Democrat Kathy Hochul defeated Republican Jane Corwin in a special election in a very Republican district in New York that was fought specifically on Paul Ryan’s Medicare killing bill. What is sad is if a Republican had knocked off a Democrat in a very heavily Democratic district, it would be rolling throughout the day on […]
Archives for May 2011
Republican Congressman Rob Woodall In Townhall Shows Republican Disdain For The Middle Class
This is a sad commentary but must go viral. It illustrates what Republicans really think about the middle class. They enjoy attacking programs that provide the middle class with a humane safety net whose purposes is to correct the aberrations that can occur in capitalism. The GOP simply does not get it. They believe there […]
Republicans Throwing Grandma Off A Cliff (VIDEO)
During the healthcare debate in 2009 the Republicans successfully had seniors believing the new law would kill grandma or throw grandma off the bus. They said the law had death panels and would take control away from your doctor. Of course none of that was true. Interesting enough, Paul Ryan’s new budget proposal would do […]
Tea Party Rally Promises to Bring in Thousands — And Only 30 People Show Up | AlterNet
This was an excellent find by our Kingwood Area Democrat member Patty Robinson Pinkley that I simply had to blog. This seems to be following the pattern I see here locally in Kingwood. The supposedly robust Tea Party movement is a movement that only gets traction when the plutocrats need a few peons to do […]
Kingwood Area Democrats Phone Banking At KPFT Radio May 20th, 2011
The Kingwood Area Democrats participated in a fund drive for KPFT FM 90.1, Pacifica Houston TX. This is a Progressive radio station with a history of supporting the causes of all Americans. It is a station that was bombed by the KKK and even recently has been shot through windows by presumed Right Wing sympathizers. […]
Elaine Kimzey, of the Woodlands, TX Coffee Party, Letter To The Editor In The Houston Chronicle On GOP Killing Medicare
Following is the letter to the editor by Elaine Kimzey, the leader of the Woodland’s TX Coffee Party about concerns over the Republicans killing of Medicare.
Kingwood Area Democrats Rally At Kings Street Patriots New Headquarters
Kingwood Area Democrats and several other Progressive and Democratic organizations participated in the rally at the opening of the King Street Patriots new headquarters on May 16th, 2011. The event was attended by Texas Governor Rick Perry and House Representative Ted Poe. They entered the event undetected. This is the group that is responsible for […]
Kirk Franklin Smile: Great Video and Catchy Musical Hooks
This has been out it seems for three months. I just got a link to it from a dear friend from my hometown in Panama. I must be out of the non-political loop for too long as I has not heard of Kirk’s new track. While I am not religious, simply listening to the message […]
Information Activism: How we will break the cycle of corruption | Coffee Party
Excellent article by Annabel Park And Eric Byler, founders of the Coffee Party movement. They’ve hit the nail on the head. The reality is that given that we currently have the media not only virtually under the complete control of a few corporations but also under control of a point of view that ensures all […]
Medicare: 6 things you need to know
While Congress debates the future of Medicare you or someone in your family may need to know about changes to Medicare that are already rolling out. Last year’s health care law, The Affordable Care Act, made some important changes to Medicare that improve benefits and aim to cut program costs. Whether you will soon turn […]