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Big Business and The Right - Do They Hate Women So Much?

 

What's the deal with daily attacks on women and their health care?

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First some statistics freaks report that women don't need mammograms until after age 50, which is bullshit.  I don't know many people who have not dealt with breast cancer in their families.  The stories I hear that have "decent endings" involve early detection and intervention.  So many moms and sisters and daughters and cousins are alive at 47 or 50 or 58 because of mammography in their late 30's and 40's, thus what male chauvinist pig would deny the need for testing?

 

Next comes telling girls and women that pap smears are not as necessary as had been believed, so delay the start of the testing and save time and money and feed the corporate greed of the insurance companies.  Again, bullshit.  We need MORE testing, not less.  I have women I love very much who have endured the testing, complaining about the process (and male doctors who use cold instruments...) and are alive and living today because of a little spot that the test uncovered.

 

The crap about false positives must be more corporate disinformation, sort of like saying that if we try the terrorists here, other terrorists will come to America and will be visiting the prisoners.  Yep those terrorist visitors are actually dumber, then, than Sarah Palin?  Can't you see them lined up on visiting day?  ATTENTION RIGHT-WING DUMMIES:  Let them visit.  We can arrest them en mass and make this a better world.

Back to health care for women:  Self-exams are not necessary?  Holy F-king BULLSHIT - how idiotic.  It costs nothing to self-exam and if one person's life is saved because millions of free, private self-exams, what's the harm?  When I heard this latest report, I wanted to take a bulldozer to the freaks that seem to want to have women and girls ignore reality, take unnecessary chances, and well, die early, I guess.  (Men might want to pay attention - breast cancer is "equal-opportunity," so we're next!)

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We should all reject this crap and tell Congress and the Administration to not let this disinformation make its way into "standard procedure."  Lives are at stake, families are at risk, that it sure wouldn't be good for anyone's heterosexual marriage.  (Or, lesbian relationships, either...)

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Hopefully, the Queen Of Media will bring this to light before she finishes her 25 years.

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Cliff - The XCon

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Winfrey announces end of 'Oprah'

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(CNN) -- Oprah Winfrey knows how to keep viewers on the edge of their seats.

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In the last 10 minutes of her show, Winfrey confirmed that she will be ending her syndicated "Oprah Winfrey Show" in September 2011.

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"After much prayer and months of careful thought, I thought that next season, season 25, will be the last season of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show,' " she told the audience.

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"You may hear a lot of speculation in the press about why I'm making this decision now, and I wanted you to hear it from me," she said. "Twenty-four years ago on September 8, 1986, I went live from Chicago to launch the first show. I was beyond excited, and a little nervous."

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Oprah: Sarah Palin Admits To Being Naive, Loving Unprotected Sex, and Enjoying Porn

 

 

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Conservative media frequently accuse

progressives of "raping" Americans

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Conservative commentators such as Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and Michael Savage frequently employ rape metaphors when discussing progressives or progressive policies. For example, Beck said that New Yorkers are "being raped by [their] government," while Limbaugh, during a discussion of health care, told his listeners: "Get ready to get gang-raped again.

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The former vice president returned to 30 Rock Thursday night in honor of NBC's "Green Week"—delivering an unexpectedly funny performance as the light bulb-changing janitor. If only Gore could bring this comedic timing to all his appearances.

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In this new Twitter world of fragmented media, Washington Post media critic Howie Kurtz says that there are few personalities left from the previous generation of trusted icons, and that Oprah's exit in 2011 will mark yet another shift in the landscape. CNN

Fox News' year in apologies: fake videos, false info, cutting and pasting from GOP

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On November 19, co-host Jane Skinner apologized for Happening Now "mistakenly" airing a fake video of Sarah Palin's book tour "crowds." This was not the first time Fox News has apologized for airing fake videos and false information.

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Fox News' year in apologies:

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Fox News presents year-old Palin footage as new Palin book tour crowd. As Think Progress first noted, on the November 18 edition of Happening Now, guest co-host Gregg Jarrett used old footage -- which he said was "just coming in to us" -- of a McCain-Palin rally from last year to illustrate how Sarah Palin is "continuing to draw huge crowds" during her book tour. The following day, Skinner apologized for "mistakenly" airing the fake crowd video.

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Stewart blasts Hannity for using old video footage to inflate Bachmann rally attendance. During the November 10 edition of Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Stewart blasted Fox News host Sean Hannity for attempting to inflate the crowd size of Rep. Michele Bachmann's (R-MN) Fox News-fueled GOP rally against health care reform by using footage of the crowd at the better-attended 9-12 rally. On the November 11 edition of his program, Hannity said he "screwed up" and apologized for airing "incorrect video" of 9-12 protests while discussing the Bachmann rally.

