A few days ago, at the Netroots Nation conference, I had the good fortune to catch a session with former presidential candidate, and progressive standard bearer, Howard Dean. Following is the first of three videos I hope to post over the coming weeks, accompanied by my quick attempt at transcription. In this clip, you’ll hear […]
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Howard Dean on his 2004 run for President: “We were really running against the Democratic party… The Democratic party was becoming increasingly what we would now call corporatist. They’d given up. They just weren’t fighting for a better country.”
Posted in Politics Also tagged 2004, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Convio, Democratic National Committee, Dick Cheney, Dick Gephardt, Eugene McCarthy, foreign policy, George Bush, Howard Dean, Iowa, Iraq war, Jim Jeffords, Joe Lieberman, John Edwards, John Kerry, Netroots Nation, Presidential politics, Saddam Hussein, Sandy Berger, Susan Rice, Vietnam, Wesley Clark 6 Comments
AIG: the distance between “I hope they commit suicide” and “off with their heads”
According to New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, 73 employees of AIG (American International Group) took home $1 million or more in bonuses last week. In total, the “too big to fail” insurer recently paid out $165 million in bonuses to its employees. According to the CEO of the company, Edward M. Liddy, they […]
Posted in Economics, Observations Also tagged ACORN, AIG, American International Group, Andrew Cuomo, bailout, Charles Grassley, Edward M. Liddy, Obama, off with their heads, suicide 55 Comments