Broder Spun By the Spinners
I went to the Wash. Post web site this morning and found an early edition of David Broder's column mistakenly linked beneath the Tom Shales headline. (This has since been fixed.) The difference between...
View ArticleJon Stewart Backs Kerry
We love Jon Stewart. The Republicans have ugly, nasty Rush. We have handsome, gracious Jon Stewart. The tide is turning. Thu Oct 14, 7:46 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comedian Jon Stewart, whose nightly...
View ArticleMy Election Night Phone Call: Inspiring
I wanted to pass along some hope and assign some meaning to the work we've done, since the outcome was so disheartening. The hope came in the form of an election night phone call from a man I...
View ArticleEXPLOSION of Phone Cards Ignited by DK Diary
Thanks to a Daily Kos diary (originally posted on the Democratic Underground) that I forwarded to Democrats here in Virginia, a flood of donated phone cards poured into Walter Reed Hospital to benefit...
View ArticleNew Video- the light at the end of the tunnel
Just Released on the web! A 10-minute SOARING video featuring the energy and enthusiasm that rocked DC during the week of Bush's second inaugural. The Progressive Democrats Summit of January 21-23 was...
View ArticleMysterious Visitor at VA Polls Today
I had an interesting visitor to my polling place today. I decided to work the polls to hand out homemade flyers about an upcoming election in November. (Local Dems are fighting to oust Bob Marshall in...
View ArticleBan Colds from Your Campaign!
I was thinking recently, that if my candidate for VA Delegate or Tim Kaine running for VA Governor, were to catch a nasty cold in the coming two weeks, it would be awful and would definitely dampen his...
View ArticleBrilliant City Choice for 08 Convention
I awoke at 5:30 this morning with a brilliant idea. They probably have already thought of it, but in case they haven't, the bigwig Democrats should choose, for their 2008 convention, New Orleans!...
View ArticleTop Ten Good News Stories of the Week (May 5-12)
Introducing the first Weekly Top Ten List of Good News produced especially for my political-activist friends. I hope you enjoy (recommend?) and that you look forward to next Friday's list... geri #1)...
View ArticleTop Ten Good News Stories of the Week (May 13-19)
I hope you enjoy the second weekly Top Ten List of Good News, produced especially for my friends at Daily Kos. I hope you enjoy, (recommend) and look forward to next Friday's list... 1) UK Paper...
View ArticleTop Ten Good News Stories of the Week (May 20-26)
The third weekly Top 10 good news list was delayed because of link-problems we were having on our site. . . Here it is a few days late, produced especially for my political activist-friends. Top Ten...
View ArticleTop Ten List: Best Good News of the Week
Presenting our Top Ten Best Good News Stories of the Week, (published every Friday) 1) Kenya to Provide Free AIDS Drugs The BBC reports Kenya's president has announced that anti-retroviral drugs...
View ArticleTop Ten Good News Stories of the Week (June 3-June 9)
Presenting the Top Ten Good News Stories of the Week -- published every weekend . . . (I didn't include here some of the major news events, like the Senate voting against the "Marriage" Ammendment.) 1)...
View ArticleTop Ten Best Good News of the Week (June 10-June 16)
Presenting our Top Ten Best Good News Stories of the Week -- published every weekend . . . 1) Bush Creates World's Largest Marine Reserve in Hawaii The Bush Administration announced the creation of...
View ArticleTop Ten Good News of the Week (June 17-June 23)
Here are the Top Ten Good News Stories of the Week -- published every weekend . . . especially for my activist friends who need to remember that all is not lost, and we are making progress. . . 1)...
View ArticleTop Ten Good News of the Week (June 24-June 30)
Presenting the Top Ten Good News Stories of the Week -- published every weekend . . . 1) Historic Election of Kuwaiti Women Candidates and Women Voters Kuwaitis voted in parliamentary elections...
View ArticleTop Ten Good News Stories of the Week (July 1-7, 2006)
Presenting the Top Ten Good News Stories of the Week -- published every weekend . . . 1) UK Creates its Largest Wetland to Benefit Birds and Flood-Control The UK is breaking down a sea wall in...
View ArticleTop Ten Good News Stories of the Week (July 8-14, 2006)
Here's the Top Ten Good News Stories of the Week, published every Sunday 1) A Responsibility To Make Peace, A Letter From King Abdullah My father, the late King Hussein, often said peace is a gift that...
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Top Ten Good News Stories of the Week (July 15-21, 2006)
Here's the Top Ten List of Good News Stories of the Week published every weekend . . . 1) China to Invest $175 Billion in Environment Clean-Up - China plans to invest $175 billion in environmental...
