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Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Palin, Cruz Use Veterans For Their Own Agenda
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Top Lines: Cruz And His Confederates
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Read This One Document If You Want To Understand Why Republicans Followed Ted Cruz Off A Cliff
Read This One Document If You Want To Understand Why Republicans Followed Ted Cruz Off A Cliff: Together, the Republicans who believe that Obama's banishing God and those who believe he's banished liberty make up the most dangerous of armies -- the kind that believes it must fight to the end or be vanquished completely. And Ted Cruz is the general leading them to their last stand.
Monday, October 14, 2013
Get Nervous: The Fate of the Country Is in John Boehner’s Hands | Alternet
Get Nervous: The Fate of the Country Is in John Boehner’s Hands | Alternet
"With a Senate deal imminent, the speaker has a choice to make: His job or our economy. He could go either way."
"With a Senate deal imminent, the speaker has a choice to make: His job or our economy. He could go either way."
Chicken Plant Spreading Salmonella, Agriculture Department Powerless to Stop Them | Alternet
Chicken Plant Spreading Salmonella, Agriculture Department Powerless to Stop Them | Alternet
"A 2001 court decision crippled the federal government's ability to shut down food plants that are sickening people."
"A 2001 court decision crippled the federal government's ability to shut down food plants that are sickening people."
Crazy Larry Klayman Joins Melee At White House, Demands Obama Put Down Koran, Surrender
Crazy Larry Klayman Joins Melee At White House, Demands Obama Put Down Koran, Surrender
"Klayman's funding comes from billionaire Sheldon Adelson, who has some serious legal problems right now. Adelson seems to have no problem with this kind of dangerous and violent rhetoric from Klayman, especially if it means he can duck federal charges."
"Klayman's funding comes from billionaire Sheldon Adelson, who has some serious legal problems right now. Adelson seems to have no problem with this kind of dangerous and violent rhetoric from Klayman, especially if it means he can duck federal charges."
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Tea Partiers March To White House To Protest Monument Shutdown They Caused
Tea Partiers March To White House To Protest Monument Shutdown They Caused
"Yeah, really great form there, teaBirchers. I think it's great that you're outside the White House protesting with a Confederate flag. Sort of highlights all the racism pouring out of you onto the airwaves quite nicely. Kudos to CNN for covering their backsides by keeping the shot aimed straight in and missing that little piece."
"Yeah, really great form there, teaBirchers. I think it's great that you're outside the White House protesting with a Confederate flag. Sort of highlights all the racism pouring out of you onto the airwaves quite nicely. Kudos to CNN for covering their backsides by keeping the shot aimed straight in and missing that little piece."
Debunking GOP Shutdown Myth Machine
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Duffy's 'Small Ask': Disregard Democracy | Common Dreams
Duffy's 'Small Ask': Disregard Democracy | Common Dreams
"It was a proposal that the results of the most recent national elections be set aside so that the losing party could implement its agenda."
"It was a proposal that the results of the most recent national elections be set aside so that the losing party could implement its agenda."
Eric Cantor Given Total Control Of House In Late Night Rule Change By GOP (VIDEO)
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"In the dead of night before the shutdown, the Republicans forced through a rule change, one which effectively handed over control of the government over to one man, Eric Cantor. You see, under the rules of the house, the members of the house had the ability to put the Senate resolution to a vote in the house. However, the rule change pushed through in the dead of night without any oversight or debate instead put the authority to proceed into the hands of the majority leader in the house, Eric Cantor. This is the same Eric Cantor who is known for having gutted anti-corruption and bribery legislation. And now, he runs the show. Even House Speaker John Boehner can not bring it up to a vote."
"In the dead of night before the shutdown, the Republicans forced through a rule change, one which effectively handed over control of the government over to one man, Eric Cantor. You see, under the rules of the house, the members of the house had the ability to put the Senate resolution to a vote in the house. However, the rule change pushed through in the dead of night without any oversight or debate instead put the authority to proceed into the hands of the majority leader in the house, Eric Cantor. This is the same Eric Cantor who is known for having gutted anti-corruption and bribery legislation. And now, he runs the show. Even House Speaker John Boehner can not bring it up to a vote."
Saturday, October 12, 2013
House Dems Try To Pass Discharge Petition While GOP Obstructs
House Dems Try To Pass Discharge Petition While GOP Obstructs
"Of course, the House GOP changed the rules last week to prevent anyone who wasn't the Speaker from bringing the petition up for a vote."
