July 2012
87 posts
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Thoughts on Death & Taxes
What I don’t think the rich (and those who support them) truly understand is that we, the 99%, don’t want to punish them for being rich.
We don’t want to take away what they’ve earned, or ultimately change their way of life. Ultimately all we want, at the most basic level, is to die at a comfortable age amongst our family and know that they are taken care of. In my heart...
June 2012
111 posts
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According to the CBO the Affordable Care Act will... →
Just the facts, repealing the ACA would add to the deficit. Anything else is just conjecture and lies.
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“Pick any other Republican in the country. He is the worst Republican in the...”
– That Time Rick Santorum Was Really Really Right
Republican Congressman admits GOP has no plan to...
abaldwin360:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than two years after Obamacare passed, a longtime Republican congressman admits that his party has “no” plan to replace it if they succeed in getting rid of the landmark health law.
Before the Supreme Court ruling was released yesterday, ThinkProgress spoke with Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE) about what Republicans would do to protect the 57 million Americans who...
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If the Republicans wanted more people to have...
Big question I’ve had for a long time. They keep using that phrase “Repeal and Replace,” well, replace with what? If you legitimately want to reform health care why not just attempt to fix what you believe is broken with the big ass law we already passed?
Of course the reality is they don’t want to improve health care and health care access. They want you to pay up or die....
Watch Fox News anchors get really sad when they... →
notreallykira:
paxamericana:
Been looking for this video all day.
lol Karl Rove looks like his grandmother just called him a failure and then kicked him in the nuts.
You can pinpoint the exact second when his heart rips in half:
Y'know I don't think I ever heard an argument...
More than a year since I first posted it and I still haven’t heard one.
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“Massachusetts, Congress was told, cracked the adverse selection problem. By...”
– Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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“With regards to the individual mandate, the individual responsibility program...”
– Mitt Romney circa 2006
Watching last night's Daily Show
stfusexists:
Did anyone notice that Fox & Friends has replaced the co-anchor they offended into leaving with sexist jokes (Gretchen Carlson) with a look-alike?!
Haven’t you noticed that Fox News casts women so that they’re mostly interchangeable?:
I think it’s because their audience fears change… well, that or they just love themselves some white blonde ladies.
Uruguay's clever plan to limit cocaine use: Sell...
shortformblog:
cocaine Uruguay, like many countries in Latin America, is struggling to fight against black-market drug dealers that are selling drugs like cocaine and the crack-like pasta basica, and in recent years has seen an uptick in crime as a result.
marijuana In an effort to push drug users away from the harder stuff, the country is currently debating whether to start selling marijuana...
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Oil Analyst: Gas May Fall to $3 A Gallon By... →
Hey remember that time Romney (along with a bunch of other people who were wrong) blamed Obama for the rise in gas prices?
12,800,000 Americans Receive Insurance Rebates As... →
thepoliticalfreakshow:
12.8 million Americans will receive $1.1 billion in rebates from insurers that have not met minimum spending guidelines in Obamacare, the administration announced Thursday morning. The Affordable Care Act requires insurers to spend 80 to 85 percent of premium dollars on health care services or issue rebates to policy holders. The average rebate is valued at $151 per...
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Romney Campaign Reportedly Asked Florida Governor... →
That is how devoted the Republicans are to tanking this economy over the next few months to win the election.
“There’s no intention on behalf of the Republicans in the House of...”
– U.S. House of Representatives Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD), saying what anyone with eyes, ears and half a brain already knows. (via kathiek)
Prove him wrong Republicans, I fucking dare you.
“[Obama is] just very, very scary. Now, I know there’s a lot of people that are...”
– Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett proving he’s an even bigger jackass than I thought. When asked about his comments later, Bennett replied, “I have no personal knowledge about what happened.” But he’ll sure pretend he does!
I had emailed Bennett previously about the whole “I’m not a birther, I...
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Fuck you and the horse you danced in on
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A friend of mine gets booted out of Downtown... →
stfuconservatives:
glossylalia:
panasonicyouth:
jason-peeta-todd:
onemanswords:
This story has been making the rounds in Triangle-based social media. It’s popped up on my Facebook feed a handful of times already, but I’ve yet to see it on Twitter; I figured I’d remedy that.
SO GUYS, THIS PLACE TOTALLY HAS A FACEBOOK AND I’M PRETTY SURE WE COULD TUMBLR BOMB THE SHIT OUT OF IT.
oh my...
“At 21, Bristol decides, for no clear reason (besides footage), to leave Wasilla,...”
– Hank Stuever on Bristol Palin’s new reality show. (via washingtonpoststyle)
“It’s so hard to be a single mother, especially when you’re famous, and even harder when you get to stay in a Hollywood mansion.”
After 15 Years, the Montana Republican Party to... →
toddzwillich:
Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) channels...
avatareverlark:
joegressivism:
“What European country did conservatives love before this crisis? What was the highest ranked Western country on the heritage index of economic freedom? What is the country with the lowest corporate tax rates? It was Ireland, and by the way Ireland has done everything. Ireland is Romney’s economy in practice. They’ve laid off a large fraction of their public work...
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“What European country did conservatives love before this crisis? What was the...”
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Paul Krugman on economic strategies in European countries (The Colbert Report 6-18/2012)
I often fear that no one will listen to Paul Krugman before it’s too late.
Maude Lebowski's monologue in the Big Lebowski is... →
(starts at 1:07 in the link)
Maude Lebowski: Does the female form make you uncomfortable, Mr. Lebowski? The Dude: Uh, is that what this is a picture of? Maude Lebowski: In a sense, yes. My art has been commended as being strongly vaginal which bothers some men. The word itself makes some men uncomfortable. Vagina. The Dude: Oh yeah? Maude Lebowski: Yes, they don’t like hearing it and find it...
In a hilarious moment of foreshadowing, Obama... →
duskroses:
AHAHAHA. I pretty much associate John Kerry with Mitt Romney too — lacklustre, obscenely wealthy White Massachusetts politician with no charisma, up against an incumbent with a relatively loyal base, but with several detractors. Except that Kerry and Romney (and therefore Bush and Obama) are from the opposite party.
Hyup, it’s pretty fun to be on the other side of the 2004...
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In a hilarious moment of foreshadowing, Obama... →
