The latest links to the information you need to counter right-wing spin...
Gulf Breeze petroleum geologist Klaus H. Gohrbandt asks in a Viewpoint article, "Can Offshore Florida Be a Major Contributor of Oil, Natural Gas?" Short answer: No. Longer answer...
Cover Florida, the health-insurance policy touted by Gov. Charlie Crist as a way to reduce the state's 3.7 million uninsured, is unlikely to work. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a non-profit policy-research group in Washington, D.C., came to that conclusion after analyzing Florida's law which allows insurance companies to offer low-cost plans with limited benefits.
I know it’s asking a lot I’d like to see the mainstream media actually report the truth when they show McCain mocking Obama for suggesting conservation and developing new sources of energy like solar and wind. The Energy Dept. reports that expanding drilling will on the continental shelf add a whopping 0.2% to world oil production in twenty years. The impact to oil prices will be insignificant.
The Biggest Lie Of The Presidential Campaign: The Surge Has Worked
Auto Makers Deflate McCain’s Ignorant Hot Air On Value Of Proper Tire Inflation
Friday, August 8, 2008
The Road to the White House
What are Florida bloggers saying about the presidential race? Here are the top 5 posts from yesterday...
1. Pensito Review (Trish): McCain’s Campaign Worker Apologizes to Black Reporter
2. thefos: McCain Suggests Wife Participate In Topless Contest
3. Pensacola Beach Blog: Pensacola Beach Drilling: Compare and Contrast
4. Blast Off!: In Florida, Obama spends while McCain spins
5. Situation Awareness: GOP "Takes Pride in Being Ignorant"
6. Incertus (Brian): Work the refs even harder
7. Morning Martini: Thinking way ahead
8. Make Me a Commentator!!! - Vice Presidential Pics
9. Bark Bark Wof Woof: Bayh Now?
10. Discourse.net: Is Obama Too Young to Be President?
1. Pensito Review (Trish): McCain’s Campaign Worker Apologizes to Black Reporter
2. thefos: McCain Suggests Wife Participate In Topless Contest
3. Pensacola Beach Blog: Pensacola Beach Drilling: Compare and Contrast
4. Blast Off!: In Florida, Obama spends while McCain spins
5. Situation Awareness: GOP "Takes Pride in Being Ignorant"
6. Incertus (Brian): Work the refs even harder
7. Morning Martini: Thinking way ahead
8. Make Me a Commentator!!! - Vice Presidential Pics
9. Bark Bark Wof Woof: Bayh Now?
10. Discourse.net: Is Obama Too Young to Be President?
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Action Alerts
The latest action alerts from around the country.
Sign the petition: Sign the Declaration of Inter-Dependence (FPFP)
Send an e-mail: Tell Obama: Pick a Progressive (PFAW)
Send an e-mail: Urge your senators to clean up our beaches (NRDC)
Send an e-mail: Don't Let Oil Money Buy a Bad Energy Policy! (TM)
Donate money: To Protect Internet Freedom (FP)
Sign the petition: A Nuclear Weapons-Free World: An Appeal to the Next U.S. President (NAPF)
Sign the petition: Tell Secretary Rice: Israel Must Stop Settlement Activity (JStreet)
Sign the petition: Sign the Declaration of Inter-Dependence (FPFP)
Send an e-mail: Tell Obama: Pick a Progressive (PFAW)
Send an e-mail: Urge your senators to clean up our beaches (NRDC)
Send an e-mail: Don't Let Oil Money Buy a Bad Energy Policy! (TM)
Donate money: To Protect Internet Freedom (FP)
Sign the petition: A Nuclear Weapons-Free World: An Appeal to the Next U.S. President (NAPF)
Sign the petition: Tell Secretary Rice: Israel Must Stop Settlement Activity (JStreet)
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Twitter Bomb
This wasn't my idea (although I came up with the cool name), I think Liza Sabater was the one who started it, but it's too brilliant to pass up.
