Sanders booed by House Democrats

NOTE:  THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION FOR SUPERDELEGATES TO VOTE IS JULY 25,2016

The right to vote is part of democracy and is being stripped from the people.  #votingrights

Sen. Bernie Sanders is still talking like a guy who's running for president. But frustrated House Democrats — who booed him at one point during a morning meeting — say it's time to stop.

With the Democratic convention just weeks away, Sanders still hasn't endorsed one-time rival Hillary Clinton and dodged questions about when he would during a tense meeting Wednesday morning with House Democrats.

"It was frustrating because he's squandering the movement he built with a self-obsession that was totally on display," said one senior Democrat.


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Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/bernie-sanders-booed-house-democrats-225161#ixzz4De3FM6D2 



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2 Transgender Women Make History With Congressional Primary Wins

WASHINGTON — Transgender women won two congressional primary races Tuesday night — and made history as the first trans people to become major candidates for the U.S. House or Senate.

Utah voters chose Misty Snow (D) to run against Sen. Mike Lee (R) in November. In Colorado, voters backed Misty Plowright (D) to take on Rep. Doug Lamborn (R).

It’s a long shot for either to get elected. Utah is a solidly Republican state, and Lamborn’s district in Colorado is extremely conservative. Still, it’s a positive sign that transgender candidates aren’t just out there, they can also succeed.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/transgender-candidates-congress_us_5773dcf4e4b0352fed3e8695

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Bipartisan Lawsuit Against Obama On Libya

Libya Lawsuit Against Obama

America's Ruling Class -- And the Perils of Revolution

America's Ruling Class -- And the Perils of Revolution
Who are these rulers, and by what right do they rule? How did America change from a place where people could expect to live without bowing to privileged classes to one in which, at best, they might have the chance to climb into them? What sets our ruling class apart from the rest of us?...more

Congressional Staffers Complain About Double Standard in Health Care Law

Congressional Staffers Complain About Double Standard in Health Care Law

By Jana Winter

- FOXNews.com

Select congressional leadership staffers -- some of whom wrote the health insurance act -- are not governed by new rules governing millions of Americans and the rest of their colleagues on how they buy insurance -- and the special exemption has the Hill hopping mad...more

Now, here is my question: Why didn't they site the source of this information?

I suppose they were too hopping mad.

You said it...

[22:00]audio here

THOM HARTMANN: Welcome back. There's a — an amazing piece of this whole health-care drama, really the Republican/Democratic drama, the Hard Right vs. the rest of America drama, the racists vs. the rest of us drama, that's being played out beneath the radar. And I want to lay it out for you. Because I think it's just a cryin' shame that America is not talking about this...more

We are not talking about this, we are posting it.

Tea bags and coffee grounds

Tea Bags And Coffee Grounds

by digby

I came across this post I wrote some years ago and it seemed to me that it would be a good time to run it again. I'm sure most of you know this stuff, but it's worth thinking about anyway in this age of teabaggers and coffee parties and populist progressivism (or progressive populism)...more

Would you like sugar with that buzz?

Welcome to my new blog.

I came up with the idea listening to some of the most idiotic logic and asinine remarks from both sides of the aisle surrounding the election of President Barack Obama and health care reform.

I have never seen such a movement of hatred and ignorance in my life and this is why I created this blog.

The purpose is to post anything and everything political that is met with pejorative and, for lack of a sugar-coated word, racial attacks. I will be showcasing the tea bags and coffee grinds thrown at people.

"Tea bags", of course are in reference to the Tea Bagger ultra-conservatives and "coffee grinds" are in reference to Coffee Party uber-liberals.

There are two goals I wish to achieve. The first is to capture and deposit all campaign mudslinging and the second is to promote the desperate need for education. If I can accomplish this, then no one will ever reuse tea bags or coffee grinds ever again.

Throw tea bags and coffee grinds in the garbage and not at people.