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Your best essay yet and important enough to share widely.
From:Neofeudalism has arrived 		polkageist Fri, 12/23/2016 - 06:16pm 0
What does "ruub" stand for? It's not in any dictionaries. n/t
From:Campaign of Terror: (re-)normalizing political racism 		polkageist Tue, 12/06/2016 - 11:39pm 1 Wed, 12/07/2016 - 01:15am
You do honor to the name Sandino.
From:Campaign of Terror: (re-)normalizing political racism 		polkageist Tue, 12/06/2016 - 11:33pm 1 Wed, 12/07/2016 - 12:13am
Excellent Comment. eom
From:A funny thing happened on the way to the forum 		polkageist Tue, 12/06/2016 - 11:05pm 0
Hi Typo Queen,
From:Just a few of the many facets to the recent Standing Rock delay 		polkageist Tue, 12/06/2016 - 10:23pm 0
I think you've got it Big Al. n/t
From:It's Time for Power to the People 		polkageist Tue, 12/06/2016 - 02:22pm 0
Fine comment.
From:It's not about Trump 		polkageist Sun, 12/04/2016 - 11:53pm 0
One of your best essays yet.
From:It's not about Trump 		polkageist Sun, 12/04/2016 - 11:51pm 2 Mon, 12/05/2016 - 08:51am
January is ok with me. n/t
From:Santa Cruz Meetup Note 		polkageist Sun, 12/04/2016 - 10:57pm 0
Your thought is exactly what I have been thinking.
From:Just a few of the many facets to the recent Standing Rock delay 		polkageist Sun, 12/04/2016 - 10:33pm 1 Mon, 12/05/2016 - 02:22pm
Oh! Good one.
From:Thomas Frank on Democratic Party: "They don't care" 		polkageist Sun, 12/04/2016 - 04:05pm 0
Welcome Spud/Potatohead
From:"Time To Move On." 		polkageist Sun, 12/04/2016 - 12:04am 1 Sun, 12/04/2016 - 12:11am
I had an interesting run in with a young man on this subject.
From:Just How Spiteful Are Hillary Supporters? 		polkageist Fri, 12/02/2016 - 07:24pm 1 Fri, 12/02/2016 - 08:40pm
An example from history and a grim forecast.
From:Do you see the system now? 		polkageist Thu, 12/01/2016 - 10:58pm 1 Fri, 12/02/2016 - 03:04pm
Just ignore it. This is nothing new.
From:Just How Spiteful Are Hillary Supporters? 		polkageist Thu, 12/01/2016 - 01:34am 1 Fri, 12/02/2016 - 03:44am
"Thank you for your service."
From:Standing Rock: Class Action Suit and Other News 		polkageist Tue, 11/29/2016 - 06:06pm 1 Tue, 11/29/2016 - 06:31pm
Good essay, Al.
From:The 99 Percent Fallacy 		polkageist Sun, 11/27/2016 - 12:33am 2 Sun, 11/27/2016 - 09:32am
Couldn't agree more.
From:Here is the explanation of why Jill Stein is demanding a recount. 		polkageist Sat, 11/26/2016 - 12:31am 1 Sat, 11/26/2016 - 04:29pm
I would like to meet, but I'm not very mobile.
From:Update!!: SF Bay Area Meetup? 		polkageist Fri, 11/25/2016 - 08:56pm 1 Fri, 11/25/2016 - 09:46pm
Patience.
From:Here is the explanation of why Jill Stein is demanding a recount. 		polkageist Fri, 11/25/2016 - 06:47pm 2 Fri, 11/25/2016 - 08:22pm
We are becoming conspiracy theorists on this issue.
From:Jill Stein Raising Money For Recount In 3 Battleground States 		polkageist Fri, 11/25/2016 - 01:06am 0
No, I'm not kidding. Perhaps I'm naive.
From:Jill Stein Raising Money For Recount In 3 Battleground States 		polkageist Thu, 11/24/2016 - 01:27am 1 Fri, 11/25/2016 - 07:35pm
Good comment, as usual. N/t
From:Jill Stein Raising Money For Recount In 3 Battleground States 		polkageist Wed, 11/23/2016 - 10:12pm 0
I agree sort of.
