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Over the weekend a friend sent me a link to the New York Times article "Finding Satisfaction in Second Best." It's a compelling interview with Debra Spar about her new book "Wonder Women: Sex, Power, and the Quest for Perfection."
Debra Spar is endorsing a concept called "Satisficing" or settling for second best. The argument is that second best is often pretty damn good. We don't have to be the best at everything. In fact, we can't and it's bound to end in misery. So yay! Be exceptional without being the best!
Who wants to be the best at making themselves crazy? Well… me.
I want to be the best Ciaran I can be. The thinnest, prettiest, healthiest, wealthiest, best entertaining, best decorating, most well traveled, most well read, most financially savvy, cleanest eating and best housekeeping version of Ciaran.
Excuse me as I cast on some hand spun yarn for a sweater I probably won't finish.
This is the problem. I really can't research, conceive, plan and do it all. Like Debra Spar I've given up on several of my aspirations. I will never be a room mom again. I didn't even join the PTSO at one of my four kids' schools this year. I'm not-so-secretly relieved my kids aren't sporty so I don't have to go to games and practices on top of all the other crap I do. I forfeit and "Surrender Dorothy" when it comes to my drumstick shaped thighs.
Does second best me = #FAIL?
It's hard to accept second best, particularly when you're not second best to some celebrity with a spectacular support system. It's worst when you are second best to some unrealistic time-and-money-are-no-object projection of yourself.
So why are we so driven? Are magazines making us crazy or do we do it to ourselves?
Debra points a finger at the magazines. Not just the oft criticized women's magazines that promise us thinner! sexier! richer! now! on a monthly basis. She's taking exception with shelter magazines as well. The quest for perfection is not limited to personhood. It's your home, your diet, your vacation, your everything.
Men's magazines, she suggested, aren't pushing this same call to perfection.
This made me wonder. I'm a magazine addict. I see right through the headlines in the beauty rags and read them anyways. It never occurred to me that House Beautiful was possibly giving me a complex. And I've never examined the headlines on men's mags. So I headed to the supermarket checkout where my first revelation was huge, and yet not shocking. Practically all the magazines on sale WERE women's magazines.
The men's mags definitely had a different vibe. Compare and see!
I may have to settle for second best Ciaran, but something still makes me keep dreaming of and striving for the first place me. Scroll through to see which magazines I ended up coming home to cuddle up and satisfice with.

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ABC News' Stu Schutzman reports: Boy, that quarterback's got some arm! He can throw the ball 60 yards; he's got a gun! And boy, by today's standards, is that description archaic. Today, when you hear "he's got a gun" — and the "he" is a football player…he probably does have a gun. More and more NFL players admit to carrying guns. And more and more are involved in incidents involving the use of guns. At least six players faced gun related charges last year. Adam "Pacman" Jones, star defensive back for the Tennessee Titans, was arrested in connection with a triple shooting near a Las Vegas strip club in 2007. cooperated and the charges were reduced. The league suspended him for a year; the Titans fired him. Apparently believing in the basic repentant nature of football players, the Dallas cowboys hired him this year…and they too fired him. Now, reports ESPN, there maybe another incident in which Jones may have allegedly ordered a hit at a strip club — this time near Atlanta. Asked by ESPN if he ever arranged a "hit", Jones replied "no". Jones may want to re-think strip clubs as his recreational venue of choice. Then there's Marvin Harrison, star receiver for the Indianapolis Colts, allegedly involved in a shooting incident near his Philadelphia car wash, or at least his gun was. ESPN reports today that although no charges have been filed, the DA has a statement from a wounded victim who says Harrison was gripping a gun. And who could forget New York Giants star receiver Plaxico Burress' exploits at a Manhattan night club a few months ago when the gun he was carrying went off in his pocket wounding his leg. A firestorm of criticism ensued. Burress' behavior was already a distraction before the shooting. "Throw the bum out" screamed the media and Giants fans in unison. The Giants complied and suspended him for the year. "He'll never wear Giants blue again" was the resounding sentiment on sports talk radio. Not so fast. Burress' absence was construed by many as a major impediment to the Giants dreams of a Super Bowl championship repeat — "Burress destruction of the Giants is complete" reads today's Providence Journal. And now the Giants have left the door wide open for Burress' return next year. Seems he's too much money in the bank. Marvin Harrison's still playing. How long before Pacman Jones is deemed repentant…yet again. Seems like, in football's version of boys behaving badly, there's risk and reward; do something really stupid and risk everything…and then get rewarded.
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PUBLISHED: 22 May 2012 00:04:25 | UPDATED: 22 May 2012 00:04:25PUBLISHED: 22 May 2012 PRINT EDITION: 22 May 2012David Ramli
A top security expert labelled phone-cloning claims by embattled MP Craig Thomson as "far-fetched but possible".
In his speech to Parliament, Mr Thomson repeated earlier claims that his union rivals framed him by using cloned phones to call prostitutes. "This is something that the Federal Police and our police authorities know is a very common issue," he said.
