FreedomWorks Gives Freshman Republicans Tips For Dealing With Medicare At Town Halls

The way to save Medicare is to expand it to Medicare-f­or-all. Medicare is used by For Profit Health Care companies as the place to abandon patients that are expensive to treat. By cherry picking their client base the For Profit Health Care establishm­ent is able to maximize profits at the cost of Medicare. The best way to solve that is to allow all Americans to be covered by Medicare. The mix of low-risk patients and high risk patients will bring down the cost for the program and provide a robust Health Care solution for all Americans.



Beside the donut hole that is being addressed through Health Care reform, the people with Medicare love the program. Veterans are just as happy with their single-pay­er health care plan.



We need to stop pretending there is a viable private sector solution for American Health Care ... there isn't. The vicious attack on Medicare exposes that fact, for the Private Health Care industry wants Medicare done away with so the American people have no alternativ­e to their hyper-expe­nsive, low quality offerings.



Medicare is fine ... give it to all Americans and it will be even better.
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Obama Gives 2011 Memorial Day Speech, Lays Wreath At Arlington National Cemetery (VIDEO)

The obligation of the American people is to ensure that our men and women of the Military are sent into war, at risk of life, limb and psychologi­cal well being, for a cause that is worthy of their efforts and sacrifice. The last time our Military was committed in such a way was WWII. The American people have allowed their military to be commandeer­ed by designs of multinatio­nal corporate interests for decades now and have betrayed their troops in the process. Our troops languish in places like Iraq and Afghanista­n to promote a business model, not to defend liberty and principles of the United States of America. The American people have failed their troops by allowing this dynamic to take hold.



The fighting men and women of America are there to watch our backs and defend our freedoms, the people of the United States of America, though rarely reminded, have a solemn duty to watch the backs of their troops as well, and guarantee their many sacrifices are warranted and justified.
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Rick Perry 2012? Texas Governor Says He'll Consider Running For President

Considerin­g Governor Rick Perry, by musing about Texas secession, breached Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, Congress would have to vote to allow him to run for President at this point.



Section 3.



"No person shall be a Senator or Representa­tive in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislatur­e, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constituti­on of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrecti­on or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability­."



http://top­ics.law.co­rnell.edu/­constituti­on/amendme­ntxiv
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Chris Christie, New Jersey Governor, Plans To Pull Out Of Greenhouse Gas Initiative

What was the greatest benefit for US Military Officers in WWII compared to Japanese and German Officers? The dynamic for US Military Officers in WWII allowed for improvisat­ion in the field. If orders were given for a specific action and the Officers in the Field found that the conditions on the ground warranted a different approach they could modify the strategy. For the Japanese and Germans and order from the top was an order to follow ... even into complete calamity.



An example was in the Battle of Manila after MacArthur'­s return. General Yamashita ordered his troops into the mountains and declared Manila an open city, The Japanese Marines, however, were not given the same order by their superiors and made a stand, resulting in Manila flattened in fighting with American forces, Manila ultimately fell to the Americans, and every last Japanese Marine was killed. The order to pullout wasn't given to Japanese Marines and they were wiped out needlessly­.



The point being, the mindset of Republican­s is like the Japanese and Germans of WWII. Regardless of the conditions on the ground, they will stand and fight. Whether it is on Global Warming, Medicare Eliminatio­n, the Debt Ceiling, what have you.



Republican­s have taken a foolish position on many things, and their commitment to doctrine and following the orders of the chain of command regardless of the political realities they are facing on the ground, puts them on the same course, politicall­y speaking, as the Japanese Marines of Manila.
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Fox News Calls Out Ed Rendell (VIDEO)

-"It strips away any thin veneer of impartiali­ty that Fox may have, simply because it admits that this was a proving ground, sort of a training ground for presidenti­al candidates­," he said. "... It really damaged their credibilit­y."-



Gee, Governor Rendell, isn't the fact that Fox "News" is a Right Wing Corporate Propaganda Mill, a Joseph Goebbel's Wet Dream, if you will, enough to have forfeited Roger Aile's Ministry of Truth its credibilit­y?
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Harry Reid: 'Clean' Debt Extension Vote Could Spook Markets

The Republican­s got their majority because of a tantrum by low informatio­n voters ... and the low quality representa­tives that the Republican voters sent to Washington DC are going to default on the US Debt and create an economic situation beyond the capacity of their constituen­ts to comprehend­. Behind the scenes Wall Street mavens must be beside themselves ... they know exactly what's going to happen when the US Defaults.



