AARP: 'THE HYPE THE LIES THE FACTS' Regarding Health Care Reform

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Saturday September 05, 2009 · 9:02 PM PDT

2009/09/05 · 21:02

Interesting this. Typically, I look at the information that I receive from AARP and its AARP Bulletin with skepticism (full disclosure, yes, I am of a certain age and am a member of AARP). I have heard it said on progressive talk radio that AARP is little more than an insurance company itself, and the mailings I receive encouraging me to buy auto insurance, term life insurance, and other insurance products from AARP tend to support this as the subtext to AARP's mission statement.

Nevertheless, I was rather surprised, if not shocked, when I received the new AARP Bulletin today that had two articles concerning the healthcare debate: "THE HYPE THE LIES THE FACTS: How to tune out the fear-mongering and misinformation and make sense of the health care reform debate" (page 12) and "AARP: Where We Stand" (page 8).

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Sunday April 26, 2009 · 11:31 AM PDT

2009/04/26 · 11:31

(Full disclosre, BlueBeaumontBoyz is a licensed psychologist and a member of the American Psychological Association and the California Psychological Association).

As the news that the Bush Administration actively pursued an agenda in interrogations of combatants and suspects that included torture and that the plans and quite possibly the acts began prior to any legal rationale for same, it is time to reiterate what the American Psychological Association made clear: "Psychologists May Never Participate in Torture."

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Saturday April 11, 2009 · 7:22 PM PDT

2009/04/11 · 19:22

Xposted on MyDesert.com, the online edition of the Desert Sun, Palm Springs, CA

At its April meeting today, the steering committee and membership of the Desert Stonewall Democratic Club voted overwhelmingly to continue the boycott of Acura of the Desert, Honda of the Desert, Toyota of the Desert, and Ken Garff Cadillac-Chevrolet for the $100,000 donation of the matriarch of the Garff family at the last minute to assist the passage of the anti-gay, anti-Marriage Equality Proposition 8. Despite efforts of the Garff sons to quell the boycott, members expressed their outrage at the family's homophobia and anti-gay expenditures.
The following is the Press Release previously issued by the Desert Stonewall Ad Hoc Committee on Boycotts and Protests

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39 votes Show Results

Have you boycotted a business or businesses because it or they contributed financially to the Yes on Proposition 8 campaign?

39 votes Vote Now!

Have you boycotted a business or businesses because it or they contributed financially to the Yes on Proposition 8 campaign?

Yes

26 votes

13 votes

Desert Stonewall Democratic Club: Rainbow Valentine's Day Champagne Brunch A Complete Success

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Saturday February 14, 2009 · 8:46 PM PST

2009/02/14 · 20:46

Xposted on the blog of DesertStonewall on MyDesert.com

The Desert Stonewall Democratic Club Rainbow Valentine's Day Champagne Brunch was a fab success today. Between 65-70 attendees toasted V-Day with champagne, mimosas, juices, coffee, and pastires at the Desert Pride Center.

DSD President George Zander provided a history to the Palm Springs and Coachella Valley club which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Zander noted that Rep. Barney Frank founded the National Stonewall Democrats and that the national club is named for the famous New York City gay bar where patrons rose up in riot against police harassment on the evening of Judy Garland's untimely decease.

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Tuesday December 23, 2008 · 8:35 PM PST

2008/12/23 · 20:35

If you are fed up with Rick Warren and his choice by Pres.-Elect Barack Obama as invocation speaker, you have an easy option: unsubscribe from those daily emails that you get from the transition team.

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BlueBeaumontBoyz

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Saturday December 20, 2008 · 4:55 PM PST

2008/12/20 · 16:55

The Riverside County Registrar of Voters certified the Final Election Resultswith fascinating data for Riverside County. The website for the California Secretary of State also has important information for the reader interested in the politics of County of Riverside.

Historical Background

As background, along with San Bernardino County, Riverside County comprises what is know in Southern California as the Inland Empire. Since the time of Ronald Reagan, both counties have been solidly Republican, with significant margins over Democrats in voter registration and in voter turnout. Not so much any longer due to the efforts of the county Democratic parties and the local Democratic clubs.

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90 votes Show Results

How has your county fared in 2008 vs 2004?

90 votes Vote Now!

How has your county fared in 2008 vs 2004?

2004 Kerry 2008 Obama

41 votes

2004 Kerry 2008 McCain

0 votes

2004 Bush 2008 Obama

27 votes

2004 Bush 2008 McCain

20 votes

N/A I live and vote abroad

2 votes

Department of Energy: Sen. Byron Dorgan Out of Contention

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Sunday December 07, 2008 · 12:40 AM PST

2008/12/07 · 00:40

Chris Cillizza, The Fix blogger on WashingtonPost.com, reports that Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) is out of the running for the nomination for Secretary of the Department of Energy. Apparently, Pres.-Elect Barack Obama and his transition team have decided that Dorgan is more important as a Democratic Senator from a red state than he would be as DoE Secretary.

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54 votes Show Results

Who Should Obama Choose for Deparment of Energy?

54 votes Vote Now!

