Koch Group Kicks Off Massive Voter Suppression Effort
From The Nation:
CEO Mittens in a “Perpetual Drunken Kabuki Dance”
Larry Spotted Crow Mann of Indian Country Today nails it: For a man who prides himself on being a great businessman, Mitt Romney now carries the ignoble distinction of CEO of the most disastrous, chaotic and self-imploding campaign in modern history. In a perpetual drunken kabuki dance, Mitt has staggered,…
How Romney’s Economic Plan Redistributes Wealth To The Wealthy
From ThinkProgress: According to a Tax Policy Center analysis, Romney’s plan would increase after-tax income for those making more than $200,000 annually, while lowering it for everyone else: The upshot of Romney’s plan is that “taxpayers with incomes over $1 million would see their after-tax income increased by 8.3 percent…
Mittens, the Biggest Welfare Queen Ever, Isn’t Mitt Romney a Member of the 47 Percent?
From The Nation: The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center says roughly 46 percent of Americans paid no income tax for the last year where numbers are available, 2011. Slightly less than half of those who do not pay take advantage of tax breaks designed to ease the burden on elderly Americans…
Mitt Romney and the Orgy-Hosting Equity Trader Tycoon
From LFG: David Corn of Mother Jones revealed tonight on the Rachel Maddow show that the already-infamous Mitt Romney “47%” video was recorded at a fund-raising event at the Hamptons home of equity trader Mark Leder. Leder has been in the news before, and Mitt Romney’s religious right sponsors may…
Mittens and Ryan’s Romneyhood: 5 Things You Need to Know and Did Romney Give Up Florida
Today’s Slate wonders whether Mittens just lost Florida: In choosing Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney: a) doesn’t get a bump in Florida from choosing homestate Senator Marco Rubio b) risks scaring off elderly people worried abour protecting their entitlements. As Marc Caputo points out in the Miami…
A Guide To Consumer Brands Helping Bankroll Right-Wing Attack Ad
From ThinkProgress: Have you eaten at White Castle recently? Or caught a movie at Regal Cinemas? If so, you may be unwittingly helping finance right-wing attack ads. That’s because many of the country’s most common brands are run by rich conservatives who are using their personal wealth to bankroll outside…
Privatizing America for their majesty, Charles and David Koch
From The Institute for Southern Studies: ALEC, or the American Legislative Exchange Council, gets 98 percent of its funding from top corporations like British Petroleum, State Farm Insurance, Walmart, and, of course, Koch Industries, one of the nation’s largest private companies with vast holdings that include a relatively close chlorine-dioxide…