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Like An '08 Flashback: OFA Targets Sarah Palin As 'Dangerous'

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Organizing for America, the DNC's campaign arm set up to support President Obama's agenda, has a familiar target today: Sarah Palin.

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Mitch Stewart, OFA's director, told supporters in an email just now they need help to raise "$500,000 in the next week to push back against Sarah Palin and her special interest allies."

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His argument is that Palin's "lies" about health care are "widely covered by the media, then constantly echoed by right-wing attack groups and others who are trying to defeat reform." He uses her death panels meme as an example.

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In his book "The Audacity to Win," Obama campaign manager David Plouffe said he was shocked that Palin was such a good fundraising driver for the team.

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‘Read the stimulus’ advocate Dick Armey slammed

for not bothering to read the stimulus.

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Yesterday, the House Oversight and Government Reform committee held a hearing on the implementation of the Recovery Act, also known as the stimulus. Republican members invited former GOP Majority Leader Dick Armey, who now leads the corporate front group FreedomWorks, to testify as their expert witness. After listening to Armey argue at length about the merits of even having any government intervention in the economy, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) asked him if he supported the unemployment compensation provisions of the bill. Armey said he might, but conceded that he had not read that portion of the bill. Van Hollen then extracted a confession that Armey had not even read the bill at all, even though he was appearing as an expert and repeatedly goes before the press to criticize the stimulus...

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The Gallery Is Functioning

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But, Is The Country?

 

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The Right Is A Cesspool Of Contamination.

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Reading around the net and a couple of papers this morning I see that the "pattern continues" and the psychotic right just keeps on spouting their crap!  They remind me of the South Park episode where everyone starts eating through their asses and crapping through their mouths, a reversal of "the norm" and not based in science!  I think of that show every time I see many of the CC's, AKA: Crazy Conservatives.

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One in particular seems to have no real value or purpose, no reason to exist other than to exude fecal matter from her mouth.  You guessed it:  Ann "Man" Coulter.  She was at it again on the Joy Behar show and it can only be described as "a loose stool."

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I got a note from a friend who was just as offended as me.  He wrote:

How utterly pathetic Coulter has become!  Her consistent media whoring and writing/saying hugely outrageous things appears to be motivated by her unchecked drive to attract attention to herself to keep her brand at the top of mind with the general public.  If Coulter genuinely believes all of the things she writes/says then surely it must be time for an intervention.  Maybe Bill Maher can compel Coulter to go into rehab for her persistent schizophrenia.  I believe the necessary words go something like this (with apologies to Faust):  "Therefore, I compel thee and bind thee and exorcize thee here through Lucifer and Beelzebub and all the leaders of the hellish rightwing and whatever may be your names."

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I couldn't have said it better.  The story and link is in today's posting for the strong of heart.  A bucket to hurl is might be appropriate.

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Others are crawling around the bottom of the septic tank, as the rabid right tends to do.  Their disease makes H1N1 look tame, doesn't it?  And still Cheney lives on.  I guess it is impossible for an alien clone to actually cease to exist.  Spare parts must be in ample supply in the bilge of the alien mother ship.

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Sure as $hit, I am an EX-conservative.

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Schumer to Obama:

'Significantly revamp corporate governance'

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Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), one of Wall Street’s most consistent supporters, is nudging the Obama administration to go further in its effort to restrict executive pay and reform financial firms that received public bailout funds.

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In a letter Thursday to the administration’s “pay czar,” Kenneth Feinberg, Schumer endorses Feinberg’s announcement Thursday that salaries to 175 executives at seven companies would be cut by 90 percent over their 2008 levels.

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Many Republicans worry that the flamboyant rhetoric of conservative activists is

hurting their party. | Composite image by POLITICO.

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Conservatives roar; Republicans tremble

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Many top Republicans are growing worried that the party’s chances for reversing its electoral routs of 2006 and 2008 are being wounded by the flamboyant rhetoric and angry tone of conservative activists and media personalities, according to interviews with GOP officials and operatives.

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Congressional leaders talk in private of being boxed in by commentators such as Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh — figures who are wildly popular with the conservative base but wildly controversial among other parts of the electorate, and who have proven records of making life miserable for senators and House members critical of their views or influence.

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Ann Coulter:

Liberals are Presidential Assassins and Racists

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(ChattahBox)—Conservative pundit Ann Coulter appeared on Headline News Joy Behar’s program last night armed with her usual bag of offensive statements ramped up to achieve maximum shock value. And she managed to malign liberals, as terrorists, presidential assassins and racists, within a few moments of heated chatter with Behar.

