Dustin Bolton of (I think) Norman, attended the counter protest to the Phelps’ gang at OCU on Oct. 24. His photo album is here.
I missed the demo, unfortunately. I never like to miss a demo on a good cause, but this one looked very special, with a lot of caring young people, fighting back against hate with… Read the rest
Today I took advantage of Oklahoma’s early voting opportunity. I went down to the Election Board for Canadian County and found a line. It took me about 50 minutes for the whole process, which is way longer than the other two times I’ve done early voting, but from what I hear, not nearly as long as today’s lines in Oklahoma… Read the rest
The DemoOkie Forum is the original grassroots site of rank and file Democrats. I’ve noted before that the site, run completely on Snitz Forums while trying to be a portal, forum, calendar and blog all at once, is a bit strange. And that’s just the tech stuff.
But it was chosen, deservedly (although by default) as the “state… Read the rest
The Young Democrats of Oklahoma are hosting a phonebanking marathon this weekend to get out the vote (GOTV). I certainly don’t qualify, but very encouraged to see young folks working so hard for their party in a state where doing so can be pretty discouraging. But that’s probably why they keep the membership below a certain age — so the… Read the rest
This is a followup to my post “Following the elections online” from back in September.
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This video is from from Color of Change, an inspiring grassroots group based in New Orleans that grew out of the horrific injustices during and after Hurricane Katrina. They have come up with some great tips for making sure… Read the rest
I don’t know if this blog is really written by an 82 year old woman living in Texas writing to her friend in Maine, who had to have her blog thingy set up by her grandson so they could talk to each other about politics and life in America, but DAMN, it’s funny and brilliant.
These two “Best Friends… Read the rest
I’m not feeling very inspired right now, so here are some suggestions of some other things you might find interesting to read:
Feeling under the weather (pun intended, see below), I took a nap today, and happened to turn the TV to the History Channel. My lucky day; they slipped up and broadcast a show that was NOT about war or truck drivers! In fact it was about the Dust Bowl, a subject I’ve become fascinated with lately, partly as a way… Read the rest
Sarah Palin is a pathetic, mush-for-brains dolt. I used to think she was monumentally dumb and incurious, but had political instincts that could compensate enough for her to succeed in her corrupt career path for the foreseeable future (like George W. Bush did). She does have a special talent, all right, and is hereby awarded first prize in the contest… Read the rest
