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Rasmussen Latest Poll To Show GOP Is Wrong Side Of WI Issue

It’s no secret that Rasmussen tends to lean to the right in their polling. So when they show a poll that says that 52% oppose removing bargaining rights for unions, you know the GOP has to be getting concerned.

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  1. At Least One Republican Is On This Side Of The Sanity Line Prominent Republicans have dodged the question repeatedly. John Boehner says if the President says so, it’s good enough for him, but he’s not going to tell anyone what to think….
  2. WI Gov. Walker – Is He After WI Retirement System Money? So, the question to ask Gov. Walker is – What are your plans for the Wisconsin Retirement System?…
  3. New Poll: What’s The Biggest Issue For Teens? Have teen issues changed much over time?…

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Miss Tonight’s Show (3/1/11) – Catch It 24/7!

Tonight’s topics:

Wisconsin
Unions
Scott Walker
Koch Brothers
Anonymous
Charlie Sheen
International Field Trip Day

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  1. Miss Tonight’s Show (2/1/11)? Catch it 24/7 On Demand! Tonight’s topics: Egypt James O’Keefe tries to “sting” Planned Parenthood – FAIL Healthcare ruling in FL and the attempt by Republicans to attach ACA repeal to an FAA funding bill…
  2. Miss Tonight’s Show (2/9/11)? Catch It On Demand 24/7 On this week’s show: * The AOL/Huffington Post Deal * Olbermann Goes to CurrenTV * Christina Aguilera’s Superbowl Fail * Glenn Beck – Even The Right Is Turning Against Him…
  3. Miss Tonight’s Show (2/15/11)? – Watch it 24/7! Tonight’s topics: Green lighting the killing of doctors Guy dunks himself The budget battle Immortal by 2045? Edited For Clarity Live 2/15/11 on Edited For Clarity – live streaming video…

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Anonymous attacks AFP, Now AFP Wants Help

We tweeted about this when we first saw it yesterday. AFP’s site was down fairly hard then started returning in fits and starts during a DDOS atttack on their website. This was apparently a coordinated attack that also included some other affiliated sites, in an effort to point out how the Koch brothers have (and [...]

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  1. Who Are The Koch Brothers, And Why It Matters This piece from August of last year in the New Yorker looks at David and Charles Koch are. They have lot of money, aren’t afraid to use it, and were…
  2. WI Gov. Walker – Is He After WI Retirement System Money? So, the question to ask Gov. Walker is – What are your plans for the Wisconsin Retirement System?…
  3. Gov. Walker’s Plans For Medicaid – More Clues The more we hear about how Governor Walker wants to do things, the more insidious his plans seem. …

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Immunity prevents AZ senators arrest after fight with girlfriend | Fox 11 | KMSB Tucson – News

So, in Arizona, if you look to be dark-skinned, they want to ask you for papers to prove you’re not illegal. If you need an organ transplant and are on Medicaid, you’re out of luck. They want to But get in a physical altercation with your girlfriend on the side of the road, and you’re [...]

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  1. Does Arizona Need An Official Firearm? – Phoenix News Story – KPHO Phoenix via Does Arizona Need An Official Firearm? – Phoenix News Story – KPHO Phoenix. PHOENIX — Arizona has a state flower, a state tree, even an official state neck wear….
  2. BBC News – Colonel Gaddafi ‘ordered Lockerbie bombing’ via BBC News – Colonel Gaddafi ‘ordered Lockerbie bombing’. Colonel Gaddafi ‘ordered Lockerbie bombing’ The justice minister claimed Muammar Gaddafi ordered the bombing that killed 270 in 1988. Libya’s former…
  3. Transcript: News Update 7/19/10 Trasncript of News Update segment from EFC recorded 7/19/10…

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From The WTF Department – Have A Miscarriage, Be Sentenced To Death

No, that’s not a joke. It’s not made up. It’s the actual potential result of new legislation being introduced in the Georgia State Assembly

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  1. South Dakota Lawmaker Backs Off Abortions As Justifiable Homicide Defining the killing of a doctor who is performing a legal medical procedure as a justifiable homicide is a license for unstable nutjobs to grab their guns and go hunting….
  2. From The WTF File: Goldfish Killer Didn’t Want To Leave Witnesses Gone are the days of super-genius super-villains. Why can’t we get decent criminals nowadays. From DailyHerald.com: A 16-year-old Arlington Heights boy told police he poisoned and killed three fish because…
  3. The Health Care Reform Deal The President Should Cut Matt Miller at the Washington Post hits the nail on the head: Republicans need to pass a law that the Congressional Budget Office certifies will cover the same number of…

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Where’s Our Mr. Rogers For Today?

Like most adults my age, Mr. Rogers was a regular stop on the TV dial as a kid. His gentle demeanor, his way of explaning even the most complex issues in a way that a kid can understand were amazingly powerful. Below is a clip from when he testified in front of Congress to save [...]

