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    A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies, becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else, and he ends up losing respect for himself and for others. When he has no respect for anyone, he can no longer love, and in him, he yields to his impulses, indulges in the lowest form of pleasure, and behaves in the end like an animal in satisfying his vices. And it all comes from lying to others and to yourself.
    Fyodor Dostoevsky

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    Abraham, Martin, John and Bobby

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    Doing a news blackout for the next week or so until the convention is over. My mp3 player with 7000 songs on it is going to get a workout. Still recovering from the endless pablum I consumed by attending the 2004 affair and cannot withstand anymore drivel without seeing some results.

    And here is something to cry about:



    freeway blogging

    This weekend I’ll be putting up signs like this all over Vancouver, in the hope of influencing folks as before they fill out their ballots.

    Each one is just two pieces of 11×17 paper with two lines of text on each, taped to a piece of cardboard. Then it’s just a matter of running around town with a staple gun, some zip ties, a few [...]



    Crist on KPOJ Morning Show

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    Cheryl Crist was a guest with Thom Hartmann on KPOJ AM 620 this morning. The audio is here of the interview starting at about the 18 minute mark:

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    There is also a KPOJ poll that Cheryl Crist is winning about who you will vote for in the primary, Crist or Baird, here:  KPOJ Poll

    Please check [...]



    better democrats

    ActBlue is raising funds for better Dems to defeat the BushDems, and Brian Baird (WA-03) is among their targets.

    You can go here to contribute to Cheryl Crist and/or any of the BushDem challengers, including Regina Thomas of Georgia’s 12th District:

    BushDemocrat John Barrow voted with George Bush on every issue we track, including Iraq, Iran, habeas corpus, and wiretapping. His district is 45% black, yet he [...]



    Crist 4 Congress Reception – Ridgefield

    Reception at the Pioneer Cafe in Ridgefield, 4:00-6:00pm, June 29.

    Location:
    207 Pioneer St., Ridgefield. Call 360-887-8001

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    Crist Candidate Reception

    You are invited to meet Cheryl Crist, candidate for Congress in the 3rd Congressional District. Music, food, conversation … bring friends !

    www.cristforcongress.us

    Thursday, May 22nd
    5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
    Clark County Genealogical Society
    717 Grand Blvd., Vancouver
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    Brian Baird is a Flake

    The Representative from Washington’s Congressional District # 3 is a member of the Democratic Party who has backed George Bush on several matters of critical importance to U.S. citizens in general and progressives in particular: 1) support for the occupation of Iraq, and, especially, support for ‘the Surge’; 2) approval of the Peru Free-Trade Agreement in late 2007; and 3) an affirmative vote for the [...]