Saturday, October 1, 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
Poll: Americans See Republicans As Only Interested In Helping The ‘Haves’
Poll: Americans See Republicans As Only Interested In Helping The ‘Haves’: Almost half of all respondents to a new Washington Post poll say Republicans in Congress are doing more to help the “haves” than “have nots,” with fewer than a third saying the GOP treats both sides equally. A tiny 7 percent say Republican lawmakers are helping the have-nots. For contrast, a plurality say President Obama [...]/ Read More Here
HB 194 repeal signatures turned in today | OhioDaily
Submitted by Anastasia Pantsios
Fair Elections Ohio, the umbrella group for the organizations pushing the repeal of voter suppression bill HB 194, said that they are turning in enough signatures today to put a hold on the bill taking effect. Read More Here
h/t Adrienne
Fair Elections Ohio, the umbrella group for the organizations pushing the repeal of voter suppression bill HB 194, said that they are turning in enough signatures today to put a hold on the bill taking effect. Read More Here
h/t Adrienne
Thursday, September 29, 2011
More Than 300,000 Ohio Voters Submit Petition Suspending Gov. Kasich’s Anti-Voter Law
More Than 300,000 Ohio Voters Submit Petition Suspending Gov. Kasich’s Anti-Voter Law: Earlier this year, Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) signed a sweeping bill intended to make it harder to vote in his states’ elections. Kasich’s anti-voter law drastically cuts back on early voting and erects new barriers for absentee and even for election day voters. Today, however, opponents of Kasich’s war on voting will submit over [...]/ Read More Here
Thom Hartmann vs. Len Gilroy - Should prisons be run for profit ?
Ohio is privatizing their prisons. This is just ripe for corruption. CCA is linked to lobbiests who lobbied for the AZ SB1070
A Manufactured ‘Crisis’: Congress Can Let The Post Office Save Itself Without Mass Layoffs Or Service Reductions
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
As Unions Weaken So Does the Middle Class
As Unions Weaken So Does the Middle Class Center for American Progress
By David Madland, Nick BunkerNew state income data released yesterday by the U.S. Census Bureau shows the importance of unions to boosting incomes for all middle-class households—union and nonunion alike. The 2010 income data makes it clear that strong unions are a critical factor in creating a middle-class society. Restoring the strength of unions would go a long way toward rebuilding the middle class. Read More Here
Why the Kochs Want to Make Chris Christie President | | AlterNet
Why the Kochs Want to Make Chris Christie President | | AlterNet
AlterNet / By Adele M. Stan
Neither Romney nor Perry has done the one thing that truly excites the Koch brothers and their fellow deep-pocketed Christie fans: take on the public sector unions in a big way.
When Texas Gov. Rick Perry, currently the frontrunner in the Republican presidential nomination contest, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie made a pilgrimage in June to a Colorado gathering of wealthy right-wing donors convened by billionaires Charles and David Koch, one man clearly impressed the brothers much more than the other. Read More Here
AlterNet / By Adele M. Stan
Neither Romney nor Perry has done the one thing that truly excites the Koch brothers and their fellow deep-pocketed Christie fans: take on the public sector unions in a big way.
When Texas Gov. Rick Perry, currently the frontrunner in the Republican presidential nomination contest, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie made a pilgrimage in June to a Colorado gathering of wealthy right-wing donors convened by billionaires Charles and David Koch, one man clearly impressed the brothers much more than the other. Read More Here
GOP tries to kill #2 employer in US
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The gun crime map of America: interactive | News | guardian.co.uk
The gun crime map of America: interactive | News | guardian.co.uk
[This is a must see of Gun Related Crime in America--MIO]
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Is the Departure Of Keith Olbermann Responsible For MSNBC’s Ratings Slide?
Pictures From Josh Mandel’s Birthday Party!
Pictures From Josh Mandel’s Birthday Party!
Celebration Held Despite Fact That Ethically Challenged Treasurer Still Refusing To File Personal Financial Disclosure Report
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern held a Birthday Party for Ohio’s ethically challenged Treasurer this morning in the Ladies’ Gallery at the Ohio Statehouse. In case you weren’t able to attend (this means you Josh), here’s a few pictures.
CAKE: For more than 4 months Josh Mandel has refused to file his Personal Financial Disclosure Report. <http://www.ohio.com/editorial/editorials/mandel-of-mystery-1.235535?comments=n>
No birthday is complete without presents. Guess what’s inside the bag? (Hint: It’s a blank Personal Financial Disclosure report which Josh Mandel has refused to file)
Unfortunately when we tried to deliver Josh Mandel’s cake and gift to him, he wasn’t anywhere to be found. (Must have been out fundraising)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSH! (File your PFD)
Mandel Filed With FEC On April 6, 2011. According to the FEC, Josh Mandel filed paperwork for his Senate campaign with the FEC on April 6th, 2011. [FEC, 4/6/11 <http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?C00494930> ]
Candidates Must File Within 30 Days Of Candidacy Or By May 15th, Whichever Is Later. According to the instructions for the Personal Financial Disclosure Reports, reports must be filed "Within 30 days after becoming a candidate for nomination or election to the office of Member of the United States Senate, or by May 15 of that calendar year, whichever is later, but at least 30 days before the election, and on or before May 15 of each succeeding year an individual continues to be a candidate." [Senate PFD Instructions, Accessed 6/15/11 <http://ethics.senate.gov/downloads/pdffiles/fdinstruct11.pdf> ]
Candidate Is Anyone Who Has Raised or Spent $5,000. According to the instructions for the Personal Financial Disclosure Reports, a candidate "is an individual: who seeks nomination for election, or election, to Federal office; and has received contributions aggregating in excess of $5,000, or has made expenditures aggregating in excess of $5,000; or the individual has given his or her consent to another to receive contributions or make expenditures on his or her behalf aggregating in excess of $5,000." [Senate PFD Instructions, Accessed 6/15/11 <http://ethics.senate.gov/downloads/pdffiles/fdinstruct11.pdf> ]
If Candidates File Over 30 Days Late Candidate Must Include $200 Penalty. According to the instructions for the Personal Financial Disclosure Reports "Any individual who is required to file this report and does so more than 30 days after the date the report is required to be filed, or, if an extension is granted, more than 30 days after the last day of the filing extension period shall be subject to a $200 penalty (fine). Such penalty must accompany the disclosure report when filed with the Secretary of the Senate and must be made payable for deposit in the U.S. Treasury." [Senate PFD Instructions, Accessed 6/15/11 <http://ethics.senate.gov/downloads/pdffiles/fdinstruct11.pdf> ]
h/t Adrienne
Quinnipiac shows modest bounce for Kasich/Building a Better Ohio as Republican voters return home
Quinnipiac shows modest bounce for Kasich/Building a Better Ohio as Republican voters return home--Plunderbund
The latest Quinnipiac Poll is out and it has the best polling news the outfit has shown for Kasich since he took office. Kasich has seen a five-point bounce in his approval rating from 35% in late July to 40%. His disapproval rating, however, remains largely unchanged since May hovering right at the 50% mark. This is the most popular Kasich has been since taking office and he’s still -9% under water. Independents, who were a key part of Kasich’s victory a year ago, still largely disapprove of him more than approve at 48%/38%. Kasich’s bounce is due in part to Republicans coming back home to him and supporting him 72% to 18%, a vast improvement from July when only 66% approved of him. He’s also improved his standing with male voters going from a 40%/48% approval/disapproval in July to 45%/46%. Most of Kasich’s bounce comes from those two demographics: Republicans and male voters. The partisan nature of bounce is reflected elsewhere in the poll which show no real significant movement on fundamental questions that would indicate a broad-based improvement in Kasich standing. 49% of Ohioans believe Kasich’s budget is unfair to people like them. Only 36% believe it’s fair. That’s a marginal improvement from the 32%/50% in July. Kasich’s handling of the budget still hasn’t substantially improved. He has a 35%/53% approval/disapproval on the budget, which is not much better than the 32%/54% he had in July on the question. And Ohioans dissatisfaction with the direction of the State is essentially unchanged from May. All of this indicates that Kasich’s bounce is entirely Republican voter driven. Read More Here
The latest Quinnipiac Poll is out and it has the best polling news the outfit has shown for Kasich since he took office. Kasich has seen a five-point bounce in his approval rating from 35% in late July to 40%. His disapproval rating, however, remains largely unchanged since May hovering right at the 50% mark. This is the most popular Kasich has been since taking office and he’s still -9% under water. Independents, who were a key part of Kasich’s victory a year ago, still largely disapprove of him more than approve at 48%/38%. Kasich’s bounce is due in part to Republicans coming back home to him and supporting him 72% to 18%, a vast improvement from July when only 66% approved of him. He’s also improved his standing with male voters going from a 40%/48% approval/disapproval in July to 45%/46%. Most of Kasich’s bounce comes from those two demographics: Republicans and male voters. The partisan nature of bounce is reflected elsewhere in the poll which show no real significant movement on fundamental questions that would indicate a broad-based improvement in Kasich standing. 49% of Ohioans believe Kasich’s budget is unfair to people like them. Only 36% believe it’s fair. That’s a marginal improvement from the 32%/50% in July. Kasich’s handling of the budget still hasn’t substantially improved. He has a 35%/53% approval/disapproval on the budget, which is not much better than the 32%/54% he had in July on the question. And Ohioans dissatisfaction with the direction of the State is essentially unchanged from May. All of this indicates that Kasich’s bounce is entirely Republican voter driven. Read More Here
What the Post Office says about this country--Motivated In Ohio
In 2006, the Republican Congress passed and President George W. Bush signed into law, a bill called the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act. This bill sounds nice, but seems to be a brazen attempt to privatize the post office. This bill causes the Post Office to fund their retirement plan, 75 years into the future. They need to do this in just 10 years. In other words, if someone retires at 65, they are funding the retirement of people ten years before they are born. No other government agency has to do this. So every year since 2006, the Post Office puts billions of dollars into the treasury. Five years later, things are getting tight. I just finished watching an interview on Democracy Now. One man kept talking about selling off the property of the post office to pay for the bizarre policy.
