June 2012
55 posts
The fallout of the Supreme Court’s health care... →
The Supreme Court’s closely-watched 5-4 decision upholding the Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration’s signature health care reform initiative, has sent shock waves through state legislatures that will carry it out. The fallout from the ruling will be especially interesting to watch in Southern states, which have some of the highest rates of uninsured people — as well as lawmakers who...
Also, Mitt Romney says the "worst" part of...
rabbleprochoice:
FUCKING SERIOUSLY.
I guess I’m not that concerned with the federal government interfering with my health care WHEN IT ALREADY FUCKING DOES.
Jesus Christ, sometimes the level of cognitive dissonance that republicans have is literally unbelievable. Do they not listen to the words they say?
Goddamn hypocrites.
Love,
Rabble
“Justice Antonin Scalia needs to resign from the Supreme Court.”
– E.J. Dionne in the lead sentence of his Washington Post column, E.J. Dionne Jr.: Justice Scalia should resign - The Washington Post
And Mr. Dionne backs up his lead with every sentence. Without engaging in hypocrisy, no one across the political spectrum could say that Mr. Scalia is performing his...
AIDS in the pews: Son's secret divides Southern... →
tracesharp:
This article from Chattanooga is worth your time.
EarthWindFire82's House of Tales: To the Prometh &... →
earthwindfire82:
When y’all friends take pics with Prometh Codeine Cough Syrup, Lortabs, Tramadols, etc…and talk about how they pop pills or know someone who sell pills…you know what goes through my head???
I think about my severe allergies to Ibuprofen, Naproxen (Aleve) & Aspirin. I think about the 3rd degree I…
“I was earning $11.25 an hour. Part of me was thinking, ‘This is great. I’m an...”
– Jordan Golson, Apple Store employee • DIscussing his wages earned relative to the thriving success of his company, in a New York Times article today that’s definitely worth a read. The balance of jobs Apple has brought to the American economy have been weighed heavily towards retail, the sort of job...
“Republicans approve of the American farmer — but they are willing to help him go...”
– Harry S. Truman (via cognitivedissonance)
EDITORIAL: High-speed rail: Pleasant surprise |... →
bohemiansouth:
The Savannah Morning News writes in an editorial:
IT’S A pleasant surprise that [a] private consultant has determined that a high-speed passenger rail line that links Savannah to Atlanta and Jacksonville, Fla., is considered economically feasible. The conventional wisdom has been that high-speed rail works best in densely populated areas, such as the Northeast. Otherwise, it’s...
“As the rich get richer, throwing six-figure sums at presidential campaigns is...”
– How to Sweep Dark Money Out of Politics, Mother Jones magazine (via wisconsinforward)
Read it!
(via motherjones)
“You don’t want to let anybody’s expectations down. People look at me like I...”
– Rodney King • Speaking in an April interview with the Los Angeles Times about his legacy, which he seemed uncomfortable with. King, who died this morning of an apparent drowning, still suffered from injuries from the beating years after the incident. (via shortformblog)
RIP.
“Phil — Just a quick note to encourage you to do the right thing and shoot...”
– A note sent to climate scientist Phil Jones • Suggesting he kill himself for his work on climate change. Jones, a scientist at the center University of East Anglia, was one of the people at the center of “Climategate,” a controversy that climate change skeptics used to call into question the basic...
“I’m the real Joe Walsh and I’m proud to back a real American success story –...”
– The Eagles’ Joe Walsh, endorsing Democrat Tammy Duckworth against Illinois Republican Congressman Joe Walsh, quoted in Joe Walsh endorses Joe Walsh’s opponent – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs
Bohemian South adds: And we endorse the opinions of the real Joe Walsh as well.
(via bohemiansouth)
Congrats to former Gabrielle Giffords aide Ron... →
shortformblog:
Both the GOP and the Democrats used the race to hone and test their political arguments for the November elections, when everything from the White House on down will be on the ballot.
Republicans, sensing a chance to capture the former congresswoman’s seat, sought to make the contest a referendum on President Barack Obama and his handling of the economy. They argued that...
“It’s not that expensive. I use my computer, my wife has a computer. I have a...”
– The Tiny Newspaper In North Carolina That Scooped Up Journalism’s Big Prizes | The Awl (via tracesharp)
STFU, Conservatives: You have no understanding of... →
rabbleprochoice:
floating-point:
rabbleprochoice:
impuretale:
By taking bodily autonomy away from women!
And murdering abortion providers!
And bombing clinics!
And removing federal funding for breast exams and cervical cancer screenings simply because the…
“During the Clinton presidency, former Clinton press secretary Dee Dee Myers once...”
– Aaron Baldwin in
How Fox News and Right Wing Media Have Pushed the Political Conversation in the U.S. to the Far Right.
(via bohemiansouth)
“Basically, the Republican strategy for the past three years has been this:
1....”
– Kevin Drum (via wilwheaton)
STFU, Conservatives: Florida Official Behind Gov.... →
abaldwin360:
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice asked officials in Florida to suspend the controversial voter purge conducted by Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) administration, citing possible violations of voting rights law. Florida officials had been purging a list of suspected…
STFU, Conservatives: Catholic bishop who gave... →
abaldwin360:
When Timothy Dolan was elected president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2010, Frank Cocozzelli wrotethat this was an indication that “They are going to escalate the culture wars at the expense of economic justice.”
The Dolan-led Bishops and their allies on…
ShortFormBlog: In Which Ari Emanuel Reveals His... →
markcoatney:
From a WSJ Mossberg/Swisher talk:
ANOTHER AUDIENCE MEMBER: You’re basically saying somebody robbed my house and they drove a car down a road to get to my house. So you have to do something about the road or something about the car.
MR. EMANUEL: That’s a stupid example,…
“It was the first time in my career, my life, I realized someone could go out —...”
– Vice President Joe Biden • Addressing a group associated with the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, which supports friends and families of service members who are killed in action. Biden’s wife and daughter were killed in a car accident in 1972, and he realizes how important this story could...
LeftWingCracker: So much for an Aerotropolis →
Have many of you noticed that if you try to fly Delta out of Memphis, you are gouged on price? Have you noticed that if you drive to Little Rock, and fly somewhere THROUGH Memphis, it’s cheaper than if you leave FROM Memphis? Well, Tom Jones, our friend from Smart City Memphis, has noticed and is trying to do something about itwith a new group on Facebook called DELTA DOES MEMPHIS.
LeftWingCracker: The @%$#ing Developers are at it... →
The planned development process has been obliterated retreating to the Gold rush days. Virtually no public notice will be given on PDs and they will exist forever within City limits. Developers will not have to show an actual plan for their development, only an outline of their property and a potential list of uses. Once a PD is approved it can NEVER be changed by the legislative body only by...
Not Working For Anyone - Esquire →
“This morning, as the crows came to sit upon the Capitol, I heard one commentator after another talk about how the jobs figures were depressed because the corporate class in this country was “concerned” about, or “uncertain of,” the situation in Europe. This is all my balls. They’re still hiring people in Malaysia, and in China, and everywhere else that people...
