We Can Not Allow the GOP to Control the Fiscal Budget Discussion
The Obama administration's FY2016 budget has already garnered a lot of coverage. However, as one would expect, Republicans have attached themselves to railing against the tax increases that fund some...
View ArticleLet me count the ways
I've just about had it. Fifteen years of Republican talking points have finally got under my skin. It's bad enough that they're almost always simplistic, misleading, repetitious, insulting, stupid, and...
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Confessions of Scott Walkers Pale Blue Shirt
Hello there.I'm Wisconsin Governor Scott Walkers long sleeved, pale blue shirt. I'm the shirt he puts on when he has to go out and pretend to be just a regular guy - like when he's campaigning or feels...
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Top Comments: A Second Chance for Scott Walkers Pale Blue Shirt
Those of us who write diaries know that some diaries "catch" and some just don't. Some that were just dashed together get noticed and find a wide audience. Others, written over days or even weeks just...
View ArticleOur Talking Points
Some of us were just discussing a diary about stereotyping. I sidetracked slightly and responded into one my favorite themes...which is how and why progressives are fighting an uphill battle, mostly...
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May Day! May Day: Dancing In the Street
August 9, 2014, Ferguson Missouri, black man shot by cop, left on ground, dead, ID: Michael Brown. Early morning April 12, 2015, 26-year-old Freddie Gray made eye contact with Baltimore police on...
View ArticleI need your help About Obama Care and Obama in general
I have a progressive friend who somehow let's himself buy into conservative message points. Today, he told me that Obama was personally responsible for ACA failings. He believes that Obama blocked...
View ArticleConfront their talking points head-on
When will the Dems, mainly the DCCC, DNC and DSC, tackle Republican talking points head on???? No more of this ignoring them and being "above it all" and holier than thou. Is this non-involvement to...
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The Skeletons Keep Falling Out of Scott Walkers Closet
Scott Walker. Now with extra "splainin' to do. Thanks to a legal filing by Cindy Archer, former top aide to then Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, we now have more information on how the first...
View ArticleCribbing the "War is a Last Resort" line from Senator Sanders
Correct me if I'm wrong (as I suspect many will) -- but in tonight's MSNBC Democratic Forum, it was the first time, I've heard Hillary Clinton, actually using Bernie Sanders' signature line, "that...
View ArticleIt's beginning to look a lot like Relatives. :(
I am posting this diary as a form of therapy. It was either this or grab a spork and go on a familial rampage.I am currently under siege as relatives have come to stay with me for this festive season....
View Article"Sanders hasn't been attacked yet."
One of the main talking points being used against Bernie Sanders on this site is that he supposedly “hasn’t been attacked yet.” This is used as an excuse to explain away Bernie’s slow, but steady,...
View ArticleBernie Sanders Elevator Talk
There was a diary earlier today asking Bernie Sanders supporters to provide some positive talking points: An HONEST Question For Thoughtful Supporters of Bernie Sanders: Your POSITIVE Talking Points? ....
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Kos: Bernie should surrender March 15, er, now. Bernie Supporters: Phone...
Over the weekend, we had Clinton surrogates compare Bernie Sanders to Dick Cheney, Joe McCarthy and Stalin.Those slams went nowhere, so early this week, they’ve unveiled several new lines of attack:1)....
View ArticleDebunking another Clinton campaign talking point: Banks
This week, the talking point that’s going around is about how that dummy Sanders doesn’t know how to break up the banks. That he “bombed”, had “a disaster”, “struggles”, etc.In particular, this...
View ArticleThe Great Anti-Sanders Talking Point Diary
In my opinion, one of the most entertaining things about this primary season has been the way that certain Kossacks will adopt particular anti-Sanders talking points en masse, push them relentlessly...
View ArticleOxymoron? Or Just Rank Dishonesty?
Just received this forward from a friend who's usually pretty sensible.An oxymoron lesson..... The Food Stamp Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is proud to be distributing,...
View ArticleRespond to Republicans/Conservatives Bemoaning Trump!
TL;DR: OK, let’s ditch the schadenfreude and start USING this.Sure, it’s great to sit back and enjoy the popcorn while the GOP goes through its internecine battles, but let’s keep our eye on the prizes...
View ArticleDonald Trump's National Security Speech Tells us not to Throw Caution to the...
On June 13, Donald Trump gave a speech in Manchester, New Hampshire that was basically a list of talking points on national security that he read from a teleprompter. Trump's speech came the day after...
View ArticleA Key Pro-Trump Talking Point
There’s all kinds of complicated dynamics going on in this strangest of all presidential elections, a number of which are new and different. Collectively, they will result in either a healthy Hillary...
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