A message from those of us who think that wolves have had enough of the short end of the stick. This is why I donate $40 per week, for this commercial, simply because if McCain thinks so highly of his VP nominee, than I have to question their integrity, judgment and ethics.

The republicans are so ascew, backwards and out of touch they don't come close to getting it.

The aerial killing of wolves is so disgusting it makes the political history of Chicago look honorable. Sure we may have our own way of doing things, but at least our hearts are in the right place and our souls are intact. They don't call this the heartland for nothin.

Hi,

Have you ever heard of aerial wolf hunting? It's a brutal practice. Wolves are shot from low-flying aircraft or chased to exhaustion, then shot and killed at point-blank range.

Governor Sarah Palin, the Republican nominee for Vice President, promotes this barbaric practice, exploiting a loophole in the Federal Airborne Hunting Act to allow private wolf killers to shoot down wolves using aircraft. We have to get the word out about this!

Please watch this powerful video by Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, and then share it with every wildlife lover and conservationist you know:

http://actionfund.defenders.org/palinvideo

Well it's a long list, diplomacy, universal health care, equality, civil rights, public education, environment, to name just a few but of course, wildlife come up as a major concern of mine. After writing to Richard J. Durbin, our Democratic United States Senator, I received this letter from him.

Dear Ms. Falck-Pedersen:

Thank you for your message in support of the Great Cats and Rare Canids Act. I appreciate knowing of your interest in this legislation.

The Great Cats and Rare Canids Act (S. 1033) would add an additional program to the Multinational Species Conservation Fund (MSCF). Federal funds directed to this new program would be used to protect 13 feline and canine species, including lions, cheetahs, jaguars, and wolves.

I have long supported the MSCF, which helps us preserve Asian and African elephants, tigers, rhinoceroses, great apes, and marine turtles. Multinational species programs have succeeded in maintaining or increasing key populations such as rhinos in Indonesia and mountain gorillas in East Africa.

Protecting animals that are endangered or threatened is one of the most important legacies we can leave to future generations.

The Great Cats and Rare Canids Act has been referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. I am not a member of this committee, but I will keep your views in mind in case S. 1033 is brought to the Senate floor for a vote.

Thanks again for your message. Please feel free to stay in touch.

Sincerely,

Richard J. Durbin

United States Senator


Now see...this is why....
I am grateful for our democratic leaders. This is one of the many reasons why I support Obama. It's not just because of the economy, education, Iraq, and of course the environment. It's because he like so many other democrates, cares about the world around him. I can't say that about McCain. I just don't see McCain or other republicans caring about much other than profiting from their own petty self interests.


Viva Obama~!

An email from my friend, astrologer, and one of my favorite writers, contained this regarding the republican ticket. IMHO, no one phrases thoiughts better than Caroline.

"McCain couldn't be a better cartoon of the emotionally arrested fighter pilot. Mars haunted by guilt, with an infantile relationship to Venus. One beauty queen after another, and now, completely unmoored from any anchor of integrity or authenticity. He has been flailing to shirk his appointment with Fate, (See Appointment in Samarkand. In fleeing our appointments with our fate, we always end up keeping them.)

So let's invite his soul to return - to admit, confess, reveal his state of self, and in doing so take a small step towards mental health.

And Sarah Palin, bless her heart, "Wowee, I'm over my head, and given away my autonomy to the Rovian Dementors, reached the limits of my visualization of what it would look like to meet world leaders, the Road to Nowhere is my Fate, and returning home to Alaska to be impeached and face indictments is starting to look good."

Awoooooo-yip-yip-yip,
Onward!

Caroline


I wish you all could meet Caroline, see her and, listen to her speak. Caroline Casey is that wonderful combination of wit, wisdom, truth and beauty that many of us aspire to.

Obama 08

Save the wolves

Awoooooo-yip-yip-yip,

New television ad to educate voters about what Governor Sarah Palin really stands for.

See link below... yes, I am still on the saving wolves bandwagon, and will never get off.

Ok, some of you know I am a green freak, and animal nut, and comedy theatre wacko, some of you also know my passion for children with disabilities and education....

All good reasons to vote for Obama...and never for McCain.

but....

This business of arial shooting of wolves and Palins endorsement of it in Alaska, really has me cranked.

