Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Bill Maher Lays Waste To Republican Predictions Of Doom And Gloom Under Obama
Bill Maher Lays Waste To Republican Predictions Of Doom And Gloom Under Obama
"Bill Maher Annihilates Republicans By Debunking 11 Wrong GOP Predictions In 100 Seconds:
During the last election Mitt Romney said, “If President Obama is elected you will not be able to get a job.” But unemployment is now lower than it ever was under Reagan. It’s Romney who can’t get a job.
Mitt also said if we bailed out the car companies you could kiss the American automotive industry goodbye. But we did bail them out, and it’s doing better than ever.
Donald Trump said Obamacare would be a job killer. But it didn’t kill jobs. It didn’t result in death panels. It didn’t bankrupt the states. It didn’t bankrupt the nation. It didn’t bankrupt Medicare. It didn’t bankrupt the insurance industry.
Here’s what actually happened. Insurance companies got richer; some black kids got inhalers, and John Boehner had to pay more taxes on his tan.
Or how about Newt Gingrich in 2012 saying if you want ten dollar a gallon gasoline, Barack Obama should be your candidate. Or the NRA president saying that a reelected Obama would erase the Second Amendment from the Bill of Rights. Or Rick Santorum warning that if gay marriage became the law of the land our country will fall.
You know, for a party that’s so anti-gay, they sure pull a lot of stuff out of their ass.
The basis for the Republican Party’s comprehensive track record of being wrong about everything is their decision to oppose anything President Obama suggests. The Republican refusal to compromise combined with a failed social and economic ideology has created an inability for Republicans to be right.
The Republican refusal to recognize facts has left them living a parallel universe that is governed by their feelings and beliefs. Republicans can’t share common ground with the rest of us because they invent their own reality. Until Republicans decide to join the rest of us, they are going to be off on an island watching the rest of the world pass them by.
The United States is changing, evolving, and growing while the castaways on GOP island cling on to the past."
"Bill Maher Annihilates Republicans By Debunking 11 Wrong GOP Predictions In 100 Seconds:
During the last election Mitt Romney said, “If President Obama is elected you will not be able to get a job.” But unemployment is now lower than it ever was under Reagan. It’s Romney who can’t get a job.
Mitt also said if we bailed out the car companies you could kiss the American automotive industry goodbye. But we did bail them out, and it’s doing better than ever.
Donald Trump said Obamacare would be a job killer. But it didn’t kill jobs. It didn’t result in death panels. It didn’t bankrupt the states. It didn’t bankrupt the nation. It didn’t bankrupt Medicare. It didn’t bankrupt the insurance industry.
Here’s what actually happened. Insurance companies got richer; some black kids got inhalers, and John Boehner had to pay more taxes on his tan.
Or how about Newt Gingrich in 2012 saying if you want ten dollar a gallon gasoline, Barack Obama should be your candidate. Or the NRA president saying that a reelected Obama would erase the Second Amendment from the Bill of Rights. Or Rick Santorum warning that if gay marriage became the law of the land our country will fall.
You know, for a party that’s so anti-gay, they sure pull a lot of stuff out of their ass.
The basis for the Republican Party’s comprehensive track record of being wrong about everything is their decision to oppose anything President Obama suggests. The Republican refusal to compromise combined with a failed social and economic ideology has created an inability for Republicans to be right.
The Republican refusal to recognize facts has left them living a parallel universe that is governed by their feelings and beliefs. Republicans can’t share common ground with the rest of us because they invent their own reality. Until Republicans decide to join the rest of us, they are going to be off on an island watching the rest of the world pass them by.
The United States is changing, evolving, and growing while the castaways on GOP island cling on to the past."
Jade Helm is over, but America's conspiracy theorists have moved on
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/19/1421644/-Jade-Helm-is-over-but-America-s-conspiracy-theorists-have-moved-on
"one third of current American Republican voters are extraordinarily, almost mind-bogglingly, well, stupid."
"one third of current American Republican voters are extraordinarily, almost mind-bogglingly, well, stupid."
In Less Than Two Minutes, Bill Maher Slams The GOP’s Failed Doomsday Prophecies (VIDEO)
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/09/19/maher-gop-prophecies/
"The world has left the GOP behind. They have had to resort to the same tactics as evangelical scam artists in order to maintain their power. Rather than worry about the problems facing the United States and the world, they simply take what the left has to offer in terms of progress and say “No.” Whether it is their denial of climate change, their refusal to accept that trickle-down economics is nonsense, or that minorities deserve the same rights as everyone else, they simply cannot join the rest of world and try to actually work to make the United States a stronger nation."
"The world has left the GOP behind. They have had to resort to the same tactics as evangelical scam artists in order to maintain their power. Rather than worry about the problems facing the United States and the world, they simply take what the left has to offer in terms of progress and say “No.” Whether it is their denial of climate change, their refusal to accept that trickle-down economics is nonsense, or that minorities deserve the same rights as everyone else, they simply cannot join the rest of world and try to actually work to make the United States a stronger nation."
