Dear MoveOn member,
Remember when Dick Cheney let oil and coal lobbyists craft our nation's energy policy behind closed doors?
Barack Obama may have thrown them out of the White House—but they've relocated to Capitol Hill, with the help of some powerful conservative Democrats in Congress.
In weeks of often secret negotiations over this year's energy bill, these Democrats managed to not just weaken the legislation, but even to slip in language that would prevent the Obama administration from cleaning up coal plants and oil refineries.
We can't let a few conservative Democrats get away with undermining Obama's clean energy jobs plan. So we're fighting back with a massive campaign to fix the bill and expose members of Congress who are undermining Obama—but we need to know if we have the resources to pull it off.
Can you chip in $25 to help out?
Last week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led by progressive Democrats Henry Waxman and Edward Markey, passed a huge energy bill aimed at creating clean energy jobs.
But unfortunately, a few conservatives on the committee were determined to weaken the bill—and working behind closed doors, they did some real damage.
And what's worse—they didn't just work with Republicans to weaken the bill, they're also trying to tie Obama's hands so he can't take action on his own. The latest version of the legislation would take away the Environmental Protection Agency's existing authority to curb global warming pollution from power plants, oil refineries, and other industrial sources.
Why does that matter? Because the Obama administration is already taking its own steps towards building a clean energy economy. The White House recently announced a bold plan to make cars use less gas—and the EPA is considering whether to propose new rules that would clean up coal plants and oil refineries.1
These steps could help move us toward cleaner, cheaper sources of energy and create millions of clean energy jobs—but not if Congress pulls the rug out from under President Obama before he can act.
We're ramping up a major effort to strengthen the clean energy jobs bill and make sure it doesn't block Obama's efforts. Can you chip in with a contribution of $25? Click here:
Thanks for all you do.
–Adam, Anna, Stephen, Peter and the rest of the team
My response to the MoveOn, We Don't Wanna Hear Your Opinion, Plebe:
Oh no! The evil Conservative Democrats are undermining King Obama! AIEEE! Quick, quick! Send us money so we can "fight back" and make the Democrats see the light!
You people crack me up. Do you realize that the missives I receive from you are exactly the same (in content, just swap a few words around) as the missives I get from the National Rifle Association?
Yep. Looks like you're both using the same marketing people to stir up the rabble to get them to send you money.
I have two questions about your email:
1) What green jobs, exactly, are going to be created by this bill? Really, just cause Obama says that they're gonna be doesn't mean they are. Where are the, specifically, within this bill you're so anxious to get passed?
2) Will those green jobs that are supposed to be created raise all of our incomes enough that we'll be able to afford the energy we use (most electricity comes from coal, you ninnies)? Obviously, these new requirements of the coal industry are going to raise costs. Probably considerably, if any of the people who analyze these things are right.
Could those reasons be why your Democrats aren't willing to pass Obama's little plan as-is?
Hmm...
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Ten Things About Judge Sonia Sotomayor
Dear MoveOn member,
Today, President Obama nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the next U.S. Supreme Court justice. Of course, the Right is already fighting against her confirmation—so we need to get the facts out about her impressive qualifications and background.
Below is a list of 10 key things about Sonia Sotomayor that you might not know. Can you check it out and send it to 10 friends today? If each of us forwards the list, we can start to get the word out about Judge Sotomayor, and help to ensure that she gets a speedy and fair confirmation process.
My MoveOn, you leftist hypocrits response:
I left out the rest of it, since it's just a listing of why the Judge is a good choice for the Supreme Court. No proof that she knows how to read and abide by the Constitution is given, of course, which is the entire job of the Supremes. To the people who agree with MoveOn's missives, the "Constitution" is the Bill of Rights minus the 2nd Amendment.
I just wanted to point out one thing to the jackasses at MoveOn:
The supposed attacks on Judge Sotomayor by the "Right" are already happening, as you say. You say it as if they were wrong and evil to be doing it. Hmm...
Don't you do EXACTLY THE SAME DAMN THING whenever the "Right" proposes anything?
Yes, you do.
Hypocrites. It's fine if YOU are the one doing it, since you're obviously "preserving freedom" or "saving us from the evil Right Wing" or whatever. But when THEY do it, it's an outrage!
The sooner people realize that there is no "Left" and there is no "Right" the better. The only thing there is to face is We the People versus They the Thieves in Washington.
WAKE UP!
Today, President Obama nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the next U.S. Supreme Court justice. Of course, the Right is already fighting against her confirmation—so we need to get the facts out about her impressive qualifications and background.
Below is a list of 10 key things about Sonia Sotomayor that you might not know. Can you check it out and send it to 10 friends today? If each of us forwards the list, we can start to get the word out about Judge Sotomayor, and help to ensure that she gets a speedy and fair confirmation process.
My MoveOn, you leftist hypocrits response:
I left out the rest of it, since it's just a listing of why the Judge is a good choice for the Supreme Court. No proof that she knows how to read and abide by the Constitution is given, of course, which is the entire job of the Supremes. To the people who agree with MoveOn's missives, the "Constitution" is the Bill of Rights minus the 2nd Amendment.
I just wanted to point out one thing to the jackasses at MoveOn:
The supposed attacks on Judge Sotomayor by the "Right" are already happening, as you say. You say it as if they were wrong and evil to be doing it. Hmm...
Don't you do EXACTLY THE SAME DAMN THING whenever the "Right" proposes anything?
Yes, you do.
Hypocrites. It's fine if YOU are the one doing it, since you're obviously "preserving freedom" or "saving us from the evil Right Wing" or whatever. But when THEY do it, it's an outrage!
The sooner people realize that there is no "Left" and there is no "Right" the better. The only thing there is to face is We the People versus They the Thieves in Washington.
WAKE UP!
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Breaking news on health care
Dear MoveOn member,
Amazing! After news broke of Blue Cross Blue Shield's new campaign to defeat Obama's health care plan, MoveOn members responded in a huge way. Together, we smashed our goal and raised $270,000 in just one day. (Thanks!)
But the HMOs and insurance giants are just getting started—and we know that their attacks are only going to get uglier and more deceiving. With crucial health care reform decisions being made as we speak, we can't afford to let opponents of bold health care reform go unanswered even once.
So we're setting a new goal: reach $350,000 in the next 24 hours. If we can hit this mark, we'll send a strong message to the entire industry that if they start trying to block Obama's key health care proposal to cover everyone, we'll be ready to fight back—hard.
If you have $25 to chip in, please click here:
Thanks for all you do.
–Patrick S., Laura, Eli, Marika and the rest of the team
My bounced-back response to MoveOn, since they are not interested in feedback, just money:
Well, this makes it pretty damn obvious to me what your real goals are. You don't care about "fixing" any real problems. Only about promoting a socialist agenda and getting people to send you money.
Mostly, it appears, it's getting people to send you money that matters to you.
Looks like the cat's out of the bag. If people like me, who work, produce, and make our own income to support ourselves were like you, nobody would have any money to do anything. Except, of course, government, which creates money out of thin air and hopes no one notices and stops accepting the money.
So how are all of your socialist dream world plans going to work if none of us have an income so that we can donate to your "cause" and make it happen?
What's the overall economic feasibility of socialism? Your brand of socialism, that is.
Exactly. It's not feasible. It just "feels good," and (right now) it makes you a lot of cash. $350,000 worth in the next couple of days, if you get your way. Makes me wonder if I should be in the "social reform" business like you. Seems more profitable.
Amazing! After news broke of Blue Cross Blue Shield's new campaign to defeat Obama's health care plan, MoveOn members responded in a huge way. Together, we smashed our goal and raised $270,000 in just one day. (Thanks!)
But the HMOs and insurance giants are just getting started—and we know that their attacks are only going to get uglier and more deceiving. With crucial health care reform decisions being made as we speak, we can't afford to let opponents of bold health care reform go unanswered even once.
So we're setting a new goal: reach $350,000 in the next 24 hours. If we can hit this mark, we'll send a strong message to the entire industry that if they start trying to block Obama's key health care proposal to cover everyone, we'll be ready to fight back—hard.
If you have $25 to chip in, please click here:
Thanks for all you do.
–Patrick S., Laura, Eli, Marika and the rest of the team
My bounced-back response to MoveOn, since they are not interested in feedback, just money:
Well, this makes it pretty damn obvious to me what your real goals are. You don't care about "fixing" any real problems. Only about promoting a socialist agenda and getting people to send you money.
Mostly, it appears, it's getting people to send you money that matters to you.
Looks like the cat's out of the bag. If people like me, who work, produce, and make our own income to support ourselves were like you, nobody would have any money to do anything. Except, of course, government, which creates money out of thin air and hopes no one notices and stops accepting the money.
So how are all of your socialist dream world plans going to work if none of us have an income so that we can donate to your "cause" and make it happen?
What's the overall economic feasibility of socialism? Your brand of socialism, that is.
Exactly. It's not feasible. It just "feels good," and (right now) it makes you a lot of cash. $350,000 worth in the next couple of days, if you get your way. Makes me wonder if I should be in the "social reform" business like you. Seems more profitable.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Breaking news on healthcare...
Dear MoveOn member,
Breaking news on health care: The Washington Post is now reporting that insurance giant Blue Cross Blue Shield "is putting the finishing touches on a public message campaign aimed at killing a key plank in Obama's reform platform."1
The Huffington Post sums it up as "Insurers Planning on Double-Crossing Obama."2
We knew the insurance companies would eventually turn on the president, but this is much sooner than expected. And they're targeting the public health insurance option—the crucial piece that will help cover everyone. So we're immediately launching a rapid-response campaign to go toe-to-toe with Blue Cross Blue Shield and win quality health care for all Americans.
