I Am Trayvon Martin March - Milwaukee, WI - March 31, 2012

Cops Run Down Activists to Serve Him with Papers... (raw)

The Top 10 Reasons I Don't Believe in God | | AlterNet

The Top 10 Reasons I Don't Believe in God | | AlterNet

The Top Reason I Don't Believe in God - I watched a youtube video of George Carlin, "Religion is Bull-$hit..

The Top 10 Reasons I Don't Believe in God | | AlterNet

The Top 10 Reasons I Don't Believe in God | | AlterNet

"The Top Reason I Don't Believe in God" - I watched a youtube video of George Carlin, "Religion is Bull-$hit... smile :-)

john legend on voter ID laws

Greg Palast on The Koch Brothers.

Senators Who Voted To Protect Oil Tax Breaks Received $23,582,500 From Big Oil

Senators Who Voted To Protect Oil Tax Breaks Received $23,582,500 From Big Oil: pIn a 51-47 vote, 43 Senate Republicans and four Democrats filibustered to protect $24 billion in tax breaks for Big Oil. Although a majority voted for Sen. Robert Menendez’s (D-NJ) bill, it fell short of the 60 needed. The only two Republicans to break rank were Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and retiring Sen. Olympia Snowe [...]/p

GOP
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Independents
90,350
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Krugman: Healthcare Ruling Could Prove Supreme Court is Motivated by Politics, Not Constitution | AlterNet

Krugman: Healthcare Ruling Could Prove Supreme Court is Motivated by Politics, Not Constitution | AlterNet

"What's more, Krugman writes, the Supreme Court would be doubly wrong to strike down the mandate, because whether or not the Justices believe it, the mandate serves the people."

SCOTUS = Death Panel

Conservative Leader Questions Signatures

Tell the Supreme Court: I support Health Care Reform!

Tell the Supreme Court: I support Health Care Reform!: Tell the Supreme Court: I support Health Care Reform!: http://dccc.org/support-hcr

I and America have been fighting for Health Care for many years and it was passed thanks to President Obama and Nancy Pelosi and Democrats... If you're not a wealthy person and vote Republican or Tea-Baggie, you are voting against your own self-interests...

Lawrence O'Donnell Interrogates Empty Chair Instead of Zimmerman Attorney, Who "Ran Away" from Show | AlterNet

Lawrence O'Donnell Interrogates Empty Chair Instead of Zimmerman Attorney, Who "Ran Away" from Show | AlterNet

"He also takes the Sanford Police Department to task for their leaking of "evidence" to justify their "foolish, unjustifiable" decision not to arrest Zimmerman."

I watch Lawrence O'Donnell everynight.... smile :-)

Koch Brothers Behind Efforts to Overturn Health Reform | AlterNet

Koch Brothers Behind Efforts to Overturn Health Reform | AlterNet

Several organizations that have filed amicus briefs with the Supreme Court have received substantial donations from the Koch family as well. These groups include:

• Competitive Enterprise Institute: $666,420
• Pacific Research Institute: $270,000
• Texas Public Policy Foundation: $74,500
• Freedom Works: $5 million
• Cato Institute: approximately $30 million.
• Family Research Council: brief co-authored by attorney Nelson Lund, a professor at George Mason University, which has received $29,604,354.
• Galen Institute: “partner organization” of the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation; extent of donations unknown.
• Landmark Legal Foundation: $5000

Do These Harvard Law Students Look Suspicious To You?

Do These Harvard Law Students Look Suspicious To You?

Standing with Trayvon Martin.

Vidvir

Vidvir
Please watch..... sigh

Reagan--No Loopholes For Millionaires

The Court Battle Over Health Care Is a Struggle For a Future Vision for America: 6 Things You Need to Know | | AlterNet

The Court Battle Over Health Care Is a Struggle For a Future Vision for America: 6 Things You Need to Know | | AlterNet

"5. The just-say-no politics are nothing new."
I watch in amazement that Pam Bondi (AG of Florida rallies against the Health Care Reform that America has needed for so long.... sigh

Thousands Protest the Racist Murder of Trayvon Martin at NYC's 'Million Hoodie March' | Activism | AlterNet

Thousands Protest the Racist Murder of Trayvon Martin at NYC's 'Million Hoodie March' | Activism | AlterNet

"Police, however, seemed to have little interest in investigating the death of a young, Black male."

