Thursday, July 29, 2010
Well Just have to Conclude that the Tea Party and Republicans are Crazy - even schiziod!
Just Goes to show you a Republican will say anything to get elected and spend all his own money doing it.
It's time to stop corporation donations and sponsorship of people like this, so support President Obama when he tries next time to make the campaign playground fair and safe for the people by calling you're representatives and congressmen to vote the right way!
What President Obama and OFA Stand For: Organizing and Passing Legislation for the People on the Real Issues of our Time
To build a lasting foundation for America
We will not rebuild our economy on the old model of bubbles and busts. We'll only climb out of the current crisis by creating a new, sustainable foundation for our economy's future -- and make the tough choices to put our economy back on the road to long-term prosperity.
Over the past two years, America
After decades of struggle and a year of debate, health reform is now law in America
The 21st century can be the next great American century if we make the necessary investments in our children’s education. We will prepare the next generation for success in college and the workforce, and ensure that American children lead the world once again in creativity and achievement.
Comprehensive immigration reform is essential to continuing the tradition of innovation that immigrants have brought to the American economy, and to ensuring a level playing field for American workers. It’s also essential to providing lasting and dedicated security for our borders.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
An Earlier Victory by President Obama on the American Economy and Protecting American Investors before the Set Back recently on the DISCLOSE Act
An Earlier Victory by President Obama on the American Economy and Protecting American Investors before the Set Back recently on the DISCLOSE Act
Post from Erica Sagrans's Blog:
President Obama on the Republican Economic Agenda: "The same policies that led us into this recession"
Last week the Republican leader in the House offered his own jobs plan—a plan Talking Points Memo described as "Do Nothing":
House Minority Leader John Boehner outlined the top three measures he'd pursue if he becomes Speaker of the House next Congress to create new jobs. But, those who thought he'd outline specific programs and how they would create jobs were disappointed with a familiar litany of wish-list items: repeal health care reform, eschew climate legislation, and renew the Bush tax cuts.
In other words, repeal a program that largely hasn't yet taken effect; prevent new legislation that is also not in effect; and keep a current tax structure in place.
In this week's address, President Obama challenged Republicans to embrace new ideas to create jobs instead of bringing back the failed policies of the past:
“These are not new ideas. They are the same policies that led us into this recession. They will not create jobs, they will kill them. They will not reduce our deficit, they will add $1 trillion to our deficit. They will take us backward at a time when we need to keep America
“I know times are tough. I know that the progress we’ve made isn’t good enough for the millions of Americans who are still out of work or struggling to pay the bills. But I also know the character of this nation. I know that in times of great challenge and difficulty, we don’t fear the future – we shape the future. We harness the skills and ingenuity of the most dynamic country on Earth to reach a better day. We do it with optimism, and we do it with confidence. That’s the spirit we need right now, and that’s the future I know we can build together.”
Senate Republicans Block Disclose Act
Senate Republicans Block Disclose Act
Post from Erica Sagrans's Blog:
Post from Erica Sagrans's Blog:
Senate Republicans Block DISCLOSE Act
Republicans yesterday blocked the DISCLOSE Act from coming to an up-or-down vote on the Senate floor—legislation that would have undone the harmful effects of the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling by requiring increased transparency when it comes to our political process.
As President Obama noted before the vote, Republicans had blocked unemployment benefits, small business tax credits—and now legislation to ensure regular people’s voices aren’t drowned out by special interests trying to influence elections. “On issue after issue, we are trying to move America
The Boston Globe reported on yesterday’s Republican obstruction on one of the President’s top priorities:
Senate Republicans defeated legislation yesterday to require more disclosure in campaign spending, ending Democrats’ quest for stronger rules after a Supreme Court ruling this year allowed corporations and unions to spend unlimited sums to influence elections.
The bill had been a high priority for President Obama, who denounced the Supreme Court ruling during his State of the Union address in January, as justices sat silently in the House chamber.
On a party-line, 57-to-41 vote after a heated debate, an effort by Democrats to fight off a Republican filibuster fell short of the 60 votes required. All 40 Republicans in attendance, including Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts
The legislation was the congressional response to a 5-to-4 Supreme Court ruling in January that struck down limits on corporate and union spending in elections. In the legal case — Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission — the court ruled that corporations and unions must be treated the same as individuals in campaign spending, recognizing a right to bankroll election activities as an exercise of the First Amendment.
The Supreme Court simultaneously upheld spending disclosure requirements, which Democrats tried to expand with the legislation. The House of Representatives passed a version of the bill last month.
The law would have required corporations and unions to reveal how much they spent on broadcast advertising in federal elections. And corporate CEOs or union heads would have to appear in their ads to take responsibility for the message.
President Obama Urges earlier the republicans to help in the Dislose Act:
Post from Erica Sagrans's Blog:
President Obama: ‘A vote against the DISCLOSE Act is a vote to allow corporate and special interest takeovers of our elections’
With an important vote expected today on the DISCLOSE Act, President Obama urged the Senate to pass the bill that would require corporate political advertisers to reveal who’s funding their election-related activities.