Enex testlab managing director Matt Tett, whose customers include the NSW Police and Optus, said the technology needed to clone a phone was readily available for the right price.
"We bought ours from an Israeli firm," he said. "You can't buy it if you're from Iran or somewhere like that but an Australian firm could easily.
"But there are much easier and better ways to frame somebody than cloning a phone and calling a few hookers." Mr Tett said an analysis of records kept by Mr Thomson's phone provider would quickly identify if he was framed by analysing where calls came from.
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Hong Kong club South China have signed ex-Chelsea and Serbia international striker Mateja Kezman, adding to the recent recruitment of former Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt. South China said in a statement on Thursday that Kezman is scheduled to arrive in Hong Kong on Saturday. One-season wonder: Mateja Kezman played for Chelsea in the 2004-5 season The 31-year-old forward previously played for Premier League side Chelsea, Atletico Madrid in Spain and PSV Eindhoven in Holland. Butt, who was signed in December, is scheduled to arrive on Wednesday. Blues allay Lampard injury fears with midfielder set to be fit for Bolton clashChelsea make Lescott their second choice if Luiz proves too expensiveMan United legend Cantona lured back into football by New York CosmosJohnson confident Manchester United will slip up to hand City a trophy Explore more:People: Nicky Butt Places: Hong Kong, Spain, The Netherlands, China
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What's Your Attachment Style?
Can you remember what was going on in your life from birth to about six years old? Probably not, but rest assured you were doing something that affects you deeply to this very day: forming your attachment style. We form our attachment styles early based on the availability and responsiveness of our parents. When we're young, if our needs are met in a warm, loving, stable environment, then we have a better chance of growing into adults who can attach to others in healthy ways. If our need for support and reassurance was not met, it can lead to problems attaching to others and forging healthy relationships later in life.
If this rings a bell, take heart. You're in good company. Many adults breathe a sigh of relieve when they identify their predominant attachment style because so many questions are answered. Oh, that's why I crave affection, or Now I understand why I don't easily trust others! According to noted child development specialist and attachment theory pioneer John Bowlby, there are four styles of attachment:
- Secure: Most likely to say, "I get along with others well and attach to them easily. It's fine having them depend on me and I feel good about doing the same. " Are You A People Pleaser? How To Tell & What To Do
- Anxious: Most likely to say, "I wonder what they want from me. I wonder if this will work out. Why didn't he call me back? It's probably something I did wrong."
- Dismissive-avoidant: Most likely to say, "I'd rather be alone! Why is he so clingy? I don't want to be bothered."
- Fearful-avoidant: Most likely to say, "I've been down that road and they're all the same! It's best to stick with what you know. People are out to get what they can and will walk all over you if they get the chance. "
Some people will find hints of their personality in more than one of the styles listed above, but in general, we all lead with one primary style. Can Our Marriage Survive An Affair?
In an ideal world, all of us would have the ability to attach securely to others, but we don't live in an ideal world. We grow up in homes were mothers are depressed and detached and may lack parenting skills, and where fathers are emotionally numb. As children we are molded by what we experience.
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Last year I worked with a woman who was struggling in her relationship. She said, "I just want more affection from him. It would help me to validate his feelings for me. He's only affectionate in the bedroom. I like hugs, kisses, warmth, and holding hands. He says I'm clingy and needy. I disagree. These things are a normal part of a relationship."


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Porsha was reportedly blindsided by her husband Kordell filing for divorce on March 22, and now HollywoodLife.com has spoken to a good confidant of Porsha's! Read on to find out how Porsha is coping with the sad news.
Porsha Stewart is trying to keep her chin up in the midst of her marriage falling apart with Kordell Stewart. HollywoodLife.com spoke with Porsha's friend, who says that The Real Housewives Of Atlanta star "isn't ready" to talk about the divorce yet, but that she's staying "positive."
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A source tells HollywoodLife.com: "She seems fine at the moment. I think she is just dealing with things privately, and isn't ready to discuss publicly yet. However, considering the circumstance, she is staying strong and positive."
Porsha Blindsided By Husband Kordell Filing For Divorce
We told you that the former Pittsburgh Steeler star filed divorce papers on March 22 and that Porsha didn't know it was happening!
"She was 100 percent completely blindsided," a friend said. "Friends are trying to contact her but she's not picking up her phone or returning texts. Her whole identity is about being a happy, obedient wife. The other women criticized her for not having a backbone but she was like, 'A real marriage is about honoring your man, your king.' She is really upset."
Porsha released a statement once news of the divorce broke in the press:
"Mrs. Stewart is disappointed about her husband's recent filing for divorce. Mrs. Stewart had held off on filing for a divorce herself and remained committed to the marriage because Mr. Stewart promised to work on the marriage with her. Instead, he misled her and she found out about the filing in the media. Mrs. Stewart hopes to resolve these personal issues privately with the support of her family, friends and strong faith."
Just one week before the announcement of her divorce, Porsha sat down with HollywoodLife.com and told us that they were a "team" and still wanted to start a family.