I have an intrest for justice and resignation of Sanford Police Chief....

The nature of debt comparisons

The nature of debt comparisons

Looking back over the last several years, we can say definitively that Republicans were entirely responsible for the nation’s fiscal mess.

And 2010 election voted in the Republicans and Tea-Baggies to threaten Social Security and Medicare... Vietnam Veteran Against the War

Birthers, Racists, Sexists and Homophobes: 13 Toxic Endorsers of GOP Presidential Candidates | Election 2012 | AlterNet

Birthers, Racists, Sexists and Homophobes: 13 Toxic Endorsers of GOP Presidential Candidates | Election 2012 | AlterNet

"The thing they have in common? Hatred -- of somebody who's not like them."
That's how I see it...

BREAKING: U.S. Department of Justice announces independent investigation into shooting death of Trayvon Martin

BREAKING: U.S. Department of Justice announces independent investigation into shooting death of Trayvon Martin: pStatement: “The department will conduct a thorough and independent review of all of the evidence and take appropriate action at the conclusion of the investigation. The department also is providing assistance to and cooperating with the state officials in their investigation into the incident. With all federal civil rights crimes, the government must prove beyond [...]/p

Trayvon Martin's Family Calls for Justice

Trayvon Martin's Family Calls for Justice: ABCNEWS.COM - New details about the neighborhood watch shooter.

 Distressing to say the least...

The Most Astounding Fact (Neil DeGrasse Tyson)

Consumer Financing | Pay Your Bill Online | Go GE Capital

Consumer Financing | Pay Your Bill Online | Go GE Capital

Less than user friendly... I hope a grave unintentional error is corrected soon... sigh

Whose Limbaugh Smackdown Was Better, Stewart's or Colbert's? | AlterNet

Whose Limbaugh Smackdown Was Better, Stewart's or Colbert's? | AlterNet

Last night after a weekend off to stock up on their humorous outrage, both Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert came out swinging against Rush Limbaugh's smear offensive towards birth control advocate Sandra Fluke. Warning: both segments contain Rush's deeply offensive tirades.

How Our War on the Poor Landed One Homeless Mother in Jail | | AlterNet

How Our War on the Poor Landed One Homeless Mother in Jail | | AlterNet

"McDowell, a homeless mother who split her time between an emergency shelter in Norwalk, a friend's home in Bridgeport and her minivan, had used her babysitter's address to enroll her son in a Norwalk school."

Connecticut, one of the most wealthy States in the US... sigh

Why Can’t You Smoke Pot? Because Lobbyists Are Getting Rich Off of the War on Drugs | | AlterNet

Why Can’t You Smoke Pot? Because Lobbyists Are Getting Rich Off of the War on Drugs | | AlterNet

"But Republic Report reviewed lobbying contracts during the Prop 19 fight, and found that Lovell’s firm was paid over $386,350 from a wide array of police unions, including the California Police Chiefs Association."

As a former Marine Law Enforcement Officer in the US Coast Guard, I belong to LEAP:
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

Health Insurance Premiums Rise Sharply in 2011

Health Insurance Premiums Rise Sharply in 2011: Health insurance premiums shot up 9 percent this year, nearly three times the rate of inflation and the most since 2005, a new study shows This year, the annual premiums paid out for employer-sponsored programs topped $15,000, according to Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research & Educational...

 "Health insurance premiums shot up 9 percent this year, nearly three times the rate of inflation and the most since 2005, a new study shows"

Time is running out for Profit Health Insurance companies... Bend over and grab your ankles until Health Care Reform is fully in place...

Republican Lawmaker Now Supports Obama, Says GOP Presidential Candidates 'Would Take Women Back Decades' | AlterNet

Republican Lawmaker Now Supports Obama, Says GOP Presidential Candidates 'Would Take Women Back Decades' | AlterNet

 "SAYWARD: I do not have a favorite in the presidential race, if I had to vote today,I’d vote for Obama."

Albany is where I went into the Military many moons ago...

Spreading Santorum: "The Daily Show" on Santorum Running at the Mouth ...

Spreading Santorum: "The Daily Show" on Santorum Running at the Mouth ...: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Spreading Santorum: You Know What Y'all Need To Do?

Spreading Santorum: You Know What Y'all Need To Do?: DEFEND RUSH LIMBAUGH .

