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Know The Other Side

You want to use the opponent in the title but that is just reactive. They aren't opponents. They are our fellow citizens. They in this case are Republicans. The problem is they look at anyone who doesn't think like they do as the opponent. The best way to conquer this attitude is to first know who or what you are up against.

The Republicans pay good money to a man named Frank Luntz who is an American political consultant, pollster, and Republican Party strategist.

Luntz's specialty is “testing language and finding words that will help his clients sell their product or turn public opinion on an issue or a candidate.”

You see Republicans like to play games with peoples minds. They will stop at nothing including using Psychology against you. But you can , as corny as it sounds, arm yourselves with knowledge. What Conservatism espouses is not what America is about and never has been. But you have a set of people out there willing to pull all the stops to garner your votes to keep them in power.

It wouldn't be too much of an issue except for the fact that Republicans have shown time after time they are in the pockets of the corporations and the ultra-wealthy. They use their words (see Frank Luntz) to make you think you can be like them. The problem is if you aren't rich already then you will never fit into their club. But they sure can use your votes so they offer you crumbs and make you think you can join.

Luckily there are people like George Lakoff who study people like Luntz and politics in general.

What has been learned from the brain and cognitive sciences is that words are defined by fixed frames we use in thinking, frames come in hierarchical systems, and political frames are defined in moral terms, where “morality” is very different for conservatives and progressives. What lies behind the Occupy movement is a moral view of democracy: Democracy is about citizens caring about each other and acting responsibly both socially and personally. This requires a robust public empowering and protecting everyone equally. Both private success and personal freedom depend on such a public. Every critique and proposal of the Occupy movement fits this moral view, which happens to be the progressive moral view.

 This is an article worth reading which will help you understand the mindset of Republicans and give you knowledge on how to combat their arguments when they start off on their selfish rants. Check out  "Words That Don’t Work" and then look at the rest of his site. Another article I like to suggest to people is from the Boston Globe called "How Facts Backfire" that may add some context to what Lakoff is saying.

You Should Be Peeved About This

Why is it the Republican leaning counties in Ohio get longer hours and more time to vote early than Democratic leaning counties? This is being done in plain site and deliberately by Republicans and the Republican Secretary of State but nobody is talking about it! Rachel Maddow explains much better than me so here are three segments she has done on it to date.

This is the first segment from August 9, 2012:

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Here is the second segment fro August 10, 2012:

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And a follow up segment from the same night of August 10, 2012:

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Romney Wants Business Record Removed From Obama Campaign Attacks

“[O]ur ads haven't gone after the president personally. … [W]e haven't dredged up the old stuff that people talked about last time around. We haven't gone after the personal things.”

This is classic! They know there is nothing they can go after the President with from the "last time around" that hasn't already been debunked six ways to Sunday! If the sensible American people have to relive the McCain campaign again it will be the end and he knows it or they would have gone there already.



Think what you want of McCain but he knew if he went the way of his "rogue" VP pick (whose name shall not be mentioned) he would have lost worse than he did. He did have a few shinning moments from his campaign. Namely when he stood up for then Senator Obama to the "he's an Arab" woman.



I recommend watching "Game Change" if you get an opportunity. I initially cringed when I finally decided to watch it but I think it will surprise you and I also believe it is about as close of a representation from that side of the campaign as you will get. It also shows what we dodged had the election gone the other way! So please Mr. Romney, go the way of the "mama grizzly" and we will see how that works out for you!
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Don't Let The Supreme Court Rule For Corporations

Most Americans do not agree with the Supreme Court or Mitt Romney when they say "corporations are people". It's past time for a Constitutional Amendment.

Eight in 10 poll respondents say they oppose the high court's Jan. 21 decision to allow unfettered corporate political spending, with 65 percent "strongly" opposed. Nearly as many backed congressional action to curb the ruling, with 72 percent in favor of reinstating limits.
The poll reveals relatively little difference of opinion on the issue among Democrats (85 percent opposed to the ruling), Republicans (76 percent) and independents (81 percent).

