September 21, 2012

Elizabeth Warren, Asbestos and Travelers Insurance

For those who watched the Warren-Brown debate on WBZ tonight, you heard Scott Brown continually bring up Elizabeth Warren's record of, in his words, “siding with the biggest insurance company in the country against asbestos victims.” If you're wondering what that's all about, you can get the details of that case from a Boston Globe piece about the Travelers asbestos case. Or you can continue after the jump to read about it here.

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Chris Hayes Nails Difference Between Obama and Clinton

In last night’s MSNBC coverage of the Democratic Convention, Chris Hayes drew this contrast between Clinton compromises and Obama compromises. It’s definitely worth a watch. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy And there’s some truth. Similar Blog & News ArticlesHayes: First Lady crushes...

Posted: September 6, 2012 by Deb

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Melissa Harris-Perry Does Righteous Anger Perfectly

In case you missed this on yesterday’s Melissa Harris-Perry, it’s must-see video. This is what righteous anger from a strong woman looks like: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Similar Blog & News ArticlesMelissa Harris Perry on Taking Back the American Dream :: Mainstream Baptist Paul Ryan...

Posted: September 2, 2012 by Deb

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What MaddowBlog Missed About Romney’s Comment

This morning, Steve Benen at MaddowBlog wrote about Romney echoing the president’s line that businesses do, indeed, need and use government help. All over MSNBC this morning, people are talking about the same thing, about how Romney and the Republicans agree with the president that no one does it alone. The whole incident points out ... Share...

Posted: July 19, 2012 by Deb

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Birth Certificate vs. Tax Returns

Do you think the Obama campaign is drawing inspiration for their “where are the tax returns?” push from the birth certificate debacle? It’s been interesting watching and listening to this developing over the weekend. I’m hearing questions and comments about Mitt Romney’s tax returns that sound a whole lot familiar to a...

Posted: July 10, 2012 by Deb

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If You Thought Our Political Talk Shows Were Bad…

…check out what happened when two former Jordanian politicos squared off on a talk show on live talk show in Jordan. Similar Blog & News ArticlesVideo: TV debate goes out-of-hand in Jordan :: Latest CBS Evening News Headlines – CBS News Powered by Share this:...

Posted: July 9, 2012 by Deb

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More Romney Super PAC Ad Quotes

So I turn on the TV this morning and the first thing I see is Brian Baker, the general counsel for the Joe Ricketts Ending Spending super PAC that’s supporting Romney. For anyone who slept through yesterday’s hysterics, that’s the super PAC embroiled in controversy after the New York Times published details about the Jeremiah ... ...

Posted: May 18, 2012 by Deb

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Best Mitt Romney Quotes EVAH

Mitt Romney, in repudiating the so-called Rickerts Plan to Stop Barack Hussein Obama Spending Once and For All, popped out a couple of totally AWESOME quotes that tell you all you really need to know. First: “There’s a fiction that you can get rich by stripping a company of its assets and pocketing the profits…Now ... Share this:...

Posted: May 17, 2012 by Deb

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Mitt Romney Thinks Founding Documents Were “Inspired”

Mitt Romney may have said a bit more about his beliefs about religion than he did about treason when he made this statement in response to the infamous treason remarks at his campaign event yesterday. “I happen to believe that the Constitution was not just brilliant, but probably inspired, and so was the Declaration of ... Share this:...

Posted: May 8, 2012 by Deb

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So Much Stupid on HuffPo This Morning

markhillary /Free Photos Every once in a while, I click on “news of the wierd” type stories on HuffPo — you know, the kind of thing you usually find as filler in local papers. This morning, I clicked on a story with the headline “Man Alleges He Bought Safe with $26,000 In It on eBay“. ... Share this:...

Posted: February 18, 2012 by Deb

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Union Thuggery on Morning Joe

Steve Rhodes /Free Photos As usual, Morning Joe is on in the background as I work this morning. The big subject this morning is the shameful attack on capitalism aka vulture capitalism is a good thing. Over and over, Scarborough has trotted out the Republican mantra — Bain Capital was just practicing capitalism and hey, ... Share this:...

Posted: January 13, 2012 by Deb
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