JON STEWART is hysterical in these videos making fun of mainstream media panic reporting on Ebola. I especially like the end of the second video clip. Enjoy, and then check out this Ebola video (from +agenda project ) everyone should be watching....
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16 October 2014
Jon Stewart Skewers The Media's Hype Over The Ebola Virus & Jon Stewart Rips Networks Freaking Out About Ebola 6AUG&14OKT14
JON STEWART is hysterical in these videos making fun of mainstream media panic reporting on Ebola. I especially like the end of the second video clip. Enjoy, and then check out this Ebola video (from +agenda project ) everyone should be watching....
EBOLA VIDEO: Rencontrez les plus difficiles annonce politique en mémoire: "Cuts républicaines tuer." & Ebola Blame Game prend la scène à mi-parcours Débats électoraux 13 et 16OKT14
EBOLA est une menace que nous pouvons traiter, mais il a été rendu plus difficile en raison des compressions budgétaires forcées sur la CDC et les NIH en raison de la séquestration et le Congrès cabale gop / thé-bagger avec le soutien de troisième voie démocrates. Ce qui est pathétique, c'est découvrir les politiciens et les experts politiques
qui ont exigé ces coupures ainsi que les Américains ignorants qui les
soutiennent sont maintenant les plus grandes bouches qui crient à la
menace du virus Ebola et la réponse "inepte" du gouvernement fédéral. Les gens, et nous tous en fait, doivent tenir compte de la réalité exprimée dans cette vidéo par le projet de l'ordre du jour + suivi de ce rapport de + NPR .....
Apparemment, cette montre à la télévision dans les principaux champs de bataille Sénat déclare en ce moment. Semble être ce que le médecin a ordonné.
Entre vous et moi, je voudrais voir M. Obama faire le tour du pays reliant gouvernement conservateur à tous ces problèmes, chaque semaine, en apparence après l'apparition, rendant le message couler lentement dans ". Notre problème Ebola est le résultat de coupes conservatrices à la CDC ". «La montée de ISIS est le résultat de l'invasion conservateur, se mêler et maladroit dans le Moyen-Orient." «Nos ponts et des routes délabrées sont le résultat d'étranglement conservateur de notre budget de transport." "La stagnation de l'économie est le résultat d'étranglement conservateur de l'ensemble du secteur public." Etc, etc, je voudrais voir ce message du président et de tous nos dirigeants, à la télévision, chaque semaine. Mais cette annonce - c'est un bon point de départ solide.
lien pour faire un don au Fonds d'action du projet Agenda: http://apaction.com/ .
Ce fut d'abord ISIS. Maintenant, il ya Ebola.
La crise de la santé Ebola est le dernier enjeu mondial pour devenir un incontournable de cette saison de campagne, déversant dans les débats, la rhétorique de campagne -. et même quelques annonces
. arguments politiques sur Ebola peut être divisée en trois groupes
démocrates soutiennent ce budget républicains -cutting ont privé le gouvernement des ressources nécessaires pour maintenir la sécurité des Américains contre la menace du virus Ebola. C'est l'argument le sénateur démocrate Mark Udall du Colorado a fait lors d'un débat récent.
"Je peux vous dire ce que je ne vais pas faire, et c'est ce que le député Gardner a fait - qui est de voter pour près de 300 millions de dollars en coupures à l' Centers for Disease Control et le budget de la prévention qui finance des équipes d'intervention d'urgence », a déclaré Udall.
Son adversaire, Rep. Cory Gardner, propose l'argument numéro deux. Républicains accaparent la question à des questions plus vastes sur le président Obama et ses compétences. Gardner a particulièrement souligné les priorités de la CDC.
"programmes de Jazzercise, la massothérapie et les jardins urbains," at-il tiré en arrière. "Que diriez-vous nous utilisons l'argent de façon responsable pour s'assurer que nous protégeons le peuple américain au lieu de le dépenser inutilement sous cette administration?"
Troisièmement, certains républicains lien la crise de l'Ébola à la sécurité des frontières.
Thom Tillis est en cours d'exécution pour le Sénat en Caroline du Nord. Voilà comment il l'a mis dans un débat avec titulaire démocrate Kay Hagan.
«Mesdames et messieurs, nous avons une épidémie d'Ebola," at-il dit. "Nous avons de mauvais acteurs qui peuvent venir à travers la frontière. Nous avons besoin de sceller la frontière et le fixer."
Les échanges comme ceux-ci jouent dans les campagnes à travers le pays et dans les entretiens de nouvelles locales et par câble.
Mais jusqu'à présent, cette question est à peine une ondulation dans les publicités télévisées.
Une exception est issu du groupe libéral Le Fonds d'action du projet Agenda. L' annonce moûts des images de républicains dans les courses concurrentiels, y compris la minorité du Sénat Mitch McConnell, Kansas sénateur Pat Roberts, Arkansas Rep. Tom coton et d'autres à côté des images de morts ou mourants Africains de l'Ouest.
Créé par le même groupe qui a créé l' annonce montrant Rep . Paul Ryan jeter "Granny d'une falaise," l'annonce n'est pas diffusée largement encore. Mais il est un exemple de jusqu'où pourrait aller campagnes pour encaisser dedans sur la politique du moment.
"C'est une chose terrible à dire, mais la peur est un diable de motivation», explique le stratège républicain Ford O'Connell.
Même si les élections ne sont que quelques semaines, O'Connell dit qu'il est presque impossible pour un candidat de percer dans ce cycle de nouvelles, sauf si ils parlent de deux choses: ISIS ou Ebola.
O'Connell dit que la stratégie a déjà fait ses preuves pour certains candidats. Il suffit de regarder Scott Brown dans le New Hampshire.
"Il a commencé à parler ISIS ... puis il a commencé à tisser à virus Ebola et tout d'un [sénateur] plomb soudaine de Jeanne Shaheen a été réduit de moitié", a déclaré O'Connell. "Qu'est-ce qui se passe ici est Républicains font une thèse de leadership de la sécurité nationale, si vous voulez, et les démocrates font tout en régissant l'argument ordre du jour / budgets."
Pour une campagne qui a été à la recherche de la substance, le virus Ebola propose un débat sur les questions fondamentales à la fois parties.
Mais Iona College professeur de sciences politiques Jeanne Zaino avertit que les questions de ce cycle ont changé rapidement.
"Si vous pensez que il ya de nouveau un an, nous parlions Obamacare être la question clé de l'élection. Ensuite, il a été question il serait peut- être Benghazi, puis il a déménagé à l'immigration ", dit-elle. Et maintenant, nous semblons avoir évolué très rapidement à virus Ebola. Ainsi, nous voyons ce genre de trains en mouvement rapide. Je ne pense pas que nous savons où ça va nous prendre à ce point. "
Et il ya moins de trois semaines, jusqu'à ce que le train arrive à la station.
Rencontrez les plus difficiles annonce politique en mémoire: "Cuts républicaines tuer."
Le Fonds d'action Agenda projet a mis au point la plus brutale, annonce politique directe, je pense que je n'ai jamais vu. Elle
lie le mantra de budget républicain couper directement à la réduction
radicale désastreux de CDC et NIH fonds, puis les liens que directement à
la crise de l'Ébola et la mort humaine inutile. Jetez un oeil:
Apparemment, cette montre à la télévision dans les principaux champs de bataille Sénat déclare en ce moment. Semble être ce que le médecin a ordonné.
Entre vous et moi, je voudrais voir M. Obama faire le tour du pays reliant gouvernement conservateur à tous ces problèmes, chaque semaine, en apparence après l'apparition, rendant le message couler lentement dans ". Notre problème Ebola est le résultat de coupes conservatrices à la CDC ". «La montée de ISIS est le résultat de l'invasion conservateur, se mêler et maladroit dans le Moyen-Orient." «Nos ponts et des routes délabrées sont le résultat d'étranglement conservateur de notre budget de transport." "La stagnation de l'économie est le résultat d'étranglement conservateur de l'ensemble du secteur public." Etc, etc, je voudrais voir ce message du président et de tous nos dirigeants, à la télévision, chaque semaine. Mais cette annonce - c'est un bon point de départ solide.
lien pour faire un don au Fonds d'action du projet Agenda: http://apaction.com/ .
Ebola est la dernière question à se répandre dans les débats cette saison. Le sénateur américain Mark Udall (à gauche) a accusé les républicains pour couper les ressources de santé du gouvernement. Son adversaire, US Rep. Cory Gardner, dit le CDC a dépensé inutilement.
