Michigan GOPer: 'Herd all the Indians' to Detroit, build a fence and throw them some corn
"A Republican county official in Michigan is in hot water after making racial comments about Detroit, including the idea that the city should be turned into a detention center for "all the Indians"."
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Pennsylvania Republican celebrates MLK Day with proposal to legalize discrimination
www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/21/pennsylvania-republican-celebrates-mlk-day-with-proposal-to-legalize-discrimination/
"under Denlinger’s proposed Freedom of Conscience Amendment, “employers, store owners, realtors, motel managers, etc., could deny jobs, groceries, homes or rooms to anyone (tall, short, pregnant, Catholic, Jewish, gay, Goth, Democrat, newspaper columnist) offending their beliefs. Just as long as those beliefs are ‘sincerely held"."
"under Denlinger’s proposed Freedom of Conscience Amendment, “employers, store owners, realtors, motel managers, etc., could deny jobs, groceries, homes or rooms to anyone (tall, short, pregnant, Catholic, Jewish, gay, Goth, Democrat, newspaper columnist) offending their beliefs. Just as long as those beliefs are ‘sincerely held"."
Rape Insurance, Drug Mules And Other Reasons Why The GOP Rebranding Effort Isn’t Going So Well
www.thinkprogress.org/home/2014/01/21/3185301/drug-mules-rape-insurance-government-dependents-republicans-failed-rebrand-party/
"The public isn’t buying the rebranding. According to a recent Gallup poll, “32 percent have a favorable opinion of the GOP now, compared with 43 percent immediately after President Barack Obama’s re-election"."
"The public isn’t buying the rebranding. According to a recent Gallup poll, “32 percent have a favorable opinion of the GOP now, compared with 43 percent immediately after President Barack Obama’s re-election"."
Prostitute-Loving GOP Senator David Vitter Will Run For Governor In Louisiana
www.politicususa.com/2014/01/21/prostitute-loving-gop-senator-david-vitter-run-governor-louisiana.html
"Vitter, of course, is most noted for his involvement in the ‘D.C. Madam’ scandal, as his phone number was found among the records of a Washington, D.C. prostitution service during a bust in 2007. It was reported that he apparently liked to wear diapers when visiting with his favorite hookers. He did not resign, nor did the Republican Party pressure him to. It appeared that the main reason they decided to forgive the so-called ‘family values’ Senator was that the Governor of Louisiana at the time was a Democrat, and it was likely that she’d appoint a Democrat to replace Vitter.
That incident wasn’t the only time that Vitter had his name associated with prostitutes. When he was thinking about running for governor in 2003, the Louisiana Weekly ran a story stating that Vitter had visited with a prostitute. Rather than deal with the messiness of the story going wide, Vitter dropped out of the race, stating he was having family problems."
"Vitter, of course, is most noted for his involvement in the ‘D.C. Madam’ scandal, as his phone number was found among the records of a Washington, D.C. prostitution service during a bust in 2007. It was reported that he apparently liked to wear diapers when visiting with his favorite hookers. He did not resign, nor did the Republican Party pressure him to. It appeared that the main reason they decided to forgive the so-called ‘family values’ Senator was that the Governor of Louisiana at the time was a Democrat, and it was likely that she’d appoint a Democrat to replace Vitter.
That incident wasn’t the only time that Vitter had his name associated with prostitutes. When he was thinking about running for governor in 2003, the Louisiana Weekly ran a story stating that Vitter had visited with a prostitute. Rather than deal with the messiness of the story going wide, Vitter dropped out of the race, stating he was having family problems."
Meet the New Kochs: The DeVos Clan's Plan to Defund the Left
www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/01/devos-michigan-labor-politics-gop
"THE DEVOSES sit alongside the Kochs, the Bradleys, and the Coorses as founding families of the modern conservative movement. Since 1970, DeVos family members have invested at least $200 million in a host of right-wing causes—think tanks, media outlets, political committees, evangelical outfits, and a string of advocacy groups. They have helped fund nearly every prominent Republican running for national office and underwritten a laundry list of conservative campaigns on issues ranging from charter schools and vouchers to anti-gay-marriage and anti-tax ballot measures. "There's not a Republican president or presidential candidate in the last 50 years who hasn't known the DeVoses," says Saul Anuzis, a former chairman of the Michigan Republican Party."
"THE DEVOSES sit alongside the Kochs, the Bradleys, and the Coorses as founding families of the modern conservative movement. Since 1970, DeVos family members have invested at least $200 million in a host of right-wing causes—think tanks, media outlets, political committees, evangelical outfits, and a string of advocacy groups. They have helped fund nearly every prominent Republican running for national office and underwritten a laundry list of conservative campaigns on issues ranging from charter schools and vouchers to anti-gay-marriage and anti-tax ballot measures. "There's not a Republican president or presidential candidate in the last 50 years who hasn't known the DeVoses," says Saul Anuzis, a former chairman of the Michigan Republican Party."
