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Go Debbie Wasserman-Schultz!! Tell it!!

from href="http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/164893-dnc-chairwoman-republicans-literally-want-to-revive-jim-crow-laws?page=2#comments">The Hill.com:

DNC chairwoman: Republicans ‘literally’ want to revive Jim Crow laws /> By Michael O’Brien – 06/06/11 12:24 PM ET

Republicans would “literally drag [the U.S.] all the way back to Jim Crow laws,” the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) charged over the weekend.

Color of Change = The Victories Keep On Comin’

Their actions got that racist, sexist psychologist, Satoshi Kanazawa – you know; the one that wrote a hit piece saying Black Women were less attractive than other women – href="http://http://newsone.com/nation/casey-gane-mccalla/satoshi-kanazawa-fired-psychology-today/">that racist, misogynistic POS, FIRED from Psychology Today (H/T JJP’s own Casey Gane-McCalla):

Tuesday Open Thread

From href="http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/feeling-good-comes-easy-now.html">DIGBY:

Sunday, June 05, 2011 /> “The feeling good comes easy now” /> by digby

I often get rolled eyes and a “here she goes” look from some fellow liberals when I say that the anti-abortion agenda is really an anti-sex agenda. An awful lot of people have bought into the idea that these anti-abortion people just really, really care about cute little babies (before they’re born, anyway.)

Passionate Eating in the Outdoors: A Seafood Boil

 

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Wisconsin Update – Another GOPer caught on tape trying to subvert little ‘ d’ democracy.

I’ve said for awhile that the GOP has absolutely no interest in little ‘ d’ democracy. It’s not who they are. They are about VOTER SUPPRESSION.

So, here’s the href="http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/123244408.html">latest from Wisconsin.

Top Republican justifies running fake Democrats in recall races /> By Daniel Bice of the Journal Sentinel

The head of the state Republican Party today acknowledged that it is encouraging fake Democrats to run in recall elections this summer.

Afternoon Open Thread

from href="http://blog.reidreport.com/2011/06/new-video-witenss-to-miami-beach-police-shooting-confronted-by-police/">The Reid Report:

NEW Video: witness to Miami Beach police shooting confronted by police /> June 6, 2011 · Posted in Florida, News and Current Affairs, Scandals

What Weinergate is really about

I haven’t given a rat’s ass about this entire thing with Congressman Weiner.

As usual, the MSM is following the shiny object, while ignoring the REAL STORY BEHIND IT.

href="http://blog.reidreport.com/2011/06/the-weinergate-clarence-thomas-convergence/">The Reid Report has done a fantastic job in explaining why this is going on.

What Weinergate interrupted: Clarence Thomas’ (ongoing) conflict of interest scandal (links archive)

More Ugly Secrets of the Unemployed

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You don’t have a job, so your credit is suffering, but you can’t get a job because your credit is suffering. It’s a troublesome problem that lawmakers are now looking into. (istockphoto.com)
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Wednesday Open Thread

hat tips- href="http://theobamadiary.com/2011/06/07/willkommen/">The Obama Diary, href="http://blackwaterdog.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/chancellor-merkel-at-the-white-house-photostream/">The Only Adult In The Room, href="http://3chicspolitico.com/">3CHICSPOLITICO:

In ‘They Are Who We Thought They Were’ News- Americans For Prosperity Places Fake Eviction Notices On Detroit Homeowners’ Doors To Scare Up Support

Lowdown, no-good mofos.

Plain and Simple.

From href="http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2011/06/07/238832/americans-for-prosperity-detroit/">ThinkProgress:

Americans For Prosperity Places Fake Eviction Notices On Detroit Homeowners’ Doors To Scare Up Support /> By Zaid Jilani on Jun 7, 2011 at 3:11 pm

Afternoon Open Thread

From href="http://www.theroot.com/buzz/pro-football-player-sends-100-kids-college">The Root.com:

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Pro Football Player Sends 100 Kids to College /> By: Jenée Desmond-Harris | Posted: June 7, 2011

Thursday Open Thread

We’ve been following the happenings at Catherine Ferguson Academy in Detroit, a school for pregnant girls and teen mothers that graduates NINETY PERCENT OF ITS STUDENTS. Rachel Maddow has a piece on the fate of Ferguson.

Rep. Broun Fine With 250,000 Public Employees Being Laid Off, Says They Should ‘Get A Real Job’

This is who they are. I don’t know how many examples I’m supposed to provide for folks before they GET IT:

From href="http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/06/07/238754/paul-broun-real-job/">ThinkProgress:

Rep. Broun Fine With 250,000 Public Employees Being Laid Off, Says They Should ‘Get A Real Job’ /> By Zaid Jilani on Jun 7, 2011 at 7:45 pm

Afternoon Open Thread

Monday, June 6, 2011 /> Paul Revere’s Famous Ride /> Stephen Colbert proves that Paul Revere could have ridden a horse while ringing a bell and firing multiple warning shots from a front-loading musket.

Friday Open Thread

hat tip-Miranda

From href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/06/09/eveningnews/main20070437.shtml#ixzz1OpICLGCZ">CBS.com:

Homeless students find hope in their principal /> By Byron Pitts

Charlee Morrow, 10, is described by her principal as an old soul with modest dreams.

What is it like to be homeless at just ten years old? “It felt really sad, because I thought we were going to be homeless for the rest of my life. All I want is to have a big house with my family.”

Rachel Maddow gives the definitive last word on Anthony Weiner

 

Happy 10th Birthday, Sasha Obama!!!

Today is Natasha “Sasha” Obama’s 10th Birthday!!

May she have a happy one full of love, family and fun.

Afternoon Open Thread

In case you didn’t know, Newt Gingrich’s Senior Staff up and quit on him – en masse – yesterday. Both Lawrence O’Donnell and Rachel Maddow had good pieces on it yesterday. Lawrence O’Donnell could barely keep a straight face as he reported it – he has mocked Gingrich from the beginning. And Maddow went all in on Newt being a GRIFTER – she used the word SCAM and everything. Here are both segments:

Saturday Open Thread

hat tip-djchefron

From href="http://zandarvts.blogspot.com/2011/06/no-dealing-on-debt-ceiling-part-17.html">Zanders

Friday, June 10, 2011 /> No Dealing On The Debt Ceiling, Part 17 /> Posted by Zandar /> And today the Republican refusal to raise the debt ceiling just got real. First, Chinese bond rating agency Dagong dropped this bombshell:

/> A CHINESE ratings house has accused the United States of defaulting on its massive debt, state media said on Friday, a day after Beijing urged Washington to put its fiscal house in order.

President Obama’s Weekly Address

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Addressing concerns over the economy, President Obama focused this week’s address on a new partnership involving the private sector and community colleges aimed at strengthening the workforce. Still, speaking to economic concerns, the President first reminded everyone that the US just came through “the worst recession since the Great Depression” and cautioned that it will take time to completely turn things around: