[ACTION DIARY]: Central Ohio Reform Rally

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Tuesday August 25, 2009 · 12:35 PM PDT

2009/08/25 · 12:35

Crossposted at http://factsnotfear.blogspot.com/

This is a short sweet action diary for anyone in Central Ohio who wants to rally for reform. This rally is currently being pulled together by a small dedicated group of progressives, we are currently talking to Organizing For America, Workers United, and UHCAN to build a Progressive Coalition for this rally.

Poll

9 votes Show Results

Will you attend a reform rally

9 votes Vote Now!

Will you attend a reform rally

Yes, I live in Central Ohio and will attend this rally

5 votes

Yes, I don't live in Central Ohio, but will find one near me

2 votes

No, I don't live in Central Ohio, and I won't attend one near me

0 votes

No, I live in Central Ohio and will not attend this rally

2 votes

The Birth of a Meme

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Monday August 17, 2009 · 12:21 PM PDT

2009/08/17 · 12:21

This is a half-rant, half-observation, half-call-to-action diary (that's right it's 1.5 diaries). So here is the deal, on the left time and again we get hit with memes. It's not fair, and I say it's time we start fighting fire with fire, the only difference is that we will use facts and truth and all that good Progressive stuff.

Poll

23 votes Show Results

I will...

23 votes Vote Now!

I will...

Start using Death-by-spreadsheet and Corporatists

12 votes

Use Death-by-spreadsheet

4 votes

Use Corporatist

2 votes

Use neither, these antics are best left to the right

1 vote

Eat some tasty pie.

4 votes

They've met the stick, let's give 'em some carrot

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Wednesday August 12, 2009 · 5:45 AM PDT

2009/08/12 · 05:45

Glenn Beck's braindead ramblings have brought on the full wrath of the netroots. The response has been heartening, as the list of advertisers that have pulled their support from Beck now includes:

Campbell Soup, Chrysler, General Motors, Kellogg, Kraft Foods, Lawyers.com, Mens Wearhouse Nestle, Pfizer, Proctor & Gamble, Progressive Insurance, Sargento Cheese and Walmart.
(h/t MRA NY for the list)

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Wednesday August 05, 2009 · 6:11 AM PDT

2009/08/05 · 06:11

You've seen the bumper stickers, you've heard the shrill tremulous voices on the right, and the question on everyone's mind is "Who is John Galt?" Now for those of you who have read Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged (I refuse to until the birthers take the white house and make it mandatory reading), you will be aware that throughout the book the question on the lips of the people is, "Who is John Galt?" According to wikipedia "Galt is acknowledged to be a creator and inventor who embodies the power of the individual capitalist." Furthermore, "The phrase becomes an expression of helplessness and despair at the current state of the novel's fictionalized world." So the phrase may make sense to use as a rallying cry but let's take a look at how this phrase reveals much more about the Republican party than they would probably like.

Poll

69 votes Show Results

Who is John Galt?

69 votes Vote Now!

Who is John Galt?

John "2 time Presidential Loser" McCain

1 vote

Sarah "The Big Quitter" Palin

1 vote

Mark "Rio De Janeiro" Sanford

1 vote

John "The Lady's Man" Ensign

0 votes

Ayn "The Objectivist" Rand

2 votes

Doug "C-Street" Coe

0 votes

All of the Above, and that's the problem

17 votes

None of the Above, he's fucking fictional

47 votes

Krugman Editorial Comments: American Stupidity

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Friday July 31, 2009 · 6:55 AM PDT

2009/07/31 · 06:55

Paul Krugman has an editorial in the Abbreviated Pundit Roundup today, and as usual he delivers a clear, concise, and informative piece of writing. Mr. Krugman is a brilliant economist whose ability to explain complex situations in simple (but not over-simplified) terms is a true gift. His piece today says basically what we all know already

... the government is already deeply involved, even in private insurance.

And that government involvement is the only reason our system works at all.

The comments that accompany Mr. Krugman's article contain within some of the saddest fables of the right-wing, and some out and out zaniness. I wrote my own comment but fear that my passion might be moderated away, so I thought I would post here as well.

Poll

150 votes Show Results

American Healthcare

150 votes Vote Now!

American Healthcare

Works just fine, nothing to see here

1 vote

Keep the govt out, and don't touch my medicare

4 votes

Needs reform, something like Obama is proposing

18 votes

Needs reform, Single-payer

127 votes

Bad AIG, no bonus for you!