No animal is more sacred to me and my family than wolves.

My mothers maiden name is Ulven, in Norwegian that translates to Wolves.

My mothers family history dates back to 700 A.D.

We have been the clan of the wolves for centuries.

If Sara Palin thinks for one moment that I am going to let her get away with the arial slaughter of the honored symbol of my families heritage, she has another thing coming.

I gotta warn ya, this video ain't pretty, but it is real.

http://action.defenders.org/site/PageServer?pagename=savewolves_video


Please, after viewing this, click on the take action tab, to sign the petition, or if you have done so already, please send the URL to 3 friends.

Please, help to save these majestic creatures of nobility.

I promise I won't be posting about wolves again.

Thank you.

Palin...holed up in a hotel room for three days....with...

Former longtime Bush speechwriter Matthew Scully. He is just about the creepiest, hollow writer on the planet... Bush? Oh yeah, real popular speaker. Not.

Think about it, 3 days with that excuse for a writer.

Not that Palin had any extra brain cells to spare...but the two of them together add up to a negative IQ.

She has done nothing to forward McCain's campaign. She only solidified what never could vote progressively in the first place, the creationists and right wingers. BFD ( better find decoy) lol

If anything, the silly loud mouth, has repelled moderate repo's and damaged McCains campaign beyond repair.

I am done writing about this ranting zero of a puppet.
Palin is not worth the time it takes to think about her.

On Creationism being taught in grade school/high school, as part of a science curriculum...

Ahem....

Why not teach Buddhism, islam, jannism, why not teach every friggen religious theory possible ...

Oh wait they do..as elective theology courses. lol

But no, it is not a science, and it has no business being taught in a science class, because... creationism has nothing, WHATSOEVER, to do with science.

It belongs in some sort of mystical theology class for the priesthood..., or maybe for anthropology or christian/religious historians, or abnormal psych majors...lol

There is, however, a direct correlation between the lack of comprehension in creationists and the lack of tolerance for them in scientists..lol

We are clear on that, now, right?

Just a few minutes ago....

I read AlexaC last three posts, and just as I was going to try and engage her in a discussion on the one where she is upset and calls those who have said unkind remarks about Palin, Classless...like me for example....lol

that sounded interesting...for once.

I was actually enthused about an engaging discourse...

Then suddenly ...Poof

They were deleted.

All her posts, she is banned now too.

Damn, I really wanted to talk to her...this site is loosing it's potency and really becoming monotonous quickly.

Another x-Hillary supporter repelled by the democrats...

This has got to stop, now little children, we must learn how to play nice with those that have strong oppositional views. We simply cannot continue on like this, it is very immature, and speaks poorly of all democrats. Please do not prove AlexaC correct, do not continue with classless censorship, it is third world.

Here's a little story from 1964, when aviators were the coolest, and so was Brando.

Once when I was a little girl, I stole a pair of sunglasses, my mother caught me.

She grabbed my hand with the glasses out of my pocket.

She said "Do you want to be poor for the rest of your life?" "No", I said.

Then she said "The act of theft is self proclaiming poverty"

I put those sunglasses back, and have never entertained the thought of being dishonest since.

We censor our opponents for disagreeing, (and I read her last 3 posts, they were no big deal), then we become intolerant, disagreeable and we lose our integrity. We regress to third world mentality, force, tyranny and yes, censorship.

How undemocratic can this site get?

I have already posted so much on this mess of a VP that I would rather lay low, BUT I CAN'T.

Needless to say....

I do not like Palin.


1. Palin is strongly anti-choice, opposing abortion even in the case of rape or incest.

2. She supported right-wing extremist Pat Buchanan for president in 2000.

3. Palin thinks creationism should be taught in public schools.

4. She's doesn't think humans are the cause of climate change.

5. She's solidly in line with John McCain's "Big Oil first" energy policy. She's pushed hard for more oil drilling and says renewable won't be ready for years.

6. She also sued the Bush administration for listing polar bears as an endangered species�, she was worried it would interfere with more oil drilling in Alaska. SHE WANTS TO SHOOT WOLVES FROM HELICOPTERS.....

AHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGGG......... Ok I will compose myself..

7. Votes against the environment again and again.

8. She ran on ethics reform, but is currently under investigation for several charges involving hiring and firing of state officials.

