May 2013
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“The means by which JPMorgan shareholders kept Jamie Dimon in charge reveal real...”
– Jamie Dimon Blackmailed His Own Bank—And Won by David Dayen (via thenewrepublic)
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BREAKING: WARNING - GRAPHIC - Attack In England... →
Several are reportedly dead in a violent attack in London, according to breaking reports. A UK solider and two civilians are dead following what is being described as a terrorist attack.
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“…conservatives have bastardized the concept of the American Dream, and...”
– Celebrities in Unequal Times (via azspot)
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The Red State Republican "Screw Everybody Else"...
Oklahoma currently ranks third in the nation … in terms of total federal disaster and fire declarations. This is not a new trend, every year OK needs Federal help.
Enter Republican Sens. Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn who are fiscal hawks who have repeatedly voted against funding disaster aid for other parts of the country. See Super Storm Sandy. They also have opposed increased funding for the...
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“If you think that chipping away at the nominal debt by slashing government...”
– Here’s more in, Austerity Isn’t An Economic Solution, It’s A Medical Problem. (via fastcompany)
“This is a guy who, one day after a devastating natural disaster killed his own...”
– Charles Pierce. (via quickhits)
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“We stand helpless before the corporate onslaught. There is no way to vote...”
– Chris Hedges (via azspot)
“Thousands of these prisoners are incarcerated for life or for 20, 10, or 5 years...”
– A new federal court decision blasts racial disparities in drug sentencing as akin to slavery and Jim Crow. (via think-progress)
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Exchange of the Day
Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was interviewed on Marketplace about his new book, Rumsfeld’s Rules: Marketplace: “I do wonder whether you read [former Sec of Def] Robert McNamara’s memoirs when it came out” Rumsfeld: “I have not” Marketplace: “That book was widely seen as an apology for his role in Vietnam. I looked in this book pretty hard...
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“It’s ludicrous for groups like Crossroads GPS—which spent at least $70 million...”
– Ari Berman, IRS Fallout: “The Real Scandal Is Secret Money Influencing US Elections”
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“… while the politics is heating up, some important context is emerging,...”
– Joan McCarter of Daily Kos
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“Does he provide a home for you to live in. Does he provide food for you to eat?...”
– Pat Robertson, responding to a question from a viewer concerned about her cheating husband.
Could have sworn not committing adultery was in the commandments, but what would Pat know about Christianity.
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“In not too many years, Texas could switch from being all Republican to all...”
– Ted Cruz [R-TX]
Guys like Ted are oblivious to how they themselves are destroying the GOP.
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“According to a release from the universities of Bamberg and Bonn, a study by...”
– Capitalism might be making us evil- MSN Money
From a study released today. Read the rest at the link, it’s really worth it. (via redlightpolitics)
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CItizens United And The IRS
Rick Hasen of Slate:
“This is all about the failure of Congress to require the disclosure of donors who bankroll groups designed to influence elections…. Congress should set clear rules to require any entity, regardless of its tax status, to disclose donors whose money pays for federal election ads.”
Charles Pierce adds:
“Now, because of the enforced toothlessness of...
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“Thanks in large part to higher taxes on the wealthy, which Republicans said...”
– Steve Benen
The right’s fiscal criticisms of the Obama White House are the exact opposite of reality.
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Real News: "Most rapid deficit reduction since...
The CBO projects a $642 billion budget deficit for fiscal year 2013, down more than $200 billion from its February estimate and the smallest annual shortfall since 2008.
“The improvements in this CBO report are yet more evidence that the President’s policies are contributing to the most rapid deficit reduction since World War II,” Office of Management and Budget spokesman Steve...
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“I have no desire to spend my post-presidency trying to enhance my standing.”
– Former President George W. Bush, in an interview with Charlie Rose.
Being a dull, indolent asshole comes easy to W.
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Bush Made 935 False Statements Leading Up To The...
“President Bush and his top aides publicly made 935 false statements about the security risk posed by Iraq in the two years following September 11, 2001, according to a study released by two nonprofit journalism groups.”
Never forget how big a liar Bush was as President.
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“America is distinctive among advanced industrialized countries in the burden it...”
– Joseph Stiglitz, in the New York Times
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Bush Used the IRS, FBI, CIA and Secret Service to...
Fox News apparently doesn’t even know (or is pretending not to know) the Bush administration used the IRS in the same way the Obama adminstration allegedly did.
And here’s the even more incredible thing: the Bush cabal didn’t just use the IRS for its political hackery – it mounted a full-scale government-wide assault on its enemies, marshaling disparate agencies in its smear efforts.
“In...
“Even before Benghazi, the IRS and the Department of Justice controversies...”
– Whatever Happened To The Economy? (via npr)
“In recent months, union members have flocked to support rallies, while their...”
– How Labor Learned to Love Immigration by Michael Kazin (via thenewrepublic)
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“If he were a woman, they’d be calling him the weakest speaker in history.”
– House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), quoted by the Huffington Post, on Speaker John Boehner (R-OH).
Patriarchy is alive and well in America.
