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tonalli Commented on Coming Out Party: Keep On Raping in the Free World by Desidero

2008-11-12T12:16:31Z

About a month ago I was responding to someone else about you and caught myself as I couldn't decide whether to call you a he or she. It's never really mattered to me. Keep voicing your voice, Des, I thoroughly enjoy your writing whether I agree with them or not.

tonalli recommended Coming Out Party: Keep On Raping in the Free World by Desidero

2008-11-12T08:26:20Z

tonalli Commented on Center Right? by rdb66

2008-11-08T12:07:00Z

Do you think it may have to do with the "new" Republican platform they may be creating? They think by labeling some of Obama's views as "center-right" aka Republican, they will benefit in the long run.

tonalli Commented on Obama Euphoria by Trevor Timm

2008-11-06T19:35:02Z

oops...I went and typed "stress" instead of "satisfaction in the example. Darn it!

tonalli recommended Obama Euphoria by Trevor Timm

2008-11-06T18:28:56Z

tonalli Commented on Obama Euphoria by Trevor Timm

2008-11-06T19:33:51Z

It's called PBSD. Post-Baratic satisfaction disorder (pohst buh-RAT-ik sa-tes-'fak-shun dis-or-der) n. A sporadic recurrence of giddiness typically displayed by those who have recently returned from an Obama rally.
Example: After she returned from Iowa, Shelley's co-workers learned to tolerate her outbreaks of post-Baratic stress disorder, which they agreed were beyond her control.
(stolen idea from Slate, I changed a couple words.)

tonalli recommended The most beautiful thing I've heard on this glorious day!!! by kimmiekaz

2008-11-06T04:25:29Z

tonalli Commented on Nader's nadir. by Scientific

2008-11-06T19:14:30Z

It's an absolute insult to call a black person an Uncle Tom (caving into white pressure...the acceptance of inferiority).
What's the insult you use especially for white people that kiss up to big corporations?

tonalli Commented on Nader's nadir. by Scientific

2008-11-06T13:34:01Z

Why play on racial slang?
What do we call Bush because he has been subservient to big corporation? A big corp ass-kisser? But because Obama is black he might become an Uncle Tom?
Nader is done.

tonalli Commented on Is 1/2 white and 1/2 Kenyan the same as African American? by Triple A

2008-11-06T04:32:07Z

I don't mean to sound sarcastic but are you kidding me?
Have you really thought about African-American heritage and the journey through US history? Don't you, whether AA, Irish, Muslim, Native American, whatever ethnicity, feel proud of what we have accomplished considering Western culture as a whole?

tonalli Commented on Bag of Hammers 1, Palin 0 by rumpole

2008-11-06T04:19:05Z

I knew after the Couric interview that McCain (or his camp) had reason to blame their loss (should it happen) on Palin. I keep debating whether she is an attractive woman who has been told so one too many times and has picked up the habits of the stereotypical beauty queen while in the spotlight because it works--she get her way or is she intentionally going against political protocol to get the attention--to make a lasting impression whether good or bad? And then sometimes I think she's dumb as a fox and is playing and inspiring her her too-far-to-the-right crowd, whom she will keep in touch with until 2012? I can't imagine her recovering politically outside of Alaska without cleaning up her act.
Underqualified. Ignorant. Overambitious. AND a liar. Oy!

tonalli Commented on Voting by thequis

2008-11-06T03:59:08Z

Sorry about the repeat posts. I normally don't fall for that "We're experiencing heavy traffic" stuff but it was a different screen that indicated to try later and I did did did.

tonalli Commented on Voting by thequis

2008-11-06T03:56:48Z

Another wonderful story. Thank you for sharing. You should put together a book of collections of yours and other peoples experiences of "This moment."
I wish I were a writer, I'd race ya.

tonalli Commented on Voting by thequis

2008-11-06T03:52:35Z

Another wonderful story. Thank you for sharing. You should put together a book of collections of yours and other peoples experiences of "This moment."
I wish I were a writer, I'd race ya.

tonalli Commented on Voting by thequis

2008-11-06T03:51:19Z

Another wonderful story. Thank you for sharing. You should put together a book of collections of yours and other peoples experiences of "This moment."
I wish I were a writer, I'd race ya.

tonalli Commented on Congratulations Democrats by theCleverBulldog

2008-11-05T17:33:42Z

So when you said, "the left sees evil in everything" you really meant to say the "right"???
Aren't you tired of your self-created chaos by now? But hey, continue on with your shitty day...or change it.
btw: Clinton won in 1992 AND in 1996, unlike the Republicans. :)

tonalli Commented on Female Voting & Exit Polls - Is This Accurate? by Desidero

2008-11-05T14:39:36Z

oops, Of the registered voters THAT VOTED in Florida, how many were women?
Then if 100,000 women are registered to vote in Florida and only 49% voted---what is the reason? You have amunition!