Go here and show support for the one state, Montana, that attempted to fight for our rights and are still fighting.

By George Strain,
Exasperated citizen!

Rush Limbaugh Show Dropped By CBS Affiliate Station

“The real war on women is being conducted by the regime, by the Obama administration,” he explained. “Since Barack Obama took office, the unemployment rate for women has gone up from 7 to 8.1 percent. … The poverty rate among women rose to 14.5 percent last year, up from 13.9 percent when Obama was immaculated.”

Limbaugh continued: “If there is a war on women, it is happening and it is being directed from the White House with Obama as the generalissimo.”

Politico’s Josh Boak noted last week that job losses for women appeared to be worse than for men during Obama’s presidency because “[a]lmost 3.3 million men were fired during the George W. Bush’s last year in office, while the losses for women were more drawn out over time.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/04/09/limbaugh-obama-is-the-generalissimo-in-the-real-war-on-women/

As Rush continues to lie and act like there is no "war on women" being perpetrated by the right. He is actually projecting and trying to turn it around on to Democrats and President Obama. Straight out of the "Karl Rove playbook". Sadly some people will listen to him and believe it. As long as he continues his fictional reality people need to keep up the pressure on advertisers. My money is precious in these times like these as I'm sure it is with a lot of people and I have no problem not spending what little I have on people who continue to support his show.

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Are People In Michigan Seeing This

I have a hard time fathoming why people aren't in the streets of Michigan protesting all of the extreme overreach their legislature has been pulling since 2010. Whether you are a Republican, Democrat, left, right, Independent, it shouldn't matter. When your own Government is in the wrong you should be speaking out against it.

You have a state Constitution which is supposed to be the law of the land and it is being abused in your name. Republicans want to paint President Obama as a dictator but he has not done his job in the fashion that Republicans in Michigan have done. Yet here we are, Republicans in Michigan destroying democracy. It's maddening to watch them take away your rights and it seems if you consider yourself a Republican it's okay because your side is winning. But this isn't a game and it has nothing to do with sides. Rachel lays it out for everyone to see. I hope you watch and see for yourself.

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And The Hits Keep Coming

All it takes is the dawn of another day to read a new headline attacking a women's right to healthcare, contraception, or even an abortion. Laws made by men to advance their agenda of interfering with women's healthcare.  Today the attacks are coming out of Tennessee called the Life Defense Act of 2012.

The proposed law "mandates that the Tennessee Department of Health make detailed demographic information about every woman who has an abortion available to the public, including her age, race, county, marital status, education level, number of children, the location of the procedure and how many times she has been pregnant. Each report would also have to include the name of the doctor who performed the procedure."

 This just seems unfathomable. When will men figure out once they allow these laws to take hold there will be nothing stopping them from "mandating" different aspects of healthcare for men? It isn't that hard to imagine. Who do you know that has had a taste of power that hasn't wanted more? These are power moves. It might be about women right now but it will be about everyone if laws like these are allowed to stand.

Read about the newest attack against women (humans) here...

Women Should Listen

I don't know how certain people feel about Rachel Maddow but personally I find her smart and intelligent. She researches her stories and can back them up with facts that even the lay person can find for themselves. If she discovers that she has made a mistake she will immediately take to the air and make a retraction or even apologize if necessary. Not many commentators does that these days.

When I watched this segment I felt like it was one of her best to date. If I was a woman it would have had me steaming. I, as a man, have always fought for women's rights any chance I got and let me tell you since 2010 I have been busy. If you are a female or like me supportive of women's rights you should watch this segment whether you are left, right, conservative or liberal.

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I would also like to add a few graphs to help get the point across. These are screen shots I took from Rachel's show. These graphs should help sink in what Republicans are trying to do to women's healthcare!

Abortion restrictions before 2010

Abortion restrictions since 2010

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