Rubio On Fox News: I'm No Friend To Veterans, But Let's Make More Of Them
"Let's not forget in February, 2014 how Rubio voted with 40 other GOP Senators to block a bill to help veterans. He'll be the first one leading the charge to war, but will be the first one to throw the wounded veterans under the bus. Once again, Fox News chooses the worst people to provide their infotainment."
Monday, October 13, 2014
NIH director: Budget cuts delayed Ebola vaccine, treatment
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/13/1336238/-NIH-Director-Budget-cuts-delayed-Ebola-vaccine-nbsp-treatement#
"The funding gap is even more disturbing for the agency within the NIH that deals most directly with infectious diseases, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, which has been slashed in the past decade from $4.3 billion to $4.25 billion. As Collins said, it's not as if the research community in the U.S. didn't know Ebola was the massive infectious disease crisis that it is—it's been hobbled by Republicans indiscriminately slashing budgets to try to get more tax cuts to the rich."
"The funding gap is even more disturbing for the agency within the NIH that deals most directly with infectious diseases, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, which has been slashed in the past decade from $4.3 billion to $4.25 billion. As Collins said, it's not as if the research community in the U.S. didn't know Ebola was the massive infectious disease crisis that it is—it's been hobbled by Republicans indiscriminately slashing budgets to try to get more tax cuts to the rich."
The right’s scary Ebola lesson: How anti-government mania is harming America
The right’s scary Ebola lesson: How anti-government mania is harming America
"It's time to admit the truth: People who cut health funding and don't like government have not helped this crisis"
"It's time to admit the truth: People who cut health funding and don't like government have not helped this crisis"
Oh, So Wendy Davis Is The Meanie?
Oh, So Wendy Davis Is The Meanie?
"Thanks to the efforts of Greg Abbott, if a ten year old child has the wrong leg amputated by a drug addicted doctor, the most that child can recover for a lifetime is $250,000. That’s what Greg Aboott says a leg is worth to a child. Unless, of course, it’s Greg Abbott’s leg.
That, my friends, is a very legitimate campaign issue."
"Thanks to the efforts of Greg Abbott, if a ten year old child has the wrong leg amputated by a drug addicted doctor, the most that child can recover for a lifetime is $250,000. That’s what Greg Aboott says a leg is worth to a child. Unless, of course, it’s Greg Abbott’s leg.
That, my friends, is a very legitimate campaign issue."
Ernst forced to answer for Koch support in Iowa Senate debate
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/13/1336264/-Ernst-forced-to-answer-for-Koch-support-in-Iowa-Senate-debate
"Iowa Republican Joni Ernst's undying fealty to the Kochs might just be turning around to bite her in the ass. Case in point, this weekend's debate and her need to defend her call to abolish the EPA, a position that could provide great economic boon to the Koch brothers."
"Iowa Republican Joni Ernst's undying fealty to the Kochs might just be turning around to bite her in the ass. Case in point, this weekend's debate and her need to defend her call to abolish the EPA, a position that could provide great economic boon to the Koch brothers."
Tea Party nut’s free ride: Why Joni Ernst’s callous ACA dodge is so dangerous
Tea Party nut’s free ride: Why Joni Ernst’s callous ACA dodge is so dangerous
"Joni Ernst was asked to explain how repealing Obamacare won't screw over the newly insured. Here's what she said"
"Joni Ernst was asked to explain how repealing Obamacare won't screw over the newly insured. Here's what she said"
Hey, GOP Ebola Wankers! Your Austerity Fetish Slowed Vaccine Research
Hey, GOP Ebola Wankers! Your Austerity Fetish Slowed Vaccine Research
"It's not like we didn't warn and warn and warn about austerity and its cost. Reams have been written about why funding medical research at the National Institute of Health is a prudent investment in the future, but that didn't stop Republican austerity fetishists from cutting it anyway."
"It's not like we didn't warn and warn and warn about austerity and its cost. Reams have been written about why funding medical research at the National Institute of Health is a prudent investment in the future, but that didn't stop Republican austerity fetishists from cutting it anyway."
