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01:56:13 02/10/12
Liberal Hypocrisy on Obama Vs Bush - Poll
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Liberal Hypocrisy on Obama Vs Bush - Poll
Are liberals in favor of policies under Democratic President Barack Obama that they despised under Republican President George Bush? Sadly the answer is yes according to a new Washington Post/ABC News poll. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks down a piece by Glenn Greenwald on the topic including thoughts on Gitmo and drone strikes. www.salon.com Obama backs Patriot Act and other civil liberties abuses: www.youtube.com From: TheYoungTurks Views: 39 2 ratings Time: 05:46 More in News & Politics
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10:19:58 02/09/12
Unemployment benefits - at what cost?
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Unemployment benefits - at what cost?
Congress is hotly debating whether to extend unemployment benefits again for millions of out-of-work Americans. A key tripping point: how to pay for it? Republicans say the US can't afford to. Democrats say the US can't afford not to. We cut through the spin. From: ReutersTV Views: 5 0 ratings Time: 02:37 More in News & Politics
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10:19:58 02/09/12
Unemployment benefits - at what cost?
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Unemployment benefits - at what cost?
Congress is hotly debating whether to extend unemployment benefits again for millions of out-of-work Americans. A key tripping point: how to pay for it? Republicans say the US can't afford to. Democrats say the US can't afford not to. We cut through the spin. From: ReutersTV Views: 7 0 ratings Time: 02:37 More in News & Politics
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10:19:58 02/09/12
Unemployment benefits - at what cost?
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Congress is hotly debating whether to extend unemployment benefits again for millions of out-of-work Americans. A key tripping point: how to pay for it? Republicans say the U.S. can't afford to. Democrats say the U.S. can't afford not to. We cut through the spin.
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05:14:07 02/09/12
What happens next for Rick Santorum?
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What happens next for Rick Santorum?
Online Can a GOP candidate who progressives often describe as extreme and downright dangerous beat President Obama in November? Jennifer Granholm talks with two political analysts - Tom Del Beccaro, chairman of the California Republican Party and Karen Skelton, a Democratic strategist - about what Rick Santorum would need to do next to succeed in the race against Mitt Romney. Tune in Weeknights at 9:00/8:00c on Current TV current.com From: Current Views: 106 4 ratings Time: 03:05 More in Shows
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23:00:37 02/08/12
Elderly Civil Rights Activist Faces Foreclosure, Eviction
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I've lost count of the number of reports I've read in recent years of an elderly person facing the trauma of losing their home to foreclosure and being taken by ambulance to the hospital on eviction day due to the effects of stress on their physical health. Or those who would rather end their own lives rather than face the possibility of being put out on the streets in their senior years.
The story of 78-year-old Helen Bailey is especially poignant this Black History Month, as she was active in the civil rights movement and marched with Martin Luther King.
Change.org has started a petition calling on Chase Bank to make a settlement with Ms. Bailey, and cancel any scheduled foreclosure auction: >
Helen Bailey is a 78-year-old grandmother who participated in the civil rights movement, worked as a childcare provider for autistic children, and was a community volunteer. She has paid her mortgage since 1999, but now she can't keep up the payments. All she wants is to stay in her home until she dies, in the neighborhood where she feels safe and has lived for nearly quarter of a century. She could have refinanced with a company willing to let her live in the house for free until her death, but Chase Bank would not reduce her principal by $9,000. She's been paying 7% interest, well above most rates, so Chase could have decided they had made enough. Instead, they have started foreclosure and Ms. Bailey could end on the street.
Since then, Ms. Bailey's lawyer has found an alternate buyer for her home. This sale would provide Ms Bailey with an exit from her current mortgage and allow her to pursue other options for housing. We request that Chase:
· accept the offer of $85,000
· write off any deficiency between the loan balance and the offer
· waive all interest, legal fees and penalties accrued since the initial refinance offer
· cancel any foreclosure auction scheduled
It has been estimated that at foreclosure, Chase may lose over $30,000 compared to this settlement offer. Therefore this option makes the most sense financially for Chase and given Ms Bailey's specific circumstances, there is little moral hazard in this solution.
