Fighting back against the right wing

As part of their radical Tea Party agenda, House Republicans passed a budget that will end Medicare. That’s not a typo – they literally voted to end Medicare. Click here to learn more...

Just a few weeks after its launch, our new Facebook page, "Telling Donald Trump He's Full of Crap," has already garnered over 20,000 supporters! Check it out, at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Telling-Donald-Trump-Hes-Full-of-Crap-by-LeftActioncom/138442296229429

Take Action: 1) Send Ann Coulter to Fukushima; 2) Tell Donald Trump he's an idiot; 3) Tell the EPA to stop unlimited mercury and arsenic pollution; 4) Tell John Boehner: "Shut down government? Shut down your own pay first!" Lots of action this week on the Left Action front! Here's the highlights (and remember, you can check out all current Left Action actions at our "actions" page): 1) Tell Ann Coulter: "Go Fukushima Yourself" Just when you thought Ann Coulter couldn't be a bigger idiot, she really takes it "to an 11" by writing a column about the Fukuskima nuclear disaster in which she touts the health benefits of radiation: "With the terrible earthquake and resulting tsunami that have devastated Japan, the only good news is that anyone exposed to excess radiation from the nuclear power plants is now probably much less likely to get cancer." In the middle of a rapidly escalating nuclear crisis, one with potentially catastrophic consequences, one where unbelievably brave workers are trying to prevent an even greater disaster...she is chirping happily (and completely incorrectly) about the sunny side of radiation exposure. And not just in this column, but yet again on Bill O'Reilly's show. Watch the video for yourself, and look at O'Reilly's stunned reaction. When even O'Reilly thinks you've gone off the deep end, you know you've really done a heck of a job. Well, we were thinking it over, and since Coulter is such a fan of radiation, we'll make the following offer: We will send her to Fukushima. We will pay for the ticket. For each supporter who sends a message to her, telling her to "Go Fukushima herself" we will donate one penny towards the flight. Of course, the offer comes with conditions. She'll need to go into the reactor itself, help with the repair, and do it without radiation protection equipment. (If she refuses, we'll instead donate the money to relief efforts in Japan). http://leftaction.com/action/ann-coulter-go-fukushima-yourself 2) Tell Donald Trump he's an idiot Well, apparently beneath Donald's orange toupee there is no brain -- just a second toupee. We learned that this week when Trump went on The View and started spouting birther nonsense about President Obama. You can watch the video right here. And then you can send him a message, telling him he's an idiot. http://leftaction.com/action/donald-trump-youre-idiot 3) Tell the EPA to stop unlimited mercury and arsenic pollution You like breathing mercury, arsenic, and other toxins? No? Well.... then speak your mind to the EPA. A new rule reduces these toxins, but polluters are already trying to weaken it. The EPA is taking feedback as part of a "public comments" period. Click here to speak your piece. 4) Tell John Boehner: "Shut down government? Shut down your own pay first!") Republicans are again threatening a government shutdown -- but one where Congress would still get paid. Seriously? Send Boehner a letter, and tell him if he's foolish enough to push a government shutdown -- Congress should "shut down" its own pay first. http://leftaction.com/action/shut-down-your-pay-first And a reminder, if you want to get even more involved with Left Action, here are other steps you can take: Check out our full list of other actions, at http://leftaction.com/actions, and start taking them. Become a fan of our Facebook page, at http://Facebook.com/LeftAction (this is where we brainstorm new actions before we launch them) Follow us on Twitter, at http://Twitter.com/LeftAction Ever wanted to try your hand at blogging? Check out our sister site, Left Take Forward this email to your 10,000 closest friends, and help grow this movement! Thanks again. Sincerely, John Hlinko and the Left Action team http://LeftAction.com http://Facebook.com/LeftAction http://Twitter.com/LeftAction

