http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/12/15/1460499/-McConnell-s-holiday-wish-A-GOP-presidential-nominee-who-could-carry-purple-states-Ha
"How about we check in with Gallup on where your current field stands, Mitch: Donald Trump: -27 Jeb Bush: -14 Chris Christie: -5 Ted Cruz: -3 Marco Rubio: +5 Ben Carson: +6 Among those candidates, it's worth noting that The Donald and Jeb! are also the most well known candidates, with 91 percent of voters being familiar with Trump to Jeb!'s 78 percent familiarity rating. The lesser known candidates like Rubio and Cruz, who both sit at 61 percent familiarity, almost surely benefit from being, well, lesser known. For context, Hillary Clinton is the best-known candidate in the field at 94 percent and she has a -4 favorability rating. Bernie Sanders is known to 66 percent of respondents and he's at +2 on favorables."
News And Opinion About The Republican War On Women And Issues Important To Women
Friday, December 18, 2015
Reince Priebus: GOP Has Been Fantastic Reaching Out To Minorities In 2016
Reince Priebus: GOP Has Been Fantastic Reaching Out To Minorities In 2016
"he actually praised his own performance and organization by declaring how wonderful the GOP has been in reaching out to minority communities around the country. Much better than 2012! I-kid-you-not."
"he actually praised his own performance and organization by declaring how wonderful the GOP has been in reaching out to minority communities around the country. Much better than 2012! I-kid-you-not."
CNN Leaves Anti-Choice Domestic Terrorism Out Of GOP's National Security Debate
http://mediamatters.org/research/2015/12/16/cnn-leaves-anti-choice-domestic-terrorism-out-o/207542
"CNN moderators failed to ask the Republican presidential primary candidates about the deadly shooting attack at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood, which has been linked by many in the media to heated anti-Planned Parenthood rhetoric from the GOP."
"CNN moderators failed to ask the Republican presidential primary candidates about the deadly shooting attack at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood, which has been linked by many in the media to heated anti-Planned Parenthood rhetoric from the GOP."
Can you spot the differences between fact-checking a GOP debate and whack-a-mole?
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/12/16/1460764/-Can-you-spot-the-differences-between-whack-a-mole-and-fact-checking-a-GOP-debate
"There is, of course, much more. Because it was a Republican debate lasting more than two hours, featuring the likes of Trump, Fiorina, Cruz, Ben Carson, and Marco Rubio, and telling the truth is not a strong suit there."
"There is, of course, much more. Because it was a Republican debate lasting more than two hours, featuring the likes of Trump, Fiorina, Cruz, Ben Carson, and Marco Rubio, and telling the truth is not a strong suit there."
The GOP debate fear cauldron: According to the Republican candidates, you’re going to die
The GOP debate fear cauldron: According to the Republican candidates, you’re going to die
"All in all it was a grim, bleak, and frightful debate that saw several leading candidates try to stoke heightened public anxiety over terrorism. There were no acknowledgements that acts of terrorism are exceptionally rare, with just “45 Americans killed in jihadist terrorist attacks” since 9/11. (More Americans have died as a result of homegrown right-wing terrorism, but that threat didn’t earn a single mention at the debate, even though one such attack took place just days before San Bernardino.)
"All in all it was a grim, bleak, and frightful debate that saw several leading candidates try to stoke heightened public anxiety over terrorism. There were no acknowledgements that acts of terrorism are exceptionally rare, with just “45 Americans killed in jihadist terrorist attacks” since 9/11. (More Americans have died as a result of homegrown right-wing terrorism, but that threat didn’t earn a single mention at the debate, even though one such attack took place just days before San Bernardino.)
Mike Huckabee To Young People: The Only Thing We Want To Give You Is A War To Die In (VIDEO)
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/12/16/mike-huckabee-to-young-people-the-only-thing-we-want-to-give-you-is-a-war-to-die-in-video/
"And that is particularly tough talk coming from a complete hypocrite who never served in the military a single day in his pathetic life. While he gleefully wants to send young people to die in the Middle East, Huckabee himself attended college in his youth before quitting seminary school to take a job in the manipulative industry known as Christian broadcasting. Huckabee took this job when he was 21-years-old in 1976. That means he was of age to enlist in the military in 1973 at a time when the Vietnam War was still raging on. But Huckabee chose to go to college rather than fight for his country. He would deny young people the same choice today, which should drive young people to the polls in 2016 to soundly defeat the Republican Party. After all, Huckabee is hardly the only GOP candidate who wants to wage perpetual warfare in the Middle East. And young voters have the power to do this. 67 percent of young people voted for President Obama in 2012, which was double the percentage Mitt Romney received. Mike Huckabee is a coward, not because he chose college over the military, but because he wants to force young people to do what he refused to do when he was young. Politicians have no right to be so gung-ho about war and sending kids to die when they themselves have never served."
