September 10, 2014

Greenwald: Americans overwhelmingly support military action against ISIS

Since Glenn is a much more skilled linguist than I, I wonder what the "bombs away Democrats" here have to say to the points he brings up in his article. I don't have much to say because I agree with every point he brought up in his article, just as most 2004-2008 Democrats did, until it became "in" among certain "left-wingers" to support the same sort of neoconservative crap which led people to jump off the Republican ship.

[link:url=http://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/08/lesson-americans-refuse-learn-war/|AMERICANS NOW... OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORT MILITARY ACTION (link)]
http://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/08/lesson-americans-refuse-learn-war/

PS: I wish it weren't necessary, but it seems sadly necessary to include a pre-emptive response to "Greenwald is a libertarian!" disinformation-spreading trolls, in Glenn's own words (link)

August 28, 2014

Rasmussen (R)eports - (D)Pryor up 1 in Arkansas

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2014/senate/ar/arkansas_senate_cotton_vs_pryor-4049.html#polls

What we're seeing here is the first likely voter poll since April to show Democratic incumbent Pryor with a lead. Could this be a bit of a "Ferguson effect" - some people who usually don't vote having their political apathy cured by the injustice they see?

Pryor's opponent, Cotton, could easily step in overnight and become the worst Senator. On the issues, he's basically the worst of both worlds - on one hand, a crusader for social injustice who can't find one economic policy which favors the 1% that he doesn't like, or one policy which helps the lower/middle class which he does like. And on the other hand, an outspoken neocon who can't find a war or surveillance program he doesn't like. He's like what you would get if an evil scientist decided to merge the worst of Dick Cheney and Rand Paul. And the GOP of course loves him and views him as a rising young star, which makes him all the more important to stop.

February 11, 2014

Looks like the birthers are back at it - bring it on!

Apparently Mr. Conservative has "confirmed" that the provided document was a forgery too. (link)

January 29, 2014

PPP - Uncle Sugar takes lead in the GOP primary race

Huckabee - 16%
Jeb Bush - 14%
Christie - 13%
Paul - 11%
Cruz - 8%
Rubio - 8%
Ryan - 8%
Walker - 6%
Jindal - 5%

Clinton - 67%
Biden - 7%
Warren - 7%
Booker - 2%
Cuomo - 2%

Clinton +2 vs. Christie, Bush, and Ryan
Clinton +3 vs. Huckabee, and Paul
Clinton +6 vs. Cruz

Full results here

January 20, 2014

Marco "Gulp" Rubio now odds-on favorite to be 2016 GOP nominee

Oddschecker - 2016 Republican Presidential Nominee

Marco Rubio 5:1
Chris Christie 5:1 (trending down)
Rand Paul 9:1
Jeb Bush/Paul Ryan 10:1
Ted Cruz 16:1
Scott Walker 20:1

None of these prospective candidates seem scary at all. I remember everyone was making fun of the 2012 crop as a bunch of clowns, but this bunch just seems like Bozo's cousins.

Each one of these candidates seems uniquely unelectable. I think this will bring up the obligatory "Why settle for Hillary?" question but it seems a very appropriate question given the cast of clowns.

January 16, 2014

Ronnie Moas schools corporate media on Walmart/Amazon (CNBC video)

This guy's been receiving death threats from his attacks on how the 1% hoards money and treats its workers. It's refreshing to see someone speak the truth so bluntly on a corporate media outlet like CNBC.

watch here: http://finance.yahoo.com/video/standpoint-39-moas-why-apple-224000734.html