October 31, 2014

Sen. Mary Landrieu Bravely Calls Out Southern Republican Obama RACE BASED HATE

In the middle of a tough reelection campaign, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) bravely told the truth about the race based reasons why Southern Republicans hate President Obama. In an interview with Chuck Todd, Landrieu was asked why President Obama has struggled in Southern states.

She answered,



Sen. Landrieu’s honesty immediately caused Republican heads to explode.

FAUX NEWS responded with this:



Fox News, the home of racist and sexist political coverage, sounded the breaking news alarm to immediately tell their viewers that Mary Landrieu thinks that Louisiana voters are racist and sexist. Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal, who is suffering from the delusion that the party of race based hate will make him their presidential nominee in 2016, said in a statement, “Senator Landrieu’s comments are remarkably divisive. She appears to be living in a different century. Implied in her comments is the clear suggestion that President Obama and his policies are unpopular in Louisiana because of his ethnicity. That is a major insult by Senator Landrieu to the people of Louisiana, and I flatly reject it.”

It takes a serious leap of logic to go from the fact that the South hasn’t always been friendly to African-Americans to Mary Landrieu thinks Louisiana voters are racist. Sen. Landrieu stated a fact in the gentlest way possible. The South was the home of slavery and Jim Crow. It hasn’t been friendly to African-Americans and legacies from those policies still exist today. Southern Republicans have been especially hostile towards President Obama from the moment that he was first elected. Has everyone forgotten Southern congressman Joe Wilson screaming, “you lie” at President Obama during the State Of The Union? The American people and the media claim that they want to hear the truth from their leaders, but when Mary Landrieu told the truth, she was immediately vilified.

It took a lot of courage for Sen. Landrieu to answer Todd’s question honestly. She could have pandered to voters by endlessly bashing Obama. Instead, she pointed to a real source of policy disagreement (energy), and a cultural reality (race). Sen. Landrieu is widely expected to lose her Senate seat in a runoff, but she is not going down without a fight.




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http://www.politicususa.com/2014/10/31/sen-mary-landrieu-bravely-calls-southern-republican-obama-race-based-hate.html



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October 30, 2014

OOPS!! - Democratic Group Calls Christie's BLUFF On 'SIT DOWN & SHUTUP' Bluster

BAM!!................................




This public records request from American Bridge PAC to the office of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in response to his "sit down and shut up" bluster during an event in New Jersey on Wednesday is pretty funny:




The context: A New Jersey resident confronted Christie at a public event and accused Christie of being more interested in grandstanding than finishing recovery efforts, at which point Christie told him to "sit down and shut up," saying:



Not a bad line, though it is ironic that it was delivered for the cameras. And now, with this public records request, we'll find out if it wasn't just another bout of hot air from Christie.



http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/30/1340353/-Democratic-group-calls-Christie-s-bluff-on-sit-down-and-shut-up-bluster


UPDATED - BULLY!!

October 30, 2014

The Day Chris Christie LOST ANY CHANCE Of EVER Becoming President

LOL!................YOOOOU SIT DOWN.....AND MAY I ADD...........S...T...F...U!!!.................



It was yesterday, October 29, in the shore town of Belmar, NJ, where Governor Chris Christie had come to commemorate the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. Former Asbury Park city councilman James Keady, holding a sign that read, “Stay in NJ. Finish the job,” interrupted the governor to ask about his miserable record on Sandy relief. My favorite line isn’t “Sit down and shut up!” It’s the more creative “I've been here when the cameras aren't here, buddy, and done the work.” Or maybe it’s Christie’s comeback after he offered to debate Keady (“anytime you like, buddy, anytime, anytime you like”), and Keady said, How about at dinner tonight? Revealing that he’s all bluff and no tuff, Christie shot back: "There's about a thousand things I'll do tonight. Going to dinner with you is about number 1,001." And do not miss Christie’s wife, Mary Pat, to his left, with that tolerant-spouse-of-an-asshole smile. (The Bill Braley look-a-like standing next to Christie, Belmar mayor Matt Doherty, looks like he’d rather be anywhere else on earth.)