"And that is particularly tough talk coming from a complete hypocrite who never served in the military a single day in his pathetic life. While he gleefully wants to send young people to die in the Middle East, Huckabee himself attended college in his youth before quitting seminary school to take a job in the manipulative industry known as Christian broadcasting. Huckabee took this job when he was 21-years-old in 1976. That means he was of age to enlist in the military in 1973 at a time when the Vietnam War was still raging on. But Huckabee chose to go to college rather than fight for his country. He would deny young people the same choice today, which should drive young people to the polls in 2016 to soundly defeat the Republican Party. After all, Huckabee is hardly the only GOP candidate who wants to wage perpetual warfare in the Middle East. And young voters have the power to do this. 67 percent of young people voted for President Obama in 2012, which was double the percentage Mitt Romney received. Mike Huckabee is a coward, not because he chose college over the military, but because he wants to force young people to do what he refused to do when he was young. Politicians have no right to be so gung-ho about war and sending kids to die when they themselves have never served."
From 'White Power' To Nazi Salutes: How Toxic Can Trump Rallies Get?
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/timeline-trump-rally-protests-violence
"Racist and bigoted language has become commonplace at the rallies, both from Trump supporters and the candidate himself. But so has violence and degradation against protesters who dare to disagree with the GOP’s heir apparent. The toxicity seemed to peak Monday night in Las Vegas, where Trump supporters reportedly yelled a Nazi salute and called for a protester to be set on fire."
"Racist and bigoted language has become commonplace at the rallies, both from Trump supporters and the candidate himself. But so has violence and degradation against protesters who dare to disagree with the GOP’s heir apparent. The toxicity seemed to peak Monday night in Las Vegas, where Trump supporters reportedly yelled a Nazi salute and called for a protester to be set on fire."
BUSTED: Feds arrest unhinged Fox News fan who spewed death threats against liberals and Obama
BUSTED: Feds arrest unhinged Fox News fan who spewed death threats against liberals and Obama
"A Washington state man with a history using Fox News’ website to call for the murder of liberals – including President Barack Obama – has been taken into custody by U.S. Marshals, according to the Sacramento Bee."
"A Washington state man with a history using Fox News’ website to call for the murder of liberals – including President Barack Obama – has been taken into custody by U.S. Marshals, according to the Sacramento Bee."
Republicans, where the hell is your outrage?! Despite horrific rally video, GOP leaders won’t stand up against hate and behavior of Donald Trump’s supporters
Republicans, where the hell is your outrage?! Despite horrific rally video, GOP leaders won’t stand up against hate and behavior of Donald Trump’s supporters
"Republicans have trafficked for decades in sowing white resentment for political gain, of course, but until now, Republican leaders had instituted some checks to keep the racism from getting too overt or violent. But now that practice seems to have disappeared."
"Republicans have trafficked for decades in sowing white resentment for political gain, of course, but until now, Republican leaders had instituted some checks to keep the racism from getting too overt or violent. But now that practice seems to have disappeared."
No Longer the Party of Lincoln... But a Party of Fear
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/12/15/1460620/-No-Longer-the-Party-of-Lincoln-But-a-Party-of-Fear
"As America has moved away from the GOP culturally and demographically, the GOP’s response appears to be the response of the desperate and the doomed… Not a self-examination, not a catharsis of any kind, not difficult decisions, not admission of wrong-headedness and wrongdoing not a reaching out and a reconciliation. But a shutting down, a resort to violence and bigotry, both abroad, but also here at home. A denial of reality and a — dangerous — conflation of the idea of leadership with military force."
"As America has moved away from the GOP culturally and demographically, the GOP’s response appears to be the response of the desperate and the doomed… Not a self-examination, not a catharsis of any kind, not difficult decisions, not admission of wrong-headedness and wrongdoing not a reaching out and a reconciliation. But a shutting down, a resort to violence and bigotry, both abroad, but also here at home. A denial of reality and a — dangerous — conflation of the idea of leadership with military force."
