To Combat Right-Wing Assault, Millions 'Pinkout' in Support of Planned Parenthood
"In response to a right-wing video smear campaign orchestrated by anti-abortion group Center for Medical Progress, some lawmakers are pressing for legislation that would sever federal funding for Planned Parenthood for the next year unless it stops providing abortion care. Republican members are threatening a government shutdown over the issue, even though the videos have been debunked as frauds—and no evidence has been produced showing that Planned Parenthood has committed any violations of federal or state laws."
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Poll Shows 69 Percent Oppose Shutdown Over Planned Parenthood
Poll Shows 69 Percent Oppose Shutdown Over Planned Parenthood
"Nearly seven in 10 Americans - 69 percent - oppose shutting down the government over funding for Planned Parenthood, according to the results of a new national Quinnipiac University poll released Monday."
"Nearly seven in 10 Americans - 69 percent - oppose shutting down the government over funding for Planned Parenthood, according to the results of a new national Quinnipiac University poll released Monday."
Anti-abortion radicals from Operation Rescue are secretly directing those bogus attacks on Planned Parenthood
Anti-abortion radicals from Operation Rescue are secretly directing those bogus attacks on Planned Parenthood
"Although the videos have been debunked as misleading, at best, House Republicans have held congressional hearings and some states have withdrawn funding to Planned Parenthood — and House Speaker John Boehner resigned, in part, over an ongoing dispute with anti-abortion hardliners.
Operation Rescue, whose leadership overlaps with CMP’s, appears to be directing the entire campaign with the 26-year-old Daleiden as its public face."
"Although the videos have been debunked as misleading, at best, House Republicans have held congressional hearings and some states have withdrawn funding to Planned Parenthood — and House Speaker John Boehner resigned, in part, over an ongoing dispute with anti-abortion hardliners.
Operation Rescue, whose leadership overlaps with CMP’s, appears to be directing the entire campaign with the 26-year-old Daleiden as its public face."
WATCH: Out of control congressman badgers and interrupts Planned Parenthood head 19 times in 5 minutes
WATCH: Out of control congressman badgers and interrupts Planned Parenthood head 19 times in 5 minutes
"Appearing at the GOP-led witchhunt — coordinated between virulent anti-abortion extremists and hard right conservatives — Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards repeatedly came under attack from the Republican-dominated committee."
"Appearing at the GOP-led witchhunt — coordinated between virulent anti-abortion extremists and hard right conservatives — Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards repeatedly came under attack from the Republican-dominated committee."
Extremist Behind Bogus Planned Parenthood Videos Arrested Trying To Sneak Into Australia (VIDEO)
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/10/01/extremist-behind-bogus-planned-parenthood-videos-arrested-trying-to-sneak-into-australia-video/
"United Airlines is in hot water for allowing Newman to fly to Australia, in spite of the fact that his Visa was revoked by the government. Apparently allowing terrorists to fly into the country is a pretty big deal. The airline is subject to fines and other legal action on behalf of the Australian government."
"United Airlines is in hot water for allowing Newman to fly to Australia, in spite of the fact that his Visa was revoked by the government. Apparently allowing terrorists to fly into the country is a pretty big deal. The airline is subject to fines and other legal action on behalf of the Australian government."
Reminder: The GOP crusade against Planned Parenthood is built on outright lies
Reminder: The GOP crusade against Planned Parenthood is built on outright lies
"Now, in addition to the ongoing deceit, the Republicans are getting downright obnoxious about their behavior in these hearings, perhaps believing that if they’re petulant enough, they can distract their people from the falsehoods upon which their arguments rest."
"Now, in addition to the ongoing deceit, the Republicans are getting downright obnoxious about their behavior in these hearings, perhaps believing that if they’re petulant enough, they can distract their people from the falsehoods upon which their arguments rest."
Anti-Choice Leaders Blast GOP-Led Planned Parenthood Hearing As An Embarrassment
Anti-Choice Leaders Blast GOP-Led Planned Parenthood Hearing As An Embarrassment
"Rep. Chaffetz knowingly lies about a chart he had made"
"Rep. Chaffetz knowingly lies about a chart he had made"
Far-right’s choice for House Speaker is Duggar-allied religious fanatic called ‘Taliban Dan’
Far-right’s choice for House Speaker is Duggar-allied religious fanatic called ‘Taliban Dan’
"he is a follower of Bill Gothard and his Institute of Basic Life Principles (IBLP), which prescribes strict rules for the sexes and urges women to be submissive to their male family members in all things.
