Club TNT Presents: Where Are The Jobs Rally - Ask Congressman Paul Ryan
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Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Attending Rock County AirFest Supports Koch/Walker Machine
The latest on Koch's class war apparatus:
In one audio recording, the audience laughs it up when Koch tongue-twists a million (dollars) during a speech he gives to recognize "partners" who have made seven-figure donations to the Koch plutocracy machine. Among the 32 big dollar "partners" mentioned are Wisconsinites Diane Hendricks from ABC Supply and John Menard.
This is exactly what the working class is up against and why it is so difficult to defeat these wealthy fascists. 50,000 wage earning voters can struggle to give $20 each to a solid grassroots "people" cause or candidate and lose the messaging campaign to one radical, authoritarian nationalist zealot with a couple million dollars.
More:
MotherJones - Koch Brothers Million Dollar Club
Bradblog - Inside the Koch Brothers' 2011 Summer Seminar (with audio and transcripts)
JS Online - Menard, Hendricks on Koch donor list
MotherJones Excerpt:
Diane Hendricks: Hendricks is the billionaire former head of the ABC Supply roofing company, which she took over from her husband Kenneth after he died in a construction site accident in 2007. Reportedly worth $2.2 billion, she is the richest businesswoman in Wisconsin and a big Republican Party donor. She recently gave her state's embattled Republican governor, Scott Walker, $10,000 in advance of a potential recall vote next year.
In one audio recording, the audience laughs it up when Koch tongue-twists a million (dollars) during a speech he gives to recognize "partners" who have made seven-figure donations to the Koch plutocracy machine. Among the 32 big dollar "partners" mentioned are Wisconsinites Diane Hendricks from ABC Supply and John Menard.
This is exactly what the working class is up against and why it is so difficult to defeat these wealthy fascists. 50,000 wage earning voters can struggle to give $20 each to a solid grassroots "people" cause or candidate and lose the messaging campaign to one radical, authoritarian nationalist zealot with a couple million dollars.
QUOTE:
"It isn't just your money we need. We need your energy. We need you bringing in new partners, new people. We can't do it alone. This group can't do it alone. We have to multiply ourselves. Just as to change the media we just can't have the judge. We need to clone him thousands and thousands-fold." -- Charles Koch
More:
MotherJones - Koch Brothers Million Dollar Club
Bradblog - Inside the Koch Brothers' 2011 Summer Seminar (with audio and transcripts)
JS Online - Menard, Hendricks on Koch donor list
Labor Pains In Hometown Grow Louder Against Paul Ryan
JG Excerpt:
JANESVILLE — At Monday's Labor Day parade through downtown Janesville, people cheered and applauded for Janesville native and 1st District Republican Congressman Paul Ryan.
In the same article from the Janesville Gazette they wrote, "When a small group of labor supporters went by holding "Recall Scott Walker" signs, however, the cheers turned to whoops, and the applause got louder." Let's put it this way, despite Janesville being Congressman Paul Ryan's hometown, the overall tone from the labor crowd toward him was only slightly less "enthusiastic" to that shown towards Scott Walker.
Due to an embarrassing technical difficulty at the worst possible time, I do not have photos or video proof. But I walked about half the route in step behind Paul Ryan and heard plenty of boos and jeers for him and saw individual spectators holding anti-Ryan signs along the Main Street parade route. I also noticed significant areas of spectators that did not acknowledge him at all, almost as if they were respectfully giving him the cold-shoulder when he passed by. Remember this is Ryan's hometown and many of these folks know each other. So did “people cheer and applaud him?” Sure, he had pockets of diehard supporters along the route, but to imply he was widely cheered is blatantly false. The Gazette at least acknowledged that their report was covering only a city block of the parade. The parade stretched for a mile.
Speaking of Ryan, he was pushing a baby stroller during the event, which I think shows extremely poor judgment on his part if he believes in his own fearmongering rhetoric. Remember, Ryan referred to the labor protests in Madison earlier in the year as riots similar to those going on in Cairo, Egypt at the time, and a few years ago smeared union members as violent thugs similar to Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath Party. So why would he subject his young children to that potential for harm if that's what he really thinks of labor? Or is he just a 24/7 lying hyper-ventilator who can't pass up an opportunity to demagogue those who disagree with him at every chance he gets?
