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Former FEMA Mike Brown on the Colbert Report

March 28th, 2006 by Jimmy · 8 Comments

I am sure we will hear more about this from Goldy, but Mike Brown admit’s just what a pain in the ass a “Horsesass” can be.
You got to hand it to Bush “crony” and former FEMA director Mike Brown to admit the hard truth that being exposed by the Seattle Blog Horsesass.org, for perhaps the […]

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Tags: Hurricane Katrina

Drinking Liberally in the Tri-Cities

March 28th, 2006 by Jimmy · 1 Comment

Hey wow! It’s Tuesday and time for yet another Drinking Liberally in the Tri-Cities.
Drinking Liberally - Tri-Cities Chapter
Tuscany Lounge:
1515 George Washington Way Richland
5:30 pm till?
If you can’t make the 5:30 time just come on down at 6, or 6:30, or…. just come on down!
I will be there.  But I won’t be much […]

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Open Thread

March 24th, 2006 by Jimmy · 12 Comments

I am busy as all git-out at work today and figured I would post an open thread and invite some discussion. Two topics I can think of are Drinking Liberally and the Richard Wright Campaign.
First, Drinking Liberally needs more attendee’s. I am open for suggestions at this point as to where, […]

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Tags: Drinking Liberally · WA 4th CD

Cantwell is not our Judas

March 21st, 2006 by Jimmy · 16 Comments

Update: For those of you in the comment thread who will not vote for Cantwell (or listen to good advice), you should take a read at Joel Connelly’s piece in the PI. I followed this when Goldy at Horses Ass had some words for The Stranger’s Cienna Madrid and her “protest” post against […]

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Tags: Washington State Issues

Drinking Liberally in the Tri-Cities

March 21st, 2006 by Jimmy · 2 Comments

It’s that time again so don’t forget that tonight is the gathering of the Tri-Cities Chapter of Drinking Liberally. Last week in my comment thread, our Preznit was referred to as Smirky McSpyingliar. If anyone can come up with another name that will make me laugh harder I will buy them a […]

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Tags: Drinking Liberally

The Impact of the Blogosphere

March 19th, 2006 by Jimmy · 3 Comments

In yet another instance of just how blogs impact the traditional media, Darryl at Hominid Views smacks down the racist editorial of Adele Ferguson in the Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal. Her article suggested that slavery was somehow a blessing for African Americans. Perhaps strangely to her, a large group of Americans feel […]

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Blog Introductions

March 18th, 2006 by Jimmy · No Comments

A significant event “singularly insignificant non-event” has happened. Another in this crazy family of mine has decided to put it all out there:
In the course of human history there are great events.
The Wright brothers take flight at Kitty Hawk
The Beatles invade America
Man walks on the moon
Sir Tim Berners Lee invents the world wide web
and […]

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Bring em’ home alive

March 17th, 2006 by Jimmy · 2 Comments

For all you peacenik’s out there here is something for you to do this Saturday afternoon!
“Bring the Troops Home Alive”
Global Day of Action to end the war in Iraq Rally on the 3rd Anniversary of the U.S. invasion
Saturday, March 18, 4:00-5:00 PM
John Dam Plaza, Richland
World Citizens for Peace will hold a “Bring the […]

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Breaking: Peter Goldmark To Run Against McMorris

March 16th, 2006 by Jimmy · 5 Comments

The Stranger’s Josh Feit has a post on the Slog that suggests Peter Goldmark will run in Wa’s 5th CD.
I ran into Democratic state party chair Dwight Pelz last night, and he was talking up Peter Goldmark, a rancher in Okanogan county who he’s lined up to challenge first term GOP Rep. Cathy […]

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Doc Hastings Gets Has His Own Billboard

March 15th, 2006 by Jimmy · 8 Comments

Not what he expected though…
I really don’t know how long this has been up. I have probably driven by it at least a couple times on my way back from Walla Walla on Highway 12 and never noticed. But here it is in all its glory, just as you […]

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Podcasting Liberally

March 15th, 2006 by Jimmy · 8 Comments

Well, it’s not great, but it is our first podcast. I definitely don’t have the radio voice, and If it sounds like I was buzzed… I was.
This was a short podcast but Kendall’s discussion on Richard Wright is good. Democrats need to support the Wright campaign like there is […]

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Tags: Drinking Liberally

Drinking Liberally in the Tri-Cities

March 14th, 2006 by Jimmy · 2 Comments

It’s that time again so don’t forget that tonight is the gathering of the Tri-Cities Chapter of Drinking Liberally. Kendall, myself and the girls will be there and I am buying the first round!
Drinking Liberally - Tri-Cities Chapter
Tuscany Lounge: 1515 George Washington Way Richland
5:30 pm till?
Also, if you want to join the […]

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Tags: Drinking Liberally

Jesus’ General on Hannidate? Yikes!

March 13th, 2006 by Jimmy · No Comments

I love the General… in a totally plutonic non-man-to-man touchy kind of way. And I am sure he would send his minions to slaughter kittens in my front yard if I said otherwise. But a Hannidate? Well, it’s real and spun off the Sean Hannity web site (go look that one up […]

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Tags: Humor

When Republican’s can’t run on issues they run on fear

March 11th, 2006 by Jimmy · No Comments

What more is the the wierd-ass-end of the republican party willing to do in order to chase voters off the rolls? It appears this will be the latest of the schemes to do so. (from Goldy)
King County Election Director Dean Logan sent out a press release yesterday, reminding voters that they do not […]

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Tags: Republican Dirty Tricks

Richard Wright - Not “Politics as Usual”

March 9th, 2006 by Jimmy · 30 Comments

Richard Wright on his Yakima stop for the campaign kickoff came out with a quick kick to an issue people dealing with the high cost of healthcare understand. As reported by the Yakima Herald.
Businessman Richard Wright launched the Yakima leg of his campaign for the 4th Congressional District on Tuesday by calling the Medicare […]

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Tags: Doc Hastings · Richard Wright