Showing posts with label Lobbyists. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lobbyists. Show all posts
Friday, June 16, 2017

Uh oh, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has some 'splaining to do.

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Oops. Courtesy of The Guardian : An American lobbyist for Russian interests who helped craft an important foreign policy speech for Do...
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Thursday, June 08, 2017

Sarah Palin posted a picture of Florida lawmakers to illustrate foreigners cheering to celebrate the Paris accords costing America billions.

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Courtesy of Politifact :   It’s clear that Sarah Palin hates the Paris climate agreement.  What’s unclear is why she used a photo of F...
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Friday, June 17, 2016

The most powerful medical association in America prepares to do battle in Congress over stricter gun control laws.

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Courtesy of Think Progress :   The largest medical organization in the United States, the American Medical Association, passed a histori...
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Sunday, March 20, 2016

Apparently the NRA is choosing our Supreme Court justices these days.

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Courtesy of Think Progress :   Supreme Court justices are nominated by the president and appointed with the advice and consent of the Na...
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Saturday, August 29, 2015

Home schooling lobby "Make the anti-vaxxers seem rational."

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“I’ve never seen a lobby more powerful and scary,” said Ellen Heinitz, the legislative director for Michigan state Rep. Stephanie Chang, ...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Michael Bloomberg to donate 50 million dollars to start his own anti-NRA movement.

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Courtesy of The New York Times :   Michael R. Bloomberg, making his first major political investment since leaving office, plans to spe...
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Saturday, January 18, 2014

New bill making it legal to fire warning shots in Florida written by NRA lobbyist. Wait, what?

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Courtesy of Gawker :   The bill is sponsored chiefly by two National Rifle Association members, Republicans Sen. Greg Evers and Rep. Ne...
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Friday, January 03, 2014

Boy, School House Rock sure has changed. And NOT for the better.

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I think I prefer the original .
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Wednesday, December 04, 2013

Shadowy conservative lobbying network which works behind the scenes to impact policies, ALEC, has fallen on hard times following the furor over the Trayvon Martin shootings.

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Courtesy of The Guardian :   An influential US lobbying network of Republican politicians and big businesses is seeking to avert a loom...
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Thursday, July 11, 2013

Shooting target company fashions bleeding zombie target to look like actual shooting victim. Classy.

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Courtesy of TPM : A gun control advocate and Virginia Tech shooting survivor is not amused that he appears in an image created by Zombie...
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Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Judge makes gun lobbyist give up weapons after being charged with domestic violence. Gee how will all of his friends know he's a man?

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Courtesy of Salt Lake Tribune :   Clark Aposhian — a political force who helps guide gun policy on Utah’s Capitol Hill — was ordered by ...
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Monday, May 13, 2013

Pediatricians organize to take on gun lobby. Update!

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Courtesy of MSNBC :   The American Academy of Pediatrics has begun a renewed push to try to get Congress to pass gun control measures, ...
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Friday, May 10, 2013

Private school lobbyists buying state elections all over the country. The attack on public education is in full swing.

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Courtesy of Common Dreams :   A fundamental struggle for democracy is going on behind the scenes in statehouses around the country, as a...
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Sunday, April 21, 2013

Profile in cowardice: Mark Begich.

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Courtesy of Reuters :   As lawmakers gathered in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday to vote on a plan to expand background checks for gun buy...
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Saturday, April 20, 2013

John Oliver from the Daily Show goes to Australia to confront them on the failure of their gun control program. A "failure" that has resulted in NO gun massacres since the laws were passed.

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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Lawrence O'Donnell ridicules Scott Brown's choice to walk away from politics to join Fox News. Says he "completed a full Palin."

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Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Every time I see Palin's resignation speech I am reminde...
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Top Chicago cop blames gun lobbyists and Sarah Palin for gun violence.

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Courtesy of Fox News (Yep you read that right, Fox News.): Facing a surging homicide rate and several headline-grabbing murders, Chic...
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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Your early morning fun fact for today. Did you know the NRA was not ALWAYS full of gun nuts?

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Courtesy of the Atlantic : Today, the NRA is the unquestioned leader in the fight against gun control. Yet the organization didn’t alway...
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

The NRA breaks their silence.

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From the NRA-ILA :   The National Rifle Association of America is made up of four million moms and dads, sons and daughters – and we we...
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Saturday, December 08, 2012

Stop Handgun Violence founder: "The dirty little secret is that the NRA loves high-profile mass shootings."

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Earlier today I was browsing the net looking for interesting stories to share with you,when I stumbled across the above statement over at ...
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