Ryan's Convention Speech: The Most Dishonest Convention Speech Ever?
The Most Dishonest Convention Speech … Ever? It’s important that Repugs not continue to get away with lying.
Fox News: Paul Ryan is a world record liar
“To anyone paying the slightest bit of attention to facts, Ryan’s speech was an apparent attempt to set the world record for the greatest number of blatant lies and misrepresentations slipped into a single political speech.  — Paul Ryan’s speech in 3 words
Both are correct, Yo-Yo Me
Some progressives say we need to vote for President Obama despite his sell-outs, because the alternative is so much worse — especially given the fact that the president nominates Supreme Court justices. Another factor is that if the voters think Obama is bad, then they’ll be less likely to vote for down-ticket Democratic candidates. So…
GOP boss says Rob McKenna will do to Washington what Scott Walker did to Wisconsin
The Stand is reporting: GOP says McKenna will do what Walker did GOP boss says Rob McKenna will do to Washington what Scott Walker did to Wisconsin “The leader of the Republican Governors Association, said Tuesday at a Republican National Convention event for Washington delegates in Tampa that Rob McKenna would be a leader much…
Frank Thomas and Glen Ford on Obama
In Obama’s squandered hope Frank Thomas criticizes President Obama for being too conciliatory — for imagining that the main problem facing the nation was an excess of partisanship and that by reaching out to Republicans he (Obama) could transcend the divisions of the Bush years and, together with Republicans, solve the problems facing the nation….
If you can afford to buy an election, you can afford to pay higher taxes!
From Chalkupy Chalkupy Boston Pictures of sidewalk chalk writing by Occupiers which has sometimes resulted in arrests and riot police shooting chalkers with rubber bullets. By: Occupy Chicago
Legitimate Rape, sung by the Renegade Raging Grannies
From Raging Grannies Songs Author: Vicki Ryder Tune: “Zip-a-dee-doo-dah” “Legitimate rape†is great birth control. So says Todd Akin, and he oughta know. If we are raped we can rest unafraid, ‘Cause we can’t get pregnant if forcibly laid. Our female bodies are clever that way, We only get pregnant when we say “okay.†Doctors…
Medicare and Medicaid Cuts Make Us Sick! — march and rally Thursday in Seattle
Working Washington is holding a march and rally: Thursday, August 30th 11 AM, Corner of Boren and James, (RSVP to the right) Rally and March from Seattle’s historic First Hill neighborhood to McKenna’s International District Office Thursday, August 30th 11 AM Corner of Boren and James (RSVP to the right) Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan…
The Battle of Blair Mountain
Alan Grayson sent out an email about this. He asked: “Now let me ask you one thing: had you ever heard of this landmark event in American history, the Battle of Blair Mountain, before you read this? And if not, then why not? Think about that.” “The Battle of Blair Mountain was one of the…
Republican Gloating
Thom Hartmann said this well in this video. Thing is: would the swing voters understand it and believe it? It would have to be compressed to a few words, and the message is tricky to convey because it sounds like the blame game. I recently heard a Repug respond: is Obama STILL trying to blame…