Republican hypocrisy about government and taxation
Both apparently from http://www.facebook.com/ThePlatznerPost
How Romney and Bain Capital avoided taxes
Bain Tax Bombshell Bigger than Before
Newsweek admits it doesn't fact check its articles
Newsweek, Niall Ferguson, And The Conservative Echo Chamber “Niall Ferguson’s Newsweek cover story on President Obama exemplifies a deficiency in today’s media. As criticism of Ferguson’s shoddy work mounted — both from outside and inside of Newsweek/The Daily Beast — Newsweek explained to Politico‘s Dylan Byers that Newsweek “rel[ies] on our writers to submit factually…
How can liberals and educated people fight back against religious extremism without seeming intolerant?
Right wing religious folk are interfering in the political process with their superstitious, regressive, dangerous views. Their support for Republicans is destroying the country and possibly our environment, causing disastrous wars, corruption, torture, economic injustice, climate-change denial, attacks on science, attacks on women’s rights, etc, etc. Reasonable people need to fight back. One way to…
South King County Progressives Fascist Ass Kick'n Party, Sunday Aug 26th
South King County Progressives Fascist Ass Kick’n Party-Aug 26th South King County Progressives Sunday, August 26, 2012 3:00 PM Kent Library 212 2nd Avenue N Kent, WA 98032 For more info, contact Brian Gunn at gunnbl – at – comcast dot net .
Bain Documents: Romney Offshore Investments Used 'Blockers' To Avoid Taxes
Bain Documents: Romney Offshore Investments Used ‘Blockers’ To Avoid Taxes The private equity firm founded by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made use of arcane techniques in several of its Cayman Islands-based funds to avoid U.S. taxes, according to a trove of Bain Capital’s private audit and finance records made public on the website Gawker…
Mitt Romney's strong defense of abortion in 1994
“I believe abortion should be safe and legal in this country, i have taken that postion since the time my mom took that position when she ran in 1970 US senate canidate in 1970, i also believe since Roe V Wade has been the law of the land for 20 years we should sustain and…
President of Ireland tells off a Tea Party member
Michael D. Higgins, the president of Ireland, tears into the Tea Party and its policies: You can listen to the full interview here.
Report on the 99% SuperPAC, with Fuse and Working Washington
This evening I attended a meeting at Bellevue City Hall of the 99% SuperPAC (People’s Action Committee). The 99% SuperPAC is a program organized by Fuse Washington, in cooperation with Working Washington. Fuse bills itself as the largest progressive organization in Washington State. Last year it led a coalition of 100+ groups pushing for a…
Dump Jamie Dimon
Sign the petition to Chase CEO Jamie Dimon: “Step down from the New York Fed Board. Bankers who lose $9 billion shouldn’t be in charge of regulating themselves.”