The right and the left are both wrong.
This summer we have seen President Obama's polls slide. But why is that? As I speak to people, I realize that those whose politics are right are very angry that Barack Obama even got into office....
View ArticleEducation Speech is Taboo where I Teach
Think those on the right sound like nuts? To most educated people, but there are those who take it seriously.
View ArticleAn ugly alternative?
I, too, like many liberals and progressives, including the President, would love a robust, public option. It still may happen, but if it doesn't do liberals and progressives need to be careful about...
View ArticleStay home in 2010
On the one hand I agree with this premise. Some cannot see much change happening - or not as much change as they would like to see happening.
View ArticleHave Chris Matthews and Ed Schultz lost their minds?
Look, there aren't many places in the land of television where liberals, progressives, and people who want, at least, some aspect of truth.But.....
View ArticleCensorship
I teach in a suburban town in a red town in a blue state. Yesterday I wore a vest to school with two buttons. One had the "One Voice can Change...." quote by President Obama; the other was just the...
View ArticleI think I need medication
This past week I have found myself often screaming at the pundits on cable and swearing at bloggers on different sites.
View ArticlePolitically negative, let's lighten up diary
The past few weeks there have been many diaries, often polarizing those who call Kos a home of sorts. While divergent opinions can often be good for discussion, at times, recently, the name-calling,...
View ArticleMartha in Massachusetts - Update
I was born and raised in MA, was personally helped by both Ted Kennedy and Martha Coakley. I did not have a lot of contact with Martha, but what I did was exceptional.I will explain.
View ArticleDon't Hate Me But.....
I have been reading diaries and blogs here since 2007. This is the first time I can honestly say I am so angry with some here and on other blogs, it is making me ill.
View ArticleThe Monsters are Due on Maple Street
Rod Serling, in many ways, seemed like a prophet. The Twilight Zone was able to hit on so many ideas, often using metaphoric allusions to what should be the obvious.One of his best is The Monsters are...
View ArticleIt's Not the Same
Last night on Hardball, Chris Matthews had a discussion about the death threats to members of Congress and the horrific, racist messages being left on some members' answering machines.One of his guests...
View ArticleStill a liberal after all these years.
I recently celebrated my 63rd birthday. I know - my students give me that stunned look of: Can people really be four days older than dirt? One actually asked me why I had John Legend on my ipod. He...
View ArticleIn defense of Blackwaterdog
It seems like many moons ago that I picked up a book titled Dreams From My Father. As an English teacher I was enthralled with some of the beautiful writing, and the story struck me as one in which...
View ArticleReality is a tough cookie to bite
As I drove to work this morning, I had time to listen to a full segment on NPR. Sometimes sitting on the Merrit Parkway in CT has its benefits. The particular segment concerned a group of progressives...
View ArticleCan anyone give me an answer...?
First, I have really bad allergies, so last night I was up most of the night.I decided, at 4 in the morning, to log on to the Apple Store.Why wait to order my new IPhone 4?
View ArticleForget ponies and conservatives and progressives
For quite a while now I have been hesitant to delve into the diaries found on Kos. I already find myself screaming at Chris Matthews, Ron Christie, and others of their ilk.Of course this led to reflux...
View ArticleWhose fault is it?
Since the Sherrod story broke, much as be made about who did what and when; who knew what and when. And ultimatley what blame should be placed and where.After hearing Keith Olbermann's special comment,...
View ArticlePresident in 2012?
Is it that the news business doesn't have a huge, daily crisis to report?What the F is Chris Matthews doing?
View ArticleDoing nothing is unacceptable
As I gulp the second pomegranate martini, I tune into MSNBC for Hardball. Why I torture myself is a mystery to me. I wish I did not care.The top story is just how bad the loss of House seats will be...
View ArticleWhy This Election Is Important
Sure I have voted in every election. Most of the time I vote Democratic.I certainly am a political junkie, so a lot of the time campaigning was fun and intellectual stimulating - even when my team did...
View ArticleIs Sarah Palin qualified to be President?
This was a questioned asked on an MSNBC blog.The short answer to the question, if one is existing in an alternate universe, is yes.The reasons behind she and other Tea Party educationally challenged...
View ArticleWhen Is It Enough?
Most of us are aware that since Barack Obama's election that there would be some people who might be upset with a minority President.But when did these people become unhinged?And after watching Ed...
View ArticleLate night, insomnia, Anderson Cooper and the President
There I was, lying in bed, trying to fall asleep. Not happening. So I did what al insomniacs are not supposed to do. I turned on the TV.Flashing through cable networks and other shows, I happened into...
View ArticleIt was inevitable.........But i' m still in mourning
Those who live in New York either cheer for the Yankees or the Mets, it one doesn't mind consistent rejection. For football New Yorkers have the Giants or the Jets.But those of us who live in...
