Oligarchs launch advertising blitz in upcoming primary states

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Friday February 12, 2016 · 6:01 AM PST

2016/02/12 · 06:01

Looks like Bernie's recent fundraising success has spooked the establishment:

The main super PAC supporting Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is making its first significant foray into the 2016 primary, launching a radio campaign in South Carolina and spearheading a $4.5 million effort to drive early turnout … The early engagement by Priorities USA Action — which originally planned to hold its fire for the general election — marks the first major infusion of super-PAC money on Clinton’s behalf.

(emphasis mine)

Of course, according to the Clinton campaign, we should pay no attention to the (wo)man behind the curtain.

Clinton attempted to distance herself from Priorities USA and the donations it has received from Wall Street players, noting the group was first started to support Obama’s reelection. “It’s not my PAC,” she said.

Willful Ignorance: The premise that Bernie is a single-issue candidate

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Friday February 12, 2016 · 5:47 AM PST

2016/02/12 · 05:47

Bernie a single-issue candidate? Really?

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What's your most Berning issue in 2016?

Income and wealth inequality

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Campaign finance

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Health care

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Climate change and sustainability

10 votes

Institutional racism and civil rights

1 vote

Immigration and citizenship

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Infrastructure and job creation

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Equal opportunity and treatment in the workplace

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Wall street and banking regulation

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Foreign affairs

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Gun control

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Other

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Crash the gates of the Oligarchy: We need a real Democratic Party platform

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Monday August 10, 2015 · 1:57 PM PDT

2015/08/10 · 13:57

Crashing the gate of the American Oligarchy requires change; much more ‘radical’ than anything articulated by the current Democratic establishment (1). It requires a change in thinking, strategy, and policy choices. (See bottom of diary for links to references)

In today's America, money is free speech. Money is the right to assemble, organize, and lobby. Money is political power. If you want to challenge the oligarchy and loosen its stranglehold on our government, you have to take away their money. It's been a (successful) Republican tactic for decades (2), so why not use it?

"It occurs to me that the best way you hurt rich people is by turning them into poor people." - Billy Ray Valentine
Step 1: Take your typical oligarchs:

Step 2: Apply concrete progressive polices:

Result: Redistribute of political influence.

So what kind of policies can achieve this? And as a progressive community, how can we work together to formulate and implement these policies?

To answer this, I'll lay the first plank, and illustrate how one simple policy change can weaken the oligarchy, promote the general welfare, and reinvigorate our enfeebled democracy. Then I invite other members of the community, especially our resident experts, to lay more planks.

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Friday July 31, 2015 · 5:03 PM PDT

2015/07/31 · 17:03

This started as satire. But the more I wrote, the more I realized I couldn't add that tag. The original ten amendments simply do not reflect reality. They went out the window with our democracy.

Footnotes referring to data, articles, research, etc., are listed at the end of the diary (Note some links go directly to pdf academic articles. See the list at the end for a brief description).

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Wednesday July 29, 2015 · 9:14 PM PDT

2015/07/29 · 21:14

... unless they come with a messy video like this one!

This isn't to downplay the important points made in recent diaries, or to discourage serious debate over candidates, policy, or the direction of this community. It's more of a reminder of how intense passions can quickly spiral out of control when rational (albeit intense) debate degenerates into something messier.

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Moe

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Larry

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Shemp

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Curly

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How Censorship Works on DKOS

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Thursday November 28, 2013 · 5:25 PM PST

2013/11/28 · 17:25

An allegory for online censorship, or, how I learned to stop worrying about the truth so I could enjoy a hay ride:

Reader X has never liked Poster X and is offended by Poster X's diaries, which tend to be critical of Politician X, Reader X's favorite public figure.

Reader X can't develop a logical counter-argument to Poster X's assertions, but still really hates Poster X for being so critical. Reader X insists Poster X sounds like a Republican/Conservative/Regressive/Racist, even though that's not really the case, but it sounds good. And because it sounds good, other readers that don't like Poster X emulate Reader X, and make similar accusations, making it an effective way to muzzle Poster X and discourage other posters from making similar observations.

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Sunday September 30, 2012 · 7:44 PM PDT

2012/09/30 · 19:44

Mitt's proficiency with off-the-cuff one-liners is apparently not enough for the GOP prep squad. As many have already reported, Mitt's been cloistered with top advisers to prepare some pre-fab zingers for Wednesday's debate (For more on that, check out Olympia's diary).

However, it appears the Romney camp may have a mole. A number of zingers have made their way onto the internets. More below the squiggle.

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Popcorn

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Pizza

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Chips and salsa

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Fondue

6 votes

BBQ

4 votes

Champagne

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Pie

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Iowa Republicans come to senses, make right choice

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Tuesday January 03, 2012 · 7:34 PM PST

2012/01/03 · 19:34

Haha! It looks like the Republicans from Emmet County have made the only logical choice:

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Wednesday December 08, 2010 · 1:25 PM PST

2010/12/08 · 13:25

If you're like me, you've suddenly found yourself in the ranks of the elite, the haughty, the obstinate, the intractable. All because you're unwilling to compromise.

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Sunday November 29, 2009 · 4:01 PM PST

2009/11/29 · 16:01

Radio host, blogger, white supremicist Hal Turner, who was arrested after he urged his followers to take up arms against a couple of state lawmakers in New Jersey, was on the payroll of the FBI to help fight 'domestic terrorism'

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Friday May 15, 2009 · 9:39 PM PDT

2009/05/15 · 21:39

We've been having great fun at the GOP's expense, making fun of their kneejerk responses to every democratic proposal. We've relegated them first to the wilderness, then to the fossil record.

The "Party of No" is its own worst enemy, automatically adopting positions that are wildy unpopular (torture), illogical (the world is cooling) or just batshit crazy (The Flinstones are historically factual).

The GOP hasn't failed so much because of a shrinking tent, or even because of fighting within the tent. They're losing because they support policy positions that are ethically and/or factually untenable.

There fate should be a lesson to us, because even though we're having great fun lobbing stones, we're building a glass house of our own by always saying yes, when we should be saying "hell no!"

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Thursday September 04, 2008 · 12:25 AM PDT

2008/09/04 · 00:25

So what was the AP's fair and balanced take on the Palin speech?

Sarah Palin delivered.

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Some questionable reporting, but overall good

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Questionable reporting, but let's keep the faith

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Prepared talking points? What's the AP trying to hide?

10 votes

Time for change at the AP editorial desk

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