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Hamlet, III, ii, 229-30:
Hamlet:
Madam, how like you this play?
Queen:
The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
Instant Runoff Voting might not be as great as you think.
Thom, please talk with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com before you tout IRV anymore. He has changed his mind and no longer supports IRV. I haven't heard the details from him about it yet but I really wish you would have an on-air discussion with Brad about it.
Burlington, Vermont rejected IRV:
http://blackboxvoting.com/s9/index.php?/categories/18-Instant-Runoff-Vot...
Somebody needs to straighten out everyone who talks into a microphone for a living, and soon. Now, Thom and several others I've heard have not made this mistake, but I have no other outlet for my complaint: That city in Colombia is Cartagena, not Cartageña. Likewise with habanero peppers; they're from Havana, not Havaña, so they're not habañeros.
There is a terrible ignorance that makes some people believe every n in Spanish has a tilde on it.
I actually probably would still eat the seafood. I love seafood and order it all the time because it's healthier than burgers. Not once while eating seafood have I thought of mutated fish although I bet thats now going to change! In reality, by the time it's caught, skinned, prepared, cooked and on my plate in front of me, it would be a waste not to eat it. Kids in Africa would kill for the dinner scraps that I throw away, so I try not to look a gift horse in the mouth. That being said and my poor justifications aside, if I thought that not eating seafood would actually help kick BP out of the Gulf I would curb my appetite immediately. Not to mention that mutated fish may not be all that healthy in the first place!
Cant eat beef because of hormone injections, mad cow and pink slime, no veggies because of e. coli, if I can't consciously eat seafood then what's next?
I wonder if the voters in FL know how much this stupid plan has cost them? They look for anything that punishes the poor people their policies created in the first place. I am so disgustedf with the right wing rhetoric I sometimes want to reach into the TV and strangle somebody. Not that I'd ever strangle anyone, but I am really, really even more disgusted with our media who while saying they are fair and balanced, actually bash the left while applauding the right, so how is that fair and balanced? It's not,unless someone changed the reality rules and didn't tell me.
ALEC is an evil organization and is NOT a representative of those of us that stand & die for "Equality...Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness".
ALEC, Koch, the Ayn Rands, etc. are all representatives of the selfish intrest of the UBER rich and those who violently dispose of humanity and equality. In Daniel Quinn's book "Ishmael"...They would be known as "The Takers"; those who denounce the ways of the "Leavers"; whoes healthy social diverse ways are time proven rather than money motivated or politically popular.
"The world of the Takers is one vast prison..." D. Quinn; Ishmael p251
Mr. Hartmann: I've been following the political and economic situation in the U.S. for some time, and it occurred to me the other day that despite no formal announcements being made, the U.S. is pretty much under austerity measures. When politicians no longer act as politicians should in similar circumstances, one has to question what's really going on. The signs of austerity are all here, in plain view. Cuts to social programs, increased surveillance and private police, influx of foreign ownership, selling stuff off cheap, privatizing every level of society, draining of citizen wealth, voter and citizen suppression, union busting, wage reductions, concessions only for the rich..........
Has the U.S. been IMF'D and the arrangements all made behind closed doors? There are just too many symptoms to ignore. Anyways, thanks for the great programs. I learn something every time I watch your show.
Look on the bright side, thanks to ALEC we might get to see Nugent try to "stand-his-ground" against the Secret Service!
By the way, it should be noted that Koch money has done much to promote this carcinogen known as ALEC, which has played a role in putting democracy on life support........ Tea-baggers like Nugent think unelected guys like the Kochs, as the "deciders," somehow equates to freedom! I wonder if he's willing to fill his canteen near some of their industrial sites? Now that's FREEDOM!
As someone who realizes that this country is currently in the middle of a civl war being carried fought by the rich andcororate america against the middle and lowerclass population we need to wake up the public to realise this so theycan ake the side of the ones that stand for tjeqm and bacl them witha strong fight.
