Jane Hamsher: “We have never mandated that the public pay eight percent of their income to a private company. That is obscene.”
Way to go, Jane! Remember, dear reader, sign the petition to kill the Senate bill here.
Dec 21
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Jane Hamsher: “We have never mandated that the public pay eight percent of their income to a private company. That is obscene.”
Way to go, Jane! Remember, dear reader, sign the petition to kill the Senate bill here.
Dec 20
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Howard Dean: “Let's See What They Add To This Bill And Make It Work”
Dec 17
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Howard Dean: “This is my life's work!”
Dec 16
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A special comment from Keith Olberman, December 16, 2009
In case you missed it, below you can find former Vermont Governor Howard Dean, MD and his take on the Senate bill. He is leading the “kill it” charge and drawing a lot of ire from Senators and The White House. To me, that seems to indicate that he is on the right track.
Howard Dean: “You can't vote for this bill in good conscience.” December 15, 2009
Copying Is Not Theft - let the re-recording begin!
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NINA PALEY - A 'FREE' DISTRIBUTION CASE STUDY: SITA SINGS THE BLUES - CROSS-MEDIA FILM FORUM 2009
Dec 15
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Anderson Cooper interviews Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) December 1, 2009
Dec 8
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I, for one, do not welcome our lego overlords.
Via @freepress
Dec 7
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While grilling Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke during his reconfirmation hearing:
Rather than making management, shareholders, and debt holders feel the consequences of their risk-taking, you bailed them out. In short, you are the definition of moral hazard.Senator Jim Bunning
(R-Kentucky)
Dec 4
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Sen. Sanders Unfiltered: Hold On Bernanke
Sen. Sanders to Bernanke: Will you tell the American people to whom you lent 2.2 trillion of their dollars?
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Tell your friends: 10 reasons to kill the Senate bill
Dec 21
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Check out this masterful cheat-sheet on the Senate bill, put together by the crack staff over at FiredogLake. Then sign the petition: Kill the Senate bill!
Top 10 Reasons to Kill Senate Health Care Bill
Background information on each point: