Response to Viral Lie: Real Estate Tax tied to Health Care Reform

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Sunday October 10, 2010 · 11:25 AM PDT

2010/10/10 · 11:25

There is a new viral email circulating in right wing circles. It claims that, among the many evils of "Obamacare", every real estate sale will be subject to a new transfer tax of 3.8%. It goes like this:

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Friday November 05, 2004 · 6:20 AM PST

2004/11/05 · 06:20

This was sent to me by someone I work with who I hadn't even suspected was a Kerry voter. It's funny. It's going up on my refrigerator. And the source of it actually made me even prouder of being a blue stater.

We have to stand up for OUR values because they represent noble, pure Jeffersonian ideals for our democracy. We need to defend this line in the sand and stop apologizing for being who we are.

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Priority 1 & 2: Honest voting & Our own news outlet

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Thursday November 04, 2004 · 9:03 AM PST

2004/11/04 · 09:03

I've read a lot of discussion that the first task facing the Reality Based Community is the definition and "framing" of a message. I understand that, as well as the need to cultivate suitable candidates.

However, I think there are two other important tasks that must precede that. The first one is the establishment of a truly uniform, unimpeachable system of voting. The second is to utilize the vast amount of entertainment talent within our ranks to produce a news station that would attract a mass audience. Read More

Can anyone give us Diebold For Dummies?

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Wednesday October 27, 2004 · 3:48 AM PDT

2004/10/27 · 03:48

My biggest fear, which I'm sure is shared by many, is that this election may have been pre-stolen by the Diebold voting machine manufacturers. However, in general, I reject the concept of unfounded paranoia. I know NOTHING about computers except how to turn them on. Can someone with knowledge and training answer any of these questions?

What oversight has been done regarding the coding in these machines? Has it been vetted and verified as an objective mechanism for counting votes?
Are the machines checked for integrity prior to being set up, and are there any mechanisms in place to keep them secure?
If the machine code were tampered with during election day, would there be a record of that in the machine?
After the election, is there any procedure in place to verify that no tampering took place with any of these machines?

5.I've heard that 30% of the voting is taking place on paperless machines. Is this true?

6.I also heard one of the Diebold inventors died suspiciously some time ago. True?

I'd be eternally grateful for any substantive facts on any of these questions.

Repub Letter: Encouraging

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Saturday October 09, 2004 · 5:02 PM PDT

2004/10/09 · 17:02

This email came from a lifelong Republican, who, as you will be able to infer, has as his occupation basically what you would call Union-Busting. You will be surprised and thrilled to read his well reasoned comments.
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HELP!: What is the WIRE under Bush's tie?

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Saturday October 09, 2004 · 1:19 PM PDT

2004/10/09 · 13:19

Gina's Rapid Response diary has this observation: During the draft question, when Bush adjusts his tie, right after he says "manned vee-hick-les" ...you can see a thick wire running from his left side into his shirt. It is unmistakable!

What is it?? Can anyone do screen captures? It is as clear as day.

HELP!

Who knows the rules for the second debate???

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Thursday October 07, 2004 · 6:12 AM PDT

2004/10/07 · 06:12

Specifically - Can the audience applaud, laugh, cheer, etc? In all other debates the audience must remain silent, which is proper. How about this one? What was the protocol for Bush/Gore town hall in 2000? Again, didn't see it. Can someone summarize Bush's demeanor?

Thanks so much. I am dying for an answer to this question.

VP Debate: Pretend you're undecided

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Wednesday October 06, 2004 · 3:59 AM PDT

2004/10/06 · 03:59

First of all, I doubt there were many truly undecided voters who sat through that whole thing. If you're undecided at this point, you're probably either uninterested or unwilling to think. I found the debate at times numbingly boring, and I just can't see what would keep a less interested observer's finger off the remote control. Especially with the baseball that was on last night.

