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Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:10:19 -0600

liberalsarecool: Congressional Wealth Distribution: This is a...

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:14:10 -0500

Congressional Wealth Distribution:

This is a pretty good example of the dangers of wealth inequality, and why people are protesting Wall St and not DC.

(Source: reddit.com)

stfuconservatives: They’re tearing up the lawn!

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:23:05 -0500

stfuconservatives:

They’re tearing up the lawn!

I'm pro-choice because I want every parent to be ready and every child to be wanted.

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:21:12 -0500

Liberals Are Cool: Why I Think Obama Will Be A Two Term President

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:18:14 -0500

Liberals Are Cool: Why I Think Obama Will Be A Two Term President:

The one thing that we absolutely know for sure is that if we don’t work even harder than we did in 2008, then we’re going to have a government that tells the American people, ‘you are on your own.’ If you get sick, you’re on your own. If you can’t afford college, you’re on your own. If you…

pantslessprogressive: Analysis: Warren Buffett Would Pay As...

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:16:02 -0500

pantslessprogressive:

Analysis: Warren Buffett Would Pay As Little As 0.2 Percent Tax Rate Under Rick Perry’s Tax Plan

Since the legendary investor receives most of his income from capital gains and dividends, Perry’s plan wipes out most of his already-low tax bill. Buffett reported $62,855,038 in income on last year’s tax return while receiving only $600,000 in compensation from Berkshire Hathaway and the Washington Post Co. (where he is a director). If, aside from that $600,000, all of his other income is from capital gains and dividends, Buffett’s effective federal income tax rate under the Perry plan would be a microscopic 0.2 percent. Buffett’s tax bill would be slashed from the $6.9 million he actually paid in 2010 to $120,000. (Even if Buffett had two-thirds of his income in the form of capital gains and dividends, the average for the richest 400 people in the country, he’d get a $2.7 million tax cut and pay a 6.8 percent effective rate.) [read more]

STFU, Conservatives: Obama Calls Out GOP, Krugman Calls Out Paul Ryan

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:13:48 -0500

STFU, Conservatives: Obama Calls Out GOP, Krugman Calls Out Paul Ryan:

liberalsarecool:

Here is a pretty lame quote from mental midget Paul Ryan:

“Just last week, the President told a crowd in North Carolina that Republicans are in favor of, quote, ‘dirtier air, dirtier water, and less people with health insurance.’ Can you think of a pettier way to…

randomactsofchaos: Matt Wuerker/Politico (10/26/2011)

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:11:33 -0500

randomactsofchaos:

Matt Wuerker/Politico (10/26/2011)

cornachio: The American Jobs Act By the Numbers

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:25:00 -0500

cornachio:

The American Jobs Act By the Numbers

fyeahhistorymajorheraldicbeast: http://letyourcolorshow.tumblr.c...

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:40:25 -0500

fyeahhistorymajorheraldicbeast:

http://letyourcolorshow.tumblr.com/

motherjones: All that stuff you’ve been hearing about college...

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:15:41 -0500

motherjones:

All that stuff you’ve been hearing about college grads falling behind, and student loans killing the middle class? Yeah, that shit’s for real.

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Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:12:34 -0500

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Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:44:21 -0500

Anyone still not taking the Occupy Wall Street movement seriously needs to see what's going on in Oakland right the fuck now.

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:47:23 -0500

"You’re blowing it with Fox News. The axis today is not liberal and conservative, the axis is..."

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:48:06 -0500

“You’re blowing it with Fox News. The axis today is not liberal and conservative, the axis is constructive-destructive, and you’ve cast your lot with the destructive people. Fox has become an incredibly destructive force in our society. You can be better, and this is going to be your legacy if you’re not careful.”

- STEVE JOBS, to News Corp. owner Rupert Murdoch, as quoted by biographer Walter Isaacson.

If Steve Jobs can’t convince Rupert of that, then no one can.

(via Mediabistro)

That’s a very interesting perspective on the dichotomy. Most of the stuff we argue against here is not that Conservatives are actually trying to “Conserve” anything it’s that they’re trying to destroy things. Destroy civil rights, destroy voting rights, destroy the right to privacy, destroy the middle class, destroy social programs, destroy the voice of the people, destroy any and all dissenters.

I’d rather build and construct than slash and repeal.

-Joe
(via stfuconservatives)

stfuconservatives: michelle-my-belle: the-madame-hatter: swall...

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:13:46 -0500

stfuconservatives:

michelle-my-belle:

the-madame-hatter:

swallowthecold:

pluralisms:

thenoobyorker:

joshsternberg:

Via Gawker:

Herman Cain Produces Best/Worst Campaign Ad Ever

Here’s a brand new Herman Cain campaign ad, sure to be pulled from YouTube any minute now, starring his chief of staff, Mark Block, who is, we’re guessing, drunk. (As is, apparently, the guy who filmed this on what we’re assuming is an iPhone.) But, really, the horrible panning and cheap tilt-shift filter are nothing compared to what happens at the 40-second mark. Just trust us on this one, okay? We told you the guy was stupid! [via @pourmecoffee]

What did I just watch?

omg please watch this before it gets pulled you will not regret it

OMG OMG OMG you really really really should watch this.

I fucking lost it. I can just picture Mark Block insisting and saying, “It will be cool, ok? Trust me.”

Alright, I don’t know what I was expecting at the :40 mark but I was not expecting that…

-Joe

Can’t not reblog.

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Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:32:46 -0500

mohandasgandhi: House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan...

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:04:32 -0500

mohandasgandhi:

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) says students should just get 3 jobs to pay for college instead of using Pell Grants

Tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations? That’s a-ok! Why are students complaining? Working 3 jobs to pay back student loans is the American dream.

stfuconservatives: New life goal.

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:48:38 -0500

stfuconservatives:

New life goal.

"A few times during his presidency, Obama admitted, he had written a personal check or made a phone..."

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:06:03 -0500

“A few times during his presidency, Obama admitted, he had written a personal check or made a phone call on the writer’s behalf, believing that it was his only way to ensure a fast result. “It’s not something I should advertise, but it has happened,” he told [Saslow]. Many other times, he had forwarded letters to government agencies or Cabinet secretaries after attaching a standard, handwritten note that read: “Can you please take care of this?”

“Some of these letters you read and you say, ‘Gosh, I really want to help this person, and I may not have the tools to help them right now,’ ” the president said. “And then you start thinking about the fact that for every one person that wrote describing their story, there might be another hundred thousand going through the same thing. So there are times when I’m reading the letters and I feel pained that I can’t do more, faster, to make a difference in their lives.””

- President Obama wrote checks to struggling Americans, according to Washington Post book - The Washington Post (via brooklynmutt)