OK-Sen: I GOTV for Carson
Yesterday I volunteered at the Brad Carson campaign headquarters in Oklahoma City. I thought I'd post on what I did, what I observed and what my general impressions were. Disclaimer 1: I'm fairly new...
View ArticleRemember that elephant? ** Resist a Bush empire! **
There was a great diary last weekend called "The elephant in the living room." It asked the question, "What if Bush steals the election?". The discussion was powerful -- powerful enough to make me want...
View ArticleWSJ reporter reveals the REAL Iraq in personal email
WSJ reporter in Bagdad, Farnaz Fassihi, sent an e-mail to friends that has been printed on the Poynter Institute's forums. The email describes the situation there clearly and it's much worse than when...
View ArticleOK Sen - Carson ad controversy
[Edited] Andrew Rice of PalPac in Oklahoma has sent out a email to his mailing list attacking Carson for a TV ad in which, he says, Brad's wife implies liberals are evil. I initially posted an angry...
View ArticleWaPo: W the rock star
New front (web) page story by Dana Milbank about candidate's fan bases, equates Bush to a rock star. The difference explains why crowds at Bush rallies, though similar in size to those at Kerry events,...
View ArticleMichael Moore and the flu crisis
In a diary or comment about a week ago someone mentioned that Mike Moore had to cancel some engagements of his Slacker Uprising Tour due possibly to having the flu. This appears to have been incorrect,...
View ArticleOK-Sen: Brad Carson campaign stop in El Reno
I went to a lunchtime campaign stop by Brad Carson in El Reno. It was very well attended -- not enough food or chairs. Good mix of people. My purely personal take on the event follows. Bottom line: I...
View ArticleF 9/11 on TV before election
Just found this on Michael Moore's site: 'FAHRENHEIT 9/11' ON TV AND ONLINE BEFORE ELECTIONS! On November 1st at 8:00 PM, Dish Network (satellite), TVN (cable), and Cinema Now (internet) will broadcast...
View ArticleOK Sen. - GOTV + Another Coburn Shocker!
I just got back from calling voters for Brad Carson. After all the crazy remarks by Coburn, it's kind of unbelievable that the race is still so close, but that's Oklahoma, I guess. But the latest news...
View ArticleSheehan: Camp Democracy, National Mall, Sept
Cindy Sheehan to move camp from Crawford to National Mall in September. Camp Casey will be back in Crawford from August 16 to Sept. 2 (see www.crawfordpeacehouse.org for info). The plans have just been...
View ArticleBush or no Bush, Camp Casey needs YOU!
Today, President Bush is scheduled to leave Crawford, setting a record for the shortest summer vacation he's taken in office. But we, the people, still intend to hold him and his adminstration...
View ArticleC'mon down! Events and happenings at Camp Casey 3
Yesterday, August 18, 2006, Camp Casey 3 converged outside the East Gate of Fort Hood in Killeen for a successful action in solidarity with US Army Spc Suzanne Swift, who is currently refusing...
View ArticleGore today in Norman, Oklahoma (Updated)
I just got back from seeing Al Gore do his thing in Norman, Oklahoma, at the Noble Center at OU. He was introduced by OU President Dan Boren, who we learned was an old friend (both their fathers served...
View ArticleSoulforce Five Arrested in Oklahoma
Yesterday, members of the nationwide Journey of Gay and Straight Young Adult Leaders were arrested at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, OK, as they protested anti-gay policies.
View ArticleTrue troop support alert for OK, TX, AR, KS & thereabouts
REGIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP ON GI RIGHTS REGARDING DISCHARGE FROM MILITARY Oklahoma City, April 20-22 Please help us get the word out by distributing this message to your networks. On the weekend of...
View ArticlePotential Inhofe challenger list grows
Joining the recently announced Draft Gov. Brad Henry effort, is the Draft (State Senator) Andrew Rice initiative. They are both being urged (begged?) to run against our favorite climate-change-basher,...
View ArticleOklahoma GOP website features "Photoshopped" image of Speaker Pelosi
From OKIMC.org: The front page of the Oklahoma Republican Party's web site presents an image of the Speaker of the House, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, which they accurately refer to as "disturbing". But the...