Brennan Linsley / AP
La crise de la santé Ebola est le dernier enjeu mondial pour devenir un incontournable de cette saison de campagne, déversant dans les débats, la rhétorique de campagne -. et même quelques annonces
. arguments politiques sur Ebola peut être divisée en trois groupes
démocrates soutiennent ce budget républicains -cutting ont privé le gouvernement des ressources nécessaires pour maintenir la sécurité des Américains contre la menace du virus Ebola. C'est l'argument le sénateur démocrate Mark Udall du Colorado a fait lors d'un débat récent.
"Je peux vous dire ce que je ne vais pas faire, et c'est ce que le député Gardner a fait - qui est de voter pour près de 300 millions de dollars en coupures à l' Centers for Disease Control et le budget de la prévention qui finance des équipes d'intervention d'urgence », a déclaré Udall.
Son adversaire, Rep. Cory Gardner, propose l'argument numéro deux. Républicains accaparent la question à des questions plus vastes sur le président Obama et ses compétences. Gardner a particulièrement souligné les priorités de la CDC.
"programmes de Jazzercise, la massothérapie et les jardins urbains," at-il tiré en arrière. "Que diriez-vous nous utilisons l'argent de façon responsable pour s'assurer que nous protégeons le peuple américain au lieu de le dépenser inutilement sous cette administration?"
Troisièmement, certains républicains lien la crise de l'Ébola à la sécurité des frontières.
Thom Tillis est en cours d'exécution pour le Sénat en Caroline du Nord. Voilà comment il l'a mis dans un débat avec titulaire démocrate Kay Hagan.
«Mesdames et messieurs, nous avons une épidémie d'Ebola," at-il dit. "Nous avons de mauvais acteurs qui peuvent venir à travers la frontière. Nous avons besoin de sceller la frontière et le fixer."
Les échanges comme ceux-ci jouent dans les campagnes à travers le pays et dans les entretiens de nouvelles locales et par câble.
Mais jusqu'à présent, cette question est à peine une ondulation dans les publicités télévisées.
Une exception est issu du groupe libéral Le Fonds d'action du projet Agenda. L' annonce moûts des images de républicains dans les courses concurrentiels, y compris la minorité du Sénat Mitch McConnell, Kansas sénateur Pat Roberts, Arkansas Rep. Tom coton et d'autres à côté des images de morts ou mourants Africains de l'Ouest.
Créé par le même groupe qui a créé l' annonce montrant Rep . Paul Ryan jeter "Granny d'une falaise," l'annonce n'est pas diffusée largement encore. Mais il est un exemple de jusqu'où pourrait aller campagnes pour encaisser dedans sur la politique du moment.
"C'est une chose terrible à dire, mais la peur est un diable de motivation», explique le stratège républicain Ford O'Connell.
Même si les élections ne sont que quelques semaines, O'Connell dit qu'il est presque impossible pour un candidat de percer dans ce cycle de nouvelles, sauf si ils parlent de deux choses: ISIS ou Ebola.
O'Connell dit que la stratégie a déjà fait ses preuves pour certains candidats. Il suffit de regarder Scott Brown dans le New Hampshire.
"Il a commencé à parler ISIS ... puis il a commencé à tisser à virus Ebola et tout d'un [sénateur] plomb soudaine de Jeanne Shaheen a été réduit de moitié", a déclaré O'Connell. "Qu'est-ce qui se passe ici est Républicains font une thèse de leadership de la sécurité nationale, si vous voulez, et les démocrates font tout en régissant l'argument ordre du jour / budgets."
Pour une campagne qui a été à la recherche de la substance, le virus Ebola propose un débat sur les questions fondamentales à la fois parties.
Mais Iona College professeur de sciences politiques Jeanne Zaino avertit que les questions de ce cycle ont changé rapidement.
"Si vous pensez que il ya de nouveau un an, nous parlions Obamacare être la question clé de l'élection. Ensuite, il a été question il serait peut- être Benghazi, puis il a déménagé à l'immigration ", dit-elle. Et maintenant, nous semblons avoir évolué très rapidement à virus Ebola. Ainsi, nous voyons ce genre de trains en mouvement rapide. Je ne pense pas que nous savons où ça va nous prendre à ce point. "
Et il ya moins de trois semaines, jusqu'à ce que le train arrive à la station.
EBOLA VIDEO: Conoce al anuncio político más duro de la memoria: "Cortes republicanas Kill". Y Ebola Blame Game sube al escenario de los debates electorales de mitad de período 13 y 16OKT14
EBOLA es una amenaza que podemos manejar, pero se ha hecho más difícil debido a los recortes presupuestarios forzados en el CDC y los NIH por el secuestro y el Congreso cábala gop / té-bagger con el apoyo de los demócratas tercera vía. Lo que es patético es los mismos políticos y expertos políticos
que exigían estos recortes, así como los americanos ignorantes que los
apoyan son ahora los mayores bocas gritando sobre la amenaza del Ébola y
la respuesta de "inepto" del gobierno federal. El pueblo, y todos nosotros en realidad, deben tener en cuenta la realidad expresada en este video por el proyecto de orden del día + seguido de este informe de NPR + .....
Al parecer, esto está mostrando en la televisión en el campo de batalla clave del Senado establece en este momento. Parece ser lo que recetó el doctor.
Entre tú y yo, me gustaría ver al señor Obama va por todo el país que une gobierno conservador de todos estos problemas, todas las semanas, en apariencia después de la aparición, por lo que el mensaje lentamente hundirse ". Nuestro problema Ébola es el resultado de los recortes conservadores a la CDC ". "El aumento de ISIS es el resultado de la invasión conservadora, la intromisión y torpe en el Medio Oriente." "Nuestros puentes desmoronados y carreteras son el resultado de estrangulamiento conservadora de nuestro presupuesto de transporte." "El estancamiento de la economía es el resultado de estrangulamiento conservadora del sector público en general." Etc., etc me gustaría que este mensaje del presidente y todos nuestros líderes, en la televisión, todas las semanas. Pero este anuncio - este es un buen comienzo sólido.
Enlace a donar al Fondo de Acción del Proyecto Agenda: http://apaction.com/ .
Primero fue ISIS. Ahora hay Ebola.
La crisis de salud del Ébola es el último número mundial para convertirse en un accesorio de esta temporada de campaña, se derrama en los debates, la retórica de campaña -. e incluso algunos anuncios
. argumentos políticos sobre el Ébola o menos se puede dividir en tres grupos
demócratas argumentan que el presupuesto republicanos -Corte han privado al gobierno de los recursos que necesita para mantener seguros a los estadounidenses de la amenaza del Ébola. Ese es el argumento senador demócrata Mark Udall de Colorado hizo en un debate reciente.
"Yo puedo decir lo que yo no voy a hacer, y eso es lo que el congresista Gardner hizo - que es votar por cerca de $ 300 millones en recortes a la Centros para el Control de Enfermedades y el presupuesto de prevención que financia los equipos de respuesta de emergencia ", dijo Udall.
Su oponente, Rep. Cory Gardner, ofrece argumento número dos. Los republicanos están atando el tema a las preguntas más grandes sobre el presidente Obama y su competencia. Gardner señaló específicamente a las prioridades de los CDC.
"programas de Jazzercise, terapia de masaje y jardines urbanos", que dispararon de vuelta. "¿Qué tal si usamos el dinero con responsabilidad para asegurarse de que estamos protegiendo al pueblo estadounidense en lugar de gastarlo inútilmente bajo esta administración?"
En tercer lugar, algunos republicanos enlazar la crisis Ebola a la seguridad fronteriza.
Thom Tillis es candidato a Senado de Carolina del Norte. Aquí está la forma en que lo puso en un debate con el demócrata Kay Hagan.
"Damas y caballeros, tenemos un brote de Ébola", dijo. "Tenemos malos actores que pueden venir a través de la frontera. Tenemos que sellar la frontera y asegurarlo."
intercambios como estos están jugando en las campañas en todo el país y en las entrevistas de la prensa local y por cable.
Pero hasta ahora, este tema es apenas una ondulación en los anuncios de televisión.
Una excepción es del grupo liberal El Fondo de Acción del Proyecto Agenda. El anuncio mashes imágenes de los republicanos en las carreras competitivas incluyendo Líder Minoritario del Senado Mitch McConnell, el senador Pat Roberts de Kansas, Arkansas Rep. Tom Cotton y otros junto a imágenes de muertos o moribundos africanos occidentales.
