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Susan G. Komen and the Planned Parenthood Jihad
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, February 4, 2012NYT (4): National News
Fall in jobless rate plays into Obama's hands; Increasingly paranoid Tea Party finds new bogeyman: U.N. "green" plan; NYPD Commish Kelly in hottest water yet; Amid growing opposition, Florida scraps casino bill.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, February 4, 2012
NYT Op-Eds (3)
"Mitt Romney has said that his comments about not caring about the very poor were taken out of context. But the more context you give them, the worse it gets" (Krugman); "At a time when political leaders never admit fault and rarely accept responsibility, Komen did both, and that's worth celebrating" (Rosenthal); "The viral phenomenon of 'Why I Hate Religion, but Love Jesus' and the debate that it prompted have a fogy offering advice on how to beat the fogies" (Brooks)Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, February 3, 2012
NYT Editorial & Op-Eds (5)
"The Supreme Court of the United States should broadcast its hearings live. Adding video would enhance public understanding of the court" (Editorial); "Gov. Mitch Daniels signed a bill making Indiana another 'right to work' state" (Rosenthal); "This primary season, pro-choice Republican women don’t have good options" (Guest Op-Ed); "The Republican Party used to be known for its moderate pragmatists. Then the party forced moderates like Mitt Romney to feign extremism just to compete" (Kristof); "Did you hear? Mitt Romney said he doesn’t care about poor people. Really, he did. Let’s break this down" (Collins)Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, February 2, 2012
At Hearing on “Fracking,” Capitol Police Arrest Director of “Gasland”
Sari Gelzer at Truthout ..On Wednesday, House Republicans ordered Capitol police to arrest Josh Fox, director of the Academy Award-nominated documentary "Gasland," along with his crew. The group was attempting to film a meeting of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment that was to discuss hydraulic fracturing, also known as "fracking" .. Fox faces a court hearing on February 15 on charges of "unlawful entry." As an independent filmmaker, Fox called on congress to make all meetings and hearings accessible to independent journalists. "The truth that fracking contaminates groundwater is out, and no amount of intimidation tactics - either outright challenges to science or the arrest of journalists - will put the genie back in the bottle," he stated.we're being China-fied in the US - mab .. read more
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Thursday, February 2, 2012
UN intervention in Syria: What is Russia’s tipping point?
Posted by Harry Sifton, Wednesday, February 1, 2012Today, Republican Candidates Have to Be Cynical or Foolish
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, February 1, 2012Newt and the Neocons
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, February 1, 2012Reagan’s Road to Climate Perdition | Consortiumnews
Posted by Michael Butler, Monday, January 30, 2012FOCUS: Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, January 28, 2012Smirking Chimp (5)
Why the Occupy movement should do a little victory dance; Is Fox News actually destroying the GOP?; "Democracy vs. Plutocracy"; Are Schneiderman & Co. selling out?; "What Would Jesus Do?"Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, January 28, 2012
NYT Op-Eds (5)
"Miktch Daniels did say something thought-provoking — and I mean that in the worst way" (Krugman); "It was only a matter of time before the erratic and unpredictable Newt Gingrich of the ’90s took center stage in the Republican presidential contest" (Blow); "Polls are finding that Americans seem less upset by the existence of income inequality than by the perception that federal policies unfairly favor the rich" (Kohut); "To halt the erosion of the delta wetlands, Congress must give gulf states the billions in penalties expected from the BP oil spill" (Guest Op-Ed); "President Obama seems sure of himself, but where’s the big agenda? It wasn’t in the State of the Union address" (Brooks)Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, January 28, 2012
FOCUS: Jan Brewer, Classless Nitwit
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, January 27, 2012Gawker: Newspaper Editor – Israel Should Consider Assassinating Obama
Oy ..Andrew Adler, the owner and publisher of the Atlanta Jewish Times, a weekly newspaper serving Atlanta's Jewish community, devoted his January 13, 2012 column to the thorny problem of the U.S. and Israel's diverging views on the threat posed by Iran. Basically Israel has three options, he wrote: Strike Hezbollah and Hamas, strike Iran, or "order a hit" on Barack Obama. Either way, problem solved!Chemi Shalev in Haaretz writes "I know, and most of you know, that Adler’s crazy and criminal suggestions are not the ranting of some loony-tune individual and were not taken out of thin air" - Adler, meanwhile, has resigned - mab .. read more
