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Barack Obama is Pissed.

Posted by Brendan on February 6th, 2009 filed in Good Democrats, calling bullshit, collapse, depression, economy

Never underestimate the power of the bully pulpit. Barack Obama is pissed at the delays, not just with the idiot clowns in the GOP but also lollygaggers like Ben Nelson.
Time to start lighting up the lines.

Part 1. Startin garoun the 7 minute mark, Obama begins openly mocking and deriding the GOP. [...]

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What I Would Like To See

Posted by Brendan on December 12th, 2008 filed in Good Democrats, Philadelphia, economy, politics, sheer unadulterated joy

Sometimes I think I’ve been a little shrill about the pools and libraries, emphasizing the negative over the positive. So I want to imagine something that I think would be truly awesome.
It’s June 2009 in a neighborhood slated to lose a pool. But instead of a bunch of uncomfortably hot kids and adults, [...]

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Obama Victory Good for Pennsylvania

Posted by Brendan on November 6th, 2008 filed in Good Democrats, Philadelphia, elections, politics, survival

Obama and Casey are very close:
The pair met in ‘05 in Philly, where Obama did a fundraiser for Casey. He did two more in ‘06, the year Casey beat Republican incumbent Rick Santorum.
Then Casey, while almost every prominent Pennsylvania Democrat backed Hillary Clinton, endorsed Obama last March and traveled with him during the primary [...]

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Bluegrass Legend Ralph Stanley Cuts Ad for Obama

Posted by Brendan on October 2nd, 2008 filed in Good Democrats, bluegrass, elections, old school, old time, politics

VIA TMP, a great ad. More than great: incredible.
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A lot of my readers aren’t bluegrass fans, or don’t know that much about the genre. Take it from me: Ralph Stanley is a living legend, not only in the bluegrass community but in the broader country music genre. He and his brother Carter started [...]

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Smack.

Posted by Brendan on September 5th, 2008 filed in Good Democrats, calling bullshit, elections

I would argue that doing work in the community, try and create jobs, rejuvenate the communities that have fallen on hard times, bring ppl together, setup job training programs in areas that have been hard hit where the steel plants have closed. That’s relevant only in understanding where im coming from, who i [...]

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Grace and Class

Posted by Brendan on June 7th, 2008 filed in Good Democrats, elections, politics

Hillary Clinton’s Concession Speech is both. H/T Peter Daou at daily Kos:
Thank you so much. Thank you all.
Well, this isn’t exactly the party I’d planned, but I sure like the company.
I want to start today by saying how grateful I am to all of you – to everyone who poured your [...]

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More of This Please

Posted by Brendan on May 16th, 2008 filed in Good Democrats, politics, war, youtube

Obama bodyslams McCain and Bush.
It’s a beautiful thing to watch, whether you support Obama for President or not.
He ties the two together, than hangs an anvil on their necks, and then shoves them off the plank.
My mom, who voted for Clinton, called me up while Obama was live on TV. “OK,” she said. “I’m votiong [...]

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Chicken

Posted by Brendan on May 1st, 2008 filed in Good Democrats, politics, youtube

New Shirley Golub ad:

Help Shirley Golub send the useless Nancy Pelosi back home.

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Bob Casey Endorses Barack Obama

Posted by Brendan on March 28th, 2008 filed in Good Democrats, politics

Casey Endorses Obama
This is good news for the Obama campaign, especially considering that so many Pennsylvania power-players like Ed “You’ll Accept Slots Parlors in Your Neighborhood Because I Say So and You’ll LIKE IT! Rendell and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter have already endorsed Clinton.
Inquirer:
The endorsement comes as something of a surprise. Casey, a deliberative [...]

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Pravda on the Potomac

Posted by Brendan on February 14th, 2008 filed in Good Democrats, fascism, politics, right wing dingalings

It has been months since I took a look at the Bush-loving Washington Post. The op-ed page is just an embarrassment (with perhaps the lone exception of Gene Robinson), and the news section has (IMO) been on a downward spiral. My dad told me there was a good op-ed by Eliot Spitzer today, [...]

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