Art offers his perspective as a movement progressive activist. Democrats have a grave problem 14 months out from the election, according to Gallup newest poll. The enthusiasm gap is high and cannot be shrugged off by the DNC, Obama or his team. The GOP voters are super energized, as excited as 2004 where Bush Jr. [...]
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Progressive Notes: New American Worker PAC Vows to Push Dems to Hold the Line
Art offers his perspective as a movement progressive activist. A new super pac has been announced and it intrigues me. Called The American Worker, it will back Democrats in 11 states who are in districts with a large Latino populace. The best part is it won’t give resources to Dems who vote for free trade [...]
Liberally Independent: “Where’s the Tea Party?”
Joyce L. Arnold: Liberal, lesbian, Independent, equality activist, writer. At Media Matters, Will Bunch asks the “where’s the Tea Party” question in The Tea Party, Right-Wing Media, And The Dog That Didn’t Bark article. You could make the argument that the Tea Party movement is the most potent force in American politics today. … But [...]
Liberally Independent: Affordable Care Act, Supreme Court, 2012 and people who need health care now
Joyce L. Arnold: Liberal, lesbian, Independent, equality activist, writer. An interesting piece from Scott Lemieux, at American Prospect: Will the Supreme Court rule on the Affordable Care Act during the height of the 2012 election campaign?: Earlier this week, the Obama administration decided not to ask the whole 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to hear [...]
BREAKING: Cleric al-Alwaki Killed in Yemen.
Breaking news: U.S. born radical cleric Al-Alwaki, believed to have strong Al-Queda ties, has been killed in Yemen. A U.S. drone is said to have taken him out. He is linked to the Fort Hood shootings. More here.
Bogus, timid, political ploys
(The Liberally Independent ‘Two Parties, Too Few Choices Series) Joyce L. Arnold: Liberal, lesbian, Independent, equality activist, writer. This will be a bit different from earlier posts in this series, in that I’m mostly going to provide excerpts from a few recent articles and essays. Two reasons: one, real life responsibilities are requiring some extra [...]
Progressive Notes: Reid Gets Deal on 10 Groundbreaking Judicial Noms..
Art offers his perspective as a movement progressive activist. We have some good news- 10 judicial nominees, approved 42 weeks ago by committee, will finally get their vote in the senate for confirmation. Reid announced the deal this week. These noms should pass as they are backed by home state senators. Most of these 10 [...]
Liberally Independent: Sizing up the Super Committee
Joyce L. Arnold: Liberal, lesbian, Independent, equality activist, writer. The Super Committee is, as you’ll remember, a part of the debt-limit deal. Twelve members of Congress, six Democrats and six Republican, have until November 23 to draft a proposal that will provide at least $1.5 trillion in deficit-reduction measures, over ten years. Within a month [...]
Liberally Independent: If you want to be on NPR …
Joyce L. Arnold: Liberal, lesbian, Independent, equality activist, writer. Mostly because I couldn’t resist repeating NPR’s reasoning for the “editorial decision” to not report on Occupy Wall Street, but also as something of a follow-up on Taylor’s post yesterday, Did the Right Scare NPR into Not Covering Occupy Wall Street Protests?, there’s this: From the [...]
Liberally Independent: “Personhood” at inception. Baby, you have a come a long way.
Joyce L. Arnold: Liberal, lesbian, Independent, equality activist, writer. Here it is, 2012 campaign time, and “women’s rights” are still an issue for fairly large numbers. We’re way past the “You’ve come a long way, baby” because “you’ve got your own cigarette” blatant appropriation of “women’s liberation,” but maybe it’s because actual progress has been [...]
Obama Pushes ACA to SCOTUS
The only way this works for the Administration is if they’re confident they’ll win, which this push seems to suggest. Administration Asks Justices to Rule Quickly on Health Law The Obama administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to hear a case concerning the 2010 health care overhaul law. The development, which came unexpectedly fast, [...]
What Got Your Attention Today?
Mr. Christie has to know that the minute he changes his mind the blush will go off his New Jersey… er… whatever. See the Daily Caller for proof. The Solyndra imbroglio didn’t keep the Obama administration from offering more clean energy loan guarantees. Energy Department approves $1 billion in solar energy loan guarantees DOE announced [...]
Did the Right Scare NPR into Not Covering Occupy Wall Street Protests?
In America, it takes a celebrity. Occupy Wall Street is not getting enough coverage by traditional news and cable organizations, but also news outlets that you’d think would cover it. Michael Moore and Susan Sarandon have joined in hoping to raise the profile of the protests. From Bloomberg: Wall Street Protesters Joined by Susan Sarandon [...]