Fox Uses War Criminal Oliver North to Push for Endless War in the Middle East
Fox Uses War Criminal Oliver North to Push for Endless War in the Middle East
"If there's one thing you can count on from Fox, it's that they're going to rely on their viewers having absolutely no knowledge about the history of the United States and they're really counting on them forgetting the last half a century or so and just erasing it from their memory banks altogether. Iran-Contra never happened. George W. Bush was a hero for invading a couple of countries that were not a threat to us and was spreading "freedom." And President Obama screwed us in the Middle East because he decided to "cut and run" instead of keeping our military there forever."
"If there's one thing you can count on from Fox, it's that they're going to rely on their viewers having absolutely no knowledge about the history of the United States and they're really counting on them forgetting the last half a century or so and just erasing it from their memory banks altogether. Iran-Contra never happened. George W. Bush was a hero for invading a couple of countries that were not a threat to us and was spreading "freedom." And President Obama screwed us in the Middle East because he decided to "cut and run" instead of keeping our military there forever."
PERRspectives: Ted Cruz Forgets Iran-Contra, Cites Reagan Approach to Tehran
PERRspectives: Ted Cruz Forgets Iran-Contra, Cites Reagan Approach to Tehran
"The Iran-Contra scandal, as you'll recall, almost laid waste to the Reagan presidency. Desperate to free U.S. hostages held by Iranian proxies in Lebanon, President Reagan provided weapons Tehran badly needed in its long war with Saddam Hussein (who, of course, was backed by the United States). In a clumsy and illegal attempt to skirt U.S. law, the proceeds of those sales were then funneled to the contras fighting the Sandinistas in Nicaragua."
"The Iran-Contra scandal, as you'll recall, almost laid waste to the Reagan presidency. Desperate to free U.S. hostages held by Iranian proxies in Lebanon, President Reagan provided weapons Tehran badly needed in its long war with Saddam Hussein (who, of course, was backed by the United States). In a clumsy and illegal attempt to skirt U.S. law, the proceeds of those sales were then funneled to the contras fighting the Sandinistas in Nicaragua."
Republican Insiders Fret That Right-Wing Crazies Will Upset GOP's Election Chances
www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/gop-insiders-fretting-right-wing-crazies-will-upset-gops-election-chances
"The establishment wing is discovering that it’s hard to keep the crazy quiet when your party’s voter base consists of neo-confederates, white supremacists, know-nothing libertarians, and evangelical theocrats."
"The establishment wing is discovering that it’s hard to keep the crazy quiet when your party’s voter base consists of neo-confederates, white supremacists, know-nothing libertarians, and evangelical theocrats."
GOPers Have Been Throwing Tax Cuts at Billionaires for Decades, While Squeezing the Working Class for Every Penny
www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/pattern-clear-gop-will-bend-over-backwards-make-life-better-1-percent-not?page=0%2C0
"Consider the Republicans’ different approach to the estate tax, the minimum wage and jobless benefits."
"Consider the Republicans’ different approach to the estate tax, the minimum wage and jobless benefits."
Monday, January 20, 2014
Texas Tea Party Launches Vicious Twitter Attack At Wendy Davis
www.addictinginfo.org/2014/01/20/vicious-twitter-attack-wendy-davis/
"Aside from the underlying ugliness that defines the Tea Party caucus, the attacks reveal something much more important. It seems clear that the Texas Tea Party is scared to death of Wendy Davis."
"Aside from the underlying ugliness that defines the Tea Party caucus, the attacks reveal something much more important. It seems clear that the Texas Tea Party is scared to death of Wendy Davis."
Arizona 'religious freedom' bill permits discrimination against single moms, non-Christians
Arizona 'religious freedom' bill permits discrimination against single moms, non-Christians
"Experts are warning that a bill making its way through the Arizona legislature would allow businesses to discriminate against LGBT people, unmarried women or even non-Christians."
"Experts are warning that a bill making its way through the Arizona legislature would allow businesses to discriminate against LGBT people, unmarried women or even non-Christians."
“Misled into believing” MLK was a great man: How some Republicans fought against the King holiday
“Misled into believing” MLK was a great man: How some Republicans fought against the King holiday
"These days, some conservatives embrace King. Let's revisit the fascinating battle within the GOP during the 1980s"
"These days, some conservatives embrace King. Let's revisit the fascinating battle within the GOP during the 1980s"
PERRspectives: What's the Difference Between a Medicare Navigator and an Obamacare Navigator?
PERRspectives: What's the Difference Between a Medicare Navigator and an Obamacare Navigator?
"The first numbers on the body count from the Republican sabotage of the Affordable Care Actare just now coming in. Last week, an analysis from Harvard's Theda Skocpol revealed that states that both set up their own health care exchanges and embraced the ACA's expansion of Medicaid are racing toward their enrollment goals, while the reddest of red states which refused to do either are barely moving the needle for their uninsured populations. Now, a George Washington University study shows that states that also passed laws limiting the ability of health care "navigators" to advise customers have severely compromised their residents' ability to gain access to health care."