We need to raise $150,000 in the next two days. It's a lot, but we'll need every penny to take on Goliath. We'll run ads, hold events, and work like crazy to get the real truth out to voters. AND we'll keep the pressure on Congress to make sure they don't get bullied into gutting the president's plan to guarantee health care coverage for everyone. Can you chip in $25 right now to make it happen?
The public health insurance option is a key provision in Obama's plan to help cover all of us. It would finally give everyone the choice between keeping our current insurance or switching to a new, high-quality public plan. And under a public health insurance plan our premiums wouldn't subsidize CEO salaries or stockholder profits (or in this case, misleading attack ads), so we'd all save a lot on health care costs.
Plus, if we had the choice of a public plan, private insurers would have to lower rates and improve quality to compete, so they're dead set against it. Today's news just confirms that fact.
In the past, Blue Cross Blue Shield has been sued for underpaying doctors and fined for refusing to cover necessary medical treatments for their customers.3 Now, with what watchdog group Media Matters calls a "desperate attempt to deceive,"4 they've gone one step too far.
Can you chip in $25 to help stand against Blue Cross Blue Shield and pass health care reform with a strong public option?
Thanks for all you do.
–Patrick S., Joan, Michael, Ilyse and the rest of the team
My answer to MoveOn (out of my country, you socialist pigs):
All I have to say about your socialist healthcare plans is this: I'm glad I have insurance through Blue Cross/Blue Shield and read this before you get all dreamy about how great socialized medicine is gonna be:
Ten Tragic Consequences of Universal Healthcare
It's written by a doctor, unlike your hopeful missives on socialized medicine.
Breaking news on health care: The Washington Post is now reporting that insurance giant Blue Cross Blue Shield "is putting the finishing touches on a public message campaign aimed at killing a key plank in Obama's reform platform."1
The Huffington Post sums it up as "Insurers Planning on Double-Crossing Obama."2
We knew the insurance companies would eventually turn on the president, but this is much sooner than expected. And they're targeting the public health insurance option—the crucial piece that will help cover everyone. So we're immediately launching a rapid-response campaign to go toe-to-toe with Blue Cross Blue Shield and win quality health care for all Americans.
We need to raise $150,000 in the next two days. It's a lot, but we'll need every penny to take on Goliath. We'll run ads, hold events, and work like crazy to get the real truth out to voters. AND we'll keep the pressure on Congress to make sure they don't get bullied into gutting the president's plan to guarantee health care coverage for everyone. Can you chip in $25 right now to make it happen?
The public health insurance option is a key provision in Obama's plan to help cover all of us. It would finally give everyone the choice between keeping our current insurance or switching to a new, high-quality public plan. And under a public health insurance plan our premiums wouldn't subsidize CEO salaries or stockholder profits (or in this case, misleading attack ads), so we'd all save a lot on health care costs.
Plus, if we had the choice of a public plan, private insurers would have to lower rates and improve quality to compete, so they're dead set against it. Today's news just confirms that fact.
In the past, Blue Cross Blue Shield has been sued for underpaying doctors and fined for refusing to cover necessary medical treatments for their customers.3 Now, with what watchdog group Media Matters calls a "desperate attempt to deceive,"4 they've gone one step too far.
Can you chip in $25 to help stand against Blue Cross Blue Shield and pass health care reform with a strong public option?
Thanks for all you do.
–Patrick S., Joan, Michael, Ilyse and the rest of the team
My answer to MoveOn (out of my country, you socialist pigs):
All I have to say about your socialist healthcare plans is this: I'm glad I have insurance through Blue Cross/Blue Shield and read this before you get all dreamy about how great socialized medicine is gonna be:
Ten Tragic Consequences of Universal Healthcare
It's written by a doctor, unlike your hopeful missives on socialized medicine.
What happened to Obama's plan?
When he was running for President, Barack Obama promised us global warming legislation that made polluters pay for messing up our climate. But in crafting the bill, House Democrats gave away the store - and are now proposing to give the biggest polluters in the country free credits to keep fouling our atmosphere1.
We have to tell Congress that's not OK, and to get back to Obama's plan by making polluters pay for all the pollution credits. But time is short - the bill is being amended and marked up RIGHT NOW in committee. Email your Representative and tell him or her not to weaken Obama's energy bill.
The core of the House bill is to require every climate-polluter in the country to register their emissions, and then decrease them over time. Since polluters can trade credits for money if they cut pollution ahead of schedule, the idea is that we'll create an economic incentive to save the planet. It's worked in the past for acid rain pollution, and lots of people from Al Gore to President Obama think it can help stop global warming too2.
But not if we give away the right to pollute for free. Free credits mean no incentive to reduce pollution. It also means no revenue to help homeowners save energy, or invest in green jobs. The Democratic leadership knows this, but they've traded away the principles of climate protection in favor of picking up votes from a handful of members who are bought-and-sold by industry3.
We can stop them. If we bring enough pressure onto the House, they'll reconsider watering down the bill and make polluters pay for the right to emit carbon again. That's what Obama wanted and what America needs.
Tell Congress not to give polluters a free ride, by making them pay for ALL the carbon credits.
