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September 20, 2009 08:30 PM

Open Thread

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By Bluegal aka Fran

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From Nick Anderson at The Houston Chronicle (click here for larger). Found at the wonderful blog Yikes!

Open Thread below...

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Executive Producer of The Professional Left Podcast. On staff at Crooks and Liars since 2007. Master's degree from Harvard. Happy wife of Driftglass. Mother of three geniuses. Obsessive knitter. Blogs at http://bgalrstate.blogspot.com. .
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Alice X - Chomsky Nader's picture
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Alice X - Choms... — 9/20/09 9:11pm

Australian Economist Steve Keen with Max Kaiser 1 2.

We need a 21st century debt jubilee.

Let the parasitic banks all go bankrupt is his phrase.

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Speaking of Wall Street, get them out of health care.

Socialist Worker:

The health care swindler - Sen. Max Baucus, the man behind the latest version health care "reform" legislation, may be the most corporate-entrenched Democrat in Washington.

Joshua Frank here

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Keeping real reform off the table

The problem is a public option would still leave private insurance intact, and enjoying unhindered profits from the market for employer-based health insurance, which covers the majority of Americans. Since 78 percent of people who had to file for bankruptcy in 2007 because of overwhelming health care costs started out with insurance when they got sick, it's clear that the health care crisis isn't just about insuring the uninsured.

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Making excuses for health care non-reform

Mandates, along with billions in government subsidies for the uninsured, with no effective controls on the costs of insurance or medical care--could turn health care reform into a bonanza for insurers.

If the insurance industry tried to sell this massive corporate welfare scheme, it couldn't get away with it. That's why the liberal wing of the capitalist political establishment, the Democratic Party, serves them well.

statusquObama, change you can only pretend in

MountainMan23's picture
Populist Rage
MountainMan23 — 9/20/09 8:39pm

Frank Rich: Even Glenn Beck Is Right Twice a Day

Dan Froomkin: Who Will Harness The Rage?

When will government of the people, by the politicians, for the corporations perish from this Earth?

Not soon enough!

RobertD's picture
re: Froomkin
RobertD — 9/20/09 10:02pm

I'm glad to see that Froomkin has landed on his feet and is writing for an actual news outlet now. Here's hoping the WaComPost goes bankrupt.

gigabyte's picture
re: Froomkin
gigabyte — 9/20/09 10:26pm

Not likely if Obama gets his way. The president said he is "happy to look at" newspaper bailout proposals. The Hill

Ferrofluid's picture
Vanity Fair, Levi Johnson's account of the Palin roadshow
Ferrofluid — 9/20/09 9:04pm

Its as bad as it was suspected to have been.

Pages 1,2,3,4

single page version

curtilingus's picture
:p\l/
curtilingus — 9/21/09 4:56am

That article is simply charming. Here's one snippet:

Sarah would call Trig—who was born with Down syndrome—“my little Down’s baby.” But I couldn’t believe it when she would come over to us and sometimes say, playing around, “No, I don’t want the retarded baby—I want the other one,” and pick up Tripp.

Tequila's picture
Misc.
Tequila — 9/20/09 9:20pm

At least this Afghani boy is better off, 'cus of us...Obama throws ACORN under the bus. Why do rich tax cheats get more time to pay their bills than working-class house-owners? Palindrone tries her luck @ the Facebook. The NYT wants to levy a fee to read is articles online, even though it's already proven to be a failed model. Scientists help a paralyzed rat walk again. A court halts a second lethal injection attempt on the grounds of cruel and unusual punishment. Are scent identification line-ups worthless? More Arnie fire-prevention mismanagement.

Stellar Moose's picture
Where are the investor class sharks?
Stellar Moose — 9/20/09 9:21pm

And would Jim Cramer be a bottom feeder?

Alice X - Chomsky Nader's picture
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Alice X - Choms... — 9/20/09 9:39pm

McChrystal: More Forces or 'Mission Failure'

Top U.S. Commander For Afghan War Calls Next 12 Months Decisive

Bob Woodward here

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Get out of Afghanistan NOW!

The mission is already a failure.

(Why is the military going directly to the press, the civilians are in charge, or are they? Now I remember…)

statusquObama, change you can only pretend in

Tequila's picture
Misc. 2
Tequila — 9/20/09 9:51pm

About 42 states lost jobs in August. Birth control can help with that global warming thing. Apparently, animal eugenics is now acceptable in British education. A heckuva job on jobs, Arnie.

Abbybwood's picture
Re: Open Thread
Abbybwood — 9/20/09 10:02pm

CIA Expanding its presence in Afghanistan:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world...

Plus this:

http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=545087

This just makes ya feel warm and fuzzy all over:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/in-...

Gee, I hope this one isn't true:

http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?cod...

Here's something really SHOCKING:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/...

"The US has an army of 90,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and is spending $100bn a year, but has still been unable to defeat 20,000-25,000 Taliban who receive no pay at all." - Patrick Cockburn

proudlyprogressive's picture
Re: Washington Post
proudlyprogressive — 9/21/09 5:43am

The US(ofBLOODYISRAEL) is vetoing a UN proposal to force investigation of the WAR CRIMES IN GAZA!!! Suck up to BLOODYISRAEL, much??

