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Clint Eastwood starred in a two minute ad for Chrysler which debuted during the halftime of yesterdays Super Bowl. The ad talks about how the American auto industry returned to greatness and how all of America will return to greatness even after the economic problems that our country has been dealing with.
In the ad Eastwood says, “This country can’t be knocked out with just one punch, we get right back up again and when we do the world will hear the roar of our engines”.
But since the ad features Chrysler and the American auto industry which President Obama saved, even though Republicans were willing to see the American auto industry die, along with the million plus jobs that the industry creates, Karl Rove and Fox “news” see the ad as an endorsement of President Obama.
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http://www.examiner.com/democrat-in-las-vegas/karl-rove-offended-by-chrysler-super-bowl-adClint Eastwood starred in a two minute ad for Chrysler which debuted during the... more
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IOWA -- Newt Gingrich has allegedly checked into an undisclosed hospital in Iowa after Karl Rove's henchmen cut off the GOP candidate's testicles late Saturday evening. The details are fuzzy, and the only source blaming the grotesque castration of Gingrich's privates is, unsurprisingly, Gingrich himself.
Gingrich's lone campaign staffer was not around when the incident happened. According to the sputtering, bewildered Newt, the violent action happened at a trucker cafe just outside Des Moines. "I was halfway done with my medium rare steak, so I untucked my napkin from my collar and headed to the men's room to let out a little pressure. Two men entered after me, held me down on the floor. They pulled out a hunting knife and disabled me."
He's blaming Karl Rove for the attack. Pundits had recently blamed Rove for supporting Romney and lashing out at Gingrich. "Rove did a hit job on me, and now I'm severely disfigured," Gingrich said. "The terrifying reality is still setting in."
Ever since Gingrich performed the Truffle Shuffle for a large audience of Iowan voters, he surged in the polls. The FCC later banned the video of the dance calling it "nightmarish and offensive."
Gingrich called an ambulance and was escorted by police to an undisclosed location where he is currently being treated. The candidate has been described as delirious and "out of touch with reality", as the local sheriff put it at an emergency press conference. "He'd been traumatized very badly. We're hunting down the perpetrators, but so far we don't have much to go on. Why this candidate was dining in a truck stop by himself, we don't really know yet, but we're putting the details together."
The sheriff admitted he didn't think Rove was behind the crime, but instead a few "rowdy liberal truckers" cornered the candidate and "had their way with him." The sheriff refused to answer one reporter's question about if there really existed any liberal truckers.
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http://deardirtyamerica.blogspot.com/2011/12/karl-rove-henchmen-thought-to-be-behind.htmlIOWA -- Newt Gingrich has allegedly checked into an undisclosed hospital in Iowa after... more
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By Eric W. Dolan
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Protesters affiliated with the “Occupy Wall Street” movement on Wednesday interrupted Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich during a speech at the University of Iowa.
“Mic check,” the protesters shouted. “We are here to protest your speech today. We object to your callous and arrogant attitude toward poverty and poor people.”
The protesters also denounced his “vilification of people as shiftless and unwilling to work” and his “disgusting suggestions that we bring back child labor.”
Some of the protesters were escorted out of the room but were not arrested, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The “mic check” is a reference to the system of communication used by the “Occupy Wall Street” protesters in New York City’s Zuccotti Park.
Unable to use microphones because they lack the proper sound permits, the protesters repeat in unison what a speaker says. The speaker begins by saying “mic check.”
The “mic check” later evolved into a form of protest. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, President Barack Obama, Republican strategist Karl Rove, and Republican presidential Ron Paul have all recently been interrupted by the “99 Percent” movement. Gingrich was previously “mic checked” by protesters in Florida and Massachusetts.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/12/14/protesters-mic-check-gingrich-in-iowa/
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"Look at that Clown, he didn't even have a Clue what was going on or why these folks interrupted, talk about being out of touch, Sheeesh!!!"By Eric W. Dolan
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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When people ask me why these two candidates are so important, my answer is very simple: Both women are true progressives, and that's what America needs. It's pretty clear that the present 'system' of electing our leaders isn't going to change any time soon. We've made halfhearted attempts at reforming the election process and have basically gotten nowhere.
http://veracitystew.com/2011/12/13/why-elizabeth-warren-and-tammy-baldwin-matter-in-2012/When people ask me why these two candidates are so important, my answer is very... more
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My gawd, she is so cool. So smooth. I hope she can keep this momentum going till next year. A blessing to see her as Senator Warren.