Creado por el mismo grupo que creó el anuncio que muestra Rep . Paul Ryan lanzando "Granny por un precipicio", el anuncio no está siendo transmitido ampliamente aún. Pero es un ejemplo de hasta qué punto las campañas podrían ir a sacar provecho de la política del momento.
"Es una cosa terrible de decir, pero el miedo es una diablos de un motivador", dice el estratega republicano Ford O'Connell.
Aunque las elecciones son tan sólo unas semanas de distancia, O'Connell dice que es casi imposible que un candidato a entrar en este ciclo de noticias a menos que estén hablando de una de dos cosas: ISIS o el Ébola.
O'Connell dijo que la estrategia que ya ha demostrado su eficacia para algunos candidatos. Basta con mirar a Scott Brown en New Hampshire.
"Empezó a hablar de ISIS ... entonces empezó a tejer en el Ébola y, de plomo súbita [el senador] Jeanne Shaheen fue reducido a la mitad", dijo O'Connell. "Lo que está pasando aquí es Republicanos están haciendo un argumento liderazgo en seguridad nacional, si se quiere, y los demócratas están haciendo una agenda / presupuestos argumento de gobierno."
Para una campaña que ha estado en la búsqueda de la sustancia, el Ébola ofrece un debate sobre cuestiones fundamentales para ambos partes.
Pero Iona College profesor de ciencias políticas Jeanne Zaino advierte que los problemas de este ciclo han cambiado rápidamente.
"Si usted piensa que hace un año atrás, estábamos hablando de Obamacare es el tema clave de la elección. Entonces se habló acerca de tal vez sería ser Benghazi y luego se trasladó a la inmigración ", dijo. Y ahora parece que nos hemos movido muy rápidamente al Ébola. Así que vemos este tipo de tren de movimiento rápido. Creo que no sabemos dónde nos va a tomar en este momento. "
Y hay menos de tres semanas, hasta que el tren llega a su estación.
Conozca al anuncio político más duro de la memoria: "Los recortes republicanos matan."
El Fondo de Acción del Proyecto Agenda ha llegado con el anuncio político más brutal, directa Creo que he visto en mi vida. Vincula
el mantra presupuesto-corte republicano directamente a la reducción
radical desastroso de los fondos de los CDC y los NIH, y luego lazos que
directamente a la crisis del Ébola y la muerte humana innecesaria. Eche un vistazo:
Al parecer, esto está mostrando en la televisión en el campo de batalla clave del Senado establece en este momento. Parece ser lo que recetó el doctor.
Entre tú y yo, me gustaría ver al señor Obama va por todo el país que une gobierno conservador de todos estos problemas, todas las semanas, en apariencia después de la aparición, por lo que el mensaje lentamente hundirse ". Nuestro problema Ébola es el resultado de los recortes conservadores a la CDC ". "El aumento de ISIS es el resultado de la invasión conservadora, la intromisión y torpe en el Medio Oriente." "Nuestros puentes desmoronados y carreteras son el resultado de estrangulamiento conservadora de nuestro presupuesto de transporte." "El estancamiento de la economía es el resultado de estrangulamiento conservadora del sector público en general." Etc., etc me gustaría que este mensaje del presidente y todos nuestros líderes, en la televisión, todas las semanas. Pero este anuncio - este es un buen comienzo sólido.
Enlace a donar al Fondo de Acción del Proyecto Agenda: http://apaction.com/ .
Ébola es el último número de derramar en los debates de esta temporada. El senador Mark Udall (izquierda) ha culpado a los republicanos para el corte de los recursos de salud del gobierno. Su oponente, el representante federal. Cory Gardner, dice el CDC ha estado gastando pródigamente.
Brennan Linsley / AP
La crisis de salud del Ébola es el último número mundial para convertirse en un accesorio de esta temporada de campaña, se derrama en los debates, la retórica de campaña -. e incluso algunos anuncios
. argumentos políticos sobre el Ébola o menos se puede dividir en tres grupos
demócratas argumentan que el presupuesto republicanos -Corte han privado al gobierno de los recursos que necesita para mantener seguros a los estadounidenses de la amenaza del Ébola. Ese es el argumento senador demócrata Mark Udall de Colorado hizo en un debate reciente.
"Yo puedo decir lo que yo no voy a hacer, y eso es lo que el congresista Gardner hizo - que es votar por cerca de $ 300 millones en recortes a la Centros para el Control de Enfermedades y el presupuesto de prevención que financia los equipos de respuesta de emergencia ", dijo Udall.
Su oponente, Rep. Cory Gardner, ofrece argumento número dos. Los republicanos están atando el tema a las preguntas más grandes sobre el presidente Obama y su competencia. Gardner señaló específicamente a las prioridades de los CDC.
"programas de Jazzercise, terapia de masaje y jardines urbanos", que dispararon de vuelta. "¿Qué tal si usamos el dinero con responsabilidad para asegurarse de que estamos protegiendo al pueblo estadounidense en lugar de gastarlo inútilmente bajo esta administración?"
En tercer lugar, algunos republicanos enlazar la crisis Ebola a la seguridad fronteriza.
Thom Tillis es candidato a Senado de Carolina del Norte. Aquí está la forma en que lo puso en un debate con el demócrata Kay Hagan.
"Damas y caballeros, tenemos un brote de Ébola", dijo. "Tenemos malos actores que pueden venir a través de la frontera. Tenemos que sellar la frontera y asegurarlo."
intercambios como estos están jugando en las campañas en todo el país y en las entrevistas de la prensa local y por cable.
Pero hasta ahora, este tema es apenas una ondulación en los anuncios de televisión.
Una excepción es del grupo liberal El Fondo de Acción del Proyecto Agenda. El anuncio mashes imágenes de los republicanos en las carreras competitivas incluyendo Líder Minoritario del Senado Mitch McConnell, el senador Pat Roberts de Kansas, Arkansas Rep. Tom Cotton y otros junto a imágenes de muertos o moribundos africanos occidentales.
Creado por el mismo grupo que creó el anuncio que muestra Rep . Paul Ryan lanzando "Granny por un precipicio", el anuncio no está siendo transmitido ampliamente aún. Pero es un ejemplo de hasta qué punto las campañas podrían ir a sacar provecho de la política del momento.
"Es una cosa terrible de decir, pero el miedo es una diablos de un motivador", dice el estratega republicano Ford O'Connell.
Aunque las elecciones son tan sólo unas semanas de distancia, O'Connell dice que es casi imposible que un candidato a entrar en este ciclo de noticias a menos que estén hablando de una de dos cosas: ISIS o el Ébola.
O'Connell dijo que la estrategia que ya ha demostrado su eficacia para algunos candidatos. Basta con mirar a Scott Brown en New Hampshire.
"Empezó a hablar de ISIS ... entonces empezó a tejer en el Ébola y, de plomo súbita [el senador] Jeanne Shaheen fue reducido a la mitad", dijo O'Connell. "Lo que está pasando aquí es Republicanos están haciendo un argumento liderazgo en seguridad nacional, si se quiere, y los demócratas están haciendo una agenda / presupuestos argumento de gobierno."
Para una campaña que ha estado en la búsqueda de la sustancia, el Ébola ofrece un debate sobre cuestiones fundamentales para ambos partes.
Pero Iona College profesor de ciencias políticas Jeanne Zaino advierte que los problemas de este ciclo han cambiado rápidamente.
"Si usted piensa que hace un año atrás, estábamos hablando de Obamacare es el tema clave de la elección. Entonces se habló acerca de tal vez sería ser Benghazi y luego se trasladó a la inmigración ", dijo. Y ahora parece que nos hemos movido muy rápidamente al Ébola. Así que vemos este tipo de tren de movimiento rápido. Creo que no sabemos dónde nos va a tomar en este momento. "
Y hay menos de tres semanas, hasta que el tren llega a su estación.
EBOLA VIDEO: Meet the toughest political ad in memory: "Republican Cuts Kill." & Ebola Blame Game Takes The Stage At Midterm Election Debates 13&16OKT14
EBOLA is a threat we can handle, but it has been made more difficult because of the budget cuts forced on the CDC and NIH because of sequestration and the congressional gop / tea-bagger cabal with the support of third way democrats. What is pathetic is the very politicians and political pundits who demanded these cuts as well as the ignorant Americans who support them are now the biggest mouths screaming about the threat of Ebola and the federal government's "inept" response. The people, and all of us actually, need to consider the reality expressed in this video by the +agenda project followed by this report from +NPR .....
First there was ISIS. Now there's Ebola.