- Drew
Drew Hudson
TrueMajority / USAction
My TrueMajority response to the SocialistMajority (and Drew):
Two points in two sentences will answer your b.s. assumption, Drew:
1) The only polluter with a "free ride" is the nation's number one polluter, the U.S. Government.
2) Obama's promise to "cap carbon" was a load of crap, like most of his promises, and once Congress looked at the facts, they realized that not only is cap and trade a bullshit answer, the question of human-made carbon as the global warming instigator itself is pretty damn iffy.
There ya go, TrueMaSocialists, that's the skinny. Your little plan to create a new global government of socialistic tyranny is thwarted by the fact that only 30% of Americans are gullible enough to believe Al Gore's crap-ass global warming hype.
Sorry, sucks to be you. Why not just pack up and move to Canada? I hear they have pretty good socialism going on up there. Might make you happy. Either way, stop trying to ruin my country with your b.s. Marxism.
We have to tell Congress that's not OK, and to get back to Obama's plan by making polluters pay for all the pollution credits. But time is short - the bill is being amended and marked up RIGHT NOW in committee. Email your Representative and tell him or her not to weaken Obama's energy bill.
The core of the House bill is to require every climate-polluter in the country to register their emissions, and then decrease them over time. Since polluters can trade credits for money if they cut pollution ahead of schedule, the idea is that we'll create an economic incentive to save the planet. It's worked in the past for acid rain pollution, and lots of people from Al Gore to President Obama think it can help stop global warming too2.
But not if we give away the right to pollute for free. Free credits mean no incentive to reduce pollution. It also means no revenue to help homeowners save energy, or invest in green jobs. The Democratic leadership knows this, but they've traded away the principles of climate protection in favor of picking up votes from a handful of members who are bought-and-sold by industry3.
We can stop them. If we bring enough pressure onto the House, they'll reconsider watering down the bill and make polluters pay for the right to emit carbon again. That's what Obama wanted and what America needs.
Tell Congress not to give polluters a free ride, by making them pay for ALL the carbon credits.
- Drew
Drew Hudson
TrueMajority / USAction
My TrueMajority response to the SocialistMajority (and Drew):
Two points in two sentences will answer your b.s. assumption, Drew:
1) The only polluter with a "free ride" is the nation's number one polluter, the U.S. Government.
2) Obama's promise to "cap carbon" was a load of crap, like most of his promises, and once Congress looked at the facts, they realized that not only is cap and trade a bullshit answer, the question of human-made carbon as the global warming instigator itself is pretty damn iffy.
There ya go, TrueMaSocialists, that's the skinny. Your little plan to create a new global government of socialistic tyranny is thwarted by the fact that only 30% of Americans are gullible enough to believe Al Gore's crap-ass global warming hype.
Sorry, sucks to be you. Why not just pack up and move to Canada? I hear they have pretty good socialism going on up there. Might make you happy. Either way, stop trying to ruin my country with your b.s. Marxism.
Monday, May 18, 2009
All's Quiet
Well, it's been a while since I've received a new missive from either of the socialistic scam groups I follow. Well, honestly, I have received emails, just nothing worth replying to. Mostly just the same old crap, but without the usual "hurry, hurry" vehemency they usually have.
I'm wondering if it's a current slump in socialist politics (not a peep about Cap and Trade) or if maybe their budgets are getting a little tight with the current economy.
Anyway, just wanted to post something to let you all know I haven't stopped with the blog, this is just quiet time.
I'm wondering if it's a current slump in socialist politics (not a peep about Cap and Trade) or if maybe their budgets are getting a little tight with the current economy.
Anyway, just wanted to post something to let you all know I haven't stopped with the blog, this is just quiet time.
Monday, May 4, 2009
No haven for tax evaders
Dear Aaron,
Close Corporate Tax Loopholes!
Act now for a fair economy!
For years the biggest companies in America have paid less taxes than the rest of us by 'sheltering' their assets in off-shore banks. But today, President Obama said 'no more'1.
Closing tax loopholes like Obama suggests could add $210 billion to our economy - money we can use for education, jobs and health care. But Corporate America's worst actors - including Bank of America, Citigroup and others - are fighting to hang on to their Cayman-islands loophole2. Tell your member of Congress to make Corporate America pay their share by eliminating these tax haven loopholes.
Tons of major corporations like American Express, A.I.G, Boeing, Hewlett-Packard and Pfizer hide profits in the Cayman Islands and other tax havens. In fact, over 18,000 U.S. companies currently maintain a post office box in one five story building in the Cayman Islands to take advantage of a tax loophole3.
And while those companies flaunt the law, we're stuck cleaning up their economic wreckage. We've spent over $600 trillion bailing out wall street, but those same corporations aren't playing by our rules, yet.
Taxpayers in every state would save millions of dollars, according to new research by the State Public Interest Research Groups. Click to find out how much it means to YOUR state, and then ask Congress to close these tax loopholes.