If you'd like to add your name to the petition calling on Chase to keep Ms. Bailey in her home, you may do so online here .
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05:28:40 02/08/12
Are Super PACs a necessary evil? Activists debate best ways to keep big money out of politics
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Are Super PACs a necessary evil? Activists debate best ways to keep big money out of politics
President Obama has been a staunch opponent of super PACs. But political reality has set in and he now says he'll use them in his reelection campaign. Why the about face? Senior Democratic officials warn that Republican operatives like Karl Rove will strategize with wealthy GOP donors like the Koch Brothers to spend half a billion dollars to defeat President Obama. In "The War Room," Democratic strategist Donnie Fowler and Kevin Zeese, organizer of the National Occupation of Washington, join Jennifer Granholm to discuss money and politics. Tune in Weeknights at 9:00/8:00c on Current TV current.com From: Current Views: 1497 41 ratings Time: 03:09 More in Shows
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19:44:01 02/07/12
Battling Over Reproductive Rights
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Republican senators challenged a mandate requiring religious institutions to include birth control in health insurance plans. Democrats defended the rule, saying it doesn’t apply to the churches themselves. NBC’s Kristen Welker reports.
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03:42:46 02/07/12
Mad men? Markos Moulitsas questions the effectiveness of race baiting in election ads
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Mad men? Markos Moulitsas questions the effectiveness of race baiting in election ads
Keith and Markos Moulitsas, "Countdown" contributor and founder of the Daily Kos, discuss the impact of Michigan Republican Peter Hoekstra's racially charged campaign ad targeting Democratic incumbent Senator Debbie Stabenow, whom he hopes to unseat in November. Moulitsas questions whether racially themed ads can still make an impact in the 2012 election given a more interconnected social landscape. Tune in Weeknights at 8:00/7:00c on Current TV www.current.com From: Current Views: 516 17 ratings Time: 02:51 More in Shows
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22:49:18 02/06/12
Task force to tackle shoreline preservation
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Task force to tackle shoreline preservation
Republicans and Democrats are coming together at the State Capitol to call for Shoreline-specific proposals to help home and business owners avoid catastrophic damage in the future. From: WTNH Views: 2 0 ratings Time: 02:03 More in News & Politics
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17:21:30 02/06/12
Union Leader Says Endorsement Coming Soon
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Union Leader Says Endorsement Coming Soon
Rich Abelson, executive director of AFSCME District Council 48 in Milwaukee, says some public employee unions in Wisconsin will make endorsements within a few weeks in the Democratic race for governor. Republican Gov. Scott Walker is expected to face a recall election. From: wisn Views: 13 0 ratings Time: 08:26 More in News & Politics
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01:00:06 02/06/12
Meet The Press Panel Continues 'Obama Hates Religious Liberty' Meme Over Contraception
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In Catholic masses all over this country, priests are injecting politics into their sermons , condemning the Obama administration for the new Health and Human Services regulations that religious institutions must offer contraceptive benefits to its members . It doesn't require members to violate their personal beliefs by taking advantage of the benefit, mind you. But this new regulation acknowledges that there are some who may work in a Catholic hospital who may not have the same stricture against contraceptives and want it to be part of their health services. But that's perhaps a too nuanced view: >
The Catholic Church reacted strongly Friday to a White House defense of new rules that will force many religious employers to provide contraception to their workers in government-mandated health insurance plans.
"The White House information about this is a combination of misleading and wrong," said Anthony Picarello, general counsel of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. He said the bishops would "pursue every legal mandate available to them to bring an end to this mandate. That means legislation, litigation and public advocacy. All options are on the table."