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i'm so mad that he didnt have enough respect for the women he claim he love so much to tell her he was not feeling something in there marriage and try n work it out. this is why i said women shouldn't give up everything for no man they will let u down vese/vesser. i wish her all the best in her life n career and hope she open both those eyes to the next man.
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I think Porsha was too good for kordell. He wanted her to be a stay at home mom while he is out doing what ever he wants. Just so selfish. Porsha get over it and you will find a man deserving of you. You are a beautiful person, young and you will meet someone nice. Hold your head up and be positive. Make sure you don't let him get away without paying .
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And another thing lets go over something Kandi- One kid out of wedlock. Cynthia-One kid out of wedlock, Nene-One kid out of wedlock because she had her second child when she was married to Greg. Kim(Whore)-Two kids out of wedlock (you get where i'm coming from honey. Where do Porsha fit in at for being a whore she's married and she don't even have one child. Oh Really Oh Really Okay Team Porsha#####
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Marriage is not real for you ones who don't know.its another game made up by man as time went alone.so none of these woman are whores they just sexually active human as us all.Porsha you good mama better now than late.he wasn't good enough for you anyways that's ion h always trid to control your actions and keep you feeling like he had all the best answers and ways.And as far as the baby God works in strange ways.He inspired abortion and adoption for our choice or mistake.and some he just saves
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Tanisha Mukherjee WikiTanisha Mukherjee, the gorgeous Indian actress is prominent in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu and Tamil industries. She is especially from Bengali-Marathi descent. She made her acting debut with the movie "Sssshhh..." in 2003. She got her first hit with Ram Gopal Varma's "Sarkar" alongwith great legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan. She was seen as one of the contestant in the reality show Bigg Boss 7. She was last seen as one of the judge of Zee TV's show Gangs of Hasseepur.It is also heard that Tanishaa alongwith Armaan will star in a forthcoming film together, the formal announcement of which is likely to happen soon. BiographyThe beautiful actress Tanisha was born on 1 January, 1978 in Mumbai. Before having step into acting career, she worked as a VJ in 1995 for Channel V. She was seen anchoring the famous show "BPL Oye". In 2006, she played the female lead character of Nikkita Bakshi "Nikki", in Neal N Nikki opposite Uday Chopra. She also has good reputation in South Indian film industry. She is also identified in the movies Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao, Sarkar, Tango Charlie and in many more.CareerTanisha has started her career as VJ and then got her first break in bollywood movie "Sssshhh...". Her recent Tamil movie "Unnale Unnale" opposite a new arrival, Vinay Rai was successful at the box-office and helped her to nominate for Vijay Award for the Best Debut Actress. | |||||||||||||||||||
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The Wall Street Journal's previous reporting that Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, only raised just over $30 million in June is now inoperable.; this morning in an email to supporters Obama campaign manager David Plouffe announced that the campaign had raised a total of $52 million in June. The average donation, the campaign says, was $68.
Just over $2 million of Obama's $52 million is for the general, all the rest is for the primary, meaning it can be spent before the Democratic convention in August.
The campaign of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz, reported raising $22 million during that month.
But, Plouffe cautions supporters, the RNC is far outraising the DNC. "The Obama campaign and the DNC ended June with a combined total of nearly $72 million in the bank," Plouffe wrote. "It's a healthy number. But McCain and the RNC together still have a huge cash advantage, and we need your help to close the gap. …The McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee finished June with nearly $100 million in the bank." (That number is actually $95 million.)
Shortly after sending out that mass email,* however, Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton emailed reporters to note an error: "The Obama campaign has $72 milllion cash on hand on its own, not combined. The DNC totals will be out shortly. "
Per ABC News' Political Director David Chalian, the DNC raised $22,481,194 in June and has $20,306,056 cash on hand. Meaning the Obama campaign and DNC have a combined total of nearly $92 million in the bank, not $72 million as previously claimed.
Meaning the "huge cash advantage" of McCain and the RNC that Plouffe referred to in his fundraising solicitation is not so huge after all.
In other money news, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is preparing to formally declare that he will not try to repay the $45 million he lent his own campaign, the Boston Globe reports. And McCain surrogate Carly Fiorina was dispatched to meet with some high-profile donors to Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, to try to convince them to come on board the Straight Talk Express, the WSJ reports.
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Jayne Kamin-Oncea/US PresswireCeltics coach Doc Rivers has done a great job despite all the injuries.
If anyone cared about the "Coach of the Year" award, and if the award hadn't been ruined by the inexplicable fact that Phil Jackson, Jerry Sloan and Gregg Popovich only won it a combined TWO times, then we'd be arguing the merits of Popovich (an absolutely masterful job this season), Doc Rivers (kept the aging Celtics from imploding pre-trade deadline), Stan Van Gundy (dealt the single crappiest hand of any playoff coach and somehow didn't let the pathetic Dwight Saga derail Orlando), Tom Thibodeau (kept the Bulls humming without Rose), Lionel Hollins (kept the Grizzlies humming without Z-Bo), Ty Corbin (um, how are the Jazz a playoff team???) and Vinny Del Negro (just kidding). That's a much more competitive/fascinating/loaded race than the league's MVP race, but again … nobody cares. Too bad.
