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Michael Charney
from Coffee Party Election Coverage
onto Electile Dysfunction November 4, 2012 10:32 AM
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by MICHAEL CHARNEY
Watershed. Precipice. Crossroads.
Pick your term; the only thing certain is that someone has used it to describe the importance of this election. Messaging swirls around our heads while wires hum with robocalls, eddied ads all looking to convince us of the one reason to vote for or against him or her. It’s difficult to sift through, even for those of us who want to pay attention to it all... [MORE]
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Help today... far too many suffer needlessly...
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Anat Shenker-Osorio from Closing Plenary, Netroots Nation 2013, San Jose, CA June 22, 2013
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Pop quiz on Obama’s foreign trip: There was a point during his news conference in South Korea on Friday morning when President Obama referenced how the U.S. was standing up to a rogue world player.
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From "The Savage Nation" (Monday, November 26, 2012 edition) (Michael Savage - #America is now embracing everything that #Russia went through and rejected: http://t.co/CXr0pvSoqp via @youtube)...
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I can't imagine anyone arguing that America does not need a healthier, more economically viable, active, and growing middle class. Sadly, I also can't imagine much argument that the exact opposite ...
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On Friday, President Barack Obama will announce changes and potential reforms he will make to the National Security Agency (NSA). What can we expect? Via Monica S Mcfeeters
Greg Russak's comment,
January 22, 2014 10:19 PM
See the link below (and a new Scoop to Coffee Party News) for the EFF's scoring of the President on NSA and spying. Don't miss the excellent and succinct explanations of each category, too. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/01/rating-obamas-nsa-reform-plan-eff-scorecard-explained
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Want to walk with the #NHRebellion? You can sign up here: http://march.nhrebellion.org/march/default.asp Can't walk but want to support us? Help us pay for t... Via Greg Russak
Greg Russak's comment,
January 17, 2014 1:17 PM
Dan, I'm pretty sure you already knew the answer to your question. Almost all were incumbents. According to Politico, 10 House Dems and 13 House GOP reps lost in 2012 (http://www.politico.com/blogs/charlie-mahtesian/2012/11/election-incumbents-defeated-148708.html). Only 1 Senator, Scott Brown (R) in MA was ousted. According to Lessig, 95% of House election winners were the ones who spent the most money (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuSerfOsIXI). <br><br>You describe it pretty well above, so I have to ask are you sincerely asking if a cycle of corruption exists?
Party Recon's comment,
January 17, 2014 1:50 PM
Sorry, but I felt the need to spell it out completely Greg. I think it is important to point out that money is just a tool. It can be used for good or for evil. I was trying to put an exclamation point on the evil nature of its use in politics by showing the true cause and affect of money -- corruption of the system.
Greg Russak's comment,
January 17, 2014 4:47 PM
Please don't apologize and, instead, let me offer you my apology. I should have trusted my first instinct about what you were doing, which is exactly what you've said above.
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Universities say the automatic federal budget cuts that began last March have directly affected their research activities, leading to layoffs. Via Monica S Mcfeeters
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After North Korea, emotional Rodman urges no politics for a day
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Many observers say increasing partisanship in America is the result of gerrymandered districts. Via Greg Russak
Greg Russak's curator insight,
December 18, 2013 9:21 AM
Data discussed in this report indicates that, contrary to what I would have expected, "open" primaries do NOT result in more moderate candidates representing their parties in the general elections. Why not? Two words: voter apathy.
