From the monthly archives: August 2009
Democrat town halls = near mobs. Republican town halls – Republicans who will not vote for any healthcare reform = civil. Until you call the Congressman on it:
Update: Anthony of Ohio Daily Blog was there too and got this video:
Full Story... →From HuffPo:
Great news — yet another major company has acted in response to our campaign calling on Glenn Beck’s advertisers to stop supporting his show. GEICO told us that they will no longer run ads during Beck’s show.
This comes on the heels of news last week that four other advertisers — Lawyers.com, Progressive Insurance, Procter & Gamble, and SC Johnson — also distanced themselves from Beck. None of this would have been possible without the thousands of people — more than 75,000, now — who have taken action and signed our petition to Glenn Beck’s [...]
Full Story... →So much for civility. At a town hall meeting where he calls for civility (and apparently pretty much gets it aside from a woman yelling “where’s the passion!”), Congressman Steve LaTourette (OH-14) replies to a question from a blogger with “BULLSHIT!”. Not once, but twice.
Tim at Blogger Interrupted has the video and will be posting it soon. Just spoke with him on the phone and he said the meeting was not anything like you see on TV at Democrat town halls. The reason why? LaTourette is likely not voting for any kind of healthcare reform whatsoever. When [...]
Full Story... →Lie #1: President Obama wants to euthanize your grandma!!!
The truth: These accusations?of “death panels” and forced euthanasia?are, of course, flatly untrue. As an article from the Associated Press puts it: “No ‘death panel’ in health care bill.”4 What’s the real deal? Reform legislation includes a provision, supported by the AARP, to offer senior citizens access to a professional medical counselor who will provide them with information on preparing a living will and other issues facing older Americans.5
Lie #2: Democrats are going to outlaw private insurance and force you into a government plan!!!
The truth: With reform, choices [...]
Full Story... →OK. He didn’t say fucking. I did. He also didn’t say she was, but he did say her interpretation of “end of life counseling” as “death panels” is:
One of the foremost advocates of expanding Medicare end-of-life planning coverage is Johnny Isakson, a Republican Senator from Georgia. He co-sponsored 2007′s Medicare End-of-Life Planning Act and proposed an amendment similar to the House bill’s Section 1233 during the Senate HELP Committee’s mark-up of its health care bill. I reached Sen. Isakson at his office this afternoon. He was befuddled that this had become a question of euthanasia, termed Palin’s interpretation “nuts,” [...]
Full Story... →LOL. This from Josh Marshall is just classic:
Once you thoroughly unfasten yourself from reality, truly all things are possible.
He’s talking about an IBD editorial where the claim is made:
People such as scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn’t have a chance in the U.K., where the National Health Service would say the life of this brilliant man, because of his physical handicaps, is essentially worthless.
But…um…Hawking is from the UK. Been there his whole life. ROFL
ht Jay Bookman
Full Story... →Keith goes off on “Death Panel Palin” and…ahum…KILLS it!
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Full Story... →Remember Fight the Smears? I spent the better part of a year using it as inspiration and fodder to hammer insane wingnut lunatics out to prevent Barack Obama from becoming President by lying and sowing seeds of fear and loathing among the masses.
It didn’t work out well for them.
One reason it didn’t was a coordinated effort by the campaign and by bloggers like me who fought back – hard. It’s the only way you deal with insane ignorant bullies. Hit them hard and keep hitting them until those who might sheepishly go along are forced not [...]
Full Story... →DDN reported on a new Facebook group opposing Jennifer Garrison’s bid for Ohio Secretary of State on Friday. I got an invite today and the group already has 155 members. No love in some of the comments either:
I’m sure you are hearing this from the LGBT Community from all around the state, but I have to make my voice heard on this. Jennifer Garrison should be a non-starter in the Secretary of State race. She is totally unacceptable for statewide office. She is a anti-gay, anti-woman and pro-gun. The is a Democrat in name only. I [...]
Full Story... →The Environmental Defense Fund is running ads against Pat Tiberi on climate change and energy. Seeing these a ton on TV today:
It looks like they are running two others against Mark Souder (IN-3) and Tim Holden (PA-17).
Tiberi and Souder are both Republicans. Holden is a Blue Dog Democrat. Both Republicans are in near 60/40 districts. I’m not sure about IN-3, but OH-12 is a pretty solidly Republican district that has been slowly trending more Democratic since 2002. The ads in OH-12 are good softening ads, but absent a strong challenge with a [...]
Full Story... →Budget Watch
