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Since I got the call on Saturday morning that my Mom was in critical condition, it's been a hard few days. Many thanks to Christy for working 18 hour days doing the job of both of us and raising a 3 year-old to boot, to all the guest posters who have stepped in to cover my shifts and to all the support pouring out from people in the comments. Your prayers and your good wishes have meant the world.
My sister and I have been splitting 24 hour shifts in the hospital as my mom slips in and out of consciousness. It's hard to imagine that the hands that used to lovingly brush and curl my hair on Saturday mornings while I watched cartoons have now grown gnarled with arthritis and so we take turns feeding her. She doesn't want to eat and her body is breaking down. We could have brief conversations yesterday but she hasn't really said much since then.
I got a call this morning that Christy and I had been attacked in The New Republic for staying silent on some particular matter because Kos had ordered us to do so. I have not posted since last Friday night, have not had internet access at the hospital and have only had moments at home when I could grab quick glances at the blog. I have no idea what's going on in the world, let alone the internecine politics of greater blogistan. Christy is working like a dog just trying to keep the blog going. Had TNR bothered to ask or even take a passing glance at FDL they could have figured that out, but they didn't. They obviously did no research -- just took someone's word for this particular smear. As did the Hotline Blogometer. I'm not quite sure how I became the poster girl for something I wasn't even around for, but the attack is obviously not grounded in anything having to do with us. Or Kos. Or responsible journalism, for that matter.
But that's pretty much par for the course for the Joe Lieberman Weekly. Last week Ryan Lizza took an off-the-record conversation he had with Christy and wrote about it. They have the journalistic ethics of gutter snakes and as their circulation spirals into the tank they seem to be growing quite desperate. I suppose I should be flattered at this particular pigtail dunking but the fact that it's all happening when I'm not really available to defend myself is a bit below the belt.
My mom had really wanted for the whole family to take a cruise on July 8 and I was dreading it (I'm sure she probably wanted to make sure I was cut off from internet access for a week -- she's quite clever). About an hour ago she woke up and said "we're all going to get better and get on that boat." It's now my greatest hope in the world that she will be better and we'll all be boarding a boat in Galveston on July 8. In the mean time I'm going to be doing everything I can to take care of my mom, and if anyone wants to see conspiracies in that, so be it.
(Mom passed away shortly after this post went up. It was great to be able to be with her. Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers -- jh)
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Fitz!
Take care of the family…lots of folks can carry the torch while you care for your own…
I am sorry to hear about your mom. She and you are in my thoughts. She must be a damn fine woman to have raised a woman like you.
Jane…please don’t hesitate to let me know if I can be of service. My husband runs aN ICU and if you need to talk to a doctor that will tell you the truth or explain things without obsfucation, please feel free to email me. Ok?
Love ya, Jane.
I hope your Mom will be OK. Don’t worry about the hacks attacking you– you’re got friends to fight back.
Thanks so much, everyone. I haven’t been able to do much other than grab a few glances at the blog each day, I pretty much just sleep and stay at the hospital. But showing up here and seeing the outpouring of support has been really touching. We all really appreciate it.
Greatest sympathy for you Jane. My mom’s cancer has returned with a vengeance and my dad is in renal collapse, so I know something about what you’re going through. Best to you and all your family in a trying time.
And to hell with TNR.
Riesz Fischer 6 — thanks so much, and it does mean a lot to know that people have my back right now.
Jane,
right now is the time for you to not worry about us, the Corporate Media, the snakes that call themselves “responsible journalists,” or anything else. Those of us who read FDL faithfully know how much energy you and Christy have put into it, and during this trying time, Christy and the others have successfully covered everything. As others have said, I’m keeping you and your family in my thoughts– those of us who read FDL, your friends, your family, and those who know you in person understand where your time and energies need to be right now. Those who don’t or can’t understand that aren’t people who deserve space in your mind right now.
Thanks again for everything you do. Wish more people were like you.
a couple of trolls popped in from nowhere and tried to raise the TNR story here but as a black-costumed stagehand, I swatted them down …
Hugs, Jane — hope your mom is doing a bit better after her rest. And I hope you get time for some sleep this evening.