Gaffney’s ‘National Security Summit’ A Nonstop Procession Of Extremism And Conspiracies
Gaffney’s ‘National Security Summit’ A Nonstop Procession Of Extremism And Conspiracies
"CSP’s extremism has been embraced by ostensibly mainstream conservatives. That extremism was on full, if not constant, display Monday. By the end of the eight-hour conference, attendees had been treated to a nonstop cavalcade of extremism and conspiracy."
"CSP’s extremism has been embraced by ostensibly mainstream conservatives. That extremism was on full, if not constant, display Monday. By the end of the eight-hour conference, attendees had been treated to a nonstop cavalcade of extremism and conspiracy."
Carly Fiorina stands firm: General who retired in 2003 was somehow forced out by Obama
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/12/16/1460860/-Carly-Fiorina-stands-firm-General-who-retired-in-2003-was-forced-out-by-Obama
"Carly Fiorina did not misspeak, mark her words. Her wrong, lying words."
"Carly Fiorina did not misspeak, mark her words. Her wrong, lying words."
Wash. Post Editorial Board Slams GOP's Embrace Of "Bigotry, Hatred and Magical Thinking"
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/12/17/wash-post-editorial-board-slams-gops-embrace-of/207573
"Fear-mongering and raw xenophobia were once the hallmarks of fringe candidates."
"Fear-mongering and raw xenophobia were once the hallmarks of fringe candidates."
Fact Checkers Bust Carly Fiorina For False Attack On President Obama
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/12/16/carly-fiorinas-attack-president-obama-earns-false-factcheckers.html
"Politifact noted that General Keane resigned in 2003. He never served under President Obama, so that’s awkward. It is hard to tell a President things he didn’t want to hear when you weren’t serving during his seven years."
"Politifact noted that General Keane resigned in 2003. He never served under President Obama, so that’s awkward. It is hard to tell a President things he didn’t want to hear when you weren’t serving during his seven years."
10 Biggest Lies and Distortions From the GOP Debate @alternet
10 Biggest Lies and Distortions From the GOP Debate @alternet
"Another GOP debate, another steaming pile of half-truths, lies and pseudo-facts. The Republican Party seems to be almost entirely post-truth at this point, and if you call them out, you're the liberal media! It's a brilliant racket and one that led us to the current state of affairs where facts aren't just dispensable, but a political liability."
"Another GOP debate, another steaming pile of half-truths, lies and pseudo-facts. The Republican Party seems to be almost entirely post-truth at this point, and if you call them out, you're the liberal media! It's a brilliant racket and one that led us to the current state of affairs where facts aren't just dispensable, but a political liability."
The Internet, scare tactics and big fat juicy lies: Here are the top 10 bullsh*t moments of the GOP debate
The Internet, scare tactics and big fat juicy lies: Here are the top 10 bullsh*t moments of the GOP debate
"here are the top ten loads of crap or bizarre insanity and the truth you’ll need at the water cooler"
"here are the top ten loads of crap or bizarre insanity and the truth you’ll need at the water cooler"
Summarizing the 5th Republican Debate: An Absurd Sideshow of Propaganda and Dangerous Ideas
Summarizing the 5th Republican Debate: An Absurd Sideshow of Propaganda and Dangerous Ideas
"it’s the same worn out rhetoric Republicans have been using since the 80’s. The same ideas that have proven time and time again to be absolute failures."
"it’s the same worn out rhetoric Republicans have been using since the 80’s. The same ideas that have proven time and time again to be absolute failures."
49 Things You Would Have Sworn A Presidential Candidate Would Never Say. Then You Lived Through 2015
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/12/15/3732161/49-things-republican-presidential-candidates-actually-said-in-2015/
"But in the Republican primary during 2015, the spectacle subsumed the campaign."
"But in the Republican primary during 2015, the spectacle subsumed the campaign."