Sunday, October 12, 2014
The great Republican tax cut scam of 2015
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/12/1335556/-The-great-Republican-tax-cut-scam-of-2015
"for over 30 years, tax cuts have been the GOP's one and only prescription for both economic booms and busts, recessionary slowdowns and budget surpluses, and probably even male pattern baldness and erectile dysfunction. Ever since Arthur Laffer first bottled his supply-side snake oil, the GOP's best and brightest have promised that the explosion of economic activity unleashed by lower tax rates would more than offset the tax revenue lost. That's why, as President Bush boasted, "tax cuts pay for themselves" and why, as former Arizona Sen. John Kyl lectured, "You should never have to offset the cost of a deliberate decision to reduce tax rates on Americans."
Of course, things didn't work out that way. In eight short years, President Ronald Reagan tripled the national debt. George W. Bush nearly doubled it again. (The Bush tax cuts made permanent in 2013 still continue to produce red ink into the indefinite future.) But Laffer's supposed supply-side miracle failed because it had to. To put it another way, the budgetary math simply cannot work. Which is why Paul Ryan and his Republican allies instead want to change the way math itself works as soon as they control both chambers of Congress. And if they succeed, voodoo economics will become a feature, not a bug."
"for over 30 years, tax cuts have been the GOP's one and only prescription for both economic booms and busts, recessionary slowdowns and budget surpluses, and probably even male pattern baldness and erectile dysfunction. Ever since Arthur Laffer first bottled his supply-side snake oil, the GOP's best and brightest have promised that the explosion of economic activity unleashed by lower tax rates would more than offset the tax revenue lost. That's why, as President Bush boasted, "tax cuts pay for themselves" and why, as former Arizona Sen. John Kyl lectured, "You should never have to offset the cost of a deliberate decision to reduce tax rates on Americans."
Of course, things didn't work out that way. In eight short years, President Ronald Reagan tripled the national debt. George W. Bush nearly doubled it again. (The Bush tax cuts made permanent in 2013 still continue to produce red ink into the indefinite future.) But Laffer's supposed supply-side miracle failed because it had to. To put it another way, the budgetary math simply cannot work. Which is why Paul Ryan and his Republican allies instead want to change the way math itself works as soon as they control both chambers of Congress. And if they succeed, voodoo economics will become a feature, not a bug."
These ballot measures may shake up your state
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/12/1335618/-These-ballot-measures-may-shake-up-your-state
"More and more of the important policy decisions are happening at the state level, whether it's via state legislature or via direct democracy."
"More and more of the important policy decisions are happening at the state level, whether it's via state legislature or via direct democracy."
Why I Deleted IHeart Radio From My Devices And You Should Too
Why I Deleted IHeart Radio From My Devices And You Should Too
"When the president of iHeart Radio and Clear Channel Networks starts bragging about harassing 10 people who are mostly women, it's time to act."
"When the president of iHeart Radio and Clear Channel Networks starts bragging about harassing 10 people who are mostly women, it's time to act."
Melissa Harris-Perry Takes Scott Walker To Task For Dishonest Ad On Reproductive Rights
Melissa Harris-Perry Takes Scott Walker To Task For Dishonest Ad On Reproductive Rights
"As Perry noted, this is "a man who can hide his true feelings until it’s too late" as he did before the citizens of Wisconsin found out what his true agenda was when it came to busting pubic employees' unions in Wisconsin. Let's hope the voters in his state don't allow him to do it again."
"As Perry noted, this is "a man who can hide his true feelings until it’s too late" as he did before the citizens of Wisconsin found out what his true agenda was when it came to busting pubic employees' unions in Wisconsin. Let's hope the voters in his state don't allow him to do it again."
Voter suppression is un-American
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/12/1335429/-Voter-suppression-is-un-American
"Tea party types can wear all the Colonial-era costumes they want, but those who fight to ensure that every adult citizen can vote are the ones who truly represent America's founding values."
"Tea party types can wear all the Colonial-era costumes they want, but those who fight to ensure that every adult citizen can vote are the ones who truly represent America's founding values."