From:Jill Stein Raising Money For Recount In 3 Battleground States 		polkageist Wed, 11/23/2016 - 09:55pm 2 Thu, 11/24/2016 - 02:18pm
Hold on. Trust Vote is in the mix and it may go further.
From:Jill Stein Raising Money For Recount In 3 Battleground States 		polkageist Wed, 11/23/2016 - 09:01pm 4 Thu, 11/24/2016 - 09:58am
Yuck!
From:The real Democratic Party (with a nod to gjohnsit) 		polkageist Tue, 11/22/2016 - 07:03pm 0
An excellent summary leading to an excellent close.
From:The Completely Inappropriate American Election of 2016 — A Timeline of Assumptions 		polkageist Sun, 11/20/2016 - 01:22am 0
We should all dress in black and blue.
From:Plan B? Are the Clintons setting up a new party? 		polkageist Mon, 11/14/2016 - 12:51pm 0
C'mon Ellen, tell us how you really feel.
From:ObamaTrade dies a quick death 		polkageist Fri, 11/11/2016 - 07:54pm 0
I am giving them a target.
From:The Effect of Third Parties on Clinton's Loss By the Numbers 		polkageist Thu, 11/10/2016 - 07:24pm 2 Thu, 11/10/2016 - 09:31pm
It's still there.
From:DiFi for President in 2020! Say What?? 		polkageist Thu, 11/10/2016 - 02:27pm 0
Oh. That's good.
From:Open Thread: What's the Message, Mr. Gardiner? 		polkageist Wed, 11/09/2016 - 03:51pm 0
The Democrats in leadership should read this but won't. n/t
From:America's Brexit 		polkageist Wed, 11/09/2016 - 03:36pm 0
Well written.
From:No Worries -- We've Got This. 		polkageist Wed, 11/09/2016 - 03:19pm 0
That's why the 99% hangs out here.
From:I'd like to take a moment to thank JtC and the other admins 		polkageist Wed, 11/09/2016 - 02:56pm 0
It pays but it also shows something else.
From:Thanks, Obama! 		polkageist Wed, 11/09/2016 - 02:44pm 0
The Atlantic article should be required reading.
From:5 things we learned or got confirmed on November 8, 2016. 		polkageist Wed, 11/09/2016 - 02:03pm 0
Another vote for Stein.
From:Election Day Dog Pile - Open Thread 		polkageist Tue, 11/08/2016 - 11:34am 1 Tue, 11/08/2016 - 12:03pm
You're on a roll today Phoebe. n/t
From:What will interest me today 		polkageist Tue, 11/08/2016 - 11:07am 0
Just voted Green and took an exit poll.
From:What will interest me today 		polkageist Tue, 11/08/2016 - 10:52am 0
An example from a stone age person.
From:CNN (insert Lily Tomlin quote) 		polkageist Sun, 11/06/2016 - 11:44pm 0
Pirate Party? Aaaaaargh Matey.
From:A tiny ray of hope 		polkageist Sun, 11/06/2016 - 06:36pm 0
Welcome.
From:No good deed goes unpunished... 		polkageist Sat, 11/05/2016 - 05:36pm 0
Another good one gjohnsit.
From:OMG! We are all going to die...AGAIN! 		polkageist Sat, 11/05/2016 - 02:35pm 0
Good question.
From:Open Thread - Saturday, November 5 		polkageist Sat, 11/05/2016 - 02:22pm 2 Sat, 11/05/2016 - 09:58pm
We will only know if we get there.
From:'The FBI is Trumpland' and Donald Trump's top FBI fanboy 		polkageist Fri, 11/04/2016 - 12:33am 1 Fri, 11/04/2016 - 04:48am
Hatch Act
From:Judicial Watch Filed Motion to Compel Clinton to Answer Questions 		polkageist Thu, 11/03/2016 - 10:54pm 0
Popcorn anyone?
From:'The FBI is Trumpland' and Donald Trump's top FBI fanboy 		polkageist Thu, 11/03/2016 - 04:20pm 4 Fri, 11/04/2016 - 03:14pm
Thank you. Please share whatever you like.
From:Letter to a Friend 		polkageist Tue, 11/01/2016 - 10:46am 0
Oh good one.