The GOP poverty PR push: Selling the same old pro-rich policies, but now with free turkeys
The GOP poverty PR push: Selling the same old pro-rich policies, but now with free turkeys
"It was a coordinated effort intended to convey one simple message: the Republican Party cares about the poor. Sending that message became a necessity in the aftermath of Mitt Romney’s defeat at the hands of Barack Obama. Romney lost that election in part because he was a living caricature of a comically out-of-touch plutocrat, and in part because the policies he backed were obviously and inarguably designed to favor the rich. The problem facing Republicans is that those policies – wild tax cuts for the wealthy, massive cuts to social welfare programs – form the backbone of the party’s economic agenda and couldn’t just be jettisoned. So they had to set about changing their image while holding on to the same basic ideas that sunk Mitt “47 Percent” Romney. That’s where Americans for Prosperity, the Koch brothers’ primary outlet for political activism, comes in. Last year, the organization resolved to set about revamping the image of conservatives and Republicans as a party concerned primarily with the wealthy."
"It was a coordinated effort intended to convey one simple message: the Republican Party cares about the poor. Sending that message became a necessity in the aftermath of Mitt Romney’s defeat at the hands of Barack Obama. Romney lost that election in part because he was a living caricature of a comically out-of-touch plutocrat, and in part because the policies he backed were obviously and inarguably designed to favor the rich. The problem facing Republicans is that those policies – wild tax cuts for the wealthy, massive cuts to social welfare programs – form the backbone of the party’s economic agenda and couldn’t just be jettisoned. So they had to set about changing their image while holding on to the same basic ideas that sunk Mitt “47 Percent” Romney. That’s where Americans for Prosperity, the Koch brothers’ primary outlet for political activism, comes in. Last year, the organization resolved to set about revamping the image of conservatives and Republicans as a party concerned primarily with the wealthy."
The GOP can’t believe this is really happening: The 7 biggest establishment freakouts in the wake of Trump’s fascist turn
The GOP can’t believe this is really happening: The 7 biggest establishment freakouts in the wake of Trump’s fascist turn
"The Republican Party, failing to recognize or acknowledge that it might have any part in creating and enabling the rise of the Trump monster, is showing signs of the kind of full-scale freakout that often accompanies extreme forms of denial."
"The Republican Party, failing to recognize or acknowledge that it might have any part in creating and enabling the rise of the Trump monster, is showing signs of the kind of full-scale freakout that often accompanies extreme forms of denial."
Ted Cruz is Insulting to Science
http://quietmike.org/2015/12/11/ted-cruz-is-insulting-to-science/
"Cruz’s chairmanship of the Senate’s Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness is insulting to anyone who takes science seriously and it’s insulting to anyone who cares about the planet we live on. Furthermore, it’s insulting to American Democracy which has assured people like Cruz, who’s been bought and paid for by the fossil fuel industry, the lead voice on a committee that runs contrary to his ideology."
"Cruz’s chairmanship of the Senate’s Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness is insulting to anyone who takes science seriously and it’s insulting to anyone who cares about the planet we live on. Furthermore, it’s insulting to American Democracy which has assured people like Cruz, who’s been bought and paid for by the fossil fuel industry, the lead voice on a committee that runs contrary to his ideology."
House Republicans Introduce Resolution Against The "War On Christmas"
House Republicans Introduce Resolution Against The "War On Christmas"
"There was a brief social media fury over this contrived controversy, and even Donald Trump shamelessly pandered to the people who believed that there was an actual “War On Christmas” by stating that perhaps he should boycott Starbucks. All of that was pretty much forgotten when the Paris terrorist attacks happened, but now the GOP is back with the latest insanity in the fake war on Christmas. Yes, you read that right, House Republicans are proposing a resolution to fight the non-existent War On Christmas. As a resolution, it’s different from a law and simply shows their support or opposition to something. The First Amendment clearly states that Congress shall make no law that promotes one religion over another, and despite the fact Christmas is often observed as a secular holiday, it is very much Christian in nature – unless you take into consideration that Christians hijacked it from pagans many centuries ago. In case you’re wondering, the GOP has voted down bills to help the poor and veterans repeatedly in recent years, but passing a meaningless resolution is apparently more important than doing anything that remotely resembles following the teachings of Christianity or the spirit of Christmas. It’s the tired old story of Republicans in Congress claiming to care about veterans, the poor and religious values – then doing absolutely nothing other than to shove warped versions of Christianity down our throats. The real War On Christmas isn’t being waged by the left or by non-Christians, but the people who believe social media celebrities or Donald Trump are too brainwashed to realize that. This resolution is just another waste of taxpayer money by House Republicans to pander to their base ahead of next year’s election. It’s ridiculous, petty, and a waste of resources – but that’s just par for the course in a Congress that has a 9% approval rating."