Climate change, Benghazi, the Fed: The science behind the right’s irrational obsession with conspiracies
Climate change, Benghazi, the Fed: The science behind the right’s irrational obsession with conspiracies
"No matter the topic, a conservative fringe views it through a conspiratorial lens. New research explains why"
"No matter the topic, a conservative fringe views it through a conspiratorial lens. New research explains why"
Republicans Want Voters To Believe We Live In Dark, Scary Times Because They're Liars
Republicans Want Voters To Believe We Live In Dark, Scary Times Because They're Liars
"It's a tactic. Fear as motivation to reject progress is time-honored and Republicans have turned it into a sort of art form -- dark arts, that is. After all, one of the reasons we live in a somewhat scary world is because of what Republicans did; specifically, Republicans George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, in Iraq and Afghanistan."
"It's a tactic. Fear as motivation to reject progress is time-honored and Republicans have turned it into a sort of art form -- dark arts, that is. After all, one of the reasons we live in a somewhat scary world is because of what Republicans did; specifically, Republicans George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, in Iraq and Afghanistan."
Stephen Colbert Brilliantly Mocks Fox News Fearmongering: ‘Obama Wants You to Line Up For a Calm and Orderly Death!’ (Video)
Stephen Colbert Brilliantly Mocks Fox News Fearmongering: ‘Obama Wants You to Line Up For a Calm and Orderly Death!’ (Video)
"Colbert absolutely tore into Fox News and other conservatives for their comments concerning the first case of Ebola here in the United States."
"Colbert absolutely tore into Fox News and other conservatives for their comments concerning the first case of Ebola here in the United States."
Wingnuts Clutch Pearls Over Lil Jon's 'Turn Down For What' Get-Out-the-Vote Video
Wingnuts Clutch Pearls Over Lil Jon's 'Turn Down For What' Get-Out-the-Vote Video
"Conservative heads are exploding since Rock the Vote released a video by Lil Jon re-working his song "Turn Down For What" encouraging young people to get out and vote in the upcoming mid-term elections."
"Conservative heads are exploding since Rock the Vote released a video by Lil Jon re-working his song "Turn Down For What" encouraging young people to get out and vote in the upcoming mid-term elections."
Not On My Watch, Baby! Lewis Black Says F#%! Voter Suppression
Not On My Watch, Baby! Lewis Black Says F#%! Voter Suppression
"We've still got a long way to go, and Lewis Black is mad as hell and not going to take it anymore: Restrict voting rights? Not on comedian Lewis Black’s watch"
"We've still got a long way to go, and Lewis Black is mad as hell and not going to take it anymore: Restrict voting rights? Not on comedian Lewis Black’s watch"
Ohio's Husted brings his War on Voting inside the polls
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/10/1335655/-Ohio-s-Husted-brings-his-War-on-Voting-inside-the-polls#
"In the annals of voter suppression, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted's name is legend for the many and varied actions he has taken to keep would-be Democratic voters from voting. After being repeatedly slapped down by the courts in his 2012 efforts to suppress the vote, he's decided to bring his dirty tricks inside polling places."
"In the annals of voter suppression, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted's name is legend for the many and varied actions he has taken to keep would-be Democratic voters from voting. After being repeatedly slapped down by the courts in his 2012 efforts to suppress the vote, he's decided to bring his dirty tricks inside polling places."
Saturday, October 11, 2014
President Obama Obliterates Republicans With An Obstruction Annihilating Truth Bomb
http://www.politicususa.com/2014/10/11/obama-calls-reason-misery-current-congress-americans.html
"We can’t have nice things because Republicans in Congress refuse to move on things that used to be nonpartisan. And by nice things, I mean a decent wage, infrastructure, a measure of equality, and affordable education. Since Democrats historically don’t vote in midterms, Republicans get to obstruct laws that would help everyone."
"We can’t have nice things because Republicans in Congress refuse to move on things that used to be nonpartisan. And by nice things, I mean a decent wage, infrastructure, a measure of equality, and affordable education. Since Democrats historically don’t vote in midterms, Republicans get to obstruct laws that would help everyone."
Will the Right's Relentless War on Women Prove a Boon to Dems in the Midterms?
