Saturday, March 31, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
What Everyone Should Know About Trayvon Martin (1995-2012)
What Everyone Should Know About Trayvon Martin (1995-2012): pOn February 26, 2012, a 17-year-old African-American named Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in Sanford, Florida. The shooter was George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old white man. (Zimmerman was described by the police as white. According to his family he is also Hispanic.) Zimmerman admits killing Martin, but claims he was acting in self-defense. Weeks after [...]/p
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Outside Conservative Conference, Wisconsinites Protest Ryan Budget And GOP Attempt To Dismantle Health Care Reform
Outside Conservative Conference, Wisconsinites Protest Ryan Budget And GOP Attempt To Dismantle Health Care Reform: pOutside the conservative corporate front group Americans For Prosperity’s Milwaukee convention this morning, Wisconsinities gathered to protest the Ryan budget and Republican opposition to health care reform. The Grim Reaper was among the protestors, holding a sign that read, “Only a grim reaper can be excited about fewer people getting healthcare.” Protest organizer Robert Kraig [...]/p
Friday, March 23, 2012
Why Seniors Could Pay $5,900 More for Health Care Under the Republican Budget
Why Seniors Could Pay $5,900 More for Health Care Under the Republican Budget: pOur guest blogger is Topher Spiro, the Managing Director of Health Policy at the Center for American Progress. Earlier this week the Center for American Progress released an analysis of the Republican budget’s Medicare plan, which would provide vouchers to beneficiaries to purchase either a private health insurance plan or the traditional Medicare plan. We [...]/p
Angela Davis Are Prisons Obsolete.pdf - 4shared.com - document sharing - download
Angela Davis Are Prisons Obsolete.pdf - 4shared.com - document sharing - download: Angela Davis Are Prisons Obsolete.pdf
U.S. Intel Study: Water Shortages To Fuel Instability
U.S. Intel Study: Water Shortages To Fuel Instability: pBloomberg reports that a new report from the Director of National Intelligence — drafted primarily by the Defense Intelligence Agency — that is to be released today finds that competition for increasingly scarce water resources over the next 10 years in will fuel instability in regions such as South Asia and the Middle East. “Many [...]/p~~~~thinkprogress.org~~~~
FLASHBACK: Rove After Bin Laden Raid: ‘Obama Did A Remarkable Job Of Leadership. It Was A Very Tough Decision’
FLASHBACK: Rove After Bin Laden Raid: ‘Obama Did A Remarkable Job Of Leadership. It Was A Very Tough Decision’: pYesterday, former top President George W. Bush adviser Karl Rove published an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal lamenting that the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden was regarded as an “epic achievement,” and stating that “Obama did what virtually any commander in chief would have done in the same situation.” “Even President [...]/p~~~~thinkprogress.org~~~~
THE GOP: A ONE HUNDRED YEAR RECORD OF SWINDLING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Who says fascism hasn't arrived ?
The other day I read a post or comment (I'm not sure which)that stated we are not even close to becoming a fascist nation ! I disagree ! Starting with the Supreme courts decision to turn Corporations into living breathing people the GOP's march to trample civil rights began in earnest.Laws against the rights of Woman are being violated in many States (GOP infested States that is) Veterans,young protesters both male and female are brutalized by police ,not in an isolated city or two but all over the Country.The U.S.Govt.has passed law's that inhibit a protest near political gatherings that are protected by Secret Service.The list is endless and growing so fast it's hard to keep pace.Just today I saw a photo of an out of control cop kicking a young woman in the face.Think for a moment if they are so out of control what they would do in a blind rage ? How about that guard or whatever he is that sprayed those students with pepper spray when they were sitting on the ground protesting in a non violent manner , suppose for a minute he was given the go ahead to use a firearm ? Do you think he would have hesitated ? I don't ! Now I'm finding out that laws are being passed all over the Country to levy exorbitant fines for protest's or gatherings,laws to make protesting a felony with prison terms of up to ten years. Any day now I expect to find out that what I wrote in this post will send me to jail.When are we going to realise" This is real "
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
ESTIMATE: At Least 48 Million Could Become Uninsured Under Paul Ryan’s Budget
ESTIMATE: At Least 48 Million Could Become Uninsured Under Paul Ryan’s Budget: pSince Paul Ryan’s new budget eliminates $1.5 trillion from the Affordable Care Act, cuts $770 billion from Medicaid and reduces Medicare spending by $200 billion, Ezra Klein points out that “it would be very interesting to see an estimate of the uninsured population under Ryan’s budget.” The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of Ryan’s plan [...]/p~~~~thinkprogress.org~~~~
Monday, March 19, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Video- MTP: Even John McCain Says Stop War on Women
Video- MTP: Even John McCain Says Stop War on Women~~~~thepoliticalcarnival.net~~~~
29 Wisconsin judges signed Gov. Scott Walker recall petitions
29 Wisconsin judges signed Gov. Scott Walker recall petitions~~~~thepoliticalcarnival.net~~~~
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Taliban? Talibangelical? They Both Hate Women
Taliban? Talibangelical? They Both Hate Women~~~~politicususa.com~~~~
The Immoral Minority: Al Sharpton expresses amazement that Sarah Palin i...