"There was a brief social media fury over this contrived controversy, and even Donald Trump shamelessly pandered to the people who believed that there was an actual “War On Christmas” by stating that perhaps he should boycott Starbucks. All of that was pretty much forgotten when the Paris terrorist attacks happened, but now the GOP is back with the latest insanity in the fake war on Christmas. Yes, you read that right, House Republicans are proposing a resolution to fight the non-existent War On Christmas. As a resolution, it’s different from a law and simply shows their support or opposition to something. The First Amendment clearly states that Congress shall make no law that promotes one religion over another, and despite the fact Christmas is often observed as a secular holiday, it is very much Christian in nature – unless you take into consideration that Christians hijacked it from pagans many centuries ago. In case you’re wondering, the GOP has voted down bills to help the poor and veterans repeatedly in recent years, but passing a meaningless resolution is apparently more important than doing anything that remotely resembles following the teachings of Christianity or the spirit of Christmas. It’s the tired old story of Republicans in Congress claiming to care about veterans, the poor and religious values – then doing absolutely nothing other than to shove warped versions of Christianity down our throats. The real War On Christmas isn’t being waged by the left or by non-Christians, but the people who believe social media celebrities or Donald Trump are too brainwashed to realize that. This resolution is just another waste of taxpayer money by House Republicans to pander to their base ahead of next year’s election. It’s ridiculous, petty, and a waste of resources – but that’s just par for the course in a Congress that has a 9% approval rating."
Trump Can’t Win in 2016, So Let’s Leave Him to Destroy the Republican Party
http://thedailybanter.com/2015/12/trump-cant-win-in-2016-so-lets-leave-him-to-destroy-the-republican-party/
"John McCain and Mitt Romney spent the primaries in their respective campaigns trying to be as crazy as possible in order to win over the lunatic fringe of Republican voters, then fell flat in the general when the center abandoned them in droves. Post George W. Bush, crazy works only in the short term. As a long term strategy, it is a complete disaster — a fact not lost on the GOP establishment that hoped Jeb Bush would be able to save what is left of their parties White House prospects. While a bewildering number of polls continue to show Trump’s meteoric rise, as Nate Silver wrote recently, they don’t really mean much until the few weeks preceding the primaries — where history shows Trump might be in for a nasty surprise when voters are confronted with the real prospect of Trump being the Republican nominee. Silver puts Trump’s chance at winning the Republican nomination at “higher than 0 but (considerably) less than 20 percent.” So Trump may not even get past the Republican primaries, let alone get to take on Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders. And if that happens, you heard it here first: he’ll get annihilated by a unified Democratic party that will work day and night to siphon away every Republican moderate in the country. Donald Trump poses a threat to one particular set of interests in America: the conservative establishment. He is essentially destroying the party from the inside by humiliating the other candidates, refusing to take orders from above, and turning the party into an international laughing stock. Forget Sarah Palin, Hermain Cain, or Michele Bachmann, Trump is the real deal and he’s laying waste to everything around him. Donald Trump is the disease the Republican party created, and unfortunately for them, they forgot to inoculate themselves first."
"John McCain and Mitt Romney spent the primaries in their respective campaigns trying to be as crazy as possible in order to win over the lunatic fringe of Republican voters, then fell flat in the general when the center abandoned them in droves. Post George W. Bush, crazy works only in the short term. As a long term strategy, it is a complete disaster — a fact not lost on the GOP establishment that hoped Jeb Bush would be able to save what is left of their parties White House prospects. While a bewildering number of polls continue to show Trump’s meteoric rise, as Nate Silver wrote recently, they don’t really mean much until the few weeks preceding the primaries — where history shows Trump might be in for a nasty surprise when voters are confronted with the real prospect of Trump being the Republican nominee. Silver puts Trump’s chance at winning the Republican nomination at “higher than 0 but (considerably) less than 20 percent.” So Trump may not even get past the Republican primaries, let alone get to take on Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders. And if that happens, you heard it here first: he’ll get annihilated by a unified Democratic party that will work day and night to siphon away every Republican moderate in the country. Donald Trump poses a threat to one particular set of interests in America: the conservative establishment. He is essentially destroying the party from the inside by humiliating the other candidates, refusing to take orders from above, and turning the party into an international laughing stock. Forget Sarah Palin, Hermain Cain, or Michele Bachmann, Trump is the real deal and he’s laying waste to everything around him. Donald Trump is the disease the Republican party created, and unfortunately for them, they forgot to inoculate themselves first."