Will the Right's Relentless War on Women Prove a Boon to Dems in the Midterms?
"Nine Senate seats remain toss-ups. Republicans need six of those seats to win the Senate. Women voters could keep that from happening, but only if they show up to vote."
"Nine Senate seats remain toss-ups. Republicans need six of those seats to win the Senate. Women voters could keep that from happening, but only if they show up to vote."
In Supreme Control: What do justices owe voters in exchange for taking their cash?
http://www.southernstudies.org/2014/10/in-supreme-control-what-do-justices-owe-voters-in-.html
"Judges raising campaign dollars, particularly from attorneys and firms likely to appear before them in court, is a scenario so obviously rife with the potential for undue influence and bias that it's been banned in most places."
"Judges raising campaign dollars, particularly from attorneys and firms likely to appear before them in court, is a scenario so obviously rife with the potential for undue influence and bias that it's been banned in most places."
Scott Walker: We Don't Have A Jobs Problem, We Have A Work Problem
Scott Walker: We Don't Have A Jobs Problem, We Have A Work Problem
"Federal data puts Wisconsin in the 37th spot of all 50 states for new job creation and dead last among its Midwestern neighbors in job creation."
"Federal data puts Wisconsin in the 37th spot of all 50 states for new job creation and dead last among its Midwestern neighbors in job creation."
Friday, October 10, 2014
Conservatives Proven Utterly Wrong On Key Aspect Of Obamacare
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/09/obamacare-young-adults_n_5961602.html
"The share of the population between 19 and 25 years old without health insurance has fallen since the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010. That year, the uninsured rate for that group was more than 30 percent. By the end of this March, it had fallen to 21 percent"
"The share of the population between 19 and 25 years old without health insurance has fallen since the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010. That year, the uninsured rate for that group was more than 30 percent. By the end of this March, it had fallen to 21 percent"
Perdue whined about his CEO pay while 7,600 lost their jobs
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/10/1335721/-Perdue-whined-about-his-CEO-pay-while-7-600-lost-their-jobs
"Georgia Republican David Perdue isn't just an outsourcer and a pay discriminator, he's also supremely selfish. The New York Times points out that, in the same deposition in which Perdue so lovingly detailed his outsourcing experience, he also went into quite a bit of detail about his efforts to squeeze every possible dime in pay out of Pillowtex, the company he helmed as it went under, costing 7,600 jobs"
"Georgia Republican David Perdue isn't just an outsourcer and a pay discriminator, he's also supremely selfish. The New York Times points out that, in the same deposition in which Perdue so lovingly detailed his outsourcing experience, he also went into quite a bit of detail about his efforts to squeeze every possible dime in pay out of Pillowtex, the company he helmed as it went under, costing 7,600 jobs"
Inside the Koch Brothers' Toxic Empire
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/inside-the-koch-brothers-toxic-empire-20140924
"Their political network helped finance the Tea Party and powers today's GOP. Koch-affiliated organizations raised some $400 million during the 2012 election, and aim to spend another $290 million to elect Republicans in this year's midterms. So far in this cycle, Koch-backed entities have bought 44,000 political ads to boost Republican efforts to take back the Senate."
"Their political network helped finance the Tea Party and powers today's GOP. Koch-affiliated organizations raised some $400 million during the 2012 election, and aim to spend another $290 million to elect Republicans in this year's midterms. So far in this cycle, Koch-backed entities have bought 44,000 political ads to boost Republican efforts to take back the Senate."
Barbara Comstock paid by anti-union group to—go figure—push anti-union laws
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/09/1335402/-Barbara-Comstock-didn-t-disclose-profits-for-pushing-Workforce-Fairness-Institute-issues
"This isn't unexpected if you've followed Comstock's career, of course. We're talking about someone who supported forced ultrasounds, thinks the government should track immigrants like FedEx packages, and has a long history as one of the Republican Party's nastiest thugs."
"This isn't unexpected if you've followed Comstock's career, of course. We're talking about someone who supported forced ultrasounds, thinks the government should track immigrants like FedEx packages, and has a long history as one of the Republican Party's nastiest thugs."
