Monthly Archives: January 2011

msnbc tv: Billionaire right-wingers hold closed-door conference

Cenk Uygur on MSNBC -TV:  Billionaire Right-Wingers Hold Closed-Door Conference Usually rumors of smoke-filled rooms where secret conspiracies are hatched are ridiculous. But it turns out there are some exceptions. Sometimes there is a room where the rich and powerful … Continue reading

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“Liberal” is not a dirty word….

“Liberal” is not a dirty word…., posted with vodpod The Barefoot Accountant reports on American politics…. Whenever you ask people if they are conservative or liberal, they always reflect the results of a Gallup poll conducted in 2009 that asked … Continue reading

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CEO’s Make Billions While Taking Taxpayer Money

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GOP Doesn’t Lack Public Funding

>>> now an astounding move that gives the op and corporate donors even more power than they already got. they’ring aing it will save $600 million over ten years, in reali reality, it will cost us billions if not trillions. … Continue reading

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Bernie Sanders on President Obama’s State of the Union Address

Like me, Bernie Sanders was somewhat disappointed by President Obama’s State of the Union address the other night.  He observed that Obama did not address the terrible level of unemployment in our country, the increase in poverty, and the continued outsourcing … Continue reading

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The President’s State of the Union, as always, is just a lot of talk

Another State of the Union and another President who says that he’s going to stop spending. “I’m proposing starting this year that we freeze annual domestic spending for the next five years.” Is this possible?  Let’s look at the numbers. … Continue reading

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Obama has become a centrist and corporatist, forsaking the economic plight of the average American.

On MSNBC tonight, January 24, 2011, Cenk Uygur discussed President Obama’s expected coalition with big business to create jobs here in America, anticipating its expression in his State of the Union Address scheduled for tomorrow night.  Cenk Uygur fears that Obama … Continue reading

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Is Obama now a Clinton centrist and corporatist, selling out the American worker?

The following is Cenk Uygur’s commentary and interview of Robert Reich on MSNBC on January 24, 2011. Cenk:  Tomorrow night the President is expected to talk about his pro business agenda in the State of the Union.  This is supposed to … Continue reading

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The Need for Separation of Business and State

Our country was founded upon the principle of the separation of church and state. This doctrine was essential to guarantee religious freedom in our nation. Now that business has assumed the stature of a religion in our country with our … Continue reading

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Joe Lieberman Will Not Run Again…Yippee!

Senator Joe Lieberman announced that he will not be running again for the United States Senate in 2012.  Apparently Joe read the polls and realized that he might not win re-election given his alienation of the Democratic base over the … Continue reading

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