Trey Gowdy Can't Think Of One New Thing They Learned During The Hearings
"After 11 hours of grilling Hillary Clinton about Benghazi, he was forced to admit he learned exactly nothing."
Friday, October 23, 2015
The reason for the GOP's Blumenthal secrecy finally revealed
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/10/22/1437551/-The-GOP-s-Blumenthal-secrecy-finally-revealed
"We finally find out why the Republicans on the Benghazi committee have refused to release the entire transcript of Sidney Blumenthal's testimony. Thank you, Rep. Adam Schiff of California. Congressman Schiff gave us a look at what he called "Sidney Blumenthal by the numbers," and it's clear the GOP doesn't want the American public to know what they asked Blumenthal about—because it had nothing to do with the actual Benghazi attacks."
"We finally find out why the Republicans on the Benghazi committee have refused to release the entire transcript of Sidney Blumenthal's testimony. Thank you, Rep. Adam Schiff of California. Congressman Schiff gave us a look at what he called "Sidney Blumenthal by the numbers," and it's clear the GOP doesn't want the American public to know what they asked Blumenthal about—because it had nothing to do with the actual Benghazi attacks."
Even conservatives admit the Benghazi show trial was a flop: “Could make you feel sorry for Stalin”
Even <em>conservatives</em> admit the Benghazi show trial was a flop: “Could make you feel sorry for Stalin”
"ending the day with a bit of gratification at the expense of right-wingers’ disappointment seems warranted."
"ending the day with a bit of gratification at the expense of right-wingers’ disappointment seems warranted."
How political is the Benghazi hearing? Watch Gowdy refuse to release Blumenthal's transcript
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/10/22/1437398/-Cummings-puts-the-screws-to-Gowdy-release-Blumenthal-s-transcript-so-the-world-can-see
"The most gripping video of the first three-and-a-half hours of Hillary Clinton's testimony to the Benghazi committee came when the ranking Democrat on the committee, Rep. Elijah Cummings, challenged GOP committee chairman Trey Gowdy to do a very simple thing: release the entire transcript of Sidney Blumenthal's Benghazi testimony to the public."
"The most gripping video of the first three-and-a-half hours of Hillary Clinton's testimony to the Benghazi committee came when the ranking Democrat on the committee, Rep. Elijah Cummings, challenged GOP committee chairman Trey Gowdy to do a very simple thing: release the entire transcript of Sidney Blumenthal's Benghazi testimony to the public."
They are all complete frauds: Constitutional conservatives? The right’s big lie collapses in Benghazi lunacy
They are all complete frauds: Constitutional conservatives? The right’s big lie collapses in Benghazi lunacy
"The recent admission that the Benghazi investigation is a partisan witch hunt is a glaring reminder that so-called “constitutional conservatives” in Congress have no idea what they’re talking about."
"The recent admission that the Benghazi investigation is a partisan witch hunt is a glaring reminder that so-called “constitutional conservatives” in Congress have no idea what they’re talking about."
Dems Demand Republicans Reimburse Taxpayers $4.5 Million For Benghazi “Investigation”
http://www.occupydemocrats.com/dems-demand-republicans-reimburse-taxpayers-4-5-million-for-benghazi-investigation/
"The outrageous misuse of government time and taxpayer funds on a partisan witch-hunt has prompted Senate Democrats to call for the committee’s disbandment – and the reimbursement of the $4.7 million they squandered."
"The outrageous misuse of government time and taxpayer funds on a partisan witch-hunt has prompted Senate Democrats to call for the committee’s disbandment – and the reimbursement of the $4.7 million they squandered."
A Comprehensive Guide To Myths And Facts About Hillary Clinton, Benghazi, And Those Emails
http://mediamatters.org/research/2015/10/21/a-comprehensive-guide-to-myths-and-facts-about/206289
"In their relentless drive to find a scandal that doesn't exist, media have spent the last three years pushing numerous myths surrounding Clinton's alleged role in the attacks and her legal use of her personal email account."
"In their relentless drive to find a scandal that doesn't exist, media have spent the last three years pushing numerous myths surrounding Clinton's alleged role in the attacks and her legal use of her personal email account."
How Donald Trump Is Destroying Fox News' Carefully Crafted Benghazi Narrative
How Donald Trump Is Destroying Fox News' Carefully Crafted Benghazi Narrative
"Donald Trump may be a somewhat useful idiot after all, at least when it comes to the Benghazi witch hunt."
"Donald Trump may be a somewhat useful idiot after all, at least when it comes to the Benghazi witch hunt."
This is what karma feels like: How the GOP’s Benghazi fraudsters sowed the seeds of their own destruction
This is what karma feels like: How the GOP’s Benghazi fraudsters sowed the seeds of their own destruction
"What’s hilarious about this is that Gowdy, in his third term in Congress, has been a partisan hatchet man from the minute he declared his candidacy to replace Rep. Bob Inglis in South Carolina’s 4th District. (Inglis had ticked off the far right in the GOP by, among other things, declaring his belief that man-made climate change is really happening.) In his brief time in the House of Representatives, the former federal prosecutor has gone after a list of the Tea Party’s pet peeves right out of your crazy uncle’s email forwards."
"What’s hilarious about this is that Gowdy, in his third term in Congress, has been a partisan hatchet man from the minute he declared his candidacy to replace Rep. Bob Inglis in South Carolina’s 4th District. (Inglis had ticked off the far right in the GOP by, among other things, declaring his belief that man-made climate change is really happening.) In his brief time in the House of Representatives, the former federal prosecutor has gone after a list of the Tea Party’s pet peeves right out of your crazy uncle’s email forwards."
Meet Citizens United, Another Right-Wing Group Driving The Clinton Email Narrative
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/10/20/meet-citizens-united-another-right-wing-group-d/206280
"Citizens United was created in 1988 by conservative activist Floyd Brown. Early on, the organization ran political campaigns promoting the Supreme Court nomination of Clarence Thomas, as well as campaigns against Democratic presidential candidates like Michael Dukakis and Bill Clinton.
Brown was behind the infamous race-baiting Willie Horton political ad that was used to attack Dukakis in the 1988 presidential campaign. He was chairman of Citizens United until 2006, a position former congressional investigator and anti-Clinton activist David Bossie now holds.
Since leaving Citizens United, Brown has promoted the birther conspiracy that President Obama was not born in the United States, and demanded his removal from the White House for trying to construct a "totalitarian regime." Brown also ran political attack ads falsely claiming that President Obama is Muslim.
In 2008, Citizens United produced an anti-Clinton film called Hillary: The Movie. After the group was barred from advertising the film due to its political content and possible influence on the election, the resulting 2010 Supreme Court case, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, opened the floodgate of money now influencing elections.
Citizens United also engaged in deceptive campaigns against the Affordable Care Act, and distorted the beliefs of Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan.
In addition to Hillary: The Movie, the organization has produced films attacking the left and promoting the right. These include Occupy Unmasked, Battle for America with Dick Morris, and Hype: The Obama Effect.
Citizens United also has an affiliated political action committee, Citizens United Political Victory Fund, that spent hundreds of thousands of dollars between 2006 and 2014 to support Republican candidates and attack Democrats. They also have a super PAC, Citizens United Super PAC, which has already spent $128,199 so far in the 2016 election cycle."
"Citizens United was created in 1988 by conservative activist Floyd Brown. Early on, the organization ran political campaigns promoting the Supreme Court nomination of Clarence Thomas, as well as campaigns against Democratic presidential candidates like Michael Dukakis and Bill Clinton.