The Ebola health crisis is the latest global issue to become a fixture this campaign season, spilling into debates, campaign rhetoric – and even a few ads.
Political arguments about Ebola can roughly be divided into three groups.
Democrats argue that budget-cutting Republicans have deprived the government of the resources it needs to keep Americans safe from the threat of Ebola. That's the argument Democratic Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado made at a recent debate.
"I can tell you what I'm not going to do, and that's what Congressman Gardner did — which is to vote for close to $300 million in cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's budget that funds emergency response teams," Udall said.
His opponent, Rep. Cory Gardner, offers argument number two. Republicans are tying the issue to larger questions about President Obama and his competency. Gardner specifically pointed to priorities at the CDC.
"Jazzercise programs, massage therapy and urban gardens," he shot back. "How about we use money responsibly to make sure we're protecting the American people instead of spending it wastefully under this administration?"
Third, some Republicans link the Ebola crisis to border security.
Thom Tillis is running for Senate in North Carolina. Here's how he put it in a debate with incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have an Ebola outbreak," he said. "We have bad actors that can come across the border. We need to seal the border and secure it."
Exchanges like these are playing out in campaigns across the country and in local and cable news interviews.
But so far, this issue is barely a ripple in TV ads.
One exception is from the liberal group The Agenda Project Action Fund. The ad mashes up images of Republicans in competitive races including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts, Arkansas Rep. Tom Cotton and others alongside images of dead or dying West Africans.
Created by the same group that created the ad showing Rep. Paul Ryan throwing "Granny Off a Cliff," the ad isn't being broadcast widely yet. But it is an example of just how far campaigns could go to cash in on the politics of the moment.
"It's a terrible thing to say, but fear is a heck of a motivator," says Republican strategist Ford O'Connell.
Even though the elections are just a few weeks away, O'Connell says it's almost impossible for a candidate to break into this news cycle unless they're talking about one of two things: ISIS or Ebola.
O'Connell said that strategy has already proven successful for some candidates. Just look at Scott Brown in New Hampshire.
"He started talking about ISIS...then he started weaving in Ebola and all of a sudden [Sen.] Jeanne Shaheen's lead was cut in half," O'Connell said. "What's going on here is Republicans are making a national security leadership argument, if you will, and Democrats are making a governing agenda/budgets argument."
For a campaign that's been in search of substance, Ebola offers a debate about issues fundamental to both parties.
But Iona College political science professor Jeanne Zaino cautions that issues this cycle have changed rapidly.
"If you think back a year ago, we were talking about Obamacare being the key issue of the election. Then there was some talk about perhaps it would be Benghazi and then it moved to immigration," she said. And now we seem to have moved very quickly to Ebola. So we see this kind of fast-moving train. I don't think we know where it's gonna take us at this point."
And there are fewer than three weeks until that train gets to its station.
Meet the toughest political ad in memory: "Republican Cuts Kill."
The Agenda Project Action Fund has come up with the most brutal,
direct political ad I think I've ever seen. It ties the Republican
budget-cut mantra directly to the disastrous slashing of CDC and NIH
funds, and then ties that directly to the Ebola crisis and needless
human death. Have a look:
Apparently this is showing on TV in key Senate battleground states right now. Seems to be what the Doctor ordered.
Between you and me, I would like to see Mr. Obama going around the country linking conservative government to all of these problems, every week, in appearance after appearance, making the message slowly sink in. "Our Ebola problem is the result of conservative cuts to the CDC." "The rise of ISIS is the result of conservative invasion, meddling and blundering in the mid-east." "Our crumbling bridges and highways are the result of conservative strangling of our transportation budget." "The stagnant economy is the result of conservative strangling of the public sector overall." Etc., etc. I would like to see this message from the president and all of our leaders, on TV, every week. But this ad -- this is a good solid start.
Link to donate to the Agenda Project Action Fund: http://apaction.com/.
Apparently this is showing on TV in key Senate battleground states right now. Seems to be what the Doctor ordered.
Between you and me, I would like to see Mr. Obama going around the country linking conservative government to all of these problems, every week, in appearance after appearance, making the message slowly sink in. "Our Ebola problem is the result of conservative cuts to the CDC." "The rise of ISIS is the result of conservative invasion, meddling and blundering in the mid-east." "Our crumbling bridges and highways are the result of conservative strangling of our transportation budget." "The stagnant economy is the result of conservative strangling of the public sector overall." Etc., etc. I would like to see this message from the president and all of our leaders, on TV, every week. But this ad -- this is a good solid start.
Link to donate to the Agenda Project Action Fund: http://apaction.com/.
Ebola is the latest issue to spill into debates this season.
U.S. Sen. Mark Udall (left) has blamed Republicans for cutting
government health resources. His opponent, U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, says
the CDC has been spending wastefully.
Brennan Linsley/AP
The Ebola health crisis is the latest global issue to become a fixture this campaign season, spilling into debates, campaign rhetoric – and even a few ads.
Political arguments about Ebola can roughly be divided into three groups.
Democrats argue that budget-cutting Republicans have deprived the government of the resources it needs to keep Americans safe from the threat of Ebola. That's the argument Democratic Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado made at a recent debate.
"I can tell you what I'm not going to do, and that's what Congressman Gardner did — which is to vote for close to $300 million in cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's budget that funds emergency response teams," Udall said.
His opponent, Rep. Cory Gardner, offers argument number two. Republicans are tying the issue to larger questions about President Obama and his competency. Gardner specifically pointed to priorities at the CDC.
"Jazzercise programs, massage therapy and urban gardens," he shot back. "How about we use money responsibly to make sure we're protecting the American people instead of spending it wastefully under this administration?"
Third, some Republicans link the Ebola crisis to border security.
Thom Tillis is running for Senate in North Carolina. Here's how he put it in a debate with incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have an Ebola outbreak," he said. "We have bad actors that can come across the border. We need to seal the border and secure it."
Exchanges like these are playing out in campaigns across the country and in local and cable news interviews.
But so far, this issue is barely a ripple in TV ads.
One exception is from the liberal group The Agenda Project Action Fund. The ad mashes up images of Republicans in competitive races including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts, Arkansas Rep. Tom Cotton and others alongside images of dead or dying West Africans.
Created by the same group that created the ad showing Rep. Paul Ryan throwing "Granny Off a Cliff," the ad isn't being broadcast widely yet. But it is an example of just how far campaigns could go to cash in on the politics of the moment.
"It's a terrible thing to say, but fear is a heck of a motivator," says Republican strategist Ford O'Connell.
Even though the elections are just a few weeks away, O'Connell says it's almost impossible for a candidate to break into this news cycle unless they're talking about one of two things: ISIS or Ebola.
O'Connell said that strategy has already proven successful for some candidates. Just look at Scott Brown in New Hampshire.
"He started talking about ISIS...then he started weaving in Ebola and all of a sudden [Sen.] Jeanne Shaheen's lead was cut in half," O'Connell said. "What's going on here is Republicans are making a national security leadership argument, if you will, and Democrats are making a governing agenda/budgets argument."
For a campaign that's been in search of substance, Ebola offers a debate about issues fundamental to both parties.
But Iona College political science professor Jeanne Zaino cautions that issues this cycle have changed rapidly.
"If you think back a year ago, we were talking about Obamacare being the key issue of the election. Then there was some talk about perhaps it would be Benghazi and then it moved to immigration," she said. And now we seem to have moved very quickly to Ebola. So we see this kind of fast-moving train. I don't think we know where it's gonna take us at this point."
And there are fewer than three weeks until that train gets to its station.
27 June 2014
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY FREEDOM SUMMER…THE TRUE COST OF RETAIL…A FAMILY AFFAIR…WITNESS WEDNESDAYS…KOCH BROTHERS EXPOSED…A Changing American Electorate…Does Feminism Have a Class Problem?…More from the Wonk Wire!…
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY FREEDOM SUMMER – Fifty years after hundreds of student volunteers joined forces with Mississippi organizers to register African American voters, the North Carolina NAACP has launched Moral Freedom Summer, a program placing fifty highly-trained youth organizers to fifty counties throughout North Carolina to register African American voters and to engage in voter education.Meanwhile, youth organizers from around the country are heading to Jackson, Mississippi this week for the Freedom Summer 50th Anniversary Conference. The conference will lay out an inter-generational action plan for today’s civil right’s movement, and will also be attended by members of a youth organizing network called The Freedom Side–which includes Dream Defenders, Black Youth Project, United We Dream, Better Schools Better Jobs, and Advancement Project. CHECK OUT the full agenda HERE.