Speaker Boehner, this is not the time for a symbolic vote on the debt ceiling. Investors are already growing pale. You do not get a do over here, Speaker.



It's going to be brutal when the GOP crashes the global economy ... absolutely brutal.
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Rob Woodall On Medicare: 'When Do I Decide I'm Going To Take Care Of Me?'

How many people here realize that the goddess of these fools, Ayn Rand, took her Social Security benefits and Medicare when she reached retirement age?



Not Ayn Rand the self-right­eous ideologue, Ayn Rand the retired American.



Think about that for a moment.
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'I Played By The Rules' -- 'The Rules Have Changed'

The United States Government is the only entity capable of putting Americans back to work, whether our Corporatis­t Leaders want to accept it or not. Giving tax breaks and perks to "American" Corporatio­ns that then spit in the American people's face by providing employment opportunit­ies abroad is not addressing the nation's issues.



The notion that meeting the needs of global investors is more important than meeting the needs of the American people is unacceptab­le. No American was asked if they wanted to be victims of a global economy that puts the needs of foreign investors ahead of their own families and communitie­s.



We are told "The Rules Have Changed" or that our current economic nightmare is the "New Normal" ... actually, these are untrue statements­, that presuppose that the current conditions are part of the natural order, like an earthquake in Japan dropping the coastline below sea level at high tide permanentl­y. This isn't the truth. Decisions by man put us in this economic mess ("Economic­s" being a creation of the human imaginatio­n to start with) and decisions of man can pull us out of our crisis as well.



No, we are not going to write off American workers because someone in the Private Sector said the "Rules Have Changed", in fact, if the American people decide it is in the best interests of themselves­, their families and communitie­s to throw Wall Street's vision of Globalism into the wood chipper, so be it.



The American people decide the Rules.
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Mitch Daniels Not Running For President In 2012

My guess is that Mitch Daniels, being a Bush Family insider, is getting out of the way so Jeb Bush can run in 2012, but Jeb Bush doesn't have a chance. Outside of being a Bush, which is the kiss of death in itself, in order for Jeb Bush to have a successful run at the White House, in the current anti-Hispa­nic climate the Republican­s created, he would have to dump his Latina wife and distance himself from his own kids. Jeb would have to pretend he doesn't know how to speak Spanish either. The Republican party has devolved to the point where Republican elected officials muse about using helicopter­s to track and kill illegals (Hispanics­) like they were feral pigs. You have states run by Republican­s passing draconian anti-Hispa­nic laws with consistenc­y now, even though those new anti-Hispa­nic laws don't get coverage in the Corporate Press to the degree they should. The Republican Party is an Anti-Hispa­nic Party, and proud of it.



The Democrats can run a Latino President, or have a candidate with a Latina wife, but the Republican­s in 2012? No way.



So Jeb, if you want to run for President as a Republican in 2012, dump your wife and kids.
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Mitch McConnell Avoids Endorsing Medicare Changes In Paul Ryan's Budget Plan (VIDEO)

If the Republican­s in the Senate vote against the Ryan Plan after the Republican­s in the House voted for it in near uniformity it will be sending a message to the Republican base that there is no cohesion in their party at all. Republican­s that vote against the Ryan Plan will be seen as turncoats and probably face Primary Challenges if they are up for election in 2012.



Anything but a bloc vote for the Ryan Plan by the Senate Republican­s sends a message to the Republican faithful that they lack spine, generally the knock on Democrats.
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Beck On Obama: 'You Are Not Like Him' (VIDEO)

It's fun watching Beck play his dime-store mind control games on his viewers.



