DN Speak: 8/5/12

Saturday, August 11, 2012

And still you complain...

And still you complain...
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Don't call Ryan's plan to "reform" Medicare a voucher system, call it what it is: a plan to replace Medicare with coupons.

Don't call Ryan's plan to "reform" Medicare a voucher system, call it what it is: a plan to replace Medicare with coupons.
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One of the reason the GOP insists on calling it a "voucher" system is that... Read more

Romney Slams Obama For Medicare Cuts In Ryan's Budget

Romney Slams Obama For Medicare Cuts In Ryan's Budget
TPMDC | AUGUST 11, 2012
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The problem with Republicans' defense of Medicare cuts: Ryan's own budget sustains the same cuts that they decry in ... Read more

Paul Ryan Lowered Wisconsin’s Welfare Work Requirement Threshold In 2002

Paul Ryan Lowered Wisconsin's Welfare Work Requirement Threshold In 2002
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 11, 2012
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Mitt Romney has spent the week characterizing President Obama's decision to grant waivers to states seeking innovative ... Read more

Paul Ryan’s Original Medicare Plan Ends Medicare, Period

Paul Ryan's Original Medicare Plan Ends Medicare, Period
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 11, 2012
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In April of 2011, after Republican Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan had been House Budget Chair for only a few months, he ... Read more

How Ryan’s Budget Would Increase The Deficit

How Ryan's Budget Would Increase The Deficit
THINK PROGRESS | AUGUST 11, 2012
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Mitt Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as his Vice Presidential running mate suggests that he will advocate ... Read more

Does Romney Think Paul Ryan Is Qualified To Be President?

Does Romney Think Paul Ryan Is Qualified To Be President?
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 11, 2012
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Throughout his campaign, Mitt Romney has hammered President Obama for a lack of experience in the private sector, saying ... Read more

The Religio-Industrial Complex v The Innovators, Sean Faircloth @ The Amaz!ng Meeting 2012

The author of Attack of the Theocrats: How the Religious Right Harms Us All & What We Can Do About It, describes how your tax money subsidizes fundamentalists then issues a call to action. See more videos of The Amaz!ing Meeting at youtube.com/JamesRandiFoundation. Faircloth is Director of Strategy & Policy at the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science, US.

WHY I STARVE: A RAMADAN TALE

Chick-Fil-Idiocy

Julia Sweeney - Letting go of God

"Ready, Set, Tempt!" by Old Fart Rants

Week In The News: Truth Battles, Temple Shooting, Mars Landing

Interview:

http://onpoint.wbur.org/2012/08/10/week-in-the-news-208

Truth and campaigning, front and center this week. Or maybe, campaigning and lies. Everybody’s claiming the other guy is doing it. Americans, stuck in the middle of the mud sling.

In Oak Creek, Wisconsin, another mass murder. At a Sikh temple. They’ve taken it with dignity, but the pain is terrible.
On Mars, an American rover lands again. Mission control goes nuts. The great show goes on at the Olympics. Usain Bolt, US women’s soccer, the sprinter on carbon fiber legs. And the US has its hottest July ever. Hello?
This hour, On Point: our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Senior Hunger

Interview:

http://onpoint.wbur.org/2012/07/30/senior-hunger

Senior hunger in America. It’s insidious and it’s growing, quietly. That’s because seniors are humiliated and don’t want to be a bother and want to stay in their homes so they go hungry without making a fuss.
But advocates for the elderly are raising the alarm. An army of baby boomers who’ve saved nowhere near enough given how long they’re going to live is marching toward a hungry retirement.
This hour, On Point: the heartbreaking story of doing without after you’ve given your all in the land of plenty.

Friday News Roundup - Domestic (Diane Rehm)

Interview:

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-08-10/friday-news-roundup-domestic

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama of dismantling federal welfare reform and creating a “culture of dependency.” The U.S. economy continued to send mixed signals. And victims of the Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting were remembered at vigils across the United States. Ron Elving of NPR, Nia-Malika Henderson of The Washington Post and John King of CNN join Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories.