Kaptur beats Kucinich in Ohio Democrats’ battle, will face ’Joe the Plumber’

Kaptur beats Kucinich in Ohio Democrats’ battle, will face ’Joe the Plumber’

"On the Republican side of the race, Wurzelbacher defeated real estate agent Steve Kraus by about 400 votes."

Joe the Plumber who wasn't even a licensed plumber... smile :-)

Rush Limbaugh Should Be Off American Forces Radio. Sign petition @VoteVets.org

Rush Limbaugh Should Be Off American Forces Radio. Sign petition @VoteVets.org: Rush Limbaugh Should Be Off American Forces Radio. Sign petition @VoteVets.org

U.S. Coast Guard Veteran here and I signed...

Six More Advertisers Ditch Rush

Six More Advertisers Ditch Rush: pThe number of advertisers fleeing Rush Limbaugh continues to climb. In an email release today, GEICO said, “In 2004 when Rush Limbaugh’s program also carried remarks that were inappropriate, we ceased all advertising on his show. We don’t advertise there to this day. On occasion, a local station may mistakenly run a GEICO ad in [...]/p

"In total, this makes 26 advertisers who have taken steps to end ads on Limbaugh’s show since last week. See our updated count HERE."

Good News.....

Reid: Limbaugh remarks ’embarrassing’ to U.S.

Reid: Limbaugh remarks ’embarrassing’ to U.S.

“Even in the Rush Limbaugh world, there’s certain things you can’t say."

I will not buy any products or services from anyone that doesn't drop this bloated, gas bag....

Dont Fight It by Stephen Cardiff

Dont Fight It by Stephen Cardiff

Very nice...

Rush Limbaugh's Despicable Non-Apology | AlterNet

Rush Limbaugh's Despicable Non-Apology AlterNet

"What we may be witnessing here is the self-destruction of a once-powerful media figure."Hopefully...

Poll: Would you listen to a radio station that continues to carry The Rush Limbaugh Show?

Poll: Would you listen to a radio station that continues to carry The Rush Limbaugh Show?

Top 44 Niche Social News & Bookmarking Sites List

Top 44 Niche Social News & Bookmarking Sites List

I've got to read more of this....

Devoid of Anything Real to Boast About, Republicans Get Busy on the Breitbart Myth

Devoid of Anything Real to Boast About, Republicans Get Busy on the Breitbart Myth

"Breitbart’s Lies Smears the Labor Movement"."Lying and selectively
editing video was just another day at the office for Breitbart. One less noted
attack was his attempt to shut down the Labor Studies department at the
University of Missouri through the use of deceptive editing. In Reich Wing
world, spreading while trying to disenfranchise workers is the act of a
“patriot” with his country’s best interests in mind."Karma..smile :-)

’People keep falling sick’: How poor Indians are recruited for clinical drug trials

’People keep falling sick’: How poor Indians are recruited for clinical drug trials

By Tim SandlerNBC NewsFew people in the slums of Ahmedabad, India, know more about the supply of human guinea pigs for clinical drug trials than Rajesh Nadia.

PETITION: Call on Republican leaders to denounce Rush Limbaugh's cruel tirade against women

PETITION: Call on Republican leaders to denounce Rush Limbaugh's cruel tirade against women: PETITION: Call on Republican leaders to denounce Rush Limbaugh's cruel tirade against women: http://dccc.org/denounce-rush

USGS Release: 3 to 4.3 Billion Barrels of Technically Recoverable Oil Assessed in North Dakota and Montana’s Bakken Formation—25 Times More Than 1995 Estimate— (4/10/2008 2:25:36 PM)

USGS Release: 3 to 4.3 Billion Barrels of Technically Recoverable Oil Assessed in North Dakota and Montana’s Bakken Formation—25 Times More Than 1995 Estimate— (4/10/2008 2:25:36 PM)

Reston, VA - North Dakota and Montana have an estimated 3.0 to 4.3 billion barrels of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil in an area known as the Bakken Formation.

US Congress passes authoritarian anti-protest law

US Congress passes authoritarian anti-protest law

"D's and R's stand shoulder to shoulder FOR the banks and AGAINST the 99%."

I guess I'm now a criminal....

