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Keep up the good work here. I'm usually 99% in agreement with you folks.
http://www.okgazette.com/Default.aspx?p=12738&a...
http://www.okgazette.com/p/12809/a/2930/Default...
Its funny how outraged the conservative right gets when they are called out on their behavior. "They doth protest too much!"
I want to use this opportunity also to thank you for all your work during the last election. I know President elect Obama won, but this is the time for us to go to work and help him achieve his goals and putting his policies in concreate action so that the average American like my family and I can feel the effect here on Main street in the Louisiana.
Thanks again and may the good Lord continue to give you strenght to inform us while also challenging us to the best in ourselves and our country.
I'd also love to see a "general comments" ability. For instance, if you had not written this entry, I would have no way of asking you why "Gay Chubby Dating" and "Interracial Dating" and other sites have so prominently been advertising on this and other "left-leaning" sites. Is it really those sites that are advertising? Or is it another entity that buys advertising space for mirror websites, in order to scare away any curious republicans who may want to see what the "left-leaning" websites are all about?
Again, I don't speak for John, but most web sites today do not directly exercise a high degree of control over the ads that run on their sites. They simply make certain prominent locations on their site available to the ad network. The ad network handles everything from there. Ad networks are mostly legimate and above board. Nearly all ads on Americablog are exactly what they appear to be. Just folks trying to get your business. BTW, one small way you help to support the blogs you visit is to click on the ads here of products you are considering buying.
Sorry I wasn't more clear.
When's your Birthday? I'm betting you're a Sagittarius. Love to know your Chinese year as well.
Here's a great article...with interesting comments.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...
http://www.bartcop.com/so-long-turdblossom.htm
Love to all, you were my gateway blog, and still my fave.
And as long as youre taking suggestions...orchids and Cliff made Fridays even Friday-er!
You are BEST.
Keep up the good work.
I want to add my thanks for all you do as well - before the election I was on the internet probably five hours each day (we don't have TV) and I get the bulk of my news from the net. Because of you and Daily Kos and MyDD and others, this past election cycle I gave more money to more candidates, volunteered more time with our county Dem party, and even found out that Obama was going to be in Reno in time to get up (with my daughter) at 5 in the morning on a Saturday to see him, which was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. You are the best - and, I truly believe, the reason that all the Republican smears didn't work this time.
Wow, a Weekly Technology Post - THAT is a truly great idea - at least to me - I would absolutely drop by to read and comment on that concept. You better pick up on that – I’m like VG gal in that a weekly teaching session would be something that was of high value to me personally.
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Also, Luis Posada Carriles [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Posada_Carriles] or the Chiquita Terrorists [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiquita_Brands_International] (who were, by the way, represented by none other than soon to be AG Eric Holder - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Holder).
Comments. Hmmm. Good.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/...
Wow didn't realized I'd be quoting Bush in my test.
Personally, I prefer not having to log in, so thanks for the change! Great blog.
You need a lawyer but the wording would go something like this:
I"(In order to preserve and protect the families of Utah, divorce, for any reason or cause, are hereby prohibited."
That ought to get 6he point across about interfering in other peoples rights.
Hey how is the new web site coming?
As for the new site, we're hoping to launch an entirely new site (revamped site), in the next month or so (knock on wood). I'm at the mercy of my tech guy, who is making last minute touches to the template. When he finishes, we launch.
But at the same time, I'm working with a number of other blogs on trying to create an entirely new blogging platform, open source, that we all can use to to take blogging to a new level. That will take a long time to finish, as all of this always does.
oh, i do get an "ago" showing time of post. now, with your help, will be sorting for first read one way (old to new) and for updates (new to old) another. thanks, again!
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is that all there is to leaving a comment on Americablog?
yes sir, I like it. lots of blogs I like and it seems like I need to sign up new everytime I want to blab so I get out of the habit.
the blab backs up and it's a terrible feeling.
Lieberman stays? WTF?
Lieberman stays? WTF?
Lieberman stays? WTF?
Sorry--I'm still trying to comprehend that.
Incidentally, that's not my real email. Is that important for some reason? I don't give it out much.
to exploit my right to liberty
to withdraw into myself... unencumbered
this wordless adventure
free from falseness and people productions
this sort of preschool life and its beyond
when an ugly force of words tried to occupy me
so, beauty may be relative
but no eye has yet been improved
with a regimen of words
welcome to nature's
wordlessness !
I certainly hope smoke, kay and all the gang can come back to comment land! The regular commentators (you know who you are) are one of the reasons I come to this blog. John and the guys (and girl sorry) do a great job keeping me informed, the comments often expand on the post in a great way. I want to thank you all writing in the comments, you keep me coming back everyday too.
I certainly hope smoke, kay and all the gang can come back to comment land! The regular commentators (you know who you are) are one of the reasons I come to this blog.
Joshmo – same goes for me too!
