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Fox news is at it again. In an flimsy effort to deliberately distort the amount of people coming out to see Sarah Palin and get their book signed, Fox news uses video footage of Palin at a presidential campaign rally from last year! Notice that everyone is seated at an arena or stadium, carrying McCain/Palin [...]
What’s up with Sarah Palin? First, she lies about what happened on the campaign trail in her book. Then, when things get rough or don’t go her way, Palin quits. That’s not the way to treat your fans or your potential voters. If Palin is looking for a run in 2012, she is doing all [...]
Media Advisory by the Interfaith Fellowship for Universal Health Care
Senator Lieberman: “Hear Our Prayers”
Tuesday, November 24, 2009, A coalition of area clergy will deliver hundreds of prayer cards (collected at a candlelight vigil for health care reform held outside Sen. Lieberman’s home last week) to his Hartford district office Tuesday, November 24, 2009. Participants [...]
Whenever his lips are moving, especially in reference to the public option!Sen. Joe Lieberman has been proven wrong on several occasions when he claimed that the public option was NOT a part of Barack Obama's campaign. From Politico (11/19):“It’s classic politics of our time that if you look at the campaign last year, presidential, you can’t find a mention of public option,” Lieberman said. “It
GroundUPCT, OFC's Blog. Senate votes 60-39 bringing health bill to the floor for debate! Interfaith coalition in CT hosts another vigil in front of Lieberman's Hartford CT Office 11/24. Palin is booed at book tour stops for not signing all the books. Fox news uses 2008 campaign video as Palin's book tour crowd. Share your thoughts, become a contributor or author. Help us drown out the hard right blogs with their lies and misguided rhetoric. Send an email today to mccall.val@gmail.com. What's your take?
Six Arrests in DC, Four Arrests in Hartford at Lieberman Office Sit in on Tuesday Four people were arrested, on Tuesday morning, November 10th during a sit-in in front of Senator Joseph Lieberman’s office in Hartford. The arrestees were among 30 demonstrators who sought a public meeting with the Senator to confront him on his stance on health care reform while at the same time accepting donations from the health insurance industry. [GroundUp] Mertens, the CFL Party and CT’s Race for the Senate 2010 For the past two days, one name stands out ahead of all the other candidates for US Senator on GroundUp’s Senate race poll, John Mertens. Mertens is chairman of the Connecticut for Lieberman Party that boldly displays the following notice on their blog site: [GroundUp]
Murdoch, Race & Hate Bait. He Bleeds. He Leads. What is as American as apple pie? Awaking each morning to have one’s coffee (or tea) and read the newspaper; which often includes at least one local news source and one or two national, i.e., The New York (or LA) Times and The Wall Street Journal. This morning, I noticed a newspaper sitting on the table — lots of colorful ads, peppered headlines – it was the WSJ. My first thought, Rupert Murdoch; another real newspaper down the drain. [GroundUPCT]
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Pray for Senator Lieberman: Call on him to stand up for national health care reform that includes a strong public option!
Please join people from across Connecticut – representing all walks of life and all faith traditions. Remind Senator Lieberm...
Pray for Senator Lieberman: Call on him to stand up for national health care reform that includes a strong public option!
Please join people from across Connecticut – representing all walks of life and all faith traditions. Remind Senator Lieberm...
The decision by the main Afghan presidential challenger to drop out of the runoff contest raises new doubts about incumbent Hamid Karzai's viability as partner in the U.S. effort to counter Taliban forces in increasingly shaky Afghanistan.