-Drew
Drew Hudson
TrueMajority / USAction
Dear TrueMaSocialismty, who ignores my emails and lets them bounce back because you could care less about feedback--especially if it goes against your agenda:
I have two points that you conveniently overlook. Two Inconvenient Truths, if you will:
First:
Those tax loopholes are the problem, not the companies who take advantage of them. So why are you attacking the corps who're taking advantage of the dumbass tax system we're using? Why aren't you attacking the IRS who writes the worthless rules instead?
Second:
What about Political Action Committees and other charities like yourselves? How much of your "fair share" do you pay into the tax system? Why not?
The entire tax code was written by two types of people: corporate accountants who wanted to make sure that, if they got paid, they could find big loopholes to save their owners huge amounts of money in taxes. They were also written by government bureaucrats with a power-hungry stance who don't even understand the code themselves.
So here's my proposal (if we're going to keep an income tax): NO WRITEOFFS. You are taxed at a set percentage of your income. Period. No writeoffs of "green" or "family" or "costs of doing business" or whatever. You just pay up. Period. No questions.
So if you're income is $100,000 and the tax is 3%, you have to pony up %3,000. Period. If you're income is $15,000 then you pay $450. No break for being poor. If we're going to have an income tax, it needs to be fair and equitable and the only way to do that is to make it the same for everyone--no matter what. No feel-good excuses, no bullshit. Just pay up.
I guarantee that if everyone had to pay a flat amount for taxes, two things would happen: first, they'd Goddamned notice when that tax went up and second, they'd FnA notice how much they paid.
So quit screwing arount with your Commie "blame the corporation" game and get to the heart of the issue. Those companies and our current Treasury Secretary skimped on taxes because the loopholes in the law were there for them to take advantage of. Instead of closing the loopholes so they have to go find new ones, why not just do away with the whole Swiss Cheese system altogether?!
Close Corporate Tax Loopholes!
Act now for a fair economy!
For years the biggest companies in America have paid less taxes than the rest of us by 'sheltering' their assets in off-shore banks. But today, President Obama said 'no more'1.
Closing tax loopholes like Obama suggests could add $210 billion to our economy - money we can use for education, jobs and health care. But Corporate America's worst actors - including Bank of America, Citigroup and others - are fighting to hang on to their Cayman-islands loophole2. Tell your member of Congress to make Corporate America pay their share by eliminating these tax haven loopholes.
Tons of major corporations like American Express, A.I.G, Boeing, Hewlett-Packard and Pfizer hide profits in the Cayman Islands and other tax havens. In fact, over 18,000 U.S. companies currently maintain a post office box in one five story building in the Cayman Islands to take advantage of a tax loophole3.
And while those companies flaunt the law, we're stuck cleaning up their economic wreckage. We've spent over $600 trillion bailing out wall street, but those same corporations aren't playing by our rules, yet.
Taxpayers in every state would save millions of dollars, according to new research by the State Public Interest Research Groups. Click to find out how much it means to YOUR state, and then ask Congress to close these tax loopholes.
-Drew
Drew Hudson
TrueMajority / USAction
Dear TrueMaSocialismty, who ignores my emails and lets them bounce back because you could care less about feedback--especially if it goes against your agenda:
I have two points that you conveniently overlook. Two Inconvenient Truths, if you will:
First:
Those tax loopholes are the problem, not the companies who take advantage of them. So why are you attacking the corps who're taking advantage of the dumbass tax system we're using? Why aren't you attacking the IRS who writes the worthless rules instead?
Second:
What about Political Action Committees and other charities like yourselves? How much of your "fair share" do you pay into the tax system? Why not?
The entire tax code was written by two types of people: corporate accountants who wanted to make sure that, if they got paid, they could find big loopholes to save their owners huge amounts of money in taxes. They were also written by government bureaucrats with a power-hungry stance who don't even understand the code themselves.
So here's my proposal (if we're going to keep an income tax): NO WRITEOFFS. You are taxed at a set percentage of your income. Period. No writeoffs of "green" or "family" or "costs of doing business" or whatever. You just pay up. Period. No questions.
So if you're income is $100,000 and the tax is 3%, you have to pony up %3,000. Period. If you're income is $15,000 then you pay $450. No break for being poor. If we're going to have an income tax, it needs to be fair and equitable and the only way to do that is to make it the same for everyone--no matter what. No feel-good excuses, no bullshit. Just pay up.
I guarantee that if everyone had to pay a flat amount for taxes, two things would happen: first, they'd Goddamned notice when that tax went up and second, they'd FnA notice how much they paid.
So quit screwing arount with your Commie "blame the corporation" game and get to the heart of the issue. Those companies and our current Treasury Secretary skimped on taxes because the loopholes in the law were there for them to take advantage of. Instead of closing the loopholes so they have to go find new ones, why not just do away with the whole Swiss Cheese system altogether?!
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Emergency briefing with Howard Dean on Monday
Dear MoveOn member,
Urgent update on health care: Next week, Congress will begin making the actual decisions about what'll be in a health care reform bill.
