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President Obama’s Weekly Address – Budget That Ensures Opportunity 04/05/2014

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President Obama Weekly Address: The GOP Budget Would Shrink Opportunity For Hard-Working Americans Hi, everybody. Today, our economy is growing and our businesses are consistently generating new jobs. But decades-long trends still threaten the middle class. While those at the top are doing better than ever, too many Americans are working harder than ever, but […]

Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) Delivers Detached GOP Weekly Address 04/05/2014

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Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) Delivers GOP Weekly Address Hi, I’m U.S. Senator Tim Scott from the great state of South Carolina. As we all know, the most important issue facing our nation today is job creation. Unfortunately, it’s been that way for the last six years. But instead of tackling the causes of unemployment and […]

Watch John Fugelsang show how to hit back at GOP Obamacare lies.

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This was an epic exchange on The Ed Show. Right Wing radio host Heidi Harris was a guest on The Ed Show along with actor/comedian John Fugelsang. Heidi Harris continued to show disbelief of Obamacare enrollment hitting 7.1 million enrollees. She continued spewing Right Wing talking points that were anathema to reality. John Fugelsang speaks […]

Watch Jon Stewart Slam Supreme Court For Selling Out Country

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Jon Stewart in a five minute skit slammed five members of the Supreme Court. These five members voted to allow millionaire Shaun McCutcheon virtually unlimited political donations to national politicians of every state. In frustration with a dangerously ideologically corrupt Supreme Court, I wrote the following immediately after the decision. Politicians currently spend an inordinate […]

Charles Koch Fights Back – The Koch Brothers Deception Continues

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Charles Koch, one of the Koch Brothers has had enough. He is tired of “collectivists” engaging in character assassination. He said that much in his Wall Street Journal op-ed “Charles Koch: I’m Fighting to Restore a Free Society.” After reading the piece one wonders if Charles Koch is living in the reality based world. One […]

Watch President Obama Slam The Paul Ryan Budget & Republican Philosophy

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President Obama: Progressive vs Republican Philosophy President Obama visited the University of Michigan today to promote the minimum wage increase. He gave a strong defense of the reasons the minimum wage needed to be increased, specifically to lift many out of poverty. He noted that the average minimum wage earner was not a teenager but […]

Supreme Court McCutcheon Ruling Says Democracy Is Up For Sale

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In 2010, the US Supreme Court effectively gave US elections over to corporations. They did this with its Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling. That ruling was based on its decision in Buckey v. Valeo.  Buckey v. Valeo codified that spending money is a form of political speech. Because speech is a constitutionally protected […]

President Obama Touts Obamacare Success – 7.1+ Million Enrolled

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  7.1 million Americans Enrolled in Obamacare Hello everyone, Last night, the first open enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act came to an end. And this afternoon, we announced that 7.1 million Americans have now signed up for private insurance plans through the new Health Insurance Marketplaces. 7.1 million. That doesn’t count the more […]