Writer Sarah Posner described Gothard’s views thusly:
“[S]ubmission is a central tenet of Gothard’s teachings. His evangelical critics have described the insular world of Gothard’s organization as “a culture of fear” and Gothard’s teachings as a “parody of patriarchalism,” the “basest form of male chauvinism I have ever heard in a Christian context,” and “anti-woman.” The core of Gothard’s authoritarian teachings is a chain of command of spiritual authority from God to the husband and father, who is responsible for seeing to his wife’s and children’s obedience in order to ensure their eternal salvation.
The Duggar family are followers of the IBLP and Gothard’s teachings, which place the blame for inappropriate male sexual behavior on women for not meeting the men’s needs properly, for tempting them unduly and for being the vessels through which evil enters the world."
"he is a follower of Bill Gothard and his Institute of Basic Life Principles (IBLP), which prescribes strict rules for the sexes and urges women to be submissive to their male family members in all things.
Writer Sarah Posner described Gothard’s views thusly:
“[S]ubmission is a central tenet of Gothard’s teachings. His evangelical critics have described the insular world of Gothard’s organization as “a culture of fear” and Gothard’s teachings as a “parody of patriarchalism,” the “basest form of male chauvinism I have ever heard in a Christian context,” and “anti-woman.” The core of Gothard’s authoritarian teachings is a chain of command of spiritual authority from God to the husband and father, who is responsible for seeing to his wife’s and children’s obedience in order to ensure their eternal salvation.
The Duggar family are followers of the IBLP and Gothard’s teachings, which place the blame for inappropriate male sexual behavior on women for not meeting the men’s needs properly, for tempting them unduly and for being the vessels through which evil enters the world."
Fiorina is a Pathological Liar: Here are Some of Her Claims and the Actual Facts
http://ringoffireradio.com/2015/09/27/fiorina-is-a-pathological-liar-here-are-some-of-her-claims-and-the-actual-fac/
"the hypocrisy of Fiorina is becoming clear along with the fact that she is a pathological liar."
"the hypocrisy of Fiorina is becoming clear along with the fact that she is a pathological liar."
Iranian Extremists and Republicans are Basically the Same Damn People
Iranian Extremists and Republicans are Basically the Same Damn People
"When you get right down to it, Iranian extremists and these far-right religious radical Republicans are the same type of people.
Both groups:
Believe society should be governed by a theocracy.
Oppose abortion, gay and women’s rights.
Use hostile anti-Iran/anti-U.S. rhetoric to stir up the sheep who follow them.
Use religion to manipulate people into supporting people in power who don’t have their best interests in mind.
Believe that their religion is the only acceptable one.
Fiercely oppose change or progressive ideas.
Often use aggressive pro-war rhetoric when discussing the nations or people they oppose.
Don’t want to see the Iran deal succeed."
"When you get right down to it, Iranian extremists and these far-right religious radical Republicans are the same type of people.
Both groups:
Believe society should be governed by a theocracy.
Oppose abortion, gay and women’s rights.
Use hostile anti-Iran/anti-U.S. rhetoric to stir up the sheep who follow them.
Use religion to manipulate people into supporting people in power who don’t have their best interests in mind.
Believe that their religion is the only acceptable one.
Fiercely oppose change or progressive ideas.
Often use aggressive pro-war rhetoric when discussing the nations or people they oppose.
Don’t want to see the Iran deal succeed."
Scott Walker: Back in the Saddle, Back to His Old ALEC Tricks
Scott Walker: Back in the Saddle, Back to His Old ALEC Tricks
"On the heels of Scott Walker abandoning his presidential bid, the Wisconsin governor is returning to the state and flipping through the old American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) playbook for ideas.
Walker comes back to Wisconsin with his approval at an all-time low. Following a sneak attack on the open records law, a plan to spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on a stadium for an NBA team co-owned by Walker's campaign finance co-chair, and mounting allegations of lawbreaking and political kickbacks at Walker's job creation agency (the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation), even Walker's longtime GOP supporters began to disapprove of the governor.
With his return to Wisconsin, some called on Walker to build bridges and mend fences.
Yet rather than reach across the aisle or put his weight behind broadly popular measures, Walker is returning to an old divide-and-conquer strategy: rally the far-right base by scapegoating public workers and pushing ALEC policies.
Just three days after ending his presidential run, Walker announced he was backing a plan to gut the state's civil service laws, a Progressive era-reform designed to safeguard against political patronage. Civil service laws provide a merit-based system for hiring (so employment isn't premised on political connections) and due process protections for firing (so public workers aren't fired for political reasons).
Walker's proposal reflects the ALEC "At Will Employment Act," which would eliminate civil service or other worker protections and (as the name suggests) make all employment at-will.
The elimination of civil service protections is particularly troubling in Wisconsin, because Walker justified the anti-union (and ALEC-inspired) Act 10 by claiming that public workers didn't need collective bargaining, since they would still be protected by civil service laws."
"On the heels of Scott Walker abandoning his presidential bid, the Wisconsin governor is returning to the state and flipping through the old American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) playbook for ideas.
Walker comes back to Wisconsin with his approval at an all-time low. Following a sneak attack on the open records law, a plan to spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on a stadium for an NBA team co-owned by Walker's campaign finance co-chair, and mounting allegations of lawbreaking and political kickbacks at Walker's job creation agency (the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation), even Walker's longtime GOP supporters began to disapprove of the governor.
With his return to Wisconsin, some called on Walker to build bridges and mend fences.
Yet rather than reach across the aisle or put his weight behind broadly popular measures, Walker is returning to an old divide-and-conquer strategy: rally the far-right base by scapegoating public workers and pushing ALEC policies.
Just three days after ending his presidential run, Walker announced he was backing a plan to gut the state's civil service laws, a Progressive era-reform designed to safeguard against political patronage. Civil service laws provide a merit-based system for hiring (so employment isn't premised on political connections) and due process protections for firing (so public workers aren't fired for political reasons).
Walker's proposal reflects the ALEC "At Will Employment Act," which would eliminate civil service or other worker protections and (as the name suggests) make all employment at-will.
The elimination of civil service protections is particularly troubling in Wisconsin, because Walker justified the anti-union (and ALEC-inspired) Act 10 by claiming that public workers didn't need collective bargaining, since they would still be protected by civil service laws."
It is time to get very afraid: Extremists, authoritarians now run the GOP — and no one can stop them
It is time to get very afraid: Extremists, authoritarians now run the GOP — and no one can stop them
"In 1968, Nixon made this Movement Conservative argument part of the established Republican Party when he resorted to the Southern Strategy. He expanded the villains’ list, too: he added to it grasping women, all minorities, and anti-war activists in the streets. They were all trying to destroy America.
Nixon’s people were purposely vague in their accusations—the administration’s favorite straw man was the murky “they” of “they say.” That unspecified “they” allowed Nixon’s people to preserve the illusion that they were describing facts. But President Ronald Reagan unhinged the rhetoric of Movement Conservatism even further from reality. He told folksy stories about Welfare Queens who stole tax dollars and hardworking individuals threatened by “a little intellectual elite in a far-distant Capitol.” When journalists fact-checked Reagan, he accused them of bias and rallied supporters against the “Liberal media.” And it played. In 1987, his administration ended the Fairness Doctrine that had required media to present facts and a wide range of opinions. This enabled Movement Conservatives to spew their worldview on talk radio and later television, railing against lazy blacks, women, minorities, workers and “Liberals,” all of whom were destroying America and holding the country back from regaining its former glory. And the more Movement Conservatives attacked, the more they weakened their enemies, and the more they despised them. Just as Hoffer had predicted.
By the time of the George W. Bush administration, Movement Conservatives controlled the Republican Party, and they abandoned reality in favor of their simple story line. A member of the Bush administration famously noted to journalist Ron Suskind that “the reality-based” view of the world was obsolete. “That’s not the way the world really works anymore,” this senior adviser to the president told Suskind. “When we act, we create our own reality.”
That is exactly what today’s Movement Conservatives are doing. After the last Republican debate, astonished observers noted that many of the candidates’ assertions were flat-out lies."
"In 1968, Nixon made this Movement Conservative argument part of the established Republican Party when he resorted to the Southern Strategy. He expanded the villains’ list, too: he added to it grasping women, all minorities, and anti-war activists in the streets. They were all trying to destroy America.
Nixon’s people were purposely vague in their accusations—the administration’s favorite straw man was the murky “they” of “they say.” That unspecified “they” allowed Nixon’s people to preserve the illusion that they were describing facts. But President Ronald Reagan unhinged the rhetoric of Movement Conservatism even further from reality. He told folksy stories about Welfare Queens who stole tax dollars and hardworking individuals threatened by “a little intellectual elite in a far-distant Capitol.” When journalists fact-checked Reagan, he accused them of bias and rallied supporters against the “Liberal media.” And it played. In 1987, his administration ended the Fairness Doctrine that had required media to present facts and a wide range of opinions. This enabled Movement Conservatives to spew their worldview on talk radio and later television, railing against lazy blacks, women, minorities, workers and “Liberals,” all of whom were destroying America and holding the country back from regaining its former glory. And the more Movement Conservatives attacked, the more they weakened their enemies, and the more they despised them. Just as Hoffer had predicted.
By the time of the George W. Bush administration, Movement Conservatives controlled the Republican Party, and they abandoned reality in favor of their simple story line. A member of the Bush administration famously noted to journalist Ron Suskind that “the reality-based” view of the world was obsolete. “That’s not the way the world really works anymore,” this senior adviser to the president told Suskind. “When we act, we create our own reality.”
That is exactly what today’s Movement Conservatives are doing. After the last Republican debate, astonished observers noted that many of the candidates’ assertions were flat-out lies."
The ‘Accomplishments’ Of John Boehner
http://samuel-warde.com/2015/09/the-accomplishments-of-john-boehner/
"A government shutdown in a failed attempt to defund the Affordable Care Act that cost America taxpayers $24 billion."
"A government shutdown in a failed attempt to defund the Affordable Care Act that cost America taxpayers $24 billion."
Republican Rep. Peter King: Boehner’s Exit Signals ‘The Crazies’ Have Taken Over the GOP (Video)
Republican Rep. Peter King: Boehner’s Exit Signals ‘The Crazies’ Have Taken Over the GOP (Video)
"There’s no other way to say it – it’s insanity which is taking over the Republican party. These are not people who care about reality, facts or even rational common sense – they’re crazy people who will destroy this country if we let them."
"There’s no other way to say it – it’s insanity which is taking over the Republican party. These are not people who care about reality, facts or even rational common sense – they’re crazy people who will destroy this country if we let them."
John Boehner Was Really Bad at His Job: Now Things Are About to Get Epically Worse @alternet
John Boehner Was Really Bad at His Job: Now Things Are About to Get Epically Worse @alternet
"the modern GOP has spent the last five decades courting those sentimentally opposed to its anti-slavery origins as “the Party of Lincoln,” and the last 10 years, at least, reviving the anti-immigrant sentiments on which the Know-nothings were founded. As confused as Boehner may be about his role, his responsibilities, his place in the order of things, it is only a small part of the much larger confusion that the GOP as a whole has been wallowing in for years—and, sadly, dragging the rest of America along with it."
"the modern GOP has spent the last five decades courting those sentimentally opposed to its anti-slavery origins as “the Party of Lincoln,” and the last 10 years, at least, reviving the anti-immigrant sentiments on which the Know-nothings were founded. As confused as Boehner may be about his role, his responsibilities, his place in the order of things, it is only a small part of the much larger confusion that the GOP as a whole has been wallowing in for years—and, sadly, dragging the rest of America along with it."
Florida Republican Suggests Misusing Voting Rights Act to Rig Elections
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/09/25/florida-republican-suggests-voting-rights-act-elections.html
"The fact that she tried to deliver the comments without reporters present revealed her awareness that what she was suggesting was unethical."
"The fact that she tried to deliver the comments without reporters present revealed her awareness that what she was suggesting was unethical."
How Big Pharma Is Price-Gouging You @alternet
How Big Pharma Is Price-Gouging You @alternet
"The United States stands out among wealthy countries in that we give drug companies patent monopolies on drugs that are essential for people’s health or lives and then allows them to charge whatever they want. Every other wealthy country has some system of price controls or negotiated prices where the government limits the extent to which drug companies can exploit the monopoly it has given them. The result is that we pay roughly twice as much for our drugs as the average for other wealthy countries. This additional cost is not associated with better care; we are just paying more for the same drugs."
"The United States stands out among wealthy countries in that we give drug companies patent monopolies on drugs that are essential for people’s health or lives and then allows them to charge whatever they want. Every other wealthy country has some system of price controls or negotiated prices where the government limits the extent to which drug companies can exploit the monopoly it has given them. The result is that we pay roughly twice as much for our drugs as the average for other wealthy countries. This additional cost is not associated with better care; we are just paying more for the same drugs."
The 4 Worst Things John Boehner Did As Speaker
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/09/25/3705592/4-things-john-boehner-did-as-speaker-that-make-us-cry/
"4. Boehner ran the least productive Congress in history. According to the Pew Research Center, Boehner ran the least productive Congress of all time. The organization found that the combined productivity of the 112th and 113th Congresses – in which Boehner served as speaker — was the lowest of any back-to-back Congresses on record. The 112th Congress, is considered the least productive in history"
"4. Boehner ran the least productive Congress in history. According to the Pew Research Center, Boehner ran the least productive Congress of all time. The organization found that the combined productivity of the 112th and 113th Congresses – in which Boehner served as speaker — was the lowest of any back-to-back Congresses on record. The 112th Congress, is considered the least productive in history"
'David Duke without the baggage' to run for House majority leader
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/25/1424856/--David-Duke-without-the-baggage-to-run-for-House-majority-leader
"If you can't quite place the name Steve Scalise, I'll make it easy for you: He's the member of House Republican leadership who spoke to a David Duke-founded white supremacist group in 2002, and before and after that accumulated quite the record of racially suspect votes in the state legislature"
"If you can't quite place the name Steve Scalise, I'll make it easy for you: He's the member of House Republican leadership who spoke to a David Duke-founded white supremacist group in 2002, and before and after that accumulated quite the record of racially suspect votes in the state legislature"
Carly Fiorina Responds With Outdated Information When Veteran Asks About Medical Marijuana
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/09/25/3705774/carly-fiorina-medical-marijuana/
"The issue was particularly personal to Van Winkle, a veteran and nurse who treats patients with PTSD"
"The issue was particularly personal to Van Winkle, a veteran and nurse who treats patients with PTSD"
The meritocracy is a lie: The wild myths that allow CEOs, hedge funders and the 1 percent to outearn us all
The meritocracy is a lie: The wild myths that allow CEOs, hedge funders and the 1 percent to outearn us all
"This fabricated logic is a substitute for clear thought. As I have shown, large corporations have increased their profits and stock prices through their influence over the basic rules of the “free market”—property, market power, contract, bankruptcy, and enforcement. A growing portion of the compensation of top corporate executives and Wall Street bankers, hedge-fund managers, and private-equity managers—who together constitute the majority of the top one-tenth of 1 percent of earners—turn on these rising profits and stock prices. To this must be added the political influence of corporate executives and Wall Street traders and managers over specific rules pertaining to fraud, conflicts of interest, insider trading, and limited liability, which also affect their compensation. An analysis of their after-tax incomes would reveal their growing influence over the effective tax rates they pay as well, but my focus here is on their more consequential and less understood roles in shaping the basic rules of the game. As I hope I make clear, the current incentives operating on the richest members of society are not at all necessary in order to get them to do the work they do, and those incentives do not in any meaningful way reflect the social value of their work relative to the value of the work that others do."
"This fabricated logic is a substitute for clear thought. As I have shown, large corporations have increased their profits and stock prices through their influence over the basic rules of the “free market”—property, market power, contract, bankruptcy, and enforcement. A growing portion of the compensation of top corporate executives and Wall Street bankers, hedge-fund managers, and private-equity managers—who together constitute the majority of the top one-tenth of 1 percent of earners—turn on these rising profits and stock prices. To this must be added the political influence of corporate executives and Wall Street traders and managers over specific rules pertaining to fraud, conflicts of interest, insider trading, and limited liability, which also affect their compensation. An analysis of their after-tax incomes would reveal their growing influence over the effective tax rates they pay as well, but my focus here is on their more consequential and less understood roles in shaping the basic rules of the game. As I hope I make clear, the current incentives operating on the richest members of society are not at all necessary in order to get them to do the work they do, and those incentives do not in any meaningful way reflect the social value of their work relative to the value of the work that others do."
Why Conservatives Are So Filled With Hate @alternet
Why Conservatives Are So Filled With Hate @alternet
"Racism runs deep in the Republican Party, as we have all learned, seven years into the presidency of Barack Obama."
"Racism runs deep in the Republican Party, as we have all learned, seven years into the presidency of Barack Obama."
Carly Fiorina’s $4 Billion Job Scam at Hewlett-Packard
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/23/carly-fiorina-s-4-billion-job-scam.html
"Instead, almost all of it was put into stock buybacks as a way of funneling cash to stockholders, these prominently including CEOs.
Never mind that the bill prohibited such buybacks."
"Instead, almost all of it was put into stock buybacks as a way of funneling cash to stockholders, these prominently including CEOs.
Never mind that the bill prohibited such buybacks."
Carly Fiorina Makes a Lot of Stuff Up About Everything
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/09/carly-fiorinas-revisionism-problem
"As it turns out, Fiorina's tendency to embellish—or altogether avoid—the facts goes back much farther than last week's debate."
"As it turns out, Fiorina's tendency to embellish—or altogether avoid—the facts goes back much farther than last week's debate."
Carly Fiorina’s despicable Planned Parenthood lies have gotten even worse
Carly Fiorina’s despicable Planned Parenthood lies have gotten even worse
"We know that Carly Fiorina blatantly lied to the whole country about her performance as head of Hewlett Packard in the GOP presidential primary debate a couple of weeks ago. Every fact check has proven her recitation of events to be false. This is part of a pattern."
"We know that Carly Fiorina blatantly lied to the whole country about her performance as head of Hewlett Packard in the GOP presidential primary debate a couple of weeks ago. Every fact check has proven her recitation of events to be false. This is part of a pattern."
Elizabeth Warren demolishes the myth of “trickle-down” economics: “That is going to destroy our country, unless we take our country back”
Elizabeth Warren demolishes the myth of “trickle-down” economics: “That is going to destroy our country, unless we take our country back”
"Warren went on to talk about inequalities caused by trickle-down economics which she says hasn’t trickled down to anyone. “What happened starting in 1980?” Warren asked. “Remember trickle-down economics?” she asked."
"Warren went on to talk about inequalities caused by trickle-down economics which she says hasn’t trickled down to anyone. “What happened starting in 1980?” Warren asked. “Remember trickle-down economics?” she asked."
Inhofe Responds To Pope's Call To Protect 'Our Common Home'
Inhofe Responds To Pope's Call To Protect 'Our Common Home'
"He ignores proven science in favor of the profitability of big oil. Inhofe is another selfish Republican who cares nothing for future generations, his own family included. He really missed the point of what Pope Francis so eloquently stated."
"He ignores proven science in favor of the profitability of big oil. Inhofe is another selfish Republican who cares nothing for future generations, his own family included. He really missed the point of what Pope Francis so eloquently stated."
The GOP Primary Has Turned Into Trolling for Anti-Mexican, Islamophobic and Birther Votes
The GOP Primary Has Turned Into Trolling for Anti-Mexican, Islamophobic and Birther Votes
"It's appalling to watch so many of the GOP presidential candidates try to outdo each other in trolling for racist and xenophobic votes by using the low-hanging fruit of bigotry."
"It's appalling to watch so many of the GOP presidential candidates try to outdo each other in trolling for racist and xenophobic votes by using the low-hanging fruit of bigotry."