You know, tensions and emotions were running sky-high back then. Nobody is to blame for whatever happened. And I don’t really know – all I knew was something happened around here and some folks got pissed off and left.
Hmmm… that sounds like what persons do that attend fundy churches. Get pissed a leave. Not something sensitive, perceptive, intellectually-minded persons would do – surely not.
Hey – my wish is that the old crew that hung out here would get over themselves and start coming around!!!
You know – you are being selfish withholding your sparkling conversation skills and truly valuable insights .
You KNOW who you ARE – just like joshmo said!!!
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I read the blog often, but haven't bothered to comment in the past.
John,
Thank you.
May I return your nice gesture regarding the easier to post feature by offering my personal experience over the years with ABlog as feedback:
It has been so long that your site has been on my daily “must visit” list I can’t even really recall when I first started lurking around here. 2000 maybe?
Actually, it was the first blog I every visited, and the first blog I ever commented.
Many many evenings I would scan the comments late into the night. And after checking out lots of other Blogs, this site was the first I placed on my Favorites List.
I learned to follow the lives of the regulars, got to know all their personalities, etc, but from the beginning the MAIN reason I hung out here, in my opinion, it was THE PLACE for the BEST political news, opinions, and inside insights. At the height of my visiting I was on here 6-8 times a day.
About a year ago I started to drift away. I now swing by maybe once a day to check the crews headline take on the political landscape.
I will not go into all the reasons that I rarely visit here anymore, and NEVER read the comments, but I just want to say this easier to post feature is really welcome by me.
Just for the record and for general analysis and feedback to you personally, I am straight.
The ONLY reason I bring this up is this: I hung out here for six months before I figured out the place is kind of a gay site. Hell – I don’t even know how to categorize how you portray this site – and I really don’t care. The point I’m clumsily trying to make is this...
The political discussions and the personalities of the long time bloggers that used to hang here are why I enjoyed and valued this site. I hope the fact that I “didn’t get it” says something about the quality of conversations, info, and community that I experienced – and the reality that I didn’t pick up on the gay thing and never got a “clue” for six months says something I hope. And when I did finally figure it out - it really mattered not to me.
I’m not sure what all this says – I hope that comes off as a compliment – it was meant as one!
I look forward to visiting more often and reading the comments again.
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Hey, thanks John for your feedback on my feedback.
More FYI – I grew up as a teen in a VERY fundamentalist Nazi-style church [early 1960s] my parents attended in Western PA. They openly taught gay hate from the pulpit.
It has been a lifelong journey out of that geographical, intellectual, and emotional mindset.
That said, you might be able to appreciate how far I have journeyed with this behind-the-scenes story…
About a year ago, my pastor at the very socially aware peace & justice fellowship [church] I attend and I went out to a little bar/pool hall for a couple of beers. We were sitting at the bar chatting for awhile, and he starts to seem nervous, then he asks if he can tell me “something.” I’m like – sure whatsup?
He says flat out I’m gay” – I say without a moment’s hesitation “So?”
I hope your community finds the acceptance and equality you all deserve.
And my apologies for how the straights of this world think.
I met a guy of Asian decent yesterday. We chatted for awhile. He was highly intelligent, and had unbelievable knowledge of history and current world events. Eventually I asked what country he had moved here from. He said South Viet Nam. I looked him in the eye and said “I am so sorry for what my country did to yours.” He said “forget about it’ – and laughed. We both ended up laughing at the sad state of human being’s in general.
Same deal – sorry for what has been dealt to you all.
Not sure why I wrote all that – just felt it needed saying…
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Let me use this new commenting privelege to thank all of you for saving the world. Sarah Palin can see Canada from her house too. No one ever mentioned that, but it scared the hell out of me.
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Am I missing something???
Isn't that what democracy is all about?
Perhaps it was you that changed things so that it's also much easier for me to "note" each post into Google Notebook. MUCH easier! Thanks!
i like the omniscient glow of my monitor...
You've joined the blogosphere, John - welcome.
John and Chris really enjoy all your trips, its like a mini vacation, and i dont have to get on a plane for a long overseas trip.
Blogs are the future for information. Look forward to what comes next in blogville.
I love you guys!
I've been a fan for many years and want to thank you for motivating me to get involved in the major issues of the day. I took part in the march against Prop 8 last weekend thanks to you and it was a terrific experience. Keep up the good work!
Although I'll never forget her egregious comment about McCain and her being the only ones with the experience to be CinC, I'd like to think we're grown up enough not to let her overzealousness in the primaries make her ineligible to bring her formidable talents and the Clinton's legions of supporters into Obama's new political bigtop.
Of course, there will be a price to pay in soap opera antics from time to time, but surely the melodramas are worth accepting to have people of their exceptional acumen and intelligence working on our behalf after 8 long years of irrational gut-policies and divisiveness.
Thanks again.....TT in the desert