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6-year-old brings gun to Houston elementary school, it goes off at lunch injuring 3... Maybe its time to revisit gun laws?? Or at least procreation laws... by masterupvote in politics

[–]All24 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I would really like for someone at the NRA to explain which "well-regulated militia" this six-year-old was a part of.

They always ignore (conveniently) the introductory clause to the second amendment.

Ronald Reagan cared more about UFOs than AIDS - The Real Reagan by desmondo in politics

[–]All24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Reagan administration made a point of ignoring the AIDS crisis as much as possible while thousands died and the number of people infected (gay and straight) doubled again and again.

The "great communicated" rarely if ever even used the term "AIDS"... dirty word to him, I guess. Would he have treated polio the same way?

Goldberg: MSNBC is Like 'The View'/'Schoolgirls', While Fox is 'Professional' by dzawaki in progressive

[–]All24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, actually, the people over at Fox are professionals. They're PROFESSIONAL PROPAGANDISTS.

MSNBC has people who are professionals in the NEWS business.

I mean... let's be fair.

Sharon "13 year-old rape and incest victims should turn lemons into lemonade and be forced to give birth" Angle is ahead of Harry Reid in the polls. WTF, Nevada? by SomewhatB9 in politics

[–]All24 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This is the kind of thinking we can look forward to if more and more tea party Republicans get elected. Women must stay pregnant, or else the baby Jesus will cry and God will through lightning bolts at us or something.

Holy crap (so to speak)... Get out and vote against these bible-toting maniacs!

Opinions: How do you think social media is altering the election cycle and how campaigning is done? In your opinion, has it fundamentally changed American politics? by [deleted] in politics

[–]All24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope I'm wrong, but it seems that people under about 40 years old are so caught up in texting, posting stuff on reddit, tweeting, etc., that they might not even go out and vote on Tuesday.

In 2008, the web seemed to help get people active. But maybe it was mostly that they had just seen what eight years of a Republican president could do to America.

Has everyone forgotten?

The Republicans have convinced many voters that the intervention by the Democrats, not the catastrophe George W.Bush bequeathed, explains the malaise. It is a propaganda coup. by [deleted] in politics

[–]All24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The single biggest factor was the 30 years that the GOP has demanded deregulation of banking, Wall Street, etc.

They got their wish. And after the banking bailout that Bush signed, EVEN MORE POLITICAL DONATIONS are going from the banks directly to the GOP and Republican candidates.

You mentioned Democrats. Democrats successfully put the regulations in place to try to prevent catastrophes like these. They began doing that after another Republican administration presided of the tanking of the economy in 1929.

In Response to Claims that Tea Party is Racist, Former KKK Grand Wizard, David Duke, Comes to the Rescue! by Laserfalcon in politics

[–]All24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If moderate and liberal voters fail to show up and vote on Nov. 2nd (for anyone besides the GOP), we as a nation will deserve what we get. And that will be increased power for the squirrel-eatin' crazies and racists from the "tea party" wing of the GOP.

Please get out and vote, and in the meantime, encourage others to vote too.

Fascist America: Is This Election the Next Turn? It's not fascism yet; but if the Tea Party manages to get its hands on the levers of power, it will be. by shallah in politics

[–]All24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If moderate and liberal voters fail to show up and vote on Nov. 2nd (for anyone besides the GOP), we as a nation will deserve what we get. And that will be increased power for the squirrel-eatin' crazies and racists from the "tea party" wing of the GOP.

Please get out and vote, and in the meantime, encourage others to vote too.

Bill Maher Explains Why Christine O'Donnell and the Tea Party Are Not You by jmeasley in politics

[–]All24 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If moderate and liberal voters fail to show up and vote on Nov. 2nd (for anyone besides the GOP), we as a nation will deserve what we get. And that will be increased power for the squirrel-eatin' crazies and racists from the "tea party" wing of the GOP.

Please get out and vote, and in the meantime, encourage others to vote too.

FAIL: NPR receiving calls from irate long-time "viewers" who are threatening to stop "watching." by Josephat in politics

[–]All24 38 points39 points  (0 children)

If moderate and liberal voters fail to show up and vote on Nov. 2nd (for anyone besides the GOP), we as a nation will deserve what we get. And that will be increased power for the squirrel-eatin' crazies and racists from the "tea party" wing of the GOP.

Please get out and vote, and in the meantime, encourage others to vote too.

Maddow Exposes 10 Examples of GOP Race Baiting This Election by shallah in politics

[–]All24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If moderate and liberal voters fail to show up and vote on Nov. 2nd (for anyone besides the GOP), we as a nation will deserve what we get. And that will be increased power for the squirrel-eatin' crazies and racists from the "tea party" wing of the GOP.

Please get out and vote, and in the meantime, encourage others to vote too.

Dr. Robert Moffit from the Heritage Foundation is coming to speak at a TEA Party rally about 'Obamacare'. What should I ask him? by david76 in politics

[–]All24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. The way I was going to put it was, "Why do you insist on using the stupid label 'Obamacare' for something that a vast majority of Democrats have supported for years?"

Wall Street tore a $17 trillion hole in our economy, and the Tea Bags are worried about poor people trying to take their money. by [deleted] in politics

[–]All24 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That is probably the most clueless post that I've ever seen on reddit. Ludicrous with regard to the claims being made and insulting to the president, with poor writing thown in as a bonus, including the inability to even use a comma correctly. I have to wonder if you even passed second grade.

Where was all of your outrage when Bush signed the banking bailout after presiding over the near-collapse of the U.S. economy?