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Top Ten Good News of the Week (July 22-28, 2006))
Here are the Top Ten Good News Stories of the Week, published every weekend . . . 1) US House Unanimous in Protecting Wilderness- In a rare uncontensious round of voting, the US House unanimously...
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Top Ten Good News of the Week (July 29-Aug 4, 2006))
Here are the Top Ten Good News Stories of the Week, published every weekend . . . 1) Activists Score McVictory, Protecting Amazon w/ Purchasing Power Enormous consumer pressure from thousands of emails...
View ArticleTop Ten Good News of the Week (Aug 12-18, 2006)
Here are the Top Ten Good News Stories of the Week, published every weekend . . . 1) US Rebuilds Clinic in Tanzania to Foster Anti-Terrorist Sentiment- The U.S. military looked at this town and saw...
View ArticleTop Ten Good News of the Week (Aug 19-25, 2006)
Here are the Top Ten Good News Stories of the Week, published every weekend . . . 1) Encouraging Results in Iraqi Police Recruiting - More than 500 Iraqi men have joined the police in Anbar province --...
View ArticleTop Ten Good News of the Week (Aug 26-Sep 1, 2006)
Top Ten Good News of the Week (Aug 26-Sep 1) ... published every weekend 1) Philippines Set Tree-Planting Record - A massive tree-planting campaign in the Philippines set a world record of a half...
View ArticleTop Ten Good News Stories (Sep 2-15)
Here are my Top Ten Good News Stories for the past two weeks -- published every weekend 1) Clean Up the World Weekend Draws Millions - Some 35 million volunteers from 122 countries are expected take...
View ArticleTop Ten Good News Stories (Sep 16-22)
Here are the Top Ten Good News Stories of the Week -- published every weekend... 1) China, India Once Food Aid Recipients, Now Food Donors - In the same year it stopped receiving global food aid, China...
View ArticleTop Ten Good News of the Week (Sept 23-29, 2006)
Here are the Top Ten Good News Stories of the Week -- published every weekend... 1) Schools Replace Gangs in Haiti's Worst Slum -Books are replacing bullets as the primary focus for children in some...
View ArticleTop Ten Good News of the Week (Sept 30-Oct 6, 2006)
Here are the Top Ten Good News Stories of the Week -- published every weekend... 1) Amish Parents Forgive Gunman, Befriend his Family -After a man burst into a Pennsylvania schoolhouse and shot five...
View ArticleTop Ten Good News of the Week (Oct 7-13, 2006)
Here are the Top Ten Good News Stories of the Week -- published every weekend... 1) Bush Signs Bill to Leave No Pet Behind in Evacuations - A recent poll found that 61 percent of pet owners say that...
View ArticleTop Ten Good News of the Week (Oct 14-20, 2006)
Here are the Top Ten Good News Stories of the Week -- published every weekend... 1) Schools, Roads and Clinics Opening in Iraq and Afghanistan - The U.S. military celebrated the opening of remodeled...
View ArticleTop Ten Good News of the Week (Oct 21-27, 2006)
Here are the Top Ten Good News Stories of the Week -- published every weekend... 1) Wars are on the Wane Worldwide - The world has become dramatically more peaceful since 1992, according to the Human...
View ArticleTop Ten Good News of the Week (Oct 28-Nov 3, 2006)
I know you're busy, but in case you want a dose of good news, Here are the Top Ten Good News Stories of the Week -- published every weekend... 1) DNA Clears Man After 25 Years in Prison - A decorated...
View ArticleObama's Easter Speech for Pennsylvania
Obama's Easter Speech for Pennsylvanians It is time for the resurrection of our nation's politics -- out of the mud, into the fresh air of issues, and out of a long, dark period in which personal...
View ArticleWho's Your Favorite TV Pundit of the Campaign- POLL
After ten months of continuously viewing political pundits on TV, I found myself wondering who the Daily Kos readers would say is their favorite analyst. For myself it's a tossup. I loved John King and...
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40 Victories Since the First Earth Day: 40th Anniversary Timeline
Since the first Earth Day 40 years ago, America has become a cleaner, safer, more beautiful place with less pollution, more pristine rivers, fewer people littering, and many endangered species rescued...
View Article"Exciting" Afghan Peace Plan Paying Off as Taliban Fighters Renounce Violence
Peace is beginning to flower across Afghanistan with about 5% of Taliban fighters nationwide already surrendering, to re-join civil society through the Afghan Peace and Reintegration Program, or APRP,...
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