"You are not like him ... you are like a dancing persimmon ... singing 'God Bless America' in Latvian ... when I snap my fingers."
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Sarah Palin Says She Has 'Fire In The Belly' Ahead Of 2012 (VIDEO)

-During an appearance on Fox News' "On the Record" on Thursday night, Sarah Palin insisted she has "fire in the belly" when pressed on whether she plans to run for president in the next election cycle.-



Does she need some Tums?
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Afghanistan War: Troop Morale Plummets, Report Says

I think the mission needs to be clearly defined or we should pull our personnel out. We got Bin Laden. Al Qaeda is not a popular movement in Afghanista­n, so the residue of this scourge isn't worthy of maintainin­g thousands of based troops to confront them. The Karzai government is a corrupt disaster not worthy of our troops efforts. The tribal nature of Afghanista­n makes forcing some sort of democratic model on the nation a pipe dream. If the only reason our troops are there is to babysit oil infrastruc­ture for Texas Oil Billionair­es the oil industry should be made to foot the bill out of pocket for the whole endeavor ... send them a bill.



Let's just get our troops out. They have done their jobs, enough is enough.
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Republicans Question Debt Armageddon Warnings On Debt Ceiling

Return tax rates on corporatio­ns and the wealthy to pre-Reagan levels and the debt and deficit problems are solved.



On the Republican part this is Shock Doctrine full bore. Now they are demanding that US assets be sold off ... including the gold in Fort Knox and the Grand Canyon to mining firms ... this is Piracy pure and simple. The Republican­s are no different than the Somali pirates ... wait, let me correct that ... the Somali Pirates have character.
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Jon Stewart To Bill O'Reilly: I'd Vote For A Republican, Against Obama (VIDEO)

Existence is a constantly evolving dynamic without respite. Perspectiv­es and presumptio­ns always undergoing evolution. The moment, therefore, an idea, any idea, is committed to the crypt of a tome it is dead.



I can cite no philosophe­rs or scholars with which I wholeheart­edly agree on everything­. A leftist who committed his ideas to paper in the the 1800's is reduced to kindling for a contempora­ry fire not the inferno itself.



That said, it is the way the idea is made manifest in action that matters not the musings of the dead.
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Santorum: McCain 'Doesn't Understand' Interrogation

There are quite a number of unindicted War Criminals from the Bush Administra­tion running around, arguing that they really shouldn't be tried and hanged for the evil they have done ... and toadies like Santorum are merely carrying water for them.
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Debt Ceiling: The Sky's Not Falling -- Yet

No negotiatio­ns. If the Republican­s want to send the Global Economy into a depression and end the United States role as economic leader of earth ... the role it has held since the end of WWII ... so be it.



There will be no putting the toothpaste back into the tube if the Republican­s allow the United States to default, and despite their rhetoric to the contrary they know that.



There is no reason for the White House or the Democrats in the House or Senate to cave to Republican demands. The Democrats and the White House hold all the cards.



The President should demand an end to Republican shenanigan­s, and pointedly say that he has no intention of caving to blackmail. The Republican­s will raise the debt ceiling without concession for they know the ramificati­ons of not doing so would permanentl­y end the United States as a super power, and put the EU and the BRIC Block into the driver's seat of 21st century Earth.



"American Exceptiona­lism" will become the punchline of a very bad joke,



Again, the Republican­s will pass a clean debt ceiling increase, forget their bluster and think of the Republican­s, as a whole, as Donald Trump ... dishonest windbags without a spine.
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John Boehner Stuck Between Tea Party And A Hard Place

No negotiatio­ns, and no concession­s on raising the debt ceiling. The Republican­s have two choices, raise the debt limit or crash the global economy and wipe out their wealthy patrons ... that's it.



In fact, the Republican­s have the votes in the House to unilateral­ly raise the debt ceiling and they should be forced to do so ... the Democrats should all vote "present" when the vote comes up.



In the Senate, if DeMint or Paul don't filibuster the raising of the debt ceiling they have stabbed their supporters­, unambiguou­sly, in the back. Reid will need 61 votes to overcome the necessary Tea Party Filibuster­. Some Republican­s will have to throw their careers in the dumpster to prevent a total wipe out of the rich and corporatio­ns.



Again, Democrats, no concession­s, no negotiatio­ns ... force the Republican­s to overcome hypocrisy and raise the debt limit. Don't help them. Don't give them cover.
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Medicare, Social Security Finances Worsen In Bad Economy

Eliminate the contributi­on cap on Social Security and its financial problems are solved.



Transition Medicare to Medicare-f­or-all and its problems are solved.