Here are more of Christie’s choice words, from NJ.com:



Chris Hayes smartly booked Keady for his show last night, where Keady said that of the $1.1 billion allocated to victims of Sandy, “only 20 percent of those dollars have gotten to the people.” He also explained that he took off a month from work to clean up people’s homes and run the clean-up crews. OK, let’s give Christie a break: he’s had a rough few days. Kaci Hickox, the nurse he had quarantined against her will, had been kicking his butt public-relations-wise (she’s now out bike-riding in defiance of Governor Paul LePage in Maine); Wisconsin governor Scott Walker had groused that his re-election campaign needed only Christie’s RGA money, and not his presence on the stump); and on Tuesday a Monmouth University poll was released that found 66 percent of Garden State residents are "somewhat dissatisfied" or "very dissatisfied" with the Sandy relief efforts.

Still, Christie’s outburst in Belmar was even less “presidential,” to put it politely, than his long line of earlier tantrums. So far, only the nice moments of that day have made it to the governor’s YouTube channel.



http://www.thenation.com/blog/186953/day-chris-christie-lost-any-chance-ever-becoming-president

October 30, 2014

Lindsey Graham: White Men In ‘MALE-ONLY CLUBS’ Will Do Great IF I'M PRESIDENT

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who recently began floating the idea of running for the presidency, was caught on tape joking about how well white men would do if he won, CNN reported. “I’ve tried to help you with your tax status,” Graham can be heard saying. “I’m sorry the government’s so f—ed up. If I get to be president, white men in male-only clubs are going to do great in my presidency.” He can also be heard asking, “We got any Presbyterians here? We got any Baptists? They’re the ones that drink and don’t admit it.”


CNN said it obtained the audio from unidentified Democrats in South Carolina, who had received it from a person using an anonymous email address. The person who leaked the tape said Graham made the remarks at an “all-male club.” Graham confirmed making the jokes during a meeting of a charitable group, the Hibernian Society of Charleston. The group is the local branch of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, an Irish Catholic-affiliated group founded in 1836. He said political figures there are encouraged “to be earthy, to make fun of yourself, to make fun of them. Then you say something serious and sit down. And if you talk over 20 minutes, they throw something at you.”


Graham said his joke about “male-only clubs” was a jab at the group’s membership policy, and his remark about Baptists is in line with regular jokes he makes before discussing religious freedom more seriously. “I hope this doesn’t reflect poorly on the club,” Graham told CNN. “They are great guys.” Earlier this month, Graham told the conservative Weekly Standard that he was considering running for the GOP’s presidential nomination. “If I get through my general election, if nobody steps up in the presidential mix, if nobody’s out there talking​ — me and [Sen. John] McCain (R-AZ) have been talking,” Graham said. “I may just jump in to get to make these arguments.”


Shortly afterwards, Graham backed away from the remark in an interview with CNN. “I know what it’s like to run for president. I’m running for Senate,” he said. “I know what it takes to put an organization together, to put the money together. I am nowhere near there. I’m all-in running for the Senate.”




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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/10/lindsey-graham-white-men-in-male-only-clubs-will-do-great-if-im-president/

October 30, 2014

Hillary Clinton TURNS THE TABLES On Republicans By Saying Joni Ernst DISQUALIFIED HERSELF

Where's Chucky??...why isn't he saying that Joni should ALSO be disqualified for refusing to answer questions?..well Chucky?......





In Iowa today, Hillary Clinton claimed that Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst has disqualified herself from office by refusing to answer questions.

CNN reported,



Clinton’s remarks in Iowa struck on a latent hypocrisy. Republicans and Beltway media insiders like NBC’s Chuck Todd claimed that Kentucky Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes disqualified herself from office by refusing to say who she voted for in 2012. The same media and talking heads have had nothing to say about Republican Senate Joni Ernst canceling several meeting with newspaper editorial boards in Iowa. Grimes may not want to discuss who she voted for as a private citizen, but Ernst is refusing to tell the voters what she stands for and what she will do if she gets elected.

Republicans opened the door to the disqualification questions. Hillary Clinton walked right in and knocked them on their backsides. The Iowa Senate race is very close. Ernst’s refusal to tell the voters what she will do if she wins is a way for her to try to run out the clock and backdoor her way into the United States Senate.