However, if you were undecided, I think Edwards' performance, while lacking in the deathlike gravitas that the commentators orgasmed over, was the one that stuck in your mind. Reasons:

He repeated in simple clear language as often as possible that there were NO LINKS BETWEEN SADDAM & 9/11 and OSAMA GOT AWAY AT TORA BORA. If people didn't know these facts before last night, they clearly need to have it beaten into their heads with a club, and that he did. Cheney harrumphed in response and spun a nonsensical web of lies. Average joes understood Edwards' point and saw that Cneney couldn't refute it.
He kept hammering on health care. Not with the clarity I would have liked, but he showed how VITAL he considers it. Health care health care health care. I know from personal experience that this factor is MOST important to the average folk who don't care about politics. Whether its health care coverage or Medicare, this is the hot button domestic issue. Cheney skirted it. Edwards kept chewing and chewing on it. Message: This is important to Kerry Edwards ticket. We care about this problem.
He planted the picture (again not as forcefully as I would like) of Cheney the liar, Cheney the corporate liar. That Halliburton was doing business with terror-sponsoring states is a point Kerry now needs to reinforce STRONGLY. It's an ugly reality, and Cheney's toad skin was crawling every second it was being discussed.
He talked simple language, family language. The fact that there are so many people that still like George Bush shows how much average people like this. That's how they want to be spoken to. Cheney was putting me to sleep. I can't imagine an average watcher felt any empathy coming from him, but they got plenty of identifiable moments from Edwards.

So, I think, asshole pundits aside, Edwards made a better appearance to undecided voters than Cheney did. Media spiin will favor Cheney. But they'll also have fun with his big ass lie about never meeting Edwards before. Again, people like the simple stuff. That's the story they'll hang on to.

In this case, I do think, the simple way so many people digest news events has worked in our favor.

Now bring on Georgie Porgie! I want more of that!

Plea to Edwards: Explain the $87B!!!

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Tuesday October 05, 2004 · 6:10 AM PDT

2004/10/05 · 06:10

I don't even care if Edwards gets his ass handed to him tonight on every other question (well of course I really do, but...) as long as he FINALLY delivers a succinct explanation to the American people about the $87 billion vote. I just about broke my TV when Kerry let this one go by in the first debate.

Just say: We had a bill ready to be signed that included a partial repeal of tax cuts for the rich, in order to responsibly fund the war and spread the sacrifice fairly..and the President declared he would VETO it. The second bill was tailored to the President's demands and was assured of passing by a huge margin. However, Kerry and I could not abide the irresponsibility of the President's bill, and since we were assured the troops would be properly supplied, cast a protest vote, despite the political risk. It had become time to start to speak truth to the abuse of power by this administration and we started with that vote.

PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZE! People will understand this. Cheney will be forced to dig a deeper hole if he chooses to continue discussing it.

What's with Bob Woodward?

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Monday October 04, 2004 · 5:13 PM PDT

2004/10/04 · 17:13

I don't get this guy. I admit to not reading Plan of Attack, only summaries of it. Isn't this the book where Bush says "I don't have to explain myself because I'm the President" and where it is revealed how quickly the preordained plan to invade Iraq was put into action following 9/11?

On Hardball, I hear him saying "Kerry must go through the list of 50-60 decisions that Bush made in the course of entering the Iraq war and say how he would have handled them. Maybe then we can consider him for Commander in Chief"....WTF? Woodward implied he was privy to these 50-60 decisions.

Of course Mathews just nodded at the asinine notion that the American people are going to go down a checklist of 50+ decisions and ask for answers, as if that would have any value whatsoever in the choice we need to make. But am I imagining Woodward has a kind of reverential attitude towards Bush? That he deeply respects him? Has anyone read this book, and can they explain this odd attitude?

I'm convinced Bush can not possibly be an impressive individual in private. Yet Woodward gives the impression he's genuinely in awe of him.

What is second debate format?

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Friday October 01, 2004 · 3:49 PM PDT

2004/10/01 · 15:49

Does anyone know?

Will they be at podiums, or walking free with mikes?

Though audience cannot ask follow up questions, will the moderator be able to ask them?

This time, are questions submitted in advance? I was very surprised last night to hear Lehrer say the questions had not been prescreened. (Pretty sure that would be a concession Kerry's negotiating team won.)

And most importantly - Do we get to watch the lights again???? They were fun.

Buchanan on Imus

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Friday October 01, 2004 · 6:31 AM PDT

2004/10/01 · 06:31

Pat Buchanan on Imus made the following lovely, wonderful points:

- Whether or not Kerry's performance was enough to win the election, it was absolutely enough to WIN him the debate.

And, my favorite:

- Bush's problem was that when he went on and on describing a flipflopping waffler, he wasn't describing the man who was standing next to him up on the stage.

Far and away the most astonishing part of this campaign for me is the number of times I've listened to Buchanan and found myself grinning from ear to ear.

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