Jane,
All our thoughts and cares are with you and
your mother: may you both find the strength
you need on the road to recovery.
And enjoy that cruise!
Ex-lurker,
BreadBox.
Jane, we are all with you in spirit. Bless you.
I have often thought that the blogosphere is the fruit fly of political discourse - entire generations of argument reproduce and die in moments.
But in the real world, it takes time to live a life, to hold a loved one’s hand, to listen to the pauses in an anecdote to understand what love is. Those who dwell entirely on their own concerns are doomed, I think, to a hell of mirrors.
Try not to think overmuch about people who extrapolate from nothing. You are where you need to be right now.
I hope your Mom gets better and you get to spend more time with her.
Jane, sending your Mom and your entire family healing……..
Who cares about the TNR trolls?
No one but the pea brains.
Love to you and your Mom and sister. Healing thoughts are being sent your Mom’s way.
sorry to disappoint your clever mother: many cruise ships have Internet access nowadays so you can travel with family and sneak off to blog too !
Jane. Take care of youself. Really. And be with your Mom and your family. I can tell you from experience you will never regret it. Ever.
The rest is less. And we got your back anyway.
PS, The idea that you and Redd take orders from anyone is a laugh-riot. I think the New Republic is working to grab some real estate on the grocery store newspaper checkout space.
Jane –
Difficulties in my own little corner of the world have kept me from commenting at this blog virtually all the time you’ve been caught up in your family’s intense emergency, so until now I haven’t been able to say this:
Since I first heard about your mom, Mr. K8 and I have been praying for your mom, you, and the rest of your family.
In this house we’ve been through this to the end with both sets of our parents, and we know how deeply you are drinking of that bitter cup we call “the cost of love.”
It hurts like hell, but there is no other place in the world you’d rather be than at the side of the one you love, doing whatever you can, even if that comes down to just being present, silently expressing your devotion.
Bless you.
We’re thinking of you and your mom a lot.
Jane, hang in there! The store’s being minded by major-league talent out front and behind the counter.
Family first!
Jane, all the best with your Mom. Houston may be atrocious (c.f. a letter sent prior to realization of your circumstances), but Galveston is a swell destination, even if just for transit. Hope y’all make the trip.
*ilson = umpa lumpa!? I always suspected….
considering the success of YKos, the TNR thing seems to be a Rovian attack on what he sees to be power-centers of the blogosphere. Congrats !
Jane,
Don’t let the creeps and idiots get you down. Best wishes to you, your mother and family.
Mr. Sandman 10 — thanks, just wanted to swat that one down before it turned into a huge brouhaha. Wish I thought I didn’t have to but even the little boy Red State Racists were picking up the baton and I didn’t want Christy to get swamped by it. Taking time to kill it now seemed the best idea, even though the timing could not be worse.
Thanks Pach, BobbyG, BreadBox, everyone, you’re the best. And thanks *ilson for keeping the place tidy.
Jane– all good thoughts and blessings to your Mom, your sis and you. I’m hoping you all get on that boat as scheduled. Keep the faith! Her wishes to go on the cruise are a wonderful sign of hope and will. Tis the summer solstice, after all. ;)
Dr. BB– I am putting your parents in my circle of hope, too.
Our hearts are with you Jane and your mother!
Jane, all of us in your blog family here are sending cyber-caring and thoughts and prayers your way. I hope you draw sustenance for the spirit in that.
Having been thru the back and forth of surgeries and ICUs and “normal” rooms [just what is supposed to be normal about being in the hospital!] when my husband’s health cratered for a while, I know how wearying this time can be for you. Please take care of yourself as you and your sister along with the medical team care for your mother.
I recall, too, what a valuable escape using the hospital’s internet room was from time to time…so we’re here if you need us. And as for TNR…well,The Nut Rag shall get its just desserts in due time…they always do.
Dr. BB –
You and your family will be in our prayers, too. Hugs to you!
It’s always a pleasure to drop in here, and I agree with others that you’d barely rate an uptick on the servile compliance meter…
All the best to your mom and the rest of you.
ProfWombat 31 — that made me laugh.
*ilson#24….hit the nail on the fat backside. They are VERY worried…..you can feel it!
Take care of your mother and yourself Jane. My thoughts are with you both, and as for TNR… insects.
Jane…Our thoughts and prays are with you and your family. May the lessons of your Mom remain close to your heart. She taught you well…
Ian 34 — and thanks so much for doing such wonderful guests posts in my stead. I worry about the readership being ably taken care of not at all.
Jane,
Briefly delurking to offer my best wishes to you and your family. Thanks also to Christy and the rest of the crew at FDL for keeping things going in your absence.
Bent
Jane, well now you know you are past the “first they ignore you” phase!
As said, who cares about the TNR trolls! It’s obvious that FDL is a vibrant community of posters and commenters. It’s a pleasure to see so many step in with posts. The conversation is ongoing. You are missed, does it need to be said? And you will be back in force when you can. No problem.
Best wishes to your family. Hope your Mom gets better very soon.
Obviously, these charges are baseless, an attempt to smear bloggers on behalf of a wheezing magazine struggling for life. How could anyone read this blog and Daily Kos and think the writers were all secretly in cahoots?
“a couple of trolls popped in from nowhere and tried to raise the TNR story here but as a black-costumed stagehand, I swatted them down”
I noticed, good job ; ) It’s bunk.
Hiya, Jane! My best to you and your mom.
Jane:
You have a great ciber family of pure bloods, half-bloods and mudbloods. They all love you, so no need to pay attention to people who don’t even bother to do their research.
Have a great trip with your mother! The reason I came out to post is because this blog feels and is like a family.
Big hug!
Jane,
The idiots at TNR are becoming deranged by the smell of their own flopsweat.
None of this matters. All that is important is that you take care of yourself and your loved ones.
Big hugs.
Jane:
You mean the usual suspects didn’t do any research? What??? Shocking!!!
You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
And I must say, the thought of *ilson behind the curtain slapping down trolls makes me smile. Alot.
Can’t wait to see you back, but really hope you’re on a boat with your family ASAP.
Best,
Best wishes to you Jane and your mother. You have many friends here.
Blood’s thicker than any of the unholy water they try to scatter…
I add all my good wishes to the pile, Jane, plus a fitz and a ned for good measure.
Sounds like you and your sis are conspiring to do the right thing. Those are conspiracies we should all be a part of.
I feel for you and your mother. Being together now will last forever. Let go and come back stronger than before.
May you both be well.
Hey! We insects resemble that remark!
Take care of your mother, Jane. Everything else has far less importance.
Speaking of thanks, I hope cbl pops in here to receive mine for a thoughtful post yesterday concerning Tandy.
Thanks, cbl! And the story you told about throwing food on the floor brought much-needed laughs to our household.
All the best to your beloved 11 yr old furry child! May those kidneys heal with your new nutritional regimen.
Ezra Klein at American Prospect has a story about this kerfuffle http://www.prospect.org/weblog.....tml#002893
The hell with ‘em Jane,they aren’t fit to even kiss your ass.They’re just mad because they aren’t the cool kids anymore.Even some of the smaller blogs I visit are getting hammered by trolls in the last few days,really nasty ones.I think they smell a threat,hence the releasing of the winged monkeys.They’re SO predictable,it’s pretty pathetic.
I hope you all get on that boat in July too.Sending many gentle hugs your way,and lots of peaceful vibes.Your mom raised a great daughter who is where she needs to be right now.As far as I can tell,FDL hasn’t skipped a beat.Don’t worry.
Oh, and thanks also for the “Dark Side” threads today. I was having teeth drilled and couldn’t participate but having made such an OT fuss about the show last night I really feel like you guys came through. Where has the reaction to the show been, though? Even left blogistan has largely ignored it. Well it’s all familiar material to us, to be sure, but for this kind of thing to have max effect requires getting some BUZZ going. I know there was little actually new in it, but watching it was like a punch in the gut, it was so starkly different from the usual coverage of the topic. Kudos to you guys for giving it some major play here.
