Does Pitts (PA16) think HCR is comparable to Holocaust?

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Tuesday November 24, 2009 · 9:09 AM PST

2009/11/24 · 09:09

Dear Representative Pitts,

On September 18, the trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) awarded you with the Richard D. Land Distinguished Service Award for 2009.

Eight days later, that same Richard Land, President of the ERLC, compared Obama's health care plan to the genocidal crimes of the Nazis. He also compared Obama's chief health advisor to Josef Mengele, a Nazi doctor notorious for his cruel experiments on human beings.

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Sunday November 08, 2009 · 5:56 PM PST

2009/11/08 · 17:56

My name is Lois Herr, and I'm running for Congress in PA-16.

And I am mad.

While there is much good in last night's healthcare bill, an amendment sponsored by my opponent, Rep. Joe Pitts, is a direct attack on the freedom and privacy of American women.

Now keep in mind: this is the same Pitts who LED the debate of this amendment on the floor .

This is the same Pitts who has actively SPREAD LIES about the bill.

UPDATE: Thank you so much for support! And thank you for putting me on the REC list!

UPDATE2: Thank you for all the great questions! This is a great dialogue. Please keep it going!

UPDATE3: Thank you again for your comments and support! We've raised over $500 thanks to you! I have to go to bed now, but encourage you to keep leaving comments so I can read them in the morning.

UPDATE4: I am awake and responding to more comments! Keep the heat on Pitts

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Monday November 03, 2008 · 5:41 AM PST

2008/11/03 · 05:41

Here's why this site should be nearly dead on Election Day. And I guarantee Kos will be 100% okay with it.

First of all, I'm not a troll. I love this blog. I refresh it for a solid hour every day before bed. I hold a deep respect for people-powered media and believe blogs are an excellent resource for non-corporate censored information.

Now, within the past few months, you may have heard about an upcoming presidential election between Barack Obama and John McCain.

If so, you may have realized that this is a super extremely important possibly-once-in-a-lifetime election and the outcome will have serious consequences on our nation's future.

With that in mind, I would love to see almost no activity on this site on Election Day, because that would mean everyone was in meatspace volunteering their hearts out for Barack Obama. We shouldn't have time to post diaries about news. We should be making news HAPPEN.

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Friday October 24, 2008 · 6:45 PM PDT

2008/10/24 · 18:45

Here's one reason why this district needs a new Congressman.

My current one cost me $2,255.

That's how much more money I owe because Joe (the) Pitts (R-16) sided with Bush and increased the fixed interest rates for student loans.

With friends like these...

More atrocities - and a happy solution - below the fold...

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just as horrendous as Pitts

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pie

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Notable Quotables from the Women for Obama Conference (w/Video)

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Monday October 13, 2008 · 7:25 PM PDT

2008/10/13 · 19:25

This past Friday and Saturday, female leaders from all around the nation convened at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers for the National Women’s Leadership Issues Conference. Why were we there? The junior senator from Illinois writes:

Women voters will determine the next President of the United States - it’s that simple. We’ve got a lot of work to do, and that’s why I’ve gathered you and fellow women leaders from across the country here this weekend to meet with each other and brainstorm with my team.

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What will you do after Election Day?

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Get my life back!

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Eat pie at the Inaugural!

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John Cleese destroys Hannity with Poetry

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Wednesday October 08, 2008 · 7:12 PM PDT

2008/10/08 · 19:12

Tonight's Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann featured a model example of how to use Sean Hannity's ridiculous train of though against him.

#1 Story on Countdown - Video

Apparently Sean was pallin' around with anti-Semites! Oh my!

As noted by Rachel Maddow, Robert Gibbs successfully put Hannity through the meat slicer because Gibbs showed how Hannity's guilt-by-association methodology was pointless instead of explaining it.

But that wasn't the best part of the episode!

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Friday September 26, 2008 · 2:52 PM PDT

2008/09/26 · 14:52

President Bush has recklessly squandered more than 200 years of American leadership, good will, and prosperity. If that is what he was aiming for when he took office, then he can claim "Mission Accomplished."

-Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV), April 30, 2008

The Senate passed FY 2009 Defense Appropriations bill the Senate last Tuesday by a vote of 88-8. The margin of passage tells me two things: 1) it was a largely bipartisan bill; 2) a few people had serious objections to its content, and these objections were based on immutable principles.

Among these eight senators were 5 Republicans, 2 Democrats, and 1 socialist (Go Vermont!).

I'm sure the senators opposed the bill for different ideological reasons. Some probably had a beef with a particular part of the legislation that couldn't be resolved on the floor.

But the presence of one name struck me more than the others.

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Saturday September 06, 2008 · 6:11 PM PDT

2008/09/06 · 18:11

Pennsyltucky: (pen-sil-TUCK-ee) 1) the mostly rural "T" shaped region of Pennsylvania located in between the metropolitan areas of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia; 2) the "Alabama" of Pennsylvania (cf: James Carville) 3) a place where 15,000 people gathered for Obama

Did I mention Republicans outregister Democrats almost 2:1? Did I mention only 5,000 were expected to come?

Did I mention that James Buchanan, whose residence is located 20 minutes from my house, did not carry this county because he ran as a Democrat?

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why do I have to choose? I eat pie while listening to Obama!

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Three Creative Uses for that Newsweek Cover

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Thursday September 04, 2008 · 9:05 AM PDT

2008/09/04 · 09:05

If you 1) endured last night's hate speech; 2) subscribe to Newsweek: you probably are feeling some animosity towards that cover. Here are a few ways to make the ~~McCain/Palin~~ McPain-Failin' work for you:

Carefully remove the cover from the magazine. Fold neatly and place in a business letter envelope. Store in a safe place. On Election Day, after Barack wins in a surprise landslide, take the cover out and rip it into tiny pieces. Use the confetti to celebrate the Democratic victory.

Or...

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Dear Gov. Palin: Out-maverick the Maverick

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Tuesday September 02, 2008 · 1:52 PM PDT

2008/09/02 · 13:52

(Ahh, not another Palin diary! Sorry, I couldn't help myself. The flesh is weak.)

Dear Governor Sarah Palin:

Congratulations on being selected as the Republican nominee for Vice President! Even though the Democrats broke this barrier 24 years ago, a female nominee for the GOP should be celebrated just as merrily. It's good to know the party against Equal Pay still has the courage to choose a woman as second-in-command.

The past few days must seem like a blur to you. All but unknown three days ago, you have been thrust into the spotlight. The next few days will be no easier. You'll be vetted (for the first time?) by the ruthless media and watched carefully by a curious American public. Thanks to Youtube and The Google, everything you've ever said or done is on the record.

Voters will have to ask: Are you qualified for this position? How will you answer them?

In justice to the American people - and in justice to your political future - I call on you to withdraw from the race.

(Reasons below the fold)

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good - but only if they are based on factual information and reason

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like a car crash - it's so ugly but I can't look away.

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good, but not as good as pie

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no excuses

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Saturday September 17, 2005 · 11:17 AM PDT

2005/09/17 · 11:17

As I was placing forms on cafeteria tables, someone asked me, "Why are you doing this?"

Why was I doing this? I had not actually thought about my actions. It all seemed so natural to me.

What was I doing? I was stopping at each and every table in the cafeteria around dinnertime, handing out voter registration forms. I was targeting the incoming freshmen. I asked them if they were registered. When a student said yes, I asked what state they registered in. If they said Pennsylvania, I told them we had a Senate race next year. If they were registered in New Jersey, I told them about the governor's race. I told them to vote in local elections. Read More

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