The Immoral Minority: Al Sharpton expresses amazement that Sarah Palin i...: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Yep the woman is a joke. A very BAD joke.
Proposed Poultry Inspection Rule Could Privatize Food Safety, Lead To Higher Rates Of Contamination
Proposed Poultry Inspection Rule Could Privatize Food Safety, Lead To Higher Rates Of Contamination: pFood safety advocacy groups are fighting a proposed rule that would allow private companies to assume some of the food inspection duties currently handled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service currently oversees all poultry for blemishes and defects before the carcasses are fully processed, but under the new [...]/p~~~~thinkprogress.org~~~~
Florida Doles Out Billions In Corporate Tax Breaks While Slashing College Funding And Laying Off Thousands
Florida Doles Out Billions In Corporate Tax Breaks While Slashing College Funding And Laying Off Thousands: pFlorida’s GOP dominated legislature, along with Republican Gov. Rick Scott, has already decided that it would be prudent to pay for a corporate tax break by slashing the state’s unemployment insurance program, even though one of Scott’s aides admitted that the tax break likely wouldn’t create jobs. And evidently thinking that Florida’s problem was not [...]/p~~~~thinkprogress.org~~~~
Mitch McConnell Votes Against Highway Bill He Said He’d Work To Pass
Mitch McConnell Votes Against Highway Bill He Said He’d Work To Pass: pIn early March, the Laborers’ International Union of America launched a radio and mail ad campaign aimed at prodding Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) to pass the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, a highway and transportation bill. Their ads, focused on Kentucky [...]/p~~~~thinkprogress.org~~~~
Analyst: Federal Regulator Is Using Seriously Flawed Study To Deny Homeowners Mortgage Aid
Analyst: Federal Regulator Is Using Seriously Flawed Study To Deny Homeowners Mortgage Aid: pProgressive Democrats in Congress have been calling for President Obama to fire Edward DeMarco, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, for DeMarco’s refusal to grant government sponsored mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac the ability to write down mortgages on a wide scale. As the regulator of Fannie and Freddie, it is [...]/p~~~~thinkprogress.org~~~~
Video Overnight Thread- Sarah Palin versus Julianne Moore
Video Overnight Thread- Sarah Palin versus Julianne Moore~~~~thepoliticalcarnival.net~~~~
Cartoons of the Day- GOP Still Hating
Cartoons of the Day- GOP Still Hating~~~~thepoliticalcarnival.net~~~~
Friday, March 16, 2012
A South Carolina Teacher’s Been Suspended for Reading ‘Ender’s Game’ to His Class
A South Carolina Teacher’s Been Suspended for Reading ‘Ender’s Game’ to His Class: pThis is just insane: A middle school teacher who read to his students from Ender’s Game is on “administrative leave” because a parent complained to the school that Orson Scott Card’s classic novel is “pornographic.” The parent also went to the local police, who have not yet pressed criminal charges against the teacher, according to [...]/p~~~~thinkprogress.org~~~~
Occupy Protester Suffers Serious Eye Injury After Cops Fire Grenades
Occupy Protester Suffers Serious Eye Injury After Cops Fire Grenades~~~~occupyamerica.crooksandliars.com~~~~
SWAT Team Raids Occupy Miami Safehouse: This is What Democracy Looks Like?
