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My Thanks to the Michigan GOP
[Updated] Lately the GOP has been doing a stupendous job of providing the public with compelling arguments for why "the party of no!" is unfit to govern. Here's some of the recent highlights:
Mike "Vioxx" Bishop: In spite of the fact that Michigan has lost pharmaceutical jobs and between 72-85% of the public opposes the policy, Bishop still ( Read more... ) -
Just-Released Torture Memos Document US War Crimes
The ACLU just won the release of a series of memos that document, in depth, the Bush Administration's plans to violate US and International law with the use of torture in interrogations. The memos are available hereWhat is particularly damning about these memos is that they illustrate the following ( Read more... ) -
Why the Obama Chia Pet is Racist
My white liberal guilt compels me to feel obligate to explain to my fellow crackers why the Chia Obama is racist, because so many of them seem to be having trouble understanding that perception and the outrage that has accompanied it ( Read more... ) -
Rebutting Michigan's Anti-Tax Fringe Lunatics
The budget process in Michigan has been severely hampered by a cabal of anti-tax advocates (assisted by pro-business groups) who have created this myth that Michigan is somehow a high tax state, and that the solution to ALL of our economic woes is simply to lower taxes ( Read more... ) -
Predictable: MiBiz Misleads About Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)
Shilling for the Michigan Manufacturer's Association, the local business publication "MiBiz" recently carried a column by Chuck Hadden, the president of the organization who repeats the most oft-told lie about the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (the truth, presumably, is still putting its shoes on):
EFCA: A prescription for disasterMonday, April ( Read more... ) -
Yet Another Reason the "Justice" System in Texas is a Sham
Unfortunately, this is just one example is symptomatic of the rampant inequity in the justice system throughout the US (some of which would be alleviated if defendants had the right to access DNA testing which the Innocence Project is fighting for):
At emotional hearing, relatives finally hear man's name clearedBy AMAN BATHEJA | Posted on Wed, Apr ( Read more... ) -
Lakeshore Union Free: Yet Another Faceless Front Group
While reading some messages on a local board I noticed an ad for the group "Lakeshore Union Free," yet another cowardly front group with slick website loaded with stock photography and propaganda about unions (particularly about the Employee Free Choice Act).
Like most [corporate-sponsored] front groups, its "About Us" and "Contact us" pages are ( Read more... ) -
Mike Cox: Lapdog of the Coal Industry
Remember this?: "Cox: Granholm went too far with coal plants order". Now we have some context:
Granholm Firm on Vetting Coal Rush: But lawmakers’ petition, Cox opinion reflect utilities clout
By Glenn Puit and Jim Dulzo | Great Lakes Bulletin News Service | April 6, 2009
"LANSING-Six weeks after Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm unveiled her ( Read more... ) -
WOOD TV Scrubs Site of References to Climate Change Denial
Interesting. Former WOOD TV meteorologist (and creationist) Craig James used to have a blog on the station's website where he espoused his skepticism of global climate change. Since his retirement from the station, they've scrubbed their site clean of his blog posts.
What makes this interesting is that rather than let the links go dead, they've re ( Read more... ) -
Grand Rapids Press/Saginaw News Lie About Employee Free Choice Act
It's no secret that Booth Newspapers (including the Grand Rapids Press and the Saginaw News) takes its editorial direction from the business interests that sustain it, which explains their [predicable] opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act. Like many of the moneyed interests opposed to the legislation, they trotted out the lie that the act ( Read more... )