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Echoing Howard Beale: Cowardice, Betrayal and Chaos

By Ripper on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 1:55pm |
I said I was leaving TPMCafe, and I am. I came back for one last post to make the most important point I've ever made on these pages: You are being betrayed by nearly every leader in politics, media and...

Believe who you want to believe - updated

By Ripper on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 3:44am |
After the mirthless and misplaced angerfest that Josh Marshall dumped on me in his emails this weekend, apparently while he was hip-deep in alligators, I was none too impressed by his doubling down on the unfounded insults today.I can take...

Missourians, call your senator

By Ripper on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 4:03pm |
Missourians, it's time to call, fax and email your only Democratic senator and demand that she publicly declare her support for the public option.Last Wednesday, Feb. 24th, Melanie's March came to a close in Washington, D.C., with six senators in...

Melanie's March Videos

By Ripper on Fri, 02/26/2010 - 11:30pm |
The first video below is mine. I threw it together to give you a feel for our trip.The next is shorter and was produced by SEIU. It includes remarks by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate HELP Committee Chairman Tom...

Senators greet Melanie's March ahead of summit

By Ripper on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 2:01pm |
I just got back from Washington, where our contingent of 11 from St. Louis met up with at least a half-dozen more from our city (including Melanie's commonlaw spouse, Steve), eight who marched all the 135 miles from Philadelphia to...

Coming Saturday, Feb. 27: HCiB&W Pt 2

By Ripper on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 12:06am |
The most anticipated motion picture of 2009 arrives in 2010. "Health Care in Black & White: Part 2," will premiere at noon Saturday, Feb. 27th on YouTube. I will post the embedded video and a link here.The third and final...

Dick Cheney: The Angina Monologues

By Ripper on Mon, 02/22/2010 - 11:03pm |
Former vice-president Dick Cheney was hospitalized again Monday for chest pains. Doctors quickly ruled out the possibility of a heart condition, as Cheney was born without one."We think it may have been a twinge of guilt stemming from a fluke,...

Marching Orders

By Ripper on Fri, 02/19/2010 - 8:03pm |
You--yes, YOU--can participate in Melanie's March, even if you can't be there.Please go to melaniesmarch.com to find out how you can make a difference in one of the most memorable and powerful nationwide rallies yet for meaningful health care reform....

I need your help--right now

By Ripper on Thu, 02/18/2010 - 2:21pm |
Quite simply, as Al Franken has said, I need your support, and that means your money. I want to go to Washington, D.C. again next week for a rally to help finish the fight for health care reform. I'm broke...

OH NO HE DI'NT

By Ripper on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 8:19pm |
NPR just reported that Obama has reversed his position and is willing to start from scratch with Republicans on health care. I left a message for Nancy Ann DeParle with an intern in the White House Office of Health Reform....

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