I am not a diary writer, but the DailyKos front Page posted an obnoxious picture on Greg Dworkin's column. It showed a cartoon sketch of Bernie Sanders bending down to the right. Right behind him was a huge 2X4 black X aimed right at his rear end. The message was immediate, and woke me up quick! It's the equivalent of a Bernster posting a 3-way picture (cartoon or other medium) of Bubba, what's-her-face, and Monica Lewinsky getting it on in the White House.

I am still at DKos because of Street Prophets, PWB Peeps, Caregiving, Native American and other groups on KOS who are not political or Front Page. These are people who had a Community Quilt made for me when I was struggling with my older brother's death and trying by myself to get the house cleaned and sold. These are the people who gave me the money to move when I was forced from my apartment because I asked for help for my disabled brother.

I suspect his bored of managers would be taking steps to forcibly remove him.

If Kos were a part of a partnership, I could see the others getting a restraining order.

If Kos were half the genius he thinks he is, he'd be up for a Nobel prize,

If Kos were a realist, he'd be begging people for forgiveness for his ineffable stupidity. But, too late, and too unlikely that he would ever blame the one person who destroyed his site.

I wouldn't normally ask this, but I'm on a 3 mo. T.O. from TOP, so... I need somebody's help that still has access to TOP. This is in response to Vet Wife who has a Diary up about the recent passing of viet vet Arkieboy (Harry Short) who, along with Vet Wife (and others), would frequently chime in on our live radio shows in the early days. Just a simple, "Wink sends along his condolences" would be great and much appreciated. ol' Arkieboy was quite the bird. Diary Link...

In a thread at TOP, BBB said:

It isn't [Sanders's] ideology. Its his overloaded amount of wacko and weirdo shit he's written and done in his life.

Yes, Warren can clear a vetting. There's a few problematic items but nothing nearly as crazy as the shit Sanders has said and done.

The leftist hippy shit is fine for Vermont. Maybe Oregon. But in the rest of the country... No.

To which I responded

Hoo boy!

Hillary is now going after the chimera known as

moderate, socially liberal Republicans

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And turning the Democratic party farther right is, now to TOP, a GOOD thing?

I have two requests for all of us who still have diplomatic relations over at That Other Place.

A thought occurred to me after reading this panicky little screed by Markos.

With news that a pro-Clinton PAC is spending money to “push back against” online commenters attacking Hillary Clinton, this site has degenerated into the nastiest meta infighting I’ve ever seen. Worse than 2008’s Clinton v Obama battles, and (maybe) worse than 2004’s Dean v Clark v Kerry shitstorm.

I was reading one of my favorite books today. "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

I had scarcely gotten through the first few pages when I realized that I'm no longer living in a world where that story is possible.

Arthur Dent, Hero of millions, maker of sandwiches, and all around confused person...

Would have been run over by a bulldozer at the end of page three, ending the story.