"Of course, the House GOP changed the rules last week to prevent anyone who wasn't the Speaker from bringing the petition up for a vote."
The Republican Party is Now Historically Unpopular
The Republican Party is Now Historically Unpopular
"By eight percentage points and with only one year until midterm elections, Americans say they prefer a Democratic-controlled Congress to one controlled by the GOP."
"By eight percentage points and with only one year until midterm elections, Americans say they prefer a Democratic-controlled Congress to one controlled by the GOP."
The Tea Party Disconnect From Reality
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Americans Hate The Shutdown, Blaming The GOP
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Friday, October 11, 2013
Robert Reich to Tea Party: Americans Don't Like Traitors to Our System of Government | Alternet
Robert Reich to Tea Party: Americans Don't Like Traitors to Our System of Government | Alternet
"By using tactics perceived to violate that system, the Tea Partiers have overplayed their hand. If they don’t stop their recklessness, they’ll be out of the game."
"By using tactics perceived to violate that system, the Tea Partiers have overplayed their hand. If they don’t stop their recklessness, they’ll be out of the game."
Hypocrites! Corporate Leaders Bemoan the Default Crisis Created by Tea Partiers They Funded | Alternet
Hypocrites! Corporate Leaders Bemoan the Default Crisis Created by Tea Partiers They Funded | Alternet
"Yes, the frightened corporate leaders surely know how this happened -- because their money funded the tea party candidates and organizations responsible for the crisis."
"Yes, the frightened corporate leaders surely know how this happened -- because their money funded the tea party candidates and organizations responsible for the crisis."
Public Opinion Of GOP Plummets
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Surprise! Americans Miss Their Government
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The GOP: From "Permanent Republican Majority" to Permanent Minority Government
The GOP: From "Permanent Republican Majority" to Permanent Minority Government
"The Republican Party has now clearly recognized that a) the demographics of the nation are working against them, while at the same time b) their ability to cover up what their real agenda is is diminishing.
And so, created by such organizations as the Koch Brothers-plus innocent-sounding American Legislative Exchange Council, Rove's rather crude cheat-the-vote and manipulate-the-voters program has been replaced"
"The Republican Party has now clearly recognized that a) the demographics of the nation are working against them, while at the same time b) their ability to cover up what their real agenda is is diminishing.
And so, created by such organizations as the Koch Brothers-plus innocent-sounding American Legislative Exchange Council, Rove's rather crude cheat-the-vote and manipulate-the-voters program has been replaced"
False Equivalence: How So-Called 'Balance" Makes the Media Dangerously Dumb | Alternet
False Equivalence: How So-Called 'Balance" Makes the Media Dangerously Dumb | Alternet
"Let us state this unequivocally: false equivalency – the practice of giving equal media time and space to demonstrably invalid positions for the sake of supposed reportorial balance – is dishonest, pernicious and cowardly."
"Let us state this unequivocally: false equivalency – the practice of giving equal media time and space to demonstrably invalid positions for the sake of supposed reportorial balance – is dishonest, pernicious and cowardly."
How Factory Farming And The Government Shutdown Collided To Create A Serious Public Health Issue
How Factory Farming And The Government Shutdown Collided To Create A Serious Public Health Issue: More people than usual are landing in the hospital with salmonella. The meat industry is to blame, and the government shutdown isn't helping either.
A Mom's Message To John Boehner And Ted Cruz
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The Sad Story Of Cruz's Sidekick, Mike Lee
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Veterans Affairs Running Out Of Money Over Shutdown
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GOP In Danger Of Splitting Into Two Parties?
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The Eight Craziest Things Ted Cruz Said Today
The Eight Craziest Things Ted Cruz Said Today: "The Republican Party is in free-fall, thanks in large part to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). Just over a week after Cruz successfully pushed House Republicans to shut down the government in a effort to defund the Affordable Care Act, an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll found just 24 percent of the country has a favorable view of the GOP and even less think well of the Tea Party. A larger portion of Americans blame Republicans for the shutdown than the portion that blamed Gingrich’s Republicans for shutting down the government in 1995-96. If a House election were held today, Democrats would win the popular vote by a 47 to 39 margin — all but ensuring that Nancy Pelosi would regain the speaker’s gavel."
