A Green at California Governor’s Debates:



Confused, Dismayed, but Enthused



By Sandy Stiassni

I supported Rue Furch. The economic interests of Efren Carrillo's donors were the first indication that he was going to shift the position to the right. From Mike Reilly often being the only vote for...

Edward,

What about Jesus? I mean the man, not the god. Or Gautama Buddha? Miyamoto Musashi? Chief Joseph?

I'm not asserting a standard for perfection here, just unusual superiority of moral...

The observation that: The Right (and for the sake of this discussion about U.S. electoral politics, let's call them "The Republicans") is more unified, disciplined, stays on message, than the Left...

Edward My Brother, My Friend,

I've never considered you a Democrat, although the position you took in advancing the "spoiler" criticism of the Green Party, and Third Parties in general, is most...

Pod Poisson,

There were some people who expressed regret that they'd voted for Nader after the 2000 stolen election debacle. Green Party registration has dropped significantly in the last ten...

Edward/VO,

OK I'm going to now try to address the problem with the "spoiler effect" argument against Third Party electoral efforts and especially the accusations regularly trotted out against...

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Green Party of Sonoma County

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Edward/VO,

Agreed on everything except the presidential election "spoiler effect". That argument is specious. Have argued why here over the years. If I need to do it again, or dig up the...

Good stuff guys. At first I didn't have much interest in this thread because the level of abstraction in the question asked by Edward/Valley Oak didn't look conducive to a discussion of the real...

Re: "Creating Our Own Reality"

I just watched this linked youtube yesterday. It's about politics, but it's also about the issue of our relationship to the world around us, and he specifically...

Exactamundo American Shaman,

Woo woo, that's the spelling, has been around to disparage, either affectionately or derisively, depending on context and delivery, since New Age...

Artaloha,

When I come across an unfamiliar word or phrase on the internet now days, I google it. In fact with the new version of waccobb.net, when I highlight and right click on something, I have...

Birria! Mmmm....

Had a relationship with a practitioner of TCM. Used to place acupuncture needles on her under her instruction. Never let her do it for/to me. Long story, I'm not a fan of going...

I'm with you Tars! I too want to go, from the second I heard about it last Thursday.

But I'm not sure it would be a prudent use of my limited funds. I have the time, but the money could be better...

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I read about this new...

Click on title for embedded link to the article. It's long, much will be familiar to anyone paying attention to the news, but the details and names and relationships of the behind the scenes...

Yo Deadwood,

You clicked on the "New Posts" text at the far left of the toolbar under "Bulletin Board"? Cause that should give you a listing of every post on the board that you haven't opened yet....

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Pupusas Salvadoreño


I ate here for the...

A Congressman was seated next to a little girl on an airplane so he turned to her and said, "Do you want to talk? Flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your...

Edward/VO,

It depends on whether when they grow in, are they going to deform the alignment of the other teeth? If so, extraction is the least expensive fix. Waiting will only increase the pain and...

Immigrants Don't Take Jobs From Americans, Fed Study Says

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Barry,

The "Mark Categories Read" function under "Forum Actions" in "Bulletin Board" is working for me to "Mark All Read". Although two or three clicks to one, the convenience factor is not as...

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Mr. Krunk,

Calling the people who disagree with you "just plain ignorant", is not a respectful way to express your disagreement. Please do not do it in your discussions on waccobb.net. It is a...

A couple of weeks ago I wrote this letter to the editors of the North Bay Bohemian, in response to their article about the Prison Education Project. My letter was/is long, they haven't gotten back to...

tea.double.you19,

Not only is it very new, but as one of many who spoke on behalf of the No Spray Action Network (opposing forced pesticide spraying for the Grassy Winged Sharpshooter as proposed...

Geomancer!

You're in deep doodoo now. Our reptilian overlords do not take kindly to being outed, nor do they like having their pivotal roles in the Mayan/Aztec, Illuminati, Bilderberg, CFR,...

Kathy just asked me on the restaurant thread, that this new thread was split off from:

dear miles, please tell me if i got this wrong, but up to now i thought you were indeed protecting your...

Kathy,

All good points. I think I addressed most of them in my extensive response to Sabrina and Zkoolman.

It's a gray area. Having to do with authorial ownership vs.pooled community knowledge....

Sabrina, zkoolman, Everybody,

I deleted zkoolman's review of "Mummy's Kitchen" from this thread, for several reasons. He had also posted it on his "Mummy's Kitchen" thread, I started this thread,...

Ian-Snazz,

Sharingwisdom is correct in asserting that no one owns a thread on waccobb. Including the thread starter. Conversations go where they will, depending on the contributions of the...

Oye Waccoons,

Barry split the following off from a post I wrote commenting on the changes in functions here on the revived site. He's been encouraging me to put my off topic, personal remarks, in...

Dress It Up, Naturally

I met Ted King and his lovely wife Suzanne in the live music scene a few years ago. She's a teacher so we had a lot to talk about, especially when I was in the credential...

Edie,

Who are you quoting at the beginning of your last post? Cause I just skimmed the thread and couldn't find it. Granted, it's late, I'm tired and I didn't do a close reading of every word.
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Hey Barry and Barry's Board Designers,

Aside from all of the things already said in discussion about the change, I'm having a problem with the text formatting. The standard type size (3 Point) is...

Ian-snazz,

When you're on the "Bulletin Board" page, instead of "Home", you'll see a tool bar just below those two choices. The option on the far left is, "New Posts". Hit that, you get everything...

Hey all you quasi-luddite waccoons,

Before the Progressive era, food quality was very sketchy. Even from local producers. Ever read "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair? It was instrumental in the...

leela8,

Thank you for your kind and supportive words. And I realize your response was to make a point about others, not primarily to buck me up. But you did. (And I don't really need it, I'm fine,...

Hola Waccobbidlyboodlies!

After my last reply to this thread, a couple of my fellow board moderators contacted me privately by email expressing their concern about the force of my words. Their...

Photolite,

Anger turned inward = depression. No doubt!

For those of who responded to a query about toxins secreted by redwoods, by responding with accounts of the surcease you gain from...

Imagery,

Assuming someone has told him, is a pretty big assumption.

Perhaps his defenders think the matter is of no great importance? That he's a busy man with better things to do than respond...

Geni,

Well put! You've expressed my view as well.

The "mob with pitchforks and torches" potential of this medium, must be guarded against.

Anyone can say anything, and gin up a mob, solely...

Merci Bien Geomancer, (Salope Socialistes Francaise!!!)

It's interesting how many of these are also Leftist conspiracy theories. It's like the right wing-nuts have to bite already "established"...

Waccoons, Lend me your eyes...

The following was delayed a couple days because I let Barry vet it pre-publication.

On the "Look of Wacco" thread Tars asked about "This sounds ominous. Did...

Mostly before. It depends on the spice, and the effect you want to achieve. Following recipes is a good way to learn to cook. Spices can be dry roasted, sauteed, boiled, simmered (the latter two...

Hey Wacoons!

It's good to be back. I'd been jonesing for my extended daily waccobb fix.

As for the look of this new baby. I agree with much of the already given constructive criticism. Other...

Funny! Merci Beaucoup.



I'm with you so far...



But here, I beg to differ. It's evidence that we're all in it together.

God Damn Socialists!

They've invented the myth of Man Made Global Warming in an evil plot to deny us all the benefits of Free Market Capitalism.

Something must be done, I tell you!
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Lies about Undocumented Workers and the Immigration Issue
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