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During a recent appearance on Current TV, Elizabeth Warren used her ownership of IBM stock to prove once again why there is no comparison between her and Mitt Romney.

SNIP (video here)

When Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren was asked about her stock holdings specifically IBM by Jennifer Granholm, she said, “The IBM stock, yes, we own it. I’ve owned it since, it was actually a pretty modest investment made thirty five years ago I think, and the money’s been reinvested. If I were…

Good news for us=bad news for rethugs. Win/win!

(AP) U.S. factories grew in January at the fastest pace in seven months, boosted by a rise in new orders. And builders ended a poor year for construction by spending more on homes and projects for the fifth straight month.

The reports bolster other data showing the U.S. economy started the year strong, and separately, the Commerce Department said spending on construction projects rose 1.5% in December, the fifth straight monthly…

White House Proves GOP Wrong - Health Care Law Saved Medicare Money

The Obama administration announced Wednesday that the Medicare Advantage program, which allows seniors to receive health coverage through a private insurer, is enjoying lower costs and more customers as a result of the health care reform law.

Medicare Advantage enrollment has risen 10 percent over the last year while average premiums have fallen by 7 percent, said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen…

This article by Robert Reich is a  must read to understand what is going on in the Republican party. 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-reich/republican-party-newt-gingrich-_b_1162539.html

Of special note is the paragraph where Mr. Reich writes: 

"America has had a long history of white Southern radicals who will stop at nothing to get their way -- seceding from the…

Anyone who pays attention to political news right now cannot ignore the fact that tax cuts for the middle class a set to expire in 10 days. The important thing to remember is that people have a short memory when it comes to why bills don't get passed or who is responsible for it. In the end when people go to vote they will think about what has happened to them since this president was put in office. Thinking about their paychecks and the 2% more that will be coming out will most certainly be…

Are these new requirements to vote not considered unconstitutional under the 24 Amendment, and the 1965 Voting Rights Act signed into law by President Lindon Johnson? If you have to pay for the required ID to vote is that not considered a voting tax? It seems to me this is deliberately stripping the poor (who or more likely to vote Democrat) of their right to vote. Also, not accepting college…

In the late 1960s, there was an edgy--perhaps worse than edgy by the standards then--television show on Sunday nights, The Smothers Brothers' Comedy Hour.  One of the most memorable cast members was Pat Paulson.  Pat Paulson gained notariety by becoming a nominee for the President of the United States, and offering his various campaign speeches on the show in about the most dull monotone.  Even after the show was taken off the air part way though its third…

The concept of a hi-def Tea Party is pretty humorous on its face, but now that the ambitious plans for a Tea Party HD cable channel have dissolved into a legal dispute among investors, it’s like please pass the popcorn.

A group of conservative investors in Tennessee is suing a California businessman for allegedly conning them into investing in Tea Party HD, a TV channel aimed at tea partiers, that they say turned out to be a scam.

Tea Party HD was founded by Bill Hemrick and…

NO BARRIERS TO THE BALLOT BOX

A Petition to Repeal Tennessee’s Photo ID to Vote Law

Sign the online petition below. If you’d like to circulate the petition in your community, you can download the petition documents here.

http://www.tnca.org/petition/

Click here → http://bit.ly/vYZeXt

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Redneck Party Says: 'Carpetbagger, Go Home' as Wisconsin Gov. Walker Plans Franklin Fund-Raiser

Williamson Democrats Say:

I have just found out today at a school assembly that I will be able to register people to vote here at the NSCC campus in Cookeville!! Cant wait to get started after Fall break!!

Oct 6 occupy your state capitol in solidarity w/ our DC Freedom Plaza occupation.

http://www.meetup.com/USDayOfRage/nashville-tennessee/360582/

http://www.usdayofrage.org/public-announcements/108-occupydc-oct6.html