Jane,
The most important person in your world is your mother. Take care of her and yourself. You will be all right.
try to take care of yourself as well babygirl - what a thing you have built here - a friggin’ community with authentic concerns for one another -my, my, my
make that boat sweetie !
Jane,
Never met you and really don’t know you but one thing about the liberal community is that we have real family values. I no exactly what you are going thru and my prayers and positive thoughts are with you and your family.
There is really something insidious about the republicans and there hypocritical shots at us about our morality. Most of them can’t keep a marriage together let alone a family.
Thank you Jane for everything you have written here and at kos. Will still be here waiting on every word until you get back.
Take care.
I hope you and your sister have share some wonderful times and create some new good memories with your mom and with each other while you are there.
As the queen of OT posts and rambles, I can attest for the rigid, totalitarian control on all postings exercised here at FDL. *g*
Add to that the fact that nothing much important, like disasters in the war, the economy and the political landscape, has been happening lately, and you can see why the Losst Boys are flying from NeverneverisitGWB’sfault Land to try to find a new Tinkerbell and someone to clap.
Enjoy your family despite the stress.
It’s time to change the meme.
I wish Democratic candidates would quit saying things like “Caring for our veterans is not a Republican or a Democratic issue.” (Senator Murray being quoted on Larry King tonight.)
It apparently is a partisan issue. Republicans don’t want to care for our veterans and Democrats do. Why give away this issue?
Republicans don’t want to clean up our toxic disaster areas, and Democrats do.
Republicans don’t want to strengthen Social Security, and Democrats do.
And on and on. These are partisan issues. It’s past time the Democrats said so.
Yearly Kos–including FDL’s strong presence–hit the trolls like a tsunami. They are floundering.
My mother passed away in February. She was just shy of eighty-six. I still haven’t been able to grapple with the fact she’s gone. The last thing she said to me in the hospital before I left that night was “I’m gonna miss you kiddo”. We both knew that I wouldn’t be making the trip to her bedside the next morning. I suppose it’s the child in me that wonders why we can’t all live to be three hundred. What’s the difference? You know, like we’d all graduate from high school at say 100, and get married at 150 and have kids of our own at 200, and still have a century ahead of us to enjoy. That’s the game Mom and I used to play. I think about Mama so many times every day. And I always will. Somehow, the pain when you lose you mother is more devasting than anything else. And no matter what, even when you think you are; your never ready for the time when she’ll be there no more. I wish Jane the best.
Best wishes to you and your mom, Jane.
And, as someone who has worked in a hospital, I’m glad someone is staying with your mother 24/7. Unfortunately, that is the only way to assure good quality of care now and no regrets later.
xoxoxo
Jane:
Thanks for all you do at FDL. Take care of mom (and yourself). Don’t let TNR take up another second of your thoughts.
I canceled my print version of TNR in the early nineties, right after they published that hatchet job by Betsy McGaughey against HRC’s health plan. Well for some god only knows reason I subscribed to the online edition a while ago. I just want you to know that right after I finish this comment I am going to their site and happily cancel my subscriptio again (for the last time) and I am doing it in your honor.
Best of wishes, and I really hope you make that cruise.
P.S. I didn’t realize how beatiful you are until YearlyKos. I just had to say that. Wow.
Jane — you and your family remain in our thoughts. It’s good to see you here, but never fear, we’ll keep the place going when you can’t be with us.
I wanted to tell that guy from TNR he was being an a-hole, but the comments section is for the dwindling number of subscribers only. Oh, well.
Oklahoma kiddo– that was incredibly beautiful and I am so sorry for you. ;(
When my wife was in the ICU three years ago after suffering a severe stroke, and she was not expected to live through the week, I was surprised to discover a silver lining. I found that I was truly part of a community (several, in fact) and that in such dire times nothing provided solace and other support more than those friends and family. Since then, as my wife has defied the initial prognosis and slowly, painfully made progress back, that silver lining has almost completely overcome the clouds.
