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almerindo commented on the blog post 61% Favor Idea of an Independent Presidential Candidate Running
What do you guys think of Buddy Roemer? I know he’s technically a Republican, but they won’t even invite him to the debates. He has a personal ban on corporate donations and is asking people to limit personal donations to $100. He has said he will fight to end money in campaigns. Lawrence Lessig is backing him with the #rootstrikers campaign…
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almerindo commented on the blog post Occupy Wall Street Changing the National Conversation
This is our moment
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almerindo wrote a new diary post: All Ye Good Citizens of America
I originally published this essay at almerindo.net back in June. Reviewing it this week, I find it works very well as an answer to those who are asking “What is Occupy Wall Street protesting?” When I heard, via Democracy Now , that a group of New Yorkers slept outside City Hall for a week, calling their camp “Bloombergville” to [...]
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almerindo commented on the blog post President Obama and I Are in Full Agreement About 2012
Excellent point. We must be prepared to have Dems lose to wingnut Repubs in order to restore any kind of real progressivism to the Dem party. Otherwise why bother supporting them at all?
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almerindo commented on the blog post President Obama and I Are in Full Agreement About 2012
Exactly right. It’s too late for Obama to win my vote. Not this time.
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almerindo commented on the blog post There’s More of Us Non-Rich People All the Time
The interview is awesome. I love the end, when the 2nd anchor asks the 1st, “Do you dream about the economy at night?”
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almerindo commented on the blog post Sometimes It’s Not All About Race When It Comes to Criticizing Obama
Exactly.
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almerindo wrote a new diary post: FDL is the future
Last night an FDL member cold-called me out of the blue, and it blew my whole mind as to what this site is all about. I’ve been reading for a few years now, and donating to various single campaigns that they ran – I then became a member as soon as that happened. But this [...] -
almerindo and
Brian Sonenstein are now friends
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almerindo commented on the blog post Abigail Field Finds Smoking Gun on BofA Securitization Fraud
Has there been any update from Wikileaks on when they’re dropping these BOA (or other “major financial institution”) emails? Thought we were going to see them in Jan/Feb…
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almerindo commented on the diary post Even the Establishment is Seeing it Now; Obama a 1990′s Republican by takingbackamerica.
So long as we keep beginning our negotiations with Obama and the Dems with “We’ll always vote for you, but…” – we’re not getting squat from them.
Let’s all vote Green. Within 20 years they might have some influence.
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almerindo commented on the blog post Come Saturday Morning: Who’s Sticking Knives in Nancy Pelosi’s Back?
+1
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almerindo commented on the blog post Harry Reid Out-Obamas Obama With Working Class Coalition
Just like Hunter S Thompson said in Fear and Loathing On the Campaign Trail ’72: If we can get the Freak Vote together, we can take over this country.