View ArticleSometimes there are NOT Two Sides
After spending most of Saturday shocked about the attempted killing of a Congresswoman, I began to seethe. My anger was like a spreading cancer.Sometime later I began to realize that I had more anger...
View ArticleI was told yesterday I was a mean person
As the head of the English and reading departments, it is my job to schedule work days for small groups of teachers. Monday was the designated day for the three sixth grade Enflish teachers- and me- to...
View ArticleScary Movie
Each day I watch the news, the hairs on my head stand straight up. I am afraid for me, hoping to retire. I fear for my son and daughter-in-law and my new grandchild. I have incredible fear for this...
View ArticleI need help for my Depressed Yorkie
No, this is not a joke. My seven year old Yorkie, for the past week, has been acting - well- weird. He is eating, but without the zeal with which meals are met.He is litter boxed trained, and always...
View ArticleExcuse me .......but don't forget....
with this whole debt ceiling circus just about behind us, with all the ranting and screaming and threatening to quit, not vote, whatever.....There is something that still bothers me, makes me angry in...
View Article1947
that is the year I was born.Yeah, I know, I'm four days older than dirt!There are a myriad of memories I have from childhood. My brother thinking he could fly like Superman, almost flinging himself off...
View ArticleHow Medicare Can Be Fixed
five years ago, October 16 to be exact, I received a call from the hospital telling me my parents had been in a very bad car accident.The information I got: my dad was conscious; my mom was not.I...
View ArticleAdvice Needed
This will not be a long diary, nor will it be in depth.This is about someone I met forty plus years ago when I started teaching.We became friends. True friends. We accepted each other- warts and all-...
View ArticleWe Are One Election Away
Since Barack Obama was inaugurated, there has been a concerted effort on the right to delegitimize his presidency.There has been an effort on the right to stoke the fire of hate with innuendos and code...
View ArticlePeople Who Should Shut Up
I just heard the news about Dick Clark and felt a bit of nostalgia. After all, my friends and I spent afternoons after school learning to dance along the "regulars" on American Banstand.Then I changed...
View ArticleStressed-very, very stressed
This coming election has always worried me. Much worries me. Will the youth vote materialize? Will independents think? And on and on.I have reached a saturation point where I am no longer sleeping at...
View ArticleFrom a neurotic, hypochondriac and pessimist
Ever since I can remember, even as a small child, I would worry about everything.Gradually this grew into full blown anxiety.There are so many things I worry about, and one thing I never considered...
View ArticleYou've Got To Be Carefully Taught
This is the first line of a song from "South Pacific," one of the best Broadway plays written. The lyrics to this song has always run true to me. They represent how the worst of our thoughts are...
View ArticleFrom the mouths of babes
A little background: I teach a Constitution class to eighth graders. It is a year long course where we study the beginnings of, the historical significance of events, and the present day interpretation...
View ArticleTHIS is what is wrong with the World
Personally, I just spent hours at the dentist, fearing the dreaded words, root canal.After x-rays and little cameras shoved in my mouth. After the tiny pick probing, looking for a filling problem, the...
View ArticleAnyone read David Mariness' book?
I read a lot. I am obsessed with reading.I once left a pot of eggs boiling, totally forgetting, until the smoke alarm went off. I was reading. And if a book is well-written, I tend to immerse myself...
View ArticleAnd so it begins
I have always thought that the government in Israel is far more conservative than we think.I also believe that Bibi intends to attack Iran....
View ArticleA Baby Boomer and Educators View of the Debates
I have to acknowledge that I am 65 and have been teaching for 44 years. I have debated and been involved in teaching debate as well as teaching the Constitution.My initial reaction to the debate war...
View ArticleJames Lipton and the Actors' Studio
Last night's Hardball with Chris Matthews featured James Lipton, who, in his special way broke down each candidate's debate style and made judgements.This is not a long diary, but I feel the...
View ArticleA Compromise is a Compromise
For all those hair on fire people, if you can think back a week or two, there was a big deal on the table. Boehner walked away and the Plan B fiasco began.At this point most Democrats, including the...
View ArticleI Think I Am Sick
As a baby boomer, one who was actively involved on politics even before I could vote, I was extremely active in the Civil Rights movement.After reading some of the comments coming from the Supreme...
View ArticleNow I am really angry
For months I read articles, listened to reports on local news, listened to scientists.For months I have religiously listened for the loud, eager chirpping to arrive.For months I inspected the ground...
View ArticleWe are where we are- because ....
Before the 2020 mid-terms, I begged everyone with whom I worked, everyone with whom I had a passing friendship, to vote.I, with passion, pleaded for people to vote, for I knew, beyond a doubt, that the...
View ArticleChris Matthews just scared the crap out of me!
I am aware that the Republicans yearn to take control of the Senate. I also know that the prospects of Democrats taking back the House is not possible.But the prospect of what would happen if...
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