View ArticleMichael Moore on Larry King (Sat. 10pm ET rebroadcast)
Nobody diaried this on the first showing??? Hard to believe. I have nothing to write, so this is just a heads up. I'll delete after the show, unless somebody gets brilliant below and I don't have the...
View ArticleAndrew Rice announces for OK-Sen
Just got the email and it doesn't look like it's been posted here yet. Andrew Rice has made his decision regarding a challenge to Inhofe, and it's good news for progressives.
View ArticleOklahoma GI Rights Hotline launched
The Oklahoma Center for Conscience has set up a GI Rights Hotline to serve the state's servicemembers, veterans and their families. Volunteers began staffing the phone on Monday and have already served...
View ArticleCanada Refuses Entry to Col. Ann Wright and Medea Benjamin
I'm afraid I don't have the time to elaborate much on this email I just received. I just think it's important news to share. First all the nonsense with Rev. Yearwood, now they're blocking retired...
View ArticleHow to help GI's who need pro-bono legal help
My friend James is an attorney specializing in military law, in order to help GIs who are having legal issues with the military, including help getting out due to conscience, health, hardship, etc. He...
View ArticleSorry About Inhofe, Everybody
The news out of Bali reads like this: the whole world has come together to collectively try to solve mankind's biggest looming problem while the most selfish, greedy power on the globe, the U.S.,...
View ArticleGold Star fathers plan anti-war demo at Bloomberg's bipartisan forum in OK
Background: OU President (and former OK Democratic Senator) David Boren is hosting a political forum on Monday, 1/7 in Norman which will include Michael Bloomberg, (former Democrat, former Republican,...
View ArticleCEO of Overstock.com, Fox advertiser, reacts to Ron Paul exclusion
Another Oklahoma blogger posted this news, and it doesn't seem to be diaried yet. Basically, the CEO of Overstock.com, which advertises on Fox, is getting bombarded by Paul supporters to pull his ads...
View ArticleEdwards' "America Rising, Coast to Coast Tour" coming to OKC on Friday 1/18
John Edwards (and hopefully Elizabeth) will be in my little "red state" neck of the woods this Friday. It's also the day of the big $7 million fundraising push, so I am psyched! This is a stop on the...
View ArticleAttention Edwards supporters: you should still vote for him
I just got an email from the Chair of the Oklahoma Democratic Party that gives me some hope that I can still vote for Edwards and have it still have an impact at the convention in Denver, in terms of...
View ArticleWhy (I think) Edwards dropped out
One of the big questions across the blogs yesterday in the wake of Edwards' exit from the race, was: Why? Why now? What made him change his mind when just the day before, in Tulsa and elsewhere, he...
View ArticleWayne Coyne of Flaming Lips helps out Andrew Rice, OK-Sen
Most Kossacks have already heard about the progressive Democrat who's challenging ultra-conservative Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe. Andrew Rice has already generated lots of enthusiasm here, as well at...
View ArticleFeministing Alliance -- local groups for feminist connections and action
[As far as I'm concerned, this does not reference any presidential campaigns, but is about a wider and longer-term effort for women's rights to respect, autonomy and equality.] Today Feministing.com...
View ArticleThe Flaming Lips "Treat Inhofe like Oberweis" Netroots Challenge
Saturday in Illinois, when Republican James Oberweis lost Dennis Hastert's former seat to Democrat Bill Foster on Saturday, a major shockwave registered throughout the GOP nationwide. The message sent...
View ArticleTake the Flaming Lips Challenge -- OK-Sen
CATCH THE SPIRIT! Take The Flaming Lips Netroots Challenge! Wayne Coyne is giving Andrew Rice his support, so that Oklahoma can replace outdated Inhofe with a progressive, young Democrat. He's hosting...
View ArticleYoung man whose mother died in OKC bombing writes Sally Kern
The remarks by Sally Kern, the Oklahoma City legislator, bashing gays and lesbians and saying that their efforts for equal rights via citizen action is "the biggest threat our nation has, even more so...