Who Should Obama Choose for Deparment of Energy?

Gov. Kathleen Sibelius (D-KS)

6 votes

Gov. Janet Granholm (D-MI)

5 votes

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA)

15 votes

Gov. Bill Ritter (D-CO)

1 vote

Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)

4 votes

Google's Dan Reicher

3 votes

Duke Energy's Jim Rogers

2 votes

John Bryson

1 vote

FedEx's Fred Smith

1 vote

Steve Chu

13 votes

Other, List Below

3 votes

(Updated) Obama Considers Openly Gay Cabinet Secretary

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Wednesday December 03, 2008 · 8:52 AM PST

2008/12/03 · 08:52

Xposted 12/3/2008 8:19 AM PST by BluePalmSpringsBoyz on MyDesert.com

The Wall Street Journal reportsthat Pres.-Elect Barack Obama is vetting an openly lesbian labor organizer as Secretary of the Department of Labor: Mary Beth Maxwell.

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Sunday November 23, 2008 · 11:49 PM PST

2008/11/23 · 23:49

In a post on FiveThirtyEight.com today, Nate Silver, polling guru, predicts that Al Franken will beat Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) in the recount by 27 votes. Silver's analyses of the statistics from the Minnesota Secretary of State website suggest that Franken is in a stronger position than indicated previously.

Silver finds that in precincts with fewer challenged votes, Franken is doing better than Coleman. Franken's stalled momentum appears to be a statistical artifact of the increasing percentage of challenged ballots!

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Friday November 21, 2008 · 8:05 PM PST

2008/11/21 · 20:05

(Re full disclosure, BlueBeaumontBoyz/BluePalmSpringsBoyz is a member of the Ad Hoc Task Force for Marriage Equality)

Press Release: Ad Hoc Task Force For Marriage Equality Formed
Xposted on by blog on MyDesert.com, the online edition of The Desert Sun

Press Contact: Bob Thomas – 760/668-2615
Jill Pentrack – 760/641-5921

AD HOC TASK FORCE FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY FORMED

Saturday, November 15, 2008, Palm Springs, California. In a meeting at the Desert Pride Center in Palm Springs, the Ad Hoc Task Force for Marriage Equality met for the first time to discuss the passage of Proposition 8 and to craft a community response to the issue.

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Sunday November 16, 2008 · 8:36 AM PST

2008/11/16 · 08:36

Xposted on MyDesert.com

Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities in Palm Springs and the surrounding Coachella Valley are outraged at the passage of the anti-gay, anti-Marriage Equality Proposition 8 on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. On Friday, November 7, about 1,000 demonstrators joined Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet, Palm Springs Mayor Pro Tempore Ginny Foat, the Human Rights Campaign, and Equality Californiaat Palm Springs City Hall to rally against hate and Prop 8.

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73 votes Show Results

What effort have your made thus far to effect change on Prop 8?

73 votes Vote Now!

What effort have your made thus far to effect change on Prop 8?

Organized a local anti-Proposition 8 rally

2 votes

Joined a local anti-Proposition 8 rally

28 votes

Organized a silent vigil at a local church

1 vote

Joined a silent vigil at a local church

1 vote

Organized a protest outside a local business

0 votes

Joined a protest outside a local business

0 votes

Wrote a letter to the editor of your local newspaper

0 votes

Wrote an op-ed piece for your local newspaper

0 votes

Wrote a blog or diary in your local newspaper

1 vote

Wrote a diary on DailyKos or other progressive blog

2 votes

Contacted your CA State Assemblymember or State Senator

0 votes

Contacted Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)

2 votes

Contacted Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) and/or Sen. Barbara Boxer (D)

0 votes

Donated to Lambda Legal or the National Center for Lesbian Rights

3 votes

Two or more of the above

33 votes

AK-Sen: Mark Begich Now Leads Ted Stevens By 1,022 (Updated)

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Friday November 14, 2008 · 4:37 PM PST

2008/11/14 · 16:37

(Edit: Sean Quinn) at FiveThirtyEight.com reports that two-term Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich now leads seven-time felon Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) by 1,061 votes after 11,612 more votes are counted.

Monday the extra Richardson Highway ballots will be counted, and Tuesday another 24,000 or so ballots will be counted from Anchorage, Southeast, Kenai Peninsula and Southwest Alaska.

The Alaska Division of Election is counting 510 questioned votes today from Southeast, the Peninsula, and Southwest Alaska, 5,180 absentee and questioned votes from Mat-Su, questioned and absentee votes from Richardson Highway and the Interior, and about 3,600 absentee and questioned votes from Western and Northwest Alaska and North Slope.

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333 votes Show Results

Which seat are Democrats most likely to pick up?

333 votes Vote Now!

Which seat are Democrats most likely to pick up?

Alaska

90 votes

Georgia

0 votes

Minnesota

1 vote

Alaska and Georgia

10 votes

Alaska and Minnesota

183 votes

Georgia and Minnesota

0 votes

Alaska, Georgia, and Minnesota

48 votes

None of the above

1 vote

Do not know

0 votes

Do not care

0 votes

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