THE TRUE COST OF RETAIL — 1.3 million women working in the retail industry live in or near poverty, according to new findings by Demos. Women currently lose an estimated $40.8 billion annually due to the gender gap in retail … Earlier this month working moms employed by Walmart walked off the job in 20 cities across the US to demand better pay and working conditions, organized by OUR Walmart (Organization United for Respect). FIND OUT more about the group HERE.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt Institute breaks down why CEO pay is not only harmful to the average worker but also general economic stability. READ: “Taking Stock: Why Executive Pay Results in an Unstable and Inequitable Economy.”
A FAMILY AFFAIR — Demos will host a panel discussion on the political and practical lessons New Yorkers can glean from the implementation of paid family leave in New Jersey and California. The panel will include experts Donna Dolan, Sherry Leiwant, and CEPR Senior Economist and Top Wonk Eileen Appelbaum. The event will take place tomorrow, June 24th, at the Demos offices in New York. RSVP HERE.
WITNESS WEDNESDAYS — The Center for Effective Government, the National Employment Law Project, the Coalition on Human Needs, and the National Women’s Law Center are organizing Witness Wednesdays, a national effort to push for the passage of federal long-term unemployment benefits. Witness Wednesdays take place at the House Triangle at 12:30 EST every week through July 30th.
Center for Effective Government President and CEO Katherine McFate: “This should not be a partisan issue — there are unemployed Republicans as well as unemployed as well Democrats, all of them hardworking Americans who are wondering why we’ve abandoned them in their time of need.”
NO VACANCY — Alliance for Justice released a new report indicating that Senate Democrats have reduced the number of judicial vacancies to a five-year low. READ the full findings HERE.
KOCH BROTHERS EXPOSED — A new report by The Nation exposes the Koch Brothers’ billionaire summit, offering a behind-the-scenes look at what happens when the world’s richest and most powerful conservatives meet behind closed doors. READ more HERE.
MoveOn.org is organizing a set of viewing parties for “Koch Brothers Exposed: 2014 Edition.” FIND a party near you HERE.
A CHANGING AMERICAN ELECTORATE — Center for American Progress released a new report analyzing the potential effects of the growing Latino electorate, pointing to the rising influence of American-born children of Latino immigrants. These new voters will make it increasingly difficult for anti-immigration Republicans to win elections. READ the full report HERE.
DOES FEMINISM HAVE A CLASS PROBLEM? — The Nation launched a new project called The Curve, a bimonthly roundtable blog exploring questions related to the intersection of economy and gender. The Curve will feature voices of the nation’s leading economy and gender experts, including Demos President and Top Wonk Heather McGhee. READ The Curve’s first installment HERE.
THE CASE FOR PLACE, NOT RACE — The Brennan Center for Justice will host a conversation with Sheryll Cashin on her new book, Place, Not Race, this Thursday June 26th in New York. Cashin’s book provides a new framework for achieving truly equal opportunity in education, including proposals for making standardized testing optional and replacing merit-based financial aid and need-based financial aid. RSVP HERE.
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… WHAT MIDDLE CLASS?: Demos Distinguished Senior Fellow and Top Wonk Robert Kuttner examines the disappearance of the American middle class and investigates the steps we can take to rebuild it.
… CAPPING CARBON: NRDC President and Top Wonk Frances Beinecke praises the EPA’s new limits on carbon pollution, calling it the most important step the nation can take to fight climate change.
… REGISTRATION AS REPARATION: NAACP President and Top Wonk Benjamin Todd Jealous argues that communities of color have the potential to shift the balance of power in southern states if Democrats make large investments in voter registration.
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12 February 2014
SMART CAPITALIST STORM CAPITAL HILL DEMAND CONGRESSS & OBAMA RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE 11FEB14
Rejecting the greed of most of corporate America, the 1%, a growing group of Bold, Progressive, Smart Capitalist are on Capital Hill demanding Congress and Pres Obama raise the minimum wage. From the Agenda Project...
Leo Hindery, Jr., Managing Partner at Intermedia Partners (NY) says:
"A thoughtfully increased minimum wage would indisputably lead to an increase in total consumption and higher demand for goods, and thus to increased overall employment."
Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream (VT) said:
"Ben & Jerry's succeeded for one reason: customers. Invest in America's customers--raise the minimum wage."
Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream (VT) added:
"There is only so much Chunky Monkey one rich guy can eat. For Ben & Jerry's to succeed, we need more than one ice cream buying rich guy. Raise the minimum wage and everyone can have a scoop."
Erskine Bowles, Investor and former White House Chief of Staff (NC) says:
"This great nation succeeds when all Americans can succeed. A fair minimum wage will ensure dignity for our people and our families."
Alan Patricof, Managing Director of Greycroft LLC (NY) says:
"We need to make sure that people who are working full-time can support themselves and their children by ensuring that they can sustain an adequate living in today's cost structure. In the interest of basic fairness, we need to bring wages in this country to a respectable level."
SEE THE LETTER and signatories at SmartCapitalists.org.
"Dear Mr. President and Honorable Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives,
We are writing to ask you to advance growth, prosperity, and economic freedom by raising the minimum wage to at least $10.10 per hour and indexing it to inflation. We make this request as investors, business owners, and employers who are members of the so-called Top 1%. We make this request for the following reasons:
1. IT'S GOOD FOR AMERICAN BUSINESS. Workers with higher wages are consumers with greater disposable income. More customers with more money=higher profits for American businesses.
2. IT'S GOOD FOR AMERICAN TAXPAYERS. Minimum wage earners don't make enough to support their families and as a result many rely on government programs to make ends meet. A decent wage would increase the number of self-reliant Americans and decrease government expenditures.
3. IT'S GOOD FOR AMERICA'S GLOBAL LEADERSHIP. The U.S. is the richest country in the world but its minimum wage significantly trails that of other developed countries. In order to maintain its global leadership, the U.S. must ensure decent earnings for its working citizens.
Raise the minimum wage.
Thank you
Smart Capitalists for American Prosperity"
The Smart Capitalists are available for comment and/or television and radio booking. If you would like to speak with a Smart Capitalist or host one on your program, please contact David Berman at dberman@agendaproject.org or (914) 299-1086; or Erica Payne at 917-239-6065 epayne@agendaproject.org.
Thank you,
Investor
Menlo Park, CA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
**PRESS CONFERENCE**
11:30 AM WEDNESDAY
(Feb 12)
at the JEFFERSON HOTEL,
Washington, DC
1200 16th Street NW: Gallatin Room
11:30 AM WEDNESDAY
(Feb 12)
at the JEFFERSON HOTEL,
Washington, DC
1200 16th Street NW: Gallatin Room
Washington, DC -- Today the Smart Capitalists for American Prosperity,
a group of dozens of the country's top financiers, business leaders and
investors released a letter to the President and Congress demanding a
higher minimum wage for working Americans. Tomorrow, the group will hold
a press conference in DC to announce a major national campaign to raise
the minimum wage. Thursday, the group will meet with Senators King,
McCaskill, Pryor, Donnelly, Harkin, and Johnson as well as the office of
Senators Portman, Corker, Gillibrand, Kaine, Ayotte, and Alexander to demand immediate action on this critical issue.
The "Smart Capitalists for American Prosperity"
boast leaders from both sides of the aisle including: former publisher
of the American Conservative Ron Unz; investor and former White House
Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles; famed venture capitalist and Managing
Director of Greycroft LLC Alan Patricof; real estate mogul Jeff Gural;
venture capitalist and co-founder of Alta Partners Garrett Gruener;
co-founders of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Ben Cohen and Jerry
Greenfield; investor Peter Stamos; TV Host Rick Steves, media investor
and entrepreneur Leo Hindery, Jr.; former investment banker and Harvard
Business School professor Rob Kaplan; investor Daniel Berger; investor
Lawrence Benenson; film producer Richard Food (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas), and many others.
Washington is abuzz with the Minimum Wage issue as polls show the vast majority of Americans want it raise; Congress debates the Fair Minimum Wage Act; Majority Leader Reid debates the timing of a Senate vote; and political strategists weigh the impact on the 2014 mid-terms.
President Obama announced last month that he intends to raise the
minimum wage for federal contract workers to $10.10 an hour -- "America
does not stand still--and neither will I," said the President.
The Smart Capitalists think a higher minimum wage is just what American businesses need to get out of the slump.
