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Posted on March 30, 2013 via Mother Jones magazine on Tumblr with 1,137 notes
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Prepare to be terrified.
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“Who warms up a milkshake?”
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Let’s say you’re the present Governor of Illinois and you’re in a room with a former Governor of Illinois on your right and a former Governor of Illinois on your left. Chances are the room you’re in is jail.
It’s funny because it’s true.
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Senator Paul has suggested that only in Washington can people believe that spending money actually saves money. And I think that’s the kind of philosophy that results in us spending about twice as much per person on health care as any other country on earth. We have millions of millions of Americans who can’t get to a doctor on time. Some of them die, some of them become very, very ill and end up in the emergency room or end up in the hospital at great cost. Maybe it’s the same reason why we have more people in jail than any other country on earth including China, tied to the fact that we have the highest poverty rate among children among many other major countries on earth. I happen to believe that intelligently investing in the needs of our people does in fact save substantial sums of money.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, responding to Sen. Paul’s desire to privatize Meals on Wheels and other government assistance programs for hungry seniors
Rand Paul to America’s Hungry Seniors: Let Them Eat Private Charity | The Nation
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Posted on June 25, 2011 via apsies with 140 notes
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The time has come for the youngest generation to hold our leaders accountable for their actions.
Why 16 Year-Old Alec Loorz Is Suing the Government - Environment - GOOD
Preach, little brother. I am with you.
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You think 435 fairly well to-do, mostly white men, should make that decision?
Anthony Weiner advocating that the decision for what women should be able to do with their bodies should be a decision made between a woman and her doctor, not determined by a committee of congressmen. Video here. (via soupsoup)
YES.
Posted on April 15, 2011 via Soup with 453 notes
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Posted on April 13, 2011 via Optimisto.com with 845 notes
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Remember when Planned Parenthood & NPR crashed the market, wiped out half our 401Ks and took TARP money? Me neither.
Posted on April 11, 2011 via AZspot with 1,150 notes
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What Planned Parenthood actually does. Hint: Not a lot of abortions. Via Washington Post
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This year, we cut $75 million in homeless veteran benefits, but promised $27.4 million for NASCAR sponsorships
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Posted on April 8, 2011 via kateoplis with 638 notes
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They say they want to have an adult conversation about this, and we would love that. I’ve been waiting for days, weeks, months for an adult conversation, so if you find an adult over there, send them over.
Posted on April 8, 2011 via STFU, Sexists. with 147 notes
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And let’s be very clear about what their demand to defund Planned Parenthood actually means: “Planned Parenthood is already prohibited [by the Hyde Amendment] from using public funds to terminate pregnancies, and has been for many years. What we’re talking about here is Republicans shutting down the government over access to contraception and family planning services.”
And the very important preventative healthcare services (like cancer screening) that Planned Parenthood provides to women at low cost.
Rep. Weiner is not being hyperbolic. Women are under attack. And this is class warfare.
- Melissa McEwan at Shakesville
LET ME SAY IT AGAIN: Women are under attack. And this is class warfare.
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Priorities
NPR received $7.8 million in federal funding last year. That’s the equivalent of less than half a dozen of our 8600 Patriot missiles ($1 to $6 million each), two of our more than 400 predator drones ($4.5 million each), John Boehner’s net worth (estimated between $2.1 and $7 million), or 1 year’s salary for 44 House Representatives ($174,000 per year).
Just sayin’
Ignorance isn’t bliss.
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Posted on March 18, 2011 via As Above, So Below with 3 notes
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