Amitola's picture
Sadly,
Amitola — 9/21/09 6:15am

just more proof that the corpora-fascists running the US and the rest of the 'civilized' world are just continuing their polices of:
arm, incite and sit back to rake in the cash.

The so-called 'leaders' of this world are all despicable!

"Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of Stupidity" - Frank Leahy

fiver's picture
Re: Open Thread
fiver — 9/20/09 9:57pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqFf-0eROUA

Corruption favors the wealthy.

gigabyte's picture
Bush's Third Term
gigabyte — 9/20/09 10:16pm

A Must Read!

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/09/02

ctalk's picture
More of the same
ctalk — 9/20/09 10:33pm

Democrats have now joined Republicans in approving expanded presidential powers and even -- in the case of wars, military strikes, lawless detention and rendition, warrantless spying, and the obstruction of justice --

What I've said before, more of the same. Far from turning this shithole into a Socialist Paradise, we've got a fucking third bush term. I knew he was too good to be true, and since corporate media picked him I stayed home on voting day. Of course McWars would have been infinitely worse, of that I am sure.

I just may forgive his crappy bush policies if Holder pursues war crimes up the food chain though.

Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity. Albert Einstein

gigabyte's picture
Re: More of the same
gigabyte — 9/20/09 10:39pm

True, but then the McWars would at least have a fairly strong opposition in the Democratic party, instead of the rubber stamp we're currently seeing. Maybe some opposition is better than no opposition?

ctalk's picture
Re: Open Thread
ctalk — 9/20/09 10:47pm

The dems lack of spine is part of the system at this point, traditional liberalism was killed off by Reagan. I thought Obama might lead us out the darkness of the wrong wing but he doesn't seem to have it in him.

Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity. Albert Einstein

ron's picture
I wonder
ron — 9/20/09 10:56pm

how many of you have republican representatives and senators that you have called and emailed to let them know how you feel. You know the right wingers are, why not you too? It's justifiable to let the democrats know you're dissatified but why don't you let the republicans have it too. They are just as spineless because they only go party line and are not representing us.

ctalk's picture
Re: Open Thread
ctalk — 9/20/09 11:04pm

In a just society they would care. Nice thought though.

Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity. Albert Einstein

ron's picture
We already know
ron — 9/20/09 11:14pm

it's not a just society but that doesn't answer the question. I have democrats only and have contacted them but, who is contacting their republican representatives and senators? Why aren't we hammering them?

ctalk's picture
You're right Ron
ctalk — 9/20/09 11:24pm

We should, it's at least worth a try. G'nite.

Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity. Albert Einstein

ron's picture
CIA
ron — 9/20/09 10:18pm

getting nervous.
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2009/091909a.html

proudlyprogressive's picture
CIA Nervous
proudlyprogressive — 9/21/09 7:17am

That must mean ol' ChickenCheney is shitting bricks. Good News indeed!!! Orange jumpsuits anyone? Get out the popcorn the screaming is going to be non-stop, from CHICKENCHENEY!!!! Are we going to have to endure more of ms. Cheneyclone???

cosanostradamus's picture
We'll get healthcare in the sweet bye & bye.
cosanostradamus — 9/21/09 12:30am

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Sing it with me! Praise JEBUS!!!

Or Kate Beckinsale. Or, whatever.
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BO Bill's picture
Kick-Ass Cheeseburger
BO Bill — 9/21/09 4:42am

Watching the Bears-Steelers game yesterday, there was an advertisement for a $1.00 cheeseburger at Jack in the Box and it looked good to me. I wanted to get one, and then she wanted one too. We ended up leaving in the middle of the game and getting five of these cheeseburgers.

As a long-time fan of fast-food dollar specials, I can testify that this was the best fast-food dollar special I have eaten to date, and the truest sign yet of deflation. The hamburger patty was large, probably one quarter pound of meat, and there were two slices of cheese, one American, and one whitish in appearance.

This is a good cheeseburger. We ordered ours without mayonnaise.

jackfate's picture
as relevant as ever
jackfate — 9/21/09 5:57am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MDOw8g6dEw

This is what I bump rolling up to town hall and watch all deathers, birthers, or any other form of batshit insane suckas flee.

liberalNmoderation's picture
Well well well...
liberalNmoderation — 9/21/09 6:02am

remember when I told yous guys about the new office manager at my job was talking about how health care reform would cause her mother (who works at Humana) to lose benefits?
This seems to be the source of her misinformation...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1253497055226...

maximus7's picture
For the 99th person who
maximus7 — 9/21/09 7:48am

For the 99th person who emails info@democratz.org w/subject COIN on 9/21 /2009 after signing petition

http://www.change.org/actions/view/i_demand_c...

I will give you a FREE Gold color Barack Obama Presidential COIN I will check names on the petition so they will need to match but I will give one coin out today.

JohnnyBravo's picture
You stay classy Roy
JohnnyBravo — 9/21/09 6:20pm

Fuck you Roy Blunt. Blatant racist.

NOBODY 2012

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