Study: Mandatory Voting Would Destroy The Republican Party
http://www.occupydemocrats.com/study-mandatory-voting-would-destroy-the-republican-party/
"If our democracy had full participation and our politicians had to respond to all American voters and not just a wealthy few, the power of the Kochs and the other oligarchs would be shattered and broken- and with them, the Republican Party."
"If our democracy had full participation and our politicians had to respond to all American voters and not just a wealthy few, the power of the Kochs and the other oligarchs would be shattered and broken- and with them, the Republican Party."
Republicans Just Introduced A ‘War On Christmas’ Bill So Stupid It Will Make Your Head Spin
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/12/15/republicans-just-introduced-a-war-on-christmas-bill-so-stupid-it-will-make-your-head-spin/
"With all of the issues facing America right now, Republicans in the House of Representatives decided it would be a good idea to introduce legislation about one of their most pressing: their fictional war on Christmas."
"With all of the issues facing America right now, Republicans in the House of Representatives decided it would be a good idea to introduce legislation about one of their most pressing: their fictional war on Christmas."
10 Reasons Why Ted Cruz is the Most Dangerous (and Craziest) Republican Candidate
10 Reasons Why Ted Cruz is the Most Dangerous (and Craziest) Republican Candidate
"Essentially, Cruz is everything that’s deplorable about Trump along with being possibly the biggest religious radical of the whole bunch."
"Essentially, Cruz is everything that’s deplorable about Trump along with being possibly the biggest religious radical of the whole bunch."
Las Vegas Trump Rally Brings Shouts Of 'Seig Heil' -- And Worse
Las Vegas Trump Rally Brings Shouts Of 'Seig Heil' -- And Worse
"This is what they come for, the blatant hate-mongering, the White-supremacy and the chance to show your racism in an open forum. This is what we've come to expect from a Trump rally. And at this one in particular, last night at the Westgate Hotel in Las Vegas, where the choicest cuts of Trump Prime Beef showed up to give us a taste of their brand of government dreams: 1933 Nazi Germany. It gets worse. As the man is dragged out, we can hear a protester proudly shouting 'Sieg Heil!' three times in succession."
"This is what they come for, the blatant hate-mongering, the White-supremacy and the chance to show your racism in an open forum. This is what we've come to expect from a Trump rally. And at this one in particular, last night at the Westgate Hotel in Las Vegas, where the choicest cuts of Trump Prime Beef showed up to give us a taste of their brand of government dreams: 1933 Nazi Germany. It gets worse. As the man is dragged out, we can hear a protester proudly shouting 'Sieg Heil!' three times in succession."
Infographic: The Judicial Vacancy Crisis by the Numbers
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/civil-liberties/news/2015/12/08/126434/infographic-the-judicial-vacancy-crisis-by-the-numbers/
"The Senate is waging a war of attrition on judicial confirmations. Since the beginning of 2015, the number of judicial vacancies has increased substantially and the number of judicial vacancy emergencies has more than doubled. President Barack Obama’s judicial nominees wait more than 40 percent longer for confirmation than President George W. Bush’s nominees. It is no wonder that the number of civil cases pending in the federal courts continues to grow, and more Americans are waiting for their day in court."
"The Senate is waging a war of attrition on judicial confirmations. Since the beginning of 2015, the number of judicial vacancies has increased substantially and the number of judicial vacancy emergencies has more than doubled. President Barack Obama’s judicial nominees wait more than 40 percent longer for confirmation than President George W. Bush’s nominees. It is no wonder that the number of civil cases pending in the federal courts continues to grow, and more Americans are waiting for their day in court."
How the Bitter White Minority in the South Ended Up With Huge Power in Washington @alternet
How the Bitter White Minority in the South Ended Up With Huge Power in Washington @alternet
"Ever since the 1960s, as Richard Nixon’s Southern Strategy was being born, there’s been a ongoing dilemma (if not huge contradiction) for the erstwhile “Party of Lincoln” to manage: how to pander just enough to get the racist votes they need, without making it too difficult to deny that’s precisely what they’re doing."