From:Coming to the end of the umpopularity contest 		polkageist Mon, 10/31/2016 - 04:30pm 0
He's Still My Friend But. . . .
From:Letter to a Friend 		polkageist Mon, 10/31/2016 - 04:02pm 1 Mon, 10/31/2016 - 09:46pm
Okay
From:Question: The Real Media 		polkageist Sat, 10/29/2016 - 09:45pm 0
True.
From:Hillary's great new plan: Obamacare for retirerment savings 		polkageist Wed, 10/19/2016 - 10:24pm 0
I vote for "Green Politics is Clean Politics." Says it all. n/t
From:Political slogans 		polkageist Fri, 10/14/2016 - 04:33pm 0
I see the same historical precedent you cite.
From:There Oughta Be A Law 		polkageist Sun, 10/09/2016 - 08:31pm 0
No list of barbarism.
From:The OTHER sports star protest you didn't hear about 		polkageist Sun, 10/09/2016 - 04:58pm 0
Of course.
From:OPDENY270.ORG 		polkageist Wed, 10/05/2016 - 01:50pm 1 Thu, 10/06/2016 - 03:39am
This point is the important one.
From:OPDENY270.ORG 		polkageist Wed, 10/05/2016 - 11:52am 1 Wed, 10/05/2016 - 12:34pm
As a fellow Californian, I'm not surprised. N/T
From:23 New Election links - 2016 Election hacking confirmed - NSA, DHS, and Letter from Reid, Pelosi, Ryan and McConnell; CICJ Book and Support links, CA, AZ and FL updates 		polkageist Tue, 10/04/2016 - 12:16am 0
Well done.
From:Why I'm Voting For Jill Stein 		polkageist Mon, 10/03/2016 - 11:57pm 0
Maybe we should bronze your motto.
From:Clinton Could Still Win Me Over 		polkageist Mon, 10/03/2016 - 11:13pm 0
When the Emperor has no clothes it is sane to point it out.
From:This Socialist is Now a Part of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 		polkageist Sun, 10/02/2016 - 02:26pm 1 Sun, 10/02/2016 - 11:33pm
Right.
From:Hillary on tape about Bernie supporters Edit: NOW WITH SOUND FILE 		polkageist Sat, 10/01/2016 - 11:09am 0
Oh yes. Well said indeed. n/t
From:You Can Smell The Stench Of Fear On The NYT Editorial Board 		polkageist Thu, 09/29/2016 - 04:47pm 0
You are the first to ask.
From:You Can Smell The Stench Of Fear On The NYT Editorial Board 		polkageist Thu, 09/29/2016 - 04:42pm 1 Fri, 09/30/2016 - 07:24am
Good question.
From:You Can Smell The Stench Of Fear On The NYT Editorial Board 		polkageist Thu, 09/29/2016 - 12:42am 1 Thu, 09/29/2016 - 06:44am
I agree.
From:What should Clinton fear? 		polkageist Mon, 09/26/2016 - 04:12pm 1 Mon, 09/26/2016 - 04:26pm
Sooner or later the powers that be look incompetent.
From:Charlotte Riots Are Off The Chain! 		polkageist Mon, 09/26/2016 - 01:49am 1 Mon, 09/26/2016 - 08:44am
You're writing for the right audience.
From:The Russians Ate My Homework 		polkageist Tue, 09/20/2016 - 01:21pm 0
"Wasted protest votes?"
From:It's not the Messenger--It's the Message: two Bernie rallies compared 		polkageist Tue, 09/20/2016 - 12:43pm 0
You're on a roll today. n/t
From:Message Fail: Worst Meme Ever? 		polkageist Mon, 09/19/2016 - 05:23pm 0
Good question.
From:Message Fail: Worst Meme Ever? 		polkageist Mon, 09/19/2016 - 05:08pm 0
Just thought I had better join in.
From:Discouraging Protest Vote, Sanders Says: Elect Clinton—Then Mobilize 		polkageist Sat, 09/17/2016 - 03:08pm 0
Your essay seems to sum it up nicely. Good job. N/t
From:The Victim Blaming Has Begun 		polkageist Fri, 09/16/2016 - 07:09pm 0
Dickensian dystopia is correct.
From:The shocking state of America's poor teens 		polkageist Tue, 09/13/2016 - 10:53pm 0
It's about time.
From:Michael Sandels' "Justice" and what money shouldn't buy: 		polkageist Mon, 09/12/2016 - 07:13pm 1 Mon, 09/12/2016 - 07:29pm
Demonrats? Oh thank you!
From:HRC is ill it seems 		polkageist Mon, 09/12/2016 - 06:27pm 0
Good essay
From:Anti-Authoritarian Personalities 		polkageist Sun, 09/04/2016 - 08:06pm 0
Agreed.
From:Just another example of why the GOS doesn't understand politics 		polkageist Mon, 08/29/2016 - 08:24pm 0
Of course not, it's just an aspect you didn't bring up. n/t
From:Just another example of why the GOS doesn't understand politics 		polkageist Mon, 08/29/2016 - 07:18pm 0
I dropped them years ago.
From:Say It Ain't So, Joe! 		polkageist Mon, 08/29/2016 - 07:16pm 0
There is another possibility.
From:Just another example of why the GOS doesn't understand politics 		polkageist Mon, 08/29/2016 - 03:11pm 3 Mon, 08/29/2016 - 05:35pm
Is offering chocolate reminiscent of "Let them eat cake?" n/t
From:The Evening Blues - 8-26-16 		polkageist Fri, 08/26/2016 - 05:55pm 1 Sat, 08/27/2016 - 02:08am
The important point
From:Discussion: Wealth and the Progressive Movement 		polkageist Fri, 08/26/2016 - 02:48pm 0
Woof! Woof! n/t
From:Some issues in the press re Our Revolution fundraising. 		polkageist Wed, 08/24/2016 - 12:43am 0
Oh my American wry!
From:Subterranean Caucus99 Blues 		polkageist Tue, 08/23/2016 - 11:11pm 1 Wed, 08/24/2016 - 02:11am
My Thoughts on Our Revolution, et al
From:Some issues in the press re Our Revolution fundraising. 		polkageist Tue, 08/23/2016 - 03:23pm 1 Tue, 08/23/2016 - 08:51pm
This comment was one I made on May 6.
From:Acronyms 		polkageist Wed, 08/17/2016 - 01:33pm 0
Glad to hear it.
From:Kossacks4Sanders Reddit Turns to the Darkside 		polkageist Wed, 08/10/2016 - 02:18pm 0
"Breathtaking Stupidity" is good." n/t
From:Putting two and two together... 		polkageist Sun, 07/31/2016 - 09:23pm 0
I just found this list of Green candidates.
From:Ballotpedia.org 		polkageist Sun, 07/31/2016 - 09:15pm 1 Mon, 08/01/2016 - 02:06am
Thanks for the Ballotpedia reference.
From:Ballotpedia.org 		polkageist Sun, 07/31/2016 - 01:30pm 1 Sun, 07/31/2016 - 04:00pm
1856 All Over Again
From:My Answer To The Conundrum 		polkageist Sun, 07/31/2016 - 11:16am 1 Sun, 07/31/2016 - 11:51am
How does one delete essays on Kos?
From:Saying goodbye to what was once an old friend 		polkageist Fri, 07/29/2016 - 06:54pm 3 Fri, 07/29/2016 - 08:39pm
It is an incredible article.
From:Take heart! #DemExit is being taken seriously 		polkageist Fri, 07/29/2016 - 06:49pm 0
Another reading.
From:Am I the Thrower, or the One Being Thrown? 		polkageist Thu, 07/28/2016 - 11:46pm 2 Fri, 07/29/2016 - 03:12pm
An old joke.
From:Well, We Must Be Doing Something Right 		polkageist Thu, 07/28/2016 - 11:15am 0
Excellent Comment.
From:Bernie's example is outstanding no matter how you feel about his support for Clinton 		polkageist Tue, 07/26/2016 - 03:19pm 0
So well stated Raggedy Ann. Thanks. n/t
From:The Convention When Dems Are United? Or the One When Dems Are Untied? 		polkageist Mon, 07/25/2016 - 02:36pm 0
Self-loathing
From:Trump for President!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 		polkageist Mon, 07/25/2016 - 11:34am 0

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