Brown was behind the infamous race-baiting Willie Horton political ad that was used to attack Dukakis in the 1988 presidential campaign. He was chairman of Citizens United until 2006, a position former congressional investigator and anti-Clinton activist David Bossie now holds.
Since leaving Citizens United, Brown has promoted the birther conspiracy that President Obama was not born in the United States, and demanded his removal from the White House for trying to construct a "totalitarian regime." Brown also ran political attack ads falsely claiming that President Obama is Muslim.
In 2008, Citizens United produced an anti-Clinton film called Hillary: The Movie. After the group was barred from advertising the film due to its political content and possible influence on the election, the resulting 2010 Supreme Court case, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, opened the floodgate of money now influencing elections.
Citizens United also engaged in deceptive campaigns against the Affordable Care Act, and distorted the beliefs of Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan.
In addition to Hillary: The Movie, the organization has produced films attacking the left and promoting the right. These include Occupy Unmasked, Battle for America with Dick Morris, and Hype: The Obama Effect.
Citizens United also has an affiliated political action committee, Citizens United Political Victory Fund, that spent hundreds of thousands of dollars between 2006 and 2014 to support Republican candidates and attack Democrats. They also have a super PAC, Citizens United Super PAC, which has already spent $128,199 so far in the 2016 election cycle."
CIA Catches Republicans Red-Handed Altering Hillary’s Emails to Smear Her
http://www.occupydemocrats.com/cia-catches-republicans-red-handed-altering-hillarys-emails-to-smear-her/
"They have wasted millions and produced nothing; they draw their salaries and waste our nation’s time on ridiculous witch-hunts against Planned Parenthood and Hillary Clinton but do nothing as our infrastructure crumbles and our middle class withers away under the ravenous hunger of the wealthy oligarchs. They do not deserve a place in the political discourse of a civilized nation."
"They have wasted millions and produced nothing; they draw their salaries and waste our nation’s time on ridiculous witch-hunts against Planned Parenthood and Hillary Clinton but do nothing as our infrastructure crumbles and our middle class withers away under the ravenous hunger of the wealthy oligarchs. They do not deserve a place in the political discourse of a civilized nation."
Democrats on Benghazi Committee Release 124-page Report and it is Awesome
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/10/19/1435020/-Democrats-on-Benghazi-Committee-Release-124-page-Report-and-it-is-Awesome
"And that was just the intro - the next 122 pages appear to be irrefutable proof that the Benghazi witch hunt is a giant crock of dog sh*t."
"And that was just the intro - the next 122 pages appear to be irrefutable proof that the Benghazi witch hunt is a giant crock of dog sh*t."
Trey Gowdy comes undone: The GOP’s new Ken Starr has lost all claims to credibility
Trey Gowdy comes undone: The GOP’s new Ken Starr has lost all claims to credibility
"Describe it however you want, but Gowdy’s Select Committee, which has been in session longer than Congress’Watergate investigation, is done. And it’s done because its cover has been blown and because the scandal plots won’t line up the way he wants. And the sooner the press admits that and moves on, the better because journalists have allowed themselves to be played for too long."
"Describe it however you want, but Gowdy’s Select Committee, which has been in session longer than Congress’Watergate investigation, is done. And it’s done because its cover has been blown and because the scandal plots won’t line up the way he wants. And the sooner the press admits that and moves on, the better because journalists have allowed themselves to be played for too long."
BUSTED: Trey Gowdy Caught Being Bankrolled By Anti-Hillary PAC
http://www.occupydemocrats.com/busted-trey-gowdy-caught-being-bankrolled-by-anti-hillary-pac/
"On Monday morning, it was revealed that Republicans, many of them members of the Benghazi Select Committee, actually changed the content of some of Hillary Clinton’s emails in an effort to further use that particular non-scandal to harm the public’s trust in her."
"On Monday morning, it was revealed that Republicans, many of them members of the Benghazi Select Committee, actually changed the content of some of Hillary Clinton’s emails in an effort to further use that particular non-scandal to harm the public’s trust in her."
Benghazi is a Fox News farce: What the witch hunt reveals about the right’s most cherished lies
Benghazi is a Fox News farce: What the witch hunt reveals about the right’s most cherished lies
"Again, there’s really no reason to be surprised that Gowdy’s accusation turned out to be wishful thinking. And, no, Cummings’ request for an apology won’t be answered in kind. The GOP’s business model forbids it. Simply put, the model goes like this: make stuff up and never apologize. The calculus is arguably the most cynical brand of politics imaginable. Knowing how a lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth gets its pants on, the GOP has been remarkably successful at unapologetically injecting total hooey into the discourse, only for it to metastasize as reality in spite of countless fact-checks to the contrary."
"Again, there’s really no reason to be surprised that Gowdy’s accusation turned out to be wishful thinking. And, no, Cummings’ request for an apology won’t be answered in kind. The GOP’s business model forbids it. Simply put, the model goes like this: make stuff up and never apologize. The calculus is arguably the most cynical brand of politics imaginable. Knowing how a lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth gets its pants on, the GOP has been remarkably successful at unapologetically injecting total hooey into the discourse, only for it to metastasize as reality in spite of countless fact-checks to the contrary."
Explosive New Report On Benghazi Chairman Gowdy’s Links To Stop Hillary PAC
http://samuel-warde.com/2015/10/cummings-responds-to-explosive-new-report-on-chairman-gowdys-links-to-stop-hillary-pac/
"the Washington Post reported on newly discovered links between Rep. Trey Gowdy, the Chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, and Stop Hillary PAC, which describes itself as “created for one reason only—to ensure Hillary Clinton never becomes President of the United States"."
"the Washington Post reported on newly discovered links between Rep. Trey Gowdy, the Chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, and Stop Hillary PAC, which describes itself as “created for one reason only—to ensure Hillary Clinton never becomes President of the United States"."
Moms Of Benghazi Victims: Republicans’ “Cruel, Tasteless” Attacks On Hillary Dishonor Our Sons’ Memories
http://www.occupydemocrats.com/moms-of-benghazi-victims-republicans-cruel-tasteless-attacks-on-hillary-dishonor-our-sons-memories/
"The House Benghazi Committee has recently been exposed as nothing but a partisan crusade that openly lied and distorted information, wasting millions of taxpayer money and producing no tangible results."
"The House Benghazi Committee has recently been exposed as nothing but a partisan crusade that openly lied and distorted information, wasting millions of taxpayer money and producing no tangible results."
CIA: Trey Gowdy Altered Documents To Frame Hillary Clinton
http://samuel-warde.com/2015/10/cia-trey-gowdy-altered-documents-to-frame-hillary-clinton/
"In a bombshell revelation, the Central Intelligence Agency reached out to Democrats serving on the Select Committee on Benghazi on Saturday to confirm that Chairman Trey Gowdy had altered documents provided to the committee by Hillary Clinton."
"In a bombshell revelation, the Central Intelligence Agency reached out to Democrats serving on the Select Committee on Benghazi on Saturday to confirm that Chairman Trey Gowdy had altered documents provided to the committee by Hillary Clinton."
'That is factually not correct:' Media starts noticing Republican Benghazi lies
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/10/19/1434889/--That-is-factually-not-correct-Media-starts-noticing-Republican-Benghazi-lies
"These guys have been getting away with so much for so long, perhaps they even started to believe their own line of bull. But their actions—the focus on interviewing people connected to Hillary Clinton, the incessant leaking, the lying—showed what the real story was all along. Now the media is noticing, and the Republicans don't have much more than "believe us because we say so"."
"These guys have been getting away with so much for so long, perhaps they even started to believe their own line of bull. But their actions—the focus on interviewing people connected to Hillary Clinton, the incessant leaking, the lying—showed what the real story was all along. Now the media is noticing, and the Republicans don't have much more than "believe us because we say so"."
