These Comments About Politicians Are Too Mean To Be True. But They ARE True.

This really reminds me of when atypical activists like Bob Dylan and Marvin Gaye would write something wonderful in protest of the times they lived in.

Share this if you agree with him — or disagree. Or, you can share it if you just like the song like I do.

The lyrics:

Pushing poison to our children

Still promoting class division

We are starving, but you are fat

Don’t know why they do us like that

Politicians, you better get right

These conditions ain’t no good for life

Whose decision is it anyway, yours or mine?

Making promises you can’t keep

Hungry wolves dressed like sheep

Shake our hands, stab our backs

Don’t know why they do us like that

Politicians, you better get right

These conditions ain’t no good for life

Whose decision is it anyway, yours or mine?

Free country’s not so free

Ain’t no hope for you and me

From the power-hungry money fiends

Ruling the world behind the scenes

Politicians, you better get right

These conditions ain’t no good for life

Whose decision is it anyway, yours or mine?

Oh beautiful for spacious sky

For amber waves of grain

For purple mountain’s majesty

Above the fruited plain

America, America,

God shed his grace on thee

And crowned thy good with brotherhood

From sea to shining sea.

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These Comments About Politicians Are Too Mean To Be True. But They ARE True.

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Jon Stewart Of America Meets The Jon Stewart Of Egypt, And Hilarity Ensues

Last summer, Jon Stewart stopped by the Egyptian TV show “Al Bernameg,” hosted by the brave and hilarious Bassem Youssef (dubbed by some “Egypt’s Jon Stewart”). Amidst the silliness, they end up having a pretty poignant discussion about the power of humor and satire in difficult situations from New York to Cairo and everywhere in between. Stick around ’til the end to see Stewart do something very American.

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Jon Stewart Of America Meets The Jon Stewart Of Egypt, And Hilarity Ensues

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It Doesn’t Take A Nurse To Know Kids’ Hair Shouldn’t Fall Out. But It Took This Nurse To Stop It.

Margaret Mead said it best: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

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It Doesn’t Take A Nurse To Know Kids’ Hair Shouldn’t Fall Out. But It Took This Nurse To Stop It.

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The Shameful Truth About Who Makes Money Off Something Called The ‘Immigration Detention Bed Quota'

Sometimes it seems our system of immigration is purposefully broken — for instance, when you see infographics like this one and realize the massive profit that corporations are making off the detention of immigrants. It’s just one of those times you have to shake your head. And your fist.

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The Shameful Truth About Who Makes Money Off Something Called The ‘Immigration Detention Bed Quota"

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Sharyl Attkisson: CMS official instructed colleague to ‘delete this email’

http://twitter.com/#!/TheRightWingM/status/500348274696392704

Reporter Sharyl Attkisson has the story about a CMS official advising another within the department to delete an email:

http://twitter.com/#!/SharylAttkisson/status/500343260301512704

From a post at Attkisson’s website:

An email obtained by Congress shows the top official for Healthcare.gov at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under the Department of Health and Human Services, Marilyn Tavenner, instructed the agency’s top spokesman to “Please delete this email.”

The instruction appears significant for several reasons: First, the email to be deleted included an exchange between key White House officials and CMS officials. Second, the email was dated October 5, 2013, five days into the disastrous launch of HealthCare.gov. Third, federal law requires federal officials to retain copies of –not delete– email exchanges. And fourth, the document to be deleted is covered under Congressional subpoena as well as longstanding Freedom of Information requests made by members of the media (including me).

Read the full story here. Attkisson reports that House Energy and Commerce leaders have asked Tavenner why she advised another within the department to delete an email, and if she’s done so on more than one occasion.

Ah, transparency!

http://twitter.com/#!/sepepper/status/500343651487084544

http://twitter.com/#!/BiHiRiverOfLife/status/500346021592190976

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Related:

Sharyl Attkisson has several questions about IRS ‘computer crash,’ lost emails

Whole lotta smidgens! EPA tells Oversight Committee hard drive crashed, emails lost

‘Bizarro world": CMS admin Tavenner stands by Obama’s ‘If you like your plan’ lie

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/08/15/sharyl-attkisson-healthcare-gov-official-instructed-colleague-to-delete-this-email/

Sharyl Attkisson: CMS official instructed colleague to ‘delete this email’

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Dana Loesch reminds Obama what there’s still time do before vacation starts

http://twitter.com/#!/ddietz0907/status/496323065677369344

In a few days, President Obama will begin his summer vacation on Martha’s Vineyard.

Dana Loesch reminded Obama that there’s still time to remind Americans where things stand in Congress:

http://twitter.com/#!/DLoesch/status/496322780611506177

Ha! Will Obama get right on that? Confidence is low:

http://twitter.com/#!/Fallakin/status/496322993266917376

http://twitter.com/#!/sjohnmassoud/status/496323170824384513

There’s even less of a chance that the mainstream media will mention it.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/08/04/yeah-right-dana-loesch-reminds-obama-what-theres-still-time-to-do-before-vacation-starts/

Dana Loesch reminds Obama what there’s still time do before vacation starts

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I Really Wish Obama Had The Guts To Talk Like This Guy

Climate scientist Anthony Leiserowitz drops some serious knowledge on “Moyers & Company”. In two bullet points, he describes exactly what Obama needs to say about global warming and what we can do to stop climate change. Let’s hope Obama watches Bill Moyers videos.

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I Really Wish Obama Had The Guts To Talk Like This Guy

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Hey Kid, Wanna Buy A Democracy?

How much election will $100,000 get me?

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Hey Kid, Wanna Buy A Democracy?

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A Picture Can Be Worth 1,000 Words. This One Is Worthy Of $1.2 Trillion

Sequestration sounds like bigfoot’s ugly twin brother. After seeing this, it might as well be.

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A Picture Can Be Worth 1,000 Words. This One Is Worthy Of $1.2 Trillion

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