Police Response to #OccupyWallStreet - Lawrence O'Donnell knocks it out of the park

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Wednesday September 28, 2011 · 10:40 AM PDT

2011/09/28 · 10:40

On Monday, Lawrence O'Donnell hit it out of the park with a segment about the police response to #OccupyWallStreet. It doesn't seem to have gotten much attention here, so I wanted to give it more exposure by giving it a diary of its own. Please follow me below the fleur de Kos to watch it.

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Monday October 25, 2010 · 6:05 PM PDT

2010/10/25 · 18:05

There's finally been a poll in Nebraska on Tom White and it shows him to be within the margin of error. The Omaha World-Herald released a poll today of 607 voters in NE-02. Lee Terry is at 44 percent and Tom White is at 39 percent, with 12 percent undecided. Yes, I know that newspaper polls are notorious for being inaccurate. However, as far as I know, this is the only poll that has been conducted, so it gives some idea, even if it's not completely accurate.

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Tuesday October 19, 2010 · 9:59 PM PDT

2010/10/19 · 21:59

Last weekend, my Mom, Step-dad and I sat down with our ballets and filled them out. It was the second time that we've done them that way with mail-in ballets, and I have to say that I really have come to like voting in my own home with access to an internet connection for any of the races that I'm unsure of.

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Thursday December 24, 2009 · 2:42 PM PST

2009/12/24 · 14:42

This is a very short diary, but I'm just curious what people think, especially if you have followed the health care debate. Will the new Medicaid expansions mean that COBRA insurance could potentially become obselete?

Medicaid is about to become calculated by income. If you lose your job and are on unemployment insurance, you will probably fit the income guidelines, at least temporarily. Will this make you eligible for Medicaid, instead of having to come up with very expensive COBRA insurance at a time of reduced income? I suspect that the answer is no, because it is probably is based on some sort of annual average.

But could this a point that could be "logically expanded" from the current reform measures? Could we push further reform sometime before 2014 when this all kicks in and enact an additional expansion of Medicaid, so that anyone who has lost his/her job be made eligible for some sort of "temporary Medicaid card"?

I haven't heard anyone suggest this, so I don't know if people just haven't thought about this angle, and whether a "temporary Medicaid card" might be something to strive for.

Is this just a ridiculous idea, or maybe something that progressives could push?

EDIT: Fixed tags

Health Care Reform: The bottom line for the average American

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Tuesday December 22, 2009 · 4:28 PM PST

2009/12/22 · 16:28

Even though the blogosphere is going nuts right now over what is happening with health care reform, the bottom line is going to be what happens in the future when the average fairly non-political person needs health care. What is the actual bottom line for the average consumer? I'm going to avoid the numbers about the premiums because there are so many diaries mentioning them right now. And the insurance premiums aren't the real issue, I believe. People are willing to pay premiums as long as they get satisfaction from their insurance. It's insurance that doesn't really provide any care that will get Democrats in trouble over this bill. More after the fold.

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Friday December 18, 2009 · 3:23 PM PST

2009/12/18 · 15:23

As a resident of Nebraska, I know that there have been many voices raised in astonishment about Ben Nelson being part of the Democratic Party. In this diary I'd like to try to offer my fellow Kossacks some insight into why Ben Nelson is what he is. One caveat. Although I grew up here, I left for many years until the recession forced me back. Therefore, I've had to come up to speed on some of the history here. If there are other Nebraskans who think that my analysis/history is flawed, please weigh in! I'll glad update my diary. More below the fold.

Poll

249 votes Show Results

What way forward to health care reform?

249 votes Vote Now!

What way forward to health care reform?

Nelson

8 votes

Snowe

20 votes

Lieberman

1 vote

Reconciliation

120 votes

Nuclear Option

70 votes

Pie (preferably cherry)

19 votes

Pie (other)

11 votes

I just got another email from the Nebraska Democratic Party

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Thursday August 13, 2009 · 10:36 PM PDT

2009/08/13 · 22:36

I just got another email from the Nebraska Democratic Party with the message that poor, poor Ben Nelson is being beat up by the meanie out-of-state liberals.

About how the REAL enemies are the Nebraska Republicans who all oppose health reform, so therefore a Nebraska Democrat who opposes health care can't possibly be the enemy.

Follow the jump to see the actual email.

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Police Response to #OccupyWallStreet - Lawrence O'Donnell knocks it out of the park

NE-02 Tom White poll within margin of error!

Why I voted last weekend

The end of COBRA insurance?

Health Care Reform: The bottom line for the average American

Why Ben Nelson does what he does

I just got another email from the Nebraska Democratic Party