Take Action: 1) Send Ann Coulter to Fukushima; 2) Tell Donald Trump he's an idiot; 3) Tell the EPA to stop unlimited mercury and arsenic pollution; 4) Tell John Boehner: "Shut down government? Shut down your own pay first!" Lots of action this week on the Left Action front! Here's the highlights (and remember, you can check out all current Left Action actions at our "actions" page): 1) Tell Ann Coulter: "Go Fukushima Yourself" Just when you thought Ann Coulter couldn't be a bigger idiot, she really takes it "to an 11" by writing a column about the Fukuskima nuclear disaster in which she touts the health benefits of radiation: "With the terrible earthquake and resulting tsunami that have devastated Japan, the only good news is that anyone exposed to excess radiation from the nuclear power plants is now probably much less likely to get cancer." In the middle of a rapidly escalating nuclear crisis, one with potentially catastrophic consequences, one where unbelievably brave workers are trying to prevent an even greater disaster...she is chirping happily (and completely incorrectly) about the sunny side of radiation exposure. And not just in this column, but yet again on Bill O'Reilly's show. Watch the video for yourself, and look at O'Reilly's stunned reaction. When even O'Reilly thinks you've gone off the deep end, you know you've really done a heck of a job. Well, we were thinking it over, and since Coulter is such a fan of radiation, we'll make the following offer: We will send her to Fukushima. We will pay for the ticket. For each supporter who sends a message to her, telling her to "Go Fukushima herself" we will donate one penny towards the flight. Of course, the offer comes with conditions. She'll need to go into the reactor itself, help with the repair, and do it without radiation protection equipment. (If she refuses, we'll instead donate the money to relief efforts in Japan). http://leftaction.com/action/ann-coulter-go-fukushima-yourself 2) Tell Donald Trump he's an idiot Well, apparently beneath Donald's orange toupee there is no brain -- just a second toupee. We learned that this week when Trump went on The View and started spouting birther nonsense about President Obama. You can watch the video right here. And then you can send him a message, telling him he's an idiot. http://leftaction.com/action/donald-trump-youre-idiot 3) Tell the EPA to stop unlimited mercury and arsenic pollution You like breathing mercury, arsenic, and other toxins? No? Well.... then speak your mind to the EPA. A new rule reduces these toxins, but polluters are already trying to weaken it. The EPA is taking feedback as part of a "public comments" period. Click here to speak your piece. 4) Tell John Boehner: "Shut down government? Shut down your own pay first!") Republicans are again threatening a government shutdown -- but one where Congress would still get paid. Seriously? Send Boehner a letter, and tell him if he's foolish enough to push a government shutdown -- Congress should "shut down" its own pay first. http://leftaction.com/action/shut-down-your-pay-first And a reminder, if you want to get even more involved with Left Action, here are other steps you can take: Check out our full list of other actions, at http://leftaction.com/actions, and start taking them. Become a fan of our Facebook page, at http://Facebook.com/LeftAction (this is where we brainstorm new actions before we launch them) Follow us on Twitter, at http://Twitter.com/LeftAction Ever wanted to try your hand at blogging? Check out our sister site, Left Take Forward this email to your 10,000 closest friends, and help grow this movement! Thanks again. Sincerely, John Hlinko and the Left Action team http://LeftAction.com http://Facebook.com/LeftAction http://Twitter.com/LeftAction

How big a jerk do you have to be to try to "whack" the muppets? Yes, the Republicans are not just trying to cut PBS funding -- they're trying to ZERO it out completely. Click here to learn more, and to join 13,000+ people taking action, and fighting back!

A liberal group, apparently frustrated with all the attention its nemesis keeps getting, is promoting "Ignore Sarah Palin Week," urging like-minded souls to change the channel or surf to another Web page whenever the ubiquitous former governor of Alaska pops up. Left Action said it has collected more than 32,500 pledges from partisans willing to take part in the effort, which began Sunday. "You betcha we're ignoring her," the website announced, mimicking Palin's folksy dialect. "We've tried debating her, arguing with her, boycotting her, voting against her, and yet . . . she keeps coming back. Much like a vampire or a nasty fungus." (Read full story at Politics Daily)

Rush Limbaugh has attacked Michelle Obama... for being fat. No, that's not a typo, and no, you're not reading The Onion. This is so unbelievable on soooo many levels, we hardly know where to start. Click here to learn more, and to take action.

Republicans in the House proposed on Wednesday to ZERO out funding for NPR and PBS. Even though they make up .0001% of the budget. Fortunately, our friends at CREDO Action are fighting back. Click here to learn more and take action!

Coverage for Left Action, in Mother Jones: Pitts' provision has enraged supporters of abortion rights. The progressive website LeftAction.com has started a petition to call on members of Congress to oppose the proposal, claiming that for every signature it gets, it will deliver an actual nut to Pitts to "show just how nuts" they think he is. "It goes far beyond current law," Tait Sye, a spokesman for Planned Parenthood Foundation of America, told Mother Jones. "It's taking away a basic protection for women who need life-saving treatment." Read the full story

(This is NUTS. And we'll deliver one nut to Rep. Pitts for each signature to make that point) Okay, so just when you thought Republicans couldn't get more insane on the abortion front... here comes a new bill (HR 358). One that would allow hospitals to refuse emergency abortions -- even if it means DEATH for the woman. Click here to learn more and take action