Wendy Davis delivers address on Austin's culture of corruption and Abbott's role in TEF scandal
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/02/1333915/-Wendy-Davis-Delivers-Address-on-Austin-s-Culture-of-Corruption-and-Abbott-s-Role-in-TEF-Scandal
"Senator Wendy Davis visited the University of Houston to give a speech detailing corruption in the state of Texas. She appropriately excoriated Attorney General and Gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott for his role in a sort of pay to play in Austin, Texas."
"Senator Wendy Davis visited the University of Houston to give a speech detailing corruption in the state of Texas. She appropriately excoriated Attorney General and Gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott for his role in a sort of pay to play in Austin, Texas."
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Virginia Republican laughably claims repealing Obamacare will ease access to birth control
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/08/1335215/-Virginia-Republican-Gillespie-says-repealing-Obamacare-will-make-it-easier-to-get-birth-nbsp-control
"There's nothing friendly to women about the Republican's OTC pill fetish."
"There's nothing friendly to women about the Republican's OTC pill fetish."
Republicans try to move past 'elections are like wedding dresses' message with new web ad for women
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/09/1335392/-Republicans-try-to-move-past-elections-are-like-wedding-dresses-message-with-new-web-ad-for-women
"Someday, Republicans might realize that their problems with women run deeper than whether or not they run ads featuring women—that policies matter. Today, however, is clearly not that day."
"Someday, Republicans might realize that their problems with women run deeper than whether or not they run ads featuring women—that policies matter. Today, however, is clearly not that day."
Clayton ‘rape victims should relax and enjoy it,’ Williams is funding TX Gov GOP nominee Greg Abbott
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/10/clayton-rape-victims-should-relax-and-enjoy-it-williams-is-funding-tx-gov-gop-nominee-greg-abbott/
"Texas Republican gubernatorial candidate and current Attorney General Greg Abbott is already impressively anti-woman in his policies and statements. But now he gets to add this gem to his misogynist achievements: being bankrolled by Clayton Williams, the oil and gas tycoon who lost the governor’s race to Ann Richards and is famous for saying of rape “if it’s inevitable, relax and enjoy it"."
"Texas Republican gubernatorial candidate and current Attorney General Greg Abbott is already impressively anti-woman in his policies and statements. But now he gets to add this gem to his misogynist achievements: being bankrolled by Clayton Williams, the oil and gas tycoon who lost the governor’s race to Ann Richards and is famous for saying of rape “if it’s inevitable, relax and enjoy it"."
“The Daily Show” mocks GOP’s latest effort to court women
“The Daily Show” mocks GOP’s latest effort to court women
"On Wednesday evening’s edition of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart addressed the fact that women are the top interest group for 2014′s midterm elections."
"On Wednesday evening’s edition of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart addressed the fact that women are the top interest group for 2014′s midterm elections."
Gov. Sam Brownback's losing in Kansas because the liberal media is out to get him
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/08/1335198/-Governor-Sam-Brownback-s-losing-in-Kansas-because-the-liberal-media-is-out-to-get-him
"His policy of tax cuts have cratered the Kansas economy, with tax revenue plummeting by 45 percent. They've created a $300 million revenue shortfall, caused Standard & Poor to downgrade Kansas' bond rating, and been blamed for an an uptick in child poverty rates in Kansas.
The tax cuts are not only failing to create new jobs in the state, Kansas job growth remains less than half of the national average."
"His policy of tax cuts have cratered the Kansas economy, with tax revenue plummeting by 45 percent. They've created a $300 million revenue shortfall, caused Standard & Poor to downgrade Kansas' bond rating, and been blamed for an an uptick in child poverty rates in Kansas.
The tax cuts are not only failing to create new jobs in the state, Kansas job growth remains less than half of the national average."
Strange Things Happening In The Plains States
Strange Things Happening In The Plains States
"there is a growing rebellion in these states that suggests the current brand of extreme conservatism may not be going down so well in these normally Republican states."
"there is a growing rebellion in these states that suggests the current brand of extreme conservatism may not be going down so well in these normally Republican states."
