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What role do conservative Democrats play in this current attack on people's rights? I have a hard time believing it's all the Republicans' fault. An inaction is an action. And democrats' refusal to play hardball on the hardball court is hurting the whole team. We picked them to play our game. We can either be happy with losing all the time or we can build a new team. We can't wait for a Bad News Bears moment, we will have to create our own.
I love the new Progressives United but it isn't grassroots and I feel it won't last. We need 'big P' change and we need it to start with Thom Hartmann, Russ Feingold, Michael Moore, Alan Grayson, and Bernie Sanders. We need them out soapboxing and speaking from the heart, not teleprompters. And I suggest radical left fluffers behind the scenes to get them pumped up before their speeches. Well maybe not Thom.
You back up our natural leaders with some RATM and you'll start a movement. We're hungry for it.
Here we go – corporate fascism ala carte! This freak show is brought to us by the GOP. It’s their latest attempt to steal our country out from under us and thwart democracy. Has Scott Walker shocked the American public out of its collective stupor? If not, it’s going to get a lost worse. I fear for us all. – Doro -
Calling for a general strike, NOW! They can only win if we let them. Stop working, and their cash flow stops. The only thing these people wil ever feel is pain in the wallet. They do not feel or care about our pain, but it is time they felt a little. Quit being sheep! Quit expecting someone to come along and do it for us. It is up to us, the hard working, honest people of this country to set things right again. The politicians of this once great country have no interest in changing how things operate in this world. Everyone one of them is being enriched by the status quo. It is time for things to change. End the economic slavery that has taken over our lives.
STRIKE, NOW. They can only win if we let them. It is time to fight back. They have declared war, and we are just now beginning to notice, after 30 years.
Interestingly enough, I feel they've made it EASIER for Obama to win in 2012! Only the public will tell!
It is time for middle America to stand up for itself. Call for a general strike, it will hit them where it hurts. In the pocket book.
It's all about creating a feudal system. Serfs up!
They keep exposing their true intentions every day like an open book. This is going to come back and bite them in their assets. The truth will out and they are presenting it. At first I could have bit my tongue off by watching their inhumane attacks on the working people...now I am enjoying their exposing their true platform against the producers of the country. If there is one word that fits them perfectly it is PARASITE.
dictionary: par-a-site n. a person who receives, support, advantage, or the like, from another or others without giving any useful or proper return esp. one who lives on the hospitality of others.
Last I looked it was "Bank of America," formerly the Bank of Italy.
this is the most in sane thing = wake up america and get smart. take a listen america this is what republicans do. look at what Bush did = if we had done that we would have been stung up and let the buzzard eat us. why do they always get a free ride???
I think the people should go to their homes just like what Delay did to Gore. Protest at their homes, let them know that the people in Winconsin are tired of what they are doing. I think that would be a form of public humiliation.
I think we are in for property and casualty insurance claims of epic proportions.
I think all of this has just made it easier for Obama to win in 2012 along with a host of other democrats. With our 14 Democratic Senators leaving the state for 13 weeks, it has blown the Republicans cover. We always knew they were sneaking and underhanded, this brought it out into the open. The recalls have started and if it's too hard get that done, they will for sure be out in 2012.
It would be very wrong to suggest the workers of Wisconsin storm the capital building, taking the Governor and the Republican legislators that voted for this travesty of law out to a public square to be appropriately and publicly humiliated ... but it would them serve right if that is what ended up happening. A better idea would be to publicly humiliate them in (what's left of) the political process and recall as many as the voters of Wisconsin can. Then vote in progressive candidates to take over the state government and repeal the heinous work the Republicans are doing as a further example to others of the proper master Wisconsin (and other American) legislators should really be serving.
It's also about Walker and his thugs doing the bidding of the Koch brothers, of course. They have a lot of energy related business in Wisconsin, with at least 17 different facilities and 4,000 miles of pipeline. And whadda ya know! Walker's bill just happens to include that convenient little provision allowing for the sale of any state owned heating, cooling or power plant, without bids, for whatever amount he arbitraily decides is in the state's (read: the Kochs') best interest....
If we do not get control of the corporate media that is constantly LYING to the American people the facts are being drowned out and the truth is never told.
The other issue is the voting machines and the stealing of elections. We do not know with certainty who has won any election?
