When I asked Washington State Patrol officer Arras if we would be arrested he replied, "You will be leaving the building tonight." We all took this to mean that we would be physically forced from the Capitol and taken to jail. None of the demonstrators left ... In effect, there was a showdown betwee[...]
Posts Tagged ‘politicians’
April 6th, 2011 - 12:53 pm § in America
UPDATE: Wisconsin Voters Recall Republican Judge
UPDATE: — The Waukesha County clerk announced that the vote total announced for Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court race had been mistaken — The new total puts Prosser on a significant path to victory, about 7,500 votes ahead of Kloppenburg. Sad outcome. Will the energy that [...]
To Paraphrase Reagan, “Governor LePage: put back that mural!”
WASHINGTON — The federal government is stepping into the labor mural controversy in Maine, demanding that the state either put the artwork back up at the Department of Labor or repay the cost of the mural. In a letter first obtained by the Associated Press, Gay Gilbert, a senior U.S. La[...]
Jeb Bush style school reform
The salesman is not the 43rd president, George W. Bush, but the 43rd governor of Florida, his brother Jeb. At the core of the Jeb Bush agenda are ideas drawn from his Florida playbook: Give every public school a grade from A to F. Offer students vouchers to help pay for private school. Don’t l[...]
URGENT: McDermott Needs You!
Ed. Got this in my email two days ago! Sounds URGENT! Dear Friend, As I return to DC this week, I am constantly reminded of how much is still at stake for our country. So many in our nation are struggling to keep themselves and their families afloat, and yet the conservative Republicans in Congre[...]
Walker Backs Down, Says It’s All a Mistake
MADISON, March 31 (AP) -- Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker announced at a press conference that he is unilaterally withdrawing the controversial budget legislation that has spawned a labor uprising in his Capitol. Governor Scott Walker caves to unions A contrite Gov. Scott Walker announces he[...]
“The US Congress has entered the intellectual wilderness.”
“Misinformation was presented as fact, truth was twisted and nobody showed any inclination to listen to scientists, let alone learn from them. It has been an embarrassing display, not just for the Republican Party but also for Congress and the US citizens it represents. One lawmaker last week [...]
Evan Bayh Joins Fox News!!!
from Huff Post: UPDATE: Fox News officially announced on Monday afternoon that former Democratic Senator Evan Bayh is becoming a contributor to the network. Michael Clemente, the network’s senior vice president for news, announced the move in a statement. He said that “Senator Bayh’s decad[...]
March 10th, 2011 - 11:38 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Lyman Bradley … why the courage of a faculty is essential to academic freedom.
In the 50’s, before being targeted by the House Unamerican Affairs Committee, Professor Lyman Bradley was chair of Germanic Studies at NYU and a major scholar in German literature. After losing his job and being sentenced to prison, when Lyman R. Bradley applied for a passport in 1961, [...]
The Story of Citizens United: New Video Lays Out the Case
New animated short shows how corporate power has eroded our rights and corrupted our democracy. Animations parody the political process we all know and love. 9-min video goes a long way toward explaining why the people's expressed desires are thwarted over and over by special interests.[...]