Friday News Roundup - International | The Diane Rehm Show from WAMU and NPR

Interview:

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-08-10/friday-news-roundup-international

The leaders of more than a dozen countries attended a meeting in Tehran, Iran, aimed at ending the violence in Syria. Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi fired his intelligence chief and other top security officials on Wednesday in response to the killings of 16 soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula. And the murder trial of Bo Xilai's wife, Gu Kailai, concluded in China behind closed doors. Courtney Kube of NBC News, Tom Gjelten of NPR and Nadia Bilbassy of MBC TV join Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

Paul Ryan's strengths and weaknesses

Paul Ryan's strengths and weaknesses
TOP NBCNEWS HEADLINES | AUGUST 11, 2012
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With all signs pointing to **Mitt Romney **selecting **Paul Ryan** as his VP running mate tomorrow in Norfolk, VA, Romney went bold. And here is First... Read more

VIDEO: Tea Party Councilman Holds Sign Featuring Severed Obama Head

VIDEO: Tea Party Councilman Holds Sign Featuring Severed Obama Head
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 11, 2012
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A Tea Party councilman is so far defying calls for his resignation after an old video resurfaced that shows him holding signs ... Read more

Meet Paul Ryan: Climate Denier, Conspiracy Theorist, Koch Acolyte

Meet Paul Ryan: Climate Denier, Conspiracy Theorist, Koch Acolyte
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 11, 2012
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By Brad Johnson, campaign manager for Forecast the Facts Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Mitt Romney's vice-presidential pick, is ... Read more

12 Things You Should Know About Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan

12 Things You Should Know About Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 11, 2012
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Mitt Romney has picked as his running mate 42 year-old Republican Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI), the architect of the GOP ... Read more

Plan It Forward: The Right Way To Put Americans To Work On American Lands

Plan It Forward: The Right Way To Put Americans To Work On American Lands
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 11, 2012
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by Majora Carter, via the Huffington Post Some would argue — and I'm one of them — that many government ... Read more

Spot the difference.

Spot the difference.
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Biden: Mitch McConnell vowed no cooperation with the Obama administration from the get-go

Biden: Mitch McConnell vowed no cooperation with the Obama administration from the get-go
DAILY KOS | AUGUST 10, 2012
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I downloaded Michael Grunwald's The New New Deal earlier this week, but I haven't yet fired up the Kindle to start reading it. ... Read more

Viewpoint: Romney Angers Veterans And Nuns

Viewpoint: Romney Angers Veterans And Nuns
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 10, 2012
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Our guest blogger is John Boccieri, a former Congressman from Ohio and U.S. Air Force Instructor Pilot. I've been honored to ... Read more

Friday, August 10, 2012

Ohio Limits Early Voting Hours In Democratic Counties, Expands In Republican Counties

Ohio Limits Early Voting Hours In Democratic Counties, Expands In Republican Counties
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 10, 2012
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Ohio has introduced a new tactic in their broader attempts to make it even harder for Democratic voters to get to the polls ... Read more

GOP Senate Candidate Linked To Controversial ‘Christian Supremacist’ Group

GOP Senate Candidate Linked To Controversial 'Christian Supremacist' Group
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 10, 2012
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GOP Representative and Missouri Senate Candidate Todd Akin has a long history of extremism, particularly with respect to the ... Read more

Obama Stimulus Created The Equivalent Of 12 Hoover Dams

Obama Stimulus Created The Equivalent Of 12 Hoover Dams
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 10, 2012
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The idea that President Obama's stimulus package failed is a favorite Republican canard, even as economic consensus and ... Read more

How The Right Robbed Romney Of His Running Room

How The Right Robbed Romney Of His Running Room
TPMDC | AUGUST 10, 2012
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Conservatives warn Romney: veer from orthodoxy at your peril. Read more

Briseira Torres was born in the USA, but was imprisoned for 4 1/2 months in Arizona because one cop lied to a grand jury saying she forged her documents and was here illegally. She was unable to care for her 14 year old daughter and lost her home & car.

Briseira Torres was born in the USA, but was imprisoned for 4 1/2 months in Arizona because one cop lied to a grand jury saying she forged her documents and was here illegally. She was unable to care for her 14 year old daughter and lost her home & car.
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Woman In Jail Because Authorities Thought She Was Illegal

American Cop In Canada Wishes He Had His Gun Because...

Joseph Stiglitz: 'This Deficit Fetishism Is Killing Our Economy'

Joseph Stiglitz: 'This Deficit Fetishism Is Killing Our Economy'
THE HUFFINGTON POST - FEATURED NEWS | AUGUST 9, 2012
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NEW YORK -- What's wrong with the U.S. economy? Growth comes in fits and starts. Unemployment has been over 8 percent for three and a half years. Cut... Read more

The Libor scandal is the largest financial scandal of all-time, but receiving almost no TV coverage. Here is a complete package of news articles on the matter.