In the footnotes, he adds this on Rivers:
For the record, I'd vote for Doc. He lost Jeff Green, Jermaine O'Neal, Chris Wilcox AND Mickael Pietrus. Danny [Ainge] tried to trade his point guard right before the season. Everyone on the team thought they were being shipped out before the deadline — and for the record, they DID explore trading the Big 3, with [Paul] Pierce coming the closest to leaving (to New Jersey for a cheaper version of what the Nets ended up paying in their incomprehensible Gerald Wallace trade). And the Celtics kept coming. I still believe Doc did an awful job from 2005 through 2007 and nobody will ever convince me otherwise. He was passable in 2008 — just passable. He was better in 2009, and 2010 was excellent. By 2012, he's clearly one of the best two or three coaches we have. He's been amazing this season. It's like anything else — the more you do something, the better you get at it. He's a really good basketball coach.
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Frank Turner, Coachella. The Eton College and London School of Economics grad's show is a Billy Bragg/Old 97's mix. Put him in the "just go see him" category.
Courtney Barnett, Coachella. This Australian singer-songwriter is the new Kasey Chambers with more rock and less twang. At age 26, she's a fully mature performer.
The Replacements, Coachella. Only maybe 500 folks out of 75,000 came over to the outdoor stage to see the 'Mats. Confirmed my suspicions that most of my fellow festival attendees were making poor choices in more than just their fashion statements. A bit awkward, a bit sloppy, but as Paul Westerberg says, "Well, that was authentic."
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Harmony at the Rock Hall of Fame induction. Despite advance acrimony, the four original members of Kiss made up (without makeup, though) but didn't perform, and Courtney Love was all hugs with the living Nirvana members after some rocky years. On the other hand, it took 85 minutes of speeches to induct the E Street Band.
Bob Dylan's unfinished lyrics. He passed some leftovers from 1967 to producer T Bone Burnett, who hired an all-star band to finish them as songs. Said Marcus Mumford: "Dylan's scraps are better than anyone else's finished product."
The Persuasions, the Cedar. Despite their long-winded patter and corny humor, these a cappella veterans — including two original members from the 1960s — were relentlessly soulful, covering everything from spirituals to the Grateful Dead. Loved the fan who sang a Persuasions song that he said one of his kids was conceived to.
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BOSTON ( TheStreet) -- Star Scientific (CIGX) was one of several stocks trading below $5 moving on above-average volume Monday on market chatter the company was a takeover target.
Star Scientific shares popped after Briefing.com attributed the stock's early strength to takeover speculation. Traders posting on Twitter noted Star Scientific's charts, arguing that the stock was poised to break out.
Other traders posting on Internet message boards noted an article by a trader invested in the stock who argued Star Scientific could hit $6 if the company's CigRx product achieves $100 million in sales the first year.
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The city of Wilmington heard from the public tonight as the city moves forward with plans to revamp Inland Greens golf course. The purpose of tonight's meeting was to hear from members of the public on which park amenities they want.
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The9 Limited Signed Up Nicolas Anelka And Shenhua Liansheng Football Club For Endorsing And Promoting Firefall
SHANGHAI, Jan. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- The9 Limited (NASDAQ: NCTY) ("The9"), an online game developer and operator in China, announced today that it has entered into an endorsement agreement with Nicolas Anelka ("Anelka"), a top soccer player in the world, for worldwide endorsement and promotion of Firefall, a highly-anticipated team-based shooter game developed by Red 5 Studios, Inc., one of The9's subsidiaries.
Under the agreement, Anelka will participate in various promotion and endorsement initiatives for promoting Firefall. Anelka has also granted The9 some certain other rights relating to the promotion activities, including the use of Anelka's name, voice and likeness. The worldwide endorsement agreement is for a term of one year. In consideration for the endorsement services provided by Anelka, The9 agrees to pay Anelka a sum of EUR2.7 million.
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I have consecration and temptation. Would like some heady
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Governor Romney versus Senator Santorum would be no real choice for any Republican. The base of the GOP is now under the power of the largest lobby ever in America. When President Bush 43 offered Federal Grants to the churches, it opened the power of the Churches to Lobby for their individual choices from City Governments all the way to the White House.
Every Christian law is now listed on the Republican agenda and for this reason the atrocious lack of respect for women and gays have been the most active agenda items since 2000.
The John Birch Society formed all over America for the sole purpose of combating Communism but it was a sham and the truth was it was the first step for a Christian nation.
Well the final step is within the November elections as not only the White House is up for grabs but the entire House of Representatives. With the Christian lobby behind the GOP, this election could be over before it starts.
