Poll: Obama v. Media - who would you listen to?

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Thursday March 26, 2009 · 12:12 PM PDT

2009/03/26 · 12:12

President Obama is using every medium possible to speak directly to the American people. Not surprisingly, this is driving Corporate Media pundits nuts because they want Americans to listen to them, not President Obama.

So here's a quick poll. Who would you rather listen to for 30 minutes each day?

Poll

196 votes Show Results

Who would you rather listen to for 30 minutes each day?

196 votes Vote Now!

Who would you rather listen to for 30 minutes each day?

President Barack Obama

137 votes

Wolf Blitzer (CNN)

0 votes

Jim Cramer (CNBC)

0 votes

Sean Hannity (FOX)

1 vote

Rush Limbaugh (EIB)

4 votes

Rachel Maddow (MSNBC)

15 votes

Bill O'Reilly (FOX)

0 votes

Keith Olbermann (MSNBC)

5 votes

Sarah Palin (GOP)

1 vote

Joe Scarborough (MSNBC)

0 votes

Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)

33 votes

Stop Jeb Bush

bob fertik

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Tuesday December 02, 2008 · 12:02 PM PST

2008/12/02 · 12:02

On November 30, Jeb Bush said Republicans should form a shadow government - presumably to block President Obama's efforts.

On December 2, Sen. Mel Martinez suddenly resigned from the United States Senate, leaving a vacancy that Republican Gov. Charlie Crist will fill.

It looks like the resignation was engineered so Crist could appoint Jeb Bush to replace Martinez.

We, the American people, will not tolerate the appointment of Jeb Bush to the Senate to sabotage the presidency of Barack Obama.

Sign the petition to Gov. Charlie Crist:
http://www.democrats.com/...

bob fertik

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Friday August 29, 2008 · 8:39 AM PDT

2008/08/29 · 08:39

It's a cliche that the Vice President is "one heartbeat away" from the most powerful job in the world.

But in John McCain's case, it's more than a cliche: both his father (70) and grandfather (61) died suddenly of heart attacks.

So who did McCain choose to be "one heartbeat away"?

The 44-year-old first-term governor of the second smallest state who is embroiled in a corruption scandal and has no experience in Washington, in military affairs, or in foreign policy. What on earth was McCain thinking?

bob fertik

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Wednesday August 06, 2008 · 7:27 AM PDT

2008/08/06 · 07:27

Thanks John McCain - you accidentally showed America the best team for the 21st Century, and it does not include the "wrinkly old white-haired dude."

Sign the petition:

http://obamahilton.com

bob fertik

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Monday July 28, 2008 · 4:56 PM PDT

2008/07/28 · 16:56

After more than three years of grassroots pressure from true patriots like you, Congress finally took step 1 towards impeaching George W. Bush for his High Crimes by holding a "non-impeachment hearing" last Friday.

Witnesses led by Dennis Kucinich, Elliot Adams, Rocky Anderson, Bob Barr, Vincent Bugliosi, Bruce Fein, Maurice Hinchey, and Elizabeth Holtzman presented an overwhelming case for impeachment. Watch the individual videos and the wrap-up by American News Project.

Most of the Democrats who attended the hearings were excellent. If one of these is your Representative, or if you contributed to their campaigns, please call 202-224-3121 to thank them for supporting impeachment: Dennis Kucinich, Robert Wexler, Tammy Baldwin, Keith Ellison, Maurice Hinchey, Sheila Jackson-Lee, and Hank Johnson.

bob fertik

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Wednesday July 23, 2008 · 7:41 AM PDT

2008/07/23 · 07:41

Rep. Dennis Kucinich has led the fight for impeachment since April 2007, when he defied Speaker Pelosi and courageously introduced 3 Articles of Impeachment (H.Res. 333/799) against Vice President Cheney. On June 10, Kucinich defied Speaker Pelosi again and introduced 35 Articles of Impeachment (H.Res. 1258) against President Bush.

When Pelosi refused to allow hearings on any of the 38 Articles of Impeachment, Kucinich returned to the floor of Congress to introduce one more Article of Impeachment against President Bush (H.Res. 1345).

bob fertik

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Saturday June 21, 2008 · 9:39 AM PDT

2008/06/21 · 09:39

I cannot for the life of me understand why any Democrat would vote for warrantless wiretapping.

I can easily understand why every Republican would. Republicans fully support the Bush Dictatorship in every way, including imperialism, torture, corruption, and warrantless wiretapping. If George Bush took the completely opposite positions (as he did before the 2000 election), they would support him too. They don't think and have no principles, they blindly follow their ~~Fuhrer~~ Leader.

But why would any Democrat - including our party leaders?

At the Presidential polling blog FiveThirtyEight, Nate Silver analyzed 31 vulnerable House Democrats in conservative-leaning seats, and found 23 voted for warrantless wiretapping, while 8 voted against. Nate observes,

Did these Democrats vote for the FISA bill because they think it will help them to get re-elected? Or were they elected in 2006 because they were conservative enough Democrats to vote for this legislation in the first place?

Poll

32 votes Show Results

Why Do "Conservative" Democrats Support Warrantless Wiretapping?

32 votes Vote Now!

Why Do "Conservative" Democrats Support Warrantless Wiretapping?