Jane, I hope that you have a similarly blessed experience — both in the support of your community (FDL and others) and in the recovery of your mother to health. I wish I had advice to offer, but there’s no easy way to go through some things — so instead I offer my prayers and best wishes for you and your family.
Yes, Jane, please focus on your family right now. The troops have your back.
Take the Hitler vs. Coulter Quiz
Can you correctly attribute the following quotes?
http://www.people.virginia.edu.....rquiz.html
PS I got 9 right
LindaR: Ms. Murray says veteran care shouldn’t be a partisan issue but then she goes and points out that the GOP makes it a partisan issue… most Americans think it is right to properly care for soldiers afterwards and most Americans think it is “a bad thing” to short-shrift veterans …
Hugs and prayers Jane,
Don’t lose any sleep over that putz at TNR. I just read the “article” and felt like I was transported back to junior high. Completely ridiculous, but flattering in a way.
They’re afraid of you now. ;)
Take good care, and don’t worry about us bozos, we’ll fight the fight until our leader is back in the saddle.
Jane, take care, and take care of.
we’ve got your back.
open link at 62
Jane,
Do take care of yourself. Doing hospital duty can be really wearying. It’s hard on the emotions, hard on the body and hard on the soul.
Sending prayers your way and thanks back to YOU for the family you have created here. It may not have become what you originally had in mind. It is far more than any of us could have imagined when we first dropped in and made ourselves at home.
Be well, know that we care and we will do our part to hold up whatever we can.
Jane,
Prayers are with you and your family all over this country. Nothing else really matters enough to take away from that.
The swiftboating of the blogosphere has begun.
But it’s nothing we can’t handle.
They’ll find a more worthy army of opponents waiting for them in the netroots community than they’ve ever found before. They can bring it on with gusto. We all know who you are - and who Markos is - and can see right through it all.
In fact, the fact that you’re being swiftboated - especially now - just shows how scared they are of you.
And through you, all of us.
Keep your vigil, Jane.
Your friends around the globe wish only that you and your family find peace and lasting connections.
All the rest is pure nonsense.
Mom’s make the world go round. Nice to see you Jane, take good care.
Rumsfeld has been a very bad boy (white trash pie) as if you needed another distraction
http://www.washingtonpost.com/.....s_politics
Here’s hoping you all get on that boat together. We should try to spend all the time with our loved ones that we can. It can be over in the blink of an eye, and I want to have lots and lots of good memories. Sending good thoughts to you and your family.
What’s Next ? a TNR Slambook ?!?!?
puerile jerks ! as much as I like Ezra (another calendar boy mommybrain), I know if I read it, I’ll just get po’d and ruin the warmth from Jane’s appearance
Mrs.K8 - thanks so much - today is the closest to ‘normal’ he’s been in weeks - can’t believe how much happiness can be found just by walking down by the creek with your best friend
i hope your mom experiences a fantastic, speedy recovery, jane.
from my family to yours: all the best wishes.
What RevDeb said. Take care of yourself, Jane and don’t worry about us. We’re in good hands.
I am furious at TNR. I am happy (selfishly) that you posted.
Much love to you, your family, and especially your Mom.
Hey Mary,
did you catch the Padilla link @ #18 last thread ?
Mark C @ 64
I am in the same boat. I just canceled my online subscription, and left a comment to that effect at the end of the story at TNR
One way or the other, you’ll be taking that cruise with your mom — maybe not in reality, but in your dreams. And in hers, too — sometimes its only the dream that is important. I’ll be thinking of you and your family.
Oklahoma kiddo –
Yes, that’s exactly right, you’ve captured the feeling. My heart goes out to you, as I remember what it was like when the reality was still so fresh.
That pain really is the price of love, isn’t it?
[You’ll be in my heart during night prayers, too.]
I wish I had words that could help. We miss you and your family is in our prayers.
TNR, NRO all the same at this point. How sad for them.