9. She is anti-gay rights.

"This is a patronizing decision on John McCain's part- and insulting to females everywhere that he would assume he'll get our vote by putting "A Woman" in that position.�"Jennifer M., Anchorage, AK

Choosing Palin was a bridge burner.

Who do they think they're kidding? lol

On most everything....

Oil drilling in Alaska,

De-classifying polar bears as endangered,

Shooting wolves from the air in planes and helicopters,

Reducing gun restrictions,

Denying civil rights to GLBT,

Privatizing education,

and...of course....last but not least.....

Palin and the Bush administration are anti-pro choice.

Here is how our current anti pro-choice administration operates abroad.

It's worked wonders...   Read More »

Palin is an anti-choice, vindictive, gun toting, Alaskan drilling, wolf-killing republican puppet.

Will that win her new found best buddy McCain any votes on their ticket for the GE?

From who?

Who would choose to be that dumb, unless they were already dinked before?

Which of the right wing conservatives has he won over now, which of those were considering voting for Obama anyway?


What has he gained other than a cupie doll with no value?

Let the political wolves and polar bears have at this little decoy, that would be poetic justice.

McCain will soon regret tethering himself to this ball and chain!

She wants to drill in Alaska, is against gun control and is for aerial shooting of wolves, which is disgusting, if you've ever seen it. No wonder the good old boys in the White House approve of the newest puppet/dummy as a running mate.

What a yes girl, she's turned out to be, absolutely no integrity!

Prevent them from shooting wolves...

Please sign the petition in the link below in the comment section.

Please forward it to people you know.

Please help.

In tribute to Shopman and all others who have had their hard work, and honest thoughts erased, I would like to say thanks Shopman, though I know you're out for the night.

My favorite was the groucho post, does anyone remember that one?

I know I went off the deep end, but it was such a funny picture I couldn't stop myself.

I confess, I went back to it many times, just for the crack up.

I can't do that anymore.

I can't read Ben's fantastic blogs, or any of the people who were wrongfully silenced and whose words were permanently deleted.

This site will never live that down, unless.....

Things can be put back the way they were, otherwise, it is just a crime of ignorance.

Never will this site have as much integrity as it once did,
until these senseless crimes have been atoned for.

Obama makes us proud to be democrats.

The republicans are a long ways off from realizing equality, integrity, and compassion.

Knowing that, we are so far ahead of them.

Clearly the differences between our two parties are simple.

We are not only progressive, we have evolved far beyond the dismal days of bigotry, sexism, greed, and violence.

We are the party of evolution, of the future, and of the perseverance of mankind.

We are the democrats.

We overcome obstacles.

We work with problems to create solutions, not deny and sweep them under a rug.

We deal with problems, because we are capable and willing to deal with them.

What ever the problem, we can work through it and rise above it.

No matter how much the republicans have screwed things us, we can handle it, because we are the democrats.

What a night, what a party!

Good night.

Obama/Biden 08 !

Either you are too, or it's time to call yourself something other than a democrat.

As Hillary said, "Were you in this just for me?"

Hopefully, you are in this for the American people.

The Americans who need health care.

The Americans who are fighting for equal pay.

The Americans who are GLBT and, who deserve equal civil rights.

The Americans struggling to keep their homes and jobs.

The Americans who deserve a great public education.

The Americans who want clean air, water and land.

The Americans fighting for women's rights.

The Americans who want an end to war profiteering.

We are the democrats, that's why we are voting for Obama in 08.


Vote for Obama

Be a Democrat in 08.

Regarding the post attempting to discuss the suit against Obama......


Sorry, some of the democrats here are acting as though they have reason to be paranoid.

I read your post, but did not comment, had heard of the suit weeks ago, has been pending for quite some time now. It's kind of, moot, neither here not there. Establishing Allegiance is no obstacle, and am guessing if it were a big deal it would be on the news.

None the less, deleting your post is in bad form, shows bad manners, and reflects poorly on the democrats. My sincere apologies, please do not let this type of heavy handed censorship cloud your thinking and opinion toward democrats or our nominee. He's really a good guy, and we are trying to be more tolerant and objective in responding and listening to all legitimate stories, and yours was one example that we could have handled better.