Meanwhile, conservative groups have launched a new assault on the president's proposal, including a million-dollar ad campaign claiming that health care will be rationed and "bureaucrats" will "decide the treatments you receive."1
If real people like us don't get involved in this health care fight now, it could all fall apart. So we're holding an emergency online briefing on Monday night at 9 p.m. ET with Dr. Howard Dean to make sure we're all ready for the fight ahead, called "What we all need to know to win on health care this year."
If fixing our health care system is important to you, this is an event you shouldn't miss. All you need to join in is a computer with an internet connection. Can you join us?
Here are the details:
What: Emergency Online Briefing with Dr. Howard Dean (Organized by MoveOn and Democracy for America)
When: Monday, May 4, 9 p.m. ET/ 8 CT/ 7 MT/ 6 PT
Where: MoveOn.org's web site
Click here to tell us you'll be listening in—and submit a question for Dr. Dean:
Yes! I'll be there.
No, that time doesn't work for me.
Last time Democrats tried to pass comprehensive health care reform, it failed. And it failed in part because the opposition was better organized and spread a bunch of lies that progressives weren't prepared to rebut.
It's up to us to not let that happen again. This time, we all need to be well-armed with the critical information to keep the right from blocking change. Dr. Dean will give us an inside look at the battle for real health care reform—and the secrets about what it'll take to achieve a historic victory.
With a key Senate committee meeting on Tuesday to start shaping legislation—plus the right wing's escalating attacks—this couldn't be more urgent.
I'll be part of the emergency briefing, and I really hope you can join me at this crucial moment. Please click here to RSVP:
Thanks for all you do.
–Justin, Matt, Anna, Joan and the rest of the team
My response to the MoveOn, buddy, we don't want your free-thinking kind here gorup:
Ya, it wasn't that you couldn't come up with a response, morons, it was because they were logical and intelligent. So you couldn't scream your emotional outbursts of "WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN?" and whatever other emote-button-pushing b.s. you come up with to get people to think that socialized medicine is somehow going to work here, despite having failed everywhere else in the world.
Jackasses. I'm glad Howard Dean is your spokesman on this. You couldn't have found a bigger ninny in Washington.
Urgent update on health care: Next week, Congress will begin making the actual decisions about what'll be in a health care reform bill.
Meanwhile, conservative groups have launched a new assault on the president's proposal, including a million-dollar ad campaign claiming that health care will be rationed and "bureaucrats" will "decide the treatments you receive."1
If real people like us don't get involved in this health care fight now, it could all fall apart. So we're holding an emergency online briefing on Monday night at 9 p.m. ET with Dr. Howard Dean to make sure we're all ready for the fight ahead, called "What we all need to know to win on health care this year."
If fixing our health care system is important to you, this is an event you shouldn't miss. All you need to join in is a computer with an internet connection. Can you join us?
Here are the details:
What: Emergency Online Briefing with Dr. Howard Dean (Organized by MoveOn and Democracy for America)
When: Monday, May 4, 9 p.m. ET/ 8 CT/ 7 MT/ 6 PT
Where: MoveOn.org's web site
Click here to tell us you'll be listening in—and submit a question for Dr. Dean:
Yes! I'll be there.
No, that time doesn't work for me.
Last time Democrats tried to pass comprehensive health care reform, it failed. And it failed in part because the opposition was better organized and spread a bunch of lies that progressives weren't prepared to rebut.
It's up to us to not let that happen again. This time, we all need to be well-armed with the critical information to keep the right from blocking change. Dr. Dean will give us an inside look at the battle for real health care reform—and the secrets about what it'll take to achieve a historic victory.
With a key Senate committee meeting on Tuesday to start shaping legislation—plus the right wing's escalating attacks—this couldn't be more urgent.
I'll be part of the emergency briefing, and I really hope you can join me at this crucial moment. Please click here to RSVP:
Thanks for all you do.
–Justin, Matt, Anna, Joan and the rest of the team
My response to the MoveOn, buddy, we don't want your free-thinking kind here gorup:
Ya, it wasn't that you couldn't come up with a response, morons, it was because they were logical and intelligent. So you couldn't scream your emotional outbursts of "WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN?" and whatever other emote-button-pushing b.s. you come up with to get people to think that socialized medicine is somehow going to work here, despite having failed everywhere else in the world.
Jackasses. I'm glad Howard Dean is your spokesman on this. You couldn't have found a bigger ninny in Washington.
Unfit to judge
Dear MoveOn member,
Quick quiz: You're a powerful government lawyer who gives the legal go-ahead for a secret U.S. torture program.
Do you:
a) Lose your license to practice law
b) Go to jail
c) Win a lifetime appointment to one of the highest courts in the land
In the case of Jay Bybee, the answer is "c." Bybee, the lawyer responsible for many of the worst Bush-era torture memos, is currently serving on the prestigious 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, thanks to his old boss, George W. Bush.
That's just not right.
Jay Bybee showed no respect for our laws and isn't fit to be a federal judge. Can you sign our petition to Congress calling for the impeachment of Jay Bybee?
