Oh, look. Greg Sargent informs us that not only do most people understand what the Occupy movement is about, the majority of them support it: Americans favor Occupy Wall Street far more than Tea Party: Despite nonstop GOP and conservative disparagement of the Wall Street protests, the most detailed polling yet on Occupy Wall Street suggests that the public holds a broadly favorable view of the movement — and, crucially, the positions it holds. Time released a new poll this morning finding that 54 percent view the Wall Street protests favorably, versus only 23 percent who think the opposite. Interestingly, only 23 percent say they don’t have an opinion, suggesting the protests have succeeded in punching through to the mainstream. Also: The most populist positions espoused by Occupy Wall Street — that the gap between rich and poor has grown too large; that taxes should be raised on the rich; that execs responsible for the meltdown should be prosecuted — all have strong support. Meanwhile, the poll found that only 27 percent have a favorable view of the Tea Party. My handy Plum Line calculator tells me that this amounts to half the number of those who view Occupy Wall Street favorably. In fairness, the Tea Party has been in existence since before the 2010 elections, and even has had a seat at the governing table during the debt ceiling and government shutdown debacles, which clearly took their toll on the Tea Party’s image. Occupy Wall Street is just getting started. But it does seem clear that a confluence of events — the protests, Obama’s jobs push, Elizabeth Warren’s Senate candidacy, and the national backlash from the right all these things have provoked — are pushing populist issues such as fair taxation and income inequality to the forefront of the national conversation. It turns out we don’t live in Tea Party Nation, after all.
Continue reading …Oh, look. Greg Sargent informs us that not only do most people understand what the Occupy movement is about, the majority of them support it: Americans favor Occupy Wall Street far more than Tea Party: Despite nonstop GOP and conservative disparagement of the Wall Street protests, the most detailed polling yet on Occupy Wall Street suggests that the public holds a broadly favorable view of the movement — and, crucially, the positions it holds. Time released a new poll this morning finding that 54 percent view the Wall Street protests favorably, versus only 23 percent who think the opposite. Interestingly, only 23 percent say they don’t have an opinion, suggesting the protests have succeeded in punching through to the mainstream. Also: The most populist positions espoused by Occupy Wall Street — that the gap between rich and poor has grown too large; that taxes should be raised on the rich; that execs responsible for the meltdown should be prosecuted — all have strong support. Meanwhile, the poll found that only 27 percent have a favorable view of the Tea Party. My handy Plum Line calculator tells me that this amounts to half the number of those who view Occupy Wall Street favorably. In fairness, the Tea Party has been in existence since before the 2010 elections, and even has had a seat at the governing table during the debt ceiling and government shutdown debacles, which clearly took their toll on the Tea Party’s image. Occupy Wall Street is just getting started. But it does seem clear that a confluence of events — the protests, Obama’s jobs push, Elizabeth Warren’s Senate candidacy, and the national backlash from the right all these things have provoked — are pushing populist issues such as fair taxation and income inequality to the forefront of the national conversation. It turns out we don’t live in Tea Party Nation, after all.
Continue reading …Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) was named by John Boehner to be part of the Super Committee on Debt, due in part to his chairing the Ways and Means Committee. It is a choice assignment which Camp has been eager to cash in on : On the same day that House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., got picked to join the 12-member Congressional super-committee that is charged with deciding the country’s spending and taxation fate, his political action committee sent out [an invitation to a $2500 a head "meet & greet"] Just think, for $2,500, you too can have “fun” as Camp’s PAC refills your wine glass over chats about mortgage interest deductions, profit repatriation and S-Corporation pass through rates. We need no longer guess whether Pfizer will have a chance to play a role in the upcoming negotiations, thanks to the Pfizer PAC host duties. Ah…capitalism! The privilege of hosting Camp’s meet and greet came with a steep $5,000 price tag as well. So being on this extra-constitutional Super Committee is a profit deal…that makes so much sense. But if you can’t pony up the cash, it appears to be much more difficult to get through to Rep. Camp, no matter what lip service he pays to being available to his constituents . After attending the American Dream rally in DC, internet radio goddess Nicole Sandler, Marcy Wheeler of Emptywheel , Andrew Harman of Change to Win , Sandy Carpenter of ForRespect.org paid a visit to Camp’s office on the Hill. After being told that Camp was in Congress and they could speak to an aide, the group was asked to wait in the hall. But Camp’s staff wanted to make sure they stayed there, locking the door of the office. Then a gentleman came out and distributed the card of the Legislative Director they should speak to, saying that the director was busy with the congressman. Funny thing, that. Turns out that Camp’s Legislative Director, Rob Guido, was the guy handing out the cards, telling the protesters that the Legislative Director was busy with the congressman. Bet you if they had $2,500 checks in their hand, Guido would have had no problem introducing himself properly. And that’s why we have Occupy Wall Street protests.