Thank you for your patience while we work to become better democrats,

Kristine

Make a copy of your post before you post it, so you have it, and so that others can see that there was no real reason to delete it, when you repost it.

Save yourself the trouble of rewriting it, just repost it.

There was nothing wrong with her terminology if that's really the way she feels.

This has to stop, but we all have to work together to make it stop.

Education, education, education. Learn how to deal with adversity, controversy and objectivity, or all that will be left is monotony.

Let's allow real people with real opinions in the real world, it's better than filtered opinions in a sheltered world. Let's work together to be diplomatic.

We simply cannot continue to be this thick headed as to completely lose the ability to reason with those that differ in perspective. As you must know I am not referring to obvious slander posts, and hers was not one, hers was a legitimate concern, she was treated rudely, and dismissed with censorship.

This cannot be how democrats have discourse.

I really miss Ben, and Shopman

It's really not fair, doesn't anyone care?

I miss all my others friends too.

They didn't do anything I wouldn't do.

It was just a funny joke about a bra.

Shopman's was a bit satire and drama

What's so bad about being silly and funny?

Or calling each other sweetie, dear and honey?

I even miss Jackie and Edison,.... from a distance.

I miss the challenges they posed in an instance.

It must be bad, it must feel sad,

To have your posts all gone, it seems so wrong

I am wishing all the bloggers be brought back in tact.

When will that be? When can we see?

Shopman and Ben again?

The blog is mightier than the pen.

Three top reasons IMHO to vote for Obama, and not for McCain


McCain.....


1. He wants to privatize education and reduce funding for public education.

2. He is one of those holier than thou pro-life advocates, yet did not have the integrity and character to stay with his injured wife and three kids. Instead he chose to conduct himself as a spoiled selfish child, and still has not grown up.

3. He actually thinks drilling off shore should be prioritized for lessening the dependence on foreign oil, and appears to flail on the environment and the countless alternatives which could save it.

I have about 5 or 6 more, but these I find most pressing.

I like the title, so much I changed the title of my last one, to use this one again....LOL.

OK, back to serious business.....

I would ask that everyone be allowed back, we can forgive you Matt, you were new, you did not know any better.

Can we not only get them back, but get them back in their original entirety, comments, posts and all.

If not, well then......

Matt has added a new degree to meaning of precipitous beyond what is reprehensible, and beyond redeemable.

If he cannot, in fact, it would render him utterly unaccountable and therefore ineffectual as someone with the sound reasoning ability required to make moderating judgment calls, especially since he seems to have relied heavily on the opinions of others to do so.

Listening to the requests of bloggers who have vendetta’s against other bloggers is no way to moderate, though he appears to have indulged quite a few already. Relying on other peoples opinions is no way to moderate fairly. Poor guy, he must be wondering what the devil he has gotten himself into. LOL

Some unsolicited advice for you Matt.

If it is good enough for the FCC it should be good enough for us.

Furthermore, do not make any deletions based on the request of a blogger.

That, is a huge, no no.

Censorship on this site has now officially crossed the line one too many times.

The mentality that it is Ok to delete what you do not like to see because you think it's wrong or because you disagree, is nothing short of sociopathic abnormal behavior. I should know I am a behavior specialist. This is dangerous thinking folks.

Matt, this is what happens when you let the kids drive the car, they run it into the ditch. Now pull this baby up and outa there, and no more unwarranted censorship, at all.

Yes, that means even if a certain blogger emails you constantly, and buzz's the "report to admin" button repeatedly, just ignore her for god's sake, that what the rest of us do.

The only posts that can be justifyably deleted are those that are blatent and obvious attempts to smear and slander the candidate, comments, however, should not be deleted what so ever, unless in violation of the FCC or infringe upon privacy. There is no excuse for this, we are democrats not the KGB.

From now on, I copy everything.

You delete, I repost.

Go ahead ban me, because I may not care about this site or what it used to represent much longer if this keeps up. Besides, do you really want news of this to get around?

"Bloggers bully moderator into unwarranted infringement of civil liberties."

That's what we're talking about here Matt, Civil rights. Things are disappearing before we have the basic right to make up our own mind, and I am not talking about the obvious slander posts.

Relying on the complaints of other bloggers to guide a moral compass when it comes to censorship, is totally ack baswards.

So go ahead.

Just try it on me.