Tom Cotton gets all the Pinocchios for 'ISIS and Mexican drug cartels coming to Arkansas' whopper
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/09/1335382/-Tom-Cotton-gets-all-the-Pinocchios-for-ISIS-and-Mexican-drug-cartels-coming-to-Arkansas-whopper
"Cotton was looking to scare people, pure and simple. He probably wasn't looking to draw this kind of media attention—his Islamo-Mexican drug terrorists on the border claim was made not in a campaign ad but on a tele-town-hall. There's competition for the title of Republican running the cheapest, nastiest, most lie-filled campaign, but between this and his farm bill lies, Cotton at least deserves a spot on the bracket."
"Cotton was looking to scare people, pure and simple. He probably wasn't looking to draw this kind of media attention—his Islamo-Mexican drug terrorists on the border claim was made not in a campaign ad but on a tele-town-hall. There's competition for the title of Republican running the cheapest, nastiest, most lie-filled campaign, but between this and his farm bill lies, Cotton at least deserves a spot on the bracket."
Fox News Once Again Caught Pushing Blatantly Edited Clip of Obama Interview to Slander the President (Video)
Fox News Once Again Caught Pushing Blatantly Edited Clip of Obama Interview to Slander the President (Video)
"And the sad part is, most Republicans who see this won’t care. It won’t “prove” anything. They’ll dismiss it like they do everything else that proves Fox News is nothing more than a propaganda machine for the Republican party."
"And the sad part is, most Republicans who see this won’t care. It won’t “prove” anything. They’ll dismiss it like they do everything else that proves Fox News is nothing more than a propaganda machine for the Republican party."
How Will Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS Stay Within The Law In 2014?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/08/crossroads-gps-2014-elect_n_5954284.html
"Crossroads GPS, the political nonprofit founded by Karl Rove in 2010, announced on Oct. 3 that it has raised $75 million in 2014, just as it begins a massive advertising campaign targeting Democratic candidates for Senate. The group said it plans to spend at least $23 million in the final months of the 2014 election.
What is unclear is how Crossroads GPS can reach its spending goals without coming into conflict with the tax laws that provide it with tax-exempt status on the one hand, and anonymity for its big-money donors on the other."
"Crossroads GPS, the political nonprofit founded by Karl Rove in 2010, announced on Oct. 3 that it has raised $75 million in 2014, just as it begins a massive advertising campaign targeting Democratic candidates for Senate. The group said it plans to spend at least $23 million in the final months of the 2014 election.
What is unclear is how Crossroads GPS can reach its spending goals without coming into conflict with the tax laws that provide it with tax-exempt status on the one hand, and anonymity for its big-money donors on the other."
To Ted Cruz And The Religious Right: The Gay Marriage War is Over – And You Lost
To Ted Cruz And The Religious Right: The Gay Marriage War is Over – And You Lost
"Here’s the problem with shacking up with the far right – once you get tangled up with them, there’s really no way back to the political center. Sure, if you’re representing a red state like Texas and you have no aspirations to the White House, you can pretty much count on them to keep you in office – so long as you keep raging against the same things they hate like Ted Cruz is doing here. Reversing Roe vs. Wade, forcing Christianity into government and all of these positions are a platform that conservative candidates have to embrace in states like Texas, Louisiana, Alabama or Mississippi. You might even win a few early Republican presidential primaries as Rick Santorum did in 2012, but like Mitt Romney found out that year, you can’t pander to the far right in the primaries and successfully move back to the center for the general election. While George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan did flirt with the religious right and tossed them a bone now and then, both would be considered a RINO in today’s Tea Party controlled Republican Party – and neither could win the Republican presidential primaries now. If anything, this refusal by the religious right to accept reality and keep demanding their politicians do the same is actually a blessing to the rest of us. As the country keeps moving forward, their refusal to join the 21st century means that we may not see another Republican president any time soon"
"Here’s the problem with shacking up with the far right – once you get tangled up with them, there’s really no way back to the political center. Sure, if you’re representing a red state like Texas and you have no aspirations to the White House, you can pretty much count on them to keep you in office – so long as you keep raging against the same things they hate like Ted Cruz is doing here. Reversing Roe vs. Wade, forcing Christianity into government and all of these positions are a platform that conservative candidates have to embrace in states like Texas, Louisiana, Alabama or Mississippi. You might even win a few early Republican presidential primaries as Rick Santorum did in 2012, but like Mitt Romney found out that year, you can’t pander to the far right in the primaries and successfully move back to the center for the general election. While George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan did flirt with the religious right and tossed them a bone now and then, both would be considered a RINO in today’s Tea Party controlled Republican Party – and neither could win the Republican presidential primaries now. If anything, this refusal by the religious right to accept reality and keep demanding their politicians do the same is actually a blessing to the rest of us. As the country keeps moving forward, their refusal to join the 21st century means that we may not see another Republican president any time soon"
Republican attorney general candidate says he’d defend interracial marriage ban
Republican attorney general candidate says he’d defend interracial marriage ban
"The Republican nominee for attorney general of Wisconsin has said that he would have defended a ban on interracial marriage in court."
