President of Young Democrats of America came out today

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Wednesday August 07, 2013 · 12:33 PM PDT

2013/08/07 · 12:33

My friend Rod Snyder is stepping down as president of the Young Democrats of America, but before he does this weekend, he had something to share:

But in the midst of all this historic progress, I’ve never taken the opportunity to tell my own story – that I am a Christian, an American, a West Virginian, a Young Democrat, a rural advocate, a singer-songwriter, a brother, a son, a grandson, a nephew, an uncle, and a gay man.
Growing up in a conservative Christian family in rural West Virginia, my own journey to a place of self acceptance has been a long and difficult one. Over the past two years, now in my early thirties, I’ve finally found the courage to look in the mirror and insist upon honesty and authenticity, overcoming so many negative messages I had internalized as a child and young adult. I’ve reached a place where I believe my story can help increase understanding, provide encouragement and be a catalyst for change.

Rod has made West Virginia proud as he's crossed the country for the Young Democrats of America and traveled globally to promote democracy at seminars and forums.

Rod's the kind of man who when he sees you chasing after a loose dog, he stops to help, even if he's in a suit and tie.

A tall man, Rod has never stood taller than he did with today's stand.

Carnacki

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Thursday October 06, 2011 · 5:27 AM PDT

2011/10/06 · 05:27

West Virginia Democrats owe West Virginia GOP Chairman Mike Stuart a big thank you because he did something we wouldn't have been able to do. Stuart assured former West Virginia Secretary of State Betty Ireland will never be governor.

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Tuesday April 19, 2011 · 1:48 PM PDT

2011/04/19 · 13:48

Cross posted from West Virginia Blue

Last week Sen. Joe Manchin (D) did something I thought was so clever and deserving of credit that I doubted whether I had interpreted it correctly.

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Wednesday January 12, 2011 · 9:10 AM PST

2011/01/12 · 09:10

Me, Oct. 5, 2008:

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Tuesday December 14, 2010 · 11:22 AM PST

2010/12/14 · 11:22

Crossposted at West Virginia Blue.

Via Ken Ward Jr. at Coal Tattoo, there is a moving piece on NPR about the ongoing grief of those killed because they were Upper Big Branch miners:

Carnacki

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Monday December 06, 2010 · 5:11 PM PST

2010/12/06 · 17:11

Investors must be happy to see Don Blankenship hit the road

Massey Energy Co., owner of the West Virginia mine where 29 people died in April, climbed after it said Chief Executive Officer Don Blankenship will retire at the end of this month.

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Tuesday November 02, 2010 · 9:32 AM PDT

2010/11/02 · 09:32

The story behind the Democrats' national symbol of the Rooster is very timely for today's election.

A reader emailed a question:

I'm a recent transplant to WV and would like to know why the Republican logo is an eagle and the Democrats' is a rooster on the ballot?

Bill Schleier

Just as Sen. Robert C. Byrd's nickname "Big Daddy" came from an ill-mannered rival's attempt to insult him and instead became a term of endearment for his supporters, the rooster became a symbol of the Democratic Party.

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Friday October 29, 2010 · 6:36 PM PDT

2010/10/29 · 18:36

I remember before the last election you sent out an e-mail -- a 4th and Goal, Henry V at Agincourt burst of insight and inspiration -- do you have any more in you? I know we're all getting near the finish line and we're tired and the national news isn't making us feel any better. Will you reach deep and see what you can do?...

Fire Us Up!

Thanks!

Donn

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Thursday October 28, 2010 · 8:48 AM PDT

2010/10/28 · 08:48

I've had my share of criticisms of Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin's campaign against Florida Republican John Raese in the special election to fill the seat vacated by the death of Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-Big Daddy).

But these spoofs of Raese's positions have so much win it's worth sharing.

Carnacki

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Tuesday October 19, 2010 · 1:19 PM PDT

2010/10/19 · 13:19

I do not know what is going on between the married national political director of the National Right to Life Committee and the GOP's candidate in West Virginia's 3rd District. I don't really care.

But if you're going to rail about the decline of morality and family values, supporters of the so-called Right to Life movement might want to ask some questions about what their national political director -- she's also West Virginia for Life's chapter president -- and Spike Maynard were doing together at Charleston's Vandalia Lounge on Saturday Oct. 9 around midnight.

This afterall is a woman who believes women should have to have children whether they want to or not. Where Cross has failed to make abortion illegal, she's pushed at the state and federal levels to make it as difficult as possible for women to get the procedures through unnecessary ultrasounds and other intrusions between a doctor and a patient in order to punish the women for what she sees as their immorality for getting pregnant... all as she appears from the photos below to carry on her personal life in a way that many would consider immoral.

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Thursday October 14, 2010 · 11:18 AM PDT

2010/10/14 · 11:18

Crossposted from West Virginia Blue.

In a desperate smear attack, disgraced former West Virginia Supreme Court justice and now Republican Congressional candidate Spike Maynard claims U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall has a terrorist tie because in 1996 Rahall received a $300 campaign contribution from Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi.

Maynard is really trying to play off the fact Rahall, a long-time Congressman, is of Lebanese descent. Maynard trails by 19 points in the latest polling.

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Sunday August 15, 2010 · 6:36 PM PDT

2010/08/15 · 18:36

First off, let me acknowledge I'm drunk. I'll probably mess up the formatting and spelling and shit.

From Nov. 28, 2005 Soonergrunt is bad for Daily Kos...fire Soonergrunt!

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