August 2012
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WatchFormer Romney adviser Phil Musser and I discuss Paul Ryan’s lies.
via CNBC
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Paul Ryan's Debt Talk Contradicts His Entire...
Facts to remember during Paul Ryan’s RNC keynote on Wednesday night:
During 14 years in Congress, Ryan consistently and loyally voted to increase the debt, rather than taking any political risks to oppose it.
He voted for 65 different bills to hike the debt.
He backed 90 percent of the deficit hikes during the Bush era, which turned a surplus into more than $6 trillion in debt.
He...
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“‘We Built It’ is one of the official themes of the GOP Convention....”
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“Starring Tumblr: 3 Reasons Why The Internet Backlash Worked Against Progressive...”
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WatchPaul Ryan is not a “deficit hawk” - he is a poverty hawk, a charity hawk and a social services hawk.
Tuesday night discussion on MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (Ari Melber & Alex Wagner).
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Veterans on Medicaid - "not just the very poor"
Email from Ohio: This is from the daughter of a World War II veteran who saved a lot for retirement, but still needed Medicaid:
I just heard you on MSNBC today discussing Ryan budget. One further point you need to include about Medicaid that is being overlooked in the discussion. Increasingly, Medicaid is being used by middle class Americans for their long term stays in nursing homes.
My Dad, a...
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Now Mitt Romney Has a Seniors Problem
A whopping 74% of seniors oppose Paul Ryan’s [budget]… Romney is now stuck between two inexorable laws in today’s politics:
You can’t sell Medicare cuts to seniors, and you can’t beat President Obama without them.
Obama’s 2008 coalition had a clear demographic fissure, and it had nothing to do with race or class. It was all about age. Obama faced major skepticism from older Americans,...
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“Mr. Obama has articulated what he sees as two overarching problems [in...”
– Obama as News Critic, New York Times
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Bill Clinton Releases Welfare Statement Rebutting...
Somewhat unusual, a detailed statement from President Clinton’s office in response to Gov. Romney’s new ad:
Statement by President Bill Clinton on Governor Mitt Romney’s New Television Advertisement
New York, NY-Governor Romney released an ad today alleging that the Obama administration had weakened the work requirements of the 1996 Welfare Reform Act. That is not true. The act...
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Actual NYT Corrections to Gore Vidal Obituary
The entire correction appended to Gore Vidal’s obituary in the New York Times: Correction: August 1, 2012
An earlier version misstated the term Mr. Vidal called William F. Buckley Jr. in a television appearance during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. It was crypto-Nazi, not crypto-fascist. It also described incorrectly Mr. Vidal’s connection with former Vice President Al Gore....