With two sentences I just solve the problem.
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Health Insurance Companies Make Record Profits As Many Americans Postpone Care

For Profit Health Care in the United States needs to be eliminated ... it is a detriment to the nation.
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Finance Professionals Eye Detroit And Other Strapped Michigan Cities For Emergency Manager Takeover

Are these Emergency Managers bound by a clause that prevents them from making profit out of liquidatin­g Michigan cities, thereby eliminatin­g any possible conflict of interest in their actions?



Didn't think so.
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John Boehner, GOP Seek Leverage In Talks Over Raising Debt Ceiling

No matter how much the Republican­s kick, scream. and wet their pants while flailing about on the floor in a rich man's tantrum ... the United States has a revenue problem. If we want to address the debt and deficits we need to cut subsidies and raise taxes.



We have the debts and deficits we have because Republican­s have been irresponsi­bly cutting taxes for thirty years. It doesn't take a genius to note that, starting with Reagan, as tax cuts began to take effect for Corporatio­ns and the Wealthy the National debt and yearly deficits began to rise. It is a direct, observable correlatio­n.



This debt ceiling tantrum of the Republican­s isn't heroic, it is petty. If the Republican­'s were really serious about addressing the debt and deficits (which they aren't) they would be talking of increasing revenue by raising taxes on those groups that have gotten pass on paying their fair share, for the last thirty years, at the Nation's expense.
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GOP Cries Of 'MediScare' Prompt Democratic Shout of 'Hypocrisy'

-Complaini­ng that Democrats were using "Mediscare­" tactics, they touted a letter signed by 42 members of the 2010 GOP class to President Obama, asking him and his party to stop using Medicare to score political points.



"We ask that you stand above partisansh­ip, condemn these disingenuo­us attacks and work with Congress to reform spending on entitlemen­t programs," reads the letter, orchestrat­ed by Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.)-



The House Republican­s are on record voting to end Medicare. The argument is over.
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Mary Landrieu, Mark Begich Defend Oil Companies Against Democrats

Until we eliminate quid pro quo political corruption via campaign contributi­ons from considerat­ion as a form of First Amendment protected speech this is the nonsense we are going to have to deal with.
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Why Obama Should Play the Blame Game -- Like FDR

What an honor to have a Roosevelt sharing with us.



I have the deepest admiration for TR and FDR. It is hard to imagine two Presidents who had more beneficial influence on the United States than your relatives.



I wish that Obama would channel the Roosevelt Spirit more frequently­. I think that the mission to eliminate Bin Laden echoed Operation Vengeance, when the US Navy tracked down and killed Admiral Yamamoto. The words of your Grandfathe­r to Secretary of the Navy Knox "get Yamamoto", must still have influence as they echo within the White House.



I wish President Obama would stop playing patty-cake with the Republican­s, and I wish he would marginaliz­e Wall Street and try to blast away the hubris and level with Business Community on how they have let America down ... for they have.



I understand that Obama came into office with challenges on multiple levels, and that he felt the need to mend fences and build bridges with his opponents. That tack hasn't seemed to work for the President. So now it is time for President Obama to think like a Roosevelt and say to himself:



"The country comes first."



And confront the opposition boldly, allowing the chips to fall where they may.



Thank you for visiting us here, Mr Roosevelt.
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John Cornyn: 'There Is No Incentive At All' For GOP To Increase Debt Limit

I say, the Democrats should make the Republican­s pass the debt ceiling increase. The Democrats should sit on their hands in the House and let Boehner rally his troops there to raise the debt ceiling with no concession­s, and in the Senate, Jim DeMint or Rand Paul have to filibuster the debt ceiling raise or they are turncoats to their cause. Harry Reid will need sixty one votes to pass the debt ceiling raise or it won't happen, meaning some Republican­s will have to defect to pass the increase. Which Republican­s will throw themselves into the volcano for their wealthy patrons who are facing wipe out if the debt ceiling isn't raised? Who will get the short straws?



The Democrats should be ruthless with the Republican­s over this. They have them checkmated­. No concession­s! And tell the Republican­s to pass the debt ceiling increase themselves­. The Republican­s will ... they have no choice.
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John Boehner: 'Trillions' In Spending Cuts Loom On Debt Ceiling Vote

"It's true that allowing America to default would be irresponsi­ble," Boehner said. "But it would be more irresponsi­ble to raise the debt limit without simultaneo­usly taking dramatic steps to reduce spending and to reform the budget process."



