Displaying 2,671 To 2,700 Of 3,237 Comments Basically, I goofed. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On November 4, 2011 @ 1:31 pm Yes. It is what I wanted to do but I was popping back and forth between this story and TO/OT. How can I move it? Click Edit? Go to Help? Delete and repost? » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On November 4, 2011 @ 1:26 pm
» Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On November 4, 2011 @ 1:03 pm Bolder than brass. Folks convinced they are above the law. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On November 4, 2011 @ 1:02 pm More than a little interesting. Bold as brass. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On November 4, 2011 @ 1:01 pm And the FEC is slow, slow, slow in checking into these things so we need to depend on independent investigation. Don’t lose any sleep over the evil KaBal (the KB Cabal) they are well insulated. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On November 4, 2011 @ 1:00 pm Yes, Citizens United (aka The Enemy of Democracy ruling) has to be vacated but that will require a second Obama term and a progressive appointment to the Supreme Court. The Constitutional Amendment route will not work. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On November 4, 2011 @ 12:58 pm It is like Rep. Joe Walsh being named a “defender” of family values by the Family Research Council when he owes his ex and his kids $150,000 in back child support. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On November 4, 2011 @ 12:55 pm REPUBLICANS NEUTER ANTI-BULLYING IN SCHOOLS LAW IN MICHIGAN Matt’s Safe School Law, named for Matt Epling, a 14-year-old Michigan student who committed suicide after sustained bullying from fellow students, has been sabotaged by GOP. Michigan is already one of only three states in the country that have not enacted any form of anti-bullying legislation. The GOP controlled legislature regards all such legislation as a way of promoting the “gay and racial agenda.” Republicans only agreed to consider an anti-bullying measure if it did not require school districts to report bullying incidents, did not include any provisions for enforcement or teacher training, and did not hold administrators accountable if they failed to act. And they fought back Democratic attempts to enumerate particular types of students who are prone to being bullied, such as religious and racial minorities, and gay students. But it was the addition of special protections for religiously-motivated bullying linked to the First Amendment that led all 11 Democratic senators to vote against the legislation they had sponsored. Republicans, making sure that the Dems walked away from their own legislation, added an amendment at the last minute stipulating that it does not abridge First Amendment free speech rights or impinge on the expression of religious or moral views. The GOP Controlled Senate approved legislation is window dressing that would not have helped Matt or 10 others who killed themselves. VIDEO OF Michigan Sen. Gretchen Whitmer Slamming New Bullying Legislation Good quotes here from key players:
» Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On November 4, 2011 @ 12:16 pm KOCH BROTHERS “Herman Cain’s presidential campaign has taken heat for relying on a private corporation to pay for a plethora of campaign services, potentially in violation of federal campaign finance law. According to documents obtained by Daniel Bice of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Cain chief of staff Mark Block set up a company called Prosperity USA and used it to pay for “tens of thousands of dollars in [campaign] expenses for such items as iPads, chartered flights and travel to Iowa and Las Vegas.”” There is a lot more here. http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/11/03/360229/cain-koch-financing/ I appreciate AdLib’s humor, as satirical and biting as it is, and I do not doubt how serious the intent of the story is, but plain facts remind us that the KOCHS WANT TO BUY THIS ELECTION and THEY ARE COMING AT THIS FROM SEVERAL ANGLES: 1) Finance and staff campaigns directly They are doing it all. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On November 4, 2011 @ 9:32 am The Ravin’ – A Political Parody Welcome. I have gotten great feedback from about a dozen people. They are passing it on. Cast your parody upon the waters…… » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On November 1, 2011 @ 2:00 pm Brilliant. And fun. It is now in the hands of a whole raft of folks with attribution to AdLib and Planet POV. Thanks for ALL of the Work….which had to be considerable. An intriguing Halloween gift. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On October 31, 2011 @ 8:54 pm DOJ and Voter Suppression Activities Wikipedia article is good. Its sources are the ones I drew from including the lists. I provided Cher with a list of my sources: http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/vot/intro/intro_b.php http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/vot/sec_5/covered.php http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/23/us/23scotus.html?hp AND TWO….BOOKS!!!! Handbook of United States Election Laws and Practices: Political Rights by Alexander J. Bott. ”The Law Is Good”: The Voting Rights Act, Redistricting, and Black Regime Politics by Steven Andrew Light » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On October 30, 2011 @ 9:03 pm http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/vot/intro/intro_b.php http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/vot/sec_5/covered.php http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/23/us/23scotus.html?hp AND TWO….BOOKS!!!! Handbook of United States Election Laws and Practices: Political Rights by Alexander J. Bott. ”The Law Is Good”: The Voting Rights Act, Redistricting, and Black Regime Politics by Steven Andrew Light » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On October 30, 2011 @ 8:37 pm Yawp. Interesting. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On October 30, 2011 @ 8:01 pm Section 5 requires that laws passed at the state level be reviewed at the DOJ level. But what that means depends on the nature of the law. Procedural changes made by executive departments or interpretations of law carried out by government offices often end up in court. Which court is a matter of standing and oversight authority. I have only dabbled in voter law, but what I know seems to be a bit of a maze. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On October 30, 2011 @ 7:32 pm The jurisdictions listed below must be precleared (see 28 C.F.R. part 51 appendix)- The list is a little surprising. States Alabama Alaska Arizona Georgia, except for the city of Sandy Springs Louisiana Mississippi South Carolina Texas Virginia, except for fourteen counties (Amherst, Augusta, Botetourt, Essex, Frederick, Greene, Middlesex, Page, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Washington and Warren) and four independent cities (Fairfax, Harrisonburg, Salem, and Winchester) Counties California: Kings, Merced, Monterey, Yuba Florida: Collier, Hardee, Hendry, Hillsborough, Monroe New York: Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan) North Carolina: Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Camden, Caswell, Chowan, Cleveland (except for the city of Kings Mountain), Craven, Cumberland, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gaston, Gates, Granville, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Jackson, Lee, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Onslow, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Person, Pitt, Robeson, Rockingham, Scotland, Union, Vance, Washington, Wayne, Wilson South Dakota: Shannon, Todd Townships Michigan: Clyde Township (Allegan County), Buena Vista Township New Hampshire: Rindge, Millsfield, Pinkham’s Grant, Stewartstown, Stratford, Benton, Antrim, Boscawen, Newington, Unity I hope the courts continue to uphold the principles contained within it, but I have no confidence in the current Supreme Court although the Robert’s Court has confirmed it and GOP legislators have renewed it. So….. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On October 30, 2011 @ 7:17 pm Yeah. Got it now. What confused me is that it did not seem to be a typical post- an article. In previous cases,the excerpt was obviously a excerpt…in this case it seemed to stand on its own. When I scanned it, it was the list that caught my eye. Thanks for pointing this out. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On October 30, 2011 @ 6:55 pm BTW—- a good list that got me going. Thanks. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On October 30, 2011 @ 6:46 pm Figured out that the e mail was actually the entire post. Missed the origins. Odd. Never got one like that before. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On October 30, 2011 @ 6:44 pm The e mail confused me- went back to look at it and saw that the origin was Sue in California. First time I ever saw the whole story in e mail form. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On October 30, 2011 @ 6:42 pm Here is the e-mail that I got. PlanetPOV has just published a new article, “DOJ and Voter Suppression I know some people were wondering what the DOJ and others were doing about voter DOJ to look into Racist Texas Voter Suppression Scheme http://weirdloadreboot.com/blog/2011/09/19/doj-to-look-into-racist-texas-voter-suppression-scheme/ FAIR Elections Network http://fairelectionsnetwork.blogspot.com/2011/09/voter-suppression-update-its-not-all.html DOJ says “hold up” to New South Carolina Voter Suppression DSCC on voter suppression – Sign their petition ACLU Petition on […] To read the full article, click here: You received this e-mail because you asked to be notified when new articles are Best regards, Admin ““““““““““““““ » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On October 30, 2011 @ 6:35 pm She is a courageous lady. I hope that the outcome of the special election in W. Virginia bodes well for her as well. I am with you. I’m in an area where there is not a lot to do in registration but I am supporting it monetarily and working to organize groups who are. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On October 30, 2011 @ 6:25 pm DOJ AND EFFORTS TO FIGHT THE GOP VOTER SUPPRESSION EFFORTS…. We all got a number of links from our dedicated PlantetPOV admins. Just a note regarding the grounds upon which the DOJ operates. The most immediate and biggest problem will be in those states not subject the DOJ under the terms of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. And, I expect there will also be efforts to have the Supreme Court strike down Section 5 which requires the supervision of 9 Southern States, plus 14 counties in Virginia, and a number of counties in California, Florida, New York, North Carolina, and South Dakota. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On October 30, 2011 @ 3:43 pm 2012: The End of America As We Know It Emerald- COULD NOT AGREE WITH YOU MORE….. What does it take to mount an effective propaganda campaign? An receptive audience For those three elements to exist one needs skilled practitioners in the fields of psychology, sociology, marketing and communications; and the means to disseminate the message. For that to happen one needs money…..lots and lots of money. Enter Citizens United…..a front for the overthrow of the electoral process. THIS IS HOW DEMOCRACIES DIE. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On October 28, 2011 @ 11:26 am This is absurd. This is insane. This is alarmist. This is incendiary. This is the truth. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On October 27, 2011 @ 7:39 pm AdLib Meet Karl Rove “One way or another, America as we know it will end in 2012. We will be living in an America where a wealthy class is cemented into power and economic dominance over the majority or it will be an America where the majority rallies to retake their nation and democracy back.” And the GOP gets your point AdLib…and they are working hard to keep their voters as misinformed as possible. Karl Rove’s organization American Crossroads has a memo laying out how the party ought to oppose President Obama’s jobs bill. The specifics of Obama’s proposal are all highly popular, and the Republican challenge is to oppose it anyway. The memo offers a fascinating look how to do political spin in general, and the particular dilemma of the Republican Party as it so obviously blocks economic action in the face of an ongoing crisis. Here is the GOP problem: A) Americans want to do all the things Obama proposes. How does the GOP fight that? YOU GENERALIZE. People don’t like firing police officers and teachers? Fine, just call them “union workers”: CHANGE THE TERMS.Similarly, 70% of respondents initially favor Obama’s proposal to “give billions to states to stop layoffs of teachers and firefighters.” But when the same idea is described as “giving] billions to states to keep government union workers on the payroll,” 52% turn against the idea. ASSOCIATE IT NEGATIVELY. People may like payroll tax cuts and spending money to build roads, so call them “Stimulus II”: PUT IT ALL TOGETHER. “The new Obama stimulus bill is nearly identical to President Obama’s first stimulus, which spent $830 billion, yet the unemployment rate went up, so we don’t need to waste even more money.” PARTY SOLIDARITY VS. OTHER PARTY DIVISION. When one party who you blindly follow is unanimously opposed to something, and the other party is trying to debate it and argue out the finer points, many people figure it’s a bad idea. This was an insight Mitch McConnell grasped from the outset of Obama’s presidency, announcing that unified Republican opposition would help make the president’s policies unpopular. Accordingly, American Crossroads finds that the mere fact of Republican unanimity, and Democratic lack thereof, ranks among its most persuasive arguments against a bill. So here is how you say it: “Since both Republicans and Democrats are worried [about the bill], this probably is not a good economic plan.” LIE. In this case, the lie is that Obama would raise taxes right away: How is this one: “President Clinton has said he doesn’t ‘believe we should be raising taxes … until we get this economy off the ground.’” In reality, Obama’s proposal cuts taxes through 2012, does not increase taxes at all before 2013 and Clinton includes that idea in the second half of the cited statement. Politicians have long trembled before public opinion, but the Republicans have come to understand how ill-formed and malleable public opinion can be, especially on economic policy issues. Most voters, and especially most swing voters, simply don’t know enough about the issues for their opinion to have any political weight. Bottom Line: Propaganda Works! Almost no position in economic policy is too unpopular to be successfully defended. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On October 27, 2011 @ 7:10 pm I detest Buchanan. The Hail Fellow, Well Met Persona allows him to say awful things…..he needs to go. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On October 26, 2011 @ 4:53 pm KillgoreTrout For some reason my reply to your comment about Goldwater is hanging up and not posting. So here it is: Reagan, yes Goldwater…..no…… » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On October 26, 2011 @ 2:41 pm I beginning to think I would vote for her over Mitt. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On October 26, 2011 @ 2:17 pmComments Posted By MurphTheSurf3
http://www.mlive.com/education/index.ssf/2011/11/six_things_people_are_saying_a.html
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
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THE CAIN STAFF AND CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATION
2) Fund secretive superpacs
3) Use your own organizations to build up your side and attack the other side.
4) Fund campaigns for those who are on your side and promise a fine retirement after they leave office.
Activities” by SueInCa:
suppression so I went out and googled it. Here are the results.
https://planetpov.com/2011/10/30/doj-and-voter-suppression-activities/
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Re. the 1993 Act. That is Motor Voter. Mostly about processes for access and not about restrictive law. I suspect that no one would have dreamed that we would be where we are today, 17 years later.
An effective message
A delivery method
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B) By a twenty-point margin, they favor funding new road construction and a payroll tax cut.
3) By a 30-point margin, they agree with higher taxes on the rich to cut the long-term deficit.
4) They support helping stave off layoffs of police officers, firefighters, and teachers by a 50-point margin.
Nixon, yes
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