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Thursday, January 26, 2012
How conservatives lie about government – Republican Party – Salon.com
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, January 25, 2012Conservative Fantasies About the Miracles of the Market | Common Dreams
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, January 24, 2012Smirking Chimp (2)
"Ten Steps for Radical Revolution in the U.S."; Is this what individualist right-wing extremism is coming to?Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, January 24, 2012
NYT Editorial & Op-Eds (3)
"The Montana State Supreme Court shows how the misguided Citizens United decision undermines the fight against political corruption" (Editorial); "Gingrich hasn’t grown careful, and it doesn’t seem to be hurting him" (Bruni); "In his State of the Union address, here’s hoping President Obama promotes policies that will help more people realize the American dream" (Brooks)Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Obama vs Romney, the debate that needs to be had in the US. Gideon Rachman, FT
Posted by Alexander Harper, Monday, January 23, 2012Ray McGovern: Israel Tamps Down Iran War Threats
McGovern gives a good summary of all the scary shit that Israel/AIPAC is continually trying pull off, giving you the creeping feeling that its just a matter of time ..To disrupt what had appeared to be an unstoppable march toward war with Iran, gaining momentum in December and early January, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta intervened with his own rendition of “Let me be clear.” Appearing on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Jan. 8, and apparently unsure whether host Bob Schieffer would have the courage to ask the $64 question, Panetta decided to ask it himself rhetorically: “Are they [the Iranians] trying to develop a nuclear weapon? No.” Yet, in a highly illustrative example of media hypersensitivity on this issue, PBS was not even willing to let the Defense Secretary’s comment reach the ears of the network’s listeners. Its “NewsHour” program deleted Panetta’s emphatic “no” and played only his subsequent comment: “But we know that they are trying to develop a nuclear capability. And that’s what concerns us. And our red line to Iran is do not develop a nuclear weapon. That’s a red line for us.”.. read more
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Sunday, January 22, 2012
NYT Op-Eds (2)
"Gingrich's plan seems to be to appeal to an ugly, gut-level anger and animosity among a sizable portion of the Republican electorate" (Blow); "Thanks to Newt Gingrich, sex was very much on the minds of South Carolina voters this week" (Collins)Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, January 21, 2012
Scott Olsen: Casualty of the Occupation | Politics News | Rolling Stone
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, January 20, 2012NYT Editorial & Op-Eds (4)
"Newt Gingrich can’t escape the toxic combination of infidelity and sermonizing. He seeks forgiveness yet tries to tell Americans how to run their lives" (Editorial); "As Mitt Romney dances around calls for him to release his tax returns, a question about U.S. tax policy comes up: Why do the rich bear a startlingly light tax burden?" (Krugman); "Ticketmaster’s new approach to sales restricts basic consumer freedoms" (Guest Op-Ed); "Money didn’t make Mitt Romney. A legacy of persistence and dogged determination did" (Brooks)Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, January 20, 2012
Julian Assange: The Rolling Stone Interview | Politics News | Rolling Stone
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, January 19, 2012NYT Editorials & Op-Eds (6)
"Mitt Romney’s tax returns will remind Americans of the fundamental unfairness of the tax code and show just how much it favors the rich" (Editorial); "We are happy that the drive to pass antipiracy legislation has slowed enough that Congress might actually consider all its implications carefully" (Editorial); "More important to the nation’s energy future than the Keystone XL oil pipeline is the development of renewable and alternative energy sources" (Editorial); "The keepers of the flame of free speech are banishing people for their speech" (Guest Op-Ed); "Will capitalists be the death of capitalism?" (Kristof); "With the South Carolina primary only days away, it’s time to take stock of how all the candidates are doing" (Collins)Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, January 19, 2012