Related reading: Democurmudgeon - Ryan calls protesting citizens, "the new norm." Ah, I think they're trying to tell you something Paul?
Monday, September 05, 2011
Tough Labor Day For Republicans
Republicans in Wisconsin head into this Labor Day holiday licking their wounds after ramming through legislation against the working poor and middle-class wage earners and losing two state senate seats to Democrats during the recalls. Unable to sustain any genuine pushback, Republican support groups fruitlessly spent millions when they recalled three of the fourteen courageous Democrats who stood up against Walker's class war agenda and miserably failed to recapture even one seat. The people have spoken.
It’s a far cry from last Labor Day when Jim Doyle was still governor and Republicans were welcome to participate in all Laborfest celebrations across the state. But since rubberstamping Walker's surprise attack on collective bargaining rights, Republican legislators have finally shown their true colors and contempt for public sector employees, labor and their organized counterparts. Why republicans would want to take part in celebrations with the very people they openly scorned and disempowered is a question for psychologists to sort out.
In the meantime, Wisconsin State Employees Union director Marty Beil says union members are more invigorated and unified than ever.
Support the grassroots Recall effort of Scott Walker and Rebecca Kleefisch with an online donation.
United Wisconsin Donate Here
Sunday, September 04, 2011
Are You Really a Progressive? Take the Test
Saw this first at Blogging Blue.
Here's an interesting little 40 question quiz to see how your own ideological leanings stack up against those of your fellow Americans. If I had to guess, I would identify more with being Progressive lite. But I scored 320/400 which according to the Center of American Progress makes me extremely progressive.
Click here to take the test.
Here's an interesting little 40 question quiz to see how your own ideological leanings stack up against those of your fellow Americans. If I had to guess, I would identify more with being Progressive lite. But I scored 320/400 which according to the Center of American Progress makes me extremely progressive.
Click here to take the test.
Saturday, September 03, 2011
Rip Rap
House Republicans want any new funds spent for disaster aid to be offset by cuts elsewhere
Sure. Why not start by ending all tax credits and subsidies to Big Oil? Then move on to all subsidies and tax credits for Big Corpse. Why not start taxing hedge funds and other exotic investment schemes on Wall Street? But nooooo. As George Carlin once said, "they're coming after our Social Security ...and they'll get it."
Uh-oh. Major Quake Rocks Alaska. Hurricane Lee spinning into the Gulf.
Will Eric Cantor or Paul Ryan demand Americans give up their Medicare and Social Security to offset disaster relief? Why not just come out and say it fellas, we know that's what you want.
The GOP's Murder Gun Raffle
The GOP Must Be Saving the Raffle for the Ruger Mini-14, the weapon conservative hero Anders Breivik used to murder 69 children on an island retreat in Norway, for their big push fundraiser for 2012.
Are Republicans Taunting American Workers by participating In the Labor Day Celebration?
It's very possible. Remember when Tea Party activists spat on Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) and hurled epithets at Reps. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and Andre Carson (D-Ind.) while walking to the Capitol to debate the health care reform bill? Some conservative pundits implied that the congressmen taunted the protesters by their mere presence because they could have avoided the situation by taking a different route. Not so with Wisconsin Republicans. After ramming through legislation designed to strip collective bargaining rights away and defund labor organizations, local Republicans seem proud to march with the victims of their legislative assaults. Are they hoping for something bad to happen? It's very possible.
Story
Swimming In Cash, Executives Say Spending Now Is Risky
Corporate Cash Holdings Have Grown 59 Percent Since 2008
Republicans want to lower Corporate taxes low enough so executives can risk somebody else's money.
Bachmann Doubles Down On Drilling In Everglades, Says Only ‘Radical Environmentalists’ Would Oppose
Can Bachmann go far enough off the cliff to make Perry look sane?
Many Are Carrying Water For Paul Ryan and His Randian Proposal
This is something we really have to start watching for. Some House Representatives, Senators and talking heads are parroting various provisions from Ryan's Kill Medicare Budget proposal without ever mentioning his name or referring to the proposal. It's sort of a way to test public reaction to it when a different salesman presents it. But in order to catch them in the act, you have to be fairly knowledgable about his dastardly proposal. For instance in Wisconsin, Sean Duffy and Ron Johnson parrot excerpts from Ryan's proposal almost exclusively while never mentioning Ryan or his proposal. Eric Cantor and Marco Rubio too. The list of folks on the right doing this is fairly large. Also, watch sneaky Democrats like Kent Conrad. They need to be called on it when they do it. You know, "Hey, isn't that in Paul Ryan's class war budget proposal? Why do you want to kill Medicare and give larger tax cuts to corporations and the super-wealthy?"