"The first numbers on the body count from the Republican sabotage of the Affordable Care Actare just now coming in. Last week, an analysis from Harvard's Theda Skocpol revealed that states that both set up their own health care exchanges and embraced the ACA's expansion of Medicaid are racing toward their enrollment goals, while the reddest of red states which refused to do either are barely moving the needle for their uninsured populations. Now, a George Washington University study shows that states that also passed laws limiting the ability of health care "navigators" to advise customers have severely compromised their residents' ability to gain access to health care."
Three Ways North Carolina Is Screwing Over Its Less Fortunate
Three Ways North Carolina Is Screwing Over Its Less Fortunate
"Here are three of the most alarming stories, as well as conservatives' bogus "justifications" for pulling these stunts"
"Here are three of the most alarming stories, as well as conservatives' bogus "justifications" for pulling these stunts"
Freedomworks Goes Full-Tilt Secessionist
Freedomworks Goes Full-Tilt Secessionist
"By right-wing standards, that rhetoric is actually pretty mild, except for that term "nullification." South Carolina's nullification crisis in 1832 foreshadowed the issues which framed the Civil War 30 years later. Here we are today using the same kind of rhetoric and inflammatory language over...health care?"
"By right-wing standards, that rhetoric is actually pretty mild, except for that term "nullification." South Carolina's nullification crisis in 1832 foreshadowed the issues which framed the Civil War 30 years later. Here we are today using the same kind of rhetoric and inflammatory language over...health care?"
Sunday, January 19, 2014
10 of the Nuttiest, Nastiest Right-Wing Statements This Week
www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/10-nuttiest-nastiest-right-wing-statements-week
"Republican lawmakers, Fox News idiots and David Brooks outdid themselves this week."
"Republican lawmakers, Fox News idiots and David Brooks outdid themselves this week."
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Christie Appointee: Give Me Immunity, I Have "Story to Tell" | Common Dreams
Christie Appointee: Give Me Immunity, I Have "Story to Tell" | Common Dreams
"the Port Authority official appointed by New Jersey Gov. Chris Chistie and a man at the heart of the bridge lane closure scandal that has garnered national media attention, says that he "has a story to tell" if authorities are willing to give him immunity against prosecution."
"the Port Authority official appointed by New Jersey Gov. Chris Chistie and a man at the heart of the bridge lane closure scandal that has garnered national media attention, says that he "has a story to tell" if authorities are willing to give him immunity against prosecution."
Hoboken Mayor: Christie Held Sandy Relief Funds Hostage Over Real Estate Deal
Hoboken Mayor: Christie Held Sandy Relief Funds Hostage Over Real Estate Deal
"We're beginning to see a credible pattern of Christie punishing constituents to get back at elected officials."
"We're beginning to see a credible pattern of Christie punishing constituents to get back at elected officials."
Friday, January 17, 2014
Brazen Enough to Gut Public Education, Governor Cowers as Students Protest | Common Dreams
Brazen Enough to Gut Public Education, Governor Cowers as Students Protest | Common Dreams
"Pennsylvania Republican Governor Tom Corbett was slated Friday to make his first ever appearance in a Philadelphia public school since he took the state's helm in 2011.
Yet when he found out he would be met with mass protests from the students and workers whose public education system has been gutted under his watch, he backed out of the event, instead "honoring" Central High School for its top performance from his office in downtown Philadelphia."
"Pennsylvania Republican Governor Tom Corbett was slated Friday to make his first ever appearance in a Philadelphia public school since he took the state's helm in 2011.
Yet when he found out he would be met with mass protests from the students and workers whose public education system has been gutted under his watch, he backed out of the event, instead "honoring" Central High School for its top performance from his office in downtown Philadelphia."
House conservatives fed up with conservative caucus, form even more conservative caucus
House conservatives fed up with conservative caucus, form even more conservative caucus
"The Liberty Caucus is a popular new far-right alternative to the far-right Republican Study Committee"
"The Liberty Caucus is a popular new far-right alternative to the far-right Republican Study Committee"
Taxpayer-funded Texas schools blame world wars on evolution and lack of religion
www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/17/taxpayer-funded-texas-schools-blame-world-wars-on-evolution-and-lack-of-religion/
"Responsive Education Solutions has 17,000 students, more than 65 schools, and receives $82 million in public funding annually."
"Responsive Education Solutions has 17,000 students, more than 65 schools, and receives $82 million in public funding annually."
Fox News Host Whines That Americans Don’t Know History, Then Proves She Doesn’t Know History
www.forwardprogressives.com/fox-news-host-whines-that-americans-dont-know-history-then-proves-she-doesnt-know-history/
"Again, if you’re going to be so bold as to judge others for their lack of knowledge about a particular issue, be sure you know what the heck you’re talking about.
Otherwise you might make yourself look just as foolish as Ms. Tantaros did."
"Again, if you’re going to be so bold as to judge others for their lack of knowledge about a particular issue, be sure you know what the heck you’re talking about.
Otherwise you might make yourself look just as foolish as Ms. Tantaros did."
