Lou Dobbs's America (It's CNN approved!)

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From the now paperless PI:

Prosecutors say that, on July 9, Robert Thomas Wise berated the man as he slept in a Pioneer Square parking lot before kicking him. Alarmed, the drowsy man called police for help.

Arriving just after 4:30 a.m., Seattle officers arrested Wise, 48. In court documents, police say Wise continued to rant against Vietnamese, threatening that he would kill immigrants upon his release from jail.

"He is a guest in this country, and I am the one being apprehended," Wise allegedly said, according to police statements. "I'll be free at the end of the day, and I will still do my American rights, which is (to) annihilate the little cockroaches."

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MegaVote for Congressional District 1 - 7/28/09

post from The Politics of Jamie Sanderson on 27 July 2009 08:08:00 PM. © The Politics of Jamie Sanderson

Recent Congressional Votes

Senate: Thune Amendment; Reciprocity for the Carrying of Certain Concealed Firearms
Senate: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
House: Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009
House: Department of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
House: Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act, 2010

Upcoming Congressional Bills

Senate: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
House: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010
House: Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009

Recent Senate Votes Thune Amendment; Reciprocity for the Carrying of Certain Concealed Firearms - Vote Rejected (58-39, 3 Not Voting)

The Senate could not reach the necessary sixty votes to include this gun provision in the National Defense Authorization Act. The amendment would have allowed citizens who have concealed carry permits from their states to carry concealed firearms in another state that grants concealed carry permits.

Sen. Lindsey Graham voted YES......send e-mail or see bio
Sen. Jim DeMint voted YES......send e-mail or see bio

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Vote Passed (87-7, 6 Not Voting)

The Senate passed this bill that sets funding levels for the military and authorizes Department of Defense programs, which includes reduced funding for the F-22 fighter jet.

Sen. Lindsey Graham voted YES......send e-mail or see bio
Sen. Jim DeMint voted NO......send e-mail or see bio

Recent House Votes Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009 - Vote Passed (265-166, 3 Not Voting)

On Wednesday, the House voted to reinstitute and update the Pay-As-You-Go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation.

Rep. Henry Brown Jr. voted NO......send e-mail or see bio

Department of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Vote Passed (256-168, 9 Not Voting)

The House passed this $123.1 billion bill funding transportation and housing programs for the next fiscal year.

Rep. Henry Brown Jr. voted NO......send e-mail or see bio

Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act, 2010 - Vote Passed (264-153, 16 Not Voting)

The House approved this $160.7 billion bill funding the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and other related agencies and programs.

Rep. Henry Brown Jr. voted NO......send e-mail or see bio

Upcoming Votes Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - H.R.3183

The Senate is scheduled to begin work on this bill funding the Department of Energy, Army Corps of Engineers and related agencies and programs.

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 - H.R.3326

The House is scheduled to vote on this bill funding the Department of Defense.

Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 - H.R.3269

The House is scheduled to work on this bill that intends to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and to prevent certain incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions.

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Fox & Friends crew frighten elderly viewers:
health-care reform is 'a subtle form of euthanasia'

post from Crooks and Liars on 27 July 2009 08:00:44 PM. © Crooks and Liars

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You know the opponents of health-care reform -- which obviously includes nearly every talking head who appears on Fox News -- are getting desperate when they start trying to scare elderly people by suggesting that President Obama's health-care plans will mean euthanization for old folks when they get hurt.

That's what the crew at Fox & Friends this morning did, led by "Fox News legal analyst" Peter Johnson Jr., and aided and abetted by Brian Kilmeade and Gretchen Carlson. First they played a snippet of Obama at a town-hall meeting on health care:

But what we can do is make sure that at least some of the waste that exists in the system that's not making anybody's mom better, that is loading up on additional tests or additional drugs that the evidence shows is not necessarily going to improve care, that at least we can let doctors know, and your mom know, that you know what, maybe this isn't going to help, maybe you're better off not having the surgery, but taking the painkiller.

This became the launching pad:

Kilmeade: Dying?!! Sucking it up?!! And not having surgery?
Johnson: Too sick, too expensive.
Kilmeade: Well, that's what this whole trend is!
Johnson: Absolutely. And some people are saying, 'Well, this isn't health care reform,' and other people are saying -- maybe me -- that this is a subtle form of euthanasia. And when you start looking at the proposals, you say, 'God, what's happening?'

Of course, all they had to do was watch the entire set of remarks on this by Obama in their context to realize what's happening: that effective reform means cutting the waste created by a medical establishment that thrives on unnecessary procedures -- he wasn't suggesting that people be denied life-saving operations.

Obama made this clear up front:

Well, first of all, Doctor, I think it's a terrific question, and it's something that touches us all personally, especially when you start talking about end-of-life care. Some of you know my grandmother recently passed away, which was a very painful thing for me. She's somebody who helped raise me. But she's somebody who contracted what was diagnosed as terminal cancer; there was unanimity about that. They expected that she'd have six to nine months to life. She fell and broke her hip. And then the question was, does she get hip replacement surgery, even though she was fragile enough that they weren't sure how long she would last, whether she could get through the surgery.
I think families all across America are going through decisions like that all the time. And you're absolutely right that if it's my family member, if it's my wife, if it's my children, if it's my grandmother, I always want them to get the very best care.
But here's the problem that we have in our current health care system, is that there is a whole bunch of care that's being provided that every study, every bit of evidence that we have, indicates may not be making us healthier.

What's happening? Right-wingers are getting desperate and throwing up anything to see if it sticks. Now Obama wants to kill old people. Oy.

