Rush's anti-sponsorship drive -- Netflix and Kroger edition UPDATE w/ win!
Last I heard, Limbaugh had lost some thirteen sponsors and an immeasurable amount of goodwill. This is no time to let up. We've got to keep hitting and hitting hard on all pressure points.That...
View ArticleCan We Please Stop the South-bashing?
I'm not going to link to any of it, but any time something bad happens below the Mason-Dixon line, we are ahem treated to all manner of hateful comments regarding the South. So progressive! I'm not...
View ArticleOther Fronts in the War on Women
Long before the GOP completely lost it and became utterly obsessed with ladies' naughty bits, there has been a War on Women waged since forever. Now that we're no longer property outright, the salvos,...
View ArticleWe're Not Done with the Komen Foundation Yet
The happily ongoing saga of SGKF inserting itself ever so inartfully into politics is the motherlode of all schadenfreude. Not that any of us wish anyone ill, but the Susan G. Komen Foundation has...
View Article"If you idolize American history, but don't know any, join The Party!"
That may well be my favorite line from the Betty Bowers Super PAC must-see video that absolutely must go viral. This one's a solid contender, though:If you think the righteousness of being pro-life...
View ArticleTell Congress to Pass the Buffett Rule
We are their bosses, so we do get to tell them what to do! And the Buffet rule is a great opportunity for Congress to show everybody just where their heads are: fighting for the middle class or...
View ArticleWhat's the State of Your State?
Aaaaah, election years. As if keeping up with Washington's shenanigans weren't already a full-time endeavor, we now have 50 states, some with almost as many Congressional races, to track. California...
View ArticleKomen Foundation Tidbits
No, we're still not done with them yet. I highly recommend running "komen" through a Google news search every week or so. You learn many interesting things about the continued fallout from one of the...
View ArticleKomen Still Losing Racers, Execs, and Other Support
Komen's race for the cure season is fully ramping up, and there is just no denying that race participation and donations are down. Naturally, there are variations by locale, but the trend of...
View ArticleNetroots for the Troops, Baybeee!
As I'm sure you've noticed, the NFTT blogathon is on and strong! We have one more month before the big box day happens, so let's rock this out! All the goods below the squiggeldy-doo.Now, I'ma let...
View ArticleWant to Avenge Single Payer in Cali?
Then rec Shockwave's diary:http://www.dailykos.com/...We've got a single payer supporter in a June 5th primary against someone who voted against SB 810.And we all know what that means...
View ArticleAbout That More and Better Dems Thing
Oh yes, Silly Election Season is upon us. It's been fun and a half watching the GOP Keystone Kop its way through the primaries, but the rubber's about to meet the road here. And I daresay there is...
View ArticleMore Komen News: Unholy Alliances Edition
In the fun tradition of being nowhere near done with the Susan G. Komen Foundation, I now present to you the latest in their breathtaking array of less-than-stellar choices for marketing partners....
View ArticleLittle Ways We Can Help in Wisconsin
We have precisely 1.5 weeks until the big day in Wisconsin. Cheeseheads and other Badgers are kickin' ass and reminding everyone of just how fun civic engagement can be. The only bummer coming out of...
View ArticleThe Wisconsin Post-debate Spin Has Begun
And it will only get more intense overnight. This story, from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, already has quite a few comments, far too many of them pro-Walker. This is exactly the opportunity I was...
View Article"Two, four, six, eight! Scott Walker sucks!"
As bubbanomics would say, Hahahahaha! The quote in the title was from a protest demonstration that assembled outside one of Walker's super-duper spontaneous -- no, really, we didn't plan these...
View ArticleHokie Nation: Help Save VA Tech's Stadium Woods!
I stumbled upon this story last night while looking for the Wisconsin debate online. Amazing how I saw no mention of this stupid proposal in the alumni mailings I get. Gee I wonder why?When it comes...
View ArticleVA Tech Stadium Woods Update -- Still Time to Call
Okay, maybe it isn't an update, per se, as there isn't really any information that wasn't known Friday. As expected, the Board of Visitors is reviewing the vaunted report today and will presumably be...
View Articleeric lewis, where are you?
it is rumored you are at NN, but i have yet to either see you or find someone else who has. this will not do.
View ArticlePlease stop driving the Lamborghini to the corner store
Here we are at the ides of June (kinda like the ides of March, only rather unremarkable and not at all funky), and that means we have a little over four months before the election. We have seen this...
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