SWAT Team Raids Occupy Miami Safehouse: This is What Democracy Looks Like?~~~~occupyamerica.crooksandliars.com~~~~
Lawyer: Scott Olsen Intentionally Shot By Beanbag
Lawyer: Scott Olsen Intentionally Shot By Beanbag~~~~occupyamerica.crooksandliars.com
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Obama: Clean Energy Critics ‘Probably Would Have Been Founding Members Of The Flat Earth Society’
Obama: Clean Energy Critics ‘Probably Would Have Been Founding Members Of The Flat Earth Society’: pPresident Barack Obama called out the critics of a clean energy future in his fourth energy speech in as many weeks. He laid out plans for reducing America’s dependence on fossil fuels, while knocking politicians (aka Newt Gingrich) who “start acting like they can wave a magic wand and you’ll have cheap gas forever.” Obama [...]/p~~~~thinkprogress.org~~~~
Ken Solin: Respect Between Fathers and Sons
Ken Solin: Respect Between Fathers and Sons~~~~www.huffingtonpost.com~~~~
Buried Alive Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Buried Alive Cruel and Unusual Punishment~~~~www.veteranstoday.com~~~~
The Immoral Minority: Perhaps my favorite part of the movie Game Change....
The Immoral Minority: Perhaps my favorite part of the movie Game Change....: I don't know about all of you, but FINALLY seeing somebody shut that nasty woman down was exhilarating. Damn, no WONDER she hates Steve...
The Immoral Minority: In November 2008 e-mail Ted Nugent explains that P...
The Immoral Minority: In November 2008 e-mail Ted Nugent explains that P...: After the excitement of Game Change started to taper off I decided to take another look at those Palin e-mails. I immediately stumble...
New Hampshire House Passes A Bill That Falsely Claims Abortion Causes Breast Cancer
New Hampshire House Passes A Bill That Falsely Claims Abortion Causes Breast Cancer: pAcross the nation, lawmakers are debating several different anti-abortion bills seeking to make it more difficult for women to have an abortion. One tactic is “informed consent” measures that require women to be given information before an abortion — even if they do not want that information or getting it would violate medical guidelines. Now, [...]/p
The Immoral Minority: Picture of President Obama terrified over debate c...
The Immoral Minority: Picture of President Obama terrified over debate c...: Oh yeah, I am going to have a LOT of fun with this picture. The idea of Palin debating Obama actually did make ME laugh so hard that I w...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Romney: ‘We’re Going To Get Rid Of’ Planned Parenthood
Romney: ‘We’re Going To Get Rid Of’ Planned Parenthood: pLast year, Mitt Romney supported a Republican plan to eliminate federal funding to Planned Parenthood — a battle that almost shut down the government. And his support for this idea has not faded. Yesterday, Mitt Romney told a local TV reporter in Missouri that he would “get rid of” Planned Parenthood, among other programs, to [...]/p
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
How Federal Budget Cuts Could Devastate Low-Income Children
How Federal Budget Cuts Could Devastate Low-Income Children: pFamilies that depend on government assistance face countless threats, but a new study from the Urban Institute shows just how devastating budget cuts could be to America’s poorest families. According to the report, as of 2009, low-income children received 70 percent of government funding for children — a respectable portion of overall federal spending dedicated [...]/p
Allen West Says Future Republican President Should Get Credit For Today’s Stock Market Gains
Allen West Says Future Republican President Should Get Credit For Today’s Stock Market Gains: pAs the improving economy has robbed conservatives of the chief talking points against President Obama, some have resorted to creative explanations for the upswing that avoids giving any credit to the current occupant of the Oval Office. Tea Party darling Rep. Allen West (R-FL) employed this tactic recently, wondering if “someone [is] playing around” with [...]/p~~~~thinkprogress.org~~~~
The Immoral Minority: Steve Schmidt: “I think the notion of Sarah Palin ...