Ted Cruz, suddenly the GOP’s biggest loser
Ted Cruz, suddenly the GOP’s biggest loser
"Ted Cruz may still run for president, but in reality, he’s mainly in the running to become Jim DeMint, the former senator and current Heritage Foundation head – a right-wing firebrand who makes enemies out of even some ideological friends, establishes no Senate legislative legacy, and moves on to a lucrative, flattering wingnut welfare sinecure."
"Ted Cruz may still run for president, but in reality, he’s mainly in the running to become Jim DeMint, the former senator and current Heritage Foundation head – a right-wing firebrand who makes enemies out of even some ideological friends, establishes no Senate legislative legacy, and moves on to a lucrative, flattering wingnut welfare sinecure."
Alabama's Corrupt Politics Strand Blogger In Jail -- Indefinitely
Alabama's Corrupt Politics Strand Blogger In Jail -- Indefinitely
"Blogging in Alabama can be hazardous to your health if you're not a Republican"
"Blogging in Alabama can be hazardous to your health if you're not a Republican"
8 Phony GOP Solutions for Poverty That Will Only Bring More Economic Pain
www.alternet.org/economy/8-phony-gop-solutions-poverty-will-only-bring-more-economic-pain
"Republicans are whipping out "compassionate conservatism" again, in an attempt to rebrand themselves as something other than the harsh, anti-poor, anti-women, anti-minority, anti-gay, anti-everything wingnuts they have been showing us they are. It's a strategy Republicans default to when they've taken things to such an extreme that the country is revolted. And here we are with Republicans pretending to have proposals geared toward fighting poverty instead of just boosting the fortunes of those who already have huge fortunes."
"Republicans are whipping out "compassionate conservatism" again, in an attempt to rebrand themselves as something other than the harsh, anti-poor, anti-women, anti-minority, anti-gay, anti-everything wingnuts they have been showing us they are. It's a strategy Republicans default to when they've taken things to such an extreme that the country is revolted. And here we are with Republicans pretending to have proposals geared toward fighting poverty instead of just boosting the fortunes of those who already have huge fortunes."
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Tea Party Candidate Puts Out Most Bizarre Political Ad Ever
Tea Party Candidate Puts Out Most Bizarre Political Ad Ever
"Tim Donnelly is definitely one of California's fringier lawmakers."
"Tim Donnelly is definitely one of California's fringier lawmakers."
Birther Leader Joseph Farah Has No Problem With Canadian-Born Ted Cruz Running For President | Right Wing Watch
Birther Leader Joseph Farah Has No Problem With Canadian-Born Ted Cruz Running For President | Right Wing Watch
"Of course, the main difference is that Cruz was actually born in Canada — to an American mother and Cuban father — while Obama was born in the United States."
"Of course, the main difference is that Cruz was actually born in Canada — to an American mother and Cuban father — while Obama was born in the United States."
Look Who The ‘Small Government’ GOP Wants The IRS To Audit Now
www.addictinginfo.org/2014/01/16/gop-hr7-irs-bully-rape-victims/
"Women who are raped deserve to be protected. Allowing the IRS to audit rape victims is a serious violation of privacy that Republicans are using as a sleazy way to keep women from having an abortion. This bill is coming from a political group that has railed against the IRS for decades. Now they want to abuse the IRS and use it to torment women. This isn’t just a bad bill, it’s a real scandal that the American people should be aware of."
"Women who are raped deserve to be protected. Allowing the IRS to audit rape victims is a serious violation of privacy that Republicans are using as a sleazy way to keep women from having an abortion. This bill is coming from a political group that has railed against the IRS for decades. Now they want to abuse the IRS and use it to torment women. This isn’t just a bad bill, it’s a real scandal that the American people should be aware of."
Christie’s Jam Is Also the GOP’s | The Nation
Christie’s Jam Is Also the GOP’s | The Nation
"He’s not the only Republican governor who has abused his office to destroy political enemies."
"He’s not the only Republican governor who has abused his office to destroy political enemies."
The evangelical campaign against birth control is really about Obama
The evangelical campaign against birth control is really about Obama
"For three decades, the anti-contraception movement failed to catch on with evangelicals. That changed in 2011"
"For three decades, the anti-contraception movement failed to catch on with evangelicals. That changed in 2011"
Gov. Christie and David Koch in Cahoots? It's Time to Subpoena the Committee for Our Children's Future
Gov. Christie and David Koch in Cahoots? It's Time to Subpoena the Committee for Our Children's Future
"Christie told the billionaires that The Lord Himself had anointed them to rule America - if only the moochers would stop torturing them with stupid environmental rules and taxes."
"Christie told the billionaires that The Lord Himself had anointed them to rule America - if only the moochers would stop torturing them with stupid environmental rules and taxes."
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Senator Richard Burr Blocks Judge That Senator Richard Burr Told Obama To Nominate
www.thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/01/15/3164541/senator-richard-burr-blocks-judge-senator-richard-burr-told-obama-nominate/
"In 2009, Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) wrote a letter to President Obama recommending that he nominate Jennifer May-Parker, a federal prosecutor from his state, to a judicial vacancy on a federal trial court. You can read his letter to President Obama here. Last June, the president agreed with Burr’s recommendation, and nominated Ms. May-Parker to be a federal district judge.