OL' turd blossom is nothing more than a gnat that needs to be swatted.
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"You have the Backing of Many, Elizabeth Warren!!!"My gawd, she is so cool. So smooth. I hope she can keep this momentum going till next... more
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Karl Rove discovered this week that he no longer has free reign to travel the world and spread his venom. The mastermind behind the Dubya Regime was speaking in Baltimore this week at Johns Hopkins when several members of Occupy Baltimore stood to deliver a message to Rove via the “Citizens Mic Check.”
http://veracitystew.com/2011/11/17/karl-rove-gets-mic-checked-by-occupy-video/Karl Rove discovered this week that he no longer has free reign to travel the world... more
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Political ads are notorious for spawning parodies, sometimes even parodies of themselves. I know you have to laugh to keep from crying, but I'm not sure whether that means we have a healthy republic or not. Let's split the difference and call it comic relief.Political ads are notorious for spawning parodies, sometimes even parodies of... more
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The one where Michele Bachmann and her lesbian lovers let it all out, Jewel spills the beans about how Sarah Palin broke up their band, and the fine difference between a boner, a Boehner, a tomato, and a 'to-mah-to'.The one where Michele Bachmann and her lesbian lovers let it all out, Jewel spills the... more
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Republicans weren’t the only big winners in the November election. Businesses of all sizes and specialties also benefited from a campaign season in which $4 billion was spent on races.
Those that really made out were broadcasters, which made $2.5 billion in ad revenue from federal, state and local campaigns. That means political advertising and media companies weren’t far behind, being paid handsomely to fashion the 30-second spots that deluged the airwaves.
GMMB Inc., a media consulting firm that helped Barack Obama in 2008, earned $116 million from clients, including the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada).
Media Strategies and Research of Denver made $47 million for its work on 18 Democratic House and Senate contests.
On the Republican side, Crossroads Media—an arm of GOP strategist Karl Rove’s new conservative PAC, American Crossroads—took in $40 million.
The catering industry did well, too, racking in a total of $40 million, not including the $11.5 million that went to liquor and other beverages. And ADP, the leading firm that handles payrolls, gained almost $33 million of business.Republicans weren’t the only big winners in the November election. Businesses of... more
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by Zach Carter, Media Consortium blogger
Flickr/Gage SkidmoreThe votes are in, and while some close races are still being tallied, there is a clear winner from the 2010 elections: Secret corporate cash.
Such unaccounted for political donations may end up allowing those accused of wrongdoing to go free. As Joshua Holland details for AlterNet, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission may have provided a lifetime supply of get-out-of-jail-free cards to corporate criminals.
The Kentucky senate race serves as a prime example. The Democratic candidate, Jack Conway, is currently Kentucky’s attorney general. Conway is also currently prosecuting a nursing home for allegedly covering up the sexual abuse of one of its residents.
But that nursing home is owned by Terry Forcht, a millionaire who gives prodigiously to right-wing causes. He poured money into Karl Rove’s organization, American Crossroads GPS, which ran ads backing Conway’s Republican opponent, Rand Paul. Guess who came away with the victory last night?
As Holland emphasizes, the mid-term elections are just how the first phase of the justice system’s corruption plays out. Eventually the mere threat of attack ads could be enough to prevent needed prosecutions. Corporate bigwigs could literally get away with murder, and pay for it only through attack ads.
Think this is bad? Just wait for 2012
As David Corn details for Mother Jones, the Supreme Court’s ruling has put American democracy in grave danger. This year’s big spending is just a warm-up for the 2012 presidential election. Karl Rove has already pledged to keep running attack ads after the mid-terms, and there’s no doubt that he’ll make good on that. As Corn emphasizes, this issue doesn’t just affect how campaigns are financed—it will permanently reshape the very nature of American elections.
The permanent, neverending campaign will become even more permanent and neverending. These big-and-secret-money groups will be working 24/7, opposing and discrediting President Barack Obama and the Democrats in the so-called off-year and then revving up for the 2012 presidential and congressional elections. The negative ads never have to stop.
That, ultimately, is the major take-away from last night’s elections. Not the number of seats Republicans picked up in the House, or the Tea Party’s ability to infiltrate the Senate, but the formal incorporation of American politics. With literally no limits on the amount of money they can spend to influence elections, corporations and secret billionaires are going to be tipping the democratic scales wherever they smell profit.
That means it will be much, much harder for politicians of any ideological stripe to solve society’s problems. The richest corporations have the most political purchasing power, and the companies with the most money are those that have thrived under the status quo—however destructive that state of affairs may be to society at large. This money will go to keeping things the way they are—not toward creating jobs, improving education, expanding access to health care, stopping ecological catastrophe or anything else.
Citizens United 101
We spoke with Jesse Zwick of The Washington Independent about the nuts and bolts of Citizens United and secret campaign cash. In the below video, Zwick details the potential impact of secret money—and how citizens and legislature can curb the effects of this historic ruling.
Bare-bones, anti-Citizens United legislation might still have a shot
So what can be done? Earlier this year, Republicans successfully filibustered legislation that would have forced corporations to disclose their political spending and require front-groups to divulge the identities of their donors. But as Jesse Zwick emphasizes for The Washington Independent, there’s still one more opportunity to push a bare-bones version of the bill through Congress. Democrats will retain their broad Congressional majorities until January 2011, when the candidates elected last night formally take up office. If Democrats see which way the corporate wind is blowing, they’ll flex their political muscles one last time to get a disclosure bill through Congress. There are many things that people are reluctant to do in public that they have the political right to do. If lawmakers can remove the anonymity from corporate and elite political spending, some of the Citizens United damage could be reversed.
If not, 2012 is going to be even uglier than last night.
But wait, there’s more!
* Amie Newman of RH Reality Check reports that a last-minute mailer funded by outside group The Citizens for Responsible Spending attacked Washington state Sen. Rodney Tom, citing his pro-women’s rights and pro-LGBT positions. Tom ended up losing his seat last night.
* California upheld its environmental protection law by defeating Proposition 23, despite the fact that oil companies funneled nearly $10 million to pass the measure, reports Kate Sheppard at Mother Jones.
* As Dave Gilson details for Mother Jones, outside spending worked overwhelmingly in favor of Republican candidates in key races.
This post features links to the best independent, progressive reporting about the mid-term elections and campaign financing by members of The Media Consortium. It is free to reprint. Visit The Media Consortium for more articles on these issues, or follow us on Twitter. And for the best progressive reporting on critical economy, environment, health care and immigration issues, check out The Audit, The Mulch, The Pulse, and The Diaspora. This is a project of The Media Consortium, a network of leading independent media outlets.by Zach Carter, Media Consortium blogger
Flickr/Gage SkidmoreThe votes are in, and... more
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GOP strategist Karl Rove and former Vermont Governor Howard Dean discussed the merits of various media outlets Monday night, unsurprisingly finding themselves on polar opposites of the debate.
Dean spoke positively about NPR, even in the wake of a recent controversy concerning the firing of correspondent Juan Williams over statements he made on Fox News, while Rove claimed that NPR's audience was like Saddam Hussein.
NPR "tell[s] it as they see it, and they usually get it right," Dean said of the radio outlet at a University of Delaware forum, according to Politico's report. And Fox doesn't get it right because Fox is a particular offender at making news instead of reporting it."
Rove reportedly interrupted: "45 percent of NPR listeners were Saddam Hussein."
Along with his strange criticism of NPR, Rove also blasted the New York Times and other print organizations, saying that they were "overwhelmingly liberal."
"They are systematically liberal, either politically or culturally, and they are unaware of it," Rove said, according to Politico.
Predictably, Rove claimed that Fox News and the Wall Street Journal were the solution to the woes of these outlets.GOP strategist Karl Rove and former Vermont Governor Howard Dean discussed the merits... more
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Karl Rove, on CBS's Face The Nation, said, "This year when Republicans have started to follow what the Democrats have been doing and create 501(c) (4)s which can use less than half their money for express advocacy. ... Liberal groups...have been using 501(c) (4)s with undisclosed money for years and years...and spending tens of billions of dollars. And it's never been an issue until the President of the United States, on the day when we have a bad economic jobs report, when we lose 95,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate is 9.6%...goes out and calls conservatives at the Chamber of Commerce and American Crossroads GPS and says these are threats to democracy because they don't disclose their donors."Karl Rove, on CBS's Face The Nation, said, "This year when Republicans have... more
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Top Republican leaders on Sunday again defended the use of money from outside groups to support GOP political campaigns, saying that Democrats exercised the same legal rights in the 2008 presidential elections but that the system needs more transparency.
"Four unions spent $220 million" to help President Obama, GOP strategist Karl Rove said on CBS' "Face the Nation," "and suddenly everybody has gotten spun up about it. "I can't remember [Mr. Obama] ever saying that was a threat to democracy when liberals were doing it."
Still, Mr. Rove, deputy chief of staff for President George W. Bush, acknowledged that groups not having to disclose the names of donors could have too much influence on voters and electionsTop Republican leaders on Sunday again defended the use of money from outside groups... more
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Everyone has a favorite machine at the gym, whether it's the elliptical trainer, the pec deck, the ab machine, or the leg curl. For Robert Rowling, the CEO of the company that owns Gold's Gym, we're guessing his favorite machine is the treadmill. After all, he's pretty good at running over his LGBT customers.
Rowling, head of TRT Holdings, which is the owner of Gold's Gym, is spending quite a bit of money this election cycle. Upwards of $2 million to be exact, through both his corporate and personal bank accounts. Where is he sending that money, which he no doubt earns on the backs of many an LGBT customer?
Karl Rove. That's right, the former Bush strategist, who co-founded a new political organization, American Crossroads, which is working to elect some of the most virulently anti-gay politicians in the country. Turns out that Rowling is one of a handful of big money men working to get Rove's organization off the ground, helping to turn it into a power player among the political elite.
Who would have thought that giving money to Gold's Gym could have such ugly consequences for the LGBT community?
Among the candidates that the owner of Gold's Gym is working to elect include Nevada GOP senate candidate Sharron Angle, who is challenging Sen. Harry Reid. Angle, you might recall, has previously said that women who are raped should turn their lemons into lemonade, and that LGBT people should be barred from adopting children. And that's only the tip of iceberg. In years past, Sharron Angle put her blessing behind an insert that went out to voters that said homosexuality would lead to the destruction of the United States, and called gay people "sodomites" and "perverts." She even endorsed a statement that said there was no evidence to suggest homosexuality was biological, and that scientists who argue otherwise are flawed.
Thanks, Gold's Gym!
But Sharron Angle isn't the only candidate that American Crossroads is supporting. There's also Rep. Roy Blunt in Missouri, who is currently running for an open U.S. Senate seat in the state. Blunt has a whopping 0% rating from the Human Rights Campaign when it comes to legislation focused on the LGBT community, and has voted against the Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA), in favor of a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, and in favor of banning gay adoptions in Washington, D.C. And in his current campaign for U.S. Senate, he's made the preservation of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) a hot issue, suggesting that if he loses his race, DOMA will die and gay people will be allowed to get married all over the country. Ah, the horror!
Once again, thank you, Gold's Gym.
Rowling isn't the first CEO to step into this mess. Target is still facing the wrath of the LGBT community after the company (and its CEO) gave money to support an anti-gay candidate in Minnesota. Best Buy and 3M have also seen a backlash as well, after giving money to support anti-gay candidates.
It might seem like a tall order, but this type of corporate activity deserves to be called out and condemned on every level. It's particularly egregious in the case of Gold's Gym, which not only has a huge LGBT membership, but often markets itself as an LGBT-friendly gym. Perhaps that's true when you're on the stair climber, but if their CEO's political work is any indication, Gold's Gym has no interest in seeing LGBT people treated with dignity out in the real world.
Send the company a message now, urging them to address the anti-gay donations that their CEO is giving to support candidates who would prevent full equality for LGBT Americans. Treating all people equally, regardless of their sexual orientation, should be a given for any company. That may be a priority that the CEO of TRT Holdings, the owner of Gold's Gym, wants to forget. But let's not let his anti-gay political work be returned with radio silence.Everyone has a favorite machine at the gym, whether it's the elliptical trainer,... more
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In its lead story Thursday evening, NBC Nightly News reported on "exclusive new information about" a "secret fortune that's been flowing into Congressional campaigns." NBC's Michael Isikoff said a "network...run by Karl Rove," is "expected to raise as much as $250 million," which is "far more than anybody expected. ... Most of this money is coming from big fat cat donors, wealthy donors and it's not being disclosed, secret money pouring into American elections." Isikoff added, "I've been told from Republican fundraising sources that many $20 million-plus checks have come in from hedge fund moguls and other big business executives who are very upset with President Obama's policies. ... What a lot of people see is a return to the days before Watergate, wild west days, no restrictions, secret money. It's going to depend whether voters get upset and whether there's some political scandal."
