Weekly Diary Series--What do you think?

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Tuesday December 14, 2004 · 10:42 AM PST

2004/12/14 · 10:42

I've been avoiding posting new diaries in an effort to help reduce diary churn. But things have stabilized somewhat, and I've been thinking about how to best use the ability to post diaries here, rather than simply posting whatever screed or wonkery comes to mind.

In the spirit of Brian Nowhere's :08 Minute Activist and Jeffrey Feldman's Frameshop, I am considering a weekly diary, focusing on one of the following categories--energy, LGBT issues, or music for activists.

But which category, and should it be a weekend posting, or a weekday posting?

Update [2004-12-15 10:37:6 by lilithvf1998]: Right now the raw figures would seem to suggest that I should have a weekday energy diary. Yet, I can't help but notice that, aggregate, there are as many votes for an LGBT roundup as there is for an energy roundup. I'll make a final decision this weekend, so vote now!

Update [2004-12-28 1:25:5 by lilithvf1998]: The poll is closed, and I will focus on the energy roundup diary. However, we need someone to work on an LGBT diary too--see below.

Poll follows the bump...
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New blood, new ideas, new victories

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Thursday November 18, 2004 · 4:58 PM PST

2004/11/18 · 16:58

Two articles on TomPaine.com have me feeling more excited than usual. Why? Because they have excellent points about how we could begin to regain our lost footing. One provides an example from Washington state, where a Democrat was able to win over a conservative, rural/suburban voting district to defeat a religious Republican incumbent. The other makes an excellent case for a radical change to our tax code that would simultaneously be more progressive and better for the economy, while simultaneously gutting income tax for all but the most wealthy. One is about tactics; the other, about an issue that could provide a huge bounty for us.

Details after the jump....
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Have we misunderstood the undecided?

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Wednesday November 17, 2004 · 1:55 PM PST

2004/11/17 · 13:55

I'm not a huge fan of The New Republic, but now and then they do have articles that are worth reading. This one is no exception. Christopher Hayes writes about his experiences trying to convince swing voters in Wisconsin to vote for Kerry, and while his experience is anecdotal, it's very compelling.

If Hayes is onto something, then we've been seriously missing the mark as far as strategy towards the undecided, and need to make a two-pronged overhaul of our campaign strategies.
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The South Will Rise... To The Left

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Wednesday November 10, 2004 · 1:31 PM PST

2004/11/10 · 13:31

Is it unreasonable for those of us who were born in the South, and/or live there now, to feel resentment when certain Democrats start talking trash about the South? I certainly hope not, because I'm far from happy about it, and if I, someone with progressive philosophies, can get riled up over this trash talk, I can only imagine how it'd go over with someone who, to the end, was unsure whether to pick Bush or Kerry. And such trash talk is certain to drive them towards Bush, guaranteed.

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Boldness and The Center--Like Oil and Water

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Thursday November 04, 2004 · 2:13 PM PST

2004/11/04 · 14:13

Fortune favors the bold.

-- Virgil

Ariana Huffington made an excellent point in her most recent article. Kerry lost, not because of our efforts, and not even because of "culture war" issues--although the "values" debate was used brilliantly, if cynically, by the Right to get their base mobilized. No, Kerry lost because he refused to run a bold campaign, preferring to woo the center, where he presumed the undecideds lie. While pursuing undecided voters may be worth while during an ordinary election, the 2004 Presidential election was anything but ordinary.

More after the bump....
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IGOTV pt 1: The Democratic Party - Shorline, WA

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Saturday October 30, 2004 · 5:56 PM PDT

2004/10/30 · 17:56

I was a little nervous.

It wasn't my first campaign effort but it's the first since several huge changes in my life. Frankly, I was fairly certain I'd be canvassing--the caller advised I wear comfortable shoes and bring something to drink. No biggie. I've done soliciting before--Boy Scout and orchestra benefit sales, raising money for charities, etc. But, well, I'm not exactly the same person I was when I was a Boy Scout. I'm not exatly a boy anymore, to say the least. And while North King County isn't totally illiberal, things do get markedly more Red-State upon leaving Seattle. So, how would a transsexual fare in helping to get out the vote, up close and personal?

Well, fortunately, that proved not to be a problem.

