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it was misleading and bad reporting. i don't see how to
delete it entirely. pretend i did. thank you. :)

- posted by barbara @ 3/25/2012 01:18:00 PM 0 comments

Unite Against The War On Women DC March

- posted by barbara @ 2/26/2012 06:19:00 PM 0 comments

100,000 Gay Kids Secretly Watch Ellen � Margaret and Helen

100,000 Gay Kids Secretly Watch Ellen � Margaret and Helen
Those are alarming statements and positions because all of them are based on the candidate’s personal
religious beliefs and yet all of them would have devastating effects on millions of American citizens who
might not share those same beliefs. I’m pretty sure letting gay people get married isn’t going to stop
Rick Santorum or any of those million moms from following their faith. And it would be nice if those Bishops
would realize having insurance coverage doesn’t mean you have to use birth control.

- posted by barbara @ 2/10/2012 03:32:00 PM 0 comments

Democratic Underground Is Offline To Protest SOPA And PIPA. Stop The Internet Blacklist Legislation!

Democratic Underground Is Offline To Protest SOPA And PIPA. Stop The Internet Blacklist Legislation!
i guess i'll live.

- posted by barbara @ 1/18/2012 12:33:00 AM 0 comments

Robert Fisk: Bankers are the dictators of the West - Robert Fisk - Commentators - The Independent

- posted by barbara @ 12/12/2011 04:35:00 AM 0 comments

My Occupy LA Arrest, by Patrick Meighan

- posted by barbara @ 12/08/2011 03:15:00 AM 0 comments

US war vet gets arrested at Occupy LA - YouTube

US war vet gets arrested at Occupy LA - YouTube: US war vet gets arrested at Occupy LA
Chris was there. i wonder if Bekah would have been.
well, you know, maybe she was. :)

- posted by barbara @ 12/03/2011 07:06:00 AM 0 comments

UC Davis Pepper-Spray Incident Reveals Weakness Up Top | Matt Taibbi | Rolling Stone

UC Davis Pepper-Spray Incident Reveals Weakness Up Top | Matt Taibbi | Rolling Stone
Again, when we abandoned our principles in order to use force against terrorists and drug dealers,
the answer to the question, What are we defending? started to change.

The original answer, ostensibly, was, "We are defending the peaceful and law-abiding citizens of the
United States, their principles, and everything America stands for."

Then after a while it became, "We’re defending the current population of the country, but we can’t
defend the principles so much anymore, because they weigh us down in the fight against a ruthless
enemy who must be stopped at all costs."

Then finally it became this: “We are defending ourselves, against the citizens who insist on keeping
their rights and their principles.”

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/uc-davis-pepper-spray-incident-reveals-weakness-up-top-20111122#ixzz1eXro96ko

- posted by barbara @ 11/23/2011 08:07:00 AM 0 comments

Gaming American Democracy: | John Dean | Verdict | Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia

Gaming American Democracy: | John Dean | Verdict | Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia
Resolving the legality of the barrage of new election laws will be costly,
and will take decades. Meanwhile, Republicans will have gained and taken their
unfair advantage, which will likely only encourage them to further game the system.
It’s the way they now play the game, and while it may be nasty and even un-American,
they could care less, as long as they are winning.

CANNOT let them win. Occupy.

- posted by barbara @ 11/21/2011 09:13:00 AM 0 comments

a dream

Bekah was there. it was one of those dreams where
i didn't know she was dead. others were there and they
kept coming, and i had to get to work. well let's just
say it was getting later and later and i needed to
call in to work to let them know i would be late.

but i could not remember the number. i grew more
and more frantic. i remembered the area code, but
could not recall the number to save my life. and
was getting so distraught you would think it was
going to kill me.

i woke up from this nightmare and shouted out my
number at work. literally.

then later i tried to fathom what it means about Bekah,
about me not knowing she was dead in this dream. dreams
come both ways. but the ones where i do not know she
is dead tend to disturb me somehow.

- posted by barbara @ 11/20/2011 12:35:00 PM 0 comments

Wix.com emilymarieephotography created by emilybales based on Morro Bay

Wix.com emilymarieephotography created by emilybales based on Morro Bay
a talented photographer. who happens to be my niece. :)

- posted by barbara @ 11/20/2011 03:41:00 AM 0 comments

Occupy Oakland protesters shut port - US news - Life - msnbc.com

Occupy Oakland protesters shut port - US news - Life - msnbc.com
they did it. :)

- posted by barbara @ 11/03/2011 12:04:00 AM 0 comments

Occupy Antarctica - Imgur

- posted by barbara @ 10/17/2011 03:04:00 AM 0 comments

The Rude Pundit

The Rude Pundit
he's so right.

- posted by barbara @ 10/08/2011 08:30:00 AM 0 comments

What’s Wrong with these Pictures?? These Shrimp were caught near Caminada Pass,Caminada Bay area in La. Sept.30,2011 White Shrimp Pic By Branden Goldman

What’s Wrong with these Pictures?? These Shrimp were caught near Caminada Pass,Caminada Bay area in La. Sept.30,2011 White Shrimp Pic By Branden Goldman
the oil is not gone, the gulf is not recovered,
the people are sick. nobody seems to care.

- posted by barbara @ 10/02/2011 03:28:00 PM 0 comments

Gaming American Democracy: | John Dean | Verdict | Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia

Gaming American Democracy: | John Dean | Verdict | Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia
A Closing Thought: Federalist No. 10’s Solution Is Not Applicable Here

When you delve into any radical conservative activity,
you quickly become drenched in all their constitutional
rhetoric, for it is endless. The GOP’s radical fringe
worships our Constitution—or what they believe our
Constitution says, which has little to do with reality.
Thus, in tracking their new power plays, I found myself
thinking about James Madison’s warning in Federalist
No. 10, a warning that contemporary conservatives ignore.
Madison, it will be recalled, addressed what conservatives
are now doing when he discussed the threat that factions
pose to our constitutional system.

Madison described a faction as “a number of citizens,
whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole,
who are united and actuated by some common impulse of
passion or of interests, adverse to the rights of other
citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interest of
the community.” Madison found factions to be incapable
of self-restraint, and pointed out that, for them, “neither
moral nor religious motives can be relied on as an adequate
control.” He believed that the danger from factions was
very real, since they foster “the mortal diseases under
which popular governments have everywhere perished.”

this needs to be read and heeded throughout the land.

- posted by barbara @ 9/24/2011 05:39:00 AM 0 comments

Hoffa: Corporate-Funded Conservative Politicians Out To Destroy Middle Class | International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)

- posted by barbara @ 9/07/2011 03:05:00 AM 0 comments

Rogues Gallery Kennel Blog � Blog Archive � Doubling Down

Rogues Gallery Kennel Blog � Blog Archive � Doubling Down
donations please.

- posted by barbara @ 8/14/2011 07:00:00 PM 0 comments

No Dentist Left Behind

No Dentist Left Behind
you must read this. please.

- posted by barbara @ 7/20/2011 02:53:00 AM 0 comments

OpEdNews - Article: Caught Scissorhanded: Sean Hannity Edits Obama's Answer at Press Conference

OpEdNews - Article: Caught Scissorhanded: Sean Hannity Edits Obama's Answer at Press Conference
why would any thinking person ever watch faux?

- posted by barbara @ 7/19/2011 10:12:00 AM 0 comments

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