Party Recon's comment,
December 18, 2013 10:20 AM
This report is silly. We have extremist candidates because we have become an extremist nation. We used to be content with boxing. Two guys duking it out with padded gloves. No we have the UFC, where most fights end with a brutal kick to the head or with one guy conceding to prevent the other guy from choking him out or breaking his arm. Moderation is also not rewarded in our 1% media. We want our talk shows to be violent and confrontational. We like Jerry Springer more than we like Oprah. Even the exploits of the illiterate Jersey Shore crowd weren't enough. Now we have Mob Wives threatening to off each other every week. In short, our politics is a perfect reflection of what we've become as a society. The only question now is, how far down the evolutionary scale will we slide before realizing that we are falling for the same "bread and circus" act that the Roman ruling class used to keep the populace anesthetized while they did whatever they wanted? Don' think that's true? Then explain to me why else 90 million eligible voters didn't bother showing up to the polls in 2012. WAKE UP AMERICA. We're letting Washington and the 1% play us for suckers. It's time to do something about that. Check out www.partyrecon.org and get involved.
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I am a huge fan and active supporter of the good and important work being done by Represent.Us to promote and gather true grassroots support for the American Anti-Corruption Act. It’s why I’m having such a hard time with their recent choice of media in this: DC ISN’T ABOUT RED VS. BLUE — IT’S ALL ABOUT THE GREEN Via Greg Russak
Greg Russak's comment,
December 17, 2013 6:17 PM
Brother Dan, my gander and my dander are just fine! :-) It's through this sort of discourse that we all test our beliefs, what we think we know, what we want to accomplish, and what we will do about it!!
Party Recon's comment,
December 17, 2013 6:19 PM
Understood Greg. Then I only have one question left. Are you really, in fact, Groucho?
Greg Russak's comment,
December 17, 2013 6:24 PM
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.<br>Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/grouchomar146422.html#oYjGCrgzzAoZF3GG.99
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It’s hard to remember a time when a major political party and its media arm were so actively hoping for fellow Americans to lose.
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http://www.StoryofAmerica.org | 12-year-old Madison Kimrey of Burlington founded NC Youth Rocks after the North Carolina legislature passed voting restrictio... Via Monica S Mcfeeters
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Supreme Court oral argument was disrupted on Wednesday by a rare outburst from a protester who assailed a 2010 ruling on campaign finance.The man interrupted proceedings
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Money is not speech, and the Supreme Court’s decisions Citizens United and McCutcheon have perverted our democracy.
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(CNN) - If Gov. Chris Christie’s administration had come to him beforehand and told him of the plan to close down access lanes at the George Washington Bridge last September he claims he would have stopped them.
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Is The Obama Administration the Most Corrupt in U.S. History? - The Huffington Post
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MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said on Thursday that a burgeoning federal investigation could spell trouble for not only the North Carolina company behind an 82,000-ton toxic spill, but also for former employee Gov.
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A bevy of smart, fresh-faced Republican women is running for Congress this year, shattering the stereotype that the political right is a bastion of old, white men.
Michael Charney's insight:
There are many out there who hear "GOP" as if it's a dog whistle. There's diversity and a variety of opinions in the party--and the party can be pushed further in that direction if we want to....
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(CNN) -- Republican Gov. Chris Christie is under federal investigation into whether he misused Hurricane Sandy relief funds.
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A top New Jersey Democrat will issue subpoenas as early as Monday to delve into the actors and motives behind the dubious "traffic study" at the base of the George Washington Bridge that is threatening Gov.
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Washington (CNN) - President Obama's recess appointments to a federal agency– made without Senate confirmation– will be reviewed by the Supreme Court on Monday.
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Government shutdown, filibusters topped 2013's political news online Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON – They're not perfect measures of public interest, but the year-end roundups released by tech giants Google, Twitter and Facebook do provide some...
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Outrage sells. Rush, Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity might make megabucks and have real influence, but there's a limit
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The Republican Party is still waiting for their beloved head coach, Ronald Reagan, to come out of the locker room and lead them to another victory.
Michael Charney's insight:
And if he did, they wouldn't like it, since the myth has overtaken the man....
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On the morning of the funeral, I remember lying on the carpet in front of the television with my legs waving behind me and my chin cupped in my hands. The rough carpet chafed both elbows. Through the living room window I could see a half-masted flag....
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