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"Actually, Karl Rove, We're Offended by You"
Because Karl Rove is offensive
Karl Rove is 'offended' by Chrysler's Superbowl ad (below) featuring Clint Eastwood? Well, we're offended by Karl Rove. If you agree, go ahead and send him a message. If you've not heard the story yet, this really takes even Rovian jackassery to a new level. Here's the details (source: NY Times): The delicate Karl Rove said today he was "frankly, offended" during the Super Bowl halftime on Sunday. No, he didn’t mean his sensibilities were jolted by...
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Tell Congress: "Vote for the Buffett Rule"
Make the Wealthy Pay their Fair Share!
(***Breaking: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse to introduce "Buffett Rule" legislation in Senate!) Enough is enough. Tell Congress that it's time to hold a vote on the "Buffett Rule," President Obama's proposal that those making a million or more a year pay taxes at at least the same rate as those in the middle class. America supports this, a proposal is being introduced in the Senate, and it’s time for our elected officials to have the guts to vote for this eminently...
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Stand with President Obama on the "Buffett Rule"
Stand with President Obama on the "Buffett Rule"
Middle-class families shouldn't have to pay a higher tax rate than millionaires and billionaires. So President Obama has proposed the "Buffett Rule," which would require the wealthiest Americans to pay a tax rate at least as high as the middle class. Republicans are already calling this "class warfare," and they will fight this plan with everything they have. But it's just common sense. Take action today to tell the President you've got his back on this one. (note: We will...
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Tell Boehner: "We Want Jobs, Not Excuses!"
Tell Speaker Boehner that you want jobs, not excuses
(Republicans are feeling the heat on this one, big time. Let's push this action again, and push it HARD! Already written Boehner? Write him AGAIN, and keep up the pressure!) President Obama, in an address to a joint session of Congress, has laid out a plan for creating jobs. The plan, while not perfect, was far bigger and bolder than had been expected by most political observers: President Obama delivered a determined address to a joint session of Congress Thursday...
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Join Left Action Today!
One million progressive activists... fighting back!
Join Left Action, and Tell Us What's Important to You! Join Left Action today! Sign up, and become a part of a movement of progressives 1 million strong -- and growing every day! Left Action is dedicated to fighting back for progressive causes -- and having fun while doing it. We're serious about these issues, and about combating the right-wing extremism that threatens to push our nation backwards, rather than forward. But we also recognize that humor can...
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Thank you, Representative Giffords
Thank you, Gabby Giffords!
Please join us in giving big, big thanks to Representative Gabby Giffords for her service to America, and for being an incredible inspiration to people everywhere. Gabby announced in the video below that she will be stepping down from Congress to focus on her recovery. We wish her well, and look forward to her return to public service when she is ready. Leave your message (or messages) and we will make sure they are delivered to Congresswoman Giffords' office. (note, you can also send a...
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Stand with the Obama Administration on Keystone XL
Stand with President Obama on Keystone XL
Stand with the Obama Administration on Keystone XL The State Department denied the permit to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline after congressional Republicans put it on an irresponsible and arbitrary timeline. President Obama had made clear that a project of this magnitude—with high stakes for public health, the environment, and our country's energy supply—needed a thorough review. But Republicans in Congress demanded an up-or-down decision in just 60 days, cutting short a process...
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Tell President Obama: "Don't Back Down to Boehner"
Tell President Obama: "Don't Back Down to Boehner"
Tell President Obama: "Don't back down to Boehner." Use the form to the right to send a message (and scroll down to see what others have written) Once again, John Boehner is moving the goal posts. After the Senate overwhelmingly (89-10) passed a deal to extend the payroll tax cut, in a deal Boehner himself had previously supported, Boehner suddenly pulled a flip-flop, and announced his House GOP members would vote against it. This move is extreme, even...
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Tell Newt: "Defend" Your OWN Marriage
Tell Newt: "Defend" Your OWN Marriage, Hypocrite!
Tell Newt: "Defend" Your OWN Marriage In what seems like a piece straight out of The Onion, Newt Gingrich has become the latest GOP candidate to pledge to "defend traditional marriage" by signing the presidential marriage pledge of the National Organization for Marriage (basically, a pledge to oppose same-sex marriage). In case you're wondering, yes, this is the same Newt Gingrich who has been married three times (hat trick!), admitted...
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Tell Fox: "Lay off the Muppets!"
Fox Business News is now attacking the Muppets. Fight back, and defend the honor of Kermit, Miss Piggy, and the rest of this beloved crew.
Just when you thought Fox couldn't possibly get more insane, they've now taken wingnuttery to a new height by declaring a new threat to America -- from the Muppets. It ain't easy being green, but according to Fox Business, Kermit the Frog and his Muppet friends are reds. Last week, on the network's "Follow the Money" program, host Eric Bolling went McCarthy on the new, Disney-released film, "The Muppets," insisting that its storyline featuring an evil oil baron made it the...
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