Calling for OFA was CONVENIENT and EASY-I convinced 2 people to vote for Obama!
Tonight I convinced 2 NH voters to vote for Obama! I'd signed up on the website just tonight. Made calls from home. Had some time because my plans got cancelled.Really only spent about 2 hrs total...
View ArticleObama did GREAT but Romney was allowed to advance This argument last...
Please forgive me if this isn't well written and slow to get to the point (it gets better I think); I have an injured arm and it hurts to type (and, I see, edit) but I am extremely concerned about a...
View ArticleSweet and a little awkward-from the mouths of babes
I've gotten close to a neighbor's children, because they see me garden and come over and want to talk to me while I work. We talk about growing things, plants and animals, and their sweet dog. With...
View ArticleScott Brown Spreads Medicare Lie-is Romney's lying contageous?
This will be brief. I've been receiving incendiary negative attack literature from Brown campaign this fall. Just got the mail, and find another missive from Brown.This one looks good visually..has two...
View ArticleFirst Markey vs Lynch Debate (MA Senate-D) Tonight!
I wanted to start this diary in advance to remind people (who are close enough to MA to watch) of the debate tonight (Wed 3/27 at 7pm) between Congressmen Ed Markey and Stephen Lynch. Maybe this can be...
View ArticleMA Voters (and others who know them) Please Tell Everyone You Know To Vote...
I know this seems obvious. Many of us here are politically connected and may assume everyone is aware that we have a primary tomorrow and what the stakes are. But in my travels today in Boston, I had a...
View ArticleWhy Public Needs To Hear Details of How New Voter Restrictions...
I believe that these new voter restrictions (voter ID laws and the cutting back of early voting hours) have broad public support in part because many people do not understand the nuances of the lives...
View Article70% of Americans Biased Against Black People (Harvard Study You Can Do,...
The fascinating Implicit Associations tests pick up knee-jerk, subconscious biases. Harvard has ongoing online research using these tests, which thousands of people have taken. Anyone can participate...
View ArticleHave a wonderful Christmas (a tiny diary with poll)
Merry Christmas, to those who celebrate it. Happy holidays to the rest of you. I know I'm taking a risk in posting a diary so short and seemingly for this purpose, as I realize we all can't do this. I...
View ArticleI'm in Trouble...SNAP woes
Tonight I went to the market to buy food, only to find out my SNAP card had 0.00 dollars on it. I had to put almost everything back, which was so embarrassing. The glares of the woman behind me bored a...
View ArticleWondering if we can keep the Bernie diaries down to 3 or so on the Rec list?
I use the rec list to look at a variety of what's going on on DK, and I suspect others do as well. I understand the process that a diary gets there. But when when a third (4-5 at this moment) of the...
View ArticleWell-being in the hands of a Republican -find myself terrified
I'm finding myself unusually freaked out about something, and I realize it's because a the official who will be directly involved in deciding something important to my well being is a Republican...
View ArticleDonald Trump Helped Kill My Sister.
It’s 4AM. I just now read my sister, my twin’s, suicide note. I was so afraid to read what it said because I’m alone right now and I thought it might put me into a tailspin of despair for her...
View ArticleDON'T "FIGHT" the white supremisists today. It Will Use It Against Us. Civil...
Ok,this is a quickly- written diary for me, no time for my usual hours-long revisions required by my mediocre writing skills. Please indulge me. I just saw 2 diaries with titles about today's protests...
View Article10 Years Working at an Abortion Clinic Taught Me A Lot.
I worked in an abortion clinic as a medical assistant in the 90s.We set up the procedure rooms and cleaned them after the procedure, took care of the equipment, and used sterile technique to handle the...
View ArticleWhat Working in An Abortion Clinic for 10 yrs. Taught Me
I worked in an abortion clinic as a medical assistant in the 90s. To begin, I’ll describe what the job entailed. We set up the procedure rooms and cleaned them after the procedure, took care of the...
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