Tag Archives: Super PAC

The biggest post-election losers… Or, six old white men that need to be set adrift on ice floes

By Mark | November 14, 2012

Bobby Jindal, the Republican Governor of Louisiana, when asked a few days ago to reflect on the election, said, “We cannot be, we must not be, the party that simply protects the rich so they get to keep their toys.” Sure, he’s probably lying, but I still think it’s safe to say that this comment, [...]

Posted in Observations, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Albert Mohler, ALEC, American Crossroads, Americans for Tax Reform, anti-government, Ashley Judd, Bill Kristol, billionaires, Birthers, Bobby Jindal, bribery, Bush tax cuts, casinos, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Crossroads GPS, CrossroadsGPS, dark money, Dean Heller, Department of Justice, evangelical, fiscal cliff, Frank Wolf, Grover Norquist, immigration reform, Libertarianism, Macau, Megyn Kelly, Miriam Ochsorn, Mitch McConnell, Move to Amend, Nevada, Obama, organized crime, racketeering, Republican strategy, revolution, Romney, Romney. obstructionism, Saxby Chambliss, SEC, Securities Exchange Commission, Senate, Shaun Casey, Sheldon Adelson, starve the beast, tax the rich, Taxpayer Protection Pledge, tea party, The Apprentice, The Simpsons | 34 Comments

Here we go again… the Swiftboating of Obama has begun

By Mark | August 15, 2012

A few nights ago, I told you about a family member of mine who had shared a purposefully misleading political graphic on Facebook, and how I responded. The piece, which incorrectly attributed $5 billion of the nation’s debt to the “Democratic majority,” was produced by an organization called Right Change, a fake grassroots entity bankrolled [...]

Posted in Media, Observations, Politics | Also tagged 9/11, astroturf, Bin Ladin Determined To Strike in US, Bush, Bush administration, Dick Cheney, Dishonorable Disclosures, Federal Election Commission, Fred Eshelman, George Bush the Lesser, intelligence, Iraq war, leaks, liberal media, lies in the run-up to the Iraq war, Mission Accomplished, national security, Navy SEALS, Obama, OPSEC, Osama bin Laden, Plamegate, political ads, RightChange.com, Romney, Ryan Zinke, special forces, Special Operations for America, Special Operations Political Committee, state secrets, Swiftboating, Valerie Plame | 22 Comments

We need to come together the same way we did when we crushed SOPA, and pass the DISCLOSE Act on Monday

By Mark | July 14, 2012

As of right now, it looks as though the DISCLOSE Act is set to go before the Senate for a cloture vote on Monday afternoon. If you haven’t done so already, I’d appreciate it if you would join me in signing the petition now. And, if you have the time, it would great if you [...]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Al Franken, big oil, buying elections, Carl Levin, Chinese currency manipulation, Chuck Schumer, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Crossroads GPS, Debbie Stabenow, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act, disclose act, election reform, get the money out of Washington, Hardball, Karl Rove, Michael Smerconish, money as free speech, money in politics, Move to Amend, Ohio, Patrick Leahy, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sherrod Brown, SOPA, too big to fail, transparency, Wall Street | 10 Comments

Romney, hoping to stem the Santorum surge, pretends to drive a car through Detroit in a desperate attempt to connect with Michiganders

By Mark | February 16, 2012

Given Rick Santorum’s recent, come-from-behind primary wins, and the fact that Super Tuesday is just a few short weeks away, the February 28 primary in Michigan is shaping up to be more important than anyone could have predicted. According to the most optimistic polling that I’ve seen, Romney, the son of former Michigan Governor George [...]

Posted in Detroit, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged attack ads, automotive bailout, Big 3, crony capitalism, George Romney, Keith Olbermann, Mitt Romney, Nate Silver, Obama, political ads, political attack ads, polls, republican primary, RIck Santorum, Rombo, Super Tuesday, unions, Vernors | 32 Comments

How much blame does the Asian actress in Hoekstra’s ad deserve?

By Mark | February 8, 2012

Yesterday, on his MSNBC show, Lawrence O’Donnell called out the “100% Chinese” actress who appears in that incredibly racist anti-Debbie Stabenow ad of Pete Hoekstra’s that we’ve been discussing. After asking his audience to help identify the actress, O’Donnell offered the following… “I’ve done things in show business… that I’m not proud of,” he said, [...]