Noam Chomsky: Why the Republican 'Radical Insurgency' Is So Panicked About the Iran Nuclear Deal @alternet
Noam Chomsky: Why the Republican 'Radical Insurgency' Is So Panicked About the Iran Nuclear Deal @alternet
"It is important to bear in mind that the Republicans have long abandoned the pretence of functioning as a normal parliamentary party. Rather, they have become a “radical insurgency” that scarcely seeks to participate in normal parliamentary politics, as observed by the respected conservative political commentator Norman Ornstein of the right-wing American Enterprise Institute. Since Ronald Reagan, the leadership has plunged so far into the pockets of the very rich and the corporate sector that they can attract votes only by mobilising sectors of the population that have not previously been an organised political force, among them extremist evangelical Christians, now probably the majority of Republican voters; remnants of the former slave-holding States; nativists who are terrified that “they” are taking our white Christian Anglo-Saxon country away from us; and others who turn the Republican primaries into spectacles remote from the mainstream of modern society—though not the mainstream of the most powerful country in world history."
"It is important to bear in mind that the Republicans have long abandoned the pretence of functioning as a normal parliamentary party. Rather, they have become a “radical insurgency” that scarcely seeks to participate in normal parliamentary politics, as observed by the respected conservative political commentator Norman Ornstein of the right-wing American Enterprise Institute. Since Ronald Reagan, the leadership has plunged so far into the pockets of the very rich and the corporate sector that they can attract votes only by mobilising sectors of the population that have not previously been an organised political force, among them extremist evangelical Christians, now probably the majority of Republican voters; remnants of the former slave-holding States; nativists who are terrified that “they” are taking our white Christian Anglo-Saxon country away from us; and others who turn the Republican primaries into spectacles remote from the mainstream of modern society—though not the mainstream of the most powerful country in world history."
Democrat Files Bill To Take Away Pay From All Congressmen Who Shut Down Government
http://www.occupydemocrats.com/democrat-files-bill-to-take-away-pay-from-all-congressmen-who-shut-down-government-4/
"Nolan introduced a similar bill during the last shutdown, and donates his shutdown pay to charities in his district. His actions send a strong message to the rest of Congress. The constant re-fighting of political battles and the brinkmanship that the Republican-led Congress has established as business as usual is a huge embarrassment to our country and a dire indictment of our political system. Congress’s 15% approval rating is evidence enough. There are huge issues facing our nation, but the right-wing insists on wasting our time on social issues that the majority of Americans aren’t concerned about. It’s far beyond time our legislators began behaving like rational adults and actually sit down to govern."
"Nolan introduced a similar bill during the last shutdown, and donates his shutdown pay to charities in his district. His actions send a strong message to the rest of Congress. The constant re-fighting of political battles and the brinkmanship that the Republican-led Congress has established as business as usual is a huge embarrassment to our country and a dire indictment of our political system. Congress’s 15% approval rating is evidence enough. There are huge issues facing our nation, but the right-wing insists on wasting our time on social issues that the majority of Americans aren’t concerned about. It’s far beyond time our legislators began behaving like rational adults and actually sit down to govern."
Democrat Introduces Bill Aimed At Stripping Congress Of Their Paycheck If The Government Shuts Down
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/09/19/democrat-introduces-bill-aimed-at-stripping-congress-of-their-paycheck-if-the-government-shuts-down/
"If Ted Cruz and Republicans think they can take America hostage in order to get what they want and not face any consequences or backlash, they are sorely mistaken."
"If Ted Cruz and Republicans think they can take America hostage in order to get what they want and not face any consequences or backlash, they are sorely mistaken."
Can independent state judiciaries survive the onslaught of Republican rule?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/19/1421272/-Can-independent-state-judiciaries-survive-the-onslaught-of-Republican-rule
"What the Kansas legislature actually did pass, and Brownback signed into law, is […] a measure to defund all Kansas courts if any state judge overturns a 2014 law removing the state Supreme Court's authority to select 31 chief district judges. Could the message be any clearer? "Decide a legal case the exact way we want, or we'll put you out of business." This month, after a judge struck down the judicial-appointment law for violating the separation of powers, the court-defunding law is now facing a constitutional challenge in court.
In Wisconsin, legislators pushed through a ballot initiative this year on a party line vote to amend the state constitution, laying the foundation for replacing a liberal, longtime chief justice in the middle of an elected term of office, with a conservative one.
And that’s exactly what happened. The court’s conservative majority voted quickly, by email, for the change in leaders. This consolidated political clout on a court that has subsequently quashed a campaign finance probe, with several special interest groups under investigation.
Finally, in North Carolina, legislators passed a bill changing the way elected Supreme Court justices go about seeking a new term. They will have an option to run in retention (up-or-down) rather than contested races. Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican, signed the bill into law and it takes effect next year."