The GOP Hates Obama: Why? Because Despite Trying to Destroy Him, Check Out His Accomplishments
http://ringoffireradio.com/2015/09/24/the-gop-hates-obama-why-because-despite-trying-to-destroy-him-check-out-these-facts-of-his-accomplishment/
"Are they looking to return to the George Bush era when our country was on the brink of economic disaster, embroiled in endless conflict in the middle east? Are they longing for higher unemployment rates, higher fuel prices, greater numbers of uninsured Americans, lower GDP?
During the Bush administration, the unemployment rate had climbed as high as 7.8 percent. As of August of this year, it is down to 5.1 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Fuel prices peaked at an all-time high of $4.12 per gallon in July of 2008, under George Bush. As of this month, under President Obama, the price of gasoline is down to an average of $2.28 per gallon.
Under President Bush, the uninsured rate was above 14 percent. With the adoption of the Affordable Care Act and the victory of one of President Obama’s staple programs, that rate is down to 9.2 percent.
Under George W. Bush, the GDP came to a screeching halt, dropping to -0.03 percent. That means the economy was shrinking under President Bush. Under Barack Obama, the GDP had reached 3.7 percent as of July.
So what are Republicans longing for? Nothing really. They just don’t want a black, Democrat being president, and they are willing to have the entire country regress in order to see their white, bigot, racist friends back in power."
"Are they looking to return to the George Bush era when our country was on the brink of economic disaster, embroiled in endless conflict in the middle east? Are they longing for higher unemployment rates, higher fuel prices, greater numbers of uninsured Americans, lower GDP?
During the Bush administration, the unemployment rate had climbed as high as 7.8 percent. As of August of this year, it is down to 5.1 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Fuel prices peaked at an all-time high of $4.12 per gallon in July of 2008, under George Bush. As of this month, under President Obama, the price of gasoline is down to an average of $2.28 per gallon.
Under President Bush, the uninsured rate was above 14 percent. With the adoption of the Affordable Care Act and the victory of one of President Obama’s staple programs, that rate is down to 9.2 percent.
Under George W. Bush, the GDP came to a screeching halt, dropping to -0.03 percent. That means the economy was shrinking under President Bush. Under Barack Obama, the GDP had reached 3.7 percent as of July.
So what are Republicans longing for? Nothing really. They just don’t want a black, Democrat being president, and they are willing to have the entire country regress in order to see their white, bigot, racist friends back in power."
Fiorina Scammed the Govt. out of $4 Billion: Used Money to Buy Back Stock During Massive HP Layoffs
http://ringoffireradio.com/2015/09/24/fiorina-scammed-the-government-out-of-4-billion-and-used-the-money-in-stock-buyback-during-massive-hp-layoffs/
"The tax savings was meant for companies to reinvest in a way that would create jobs. It specifically prohibited stock repurchasing. Fiorina used $4.3 billion to buy back HP stock, while firing 14,500 employees. Many other companies did the same thing."
"The tax savings was meant for companies to reinvest in a way that would create jobs. It specifically prohibited stock repurchasing. Fiorina used $4.3 billion to buy back HP stock, while firing 14,500 employees. Many other companies did the same thing."
Breaking: Carly Fiorina and HP Scammed Taxpayers Out Of $4 Billion
http://www.occupydemocrats.com/breaking-carly-fiorina-and-hp-scammed-taxpayers-out-of-4-billion/
"Under Fiorina, Hewlett-Packard heavily lobbied the U.S. government for a tax holiday – the Homeland Investment Act of 2004. Piteous moaning about the burden of having to pay corporate taxes and how it was restricting them from creating jobs was met with open arms by the George W. Bush Administration, which bent over backwards for the oligarchs and gave them a tax break on money earned overseas. Their tax rate was dropped from 35% to 5.25%, and HP saved $4.3 billion dollars.
Fiorina then decided that her personal finances were more important than the workers of her company or even the health of the company herself, and poured four billion dollars into stock buybacks, where a company artificially inflates its own stock by putting its own money into it, funneling the profits directly to Fiorina and the shareholders- which was specifically prohibited in the tax holiday bill in the first place."
"Under Fiorina, Hewlett-Packard heavily lobbied the U.S. government for a tax holiday – the Homeland Investment Act of 2004. Piteous moaning about the burden of having to pay corporate taxes and how it was restricting them from creating jobs was met with open arms by the George W. Bush Administration, which bent over backwards for the oligarchs and gave them a tax break on money earned overseas. Their tax rate was dropped from 35% to 5.25%, and HP saved $4.3 billion dollars.