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Firedoglake Movie Night: The Way We Get By

post from Firedoglake on 27 July 2009 08:00:31 PM. © Firedoglake

Such a simple story, so moving. Senior citizens meet departing and arriving troops at the airport, giving them handshakes and hugs, passing out cell phones and cookies. As The Way We Get By, winner of the SXSW Special Jury Award, unfolds we see the[...]

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Late afternoon/early evening open thread

post from Daily Kos on 27 July 2009 07:56:03 PM. © Daily Kos

What you missed on Sunday Kos ....

In Interview With Patrick Killeen, President Elect, American Academy of Physician Assistants, DemFromCT discussed with Killeen the impact of PA's in holding down medical costs, the role of PA's in medical team partnerships and some of the outdated regulations that limit PA's from taking on tasks that could free up physicians.

In Making Money, DavidNYC broke out the elementary difference between revenues and profits, and showed how many conservative arguments against taxation rely for success on confusion between the two.

In The System at Work, Hunter explained "how a single industry, spending not all that much money in the grand scheme of things, can very, very easily counter the collective will of the entire population." Do check in as well on his fabulous Saturday manifesto, Dear Mr. President. A double dose of Hunter always makes for a spectacular weekend.

In Missile Defense in Europe and US-Russia Nuclear Negotiations, Plutonium Page reviewed the recent progress in talks about cutting nuclear arsenals.

In Driving with the headlights off, Jed Lewison, in light of the Gates' incident last week, recounted a personal experience that illustrated how (in his words) "white folks driving luxury brand vehicles get treated pretty well by law enforcement," and what this means about expectations when individuals have interactions with a cop.

In A Conversation with Anthony Woods, Steve Singiser interviewed Anthony Woods, the up and coming Democrat getting a lot of attention in his run for the Democratic nomination for CA-10, where he's facing a tough primary battle.

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Bunning Announces Retirement; Senate Race Now
Wide Open

post from They gave us a republic... - Front Page on 27 July 2009 07:51:31 PM. © They gave us a republic... - Front Page

I hate to be the wet blanket here, but Jim Bunning's withdrawal from the 2010 Senate race is not necessarily good news for Democrats.

The republican candidate is no longer a senile, unpopular, broke incumbent hated by his own party leaders, a candidate even Dan Mongiardo could beat.

No, the presumptive republican candidate is now young, smart, popular, rolling-in-dough, loved-by-his-party-leaders Secretary of State Trey Grayson, whom even Jack Conway is going to have trouble beating.

So, Democratic voters, activists, fundraisers and campaigners in Kentucky and nationwide: stop celebrating. Hunker down, dig in and start working. This one's not going to be easy.

Cross-posted at Blue in the Bluegrass.

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Inhofe says the birthers have a point, then tries
to back off

post from AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth on 27 July 2009 07:50:00 PM. © AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth

Whenever a Republican like Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe feels the need back away from anything he's said, then you know it must be really bad.

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Edward James Olmos at the United Nations

video details and more

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Repugs Target Ben Chandler on Health Care Reform

Yes, on the RNC's list of Democratic House members to hit with $1 million in attack ads in August is Kentucky's own Blue Dog, Ben "DINO" Chandler.

No, this does not mean Chandler is some big tough dem the repugs are afraid of, and therefore we can relax and take him for granted.

It means that Benny Boy is a fence-sitting repug-fellator the repugs think they can intimidate, and therefore we have to bombard him with demands that he stand tall for a strong public option.

The Republican National Committee will spend nearly $1 million on campaign activities over the next month in an effort to cast doubt on President Obama's proposal to reform health care, a GOP official tells CNN.
The Republican campaign will include television commercials already running in Arkansas, Nevada and North Dakota and new radio ads announced Friday that will air in 33 states.
The RNC did not reveal Friday who the radio ads would target, but CNN has learned the 60 second commercials will run against 60 House Democrats.

The second name on the list? "Kentucky Rep. Ben Chandler."

No shame if you mistake that abbreviation for "Republican" instead of "Representative." The very first thing Ben Chandler did after his election to Congress in a special election in February 2004 - before he unpacked, found the men's room, or figured out what the fuck was going on - was join the Blue Dog Caucus.

He wasn't one a them librul commie terist Democrats, oh, no. He and the rest of the Blue Dogs voted for every one of Smirky/Darth's deficit-exploding budgets, every one of the bills to flush hundrds of billions outside the budget down the Iraq clusterfuck contractor toilet, the Military Commissions Act that gutted habeas corpus and gave the president the right to lock up innocent American citizens just because, the FISA reauthorization that legalized unconstitutional wiretapping and idemnified the criminals who committed it, etc., etc., etc. ad infinitum.

Any budget-busting, military-destroying, Constitution-shredding, economy-tanking thing that war criminal of an administration - that republican administration - wanted was just hunky-fucking-dory with Benny Boy and his Blue Dog BFFs.

But now, now that we have a Democratic president and a Democratic Congress that want to pass desperately-needed health care reform, reform that more than 70 percent of Americans of all parties want, suddenly the Blue Dogs are clutching their pearls and fainting.

And the repugs are there to catch them and remind them how very, very good it feels to vote with same people they've been voting with all along: republicans.

Don't let them intimidate Ben Chandler or any of the other Blue Dogs on their list.

Keep the pressure on. Here's a quick way to get to the contact information for your elected officials. (Scroll down to box on the right labelled "My Elected Officials" and enter your zip code.)

Alternatively, Max at Firedoglake explains how to put recalcitrant congress critters up against the wall - the Facebook wall.

Cross-posted at Blue in the Bluegrass.

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Senator Voinovich: "It's the
Southerners"

Well, they're sure to raise eyebrows if not ire in some quarters of the GOP. In comments to the Columbus Dispatch, retiring GOP Senator George Voinovich blames the southern contingent for the GOP's demise. "We got too many Jim DeMints (R-S.C.) and Tom[...]

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