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Posted by Eli Sanders on Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 8:58 AM
Debate tonight: Not the one you're thinking of. This one, between Jay Inslee and Rob McKenna in the race for Washington State governor. It starts at 7 p.m. and we'll be LiveSlogging.
Pennsylvania voter ID law on hold: "A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday delayed full implementation of a highly contested state law requiring strict photographic identification to vote in next month’s election, saying that the authorities had not done enough to ensure that potential voters had access to the new documents."
New rules for landlords: Cienna Madrid reports on what was passed by the Seattle City Council yesterday.
Tweets by beat: The latest from the SPD.
Ticketed for a Romney bumper sticker? An Atlanta man suspects so.
The Ryan tax plan math: Not so hard after all.
Border patrol agent killed: In Arizona.
Betrayal warnings: From Krugman, who sees Democrats moving toward a "politically stupid" compromise of the fiscal cliff and the social safety net.
J.P. Morgan sued: "New York's top prosecutor opened a new front in efforts to hold banks accountable for the financial crisis by filing a civil lawsuit against J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., alleging widespread fraud by the company's Bear Stearns unit in the sale of mortgage-backed securities."
And, not so fast...
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"The motorist admits that he was illegally parked, but is upset over the ticketing officer's reaction to the bumper sticker."
Pay your ticket and shut up.
Where is the "personal responsibility" here?
"The motorist said that he'll pay the ticket, but thinks that he's due an apology."
He thinks he is due an apology because he was illegally parked?
How about you follow the rules in the first place?
Pay your ticket and shut up.
Where is the "personal responsibility" here?
"The motorist said that he'll pay the ticket, but thinks that he's due an apology."
He thinks he is due an apology because he was illegally parked?
How about you follow the rules in the first place?
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RE: Ryan tax plan math.
Although I like that Chris Wallace keeps asking Ryan "how much will those tax cuts cost," it's like banging up against a brick wall with conservatives.
They don't consider tax cuts to be "costs," so repeatedly referring to them as such is bound to elicit the exact reaction Ryan gave - that the tax cuts are "revenue neutral" - because in Ryan's mind, taxes are NOT revenue. In Ryan's mind, taxes are stealing. So if he stops the government from "stealing" taxes from people, it'll be more "neutral." In Ryan's mind, it doesn't cost anything to stop stealing from people.
Of course, like all conservatives, he completely ignores the fact that government services (yes, even the ones conservatives love, like the military) take revenue. And it has to come from somewhere. If you start at zero, you can't cut your way into a surplus. But they ignore it and just put all their spending on the national credit card... then wait until liberals are in office and demand immediate repayment of the debt the conservatives created by cancelling spending, and THEN, they blame liberals for cancelling popular programs.
It's a sick way the conservatives have twisted the function of government in order to appeal to their idiotic base.
Although I like that Chris Wallace keeps asking Ryan "how much will those tax cuts cost," it's like banging up against a brick wall with conservatives.
They don't consider tax cuts to be "costs," so repeatedly referring to them as such is bound to elicit the exact reaction Ryan gave - that the tax cuts are "revenue neutral" - because in Ryan's mind, taxes are NOT revenue. In Ryan's mind, taxes are stealing. So if he stops the government from "stealing" taxes from people, it'll be more "neutral." In Ryan's mind, it doesn't cost anything to stop stealing from people.
Of course, like all conservatives, he completely ignores the fact that government services (yes, even the ones conservatives love, like the military) take revenue. And it has to come from somewhere. If you start at zero, you can't cut your way into a surplus. But they ignore it and just put all their spending on the national credit card... then wait until liberals are in office and demand immediate repayment of the debt the conservatives created by cancelling spending, and THEN, they blame liberals for cancelling popular programs.
It's a sick way the conservatives have twisted the function of government in order to appeal to their idiotic base.
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Questionland is still down, so I'm asking here.
I got totally wrapped up in "Revenge" S01 when they put it on Netflix...a sort of American "Girl with the blah di blah".
However, I hit a roadblock with E15, "Chaos" where Daniel kills Tyler and is arrested for murder. Tyler was a psychopath who had threatened the entire Grayson family at gunpoint, was sent to a mental hospital and escaped. Daniel obviously shot the first bullet in self-defense...but there were two additional bullets in the back. Because of these he was sentenced to Rikers Island. I just can't jive that a person who was being threatened by a known criminal would not simply be released with maybe a hearing to review the case.
I can't watch any more of the episodes because of this mental hump. Anyone?
I got totally wrapped up in "Revenge" S01 when they put it on Netflix...a sort of American "Girl with the blah di blah".
However, I hit a roadblock with E15, "Chaos" where Daniel kills Tyler and is arrested for murder. Tyler was a psychopath who had threatened the entire Grayson family at gunpoint, was sent to a mental hospital and escaped. Daniel obviously shot the first bullet in self-defense...but there were two additional bullets in the back. Because of these he was sentenced to Rikers Island. I just can't jive that a person who was being threatened by a known criminal would not simply be released with maybe a hearing to review the case.
I can't watch any more of the episodes because of this mental hump. Anyone?
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Maybe the guy who was ticketed would have made a more convincing claim if he said the officer cut an "O" into his cheek?
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By access, they mean PA literally can't process the number of people without IDs in the time required, even if they worked 24/7, had ten times more offices, and had sufficient funding. Which is why it's "problematic".
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People, people, people...listen up. Half of the Great Barrier Reef is dead! What the fuck is it going to take for us to wake the fuck up? Our oceans are dying. No, I take that back, they're being murdered.
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Will tomorrow's debate include questions about gun control?
Watch this gripping interview with a survivor of the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre at the very scene of the shooting as he calls on Jim Lehrer to ask the candidates about their positions on gun control policy.
And tune in to Democracy Now!'s extended debate tomorrow night with real time answers from alternative presidential candidates Rocky Anderson and Jill Stein.
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Watch this gripping interview with a survivor of the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre at the very scene of the shooting as he calls on Jim Lehrer to ask the candidates about their positions on gun control policy.
AMY GOODMAN: You’re leading a campaign for President Obama and Mitt Romney to be asked in the first presidential debate by the moderator Jim Lehrer—well, why don’t you tell us what you’re asking for?
COLIN GODDARD: The first presidential debate of this election is happening literally miles from both Columbine High School and Aurora, Colorado, two of the worst shootings in our country’s history. This is a debate about domestic policy. If there ever is a time to pose a question about gun policy in America to our candidates for president of this country, then this debate that’s happening on Wednesday is the time to do it. And we can’t afford to have a vague question asked about this that will get platitudes. We need a specific question asked about specific policies and specific ideas that both candidates have on how they will stop another 48,000 Americans who will be murdered with firearms during their next four years in office. I mean, if this is not a public health issue of utmost concern to our candidates, then they don’t have my vote.
And tune in to Democracy Now!'s extended debate tomorrow night with real time answers from alternative presidential candidates Rocky Anderson and Jill Stein.
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