The McCain campaign doesn't understand this race.
I've come to the conclusion that the McCain campaign just doesn't understand what this presidential race is all about. It's about the Independent voter. Sure, there will always be some crossovers,...
View ArticleFlorida: The Obama State
I am extremely encouraged after what I saw today here in Tampa Florida. I went to the Obama/Biden office to volunteer. There was excitement in the air. The place was buzzing with activity. People...
View ArticleUPDATED: Palin draws 4,500 in Clearwater, FL
OK, this is a very funny to me. The Clearwater Police Department estimate Palin's crowd to be at 4,500. Now, I'm sure the McCain campaign will say it was 45,000. It's a lie. My question is this:...
View ArticleA Campaign of Lies
The St. Petersburg Times has an excellent editorial today on the McCain/Palin campaign. I am glad that the Times has decided to call out Sarah Palin for her remarks in Clearwater yesterday. The paper...
View ArticleI attended a McCain/Palin meetup tonight.
It was a complete accident. I went down to my local Tampa Starbucks where of course I expected to find the Obama Elite. I knew something was wrong as soon as I pulled into the parking lot. Typically...
View ArticleMcCain/Palin Campaign Needs You!
That's right. The McCain/Palin campaign REALLY needs you. In fact, they need you so much, they are willing to pay you $12 per hour to go door to door in Hillsborough County, Florida. Earlier this...
View ArticleGOP worried about Tampa
Hillsborough County Florida is home to Tampa. The city of Tampa is actually a decent place for Democrats. We have a Democratic mayor and several Democrats in the city council. If you go outside city...
View ArticleI got hate mail, robocalled, and canvassed today
Apparently the John McCain campaign and Republicans have finally decided to fight tooth and nail for Florida. Today I have gotten 4 pieces of anti-Obama mail, a robo call, and McCain canvassers at my...
View ArticleJohn McCain calls tax cuts for people like me welfare
This should be the premise of Obama's next ad. He has a ton of regular working folks (I would strongly urge that none of them be named Joe), say the title of my diary. Show them with their families,...
View ArticleEarly voting in Florida
Early voting in Florida started this morning. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Gov. Bill Richardson are holding rallies all over the state to encourage early voting. Barack Obama held rallies today...
View ArticleBattleground Florida - What I'm Seeing in Tampa
WARNING: This is a rant and a rave with some hope in the end. Reading may cause nausea, cramps, bloating, and hope.I just wanted to give those of you in Kossack land a little update about what I'm...
View ArticleBreaking: St. Pete Times endorses Obama
This comes as no shock as the Times is typically a pretty good paper. This should really help in the area and hopefully remind people to vote early.Follow me below the fold for some of the quotes.
View ArticleI voted early and drove a van of first time voters too.
Today has been a hectic day. At 8 AM I got up and picked up the van I had rented to take voters to the polls this weekend. It can hold 15 people. The polls opened in Hillsborough County, FL at 10...
View ArticleI feel really stupid right now
So, as I wrote in my diary yesterday, I went and started rounding up more voters to go vote early today in Hillsborough County. I get my van full of 15 people this morning and head off to the polling...
View Article"I didn't think it could happen to me."
I did a little canvassing of my neighborhood after I got off of work this afternoon. I only had about an hour so I stayed close to home. I live in an area where homes built in the 1970's are rapidly...
View ArticleCanvassing in Tampa
I've been canvassing a lot lately. When I'm not at work, I'm canvassing. (Hell, I'll admit it, I canvass at work too.) Anyway, tonight, like many nights before I was canvassing in Tampa. I've been...
View ArticleDisgusting attack mailer links Obama to Osama.
I just saw this online and wanted to show you all what we are up against in the final days of this campaign. McCain, and his surrogates, are out to scare voters and get out the hate voters. It's...
View ArticleCanvassing - while being stalked by crazed McCain/Palin supporters
I have a headache, my feet hurt, my back hurts. I canvassed for about 8 hours today, and plan to do it all over again tomorrow. Guess what? THE PAIN IS WORTH IT!!!! That's right. If this is what it...
View ArticleUPDATED:Huge McCain rally in Tampa - 1,000 people show up
Yes, you heard me. A jaw dropping 1,000 people have shown up to see John McCain in Tampa on the day before the election. Local news is reporting that in 2004 President Bush drew a crowd of 15,000 in...
View ArticleLaid off via phone
I have been a horrible Daily Kos member as of late. Since the election I must admit that I haven't written any diaries. I barely found time to even stop in and read a story or two. All of that...
View ArticleDiary of a mad unemployed woman
Tomorow will mark my first full week of unemployment in my lifetime. Has this been a good week for me? Yes and no. I've had time to think and relax - and that is a good thing - and a bad thing. I...
View ArticleGOTV: Calling for Coakley
I do not care what the talking heads on the television are saying. Martha Coakley is winning this race! I have talked to 100 individuals so far today and let me tell you the response has been...
View ArticleI cried all night, and all day too
I know you are all going to tell me that I am crazy for being so upset by this, but I have to spill my heart somewhere. I am horribly upset by the fact that a dirty, tea-bagger type Republican, is...
View ArticleWho is ready to stand with me for a Progressive agenda?
Please wake me up from this nightmare! This week did not happen. A Republican did not just take Senator Kennedy's seat. The Supreme Court did not just give corporations the right to buy elections!...
