AFFAIR !!!! AFFAIR !!! AFFAIR!!!
Let's talk to some people who've had affairs.
Now let's hear from some political hacks about the implications for the convention.
Now back to the main story ... AFFAIR !!!! AFFAIR !!! AFFAIR !!!

Later, in other news  , not that you care... WarbreaksoutbetweenRussiaandGeorgia, and deathtollinthe"otherwar"hits500....
NOW back to breaking news AFFAIR !!! AFFAIR !!! AFFAIR!!!

Let's review some famous affairs of the past.
We'll hear from Charlie Sheen and others about this earth shattering event!

In other news , FannieMaelosesanother2.3Billion
Now back to the real story of the day ... AFFAIR !!! AFFAIR !!! AFFAIR!!!

The ups and downs of this primary have revealed some undercurrents in our culture that have surprised me to no end. The most striking of which (to me) has been the way in which some (esp older) feminists have almost gleefully forgone a serious and nuanced discussion of what feminism means in 21st century America for a simplified , almost cartoonishly simplified version of the ideals they have spent the last 30+ fighting for.
I am beginning to worry about the long term damage to feminist ideals .

Haven't seen a diary about this tonite , and it's late so here goes...

McCain flip-flops on every important issue of our times .... including apparently , the war ....

When it comes to getting U.S. troops out of Iraq, Sen. John McCain was for the idea before he was against it.

Three years before the Arizona Republican argued on the campaign trail that U.S. forces could be in Iraq for 100 years in the absence of violence, he decried the very concept of a long-term troop presence.

In fact, when asked specifically if he thought the U.S. military should set up shop in Iraq along the lines of what has been established in post-WWII Germany or Japan -- something McCain has repeatedly advocated during the campaign -- the senator offered nothing short of a categorical "no."

"I would hope that we could bring them all home," he said on MSNBC. "I would hope that we would probably leave some military advisers, as we have in other countries, to help them with their training and equipment and that kind of stuff."

sorry if this isn't the best diary (or even much of one) , but I was surprised to find out this news tonite and wanted you to know it too!

Did anyone else catch this on ABC news last nite? I ran across the link on HuffPo today  http://abcnews.go.com/... I agree with Martha Raddatz ; these soldiers were surprising ...

I was a little reluctant to diary this , but I decided to give it a shot anyway. I'm a plush artist (meaning, I make stuffed animals and soft sculpture pieces). I've been doing what I can to help out the campaign . I held a get-to-know Barack gathering at my local library the weekend before super Tuesday , which was attended by about 30 people or so (including at least 1 disaffected former Republican). I've been talking to friends and family about why I think they should vote for him . I've donated about $15.00 total to the campaign since February. But I couldn't afford to give much more .
Then I thought that  there must be some way for me to use my skills as an artist to help me raise some money for the campaign and to give me a creative outlet to all this newfound optimism I feel . So here's what I came up with ....

Here's our lineup for tonight's show here at GBCW's . A good way to end the week and hear some new music!

I received this email from a friend of a friend concerning the official renaming of Squaw Peak in Phoenix to Piestewa Peak . Here's why you should help ....

Here's some non-politics to wind down a loooooong week. (please don't flame if you don't like a non-political diary, just ignore.)
These are some of my new favorite bands that don't get ANY radioplay (ok, maybe on pirate stations) and won't ever be famous. But they make great music that more people should hear. Wanna hearit? Hereit goes...(If you like this , be sure to tune in next Saturday late nite for more "bands that need to be heard" here on GBCW's late-nite musicvid digest ;)

While we're all sitting here writing pointless diaries again and again and again about boycotts and strikes and whatever , the Iraq Veterans against the War are holding their Winter Soldier hearings right now...

just so's you know's ...

Klein tells David Brancaccio about the "secret room" set up by the National Security Agency inside his AT&T office in San Francisco. He also describes in remarkable detail—with documents to back him up—how wires were split and extra equipment was brought in to essentially suck up and store emails from all over the country. Klein claims this activity is a violation of the Fourth Amendment, yet the White House continues to press Congress not only for authorization to continue surveillance but also for legal immunity for cooperating telecom companies.

So Bjork goes to China and sings "declare independence" and screams "Tibet! Tibet!" (a short diary with video)

The attacks of Sept. 11th sent our nation down the rabbit hole . It's time to finally crawl out. That's one of the best selling points for Obama; the idea that we can't afford to  be led by our fear anymore. That's why Hillary's new ad (and previous scare tactics from her campaign) falls flat.

Does anyone here have any? What I want to know is what really goes on at the convention? I'm fairly new to this level of involvement in a campaign (as I'm sure at least a few others here are) , and I can't seem to get a real answer as to what it's all about.
Now, I don't want a wikipedia answer. If you don't know, don't worry about it. but if you happen to have been to one or have some real insight into what goes on, I'd love know.

So I'm now on day 3 of no tobacco, and it's getting easier. Day 2 however? Oh...day 2 ....