Saturday, October 17, 2015
The GOP’s entire identity is based on a lie: How the Obama presidency exposed Republican deficit delusions
The GOP’s entire identity is based on a lie: How the Obama presidency exposed Republican deficit delusions
"According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch site, the federal government ran up a deficit of $439 billion for the 2015 fiscal year. That’s 2.5 percent of GDP, which is the lowest level since 2007. Why is this significant? The Obama administration inherited a $1.4 trillion (with a “t”) budget deficit — driven in large part by stimulus spending meant to combat the financial crisis — which authorized George W. Bush in October 2008.
Since then, Obama has presided over a gradual $1 trillion-dollar reduction in the deficit. Insofar as deficit reduction is important — and remember, according to the rhetoric of the GOP over the past several years, it is very important — this is a massive achievement for the Obama administration. Massive. And neither he nor the Democrats will get any credit for it.
If Mitt Romney’s lies about the deficit in 2012 were a predictor of the GOP’s attack plan for 2016, we can expect to hear the Republican ticket attack both Obama and the Democratic nominee on this very issue. But they won’t cite deficit numbers because, well, they’re not nearly as dumb as they look. Instead, they’ll recycle the Romney tactic of conflating the deficit and the national debt — two entirely separate numbers.
For example, Romney said during his first debate against Obama in 2012: “The president said he’d cut the deficit in half. Unfortunately, he doubled it.” Well, no. The deficit wasn’t “doubled” at all. It was the debt that rose, but analysts have repeatedly shown that the chief drivers of national debt were George W. Bush’s wars, Medicare Part-D (a Bush-era policy) and the impact of the Great Recession — none of which was offset with higher taxes or spending cuts. Obama can hardly be blamed for all that.
Not insignificantly, though, the Obama administration’s deficit reduction has slowed the growth of the debt. In fact, the year-over-year increase in the debt has slowed to 10 percent. Compare that with the highest growth rate for the debt ever — 13.4 percent per year under, yes, Ronald Reagan."
"According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch site, the federal government ran up a deficit of $439 billion for the 2015 fiscal year. That’s 2.5 percent of GDP, which is the lowest level since 2007. Why is this significant? The Obama administration inherited a $1.4 trillion (with a “t”) budget deficit — driven in large part by stimulus spending meant to combat the financial crisis — which authorized George W. Bush in October 2008.
Since then, Obama has presided over a gradual $1 trillion-dollar reduction in the deficit. Insofar as deficit reduction is important — and remember, according to the rhetoric of the GOP over the past several years, it is very important — this is a massive achievement for the Obama administration. Massive. And neither he nor the Democrats will get any credit for it.
If Mitt Romney’s lies about the deficit in 2012 were a predictor of the GOP’s attack plan for 2016, we can expect to hear the Republican ticket attack both Obama and the Democratic nominee on this very issue. But they won’t cite deficit numbers because, well, they’re not nearly as dumb as they look. Instead, they’ll recycle the Romney tactic of conflating the deficit and the national debt — two entirely separate numbers.
For example, Romney said during his first debate against Obama in 2012: “The president said he’d cut the deficit in half. Unfortunately, he doubled it.” Well, no. The deficit wasn’t “doubled” at all. It was the debt that rose, but analysts have repeatedly shown that the chief drivers of national debt were George W. Bush’s wars, Medicare Part-D (a Bush-era policy) and the impact of the Great Recession — none of which was offset with higher taxes or spending cuts. Obama can hardly be blamed for all that.
Not insignificantly, though, the Obama administration’s deficit reduction has slowed the growth of the debt. In fact, the year-over-year increase in the debt has slowed to 10 percent. Compare that with the highest growth rate for the debt ever — 13.4 percent per year under, yes, Ronald Reagan."
RNC Chairman Admits the Republican Party May Implode if They Don’t Win in 2016
RNC Chairman Admits the Republican Party May Implode if They Don’t Win in 2016
"The GOP is an absolute mess right now, and it’s all their own doing. They embraced the monster known as the tea party and now they don’t know what the heck to do with it. The leadership of the party, despite what they say publicly, is smart enough to know that they cannot continue to embrace these radical tea party values if they want to remain nationally relevant."
"The GOP is an absolute mess right now, and it’s all their own doing. They embraced the monster known as the tea party and now they don’t know what the heck to do with it. The leadership of the party, despite what they say publicly, is smart enough to know that they cannot continue to embrace these radical tea party values if they want to remain nationally relevant."
Ben Bernanke: I’m Ditching The Republican Party Because Of Their ‘Stupid Economic Conspiracies’
http://www.occupydemocrats.com/ben-bernanke-im-ditching-the-republican-party-because-of-their-stupid-economic-conspiracies/
"Ben Bernanke, former Bush appointee to Federal Reserve Chairman and former Princeton Economics professor slammed modern Republican economic policies in his new memoir. According to Bernanke, a life-long Republican, the far-right extremism that has taken over the Republican Party in the name of extreme conservatism: “It’s the stupid economics.…[they] saw inflation where it did not exist and, when the official data did not bear out their predictions, invoked conspiracy theories. They denied that monetary or fiscal policy could support job growth, while still working to direct federal spending to their own districts. They advocated discredited monetary systems, like the gold standard"."
"Ben Bernanke, former Bush appointee to Federal Reserve Chairman and former Princeton Economics professor slammed modern Republican economic policies in his new memoir. According to Bernanke, a life-long Republican, the far-right extremism that has taken over the Republican Party in the name of extreme conservatism: “It’s the stupid economics.…[they] saw inflation where it did not exist and, when the official data did not bear out their predictions, invoked conspiracy theories. They denied that monetary or fiscal policy could support job growth, while still working to direct federal spending to their own districts. They advocated discredited monetary systems, like the gold standard"."
Fox News Gets Suckered: 11 Outrageous Lies by Their 'Terror Analyst' Who Was Actually a Con Man @alternet
Fox News Gets Suckered: 11 Outrageous Lies by Their 'Terror Analyst' Who Was Actually a Con Man @alternet
"Surprise: One of Fox News’ most popular so-called “terror analysts” was actually a con man."
"Surprise: One of Fox News’ most popular so-called “terror analysts” was actually a con man."
Second Republican Congressman Admits Benghazi Committee Was ‘Designed To Go After’ Clinton
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/10/14/3712578/richard-hanna-benghazi-clinton/
"Though McCarthy tried to walk back his controversial comments, Rep. Richard Hanna (R-NY) argued on Wednesday that the Majority Leader had it right to begin with.
“Sometimes the biggest sin you can commit in D.C. is to tell the truth,” Hanna said in an interview on Keeler in the Morning, a radio show in upstate New York. The third-term congressman paused for a moment, perhaps recognizing the importance of what he was about to say, before going on to agree with McCarthy’s original statement."
"Though McCarthy tried to walk back his controversial comments, Rep. Richard Hanna (R-NY) argued on Wednesday that the Majority Leader had it right to begin with.
“Sometimes the biggest sin you can commit in D.C. is to tell the truth,” Hanna said in an interview on Keeler in the Morning, a radio show in upstate New York. The third-term congressman paused for a moment, perhaps recognizing the importance of what he was about to say, before going on to agree with McCarthy’s original statement."