View ArticlePutting Banks Out of Business
It is time for some drastic measures. We heard the voices of those in Massachusetts this week. They say we need to be tougher on the banking industry and Wall Street. They want us to put an end to...
View ArticleI'm sorry, but please hear me out
The original diary has been deleted, but please read below.My idea was borne out of frustration, and may have been a bit misguided. I understand that not all corporations are bad, but many are,...
View ArticleHelp, my liberal husband is becoming a teabagger!
Let me first say that my husband has been a liberal as long as I have known him. He's the one who first got me interested in politics. He's the one who took me to my first Democratic rally. He's...
View ArticleProgressives SHOULD boycott the Superbowl
As you have probably heard by now, CBS is allowing an anti-choice advocacy ad to be aired during this years Super Bowl. On Tuesday, CBS stated they would allow other "responsibly produced" advocacy...
View ArticleOn Taxing Churches
We are in hard economic times all across the United States today. Tax revenues are falling and government jobs and social services are being cut. How can we increase tax revenues without raising...
View ArticleRed State: Pelosi to retire?
Coming home from a day of interviewing and trying to find a job, I always like to scan over Daily Kos and then head over to Red State. I know, why on earth do I put myself through scanning Red State...
View ArticleSo much for Democratic "netroots": PWNED by the GOP
I about fell out of my chair when I read this:Here it is in a recent news release from House Republican leader John Boehner: "PWNED: House GOP Dominates Twitter, YouTube, Social Media in...
View ArticleOMG Teh gay is a national security issue
I just have to come here tonight and post the email I got from one of my wingnut relatives. It has to do with the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell. Just because he is a retired Air Force pilot, he...
View ArticleOMG Teh gay is a national security issue: The reply
Some of you may have read my diary from yesterday about a particularly idiotic email that I received from a relative regarding Don't Ask Don't Tell. Well, a reply was sent, and "reply all" was used....
View ArticleI fired my bank today
I was reading an article that a friend had clipped and sent me about the current state of banks in this country. Banks want their big profits, even when they come at the expense of others. I've...
View ArticleBREAKING: Tim Tebow commercial has been released
I must say, the commercial is very good actually. I never see anything where it says abortion is bad or anything. Full text and youtube of the commercial is below the fold. It isn't nearly as bad as...
View ArticleRed State is Politicizing Murtha's death already
Just a few short hours ago we learned that one of our own had passed away. Rep. John Murtha was a true progressive and tonight we will mourn him. The vultures at Red State however, see political...
View ArticleBank of America forecloses on house paid for in cash
Nothing should really surprise me anymore when it comes to the ineptitude of big banks. This one however is just beyond belief. Bank of America foreclosed on a house that was paid for with cash. The...
View ArticleMy Nephew was outted, and then kicked out of school
I am just beside myself tonight. This afternoon I got a frantic call from my sister in North Carolina. Her 18 year old son was outted at his school today. She had expected he was gay, but due to her...
View ArticleMy nephew arrived safely after being outed & kicked out of school
I want to thank this community for being there for me and my nephew last night. I cannot believe the diary is still on the rec list. I imagined it would be overlooked like so many other diaries, but...
View ArticleUPDATED: Thank you from me and my nephew
I am once again amazed by this community. You have rallied around someone who was hurt and scared. If you haven't read my last two diaries, please do so for the full story. There are over a thousand...
View ArticleReturning the car & my emotional breakdown(s)
If you've been following the story of my nephew and the ordeal that he has been through in the past several days, you know that yesterday we returned the car to his parents. The drive was long, but...
View ArticleThings are going well
If you have followed the story of my nephew and me, you know that things have been busy. It has been a while since I wrote an update so I thought I'd come do it now. It is hard to balance my own kids...
View ArticleUPDATED X4: Do not allow YOUR children to hate!
There is so much hate in the world today and it pains me to see it. This is 2010. Not 1910. What is wrong with people? You all know the story of my nephew and you know he is not alone with facing...
View ArticleI'm inspired
I am so glad that young people are our future. I have been inspired in so many ways recently with my nephew. He's been through this awful experience but he has handled himself with strength and...
View ArticleUPDATED: Waiting for the phone to ring
I just finished dropping my girls off for their music lessons. I've already cleaned up after the teenage boys who made a mess of my living room last night. Being a mother and aunt comes with...
View ArticleHCR: It's going to happen!!!
This bill is going to be passed!!!!! It isn't perfect, but its a HUGE start. I feel like I did the night I heard them say "Barack Obama is the next President of the United States!" I just cannot...
View ArticleUnemployed for more than one year now
I wrote a diary last year about how I lost my job. My boss called me and "de-selected" me over the phone. Yes, the company used the term "de-selected". I assume it made some of the higher ups feel...
View ArticleI didn't go to church for Easter
As most of you know, I am quite agnostic when it comes to religion. I normally would take my family and go to church twice a year anyway for Easter and Christmas. This year I didn't. Instead we went...
View ArticleWestboro Baptist Church is coming to Tampa
*This diary will contain information about WBC coming to Tampa. It also contains a note to the troll individual who hijacked my nephew's diary last night.St Pete Times is reporting that the Westboro...
View ArticleThe GOP Stench
Yesterday morning my nephew got up early to do his excercise as normal. I was actually awake because I had a job interview. He came running back in the house saying something was on fire. I run...
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