How bad could a Christian nation be? If one is a white straight Christian man; it would be Paradise. If one is a woman or gay man, the lack of respect will hit all of us as somehow unAmerican. Women will be forever labeled as whores and gay men as perverts.
Today the State of Washington has a caucus vote and Tuesday many other states will make their choices. No choices for Republicans; they are voting for a Christian nation.


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- Oh noes! The teabaggers lose again!!!
- So did Sarah Palin.
- GOP takes back VA; wins in NJ.
- Democrat wins GOP district in CA.
- Bloomberg back in NYC.
- Gay marriage repealed in Maine.
- But wins in Washington.
- Nate has the analysis.
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Mornin', BT, Jim
Man, you got that right. That said, the corruption runs so deep we'll prolly not see the likes of Dean as head of DNC for some time to come.
Some disappointments but some wins.
A lot of work to do.
Never. Give. Up.
NPR is touting all the Rethug wins.
Lawrence O Donell is killin steele on joe
That counts. As long as he's hearin' it in real time.
Sheesh. Still not even 60 degrees here yet.
Maine here:
defeat of No on1 a bummer, but my daughter who worked on the campaign sez No on 1 had no ground game in much of the second CD. Now we only have 2 CDs here, and the second is where all the crazies live so No on 1 should have had it goin up there like the DSCC had during the 08 election. T here are still tens of thousands of votes uncounted, but if you wanna see what Yes on 1 was really about, just go to to the bangor daily news link above and look carefullly at the picture of the guy running the show and his wife bowing before him and HIs wacky god in thanks. Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.
So am I the only one (a jersey girl born and bred) who is under the impression that the mob is officially running jersey now?
oh the irony
I'm near the water so it's warmer. Wasn't payin' attention to the weather on the news. Not one mention of the CA race. Big deal about Bloomberg, though. Shit, if ya spend $100M of yer own money to be mayor…and it was close.
Sheez Jim not even 30 here yet – not going to reach 60 all day.
Bring back Howard Dean!
Good morning all.
I need an assist. Does anyone know for sure whether Barack Obama won New York's 23th district in 2008? If so, do you have a link handy that has evidence that he did?
Thank you!
If they didn't like the way Corzine ran the state wait til Christie and his gang get done.
As an outsider I am surprised at the No on 1 vote.
He was on a remote. Larry was great, just reamed him for 23.
12 people arrested at pelosi's office
Pelosi Arrested Us for Asking for Healthcare
Healthcare Nonviolent Resistance
By Dan Hodges, Chair, Health Care for All-CaliforniaAround 3PM this afternoon I was one of 12 single payer activists who were escorted from the reception area of Nancy Pelosi's office in the San Francisco Federal Building and arrested by members of the Federal Protection Service of U.S. Homeland Security.
that's got to be over a hundred in just the last few weeks. i can't keep track of all of the actions.
Good morning all. it should be a long four years for us in new jersey . . .
This is what I've found so far. I don't know which district is which, however.
Always helps to add the goddamn link. http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/states/new-york.html
They must have Federal Protection Service on speed dial.
I don't have the links handy (try Wikipedia; it should have a link to a good source), but I saw several references yesterday to Obama wining that district 52-47. That's the same margin that Obama got in Alan Grayson's district, too, so any argument that a district that "close" needs a Blue Dog in order to win is just bullshit.
In response to Jim White @ 21
Any argument that a district that "close" needs a Blue Dog in order to win is just bullshit.
Exactly right. I'm working on a diary about it now. I'm hoping you'll think it's a good one!
looks like pelosi did not include the kucinich amendment in the managers amendment. she did however, include "Second Generation Biofuel Producer Credit."
this would be hilarious if so many lives were not at stake.
I'm glad I moved to Pa 9 years ago. Sad day I think. Just what they need in NJ a Karl Rove crook. He has pulled some really stupid stunts – perhaps he will end up indicted if the Justice Dept ever gets it's act together.
but pelosi is for hr 676, doncha knwo? /s
I saw several references yesterday to Obama winning that district 52-47.
That's correct.
The "Managers Ammendment" for the House Health Care bill is posted here:
These corrupt pols don't give a rat's ass about anybody outside of the ruling class.
from oct 29: 115 arrested so far in 18 cities to demand for health care for all
Total number who risked arrest yesterday: 73 in 10 cities
Yesterday 37 were arrested, although 73 staged a sit-in or blockade and were not arrested due to the entire building being put on lockdown. Tomorrow, several dozen more risk arrest, including Margaret Flowers, MD, a former pediatrician and mother of three teenagers. (More information on Flowers is below.) A growing number of doctors and nurses are joining in the events to risk arrest for real health care reform, reform that addresses the main cause of the health care crisis, the insurance companies. They are demanding that health insurance companies immediately redirect all lobbying funds to pay for doctor-requested lifesaving treatments. 78 people have been arrested so far as part of the national mobilization (17 in the first week, 7 in the second, and 54 in the third). In this next wave, over 100 people will risk arrest. In the first two weeks actions took place in just two cities, New York and Chicago. In the second day of national action, actions took place in nine cities. This week, actions happen in 19 cities.
from oct 30: 13 students and citizens arrested in sit-in at Independence Blue Cross offices
Philadelphia – 13 students and citizens angered by our broken healthcare system, which leaves 47 million uninsured, is part of 60% of all bankruptcies, and causes about 45,000 avoidable deaths each year, were arrested at the Independence Blue Cross offices in Philadelphia on October 30, 2009.
Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.) on Wednesday abruptly withdrew his support from a controversial trade bill and legislation to create a single-payer health insurance system.
The decision to remove himself as co-sponsor of the two bills suggests that Meek is moving to the political center. Meek is the clear front-runner for the Democratic nomination for former Sen. Mel Martinez's (R-Fla.) old seat after Rep. Corrine Brown announced she would not challenge Meek for the Democratic nomination.
The single-payer and trade measures have attracted opposition from business groups.
As is required by House rules when backing away from legislation that a lawmaker has previously supported, Meek announced on the floor on Wednesday that he was removing his name from a bill requiring the review and renegotiation of U.S. trade agreements, which has won the support of nearly half the House Democratic Caucus.
The Hill reported on Wednesday that the bill had gained 124 co-sponsors and would put pressure on President Barack Obama's administration as it prepares for an important World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in November.Meek also dropped his sponsorship from Rep. John Conyers Jr.'s (D-Mich.) bill to create a single-payer health insurance system. That legislation has 87 co-sponsors.
RE: Maine — I'm beginning to agree with Nate that the gay version of the Bradley Effect may well be at play. That would account for about 5% of the votes right there, enough to swing the result. At least there won't be any blame laid on high black voter turnout as there was in California last year.
In better news, Kalamazoo and Washington state came through for gay rights, so perhaps maybe we should look at what went right in those two places.
Hey, New Jersey gets to join Chicago and Connecticut in the "Let's Elect a Republican Who's Destined for the Slammer" sweepstakes.
THAT is a super effort.
Having doctors as part of the multi-city efforts is most effective.
Why I got arrested
From Matt Hendrickson
My name is Matt Hendrickson, I am an Emergency Physician and the Vice Chair of the Physicians For a National Program, Los Angeles Chapter. Yesterday I was arrested at the Cigna offices in Glendale, California.
After getting last second jitters to join the 12 arrestees in the "Patients Not Profits" event on October 15 at Anthem Blue Cross in downtown Los Angeles, I committed to joining 6 other volunteers for yesterday's civil disobedience action to protest the harmful practices of private health insurance. Our group included a retired nurse, a Cal Tech Physics doctoral student, an unemployed clerical worker, a computer programmer, a labor organizer and a member of the California Democratic Party Board of Directors.
We participated in three training sessions where we learned about satyagraha (Gandhi's term for soul force), and "the sword that heals" (Martin Luther King, Jr.): power in society flows not from guns or positions of authority but from the consent and cooperation of the people. That power is unleashed by the combination of refusal to use force to harm one's opponent and the willingness to make deep personal sacrifices and even suffer for one's causes.
The action was organized by Mobilization For Healthcare, a one month old organization cobbled together from the financial support of Healthcare-Now! and the civil disobedience expertise of the Center For the Working Poor. Center for the Working Poor is a shoestring nonprofit of young men and women that live communally in an old Victorian home in downtown Los Angeles and take inspiration from the teachings of Reverend James Lawson, the architect of the Civil Rights Sit-In Movement.
Mobilization For Healthcare's first action was on September 29th, and since then there have been over 20 sit-ins with approximately 100 arrests. Ten other cities had actions today, another ten cities will do nonviolent civil disobedience over the next 6 days. Beyond the next week, Los Angeles is already planning their third action with a new wave of volunteer arrestees to include more physicians and reportedly local politicians.
trying for local press coverage (national news has pretty much blacked out all single payer / universal healthcare actions, news, etc)
I'll be leaving that slot blank on my ballot. Meek is 100% asshole.
•Oh noes! The teabaggers lose again!!!
•So did Sarah Palin.
so I clicked on the new york times link and they times get it wrong again, trying far too hard to make a "ballanced" report, instead it's decidedly unballanced, notice my bold;
The battle became one of the most closely followed races in the nation, drawing in some of the biggest forces in politics in both parties. Republicans who viewed the race as a test of the party's most deeply held conservative principles,
the neo-con all of a sudden has "the party's most deeply held conservative view"?
is he bat crazy?
the neo-cons abandoned the most deeply held coservative views they don't hold them and that statenent is nothing but "let's make nice to the neo-con"
the vast majority of republicans do NOT believe sarah or the neo-cons hold their "most valued views", quite the opposite which is why they are voting for democrats in these elections, it's why the democrat won over the republican (obviously)
Numb nuts Reid needs to get 51 votes and move forward with reconciliation and dump Liarman.
