.

I need help here, Koslanders...

Is this video, which showed up this afternoon on Hugh Hewitt's blog, a hoax? I watched it and,

A. I can't imagine Baucus saying this... and
B. The words don't match up with the lips.

The Freepers are going nuts.

Video after the jump.

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Wednesday March 24, 2010 · 1:30 PM PDT

2010/03/24 · 13:30

Dylan Ratigan -- I usually skip your show because it's on against a rerun of Law & Order. But I saw in the previews that you were going to talk to Dale Robertson -- he of the Texas Tea Party fame. The talk was going to be about the racist element in the Tea Party movement. You also had Brendan Steinhausen from Freedom Works. I thought, "Aha! Here's Dylan's chance to bring down the hammer on these racist fools!" After all, Dylan MUST have seen THIS.

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Friday March 19, 2010 · 7:50 AM PDT

2010/03/19 · 07:50

If conservatives said what was really on their minds, even in front of other like-minded people, they would be shouted down by rational independents as racist. Therefore, they speak in code. They use words that act as a "dog whistle" that racists can hear loud and clear. They don't cross the line into overt racism, but the racists (wink, wink!) know what they mean.

Here is such a speech, edited for those who cannot hear the dog whistle. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) gave a speech at the recent CPAC convention. There were dog whistles a-PLENTY!

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Palin Praises Brewer's Male Genitalia

Eeeeek! Muslims! Eeeeek!

Ann Coulter on Afghanistan, BEFORE it was Obama’s War

Was Teabagger Apology Sincere? Dr. Letcher Asks YOU!

Dr. Letcher Questions the Teabaggers

UPDATED: Parkinson's Patient who Sat in the Face of Teabagger Insanity Shares His Thoughts

UPDATED: Wingers Take Baucus Quote Out of Context

Dylan Ratigan! Did You See the Racist SIGN?

DeMint's CPAC Speech: Translated for the Dog-Whistle Impaired