The petition says: "Jay Bybee, the man behind the torture memos, is unfit to be a federal judge. Congress should impeach him.
President Obama said last night that torture "corrodes the character of a country." He's right. Jay Bybee, who violated the law by coming up with a "legal" rationale for waterboarding and other acts of torture, isn't qualified to hold a position charged with upholding our Constitution.
The outcry for his impeachment is growing; leading progressive in Congress are demanding answers,1 and 20,000 Americans have called for Bybee's impeachment.2 As The New York Times said: "Mr. Bybee is unfit for a job that requires legal judgment and a respect for the Constitution. Congress should impeach him."3
The calls to impeach Bybee are getting noticed—but Congress hasn't acted yet, and might not, unless we ramp up the call for accountability. There's a real chance Bybee will be held accountable, but only if we show Congress that if they lead, we'll support them.
Can you sign the petition today?
Thanks for all that you do.
–Nita, Kat, Peter, Ilyse, Justin and the rest of the team
My "We don't want to hear from the TrueMajority, so we reject incoming emails" response to TrueMajority:
I don't know how to break this to you, but for once, I kind of agree with you. He's unfit to judge.
Of course, so are 90% of the judges on the docket: from the federal to the local level. This is why I vote "NO" in all elections when it comes to picking a judge. Screw them and their "job for life" b.s.
I say we put 10-12 year term limits on all judges and automatically disbar them once their term is up so they can't go on practicing as a lawyer afterwards, taking advantage of their inside connections.
In fact, maybe we should institute this for all government offices. You volunteer to get elected and/or get a government job. Great. We'll pay you well, take care of your family, etc. In return? After 12 years, you lose your job and are immediately given the death penalty.
This would definitely discourage politicians-for-life as well as the rampant cronyism and insider dealing that goes on in government. Plus, it will help with population control. Win-win-win!
Quick quiz: You're a powerful government lawyer who gives the legal go-ahead for a secret U.S. torture program.
Do you:
a) Lose your license to practice law
b) Go to jail
c) Win a lifetime appointment to one of the highest courts in the land
In the case of Jay Bybee, the answer is "c." Bybee, the lawyer responsible for many of the worst Bush-era torture memos, is currently serving on the prestigious 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, thanks to his old boss, George W. Bush.
That's just not right.
Jay Bybee showed no respect for our laws and isn't fit to be a federal judge. Can you sign our petition to Congress calling for the impeachment of Jay Bybee?
The petition says: "Jay Bybee, the man behind the torture memos, is unfit to be a federal judge. Congress should impeach him.
President Obama said last night that torture "corrodes the character of a country." He's right. Jay Bybee, who violated the law by coming up with a "legal" rationale for waterboarding and other acts of torture, isn't qualified to hold a position charged with upholding our Constitution.
The outcry for his impeachment is growing; leading progressive in Congress are demanding answers,1 and 20,000 Americans have called for Bybee's impeachment.2 As The New York Times said: "Mr. Bybee is unfit for a job that requires legal judgment and a respect for the Constitution. Congress should impeach him."3
The calls to impeach Bybee are getting noticed—but Congress hasn't acted yet, and might not, unless we ramp up the call for accountability. There's a real chance Bybee will be held accountable, but only if we show Congress that if they lead, we'll support them.
Can you sign the petition today?
Thanks for all that you do.
–Nita, Kat, Peter, Ilyse, Justin and the rest of the team
My "We don't want to hear from the TrueMajority, so we reject incoming emails" response to TrueMajority:
I don't know how to break this to you, but for once, I kind of agree with you. He's unfit to judge.
Of course, so are 90% of the judges on the docket: from the federal to the local level. This is why I vote "NO" in all elections when it comes to picking a judge. Screw them and their "job for life" b.s.
I say we put 10-12 year term limits on all judges and automatically disbar them once their term is up so they can't go on practicing as a lawyer afterwards, taking advantage of their inside connections.
In fact, maybe we should institute this for all government offices. You volunteer to get elected and/or get a government job. Great. We'll pay you well, take care of your family, etc. In return? After 12 years, you lose your job and are immediately given the death penalty.
This would definitely discourage politicians-for-life as well as the rampant cronyism and insider dealing that goes on in government. Plus, it will help with population control. Win-win-win!
Friday, May 1, 2009
Cars don't run on greed
Dear Aaron,
Tell your member of Congress to back hedge fund reform
Act now for a fair economy!
When you come right down to it, the bankruptcy of American car-maker Chrysler was caused by the greed of a few hedge fund managers. The unions accepted concessions, the shareholders agreed to a loss, Fiat was ready to merge, and the American Taxpayers have ponied up billions in support1.
But last night after around the clock negotiations and weeks of slow, steady progress, a small group of what President Obama called 'profiteers' walked away2. Obama and some members of Congress have had enough. Join the President and other leaders in calling for real regulations on hedge fund managers and their empire of big-investments.