Jane, I’m so sorry to hear about your mom. The pathetic likes of Zengerle can’t compare in importance to family. While you didn’t need this distraction at a time like this, he really is ultimately insignificant, as TNR is increasingly becoming.
Take care of yourself and your sister as well as your mom. And take solace from your community here.
The very best wishes for your mom’s recovery.
Loretta 22 — we all know that there won’t be any Galveston. But we pretend. And dream.
Jane,
My instinct as a psychologist is to suggest that you IGNORE the scumbags on the other side. However, you were probably right in giving us a heads-up on what those creeps are saying. I join everyone else at this site in expressing best wishes.
And by the way, you and Christy have created a great community!
mcjoan 86 — thanks so much. It was great to meet you (finally) at YK. Such a beauty!
Jane, they are indeed small people doing small, petty things. Pitiful and pathetic spring to mind over their attacks.
Sending you and your mother the beautiful healing light from a glorious Colorado sunset. Peace.
RevDeb#86….DOUBLE DITTO!
best wushes jane
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this is a must have for travelers, look into it
*ilson @ 70 — yeah, she does live on the show, but the quote I typed was from clip from a speech she had given. I used my tivo to make sure I got the quote right.
It’s a pet peeve of mine about Democrats generally and that was just a little sample. The Republicans in the senate or the house make something happen (or not happen) and then when Democrats talk about it, they say “we” did this and that. Yikes!
Jane,
Sending the best vibes to you, mom an and your sis. Redd can handle this and she can call in plenty of help, so you can attend to mom and not be concerned. FDL is not going anywhere!
When it is right you will return.
Best to you!
Frankly Joe Klein and TNR did more to enable Bush than Fox News. Now it is coming home to roost. F**k them.
Jane - The community you and Christy have built here is strong and vibrant, and the guest posters have all done an excellent job in your (virtual) absence. Even still, you are missed.
Take care, and enjoy that cruise. We’ll manage.. somehow. ~sigh
Conspiracy of a loving family
By {{{{{Jane}}}}}
This little firepup lives close to OK. If you and Sis need any help of any kind. Would be an honor and pleasure to support the Sisters of the Lake. Now back to cruise visualization.
Jane, sorry to hear about your Mom. I hope she will be alright as well as yourself. My thoughts and prayers are for you and your family.
I’m amazed at how threatened so many people are by the left blogistan movement. Yearly Kos seems to have scared the beejeezus out of a whole bunch of people.
Peace, love and serenity to you and your mother Jane.
Kos has ordered me to extend my best wishes to you and your family in a trying time. But I woulda done it anyway.
Kos now commands me to eat pizza. I must comply…
This is like that scene at the end of It’s a Wonderful Life where everyone brings money to George Bailey. As I wrote the other night, we have progressive family values. Jane is loved. We take care of our own. I doubt Jason Zingerle knows what that’s like, and I’ll bet it bugs the shit out of him.
Take care, Jane.
.
I was never quite sure what he was talking about, but for some reason this song comes to mind.
My thoughts are with you and your fam. Please stay strong - we need you and your bravery, intellect, wit, and precision analysis of all the crap that gets thrown at us from the MSM.
I will light a candle for your mother. Sending strength and warmest regards,
(though I am a stranger)
Love,
M
Oklahoma kiddo — that was beautiful.
Jane,
TNR slamming bloggers; joementum opening the Iraq
redeployment debate for the repugs. same idiocy.
Ignore this for now; we’ve got you covered.
My thoughts are with you and your family, and seeing you on that boat in July.
In april I had a couple of “hospital weeks” and today mom (86 yo)insisted she could walk the block and a half to a restaurant.
punaise #103
Longer boats could be Vikings. Always a good idea to warn people about them. You never know. And I wouldn’t trust that parson either!
Jane, I don’t post here often, but I read here pretty constantly, and I am so sorry to hear about your mom’s health. You are doing what you need to do, be there with her, and the rest of this crap will take care of itself and fade into well-deserved obscurity. Hope your mom feels better. We’ll be looking for a full report from the boat in July. Be well.