"The Republican nominee for attorney general of Wisconsin has said that he would have defended a ban on interracial marriage in court."
WI Attorney General Candidate Brad Schimel's No Good, Completely Rotten, Couldn't Get Worse Week Just Did
WI Attorney General Candidate Brad Schimel's No Good, Completely Rotten, Couldn't Get Worse Week Just Did
"It turned out that Schimel had ties to the John Doe investigation into the corruption of Scott Walker and his staff. Schimel allowed a fellow Republican, Christopher Weismueller, to get off with a slap on the wrist for knowingly destroying evidence and lying to prosecutors.
The news was so bad that even the local corporate media giant, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, was forced to report about it."
"It turned out that Schimel had ties to the John Doe investigation into the corruption of Scott Walker and his staff. Schimel allowed a fellow Republican, Christopher Weismueller, to get off with a slap on the wrist for knowingly destroying evidence and lying to prosecutors.
The news was so bad that even the local corporate media giant, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, was forced to report about it."
In 22 States, a Wave of New Voting Restrictions Threatens to Shift Outcomes in Tight Races
In 22 States, a Wave of New Voting Restrictions Threatens to Shift Outcomes in Tight Races
"Of the 22 states with new restrictions, 18 passed them through entirely Republican-controlled bodies."
"Of the 22 states with new restrictions, 18 passed them through entirely Republican-controlled bodies."
Six States Where GOP Voter Suppression Tactics Could Sway The Outcome
http://www.alternet.org/election-2014/six-states-where-gop-voter-suppression-tactics-could-sway-outcome
"Anyone who pays attention to American election knows that the Republican Party’s favorite tactic to try on win on Election Day is to change the rules of who can vote and which ballots get counted."
"Anyone who pays attention to American election knows that the Republican Party’s favorite tactic to try on win on Election Day is to change the rules of who can vote and which ballots get counted."
SCOTUS Ruling Continues Stacking The Deck Against Democratic Voters
SCOTUS Ruling Continues Stacking The Deck Against Democratic Voters
"What they can't win at the ballot box, right-wing extremists accomplish with judicial rulings."
"What they can't win at the ballot box, right-wing extremists accomplish with judicial rulings."
The Supreme Court Approves the Country’s Worst Voting Restrictions in North Carolina | The Nation
The Supreme Court Approves the Country’s Worst Voting Restrictions in North Carolina | The Nation
"It’s the second time the Supreme Court has ruled against voting rights in the past ten days, after the court also overruled an appeals court decision reinstating a week of early voting and same-day registration in Ohio."
"It’s the second time the Supreme Court has ruled against voting rights in the past ten days, after the court also overruled an appeals court decision reinstating a week of early voting and same-day registration in Ohio."
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Tillis calls equal pay laws 'campaign gimmicks' in North Carolina Senate debate
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/08/1335130/-Tillis-calls-equal-pay-laws-campaign-gimmicks-in-North-Carolina-Senate-debate
"Tillis killed an equal pay bill in the North Carolina legislature, and he's still opposed to strengthening equal pay laws. In fact, while Tillis delivered a lot of flustered word salad on this issue, what came through loud and clear is his view that attempts to strengthen equal pay laws are just "campaign gimmicks"."