There Is a Vast Oligarch Conspiracy Afoot to Destroy the Retirement Plans of Millions of Workers | Alternet
There Is a Vast Oligarch Conspiracy Afoot to Destroy the Retirement Plans of Millions of Workers | Alternet
"Engineered by billionaire former Enron trader John Arnold, championed by seemingly nonpartisan groups like the Pew Charitable Trusts and operating in states throughout America, this plot is not designed to strengthen pensions or to save taxpayer money, as its proponents claim. It is designed to slash public employees' guaranteed retirement income in order to both protect states' corporate welfare and, in some cases, enrich Wall Street."
"Engineered by billionaire former Enron trader John Arnold, championed by seemingly nonpartisan groups like the Pew Charitable Trusts and operating in states throughout America, this plot is not designed to strengthen pensions or to save taxpayer money, as its proponents claim. It is designed to slash public employees' guaranteed retirement income in order to both protect states' corporate welfare and, in some cases, enrich Wall Street."
How Talk Radio and Fox News Brainwashed My Dad | Alternet
How Talk Radio and Fox News Brainwashed My Dad | Alternet
"Jen Senko is a filmmaker who watched in horror as her father slowly came to believe the extreme right-wing lies of Rush Limbaugh and other conservative media mavens. Now she’s making a documentary about it calledThe Brainwashing of My Dad."
"Jen Senko is a filmmaker who watched in horror as her father slowly came to believe the extreme right-wing lies of Rush Limbaugh and other conservative media mavens. Now she’s making a documentary about it calledThe Brainwashing of My Dad."
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Koch Brothers Prove Their Power Over GOP
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GOP Denies Serious Impact Of Default
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Blizzard Proves Tea Party Dangers
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Moo-ving The Mold For Higher Worker Wages
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Conservatives Thumb Their Noses At Constitutional Duties
Conservatives Thumb Their Noses At Constitutional Duties
"By pushing us closer and closer to the edge of the debt ceiling abyss, Congressional Republicans may already be in violation of the 14th amendment. It's time to remind them that they don't get to pick and choose the parts of the Constitution they like. The entire document applies to their actions in this debacle, and they should be held accountable."
"By pushing us closer and closer to the edge of the debt ceiling abyss, Congressional Republicans may already be in violation of the 14th amendment. It's time to remind them that they don't get to pick and choose the parts of the Constitution they like. The entire document applies to their actions in this debacle, and they should be held accountable."
PERRspectives: There is No Debt Crisis. There Should No Debt Ceiling Deal for the GOP.
PERRspectives: There is No Debt Crisis. There Should No Debt Ceiling Deal for the GOP.
"After slashing $2.5 trillion from the next decade's red ink in just the past two years, the U.S. national debt as a percentage of the American economy has stabilized. It is worth noting that only about a quarter of the deficit reduction comes from new revenues. (If all of the Bush tax cuts had been allowed to expire as part of January's fiscal cliff deal, U.S. debt would plummet from around 70 to about 50 percent of GDP.) May's 2013 deficit projection was now $642 billion,half the level Barack Obama faced on the day he first took the oath of office in 2009. As the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) explained just last month, for the next decade U.S. national debt will remain at sustainable, stable levels"
"After slashing $2.5 trillion from the next decade's red ink in just the past two years, the U.S. national debt as a percentage of the American economy has stabilized. It is worth noting that only about a quarter of the deficit reduction comes from new revenues. (If all of the Bush tax cuts had been allowed to expire as part of January's fiscal cliff deal, U.S. debt would plummet from around 70 to about 50 percent of GDP.) May's 2013 deficit projection was now $642 billion,half the level Barack Obama faced on the day he first took the oath of office in 2009. As the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) explained just last month, for the next decade U.S. national debt will remain at sustainable, stable levels"
Keeping The Government Shut Down For Six More Weeks Would Cost Billions, Devastate Critical Programs
Keeping The Government Shut Down For Six More Weeks Would Cost Billions, Devastate Critical Programs: If the shutdown lasts into November, the costs will accelerate and many programs will run out of funding.
Google: Doing Evil with ALEC | Common Dreams
Google: Doing Evil with ALEC | Common Dreams
"Google Inc. is now aligned with the notorious ALEC.
"Google Inc. is now aligned with the notorious ALEC.
Quietly, Google has joined ALEC -- the American Legislative Exchange Council -- the shadowy corporate alliance that pushes odious laws through state legislatures."
GOP Governor May Expand Medicaid By Executive Order After Facing Opposition From His Own Party
GOP Governor May Expand Medicaid By Executive Order After Facing Opposition From His Own Party: “We continue to explore all our options and just want to get this done," said a spokesman for Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R).
GOP's Big Money Backers Sow Party Confusion
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