Former publisher of The American Conservative Ron Unz says:
"Raising the minimum wage would drive up the demand and increase
revenues for American business. It would also save taxpayers billions by
ending the backdoor subsidy to low-wage businesses through food stamps
and other government programs."Leo Hindery, Jr., Managing Partner at Intermedia Partners (NY) says:
"A thoughtfully increased minimum wage would indisputably lead to an increase in total consumption and higher demand for goods, and thus to increased overall employment."
Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream (VT) said:
"Ben & Jerry's succeeded for one reason: customers. Invest in America's customers--raise the minimum wage."
Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream (VT) added:
"There is only so much Chunky Monkey one rich guy can eat. For Ben & Jerry's to succeed, we need more than one ice cream buying rich guy. Raise the minimum wage and everyone can have a scoop."
Erskine Bowles, Investor and former White House Chief of Staff (NC) says:
"This great nation succeeds when all Americans can succeed. A fair minimum wage will ensure dignity for our people and our families."
Alan Patricof, Managing Director of Greycroft LLC (NY) says:
"We need to make sure that people who are working full-time can support themselves and their children by ensuring that they can sustain an adequate living in today's cost structure. In the interest of basic fairness, we need to bring wages in this country to a respectable level."
SEE THE LETTER and signatories at SmartCapitalists.org.
"Dear Mr. President and Honorable Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives,
We are writing to ask you to advance growth, prosperity, and economic freedom by raising the minimum wage to at least $10.10 per hour and indexing it to inflation. We make this request as investors, business owners, and employers who are members of the so-called Top 1%. We make this request for the following reasons:
1. IT'S GOOD FOR AMERICAN BUSINESS. Workers with higher wages are consumers with greater disposable income. More customers with more money=higher profits for American businesses.
2. IT'S GOOD FOR AMERICAN TAXPAYERS. Minimum wage earners don't make enough to support their families and as a result many rely on government programs to make ends meet. A decent wage would increase the number of self-reliant Americans and decrease government expenditures.
3. IT'S GOOD FOR AMERICA'S GLOBAL LEADERSHIP. The U.S. is the richest country in the world but its minimum wage significantly trails that of other developed countries. In order to maintain its global leadership, the U.S. must ensure decent earnings for its working citizens.
Raise the minimum wage.
Thank you
Smart Capitalists for American Prosperity"
The Smart Capitalists are available for comment and/or television and radio booking. If you would like to speak with a Smart Capitalist or host one on your program, please contact David Berman at dberman@agendaproject.org or (914) 299-1086; or Erica Payne at 917-239-6065 epayne@agendaproject.org.
The Facts
- The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.
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- A full-time minimum wage employee earns $15,080 a year.
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- 76% of Americans are in favor of raising the minimum wage
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- If the minimum wage was indexed to inflation from its 1968 level, it would be $10.77 an hour.
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- If the minimum wage was indexed to average productivity from its 1968 level, it would be $21.72 an hour.
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- If the minimum wage was indexed to average productivity from its 1968 level, it would be $21.72 an hour.
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- Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by 2016 would increase wages by $35 billion, boost GDP by $22.1 billion, and create 85,000 new jobs.
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- Women represent nearly two-thirds of minimum wage workers. Nearly four in ten female minimum wage workers are women of color.
RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE
Dear Mr. President and Honorable Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives,
We are writing to ask you to advance growth, prosperity, and economic freedom by raising the minimum wage to at least $10.10 per hour and indexing it to inflation. We make this request as investors, business owners, and employers who are members of the so-called Top 1%. We make this request for the following reasons:
1. IT’S GOOD FOR AMERICAN BUSINESS.
Workers with higher wages are consumers with greater disposable income.
More customers with more money = higher profits for American
businesses.
2. IT‘S GOOD FOR AMERICAN TAXPAYERS.
Minimum wage earners don’t make enough to support their families and as
a result many rely on government programs to make ends meet. A decent
wage would increase the number of self-reliant Americans and decrease
government expenditures.
3. IT’S GOOD FOR AMERICA’S GLOBAL LEADERSHIP.
The U.S. is the richest county in the world but its minimum wage
significantly trails that of other developed countries. In order to
maintain its global leadership, the U.S. must ensure decent earnings for
its working citizens.
Raise the minimum wage.Thank you,
Naomi Aberly
Investor
Dallas, TX
Investor
Dallas, TX
Dick Beattie
Senior Partner, Simpson, Thatcher and Bartlett, LLP
New York, NY
Senior Partner, Simpson, Thatcher and Bartlett, LLP
New York, NY
Paul Beirne
National Managing Director, AllianceBernstein
New York, NY
National Managing Director, AllianceBernstein
New York, NY
Lawrence Benenson
Executive Vice President, Benenson Capital Partners, LLC
New York, NY
Executive Vice President, Benenson Capital Partners, LLC
New York, NY
Daniel Berger
Attorney and Partner, Berger & Montague P.C.
Philadelphia, PA
Attorney and Partner, Berger & Montague P.C.
Philadelphia, PA
Erskine Bowles
Investor and Former White House Chief of Staff
Charlotte, NC
Investor and Former White House Chief of Staff
Charlotte, NC
Brady Brim-DeForest
Investor
Santa Monica, CA
Investor
Santa Monica, CA
Ben Cohen
Co-Founder, Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream
South Burlington, VT
Co-Founder, Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream
South Burlington, VT
Cynda Collins-Arsenault
Investor
Superior, CO
Investor
Superior, CO
Thomas Congdon
Oil and Gas CEO, Retired
Denver, CO
Oil and Gas CEO, Retired
Denver, CO
Roy Crawford
Owner, R. R. Crawford Engineering, Inc
Whitesburg, KY
Owner, R. R. Crawford Engineering, Inc
Whitesburg, KY
Quinn Delaney
President, Akonadi Foundation
Oakland, CA
President, Akonadi Foundation
Oakland, CA
Scott Delman
Blue Spruce Productions, LLC
New York, NY
Blue Spruce Productions, LLC
New York, NY
David desJardins
Investor
Burlingame, CA
Investor
Burlingame, CA
Antonio Elmaleh
Owner, 21Cent Directions
Princeton, NJ
Owner, 21Cent Directions
Princeton, NJ
Andrew Faulk and Frank Jernigan
Investors
San Francisco, CA
Investors
San Francisco, CA
Richard Foos
Founder and CEO, Shout! Factory
Los Angeles, CA
Founder and CEO, Shout! Factory
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Gail Furman
Investor
New York, NY
Investor
New York, NY
Ron Garret, PhD
Co-Founder, Spark Innovations, Inc
Emerald Hills, CA
Co-Founder, Spark Innovations, Inc
Emerald Hills, CA
Linda Gottlieb
Film Producer
New York, NY
Film Producer
New York, NY
Jerry Greenfield
Co-founder, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
South Burlington, VT
Co-founder, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
South Burlington, VT
Garrett Gruener
Founder of Ask.com, Co-Founder of Alta Partners, and CEO of Nanomix
Oakland, CA
Founder of Ask.com, Co-Founder of Alta Partners, and CEO of Nanomix
Oakland, CA
Jeff Gural
Chairman, Newmark Knight Frank
New York, NY
Chairman, Newmark Knight Frank
New York, NY
Leo Hindery, Jr.
Managing Partner, Intermedia Partners, LP
New York, NY
Andy RappaportManaging Partner, Intermedia Partners, LP
New York, NY
Robert Steven Kaplan
Professor of Management Practice and Senior Associate Dean, Harvard Business School
Boston, MA
Professor of Management Practice and Senior Associate Dean, Harvard Business School
Boston, MA
Rochelle Kaplan
Investor
Salt Lake City, UT
Investor
Salt Lake City, UT
Woody Kaplan
Investor
Boston, MA
Investor
Boston, MA
John Katzman
CEO, The Noodle Companies LLC
New York, NY
CEO, The Noodle Companies LLC
New York, NY
Michael Kieschnick
President and CEO, CREDO Mobile
San Francisco, CA
President and CEO, CREDO Mobile
San Francisco, CA
Dal LaMagna
CEO, IceStoneUSA.com
Brooklyn, NY
CEO, IceStoneUSA.com
Brooklyn, NY
Art Lipson
Managing Partner, Western Investment LLC
Salt Lake City, UT
Managing Partner, Western Investment LLC
Salt Lake City, UT
Ryne D. Manahan
Partner – Vice President, PPO Check, Ltd.
Houston, TX
Partner – Vice President, PPO Check, Ltd.