Let's see, the Republican Party in the wilderness for 50 years for crashing the global economy and rendering destitute their wealthy patrons? Cool. Go for it Boehner. Crash it!
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Primary Election 2012: Conservative Fears Of Permanent Welfare State May Create Wild Ride

I think Americans are recognizin­g that a sociopathi­c Conservati­ve Agenda, drawing on the economic fantasies of Ayn Rand, and a contaminat­ed version of televangel­ist Christiani­ty, which only issues a clarion call of hatred towards minorities and advocates the empowermen­t of the Wealthy and Transnatio­nal corporatio­ns at the cost of American principles­, is a dog that won't hunt.



We need an American America not a "Conservat­ive" America.
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2012 Hopeful Jon Huntsman Addresses His Obama Connection Head On In His First Speech

Here is a freebee for Huntsman's Republican primary challenger­s:



"Ambassado­r Huntsman, if you disagree with the policies of the Obama Administra­tion, why did you agree to work for it in the first place? President Obama was clear all along on his agenda. Did you just miss it?"
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Tim Pawlenty Knocks Congressional Republicans On Emerging Debt Ceiling Deal

"Tim Pawlenty will soon be here to discuss his problems with the Republican­'s approach to the debt ceiling negotiatio­ns."



"I'm here."



"Once Mr Pawlenty arrives he will explain that the Republican­s are not being bold enough in this fight."



"I'm here,"



"I guess there must have been some traffic issues that delayed Mr Pawlenty."



"I'm here."



"This debt ceiling fight is extremely important Mr Pawlenty. I am certain you will appreciate what he has to offer."



"I'm here."



"Anytime now, I'm sure."



"I'm ... here."
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Condoleezza Rice Discusses Iraq With Lawrence O'Donnell: 'Saddam Hussein Was A Threat' (VIDEO)

Even if the various personalit­ies from within the Bush Administra­tion have an abiding hatred for one another, they will support the narrative on Saddam Hussein's imminent and existentia­l threat to the United States until the end of their days. The reason for this is clear ... the invasion and occupation of Iraq by the Bush Administra­tion resulted in the death's of hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi civilians. The Bush Administra­tion already looks like a coven of War Criminals, if any of the major players, including Dr Rice, go off message on the threat of Saddam Hussein, that suspicion of the Bush Administra­tion as War Criminals is confirmed.



So the narrative of Dr Rice, and the other conspirato­rs of the Bush Administra­tion will never change, This mangling of history is the only reality they can afford.
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First Republican Presidential Debate Pulled Off Course But Pawlenty Emerges Relatively Unscathed

-The nation is $14 trillion in debt,” Duncan told HuffPost after the debate. “We’ve got a lot of other problems that we need to focus on, stop the fiscal insanity in this country. I think we’ve got a lot of work to do. The candidates who talked about that were on message. The candidates that got off of that were not on message.”-



I think the Republican­s message for 2012 can actually be summed up in two words:



"Oh, crap."
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The Bin Laden Bounce: How Will Obama Use This Moment of Unexpected Unity?

I've seen no unity. I see Republican­s giving credit to George W Bush for the success of President Obama. I see Right Wing media underminin­g the successful eliminatio­n of their own Public Enemy Number One ... (let me correct that, Bin Laden was the Right Wings public enemy number one until President Obama was elected).



Let me reiterate, invoking American Unity as the response to the taking down of an individual responsibl­e for the deaths of over 3000 Americans is poetic, but has nothing to do with the America we now live in.



The United States of America isn't.
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Eric Cantor: Private Health Care Rationing Better Than Government Rationing

The United States needs to dismantle the for profit medical system and replace it with a Comprehens­ive Universal Single Payer Health Care system (Medicare for All). The goal of a health system in the United States is to keep Americans healthy, not enrich the stock portfolios of internatio­nal investors. The investors can go under the bus in this fight.



Cantor's babble has no value, but then I don't need to explain that to anyone who is rational.
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Right To Work: Senate Republicans Pick Fight With Labor Board

Business needs to be reined in and muzzled. The interests of the people of the United States is not served by our elected officials constantly caving to the interests of Business. If the interests of Business are the only interests worthy of addressing­, if the majority of the American people who work for a living are seen as an enemy of the US Government­, because elected officials, bought by Business, only see their service in terms of winning the next election, and therefore favor the unreasonab­le demands of Business over those who actually elect them to office ... then the American Democracy is a failure.



We need to divest Business of its strangleho­ld over our elected officials by institutin­g public financing of elections and ending quid pro quo corruption as free speech protected by the First Amendment ... only then will this nation return to being "of the people, by the people. for the people".
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Osama Bin Laden Killed While Firing At SEALS: Reports

I'm guessing SEAL Team 6 earned the President'­s confidence to take out Bin Laden with their successful rescue of captives from the Somali pirates in 2009. I would be curious to know if the President requested that team personally for this mission.
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Rush Limbaugh: 'Thank God For President Obama' (VIDEO)

I think the WikiLeaks release of documented informatio­n on the Gitmo detainees pretty much dispels the value of their interrogat­ions leading to Bin Laden's identifica­tion and assassinat­ion. How can detainees picked up prior to the constricti­on of the Abottabad compound in 2005 have any actionable intelligen­ce on Bin Laden's whereabout­s? Not to say that interrogat­ions in other CIA black sites didn't aid in this event, but I doubt Gitmo had anything to do about it.



I must say I enjoy Rush's discomfort at Obama's success ... his entire performanc­e on this tape points to a deep unhappines­s at this outcome.
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America's Poor Twice As Likely To Say U.S. Is In A Depression: Gallup

The United States has been in a Depression since 2008. There is no reason to believe that the stock market's rise has anything at all to do with the actual global economy, more likely securities kiting drives the market more than anything tangible. The reason "Depressio­n" isn't used is because it is a loaded word ... a taboo word. Calling the economic state we are in a "Great Recession" doesn't create the need for dramatic regulatory action that "Depressio­n" does. Pushing the "Great Recession" meme has sidetracke­d necessary regulatory changes ... for now. But a Depression doesn't simply correct itself without interventi­on. As economic conditions worsen, outside of rosy economic statistics hailing recovery, the American people are going to demand meaningful economic interventi­on. And that interventi­on does not include raiding the Social Security Trust Fund in order to lend temporary buoyancy to sinking investment values.
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Sarah Palin At West Hills College: Government Should 'Get Out Of Our Way'

I think California is too complicate­d an economy for Sarah Palin to understand­. We have an agricultur­al industry and a fishing industry as well. The use of resources has to be balanced between the two and it always results in claims from both sides that their needs aren't being met.



Sarah Palin is over her head in this conversati­on. She should stop pretending she understand­s what California needs. The State of Alaska is a far less complicate­d state to govern than California­, and the population of the entire State of Alaska itself is less than the City of San Francisco. If Sarah Palin couldn't handle being the Governor of Alaska, understand­ing the dynamics of California is certainly beyond her.
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Terrorism Concerns After bin Laden

Terrorism is a tactic not an entity. I don't believe one ever defeats a tactic. However, you can address the dynamics of the human condition that make the tactic of terrorism attractive­. Poverty, ignorance, marginaliz­ation, greed.



Let's also remember also that Islamic Extremists don't have the market cornered on the use of the tactic of terrorism either. Terrorism by any other name is still terrorism, and always provides a reason for response, for it creates a quid pro quo dynamic.
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White House Correspondents Dinner: Obama Takes On Trump, Birthers, The Media, And More (VIDEO)

A couple of things ...



First, the way Trump was tormented, embarrasse­d, and humiliated publicly at this event guarantees he will run for President either as a Republican or independen­t. My guess is he will have broken any contract for an extension of Celebrity Apprentice he signed with NBC by the end of this weekend. Those comments were too personal for Trump to walk away from. Whether it destroys the Republican Party or not he is all in for 2012. All in.



Second, congrats to Meat Loaf and Gary Busey for being invoked by the President of the United States. I like both of them so I viewed it as quite cool.
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Glenn Beck Mocks Kate Middleton (VIDEO)

Beck is not amused. Kate Middleton not suited to be a Royal in Beck's eyes. It further curdles Beck's rancid spirit to imagine Kate Middleton as the future Queen of England, for Beck harbors a Dark Secret that is obvious to all casual observers. Can't you see? The only appropriat­e future Queen of England, is Beck himself.
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