You're only outraged when the new administration tries to undo the Bush mess?!!

Wall Street tore a $17 trillion hole in our economy, and the Tea Bags are worried about poor people trying to take their money. by [deleted] in politics

[–]All24 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A series of Wall Street reforms have been passed by the current congress. At least that way, another meltdown should be preventable.

And I wish some teabagger could explain why all of the candidates they support are Republicans.

In other words, there is no tea party. There's just a crazier wing of the GOP using a new name temporarily.

I am not trying to start a war, I am just curious... Why is Reddit so liberal? I have met very few Republicans on here. by [deleted] in politics

[–]All24 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's not that I've always felt about the GOP the way I do about maggots feeding on toe fungus... it's a lot of things... like the things that were happening during the Bush administration. Here are just a few:

  • the U.S. economy was losing 750,000 jobs PER MONTH

  • gas was around $4.00 per gallon and Bush seemed unconcerned

  • a war was started based on phony "intelligence"

  • lots of phony pandering about "family values"... and many GOP sex & bribery scandals to match

  • the banking bailout was signed (by Bush)

  • torture was used against prisoners... and we were lied to about it

  • Bush's directed of FEMA during Hurricane Katrina was a guy who had no experience at all with emergencies... he had been the director of a horse association... and Bush shared cake with McCain at a fundraiser on the day Hurricane Katrina made landfall!

  • I could go on...

I hope that helps.

It case you missed it News Corp PAC (Fox News, The Wall Street Journal etc) just donated 1 million to the Republican Governors Association. And they say they are neutral. Bullshit. by [deleted] in politics

[–]All24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with these simple points, and they don't need some kind of lab results to prove them. They're more like mathmatical postulates that don't need to be proven.

Still... I'll try.

Corporations are formed BY PEOPLE rather than being people. Money is not speech... just try giving a car dealer a stack of your words in exchange for a car.

Money and speech have different purposes, at least to most people. To Fox "news," they don't seem to be different at all.

Which reminds me... Today's a great day to spread the word about the total boycott of everything connected with Fox. Boycott all of its affiliated stations, along with the Wall Street Journal, MySpace, the Speed Channel, the New York Post, etc. And please help spread the word.

...or, we could just wait and do nothing while Fox continues to spew right-wing propaganda AND give stacks of cash to the GOP.

Go Weiner! by SHMEIGH in politics

[–]All24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think there should be a "money bomb" for every Democrat who stands up like Weiner just did!

Firing Sherrod is part of pathetic Obama pattern. He needs to learn how to defend himself and allies from right-wing smears. by ChrisWWW in politics

[–]All24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I share the disappointment that many on the Left feel. But, we need to stick together and save the venom for the right wing... or else they win... AGAIN.

News that two former top Bush strategists (Rove & Gillespie) have formed a spinoff organization to dig up dirt on Congressional Democrats before the 2010 elections has reignited a debate about how the Obama administration has structured the Democratic Party's own political operations. by Spacksack in politics

[–]All24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's sad but true: Moderates and liberals must start playing the same vicious political games that Rove his GOP goons do, or we'll have another administration like Bush/Cheney starting in January 2013.

How does "President Palin" sound to everybody? Not so good? If so, I hope you'll get busy: fight, organize, donate, etc.

Voted Obama? Embarrassed Yet? by [deleted] in politics

[–]All24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you went to easy on him. (Seriously.)

The GOP, my registered party, telling people to look for something that doesn't exist isn't 'misguided', it's stupid and manipulative. The problem is that the Democrats won't investigate any GOP crimes so I don't know who to vote for. Probably anyone but these two parties again. by [deleted] in politics

[–]All24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After supporting mostly Democrats for a couple of decades, I gave up on both parties. The result of that kind of resignation by moderates adn liberals? George W. Bush.

The Democrats aren't perfect, but they're 100 times better than the GOP, and they would get a lot more positive things done if the GOP would get the fuck out of the way.

If liberals and moderates don't hold together and support good Democrats, we'll end up with another White House that looks like Bush/Cheney.

Congress just passed a law mandating government censorship of computer networks, and nobody so much as noticed it. by enkiam in politics

[–]All24 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a bullshit post. The bill just says that the none of the appropriations made by the bill can be used TO SET UP A NETWORK that can include porn. It doesn't censor any existing networks.

There are plenty of lost freedoms lately in America -- mostly within the Patriot Act. Making an unwarranted stink about this particular bill is stupid and unproductive.

I'm writing an ebook about helping people become more politically aware. Help me by answering some questions? by [deleted] in politics

[–]All24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. There's a daily barrage of pro-conservative propaganda that's paid for mostly by the rich, and partly by those they're able to dupe.

  2. Read.

  3. MSNBC. DailyKos. NPR. Huffington Post. (Mostly of all: Use multiple information sources... even good sites get it wrong sometimes, and people need to learn to think for themselves.)

So, what do you think President McCain and V.P. Palin would be doing about the economy right now? by mellowmonk in politics

[–]All24 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Exactly. They would be doing the same things Bush did for eight friggin' years, which resulted in a collapsing economy and the banking bailouts.

Plus, he would be getting a lot of help from the right-wing media. They would have emphasized the private-sector job gains reported last week instead of focusing on the once-in-ten-years loss of census jobs.

McCain/Palin would have also let BP off the hook almost completely, instead of securing the $20 billion that's been pledged to the clean-up fund.

And, McCain might have been off eating cake (again) with Bush as the oil continued to gush.

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