Houston, TX
Win McCormack
Publisher, Tin House Magazine and President, Tin House Enterprises
Portland, OR
Publisher, Tin House Magazine and President, Tin House Enterprises
Portland, OR
Terence S. Meehan
Chairman and CEO, Azimuth Investment
New York, NY
Chairman and CEO, Azimuth Investment
New York, NY
Dennis Mehiel
Chairman and CEO, U.S. Corrugated, Inc.
White Plains, NY
Chairman and CEO, U.S. Corrugated, Inc.
White Plains, NY
Diane Meyer Simon
President Emeritus and Founder, Global Green USA
Santa Barbara, CA
President Emeritus and Founder, Global Green USA
Santa Barbara, CA
Robert McKay
McKay Investment Group
San Francisco, CA
McKay Investment Group
San Francisco, CA
David Mitnick
President, DomainSkate.com
New York, NY
President, DomainSkate.com
New York, NY
Scott Nash
Founder and CEO, MOM’s Organic Market
Rockville, MD
Founder and CEO, MOM’s Organic Market
Rockville, MD
F. Chris Nelson
CEO, Oxford Consulting Group
Barrington, RI
CEO, Oxford Consulting Group
Barrington, RI
Larry Nusbaum
Investor
Phoenix, AZ
Investor
Phoenix, AZ
Frank Patitucci
CEO, NuCompass Mobility
Pleasanton, CA
CEO, NuCompass Mobility
Pleasanton, CA
Alan Patricof
Managing Director, Greycroft LLC
New York, NY
Managing Director, Greycroft LLC
New York, NY
Morris and Barbara Pearl
Investors
New York, NY
Investors
New York, NY
William and Marian Penn
Investors
Carmel, CA
Investors
Carmel, CA
Judy Pigott
Investor and founder, Personal Safety Nets
Seattle, WA
Investor and founder, Personal Safety Nets
Seattle, WA
Stephen Prince
CEO, National Business Products
Nolensville, TN
CEO, National Business Products
Nolensville, TN
Investor
Menlo Park, CA
Tarrus Richardson
CEO, IMB Development Corp
New York, NY
CEO, IMB Development Corp
New York, NY
Great Neck Richman
President, Richloom Fabrics
New York, NY
President, Richloom Fabrics
New York, NY
Jonathan F.P. Rose
President, Jonathan Rose Companies
New York, NY
President, Jonathan Rose Companies
New York, NY
Janet T. Roth
Investor
Oakland, CA
Investor
Oakland, CA
Steve Roth
Co-founder, Thunder Lizard Productions
Seattle, WA
Co-founder, Thunder Lizard Productions
Seattle, WA
James Rucker
Investor
San Francisco, CA
Investor
San Francisco, CA
Paul Rudd
Owner, Adaptive Analytics
New York, NY
Owner, Adaptive Analytics
New York, NY
Guy Saperstein
Investor
Piedmont, CA
Investor
Piedmont, CA
Richard Schottenfeld
Founder and Chairman, Schottenfeld Group Holdings
New York, NY
Founder and Chairman, Schottenfeld Group Holdings
New York, NY
Jeff Smulyan
Chairman and CEO, Emmis Communications
Indianapolis, IN
Chairman and CEO, Emmis Communications
Indianapolis, IN
Peter S. Stamos
Chairman and CEO, Stamos Capital Partners
Menlo Park, CA
Chairman and CEO, Stamos Capital Partners
Menlo Park, CA
Cathrine Steck
Investor
New York, NY
Investor
New York, NY
Rick Steves
Travel Writer, TV Host, and Tour Organizer
Edmons, WA
Travel Writer, TV Host, and Tour Organizer
Edmons, WA
John Stewart
Chairman, The John Stewart Company
San Francisco, CA
Chairman, The John Stewart Company
San Francisco, CA
Simon Strauss
Investor
New York, NY
Investor
New York, NY
Andrew Tobias
Author, The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need
New York, NY
Author, The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need
New York, NY
Aimee B. Troyen
Investor
New York, NY
Investor
New York, NY
Ron Unz
Chairman, UNZ.org
Palo Alto, CA
Chairman, UNZ.org
Palo Alto, CA
Robert K. Utley III
Chairman of the Board, The Utley Group
Dallas, TX
Chairman of the Board, The Utley Group
Dallas, TX
Philippe Villers
Co-Founder, Families USA
Concord, MA
Co-Founder, Families USA
Concord, MA
Scott and Christy Wallace
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02 May 2013
Practical Progress: Jailed for Praying, Starving for Justice 2MAI13
PRACTICAL PROGRESS e mail newsletter from the Agenda Project covering campaign finance reform, the hunger strike at Gitmo, closing Gitmo, gop / tea-bagger obstructionism of judicial nominees in the Senate, voter suppression laws, gun control, women in politics and financial reform and regulation of the bank-financial cabal....
PRACTICAL PROGRESS: The Agenda Project Action Fund's actually 'brief' briefing on the most Important News from the Progressive Movement.
SCARLET LETTER – On Monday, Americans for Financial Reform, Campaign Legal Center, CREW, Common Cause, Democracy 21, League of Women Voters, and Public Citizen sent the President a powerful letter, calling on him to step up and reform the "scandalous campaign finance system," including the "dysfunctional" FEC. The letter urges the President to exercise his executive authority to nominate individuals who are committed to properly enforcing the laws to the FEC and other agencies dealing with campaign activities.
STARVING FOR JUSTICE – Reacting to a mass hunger strike led by 100+ starving detainees, the President renewed his promise on Tuesday to shut down Guantánamo Bay’s prison - a promise he has failed to keep due to legislative flack piling up from his first term. ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero has advised: “There are two things the president should do. One is to appoint a senior point person so that the administration's Guantánamo closure policy is directed by the White House and not by Pentagon bureaucrats. The president can also order the secretary of defense to start certifying for transfer detainees who have been cleared, which is more than half the Guantánamo population"(ACLU cited by NYT ed-board).
Human Rights First's Daphne Eviatar: “It’s disappointing that it has taken the president so long to finally acknowledge the crisis that’s been going on at Gitmo and that reflects the increasing desperation of the detainees there. But it’s wonderful that he’s finally talking about it, reaffirming that the prison needs to be shut down, and promising to do everything in his power to make that happen. Now we just have to hold him to those promises.”
FACTS: Gitmo has 166 detained prisoners. 86 prisoners have been approved by the administration to return home. So far, none of them have returned home. (HRF)
READ: Gitmo is Killing Me by detained prisoner Samir Naji al Hasan Moqbel (NYT) & Obama can close Guantanamo by Human Rights First's Daphne Eviatar (Reuters)
HUFFPO EXPOSÉ – Why Are Senate Republicans Blocking Judicial Nominations? "It's Disingenious..." Jen Bendery Finds Process "Gummed Up" UsingAlliance for Justice's Data.
HUFFPO EXPOSÉ – Why Are Senate Republicans Blocking Judicial Nominations? "It's Disingenious..." Jen Bendery Finds Process "Gummed Up" UsingAlliance for Justice's Data.
JAILED FOR PRAYING -- North Carolina NAACP President Rev. Dr. William Barber was handcuffed and led to jail with 16 civil rights leaders, ministers, and students on Monday night for singing and praying in the state capital in protest of recent Republican legislation. The state has rejected funding to expand Medicaid to half a million North Carolinians without health insurance, cut the payroll tax credit for 900,000 poor and working people, and is on the brink of passing a package of extreme voter suppression laws. These voting laws include a $2,500 tax penalty on parents of college students to be levied if students vote in a precinct that is not in their home residence and a strict photo-ID law at the polls, which cleared in the state House last week.
"They are pursuing a cruel, unusual and unconstitutional agenda reminiscent of the Old South policy agenda of the white Southern strategy," said Rev. Barber. The protestors were charged with second degree trespassing for singing and praying too much in the state capital, failure to disperse, and carrying placards in the General Assembly. See video footage; click here and here for pictures.
"They are pursuing a cruel, unusual and unconstitutional agenda reminiscent of the Old South policy agenda of the white Southern strategy," said Rev. Barber. The protestors were charged with second degree trespassing for singing and praying too much in the state capital, failure to disperse, and carrying placards in the General Assembly. See video footage; click here and here for pictures.
The prayer protest was organized and led by NC NAACP, and supported by a coalition of state groups and national organizations like Advancement Project.
ECONOMIC FOOTNOTES – A new fact-sheet from Citizens For Tax Justice shows the President's proposal to cap itemized deductions for the wealthy at 28 cents to the dollar would lead to tax increases next year for only 3.6% of Americans at roughly less than 1% of their incomes (or $5,950). Percentage of Americans whose taxes would increase under this proposal state-by-state: DC 8.9%, NY 5.1%, CA 5.1%, MA 5.7%, TX 3.6%.