Those of you who are on Twitter, send as many tweets as you can over the next few days with #dontgo in them. The conservatives are using this hash mark (like a tag) to spread misinformation about offshore drilling and their latest publicity stunt. What Liza and a few others started doing was to flood that hash with counter-commentary or irrelevant posts. Sort of like a google bomb, this can either disrupt what they're doing or, at the very least, annoy the crap out of them. We can all do this.
Whatever you're posting on twitter, try to fit #dontgo into it. And make sure you include the # sign, which is key.
If you aren't on Twitter, this might be the type of thing to get you into it.
Those of you who are on Twitter, send as many tweets as you can over the next few days with #dontgo in them. The conservatives are using this hash mark (like a tag) to spread misinformation about offshore drilling and their latest publicity stunt. What Liza and a few others started doing was to flood that hash with counter-commentary or irrelevant posts. Sort of like a google bomb, this can either disrupt what they're doing or, at the very least, annoy the crap out of them. We can all do this.
Whatever you're posting on twitter, try to fit #dontgo into it. And make sure you include the # sign, which is key.
If you aren't on Twitter, this might be the type of thing to get you into it.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Action Alerts
The latest action alerts from Florida and around the country.
Sign the Petition: Drilling for Campaign Cash (PCAF)
Send an e-mail: Take Action for Better Transit Alternatives! (ED)
Send an e-mail: Tell the FEC to investigate Wal-Mart (ARAW)
Send an e-mail: Save the Internet (FP)
Send an e-mail: Recycle EPA head Stephen Johnson! (PC)
Send an e-mail: Whales Collide with White House Politics (UCS)
Send an e-mail: Will Your Representative Stand Up to Fat Cats? (DOW)
Donate money: Help pass the Employee Free Choice Act (ARAW)
Sign the petition: Don't Deny Insurance Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions (SUFHC)
Sign the petition: Demand Comprehensive Hate Crime Legislation (PFLAG)
Sign the petition: Lead With Your Heart (Clinton Foundation)
Tell Your Story: Stop the Pain at the Pump
Sign the Petition: Drilling for Campaign Cash (PCAF)
Send an e-mail: Take Action for Better Transit Alternatives! (ED)
Send an e-mail: Tell the FEC to investigate Wal-Mart (ARAW)
Send an e-mail: Save the Internet (FP)
Send an e-mail: Recycle EPA head Stephen Johnson! (PC)
Send an e-mail: Whales Collide with White House Politics (UCS)
Send an e-mail: Will Your Representative Stand Up to Fat Cats? (DOW)
Donate money: Help pass the Employee Free Choice Act (ARAW)
Sign the petition: Don't Deny Insurance Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions (SUFHC)
Sign the petition: Demand Comprehensive Hate Crime Legislation (PFLAG)
Sign the petition: Lead With Your Heart (Clinton Foundation)
Tell Your Story: Stop the Pain at the Pump
Friday, August 1, 2008
Ammunition
The latest links to the information you need to counter right-wing spin...
Down With Tyranny!: How To Respond To The Republican and Big Oil Lies About Gas Prices
Down With Tyranny!: How To Respond To The Republican and Big Oil Lies About Gas Prices
The Road to the White House
What are Florida bloggers saying about the presidential race? Here are the top 5 posts from yesterday...
1. FLA Politics (RFK Lives): How does McCain win w/o FL?
2. Incertus (Brian): About Sebelius and Clinton
3. Beating the Bushes: Barack Obama: The Enemy of My Enemy
4. Pensito Review (Trish): Exxon Posts Another Record Profit; McCain Says We Can Trust Them
5. Pushing Rope: Obama Sums Up the McCain Campaign
1. FLA Politics (RFK Lives): How does McCain win w/o FL?
2. Incertus (Brian): About Sebelius and Clinton
3. Beating the Bushes: Barack Obama: The Enemy of My Enemy
4. Pensito Review (Trish): Exxon Posts Another Record Profit; McCain Says We Can Trust Them
5. Pushing Rope: Obama Sums Up the McCain Campaign
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