Oct 18, 2012
Hat’s Off to Leon Karvellis–Way to paint conservatives with ALEC’s legislation record. After all, they pay to sell their votes to corporations and promote radical right wing legislation to the benefit of Corporations and the 1% …The candidates were asked how special interests influence legislators, and particularly how they would deal with ALEC, the American [...]
Aug 11, 2012
http://youtu.be/YnjJBTkXEIc (click on this link to watch this video on the VLTPVideoChannel) This is a composite of successive segments of the Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC 8/10/12 (1) New ID laws, Purges, Reduced Access Advance GOP War on Voting Rachel Maddow reports on new Republican-set obstacles to voting around the country, from Voter ID laws [...]
Jul 16, 2012
The NRA is getting pretty ballsy these days, meddling in affairs all over the place. During the hearings for the Fast and Furious “scandal” as well as the subsequent vote to hold Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, they threatened lawmakers with the notion of “keeping score” of those who voted against contempt. It’s a [...]
Jun 12, 2012
Now that the dust has settled following last Tuesday’s Wisconsin recall election, the most remarkable line of spin to have gained traction is the notion that Scott Walker won in large part because Wisconsinites did not like direct democracy… Unfortunately for those who seek actual answers, it is wrong. Or to be more precise, the [...]
May 27, 2012
Right now the country’s largest retailer and employer, Wal-Mart, and the Walton family, which largely controls the company, remain supporters of ALEC. Looking a little closer, we can see why. Encouraging gun possession and sales is good business for Wal-Mart and for the six Walton family members who inherited the company. Wal-Mart is the nation’s [...]