Fiorina then decided that her personal finances were more important than the workers of her company or even the health of the company herself, and poured four billion dollars into stock buybacks, where a company artificially inflates its own stock by putting its own money into it, funneling the profits directly to Fiorina and the shareholders- which was specifically prohibited in the tax holiday bill in the first place."
Mathematician Suspicious of Election Fraud Hires Lawyer to Force Kansas to Hand Over Voting Records @alternet
Mathematician Suspicious of Election Fraud Hires Lawyer to Force Kansas to Hand Over Voting Records @alternet
"Confirming a theory initially reported by two other statisticians in 2012 [PDF], Clarkson has found that computer-reported results from larger precincts in the state, with more than 500 voters, show a “consistent” statistical increase in votes for the Republican candidates in general elections (and even a similar increase for establishment GOP candidates versus ‘Tea Party’ challengers during Republican primaries)"
"Confirming a theory initially reported by two other statisticians in 2012 [PDF], Clarkson has found that computer-reported results from larger precincts in the state, with more than 500 voters, show a “consistent” statistical increase in votes for the Republican candidates in general elections (and even a similar increase for establishment GOP candidates versus ‘Tea Party’ challengers during Republican primaries)"
Florida Lawmaker Reveals Plan To Defeat Black Democrat By Packing District With Inmates
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/09/24/3705270/florida-prison-gerrymandering/
"Brown, a longtime member of the Congressional Black Caucus and Progressive Caucus, represents a district that courts have found has already been unconstitutionally gerrymandered, by drawing a snake-shaped district that packed in voters of color, making the surrounding districts more white and conservative. Brown has protested the new proposed version of her district, in part because it includes 18 prisons filled with people unable to cast a ballot.
Lawmakers are currently in the process of fix the voting maps, attempting to obey an order from the Florida Supreme Court that they not be drawn to benefit any particular political party. But some are resisting that mandate, arguing that it’s a violation of their First Amendment rights. Two Republican Party chairmen have sued the state, claiming the anti-gerrymandering law infringed on their right to free expression."
"Brown, a longtime member of the Congressional Black Caucus and Progressive Caucus, represents a district that courts have found has already been unconstitutionally gerrymandered, by drawing a snake-shaped district that packed in voters of color, making the surrounding districts more white and conservative. Brown has protested the new proposed version of her district, in part because it includes 18 prisons filled with people unable to cast a ballot.
Lawmakers are currently in the process of fix the voting maps, attempting to obey an order from the Florida Supreme Court that they not be drawn to benefit any particular political party. But some are resisting that mandate, arguing that it’s a violation of their First Amendment rights. Two Republican Party chairmen have sued the state, claiming the anti-gerrymandering law infringed on their right to free expression."
GOPer Caught On Tape Explaining How She’ll Redistrict Black Democratic Colleague Out Of Office (AUDIO)
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/09/23/goper-caught-on-tape-explaining-how-shell-redistrict-black-democratic-colleague-out-of-office-audio/
"Rep. Janet Adkins was at a private gathering during a meeting of the Republican Party of Florida. Rather than focus on things like plugging the numerous holes in the Republican sinking ship, Adkins was hatching a plan to steal the election instead. According to tapes secretly recorded and leaked to POLITICO, Adkins wanted to kick long-time liberal congresswoman Corrine Brown out of office by carefully redrawing her district to include as many prisons as possible. Prisoners, you may recall, cannot vote. But first, she made everyone swear that there were no reporters in the room that would rat on her."
"Rep. Janet Adkins was at a private gathering during a meeting of the Republican Party of Florida. Rather than focus on things like plugging the numerous holes in the Republican sinking ship, Adkins was hatching a plan to steal the election instead. According to tapes secretly recorded and leaked to POLITICO, Adkins wanted to kick long-time liberal congresswoman Corrine Brown out of office by carefully redrawing her district to include as many prisons as possible. Prisoners, you may recall, cannot vote. But first, she made everyone swear that there were no reporters in the room that would rat on her."
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