Obama vs Koch Bros. Help him help us
The Obama Campaign is asking for all of us to help fight the Koch bros.
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President's Afgan Trip - Photos by Pete Souza
I thought it'd be nice to do a special diary to showcase the pictures from Presidents Obama's trip to Afghanistan instead of waiting for my regular monthly White House photo diary. The following...
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Why I Vote For Democrats: One Image
President Barack Obama sits on the famed Rosa Parks bus at the Henry Ford Museum following an event in Dearborn, Mich., April 18, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
View ArticleNovember 2012 - Yes, it's really the Supreme Court
Once again, we have an editorial writer who reminds us how important the Supreme Court is as a consideration when we elect a President. This time, the editorial writer is Charles Blow of the New York...
View ArticleThe cold truth about Obama and FDR
Reacting to Wall Street's delusional rage against the President which I highlighted earlier, diarist David Mizner asks the pertinent question: why doesn't the President simply welcome their hatred?...
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Obama puts it in forward at Ohio State (photo diary)
I was at the Obama event today at Ohio State's Schottenstein Arena where he kicked off his 2012 campaign. The theme was "Forward," referring in part to Republican efforts to turn the clock back on...
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It's time to help him win.
That** room? That's where I got to spend one-on-one time with then-Prof. Barack Obama, now 16, 17 years ago. Picture of Harold Washington on one wall, voter registration poster behind him. I've...
View ArticleRight Wing Super-Pac Spending $3.4M On Ads Claiming Obama Is Too Close To...
The extreme right wing American Future Fund is spending $3.4 million on an attack ad against President Obama to run in seven battleground states. What's their attack? That he's Muslim? No. That...
View ArticleAbout That More and Better Dems Thing
Oh yes, Silly Election Season is upon us. It's been fun and a half watching the GOP Keystone Kop its way through the primaries, but the rubber's about to meet the road here. And I daresay there is...
View ArticlePA-16: Battle Buddy - They "got your six."
One of the first things you learn when entering Basic Combat Training in the U.S. Army is about picking a battle buddy. This is the person who has “got your 6” or “got your back” both in training and...
View ArticleOk... Let's Just Cut the Crap (my rant in favor of the President)
Ok... in diary after diary we go back and forth discussing President Obama and either his virtues or his shortcomings. We call ourselves either the "Realistrati" or the "Frustrati". Now, in the...
View ArticleBreaking Fox Poll: Obama is Opening up a Can of Wup on Romney
President Obama tops Republican Mitt Romney in a head-to-head matchup by seven points 46-39% according to the latest Fox News poll-mainly because American voters feel more positive about the economy....
View ArticleFOX NEWS POLL: Obama +7 (and more)
Everyday, I go to RCP (which yes, I know has a Conservative Bias) and I check out the latest polls. I have to say - I was very surprised to see this one from Fox News of all places. If the...
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Barack Obama: Human Capitalist
Is the election of 2012 as simple as Obama the Human Capitalist vs Romney the Financial Capitalist? I caught a bit of the Martin Bashir show on MSNBC earlier this week. One of his guests was Jonathan...
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Obama with the Troops - White House Photo Diary (NFTT)
A special edition of my monthly diary showcasing the pictures taken by the White House Photography staff. I thought a diary of pictures taken since President Obama was elected interacting with the...
View ArticleThings I'd Love To Discuss Openly (update and apology)
I've mostly given up reading posts - diaries or comments - from people who have made it clear that there's no difference in their minds between President Obama and Mr. Romney. Sometimes I find...
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Why I Vote For Democrats: "The bright sunshine of human rights"
Hubert Horatio Humphrey at the 1948 Democratic Convention Next week will be the 101th birthday of great American, Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978). Not only a great American but a great liberal, a great...
View ArticleBreaking: Mitt’s First Scandal
Mitt Romney doesn’t want to be president of the United States, he wants to be CEO of the United Corporations of America. Hence, he’s surrounded himself with “special,” nameless people with deep...