"Ever since the 1960s, as Richard Nixon’s Southern Strategy was being born, there’s been a ongoing dilemma (if not huge contradiction) for the erstwhile “Party of Lincoln” to manage: how to pander just enough to get the racist votes they need, without making it too difficult to deny that’s precisely what they’re doing."
Watch Carly Fiorina explode at CNN’s Chris Cuomo for refusing to allow her to continue to lie about Planned Parenthood
Watch Carly Fiorina explode at CNN’s Chris Cuomo for refusing to allow her to continue to lie about Planned Parenthood
"secure in her belief that if she repeats the same lie enough times, people will believe it"
"secure in her belief that if she repeats the same lie enough times, people will believe it"
Alleged Presidential Candidate Denies She Incited CO Shooting
Alleged Presidential Candidate Denies She Incited CO Shooting
"Carly Fiorina is such a good liar, she even believes herself!"
"Carly Fiorina is such a good liar, she even believes herself!"
Finished: Fiorina Iowa Town Hall Event Draws Only 14 People
http://www.occupydemocrats.com/finished-fiorina-iowa-town-hall-event-draws-only-14-people/
"Fiorina’s offensive and obnoxious campaign is finally screeching to a halt, but we fear the damage that her reprehensible lies have cause will take much longer to fix."
"Fiorina’s offensive and obnoxious campaign is finally screeching to a halt, but we fear the damage that her reprehensible lies have cause will take much longer to fix."
Donald Trump Frantically Trying To Scrub Mob Ties From Internet (VIDEO)
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/12/11/donald-trump-frantically-trying-to-scrub-mob-ties-from-internet-video/
"Sater pleaded guilty in 1998 to one count of racketeering for his role in a $40 million stock fraud scheme involving the Genovese and Bonanno crime families, according to court records. Prosecutors called the operation a pump-and-dump scheme, in which insiders manipulate the price of obscure stocks and then sell them to hapless investors at inflated prices."
"Sater pleaded guilty in 1998 to one count of racketeering for his role in a $40 million stock fraud scheme involving the Genovese and Bonanno crime families, according to court records. Prosecutors called the operation a pump-and-dump scheme, in which insiders manipulate the price of obscure stocks and then sell them to hapless investors at inflated prices."
Saturday, December 12, 2015
What the GOP Is Putting Under Corporate America's Tree
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/33998-what-the-gop-is-putting-under-corporate-america-s-tree
"Congress seems to operate under a different set of rules when it considers legislation that directly helps American families. Extended unemployment assistance was allowed to expire two years ago. And last year, nutrition assistance for hungry kids was cut."
"Congress seems to operate under a different set of rules when it considers legislation that directly helps American families. Extended unemployment assistance was allowed to expire two years ago. And last year, nutrition assistance for hungry kids was cut."
SAVE Act Calls For One-Time Payment To Make Up For No COLA
SAVE Act Calls For One-Time Payment To Make Up For No COLA
"Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai'i), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced legislation to boost Social Security and other critical benefits for seniors, veterans and other Americans following last month's announcement that there will be a zero cost-of-living adjustment in 2016."
"Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai'i), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced legislation to boost Social Security and other critical benefits for seniors, veterans and other Americans following last month's announcement that there will be a zero cost-of-living adjustment in 2016."
Here Comes The Next Big Attack On The Incomes Of Ordinary Americans
Here Comes The Next Big Attack On The Incomes Of Ordinary Americans
"The case will be argued in January. If the court rules in favor of the corporate CEOs, it will turbo-charge their efforts to divert an even greater portion of the country's income into higher pay and bigger bonuses for them and billionaire investors like the Koch's. It's really quite astonishing when you take a step back and think about it. The CEO and billionaire class has already been so successful in changing the economic rules that they have managed to siphon off virtually all of America's economic growth over the last 15 years. But that just isn't enough. Their greed seems insatiable."
"The case will be argued in January. If the court rules in favor of the corporate CEOs, it will turbo-charge their efforts to divert an even greater portion of the country's income into higher pay and bigger bonuses for them and billionaire investors like the Koch's. It's really quite astonishing when you take a step back and think about it. The CEO and billionaire class has already been so successful in changing the economic rules that they have managed to siphon off virtually all of America's economic growth over the last 15 years. But that just isn't enough. Their greed seems insatiable."
Sipping Champagne on the Titanic: Twenty Billionaires Own More Than the Bottom Half of Americans
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/33956-sipping-champagne-on-the-titanic-twenty-billionaires-own-more-than-the-bottom-half-of-americans
"The Institute for Policy Studies report contains some grave warnings about the dangers of extreme wealth concentration."
"The Institute for Policy Studies report contains some grave warnings about the dangers of extreme wealth concentration."
Robert Reich: America is now a full-scale oligarchy
Robert Reich: America is now a full-scale oligarchy
"These people are, after all, are living in their own separate society, and they want to elect people who will represent them, not the rest of us."
"These people are, after all, are living in their own separate society, and they want to elect people who will represent them, not the rest of us."
Readers Choose Bernie Sanders as Hands-Down Favorite for TIME 'Person of the Year'
Readers Choose Bernie Sanders as Hands-Down Favorite for TIME 'Person of the Year'
"Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders retained a previously established lead and became the hands-down winner of the readers' choice for TIME's "Person of the Year," the magazine announced on Monday, beating out all his political rivals in the U.S. as well as notable individiuals from around the world by receiving nearly twice the support of the runner-up."
"Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders retained a previously established lead and became the hands-down winner of the readers' choice for TIME's "Person of the Year," the magazine announced on Monday, beating out all his political rivals in the U.S. as well as notable individiuals from around the world by receiving nearly twice the support of the runner-up."
Brad Schimel's Dirty Power Play
http://www.prwatch.org/news/2015/12/12995/brad-schimels-dirty-power-play
"Schimel's decision to go to bat for polluters comes as no surprise."
"Schimel's decision to go to bat for polluters comes as no surprise."
Ted Cruz's three-hour hearing on climate change a pathetic waste of time except for denier shills
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/12/9/1458508/-Ted-Cruz-s-three-hour-hearing-on-climate-change-a-pathetic-waste-of-time-except-for-denier-shills
"Cruz’s little carnival show included four witnesses who spouted the same old Koch- and Exxon-funded lies that they and other “experts” have for years been slathering across every venue of public discourse they can poke themselves into. This despite the fact that Exxon has publicly started admitting that climate change is real and could be disastrous, no doubt in hopes of obscuring the fact the giant corporation worked diligently for more than three decades to persuade Americans that it’s not happening or, if it is, it’s no big deal and nothing can be done about it even if it is a big deal."
"Cruz’s little carnival show included four witnesses who spouted the same old Koch- and Exxon-funded lies that they and other “experts” have for years been slathering across every venue of public discourse they can poke themselves into. This despite the fact that Exxon has publicly started admitting that climate change is real and could be disastrous, no doubt in hopes of obscuring the fact the giant corporation worked diligently for more than three decades to persuade Americans that it’s not happening or, if it is, it’s no big deal and nothing can be done about it even if it is a big deal."
Jim Hightower | The Sleaze, Guilt and Punishment of Don Blankenship
Jim Hightower | The Sleaze, Guilt and Punishment of Don Blankenship
"Don Blankenship didn't get what he deserves in his federal trial, but he definitely deserves what he got. "Guilty," declared all 12 West Virginia jurors who pondered the charge that this arrogant and avaricious CEO of Massey Energy Company willfully conspired to violate America's mine safety laws. As a result of that conspiracy, 29 miners were essentially murdered by the corporation on April 5, 2010, in a horrific explosion deep inside Massey's Upper Big Branch coal mine. Blankenship, a multimillionaire right-wing ideologue, union-buster, and political heavyweight, ran the Upper Big Branch mine like a lawless third-world operator."
"Don Blankenship didn't get what he deserves in his federal trial, but he definitely deserves what he got. "Guilty," declared all 12 West Virginia jurors who pondered the charge that this arrogant and avaricious CEO of Massey Energy Company willfully conspired to violate America's mine safety laws. As a result of that conspiracy, 29 miners were essentially murdered by the corporation on April 5, 2010, in a horrific explosion deep inside Massey's Upper Big Branch coal mine. Blankenship, a multimillionaire right-wing ideologue, union-buster, and political heavyweight, ran the Upper Big Branch mine like a lawless third-world operator."
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