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Friday July 10, 2009 · 7:21 AM PDT

2009/07/10 · 07:21

You may not be aware but last fall the economy exploded. This recession has been one of the most difficult economic times since the Great Depression, and I really don't need to give anyone on DKos a refresher on how bad it's getting. I would like to bring attention to a new story emerging today that has AIG looking for a way to pay out more bonuses.

Poll

38 votes Show Results

AIG should give their executives...

38 votes Vote Now!

AIG should give their executives...

Lavish bonuses, why should they pay for the mess they made

3 votes

Pink slips

7 votes

Jail Time

26 votes

Pie

2 votes

Rationing Activist Empathy

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Tuesday June 16, 2009 · 7:50 AM PDT

2009/06/16 · 07:50

There is a great healthcare debate on the horizon. The only thing that seems certain is that the system is broken, and the incentive for the Healthcare industry is to keep it that way. Health Insurance companies have had there profits skyrocket as affordability and care have plummeted for the consumer. The opponents of universal healthcare have come up with a scary buzzword to keep you from engaging the logic centers of your brain, "the R-word" or Rationing.

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14 votes Show Results

I've rationed healthcare

14 votes Vote Now!

I've rationed healthcare

because I was uninsured

6 votes

because I was underinsured

5 votes

for some other reason

1 vote

never

2 votes

Progressive values shown effective again

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Thursday May 21, 2009 · 5:59 AM PDT

2009/05/21 · 05:59

We have been told by the 24 hour news machine for the last 8 years that Americans are concerned with their tax cuts, keeping gays from getting married, and fighting terrorists no matter what the cost. This incessant meme has pervaded the discourse of politics in America, "We are a center-right Christian nation." Every time Progressive values have been raised, they have been mocked as socialism or fascism or insert-scary-sounding-thing-ism. Progressive policies have been demonized time and again, with the same tired arguments, despite evidence again and again that they work at home and abroad.

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Tuesday May 19, 2009 · 6:03 AM PDT

2009/05/19 · 06:03

Did you read that title, whoa, looks like some sort of Obama bashing right-wing crazy is up ahead. Don't worry, I only think he's chasing it in one regard, the newly announced Energy Policy, and his failure is that its not Progressive enough.

Poll

52 votes Show Results

What is the best way forward for energy independence

52 votes Vote Now!

What is the best way forward for energy independence

Better fossil fuel standards

2 votes

Electric Cars

13 votes

Hybrids

7 votes

Bio-Diesel

1 vote

Super-Hybrids (Running off of more than 2 energy sources)

1 vote

Other (Describe in comment)

3 votes

All of the Above

19 votes

None of the Above (Start funding more research)

2 votes

Pie Powered

4 votes

I broke the law today

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Thursday May 07, 2009 · 7:44 PM PDT

2009/05/07 · 19:44

Well not the law really but a Presidential proclamation. For those of you not in the know, today is the "National Day of Prayer." Like many pseudo-religious institutions supported by the government, the "National Day of Prayer" came about to fight those damn godless communists.

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Wednesday April 22, 2009 · 11:52 AM PDT

2009/04/22 · 11:52

I recently had the joy of helping my fellow Kossacks by listening and transcribing an O'Reilly interview

Doing so I took the utmost care in providing an accurate transcription, which can be found in the commment thread

I wanted to use this dairy to take a look at the "journalism" that O'Reilly displays throughout this piece.

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Wednesday April 15, 2009 · 7:12 AM PDT

2009/04/15 · 07:12

This is going to be a shorter diary, something I saw this morning on MSNBC that made me furious. For a long time I've detested Contessa Brewer, and today she earned my disgust once again.

Poll

106 votes Show Results

Teabaggers

106 votes Vote Now!

Teabaggers

Will end the day with a wing-nutty flavor in their mouth

14 votes

Don't actually understand what the Boston Tea Party was about

24 votes

Love the idea of Teabagging their fellow Americans

1 vote

All of the Above

67 votes

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[ACTION DIARY]: Central Ohio Reform Rally

The Birth of a Meme

They've met the stick, let's give 'em some carrot

Who is John Galt?

Krugman Editorial Comments: American Stupidity

Bad AIG, no bonus for you!

Rationing Activist Empathy

Progressive values shown effective again

Obama chasing failure

I broke the law today

Fox News "Journalism"

Contessa Brewer - FUD Tool