KY-04 Disabled Vet: Contractors Should Be for Cafeteria Services That's It
We had a great time last night in a Q+A with John Waltz, a disabled veteran and Progressive who's running for Congress in Kentucky's 4th district. This answer cracked me up and at the same time made me...
View Article"The Rich Paid More Taxes Under Bush" Fun With Talking Points
One of the fun things about having trolls in my facebook group is that I get the sly talking points without having to watch Fox. The latest and greatest is that the rich paid more taxes under Bush even...
View ArticleNow Is The Time To Give: Even $1 Donations Help (Liveblog Dollarthon)
I don't want to a turn to the right, I don't want to go back. And I really think I'm not alone. My generation suffered through a Republican shut down of government, not in 1994 but from 98 and on. When...
View ArticleI Am A Campaign Manager For The First Coffee Party Candidate!
Hello there friends. My name's Curtis Abbey and I've just been named campaign manager for Jeff Reed, a write-in candidate for US Congress in Missouri's 9th district. Jeff is a friend of mine from...
View ArticleJeff Reed: They're human beings, they're in love, let them marry
Curtis here, my candidate Jeff Reed took part in a virtual Q+A with the 20,000 member Beer Party group on Facebook. We had a good exchange, Jeff showed why his candidacy is worth supporting.Jeff Reed...
View ArticleDemocrats Finishing Strong: Durbin Stumps For Boxer
Hey all! Senator Dick Durbin was in town yesterday to support Barbara Boxer and he stopped by our local Democratic headquarters for a meet and greet. Yours truly got a handshake, a signature, a picture...
View ArticleGreat News! My Candidate Jeff Reed Mentioned In Telegraph UK!
Hey there all, I announced a few weeks ago that I am a campaign manager for a write-in candidate for Congress from northeastern Missouri. Jeff Reed didn't like that our party failed to field a...
View ArticleUpdated GOTV! I Met Jerry Brown And Barbara Boxer Today!!!
Best. Day. Ever!I woke up this morning at 6 to get over to Jerry Brown headquarters in Oakland for a speech as part of his Let's Get California Working Again tour. I brought with me a copy of a...
View ArticleHappy Halloween! Video: My Political Animation
Happy Halloween Everyone! I made a political animation with a bit of a Halloween theme. I tried to get it done by the election and it shows a bit, we didn't get all the audio right and still have to...
View ArticlePowerful Speech By Barbara Boxer Urging You To GOTV
Senator Barbara Boxer was kind enough to visit our Dem headquarters in San Mateo where we've been getting out the vote with enthusiasm. I wrote an article about it the other day. You do not want to...
View ArticlePresident Obama's State Of The Union Address: A
I give the speech an A. I thought it was a center-left speech that had some slaps across the aisle and I wasn't really expecting that. In a couple instances he used their rhetoric against them. They...
View Article(Healthcare) Repeal Sucks
The truth is Republicans aren't interested in changing the current blood sucking health insurance system. They worship at the holy grail of the free market, and will never step in to stop any big fish...
View ArticleThe Netroots and The President Failed In 2010
I see more energy here today in Eclectablog's diary than I did during election season 2010. For months the quietest places on this blog were in election posts. The ones that did catch interest weren't...
View ArticleRepublicans; Why's it Better To Take Away Jobs than give Aid to States??
This sad story really got me upset today.Saturday March 19 Costa Mesa City Council members ended a highly charged news conference Friday about the suicide of city maintenance worker Huy Pham by...
View ArticleWhat's Happening In Libya? The Face of Citizen Journalism Shot Dead
What's Happening in Libya Explainedby Ashley Bates and Siddhartha Mahanta in Mother Jones Last week, Libyan dissident Najla Aburrahman begged western media to pay attention to the bloodbath unfolding...
View ArticleAn Open Letter To You
I'm sorry if this offends you, but you need to hear it.Hey you, let's talk. You need to stop. It's hurting us. You, that speculates on oil. You're really gonna try and make money off oil futures? I...
View ArticleName 1 Rec List Regular that Focused on Elections in 2010
But look at all the venom now that we're reaping the results of our big loss last fall. Everyone wants to focus on the President, but what did we do last year? Take out two sitting Democratic Senators?...
View ArticleAction Item: Go To WalGreens And Ask For Your Pap Smear!
Thank God for those good people over at Media Matters for finding this nugget of insanity. In the Republican dreamland that these nitwits live in every single thing the government provides should be...
View ArticlePresident Obama Spoke To Friends in San Francisco
Last night I attended President Obama's Kickoff Rally for the 2012 campaign in San Francisco. The ticket said the event would start at 5pm, but not a thing got going until 7:45. And no one there seemed...
View ArticleRepublican Economist Says Ryan Plan Will Cost 1,700,000 Jobs In First 2 Years
Many people say the Boehner Congress hasn't created any jobs. Republican Economist Mark Zandi goes further and says the Ryan Plan will cut 1,700,000 jobs in its first two years.Economists across the...
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