Wednesday, 8 June 2011

{Political_Views} Pawlenty Says Tax and Budget Cuts Will Spur Growth

More of the same Republicant talking points, but where's the proof? Shrubs' tax cuts have been in effect for at least 8 years now and some of them almost 10 years and yet we the people are still suffering from the Bush/Cheney depression. Every credible economist now says that the stimulus package was not large enough. Every credible economist now says that cutting spending will only increase the misery and send the economy into a further tail spin ...... exactly what the Republicants want so they can claim that it's President Obamas fault. It's a cruel political ploy by the Republicants. When President Eisenhower (R) was president the top tax bracket was over 90 percent ...... and the economy was just booming. Then President Kennedy (D) came along closed some tax loop holes and dropped the upper tax bracket to 75% and the economy was still booming. Everybody was making money. Then the teflon president came along President Regan (R) lowering the upper tax bracket and the capital gains taxes and ever since then this countrys' middle class has been going to hell in a hand basket. Oh sure when Slick Willie, President Clintion (D) - really a blue dog Democrat - came into office and raised taxes, this countrys' economy boomed again. Actually leaving office with a surplus which of course Shrub, President Bush 43 (R) immediately squandered leaving us in the mess we are in today. Low taxes means low services from the government. Now even if we were to privatize all of the governmental services we will still need to raise revenues to pay the profiteers for their services after all they aren't going to do theses services for free now are they?

Pawlenty Promises High Growth, Low Taxes and Tight Spending

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/07/pawlenty-promises-high-growth-low-taxes-tight-spending/?nl=us&emc=politicsemailema1

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{Political_Views} Netanyahu Urges U.S. Return to 1845 Borders

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Jewish Quote

"By the reduction of the Arabs on the one hand and
Jewish immigration in the transition period on the
other, we will ensure an absolute Hebrew majority
in a parliamentary regime."
-- Moshe Sharett

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"Netanyahu Urges U.S. Return to 1845 Borders"

Israeli PM calls for "just solution" to end the conflict.

Aboard Air Force Aleph (Reuters) - Speaking to reporters
accompanying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
on his long flight to the United States tonight, Netanyahu
spoke of the injustice and hardship Mexicans have
endured since American forces annexed Texas in 1845.
"Tens of thousands of ordinary Mexicans were driven out
of their homes - the only homes they had known for
centuries - and forced to live in poverty and squalor
south of the border imposed by American aggression,"
Netanyahu said.

"The Israeli and Mexican people agree on this: This
festering wound will never heal until America takes
bold steps to return to the internationally accepted
lines of 1845. Clearly the settlement activity that's taken
place in occupied Mexico since then is illegal. When I
meet the President tomorrow I will tell him to halt all
building activity in Texas immediately. Two lands for
two peoples, yes, but not on land taken by force from
Mexico," the Prime Minister said.

Asked if his hard-line stance could hurt the U.S.-Israel
relationship, Netanyahu reiterated Israel's commitment
to America's security and the unshakeable friendship
shared by the two countries, then added, "But who
was it who said, part of friendship is being able to tell
your friend the truth. The ball is now in Obama's court."

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{Political_Views} Verizon Violates Openness Rule, Complaint Alleges

News of the movement for June 7, 2011

Verizon Ban on 4G Tethering Apps Violates Openness Rule, Complaint Alleges

An activist group asked federal regulators to require Verizon to allow its Android customers to use their 4G smartphones as modems for other devices, citing openness rules the carrier agreed to when it bought the spectrum in 2008.

Ryan Singel, Wired

Against the Rules? No 4G Tethering Apps for Verizon Phones

Tethering -- connecting your mobile phone to some other device for broadband access -- could become the next battlefront at the FCC's Wireless Division. That is, if the FCC listens to a new complaint from Free Press accusing Verizon of limiting consumer tethering choices on the company's LTE mobile phones.

Matthew Lasar, Ars Technica

Complaint to FCC: Verizon Must Not Bar 4G Tethering

An advocacy group has filed a complaint with the FCC that argues Verizon Wireless shouldn't be allowed to block tethering apps that let people connect their computers to the Internet through their phones' 4G wireless data network.

Stephen Shankland, CNet

Did Comcast Fool the FCC?

Do the conditions that the FCC imposed on the merger of Comcast and NBC Universal have any real teeth? We may find out soon, thanks to a complaint against Comcast that Bloomberg is set to file with the FCC as early as this week.

Katy Bachman, AdWeek

N.J. Public Television to Undergo Name Change, Cuts in Staff

New Jersey public television will have a new name, a new schedule and a new -- and much smaller -- workforce when it is reintroduced next month as NJTV, the independent broadcaster that will replace the state-owned New Jersey Network.

Peggy McGlone, Star-Ledger

Christie Drops State-Owned Broadcasting

Gov. Chris Christie, saying he wasn't elected to be "programmer in chief," is taking New Jersey out of the broadcasting business. NJN, a television network formed in 1968, will be broken off from the state and handed over to WNET, the New York public media station. WNET will get federal subsidies to continue running New Jersey programming.

