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Tuesday February 09, 2010 · 8:17 PM PST

2010/02/09 · 20:17

It's 31 days of Oscar on TCM, and this movie's a gem. It's about the corruption of corporate media that is as true today as it was over 30 years ago when this movie was made. If you haven't seen it, you'll be surprised how this movie foreshadowed Fox News and the right wing noise machine. TCM shows this movie only once a year. Don't miss it! More on the flip...

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Monday January 25, 2010 · 9:59 PM PST

2010/01/25 · 21:59

Some warning signs form the New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/...

Senior Congressional aides said that lawmakers and the White House were increasingly focused on a plan by which the House would adopt the health care bill approved by the Senate on Dec. 24, with any changes made in a separate bill using the budget reconciliation maneuver.

But Democratic leaders are no longer confident that rank-and-file House Democrats would be willing to go along. The victory by the Republican, Scott Brown, in Massachusetts last Tuesday not only denied Democrats their 60th vote, but raised a specter of fear for Democrats over the midterm elections.

Some Democrats said that regaining the support of the caucus could depend heavily on what Mr. Obama says in his State of the Union speech on Wednesday.

Obama needs the speech of his life on Wednesday, and Nancy is going to have a very tough job... the toughest of her career... I hope they can pull it off...

On the flip, some hopeful signs:

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I will...

13 votes Vote Now!

I will...

Call my congresscritter

3 votes

Call my congresscritter

0 votes

Call my congresscritter

0 votes

All of the above!

10 votes

Reid Defies White House! Will Move Ahead With PO!!

LordMike

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Friday October 23, 2009 · 11:03 PM PDT

2009/10/23 · 23:03

It seems that Harry may have recovered from the spine flu. As of now, he's defying the white house and going ahead with the Public Option Opt-Out plan in the Senate:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/...

"He's knows what he's doing is a gamble," Reid spokesman Jim Manley said. "But more and more, he's convinced it's the right thing to do."

Maybe Harry's recovered from his spine flu? I guess we'll know on Monday when he makes his final decision. More on the flip...

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906 votes Show Results

Will Harry Make the Right Call?

906 votes Vote Now!

Will Harry Make the Right Call?

Yes--we will have a public option

588 votes

No--Reid will cave again, this time to the White House

318 votes

Pulling a Goldfinger

LordMike

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Tuesday October 06, 2009 · 8:18 PM PDT

2009/10/06 · 20:18

You disappoint me, Goldfinger. You know Operation Grand Slam simply won't work. Stealing all the gold from Fort Knox is ludicrous. Fifteen billion dollars in gold bullion weighs ten thousand, five hundred tons. Sixty men would take twelve days to load it onto two hundred trucks. Now, at the most, you're going to have two hours before the army, navy, air force, marines move in and make you put it back.

Who mentioned anything about removing it? I just need to place a rumor in a British Tabloid...

Who was the best Bond?

63 votes Vote Now!

Who was the best Bond?

Sean Connery

52 votes

George Lazenby

1 vote

Roger Moore

3 votes

Timothy Dalton

0 votes

Pierce Brosnan

1 vote

Daniel Craig

6 votes

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Townhall "The Kids are Alright!" Plus Public Option News!

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Monday September 21, 2009 · 7:39 PM PDT

2009/09/21 · 19:39

Sometimes, I feel I gotta get away
Bells chime, I know I gotta get away
And I know if I don't, I'll go out of my mind
Better leave her behind with the kids, they're alright
The kids are alright
The kids are alright
The kids are alright

--The Who

Today Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio held a health care townhall at an urban High School in Cleveland, OH. Lots of supporters showed up, and we got to find out that America's youth, even in the heart of struggling Cleveland, get it! The kids truly ARE alright! Find out what happened after the flip!

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Sherrod Brown is

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Sherrod Brown is

The best!

8 votes

The coolest!

2 votes

The man!

5 votes

All of the above!

51 votes

Baucus: Co-Op/Public Hybrid. Dodd: "Screw Bipartisanship!"

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Thursday June 18, 2009 · 9:45 PM PDT

2009/06/18 · 21:45

Since a Baucus diary got on the rec list so fast, I thought I might try my hand as well... The diary is missing some information that the Wall Street Journal is reporting:

Baucus' draft DOES contain a public plan.... or is it a co-op plan?

Also included in the proposal is a non-profit health co-operative -- an idea originally embraced by Conrad. The co-operative would see direct oversight from the Health and Human Services secretary, who would authority to make "final decisions about approvals of business plans and distribution of funds."

http://online.wsj.com/...

It seems that no one is really sure at the moment....

More analysis below the fold...

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41 votes Show Results

Is It a Public Plan or a Co-Op?

41 votes Vote Now!

Is It a Public Plan or a Co-Op?

Public plan

9 votes

Co-Op

13 votes

A little of Both

0 votes

It's alive!!!!

4 votes

Hey, you stuck your chocolate in my peanut butter!

2 votes

Hey, you stuck my peanut butter in my chocolate!

3 votes

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, please!