View ArticleNationwide vigils to mark 4000
Please provide info about vigils taking place in your community to mark this sad number in this senseless war. It will help if you put your state and city in the title of your comment like "State,...
View ArticleWhat passes for journalism in Oklahoma [with poll]
Do you have trouble telling this from this? Was that so hard? Apparently, it is for the two major newspapers in Oklahoma, the Daily Oklahoman and the Tulsa World.
View ArticleWal-Mart relents: to let Shanks keep money
NOT APRIL FOOLS!!! Just got a message from walmartwatch.org. Very good news for this much suffering family. But we still need to continue to pressure them. This is not a fight that can be won with one...
View ArticleThe cupcakes challenge: Andrew Rice calls on Inhofe to help troops [OK-Sen]
Yesterday in Norman, Oklahoma, a nice young man made a donation to Bake Sales for Body Armor, a project that does just what the name implies. See, the U.S. government has significant shortfalls in...
View ArticleOklahoma leg passes nation's 1st law requiring vaginal ultrasound before...
On Wednesday, April 9, SB 1878, an omnibus anti-abortion bill, passed the Oklahoma Senate by a vote of 38 - 10. The draconian bill forces doctors to perform an invasive procedure on a woman one hour...
View ArticleMDA refuses racist's 'donation' from t-shirt sales
Good news! I just got a reply to my email to the Georgia Muscular Dystrophy Association, actually from the national office, saying that they not only will refuse the money from the racist t-shirts, but...
View ArticleHoly cr@p, Obama broke Excel!
This is freaking blowing my mind: milestone of sorts was reached earlier this year, when Obama, the Illinois senator whose revolutionary online fundraising has overwhelmed Clinton, filed an electronic...
View ArticleMcCain't OK for Oklahoma (with poll)
Hey, Kossacks, please help me with info, links, images and other resources for a new site I'm making to help get out information about McCain in Oklahoma. I especially need Oklahomans to be...
View ArticleLiveblog # 2 Impeachment on the Table (Updated)
Mothership - Rec it, not this Continuing gchaucer2's diary on Kucinich impeachment resolution being heard in referred to Judiciary Committee, where hopefully a hearing will happen. (I think that's...
View ArticleRepublicans are comedy gold in (non) impeachment hearing
You know what's funny? Republican congressmen, staunchly pro-Bush despite everything (insert endless list of crimes and misdemeanors here), moaning and whining throughout today's hearing, because the...
View ArticleBush in OKC this Friday, Gold Star families protest
See important update below. This diary is copied (with permission) from Oklahoma City Peace House. GWBush will be in OKC Friday 9/12 for a morning McCain-Palin Fundraiser at the northeast Okla. City...
View ArticleWhere does Oklahoma want to be politically for the next few years?
I posted the following on my blog, Peace Arena. I'm thinking about sending it in as a letter to the editor. What do you think? On Nov. 4, Oklahomans have a serious question to ask themselves before...
View ArticleWarning: Don't post your LTE drafts online [updated]
The Oklahoman has rejected my letter to the editor because it has been "published or posted elsewhere." I posted about the Oklahoma Senate race on my (virtually unread) personal blog, on Blue Oklahoma...
View ArticleReal beauty
I think we can agree that it's objectively true that Sarah Palin is a physically attractive woman. So attractive that, whatever her politics, she was destined to be objectified by many who can't get...
View ArticleChuck Todd: 'High-level' Dems fear Franken win
Can't believe no one has diaried this yet! On Morning Joe today, Chuck Todd, who usually seems pretty reasonable to me, made what seemed to me a remarkable statement: I have had multiple very high...
View ArticleMilk, the Movie
I am SO excited about and looking forward to this movie. Harvey Milk, the first openly gay person elected to a major political office in the U.S., is a huge hero of mine. Now a whole new generation...
View ArticleKos quoted today on The Oklahoman op-ed page
The shame of western Oklahoma, The Oklahoman newspaper, has a semi-regular feature called "Monday Morning Quarterbacks," which mostly just reviews conservative voices. The only time they quote liberals...
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