Displaying 1,951 To 1,980 Of 16,275 Comments Hold on there Pardner, not so quick there: Texas judge foils Perry’s plot to kill Planned Parenthood Since Texas Republicans began strangling funds for Planned Parenthood via other budgetary means, a wave of clinic closures has crossed the state, with dozens of non-PPFA locations shutting down as a consequence of the state revoking subsidies for women’s health programs. Even facing that, Texas Republicans prioritized and passed a law that effectively bans PPFA from receiving taxpayer dollars, meaning the state was looking to forgo $35 million in federal Medicare funding rather than see any of it benefit Planned Parenthood. [….] Pulling public funds for PPFA clinics isn’t the only front-line battle for women’s rights in Texas: Perry and the state’s ruling Republicans have also passed a series of new regulations, including one highly controversial provision that requires women seeking abortions to undergo a medically unnecessary, invasive trans-vaginal sonogram first. That law is also facing legal challenges, but a judge gave regulators the go-ahead in January, citing a legal argument posed by the plaintiffs as lacking. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/04/30/texas-judge-foils-perrys-plot-to-kill-planned-parenthood/ This would be totally unnecessary if women just realized their limitations! #WaronWomen » Posted By bito On April 30, 2012 @ 2:01 pm More from the WaPo’s Op-Ed: Today, thanks to the GOP, compromise has gone out the window in Washington. In the first two years of the Obama administration, nearly every presidential initiative met with vehement, rancorous and unanimous Republican opposition in the House and the Senate, followed by efforts to delegitimize the results and repeal the policies. The filibuster, once relegated to a handful of major national issues in a given Congress, became a routine weapon of obstruction, applied even to widely supported bills or presidential nominations. And Republicans in the Senate have abused the confirmation process to block any and every nominee to posts such as the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, solely to keep laws that were legitimately enacted from being implemented. In the third and now fourth years of the Obama presidency, divided government has produced something closer to complete gridlock than we have ever seen in our time in Washington, with partisan divides even leading last year to America’s first credit downgrade. This Op-Ed really hits the spot and says what needs to be said about the R’s, funny I haven’t any mention of it on MSNBC. » Posted By bito On April 30, 2012 @ 1:23 pm 1401 dollars for “grooming, hair, and makeup? A 675 dollar barn jacket? And “I don’t make very much”? is his line. Not much? being in the top 1% and I don’t make very much? » Posted By bito On April 29, 2012 @ 3:12 pm ICYMI: The President at the WHCA dinner: » Posted By bito On April 28, 2012 @ 8:18 pm Breaking! an interview with Mitt Romney (one not on Fox.) Via: Bob Cesca » Posted By bito On April 28, 2012 @ 3:40 pm Weekly Address: Helping our Veterans and Servicemembers Make Informed Decisions about Higher Education President Obama discusses a new Executive Order designed to crack down on the bad actors who prey on our veterans and service members considering higher education. » Posted By bito On April 28, 2012 @ 2:36 pm Israeli Spy Chief Condemns Netanyahu for Iran Hype, Messianism Former head of Israeli domestic intelligence (Shin Bet), Yuval Diskin, said Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak are misleading the public about Iran. “”They are misleading the public on the Iran issue. They tell the public that if Israel acts, Iran won’t have a nuclear bomb. This is misleading. Actually, many experts say that an Israeli attack would accelerate the Iranian nuclear race…” […] “Over the past 10-15 years Israel has become more and more racist. All of the studies point to this. This is racism toward Arabs and toward foreigners, and we are also become a more belligerent society.” […] “Today there are extremist Jews, not just in the territories but also inside the Green Line, dozens of them who, in a situation in which settlements are evacuated… would be willing to take up arms against their Jewish brothers.” » Posted By bito On April 28, 2012 @ 2:30 pm More Jacob Hacker! Jacob Hacker on Economic Inequality » Posted By bito On April 28, 2012 @ 2:08 pm Take a gander at this list: President Obama’s Accomplishments http://3chicspolitico.com/president-obamas-accomplishments/ » Posted By bito On April 28, 2012 @ 1:51 pm Obama’s new ad – Romney wouldn’t have ordered bin Laden raid Versus: Mitt Romney – Serial Flip Flopper! H/T Bill Clinton Takes Down Romney By Speaking the Truth About Obama » Posted By bito On April 28, 2012 @ 1:46 pm Romney’s record proves he finds it difficult to “tell the truth” Speaking in Ohio, Mitt Romney pledged, “If I’m president of the United States, with your help, I will tell the truth.” But a quick look at his record shows just how often and easily he fails to be honest. Romney: “If [President Obama] remains President of the United States, you’re going to see more trillion-dollar deficits piling up and piling up.” Reality: The President’s budget would cut the deficit by $4 trillion over the next decade, putting the country on course “toward a level of deficits of below 3 percent of GDP by the end of the decade. “The President has already enacted $1 trillion in spending cuts, which will bring discretionary spending to its lowest levels as a share of the economy since the Eisenhower Administration. ~~~~~~~~ Romney: “The number of new businesses