Sean Miller, in a blog post for The Hill reports ex-President Clinton "singled out Karl Rove and the 'secret committees' for causing a 'crazy food fight' that's confusing voters during a rally for Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D)."'
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/governor-races/125313-clinton-gop-banking-on-yesterdays-america-showing-up-nov-2-In its lead story Thursday evening, NBC Nightly News reported on "exclusive new... more
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The luxury sector is rebounding better-than-expected this year thanks in large part to wealthy Americans replenishing their wardrobes after a year of self-denial and nouveau riche Chinese indulging in a worldwide spending spree, according to a new study released Monday.
Sales of designer clothes, fine leather goods, jewelry, watches and other indulgences around the globe is forecast to surge 10 percent to euro168 billion ($236.7 billion) in 2010, recovering from a disastrous 2009 when sales declined 8 percent to euro153 billion, Bain & Co. said in its annual review of the sector commissioned by Italy's Fondazione Altagamma association of high-end producers.
"It is really impressive how customers have rebounded in their approach to these purchases, in particular in the United States and in Europe," said Bain partner and luxury goods expert Claudia D'Arpizio.
Sales in the U.S. market were up by 12 percent, compared with 6 percent growth in Europe and 22 percent growth in Asia, Bain said.
Leather goods, the only category to hold steady during last year's dramatic declines, is expected to grow by 16 percent to euro43 billion, while apparel, the leading sector, grew by 8 percent to euro45 billion.
The holiday season will solidify the results, and Bain is allowing for a final tally of 9 percent growth for modest increases and 11 percent if shoppers come out strong. Growth will cool in 2011 to 3 percent to 5 percent due to the likely continued lowering of the dollar against the euro and the strength of this year's sales.;_ylt=Arc9Pt6yKHtFHweQCV40N_5v24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTNxMWJubG0yBGFzc2V0Ay9zL2FwLzIwMTAxMDE3L2F... more
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On Wednesday, Sen. Max Baucus called on the IRS to investigate non-profit organizations engaged in political activity, focusing on groups that are newly flush with corporate cash and strongly connected with the GOP. Karl Rove better get ready to open his books.
Sen. Baucus wrote a letter to IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman stating that the groups in question “have raised serious questions about whether such organizations are operating in compliance with the Internal Revenue Code.” He has asked for the IRS to help identify any tax laws that these groups may have violated. His next step would be to oversee his own committee investigation and “take appropriate legislative action” if needed.
Sen. Baucus’s much needed leadership has no doubt been spurred on by national campaigns demanding an investigation of Karl Rove’s so-called grassroots, ahem astroturf, group American Crossroads. Watchdog groups assert that Rove's group accepts millions from shadowy corporate donors and funnels the money into the campaigns of Republican candidates. As the mid-term election season heats up, this topic will only get hotter.
Bloomberg just reported that “Republican-leaning groups outspent the two political parties combined during September’s first four weeks in a bid to sway the U.S. congressional elections, Federal Election Commission reports show.”
In July, Salon uncovered Rove’s “grassroots” funding sources — four billionaires, three from Dallas, two with fortunes from the oil and gas industry.
Thousands of Americans have seen through Rove’s sham operation and have sent letters to Congress calling for an investigation of his American Crossroads group. Groups like American Crossroads Watch (AWC) have stayed hot on Rove’s money-trail. And they’re serious about bringing Rove to justice. AWC recently even put up $100,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Rove.
Sen. Baucus’s formal request for an investigation may just produce a lucky winner.
http://codepink.org/blog/2010/09/win-senator-asks-irs-to-investigate-rove’s-group-for-violating-tax-laws/On Wednesday, Sen. Max Baucus called on the IRS to investigate non-profit... more
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A new campaign and website by American Crossroads Watch, an offshoot of Velvet Revolution that serves as a watchdog group of Karl Rove’s corporate-funded shadow RNC, is offering $100,000 to anyone with information leading to Rove’s arrest and conviction for “money laundering, election rigging or felony campaign finance violations.” Their “Wanted” poster cites Rove’s illustrious 40-year, Nixon-to-Bush history of dirty tricks.
Bad economy got you down? Help arrest Karl Rove and you’ll have more than enough to pay your bills!
Check out their WANTED poster and get more info about the campaign here:
http://bit.ly/dcxqyjA new campaign and website by American Crossroads Watch, an offshoot of Velvet... more
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