And now Burr is blocking May-Parker’s nomination, invoking an arcane Senate tradition that allows senators to unilaterally veto judicial nominees from their own state. In an interview with the Huffington Post’s Jennifer Bendery, Burr refused to explain why the woman he once said has “the requisite qualifications to serve with distinction” as a federal district judge is suddenly unfit to be a federal district judge."
"In 2009, Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) wrote a letter to President Obama recommending that he nominate Jennifer May-Parker, a federal prosecutor from his state, to a judicial vacancy on a federal trial court. You can read his letter to President Obama here. Last June, the president agreed with Burr’s recommendation, and nominated Ms. May-Parker to be a federal district judge.
And now Burr is blocking May-Parker’s nomination, invoking an arcane Senate tradition that allows senators to unilaterally veto judicial nominees from their own state. In an interview with the Huffington Post’s Jennifer Bendery, Burr refused to explain why the woman he once said has “the requisite qualifications to serve with distinction” as a federal district judge is suddenly unfit to be a federal district judge."
GOP takes spending bill negotiating cues from Alex Jones and WorldNetDaily
GOP takes spending bill negotiating cues from Alex Jones and WorldNetDaily
"The spending bill essentially decides what the federal government will choose to do this year. And in order for it to pass, it had to address conspiracy theories from Alex Jones and WorldNetDaily. Hell of a way to run a country."
"The spending bill essentially decides what the federal government will choose to do this year. And in order for it to pass, it had to address conspiracy theories from Alex Jones and WorldNetDaily. Hell of a way to run a country."
Fox News’ greatest failure: Roger Ailes, Chris Christie and the quest for a Republican president
Fox News’ greatest failure: Roger Ailes, Chris Christie and the quest for a Republican president
"And so Ailes set out to recruit a viable Republican candidate. In the summer of 2010, he invited Chris Christie to dinner at his home in Garrison with Rush Limbaugh."
"And so Ailes set out to recruit a viable Republican candidate. In the summer of 2010, he invited Chris Christie to dinner at his home in Garrison with Rush Limbaugh."
Fischer: Only Property Owners Should Be Eligible To Vote | Right Wing Watch
Fischer: Only Property Owners Should Be Eligible To Vote | Right Wing Watch
"On his radio show yesterday, Bryan Fischer called for ending Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, as well as the elimination of the minimum wage ... all in order to help the poor and those struggling to make ends meet, of course.
So logically this discussion resulted in Fischer eventually calling for a return to an electoral system in which only people who own property can vote."
"On his radio show yesterday, Bryan Fischer called for ending Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, as well as the elimination of the minimum wage ... all in order to help the poor and those struggling to make ends meet, of course.
So logically this discussion resulted in Fischer eventually calling for a return to an electoral system in which only people who own property can vote."
The Real Chris Christie Scandal: His Policies | Common Dreams
The Real Chris Christie Scandal: His Policies | Common Dreams
"Enriching the rich and big business: While stiffing New Jersey's poor and its middle class, Christie has handed big corporations more than $2 billion in tax breaks that has had little impact on job creation. For example, the state gave Prudential Insurance a quarter-billion simply to move its headquarters a few blocks in Newark. While New Jersey desperately needs to invest in infrastructure and education, Christie three times vetoed an income tax hike for New Jersey's millionaires. He warned that it would trigger a massive exodus of rich people even though research reveals that it would have no such impact."
"Enriching the rich and big business: While stiffing New Jersey's poor and its middle class, Christie has handed big corporations more than $2 billion in tax breaks that has had little impact on job creation. For example, the state gave Prudential Insurance a quarter-billion simply to move its headquarters a few blocks in Newark. While New Jersey desperately needs to invest in infrastructure and education, Christie three times vetoed an income tax hike for New Jersey's millionaires. He warned that it would trigger a massive exodus of rich people even though research reveals that it would have no such impact."
Exposing the Koch Brothers’ 2014 Plan: Focus On 13 States and Campaign on Social Media
www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/exposing-koch-brothers-2014-plan-focus-13-states-and-campaign-social-media
"The libertarian industrialist brothers David and Charles Koch spent more on 2012 elections than previously believed—$400-plus million, new investigations have found. Buried in that reporting is an even more intriguing detail: where and how their political cartel will campaign in 2014."
"The libertarian industrialist brothers David and Charles Koch spent more on 2012 elections than previously believed—$400-plus million, new investigations have found. Buried in that reporting is an even more intriguing detail: where and how their political cartel will campaign in 2014."
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
WSJ Obtains Pictures of Christie With Bridge Lane Closure Official
WSJ Obtains Pictures of Christie With Bridge Lane Closure Official
"Embroiled New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's story continues to leak air as photos obtained by the Wall Street Journal show him with the Port Authority Official Christie claimed he wasn't in contact with. The plot thickens..."