President Obama Calls Out Fox News And Right-Wing Media For Falsely Portraying Him As Scary
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/10/14/president-obama-calls-out-fox-news-and-right-wing-media-for-falsely-portraying-him-as-scary/
"Ever since he captured the Democratic nomination in 2008, Fox News has run a despicable smear campaign against President Obama in an effort to stoke fear and hatred of him. This was further perpetuated by Sarah Palin, who accused President Obama of being friends with terrorists and being a secret Muslim. Basically, Fox News and conservatives have been bearing false witness for the last seven years, thus repeatedly breaking one of the Ten Commandments they claim to revere so much. Conservative media has also demonized every effort President Obama has made to help the sick and the poor, further revealing their lack of Christian values.
Clearly, conservatives are hypocrites and President Obama has zero f*cks left to give when it comes to dealing with them in good faith. Now, he’s just going to keep telling the truth about them as long as they continue to insist on telling lies about him."
"Ever since he captured the Democratic nomination in 2008, Fox News has run a despicable smear campaign against President Obama in an effort to stoke fear and hatred of him. This was further perpetuated by Sarah Palin, who accused President Obama of being friends with terrorists and being a secret Muslim. Basically, Fox News and conservatives have been bearing false witness for the last seven years, thus repeatedly breaking one of the Ten Commandments they claim to revere so much. Conservative media has also demonized every effort President Obama has made to help the sick and the poor, further revealing their lack of Christian values.
Clearly, conservatives are hypocrites and President Obama has zero f*cks left to give when it comes to dealing with them in good faith. Now, he’s just going to keep telling the truth about them as long as they continue to insist on telling lies about him."
Republicans Just Killed A Vital College Loan Program For Low-Income Students
http://www.occupydemocrats.com/republicans-just-killed-a-vital-college-loan-program-for-low-income-students/
"The Republican Party’s decision is cruel, unethical and will without a doubt negatively impact the lives and dreams of countless young Americans."
"The Republican Party’s decision is cruel, unethical and will without a doubt negatively impact the lives and dreams of countless young Americans."
Another Tea Party Assault on Democracy
Another Tea Party Assault on Democracy
"What the Freedom Caucus seeks is not more democracy, but a House in which a minority – actually 10 percent—of the House can shut down the government and destroy the full faith and credit of the U.S. government—unless in response to this blackmail wildly unpopular policies like defunding Planned Parenthood and repealing Affordable Health Care are part of the package."
"What the Freedom Caucus seeks is not more democracy, but a House in which a minority – actually 10 percent—of the House can shut down the government and destroy the full faith and credit of the U.S. government—unless in response to this blackmail wildly unpopular policies like defunding Planned Parenthood and repealing Affordable Health Care are part of the package."
New PPP Poll Shows How Wildly Unpopular The Republican Party Has Become
New PPP Poll Shows How Wildly Unpopular The Republican Party Has Become
"Congress has become so dysfunctional under Republican leadership that a small band of right-wing conservatives pushed House Speaker John Boehner to resign - and then promptly torpedoed his assumed successor, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. At this time, it looks like becoming the next Speaker of the House is a job that nobody in their right mind would want, potentially leaving the position open for a lunatic like Louie Gohmert or something much, much worse. This is a Republican Congress that has become so extreme, former vice presidential candidate and Ayn Rand worshiper Paul Ryan is considered to be too liberal for the ideological purists who will try to dictate the choice for Speaker. Not to mention Ryan wants nothing to do with the position; even if he could get the votes needed, he knows that it would be completely toxic to his future aspirations for higher office. It’s no wonder that a recent poll by Public Policy Polling found that the GOP has gone so far to the fringes, Mitch McConnell is now slightly more popular with Democrats than he is with his own Republican base. Yes, really.
It’s not just the war on Planned Parenthood that has hurt Republicans, the whole Benghazi witch hunt has backfired horribly on them as well. To moderates and independents, they’ve proven that they’re incapable of governing, and to the Republican base – they’ve proven that they’re incapable of delivering on promises."
"Congress has become so dysfunctional under Republican leadership that a small band of right-wing conservatives pushed House Speaker John Boehner to resign - and then promptly torpedoed his assumed successor, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. At this time, it looks like becoming the next Speaker of the House is a job that nobody in their right mind would want, potentially leaving the position open for a lunatic like Louie Gohmert or something much, much worse. This is a Republican Congress that has become so extreme, former vice presidential candidate and Ayn Rand worshiper Paul Ryan is considered to be too liberal for the ideological purists who will try to dictate the choice for Speaker. Not to mention Ryan wants nothing to do with the position; even if he could get the votes needed, he knows that it would be completely toxic to his future aspirations for higher office. It’s no wonder that a recent poll by Public Policy Polling found that the GOP has gone so far to the fringes, Mitch McConnell is now slightly more popular with Democrats than he is with his own Republican base. Yes, really.
It’s not just the war on Planned Parenthood that has hurt Republicans, the whole Benghazi witch hunt has backfired horribly on them as well. To moderates and independents, they’ve proven that they’re incapable of governing, and to the Republican base – they’ve proven that they’re incapable of delivering on promises."
Politix Update: Treasonous House Republicans Find Despicable New Ways To Define Chaos
Politix Update: Treasonous House Republicans Find Despicable New Ways To Define Chaos
"A grave question must now be asked in the wake of a Republican meltdown in the House of Representatives that in the short term threatens the fiscal stability of the U.S. and world markets, as well as the ability of government to function, and in the longer term calls into question whether the Republican Party is still capable of governing, let alone whether its prospects for the 2016 presidential election have been further damaged: Have the Gang of 40 lurched from their patented brand of despicable politics into treason?
Why, yes they have.
The Gang of 40 is, of course, the cannibalistic Tea Party-inoculated congressfolk who, although they represent barely 3 percent of the population, have brought the Republican Party's House caucus to its knees because of a fanaticism not seen in national politics since the run up to the Civil War. In this context, the question of whether these men (and lone woman) are traitors is not knee-jerk liberal nattering or a pushback in support of a threadbare status quo. The definition of a traitor is someone who betrays their country, and there can be no doubt that the fevered labors of the Gang of 40, who are the spawn of years of conspiring to destroy the established order, have been traitorous.
What, you may ask, is the established order and why is it wrong, let alone traitorous, to try to overthrow a political system that is sodden with corruption and in the thrall of big money? Actually, that sounds like a pretty good idea, and one that is long overdue.
The reality is, in fact, really bad. This is because the Gang of 40 is on a mission to rebuild government in its own harshly hard-right image: Less inclusive, intolerant of the differences in a multi-cultural society, and hungry for armed conflict abroad. The gang is committed to an integration of church and state, so long as the church is white and Christian, and believes that women are inferior, gays are aberrant, immigrants are criminals, access to health care is a privilege and not a right, and are determined to rip to shreds a social safety net that for this writer and 60 million other people is the difference between sufficiency and penury.
Beyond all the parliamentary machinations that are dominating coverage, this gang seeks replace the status quo, as screwed up as it is, with a system that is just as sodden with corruption and in the thrall of big money but infinitely worse and deeply un-American when you examine the fine print."
"A grave question must now be asked in the wake of a Republican meltdown in the House of Representatives that in the short term threatens the fiscal stability of the U.S. and world markets, as well as the ability of government to function, and in the longer term calls into question whether the Republican Party is still capable of governing, let alone whether its prospects for the 2016 presidential election have been further damaged: Have the Gang of 40 lurched from their patented brand of despicable politics into treason?
Why, yes they have.
The Gang of 40 is, of course, the cannibalistic Tea Party-inoculated congressfolk who, although they represent barely 3 percent of the population, have brought the Republican Party's House caucus to its knees because of a fanaticism not seen in national politics since the run up to the Civil War. In this context, the question of whether these men (and lone woman) are traitors is not knee-jerk liberal nattering or a pushback in support of a threadbare status quo. The definition of a traitor is someone who betrays their country, and there can be no doubt that the fevered labors of the Gang of 40, who are the spawn of years of conspiring to destroy the established order, have been traitorous.
