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Valerie L'Herrou

Valerie L'Herrou
Location
Albemarle County, Virginia,
Bio
Assistant Public Defender and political ranter in Albemarle County, Virginia

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MAY 12, 2010 8:58PM

Being a mother: the incredible amazingness

Being a mother is perhaps the most intense and transformative experience one can ever have. As with all intense and transformative experiences, it encompasses both joy and pain--sometimes simultaneously. 
 
What has been most surprising to me, and what I most treasure, is the extraordinary
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APRIL 11, 2010 9:30PM

Gov. of the Confederacy: now with more disenfranchisement!

The announcement that McDonnell has decided to make it harder, not easier, for non-violent felons who have paid their debt to society to have their voting rights restored, reminds me that I responded two years ago to Republicans' charge that Democrats were in favor of voting-rights restoration becau… Read full post »

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JANUARY 17, 2009 10:52PM

Pastor Strangelove

 

Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Fact that Rick Warren is Giving the Inaugural Prayer.

 

I was talking with a friend today who lives in San Francisco--exchanging New Year's greetings and getting caught up. I mentioned I had just seen Milk; she had seen it… Read full post »

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OCTOBER 12, 2008 1:20PM

Eagleburger: Just Naive, or Shill for Racists?

When Bush II started the war in Iraq, Laurence Eagleburger, former Secretary of State under Bush I, came out against it. I was very impressed--a Republican establishment member was speaking out against the Republican establishment. I thought that Sec. Eagleburger must be a person of integrity. As it… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 4, 2008 5:42PM

Please Don't Squeeze the Palin

Remember that old Charmin tissue commercial? Charmin was so soft, apparently (i wouldn't know--I hate that kind of stuff), that no one could resist giving it a squeeze. It seems to be nearly as hard to resist mocking Sarah Palin. She's such an easy target. Well, but here's the… Read full post »

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