"Embroiled New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's story continues to leak air as photos obtained by the Wall Street Journal show him with the Port Authority Official Christie claimed he wasn't in contact with. The plot thickens..."
Senate Votes on Unemployment Benefit Extensions Fail
Senate Votes on Unemployment Benefit Extensions Fail
"Memo to Republicans: Please do not insult me with your lofty pronouncements on poverty and inequality while you screw people who are still hunting for jobs."
"Memo to Republicans: Please do not insult me with your lofty pronouncements on poverty and inequality while you screw people who are still hunting for jobs."
North Carolina Just Gave Millionaires A Tax Cut, Raised Taxes On The Poorest 900,000 Working Families
www.thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/01/14/3161521/north-carolinas-eitc-tax-hike-poor/
"Many conservatives who oppose other policies to boost poor peoples’ income, such as minimum wage hikes, support the EITC as an alternative way of keeping working people out of poverty without interfering with how private businesses operate.
But that argument didn’t carry the day among North Carolina Republicans, and lawmakers slashed and then eliminated the state’s EITC during last year’s legislative session. That change was overshadowed by the GOP’s broader changes to the basic shape of the income tax code in the state to favor the rich and harm the rest."
"Many conservatives who oppose other policies to boost poor peoples’ income, such as minimum wage hikes, support the EITC as an alternative way of keeping working people out of poverty without interfering with how private businesses operate.
But that argument didn’t carry the day among North Carolina Republicans, and lawmakers slashed and then eliminated the state’s EITC during last year’s legislative session. That change was overshadowed by the GOP’s broader changes to the basic shape of the income tax code in the state to favor the rich and harm the rest."
United States Notches Record $53 Billion Budget Surplus In December
www.thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/01/14/3158271/december-surplus-record-austerity/
"Last year’s deficit was the smallest since 2008 and less than half of what it was in 2009. The pullback in government spending has been a drag on economic growth for years."
"Last year’s deficit was the smallest since 2008 and less than half of what it was in 2009. The pullback in government spending has been a drag on economic growth for years."
America's Real Welfare Queens
America's Real Welfare Queens
"But here's what Republicans aren't telling you.
In 2012, the average American taxpayer making $50,000 per year paid just $36 towards the food stamps program.
That's about ten cents a day.
Now compare that to the fact that an average American family making $50,000 a year pays a whopping $6,000 a year in subsidies to Republican-friendly corporations.
So, who's really causing our nation's economic woes? America's real welfare queens: the corporations."
"But here's what Republicans aren't telling you.
In 2012, the average American taxpayer making $50,000 per year paid just $36 towards the food stamps program.
That's about ten cents a day.
Now compare that to the fact that an average American family making $50,000 a year pays a whopping $6,000 a year in subsidies to Republican-friendly corporations.
So, who's really causing our nation's economic woes? America's real welfare queens: the corporations."
John Boehner Lies and Blames President Obama for West Virginia Chemical Spill
www.politicususa.com/2014/01/14/john-boehner-blames-president-obama-west-virginia-chemical-spill.html
"The Republican Party has waged a decades long war on the EPA and environmental regulations, but Speaker Boehner wants the American people to believe that the chemical spill in West Virginia was President Obama’s fault. Boehner knows full well that the company that owned the tank that ruptured, Freedom Industries, was exempt from both state and federal inspections because they don’t produce chemicals. Instead of admitting that chemical spills like the one in West Virginia are a logical consequence of what happens when environmental regulations are repealed, Boehner lied and blamed Obama."
"The Republican Party has waged a decades long war on the EPA and environmental regulations, but Speaker Boehner wants the American people to believe that the chemical spill in West Virginia was President Obama’s fault. Boehner knows full well that the company that owned the tank that ruptured, Freedom Industries, was exempt from both state and federal inspections because they don’t produce chemicals. Instead of admitting that chemical spills like the one in West Virginia are a logical consequence of what happens when environmental regulations are repealed, Boehner lied and blamed Obama."
O'Reilly and Hume Still Blame 'Feminized Atmosphere' for Making Christie a 'Bully'
O'Reilly and Hume Still Blame 'Feminized Atmosphere' for Making Christie a 'Bully'
"After Brit Hume's ridiculous remarks this weekend, claiming that "New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) had only gotten a reputation for being a bully because men could not be 'masculine and muscular' in the 'feminized atmosphere' created by the media," Hume and his buddy Bill O'Reilly decided to double down this Monday evening."
"After Brit Hume's ridiculous remarks this weekend, claiming that "New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) had only gotten a reputation for being a bully because men could not be 'masculine and muscular' in the 'feminized atmosphere' created by the media," Hume and his buddy Bill O'Reilly decided to double down this Monday evening."
Sen Weinberg Sent Gov. Christie An Early Letter Complaining About Closures
Sen Weinberg Sent Gov. Christie An Early Letter Complaining About Closures
"When did Chris Christie know about the GWB lane closures? Sen. Loretta Weinberg says she sent him a letter two weeks earlier than he claims he first learned about it."
"When did Chris Christie know about the GWB lane closures? Sen. Loretta Weinberg says she sent him a letter two weeks earlier than he claims he first learned about it."