"What the Kansas legislature actually did pass, and Brownback signed into law, is […] a measure to defund all Kansas courts if any state judge overturns a 2014 law removing the state Supreme Court's authority to select 31 chief district judges. Could the message be any clearer? "Decide a legal case the exact way we want, or we'll put you out of business." This month, after a judge struck down the judicial-appointment law for violating the separation of powers, the court-defunding law is now facing a constitutional challenge in court.
In Wisconsin, legislators pushed through a ballot initiative this year on a party line vote to amend the state constitution, laying the foundation for replacing a liberal, longtime chief justice in the middle of an elected term of office, with a conservative one.
And that’s exactly what happened. The court’s conservative majority voted quickly, by email, for the change in leaders. This consolidated political clout on a court that has subsequently quashed a campaign finance probe, with several special interest groups under investigation.
Finally, in North Carolina, legislators passed a bill changing the way elected Supreme Court justices go about seeking a new term. They will have an option to run in retention (up-or-down) rather than contested races. Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican, signed the bill into law and it takes effect next year."
Walker's Partisans Poised to Raze Nonpartisan Government Accountability Board
Walker's Partisans Poised to Raze Nonpartisan Government Accountability Board
"Stung by the campaign finance probe into potentially illegal coordination between Governor Scott Walker and independent campaign finance groups, the Wisconsin GOP is on the warpath. Governor Walker called for “dismantling” of the Government Accountability Board (GAB), the nonpartisan, independent agency that oversees Wisconsin elections, campaign finance and ethics laws.
So now the GOP-controlled legislature is getting down to business."
"Stung by the campaign finance probe into potentially illegal coordination between Governor Scott Walker and independent campaign finance groups, the Wisconsin GOP is on the warpath. Governor Walker called for “dismantling” of the Government Accountability Board (GAB), the nonpartisan, independent agency that oversees Wisconsin elections, campaign finance and ethics laws.
So now the GOP-controlled legislature is getting down to business."
As CEO of HP, Fiorina Violated U.S. – Iran Sanctions: Selling Millions of Computers to Them
http://ringoffireradio.com/2015/09/as-ceo-of-hp-fiorina-violated-u-s-sanctions-on-iran-and-sold-millions-of-computers-to-them/
"GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina likes to portray herself as a hard-liner on Iran. However, during Fiornia’s six-year tenure at Hewlett-Packard between 1999 and 2005, the company sold more than $100 million worth of computers and other high-tech equipment to Iranian customers, despite US export sanctions at the time. It’s a small detail she has neglected to mention while on the campaign trail."
"GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina likes to portray herself as a hard-liner on Iran. However, during Fiornia’s six-year tenure at Hewlett-Packard between 1999 and 2005, the company sold more than $100 million worth of computers and other high-tech equipment to Iranian customers, despite US export sanctions at the time. It’s a small detail she has neglected to mention while on the campaign trail."
California Just Outlawed Undisclosed ‘Dark Money’ Donations To Political Campaigns
http://www.occupydemocrats.com/california-just-outlawed-undisclosed-dark-money-donations-to-political-campaigns/
"We are all familiar with the infamous 2010 Supreme Court Citizens United decision, in which the Court ruled that it was a violation of the First Amendment for the government to prohibit political expenditures by a nonprofit corporation. The decision unleashed a torrent of dark money into our politics, threatening the integrity of our democracy and giving the wealthy an unprecedented level of influence over our elections.
One of the biggest results of that decision was the rise of political action committees (PACs) and their larger counterparts (Super PAC) – a vehicle by which nonprofit groups contribute ‘dark money’ to ballot measures and candidates in California. Dark money is money whose source needn’t be disclosed – until yesterday – at least in California."
"We are all familiar with the infamous 2010 Supreme Court Citizens United decision, in which the Court ruled that it was a violation of the First Amendment for the government to prohibit political expenditures by a nonprofit corporation. The decision unleashed a torrent of dark money into our politics, threatening the integrity of our democracy and giving the wealthy an unprecedented level of influence over our elections.
One of the biggest results of that decision was the rise of political action committees (PACs) and their larger counterparts (Super PAC) – a vehicle by which nonprofit groups contribute ‘dark money’ to ballot measures and candidates in California. Dark money is money whose source needn’t be disclosed – until yesterday – at least in California."
California Bans Undisclosed Dark Money
California Bans Undisclosed Dark Money
"Right now we have no disclosure and unlimited money. If we can't limit donations, we should understand who is paying for all that speech, and there's nothing in the Citizens United decision that stands in the way of that."
"Right now we have no disclosure and unlimited money. If we can't limit donations, we should understand who is paying for all that speech, and there's nothing in the Citizens United decision that stands in the way of that."