What, you may ask, is the established order and why is it wrong, let alone traitorous, to try to overthrow a political system that is sodden with corruption and in the thrall of big money? Actually, that sounds like a pretty good idea, and one that is long overdue.
The reality is, in fact, really bad. This is because the Gang of 40 is on a mission to rebuild government in its own harshly hard-right image: Less inclusive, intolerant of the differences in a multi-cultural society, and hungry for armed conflict abroad. The gang is committed to an integration of church and state, so long as the church is white and Christian, and believes that women are inferior, gays are aberrant, immigrants are criminals, access to health care is a privilege and not a right, and are determined to rip to shreds a social safety net that for this writer and 60 million other people is the difference between sufficiency and penury.
Beyond all the parliamentary machinations that are dominating coverage, this gang seeks replace the status quo, as screwed up as it is, with a system that is just as sodden with corruption and in the thrall of big money but infinitely worse and deeply un-American when you examine the fine print."
Tea Party Republicans Left Dazed As Obama Cuts Bush’s Deficit By $1 Trillion
http://www.occupydemocrats.com/tea-party-republicans-left-dazed-as-obama-cuts-bushs-deficit-by-1-trillion/
"although no Republican will admit it, the public deficit has in fact shrunk by $1 trillion under Obama’s leadership, while at the same time programs like healthcare and education have expanded.
The Treasury Department reports that the fiscal year that ended September 30th witnessed the lowest deficit of Obama’s presidency – $439 billion, which is nine percent lower than last year, and over a trillion dollars lower than the $1.4 trillion that we saw the year Obama took office. These figures strike a death blow to the kind of “austerity” policies that conservatives want to impose.
Despite this impressive achievement, it’s startling how ignorant the Republicans are about the deficit."
"although no Republican will admit it, the public deficit has in fact shrunk by $1 trillion under Obama’s leadership, while at the same time programs like healthcare and education have expanded.
The Treasury Department reports that the fiscal year that ended September 30th witnessed the lowest deficit of Obama’s presidency – $439 billion, which is nine percent lower than last year, and over a trillion dollars lower than the $1.4 trillion that we saw the year Obama took office. These figures strike a death blow to the kind of “austerity” policies that conservatives want to impose.
Despite this impressive achievement, it’s startling how ignorant the Republicans are about the deficit."
Why Sale of National Geographic to Fox Signals Perilous Times for Photojournalism
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33237-why-sale-of-national-geographic-to-fox-signals-perilous-times-for-photojournalism
"Six corporations own 90 per cent of the media companies in the US, according to a report by Business Insider. What most Americans read, watch, and listen to is filtered through those corporate interests. And media that isn't corporate-owned is often corporate-sponsored. National Public Radio, for example, took funding from America's Natural Gas Alliance, which leads those who oppose fracking to point out how weak NPR's reporting is on the topic.
"Propaganda by omission is something to watch out for," Daymon Hartley, former photographer for the Detroit Free Press, told DeSmog. "Now corporations control what you see and what you don't see. They look through lens of their own ideology and control the message by hiding what it doesn't want you to see."
Ownership of the media dictates the tone of editorial content, as well as the allocation of resources to cover stories. Not reporting on a topic can tell us as much about a news source's stance as the topics it does cover – as do the images we see and don't see."
"Six corporations own 90 per cent of the media companies in the US, according to a report by Business Insider. What most Americans read, watch, and listen to is filtered through those corporate interests. And media that isn't corporate-owned is often corporate-sponsored. National Public Radio, for example, took funding from America's Natural Gas Alliance, which leads those who oppose fracking to point out how weak NPR's reporting is on the topic.
"Propaganda by omission is something to watch out for," Daymon Hartley, former photographer for the Detroit Free Press, told DeSmog. "Now corporations control what you see and what you don't see. They look through lens of their own ideology and control the message by hiding what it doesn't want you to see."
Ownership of the media dictates the tone of editorial content, as well as the allocation of resources to cover stories. Not reporting on a topic can tell us as much about a news source's stance as the topics it does cover – as do the images we see and don't see."
This Just In: We Are Officially in a New Gilded Age
This Just In: We Are Officially in a New Gilded Age
"We’ve known for some time now that the mega-rich, who have a very specific political agenda, have captured the campaign-finance system. This investigation serves, however, to turn that notion from an abstract to a very tangible concept and brings these political power-players out from the shadows."
"We’ve known for some time now that the mega-rich, who have a very specific political agenda, have captured the campaign-finance system. This investigation serves, however, to turn that notion from an abstract to a very tangible concept and brings these political power-players out from the shadows."
Dirty energy plutocrats are trying to buy the presidential election
http://grist.org/politics/dirty-energy-plutocrats-are-trying-to-buy-the-presidential-election/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=daily-horizon
"Of the 158 mega-donors, the most common industry in which they have made their money is finance and the second biggest is energy, mostly oil and gas. The donors are disproportionately old, white, and male, concentrated in a handful of very rich, non-diverse neighborhoods. Most importantly, their politics are not representative of the country at all: 138 of the 158, or 87 percent, are Republicans."
"Of the 158 mega-donors, the most common industry in which they have made their money is finance and the second biggest is energy, mostly oil and gas. The donors are disproportionately old, white, and male, concentrated in a handful of very rich, non-diverse neighborhoods. Most importantly, their politics are not representative of the country at all: 138 of the 158, or 87 percent, are Republicans."
Recordings Of Massey Energy CEO Introduced As Evidence Could Be His Downfall
Recordings Of Massey Energy CEO Introduced As Evidence Could Be His Downfall
"The tapes offer a peek into the mind of a man seemingly consumed with his own wealth and frustrated with federal regulators and company officials who pushed for more attention to safety."
"The tapes offer a peek into the mind of a man seemingly consumed with his own wealth and frustrated with federal regulators and company officials who pushed for more attention to safety."
Climate change is, as Sanders says, our top nat'l security issue, but most of GOP still in denial
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/10/16/1433421/-Climate-change-is-as-Sanders-says-our-top-nat-l-security-issue-but-most-of-GOP-still-in-denial
"All this caterwauling ignores what the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review and the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review have to say. The QDR is the nation's key public document laying out U.S. military doctrine. Here's a bit from the 2010 version:
Assessments conducted by the intelligence community indicate that climate change could have significant geopolitical impacts around the world, contributing to poverty, environmental degradation, and the further weakening of fragile governments. Climate change will contribute to food and water scarcity, will increase the spread of disease, and may spur or exacerbate mass migration.
And in 2014:
Climate change poses another significant challenge for the United States and the world at large. As greenhouse gas emissions increase, sea levels are rising, average global temperatures are increasing, and severe weather patterns are accelerating. These changes, coupled with other global dynamics, including growing, urbanizing, more affluent populations, and substantial economic growth in India, China, Brazil, and other nations, will devastate homes, land, and infrastructure. Climate change may exacerbate water scarcity and lead to sharp increases in food costs. The pressures caused by climate change will influence resource competition while placing additional burdens on economies, societies, and governance institutions around the world. These effects are threat multipliers that will aggravate stressors abroad such as poverty,environmental degradation, political instability, and social tensions—conditions that can enable terrorist activity and other forms of violence."
"All this caterwauling ignores what the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review and the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review have to say. The QDR is the nation's key public document laying out U.S. military doctrine. Here's a bit from the 2010 version:
Assessments conducted by the intelligence community indicate that climate change could have significant geopolitical impacts around the world, contributing to poverty, environmental degradation, and the further weakening of fragile governments. Climate change will contribute to food and water scarcity, will increase the spread of disease, and may spur or exacerbate mass migration.
