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The Democratic Party has completely muddled any real Health Care Reform, and the Republican rich are laughing about it all

Now even though the Supreme Court has just ruled that ‘Obama Care’ can be considered legal in the US, our Drone in Chief has yet to explain what subsidies he has put into place for the low income portion of … Continue reading

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How to tweak a headline, right wing style.

Without being called an extremist, or if anybody does you can call him a paranoid or otherwise mentally ill “conspiracy theorist”. From The Atlanta Examiner: “AARP members bash Obamacare”. This mirrors a similar “Shocking” headline Fox did last year when … Continue reading

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Ron Paul = Reagan = Beck = Palin = Endless War For Capital

just not, you know, according to Capitalist “free” Market Suck Justin Raimondo who wants us to all stop focusing on anything else but the fact that the war is unwinnable. And is costing mucho dinero. Which of course it IS, … Continue reading

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TeaBag Anti-American Terrorist pleads guilty… to “harassment”

Gregory Giusti, 49, who threatened Nancy Pelosi with DEATH for voting for Health Care reform, something that would be considered Terrorism under the Bush Doctrine… if he had been Muslim or Black or some other group the Pigs hate… pleads … Continue reading

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National “burn the confederate flag” day, 9/12

Because the Hatemongers and Deathmongers have gotten increasingly abusive in their rallies to drum up support of Killing People. While they say they’re not Racist about it in any way, they do fly the Confederate Battle Flag, the “Southern Cross” … Continue reading

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Republicans slit their own throats.

Ok, not literally although that WOULD be an entertaining prospect. The Republicans in Congress are dropping like a jet-propelled rock in popularity and why? Because they declared War on Obama last spring. The issue that triggered it wasn’t Health Care, … Continue reading

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Daily KOS says: you support, we decide

Fuck Markos Moulitsas and the Miniature Lipizzaner he rode in on. KOS calls for deposing Democratic Representative Dennis Kucinich because he won’t hang with the corporatist Dems on the health insurance mandate reform/bailout. The Daily KOS plays centrist whip, but … Continue reading

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Healthcare reformist TR Reid visits COS to say universal coverage not possible

COLORADO SPRINGS– [UPDATED] My question to TR Reid, who speaks tonight at CC’s Palmer Hall, is how can voices for health care rights get past the corporate media editors? As Washington Post Denver bureau chief and NPR reporter, Reid’s answer … Continue reading

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Why does Glenn Beck “Hate” the 9/11 families who ask questions?

Certainly can’t be that they’re “Conspiracy Theorists”. His buffoonery about the Health Care Reform being “Government Death Panels” and the Rockefeller Plaza Secret Bolshevik Symbols rants, that kind of set him in a class by himself vis-a-vis Really Lunatic Conspiracy … Continue reading

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US health industry tells Vic to snuff it

Vic Chesnutt took his own life on Christmas Day. By coincidence, he’d just given an upbeat interview to NPR’s Fresh Air in spite of an ongoing battle with his health care providers. The segment seemed to pierce the celebrity veil … Continue reading

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A bird in the hand is worth health care and a climate consensus in the bush

Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good. It’s better than nothing. We’re getting it from all direction now, from Copenhagen to the health care bill. The message is delivered by experienced elder statesmen whose benevolence we do not question … Continue reading

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Tailgunner Joe: health care not for you

Should a television cameraman get photo credit for a studio image? Can NBC copyright what represents a national address in a neo-public forum? I think not.   Joe Lieberman reminds me of dogged namesake un-American. What more proof do our … Continue reading

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Sen Udall oks metaphorical health care

The only medicine our senators want their constituents to take is the hard-to-swallow metaphorical variety. Senator Mark Udall’s monthly email explains his part in the Senate health care holdup. Two things: Udall and ten fellow freshmen set a roadblock to … Continue reading

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Does your elected representative need to hear from you?

The emails are flowing in furiously. Senator So & So needs to hear from you; we need your donation to run this ad; our voices must be louder than the interests arrayed against reform. I ask you. On the issue … Continue reading

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December activism calendar

1- PROTEST Escalation of War in Afghanistan, Acacia Park, 5pm 3- STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard, CC Packard Hall, 6pm 7-18 – COP15, UN Climate Change Conference, Kobenhavn DK 8- Sarah Palin book signing, Borders, Briargate Mall 9- Health Care … Continue reading

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Olbermann offers Obama an out

Keith Olbermann’s Special Comment on Afghanistan is being summarized as telling President Obama to Get Out Now. Olbermann’s words stir our enthusiasm, but he leaves damning loopholes as far as I am concerned. The MSNBC newsman conditions his advice to … Continue reading

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DumFox Noose offering Health Care…

.. “information” on their affiliated website Colorado Connections. Fox News who have fought (other people’s) tooth and (other people’s) nail against not just Health Care Reform, but Health Care In The First Damned Place. Hubris of such a high order … Continue reading

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HR-3962 a travesty of mockery of sham

While a number of Democrats implicated themselves by joining all but one Republican to vote against the Affordable Health Care for America Act, let’s make a distinction for Representative Dennis Kucinich who had reasons the other congressmen are not prepared … Continue reading

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Colo. Dem reps only half Blue Bounders

Neither of Colorado’s Blue Canis Familiaris Democrats acted the heel enough to merit tar and feathers on yesterday’s HCR vote. But these Dems need to go. 64 Democrats voted to load an anti-abortion provision unto the House healthcare bill, among … Continue reading

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The face of the health insurance lobby

Nurse Ratched, to my imagination, was the most despised movie villainess of all time. She didn’t murder anyone, but by the sheer frigidity of her indifference, Nurse Ratched caused debilitating anxiety and heart-break. She’s my nominee for the face of … Continue reading

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Health reform nuclear option is HR3200

Health insurance, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing –say it again. President Obama spoke of insurers as nice people who perform a valuable service, but where did the flattery get him? Industry death panels have redoubled their determination to … Continue reading

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The Democratic Party’s sham Health Care offensive

There is so much hullabaloo about the proposed not much CHANGE ‘Health Care’ legislation that it is all too easy to be taken in by it all. But what’s really going on in this wrestling match between the donkeys and … Continue reading

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And now, for something completely the same…

Yahoo! has a surprising budgetary increase because they cut jobs, cut wages AND, Microsux is subsidizing them. For instance, people accustomed to being able to use their “free” services such as Email, messenger and Chat, without having to buy the … Continue reading

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we need Lisners of the PEOPLE NOT Dictators of the PEOPLE! USA! ROCKS!

Television cameras today gravitated toward Doug Lamborn supporters. Thank goodness this flag-waver showed up with a sign to confirm visually the nagging suspicion that his crowd was illiterate. Lamborn snickered, literally sniggered, about the success of the summer’s tea party … Continue reading

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Change that Works as viewed by the very dim light of a thousand points

I read there were demonstrators at Texas A & M to greet President Obama as he arrived to participate in a community service symposium honoring former president George Herbert Walker Bush. I’ll admit I was surprised they were run of … Continue reading

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