Evil Wicked Nasty Authoritarian Control and Greed never ends Tom!. They have their "entitled" beliefs and everyone they look down upon as "unworthy". I am using the kindest of language when I say the Russian performed a genocide on this whole class of people during their revolution.
If it were not for beautiful, gorgeous, fantastic, orgasmic women! And USA has more of them than any other country! If it were not for the women of all races colours creeds and religions wiggling, bouncing, licking smiling and giggling on youtube and such, If it werent for the girls, USA would truly suck! Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/user/niceassinspector
As someone who also suffers from ADD (not ADHD), I think Thom would do better if he was focusing his energies on one thing instead a bunch of things at once. Just do one thing well, Like the Radio or TV Show. Instead of always writing the next "best seller,” you should be focused on bringing about change, rather than making money. You are living the so-called “Doing well, by doing Good” lifestyle. You're behind the curve Thom, and it shows.
It reminds me of the summer of the 2008 election cycle, when the people had already decided on Obama over Clinton. Yet Thom continued to triangulate because it looked like Hilary could still win through back-room deals and slander. Come on Thom, you're better than that. Show up at a rally, and stop giving air time to the argument for the rich. I want to hear you argue with Derrick Jensen!
Why not have Noam Chomsky, and Derrick Jensen, and Ravi Batra, and Chris Hedges on? I'd rather hear a round table discussion, or debate, with those progressive minds. It would be much more educational than debating "Right-Wing Wackadoodles" (your term) like Dan Gainor! Come on Thom, Give Our Country Another Narrative. I would like to hear from the so-called "radical left." We already know where the Rich stand. BTW: It's Up vs. Down, NOT Left vs. Right. It's Rich vs. Poor, NOT Conservative vs. Liberal. Where is your messaging? You're really slipping, Thom.
NEVER underestimate the DLC-oriented Democrats (like President Obama). . . They have shown time and time again that they can snatch defeat outta the fires of utter victory every farging single time.
Do not forget that Representative Steve King "pals around with" and praises the IRA AND has been doing so for decades.
http://politicalcorrection.org/blog/201103090002
Rise up Wisconsin and the entire United States. These people elected by we the people are OUR EMPLOYEES not slaves to Corporate America. Stop listening to the lies of Corporate America, aka Fox Entertainment, and STAND UP FOR YOURSELFS, FIGHT BACK OR BE SHEEP, LAPDOGS TO THE BILLIONAIRES. So called Republicans, aka super rich criminals of democracy, are NOT on the side of hard working americans. Their ONLY OBJECTIVE IS WEALTH AND POWER BY ANY MEANS POSSIBLE REGARDLESS OF LAW, MORAL VALUES, HEALTH AND SAFETY OF HUMANKIND, EDUCATION, ECT.
It is acually pretty cool watching a global Paradigm Shift. 2011 is a great year for truthful ideas to luminate the shaddows cast by propaganda. So think of this - the power of the corporation is bound to paper. Contracts are a 'legally' binding way to generate cash-flow. think of you cell phone, internet, car payment, insurance, all these things require a contract. The goal of the corporation to have a claim of stake against your earnings. Then it inflates the balance sheet of the corp. as long term assets. An iPhone is like $400. but the service contract is minimum 24 months at $100 per month. The $2800ish on the books! it is fraud. If you buy a contract and a phone then buy your way out, they have to adjust their balance sheet to reflect that... but look - Cash to buy my way out goes in a different place then the long term asset (it is a current asset). But an increase in cash is always a 'stronger' position on the financial reports. So AT&T (the second largest political contributor of all time) loved the iPhone monopoly (that just expired). But now AT&T needs more contracts. So attacking the internet for potential profits is the move on the political agenda.
We need to move away from the actors on stage (e.g. legislators) and get working on the source. There should be people surrounding every bank and Koch like money bag that distorts democracy. FOX 'news' is a joke - Murdoch should be investigated on by someone for using PSY-OPS on American people. Just because he isn't in the military doesn't mean it is legal.
-Adam
"Last I looked this was still America and we still have a Democracy!" Apparently the last time you looked was quite some time ago.
My wife has informed me that New Hampshire is going to pass a law that prohibits college students from voting unless their parents have property in that state. It is interesting. An eighteen year old can go to war and kill God’s children but these same eighteen year old young people will be unable to vote. If persons cannot vote, we are no longer a democracy. I have for some time believed that we are not a democracy.