The Immoral Minority: Steve Schmidt: “I think the notion of Sarah Palin ...: An absolutely MUST SEE discussion with Steve Schmidt about movie Game Change on Morning Joe today. (Make sure to watch until the end.) (H...
Monday, March 12, 2012
Ohio Bill Would Require Men Submit Affidavit From Sex Partner Confirming Impotence Before Receiving Viagra
Ohio Bill Would Require Men Submit Affidavit From Sex Partner Confirming Impotence Before Receiving Viagra: pAn Ohio State Senator is turning the tables on men seeking to regulate women’s access to reproductive health. Sen. Nina Turner (D-Cleveland) has introduced legislation regulating men’s access to erectile dysfunction drugs. The Dayton Daily News has the details: Before getting a prescription for Viagra or other erectile dysfunction drugs, men would have to see [...]/p
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Saturday, March 10, 2012
CEOs Of Tax Dodging Corporations Push Congress To Cut Corporate Tax Rates
CEOs Of Tax Dodging Corporations Push Congress To Cut Corporate Tax Rates: pSeveral corporate CEOs representing the Business Roundtable, a lobbying group, were on Capitol Hill today to unveil a set of measures that they claim will boost the economy. Not surprisingly, some of the high-profile items are a cut in the corporate tax rate and shifting to what’s known as a territorial tax system: Fresh out [...]/p~~~~thinkprogress.org~~~~
Friday, March 9, 2012
Federal Court Blocks Two Key Pieces of Alabama’s Immigration Law
Federal Court Blocks Two Key Pieces of Alabama’s Immigration Law: pPreviously, the Eleventh Circuit court of appeals blocked several parts of Alabama’s immigration law, including a provision requiring teachers or principals to determine the immigration status of their students. Today, a Federal appeals court blocked two more sections of the law, known as H.B. 56: A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily blocked two sections [...]/p~~~~thinkprogress.org~~~~
Reagan-Appointed Appeals Judge Suggests Sheriff Arpaio’s Pink Underwear Is Unconstitutional
Reagan-Appointed Appeals Judge Suggests Sheriff Arpaio’s Pink Underwear Is Unconstitutional: pThe United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit handed down an opinion in a truly tragic case yesterday involving a mentally ill man named Eric Vogel who broke into another person’s home and yelled at police to kill him while also demanding to speak with the President of the United States. Vogel was [...]/p~~~~thinkprogress.org~~~~
The Immoral Minority: If Obama is being called out for hugging a black m...
The Immoral Minority: If Obama is being called out for hugging a black m...: You know personally I am not sure WHOSE reputation should be more damaged by this. I think this is where Bush was thinking, "Thank God ...
Thursday, March 8, 2012
The Immoral Minority: Director of "Game Change" had McCain staff members...
The Immoral Minority: Director of "Game Change" had McCain staff members...: "I don't know where they get that catatonic, eyes at half mast part?" Courtesy of New York Magazine : Sarah Palin denies that she be...
The Immoral Minority: People paid by Sarah Palin, to think like she WANT...
The Immoral Minority: People paid by Sarah Palin, to think like she WANT...: "Good news! My underlings got a bootleg copy of Game Change and said it's crap. So you shouldn't watch it. I mean it! DON'T watch it!" ...