Continue reading …Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) was named by John Boehner to be part of the Super Committee on Debt, due in part to his chairing the Ways and Means Committee. It is a choice assignment which Camp has been eager to cash in on : On the same day that House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., got picked to join the 12-member Congressional super-committee that is charged with deciding the country’s spending and taxation fate, his political action committee sent out [an invitation to a $2500 a head "meet & greet"] Just think, for $2,500, you too can have “fun” as Camp’s PAC refills your wine glass over chats about mortgage interest deductions, profit repatriation and S-Corporation pass through rates. We need no longer guess whether Pfizer will have a chance to play a role in the upcoming negotiations, thanks to the Pfizer PAC host duties. Ah…capitalism! The privilege of hosting Camp’s meet and greet came with a steep $5,000 price tag as well. So being on this extra-constitutional Super Committee is a profit deal…that makes so much sense. But if you can’t pony up the cash, it appears to be much more difficult to get through to Rep. Camp, no matter what lip service he pays to being available to his constituents . After attending the American Dream rally in DC, internet radio goddess Nicole Sandler, Marcy Wheeler of Emptywheel , Andrew Harman of Change to Win , Sandy Carpenter of ForRespect.org paid a visit to Camp’s office on the Hill. After being told that Camp was in Congress and they could speak to an aide, the group was asked to wait in the hall. But Camp’s staff wanted to make sure they stayed there, locking the door of the office. Then a gentleman came out and distributed the card of the Legislative Director they should speak to, saying that the director was busy with the congressman. Funny thing, that. Turns out that Camp’s Legislative Director, Rob Guido, was the guy handing out the cards, telling the protesters that the Legislative Director was busy with the congressman. Bet you if they had $2,500 checks in their hand, Guido would have had no problem introducing himself properly. And that’s why we have Occupy Wall Street protests.
Continue reading …Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) was named by John Boehner to be part of the Super Committee on Debt, due in part to his chairing the Ways and Means Committee. It is a choice assignment which Camp has been eager to cash in on : On the same day that House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., got picked to join the 12-member Congressional super-committee that is charged with deciding the country’s spending and taxation fate, his political action committee sent out [an invitation to a $2500 a head "meet & greet"] Just think, for $2,500, you too can have “fun” as Camp’s PAC refills your wine glass over chats about mortgage interest deductions, profit repatriation and S-Corporation pass through rates. We need no longer guess whether Pfizer will have a chance to play a role in the upcoming negotiations, thanks to the Pfizer PAC host duties. Ah…capitalism! The privilege of hosting Camp’s meet and greet came with a steep $5,000 price tag as well. So being on this extra-constitutional Super Committee is a profit deal…that makes so much sense. But if you can’t pony up the cash, it appears to be much more difficult to get through to Rep. Camp, no matter what lip service he pays to being available to his constituents . After attending the American Dream rally in DC, internet radio goddess Nicole Sandler, Marcy Wheeler of Emptywheel , Andrew Harman of Change to Win , Sandy Carpenter of ForRespect.org paid a visit to Camp’s office on the Hill. After being told that Camp was in Congress and they could speak to an aide, the group was asked to wait in the hall. But Camp’s staff wanted to make sure they stayed there, locking the door of the office. Then a gentleman came out and distributed the card of the Legislative Director they should speak to, saying that the director was busy with the congressman. Funny thing, that. Turns out that Camp’s Legislative Director, Rob Guido, was the guy handing out the cards, telling the protesters that the Legislative Director was busy with the congressman. Bet you if they had $2,500 checks in their hand, Guido would have had no problem introducing himself properly. And that’s why we have Occupy Wall Street protests.