Tea Party Senator: $7/Hour Is Too Much For You, But $700,000/Year Is Barely Enough For Me
http://www.occupydemocrats.com/tea-party-senator-7hour-is-too-much-for-you-but-700000year-is-barely-enough-for-me/
"Johnson is just another plutocrat working to keep the working class perpetually downtrodden and exploitable and to continue funneling America’s wealth to the top."
"Johnson is just another plutocrat working to keep the working class perpetually downtrodden and exploitable and to continue funneling America’s wealth to the top."
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Republicans Prove Once Again That Facts Are Meaningless To Them
Republicans Prove Once Again That Facts Are Meaningless To Them
"While discussing Jeb(!) Bush's revisionist history during the second Republican "debate," and I use that term loosely, here's her response when asked about Bush saying that his brother "kept us safe"."
"While discussing Jeb(!) Bush's revisionist history during the second Republican "debate," and I use that term loosely, here's her response when asked about Bush saying that his brother "kept us safe"."
The GOP’s bullsh*t campaign: Why they’re drowning the country in an ocean of lies
The GOP’s bullsh*t campaign: Why they’re drowning the country in an ocean of lies
"Republicans are spending so much of their time misleading and lying to the public. How will the media keep up?"
"Republicans are spending so much of their time misleading and lying to the public. How will the media keep up?"
The Republican Candidates Just Can’t Quit Neoconservatism
http://www.thenation.com/article/the-republican-candidates-just-cant-quit-neoconservatism/
"what last night’s ridiculous and at times rather alarming GOP debate showed is a party that remains in thrall to a bankrupt neoconservative ideology, willfully deaf to reason, blind to reality and unable and unwilling to learn from its multitude of past mistakes."
"what last night’s ridiculous and at times rather alarming GOP debate showed is a party that remains in thrall to a bankrupt neoconservative ideology, willfully deaf to reason, blind to reality and unable and unwilling to learn from its multitude of past mistakes."
The GOP debate’s terrifying alternate reality: Inside the political delusions of a party on the edge
The GOP debate’s terrifying alternate reality: Inside the political delusions of a party on the edge
"Last night’s Republican debate was a theater and master class in lies. Joseph Goebbels would be proud as the 2016 Republican candidates channeled his Principles of Propaganda and their directives that:
16. Propaganda to the home front must create an optimum anxiety level.
18. Propaganda must facilitate the displacement of aggression by specifying the targets for hatred
The reality is this: Social security will not be bankrupt in 7 to 8 years. George Bush did not keep America “safe” as he presided over the worst terrorist attacks in the country’s history. The Iraqi government demanded that the United States leave after years of a disastrous war—Obama did not choose to “abandon” the country of Iraq. Global warming is a fact. And “Benghazi” has been investigated repeatedly. There is only malfeasance and “treason” in the minds of the right-wing faithful and their media. Christians are not “under assault” in America."
"Last night’s Republican debate was a theater and master class in lies. Joseph Goebbels would be proud as the 2016 Republican candidates channeled his Principles of Propaganda and their directives that:
16. Propaganda to the home front must create an optimum anxiety level.
18. Propaganda must facilitate the displacement of aggression by specifying the targets for hatred
The reality is this: Social security will not be bankrupt in 7 to 8 years. George Bush did not keep America “safe” as he presided over the worst terrorist attacks in the country’s history. The Iraqi government demanded that the United States leave after years of a disastrous war—Obama did not choose to “abandon” the country of Iraq. Global warming is a fact. And “Benghazi” has been investigated repeatedly. There is only malfeasance and “treason” in the minds of the right-wing faithful and their media. Christians are not “under assault” in America."
Stop calling it a “debate”: CNN’s GOP circus was a postmodern spectacle
Stop calling it a “debate”: CNN’s GOP circus was a postmodern spectacle
"even if CNN were interested in something a bit more high-minded, the ideological conformity of the Republican Party is so rigid, and the conservative movement’s obsession with white identity politics is so entrenched, the network wouldn’t have much to work with. The hollowing-out of democracy wrought by inequality and polarization has reduced our politics into a shell — bright, glittering, and empty."
"even if CNN were interested in something a bit more high-minded, the ideological conformity of the Republican Party is so rigid, and the conservative movement’s obsession with white identity politics is so entrenched, the network wouldn’t have much to work with. The hollowing-out of democracy wrought by inequality and polarization has reduced our politics into a shell — bright, glittering, and empty."
It’s Time to Tell the Truth: The GOP Presidential Primary is an Embarrassment to the United States
It’s Time to Tell the Truth: The GOP Presidential Primary is an Embarrassment to the United States
"It’s a sad state of affairs when you look at a group of Republican candidates and Jeb Bush is probably the most moderate of the bunch."
"It’s a sad state of affairs when you look at a group of Republican candidates and Jeb Bush is probably the most moderate of the bunch."