The new regulations were announced last month by the Department of Health and Human Services as part of an effort to guarantee that women receive free "preventive" healthcare services, including cervical cancer screening, breast pumps — and contraception. They require employers to include those services in their employee health insurance plans by August.
Religious institutions can qualify for an exemption if the services violate their beliefs, but not if they employ large numbers of people who do not share those beliefs. [..]
In a blog post Wednesday, the White House responded that the new rules won't force anyone to buy contraceptives. Cecilia Muñoz, director of the Domestic Policy Council, wrote: "Over half of Americans already live in the 28 states that require insurance companies [to] cover contraception." These include such large states as California and New York, she said.
The Catholic bishops shot back Friday, saying it was misleading to say that no one would be forced to "buy" contraceptives, because everyone who contributes to an insurance plan will be paying a portion of the subsidy that provides for free contraception.
Alex Castellanos and David Brooks are only too happy to pick up the bishops' mantle and further the meme that this is a solid shot across the bow of religious liberty in Obama's war on religion. How nice of them to legitimize Newt Gingrich that way. Rachel Maddow and Xavier Becerra try gamely to point out that refusing contraceptive benefits in the twenty first century is beyond ridiculous, but of course, host David Gregory gives Alex Castellanos the last word.
Out of curiosity, are the bishops equally against ED drugs like Viagra? Why do I hear no denouncing of working against "God's plan" there? The reality is that despite the church's teachings, as much as 98 percent of Catholics admit to using contraception . Would that the church elders focus their efforts on dealing honestly with issues that are in line with the priorities of their members: poverty and social justice , labor unions , climate change and dealing honestly and ethically with their own sex scandals rather than plunge into politicking within homilies on Bizarro World accusations of violations of religious freedom.
Worth reading: Bishop should not insert politics into Mass
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19:00:09 02/05/12
GOP Debates Exposing Conservative Dislike of Romney, Not So For '08 Dem Field
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So Romney and his PACmen spent over fifteen million dollars worth of smear ads against Newt Gingrich in Florida to seal the deal of beating him in the third primary. Romney was upbeat afterward, but many movement conservatives were not.
Jonah Goldberg: What is Wrong With This Guy? >
Congratulations to Mitt Romney for his big win last night. It was a win that, Romney supporters hoped, would help bury concerns about his ability to seal the deal to do what it takes. But I’m not so sure. If you’re a straight-laced grown-up with money to burn, burying Newt Gingrich shouldn’t be that hard. Romney talked about the economy, Newt about lunar statehood (which I favor!). Romney drowned Gingrich in negative ads and Gingrich supplied endless fodder for the accurate ones and plausibility for the inaccurate ones. Was that really the test of his political chops everyone is saying?As a bunch of us have been writing around here for a while, the under-emphasized dynamic in this race isn’t that Romney isn’t conservative enough (though that’s obviously a real concern out there) it’s that he’s simply not a good enough politician.
Jonah and many other conservatives are really pissed that Mitt on the next day said that he's ' not very concerned about the poor.' >
“I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there,” Romney told CNN. “If it needs repair, I’ll fix it.
Oh, dear. That wasn't too bright. Bill O'Reilly was trying to downplay this flub on The Factor by saying the Democrats will seize on any single word by Mitt that they can take out of context to smear him. Nice try, Bill. It was a bonehead move. >
But great politicians on the morning after a big win, don’t force their supporters to go around defending the candidate from the charge that he doesn’t care about the poor. They just don’t.
You would think after all the rigorous training Mormons are known to subject their children to when it comes to speaking to large groups of people at a young age and then sending them out on two year conversion missions to hone their craft of convincing people to like them, Mitt is one big flop in that category. Unlike his father, who was legendary for his two years in European mission work, Romney just has a problem with connecting and he's making his base nervous.