started per year is down 100,000 a year under the Obama term.” Reality: In 2011 the rate of business starts was 5 percent higher than before the recession, translating into more than 540,000 new businesses started each month. ~~~~~~~~Romney: “President Obama’s failed economic policies have led to more regulations.” Reality: Not only has President Obama approved fewer regulations through his first three years than President Bush did, but he signed an executive order requiring agencies to develop tools to eliminate ineffective or burdensome regulations. He initiated an overhaul to roll back more than 500 regulatory reforms from 26 different agencies. » Posted By bito On April 28, 2012 @ 1:21 pm The Koch Brothers Resort to Lying (Again) in Latest Campaign Add Buy Here are the lies explained 1. The ad claims that $1.2 billion is being used to create solar jobs in Mexico. This point was completely made up by a random conservative blogger and has been repeatedly called out as a lie. This $1.2 billion loan guarantee was issued for a large, first-of-its-kind solar plant in California being developed by NRG. However, the blogger falsely wrote that the money was being used to create manufacturing jobs in Mexico. Ah, Mexico/California whats the difference? Small mistake. 2. The ad claims that a loan guarantee for an electric vehicle manufacturer went to jobs in Finland. This is also a made up story pushed by Fox News and conservative bloggers. In fact, all of the money used through the loan guarantee went toward building a U.S. manufacturing facility. Well it was on Fox, would they lie? http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lUQdP6y0ArM Lying liars can’t find any facts so they resort to their standard M.O. » Posted By bito On April 27, 2012 @ 10:21 pm Exactly, KT, I think the phrase is “Congress shall make no laws…….” Did Congress pass a law that said you couldn’t perform, Ted? I don’t think so, and the commander of the base can approve or disapprove of any musical act that he chooses, a fully nude strip show to yours you idiot! Had Ted served in the military, he would know that, wouldn’t he? Many people he was a maroon, with this he just it. » Posted By bito On April 27, 2012 @ 7:24 pm I think comparatively Forrest Gump would be considered a genius to Nugent. When it came time for him to serve, he was like the guy that says he will hold your coat for you. » Posted By bito On April 27, 2012 @ 7:07 pm He can insult anyone he chooses, and he’s insulted? 🙂 All together now: Nugent says he’s insulted by concert cancellation “To think that there’s a bureaucrat in the United States Army that would consider the use or abuse of First Amendment rights in determining who is going to perform at an Army base is an insult and defiles the sacrifices of those heroes who fought for the U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights,” Nugent said. [….] “There is nothing in my spoken word or written word that could be even wildly considered by any stretch of the imagination to be a threat to anyone,” Nugent said. Asked to clarify the remarks at the NRA convention, Nugent said: “A whole bunch of us … believe … we are in danger of being improperly and criminally jailed – I mean criminally on the part of the government.” http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PEOPLE_TED_NUGENT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT » Posted By bito On April 27, 2012 @ 6:30 pm How’s that, KT? ( what a strange-long URL for a pic!) » Posted By bito On April 27, 2012 @ 6:15 pm And what if your parents don’t have the money to lend, Mitt? And he says PBO is out of touch? Ijit » Posted By bito On April 27, 2012 @ 6:07 pm West Wing Week: 4/27/12 or “‘Don’t Double My Rate!'” This week, the President hosted the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride, visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, and traveled to North Carolina, Colorado and Iowa to launch a sustained effort to get Congress to prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling on July 1st. » Posted By bito On April 27, 2012 @ 5:50 pm About three dozen people — including about 10 news reporters — were in the room for the vote. One lawyer for an evangelical radio station, who did not want to be quoted, says he’s concerned that what starts in TV will “bleed into radio” and worried that this will mean someone in Maine being able to dig into files of a station in Alabama. Under the in-person method of file-checking, broadcasters know who is going through their files. AWWW, poor fundie is afraid of revealing that the Koch brothers fund his station!?! http://reporting.sunlightfoundation.com/2012/will-fcc-require-political-ad-transparency/ » Posted By bito On April 27, 2012 @ 5:41 pm Sally, here is a list of the top 100 markets and the top 50 does cover quite a bit of the population, top 100 » Posted By bito On April 27, 2012 @ 5:33 pm Thanks Sally, I knew this vote was coming up today, a few days ago, but I completely forgot about it. Not the best but a good start opening up Citizens United » Posted By bito On April 27, 2012 @ 5:22 pm There was a program on PBS/World on history of nukes, KT and you’re right – MIND BOGGLING » Posted By bito On April 27, 2012 @ 5:08 pm KT, Give me a link, I’ll see what I can do. » Posted By bito On April 27, 2012 @ 5:05 pm Sally, I’m fairly sure that they have to buy treasury notes — right now, but I’m quite sure the R’s would love to put in the hands of Wall St. Good question if the R’s get control of congress and the exec, wanna bet the they don’t try something like putting federal benefits into the private sector? You got me thinking on that. » Posted By bito