tonalli Commented on Female Voting & Exit Polls - Is This Accurate? by Desidero

2008-11-05T14:37:49Z

I think it just means that in Georgia, for example, more women than men voted. I don't think that is the type of data you need, you need to know: of the registered voters in Florida, how many were women?
btw: I just read a bit ago that Florida had a record breaking 83% voter turnout.

tonalli Commented on Obama Volunteer On Scene Disputes Fox News' Suggestions That Black Panthers Are Intimidating Voters by Greg Sargent

2008-11-04T20:33:13Z

They should have cleaned his pipes!

tonalli Commented on Obama Volunteer On Scene Disputes Fox News' Suggestions That Black Panthers Are Intimidating Voters by Greg Sargent

2008-11-04T20:31:03Z

Please read all of the text:

"The police came roughly an hour and a half later. She says she talked to the cops and told them there had been no incident. The police drove away without getting out of the car, she adds.

Some time later, a second, larger group of men whose affiliation couldn't be determined came with real cameras and started taking more pictures. Maybe 15 minutes LATER THE COPS RETURNED. This time, they spoke to people on both sides, and told the panther not designated to watch the polls to leave, which he did without an argument."

Like I said, democrats don't have to lie. :)

tonalli Commented on I Didn't Vote For Obama Today by Boyd Reed

2008-11-04T16:22:18Z

Thanks. A truly touching intimate moment. A story like this will be embedded in our minds years from now as we remember how proud we felt--how proud I felt this morning being the 14th voter of Ward 09 to fill out my ballot--to vote this time.
I think of all the hype, anxiety, nailbiting, and tears over the past few months and know in my heart that that excitment will override all the lies, intimidation, hypocracy, and downright foolishness.
"It's a beautiful day!" - U2

tonalli Commented on Questions for the paranoid members who foresee massive electoral fraud by truthseeker77

2008-11-04T10:50:17Z

Lighten up, conspiracy theories are fun!

tonalli Commented on What Obama's Election Means To Me by articleman

2008-11-04T10:43:38Z

What a nice read. You've made me reminisce about my own political journey through life and reflect on the anger and joy along the way. Thank you.

tonalli Commented on Palin: Todd and I live with racial discrimination, too! by spinn

2008-11-03T23:07:45Z

Yes, Todd is part Yup'ik but I don't know if he is registered or even accepted by the tribe so don't know if he is a "minority" (gawwwd I hate that word.) I believe Gov. Palin has problems with the indigenous people in Alaska because of her hunting/fishing policies and her attempts to overturn federal laws protecting Native fishing rights.

tonalli Commented on Americans, the little boy and the pony by David Seaton

2008-10-26T12:38:07Z

So, of those "present" votes, how many eventually turned into "yeas" or "nays"???

tonalli Commented on Americans, the little boy and the pony by David Seaton

2008-10-25T10:43:34Z

I'm so sick and tired of people stating themselves and quoting others accusing Obama of not addressing the "larger issues."
What is his plan to rebuild the economy (a pretty big issue)?
What is his plan regarding Iraq (a pretty big issue)?
etcetera
I believe he has laid out some "larger issue" plans for the world to access and consider. Right there on his great big website. Yet some people find it easier to copy and paste someone elses pessimistic views than do a little research. Why is that?
If I'm off track here and you DO know that he has addressed these larger issues but don't agree with them--then write about it. But please, don't ignore what is already out there and play a John McCain and say it doesn't exist.
Or be specific. What "larger issue" are you concerned with that he hasn't addressed?
And on the "present" vote: Without researching anything, what do YOU think it means? If you don't strictly agree or disagree with something what do you want to do? Compromise maybe?

tonalli Commented on What About Gov. Palin (or Obama, for that matter)? by one_wilson

2008-10-20T11:20:27Z

I appreciate your honest answer. I have a tendency to over-analyze people I meet. I take in what they say and evaluate it as how it would affect other people...their children...her husband...his wife, etc. Not an obsession but maybe I find it to be fun.
I've hunted all my life. I hunt for food not sport. Where I live in Wisconsin it's required or the deer would overpopulate and starve to death.
I don't want to cut up on Sarah's appearance, I think she's attractive. Her mannerisms and professionalism is something that just doesn't cut it for the positions she's applied for. And as I listed, her policy and morals appaul me. That's that.

tonalli recommended Tell me if you noticed this by RE

2008-10-18T08:22:38Z

tonalli Commented on Tell me if you noticed this by RE

2008-10-18T11:34:19Z

Don't you think a lot of these people watched that DVD, Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West? The type of people that hang onto their proud Americanism and feel threatened by those that don't look like and think they are stereotypically going to steal it. Think about it, the word Islam or Muslim is equal to Nazi to these people. John McCain even told his one supporter that, "No, he's not Arab. He's a decent family man." Like saying there is something wrong with being Arab. That being Arab is being indecent. We are taking steps backward when it comes to tolerance and we are also finding grown up adults accepting and encouraging this type of lying and unfortunately they are the role models of that group's young people. I find it stomach-turning.