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  1. Jan Brewer – Tax Cuts More Important Than the Mentally Ill We know where the priorities are for Brewer. And it isn’t those who need medical help….
  2. “We’ll Cut $110B. Make That $50B. OK.. $32B?” Come on. You saw this coming, right? The plain fact is, they talked a big game, and lots of Tea Party-leaning folks bought it. But they didn’t have a plan,…
  3. Tea Party Fail – Cut Taxes, Head Straight Into Debt So, the Taxed Enough Already folks got one of their own into the office of Nassau County Executive in New York State. Edward Mangano, who ran under the Tea Party…

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WI Gov. Walker – Is He After WI Retirement System Money?

So, the question to ask Gov. Walker is – What are your plans for the Wisconsin Retirement System?

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  1. Four Possible Endgames in Wisconsin | Mother Jones A good analysis of possible endings in WI. Republicans could try the end-run options to pass the legislation, but this faces a significant problem. If the protests had not been…
  2. The Health Care Reform Deal The President Should Cut Matt Miller at the Washington Post hits the nail on the head: Republicans need to pass a law that the Congressional Budget Office certifies will cover the same number of…
  3. Jan Brewer – Tax Cuts More Important Than the Mentally Ill We know where the priorities are for Brewer. And it isn’t those who need medical help….

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Jan Brewer – Tax Cuts More Important Than the Mentally Ill

We know where the priorities are for Brewer. And it isn’t those who need medical help.

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  1. The Health Care Reform Deal The President Should Cut Matt Miller at the Washington Post hits the nail on the head: Republicans need to pass a law that the Congressional Budget Office certifies will cover the same number of…
  2. “We’ll Cut $110B. Make That $50B. OK.. $32B?” Come on. You saw this coming, right? The plain fact is, they talked a big game, and lots of Tea Party-leaning folks bought it. But they didn’t have a plan,…
  3. Republicans’ Impossible Math While their record says otherwise, Republicans still like to portray themselves as deficit hawks, pretending they have the answer to reducing the budget deficit. Of course, the first thing they…

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Haley Barbour pledges veto of license plate honoring KKK leader – Finally

Finally, Barbour says definitively he will veto the legislation. So what took so long? Maybe we can learn from some of the comments…

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  1. Presidential Hopeful Won’t Denounce KKK? Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour is one of the potential candidates for the 2012 presidential race. How far he’s able to go may depend a great deal on how he gets…
  2. South Dakota Lawmaker Backs Off Abortions As Justifiable Homicide Defining the killing of a doctor who is performing a legal medical procedure as a justifiable homicide is a license for unstable nutjobs to grab their guns and go hunting….
  3. Well, this Should Go Well… In the wake of the Tuscon shootings, three different Republicans have decided that they need more protection. And if they get their seemingly competing bills passed, it should make for…

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Four Possible Endgames in Wisconsin | Mother Jones

A good analysis of possible endings in WI. Republicans could try the end-run options to pass the legislation, but this faces a significant problem. If the protests had not been going as long as they have, the end-run solutions would receive little scrutiny, and they’d pass the bill. But with all the attention they have received and will continue to receive until the issue is resolved, these solutions will be revealed as the cynical ploys they are.

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  1. The End Run Around The End Run Even as House Republicans “won” their repeal of the healthcare bill last week, they admitted the chances of that repeal actually passing in the Senate were less than slim. So…
  2. The Health Care Reform Deal The President Should Cut Matt Miller at the Washington Post hits the nail on the head: Republicans need to pass a law that the Congressional Budget Office certifies will cover the same number of…
  3. Job Creation? Not So Much True to form, Republicans bounced off of what Americans really want to an issue that is much further down the list in importance to the majority of Americans. …

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First Read – Obama admin will no longer defend federal marriage act in court

via First Read – Obama admin will no longer defend federal marriage act in court. Obama admin will no longer defend federal marriage act in courtFrom NBC’s Pete Williams In a major reversal, the Obama administration has notified Congress that it will no longer defend the federal law that says marriage can exist only between [...]

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  1. The Health Care Reform Deal The President Should Cut Matt Miller at the Washington Post hits the nail on the head: Republicans need to pass a law that the Congressional Budget Office certifies will cover the same number of…
  2. Really, Bachmann? Breastfeeding? Bachmann is trying to make some kind of connection to “suckling at the government teat” using the breastfeeding issue. She rails against a tax break for breastfeeding equipment. But if…
  3. The Government Healthcare We’ve Been Paying For Years How much do you pay for your healthcare insurance every month? For some, having insurance would be a huge improvement. For those of us that do have it, it’s an…

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Does Arizona Need An Official Firearm? – Phoenix News Story – KPHO Phoenix

via Does Arizona Need An Official Firearm? – Phoenix News Story – KPHO Phoenix. PHOENIX — Arizona has a state flower, a state tree, even an official state neck wear. And coming this year it could have its own official state firearm. Senate Bill 1610 would amend the Arizona Constitution to name the Colt single-action [...]

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  1. Transcript: News Update 7/19/10 Trasncript of News Update segment from EFC recorded 7/19/10…
  2. Teacher Fired For Bumper Stickers We’d already planned on talking about the story of a Pennsylvania teacher that has been suspended for things she wrote on her personal blog. Now, we see the story of…
  3. Well, this Should Go Well… In the wake of the Tuscon shootings, three different Republicans have decided that they need more protection. And if they get their seemingly competing bills passed, it should make for…

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