‘Kept us safe?’ Victims’ families slam Jeb Bush’s 9/11 claim
‘Kept us safe?’ Victims’ families slam Jeb Bush’s 9/11 claim
"In one of his biggest moments of Wednesday night's Republican presidential debate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said his brother, former President George. W. Bush, "kept us safe" from terrorism during his years in the White House. The retort drew raucous applause from the audience at the Reagan Presidential Library in California, but the line was not as well-received in cyberspace, or in the homes of families who lost loved ones on 9/11."
"In one of his biggest moments of Wednesday night's Republican presidential debate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said his brother, former President George. W. Bush, "kept us safe" from terrorism during his years in the White House. The retort drew raucous applause from the audience at the Reagan Presidential Library in California, but the line was not as well-received in cyberspace, or in the homes of families who lost loved ones on 9/11."
How the Republican Party became a haven of resentment and rage
How the Republican Party became a haven of resentment and rage
"The modern right’s ideological alchemy has already turned Kim Davis into a latter-day Rosa Parks, the founding fathers into born-again evangelicals, climate science into a hoax, and Reagan’s outlandish and discredited “voodoo economics” into the only way America can get back on track."
"The modern right’s ideological alchemy has already turned Kim Davis into a latter-day Rosa Parks, the founding fathers into born-again evangelicals, climate science into a hoax, and Reagan’s outlandish and discredited “voodoo economics” into the only way America can get back on track."
11 Distortions, Misrepresentations and Outright Lies in the GOP Debate @alternet
11 Distortions, Misrepresentations and Outright Lies in the GOP Debate @alternet
"Candidates made statement after statement that represented distortion, mistruths, and outright lies."
"Candidates made statement after statement that represented distortion, mistruths, and outright lies."
No Jeb, Your Brother Did Not Keep Us ‘Safe’
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/09/17/3702732/jeb-bush-911-kept-us-safe/
"Much of the analysis following the World Trade Center attacks revealed that the Bush administration ignored warnings that such a plot could be in the works. Declassified documents indicate that Osama bin Laden had been planning the attacks for years. But rather than preparing for potential terrorist attacks, reports indicated that the Bush administration was more focused on missile defense.
Furthermore, even if Bush is trying to argue that it was his brother’s post-9/11 counterterrorism strategy that kept America “safe,” most evidence indicates that the war in Iraq was dangerously misguided. The Iraq war wasn’t linked to the attacks on U.S. soil, and a 2006 intelligence report indicated that the U.S. presence in Iraq actually worsened the threat of terrorism."
"Much of the analysis following the World Trade Center attacks revealed that the Bush administration ignored warnings that such a plot could be in the works. Declassified documents indicate that Osama bin Laden had been planning the attacks for years. But rather than preparing for potential terrorist attacks, reports indicated that the Bush administration was more focused on missile defense.
Furthermore, even if Bush is trying to argue that it was his brother’s post-9/11 counterterrorism strategy that kept America “safe,” most evidence indicates that the war in Iraq was dangerously misguided. The Iraq war wasn’t linked to the attacks on U.S. soil, and a 2006 intelligence report indicated that the U.S. presence in Iraq actually worsened the threat of terrorism."
Jeb Bush: My Brother 'Kept Us Safe'
Jeb Bush: My Brother 'Kept Us Safe'
"Scott Walker did his best to get in on some of the action before Bush made a bigger fool of himself, saying that we needed some sort of "forces agreement" before we pulled out of Iraq, forgetting of course that it was his brother's Status of Forces Agreement that the Obama administration was following when they pulled out troops out of Iraq in the first place.
The revisionist history is strong with this one. I don't think he's going to make it out of the GOP primary race, but if he does, treating the public like a bunch of idiots that can't remember what happened when his brother was in office isn't going to go over too well with the majority of the electorate that isn't insane and still remembers the damage that his brother did to the United States in the general election."
"Scott Walker did his best to get in on some of the action before Bush made a bigger fool of himself, saying that we needed some sort of "forces agreement" before we pulled out of Iraq, forgetting of course that it was his brother's Status of Forces Agreement that the Obama administration was following when they pulled out troops out of Iraq in the first place.
The revisionist history is strong with this one. I don't think he's going to make it out of the GOP primary race, but if he does, treating the public like a bunch of idiots that can't remember what happened when his brother was in office isn't going to go over too well with the majority of the electorate that isn't insane and still remembers the damage that his brother did to the United States in the general election."
Jeb Bush’s noxious myth: Dubya didn’t “keep us safe” — he made the world infinitely more dangerous
Jeb Bush’s noxious myth: Dubya didn’t “keep us safe” — he made the world infinitely more dangerous
"Jeb Bush is trying desperately to distance himself from his brother, George W. Bush, and for obvious reasons. George W. Bush’s presidency was an unmitigated disaster"
"Jeb Bush is trying desperately to distance himself from his brother, George W. Bush, and for obvious reasons. George W. Bush’s presidency was an unmitigated disaster"
Carly Fiorina Fabricates Fantasies About Iran, Planned Parenthood
Carly Fiorina Fabricates Fantasies About Iran, Planned Parenthood
"Carly Fiorina took great advantage of her moment on the Big "Stage last night, but it will take more than telling a lot of lies with great authority for her to overwhelm Donald Trump and even Jeb Bush."
"Carly Fiorina took great advantage of her moment on the Big "Stage last night, but it will take more than telling a lot of lies with great authority for her to overwhelm Donald Trump and even Jeb Bush."
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
GOP’s Hispanic rebrand delusions: The party’s problems go far beyond “tone”
GOP’s Hispanic rebrand delusions: The party’s problems go far beyond “tone”
"To stand a chance of winning in 2016, the Republican nominee will have to pull in more Latino support than John McCain and Mitt Romney were able to muster. That would be a heavy lift on its own, and the fact that the 2016 immigration policy discussion has been framed by Donald Trump’s undiluted nativism isn’t making it any easier."
"To stand a chance of winning in 2016, the Republican nominee will have to pull in more Latino support than John McCain and Mitt Romney were able to muster. That would be a heavy lift on its own, and the fact that the 2016 immigration policy discussion has been framed by Donald Trump’s undiluted nativism isn’t making it any easier."
Robert Reich: Americans Obsess Over the Sex Lives of Strangers While CEOs Rob the Country Blind @alternet
Robert Reich: Americans Obsess Over the Sex Lives of Strangers While CEOs Rob the Country Blind @alternet
"Glass-Steagall must be resurrected. Big banks have to be broken up.
CEO pay must be bridled. Pay in excess of $1 million shouldn’t be deductible from corporate income taxes. Corporations with high ratios of executive pay to typical workers should face higher tax rates than those with lower ratios."
"Glass-Steagall must be resurrected. Big banks have to be broken up.
CEO pay must be bridled. Pay in excess of $1 million shouldn’t be deductible from corporate income taxes. Corporations with high ratios of executive pay to typical workers should face higher tax rates than those with lower ratios."
Take That Billionaires: The Average Donation to Bernie Sanders’ Campaign Is a Soul-Saving $30 @alternet
Take That Billionaires: The Average Donation to Bernie Sanders’ Campaign Is a Soul-Saving $30 @alternet
"Start with the “Billionaire 400,” a clique of the elite organized by the conniving Koch brothers. These ultra-rich right-wingers gather each winter in some warm weather resort for a secretive, invitation-only retreat.
There, they plot strategies and pledge money for electing politicos who support their vision of corporate rule in America. For the 2016 elections, their network has already committed nearly a billion dollars to impose its vision of plutocracy over our democratic ideals — more than double the combined amount the Republican and Democratic parties spent in 2012.
Then there are the secretive SuperPACs that are sacking up tens of millions of dollars to back various presidential candidates. Again, a mere 400 corporations and rich families — each writing checks for hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars — have put up nearly half of all the money in these electioneering committees.
But now, here comes the antidote to this corruption of our politics by fat cats. Instead of being financed by 400 billionaires bent on their special interests, Bernie Sanders’ White House bid has raised its $15 million from 400,000 ordinary Americans. In fact, the average donation to the Vermont senator is a heartwarming, soul-saving $33.51!
"Start with the “Billionaire 400,” a clique of the elite organized by the conniving Koch brothers. These ultra-rich right-wingers gather each winter in some warm weather resort for a secretive, invitation-only retreat.
There, they plot strategies and pledge money for electing politicos who support their vision of corporate rule in America. For the 2016 elections, their network has already committed nearly a billion dollars to impose its vision of plutocracy over our democratic ideals — more than double the combined amount the Republican and Democratic parties spent in 2012.
Then there are the secretive SuperPACs that are sacking up tens of millions of dollars to back various presidential candidates. Again, a mere 400 corporations and rich families — each writing checks for hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars — have put up nearly half of all the money in these electioneering committees.
But now, here comes the antidote to this corruption of our politics by fat cats. Instead of being financed by 400 billionaires bent on their special interests, Bernie Sanders’ White House bid has raised its $15 million from 400,000 ordinary Americans. In fact, the average donation to the Vermont senator is a heartwarming, soul-saving $33.51!
‘Veterans Group’ Donald Trump Fundraised For Is Really Just Some Guy Named Joel (VIDEO)
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/09/16/veterans-group-donald-trump-fundraised-for-is-really-just-some-guy-named-joel-video/
"Trump’s use of a fake veteran’s organization shows us that he will do quite literally anything to win — and, sadly, Republicans will likely ignore this, just like they do every single other thing the billionaire does in his quest to become our next President."
"Trump’s use of a fake veteran’s organization shows us that he will do quite literally anything to win — and, sadly, Republicans will likely ignore this, just like they do every single other thing the billionaire does in his quest to become our next President."
