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• We don’t live in a Democracy….

  Published: September 18, 2007, 11:58 pm

  Tags: Andrew Meyer, Barack Obama, Corporate Media, Jena 6, John Kerry, Lennox Yearwood, Politics, Power Games, Race, University Of Florida, Capitol Hill Police, Firedoglake, Police Prosecutorial Misconduct, Police Brutality, Politics Of Fear, Racial Profiling, Racism, Star Span

  even though the widely read Firedoglake blog posted the video. They broke the man’s damn leg. While waiting in a public line all morning to get into the hearing, he was barred at the door because of a lapel pin that read, “I love the people of Iraq.” The racist myopia that infects the corporate mass media in this

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• On the 9th day of Festivus, TV gave to me...

  Published: December 11, 2007, 5:40 am

  Tags: Deadline Hollywood, Deadlinehollywood, Fire Dog Lake, Firedoglake, News From Me, Newsfromme, Speechless Without Writers, Speechlesswithoutwriters, Strike, Strike Swag, Strikeswag, The Huffington Post, Thehuffingtonpost, United Hollywood, Unitedhollywood, Variety, Wga Str

  Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Festivus, TV Squad Lists, WGA Strike... nine Writers' Strike supporting sites.Sure, the WGA strike sucks. But it doesn't just suck for us, the TV viewers (or reviewers, as the case may be here at TV Squad). It sucks for a lot of people with families to support. But I don't want to be a total downer. If you have been

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• Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up

  Published: May 20, 2008, 3:30 am

  Tags: 08 Elections, News, Politics, Video, Dizzy S Ten Post Round Up, Economy, Hypocrisy, Random Goodies, Random News, Scandal, Snark, War, Weird, Vp Mike, Huckabee, Thought, Mccain's, Bomb, Bomb, Iran', Song, The, Pointy, White, Hats Firedoglake 6, Congress, Mccain, Wins Truthout

  You can call this a “post-dated” Round-up. I am very likely preoccupied and taking advantage of my conjugal rights, as SSG Dizzy has very likely arrived from Iraq, for RnR, by now. I decided to post today’s Ten Post Round-Up anyway, so you wouldn’t come a-knockin (wink-wink): 1: Retraining our brains and [...]

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• Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up

  Published: May 28, 2008, 3:30 am

  Tags: Politics, Dizzy S Ten Post Round Up, Economy, Hypocrisy, News, Random Goodies, Random News, Scandal, Snark, War, Weird, Ptsd Firedoglake 6, Bummer Radio, Glitch, Delays, Activities, Naked, Ladies, Viewers, Yawn Silicon, Alley, Insider 10, Terminally, Boring Star Telegram Com

  I’m ba-aaack! I have been quite busy over the last several days, but I am back and posting the Ten Post Round-Up: 1: 3 million home-school kids can’t be wrong…. Why are Homeschoolers so Touchy about Subway’s Snub?–American Thinker Blog 2: Oh, snap!… Swiss to return drug lord’s money–BBC NEWS 3:

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• Liveblogging at national blog Firedog Lake--write a poem about Ted Stevens and win!

  Published: July 15, 2008, 10:05 pm

  Tags: Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, Poetry Contest, Liveblogging, Firedoglake

  Oh, this is truly good! The idea was started and promoted by our own Phil Munger (who is now a contributor!) Go HERE and enjoy! My contribution (for inspiration only): Ted's crude reading list Bigotry makes policy The press takes a nap ***UPDATE 6:26 AK time*** I love this one! (to the tune of Patti Smith): Veco, the night belongs to us

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• Firedoglake: Ted-fest Day Two

  Published: July 17, 2008, 4:18 am

  Tags: Pups, Phil Munger, Poetry Contest, Firedoglake, Tedfest

  So Phil kicked it off again and we had more excellent contributions!!!!! CC even logged in and talked about it on her KUDO 1080 show! Here's a great one by Oilfieldguy: Ode to Ted Cranky ol' Ted builds bridges with fear Good bills tho' he stops with a hold Beholden by lobbyists he holds so Dear Slaughtering our freedoms Ted has no Peer Tis

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• An evening with the Mat Su Democrats

  Published: July 19, 2008, 2:20 pm

  Tags: Katie Hurley, Dennis Zaki, Phil Munger, Jay Cross, Todd Palin, Mat Su Democrats, Shannyn Moore, Democratic National Convention, Erick Cordero, Firedoglake, Ted Fest Poetry Contest

  While the Palin Administration was digging itself into a hole down the road (Thanks, Todd Palin!) I was invited to speak about being a credentialed blogger at the Democratic National Convention to the July Mat Su Democrats meeting. I was impressed; there were over 50 friendly, enthusiastic folks there who gave all of us a warm reception. They

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