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Diaries published: 488 (1140 days since last diary on Sat Oct 24, 2020 at 06:57 AM PDT)
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After a 30yr Army career followed by 15 years of working for the Methodist Church and, later, Sprint Communications, I retired to a rural Virginia county that varies from 70-30 to 65-35 Republican. Because I am a long-time member of the...
by Old Redneck
 621 comments
on Sat Oct 24, 2020 at 06:57 AM PDT
with 405 Recommends
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Here in Virginia, absentee voting by mail and in-person early voting start on Friday, Sep 18. In order to vote, we must (1) have ballots, and, (2) program voting machines. Now, two lawsuits have brought ballot production and voting machine...
by Old Redneck
135 comments
on Wed Sep 02, 2020 at 06:08 AM PDT
with 285 Recommends
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Overnight ratings for night one of the conventions. Six networks combined, 10-11p ET: Democratic - 14.6 Republican - 11.6
by Old Redneck
178 comments
on Tue Aug 25, 2020 at 12:55 PM PDT
with 271 Recommends
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AOC spoke at the DNC last night and now the airwaves and cable are awash in the usual talking heads lamenting about how the “generational divide” is destroying the Democratic Party. Bullshit. First, let’s consider why we have a “generational divide” in...
by Old Redneck
104 comments
on Wed Aug 19, 2020 at 08:39 AM PDT
with 33 Recommends
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Voters all over Virginia are receiving mail from “The Center for Voter Information” with a Richmond VA return address. The envelope sent to VA voters contains: A flyer encouraging by-mail absentee voting. A pre-filled application for an absentee ballot...
by Old Redneck
25 comments
on Wed Aug 05, 2020 at 10:19 PM PDT
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The ‘net is ablaze today with comments that Election Day is 100 days away, so, we Democrats, progressives, liberals or however we describe ourselves need to think about waking up and maybe working to defeat Trump. Folks, Election Day is NOT 100 days...
by Old Redneck
171 comments
on Sun Jul 26, 2020 at 03:12 PM PDT
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