Anderson Cooper 360, CNN, 9-29-2009
Michael Moore – documentary, “Capitalism: A Love Story”
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Rick Barber, running for Congress in a GOP primary runoff in Alabama’s 2nd District July 13th, meets with three very important people to discuss the evils of the progressive income tax and its intersection with health care. Television ad, Internet preview version.
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Directed by Ladd Ehlinger Jr.
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October 5, 2009 Healthcare Reform Debate with Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) and Dr. Betsy McCaughey, Health Policy Expert, Patient Advocate and former Lieutenant Governor of New York (1995-1998) more at www.dl21c.org
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http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/4303-american-government-media-influence-on-elections
This lesson was selected from a broader, comprehensive course, American Government. This course and others are available from Thinkwell, Inc. The full course can be found at http://www.thinkwell.com/student/product/americangovernment. The full course covers constitutional principles, civil liberties, civil rights, people and politics, choosing representatives, political institutions, public policy, key Supreme Court cases, changes in democracy, and more. The course features three renowned professors: Gerald Rosenberg, an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, Mark Rom, an Associate Professor of Government and Public Policy at Georgetown University, and Matthew Dickinson, an Associate Professor of Political Science at Middlebury College.
Gerald Rosenberg directs the American Politics Workshop and lectures at the law school at the University of Chicago. He holds a Masters Degree in Politics and Philosophy from Christ Church, Oxford University, has a law degree from the University of Michigan, and has a Ph.D. from Yale. As a specialist on the judiciary, Prof. Rosenberg is the author of The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change? and spent the 2000-2001 academic year teaching at Northwestern University Law School as Jack N. Pritzker Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law. He has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and spent the 2002-2003 academic year teaching US law at Xiamen University in China. He has also been awarded the Llewellyn John & Harriet Manchester Quantrell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching at the University of Chicago.
A three-time winner of his school’s Outstanding Faculty Member Award, Mark Rom received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Wisconsin and worked for four years as a senior social science analyst for the General Accounting Office. Prof. Rom is the author of Fatal Extraction: The Story Behind the Florida Dentist Accused of Infecting His Patients with HIV, Poisoning Public Health, Public Spirit in the Thrift Tragedy, and coauthor of Welfare Magnets: A New Case for a National Standard.
Matthew Dickinson received his Ph.D. from Harvard. A specialist on the presidency, he is the author of Bitter Harvest: FDR, Presidential Power and the Growth of the Presidential Branch. Prof. Dickinson has published numerous articles and has provided television commentary on the presidency, presidential decision-making, and presidential advisers. His current research examines the growth of presidential staff in the post-World War II era.
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I am new to YouTube, and, as such, I don’t know how to create a video. Therefore, I am uploading a copy of a video I got from YouTube member, “NakedEmperorNews.” I hope you don’t mind; I’m not trying to violate copyright, as this is a spare “backup copy” file copy for personal, educational, non-profit purposes to save the nation. (As an aside, I just realized that this is a public hearing which is probably in the public domain, and not able to be copyrighted, but I still give credit to the source herein and am of the undersanding that the owner wanted this passed on.) I converted it from FLV to AVI, and I am converting it back to FLV upon upload, so it may lose some resolution integrity. Sincerely, Gordon Wayne Watts, Lakeland, Florida, USA
Related news coverage -this is good, trust me:
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* http://www.GordonWatts.com/HealthCareQuestionTooHard.html
PS: Look for news coverage by reporter, Debra J.M. Smith of Informing Christians:
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The third day of testimony on climate change legislation brings a return to partisanship. Republicans threaten to boycott if Democrats continue with mark up of Kerry-Boxer legislation until full EPA analysis is finished.
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President Obama calls on Congress to continue to support education reform, including inspiring students to excel in math and science, revitalizing the community college system and making college more affordable. January 27, 2010. (Public Domain)
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Republican Whip Eric Cantor talks Afghanistan, health care & spending on “Imus In The Morning.”
