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Not-so-Occasional Comments on Life, Death and Many Things in Between by Laurie Mann

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Milk: The Best Movie of 2008

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It's possible I might see a better movie in the next two weeks, but I doubt it. When history is known (like, say, with the upcoming WWII...
Thursday, November 13, 2008

My Vision for American Change

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The Obama change.gov site has invited Americans to submit their vision for changing the country. Here's what I sent them: The Obama ca...
Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Democracy Is a Great Thing!

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After two federal elections with some questionable results, Americans showed yesterday that the more people who vote, the harder it is for t...
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Congratulations, President-Elect Obama!

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I'm very happy he's won. I give Senator McCain credit - he gave a very fine concession speech.
Monday, November 03, 2008

Not Dead Yet - American Democracy

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Keep it alive - if you are registered, vote tomorrow! Don't stand for people engage in vote fraud, vote suppression or anything else tha...
Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Report from Barack Obama's Pittsburgh Rally

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I had the opportunity to volunteer for the Barack Obama rally in Pittsburgh on Monday. A local organizer connected me to Sally Matts, so we...
Monday, October 27, 2008

Meme: So What Were You Writing About the Federal Election in 2004?

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Every once in a while, I get a sense of "deja vu all over again" about the presidential election. So, I went back and read my Nove...
Sunday, October 26, 2008

A "Pro-Jobs" Tax Ad - with Grover Norquist???

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I saw one of those political ads (sponsored by "Americans for Tax Reform") that spoke darkly about "changing the tax structur...
Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Single Issue Folks Are At It Again...

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With the economy tanking, the government bailing out Wall St and many other problems, some things never change. The anti-abortion fanatics ...
Monday, October 06, 2008

McCain Graduated 894th...in a class of 899...from Annapolis!

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That's such an amazing statistic, I'm surprised no one has raised it before. W. is reported to have graduated in the bottom 20th per...
Friday, October 03, 2008

Carl Sagan Predicted the Current State of America - in 1995

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I was always a big fan of Carl Sagan's. The science blog The Intersection has reminded us that Carl Sagan predicted the current anti-s...
Thursday, September 25, 2008

Another Problem with the Republican-Proposed Bailout - Who Pays???

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"Notice how the taxation ring on the right is dark and quiet, even though the government needs the better part of an extra terabuck? I ...
Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Palin Supporters and Ongoing Theme of Constant Outrage Over NOTHING

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I saw this headline at CNN today: "Palin incest spoof on SNL draws fire" but it was attached to a video and I didn't want to...

"Privatizing Gains, Socializing Losses..." Describing the US Financial Mess in Four Words

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New York Times columnist Gretchen Morgenson was on NPR's "Fresh Air" today, and she succinctly summed up the problem with the...
Monday, September 22, 2008

Tell Your Senator to Vote CAUTIOUSLY on Any Massive Financial Bailout

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E-mail or call your senator today to ask for caution and oversight. Senator Dodd's plan is more in the right direction than the "...
Saturday, September 20, 2008

What Obama Needs to do...

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Offer more plans for dealing with the financial mess the Republicans got us into. There were way too many cozy deals being made for financi...
Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Issues Do Matter - The Science 2008 Debate

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In the middle of the first set of Palin bruhahas, Obama's office released information some of us were waiting for: Barack Obama's an...
Friday, August 22, 2008

Movie Review: Bottle Shock

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Bottle Shock has the look and feel of a nicely-photographed, well-cast indy movie...for about half of the movie. The other half of the movi...
Tuesday, August 19, 2008

A Near-Crime Story That's Very Funny

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That sort of thing doesn't happen often enough. I've had a very busy summer, dealing with some part-time jobs, some very busy volunt...
Tuesday, June 24, 2008

The "Would You Have Been A Nazi?" Meme

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I liked the answer I got! Many Americans comprehend the difference between disliking our government and caring about our country. In fact, ...
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