Displaying 0 To 0 Of 0 Comments I enjoyed NOW and David Brancaccio and was very disappointed when it was canceled. Then Bill Moyers retired, and I’ve wondered if he was forced out. If memory serves me correctly the “Koch Foundation” supports all things PBS. Makes me want to throw up. » Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 4:31 pm 17 minutes into the PBS Newshour. Not one mention of Walker, WI, the Kochs, Collective Bargaining, etc.. Not one fucking word. » Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 4:14 pm I found this gem by accident. Mon Feb 21, 2011 at 11:35 PM EST The best WaPo column ever For an allegedly liberal newspaper, the Washington Post’s editorial page is mostly conservative, in the sense that it wants to conserve the status quo, which comforts the comfortable permanent ruling class. But for all the Broder, Will, Krauthammer, Hiatt, etc., columns that do that, there are scant few writers there that challenge the Beltway conventional wisdom that so comforts and benefits billionaires and their D.C. lackeys. E.J. Dionne is such a writer, and his column today is the best I’ve read there. Headlined “The Tea Party is winning,” Dionne’s column is a scathing critique of how the media and the ruling class are screwing the American working class. Details, below. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/02/21/948192/-The-best-WaPo-column-ever » Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 1:34 pm Unfortunate their noses can’t grow. » Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 12:59 pm Abby, Stupid is a preexisting condition! » Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 12:47 pm Recent Gallup Poll regarding unions, etc. http://www.gallup.com/poll/146276/Scaling-Back-State-Programs-Least-Three-Fiscal-Evils.aspx » Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 12:32 pm Big red headlines and all. 😆 » Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 10:56 am
From: “Bob Edgar, Common Cause” This week marks the five-year anniversary of the last time Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke during an oral argument. While Justice Thomas doesn’t seem to have many questions for those who come before the Court, we have a few for him, such as: • What is his relationship with Charles and David Koch? How many of their secretive political strategy sessions has he attended, and what did he do there? As you know, Common Cause has been leading the charge a formal investigation into Justices Thomas’ and Scalia’s ties to Koch Industries, and has launched a campaign to strengthen ethical standards for Supreme Court justices. We believe the American people have a right to open, honest and accountable government — and that includes the justices who serve on the Supreme Court. That’s why we’re calling on the Department of Justice to look into Scalia and Thomas’ involvement with Koch Industries, the second largest privately held company in the U.S., and a major player in political campaigns and in the Tea Party. Reports indicate that the Koch brothers have spent millions to influence elections, and regularly host secret strategy sessions with corporate leaders and political activists. Unfortunately, all our independent research on these issues has so far turned up more questions than answers. Sincerely, Bob Edgar P.S. Did you catch the article in the New York Times this week about Koch Industries’ secretive funding of the counter-protesters in Wisconsin? Check it out: “Billionaire Brothers’ Money Plays Role in Wisconsin Dispute,” Feb. 21, 2011. » Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 10:33 am Cute! » Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 10:18 am I’m misbehaving — I’m at work. » Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 10:17 am Sorry, you have to see this before it’s moved or swept under a rug. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ » Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 10:09 am I can’t get my to answer the phone and they refuse to hold my calls. » Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 10:03 am Keeps getting better and better: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/us/22koch.html http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/23/opinion/23wed1.html?ref=opinion http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2011/02/its_just_about_crushing_the_un.html?hpid=topnews http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/22/AR2011022207620.html?hpid=topnews » Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 9:45 am 😆 😆 😆 😆 » Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 9:07 am And Rachel brought that up the other night. Adlib posted the video in OT yesterday. » Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 9:05 am He was definitely ambushed. 😆 Sorry, I haven’t figured out how to do the new smilie thingys yet. » Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 9:04 am Not to ignore your question, but this made me laugh: …a prison guard, a teacher and a steel worker… Sounds like the beginning of joke. 😆 » Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 8:39 am This is priceless. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/50021.html » Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 8:36 am Although the focus is on public employess, collective bargaining and associated issues, these are Walker’s real motives and he selling WI to the Kochs: The Koch Brothers’ End Game in Wisconsin The other part of the Scott Walker plan: Firesale of Wisconsin state assets » Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 7:14 am Koch Industries Front Group Americans for Prosperity Launches Ad to Support Walker http://thinkprogress.org/2011/02/22/koch-ads-walker/# » Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 6:58 am About the Koch’s and Union Busting…
» Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 5:31 am “From Sea to Shining Sea”; these people are hell-bent on destroying this country. Women Should Be Married And Home With Kids In yet another example, the Frederick County, Maryland, Board of County Commissioners voted to end the county’s contribution to its Head Start program, cutting overall funding for the program by more than 50 percent. Two of the Republican officials justified their decision to cut Head Start — which provides early childhood education to the children of low-income parents — by saying that women should really be married and home with their kids, thus rendering the program unnecessary: COMMISSIONER C. PAUL SMITH (R): I think its very significant that we did make this marriage week announcement today, because that is the best long-term way to help our children, as marriage is strengthened in our community. As many of you know, I had a lot of kids, and my wife stayed home, at significant sacrifice, during those early years, because she knew she had to be with those kids at that critical age. I know everybody isn’t able to survive doing that, but clearly, as we can strengthen marriage we can decrease the children that we have to reach. COMMISSIONER KIRBY DELAUTER (R): My wife, college educated, could go out and get a very good job. She gave that up for 18 years so she could stay home with our kids, we had to give up a lot to do that. I agree again with Commissioner Smith, you know, the marriage thing is very important. I mean, education of your kids starts at home, okay? I never relied on anyone else to guarantee the education of my kids. http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2011/02/16/gop-head-start-marry/# » Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 5:19 am Redemption, She also knows Public Policy; it’s what she studied in college. Being a Rhodes Scholar ain’t so bad either. 😉 » Posted By boomer1949 On February 23, 2011 @ 2:59 am Antiques Roadshow night and, yes, I’m a geek. Night all. » Posted By boomer1949 On February 22, 2011 @ 5:01 pm Me too!
» Posted By boomer1949 On February 22, 2011 @ 4:13 pm …Or “painting” President Obama as a nemesis of Bat Man. » Posted By boomer1949 On February 22, 2011 @ 4:00 pm Not Congress – “The Party of No” – they have had it in for the man since he won the election. And the GOP (many who we now see as bought and paid for by the Koch Brothers), have been screwing the rest of us and getting away with it. » Posted By boomer1949 On February 22, 2011 @ 3:50 pm Have a good laugh… LITTLE GIRL ON A PLANEby Fay Easter on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 10:01am LITTLE GIRL ON A PLANE A Republican congressman was seated next to a The little girl, who had just started to read her book, replied to the total stranger, “What would you want to talk about?” “Oh, I don’t know,” said the congressman. “How about global warming, “OK,” she said. “Those could be interesting topics but let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff – grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, but a horse produces clumps. Why do you suppose that is?” The legislator, visibly surprised by the little girl’s intelligence, To which the little girl replies, “Do you really feel qualified to discuss global warming, universal health care, or the And then she went back to reading her book. 😆 😆 😆 Pass it along – just give credit. You can even send it to your “favorite” Republican if you want! 😉 » Posted By boomer1949 On February 22, 2011 @ 1:55 pm Well, I saw the headline and her picture, but I did not click! 😉 » Posted By boomer1949 On February 22, 2011 @ 1:26 pm Here’s a link to Columbus On The Record. Once it loads, you’ll want the program dated 2/18/2011: And why the disconnect? Because he thought he could just blow me off. As I told Cher, if they want viewer contributions, then they seriously need to listen to the people who keep them on the air. » Posted By boomer1949 On February 22, 2011 @ 12:42 pmComments Posted By boomer1949
Sent: Wed, February 23, 2011 11:57:05 AM
Subject: Questions, questions
• Do the ties between his wife’s group, Liberty Central, and Koch Industries create a conflict of interest for him, or at least an appearance of bias?
• Why did he stop reporting his wife’s income on his financial disclosure forms between 2003 and 2009?
• What criteria would require a Supreme Court justice to recuse him or herself from a case?
• Should the Code of Judicial Conduct apply to Supreme Court justices?
What are your questions for Justice Thomas? Submit them now!
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and the rest of the team at Common Cause
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/02/21/947947/-The-Koch-Brothers-End-Game-in-Wisconsin
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/02/21/947954/-The-other-part-of-the-Scott-Walker-plan:-Firesale-of-Wisconsin-state-assets
As I laid out here and the Progress Report documented here, the right wing has been undertaking a war on women, both at the national and state level. House Republicans, for instance, want to cut funding for a variety of programs affecting women’s health and reproductive rights, while Republican legislatures across the country are trying to legislatively restrict choice.
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little girl on an airplane so he turned to her and said, “Do you want to talk? Flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your
fellow passenger.”
universal health care, or stimulus packages?” as he smiled smugly.
thinks about it and says, “Hmmm, I have no idea.”
economy, when you don’t know shit?”
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