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
INTERACTIVE MAP: The Most Restrictive Abortion Measures In The States
INTERACTIVE MAP: The Most Restrictive Abortion Measures In The States: pConservative lawmakers around country have introduced legislation that would not only limit women’s access to abortion services, but also severely interfere with their reproductive health decisions. The bills — ranging from requiring women to hear ultrasounds before undergoing an abortion to significantly limiting when physicians can perform the procedures — would significantly expand state government [...]/p
More Than Two Dozen Vermont Communities Vote To End Corporate Personhood
More Than Two Dozen Vermont Communities Vote To End Corporate Personhood: pMitt Romney may have won the Vermont primary on Super Tuesday, but his “corporations are people, my friends” line took a hit, as more than two dozen cities across the state voted overwhelmingly in support of amending the US Constitution to eliminate “corporate personhood” that was introduced with the Citizens United ruling by the Supreme [...]/p
Former Congressman Denied Right To Vote In Tennesse
Former Congressman Denied Right To Vote In Tennesse: pA former congressman said he and his wife were denied the right to vote last night in their Tennessee hometown after poll workers said he had been removed from the voting rolls. Lincoln Davis, a Democrat who served two terms, leaving office in 2011, told the The Nashville Tennessean: “We walked in and they told [...]/p
Wisconsin Judge Blocks Illegal Voter ID Law, Citing Disenfranchised Marine Vet
Wisconsin Judge Blocks Illegal Voter ID Law, Citing Disenfranchised Marine Vet: pVoter ID laws are popular among conservative lawmakers because they disproportionately disenfranchise poor, student and minority voters, all of which are typically more left-of-center than the average voter. They also violate the federal Voting Rights Act’s prohibition on state laws that discriminate against minority voters. According to Wisconsin Judge David Flanagan, they violate the Wisconsin [...]/p
86-Year-Old Ohio Veteran Can’t Vote After Government-Issued ID Is Rejected At Poll
86-Year-Old Ohio Veteran Can’t Vote After Government-Issued ID Is Rejected At Poll: pPaul Carroll, an 86-year-old World War II veteran who has lived in the same Ohio town for four decades, was denied a chance to vote in the state’s primary contests today after a poll worker denied his form of identification, a recently-acquired photo ID from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The poll worker rejected the [...]/p
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
CENSORED NEWS: Debra White Plume: Oglala Lakota arrested at block...
CENSORED NEWS: Debra White Plume: Oglala Lakota arrested at block...: Photo by Andrew Iron Shell Oglala Lakota arrested at blockade By Debra White Plume Censored News http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot...
PETITION: Call on Republican leaders to denounce Rush Limbaugh's cruel tirade against women
PETITION: Call on Republican leaders to denounce Rush Limbaugh's cruel tirade against women: PETITION: Call on Republican leaders to denounce Rush Limbaugh's cruel tirade against women: http://dccc.org/denounce-rush
Monday, March 5, 2012
Illinois Bill Would Require Men To Watch ‘Horrific Video’ On Side Effects Of Viagra
Illinois Bill Would Require Men To Watch ‘Horrific Video’ On Side Effects Of Viagra: pAn Illinois lawmaker is fighting back against the GOP’s onslaught of ultrasound mandates and other abortion restrictions by introducing an amendment that would require men to watch a “horrific video” about the side effects of Viagra before receiving a prescription for the erectile-dysfunction drug. “They need to see a visual depiction of the treatment for [...]/p
The Immoral Minority: Neil deGrasse Tyson tries to politely explain to a...
The Immoral Minority: Neil deGrasse Tyson tries to politely explain to a...: You have to admire Dr. DeGrasse Tyson for how calmly he attempts to explain to former GM executive Bob Lutz that the evidence is incontrov...
The Immoral Minority: Poor Levi Johnston never had a chance.
The Immoral Minority: Poor Levi Johnston never had a chance.: Levi being led to his eventual doom. On February 9, 2009, my friend Dennis Zaki sent the following e-mail to Bill McAllister, Palin's m...
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Friday, March 2, 2012
Bill O’Reilly Attacks Sandra Fluke: Claims She Wants Government To Pay For Her ‘Social Life’
Bill O’Reilly Attacks Sandra Fluke: Claims She Wants Government To Pay For Her ‘Social Life’: pBill O’Reilly has joined Rush Limbaugh’s sexist assault on 30-year-old law student Sandra Fluke. On tonight’s broadcast, Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly attacked and mocked Sandra Fluke, claiming that Fluke was insisting the government pay for her “social life.” O’Reilly’s attack mirrors Limbaugh, who has insisted on that Fluke’s advocacy for contraception coverage is motivated by [...]/p
Thursday, March 1, 2012
The Immoral Minority: SarahPAC releases video in desperate attempt to co...
The Immoral Minority: SarahPAC releases video in desperate attempt to co...: And along with this video depicting the response of people to Palin BEFORE they got to know how ignorant and screwed up she was, spliced t...
Frank Schaeffer: Republicans Want Theocracy Lite
Frank Schaeffer: Republicans Want Theocracy Lite~~~~crooksandliars.com~~~~
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