Tea Party consulting scam: The real conservatives funded by the Senate Conservatives Fund
Tea Party consulting scam: The real conservatives funded by the Senate Conservatives Fund
"The conservative movement is an elaborate moneymaking venture, Mark Levin edition (with bonus Erick Erickson cameo)"
"The conservative movement is an elaborate moneymaking venture, Mark Levin edition (with bonus Erick Erickson cameo)"
Monday, January 13, 2014
Fox News Blames Women For Chris Christie Being A Bully (VIDEO)
www.addictinginfo.org/2014/01/13/fox-news-christie-women-bully/
"After years of bullying others as Governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie is embroiled in a scandal of revenge and pettiness that could very well end his political career. Fox News is busy making up excuses- any excuse- for Christie’s actions. And of course, women are one of the favorite scapegoats of the conservative network."
"After years of bullying others as Governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie is embroiled in a scandal of revenge and pettiness that could very well end his political career. Fox News is busy making up excuses- any excuse- for Christie’s actions. And of course, women are one of the favorite scapegoats of the conservative network."
New Book Reveals The Real Roger Ailes
www.mediamatters.org/blog/2014/01/12/new-book-reveals-the-real-roger-ailes/197547
"For more than a year, Fox News has waged an intense campaign to discredit Gabriel Sherman's forthcoming biography of network CEO Roger Ailes."
"For more than a year, Fox News has waged an intense campaign to discredit Gabriel Sherman's forthcoming biography of network CEO Roger Ailes."
Out Of Excuses Fox Hits Rock Bottom By Calling Chris Christie Masculine and Muscular
www.politicususa.com/2014/01/12/fox-old-fasioned-christie-trouble-masculine-muscular.html
"To sum up Fox News values, teachers are bad “thugs” because they want to be paid something decent (see Fox on the Wisconsin protests), but men like Chris Christie are good “thugs” who are misunderstood because they are old-fashioned tough guys. Only the latter is admirable. Maybe if teachers started putting people at risk, Brit Hume could admire them. But as it is, only real men like Chris Christie are admirable."
"To sum up Fox News values, teachers are bad “thugs” because they want to be paid something decent (see Fox on the Wisconsin protests), but men like Chris Christie are good “thugs” who are misunderstood because they are old-fashioned tough guys. Only the latter is admirable. Maybe if teachers started putting people at risk, Brit Hume could admire them. But as it is, only real men like Chris Christie are admirable."
Discussing Bridge Scandal, Paul Is Forced To Acknowledge That IRS Also Targeted Progressives (VIDEO)
www.talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/rand-paul-chris-christie-bridge-scandal-irs
"Many of Christie's defenders have tried to deflect attention from the bridge scandal by invoking the IRS debacle, but the comparison ignores the fact that the agency flagged both liberal and conservative groups."
"Many of Christie's defenders have tried to deflect attention from the bridge scandal by invoking the IRS debacle, but the comparison ignores the fact that the agency flagged both liberal and conservative groups."
David Barton's Choice For Texas Attorney General Seeks To Turn State Into An 'Independent Nation' | Right Wing Watch
David Barton's Choice For Texas Attorney General Seeks To Turn State Into An 'Independent Nation' | Right Wing Watch
"Take for example Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Barry Smitherman, once boasted to WorldNetDaily that thanks to him, Texas has “made great progress in becoming an independent nation.” Smitherman, now a Republican candidate for state attorney general, has also attacked the Southern Poverty Law Center for labeling as “hate groups” organizations that subscribe to white nationalism and have neo-Nazi ties.
Now, naturally, Smitherman has earned the endorsement of pseudo-historian David Barton"
"Take for example Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Barry Smitherman, once boasted to WorldNetDaily that thanks to him, Texas has “made great progress in becoming an independent nation.” Smitherman, now a Republican candidate for state attorney general, has also attacked the Southern Poverty Law Center for labeling as “hate groups” organizations that subscribe to white nationalism and have neo-Nazi ties.
Now, naturally, Smitherman has earned the endorsement of pseudo-historian David Barton"
Rich GOP Donor Gets Lawmaker to Draft a Bill to Lower His Child Support Payments
www.motherjones.com/mojo/2014/01/gop-donor-lobbies-lawmakers-write-law-lowering-his-child-support-payments
"A set of documents unearthed Saturday by the Wisconsin State Journal shows Eisenga and his lawyer, William Smiley, supplying detailed instructions to Republican state Rep. Joel Kleefisch on how to word legislation capping child support payments from the wealthy. Kleefisch began work on the legislation last fall, weeks after an appeals court rejected Eisenga's attempts to lower his child support payments."
"A set of documents unearthed Saturday by the Wisconsin State Journal shows Eisenga and his lawyer, William Smiley, supplying detailed instructions to Republican state Rep. Joel Kleefisch on how to word legislation capping child support payments from the wealthy. Kleefisch began work on the legislation last fall, weeks after an appeals court rejected Eisenga's attempts to lower his child support payments."
