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debbierlus commented on the diary post Is Voting for Obama Immoral? by sebastianbennett.
Absolutely. Democratic voters used to call the Bush voters sheep, and stated they could never support such policies. But, what most really meant was they could not support the policies under Bush. Obama has continued, expanded, and surpassed many of the worst Bush era policies, yet the majority of democratic voters are advocating his real [...]
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debbierlus commented on the blog post Democrats Cave on Platform, Make Changes on God, Jerusalem
This is a one party system.
Why are we still acting as if the democrats are anything other then part of the plutocracy?
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debbierlus wrote a new diary post: Beacon of Progressive Media? An Open Letter to Rachel Maddow
When the ‘progressive’ media promotes right wing policy agenda as acceptable under a democratic politician….our media icons become a zombie version of FOX news. Below is an open letter to ‘left’ media icon Rachel Maddow. She is certainly not alone in choosing to promote the political interests of a politician over the principle of policy. [...] -
debbierlus commented on the diary post Two Days Left Until American citizens can be detained indefinitely without charges by their own government. by debbierlus.
I have posted this all over the Occupy sites, FB, and social communities:
http://occupywallst.org/forum/occupy-must-act-one-day-left-until-american-citize/
Where is Occupy? If this isn’t a moment for citizen pushback, I don’t know what is!
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debbierlus commented on the diary post Two Days Left Until American citizens can be detained indefinitely without charges by their own government. by debbierlus.
Follow up from last post. Right after my trying to come to FDL and comment on post, my computer became infected with a virus that hijacked my security administrator and disbled me to run safety scans and open the internet. I was able to heal it, but I would be curious if anyone else who [...]
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debbierlus commented on the diary post Two Days Left Until American citizens can be detained indefinitely without charges by their own government. by debbierlus.
Really weird stuff going on with this post. First, I tried to go to firedoglake main site. I couldn’t get in even though other sites are loading quickly. Then, when I tried to get here from a facebook link I put up, it went to an entirely different page and then after a few seconds [...]
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debbierlus wrote a new diary post: Two Days Left Until American citizens can be detained indefinitely without charges by their own government.
This is the text from the video link. Daily Kos had a great post as well that you can read here: I think this information needs to be pinned to the top of every progressive blog on the web. This is terrifying, outrageous, surreal, and totally unforgivable by this Congress and the Obama administration. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/12/09/1043781/-Why-Obama-Will-Not-Veto-NDAA-Military-Detention-of-Americans:-He-Requested-It?via=user RED [...]
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debbierlus commented on the diary post The Occupy Sites The National Media Won’t Tell You About by Phoenix Woman.
Occupy North Adams, MA. Small town with weekly protests and on-going group discussion and actions. Here, the cops honk and wave.
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debbierlus wrote a new diary post: Stop the Corporate Two Party Political Co-Opting of the Occupy Movement: THIS ENDS NOW
The momentum of the current Occupy Wall St movement is channeling the American publics’ anger, sadness, frustration with the corporate dominion over our economic, government, military,educational, and justice systems. Now that the American people have reached their threshold for tolerating corporate abuse, it is absolutely IMPERATIVE that we do not allow our voices to be [...]
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debbierlus commented on the blog post Occupy Wall Street Doesn’t Need to Issue Any Demands (Yet)
Don’t agree.
I wrote this journal today about the ‘free trade’ agreements Obama is preparing to send to Congress for approval (either today or tomorrow). Approximately 80% of the public stands united against more NAFTA type deals and this is consistent polling. Given that Obama is highlighting deals that will act to DEPRESS employment this week and trying to pass the legislation as a jobs bill, it would be prudent to stand up against blatant action occurring against the people right now?
And, corporate personhood? Isn’t that kinda of a no brainer?
It is good people are coming together to express sentiment and I believe the message of the movement is clear. But, if we can’t stand up against blatantly corrupt corporate policies as they move through Congress in real time, we are pretty much lost. The agreements will harm Americans for years to come….the time is now!