We participated in three training sessions where we learned about satyagraha (Gandhi's term for soul force), and "the sword that heals" (Martin Luther King, Jr.): power in society flows not from guns or positions of authority but from the consent and cooperation of the people. That power is unleashed by the combination of refusal to use force to harm one's opponent and the willingness to make deep personal sacrifices and even suffer for one's causes.
This would be great to develop as an online information piece. FDL should have a Salon with MFH and touch on some of the content of the training to recruit more volunteers.
yes, sadly.
included the matt hendrickson link above for you. thought you would like the satyagraha training bit.
I saw that and it bears repeating. Thanks.
We participated in three training sessions where we learned about satyagraha (Gandhi's term for soul force), and "the sword that heals" (Martin Luther King, Jr.): power in society flows not from guns or positions of authority but from the consent and cooperation of the people. That power is unleashed by the combination of refusal to use force to harm one's opponent and the willingness to make deep personal sacrifices and even suffer for one's causes.
i'm not sure where i stand (on the fence still i guess – although the lack of kucinich's amendment for state based single payer may push me off), but unless i'm mistaken, jane raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in support of a progressive block in the house. 57 members of which signed a letter saying they would vote down a bill with out a "robust" po (in this case robust included the medicare +5 provision).
imo, we've got to have their back and/or hold them accountable if they back down.
Gee thanks, DNC, for all your help in Maine. /s
do tell raven, I believe I would like to see live blog from the hitchcock nemesis himself
This is why getting people to take The Pledge (aka the line in the sand that one will not vote for any bill without, at minimum, a public option) is so important: Mere "support" has a way of evaporating once a bill actually looks like it's coming up for a floor vote, as Jane pointed out about HR 676 weeks ago.
I don't disagree and I think we can get there in the senate with 51 votes.
But berating him for twenty-three minutes would have been, too. Also.
from oct 29:
Baltimore, MD – Two physicians and two supporters were arrested today at a sit-in at a Baltimore CareFirst health insurance office. The sit-in is part of a national groundswell of citizens and health care providers demonstrating for meaningful health care reform at insurance company offices.
Doctor Margaret Flowers, a pediatrician who has testified before Congress on the need for meaningful health care reform, was arrested and intends to stay in jail until the CEO of CareFirst has a public meeting with her. She is joined by Charles Loubert, 81, a Baltimore resident and former teacher who was also arrested, and who was denied health care several years ago by his insurer. Both Flowers and Loubert are refusing to give information to the Baltimore police that would lead to their release until Chet Burrell, the CEO of CareFirst, agrees to meet with them publicly to discuss CareFirst redirecting all funds that go to lobbying, advertising, or political contributions to pay for the care of clients who need it.
iirc, flowers was part of the baucus 13 who were arrested in two actions protesting the lack of single payer in the hearings on healthcare reform last spring (hcan reps were there as well as industry reps). because of that arrest, i think she is barred from taking part in this kind of action for some time. if that is so, she may be risking some serious prison time by this action.
larry just got all up in his face about how stupid it was to pile on for this tool in 23, him, Mrs Moose and the rest. Steele did his best Bojangles.
if you think their pledge (pledged btw over meaningless criteria that would not create a public option able to compete to change industry behavior) and the hundreds of thousands of dollars that was raised is going to make them vote down the bill, i've got a bridge to sell you.
still. imo we should try. in defense of what little credibility remains. theirs and ours.
Then she also needs to demand Obama be a part of that meeting.
this is what happens because the Dem's have been so inactive in DC even though they control both houses if they don't start leading 2010 will be 1994 all over again.
Wishey washey Dems prove to us they haven't forgotten how to lose…just be wishey washey. The changers turned out to be the 'money changers'..or as Liberals know them 'men without balls' who failed America. If Dems don't close on a ROBUST public option they will halt hope in America and lose to Repukes who will finish us off.
i can't believe we've wasted over a year talking about a stupid policy to bail out insurance companies while ignoring any policy that could possibly work to provide universal healthcare.
does anyone still think that precompromising single payer and apparently hacker's original public option proposal (still stupid, but not as stupid as what the dems have created) made any sense what so ever?
i can't believe we've wasted over a year talking about a stupid policy to bail out insurance companies while ignoring any policy that could possibly work to provide universal healthcare.
you have a talent for hitting a nail on the head whence nobody else even sees that nail
ooo…thanx, I hope that goes on the youtubes
lol! 12 people just got arrest at pelosi's office for trying to talk with her — and she claims to be for hr 676, but won't even include the kucinich amendment to permit states to experiment with single payer. and kucinich's amendment was passed in committee!
About as much sense as the Obama administration, a number of states and almost all prosecutor's associations are against allowing lawsuits against prosecutors who intentionally frame people. The case is being heard before the SCOTUS today and I'm looking for links. If the plaintiffs lose this case anybody can be framed for anything with no recourse.
If Dems don't close on a ROBUST public option they will halt hope in America and lose to Repukes who will finish us off.
i'm so sorry to have to write this but… there is not a robust public option in any of the bills that came out of committee. it's over hype of a weak, limited, probably designed to fail public option. i know some people have been calling it "robust" but that's just bullshit.