The Libor scandal is the largest financial scandal of all-time, but receiving almost no TV coverage. Here is a complete package of news articles on the matter.
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"Blatant" - Obama for America TV Ad

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Colbert: No Way Am I Paying More for Papa John's - Bemoans ObamaCare's reported effect on pizza prices

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'We're with you, sisters': Nuns amazed by outpouring of support

'We're with you, sisters': Nuns amazed by outpouring of support
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More than 900 Roman Catholic nuns gathering in St. Louis, Mo., this week to discuss the future of their relationship with the Vatican were surprised ... Read more

New Romney Campaign Distortion: Falsely Claims Obama ‘Promised Today To Bail Out Every Industry’

New Romney Campaign Distortion: Falsely Claims Obama 'Promised Today To Bail Out Every Industry'
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 9, 2012
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The Romney campaign, which has apparently exhausted the selectively edited clip of President Obama saying "you ... Read more

GOP Governor: The ‘Gaze Of Intolerance’ Against Muslims ‘Is Disturbing To Me’

GOP Governor: The 'Gaze Of Intolerance' Against Muslims 'Is Disturbing To Me'
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 9, 2012
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) during an Iftar dinner two weeks ago called Islamophobic conservatives "bigots." ... Read more

Now Romney is pulling the "War on Religion" card

Now Romney is pulling the "War on Religion" card
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Letter from Gay Son to Romney-Supporting Dad: "My Dad Was Going to Vote for Romney, Until I Wrote Him This Letter"

Letter from Gay Son to Romney-Supporting Dad: "My Dad Was Going to Vote for Romney, Until I Wrote Him This Letter"
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Dad, I saw your recent post on Facebook "liking" Mitt Romney and had to write... Read more

Disarray To Unity: How Democrats Got Their Groove Back

Disarray To Unity: How Democrats Got Their Groove Back
TPMDC | AUGUST 9, 2012
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Last summer, Democrats reached a low point as the debt limit debacle was wrapping up. Not only did they succumb to the GOP's ... Read more

Ann Coulter tears the mask off FOX.

Ann Coulter tears the mask off FOX.
DAILY KOS | AUGUST 9, 2012
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Oh Ann, now look what you've done. Not only have you given away the store, you got Sean to help. True, he did it unwittingly, ... Read more

'Slavery' Stunner, KKK Flap Among 'Facts' In Sweeping New Jindal Push

'Slavery' Stunner, KKK Flap Among 'Facts' In Sweeping New Jindal Push
THE HUFFINGTON POST - FEATURED NEWS | AUGUST 8, 2012
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Under Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal's sweeping new school voucher program, tens of millions of Louisiana taxpayer dollars will ... Read more

Jindal Faces Backlash Over Controversial Creationist Law

Jindal Faces Backlash Over Controversial Creationist Law
THE HUFFINGTON POST - FEATURED NEWS | AUGUST 8, 2012
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The leader of a national multi-faith religious group blasted Republican Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's school voucher ... Read more

Extending Middle Class Tax Cuts: It's the Right Thing to Do

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"The Worst Possible Candidate!" by Old Fart Rants

Romney's Welfare Attack On Obama

Dying Daughter's Health Insurance Cut By Wells Fargo?

After Announcing Record Earnings, Disney CEO Claims Corporate Taxes Are Hurting U.S. Companies

After Announcing Record Earnings, Disney CEO Claims Corporate Taxes Are Hurting U.S. Companies
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 8, 2012
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The Walt Disney Corporation today announced its highest quarterly earnings ever today, due to higher prices at its theme parks ... Read more

Second Boy Scout Council Stands Up To BSA, Refuses To Discriminate

Second Boy Scout Council Stands Up To BSA, Refuses To Discriminate
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 8, 2012
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With the Boy Scouts of America national leadership refusing to either consider lifting its ban on LGBT scouts and leaders or ... Read more

Why Stem Cells Are 2012′s Sleeper Issue

Why Stem Cells Are 2012′s Sleeper Issue
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 8, 2012
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Stem cell research was, along with marriage equality, the culture war issue of the Bush years. Embryonic stem cell research ... Read more

Nuns Challenge Romney To Spend A Day With Them To Learn About Plight Of America’s Poor

Nuns Challenge Romney To Spend A Day With Them To Learn About Plight Of America's Poor
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Germany's top court has ruled that homosexual couples must receive a tax benefit available to heterosexual married couples. The verdict comes as the ruling CDU debates making same-sex couples more equal in tax law.

Germany's top court has ruled that homosexual couples must receive a tax benefit available to heterosexual married couples. The verdict comes as the ruling CDU debates making same-sex couples more equal in tax law.
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“Planned Parenthood was my health care provider after I graduated from college. I got birth control, for my migraine headaches and my heavy flow. 95% of their services don’t involve anything controversial. So for that 5% that Romney doesn't agree with, he’s going to take away cancer screenings?”