TAKING ON THE NRA NEVER LOOKED THIS GOOD – Have You Seen The Gun Show Gallery?
MADAM PRESIDENT – EMILY's List, the 2M member PAC dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women candidates, will mobilize its energy and resources in battleground states to build a new voter base committed to electing the first female President in 2016. EMILY’s List announced today it will begin targeting efforts in IA, NV, and NH. A new poll commissioned by EMILY’s List found that 72% of battleground voters believe a woman will win the next presidential election. Watch: Madam President.
MADAM PRESIDENT – EMILY's List, the 2M member PAC dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women candidates, will mobilize its energy and resources in battleground states to build a new voter base committed to electing the first female President in 2016. EMILY’s List announced today it will begin targeting efforts in IA, NV, and NH. A new poll commissioned by EMILY’s List found that 72% of battleground voters believe a woman will win the next presidential election. Watch: Madam President.
ON OUR AGENDA...
MEGA-BANKS, MEGA-DEAL – Today, former Chief Economist of the IMF and Top Wonk Simon Johnson slays the Davis Polk critique of Brown-Vitter. On substance, David Polk is "completely wrong."
Simon Johnson Tells Us Why Brown-Vitter Matters: "Brown-Vitter has changed the terms of the debate on financial reform. We are finally discussing the importance of much higher levels of equity financing for banks. Naturally, bank executives like the current arrangement - in which they get the upside when things go well and the downside is someone else's problem (i.e., yours). They are generating high levels of systemic risk pollution because they are allowed to operate with such high debt levels. The Federal Reserve must act to rein in this irresponsible excess. Brown-Vitter pushed the Fed in exactly the right direction - and with perfect timing."
The Progressive Movement celebrates the President's recent decision to dump acting Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Ed DeMarco and nominate Rep. Melvin Watt (D-NC) as his official replacement.
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20 February 2013
Practical Progress: What 'Bird by Bird' Can Teach US About Changing The World 20FEB13
PRACTICAL PROGRESS NEWSLETTER from the Agenda Project, reports from the world of Bold Progressive activism....
Back by popular demand, today we bring you the inaugural issue of our re-imagined Practical Progress newsletter which offers influential progressives a now-weekly, smart, insightful, actually ‘brief’ briefing on the most important News From The Movement.
As we continue our collective Road Trip to Progress (Are we there yet?! Are we there yet?!), we remind ourselves that a journey of 1,000 miles is . . .really, really, long; irritatingly slow; and only has so-so scenery.
So to pass the time we re-read (for the 912th time) Anne Lamott’s Instructions on Writing and Life, taking comfort in her words:
"Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he'd had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother's shoulder, and said, 'Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.'"
These are our favorite Birds.
PRACTICAL PROGRESS: The Agenda Project Action Fund’s actually ‘brief’ briefing on the most important News from the Progressive Movement.
All You Need is a Gun License to Vote
Yesterday, Center for American Progress published a five-point primer on why protecting Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act during the Supreme Court’s hearing of Shelby County v. Holder on Feb 27th is critical for preventing voter-suppression laws from rising up in 16 states. Section 5 requires states with historically discriminatory voting practices to seek 'pre-clearance' with the DOJ or a three-judge court in DC before making any legal changes to their voting laws. Highlight from CAP’s primer:without Section 5, Texas would have considered concealed handgun licenses a valid form of voter ID, but not college or state employee IDs. (For more progressive substance on Section 5 this month, check out these pieces from:Brennan Center for Justice, American Constitution Society, Lawyer’s Committee on Civil Rights, Color of Change, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, America Votes, and NAACP).
Mark your Calendar: In defense of Section 5, Alliance for Justice will host a Twitter Town Hall on Feb 26th, a rally in front of the Supreme Court in D.C. on Feb 27th, and provide analysis on their blog Justice Watch after the hearing.
Facebook Profits: $1.1 Billion, Facebook Tax Bill: $0
A new Citizens for Tax Justice report shows that while Facebook will not be paying any federal or state taxes this year in spite of turning over $ 1.1 billion in profits, it is expecting to get $429 million back in net tax refunds. In a footnote on Facebook’s January financial statements, CTJ found that the company’s half a billion dollar refunds result from taking advantage of a single (and legal) corporate tax break: the tax deductibility of executive stock options. CTJ’s Rebecca Wilkins, Senior Counsel on Federal Tax Policy, says: “Why does the company get to take a deduction for stock option compensation, when it didn't cost them a dime? If Mark Zuckerberg won the lottery tomorrow, would we expect Facebook to get a tax deduction for his winnings? Stock options have pretty much the same impact on a company's income as do lottery winnings." In a similar report last year, CTJ identified the stock option tax break as one of the reasons why Fortune 500 companies pay so little taxes. (See CTJ’s Facebook report in BusinessWeek, Gawker, and The Atlantic).
And on a much lighter economic (read: pathetic) note today: Sorry Boehner, You Can’t Rewrite Sequester History!
99 PROBLEMS
Fox News prime-time hosts and their guests have used the terms ‘Illegals,” “Illegal Aliens,” and “Anchor Babies” 99 times since the election, even though these terms are banned on Fox News’ website for Latinos, according to a new Media Matters research analysis released on Tuesday. In an interview with The New Republic a few days ago, Fox President Roger Ailes admitted that Fox News really needs to find a new message on immigration.
Presente’s Movement Building Director Ana Perez says: “Fox can't have it both ways, loving Latinos on Fox Latino and hating Latinos on Fox in English. If Fox really wants to enter the Latino media market in a serious way, Roger Ailes needs to steer the network away from racial profiling and immigrant scapegoating. The Latino community knows this about Fox and we don't appreciate it. As the Univision-ABC Latino venture and other new Latino media initiatives indicate, you either lose the bigotry or lose the Latino market.”
In other immigration news, kudos to Progress Michigan for working hand-in-hand with Alliance for Immigrant Rights on getting Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson (R) to finally begin granting driver’s licenses to DREAMers this month.
Ken Cuccinelli is a Breath of Fresh Air
On Monday, American Bridge launched a website outlining passages that are “extreme by any standards” from VA Attorney General and aspiring Governor Ken Cuccinelli’s new book, The Last Line of Defense. According to the most overtly partisan Attorney General in Virginia history: “Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases like methane were pollutants dangerous to public health because they allegedly caused global warming. Yet carbon dioxide is what we exhale every second of the day. It keeps the trees alive and allows them to make the oxygen that keeps us alive. It’s a wonderful symbiotic system that sustains life on earth. But to environmentalists, carbon dioxide is a slow killer” (p10). *See also: American Bridge’s Part-Time Cuccinelli video and Planned Parenthood Action Fund’s Keep Ken Out, which MIGHT explain this from WaPo: “Democrats urge sales of Cuccinelli Book” (h/t The Atlas Project). Update: HuffPo reports Terry McAuliffe and Ken Cuccinelli are running dead even in the polls today – yikes!
JUST RELEASED:
- The League of Conservation Voters launched a new Environmental Scorecard revealing whether members of Congress stood with the people or polluters last year. According to LCV President Gene Karpinski: “This was hands down, the most anti-environmental House of Representatives ever.”
- Advancement Project launched a new website to end the Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track. Must-read: The Top 12 Reasons to end the School-to-Prison Pipeline. (If you haven’t already, check out these awesome pictures of Advancement Project Co-Director Judith Browne-Dianis with Michelle Obama’s special SOTU guest, 102-year old Desiline Victor and Practical Progress’ 2012 MDV (‘Most Determined Voter’).
AWAKE THE STATE
On March 5th, Floridians will rally across the state in a growing grassroots chorus of discontent with Governor Rick Scott. They will demand lawmakers to undo the damage of the 2011 voting law that notoriously caused Floridians to wait in line for up to 8 hours to vote last year (Find out more here). Central Organizers of ‘Awake The State’are: Progress Florida, Florida Watch Action, and America Votes.
Jump on the CFBU bandwagon with Senator Elizabeth Warren
Americans for Financial Reform issued a letter last week criticizing 43 Senate Republicans for attempting to filibuster Richard Cordray’s appointment to Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Lending full support to Cordray’s nomination, the letter accosts Republicans for exercising “extreme political brinkmanship of refusing to consider a well qualified nominee in order to extract changes in the law,” adding that their effort to block Cordray in order to “relitigate policies would hold hostage not just the CFPB director, but the future well-being of consumers, financial markets, and the economy.”
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