Media Covers Trump’s Fake Veteran’s Speech and Endorsement: Doesn’t Realize it was a Fraud
http://ringoffireradio.com/2015/09/corp-media-covers-trumps-fake-veterans-speech-and-endorsement-doesnt-realize-it-was-a-fraud/
"Donald Trump stood on the U.S.S. Iowa yesterday giving a speech billed by Corporate Media as a pro-military message in support of veterans. Corporate Media even announced that the group’s sponsor Veterans for a Strong America endorsed him.
There is a big problem. Veterans for a Strong America is a fake organization. It has one member, it’s creator Joel Arends, an attorney from South Dakota. It has $30 in cash on hand, and $318 in debts. Trump claimed at the event that the organization has hundreds of thousands of members, but it appears to be only one person, Arends, its founder. It’s not a Veteran’s organization. It’s a Super PAC fundraising business."
"Donald Trump stood on the U.S.S. Iowa yesterday giving a speech billed by Corporate Media as a pro-military message in support of veterans. Corporate Media even announced that the group’s sponsor Veterans for a Strong America endorsed him.
There is a big problem. Veterans for a Strong America is a fake organization. It has one member, it’s creator Joel Arends, an attorney from South Dakota. It has $30 in cash on hand, and $318 in debts. Trump claimed at the event that the organization has hundreds of thousands of members, but it appears to be only one person, Arends, its founder. It’s not a Veteran’s organization. It’s a Super PAC fundraising business."
Screw U: The GOP’s War on College Students @alternet
Screw U: The GOP’s War on College Students @alternet
"As nutty as the current slate of GOP nominees may seem, it would be a mistake to ignore the very real threat of their higher education policy. Across the board, in a variety of ways, the GOP lineup is on the hunt for higher education as we know it."
"As nutty as the current slate of GOP nominees may seem, it would be a mistake to ignore the very real threat of their higher education policy. Across the board, in a variety of ways, the GOP lineup is on the hunt for higher education as we know it."
5 Examples Proving Republicans Have Become the Party of Crazy
5 Examples Proving Republicans Have Become the Party of Crazy
"when you really look at it, it’s not just stupidity that’s running rampant through the GOP; crazy has fully cemented itself as a driving force within the Republican party as well."
"when you really look at it, it’s not just stupidity that’s running rampant through the GOP; crazy has fully cemented itself as a driving force within the Republican party as well."
The 5 Craziest Conservative Claims About President Obama
The 5 Craziest Conservative Claims About President Obama
"literally none of their outlandish fear-mongering has been based in reality."
"literally none of their outlandish fear-mongering has been based in reality."
The Fearsome Four: The Leading Governors Seeking 2016 GOP Nomination Are All Dismal Right-Wingers @alternet
The Fearsome Four: The Leading Governors Seeking 2016 GOP Nomination Are All Dismal Right-Wingers @alternet
"The four have worked from nearly identical playbooks in pursuing a similar extremist agenda, unashamedly serving the top 1 percent and other so-called job creators, while grinding down the rights, wages and living conditions facing poor and working families. Their record provides a clear flash-forward into the future of America, should any of them be elected president in 2016.
This shared agenda of the Fearsome Foursome has common roots in the model legislation and strategies launched by the right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council, which has been propelled to national importance with funding from the multi-billionaire Koch brothers."
"The four have worked from nearly identical playbooks in pursuing a similar extremist agenda, unashamedly serving the top 1 percent and other so-called job creators, while grinding down the rights, wages and living conditions facing poor and working families. Their record provides a clear flash-forward into the future of America, should any of them be elected president in 2016.
This shared agenda of the Fearsome Foursome has common roots in the model legislation and strategies launched by the right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council, which has been propelled to national importance with funding from the multi-billionaire Koch brothers."
Republican insiders continue to fret over their party's obvious slide into extremism
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/09/1419825/-Republican-insiders-continue-to-fret-over-their-party-s-obvious-slide-into-extremism
"We've been here before, of course. For years now Republican insiders have fretted that their party's obsession with racism, bigotry, religious zealotry and general "righteous" lawlessness has been making them look bad, and yet the Republican base not only continues to persist in all these things but seems to have ratcheted them up after each brow-furrowing plea for them to not do that. The Republicans just want to be a nice, simple party of doing good things for rich people, but decades of dog-whistles to racists and bigots in order to put together a coalition capable of winning has left them with a base of, unsurprisingly, racists and bigots."
"We've been here before, of course. For years now Republican insiders have fretted that their party's obsession with racism, bigotry, religious zealotry and general "righteous" lawlessness has been making them look bad, and yet the Republican base not only continues to persist in all these things but seems to have ratcheted them up after each brow-furrowing plea for them to not do that. The Republicans just want to be a nice, simple party of doing good things for rich people, but decades of dog-whistles to racists and bigots in order to put together a coalition capable of winning has left them with a base of, unsurprisingly, racists and bigots."