Jeb Bush Agrees with Rick Perry on Immigration
It’s not getting any traction, but it’s a moment that reveals the gulf between GOP primary voters and the Republican establishment. It’s also a battle of extremism vs. solutions. GOP immigration debate shows rift between party establishment and conservative grassroots. With Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry under attack for supporting tuition breaks for children of [...]
Meet Les Riley and the Extremes of Republicanism
Leave it to Mississippi. Les Riley is an radically extreme Republican, though these days you hardly need the adjectives. He not only believes freedom is just for men. Riley went on a “Conceived in Rape Tour,” part of his anti-women’s rights crusade that puts forth the notion that “life begins at fertilization,” according to a [...]
TM Must Reads
THE 21st century world offers ways to tweak your appearance, or alter it altogether, with women finally able to combat directly the comparison that’s always been around. Men look distinguished as they age, while women look old, unattractive, or to use Rush Limbaugh’s favorite comment, who wants to look at a woman with wrinkles? The 2012 plastic surgery statistics are out and the American Society of Plastic Surgery tells the story.
The real question about Hillary is this: When people take a new look at her in the coming years, will they see the past or the future — Mrs. Clinton or Madam President? – Maureen Dowd IT’S A classic front page from Huffington Post, coupled with a post by Jason Linkins, which details what’s been going on.
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “Here’s what nobody is telling you: Find a husband on campus before you graduate. Yes, I went there.
“Norma Rae is a survivor and for the first time in her life she’s got a chance to become something more… a winner.” – Promo for “Norma Rae” CRITICS like Anne-Marie Slaughter, but especially Maureen I-Love-My-Pearls Dowd, and others [most of whom didn't read the book or do their homework] who are blaming Sheryl Sandberg for being a billionaire Ivy League graduate, while accusing her of letting corporations and government off the hook, are missing a major point.
Great sex doesn’t always just happen. Sometimes, it takes a little planning, especially if — like many Americans — you’ve been in a bit of a sex rut. Do some prep work by turning your bedroom into a love nest: Make the bed (with new, or at least clean, sheets), tidy up, light a candle or two, and queue up a sexy playlist on your iPod.
“You Don’t Own Me” PSA -Official from You Don't Own Me on Vimeo. WHO DOESN’T know the song “You Don’t Own Me,” sung by Leslie Gore? The movie First Wives Club helped to reignite the relevancy of the song.
“Last night I interviewed Jill Stein the presidential candidate for the Green Party on this show. And I confess right now, I should have asked her to just get out of the race.” – Jennifer Granholm, “The War Room” [Current TV] THE ARGUMENT Jennifer Granholm makes above is a tactic that no longer fits the times.
“With that drum magazine, he could have gotten off 50, 60 rounds, even if it was semiautomatic, within one minute,” Chief Oates said. [New York Times] IN THE GAPING MAW of our leadership vacuum stands Aurora Police Chief Daniel Oates, whose resolve, vulnerability and humility inside the vortex of a man made hell revealed what nobody in Congress or either political party has shown in decades. Leadership without regard to anything but his own duty to the people, which included the cops in the eye of volcanic carnage.
“Rick Doblin has done a lot for the field, but he is more of a populist,” Grob says. “We need careful and controlled scientific studies showing the efficacy of these drugs so funding can continue.” Broader awareness of these sorts of end-of-life psychedelic studies could be good for everyone, the researchers say.
*updated below* So much for keep calm and carry on, what Joe Scarborough proclaims to be his motto. It was the weirdest one-on-one back and forth with a high profile talking head imaginable. It makes high school look mature.
**UPDATED** Would we be any worse off with Stephen Colbert as president? I doubt it. Politifact has watched the video “(repeatedly!
Despite rising public concern about the federal budget deficit, Americans favor keeping Social Security and Medicare benefits as they are rather than taking steps to reduce the budget deficit (by 60% vs. 32%). – Public Wants Changes in Entitlements, Not Changes in Benefits This is starting early, so it’s time to revisit the facts.
“If we can prove that a biological attack originated in a country that attacked us, then all bets are off.” – Sect. Hillary Clinton Women can do it, too.
The interview with Obama by George Stephanopoulos wasn’t nearly as contentious as the interview with the Edwardses. No Republican talking points from Stephanopoulos yesterday, like when he accused Edwards of abandoning the troops with this beauty: “Do you think the Democrats should be saddled with the idea of completely cutting off funding for the troops?” Or this one: “You know, a lot of Democrats still in the Senate think that your position here is cynical political theater.
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