Displaying 2,011 To 2,040 Of 16,275 Comments I don’t know KT but I wouldn’t put it past the a**holes in this legislature to challenge the Federal Gov. » Posted By bito On April 25, 2012 @ 4:20 pm Pres. Obama Makes Last Speech in Series on Student Loans President Obama made the last of three speeches encouraging Congress to stop a doubling of student loan interest rates, scheduled to take effect on July 1. The President visited the University of Iowa in Iowa City today; he spoke to students at the University of North Carolina and the University of Colorado-Boulder on Tuesday. Some 7 million undergraduates relying on subsidized Stafford loans will see their interest rates rise from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. Video>>> http://www.c-span.org/Events/Pres-Obama-Makes-Last-Speech-in-Series-on-Student-Loans/10737430159/ And the Repubs story: http://www.c-span.org/Events/Congressional-Reaction-to-Student-Loan-Interest-Rates/10737430199-1/ » Posted By bito On April 25, 2012 @ 3:58 pm They may not be able to but the results would be quite draconian Cynde Cerf, the director of communications for Planned Parenthood, told The Range last week that the organization believes that the federal government would have a problem with the state deciding to limit women’s access to federally funded health-care providers based on the services that they provide. If that’s the case, the feds could threaten to block Arizona from receiving any Medicaid dollars. If that were to happen, what would not just the poor but also the disabled and poor seniors do? Just suffer and die? » Posted By bito On April 25, 2012 @ 3:18 pm Where does it end, AZ? Is it the thought of the less affluent people having sex that gives you such a dark heart? This legislature is amazingly short sighted, the cost of a pap smear or prostate check compared to treating cancer is huge difference. These “people” can’t see the end of their nose. State Legislature Passes Bill To Block Planned Parenthood From Providing Health-Care Services To Low-Income Women Republican state lawmakers and their pals on the religious right aren’t content with getting Gov. Jan Brewer to sign a new law that declares that women are pregnant weeks before conception. Now they’ve passed a bill aimed at making sure that low-income women in Arizona can’t choose Planned Parenthood for any of their health-care needs. HB 2800, which is headed for Brewer’s desk after passing the Senate on an 18-8 vote today, would ban the use of federal funds that pass through the state—such as Medicaid funding for low-income Arizonans—from going to organizations that provide abortion services. That would mean that Planned Parenthood would no longer be able to be paid if its doctors provide low-cost cancer screenings, pap smears, STD treatment, contraceptive options and other health-care services to low-income women who are on the state’s AHCCCS program. “We are an AHCCCS provider,” Planned Parenthood spokeswoman Michelle Steinberg says. “What this bill attempts to do is keep Planned Parenthood from seeing those patients. The impact will be felt hardest by women who choose Planned Parenthood for their care. They will not be able to choose their health-care provider. (AHCCCS is Arizona’s version of medicaid, and they are making eligibility harder and providing less services. » Posted By bito On April 25, 2012 @ 2:55 pm KT, not just Ron Paul supporters, his numbers are not all that good despite the hoopla, but add Rick Santorum and his numbers are good, combined it may get ugly. » Posted By bito On April 25, 2012 @ 2:36 pm Your right KQ, I heard one reference to the Monday poll’s and that was on Martin Bashir, a fav of mine. » Posted By bito On April 25, 2012 @ 2:12 pm I also liked the sit down chat they had after this skit. One of the Faux blondies (pun intended) said it was terrible and not presidential. Let’s see the wooden man Mitt pull this off! » Posted By bito On April 25, 2012 @ 2:09 pm I haven’t seen the final numbers yet, but as they flashed by last night, did he even get 50% in a couple of states? Even in the states you cite, 40+% didn’t vote for him?!? » Posted By bito On April 25, 2012 @ 2:03 pm Rick Santorum Aborts Presidential Campaign » Posted By bito On April 24, 2012 @ 8:02 pm Sally, the article says he makes about 10 mill a year. And he has friends that are eating nothing but beans and rice”??? That’s laughable and if true I’ll bet they don’t count Sean as a friend? Has he ever taken them a bag of groceries or help them find a job with his influence? He and his imaginary friends! Jerk. I don’t believe people are going to bed hungry. … For, instance I have friends of mine who eat rice and beans all the time. Beans protein, rice. Inexpensive. You can make a big pot of this for a week for negligible amounts of money and you can feed your whole family. Look, you should have vegetables and fruit in there as well, but if you need to survive you can survive off it. It’s not ideal but you could get some cheap meat and throw in there as well for protein. There are ways to live really, really