Displaying 17,311 To 17,340 Of 19,504 Comments Corporations Are People Too! by Dr. Suits To think they attacked her » Posted By AdLib On January 22, 2010 @ 10:43 am Don’t be so modest, » Posted By AdLib On January 22, 2010 @ 10:39 am My thinking is that once we decide on an agenda and prioritize, specific members will have the responsibility of drafting letters and/or letter templates that members can freely adapt on their own to personalize them. Other members can assist with providing links and info on how and where we can send our letters, to papers, magazines, our Congresspeople and The President. This way we can get out a cohesive message and everyone will have a letter ready to go or ready to be adapted then sent. Since we do have the ability to have members here co-sign, we certainly should write a letter to President Obama that is co-signed by all members who wish their name added and names can be added confidentially. Thoughts? » Posted By AdLib On January 22, 2010 @ 12:40 am Thanks Jan, enjoyed and was inspired by the video, nice choice. Looking forward to your thoughts on taking action. » Posted By AdLib On January 21, 2010 @ 11:03 pm Happy to have your support, TRP! My thought is that we could first assemble a list of initiatives and prioritize by member vote, setting out to accomplish only those that we feel are doable with the time and resources we have available. Starting something and leaving it unfinished is not what we want as part of a track record for this site so viability of completing an initiative is important. That’s what I hope our brainstorming here will help us determine. » Posted By AdLib On January 21, 2010 @ 10:52 pm The All-American Basketball Alliance » Posted By AdLib On January 21, 2010 @ 9:59 pm Heh! And the half time entertainment could be The Lindsey Graham Dancers! » Posted By AdLib On January 21, 2010 @ 9:35 pm And not have a full set of teeth. » Posted By AdLib On January 21, 2010 @ 9:32 pm Instead of “NBA” could they just call their league, “KKK”? » Posted By AdLib On January 21, 2010 @ 9:31 pm Suggested team names for this league: 1. The Dukes of David » Posted By AdLib On January 21, 2010 @ 9:09 pm 😆 » Posted By AdLib On January 21, 2010 @ 9:01 pm Round One of the New President Obama: The Populist Welcome to The Planet, darleneslee! There are many factors, what you point out is huge. Out of everything though, here are the two factors that seem most pivotal to me. 1. Pres. Obama did not introduce a bill, specifics a wish list or give any substantive list of provisions for a health care bill to Congress. This left it to become a murky mess with no strategy for passage. He didn’t become a passionate advocate nor use his popularity or power as president since he thought it best to stand back and let The Congress work alone to carry the ball. We all can understand the strategy, not to repeat Hillary’s debacle, but it was too simplistically opposite. “If Hillary had trouble because she was too involved, let’s not get involved at all and then there won’t be trouble.” This allowed the Teabaggers, the Insurance companies and the GOP to define HCR as killing Granny, Death Panels, Socialism, Government between you and your doctor, being forced to give up your current insurance and doctors. In the vacuum Pres. Obama allowed to be created, all the garbage was poured in. As you describe, not just Dems but Pres. Obama too dismissed the insanity of the charges and Teabaggers, that people were smarter than to believe such obvious bullshit. He and we were wrong. Never underestimate the stupidity of the masses. 2. Joe Lieberman and The Blue Dogs Nothing would have changed them from corrupting HCR. Nothing. They are bought and paid for by the Insurance industry for the most part. The truth from the beginning, from Obama’s inauguration day, is that HCR could never pass the Senate with 60 votes unless it was a gift to the insurance industry. End of story. No amount of protests, letters or phone calls would ever have changed that. So, why didn’t Harry Reid know this? What kind of idiot is he, to be in the Senate as long as he’s been, to know all of these people so well, to be leader of the Senate…and not know that these guys were the tools of industry and bitterness they were? Why didn’t he manage this in a way that compensated for that, a safer smarter plan to put through the basic reforms on one track and the financial aspects on another headed for reconciliation? That would have been smart. But that’s not Reid’s style. So, yes, we Dems and our President were overconfident. However, I don’t think there is one thing we could have done differently that would have changed this outcome. It was in our leaders’ hands, they made up their minds and never changed course…and here we are, rammed into an iceberg. » Posted By AdLib On January 22, 2010 @ 11:31 am Cher, this was a one-two punch to the gut, I’m feeling a bit knocked back on my heels too. But when this has happened in the past, we’ve regrouped and refocused ourselves. Fortunately, we have many colleagues here at The Planet to work with and a more activist approach this year to help us step up and confront what’s happening. We confronted far worse under Bush, we can confront this. » Posted By AdLib On January 21, 2010 @ 5:18 pm It’s a metaphor for people actively protesting something, goes back a long time, referring to the days that farmers and such would grab their pitchforks and light torches (before flashlights) and go out in the evening to protest their treatment (or sometimes the treatment of others). Would be a fun site name for organizing protests but we can do the same here but more updated. I’ll bring the spear guns and KQuark will provide the lasers. » Posted By AdLib On January 21, 2010 @ 5:11 pm Maher is a stand up comic. The truth about many stand up comics is they are clever but angry people. The stand up circuit has that affect on many. I know someone who knew Maher in the early days, they