Independent Politics

Open Letter to Buddy Roemer from Rocky Anderson

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:47:22 -0400

Open Letter to Buddy Roemer from Rocky Anderson

What evidence have you that these protests are growing? (via...

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:45:41 -0400

What evidence have you that these protests are growing? (via Wall Photos | Facebook)

I can haz Buffett Rule! (via Senate Republicans Block...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:26:44 -0400

I can haz Buffett Rule!

(via Senate Republicans Block “Buffett Rule” Debate, Protecting Fat Cats Once Again: Gothamist)

The GOP and DEM’s can’t understand why Indpendents...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:39:20 -0400

The GOP and DEM’s can’t understand why Indpendents want results, and not excuses.

(via Cagle Post » Will the Senate Soon Get a Truly Independent Senator?)

Rep. Dan Benishek Scolded and Mocked By Senior Citizens at Town...

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:42:55 -0400

Rep. Dan Benishek Scolded and Mocked By Senior Citizens at Town Hall Meeting (by ThinkProgress6)

What happened to Independent Voters? They are on the rise! Go...

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:27:12 -0400

What happened to Independent Voters? They are on the rise! Go Independents. (via Independent Politics)

Obamacare vs. GOP Idontcare - Really shows the reality of what...

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:03:36 -0400

Obamacare vs. GOP Idontcare - Really shows the reality of what is at the core of the GOP agenda; if you aren’t one of us, then who cares what happens to you.

(via Obamacare vs Idontcare | Bob Cesca’s Awesome Blog! Go!)

Ronald Reagan: Good for Corporations. Very bad for Average...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:32:15 -0400

Ronald Reagan: Good for Corporations. Very bad for Average Americans.

Remembering the Real Ronald Reagan, from ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’ (by mmflint)

The True Cost of Oil: Garth Lenz @ TEDxVictoria — Global Patriot

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:54:09 -0400

The True Cost of Oil: Garth Lenz @ TEDxVictoria — Global Patriot:

We have a choice of ecological destruction, or development of clean energy.

(via Lawmaker wearing hoodie removed from House floor - CNN.com)

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:42:51 -0400

(via Lawmaker wearing hoodie removed from House floor - CNN.com)

Santorum - taking us back to the good old...

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:56:17 -0400

Santorum - taking us back to the good old days…

cartoonpolitics:

coming soon to a village green near you ..

Minorities Who Wear Hoodies Just Asking to be Shot, Says Geraldo Rivera

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:54:05 -0400

Minorities Who Wear Hoodies Just Asking to be Shot, Says Geraldo Rivera:

Are you serious?

Etch-a-Sketch Mitt Romney

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:04:23 -0400

Etch-a-Sketch Mitt Romney:

Oh Willard, it’s so hard to know when you’re telling the truth. You are truly the king of all Panderers.

"Movie experts say tie-ins are a fact of life for many movies, and especially children’s..."

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:02:11 -0400

“Movie experts say tie-ins are a fact of life for many movies, and especially children’s animation flicks. Without added revenue from movie-themed toys, fast-food tie-in deals, DVDs and related books, family-friendly fare won’t get made”

- ..and that’s wrong with socity.

Is the Lorax message what people need? Or is it IHOP and Mazdas if you please? - CNN.com

As stated in the Christian Science Monitor many Americans place...

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:37:39 -0400

As stated in the Christian Science Monitor many Americans place negative moral judgments on individuals based solely on their income level.

(via The Real Difference Between Rich And Poor | Prose Before Hos)

"Nearly half of the files [Linda’s] team sampled were missing proofs of judgment or other..."

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:21:56 -0400

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Nearly half of the files [Linda’s] team sampled were missing proofs of judgment or other essential information, she wrote to colleagues. Even more worrisome, she alleged in her wrongful-termination suit, nearly a quarter of the files misstated how much the borrower owed.

In the “vast majority” of those instances, the actual debt was “lower that what Chase was representing,” her suit stated.

”

- J.P. Morgan Chase’s Ugly Family Secrets Revealed | Matt Taibbi | Rolling Stone

George Clooney and his father Nick joined members of Congress...

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:48:30 -0400

George Clooney and his father Nick joined members of Congress and activists at the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., calling on the government of Sudan to end its indiscriminate bombing campaign against people in the Nuba Mountains and restore humanitarian access immediately.

George Clooney Arrested Protesting Sudanese Regime (by ENOUGHproject)

It’s still unclear if the image of the vehicle has been...

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:25:51 -0400

It’s still unclear if the image of the vehicle has been altered in any way, but a website called “Stumpy’s Stickers” offers the bumper sticker for sale for $3. And as The Root points out, the site also several other racially insensitive items for sale as well. The urban myth debunking site Snopes says it cannot yet determine the origins of the photo, but also points out the availability of other similar t-shirts and bumper stickers.

(via ‘Don’t Re-Nig,’ the racist anti-Obama bumper sticker, appears real | The Sideshow - Yahoo! News)

Drone Strikes Filing Today: Appealing the CIA's Attempt to Hide the Worst-Kept Secret in the World

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:02:17 -0400

Drone Strikes Filing Today: Appealing the CIA's Attempt to Hide the Worst-Kept Secret in the World:

Today the ACLU filed its appeal brief in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuitseeking records about the CIA’s use of drones to carry out targeted killings around the world.

Let’s pick on teachers again, and again, and again. (via A...

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 02:02:48 -0400

Let’s pick on teachers again, and again, and again.

(via A teacher’s precious-little worth - Political Movements Political and Editorial Cartoons - The Week)