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Mixed messages from CPAC
Author: Raine    Date: 03/10/2014 12:58:13

I am so confused.

One of the panelists on a discussion conservative women in politics had a message for men within the party: no dumb comments this cycle and let women talk about contraception.

"We cannot have any stupid comments this year. No stupid comments," conservative author Kate Obenshain said Saturday at the Conservative Political Action Conference. "Please think before you make pithy, obnoxious comments."


and then... at the close of the panel:
"White men stay behind, let the women talk about this issue. We love white men. We love all the white men," Obenshain said before adding that it's important for women to talk about those issues.

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37 comments (Latest Comment: 03/10/2014 20:33:50 by Will in Chicago)

Diaries
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 03/09/2014 12:54:43

As luck would have it, Velveeta was able to obtain various Journal entries last week. These are chocked full of info. I would have posted John Boehners, but the stuff was unreadable; all the pages were wet with salty water. I think they were tears. Alas.

Still, some good stuff here.

Diary:
Interesting day I had. In order to releeve tension that I'm under regarding the pigeons in Ukraine, I decide to ride horse to coast. Once there, I think perhaps I take small boat out onto water - do a bit of fishing or perhaps drill oil with bare hands; what strikes my fancy. I have not a care in the world. But, just a few moments on sea and I bump into land mass. GPS on watch tells me I hit Alaska.
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The [Electronic] Berlin Wall
Author: TriSec    Date: 03/08/2014 12:11:16

So, it's happened again.

We've all been there; for whatever reason companies decide that censorship and limitation is a good thing for their workers. I know all the excuses....internet usage is too high, somebody complained about so-and-so looking at site X, our bandwith usage is too high, etc.
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3 comments (Latest Comment: 03/09/2014 12:28:13 by velveeta jones)

To Not Be Poor
Author: BobR    Date: 03/07/2014 13:51:08

One of the primary dividing lines between liberals and conservatives, between Democrats and Republicans, is their view on money. To liberals, a person who is poor is someone who needs help, support, and guidance, and opportunity to find a way out. Particularly vexing are the working poor, those who have full time jobs yet still live in poverty. To conservatives, being poor is an obvious moral failing. A person who is poor obviously did something wrong, and they are now deservedly paying the price (or not paying, since - you know - they're broke).

This is why there is always a huge gulf between the two main parties when it comes to budgeting. The Democrats would prefer to spend tax dollars on programs that help everyone (especially those who need it most), and the idea that somewhere someone is getting something they don't deserve is anathema to Republicans.
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I've got something arriving in a bit...
Author: Raine    Date: 03/06/2014 14:03:43

In the meantime... Look what I can see from the front porch of my house...

I really can. I feel the ick factor in the air.

Starting with Senator Cruz and Ending the first day with Donald Trump -- expoect much stupid sound bytes today.
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Cooking the Books
Author: BobR    Date: 03/05/2014 12:32:31

Paul Ryan (R-WI) - the failed veep hopeful of 2012 - has made it clear what he thinks of government programs that help the poor. Give a man a fish - he eats for a day, kick his ass out the door - he'll learn to fish on his own. So it's no surprise that he considers The War On Poverty to be just more of that liberal entitlement nonsense. He dislikes it so much, he's willing to cook the data to "prove" that it doesn't work.
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Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec    Date: 03/04/2014 11:22:24

Good Morning.

Today is our 4,537th day in Afghanistan.

We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing war, courtesy of Antiwar.com:

US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,310
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,111

We find this morning's Cost of War passing through:

$ 1, 518, 517, 500, 000 .00

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Fear and Confusion in the Ukraine
Author: Raine    Date: 03/03/2014 14:24:16

I had hoped to write of the events occurring in the Ukraine today. With Russia seemingly invading Crimea and now with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ordering construction of a bridge to Crimea, I am not sure what to make of all of this. For those that don't know the geography of the area (like me), here is an image.

http://i.imgur.com/NPzK81w.jpg

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Open Oscar Sunday
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 03/02/2014 15:50:49

It's Oscar night! Who will win tonights little man?

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Forward, March!
Author: TriSec    Date: 03/01/2014 11:12:50

Good Morning, and happy March!

I've got a few ideas swirling around in my head for writing, but never really had the time to flesh any of them out this week. I'm off to Plymouth and the delightful Camp Massasoit in about a half-hour for a full day of Woodbadge staff activities. (Course in four weeks!)

It is now just 20 days to spring....but of course there's more snow headed our way for Monday.
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