Continue reading …Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) was named by John Boehner to be part of the Super Committee on Debt, due in part to his chairing the Ways and Means Committee. It is a choice assignment which Camp has been eager to cash in on : On the same day that House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., got picked to join the 12-member Congressional super-committee that is charged with deciding the country’s spending and taxation fate, his political action committee sent out [an invitation to a $2500 a head "meet & greet"] Just think, for $2,500, you too can have “fun” as Camp’s PAC refills your wine glass over chats about mortgage interest deductions, profit repatriation and S-Corporation pass through rates. We need no longer guess whether Pfizer will have a chance to play a role in the upcoming negotiations, thanks to the Pfizer PAC host duties. Ah…capitalism! The privilege of hosting Camp’s meet and greet came with a steep $5,000 price tag as well. So being on this extra-constitutional Super Committee is a profit deal…that makes so much sense. But if you can’t pony up the cash, it appears to be much more difficult to get through to Rep. Camp, no matter what lip service he pays to being available to his constituents . After attending the American Dream rally in DC, internet radio goddess Nicole Sandler, Marcy Wheeler of Emptywheel , Andrew Harman of Change to Win , Sandy Carpenter of ForRespect.org paid a visit to Camp’s office on the Hill. After being told that Camp was in Congress and they could speak to an aide, the group was asked to wait in the hall. But Camp’s staff wanted to make sure they stayed there, locking the door of the office. Then a gentleman came out and distributed the card of the Legislative Director they should speak to, saying that the director was busy with the congressman. Funny thing, that. Turns out that Camp’s Legislative Director, Rob Guido, was the guy handing out the cards, telling the protesters that the Legislative Director was busy with the congressman. Bet you if they had $2,500 checks in their hand, Guido would have had no problem introducing himself properly. And that’s why we have Occupy Wall Street protests.
Continue reading …‘Marilyn, August 1953: The Lost LOOK Photos’ Reveals Never-Before-Seen Marilyn Monroe Photos
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With Michelle Williams lighting up the screen in “My Week With Marilyn,” we can’t get the va-va-voom star off our minds. And it turns out, we won’t have to. Below are rare photographs taken of the screen goddess during the summer of 1953, while on the set of “River of No Return.” These photos, taken by John Vachon from LOOK magazine, were filed away for nearly 60 years until the release of “Marilyn, August 1953: The Lost LOOK Photos” (Dover Publications). Just a little something to tide you over until the Nov 4, when “My Week With Marilyn” hits theaters. PHOTOS:
Continue reading …‘Marilyn, August 1953: The Lost LOOK Photos’ Reveals Never-Before-Seen Marilyn Monroe Photos
October 15, 2011 No CommentWith Michelle Williams lighting up the screen in “My Week With Marilyn,” we can’t get the va-va-voom star off our minds. And it turns out, we won’t have to. Below are rare photographs taken of the screen goddess during the summer of 1953, while on the set of “River of No Return.” These photos, taken by John Vachon from LOOK magazine, were filed away for nearly 60 years until the release of “Marilyn, August 1953: The Lost LOOK Photos” (Dover Publications). Just a little something to tide you over until the Nov 4, when “My Week With Marilyn” hits theaters. PHOTOS:
Continue reading …‘Marilyn, August 1953: The Lost LOOK Photos’ Reveals Never-Before-Seen Marilyn Monroe Photos
October 15, 2011 No CommentWith Michelle Williams lighting up the screen in “My Week With Marilyn,” we can’t get the va-va-voom star off our minds. And it turns out, we won’t have to. Below are rare photographs taken of the screen goddess during the summer of 1953, while on the set of “River of No Return.” These photos, taken by John Vachon from LOOK magazine, were filed away for nearly 60 years until the release of “Marilyn, August 1953: The Lost LOOK Photos” (Dover Publications). Just a little something to tide you over until the Nov 4, when “My Week With Marilyn” hits theaters. PHOTOS:
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