cheaply. » Posted By bito On April 24, 2012 @ 7:06 pm What 3 issues are you thinking of, KQ? » Posted By bito On April 24, 2012 @ 6:56 pm He sure got Juan Williams fired up. Billo seems to have a pygmy brain on the economy (no offense to pygmies) How about a very small brain? » Posted By bito On April 24, 2012 @ 6:54 pm 😆 Kalima, The speech was total BS, one thing he said was those calling for spreading the wealth only spread poverty. Huh? isn’t that what the R’s promise with their “trickle on- cut taxes on the wealthy policies promise? Well, one thing you can say the R’s have spread the poverty with their policies. Contrast and compare Mitts speech http://www.c-span.org/Events/Mitt-Romney-A-Better-America-Begins-Tonight/10737430094/ and PBO’s speech today http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2012/04/24/president-obama-speaks-student-loan-interest-rates-north-carolina and tell me who is out of touch? » Posted By bito On April 24, 2012 @ 6:41 pm Quick do we need a fact checker on Mitt’s speech? It might be easier to check what is true than what is a lie. On Rachel right now. » Posted By bito On April 24, 2012 @ 6:17 pm Stand Your Ground, Voter repression and this are all not for profit and charitable deeds? Good luck to Common Cause and your lawsuit against ALEC. ALEC and ExxonMobil Push Loopholes in Fracking Chemical Disclosure Rules One of the key controversies about fracking is the chemical makeup of the fluid that is pumped deep into the ground to break apart rock and release natural gas. Some companies have been reluctant to disclose what’s in their fracking fluid. Scientists and environmental advocates argue that, without knowing its precise composition, they can’t thoroughly investigate complaints of contamination. […] One apparent proponent of the trade secrets caveat? The American Legislative Exchange Council, better known as ALEC, a nonprofit group that brings together politicians and corporations to draft and promote conservative, business-friendly legislation. ALEC has been in the spotlight recently because of its support of controversial laws like Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” provision. This weekend, as part of a story on ALEC’s political activity, The New York Times noted that the group recently adopted “model legislation” on fracking chemical disclosure, based on a bill passed in Texas last year. According to The Times, the model bill was “sponsored within ALEC” by ExxonMobil, which runs a major oil and gas operation through its subsidiary, XTO Energy. The advocacy group Common Cause, which provided the documents on ALEC’s lobbying efforts to The Times, describes model legislation, in many cases identifying by name the company that proposed it to ALEC’s task forces. More>>>http:// http://www.propublica.org/article/alec-and-exxonmobil-push-loopholes-in-fracking-chemical-disclosure-rules » Posted By bito On April 24, 2012 @ 6:13 pm Sally, since I was kid I loved looking at polls and every week they were published with the questions, methodology and answers. Any more I find them all just so much BS. The actual youth vote in 2008 was only up 2% from the average and it did go heavily for Obama, but like you observe, it is early and the polls and media don’t mention what you did in your comment, they just like the horse race and perpetuate it. » Posted By bito On April 24, 2012 @ 5:21 pm Sally, That is really amazing that it was only 8 years ago and I think he got a dig in on Mitt by just mentioning it. He is real people! The White House finally posted the whole speech, all 38 minutes of it. It’s quite good. President Obama Speaks on Student Loan Interest Rates in North Carolina President Obama discusses the importance of a college education and why higher education should be affordable for all students willing to work hard, and calls on Congress to stop interest rates on federal Stafford loans from doubling in July. » Posted By bito On April 24, 2012 @ 5:02 pm Sally, I have yet been able to figure out how the R’s caucus system works. It seems the precinct votes don’t really count, nor the county votes, it’s up to the State Party votes any way they want. Some kinda democracy, eh? » Posted By bito On April 24, 2012 @ 3:31 pm President Obama Asks Students to Tell Congress: #DontDoubleMyRate President Obama was at the University of North Carolina this afternoon asking students to tell their members of Congress one thing: Don’t double my rates. The President: Five years ago, Congress cut the rates on federal student loans in half. That was a good thing to do. But on July 1st — that’s a little over two months from now — that rate cut expires. And if Congress does nothing, the interest rates on those loans will double overnight…. And just to give you some sense of perspective — for each year that Congress doesn’t act, the average student with these loans will rack up an additional $1,000 in debt — an extra thousand dollars. That’s basically a tax hike for more than 7 million students across America — more than 160,000 students here in North Carolina alone.