18 Crazy Right-Wing Myths About Obama, Debunked
www.addictinginfo.org/2014/01/13/debunk-right-wing-obama-myths/
"See a pattern developing? Furthermore, the United States is now producing more oil than we import. Our overall trade deficit is at a four year low, as imported oil continues to decline. GM, Ford and Chrysler are all chugging along nicely, no thanks to a unified Republican/Teabigot party, who were eager to sacrifice 2 million American jobs on their altar of Obama Derangement Syndrome."
"See a pattern developing? Furthermore, the United States is now producing more oil than we import. Our overall trade deficit is at a four year low, as imported oil continues to decline. GM, Ford and Chrysler are all chugging along nicely, no thanks to a unified Republican/Teabigot party, who were eager to sacrifice 2 million American jobs on their altar of Obama Derangement Syndrome."
Senator Rubio: Wrong Diagnosis, Wrong Policy Prescriptions
Senator Rubio: Wrong Diagnosis, Wrong Policy Prescriptions
"We won’t create the good jobs we need without rebuilding our manufacturing industries and our infrastructure, giving workers a stronger voice and real power in the wage-setting process, and reining in CEO pay. We also need to enforce the labor standards we have and strengthen them, starting with a minimum wage increase to $10.10 an hour. We won’t achieve the American Dream in one step, but we have to start down the right road, and the time to start is now."
"We won’t create the good jobs we need without rebuilding our manufacturing industries and our infrastructure, giving workers a stronger voice and real power in the wage-setting process, and reining in CEO pay. We also need to enforce the labor standards we have and strengthen them, starting with a minimum wage increase to $10.10 an hour. We won’t achieve the American Dream in one step, but we have to start down the right road, and the time to start is now."
Sound Familiar? Once Again, Anti-Gambling Republicans Secretly Work With Indian Casinos | Right Wing Watch
Sound Familiar? Once Again, Anti-Gambling Republicans Secretly Work With Indian Casinos | Right Wing Watch
"If this story sounds familiar to you, that might be because disgraced GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff and Ralph Reed — who once led the Christian Coalition and now runs the Faith & Freedom Coalition — hatched a similar plan in the late 1990s to raise money from Indian casinos to back the “anti-gambling” Christian Coalition in order to stifle their gambling industry competitors."
"If this story sounds familiar to you, that might be because disgraced GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff and Ralph Reed — who once led the Christian Coalition and now runs the Faith & Freedom Coalition — hatched a similar plan in the late 1990s to raise money from Indian casinos to back the “anti-gambling” Christian Coalition in order to stifle their gambling industry competitors."
Ten Examples of Welfare for the Rich and Corporations | Common Dreams
Ten Examples of Welfare for the Rich and Corporations | Common Dreams
"Here are the top ten examples of corporate welfare and welfare for the rich. There are actually thousands of tax breaks and subsidies for the rich and corporations provided by federal, state and local governments but these ten will give a taste."
"Here are the top ten examples of corporate welfare and welfare for the rich. There are actually thousands of tax breaks and subsidies for the rich and corporations provided by federal, state and local governments but these ten will give a taste."
The Trouble With Chris Christie | Common Dreams
The Trouble With Chris Christie | Common Dreams
"Christie is pitched to the public, as was George W. Bush, as a regular guy, someone who speaks bluntly and candidly, someone you would want to have a beer with. But this is public relations crap. He is and has long been a hatchet man for corporate firms and big banks. He began his career as a corporate lobbyist in Trenton, N.J., working for clients such as the Securities Industry Association."
"Christie is pitched to the public, as was George W. Bush, as a regular guy, someone who speaks bluntly and candidly, someone you would want to have a beer with. But this is public relations crap. He is and has long been a hatchet man for corporate firms and big banks. He began his career as a corporate lobbyist in Trenton, N.J., working for clients such as the Securities Industry Association."
Right Wing Group Claims Lying Is Free Speech, Supreme Court To Decide
www.addictinginfo.org/2014/01/12/right-wing-groups-ask-supreme-court-right-make-false-statements/
"Two right-wing groups are challenging a law in the state of Ohio, that is meant to keep people from lying in political ads."
"Two right-wing groups are challenging a law in the state of Ohio, that is meant to keep people from lying in political ads."
9 Right-Wingers Who Said and Did Colossally Stupid Things This Week
www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/9-right-wingers-who-said-and-did-colossally-stupid-things-week
"New Jersey’s vindictive governor may have grabbed all the headlines this week, but that doesn't mean other right-wingers failed to dish up their usual combo of inane and offensive statements."
"New Jersey’s vindictive governor may have grabbed all the headlines this week, but that doesn't mean other right-wingers failed to dish up their usual combo of inane and offensive statements."
Republicans Are Willing to Let Americans Suffer and Die to Undermine Obama's Presidency
www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/republican-sabotage-america
"Again, millions of Americans in those states don't have access to health care because Republicans are putting politics ahead of people's lives."
"Again, millions of Americans in those states don't have access to health care because Republicans are putting politics ahead of people's lives."
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