The celebration of the demise of ALEC is premature. I listened to Mike Pappantonio, host of Ring of Fire radio program, filling in for the Ed Schultz radiio program the other day, and Mike Pappantonio said that ALEC will just change their name and their agenda will continue.
dumb waste of money. How about drug testing congress, we pay them for their serve(???) alcohol is a drug (the worst one) and I don't want them drinking on the job! it's critical to think with good judgement when our future is at stake! and the planet...
I knew beyond question that there was a background organization operating that enabled R Reagan to win the White House because within the first 3 mo of his administration the entire social service network was practically dismantled and Reagan could not have achieved this on his own. It was like a hit list that had been planned for years. (Also it became apparent when the Iranians released the hostages within minutes after his swearing in). However I am firmly convinced that our federal congressional members had to know about ALEC as well - it would be virtually impossible for them to be in the dark since even dem congresspeople attended the meetings. For 30 years this was a secret! So what that says, on the state as well as the federal level, our "representatives" have colluded to keep this from the voting public. ALEC dismantles the right of voters to have their choices heard and moves the privilege for representation almost exclusively to the corporate members. This is one more black mark against Congress and everyone who has accepted and introduced legislation coming from that organization should lose their seat. The names of every concressperson who has engaged in this sleazy overthrow of our elective system should be published and targeted.
Your caller was correct Thom. The right in Arizona did indeed put the crosshairs on their targets and took photos. And it WAS over the pale, or whatever you called it. I saw them all. Google it.
Thom's joke about Iran donating to Karl Rove so they can get illegal weapons is what Al Franken calls kidding on the square. You tell it like a joke, but you really mean it.
As long as ALEC wants to gut environmental regulations and to support giving huge tax breaks to big banks and corporations, it is a dangerous organization. The phone-calling and letter-writing efforts sponsored by several great organizations (the Center for Media and Democracy, People for the American Way, and others) have had a positive effect, but we can't let up. I hope these efforts are sustained until all ALEC members are tired of hearing from us--the 99%--and are willing to drop out.
I will admit to being a bit ignorant on this subject. I ask this not to start a flame war but because I really don't understand. What is so bad about having to show ID to vote? Before my county went all paperless ballots I had to show ID in order to vote? How are they suppose to identify you are who you say you are without ID? Don't most states require everyone to carry picture ID? Can someone enlighten me here?
Someone please inform Mr Nugent, that yes the our fore fathers did indeed try to negotiate with the British PARLIMENT and King when the brought together the first Continental Congress. Also can someone please ask him if he knows who our current VP is? Because from his comments it sounds like he thinks Hillary Clinton is the VP.
Talk about useless idiots.
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Interesting point you bring up, Kevinbg. What state is Romney supposed to be from for purposes of the election (since presidential electors can't vote for both a Pres. and VP from their own state)? It's like trying to figure what state the Simpsons live in.
Hey, Thom, maybe ol' Mitty doesn't want to release his tax returns is because it could be used as evidence of VOTER FRAUD. Did he pay state taxes in Mass? If not, then that's definitive proof.
I asked myself who Michael Taylor is, and he didn't know. I guess I'll never find out.
In regards to the republican Freudian projection, where the republicans are reflexively accusing the democrats and Obama of offenses that they have committed (and been accused of).
I believe their strategy is that at the end of the day, they want the low information voters to think “both sides say that” and believe “both parties are the same”…
Not only would this drive down the cost of gas, but the profits could go a long way to improving the lives of the people. We could stop the wars for oil, regardless of the reasons the government may give us for these wars, it's for oil. This in turn would lower our deficit since the majority of the deficit has been created by the costs of endless wars. This would reap huge profits from the sale of refined oil products, which would reduce taxation on people, thusly putting more money in the hands of workers, who in turn would spend that money stimulating the economy. A win win situation. Then people could control this energy through their votes. Hard to vote a CEO out of office, unless you're mega rich and own a majority of stock in that corporation, but we can still vote our legislaters out.
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