Tribune Company: 640 executives to share $42 million.
Your Honor, we are here today during the course of our bankruptcy proceedings, that despite declining performance, to ask for authority to pay management executives bonuses.
Video: Ed Shultz Calls Out Coward Rubio For Ryanesque Speech
There's uncertainty out there says small business, but taxes and regulations have nothing to do with it.
Out of touch Republicans still blame taxes and regulations.
Sure. Why not start by ending all tax credits and subsidies to Big Oil? Then move on to all subsidies and tax credits for Big Corpse. Why not start taxing hedge funds and other exotic investment schemes on Wall Street? But nooooo. As George Carlin once said, "they're coming after our Social Security ...and they'll get it."
Uh-oh. Major Quake Rocks Alaska. Hurricane Lee spinning into the Gulf.
Will Eric Cantor or Paul Ryan demand Americans give up their Medicare and Social Security to offset disaster relief? Why not just come out and say it fellas, we know that's what you want.
The GOP's Murder Gun Raffle
Think Progress Excerpt:
In Same District Where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Was Shot, GOP Auctioning Off A Glock .45 At Fundraiser
The GOP Must Be Saving the Raffle for the Ruger Mini-14, the weapon conservative hero Anders Breivik used to murder 69 children on an island retreat in Norway, for their big push fundraiser for 2012.
Are Republicans Taunting American Workers by participating In the Labor Day Celebration?
It's very possible. Remember when Tea Party activists spat on Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) and hurled epithets at Reps. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and Andre Carson (D-Ind.) while walking to the Capitol to debate the health care reform bill? Some conservative pundits implied that the congressmen taunted the protesters by their mere presence because they could have avoided the situation by taking a different route. Not so with Wisconsin Republicans. After ramming through legislation designed to strip collective bargaining rights away and defund labor organizations, local Republicans seem proud to march with the victims of their legislative assaults. Are they hoping for something bad to happen? It's very possible.
Story
Swimming In Cash, Executives Say Spending Now Is Risky
Corporate Cash Holdings Have Grown 59 Percent Since 2008
Republicans want to lower Corporate taxes low enough so executives can risk somebody else's money.
Bachmann Doubles Down On Drilling In Everglades, Says Only ‘Radical Environmentalists’ Would Oppose
Can Bachmann go far enough off the cliff to make Perry look sane?
Many Are Carrying Water For Paul Ryan and His Randian Proposal
Crooks and liars Excerpt: (story & video)
Apparently toeing the line for Paul Ryan's budget proposal which contains massive cuts to transportation and infrastructure spending. Ryan's name was never used and his proposal was never mentioned here, but that doesn't matter much, because what they were doing is advocating for everything that's in it.
This is something we really have to start watching for. Some House Representatives, Senators and talking heads are parroting various provisions from Ryan's Kill Medicare Budget proposal without ever mentioning his name or referring to the proposal. It's sort of a way to test public reaction to it when a different salesman presents it. But in order to catch them in the act, you have to be fairly knowledgable about his dastardly proposal. For instance in Wisconsin, Sean Duffy and Ron Johnson parrot excerpts from Ryan's proposal almost exclusively while never mentioning Ryan or his proposal. Eric Cantor and Marco Rubio too. The list of folks on the right doing this is fairly large. Also, watch sneaky Democrats like Kent Conrad. They need to be called on it when they do it. You know, "Hey, isn't that in Paul Ryan's class war budget proposal? Why do you want to kill Medicare and give larger tax cuts to corporations and the super-wealthy?"
Tribune Company: 640 executives to share $42 million.
Your Honor, we are here today during the course of our bankruptcy proceedings, that despite declining performance, to ask for authority to pay management executives bonuses.
Video: Ed Shultz Calls Out Coward Rubio For Ryanesque Speech
There's uncertainty out there says small business, but taxes and regulations have nothing to do with it.
Out of touch Republicans still blame taxes and regulations.
