Renewing a Vow of Nonviolence
I want to thank Meteor Blades for his reminder that DailyKos does not tolerate calls for violence, even when emotions are running high, as they doubtless have been this whole week. [Note:...
View ArticleClinton Takes Slim Lead in GEORGIA!
If we were looking for a reason for Democrats and the Clinton campaign to move resources and personnel to Georgia, here it is: www.270towin.com/… !! If we can flip GA for the 1st time since 1992,...
View ArticleTrump Can't Stop the (Green Energy) Revolution!
Coal is dying everywhere, including right here in the Commonwealth of Kentucky where coal jobs are lower than at any time since 1898! As Robert Reich recently pointed out, coal only employs 56,000...
View ArticleThe U. S. Barely Has a Left, Never Mind an "alt-Left."
As anyone who has spent any time in Europe knows, the U.S.A. is an extremely conservative country. We have no real “Left” to speak of. I say this as one who belongs to the Democratic Socialists of...
View ArticleForget the Govt. Shut-Down, The Real Threat is the Debt Ceiling
POTUS is threatening to shut down the government if Congress doesn’t fund his stupid Southern border wall. It’s not going to happen. The shut-down may happen or Drumpf may back down as he often does....
View ArticleNAFTA: A Republican Trade Deal
Among the many inappropriate tweets Drumpf gave last night (when he should have been monitoring Harvey), was one calling NAFTA “the worst trade deal ever.” Well, I’ve been a left of center critic of...
View ArticleWhat Will GOP Do to Take Advantage of Harvey?
New Orleans used to be one of the most diverse cities in the USA and it had a larger-than-average amount of African-American home ownership. Then Katrina happened. The disastrous federal response (in...
View ArticleHarvey, then Floods, then Gators and Fire Ants? Then Govt. Shut-Down?
As if the poor people of Southeast Texas (especially Houston) did not already have enough troubles, there’s now a very good chance that rising waters could free 350 captive alligators. And as if that...
View ArticleHundreds of Diverse Christian Leaders Speak-UP for LGBT Folk
One day after the horrible “Nashville Statement,” I was glad to find this article in the Huffington Post, describing numerous defenses of LGBT persons (in and out of the Church) by Christians,...
View ArticleWe Have 6 Months to Save 800K Dreamers and Families
Today at noon, when I should’ve been eating lunch, I risked being late back to work to rally in downtown Louisville to save DACA—or push Congress to finally pass the DREAM Act. DREAMers aren’t...
View ArticleR. I. P. Country Music Legend Don Williams, Dead at 78
I like a wide variety of music from many different backgrounds. (In my mid-’50s, I’m finally learning to appreciate some Hip-Hop. Slow going. ) I have on DKos highlighted some country music artists who...
View ArticleFlags, Anthems, Free Speech and Freedom of Conscience
As I have mentioned before, I am a Southern, white, male. I am also a Protestant Christian. I am a veteran of the U. S. Army who was converted to gospel nonviolence (otherwise known as Christian...
View Article'Evangelicals' and Child Marriage
Carol Kurivilla has an article on HuffPo about the acceptance of child marriage among fundamentalists and some wider Evangelical Protestant groups. The description of “grooming” young girls to become...
View ArticleSickened by the Franken Apologists
I like Al Franken. I contributed to his 1st campaign for U.S. Senate. I hung on every update of the recount against Coleman. I have cheered his success in the Senate and his championing of progressive...
View ArticleOH Supreme Court Judge Boasts of Sexual Conquests
OK, whomever had Bill O’Neill as their pick in the Democratic primary for the OH Gov. race need to rethink some, because this will not go over well with voters.Bragging about having sex with 50 plus...
View ArticleShould Democrats Commit Now to an All-Female Ticket for 2020?
Rick Gell, writing at Alternet.Org argues that Democrats should commit NOW to an all-female Democratic ticket for 2020. Is he right? A large part of me wants to say, “Yes.” I WANT a female POTUS. I...
View ArticleIs Speaker Ryan Eyeing the Exit Door?
Huffington Post has the story: Rumors are circulating on Capitol Hill, especially among House Republicans, that Speaker Ryan is planning to retire after shafting the country with the tax scam bill....
View ArticleGreen Energy News for the New Year
Hi, folks: I’ve seen lots of Green/Renewable Energy News updates on the daily Good News Roundup diaries, but there are enough of them worldwide that I thought I would begin a weekly series on...
View ArticleGreen Energy News, Week Two
Good morning, folks. Since I’m not a stable genius, I’m foolish enough to try to continue this weekly diary series. (I continue to invite contributions from others and additions in comments.) First...
View ArticleGreen Energy News, Week 3
Good morning, folks. Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Dr. King would have been 88 today, if he had been spared the hatred of this culture that expressed itself through the marksmanship James Earl...
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