When Michele Bachmann slammed Rick Perry over his attempt, as
governor of Texas, to mandate the very dangerous vaccine Gardasil
for girls in the 6th grade and up, it brought an important subject
back into the spotlight.
However, the lame stream media is scrambling and falling all over
itself to convince you that the vaccine program is not
controversial. Well, it IS controversial and worse. Much worse...
Video:
A collection of articles defining our times. Over here, articles live forever... The pages contain clickable links, don't let The titles fool you; some of the best articles have very non-descript titles, and there are usually more articles on the matters in the days and weeks The links land on, so it's a sort of treasure hunt through history, Enjoy! /\ \/ After you click on a page, just scroll down to see the links. Hmmm... it seems no one is allowed to subscribe, can you guess why? lol.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Bank of America Death Watch: Moody's Downgrades B of A Credit, Signals Bailouts Less Likely
The most interesting thing about the credit rating agency's decision to downgrade Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup wasn't the downgrade in their credit rating itself: it was the signal, reported by the New York Times, that the federal government is not going to step in and save the big banks from themselves this time: The downgrades were driven by Moody’s conclusion that the federal government was less likely to step in and provide support for a faltering big bank the way it did after the 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers, when Washington executed a series of actions including capital infusions and credit guarantees to halt the spreading panic. Read more
New Ad Campaign Hits GOP Hard Over "Let Him Die" Moment
As the GOP gathers in Florida for a series of big-ticket events, one group of progressives committed to health care is not going to let the Republicans forget the moment when several of their own shouted out an enthusiastic "yeah" to a debate question about letting an uninsured young man die.
From TPM's Evan McMorris-Santoro:
Protect Your Care, which has been keeping the fire burning on the “let him die” moment from the Sept. 12 tea party debate in Tampa, is turning the heat up to 11 with events and a new TV ad that will broadcast for the rest of the week in Orlando, including during Thursday’s Fox News debate.
The ad asks viewers who the GOP is going to listen to, ordinary Americans or those screamers who applauded for unnecessary death.
You have to appreciate this hard-hitting tactic of shaming the GOP for this attitude within their ranks and flat-out acknowledging the absolute extremism of the tea party.
Watch the ad below, and send it to your friends, too!
From TPM's Evan McMorris-Santoro:
Protect Your Care, which has been keeping the fire burning on the “let him die” moment from the Sept. 12 tea party debate in Tampa, is turning the heat up to 11 with events and a new TV ad that will broadcast for the rest of the week in Orlando, including during Thursday’s Fox News debate.
The ad asks viewers who the GOP is going to listen to, ordinary Americans or those screamers who applauded for unnecessary death.
You have to appreciate this hard-hitting tactic of shaming the GOP for this attitude within their ranks and flat-out acknowledging the absolute extremism of the tea party.
Watch the ad below, and send it to your friends, too!
Jon Stewart Rips Into Out-of-Touch Millionaires, Including Bill O'Reilly
Jon Stewart reserved his most potent strain of sarcasm last night for a group of millionaires including GOP politicians and Bill O'Reilly, who are making the media rounds warning of the dire effects that a minimal increase on their taxes might have.
After some ribbing at their expense, he ended the segment with a faux commercial begging the audience for charity to help these poor "endangered" millionaires--set to the tune of Sarah McLachlan's sappy animal rescue ads. Well-done.
Policy-wise, he also makes a pretty convincing case for progressive taxation.
Watch below.
After some ribbing at their expense, he ended the segment with a faux commercial begging the audience for charity to help these poor "endangered" millionaires--set to the tune of Sarah McLachlan's sappy animal rescue ads. Well-done.
Policy-wise, he also makes a pretty convincing case for progressive taxation.
Watch below.
6 Right-Wing Sports Team Owners Bankrolling Their Radical Agenda With Your Tax Dollars
Professional sports team owners are among the wealthiest people in the world--and some of the most influential right-wing ideologues in the country.
September 22, 2011
Chances are that basketball fans cheering on the Orlando Magic’s star center Dwight Howard haven’t a clue they’re also supporting the radical right-wing ideology of the team’s billionaire owner, Richard DeVos. And when hockey fans root for the Philadelphia Flyers, they are likely unaware that the team’s war-mongering owner, Ed Snider, is profiting off of their support.
While establishment pundits often claim that sports and politics don’t mix, David Zirin, author of Bad Sports: How Owners Are Ruining the Games We Loveand sports editor for the Nation, argues just the opposite. He recently told AlterNet that, “The ability to manipulate politics, the ability to pull strings, and the ability to do so without an ounce of public scrutiny -- that is your typical major sports owner.” The exploitation of professional sports by the powerful is most evident in the hyperpatriotism that saturates almost every major sporting event. The aftermath of 9/11 has seen professional sports, particularly the National Football League and Major League Baseball, co-opted to promote a culture of war under the guise of patriotism and “supporting the troops." The military is more visible than ever in professional sports with fighter jet flyovers that follow the national anthem, the NFL’s military recruitment stations at preseason games, and soldiers returned from war surprising their families for all to see.
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Ron Paul, Rick Perry and Other Right Wingers Want to Turn Back the Clock to 1900 -- What Was Life Like Back Then?
Thank goodness for the progressive era, the New Deal and the Great Society, and heaven (or the founders) help us if we allow the demolition of their gains.
September 22, 2011
Wednesday's 230-195 vote in the GOP-controlled house against Speaker John Boehner's special funding measure to keep the government running past September 30th showed how far the far-right of the already far-right Republican Party will push a principle. They refuse to pass the bill (containing much-needed disaster relief, which is meager enough that the Democrats largely declined to vote for the bill) without deeper budget cuts written in. Boehner will have to rewrite the thing either to placate recalcitrant Democrats, intent on helping the vulnerable, or recalcitrant Republicans, intent on depriving the government of the means to help the vulnerable. One wonders what the odds are regarding his decision.
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FBI Library and Online Training Resources Stocked With Islamophobic Material
A recent article reveals that the work of well-known Islamophobes permeates the FBI's training culture and the internal reference resources available to FBI agents.
September 23, 2011
Spencer Ackerman’s reports on Islamophobic training sessions at the Federal Bureau of Investigation have sent the Bureau into damage control mode. On Thursday, the FBI held a conference call with Muslim civil rights groups to apologize for the offensive training materials, which Ackerman has published over the past week.
The FBI has promised a “comprehensive review of all training and reference materials,” but Ackerman, in an article published today, reveals that the work of well-known Islamophobes permeates the FBI’s training culture and the internal reference resources available to FBI agents.
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