My Prayers are with you and your mother at this time, but please try to do the folowing for her care while in hospita.
1. never leave her unattended-hire a private nurse if necessary to make sure the medicines and cleanliness procedures are followed;
2.try to be present un person for early morninf anf later in the day doctor visitations;
3.consult an independent expert in your mom’s condition and have that dr. speak directly to the attending supervisory dr.
4. get all legal documents together now before you need to later…
5. take nice pictures of her and you if she regains consciousness
6.take care of yourself, get plenty of sleep, good food, love
Know that even as we share in your pain of your difficulties, all of us have experienced something similar-its part of being human,
God bless you and U wish you peace of mind
Don’t worry about those idiots, Jane. Stick with the important stuff.
Best wishes and prayers for your mother and your family.
When your spirit gets weary, Jane, look out at the night sky and we’ll all twinkle back atcha…. you are missed, you are treasured by all of us.
Jane
First things first. My prayers are with you and your mother. The only thing worse than the illness of a parent is the illness of a child.
Redd will do fine.
as tothe Kos thing, I honestly don’t know much about it, but the following closing argument seems pretty week…
“P.S. Was Armstrong really, as Kos claims, a “poor grad student” when he settled with the SEC? Armstrong agreed to the settlement in December 2003. That was eleven months after he and Kos started their political consulting business and six months after the two were hired by the Dean campaign at a rate of $3,000 a month”
wowq, so, they collected a whopping $1,500/ month each before expenses. Hot Damn! I’m quitting my day job!
Jane–my love to all of you there. And, another one bites the dust.
–
Defendant expected to take stand in sexual harassment case
June 21,2006
Brittney Booth
EDINBURG %u2014 Political consultant and ad producer Carey Lee Cramer is expected to testify today defending himself against charges he sexually molested two young girls.
Cramer, who gained national notoriety with an anti-Al Gore commercial in 2000, is facing several counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child.
http://www.themonitor.com/Site.....ion=Valley
Jane,
Delurking to let you know you are in my prayers, and I do pray even if I am a progressive democrat. Only someone who did not read anything you or Christy wrote would beleive you could be silenced.
Colleen
113 comments and counting…Just look at this….This is America…..people speaking from their heart and supporting one another, hell there have even been arguements (not on this thread BUT SO WHAT)… this is true, reality the beauty of the human SPIRIT…that is why I love FDL and everyone who posts here….That is what Jane and Christy have created!
my husband, who only checks in here about once a week
just now spewed some brisket at the mere idea of Jane or Christy doing or not doing something as ordred by anyone
omg, he just slapped his knee AND he’s still guffawing
Jane, sorry to be coming so late to the comments. You are the best. I’ve lost one parent, and been through a very close call with another. During those experiences, I learned a lot about them. More, perhaps than I had in spans of years. In one case, something valiant that I had never seen before. In another case, a few simple remarks that made the world of difference in showing me what was important to them, and what they treasured. I think you’ve seen both. Whatever comes, your mom’s remark “we’re all going to get better and get on that boat” should tell you how much hope she has, and how much she values you, you personally, and you family. xx00.
Jane,
I’ve been a lurker for some time now, and I just wanted to say that I hope your mother is well and everything turns out for the best.
Thank you very much for all the great work you do here.
Jane, my Mom (who is my mentor, kindred spirit and friend) believes that relationships are the most important experiences of this life journey. Our first relationships in life are formed with our mothers, fathers and siblings and the strength, power and comfort of those relationships can continue long after the loved one has gone.
Love is not limited by time or space. After my Dad died, I was talking to him and said, “I love you, Papa.” In my mind I heard him respond, “I know, it shines here.”
I hope you experience support and comfort from your FDL family as we send you our thoughts and affection.
We love you, Jane!
The political fight will still be here, take care of the really important things right now.
And I’ll give another “to hell w/ TNR”. I actually subscribed a few years ago and found out recently that they do automatic renewals on subscriptions! What is up with that? That’s not a cool practice, I’ve never even seen that.