My participation on dailyKos began around the time Fahrenheit-911 came out.  Eight of us went to the see the movie in the theater.  We left speechless; sad, angry, disgusted and unable to talk to each other much at dinner.

Then the election of 2004 began heating up.  We put up our yard signs, attached our bumper stickers and felt pretty good that the American people wouldn’t be fooled again.  Again, we were left speechless; sad, angry, disgusted and unable to speak with people who voted for Bush once again.  As for many of you, the election created a few rifts between friends and family.  

We got through the next three years of Iraq, KBR, DOJ, Katrina, ad nauseum by laughing when we could with the likes of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.  Started watching Keith Olbermann religiously.  Became addicted to dailyKos and other internet sites.  But we still felt sad, angry, disgusted.  My kids learned a lot of cuss words during these three years as I yelled at the TV whenever Bush or Rove or another of the administration’s minions said something else inane or dangerous or disgusting.

But Hope, Love and Community exist even in the worst of times—maybe underground, maybe hidden from view, but ever present.

This isn't much of a diary......everyone else has already said everything that needs to be said about HRC's comments from earlier today.  Keith Olbermann perhaps said it best.  

But the words "she's come undone" kept running thru my brain.  So I found the youtube video of The Guess Who singing "Undun".

Quite appropriate......

I was converted in Madison, WI.  Once an Edwards supporter, I am now proudly an Obama-bot, Obamaniac, Mama for Obama, Obamaite.  Some of these terms are not necessarily used as compliments but I accept them all with pride.

Let me explain the title of my diary over the jump.

I've finally tracked down the recipe for Obama Kool-Aid.  My kids have been screaming for more.  It's very inexpensive and easily made.  The best part is that it lasts forever, doesn't need refrigeration and doesn't cause tooth decay.

BOTTOMS UP!

I'm reading the diaries here and the comments which have quickly moved into "who" and "why".  I'm an ardent Obama supporter and I am disgusted by the tactics used by the other political candidates (HRC and McCain).  But what concerns me most is the invasion of privacy, the lack of oversight, and the outsourcing of government functions to private contractors.

**sorry in advance that I can't figure out how to embed links with text instead of the url.  

Yea, I fixed it!  Here's to html.

I graduated from high school in '75 in Tulsa, OK.  We had ONE black person in my high school. ONE.

So why is my diary titled "On Being A Woman"?  I’m writing about race so far; doesn’t make much sense.  Read on and I’ll explain.

It is a mistake to assume that Oklahoma is a lost cause or full of ignorant redneck fundamentalists not worthy of any blue person's attention.  Why, you ask, should we at dailyKos, or the DNC or any other progressive democrat organization pay any attention to one of the deepest red states in the Union?

Because we are the home of "Rampant Lesbianism" Coburn and "Global Warming is a Myth" Inhofe.  Because Inhofe is the CHAIR of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and Coburn is one of the republican majority on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

And because the most recent Sooner Poll conducted on behalf of The Tulsa World (subscription required) shows our Governor Brad Henry, Democrat, with a 72% approval rating.

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