by Brian Dockstader | Aug 4, 2009 | Blog
Let me preface this by explaining my rationale for labeling opponents of health care reform "health care deniers". I call them deniers, in much the same vein as global warming deniers and Holocaust deniers, and for the very same reason. These people deny that we have...
by Bill Scher | Aug 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Obama Targets Right-Wing Health Care Lies WH ratchets up right-wing debunking effort with blog post "Facts Are Stubborn Things" and Linda Douglass video,...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 4, 2009 | Blog
Can one be called “protectionist” just for pointing out when other countries are being smart? Maybe so. I’ll get to that in a minute, but first… Language has tremendous power. People like George Lakoff and Drew Westin, who study the use of language in political...
by Bill Scher | Aug 3, 2009 | Blog
We're seeing more and more YouTube video of hostile constituents berating members of Congress to kill health care reform. Last month was the infamous Rep. Mike Castle town hall where the crowd demanded the congressman say that President Obama was not born in the USA,...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 3, 2009 | Blog
Government can work, and the “Cash for Clunkers” program proved it. So, naturally, conservatives have to hate on it. The “Cash for Clunkers” turned out to be one of the most successful government programs in some time. It was so successful that a program that was...