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http://www.politicususa.com/2014/10/29/hillary-clinton-turns-tables-republicans-joni-ernst-disqualified.html

October 30, 2014

New Polling–The Outlook In Kansas LOOKS SHOCKINGLY GRIM–for Republicans

Yes, you read that headline correctly. SurveyUSA is out with new polling in Kansas and the results are stunning for the previously moderate sunflower state that's taken a hard conservative turn in recent years. Let's start with Gov. Sam Brownback and his disaster of an economy:




Since August, Brownback has never led in the polls. Next up, the race for U.S. Senate, with the edge to Independent Greg Orman



Orman's lead has shrunk a bit as Kansas tea-party Republicans completely backed off all their previous threats of sitting out of the election after a messy primary battle and decided to throw their support to Roberts. As if they were ever going to do anything different. The move to back Roberts, without him meeting any of their absurd demands shows just how toothless this group really is in Kansas. And last, but certainly not least, is the race for secretary of state, featuring Kris Kobach–the worst secretary of state in the nation–versus Daily Kos-endorsed Democratic challenger Jean Schodorf. When we last looked in on the race, Kobach had a 5-point lead. No more:



While there are a lot of reasons to dislike Kris Kobach, the single biggest are his policies of voting discrimination and disenfranchisement:







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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/29/1340048/-New-polling-the-outlook-in-Kansas-looks-shockingly-grim-for-Republicans

October 29, 2014

FAMILY VALUES?..LOL! - Georgia GOP Chair Accidentally Broadcasted ATTEMPTED SEXUAL ASSAULT On Skype

Republicans,...biggest hypocritical, bible-quoting con weasels on the face of this planet........



Apparently, the party of “no” doesn’t much enjoy taking “no” for an answer. On Wednesday, North Georgia News reported that 76-year-old Union County Republican Party Chairman Billy Joe Turnage was allegedly broadcast on Skype attempting to rape a woman. Turnage was arrested on Friday following an interview with investigators, according to Union County Sheriff Investigator Staff Sgt. Darren Osborn. “The investigation in this case continues,” Osborn said. He said the victim, unnamed, was a 39-year-old woman, and the assault occurred at the victim’s home. Police discovered the events when they received a 911 call asking law enforcement to respond to an ongoing “sexual assault and rape,” Osborn told North Georgia News. Osborn said of the incident:






A photo of Turnage with GOP Senatorial candidate David Perdue was recently removed from the Union County GOP Facebook page. However, Ryan Mahoney, a spokesman for the state GOP said party officials have received no communication regarding Turnage’s “status.”




http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/10/29/georgia-gop-county-chair-accidentally-broadcasted-attempted-sexual-assault-on-skype/

October 28, 2014

THE PROJECT 2017: GOP ACA Replacement They DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE

During his debate with Alison Lundergan Grimes, Mitch McConnell stumbled around with his answer to what he would do with the Affordable Care Act. While he promised to repeal it, his word salad about what to do about the popular Kynect website that has connected Kentuckians with access to health care was unintelligible. The Huffington Post subsequently tried to get some clarification from the campaign, but a cone of silence has been dropped and no one is talking, except for Senate staffers in McConnell's office:



As it turns out, they actually do have a detailed plan, but no one is talking about it. It's like a surprise -- trust Uncle Mitch to repeal and replace and it shall become reality! Why aren't they shouting it from the mountaintops?

THE PROJECT 2017

Let me introduce you to The Project 2017, headed up by Bill Kristol and Dan Senor, among others, and presumably funded by the usual billionaire suspects. The Project 2017 has a comprehensive plan outlined on their website for how they propose to replace the ACA. First, we start with full repeal of the Affordable Care Act. That means pre-existing conditions are once again in play, no premium assistance, no co-pay assistance, no state exchanges, no minimum benefits, and annual and lifetime caps on what insurers must pay are reinstated. Also, premiums would not be limited for different age bands, so that 60-year olds could pay as much as 10 or 15 times what a 20-year old might pay. Now that it's 2008 all over again, here are the bullets The Project 2017 would like us to swallow as "common sense reforms":