And in 2014:
Climate change poses another significant challenge for the United States and the world at large. As greenhouse gas emissions increase, sea levels are rising, average global temperatures are increasing, and severe weather patterns are accelerating. These changes, coupled with other global dynamics, including growing, urbanizing, more affluent populations, and substantial economic growth in India, China, Brazil, and other nations, will devastate homes, land, and infrastructure. Climate change may exacerbate water scarcity and lead to sharp increases in food costs. The pressures caused by climate change will influence resource competition while placing additional burdens on economies, societies, and governance institutions around the world. These effects are threat multipliers that will aggravate stressors abroad such as poverty,environmental degradation, political instability, and social tensions—conditions that can enable terrorist activity and other forms of violence."
Exxon-Mobil Lands In Hot Water Over Climate Change Report
Exxon-Mobil Lands In Hot Water Over Climate Change Report
"Exxon-Mobil is in a high puddle of hot water over reports that they knew about climate change and their contribution to it as early as the 1970s, but buried the evidence so they could keep on making the billionaire bucks."
"Exxon-Mobil is in a high puddle of hot water over reports that they knew about climate change and their contribution to it as early as the 1970s, but buried the evidence so they could keep on making the billionaire bucks."
Even Fossil Fuel Companies Support An International Climate Agreement
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/10/15/3712719/fossil-fuel-companies-climate-statement/
"In a joint statement released Wednesday by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, 14 major Fortune 500 companies voiced their support for a strong global agreement on climate change.
The 14-company coalition represents a broad set of business interests, from technology giants like Intel and HP to the electronics manufacturer Siemens Corporation. But the letter also includes supporters that might not seem like the most natural allies to a global climate agreement, including coal mining companies like BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, oil and gas companies like BP and Shell, and industrial manufacturers like Alcoa and LafargeHolcim. Together, the companies have a combined revenues of $1.1 trillion and employ more than 1.5 million people, according to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions."
"In a joint statement released Wednesday by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, 14 major Fortune 500 companies voiced their support for a strong global agreement on climate change.
The 14-company coalition represents a broad set of business interests, from technology giants like Intel and HP to the electronics manufacturer Siemens Corporation. But the letter also includes supporters that might not seem like the most natural allies to a global climate agreement, including coal mining companies like BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, oil and gas companies like BP and Shell, and industrial manufacturers like Alcoa and LafargeHolcim. Together, the companies have a combined revenues of $1.1 trillion and employ more than 1.5 million people, according to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions."
What Exxon knew about the Earth's melting Arctic
http://graphics.latimes.com/exxon-arctic/
"Back in 1990, as the debate over climate change was heating up, a dissident shareholder petitioned the board of Exxon, one of the world’s largest oil companies, imploring it to develop a plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its production plants and facilities.
The board’s response: Exxon had studied the science of global warming and concluded it was too murky to warrant action. The company’s “examination of the issue supports the conclusions that the facts today and the projection of future effects are very unclear.”
Yet in the far northern regions of Canada’s Arctic frontier, researchers and engineers at Exxon and Imperial Oil were quietly incorporating climate change projections into the company’s planning and closely studying how to adapt the company’s Arctic operations to a warming planet."
"Back in 1990, as the debate over climate change was heating up, a dissident shareholder petitioned the board of Exxon, one of the world’s largest oil companies, imploring it to develop a plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its production plants and facilities.
The board’s response: Exxon had studied the science of global warming and concluded it was too murky to warrant action. The company’s “examination of the issue supports the conclusions that the facts today and the projection of future effects are very unclear.”
Yet in the far northern regions of Canada’s Arctic frontier, researchers and engineers at Exxon and Imperial Oil were quietly incorporating climate change projections into the company’s planning and closely studying how to adapt the company’s Arctic operations to a warming planet."
Exxon Arctic Drilling Benefitting From Global Warming: Oil Company Denied Climate Change Science While Factoring It Into Arctic Operations, Report Shows
http://www.ibtimes.com/exxon-arctic-drilling-benefitting-global-warming-oil-company-denied-climate-change-2136118
"For the more than 20 years oil company Exxon has sought to cast doubt on the science of climate change, it also quietly has factored climate change calculations into its planning for oil operations in the Arctic, the Los Angeles Times reported after analyzing hundreds of internal documents and published materials. Melting sea ice due to warmer ocean temperatures, one of the effects of climate change, makes searching for oil and gas easier.
The company, which in 1999 became Exxon Mobil, helped found the Global Climate Coalition, which from 1989 to 2002 argued the role "of greenhouse gases in climate change is not well understood," the New York Times reported Friday. Yet as early as 1992, researchers for the company were analyzing the impact climate change could have on its operations."
"For the more than 20 years oil company Exxon has sought to cast doubt on the science of climate change, it also quietly has factored climate change calculations into its planning for oil operations in the Arctic, the Los Angeles Times reported after analyzing hundreds of internal documents and published materials. Melting sea ice due to warmer ocean temperatures, one of the effects of climate change, makes searching for oil and gas easier.
The company, which in 1999 became Exxon Mobil, helped found the Global Climate Coalition, which from 1989 to 2002 argued the role "of greenhouse gases in climate change is not well understood," the New York Times reported Friday. Yet as early as 1992, researchers for the company were analyzing the impact climate change could have on its operations."
People's Climate Returns as Communities Converge for Actions Nationwide
People's Climate Returns as Communities Converge for Actions Nationwide
"Wednesday's actions seek to build on the momentum of last year's historic People's Climate March, which drew over 400,000 people to New York City on September 21 to demand global environmental action."
"Wednesday's actions seek to build on the momentum of last year's historic People's Climate March, which drew over 400,000 people to New York City on September 21 to demand global environmental action."
Friday, October 16, 2015
Welcome to the conservative apocalypse! First David Brooks, now the party chairman figures out right-wing clusterf**k
Welcome to the conservative apocalypse! First David Brooks, now the party chairman figures out right-wing clusterf**k
"The bottom line is that the Republican Party has taken steps in recent years that yielded short-term victories in midterm elections. But they’ve lost control of the party. The Tea Party wing and the extremists on whom Republicans have relied for grassroots support have steered the party off a cliff. They’ve sent a crop of nihilists to Congress who’ve done nothing but obstruct for the better part of a decade. Does Priebus think there would be no long-term consequences for this?
When you’ve reached the point where your presidential nominees are forced to deny science and compete to see who cares less about women’s rights, you’ve got a major problem. Someone like Priebus thinks Trump and Carson will never win, and that a Jeb Bush or a Marco Rubio will ultimately prevail. Perhaps that’s true, but the presence of fanatics like Trump and Carson and Cruz in the race means even the so-called moderates have to adopt extreme positions to remain competitive in the party. And no matter how centrist their eventually nominee is, the Republican brand will remain tainted.
This has been the case for the last two presidential elections, and 2016 will be no different."
"The bottom line is that the Republican Party has taken steps in recent years that yielded short-term victories in midterm elections. But they’ve lost control of the party. The Tea Party wing and the extremists on whom Republicans have relied for grassroots support have steered the party off a cliff. They’ve sent a crop of nihilists to Congress who’ve done nothing but obstruct for the better part of a decade. Does Priebus think there would be no long-term consequences for this?
When you’ve reached the point where your presidential nominees are forced to deny science and compete to see who cares less about women’s rights, you’ve got a major problem. Someone like Priebus thinks Trump and Carson will never win, and that a Jeb Bush or a Marco Rubio will ultimately prevail. Perhaps that’s true, but the presence of fanatics like Trump and Carson and Cruz in the race means even the so-called moderates have to adopt extreme positions to remain competitive in the party. And no matter how centrist their eventually nominee is, the Republican brand will remain tainted.