"Tillis killed an equal pay bill in the North Carolina legislature, and he's still opposed to strengthening equal pay laws. In fact, while Tillis delivered a lot of flustered word salad on this issue, what came through loud and clear is his view that attempts to strengthen equal pay laws are just "campaign gimmicks"."
GOP goons suddenly run scared: What three anti-women warriors want to hide
GOP goons suddenly run scared: What three anti-women warriors want to hide
"It’s easy to see why Walker, Gardner and Tillis are trying to run from their records: They are being crushed by their opponents among women voters."
"It’s easy to see why Walker, Gardner and Tillis are trying to run from their records: They are being crushed by their opponents among women voters."
Mitch McConnell Humiliates Himself Then Flees When Asked Why He Won’t Debate Grimes
http://www.politicususa.com/2014/10/08/mitch-mcconnell-humiliates-runs-asked-debate-grimes.html
"Sen. McConnell admitted that he opposes raising the minimum wage, and he used a lie that has been debunked by the Department of Labor that raising the minimum wage will kill a million jobs. McConnell admitted that he supported taking away healthcare from 500,000 Kentuckians. McConnell broke out every debunked Obamacare lie in the Republican book in order to distract from the fact that he is trying take healthcare away from a half of a million people in his state."
"Sen. McConnell admitted that he opposes raising the minimum wage, and he used a lie that has been debunked by the Department of Labor that raising the minimum wage will kill a million jobs. McConnell admitted that he supported taking away healthcare from 500,000 Kentuckians. McConnell broke out every debunked Obamacare lie in the Republican book in order to distract from the fact that he is trying take healthcare away from a half of a million people in his state."
Republicans Hint At Another Government Shutdown Over Obamacare. Seriously.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/08/obamacare-government-shutdown-2014_n_5956270.html
"Less than a year after House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) called the 2013 government shutdown over funding for Obamacare a “predictable disaster,” Republicans are hinting they might be willing to do it again in a few months."
"Less than a year after House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) called the 2013 government shutdown over funding for Obamacare a “predictable disaster,” Republicans are hinting they might be willing to do it again in a few months."
This Is What Happens When Republicans Try to Destroy Public Education | The Nation
This Is What Happens When Republicans Try to Destroy Public Education | The Nation
"Conservatives are on the defensive in Kansas, North Carolina, Michigan, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Florida and Wisconsin over their records on education."
"Conservatives are on the defensive in Kansas, North Carolina, Michigan, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Florida and Wisconsin over their records on education."
Mailers Sent By Koch Group Appear Designed to Misdirect Voters in Key U.S. Senate Race
Mailers Sent By Koch Group Appear Designed to Misdirect Voters in Key U.S. Senate Race
"the conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) sent to thousands of state residents that contained inaccurate information about voter registration."
"the conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) sent to thousands of state residents that contained inaccurate information about voter registration."
BREAKING: Federal Court Strikes Down One Of The Most Aggressive Gerrymanders In The Country
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/10/07/3577120/breaking-federal-court-declares-virginias-congressional-maps-unconstitutional/
"One of the most aggressive gerrymanders in the country is unconstitutional, according to a divided three-judge panel in Virginia. In 2012, President Barack Obama defeated Republican Mitt Romney by three points in the state of Virginia. Nevertheless, Republicans control eight of the state’s eleven congressional districts. Yet, according to an opinion by Judge Allyson Duncan, a George W. Bush appointee, the maps that produced this result are unconstitutional and the legislature must “act within the next legislative session to draw a new congressional district plan"."
"One of the most aggressive gerrymanders in the country is unconstitutional, according to a divided three-judge panel in Virginia. In 2012, President Barack Obama defeated Republican Mitt Romney by three points in the state of Virginia. Nevertheless, Republicans control eight of the state’s eleven congressional districts. Yet, according to an opinion by Judge Allyson Duncan, a George W. Bush appointee, the maps that produced this result are unconstitutional and the legislature must “act within the next legislative session to draw a new congressional district plan"."
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