Americans Are Protesting, But What Keeps Full-Scale Riots From Breaking Out? | | AlterNet

Americans Are Protesting, But What Keeps Full-Scale Riots From Breaking Out? AlterNet

"Chapter 2, titled "The New African-American Inequality," looks at almost every imaginable metric by which wellbeing can be measured and shows that inequality persists in every way, despite significant advances, between black Americans and their counterparts."My Veteran friend is Black and I just took him out grocery shopping...

It's time to move forward and realize that we are all human beings who need to help each other...

Sixth Advertiser — Carbonite — Drops Limbaugh Despite His ‘Apology’ Because He’s Beyond The ‘Bounds Of Decency’

Sixth Advertiser — Carbonite — Drops Limbaugh Despite His ‘Apology’ Because He’s Beyond The ‘Bounds Of Decency’: pMoments ago, Carbonite – a company providing backup software for computers – announced that it will no longer advertise on Rush Limbaugh’s show. CEO David Friend made clear in a Facebook statement that, despite Limbaugh’s “apology” issued tonight, the company was still pulling its ads because it wants to “contribute to a more civilized public [...]/p

How The Kochs Are Fracking America | AlterNet

How The Kochs Are Fracking America AlterNet

"From Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney to the Cato Institute, Heritage Foundationand Americans for Prosperity, the Koch political network has been furiously attempting to block any oversight or regulation of the pollution and risks associated with fracking, no matter the danger to the American public."

Distressing.....!

The IRS Has 11 Billion in Unclaimed Tax Refunds for 2007

The IRS Has 11 Billion in Unclaimed Tax Refunds for 2007

Wish I could firgure out if I have any left there...?

How the Right Has Turned Everything Into a Culture War -- And Why That's Terrible for Our Democracy | | AlterNet

How the Right Has Turned Everything Into a Culture War -- And Why That's Terrible for Our Democracy AlterNet

"Whereas social issues once served as a distraction from matters of substance, today cultural narratives dominate conservatives' arguments. "

This will be a loss for the Right....

3 Mega-Banks Screwing You With Sneaky Fees -- Again | | AlterNet

3 Mega-Banks Screwing You With Sneaky Fees -- Again AlterNet

"But think about it for a second: How many advertisements for "free checking" have you heard in recent months? Probably not very many, because free checking is no longer standard at big banks."

Credit Union is the only way to go... wink ;-)

President Obama Has A Clear Message For Mitt Romney

President Obama Has A Clear Message For Mitt Romney

I will work to re-elect President Obama in 2012... wink ;-)

America: The Best Country in the World at Being Last -- How Can We Change That? | | AlterNet

America: The Best Country in the World at Being Last -- How Can We Change That? AlterNet

• the next-to-lowest score for student performance in math and middling performance in science and reading;• the highest homicide rate;• the largest prison population in absolute terms and per capita;• the highest carbon dioxide emissions and the highest water consumption per capita;• the lowest score on Yale’s Environmental Performance Index (except for Belgium) and the largest ecological footprint per capita (except for Denmark);• the lowest spending on international development and humanitarian assistance as a percentage of national income (except for Japan and Italy);• the highest military spending both in total and as a percentage of GDP; and• the largest international arms sales.

The 11 Dumbest Things Conservatives Have Said About Women | | AlterNet

The 11 Dumbest Things Conservatives Have Said About Women AlterNet

"In fact, if we put all conservative pundits' thoughts on gender from the past month together, we'd see women as truly dismal creatures, oversexed rape-bait dummies who don't understand themselves and their own needs. "Sad indeed....

PETITION: Call on Republican leaders to denounce Rush Limbaugh's cruel tirade against women

PETITION: Call on Republican leaders to denounce Rush Limbaugh's cruel tirade against women: PETITION: Call on Republican leaders to denounce Rush Limbaugh's cruel tirade against women: http://dccc.org/denounce-rush

Signed and shared...

Women’s reproductive ’health experts’

Women’s reproductive ’health experts’

"The actors, who include Don Cheadle, Judd Nelson of "The Breakfast Club" fame, and NBC's Parks and Recreation's Ron Swanson, portray Republicans who have proven that they truly believe women know absolutely nothing about their own reproductive health."

smile :-)

The GOP’s Blunt amendment backfires

The GOP’s Blunt amendment backfires

"Outgoing Republican Senator Olympia Snowe, who announced plans to retire earlier this week, voted with Democrats to kill the Blunt Amendment, 51-48."

Thank you Senator Olympia Snowe....