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Rally pictures
The national media ignored the huge rally in Madison this weekend as well as the solidarity rallies that took place all over the country, but I suspect they got a lot of local coverage. Here’s a picture a reader sent in from Madison. And here’s one from St. Paul. There’s a solidarity rally in Rochester …
My flight was cancelled because Al Gore is fat
I won’t be at the solidarity rally tomorrow after all because I got snowed in up here in fly-over country. So I thought I’d do a post of two unrelated items lacking the sturm und drang of most of the week’s topics. 1. Why isn’t this detail from Ian Murphy’s epic prank call getting more …
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Weak apart but strong together
MoveOn has a great tool for finding solidarity rallies near you here. I’ll be at the one in Manhattan. I’m not especially recognizable but if I hear anyone singing “How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria”, I’ll know it’s another BJer and if so, drinks are on me. Consider this an open thread. Update. …
Welcome aboard
Scenes from the class struggle (that’s what this is, isn’t it?) via reader J. There’s not a reason in the world a pro-life Baptist shouldn’t be a Democrat. We offer policies that reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies, all Republicans offer is legalistic shell-games and fatwas against doctors. We want to keep the government out …
We are all badgers now
When Texas House Democrats went on the lam to try to stop Tom DeLay’s redistricting grab, Willie Nelson sent them a case of whiskey with a note that said “Stand your ground”. Likewise, Atrios has an ActBlue page for Wisconsin Senate Democrats up, if you’ve got a few ameros to spare.
Reader blogs
Haven’t done reader blogs in a while so here goes: War is over if you want it: Random Detritus reports on the end of the Punic Wars…in 1985. He’s a hippie, hippie Billy: Bill Thomas salutes the hippies. Gluttons for punishment: Chimpanzee Tea Party adds a riff to this excellent piece on “foodies”. Weather report: …