They also propose to index those credits for cost-of-living increases, while simultaneously acknowledging that the 3 percent increase will not cover the rising costs of health care. In what may be the most cynical play of all, they claim that people would be able to buy health insurance for as little as $15 per month, yet they fail to acknowledge that the insurance they're buying would be high-deductible substandard coverage with annual and lifetime limits on what could be paid out. $15 per month might buy a policy, for example, that would cover up to $75,000 for a lifetime limit. Prescription coverage would be out of the question. If you're a cancer survivor or diabetes patient, forget about coverage that would help you manage your disease. They also claim that people in various age groups would actually pay less than they do now, but fail to mention those over age 55 who are not yet eligible for Medicare. The group between age 55-65 pays the most in premium costs under this plan, but are omitted from the top-level summary.






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http://crooksandliars.com/2014/10/2017-project-gop-aca-replacement-they-dont

October 28, 2014

Elizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton To STORM Into Kentucky To FINISH OFF MITCH McCONNELL

Democrats are sending in the big guns during the last week of the Kentucky Senate race as Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will both take part in rallies for Alison Lundergan Grimes. The Grimes campaign announced that Sen. Warren will rally with Grimes on Tuesday in Louisville, “Senator Elizabeth Warren will join Alison Lundergan Grimes to rally Kentuckians who are ready for a Senator who will put hardworking families before millionaires and billionaires – as Mitch McConnell has done for far too long.” After Warren leaves the Bluegrass State, Hillary Clinton will be campaigning with Alison Lundergan Grimes in Northern Kentucky and Lexington on Saturday November 1.



Grimes campaign manager Jonathan Hurst said, “Just days before the election, Alison is honored to have Hillary Rodham Clinton join her for campaign stops in Northern Kentucky and Lexington. Her recent visit to Kentucky drew thousands of grassroots supporters to hear her endorse Alison’s plan to get Washington working for Kentucky. As she said in that speech, ‘more than any other race in the country, this election in Kentucky is a referendum on the future.’ It’s a privilege that she will be making the case for Alison on the final weekend of this campaign.” Sen. Warren has been out to defeat McConnell since he blocked her student loan bill.


In June, Warren said,





Sen. Warren has been true to her word. The Massachusetts Democrat has been actively campaigning for Alison Lundergan Grimes. It is a brilliant strategic move for the Grimes campaign to feature both Warren and Clinton in the final week. Sen. Warren will help get the hardcore left out to support Grimes. Clinton will be able to target the moderate Democrats, Independents, and Republicans who could be learning towards supporting McConnell. The contrast between the two campaigns is stunning. McConnell is paying people to attend his rallies, while Grimes is drawing thousands of Kentuckians who are craving change.






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http://www.politicususa.com/2014/10/27/elizabeth-warren-hillary-clinton-storm-kentucky-finish-mitch-mcconnell.html

October 27, 2014

NC Democrats CRUSHING GOP With Massive Early Voting Lead, Despite All That Vote Rigging

Its still pretty early to gauge but man, its nice to see this kind of turnout...........


North Carolina is tallying their Early Voting numbers, and so far, NC Democrats are crushing the GOP with massive leads. Apparently, when you try to keep seniors, people of color, and poor people from voting — and NC Republicans passed one of the worst voter ID laws in America last year — those people and their allies get really angry and start turning out in droves. Thank you, Republicans. Early Voting began on October 15, and WNCN reports 386,411 voters — nearly 400,000 — have cast their ballots so far. Of those, a whopping 148,001 ballots came from registered Democrats, as opposed to a far less impressive 88,900 from registered Republicans.



In an update, WCNC reports Democrats have “long enjoyed an advantage in Early Voting,” but add that this year’s turnout is unusually high. Political science professor and analyst Dr. Michael Bitzer adds that, so far, year’s midterm election turnout feels more like what you’d see during a presidential election year.



Of course, Democrats need to get out the vote on Election Day before popping the corks off the champagne bottles. But so far, things look great for our side of the aisle.

WCNC reports on Early Voting in NC.Here’s the video with WCNC’s report on NC Democrats crushing the GOP with their massive lead in Early Voting… despite all of the GOP’s vote rigging and vote blocking.





http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/10/27/early-voting-nc-democrats-crushing-gop-despite-vote-rigging-video/