[ this is first diary I've written here since the "Thomas Paine: America's Forgotten Liberal Founding Father"" July 4th diary last year that was surprisingly well-received, given how the interwebz generally are. Just wanted to share this...]
First of all, here's thelink.
I found this while watching a debate on Fox News between Megyn Kelly, a Bushie, and the inimitable Sally Kohn. I am not a Fox News viewer, but I found the interview after discovering a Sally Kohn foxnews.com opinion piece, then clicking through to Kohn's website and seeing other posts.
Debate Link-- http://sallykohn.com/...
With a quick Google search, I found a Yahoo News article confirming what Kohn said in the debate: the NRA "has spoken out in favor of a bill that passed in the Colorado House of Representatives this week that will repeal state-run background checks on people purchasing firearms."
But lo and behold! The NRA has already scrubbed it from their site. For such ''macho men'', they seem afraid to stand behind their own words.
As to the foxnews.com opinion piece that drew my attention to Kohn this morning... It is absolutely excellent.
Link-- http://www.reddit.com/... [Obama's right, Americans can't succeed without government]
Several friends I showed this too were actually shocked that Fox News even lets Sally Kohn contribute.
Excerpt:
" ..when Ronald Reagan was president, my grandfather paid almost 50% of his income in taxes to help make sure that good public schools and safe streets and the things we all need to succeed in America would be available for the next generation. Today, hedge fund managers and big business CEOs pay lower tax rates than middle class families. In fact, the tax rate for the very wealthy is the lowest it’s been in over 60 years ...
Jerry’s Bargain Store went out of business after my grandfather died. Now people shop at a Wal-Mart instead. Wal-Mart’s CEO, like most corporate executives today, is paid mostly in stock, which is taxed at a far lower rate than income.
My grandfather built his business with his own two hands, ran it every day, paid far more than his due of taxes and never complained. He would be appalled that big business CEOs today aren’t paying near their fair share."