Lisa Fleisher, Wall Street Journal

New York Public Radio to Buy New Jersey Stations

New York Public Radio, the owner of WNYC, will acquire four stations from the NJN network, New Jersey's public television and radio broadcaster. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said New York Public Radio will create a new public radio station focused on New Jersey news, with a bureau in the Garden State.

Ilya Marritz, WNYC

An Exit Interview with Bill Kling, Public Radio's Original Entrepreneur

As he prepares to step down from the top of American Public Media, his job for the last 44 years, I recently made the mistake of congratulating Bill Kling on his retirement. I guess I thought the man was ready to retire. On the contrary, Kling said, he is out to make public radio bigger and, he hopes, save local journalism in the process.

Andrew Phelps, Niemen Journalism Lab

The Silencing Crime: Sexual Violence and Journalists

Few cases of sexual assault against journalists have ever been documented, a product of powerful cultural and professional stigmas. But now dozens of journalists are coming forward to say they have been sexually abused in the course of their work.

Lauren Wolfe, Committee to Protect Journalists

Glenn Beck Announces GBTV, a Live-Streaming Video Network

With his Fox News show ending this month, Glenn Beck has announced the launch of GBTV, a live-streaming video network that will feature his new daily two-hour show.

Tim Molloy, The Wrap

French Broadcasters Told to Avoid Naming Social Media Sites

In America, according to the comedian George Carlin, there are seven words to avoid saying on television. In France, the equivalent list has just grown by at least two: "Facebook" and "Twitter."

Eric Pfanner, New York Times

AT&T Deal for T-Mobile Deserves Close Scrutiny

Misgivings about AT&T's proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA have flooded into the FCC, with nearly 37,000 comments on file that run overwhelmingly against the deal. The public comments are a jumble of fears and grievances, covering everything from AT&T's dropped calls to ominous warnings about the Ma Bell monopoly reassembling itself one acquisition at a time.

San Francisco Chronicle

Internet Tax Push Gains Currency

The days of the Internet as a tax-free shopping zone may be numbered. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is expected to step into the escalating Internet sales tax battle as soon as this week with a bill that would allow the 44 states -- plus Washington, D.C. -- that collect sales taxes to require out-of-state online retailers to pay up.

Politico

Appeals Court Rejects Class Action Lawsuit over 'Bundling' Cable Channels

Many cable television subscribers hate being forced to accept hundreds of channels they'll never watch when they sign up for service. Over the years, a number of lawmakers have proposed legislation that would force the cable industry to go "a la carte" instead of the channel "bundling" that currently occurs. But the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an attempt by a class of consumers to make this an antitrust matter.

Hollywood Reporter

Olympic Bidding Begins with Offer from Fox

Fox Sports began the auction for Olympic television rights, by offering to buy the next four Games starting with the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. ESPN and NBC Sports will soon make their offers to the International Olympic Committee for two and four Games.

New York Times

Apple's Putting Your Music, Documents and Photos into iCloud

Apple revealed its long-awaited cloud sharing and sync service, iCloud. Far more than a way to back up files to a distant server, iCloud is integrated across Apple desktops and mobile devices to ensure that all of your computers can synchronize contacts, calendars, email, apps, music, photos and more.

Fast Company

Laptops in Class: How Distracting Are They?

We've all heard about students using their laptops to surf the Web in class instead of listening to lectures. But how big a problem is it really? Bigger than you think.

Christian Science Monitor

One in Four U.S. Hackers 'Is an FBI Informer'

The underground world of computer hackers has been so thoroughly infiltrated in the U.S. by the FBI and secret service that it is now riddled with paranoia and mistrust, with an estimated one in four hackers secretly informing on their peers, a Guardian investigation has established.

The Guardian

The Era of the Sub-$100 Smartphone

It will be cheap but powerful smartphones, backed by high-speed wireless networks, that ultimately brings the world online, not laptops or PCs.

Connected Planet

Making Media Connections
Jun 8-Jun 9: Chicago, IL

Free Spirit Media's 10th Anniversary Gala
Jun 9: Chicago, IL

FCC June Open Meeting
Jun 9: Washington, DC

The Impact of Technology on the Information Landscape of Communities
Jun 10: New York, NY

Computers Freedom & Privacy
Jun 14-Jun 16: Washington, DC

140 Character Conference
Jun 15-Jun 16: New York, NY

Americans for the Arts 2011 Annual Convention
Jun 16-Jun 18: San Diego, CA

Netroots Nation
Jun 16-Jun 19: Minneapolis, MN

Changing the World: One Wiki Edit at a Time
Jun 18: Washington, DC

{Political_Views} Fox and WSJ Spread Lies About Planned Parenthood

On Fox News' Americas Newsroom, WSJ's John Fund Spreads Falsehoods About Indiana Law Defunding Planned Parenthood

http://mediamatters.org/research/201106070033?lid=1169411&rid=61572559

{Political_Views} Faux and Frauds At It Again

REPORT: Opponents Of EPA Climate Action Dominate TV News Airwaves

Opponents Of EPA Rules Vastly Outnumbered Supporters In TV Appearances

http://mediamatters.org/research/201106070010?lid=1169405&rid=61572559

{Political_Views} Beck: Pants on Fire

Beck Ignores Immediate Government Aid To Joplin, MO, Residents After Devastating Storms

http://mediamatters.org/research/201106070012?lid=1169407&rid=61572559

{Political_Views} Beck: "Pants on Fire"