10 votes

BREAKING!! SCOTUS Lifts Stay on Chrysler Sale

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Tuesday June 09, 2009 · 4:44 PM PDT

2009/06/09 · 16:44

After her extension of yesterday's stay, I've been having a 28 hour panic attack... I've been checking the Scotusblog every few minutes since then for any news... After nothing came up today, I started giving up hope.. Then, on a whim, I decide to check one more time just now. Imagine my relief and joy when I saw:

Court clears Chrysler sale

http://www.scotusblog.com/...

The Ruling comes with a warning, though... Insisting that it was denying a postponement "in this case alone." That means the wingnuts will certainly try again to derail the Obama's GM bankruptcy.... ~~It also looks like she acted alone and did not refer this to the full court.~~

I can finally get some sleep tonight! Thank you justice Ginsburg!!!

More info and updates as I get them.... Updates below the fold...

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Monday January 26, 2009 · 8:07 PM PST

2009/01/26 · 20:07

Today, a liberal town in Michigan made the news, but not in a positive way. As exposed in the diary, Power Co. kills 93-year-old man., a poorly planned municipal power company policy ended in tragedy when a WWII veteran and retired union worker froze to death in his home when a power override was shut down, preventing the furnace from kicking in.

The initial response was horror, then blame. People couldn't believe that a city could be so negligent as to allow an old man to freeze to death. Why weren't there support services? Why did the muni power company have this policy? Why didn't the local government do something?

What people don't understand is that there is a much greater blame to be assigned here... and it goes much farther than any overburdened local government. More on the flip.

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Who bears the greatest responsibility for this tragedy?

170 votes Vote Now!

Who bears the greatest responsibility for this tragedy?

Bay City Electric Light & Power

39 votes

Bay City Government

5 votes

The Government of Michigan

5 votes

The Federal Government

6 votes

Republicans

27 votes

Democrats

1 vote

Reaganomics and Free Trade

71 votes

Unions

2 votes

Senators Shelby, Corker, and DeMint

4 votes

"No Bailouts!"

1 vote

Conservatives

6 votes

Liberals

3 votes

The Clock Strikes Twelve for the Upper Midwest

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Thursday December 18, 2008 · 10:24 AM PST

2008/12/18 · 10:24

This is the end, my beautiful friends, the end....

http://finance.yahoo.com/...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration is seriously considering "orderly" bankruptcy as a way of dealing with the desperately ailing U.S. auto industry.

Time to stock up on gasoline, canned food, and ammo... it's going to be like a Mad Max movie around here...

Thanks, Scrooge Bush!

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Monday December 15, 2008 · 9:04 PM PST

2008/12/15 · 21:04

Today, the news posted a glimpse of the promise of Obama's green economic initiatives:

From the Detroit Free Press: http://www.freep.com/...

Granholm's remarks on the rescue came after her announcement that state tax breaks for 20 business projects will net the state $2.3 billion in new investments.

That will ultimately produce 7,400 new jobs, directly and indirectly, according to the Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC).

Among the ventures is a company that makes wind turbines and a firm that will make a lightweight bus that gets three times the gas mileage of conventional buses.

Such a vision might transform manufacturing in the midwest and bring new prosperity to the long suffering rust belt... Except that this initiatives is very close to failing, if... if... (more over the break)

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Monday June 02, 2008 · 11:34 AM PDT

2008/06/02 · 11:34

We've all heard the rumors, mostly spread by the Operation Chaos leader Larry Johnson that there's this video tape of Michelle Obama screaming "Whitey" from the TUCC pulpit... I guess, in a fit of desperation, Johnson will release the tape tomorrow at 9am...

...only, the smear is not what it seems. More on the flip:

UPDATED: Apparently, the tape was supposed to come out today and did not... Still, the analysis may be helpful in diffusing the underground smear that there really is a "whitey" tape... please read on the flip for guidance on fighting this viral and continuing smear...

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217 votes Show Results

Favorite Blacksploitation film?

217 votes Vote Now!

Favorite Blacksploitation film?

Black Shampoo

0 votes

Black Caesar

12 votes

Shaft

86 votes

Superfly

43 votes

Willie Dynamite

4 votes

Blackula

46 votes

Blackenstein

0 votes

Cotton Comes to Harlem

26 votes

Clinton: Over Next Week????

LordMike

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Friday May 30, 2008 · 2:54 PM PDT

2008/05/30 · 14:54

From the AP

Hillary Rodham Clinton says she expects her marathon Democratic race against Barack Obama to be resolved next week. In a conference call with Montana reporters, Clinton said Friday: "I think that after the final primaries, people are going to start making up their minds. I think that is the natural progression that one would expect."

Could this be really true? Oh, please say it's so! I'm ready to forgive you, Hillary and bestow any honor you wish (almost) if you will save the party from a convention fight.

If this is true... thank you, Hillary, for saving the party and the country from what would be a sure disaster! I'm glad that cooler heads in the campaign have prevailed.

You are a tough fighter... I'm looking forward to your kick-ass convention speech in Denver endorsing Obama! :-) Let the healing begin!

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Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Townhall "The Kids are Alright!" Plus Public Option News!

Baucus: Co-Op/Public Hybrid. Dodd: "Screw Bipartisanship!"

BREAKING!! SCOTUS Lifts Stay on Chrysler Sale

The Greater Blame

The Clock Strikes Twelve for the Upper Midwest

Michigan to Build Windmills--If You Let Them!

"Whitey" Tape Does not Come Out

Clinton: Over Next Week????