For these Wall Street high rollers, a renewed car industry that builds better, more efficient cars and keeps thousands of workers employed wasn't good enough. Hedge fund managers were demanding billions of additional dollars in federal subsidies - not to keep the company alive, but to boost their profit margin.
And because hedge funds are almost entirely unregulated - unlike stock traders or banks - Obama had no leverage to bargain with their bosses like he could with Fiat, the unions and all the other parties.
Congressman Barney Frank, the Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, and Republican Senator Chuck Grassley have had enough. Along with Obama's financial team and Treasury Secretary Tim Geitner, they are calling for new regulations. Obama and our allies believe hedge funds should be placed under SEC regulation so we can keep an eye on their dealings and step in if their wheeling endangers the whole economy3.
Chrysler's bankruptcy may cost thousands of jobs and billions of dollars. But Hedge funds will go on making billions and evading responsibility. Only when they are regulated will we be able to know what they do, and regain control over our economy.
Tell your member of Congress to back regulations to put hedge funds under SEC control so we can have a more fair economy that works for all of us.
-Drew
Drew Hudson
TrueMajority / USAction
My not in the TrueMajority apparently, so they bounce back my responses response:
First off, the hedge funds were doing what hedge funds do: hedging their bets with relatively safe investments against more profitable, but more dangerous investments. When they were offered a deal, this is how they saw it:
1) Lose a bunch of money for their fund members (probably YOUR 401k or Roth IRA) by accepting some deal that gives them nothing in return.
OR
2) Deny the deal, let the company go bankrupt, and take the huge tax writeoffs and other benefits the government gives them for "staying the course" with an investment.
They chose #2, which doesn't lose their membership any money.
Did you note the kicker in this deal? It's government that makes it more profitable for them to let Chrysler go bankrupt!
Not that you care, that doesn't promote your socialist agenda. You'd rather push for more regulation (you know, those rules government makes that are generally useless, self-serving, and only promote cronyism?) instead of seeing the big picture.
One more thing to note: nobody is making a peep about the fact that BILLIONS of our dollars went into "saving" Chrysler. Now they're going to be owned by Fiat, a foreign corporation. Don't you have a problem with THAT?
I sure as hell do. GIMME MY MONEY BACK!
Tell your member of Congress to back hedge fund reform
Act now for a fair economy!
When you come right down to it, the bankruptcy of American car-maker Chrysler was caused by the greed of a few hedge fund managers. The unions accepted concessions, the shareholders agreed to a loss, Fiat was ready to merge, and the American Taxpayers have ponied up billions in support1.
But last night after around the clock negotiations and weeks of slow, steady progress, a small group of what President Obama called 'profiteers' walked away2. Obama and some members of Congress have had enough. Join the President and other leaders in calling for real regulations on hedge fund managers and their empire of big-investments.
For these Wall Street high rollers, a renewed car industry that builds better, more efficient cars and keeps thousands of workers employed wasn't good enough. Hedge fund managers were demanding billions of additional dollars in federal subsidies - not to keep the company alive, but to boost their profit margin.
And because hedge funds are almost entirely unregulated - unlike stock traders or banks - Obama had no leverage to bargain with their bosses like he could with Fiat, the unions and all the other parties.
Congressman Barney Frank, the Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, and Republican Senator Chuck Grassley have had enough. Along with Obama's financial team and Treasury Secretary Tim Geitner, they are calling for new regulations. Obama and our allies believe hedge funds should be placed under SEC regulation so we can keep an eye on their dealings and step in if their wheeling endangers the whole economy3.
Chrysler's bankruptcy may cost thousands of jobs and billions of dollars. But Hedge funds will go on making billions and evading responsibility. Only when they are regulated will we be able to know what they do, and regain control over our economy.
Tell your member of Congress to back regulations to put hedge funds under SEC control so we can have a more fair economy that works for all of us.
-Drew
Drew Hudson
TrueMajority / USAction
My not in the TrueMajority apparently, so they bounce back my responses response:
First off, the hedge funds were doing what hedge funds do: hedging their bets with relatively safe investments against more profitable, but more dangerous investments. When they were offered a deal, this is how they saw it:
1) Lose a bunch of money for their fund members (probably YOUR 401k or Roth IRA) by accepting some deal that gives them nothing in return.
OR
2) Deny the deal, let the company go bankrupt, and take the huge tax writeoffs and other benefits the government gives them for "staying the course" with an investment.
They chose #2, which doesn't lose their membership any money.
Did you note the kicker in this deal? It's government that makes it more profitable for them to let Chrysler go bankrupt!
Not that you care, that doesn't promote your socialist agenda. You'd rather push for more regulation (you know, those rules government makes that are generally useless, self-serving, and only promote cronyism?) instead of seeing the big picture.
One more thing to note: nobody is making a peep about the fact that BILLIONS of our dollars went into "saving" Chrysler. Now they're going to be owned by Fiat, a foreign corporation. Don't you have a problem with THAT?
I sure as hell do. GIMME MY MONEY BACK!
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