This has been the case for the last two presidential elections, and 2016 will be no different."
Charles Koch Stops By Megyn Kelly's Show To Lie About His Political Activity
Charles Koch Stops By Megyn Kelly's Show To Lie About His Political Activity
"Charles Koch's Great Public Relations Propaganda Tour of 2015 made a stop at Megyn Kelly's doorstep so he could downplay his role in destroying our political system."
"Charles Koch's Great Public Relations Propaganda Tour of 2015 made a stop at Megyn Kelly's doorstep so he could downplay his role in destroying our political system."
Krugman: Why Wall Street Tycoons Are Panicking About the 2016 Election @alternet
Krugman: Why Wall Street Tycoons Are Panicking About the 2016 Election @alternet
"Financiers are doing whatever they can to elect a Republican, any Republican."
"Financiers are doing whatever they can to elect a Republican, any Republican."
“Cooked as a party” shocker: Republican chairman admits “terrible feeling” about GOP’s future
“Cooked as a party” shocker: Republican chairman admits “terrible feeling” about GOP’s future
"Priebus has been sounding the alarm for quite some time, but now he has finally come out and said the Republican Party will cease to exist if one of its 15 presidential candidates doesn’t win the 2016 election."
"Priebus has been sounding the alarm for quite some time, but now he has finally come out and said the Republican Party will cease to exist if one of its 15 presidential candidates doesn’t win the 2016 election."
7 Amazing Moments From The Fox News ‘Terrorism Expert’ Who Was Just Arrested For Fraud
http://thinkprogress.org/world/2015/10/16/3713099/fox-news-wayne-simmons/
"Simmons was regularly featured on the network since at least 2002, so there was a lot to choose from."
"Simmons was regularly featured on the network since at least 2002, so there was a lot to choose from."
Fox News Devastated As Analyst Wayne Simmons Arrested For Lying About CIA Service
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/10/15/fox-news-analyst-wayne-simmons-arrested-lying-cia-service.html
"Fox News ran away from Simmons as fast as their feet could carry them. A Fox spokesman would only say that Simmons “was never a contributor for Fox News,” and that he only appeared as an unpaid guest. One can always judge how good or bad a story is for Fox based on their willingness to talk about it. Fox’s refusal to comment beyond parsing whether or not Simmons was a paid contributor is a bad sign.
Fox News completely dodged the point that featuring a guest who was a complete fraud who made blatantly untrue statements was their responsibility. The right has had a lousy couple of weeks. Kevin McCarthy blew their Benghazi investigation scam to pieces. A Republican whistleblower confirmed that the Benghazi investigation is illegally partisan."
"Fox News ran away from Simmons as fast as their feet could carry them. A Fox spokesman would only say that Simmons “was never a contributor for Fox News,” and that he only appeared as an unpaid guest. One can always judge how good or bad a story is for Fox based on their willingness to talk about it. Fox’s refusal to comment beyond parsing whether or not Simmons was a paid contributor is a bad sign.
Fox News completely dodged the point that featuring a guest who was a complete fraud who made blatantly untrue statements was their responsibility. The right has had a lousy couple of weeks. Kevin McCarthy blew their Benghazi investigation scam to pieces. A Republican whistleblower confirmed that the Benghazi investigation is illegally partisan."
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Corporations Demand Budget Cuts, Owe Government $660 Billion
Corporations Demand Budget Cuts, Owe Government $660 Billion
"Again, the corporations that are funding this anti-government, conservative propaganda machine that is demanding cutbacks in everything that makes our lives better (but never, ever on military corporate contracts) are dodging $620 billion in taxes and another $90 billion every year."
"Again, the corporations that are funding this anti-government, conservative propaganda machine that is demanding cutbacks in everything that makes our lives better (but never, ever on military corporate contracts) are dodging $620 billion in taxes and another $90 billion every year."
O'Malley's Closing Lays Out The Differences Between His Colleagues And Republicans
O'Malley's Closing Lays Out The Differences Between His Colleagues And Republicans
O'Malley: "On this stage you didn't hear anyone denigrate women, you didn't hear anyone make racist comments about new American immigrants. You didn't hear anyone speak ill of another American because of their religious beliefs."
O'Malley: "On this stage you didn't hear anyone denigrate women, you didn't hear anyone make racist comments about new American immigrants. You didn't hear anyone speak ill of another American because of their religious beliefs."
California Democrats Show Republicans What Good Government Looks Like
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/10/15/californias-democratic-majority-shows-national-republicans-govern-people.html
"Over the past three years there has been no dearth of examples of what Americans have to look forward to if Republicans ever gained control of all three branches of government. States like Kansas, Louisiana, and Wisconsin are prime examples of Republicans piling up crushing debt, cutting services, destroying education, and killing jobs by pandering to the ultra-rich and corporations. It is obvious that in Republican-led states, like the United States Congress, conservatives have demonstrated their ineptitude to govern as a matter of course, and if they do govern, it is only to benefit a very small portion of their populations.
There is one example of a state that leads the nation in economic growth, job creation, and the ability to govern for all the people. This week, in a seriously stunning editorial by a very conservative newspaper they readily admit and praise California with its Democratic super-majority and governor as the model the rest of the nation and Republicans in Congress should follow."
"Over the past three years there has been no dearth of examples of what Americans have to look forward to if Republicans ever gained control of all three branches of government. States like Kansas, Louisiana, and Wisconsin are prime examples of Republicans piling up crushing debt, cutting services, destroying education, and killing jobs by pandering to the ultra-rich and corporations. It is obvious that in Republican-led states, like the United States Congress, conservatives have demonstrated their ineptitude to govern as a matter of course, and if they do govern, it is only to benefit a very small portion of their populations.
There is one example of a state that leads the nation in economic growth, job creation, and the ability to govern for all the people. This week, in a seriously stunning editorial by a very conservative newspaper they readily admit and praise California with its Democratic super-majority and governor as the model the rest of the nation and Republicans in Congress should follow."
If You Have a Working Brain, You Have No Choice But To Vote for a Democrat for President in 2016
http://thedailybanter.com/2015/10/if-you-have-a-working-brain-you-have-no-choice-but-to-vote-for-a-democrat-for-president-in-2016/
"If you’re someone who values basic logic and reason, to say nothing of everything this country stands for, you cannot let it fall into the hands of the Republicans in their current incarnation. As long as Donald Trump and Ben Carson are essentially the leaders of the party, particularly since the GOPs de facto leader quit and the Republican House remains unprecedentedly adrift, the Republicans are no longer a serious party. They’re no longer able or willing to govern. They’re the party of pure, unadulterated crazy."
"If you’re someone who values basic logic and reason, to say nothing of everything this country stands for, you cannot let it fall into the hands of the Republicans in their current incarnation. As long as Donald Trump and Ben Carson are essentially the leaders of the party, particularly since the GOPs de facto leader quit and the Republican House remains unprecedentedly adrift, the Republicans are no longer a serious party. They’re no longer able or willing to govern. They’re the party of pure, unadulterated crazy."
The Gulf Between Democrats And Republicans On Climate Change And National Security
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/10/14/3712153/democratic-debate-national-security-climate/
"For years, military researchers have singled out climate change as a national security risk, acting not just as a “threat multiplier” but a “catalyst for conflict” that can be a driving force to start conflicts."
"For years, military researchers have singled out climate change as a national security risk, acting not just as a “threat multiplier” but a “catalyst for conflict” that can be a driving force to start conflicts."