View ArticleMy Politics are Green but my vote is Blue
Yesterday after a few days away from the computer (and that was pretty nice I might add), I went on Facebook and saw a political quiz. It was a simplistic little thing from a group called "I side...
View ArticleI broke down...I contributed to Obama for America
I didn’t think I was going to do it this election cycle. The Citizen’s United decision made me so mad and made me feel so small and inconsequential . The concept of unlimited corporate money versus...
View ArticleWhy I Vote for Democrats: 52-47
This past Tuesday, June 5th, every single senate Republican voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that is trying to give women tools they need to narrow the gap in their pay, killing...
View ArticleAll Netroots people
I am curious to know what are your plans are in an Obama second term?
View ArticleBetter Than the Best Republicans
So yesterday the kerfuffle du jour was to vote or not to vote for Bob Kerrey which of course led to a bigger of discussion of whether or not to vote for "bad" Democrats. Which then of course leads...
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Why I Vote For Democrats: Nancy Pelosi
June 9th was the anniversary of Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's 25th year in Congress. Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi (born March 26, 1940) is the Minority Leader of the United States House of...
View ArticleNew Evidence That (STILL) Won't Convince Birthers
In Barack Obama: The Story, the new biography by David Maraniss, there appear some new details that even go further in corroborating President Obama's birth in Hawaii in 1961. For some, the long form...
View ArticleObama Ad Calls Romney A "Corporate Raider," Hits Him On Outsourcing
A good new ad running in battleground states: I'm Barack Obama and I approve this message (shows Obama walking at White House) Running for governor, Mitt Romney campaigned as a job creator. ["2002" on...
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The Most Dangerous Dems GOTV! - I Vote For Democrats
What kind of Democrats are the most feared by Republicans? The ones that know the importance of getting out the vote, of course! What could be more dangerous to Republican candidates than liberals and...
View ArticleFirefighters for Obama & "For once in your lives turn a win into a win" UPDATED
Blackwaterdog and John Cole of Balloon Juice have both posted articles that deserve to be read/viewed and passed along.
View ArticleObamaNightlyNews: Inaugural Edition
This is the inaugural edition of a new series, the Obama Nightly News. This afternoon, I wrote a diary about the fundraising disparity between Romney and Obama last month, about $35M for Romney:...
View ArticleObama Nightly News - Thursday's Edition
Welcome !!! The purpose of this regular series is to promote enthusiasm and action among Daily Kos members. Willard will likely outraise President Obama. However, we believe that we can still win if...
View ArticleWowie! Zowie! Time for Ka-Powie!
Thanks in large part to your efforts, the latest ad, "Wink," has gotten more than 11,000 views in a bit over three days, the first of any of my vids to break 10K. The speed of its spread suggests it...
View ArticleGot a letter from my insurer...did you get one too?
Just got a letter from my insurer saying as of aug. 1 my birth control will be free. Dear Member, As part of Health Care Reform, effective August 1, 2012, there will be a number of contraceptives...
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Infographic-O-Rama! - I Vote for Democrats
Commissioned by TIME Magazine. Consists of 12,680 individual characters set in about 20 hours, or 10.5 characters per minute. Includes type from Obama's campaign and branding: Gotham, Knockout No. 48,...
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Why I Vote For Democrats: The Medicare Bill of 1965
On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Social Security Act Amendments of 1965 which established Medicare. President Lyndon B. Johnson with Harry Truman and Hubert H. Humphrey, 1965...
View ArticleWhat's the State of Your State?
Aaaaah, election years. As if keeping up with Washington's shenanigans weren't already a full-time endeavor, we now have 50 states, some with almost as many Congressional races, to track. California...
View ArticleRepublicans outraged Obama usurped their 'Daddy party' throne
[As has been pointed out here at Dkos, Republicans are dripping with poutrage in a lame attempt to prevent President Obama from benefitting from his own accomplishments. Dissent is important, but so is...
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