On April 27, 2012 @ 4:17 pm KT, I think you can replace your “or” with an “and.” They smell more war, anyplace, anywhere and the need the MIC jobs in their districts/states. I don’t know if it matters if they are red or blue states (but it seems the red states have more to me)but the MIC is one jobs program they all love. See some of the wasteful military spending: https://planetpov.com/2011/12/01/time-out-for-ot-vol-18/comment-page-97/#comment-181686 Oops, I see you have already looked at the chart. That stockpile plus further nuke testing was part of the bargain that PBO had to give up to get an years extension of unemployment or Senator (?) Kyl was going to block/hold the bill. More nukes for UI, that’s one from one of my A**hat Senators. » Posted By bito On April 27, 2012 @ 4:08 pm Obama Calls It “Looking Out for One Another.” Fox Nation Calls it “Collectivist Rant” Today President Obama was in Fort Stewart, Georgia, speaking to a crowd of soldiers. He was announcing an executive order he’d just signed, to crack down on fraudulent “diploma mills” that market to veterans. Fox Nation barely mentioned that fact; instead it zeroed in on some remarks the President made at the end of his speech about the importance of public investment in universities and research, and made these the subject of a post titled “Obama Goes on Collectivist Rant In Front of Troops.” (In front of the troops? Horrors!) The order, according to a news report from AP was aimed at postsecondary schools that market heavily to soldiers or vets so they can rake in their federal education money. According to administration officials, some of these colleges use misleading military-themed websites that make it look like they’re be government-run when in fact, most of them are private and for profit. We report, you decide. Here is the speech, find the commie/pinko ” Improving Educational Opportunities for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families First Lady Michelle Obama and President Obama speak at Fort Stewart about a new executive order that will help ensure all of America’s service members, veterans, spouses, and other family members have the information they need to make informed educational decisions and are protected from aggressive and deceptive targeting by educational institutions. Wow what a Collectivist Rant (you may have to replay it a few times to catch it)! » Posted By bito On April 27, 2012 @ 3:05 pm It was ridiculous to shut down the Postal service in the first place by making them pay for 75 years of benefits for retirees in just 10 years. With out that law, they would be in the black. Idiots. » Posted By bito On April 26, 2012 @ 9:58 pm k’es, that sounds like an excellent idea, just run their ads and the Obama camp say ‘Not Me’, those guys said it ! 😉 » Posted By bito On April 26, 2012 @ 9:44 pm k’es, and this is what they NEED to spend money on rather than Kids: Protecting Wasteful Military Spending at All Costs http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2012/04/wasteful_military.html http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2012/04/img/wasteful_military_chart1.jpg » Posted By bito On April 26, 2012 @ 9:39 pm If you have a heart, this will make you both sick and angry. House Republican Cuts for Kids by the Numbers Federal budgets are more than numbers on a ledger. They are statements of priorities. And based on the slate of bills recently passed by committees in the House of Representatives, children rank at the bottom of the list. The House budget for fiscal year 2013 tasks several congressional committees to “reduce lower‐priority spending” to avert military cuts that will otherwise take place in January 2013 due to the debt deal agreed to last summer. Based on these committees’ decisions, it’s safe to assume that children are considered a “lower priority” than the many other places House leadership could have found necessary savings. By the numbers: [img]http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2012/04/img/cuts_to_kids_chart1.jpg[/img] Please read the whole article and be as PO’d as I am. http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2012/04/cuts_to_kids.html R’s: these kids are the future, but being that they are poor and disadvantaged, let’s make sure they don’t have any future! #WaronthePoor » Posted By bito On April 26, 2012 @ 8:06 pmComments Posted By bito
Let’s just say it: The Republicans are the problem.
Mitt Romney Fun Time
http://bobcesca.com/blog-archives/2012/04/mitt-romney-fun-time.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
http://www.politicususa.com/bill-clinton-takes-down-romney-by-speaking-the-truth-about-obama.html
It was like when Hank Williams, jr. got canned, there wasn’t any 1st amendment rights involved, it wasn’t congress it was his employer. All those people that yell “take the country back have little to none understanding of the constitution along with those that want to impeach PBO with out any just cause/grounds.
thought
proved
“AWWWW, Poor Baby, suck on my machine gun”
certainly would have been great.
Soon, I hope, AZ may get a Dem senator! My biggest fear is not the R’s trying to defeat Doc Carmona for Senate, but the purests slamming him because he is a moderate and not a progressive. KQ posted the other day that the purest/emos were doing it to Elizabeth Warren in Mass. They are a pain in the arse, I will take a moderate Dem over a Tea Party R any day.
Woops I went well off your question, didn’t I? Let’s just call it a rant. 😆
“Collectivist Rant”
House Conservatives Want to Cut Child and Elderly Programs Instead of Nuclear Stockpiles
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