Jeb Bush Crashes And Burns Immediately After Announcing Plan To Cut Taxes For The Rich
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/09/09/jeb-bush-doubles-failed-trickle-unpaid-tax-cuts-rich.html
"Bush has unveiled his tax plan and it’s basically the same old same old Republican Trickle Down promise, replete with tax cuts for the rich and corporations"
"Bush has unveiled his tax plan and it’s basically the same old same old Republican Trickle Down promise, replete with tax cuts for the rich and corporations"
Meet The Trickle-Down Conservatives Behind Jeb Bush’s Tax Plan
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2015/09/09/3699564/jeb-bushs-economic-advisers/
"But these men aren’t just any trickle-down economists. They’re all high-profile proponents of Reaganomics — they all actually advised Reagan while he was in the White House."
"But these men aren’t just any trickle-down economists. They’re all high-profile proponents of Reaganomics — they all actually advised Reagan while he was in the White House."
The terrifying reason Donald Trump is winning: The infantilized conservative base wants rage, not ideas
The terrifying reason Donald Trump is winning: The infantilized conservative base wants rage, not ideas
"Trump’s success (and Jeb’s decline) shows how easy it is to openly infantilize the conservative base. You don’t need ideas to win over Republicans anymore; you simply have to reflect their paranoia and frustration, with as much bombast and superficiality as possible."
"Trump’s success (and Jeb’s decline) shows how easy it is to openly infantilize the conservative base. You don’t need ideas to win over Republicans anymore; you simply have to reflect their paranoia and frustration, with as much bombast and superficiality as possible."
The GOP And Fox News Are Pushing For War With Iran The Same Way They Did Iraq (VIDEO)
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/09/11/the-gop-and-fox-news-are-pushing-for-war-with-iran-the-same-way-they-did-iraq-video/
"Fox News repeatedly spreads false information and half-truths at the expense of the American people, and at the benefit of Republican policies and those who take advantage of Republicans in Congress."
"Fox News repeatedly spreads false information and half-truths at the expense of the American people, and at the benefit of Republican policies and those who take advantage of Republicans in Congress."
Dick Cheney’s despicable alternate history just got even worse
Dick Cheney’s despicable alternate history just got even worse
"If anyone thinks that Cheney and his fellow travelers learned a thing from the Iraq debacle, think again."
"If anyone thinks that Cheney and his fellow travelers learned a thing from the Iraq debacle, think again."
Myths and Facts About The Landmark Iran Deal
http://mediamatters.org/research/2015/09/08/myths-and-facts-surrounding-the-landmark-irania/205419
"the myths that have pervaded the media debate on the deal."
"the myths that have pervaded the media debate on the deal."
Fox News Has Been Promoting War With Iran For Almost A Decade
Fox News Has Been Promoting War With Iran For Almost A Decade
"Fox is using the same rhetoric it used to gin up support for the war in Iraq to gin up a new war with Iran."
"Fox is using the same rhetoric it used to gin up support for the war in Iraq to gin up a new war with Iran."
Peace Warrior Bernie Sanders Storms The Senate And Calls Out GOP Warmongers
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/09/09/bernie-sanders-marches-senate-floor-calls-republican-war-mongers-wrong.html
"Republicans have less than no credibility on this issue, and Sen. Sanders did his country a great service when he reminded everyone about the GOP’s record of pro-war lies."
"Republicans have less than no credibility on this issue, and Sen. Sanders did his country a great service when he reminded everyone about the GOP’s record of pro-war lies."
Plutocrats have captured it all: How Sheldon Adelson shows the need for campaign finance reform
Plutocrats have captured it all: How Sheldon Adelson shows the need for campaign finance reform
"A billionaire extremist is buying his way to the top of the GOP. Thanks again, Citizens United!"
"A billionaire extremist is buying his way to the top of the GOP. Thanks again, Citizens United!"
Watch A Retired Colonel Rip Cheney: He’s An ‘Insane’ War Profiteer Who Won’t Go Away!
http://www.occupydemocrats.com/watch-a-retired-colonel-rip-cheney-hes-an-insane-war-profiteer-who-wont-go-away/
"Cheney is a very devious, dangerous man who cannot be allowed to have any say in our foreign policy."
"Cheney is a very devious, dangerous man who cannot be allowed to have any say in our foreign policy."
Dick Cheney Was for the Iran Deal Before He Was Against It
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/09/08/dick-cheney-hypocritical-speech-aei-iran-deal/
"Cheney’s dishonesty extends beyond his revisionist history of the Bush administration — it also is evident in his proposed measures to undermine the nuclear agreement."
"Cheney’s dishonesty extends beyond his revisionist history of the Bush administration — it also is evident in his proposed measures to undermine the nuclear agreement."
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