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On Sept. 5, 2007, at noon, on the West side of the U.S. Capitol, representatives of various Peace Groups challenged the U.S. Congress to end the Iraq War. The activists held a public signing of letters seeking a meeting, and a dialogue, with Congressional leaders. The Peace Groups want Congress “to cut off funding for the war in Iraq and to safely and swiftly bring the U.S. troops home.”
The National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance (NCNR) coordinated today’s event. Participating were activists from Code Pink, Declaration of Peace, Democracy Rising, Dorothy Day Catholic Worker, Gold Star Families for Peace, Jonah House, Peace Action, Veterans for Peace, Voices for Creative Nonviolence, Voters for Peace and the Washington Peace Center. Check out the Declaration of Peace’s web site at: http://declarationofpeace.org/ for information on the “9 Point Comprehensive Peace Plan for Iraq,” which is referenced in the letters to the Congressional leadership.
Text-Letter to Members of Congress
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, 235 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 Sen. Harry Reid, 528 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 Rep. John Boehner, 1011 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 Sen. Mitch McConnell, 361-A Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator or Representative:
As representatives of peace and justice organizations, we are writing to request a meeting with you as soon as possible at your convenience to discuss a most urgent issue. We are facing one of the greatest crisis of our times–the unmitigated disaster caused by the war and occupation of Iraq. The untold suffering in Iraq, in that region and here in the United States will be with us for decades to come. The healing of Iraq cannot begin until all occupation forces leave the country.
Many of our elected representatives express concern for the troops in Iraq. However, under a false premise, they vote to fund the war in order to “support the troops.” In reality, not much of the funding of the war actually went to the troops or the many veterans who returned home broken and damaged by what they experienced in this illegal war. Instead funding the war meant more money for profiteers like Halliburton and corrupt Iraqi officials. And funding the war inevitably led to more dead and wounded U.S. soldiers.
We urge you to be a leader in ending this dishonorable war. The continuation of this illegal and futile occupation is a refusal to accept the November 2006 mandate of the people to end this war. As you are aware, an astonishing $12 billion is wasted each month on the war in Iraq. The money going down the rabbit hole in Iraq is funding denied to the poor and the working middle class. Money for war is money denied to children, many of whom have no access to health care. Money for war is money denied to our struggling public schools. Money for war is money denied to desperately needed social services.
All of us, both legislator and peace activist, must act to end this ignoble crisis. Let us meet to discuss how best to end the occupation of Iraq as soon as possible.
The Declaration of Peace has developed a framework for a 9-point Comprehensive Peace Plan for Iraq, which we would like to discuss with you at the meeting:
1] An end to all funding for U.S. military operations in Iraq.
2] Safe and rapid withdrawal of all U.S. troops and coalition forces from Iraq, with no future deployments.
3] No permanent U.S. military bases or installations in Iraq.
4] Support for an Iraqi-led peace process, including a peace conference to shape a post-occupation transition.
5] Return control of Iraqi oil and sovereignty in their economic and political affairs to the people of Iraq.
6] Support for reparations and reconstruction to address the destruction caused by the U.S. invasion, military occupation, and 13 years of economic sanctions.
7] Establish a U.S. “peace dividend” for job creation, health care, education, housing, and other social needs at home.
8] Increased support for U.S. veterans of the Iraq war.
9] No war against Iran or any other nation.
The peace community warned the government not to invade Iraq. The peace community argued that the reasons for going to war were lies. The peace community predicted that the invasion and occupation of Iraq would become a quagmire. Following the current path will only mean more death and destruction.
So representatives of various peace groups hope to speak with you, and through dialogue let us find a solution to the crisis. Please contact us and let us know when you are available to meet. We look forward to your response.
In peace,
Max Obuszewski
on behalf of the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance
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With all of the attention on the BP oil spill, the European debt crisis and even financial regulatory reform, the fact that Congress hasn’t passed (and will likely not pass) a federal budget for fiscal year 2011 is flying under the radar.
To quote the words of the House Majority Leader, “The most basic responsibility of governing — enacting a budget.”
So what has Congress been so busy doing that they can’t find the time to pass a budget? Watch the 2:10-minute video and find out….
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