IF YOU LIVE ABROAD, you can still vote..
I just got back from the London Democrats Abroad polling place and it was great.If you live abroad, you can still vote (even if you didn't register). You just need to show up. More after the fold
View ArticleI want to wear a burqa
Okay not really but I have seen quite a few diaries on the incident with the Obama campaign and the women wearing headscarves. I found it very interesting to read the comments and wanted to give my...
View ArticlePretty girls do finish first
By now, I'm sure you have all read about the Chinese deciding to go with a prettier 8 year old girl to lip sync the national anthem rather than go with the perfectly adorable girl who won a national...
View ArticleRape Kits for (Dummies who charge for Rape Kits)
With all the hoopla about rape kits circulating about Sarah Palin, I thought I would write a diary about what happens when a woman or man is sexually assaulted and what consists of a rape kit.My...
View ArticleTHINK ABOUT WHO YOU PROTEST!!
This is a diary as protest to a recommended diary that is calling for action to protest executive's homes.
View ArticleMy housing crisis solution
So Obama proposed a new solution today and half of the people are angry and the other half think it doesn't go far enough. Here is my solution: Feel free to poke holes in it.
View ArticlePersonal Responsibility is not a Republican meme
Alright!!! Some people on this site are getting on my nerves. Here is my rant how personal responsibilty has completely escaped America.
View ArticleWhy single payer and public option won't work
A few days ago, another DK member(I can't remember who, sorry) wrote a great diary about single payer vs public option. At the very bottom was a link to an article that I found really...
View ArticleIt wasn't about the shirt. It was about Malia's hair. The...
After looking at the pictures of the first daughters in Russia, I realized the outrage on Freepers was not about her shirt, it was about her hair. A few comments within the freeper diary touched on...
View ArticleThe TRUTH about Teach for America
Right now there is a diary on the recommend list that has gotten under my collar. Well EVERY government run program has it's good points and bad points, the Teach for America program is a Fundamentaly...
View ArticleHow to eliminate 95% of abortions
I thought that I would throw my own ideas into the ring after reading quite a few silly diaries on the subject. After being completely frustrated by the continual erosion of my rights, I have decided...
View ArticleThe unintended victims of the UK bonus tax
Please read through my entire diary. I know it's really popular to bash banker on Daily Kos but not all who work in the finance industry are making millions of dollars. Please follow me below.
View ArticleThere is no such thing as free health care.
This diary is to explore how much people are willing to pay for health care.
View ArticleSo you are selling your car?
There a quite a few diaries on the rec list discussing the horrible oil spill. It is a disaster and our environment will suffer for it. There are also diaries on Obama's statement."President Barack...
View ArticleCan we all stop yelling about Obama and focus on the real problem?
Dear lord, can we all stop with the navel graveling and circle jerking on how much we either love and or hate Obama? It's driving me crazy. We are all yelling at each other about the wrong person. I...
View ArticleAn expats view of the UK's NHS healthcare system
I have been in the UK for 3 1/2 years. In the time that I have been here I have only recently started to utilize the NHS system. My husband and I are expecting our first baby. Here is my US view of...
View ArticleHow to get groped by the TSA?
I actually kid! This diary is more a of public service announcement for how to go through security by a frequent traveller.I travel a lot. I am part of the 100K or more club. Sometimes I feel like I...
View ArticleSHOW ME THE BILL!!
I would like to suggest a new way to write diaries around DailyKos. I see lots of diaries ranting about this and that but I rarely see diaries that truly are action diaries.We need to get out of the...
View ArticleNo, you aren't a racist but you might be prejudiced
Stop asking in threads if someone is calling you a racist. Stop accusing people of being racist. It's driving me crazy. It's threadjacking and very distracting from whatever the diarist is saying.
View ArticleThe Media coverage of Lara Logan
This is a rant.Why do we need to know that Lara Logan was sexually assaulted? I was just watching MSNBC and they needed to tell me that she survived a "sustained" sexual assault and beating. Do I...
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