It’s Time Americans Demand That Republicans are Investigated
It’s Time Americans Demand That Republicans are Investigated
"when do we start investigating them? Don’t the American people have the right to know whether or not millions of their tax dollars have been wasted on what was ultimately nothing more than a partisan attack exploiting the deaths of four Americans, just so Republicans could try to hurt Clinton’s chances at becoming president?"
"when do we start investigating them? Don’t the American people have the right to know whether or not millions of their tax dollars have been wasted on what was ultimately nothing more than a partisan attack exploiting the deaths of four Americans, just so Republicans could try to hurt Clinton’s chances at becoming president?"
Hillary Was Right: Our Economy Thrives Under Democratic Presidents
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/10/14/hillary-was-right-our-economy-thrives-under-democratic-presidents/
"Democrats’ success in the White House was also noticed by Bob Deitrick and Lew Godlfarb, who heavily researched and wrote about the last 80 years of economic history in their book “Bulls, Bears and the Ballot Box”. In their book, a number of truth-bearing tidbits were uncovered. Here are just a few:
Personal disposable income has grown nearly 6 times more under Democratic presidents
Corporate profits have grown over 16% more per year under Democratic presidents (they actually declined under Republicans by an average of 4.53%/year)
Average annual compound return on the stock market has been 18 times greater under Democratic presidents
Republican presidents added 2.5 times more to the national debt than Democratic presidents
The two times the economy steered into the ditch (Great Depression and Great Recession) were during Republican, laissez faire administrations"
"Democrats’ success in the White House was also noticed by Bob Deitrick and Lew Godlfarb, who heavily researched and wrote about the last 80 years of economic history in their book “Bulls, Bears and the Ballot Box”. In their book, a number of truth-bearing tidbits were uncovered. Here are just a few:
Personal disposable income has grown nearly 6 times more under Democratic presidents
Corporate profits have grown over 16% more per year under Democratic presidents (they actually declined under Republicans by an average of 4.53%/year)
Average annual compound return on the stock market has been 18 times greater under Democratic presidents
Republican presidents added 2.5 times more to the national debt than Democratic presidents
The two times the economy steered into the ditch (Great Depression and Great Recession) were during Republican, laissez faire administrations"
Breaking: Dennis Hastert Pleads Guilty To Paying Off Students He Molested
http://www.occupydemocrats.com/breaking-dennis-hastert-pleads-guilty-to-paying-off-students-he-molested/
"Dennis Hastert, former Republican Speaker of the House (R-IL) and “family values” hypocrite, has plead guilty to a federal indictment alleging that he paid $3.5 million in hush money to undisclosed individuals he molested as a high school wrestling team coach – and then lied to the FBI about it."
"Dennis Hastert, former Republican Speaker of the House (R-IL) and “family values” hypocrite, has plead guilty to a federal indictment alleging that he paid $3.5 million in hush money to undisclosed individuals he molested as a high school wrestling team coach – and then lied to the FBI about it."
Clinton and Sanders defend family leave against Republican-inspired debate questions
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/10/14/1432326/-Clinton-and-Sanders-defend-family-leave-against-Republican-inspired-debate-questions
"Paid family leave got some attention at Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate, with Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O'Malley speaking forcefully for the policy, though CNN's Dana Bash did her best to turn it into a terrifying, crazy fringe left idea"
"Paid family leave got some attention at Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate, with Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O'Malley speaking forcefully for the policy, though CNN's Dana Bash did her best to turn it into a terrifying, crazy fringe left idea"
Fox Bobblehead Arrested For Claiming He Was A CIA Operative
Fox Bobblehead Arrested For Claiming He Was A CIA Operative
"Wayne Simmons, a 62-year-old who lives in Annapolis, Maryland, was arrested by federal authorities following his indictment by a federal grand jury for allegedly committing major fraud, wire fraud, and making false statements to the government. Simmons claims to have worked for the CIA from 1973 to 2000, and "used that false claim in an attempt to obtain government security clearances and work as a defense contractor, including at one point successfully getting deployed overseas as an intelligence advisor to senior military personnel," according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia.
In court documents, federal prosecutors alleged that Simmons had a "significant criminal history, including convictions for a crime of violence and firearms offenses, and is believed to have had an ongoing association with firearms notwithstanding those felony convictions." They successfully petitioned a judge to keep Simmons' indictment sealed until his arrest today, noting that Simmons "has a history of acting in an aggressive manner, and is likely aware of the imminent nature of the charges in this case."
Simmons has been interviewed by Sean Hannity, Neil Cavuto and has appeared on "Fox & Friends." He has discussed a wide range of issues on the network, including CIA interrogation techniques and, ironically, a former CIA official found guilty on fraud charges.
He is a member of the "Citizens Commission on Benghazi," a panel created by the conservative media organization Accuracy in Media that has trafficked in in conspiracy theories about the 2012 attack on a U.S. compound in Libya"
"Wayne Simmons, a 62-year-old who lives in Annapolis, Maryland, was arrested by federal authorities following his indictment by a federal grand jury for allegedly committing major fraud, wire fraud, and making false statements to the government. Simmons claims to have worked for the CIA from 1973 to 2000, and "used that false claim in an attempt to obtain government security clearances and work as a defense contractor, including at one point successfully getting deployed overseas as an intelligence advisor to senior military personnel," according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia.
In court documents, federal prosecutors alleged that Simmons had a "significant criminal history, including convictions for a crime of violence and firearms offenses, and is believed to have had an ongoing association with firearms notwithstanding those felony convictions." They successfully petitioned a judge to keep Simmons' indictment sealed until his arrest today, noting that Simmons "has a history of acting in an aggressive manner, and is likely aware of the imminent nature of the charges in this case."
Simmons has been interviewed by Sean Hannity, Neil Cavuto and has appeared on "Fox & Friends." He has discussed a wide range of issues on the network, including CIA interrogation techniques and, ironically, a former CIA official found guilty on fraud charges.
He is a member of the "Citizens Commission on Benghazi," a panel created by the conservative media organization Accuracy in Media that has trafficked in in conspiracy theories about the 2012 attack on a U.S. compound in Libya"
BUSTED: Feds arrest Fox News ‘terrorism expert’ for pretending to be a former CIA agent
BUSTED: Feds arrest Fox News ‘terrorism expert’ for pretending to be a former CIA agent
"A recurring Fox News guest who claimed to be a long-time CIA agent was indicted and arrested Thursday for not, in fact, being a CIA agent."
"A recurring Fox News guest who claimed to be a long-time CIA agent was indicted and arrested Thursday for not, in fact, being a CIA agent."
Dear Republicans: I Would Like to Personally Thank You All for Being So Awful
Dear Republicans: I Would Like to Personally Thank You All for Being So Awful
"After watching the first two GOP debates, it was obvious to most of us what an absolute sideshow the GOP had become. But following the first Democratic debate, when five candidates stood on stage and spoke about important issues like real adults, I think many on the left finally realize how lucky we really are. And don’t get me wrong, it’s not just your party’s debates that are ridiculous. The everyday rhetoric coming from your candidates is often so ridiculous, I have to check to make sure I’m reading an actual quote and not some article from The Onion."
"After watching the first two GOP debates, it was obvious to most of us what an absolute sideshow the GOP had become. But following the first Democratic debate, when five candidates stood on stage and spoke about important issues like real adults, I think many on the left finally realize how lucky we really are. And don’t get me wrong, it’s not just your party’s debates that are ridiculous. The everyday rhetoric coming from your candidates is often so ridiculous, I have to check to make sure I’m reading an actual quote and not some article from The Onion."
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