Showing posts with label election. Show all posts
Showing posts with label election. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Yes we did!

Thank you.

The anti-choice ballot measures in Colorado, South Dakota, and California went down. As of this entry, however, Prop 8 in California and 102 in Arizona are winning. Ack! I'm hoping against hope that when all the dust settles these measures will also go down.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

3 days

My 6 year old daughter and 4 year old son took it upon themselves to make Obama signs.

Sally's are a Joe Bama sign (as she calls it) and a Peace, Love, Obama sign (she copied it from this image on my desktop ). She wants them laminated. LOL!



And, here is Sam with his Peace, Love, Obama sign:

Only 3 days left. Click here to find out how you can help get Obama and Joe Bama elected!

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Sweet taste of victory

Via Jezebel,
As if you needed another reason to vote, Ben and Jerry's have announced that they'll be handing out free scoops to everyone who places a vote this Election Day! All you have to do is show up at your local Ben and Jerry's Scoop Shop (sadly, you can't just snag a pint from the 7-11 and run out screaming, "I'm a registered voter! I'm above the lawwww!") between 5-8 pm on Nov. 4, show them your "I Voted Today!" sticker, a picture of yourself in front of a voting booth, or do the "I Voted Dance", whatever that may be, and voila! Free ice cream is yours. Because what's sweeter than exercising your right to vote? Exercising your right to vote with chocolate sprinkles on top, of course.
Click here for more info.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Question

Why isn't Obama up by 30 points? I just don't understand.


Really. I don't get it.


h/t dday at Daily Kos

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Two Weeks

What to do? Click on Adam B.'s post at Daily Kos to find out.

Obama/Biden 2008

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Quicke: This is What Women Want

Need a place to discuss your ideas? Want a forum by women, for women in which to rage against the machine? Well, This is What Women Want is the place. From the website:
Tired of being talked about this election season? Done with being represented by skewed polls and stereotypes?

This Is What Women Want is your chance to cut through the spin and tell the media, the candidates and the world exactly what you want this election season. Let’s demonstrate how diverse we are in thought, action, and experience. Let’s uncover what we have in common. Let’s amplify our own and each others’ voices until they cannot be ignored.

There are two ways to get heard:

Online: Right here at ThisIsWhatWomenWant.com is the place to declare and describe what you want from the candidates and the media.

In Person: Throughout the Fall, we’ll be embarking on a This Is What Women Want Tour of speakouts across the country, starting in Boston and then taking place in each debate city the night before the debate. At each location, local and national media will sit up and listen to women – from the very famous to the not-yet-known. It could be your voice at that mic!

However you participate, we’ll be sending the best speakouts to the media and the candidates every week.

From sexism, racism, and other bias in the media’s coverage of the campaign, to immigration, war, poverty, health care, reproductive justice, sexual freedom, worker’s rights, violence, education, environmental concerns and more, this is an unprecedented chance to set the agenda for the country. Whether you’ve got a criticism of the status quo or a visionary idea that no one has yet considered, we want to hear from you.

Our goal is simple: to ensure that the real and varied concerns of women are a force to be reckoned with this election season.
Very cool.

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Time to get to know Joe

Obama picks Biden as his VP running mate. Now what? Learn about Biden and his record. If you are too lazy to follow the links, here are some highlights/lowlights:
  • Supports Roe v. Wade but has a mixed record on most other choice issues
  • Supports the death penalty
  • Supports civil unions but opposes gay marriage and a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage
  • Responsible for VAWA (the Violence Against Women Act)
  • Employers should be punished for hiring undocumented works; supports guest worker program
  • Voted for the war but changed his mind and has been very vocal about his opposition to it, wiretapping, Guantanamo, and other debacles of BushCo.
  • Chair of Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Former Chair of Senate Judiciary Committee
  • Prone to gaffes and can be a blowhard
  • Excellent debater and will not back down from a fight
  • Stands up for working class folks and is the least wealthy member of Congress
  • On a personal note,

    On December 18, 1972 while shopping for a Christmas tree with the children, (his wife) Neilia's car was hit by a truck. Neilia and (Daughter) Naomi died instantly. The boys were seriously injured. Devastated, Biden was persuaded to be sworn into the Senate, which he did at the bedsides of his two young sons.

    A single parent until he remarried 5 years later, Biden commuted each day (via Amtrak) between Delaware and D.C., a practice he's continued for 36 years.

Obama/Biden 2008

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Quickie: Planned Parenthood Pledge

Click here to pledge to take back the White House in November. 

There is strength in numbers.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Build your own progressive

This is one of the most interesting things I've seen in a while. Progressive Majority created a "Build a Candidate" tool - what an awesome way to get involved in the political process! You build an ideal progressive candidate and then you draft someone you think would be such an awesome candidate. Super cool.

We can't elect more progressives if we don't have any in the pipeline. It's critical that more good candidates get involved at all level of politics so that we have a continual pool from which to draft, groom, and promote progressives in this country.

Based on my answers, I should probably draft myself!

Monday, June 16, 2008

No Swiftboating

Obama is running an amazing campaign on offense and defense. His team must have studied the 2004 elections and realized that not responding quickly and unequivocally to swift boat attacks can spell doom. Just ask John Kerry.

In that light, Obama has a dedicated a web page to dispel and correct the myths, lies, and accusations about him and those around him. It is updated regularly and is a great place to go to counteract the "Obama is a Muslim" and "Michelle is a racist" memes circulating the net, dinner parties, and neighborhood cookouts.

McCain, who in '04 strongly condemned the swift boating of Kerry, now says he can't control or referee all television ads (and definitely not the Internet since he's computer illiterate) and adds, "“I admire Sen. Obama and his accomplishments, but we all know there are groups who want to attack me.”

Huh?

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Supreme Court

Two things:

1. The Court upheld habeas corpus Thursday - by a slim 5-4 majority

2. Educate yourselves and others on why this election will set the tone of the Court for the next generation. Here are the top 10 reasons why we need to elect Obama in '08.






Update: Interesting post on this issue over at Daily Kos.