Posted on March 4th, 2010 by Jim
The Republican National Committee plans to raise money this election cycle through an aggressive campaign capitalizing on “fear” of President Barack Obama and a promise to “save the country from trending toward socialism.”
The strategy was detailed in a confidential party fundraising presentation, obtained by POLITICO, which also outlines how “ego-driven” wealthy donors can be tapped with offers of access and “tchochkes.”
The presentation was delivered by RNC Finance Director Rob Bickhart to top donors and fundraisers at a party retreat in Boca Grande, Florida on February 18, a source at the gathering said.
via Exclusive: RNC document mocks donors, plays on ‘fear’ – Ben Smith – POLITICO.com.
Filed under: Politics
Posted on March 4th, 2010 by Jim
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is preparing to consider H.Res.252 — The Armenian Genocide Resolution — this Thursday (March 4, 2010), and it has some key Congresspeople scrambling to kill it.
via The Politics Of Genocide Denial | The Seminal.
Filed under: Politics
Posted on February 28th, 2010 by Jim
Reid let the Senate adjourn and go HOME for the weekend! And Obama, who has the power to call the Congress into session for emergencies, didn’t.
via Seeing the Forest: 1.2 Million Lose Unemployment Checks Tonite.
Filed under: Economics, Politics
Posted on February 21st, 2010 by Jim
There’s a major political fraud underway: the GOP is once again donning their libertarian, limited-government masks in order to re-invent itself and, more important, to co-opt the energy and passion of the Ron-Paul-faction that spawned and sustains the “tea party” movement. The Party that spat contempt at Paul during the Bush years and was diametrically opposed to most of his platform now pretends to share his views. Standard-issue Republicans and Ron Paul libertarians are as incompatible as two factions can be –
via Glenn Greenwald – Salon.com.
Filed under: Politics
Posted on February 20th, 2010 by Jim
There are signs that groups in this country would love to see the clock turned back 60 years so the practice of discrimination, and an ill perceived notion that this country once functioned under theocratic law would get America back on track.
via Dangerous trend toward the Dark Ages for America.
Filed under: Politics
Posted on December 31st, 2009 by Jim
Chicago police officer Darren Pedota is at the center of a lawsuit filed by a diabetic man who was Tasered 11 times over the course of a minute while suffering from a diabetic seizure.
via Cop Tasers Unconscious Diabetic 11 Times – Crime – Gizmodo.
Filed under: Health
Posted on December 28th, 2009 by Jim
WASHINGTON — An attempt to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day would be all-consuming for the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration — if there were one.
The post remains vacant because Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., has held up President Barack Obama's nominee in opposition to the prospect of TSA workers joining a labor union.
via Who’s running the TSA? No one, thanks to Sen. Jim DeMint | McClatchy.
Filed under: Politics
Posted on December 18th, 2009 by Jim
The middle class is not a “normal” thing: it's just the core that holds together democracy and an informed, healthy, and active citizenry.
via Scrooge & Marley, Inc. – The True Conservative Agenda | Thom Hartmann.
Filed under: Economics, Politics
Posted on December 13th, 2009 by Jim
We only hear all this crying and moaning about the deficit when it’s something for regular working people, and not a powerful lobby. And of course, the Republican’ts are right out there in front of the Hypocrisy Parade:
via Study: Bush Tax Cuts Cost More Than Twice As Much As Dems’ Health-Care Bill | Crooks and Liars.
Filed under: Politics
Posted on December 7th, 2009 by Jim
Is XHTML dead? In July, the XHTML2 working group announced it would be dropping the spec and closing the book on XHTML2. That’s XHTML with a 2. Not XHTML.
via Everything you need to know about HTML5 | News | TechRadar UK.
Filed under: Design, Tech