Beck Falsely Claims Obama Says Americans Should "Side With" Syrian Government

http://mediamatters.org/research/201106070004?lid=1169403&rid=61572559

{Political_Views} Fox Lied (Again) - Fox "Union Snow-Removal 'Slowdow' Story" BOGUS

NYC Investigation Provides More Evidence That Allegation Of Union Snow-Removal "Slowdown" Was Bogus

http://mediamatters.org/research/201106070003?lid=1169401&rid=61572559

{Political_Views} Beck Is Still Out Of Step And As Crazy As Ever

Beck's Position On Palestine Is Out Of Step With All Recent Israeli Prime Ministers

http://mediamatters.org/research/201106060023

{Political_Views} House Dems Tell Boehner to raise revenue

House Dems to Boehner: Put revenues on table

http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/budget/165141-house-dems-to-boehner-put-revenues-on-table

{Political_Views} Another typical case of the kettle and the pot

Bachmann vs Palin

Top Bachmann aide goes after Palin for not being 'serious'

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-presidential-primary/165139-bachmann-goes-after-palin-for-not-being-serious

{Political_Views} EPA: State Department review of proposed pipeline is 'insufficient'

EPA: State Department review of proposed pipeline is 'insufficient'

http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/165119-epa-state-department-review-of-proposed-pipeline-is-insufficient

{Political_Views} Another typical case of the kettle and the pot

Pawlenty speech criticizes Obama as 'champion of class warfare'

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/165049-pawlenty-i-will-reverse-obamas-class-warfare-policies

{Political_Views} Republicans consider flip-flopping on debt ceiling deal

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/165283-gop-considers-short-term-debt-ceiling-deal-if-talks-fail

{Political_Views} News from The Hill: Former DNC chairman Kaine calls for Weiner to resign

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/165349-dnc-chairman-kaine-calls-for-weiner-to-resign

{Political_Views} News from The Hill: FCC chairman agrees to strike Fairness Doctrine

News from The Hill:

FCC chairman agrees to strike Fairness Doctrine from rule books
By Gautham Nagesh
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said his agency will remove the Fairness Doctrine from the rule books in response to a recent request from House Republicans.

"I fully support deleting the Fairness Doctrine and related provisions from the Code of Federal Regulations, so that there can be no mistake that what has been a dead letter is truly dead," Genachowski wrote in a letter Monday to House Energy and Commerce chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.).
Read the full story here.

http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/165369-fcc-chairman-agrees-to-strike-fairness-doctrine-from-rule-books

{Political_Views} Romney's freemarket whopper

http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2011/06/romney-new-hampshire-freemarket-whopper

{Political_Views} Medicare

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President Obama has to decide whether he's going to save Medicare—or whether Republicans will once again get their way by holding the economy hostage.

Democrats in Congress have already taken a strong stand against making any Medicare cuts, but so far the White House has been silent on whether it's willing to compromise with the Republicans' extreme demands.¹

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Republicans have had a lot of success taking the economy hostage and demanding a conservative ideological ransom. And they're at it again—this time over the debt ceiling, which ensures the government doesn't default on its debt.

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But the sand is shifting under the Republicans' feet. They lost in the recent New York special election, which was all about Medicare.³ And their Medicare destruction plan is bombing at the polls.⁴

The one thing Democrats could do right now to let the Republicans back in the game would be to agree to Medicare cuts. Not only would it betray all the people who rely on Medicare (and all of us who will in the future), it would neutralize any political advantage the Democrats have gained this past month.

Nancy Pelosi is standing strong in the House against any cuts to Medicare.⁵ But the only way to protect Medicare from Republican attacks is for President Obama to take Medicare cuts off the table during negotiations over raising the debt ceiling.

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Source:

1. "James Clyburn: For Dems, Medicare benefits cuts must be a `non-starter," The Washington Post, June 6, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=208970&id=27848-19015648-RMUmSMx&t=5

2. "Debt Ceiling Debate Hinges On Medicare: Can Democrats And Republicans Make A Deal?" The Huffington Post, June 5, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=208966&id=27848-19015648-RMUmSMx&t=6

3. "New York Special Election: Medicare Will Be Issue Of 2012," The Huffington Post, May 24, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=208967&id=27848-19015648-RMUmSMx&t=7

4. "Poll: Big Majority Opposes GOP Medicare Plan," NPR, June 1, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=208968&id=27848-19015648-RMUmSMx&t=8

5. "Debt Ceiling Debate Hinges On Medicare: Can Democrats And Republicans Make A Deal?" The Huffington Post, June 5, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=208966&id=27848-19015648-RMUmSMx&t=9

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