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debbierlus wrote a new diary post: Occupy Wall Street Movement: Obama Poised to Send ‘Free Trade’ Bills to Congress TODAY
Occupy Wall St. The movement is spreading. The sentiment is widely shared. People are fed up with the continued leeching of money from the labors of the working class to the wealth at the top of the economic sphere. Fed up with policies that place profit above human rights, dignity, and justice. Fed up with [...]
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debbierlus commented on the diary post I was “Banned” by Progressive Democrats Of America for wanting to “discuss” looking for a Primary Challenger to Obama by John H Kennedy.
They are a bunch of wimps. I tried to get involved and was chastised for trying to broach real discussion. I was chastised for having the audacity for writing Tim Carpenter an email addressing the serious betrayals of the democratic party and trying to foster a discussion of strategy to address the underlying issues. I [...]
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debbierlus wrote a new diary post: Orwellian ‘Jobs Creation’ Bills of September….Nafta Redux & Worse
Front Page of Yahoo: Congress Has Shot at Passing Job Creations Bill http://news.yahoo.com/congress-shot-passing-jobs-creating-bills-131021175.html New infrastructure? Resurrection of New Deal stimulators like Job Corp? Investment in education and micro-businesses? Nope. Three Free Trade agreemnts (South Korea, Colombia, and Panama) are being sold with the same ill-conceivd logic that Clinton used to decimate the Amrican job market when [...]
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debbierlus wrote a new diary post: Obama’s Sham Negotiations…Kabuki Theatre for the Masses
Last night, Lawrence O’Donnel just about dropped to his knees in worship and awe over Barack Obama’s strategic multi-dimensional chess strategy around the current debt ceiling ‘negotiations’ with the Republican Congressional Leadership. You can see the video here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43748708#43748708 Basically, he made quite a eloquent (although false) case as to how the President has been playing [...]
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debbierlus wrote a new diary post: The Fraud of the Two Party System has been exposed. Can we stop playing along now?
The writing is on the wall. In fact, the writing was on the wall before Obama even won the election. He is not a progressive. He is not a liberal. He is a politician who serves the corporate powers that placed him in office. He does not serve the people. He is not negotiating [...]
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debbierlus wrote a new diary post: Enough Already…..Circus freak show must end
Chists. I am so done with any more insider politics, it isn’t funny. This Weiner episode just really put it all into perspective. First, Weiner became a good little lap dog during the Health Insurance Fraud debacle. One by one any faint voice of reason died away, and he just was one of the last [...]
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debbierlus wrote a new diary post: A New Idea for Change: Gonzo Progressives: Art and Video Collaborative
I have been stewing, simmering, and seething watching this joke of a two party game play out to this freak end. I have been trying to elict change within this broken framework and I think it is time to turn the system on its head. So, I have started a local meetup group in Western [...]
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debbierlus commented on the diary post Am I the only one Suspicious: Osama Buried At Sea? by vector56.
This is a criminal investigation with the most wanted man in the Globe. You think it is smart to disappear the body?
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debbierlus commented on the diary post Am I the only one Suspicious: Osama Buried At Sea? by vector56.
NO I just wrote this diary on the very subject: http://my.firedoglake.com/debbierlus/2011/05/02/i-dont-believe-a-word-this-government-utters-especially-in-regards-to-bin-laden-and-911/ And, all my friends and family just rolled their eyes in sarcasm at the big news. There are millions of us who don’t buy this crap, but we are made to feel marginalized, so we will keep our damn mouthes shut. I don’t believe [...]
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debbierlus wrote a new diary post: I don’t believe a word this government utters…especially in regards to Bin Laden and 9/11
I am sorry. But, after the past decade of lies, distortions, obfuscations, and out and out deception surrounding 9/11 and every other damn issue under the sun, I don’t believe anything they say about anything anymore. (And, I know this shite ain’t new, but as the brazeness elevates due to our unquestioning acceptance of [...]
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