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With the tone of the right-wing dialogue currently dominated by the bizarre rants and conspiracy theories of Glenn Beck, Coulter must have realized she needs to step up her attacks to a new level of crazy.

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Adam’sAppleAnn?  Click here to read more.

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Why Extremist Views Dominate

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For many people - more than you might think - public and political dialogue seems dominated by extreme views that don't resonate.

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A new study suggests a possible reason: People with extreme views seem more willing to share their opinions than others, but only if they believe, even falsely, that their views are popular.

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However, the research looked at only a narrow topic range and involved just college students, so more study would be needed to reveal whether the findings apply broadly to other age groups and beliefs.

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Still, the findings are intriguing.

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Fox News' War

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New video from Media Matters shows network declared "war" on the White House long before Dunn's comments

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Washington, D.C. - Following Anita Dunn's description of Fox News as an "arm" of the Republican Party, Fox News personalities have suggested or claimed that the White House declared "war" on the network. In response, Media Matters for America has released a video showing the factually inaccurate smears, blatant political organizing, and explicit lobbying that Fox News has engaged in. Many of these activities have been occurring since January 20 and have only increased in frequency as time has passed.

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WATCH VIDEO HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDR47EKTrCQ

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Beck Escalates Feud With Lindsey Graham:

‘I’m Going To Stick With The Angry People’

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Glenn Beck escalated his feud with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on his Fox News show today. Recall, Graham has previously dismissed Beck as an entertainer who is “aligned with cynicism.” “Only in America can you make that much money crying,” Graham said of Beck. When Beck responded by saying Graham’s criticism was the “highest honor” he’s ever received, Graham reiterated his view that Beck “doesn’t represent the Republican Party.”

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White House nixes Cheney's charges on Afghanistan

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WASHINGTON – The White House on Thursday forcefully rejected criticism from former Vice President Dick Cheney and other Republicans that President Barack Obama's Afghanistan decision is taking too long.

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"What Vice President Cheney calls dithering, President Obama calls his solemn responsibility to the men and women in uniform and to the American public," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said. "I think we've all seen what happens when somebody doesn't take that responsibility seriously."

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Obama is nearing a decision on whether to significantly expand the U.S. war posture in Afghanistan by honoring a military request for thousands of additional forces. The decision had been expected as early as mid-August, when Obama's new war commander prepared a harsh assessment of deteriorating conditions in the 8-year-old conflict.

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Don't Ask - Don't Tell - Makes It To SNL

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If you missed Saturday Night Live on 9/17/2009, it is worth seeing a video clip.  After all these years, the show still has relevance and creativity.

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Republicans Screw Doctors and

Medicare Patients To Fight Health Care Reform

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October 22, 2009 — Ron Chusid

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Books such as What’s The Matter With Kansas note how people vote against their economic self-interest by voting Republican. The thought is that lower income individuals vote Republican despite the fact that Republican economic policies only benefit the ultra-wealthy. (They provide some token benefits for those making over $250,000, but to really benefit from the Republican it is necessary to make over $600,000.) This week’s activity in Congress shows that it isn’t only lower income voters who are taken for a ride by GOP, but also doctors.

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Frank Gaffney Tells Ron Reagan:

'Your Father Would Be Ashamed Of You'

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Right-wing pundit and neo-conservative think tank head Frank Gaffney had some very strong words against the more dovish Ron Reagan, the liberal son of the late President Ronald Reagan, during a heated argument over Afghanistan on Hardball.

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CLICK HERE TO READ MORE – and find Ron on AirAmerica.com

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Rosie O'Donnell Acknowledges 'Issues' with Spouse

Rosie O'Donnell says that she had her spouse of five years, Kelli Carpenter, are undergoing rough patch in their relationship – and passes up a chance to refute speculation that Carpenter has moved out of their home in Nyack, N.Y., and into an apartment in Manhattan.

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"We're a family. We will remain a family forever. And we are working on our issues," O'Donnell, 47, tells USA Today in an interview conducted Tuesday.

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Right to 'Erotic Services' Upheld By Federal Judge

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A U.S. district court judge has rejected an Illinois sheriff's bid to shut down Craigslist's erotic services category. You can't spank the website, the judge ruled, for the actions of some naughty, naughty prostitutes.

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Said Judge John Grady:

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"Sheriff [Thomas] Dart may continue to use Craigslist's Web site to identify and pursue individuals who post allegedly unlawful content. But he cannot sue Craigslist for their conduct."

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To Honor Those Who Remain Conservative,

The Gallery is OPEN

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The flag flies proudly over all that I own.  I am an American and proud of it.  Well, except for the crazed righties that embarrass all of the rest of us, I am proud and also have a sense of humor about it all.  You?

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