were pals. After Maher got the series, Politically Incorrect, he was, shall we say, not as pleasant a person. Maher’s adolescent obsessions with pot and Playboy models, his continued (but now hidden) friendship with Ann Coulter, his support of the Iraq War, his attacks on vaccines, on and on, he is not a Progressive and this Twitter from him only further exposes him as a fraud when it comes to really caring about the values he beats his chest about on his show. And a p.s., Maher has a reputation for stealing material. I can recall jokes made in comments at HuffPo appearing later on Maher’s show, Real Time. » Posted By AdLib On January 21, 2010 @ 5:03 pm Marion, you are right on target. Just playing around a bit, I am aware that a consortium of corporations and Republicans posing as Freedomworks has financed and organized them. It’s all about one thing, undermining Obama’s agenda. I just was remarking on how I have just gotten my pitchfork out of storage and the word “revolution” has been moved from the archives in my mind onto the coffee table. Unfortunately, Italy has a history of fascist governments and there can be little argument that Berlusconi has been their fascist leader for some time. The situation there, as you aptly describe, would be the equivalent of having a President Rupert Murdoch…after Fox absorbed CNN and (MS)NBC. We’re heading right down that path. The revolution won’t be televised, it will be preempted by the reality show, “Breast Implanting With The Stars”. » Posted By AdLib On January 21, 2010 @ 4:54 pm Just checked, it’s parked there free but owned by someone else. Darn! » Posted By AdLib On January 21, 2010 @ 4:45 pm I’m just saying that the theme of politicians ignoring the interests of the people is universal. Otherwise, no, Progressives have little else in common with Teabaggers. And…if elections prove that they have no affect on changing this, we may all need to get a group discount at the TorchesAndPitchforks.com » Posted By AdLib On January 21, 2010 @ 3:18 pm To be frank and realistic, does anyone here believe that the corporately owned Congress that sabotaged HCR is somehow going to pass harsh regulations over the corporations that finance their re-elections? I think javaz was onto something a while back with her post about Progressives and Teabaggers having some common interests. How can we steer our country back from the abyss of permanent corporate fascism it’s speeding towards? If we can’t do it through elections, where are we left to turn? That’s when the corporate pacifying of Americans through entertainment looks like a far-sighted agenda. Americans should have been rallying across the nation in front of big banks all last year but most just flipped to another channel or played with their Wii or iPod. Is there enough activism left in American society to fight against a final corporate coup? » Posted By AdLib On January 21, 2010 @ 2:57 pm The Supreme Court puts our democracy in the hands of corporations Hopeington – what makes me feel a little less evil is that I’m not wishing directly for anyone to die or get ill, I’m just hoping a Conservative Seat is vacated. If one of them won the lottery and quit, was taken up by aliens, woke up one day as The Incredible Shrinking Judge, whatever, I just want one of their seats vacated. » Posted By AdLib On January 21, 2010 @ 10:56 pm Am I evil or alone in hoping each morning to hear in the news that one of seats of the SCOTUS conservatives will have to be filled by Obama? » Posted By AdLib On January 21, 2010 @ 10:41 pm Anyone else feel like they’re suddenly living the movie “Titanic” only with a worse ending? » Posted By AdLib On January 21, 2010 @ 10:15 am …..Rage Against The Machine….. VOX POPULI IS ABOUT TO BEGIN! Click here to go there now: https://planetpov.com/live-events/vox-populi/ » Posted By AdLib On January 22, 2010 @ 7:00 pm Excellent article Tiger! Will be back shortly with much more to say but before I dash off, well done!!! » Posted By AdLib On January 22, 2010 @ 5:31 pm Fundraising and Membership Drive – Winter 2010 Nicole, thank you so much! It’s so amazing to have such wonderful people like you here! Cheers! » Posted By AdLib On January 22, 2010 @ 4:24 pm And don’t forget the wonderful Kalima! You will always be welcome and a valuable member of The Planet! Thanks so much for all of your support! I look forward to your original and thoughtful misspellings in the future. 😉 » Posted By AdLib On January 22, 2010 @ 4:20 pm Hey Sue! Thanks back to you for all your support and contributions here. This is not meant to press, just an FYI, your signon at Paypal is always your email address, you can use their lost password function with it. If you’re not sure of which email address you used, try more than one. I too learn so much from everyone here on a daily basis…maybe we should open part of the site as a Charter School for politics and blogging? 😉 » Posted By AdLib On January 21, 2010 @ 4:38 pm Thanks AB for the props to the Core members and all your fellow members! God thanks you too and in gratitude has saved you from receiving one traffic ticket you otherwise would have. What a guy! » Posted By AdLib On January 21, 2010 @ 4:30 pm Very cool indeed! FYI, the meter is updated when each contribution is made so that amount is up to date. To pass 50% of our target on Day One is fantastic! Thank you for the kind words. I will add that Nellie’s part of The Planet’s Core team so all props about the site should always be shared with her, thanks for doing that! The membership here rocks! » Posted By AdLib On January 21, 2010 @ 4:26 pm Truly bewildering. As was that repeated request to remove the tripwire for the poison darts. Haven’t people ever donated to a website before? » Posted By AdLib On January 21, 2010 @ 4:18 pmComments Posted By AdLib
for saying she’s wise
from being Latina
and not old white guys.
Don’t stutter or pause
You write very well
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