» Posted By bito On April 24, 2012 @ 3:20 pm fc, that, the guns, and their voting laws both hit the consumers of these corporations and once ALEC was exposed, they had to do a CYA. After the shooting in Florida *hit really hit the fan on ALEC. » Posted By bito On April 23, 2012 @ 8:09 pm I have no idea what ABL was doing or her purpose of the super pac other than playing with name. I just stole the idea and expanded on it and asked why not? » Posted By bito On April 23, 2012 @ 7:44 pm Speaking of cults,KT: PERKINS: These days, you can’t get a sugar high without experiencing a cultural low. Hello, I’m Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. There’s trouble in candy land. After more than 70 years together, Mike & Ike are calling it quits. The duo is staging a gay divorce as part of a new ad campaign to draw in younger customers. In this society, even candy has an agenda! From Facebook to Tumblr, the fruity pair says, “The rumors are true. We just couldn’t agree on stuff anymore.” Starting this summer, the company will spend $15 million on billboards and TV commercials that poke fun at the breakup. It’s just another subtle example of society chipping away at the value of marriage. And I don’t know what’s more disturbing–that advertisers think divorce appeals to kids or that sexualizing candy will make people buy more. After a year-long build-up, the company will reveal if the couple reconciles. Until then, look for Mike & Ike to have a distinctly liberal flavor. http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/04/23/469291/tony-perkins-mike-and-ike/ Seems to me it’s Tony Perkins in his demented mind is the one sexualizing it. » Posted By bito On April 23, 2012 @ 7:09 pm ColorOfChange Applauds Procter & Gamble’s Decision to End its Membership in ALEC » Posted By bito On April 23, 2012 @ 6:40 pm Sort of stealing from Angry Black Lady (ABL), she was playing around with a name to her super pac, if she had one. “My Neighbors Keeper Super Pac” would you give 5-10+ dollars to it? I have a hunch it may just work. Or am I just a dreamer? » Posted By bito On April 23, 2012 @ 6:14 pm Major media companies lobbying against political ad transparency News organizations cultivate a reputation for demanding transparency, whether by suing for access to government documents, dispatching camera crews to the doorsteps of recalcitrant politicians, or editorializing in favor of open government. But now many of the country’s biggest media companies, which own dozens of newspapers and TV news operations, are flexing their muscle in Washington in a fight against a government initiative to increase transparency of political spending. The corporate owners or sister companies of some of the biggest names in journalism 2014 NBC News, ABC News, Fox News, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Politico, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and dozens of local TV news outlets 2014 are lobbying against a Federal Communications Commission measure that would require broadcasters to post political ad data on the Internet. Among them are: News Corp., which owns The Wall Street Journal and Fox News; » Posted By bito On April 23, 2012 @ 5:06 pm KT, you’re right it doesn’t matter where you saw it, I just remember you and I discussing it. It looks like a great program. » Posted By bito On April 23, 2012 @ 2:57 pm KT, yes you did already see it, I turned you on to it quite some time ago and your right about it’s demise, a new Gov.was elected and he ended it for fundie Christianity. I agree with you, it seems like a great tool for rehabilitation » Posted By bito On April 22, 2012 @ 9:36 pm One of the best prison ministries was a documentary on PBS called the “The Dhamma Brothers” In order for them to get it into the prison (in Alabama?) as to call it a non-religious meditation therapy. I believe it’s available on line. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dhamma_Brothers This was a “what if” moment for me. What if this was open to to every prison and available to every prisoner? » Posted By bito On April 22, 2012 @ 5:31 pm Sue, that is the what I tend to use twitter for also, good articles and that is what I usually put in the PlanetPOV’s time line, articles that our members may find of interest from some of the better/smaller blogs. There is no way I could find them all on my own just cruising around the net. » Posted By bito On April 22, 2012 @ 5:14 pm One of the main reasons prisoners first get into religion is that they get out of their cell for 1-2-3 hours a week. Breaks up the monotony of their day. » Posted By bito On April 22, 2012 @ 4:37 pmComments Posted By bito
Years ago they used to send back millions of dollars on the Children’s health insurance because they said “no one wants it.” Problem is, they passed a law saying that the schools couldn’t let the people know it was available nor could it be advertised on the radio or TV. No one wanted it? More like no one knew about it. This state is so backa**wards!
So yes, like you said it was public pressure IMHO
Maybe we can get Bill Clinton to be our sugar daddy and get the ball rolling?
More Than A Dozen Companies Have Left the American Legislative Exchange Council
What if a super-pac was started supporting the interests of the poor, working poor, the disabled, would it work? And how much money do you think it could collect?
By Pro Publica
Walt Disney, which owns ABC News and ESPN;
NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast and includes NBC News;
Allbritton, which owns several TV stations and Politico;
Gannett Broadcasting, a division of Gannett, which owns USA Today:
Post-Newsweek Stations, the broadcast division of The Washington Post Co.;
Belo Cos., which owns 20 TV stations;
Cox Media Group, which owns The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Austin American-Statesman and other newspapers and TV stations;
Dispatch Broadcast Group, which owns Ohio and Indiana TV stations;
Barrington Broadcasting Group, which owns several TV stations around the country;
The E.W. Scripps Co., which owns TV stations and newspapers, including The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tenn.;
Hearst Television Inc., which owns 29 stations;
Raycom Media, which owns TV stations;
Schurz Communications, which owns newspapers and TV stations nationwide.
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