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New England Kossacks; Feb. 16 Meet Up Update- 70 hours to go! (Republished...
February 16, 2013 Meet Up Saturday, February 16th, 2013 1:00 - 4:00 pmMargaritas Mexican Restaurant - Portsmouth 775 Lafayette Road Portsmouth, New Hampshiremap Host: nhox42To RSVP please send email to...
View ArticleA completely unofficial and unsolicited pitch for C&J
First of all I want it understood that nobody even remotely suggested I do this. In fact I hope I'm not stepping out of line by doing this. I certainly don't to get into trouble or tread on anyone's...
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BiPM's Annual Employee Review
And now we now I'm beyond tired...somehow my linky to Boss #1 didn't come thru ...Please oh please forgive me Boss #1!!! Here we are at NFTT! Boss #2Boss #3 Boss #4Yours truly (Boss #5) with Bill in...
View ArticlePerformance Improvement Plan for BiPM
So on Wednesday I posted Bill in Portland Maine's 2nd Annual Employee Review and it was suggested by kgkojack that we need to do a Performance Improvement Plan which will make next year's Employee...
View ArticleCheers & Jeers: Shared Pain and Shared Joy
It doesn't happen as much as it used to, but occasionally someone new to Daily Kos and unfamiliar with the concept will come along and post the following comment in Cheers & Jeers:"What is this...
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Got a Happy Story- Friendship and BiPM Edition
Not long ago I wrote a long babbling diary about community and why it is important, even and maybe even more so, on a political blog like Daily Kos. Tonight I'd like to share my thoughts on the...
View ArticleFirst Ever Save our BiPM Pootie-a-Thon- now w/apology
Today's the day some of you've been waiting for for a very long time. Welcome to the First Annual Save Our BiPM Pootie-a-thon. Here's how it works. I am starting it off with a pledge of $.10 PER...
View ArticleCough It Up; It's Time to Pay the Bill Bill (Bill in Portland Maine, that is)
Most of you don’t know the true story of Bill Harnsberger, aka BiPM, and his family. But I am here to fill you in. It will certainly bring tears to your eyes, perhaps a smile to your lips, and might...
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Save our Lighthouse of Snark.. Bill in Portland Maine!!!
If you read Cheers and Jeers and you enjoy good snark, our Lighthouse of Snark's term as a paid blogger is soon expiring.We did something quite incredible two years ago, as a community, we came...
View ArticleIt's Time to Pay the Bill Bill - Save BiPM
Disclaimer: this is a re-post from Thursday, due to another diarist & I getting our wires crossed and both putting up "save Bill" diaries. I’m putting this back up for the late day and West Coast...
View ArticleBill, and everyone else: We love you.
As a teary-eyed insomniac, I don't expect to make a lot of sense right now, so bear with me.Politicians come and go, which is why tonight, my attentions were focused on Maine. Voting for rights seems...
View ArticleI want the FAQ updated
I used to give a monthly donation to Bill in Portland Maine for Cheers and Jeers but then I lost my job and had to stop it. But today, after hearing about Prop 1 passing in Maine, I really wanted to...
View ArticleCelebrate This! Kossacks' Company Open For Business
It's good news time! This week four of our own announced that their company Progressive PST (PPST) is open for business. Spedwybabs, Stranded Wind, Andsarahtoo and Redstatesblueworld developed the...
View ArticleMolly Ivins for the New Year
I'd read Molly Ivins here and there, but never read her books. However, inspired by Bill in Portland Maine's frequent mentions of her in Cheers and Jeers, I finally picked up her first book, Molly...
View ArticleCHEERS & JEERS: NFTT Happy New Year Edition
Happy New Year one and all! Once again, someone made a mistake when they wrote Bill's contract and he has been given the day off ...so luckily I have no life but lots of imagination so here I am with...
View ArticleCheers and Jeers Thursday Sub Edition
Hi there fellow splashers. Civil Writes Activist here. Been a Kossak about 2 years, but I keep a low profile. This will be my "public debut," so please be kind.Me - I live in paradise, in a tiny...
View ArticleQuote the Ravin' 20: Between Barack and a Hard Place
Esby here, blogging in Kanchipurmam silk pajamas and smoking a Cohiba Behike cee-gar. Lucked out and won the lottery last week, yes sir. So I'm making a few changes with QTR this week in light of the...
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Pink Clubhouse Special Edition: Not Bill's Cheers & Jeers! ;)
The Heritage, The American Eagle, & navy vessel. By Debbie in ME.Hello everyone and welcome to the Pink Clubhouse Special Edition: Not Bill's Cheers & Jeers! (photo via DailyKos.) As you all...
View ArticleDaily Kos Radio: We're Packing Heat . . .
No, not Rick Perry heat - we've packed a hot Daily Kos Radio show, this Saturday morning between 10AM EST-1PM EST on Sirius XM Channel 127,with great guests ready to talk about all the hottest...
View ArticleCheers And Jeers Monday Sub Edition
FROM THE GREAT STATE OF FLORIDABill is off relaxing at an undisclosed spa, where he will be enjoying “the works,” including a Bird Poop Facial and a Beer Bath , so I’ll be checking the chlorine levels...
View ArticleBill in Portland Maine for Senate!
There has been some talk about who will run for Olympia Snowe's soon-to-be-vacated senate seat. I'd run myself but even though I am, in a way "from" Maine, I haven't lived here full time long enough,...
View ArticleThey write letters to the editor: Bill in Portland Maine in local paper
Mainers will go to the polls this November to vote on a ballot measure on whether the State should allow same-sex couples to marry. This has renewed the debate here, which includes the opinion pages of...
View ArticleSave Cheers & Jeers- Pootie-a-thon edition
It's with a sad yet happy heart I write this diary tonight. See, it's come to our attention that our very own blogger supported blogger over the last few months has taken a huge pay cut and is in...
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Bill in Portland Maine Blogathon: Cheers and ... Yikes!
I don't have anything profound to say. So I'll cut right to the chase, Bill in Portland Maine, DailyKos's very own community-supported comedian has taken what appears to be a major pay cut. It's up to...
View ArticleBill in Portland Maine is our Will Rogers - Support Him!
We've got a classic American humorist in our midst, providing thought-provoking laughter every day. How rare is that? Well, I invite you to name a few of his caliber in the comments (you won't come up...
View ArticleWaiting in Anticipation: A Bill in Portland Maine Blogathon
Melanie in IA said something the other day that I think is profound:"Waiting for the President, like waiting for C&J in the morning... we are all eager for it, our bright shiny faces, anticipating..."
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Bill in Portland Maine gets grilled
Kiddie Pool Bar brought to you by Bill in Portland Maine Three Internet centuries ago, on December 10, 2003, a guy named Bill in Portland Maine announced a New Series at Daily Kos. He called it Cheers...
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Bill in Portland Maine: How he Landed at DK & Return of the Grillins!
Time for a little exclusive news for those who did not read the comment thread in Meteor Blades's diary yesterday! Bill plans to restart his grillins': Yes, We're All Staring at YOU! Bill grilled me...
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* NEW DAY * - Cheers & Jeers: Tip Your Waitress! Home Stretch, Bring it.
Every day is a new day and with that, a new opportunity.EVERYONE is welcome and please join us each morning at 7:30 AM PACIFIC to tell us what you're working on, share your show & tell, vent,...
View ArticleCheers & Jeers, Healer of Broken Hearts: A Bill in Portland Maine Blogathon!
One sunny San Diego morning way back in 2005, I was sitting at breakfast with the man I hoped to marry. We were chatting about some Bush II-era debacle or another, and something in the conversation...
View ArticleC&J/BiPM Blogathon - Once A Lurker Edition
I've been a member of DailyKos since September 24th, 2004. Back in those days, a 5-digit UID got you "what do you know, n00b!" comments. How times have changed for the better! You're probably wondering...
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Bill in Portland Maine's soul for sale ... cheap!
Several years ago I made one of the smartest decisions of my life -- buying a piece of Bill in Portland Maine's soul. I mean, just think about it: how many people get to own someone else's soul?...
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Save Cheers and Jeers: A Challenge and Some Eye Candy
Good Morning, Kossacks. I hope that you are all having a great weekend. I have been around the Great Orange Satan for a long time. Although I am a political junkie, I am mostly a pootie poster and a...
View ArticleSave the soul of Bill in Portland Maine -- then it's yours, all yours!
Shivering even under the erstwhile comfort of the satin and 74,000-threadcount Egyptian cotton bedclothes of Prince Valdebill's undulating, woefully underheated Scooby Doo Kiddie Pool waterbed, young...
View ArticleAwards Edition Plus: Cheers and Jeers Blogathon Edition
Welcome to Awards Edition Plus your one-stop snark shop for everything from the news that wasn't to the news which sadly, is. Today features some of our regular departments--the Awards Edition Plus...
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Save Cheers and Jeers: Look, Here's How It Is.
Look, here's how it is. In 2007 Bill in Portland Maine, the founder of the C&J community and author of Cheers and Jeers, lost his day job. He had a choice: to walk away from this community while...
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Cheers and Jeers, NFTT and You
Netroots For The Troops® would not have had the success it's had without Bill in Portland Maine and his C & J'ers. From the very beginning Bill's support has been a critical factor in the...
View ArticleIf you're looking for Cheers & Jeers,
I just saw a comment from Bill that it will not appear tonight. Please look tomorrow at noon ET.
View ArticleCompletely useless drivel
THIS is my 10,000th Tweet. I was at 10,001 when I went back and looked to see which one was 10,000Those middle-age couples sure do a lot of maniacal laughing in Cialis commercials. It's like watching...
View ArticleTeachers, Schooling and Bill in Portland Maine: A Blog-a-thon
Tonight I plan on waxing poetic on how great it feels to hang out in the kiddie pool and why I can’t imagine any other place in the world where you can get your camels blessed and opine on current...
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Open thread for night owls: A few kind words for Mr. Cheers & Jeers
Back awhile, when Daily Kos was just a few tin cans attached by strings to Markos's flip phone, a fellow who called himself Bill in Portland Maine showed up. Bill thought he was pretty funny. And,...
View ArticleOn the Joys of Writing for Top Comments
I originally came to Top Comments (right at the very beginning of the series!) because I hoped to find a ‘community’ here, a ‘home,’ of sorts. A place like was described in the old ‘Cheers’ tv show,...
View ArticleC+J/NE Kossacks Meetup September 6th!
It's the Eve Of Meetup!! Hello all, Here is the eve of meetup update: 1. Bring rain gear just in case (fingers crossed otherwise :); 2. Bring folding chairs (we are 30+ at this point and will need the...
View ArticleMeetup Success! C+J/NE Kossacks Sept 6th
What a great meetup! The weather gods smiled upon us (or more accurately didn't dump upon us) and it was a wonderful day! Follow me below the orange cloud:
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Cheers and Jeers/NE Kossacks Midwinter Meetup Success!
Hello everyone! It was another great C+J/Kossack Meetup yesterday! The weather let up momentarily to allow us all to get there, thankfully. Those of us traveling from northern points were greeted with...
View ArticleCommunity Quilt for Bill in Portland Maine
I know I am not alone in my shock. I just learned Bill in Portland Maine has been in the hospital for several days. He had an exploratory surgery last week because of persistent abdominal pain that...
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Cheers & Jeers Community! Be a Part of the Community Quilt for Bill in...
Our friend and comic genius, Bill in Portland Maine, was hospitalized last week because of severe abdominal pain. An exploratory surgery has been done, biopsies taken, and results should be back soon....
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Cheers And Jeers Spring 2017 Meetup Recap!
What a great day! A great group of C+J’s devotees (and our esteemed leader who kicked his health challenges in the teeth to join us) gathered at Flatbread Pizza in Portland, Maine for our first meetup...
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Sunday Good News Roundup ☼ We plan a birthday party! ☼ Who Won The Week? ☼...
RuminationsGood News: We bring it, we make it.The Good Gnus group is a community of readers, writers, activists, supporters, and community builders. We begin gathering every day at 7 a.m. ET to...
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