Washington Liberals

Glenn’s appearance has been cancelled but here is an interview from March 30th, 2012.  http://johannhari.com/?powerpress_pinw=2058-podcast Originally posted on this site here  http://johannhari.com/2012/03/30/glenn-greenwald-a-conversation/ My latest podcast is a conversation with the most essential political commentator in the US: Glenn Greenwald of Salon.com. He is part of a tradition of American writers – from Thomas Paine to Mark Twain to Noam…

A large crowd showed up at South Bellevue’s Drinking Liberally tonight, due to the special guest: US Congressman Adam Smith. Because of redistricting, South Bellevue, Renton and South Seattle have become part of the new 9th CD. See US Rep. Adam Smith’s Town Hall in Bellevue for an earlier article on Smith.  The previous rep…

Democrats and progressives cripple themselves by allowing conservatives to control the messaging. We need to build our own media infrastructure and stop begging outlets like the Seattle Times to publish our content.  The only thing stopping us is our inability or unwillingness to coordinate.

Forum: The Threat to Social Security feat. Dennis Kucinich Thursday, April 12, 2012, 6:30 PM Highline Community College 2400 S. 240th Street Des Moines, WA 98198 The forum is looking for stories from people in the area who have been positively affected by Social Security, such as a child or spouse who has benefitted from…

At 40 seconds, Santorum seems to say the “n” word: “The anti-war government nig — uh, the … America was a source for division around….” But it all seems incoherent. It’s unclear what he was trying to say. “The anti-war government blackie”? Doesn’t make sense.

Pastor Dennis Terry Introduces Rick Santorum, Tells Liberals and Non-Christians to ‘Get Out’ of America Terry said that America “was founded as a Christian nation” and those that disagree with him should “get out! We don’t worship Buddha, we don’t worship Mohammad, we don’t worship Allah!” Terry, who has a long history of attacks against…

Study: Trust in science among educated conservatives plunges “The growing distrust of science is entirely focused in two groups—conservatives and people who frequently attend church,” says the study’s author, University of North Carolina postdoctoral fellow Gordon Gauchat.

It seems likely to me that the Supreme Court Inc. will break out 5 to 4 to scuttle as much of the President Obama’s health care program as possible, perhaps all of it. This is a pyrrhic victory for the opponents of Obama, but may not be all that bad a thing for those of…

Justice Party of  Washington State has had a busy week.  We have organized the official business of becoming a political party in Washington State, with officers, bank account and volunteers.  We are delighted to announce that we will present Rocky in Seattle and Olympia May 3-5. Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 3, Rocky will…