Stupidity

3 votes

Corruption for telecom and corporate cash

16 votes

Fear of attack ads by Republicans and/or their 527 allies

11 votes

"Sister Soulah" triangulation

1 vote

Blind obedience to Steny Hoyer

1 vote

Obama: Just Say No to the Rich Republican Town Hall

bob fertik

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Sunday June 08, 2008 · 12:02 PM PDT

2008/06/08 · 12:02

Update 3:20 p.m. ET: Just minutes after this was posted, Obama and McCain both rejected the ABC/Bloomberg proposal. Congratulations - we must have scared them!

Rich Republicans, led by billionaire Mike Bloomberg and the corporate executives of ABC/Disney, are demanding to host the first Presidential town hall meeting on Wall Street. We welcome all debates with John "McSame," but this particular request is outrageous for many reasons:

First, Mike Bloomberg is a Republican billionaire who gives to (and raises money for) Republicans.

Second, ABC News hosted the very worst Presidential debate (and there was a lot of competition!) on April 16. The first hour was devoted to outrageous and meaningless questions, including one attacking Obama's patriotism that was written by Sean Hannity! Later, Charlie Gibson attacked Obama for wanting to slightly increase the capital gains tax, which would take a few pennies out of Gibson's (and Bloomberg's) cavernous pockets.

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120 votes Show Results

Should Obama Participate in the ABC/Bloomberg Rich Republican Town Hall?

120 votes Vote Now!

Should Obama Participate in the ABC/Bloomberg Rich Republican Town Hall?

Yes - TV is our God and we appease rich TV executives at all costs

9 votes

No - We The People rule in our Democracy, not TV executives

99 votes

Not sure - those are awfully loaded choices!

12 votes

Let's Make Robert Wexler's Book #1 on Amazon

bob fertik

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Thursday June 05, 2008 · 11:23 AM PDT

2008/06/05 · 11:23

Progressive champion Robert Wexler (D-FL) has written a great new book called "Fire-Breathing Liberal." It has gone as high as #15 on the Amazon best-seller list. Can the fabulous DailyKos community buy a few copies at $17.13 each and make it #1?

Since Wexler helped lead the fight for impeachment hearings for Dick Cheney (see http://wexlerwantshearings.com ), we at Democrats.com wanted to show our appreciation and affection by encouraging progressive activists to buy his book. So yesterday we posted a blog on Democrats.com and emailed it to our 500,000 supporters. And in 20 hours, we pushed the book from #95,695 on the Amazon Best-seller List all the way to #15!

bob fertik

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Monday April 14, 2008 · 7:51 AM PDT

2008/04/14 · 07:51

On Friday, ABC News reported Bush knew about, and approved, the approval of torture by Dick Cheney and his top cabinet officers.

"I'm aware our national security team met on this issue. And I approved."

One would think this would generate headlines and editorials in the nation's leading papers, and outraged discussions on cable TV and the Sunday talk shows. Instead, we hear... crickets.

Clearly the Corporate Media is not going to do anything about Bush's participation in War Crimes. So we're going to have to do it ourselves.

Below is a petition we're sending to Congress. You can sign it here:
http://www.democrats.com/...

Poll

94 votes Show Results

Should the House begin impeachment proceedings against Bush and Cheney for approving torture?

94 votes Vote Now!

Should the House begin impeachment proceedings against Bush and Cheney for approving torture?

Yes: to hold them accountable for committing war crimes

55 votes

Yes: to prevent future Presidents from committing war crimes

7 votes

Yes: to show the world America does not tolerate war crimes

22 votes

No: BlueDog Democrats in the House will defend Bush and Cheney, so the House vote on impeachment will fail to get a 218-vote majority

0 votes

No: Senate Republicans (including John McCain) will all defend Bush and Cheney so the Senate vote to convict and remove will fail to get a 67-vote supermajority

1 vote

No: Americans would not accept Speaker Pelosi as President, even until the next President is sworn in on January 20

4 votes

No: Impeachment would hurt the chances of our Democratic Presidential candidate against John McCain

3 votes

Unsure

2 votes

Fire Joe Scarborough

bob fertik

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Thursday February 28, 2008 · 1:53 PM PST

2008/02/28 · 13:53

Did you hear what Joe Scarborough said this morning on MSNBC's Morning Joe?

"I would guarantee you, guarantee you, that while a lot of people in Manhattan and Georgetown and on college campuses are worried about what happened in 2002 and the lead up to the war, Americans are concerned about what's happening now."

Can you believe it? Here's the link - watch for yourself:
http://tinyurl.com/...

Then sign our petition to MSNBC to fire Joe Scarborough :
http://www.democrats.com/fire-joe-scarborough

bob fertik

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Wednesday January 23, 2008 · 7:56 AM PST

2008/01/23 · 07:56

(Crossposted from Democrats.com)


Bill Clinton	Elizabeth Edwards	Michelle Obama	Elizabeth Kucinich

On TV, the "faux issue of the day" is whether it's unfair that Obama has to fend off tag-team attacks by both Hillary and Bill. I could care less.

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50 votes Show Results

Would you watch the Democratic spouses debate?

50 votes Vote Now!

Would you watch the Democratic spouses debate?

Absolutely - they will play important roles in the White House

32 votes

Maybe - I might learn something valuable

7 votes

No - we're voting for the candidates, not their spouses

11 votes

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