Eric Alterman: I Just Can’t Hate John Edwards
I have to agree with Dr. A on this one. As an early Edwards supporter and donor, I do feel betrayed by his (and Elizabeth’s) continuing lies. But there’s more than a bit of mirth from the people who mocked…
Balls Beer for Health Care Reform, the Full Version
Balls Beer for Health Care Reform, the Full Version
Lobbyist targets Hoosiers with misleading healthcare ads
Earlier today, I caught a horrendous anti-healthcare reform ad, targeted at Hoosiers, on the radio. Everything in the ad was either factually wrong or dangerously misleading, so I listened closely for the supplier of this misinformation campaign. As it turns…
Hoosier Republicans Voted to Kill Medicare
Starting in August, the GOP apparently – and suddenly – became stalwart defenders of Medicare. Republican chairman Michael Steele unveiled a new “Seniors Bill of Rights”, vowing to protect Medicare from cuts during the health reform debate. Indiana’s Mike Pence…
Mike Pence is the Worst Person in the World
According to Countdown’s Keith Olbermann, at least, Mike Pence was the worst person in the world on Friday, September 4, 2009. In a meeting with constituents, ostensibly about healthcare, Mike Pence thanked a woman for comparing proponents of healthcare reform…
“Us” vs “Them”
Evansville Courier & Press columnist John Gottcent wrote a piece, touching on the health care debate, about how we see the government: “‘They’ is the term with which we most often describe our government,” she said, “and it creates the…
Regina Schwartz on Best Practices: Testing the 2008 Primary GOTV Calls
Regina Schwartz on Best Practices: Testing the 2008 Primary GOTV Calls – Netroots Nation Day 3
Rachel Maddow & Joe Sestak on Steve Buyer’s healthcare fearmongering
Rachel Maddow and guest Congressman Joe Sestak (D-PA) tear apart Steve Buyer’s (R-IN) lies about healthcare reform and veterans. It’s unfortunate that Buyer, a former JAG lawyer, would lie about veterans – but Admiral Sestak is there to correct the…