The DISCLOSE Act undoes some of the damage from the Citizens United Supreme Court case, which ruled that big corporations can spend unlimited amounts of money influencing our elections, without having to reveal that they’re doing so.
Unfortunately, as they have done on unemployment benefits and tax credits, Republicans in the Senate are doing everything they can to block this bill from moving forward.
Now, you’d think that making these reforms would be a matter of common sense, particularly since they primarily involve just making sure that folks who are financing these ads are disclosed so that the American people can make up their own minds. Nobody is saying you can’t run the ads -- just make sure that people know who in fact is behind financing these ads. And you’d think that reducing corporate and even foreign influence over our elections would not be a partisan issue. But of course, this is Washington America
At a time of such challenge for America
David Plouffe Visits OFA Volunteers: "My money is on you guys"
Also listed in: 2010 HQ Blog |
With OFA’s Vote 2010 strategy underway all across the country, Obama campaign manager David Plouffe stopped by two of Organizing for America California
Plouffe told volunteers that they are the most effective messengers in making the case to friends and neighbors about the importance of November’s elections. OFA California shared more from Plouffe’s visits to OFA in Oakland and Los Angeles:
"The most important thing in 2010 is you talking to these voters, human being to human being, and getting them to say, ‘Alright, I’ll vote,’" Plouffe told volunteers in the Northern and Southern California OFA offices.
Plouffe explained that the President needs you to reach out to first-time ‘08 voters and tell them in your own words why this election matters.
Plouffe’s honest and candid speech to the Oakland
"It was those 15 million first-time voters that allowed us to win in 2008. We have to go out there and tell them that this election matters," Plouffe passionately implored the Oakland
Plouffe was excited about the growth that OFA has seen ever since the 2008 elections. He pointed our that the organization's ability to affect policy in the last two years is remarkable, and is breaking new ground in citizens’ ability to access their government....
Plouffe pointed out that although no one has ever tried to rely so heavily on volunteers and grassroots organizing for a midterm election before, no one else has the level of grassroots support and dedication that OFA does. After letting those words sink and pausing to survey the crowd of volunteers hanging on his every word, Plouffe said frankly, "This year, my money is on you guys."
Sanders for Lieutenant Govenor of Wisconsin on Marriage Equality - GO SANDERS!
The fight for marriage equality took a major step forward yesterday, as more than 500 advocates marched to the capitol to showWisconsin supports equal rights for all its citizens – regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, or orientation.
This issue is a simple question of whether or not our state is inclusive and values equality and fairness for all couples, and we were proud to join them in the cause.
Following the march, we received dozens of emails and phone calls thanking us for standing up for fairness and equality inWisconsin
This issue is a simple question of whether or not our state is inclusive and values equality and fairness for all couples, and we were proud to join them in the cause.
Following the march, we received dozens of emails and phone calls thanking us for standing up for fairness and equality in
“I'm a straight woman, and my recently deceased mother was a lesbian. I wonder how her life would have been different if she didn't have to stay in the closet at work. I wonder how her life would have been different if she had been able to marry her long-time partner. I wonder how my life would have been different if I didn't have to constantly monitor what I said at school about my family. So... thank you.”
In an email back later that day, Marge told us that her sign at rallies always reads “Standing on the side of love.”
Join me in standing with Marge today – sign the statewide petition for marriage equality.
It’s stories like these that show the real impact elections – and the policies that result – have on families across our state. The actions we take, or don't take, today will affect thousands of families just like Marge's. Far too often, that’s something career politicians lose sight of.
People like Marge are the reason I’ve been on the front lines of the fight for marriage equality. This issue isn’t just about basic fairness – it will have an immediate impact on our economy, as well as long-term benefits in attracting and retaining a talented workforce and the jobs that come with it. It's long past time we took action.
Stand with Marge in signing the statewide petition. We’ll deliver the signatures to key elected leaders around the state, letting them know thatWisconsin voters believe in equal rights for all our citizens.
Together, we can make a real difference for families like Marge’s – and take another step toward economic recovery in the process.
Let’s get to work!
Join me in standing with Marge today – sign the statewide petition for marriage equality.
It’s stories like these that show the real impact elections – and the policies that result – have on families across our state. The actions we take, or don't take, today will affect thousands of families just like Marge's. Far too often, that’s something career politicians lose sight of.
People like Marge are the reason I’ve been on the front lines of the fight for marriage equality. This issue isn’t just about basic fairness – it will have an immediate impact on our economy, as well as long-term benefits in attracting and retaining a talented workforce and the jobs that come with it. It's long past time we took action.
Stand with Marge in signing the statewide petition. We’ll deliver the signatures to key elected leaders around the state, letting them know that
Together, we can make a real difference for families like Marge’s – and take another step toward economic recovery in the process.
Let’s get to work!
Henry Sanders, Jr
P.S. Invite your friends and family to sign the petition online - join us on Facebook today and help spread the word!
