Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. Which headline would you guess would grab the most attention: “The 50 Most Powerful People in Washington” or “Move to Amend Occupies the Courts!” Or, keep “The 50 Most” and put it up against “#Charleston protesters raise their voices outside the … Republican presidential debate.” [...]
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The tone deaf Cayman cash man gets cornered
Newt Gingrich led Mitt Romney 34-28 in PPP’s South Carolina polling last night, the first of what will be three nights of tracking. Ron Paul at 15%, Rick Santorum at 14%, Rick Perry at 5%, and Buddy Roemer at 3% round out the field. – Public Policy Polling Why Cayman cash Mitt didn’t have a [...]
You say you (don’t) want a revolution …
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. John Lennon’s “Revolution” has been quoted frequently in the last several months. Millions around the world, in fact, are saying they “want a revolution.” Millions more are saying they don’t – they may think some reform would be good, but nothing so big that it [...]
Last night in DC, and today online …
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. If you were online today, you almost certainly saw a message via BlackOutSOPA, regarding the very real dangers of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA). Other sites provided a “censored” message, or a story with links about SOPA [...]
Where are the Lunchpail Democrats?
Lunchpail Democrats don’t exist. To bring the point home, Pres. Obama is now warning Democratic activists to brace themselves for the budget. But after capitulating to conservatism over Democratic economic values throughout his entire first term what comes next really shouldn’t require a warning. From the Hill: Top White House officials are warning liberal and [...]
About SOPA, PIPA and Occupy: Somebody should do something
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. UPDATE: Occupy Congress at the WH now: “Obama! Come out! We’ve got some things to talk about!” I’ve been following two things in particular today, Occupy Congress, the livestreaming at OWS today, and various actions around what Congress will do regarding the Stop Online Piracy [...]
Romney Promises Tax Returns, Lower Top Marginal Rate to 25%
Given these advantages, Romney now holds 35 percent support for the nomination, with his closest competitors bunched in the teens — 17 percent for Newt Gingrich, the latest in a string of contenders to see his support collapse; a steady 16 percent for Ron Paul; and 13 percent for Rick Santorum, who is up 10 [...]
As Bill Moyers says, “inequality matters”
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. Bill Moyers in the first “Moyers & Co.” essay asks, “What’s the common cause behind Occupy protesters?”. Moyers’ analysis, via Truth Out, picks up on the observation of one Occupier, Ronni Terr, who talks about the country “waking up.” Moyers says: Waking up is right. [...]
Newsweek Asks Correct Question, Gives Wrong Answer
The right is exploding in indignation. As for the left, Tina Brown’s cover title, Why are Obama’s critics so dumb?, gets it right, even if Andrew Sullivan’s nervous writing on the subject gets it wrong. Anyone believing Pres. Obama would have a presidency any different than has manifested is dumb. However, it’s certainly not because [...]
Stephen Colbert, Ron Paul and Others Take on Republicans and Democrats
The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive As much as our national media deserves criticism, a central focus in my book, some are at least offering alternative candidates airtime. Chuck Todd interviewed Rocky Anderson when he announced the formation of the Justice Party, Joe Scarborough invited Buddy Roemer on [...]
#J15 Worldwide Candlelight Vigil for Unity
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. January 15, the birthdate of Martin Luther King, Jr., will be marked by a Worldwide Candlelight Vigil for Unity. It’s planned in a way that allows anyone to participate. From OWS: January 15th, 2012 @ 7:00pm in Each Time Zone Globally Via J15global.com: On his [...]
Obama’s Keynote at Bank of America Stadium?
Art offers his perspective as a movement progressive activist. So what are Democrats getting out of our president when it comes to issues like being forceful against the ruthless practices of big banks? How about President Obama having his acceptance speech at the Bank of America stadium. That should play real well with the 99 [...]
The Cutter Memo on Mitt and Bain
Politico highlights the Obama team’s memo hitting Mitt Romney on Bain Capital, which was always going to be their front line offense. What’s going to be good for the Obama team to exploit has, however, backfired badly on Newt Gingrich. After being lambasted by every Republican from McCain and Huckabee, to Rudy and Rush, as [...]
What if the Two Parties threw an election and nobody came?
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. Or what if, come election time, lots of people ignored the parties you’re “suppose” to attend? What if enough people focused instead on creating other options? Or perhaps indicated they’d consider the invitation, but only if they actually got to make real decisions about the [...]
Capitalism Out of the Closet
**UPDATED** Would we be any worse off with Stephen Colbert as president? I doubt it. Politifact has watched the video “(repeatedly!)” and has a moment to moment tick tock rundown. They’ll get to analyzing it later. John Hinderaker takes out after Rick Perry, Think Progress and others. [update]…and now Glen Kessler has bestowed on “King [...]
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