The Post Office has always been a great American Success Story. It is self funding, so no tax payer dollars have to be spent. It services areas, that for profit companies would reject. It is even mentioned in the Constitution of the United States (Article I, Section 8, Clause 7). To undermine the Post Office, with this poison pill, is inexcusable, and shows where Republican Policies take us. If we let them do this, is any program safe?
[Update] I forgot to mention, the act also put on price caps for the areas that the post office has a monopoly (first class mail for example) to the rate of inflation. See More here.
The Post Office has always been a great American Success Story. It is self funding, so no tax payer dollars have to be spent. It services areas, that for profit companies would reject. It is even mentioned in the Constitution of the United States (Article I, Section 8, Clause 7). To undermine the Post Office, with this poison pill, is inexcusable, and shows where Republican Policies take us. If we let them do this, is any program safe?
[Update] I forgot to mention, the act also put on price caps for the areas that the post office has a monopoly (first class mail for example) to the rate of inflation. See More here.
Occupy Wall Street: 'Pepper-spray' officer named in Bush protest claim | World news | guardian.co.uk
Occupy Wall Street: 'Pepper-spray' officer named in Bush protest claim | World news | guardian.co.uk
byKaren McVeigh
A senior New York police officer accused of pepper-spraying young women on the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstrations is the subject of a pending legal action over his conduct at another protest in the city.
The Guardian has learned that the officer, named by activists as deputy inspector Anthony Bologna, stands accused of false arrest and civil rights violations in a claim brought by a protester involved in the 2004 demonstrations at the Republican national convention. Read More Here
A senior New York police officer accused of pepper-spraying young women on the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstrations is the subject of a pending legal action over his conduct at another protest in the city.
The Guardian has learned that the officer, named by activists as deputy inspector Anthony Bologna, stands accused of false arrest and civil rights violations in a claim brought by a protester involved in the 2004 demonstrations at the Republican national convention. Read More Here
Monday, September 26, 2011
America's NOT Broke
In the 1950s, corporate taxes accounted for 27 percent of U.S. revenue. By 2010, that percentage decreased to less than 10 percent.Corporate tax dodgers are leaving the U.S. coffers short. If you paid a penny in federal income tax last year, then you paid more than General Electric, Bank of America, Verizon, Boeing, Citigroup and Whirlpool combined. Read More Here.
U.S. Private Prison Population Grew 37 Percent Between 2002-2009 As Industry Lobbying Dollars Grew 165 Percent
Ohio 15th District: Contributors Getting Jobs????
Ohio 15th District: Contributors Getting Jobs????
* Despite the fact that an overwhelming majority of Ohioans are against the selling/leasing of the Ohio Turnpike, Republican Gov. John Kasich is moving forward.
According to the Dispatch, Kasich has a list of finalists from which he'll pick a consultant to look at the options concerning the Ohio Turnpike: Read More Here.
* Despite the fact that an overwhelming majority of Ohioans are against the selling/leasing of the Ohio Turnpike, Republican Gov. John Kasich is moving forward.
According to the Dispatch, Kasich has a list of finalists from which he'll pick a consultant to look at the options concerning the Ohio Turnpike: Read More Here.
A perfect example of what's wrong with people's thinking | OhioDaily
A perfect example of what's wrong with people's thinking | OhioDaily
by Anastasia Pantsios
The following quote appeared in Monday's Plain Dealer in an article on deteriorating sound barrier walls in Northeast Ohio.
"it looks terrible," say Donna Rivera whose Medina Township backyard rolls toward the back of a pinkish. crumbling noise wall on Interstate 71 North. Read more here.
by Anastasia Pantsios
The following quote appeared in Monday's Plain Dealer in an article on deteriorating sound barrier walls in Northeast Ohio.
"it looks terrible," say Donna Rivera whose Medina Township backyard rolls toward the back of a pinkish. crumbling noise wall on Interstate 71 North. Read more here.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Hottest Decade on Record Would Have Been Even Hotter But for Deep Oceans — Accelerated Warming May Be On Its Way
Vote for your congressional heroes & villains at Democracy for America | OhioDaily
Vote for your congressional heroes & villains at Democracy for America | OhioDaily
This page gives you an opportunity to vote for you favorite member of the House and Senate as well as those you consider most odious. Read more here
This page gives you an opportunity to vote for you favorite member of the House and Senate as well as those you consider most odious. Read more here
h/t Adrienne
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