digbysblog.blogspot.com - 11/5/2008
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Wednesday, November 05, 2008 Bittersweet by digby As thrilled as I am that the country has begun to shake off the curse of the GOP, this still hurts : Voters put a stop to same-sex marriage in California, dealing a crushing defeat to gay-rights activists in a state they hoped would be a ...
digbysblog.blogspot.com - 11/8/2008
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Friday, November 07, 2008 Problems by digby "Democratic
strategist" and uber-villager Michael Feldman appeared with Andrea Mitchell...
earlier and said this: Mitchell: Let's talk about the State department and foreign policy. John Kerry, widely ...
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digbysblog.blogspot.com - 11/7/2008
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Thursday, November 06, 2008 Making Him Do It
by digby I was reading through the comment section...
of a few posts this morning (something I rarely can bring myself to do anymore) and I realized that I need to remind people of something that's very ...
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digbysblog.blogspot.com - 11/11/2008
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Monday, November 10, 2008 My God by digby
Hindrocket: Obama thinks he is a good talker, but...
he is often undisciplined when he speaks. He needs to understand that as President, his words will be scrutinized and will have impact whether he intends it or ...
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Corrente —
On Proposition Hate:
How people can vote for the first African American president in American history, with all that implies, while simultaneously voting to discriminate against gays is testament to the incoherence of American politics and the lack of clear cut philosophy guiding people’s choices. Everyone says there’s too much ideology in our politics but I’d say there isn’t enough. There isn’t enough common sense either. Discrimination against others just because you don’t like how they live their lives is against the very ...
Initiatives, Good and Bad
Lawyers, Guns and Money —
... It's enormously likely that Prop 8 is just temporarily delaying the inevitable -- but that's little consolation to the Californians who have once again been stripped of their fundamental rights.
This.
Shakesville —
It's terrific that we are seeing a decline in racism to the extent that we are able to elect a black president. We've come a long way and there's no taking anything away from those who waged the struggle over all these centuries. But our society is not truly changed if it's still writing discrimination into law. It's as if we just can't be America unless we are taking active steps to marginalize somebody.Read the whole thing. It's not as if the moment Obama was elected, racism in America vanished off the face of the earth ...
Change is good
Feministing —
... so we are going to need to make sure everyone can get on our partner's insurance plan. It would alleviate a widow's double whammy, allow her to collect survivor's benefits and live a better life. Immigration is an issue as well. There are 1138 Federal rights afforded to married couples and not civil unions OR marriages allowed by states.
Obama espouses a message of unity and he can't unite the country until he faces this question of inequality head on.
Digby:
It's terrific that we are seeing a decline in racism to the extent that we ...
Instant Conventional Wisdom
N/A —
... True or false? “ . . . our society is not truly changed if it’s still writing discrimination into law.” True. And sadly so. ...
11/6: Sticking By Sarah
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... a lot of other people did: That Democrats could take back the House of Representatives and change the electoral map in the country. And then he went out and did it. If you're looking for a bold Democrat to run your White House operation, I'm not sure you could find anyone bolder." EMANUEL II: Meet The New Politics, Same As The Old Politics Conservative bloggers are very critical of Obama's choice for WH CoS: THOUGHT OF THE DAY: We've Come A Long Way, But We Still Have A Long Way To Go digby laments the ...
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digbysblog.blogspot.com 11/12/2008 — Monday, November 10, 2008 Getting Their Backs by digby According to CQ , the CIA is worried that Obama won't "have their backs" when they do something wrong: “I was with a group of intelligence officers today,” Roger Cressey, a counterterrorism ...
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