A recent Pew Poll shows Mitt's unfavorable rating is up to 47% . I believe the GOP thought that having so many debates would give them a chance to constantly bash President Obama without supplying much substance other than lunar bases, hating the gay, electrocutions and building electric fences against Latinos, but what has happened is America is watching and the GOP is being hurt by the added attention. Many republicans really dislike Romney, but view him as the only one to able challenge Obama. I still am surprised by this poll since the country is suffering from the 2008 global financial meltdown. And before Florida's results were in the GOP elites were freaking out over Gingrich's rise and then his attacks of their anointed one.
I know many progressives are feeling very antsy right now with these GOP circus debates and primary days dominating the news cycles so I did a little research into how our base felt about our candidates to contrast the GOP contest at about the same time. Democratic voters were very pleased with the field of candidates that were running for election.
via Gallup Politics on 02/03/08 >
The new poll indicates that whatever the outcome, Democrats nationwide will be equally satisfied with their nominee. They show equal levels of enthusiasm for the prospects of Clinton and Obama each being on the ballot in November. In addition, they are no more likely to believe one of the candidates is more electable in the fall than the other.
Specifically:
Fifty-five percent of Democrats (including independents who lean to the Democratic Party) say they would vote for Obama "enthusiastically" in November were he the Democratic nominee; 53% say the same of Clinton.
Forty-five percent of Democrats think Clinton has the better chance of beating the Republican candidate for president in November; 43% choose Obama.
By contrast, Gallup finds more lopsided attitudes among Republicans -- working strongly in McCain's favor. Republicans are less enthusiastic about voting for each of the leading potential nominees than the Democrats are about theirs; however, McCain is the clear leader on this score over Romney. McCain also beats Romney handily in perceptions of which of the two has the better chance of winning in November.
In the Florida returns there is another troubling number that was revealed about Mitt and the rest of the current field. >
Another warning sign for Romney: Nearly 4 in 10 GOPers want someone else to run: And this also has to worry Romney and his team a bit, too: 38% of Florida Republican primary voters said they’d like to see someone else run for the GOP nomination, versus 58% who said they’re satisfied with the field. It’s a striking number, because these are Republicans who TURNED OUT and voted.
38% are hoping for a brokered convention I guess. Wow. Things are tough in this country and many on our side have been very disappointed, but if we elect a phony conservative like Romney at this point in time, the middle class may never, ever recover. GOP unrest is a good thing.
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22:01:44 02/04/12
New Video: Disturbing Police Brutality at Occupy Oakland Jan 28th
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[Warning: Graphic adult content, some viewers may find this disturbing.]
The Oakland Police Department tried their best to keep certain things from being filmed, like close-ups of them assaulting peaceful protesters, they missed this one.
As kettled activists beg the Oakland Police to please issue a dispersal order so that they can leave, batons come out swinging for no apparent reason and allegedly someone's grandmother is struck. Shocked occupiers tell police that they've hurt a grandmother, and one man is even on his knees begging for a dispersal order. Again, for no apparent reason, an officer grabs a young black man at the front of the crowd by his ears and drags him away.
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04:49:38 02/04/12
Buddy Roemer argues for campaign finance reform in 'cookie cutter' GOP race.
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Buddy Roemer argues for campaign finance reform in 'cookie cutter' GOP race.
Jennifer Granholm's favorite Republican visits 'The War Room' to make the case for campaign finance reform and an end to partisan politics. "This election is the worst I've ever seen," former Louisiana governor and presidential candidate Buddy Roemer says. "You know it's about the money ... We need to have a timeout on the big checks and the partisan politics." His progressive take on the issues prompts Granholm to ask, "Buddy Roemer, why don't just declare yourself to be a Democrat?" Tune in Weeknights at 9:00/8:00c on Current TV current.com From: Current Views: 1654 63 ratings Time: 03:34 More in Shows
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04:30:18 02/04/12
Open Thread
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Pink Ribbons, Inc. is expected to open in US theatres this Spring. Open Thread below...