More, including Jay Inslee's take on moshthevote.com, after this bump. Read More

North King Co. (Seattle) Political Observations

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Friday October 29, 2004 · 1:29 PM PDT

2004/10/29 · 13:29

Yesterday, on my way to work, I noticed the front pages of the local newspapers:

Fund-raising group milks vulnerable senior citizens
Rossi slashes Gregoire's lead
N.B.: The story is mostly positive news for Democrats, including graphs showing our leads in Presidental, Gubernatorial, and Senate races. Rossi is unlikely to overtake Gregoire.

This morning, it's more like:

FBI investigating how Halliburton got contracts
Explosives may be on videotape in visit during Iraq invasion

And I'm not just looking at newspapers either. More, after the jump.
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The Battle For The Heart Of The GOP

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Tuesday October 26, 2004 · 3:56 PM PDT

2004/10/26 · 15:56

I had mentioned the possibility of a civil war within the Republican Party in a previous discussion, but felt it deserved further elaboration. Should a civil war break out in the GOP ranks, it will affect all politics in this country in ways that are hard to see in fullness yet. But it will be ugly, and it might help or hinder attempts at moving American policy towards a more progressive vision. We need to be prepared for it as if it were an inevitablity--if only because so many in the GOP see it so.

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TOM DELAY AD NEEDS HELP!

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Tuesday October 19, 2004 · 7:37 PM PDT

2004/10/19 · 19:37

Atrios has noted that Democracy for America, in a first, is planning on running a Tom DeLay attack ad in his own district.

YEEEEEEEEEEEHAW!!!

It's one thing for Tom DeLay to have been exposed as a man of very loose ethics and ruthless vindictiveness. It's another to know that DeLay has become so vulnerable that a well-placed TV spot could well cripple his re-election bid. As an expatriate Texan who mourns for the political situation in her home state, this is the most thrilling thing I've heard all day.

Democracy for America needs $100,000 to make this happen. Details after the jump.

Update [2004-10-20 2:30:4 by lilithvf1998]: Kos is covering the DFA ad as well as a CMW ad on DeLay in this thread. Read More

Need help with Seattle rally sign

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Friday October 15, 2004 · 1:40 PM PDT

2004/10/15 · 13:40

For tomorrow's Howard Dean rally in Seattle, I want to make a special sign, but I am having trouble making it brief enough. Here's what I've got so far:

HEY W--YOUR DAD WAS A BETTER PRESIDENT--AND WE GAVE HIM THE BOOT!

It's shorter than the original version, but not quite small enough yet, I don't think.

Any ideas?

PS: If I had the money, I'd have a skywriter put that over DC. Then again, I wouldn't be surprized if DC was made a no-fly zone just before the election. Darn.

Bush civil rights report suppressed

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Wednesday October 13, 2004 · 3:57 PM PDT

2004/10/13 · 15:57

Apparently bowing to Republican pressure, the US Committee on Civil Rights have postponed the release of their report on Bush's civil rights record until after the election. After all, it'd hardly do if a government agency released the embarassing truth.

Fortunately, that hasn't stopped the online version from seeing the light of day.

This document is hefty enough that immediate analysis will take time. But there are some highlights from the Executive Summary... after the bounce.

Update [2004-10-21 20:0:0 by lilithvf1998]: Earl Ofari Hutchinson is plugging this in his most recent AlterNet article. You go, Earl! Read More

GOP pulls ads from Washington State

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Saturday October 09, 2004 · 7:37 PM PDT

2004/10/09 · 19:37

Bush campaign pulls ads from Washington State

Kerry's state campaign director, Sam Rodriguez, said Bush's campaign ad buy has dwindled to a trickle, signifying that the White House is quietly withdrawing from all-out competition for the state's 11 electoral votes.

"The Bush operation here is hemorrhaging," he said.

And not just Bush's campaign will have less of a presence on TV here:

"I think this, and the apparent pulling of ads by the national Republicans for (Senate challenger) George Nethercutt shows the Republican bigwigs in Washington, D.C., have decided this state is a waste of their time," state Democratic Chairman Paul Berendt said in an interview.

This is the same George Nethercutt which is running ads showing Senator Patty Murray talking about why Osama bin Ladin is admired in the Arab world. Naturally, Senator Murray's comments are taken way out of context--she's merely providing background, not saying Osama is a good guy. It would be a threatening ad except that Nethercut has practically no chance of winning.

This is giving me all sorts of warm fuzzies.

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