Client No. 8: The Unluckiest SOB on the Planet!

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Tuesday March 11, 2008 · 4:52 PM PDT

2008/03/11 · 16:52

We've all had days when luck seems to leave us. When nothing turns out right. When everything we touch falls apart.

Days like the day Elliott Spitzer -- a.ka. Client No. 9 -- had yesterday. And days like the anonymous Client No. 8 is having today.

Yesterday morning, Client No. 8 was a man in charge of his privileged world. Fat bank account. (Well, fat enough to bankroll an evening with a $5,550/night hooker.) In all likelihood, a man of some power. (Well, powerful enough to get himself a membership in the Emperor's Club.) A man some may have looked up to. (Well, assuming none of his friends or colleagues knew he had to pay for sex.)

Today, Client No. 8's world fell apart. More below:

Melody Townsel

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Monday February 25, 2008 · 2:04 PM PST

2008/02/25 · 14:04

Hello, all:

The lovely RenaRf just chided us all in a diary just posted to stop the ugliest of our sniping and start playing in the sandbox.

MSNBC just announced that a family fued between an Obama supporter and a Hillary Clinton suppporter just ended in a near-fatal stabbing.

Could there be a more graphic or profound example of what she's talking about? Sheesh.No lie.

Melody Townsel

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Wednesday February 20, 2008 · 11:59 AM PST

2008/02/20 · 11:59

Hello, all:

Today, my tiny family of two got an up-close-and-personal look at stranger danger -- and I can't help but think that our story is worth a reminder to all of you who are parents.

This morning, my daughter and I awoke in great moods, getting ourselves around and ready to cover the five miles between here and Reunion Arena to go and see Barack Obama. As we were preparing to leave, a friend called, and while I was on the phone, my eight-year-old, Sadie, went out to the sidewalk in front of our house to bounce her new yellow ball.

Five minutes. That's all the time that lapsed while I chatted briefly with a friend.

Five minutes.

Melody Townsel

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Tuesday February 19, 2008 · 2:12 PM PST

2008/02/19 · 14:12

Forgive me, fellow Kossacks, but I can't help but celebrate a bit today!

Sure, I would have preferred it if my candidate of choice had won a clear lock on the nomination earlier in the process. Hasn't happened.

But if my choice hasn't nailed down the nomination yet, it's thrilling to know that, for once in my adult voting lifetime, my Texas ballot actually means something.

More below...

Melody Townsel

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Tuesday February 12, 2008 · 6:29 PM PST

2008/02/12 · 18:29

Hello, all:

I've just walked in from Dallas' first Obama rally, and am typing this as my eight-year-old and I are eating dinner and basking in the glow of the fun we had.

We've signed up to phone bank, we've signed up to provide some grub from time to time, and we've signed up to take a national volunteer in for the duration of the campaign.

In short, we're both PUMPED!

UPDATE: I awoke this morning to find this note from the campaign:

I have never been more proud of the ObamaDallas volunteers than tonight at the Gilley's event. The campaign staffers said they have never seen anything like it. Even when I teased them and said 'I'll bet you say that to all the grassroots girls' they said, no, we are absolutely in awe. The support, the crowd, the readiness to get to work...they are just stunned. And, when I told them about you guys, it was another jaw-dropping experience for them. Very very soon, they'll harness your forces for the campaign. I can hardly wait...they ain't seen nothin' yet! All the best and much thanks...Molley Hanchey

Melody Townsel

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Thursday January 31, 2008 · 7:04 PM PST

2008/01/31 · 19:04

With wave after non-stop wave of passionate diaries love, love, loving or hate, hate, hating every one of our Dem candidates, it's hard for the artist in me not to be inspired.

Who amongst us hasn't signed on to dKos in recent weeks, only to find 80 percent of the recommended, and 30 of the most recent 50 diaries, overviewing the reason a particular candidate glows or blows.

Awash in the mix of utter adoration and utter disgust, my heart beats faster, my eyes well with tears, my breath gets more rapid. After a few minutes, I find myself moved to poetry...and I'm betting I'm not alone.

Melody Townsel

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Tuesday January 29, 2008 · 6:17 PM PST

2008/01/29 · 18:17

Congratulations are in order, my dear Kossacks, and I will accept your heartfelt well-wishes here.

With zero dollars, zero people on the ground and zero effort, I tied with Hillary Clinton in Florida -- and I didn't violate my pledge to the Democratic party to do it.

As of roughly 8 p.m. Central time, the filing of this diary, I've won zero delagates in Florida. Zero.

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Should I continue on to Super Tuesday?

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You've got my vote.

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Zero is the new black

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Melody Townsel

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Tuesday January 22, 2008 · 1:04 PM PST

2008/01/22 · 13:04

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Melody Townsel

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Tuesday December 04, 2007 · 3:15 PM PST

2007/12/04 · 15:15

That's right, North Texans....

Just 76 minutes and counting until our 6:30 p.m. Kos meetup here in Big D little A double L A S (Dallas) -- this time, with special guest Kossack OrangeClouds. As a reminder, here are the details:

Tonight (December 4) -- 6:30 p.m.
Roti Grill
4438 McKinney Avenue
Dallas, TX 75205
(214) 521-3655

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Melody Townsel

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Monday December 03, 2007 · 4:40 PM PST

2007/12/03 · 16:40

Hello, all:

It's time for another dKos meetup here in Dallas -- this time, with special guest Kossack OrangeClouds. Here are the details:

Tuesday, December 4 -- 6:30 p.m.
Roti Grill
4438 McKinney Avenue
Dallas, TX 75205
(214) 521-3655

More below:

Melody Townsel

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Wednesday October 10, 2007 · 3:51 PM PDT

2007/10/10 · 15:51

As the mother of a precocious third grader, I thought I’d seen and heard just about every excuse – and had a refresher course in just about every grade-school insult on the market.

I start my mornings prodding a surly seven-year-old into a uniform and through a plate of eggs. I drive carpool, listening to a bunch of kids try out their cool new put-downs. I spend my early evenings pulling my kiddo through an hour of homework and a handful of chores.

You’d think by now that I’d be inured to the bullshit that comes out of the Bush Administration and the top Republicans in Congress – and, until this year, I would have agreed to you. But lately, Bushco has been pulling out all the childish, pathetic stops – and, every time I feel like it’s safe to go back into the water, they do or say something so jaw-droppingly grade-school that I can’t help but compare and contrast between the national political scene and my home life.

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Melody Townsel

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Tuesday August 28, 2007 · 4:24 PM PDT

2007/08/28 · 16:24

Hey, Senator Craig:

Gotta hand it to ya, big guy. When the chips were down, you didn't cab it to the nearest rehab -- you stood your ground and denied being gay. A surprise move, given your guilty plea and all evidence to the contrary.

Denial. A move so complex Foley and Vitter were afraid to even attempt it. Bold, mi amigo. 2.6 degree of difficulty. The East German judge gives you an 8.

Hey, I'm not knocking it. I'm with you! I'm not gay, either! In fact, there's a long, long list of things I'm not -- and I'm gonna throw a couple of 'em out on the table now to give you a sense of where I'm coming from.

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