Friday, September 02, 2011
Janesville Pops With Main Street Rally For Jobs
The turn-out was substantial despite unusually hot and sticky weather for the first of September in Janesville. The Thursday late afternoon speak-out in front of Rep. Paul Ryan's office and the following soup kitchen had it all with about 150 people being treated to a line up of passionate speakers, some street theatre and a tasty meal of beef, mashed potatoes and sweet corn, washed down with your choice of iced tea or lemonade - free of charge. The ladies serving up the meals did a fantastic job!
The street theatre of a "fake" Paul Ryan dressed in a white tux answering some tough questions about his record and positions added a nice twist of entertainment to the rally flavor of the event. There was no way the real Paul Ryan would subject himself to such close contact mingling with the box wine class. These folks (Registered Nurses, Union Reps.) were gathered to make a convincing point, and that they did.
It was good enough to be worth a price of admission. Well done!
Additional photos at National Nurses United Soup Kitchen
The street theatre of a "fake" Paul Ryan dressed in a white tux answering some tough questions about his record and positions added a nice twist of entertainment to the rally flavor of the event. There was no way the real Paul Ryan would subject himself to such close contact mingling with the box wine class. These folks (Registered Nurses, Union Reps.) were gathered to make a convincing point, and that they did.
It was good enough to be worth a price of admission. Well done!
Additional photos at National Nurses United Soup Kitchen
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Reminder - Janesville Soup Kitchen and Speak Out!
Thursday, September 1 · 5:00pm - 7:00pm
US Congressman Paul Ryan's Janesville Office
20 S. Main Street and
Courthouse Amphitheater Park at S. Main and E. Court Streets
Janesville, WI
Created By
Jan Rodolfo RN
Please Join Nurses for a Soup Kitchen and Speak-Out!
Buses Leaving from Madison:
3:30pm: Memorial Union; 4pm: GEF Bldg (King + Webster St)
We'll bring a much needed dose of reality to US Congressman Paul Ryan, while feeding the people that Wall Street and its political lackeys have devastated and turned their backs on.
Tell Congressman Ryan “Where It Hurts” in Janesville!
While Wall Street banks got bailed out of the financial crisis that THEY caused, Main Street towns like Janesville are suffering!
Deep cuts in social services, further corporate tax-breaks and schemes to privatize Medicare and Social Security will only result in the further devastation of Main Street.
Urge US Congressman Paul Ryan to support a Tax on Wall St. to bring quality jobs, housing, healthcare and education back to Main Street!
Buses Leaving from Madison:
3:30pm: Memorial Union
4pm: GEF Bldg (King + Webster St)
(Returning approx. 8pm)
Please call Jan at 510-757-5925 to save a seat on the bus, or for endorsements or questions.
Endorsed by: National Nurses United, People's Rights Campaign, AFSCME Local 1077, Wisconsin Resists, John Nichols from the Nation Magazine, AFSCME Local 938, Rock Valley Education Professionals, Executive Board of AFSCME Local 171
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US Congressman Paul Ryan's Janesville Office
20 S. Main Street and
Courthouse Amphitheater Park at S. Main and E. Court Streets
Janesville, WI
Created By
Jan Rodolfo RN
Please Join Nurses for a Soup Kitchen and Speak-Out!
Buses Leaving from Madison:
3:30pm: Memorial Union; 4pm: GEF Bldg (King + Webster St)
We'll bring a much needed dose of reality to US Congressman Paul Ryan, while feeding the people that Wall Street and its political lackeys have devastated and turned their backs on.
Tell Congressman Ryan “Where It Hurts” in Janesville!
While Wall Street banks got bailed out of the financial crisis that THEY caused, Main Street towns like Janesville are suffering!
Deep cuts in social services, further corporate tax-breaks and schemes to privatize Medicare and Social Security will only result in the further devastation of Main Street.
Urge US Congressman Paul Ryan to support a Tax on Wall St. to bring quality jobs, housing, healthcare and education back to Main Street!
Buses Leaving from Madison:
3:30pm: Memorial Union
4pm: GEF Bldg (King + Webster St)
(Returning approx. 8pm)
Please call Jan at 510-757-5925 to save a seat on the bus, or for endorsements or questions.
Endorsed by: National Nurses United, People's Rights Campaign, AFSCME Local 1077, Wisconsin Resists, John Nichols from the Nation Magazine, AFSCME Local 938, Rock Valley Education Professionals, Executive Board of AFSCME Local 171
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