Paid for by Sanders for Eve Galanter, Treasurer |
(608) 234-4170
PO Box 628003
Middleton , WI 53562
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Democrats' 2010 DNC State: Republican Party, Tea Party Are 'One And The Same' (VIDEO)
Democrats' 2010 Strategy: Republican Party, Tea Party Are 'One And The Same'
Democrats' 2010 Strategy: Republican Party, Tea Party Are 'One And The Same' (VIDEO)
Democrats are planning to link the tea party and Republicans, overlapping the two groups to paint the GOP as a party of extremists and the grassroots activists as tools of the establishment.
Democratic National Committee sources say the party's strategy is to pose the November midterm elections as a contest between Democrats and a joint GOP-tea party plan for the country. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of the official launch of the plan Wednesday by DNC Chairman Tim Kaine.
Democrats plan to cite tea party activists' statements and GOP support and introduce a "Republican-Tea Party Contract With America," a send-up of the 1994 GOP Contract With America that helped Republicans win control of the House for the first time in four decades.
Democrats plan to say the tea party is "the most potent force in Republican politics," as stated on the DNC website:
For the better part of the past year, Republicans have tried to come up with a new agenda for the American people with mixed results. However, with the Tea Party now the most potent force in Republican politics, and with the recent launch of the Tea Party Caucus on Capitol Hill garnering the support of Republican leaders like National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Pete Sessions and Republican Caucus Chair Mike Pence, the Republican Party agenda has become clear. Republican leaders and Tea Party supported Republican candidates can now rally around the "Republican Tea Party Contract on America" as the blueprint for how they would govern.
Democrats plan to point to the Tea Party Caucus on Capitol Hill and its high-powered members, including Rep. Pete Sessions, who runs the GOP's effort to elect House candidates, and Republican Caucus Chairman Mike Pence. Both have voiced support for the Tea Party Caucus and have been strong supporters of lawmakers who have wrapped themselves in its anti-tax, smaller-government, libertarian cloth.
The Democrats, sensitive to last summer's backlash over President Barack Obama's health care bill during town hall-style meetings, plan to send their incumbents home for the August recess armed with a message that the fringe tea party candidates and Republican lawmakers are the same.
"We are also going to use this from now until the election as a pre-emptive strike against GOP's August rebranding effort," the Democratic source said.
Democrats plan to present a 10-point blueprint on how Republicans beholden to the tea party would govern. The Democratic official said the plan would dovetail with what House Democrats planned in their districts while on August recess.
Here's a new web ad rolled out by Democrats to underscore the party's midterm message.
WATCH: DNC Web Ad: Republican Party, Tea Party 'One And The Same' at Huffington Post:
Huffington Post Video
Tea Party Racism, check it out and remember to show your friends:
Oops! and Yes I guess the Tea Party Phenomenon of Hate is actually Republican [(R) Newt Accidentally Admits Tea Party Is Republican]:
Democrats' 2010 Strategy: Republican Party, Tea Party Are 'One And The Same' (VIDEO)
Democrats are planning to link the tea party and Republicans, overlapping the two groups to paint the GOP as a party of extremists and the grassroots activists as tools of the establishment.
Democratic National Committee sources say the party's strategy is to pose the November midterm elections as a contest between Democrats and a joint GOP-tea party plan for the country. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of the official launch of the plan Wednesday by DNC Chairman Tim Kaine.
Democrats plan to cite tea party activists' statements and GOP support and introduce a "Republican-Tea Party Contract With America," a send-up of the 1994 GOP Contract With America that helped Republicans win control of the House for the first time in four decades.
Democrats plan to say the tea party is "the most potent force in Republican politics," as stated on the DNC website:
For the better part of the past year, Republicans have tried to come up with a new agenda for the American people with mixed results. However, with the Tea Party now the most potent force in Republican politics, and with the recent launch of the Tea Party Caucus on Capitol Hill garnering the support of Republican leaders like National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Pete Sessions and Republican Caucus Chair Mike Pence, the Republican Party agenda has become clear. Republican leaders and Tea Party supported Republican candidates can now rally around the "Republican Tea Party Contract on America" as the blueprint for how they would govern.
Democrats plan to point to the Tea Party Caucus on Capitol Hill and its high-powered members, including Rep. Pete Sessions, who runs the GOP's effort to elect House candidates, and Republican Caucus Chairman Mike Pence. Both have voiced support for the Tea Party Caucus and have been strong supporters of lawmakers who have wrapped themselves in its anti-tax, smaller-government, libertarian cloth.
The Democrats, sensitive to last summer's backlash over President Barack Obama's health care bill during town hall-style meetings, plan to send their incumbents home for the August recess armed with a message that the fringe tea party candidates and Republican lawmakers are the same.
"We are also going to use this from now until the election as a pre-emptive strike against GOP's August rebranding effort," the Democratic source said.
Democrats plan to present a 10-point blueprint on how Republicans beholden to the tea party would govern. The Democratic official said the plan would dovetail with what House Democrats planned in their districts while on August recess.
Here's a new web ad rolled out by Democrats to underscore the party's midterm message.
WATCH: DNC Web Ad: Republican Party, Tea Party 'One And The Same' at Huffington Post:
Huffington Post Video
Tea Party Racism, check it out and remember to show your friends:
Oops! and Yes I guess the Tea Party Phenomenon of Hate is actually Republican [(R) Newt Accidentally Admits Tea Party Is Republican]:
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