Do you think Mobilization For Healthcare would come to the Lake for a Salon and discuss their training sessions where people learn about satyagraha (Gandhi's term for soul force), and "the sword that heals" (Martin Luther King, Jr.): power in society flows not from guns or positions of authority but from the consent and cooperation of the people?
It would be a simple way to recruit more people to sign the petition and to get more feet on the ground protesting.
Or perhaps a diary about the training?
KO should cover these protests and backdrop the health care fairs with the protesting
here's what happened;.
the corporatists saw that bush was making the republican party a pox to voters so even before we won our majority they corrupted the democrats along with the republicans, they hedged their bet so to speak but it was no bet at all since they get positive return from both parties if they contribute to both parties
we really need public campaigning finance, I don't think anything else works, the dems are just as corruptable as the repubs
if you really want to have that conversation, i would be happy to match you link for link. i don't like to do it, unless provoked by false or misleading narratives, because i think i it's unhelpful. but if you insist, i will go there.
Off to swim in the great capitalist cesspool.
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klynn, that is an awesome idea. would you be willing to ask?
FDL has it up on their youtube account: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJX6PGjBev4
You can start by reading Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha).
FDL or Mobilization For Healthcare? Or both?
gotta go too. peace to all….
Oh, I do not need the training. I have a background in Peace Education and Mediation. But, I think a public venue would be quite effective for discussing the training.
mobilization for healthcare. some of the backstory to the conversation pw and i were having is that single payer has been off the table at fdl for over a year (we're still free to write about it in the comments and diaries though).
I agree. I hope some others pick up the book, though, if only to follow Gandhi's thought processes over the years.
oh, if you are interested in the topic, i'd love to talk about it more. i've had a little bit of the training for various actions (plus reading, etc on my own). best was when i did two days in bethlehem with ghassan andoni and the christian peacemaker team from hebron before olive harvest in the west bank 2002. amazing experience.
That just might change if Congress screws us. Again.
i hope so. which is why i don't usually "go there" as i wrote in comment above. trying to push without pushing anyone into a corner. (trying doesn't mean succeeding)
even if not, imo it would have been a great help to educate people on the various policy options. especially the only one with a genuine grass roots effort behind it. there is so much misunderstanding and while that's to be expected (hcan has been using deceptive language from the start, conflating the public option with single payer among other things), imo it really is unfortunate. because while people are paying attention to an issue is the best time for education, etc. it doesn't have to all or even mostly horse race stuff. my 2 cents. obviously opinions vary.
A lot of agreement here…guess it's really is time to short the Dems and move on with our problems. Maybe in another country..heh
i don't know of any major human rights struggle that didn't have a social movement to demand them.
this isn't the kind of issue that deecee insiders are going to be able to negotiate in one legislative cycle. this is going to take a social movement to confront both corporate and political power centers. lucky for us htere is a social movement now for us to join and support.
I think they're hoping the absentee ballots will change the result, but it's a slim poss.
I'm surprised too, but I think even "moderate" Maine is suffering from reactionary drawback from the meltdown.
Justice dept under holder is a wasteland.
might as well be gonsalez
Over-zealous (meaning mostly politically motivated) prosecutors are one of the biggest legal problems in America. There needs to be some kind of recourse for people beyond hoping the bar will punish malfeasance.
This era of personal responsibility requires regulation, governance and limits.


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As I checked your pulse and cast an eye across your body clad only in a shirt and shorts he leaned in further and paled at the blood.
'Drunk.' He elaborated, drawing his head back through the broken window carefully. At the same time the smell hit me and I realised he was right. I didn't break my stride, continuing to work to stabilize you, my actions tinged only with sadness. The hail grew more persistent and hit hard against the fluorescent plastic of the policeman's coat. He kept on about alcohol abuse and I knew his muttering was a front for the horror he was seeing but I couldn't help being frustrated.
'Goddamnit shut the hell up.'
Ben had broken through the passenger door with the aid of a fireman and crawled carefully across the seat to your side. Your eyes rolled as you slipped in and out of consciousness. He leaned close to your body as he began his spiel.
'Can you tell us your name? Where are you from? What day is it.' You heard every word because your eyes flashed with anger and you pressed your lips firmly together. I held your gaze whilst we worked, because that seemed to be what you needed.
It was only when we finally had you on the stretcher and I had covered you with my jacket to protect you from the sting of ice that I heard your voice.
'You bastard.'
The policeman missed a step and slipped in the mud of the field, he glanced at me to see if I had heard you. I had, clear as a bell, but I pretended to give you the benefit of the doubt. With your legs mangled, your breathing labored and your face peppered with angry red cuts, you struggled to speak - but persisted in repeating yourself.
'You bastard.'
We slid you into the ambulance and I got in beside you, Ben was in the drivers seat starting the engine before your hand reached out and weakly enclosed my wrist.
'I wanted to die.' You said, 'I wanted to bloody well die.'