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In this segment from 1994, Moore takes note of the fact that Cobb County, Georgia, home to outspoken “big government” critic Newt Gingrich, was at the time, the third largest recipient of federal funds. The show then tries to relieve Cobb County of government interference by closing its federally funded highways, schools, sewer system, and senior center.
Newter and Trump emerged from their private meeting today to speak to reporters. While Donald and his hair looked on, Gingrich attempted to defend his support of the December 27 Newsmax/Ion GOP debate that Trump is moderating…
Our government has failed to honor this most basic of American rights by their oppressive, violent and hypocritical crackdown on the Occupy Wall Street movement. While our political leaders speak up for the rights of Libyans, Egyptians and Syrians to peacefully protest in their own countries, those same leaders and officials in America have turned a deaf hear to the cries of the 99%.
Right-wing pundits continue to highlight the economy has evidence that Barack Obama cannot possibly win a second term. This talking point is just the latest evidence of out of touch the Republicans and Tea Partiers are with the backbone of the nation. The reality is that while a lot of voters blame Obama for being weak and wishy-washy in standing up to the right, when it comes down to reality, the economy is not the president’s Achilles´ heel.
Billionaire businessman Richard Branson, founder and chairman of the Virgin Group, calls the Occupy Wall Street movement a “good start,” and says the powers that be (financial and business community) need to take the next step and do the right thing by showing “the way”…
Due to conservative efforts in recent years to either hijack or pervert events and figures from American history, we decided it was time to occupy more than just physical space, and it’s time to take back our national heritage form the right-wingers.
In other words, a ragtag bunch of hippies with supposedly no demands have done what Democrats have never been able to do — get Republicans to cry “uncle”.
Occupy camps in Los Angeles and Philadelphia had both defied orders to evacuate city parks this weekend, vowing to stay until they were evicted by city officials. That eviction came overnight in both cities as police dressed in riot gear stormed the respective camps, overturning tents and personal property and arresting peaceful protesters.
Add Miley Cyrus to the growing list of public figures and celebrities openly supporting the Occupy Wall Street movement. Really! Hannah Montana supports the grassroots efforts of the 99% and proves it in this new video remix from the Miley Cyrus Rock Mafia “dedicated to the thousands of people who are standing up for what they believe in…”
A website posing as “Occupy-Madison” is seeking to undermine the petition drive in Wisconsin to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker by claiming enough signatures have been gathered.
“It starts with one person making a decision — that things need to change, and they’re going to help change them. That person finds another person who shares their values. They go out and find a few more. And before long, neighborhoods come together. Communities organize. A movement builds. It all starts with you, making a decision to get involved — because we’ve got SO much more to do.”
As city officials across the nation use brutal force and oppressive tactics to silence the Occupy Wall Street camps, focus is being placed on the hypocrisy of American cities that have no problem spending millions to control and eventually evict Occupy protesters from city parks while those same cities continue to slash social programs for the homeless and hungry…
The system isn’t working for the 1% either. You know if you were a CEO, you would be making the same choices they do. The institutions have their own logic. Life is pretty bleak at the top too – and all the baubles of the rich are this phoney compensation for the loss of what’s really important. The loss of community, the loss of connection, the loss of intimacy. The loss of meaning.
This is one of those rare video finds that takes the time to explain in the simplest terms how the American economy got so screwed up, how the wealthiest 1% assumed so much control, why there is a need for the Occupy movement to succeed, and the real difference between Democrats and Republicans.
What can we say about last night’s moronic and embarrassing GOP presidential debate in Washington, D.C.? Romney opened with a lie when he said his name was Mitt. His real first name is Willard. Herman Cain kept calling the moderator Blitz. Those were the lighthearted moments. Here’s the latest GOP train wreck in 60 seconds…
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