"Planned Parenthood was my health care provider after I graduated from college. I got birth control, for my migraine headaches and my heavy flow. 95% of their services don't involve anything controversial. So for that 5% that Romney doesn't agree with, he's going to take away cancer screenings?"
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As governor, Mitt Romney used same work requirement waiver he now claims will gut welfare reform

As governor, Mitt Romney used same work requirement waiver he now claims will gut welfare reform
DAILY KOS | AUGUST 8, 2012
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You know how Mitt Romney says the Obama administration has a secret plan to give states special waivers that will let lazy ... Read more

Jindal Gives Life To Controversial Creationist Reality With New Law

Jindal Gives Life To Controversial Creationist Reality With New Law
THE HUFFINGTON POST - FEATURED NEWS | AUGUST 7, 2012
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Thanks to a new law privatizing public education in Louisiana, Bible-based curriculum can now indoctrinate young, pliant minds ... Read more

Dem Congressman Revives Warnings On Right-Wing Extremism

Congressman Revives Warnings On Right-Wing Extremism
THE HUFFINGTON POST - FEATURED NEWS | AUGUST 7, 2012
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WASHINGTON -- It's been almost two years since Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), as a member of the House Homeland Security ... Read more

The Real Problem With Welfare

The Real Problem With Welfare
THE ATLANTIC | AUGUST 8, 2012
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Mitt Romney has a new ad out accusing President Obama of attempting to "gut" welfare reform by letting states hand out cash to families that aren't w... Read more

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Sikh Temple Shooting In Wisconsin & Anti-Muslim Propaganda

NRA Fundraising Letter After Aurora Shooting

Defense Industry Leans On Congress -- Avoid Cuts, Even If It Means More Taxes

Defense Industry Leans On Congress -- Avoid Cuts, Even If It Means More Taxes
TPMDC | AUGUST 7, 2012
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Given the defense industry's enormous power and historic alignment with the GOP, it's call for Congress to consider raising ... Read more

Here's A Reason To Worry About Grandma

Here's A Reason To Worry About Grandma
THE HUFFINGTON POST - FEATURED NEWS | AUGUST 6, 2012
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Nearly one in two Americans -- 46 percent -- die "with virtually no financial assets," or less than $10,000, according to a recent study by economics ... Read more

How Obamacare Is Helping Vulnerable Pregnant Women Across The Country

How Obamacare Is Helping Vulnerable Pregnant Women Across The Country
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 7, 2012
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The passage of the Affordable Care Act has marked significant benefits for women, including ensuring increased access to ... Read more

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

The Dog Who Knows 1,000 Words

"Lee Doren Busted Redux" by Old Fart Rants

Obama Compared To Hitler, Stalin, & Mao By GOP Candidate

Fear Mongering Over Defense Budget Cuts

Obama campaign steps up ad attack on Romney's record at Bain - latimes.com

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-obama-steps-up-ad-attack-on-romney-bain-20120806,0,5262150.story

The Vast Potential For Renewable Energy In The American West

The Vast Potential For Renewable Energy In The American West
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 6, 2012
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by Jessica Goad, Daniel J. Weiss, and Richard W. Caperton Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah—the "Four ... Read more

NOM Defends Biblical Marriage, Including Slavery, Concubines, Polygamy, And Rape

NOM Defends Biblical Marriage, Including Slavery, Concubines, Polygamy, And Rape
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 6, 2012
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Defenders of Chick-fil-A's anti-equality positions have argued that the company simply believes in the "biblical ... Read more

Private Prisons Cost Arizona $3.5 Million More Per Year Than State-Run Prisons

Private Prisons Cost Arizona $3.5 Million More Per Year Than State-Run Prisons
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 6, 2012
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Private prisons, touted as a cost-efficient alternative to state-run penitentiaries, are not living up to their promises in at ... Read more

Tea Party Group Jokes About Beating Obama To Death

Tea Party Group Jokes About Beating Obama To Death
THINKPROGRESS | AUGUST 6, 2012
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A local tea party group in Pennsylvania called Northeast Pennsylvania Spirit of 1776 is sending out an email alert in which it ... Read more

Sunday, August 5, 2012

SAM HARRIS THE BIBLE'S FALACIES

Eat Chick-fil-A Guilt-Free With 'Chicken Offsets' - Offset money goes to support gay rights

http://www.newser.com/story/151488/eat-chick-fil-a-guilt-free-with-chicken-offsets.html

Mitt Romney perverts concept of a level playing field in energy. Not by accident

Mitt Romney perverts concept of a level playing field in energy. Not by accident
DAILY KOS | AUGUST 5, 2012
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String of 2.5-megawatt wind turbines along a ridge on the Kumayaay Indian Reservation in California. Mitt Romney's views on ... Read more

Koch Brothers Bankrolling Massive Campaign Against Obama

Koch Brothers Bankrolling Massive Campaign Against Obama
THE HUFFINGTON POST - FEATURED NEWS | AUGUST 5, 2012
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A conservative group led by longtime political activist Ralph Reed has budgeted $10 million for a major 2012 election push to ... Read more