Ammunition

Written by: Kenneth Quinnell on Jun 16, 2009 9:41 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Democracy for America Miami-Dade (DFAM), Democracy for Florida, DFA at Netroots Nation (formerly YearlyKos) July 17-20, DFA Tallahassee, DFA Campaign Academy Alumni

The latest links to the information you need to counter right-wing spin...

Obama is not going to tell every company in America how much they can pay people

Bush Mirandized suspects in Afghanistan, too

Obama does not favor single-payer health care

Obama didn't take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Bush did

A NASA report did not prove that humans didn't cause global warming

Bush's Guantanamo policies did not keep us safe

Obama did not say that he wants the courts to do more redistribution

Obama did not say that the U.S. is a Muslim country

Sheldon Whitehouse, who has seen the information Cheney says should be seen, says the Bush administration claims about waterboarding are completely false

The difference between Republican/Tom DeLay-style small government and Democratic/Obama-style big government is 2%

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Resources

Written by: Kenneth Quinnell on Jun 16, 2009 9:39 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Democracy for America Miami-Dade (DFAM), Democracy for Florida, DFA Tallahassee, Florida DFA, DFA at Netroots Nation (formerly YearlyKos) July 17-20

Links you can use...

Learning from Obama’s Financial Steamroller: How to Raise Money Online

The Advocate's Top 15 Gay(ish) Blogs

How To Tell People They Sound Racist

Blend workshop: how to engage on the topic of race and LGBT civil rights

Media myths and falsehoods about the Supreme Court

Fact-Checking Karl Rove’s Attacks Against The Public Option

Myths and falsehoods surrounding the Sotomayor nomination

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Important Reading

Written by: Kenneth Quinnell on Jun 16, 2009 9:37 PM EDT

Linked to groups: DFA at Netroots Nation (formerly YearlyKos) July 17-20, Florida DFA, DFA Tallahassee, Training Academy Alumni, Class of 2007, DFA Campaign Academy Alumni

Good stuff you all should read from bloggers around the country... (Sorry this one is Open Left heavy, I accidentally left out my Open Left RSS feed the last time I did this round-up)

Open Left: A New Path To Progressive Power

Open Left: Please Play Hardball with Blue Dogs, Too

Progressive Historians: Obama, John Rawls, And A Defense Of The Unreasonable

Open Left: Healthcare Crisis Stifling Rural Independence

Open Left: Bogus Process Arguments

Open Left: The Fear Factor

Open Left: Obama and the Left, Part 432 (and counting)

Open Left: Pew Analysis Mostly Shows Obama Has Been A Successful President So Far

Open Left: Why Not A Progressive Foreign Policy? Part 2: The Whole Enchilada

Open Left: Why Not A Progressive Foreign Policy? Part 1: The Military

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Action Alerts

Written by: Kenneth Quinnell on Jun 16, 2009 9:35 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Democracy for Florida, DFA Campaign Academy Alumni, Florida DFA, Training Academy Alumni, Class of 2007, DFA at Netroots Nation (formerly YearlyKos) July 17-20

Send an e-mail: Ask your senators to support upcoming legislation to guarantee federal workers four weeks of paid parental leave for a new child, as a first step toward universal paid leave. (NOW)

Send an e-mail: Strengthen the clean energy bill (MO)

Send an e-mail: Tell President Obama to urge the Senate to ratify the Law of the Sea (NRDC)

Send an e-mail: Urge Your Representative to Support the American Clean Energy and Security Act (UCS)

Sign the petition: Will Dell & HP help China censor the Dalai Lama? (Credo)

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What's Going On: The Future of the Republican Party

Written by: Kenneth Quinnell on Jun 13, 2009 1:19 AM EDT

Linked to groups: Training Academy Alumni, Class of 2007, Florida DFA, DFA Campaign Academy Alumni, DFA at Netroots Nation (formerly YearlyKos) July 17-20, DFA Tallahassee

South Florida Daily Blog: Republicans: Let's Play Grown-Up

The Spencerian: Plotting the Course of Republicans in the Wilderness: They're Far Out

Natch Greyes: Democrats Maintain Lead As Republican Succumb To Infighting

BlueHerald 2.0: The Persistence of Ideology

Morning Martini: Republican’s Plans

Daily Kos: Who Speaks For The Republican Party?

Down With Tyranny: The struggle for the soul of the Republican Party (and the conservative movement): It's the age-old war between crazy and stupid

Democratic Strategist: Conservatives Should Disown Hate Speech

Democratic Strategist: Honkey Chateau

Pam's House Blend: If the GOP wants to resurrect itself, it needs to cure its addiction to hate and bigotry

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Ammunition

Written by: Kenneth Quinnell on Jun 13, 2009 1:16 AM EDT

Linked to groups: DFA Campaign Academy Alumni, Florida DFA, Democracy for Florida, Training Academy Alumni, Class of 2007, DFA at Netroots Nation (formerly YearlyKos) July 17-20

The latest links to the information you need to counter right-wing spin...

Health care reform will not kill more people than it helps

Conservative judges are the actual judicial activists

Americans prefer federally-run health care

The public supports an activist government

The Justice Department is fighting voter supression for legitimate, not political, reasons

Terrorists have been frequently prosecuted in the past through the normal criminal justice system

Obama's still not a Muslim

Fox News is still not fair and balanced

Tobacco Lollipops are being marketed to kids

Cap-and-trade won't hurt farmers

No, Judge Sotomayor doesn't want to take your land

Judge Sotomayor has consistently followed precedent on the Second Amendment

Judge Sotomayor is not a racist

Employers have increased use of coercion and punitive tactics to discourage unionization

The DHS report on right-wing extremism was backed by solid evidence

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Important Reading

Written by: Kenneth Quinnell on Jun 13, 2009 1:12 AM EDT

Linked to groups: DFA at Netroots Nation (formerly YearlyKos) July 17-20, Florida DFA, Democracy for Florida, Democracy for America Miami-Dade (DFAM), Training Academy Alumni, Class of 2007

Good stuff you all should read from bloggers around the country...

Daily Kos: Smacking Down Anti-Choice Terrorists Without Smashing Civil Liberties

Daily Kos: The George Tiller I Knew

AMERICAblog: The goal isn't to be bipartisan. The goal is to pass effective health care reform that helps everybody

Democratic Strategist: Lakoff: GOP 'Stealth' Attack Seeks to Reframe Empathy

techPresident: Did a "Google Surge" Help Creigh Deeds Conquer Northern Virginia?

techPresident: Creigh Deeds Virginia Victory Teaches a Fundamental Lesson about Politics

Wonk Room: Obstruction 101: First Manufacture A Controversy

Wonk Room: Yes, Dr. Tiller’s Murderer Is A Terrorist

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Action Alerts

Written by: Kenneth Quinnell on Jun 12, 2009 10:00 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Democracy for America Miami-Dade (DFAM), Florida DFA, DFA Tallahassee, Training Academy Alumni, Class of 2007, Democracy for Florida

Send an e-mail: Take Action for Florida Wildlife (DOW)

Send an e-mail: Cap Global Warming Pollution Now (ED)

Send an e-mail: Support EPA's Global Warming Endangerment Finding (ED)

Sign the petition: Remember Dr. Tiller (NARAL)

Sign the petition: Strengthen the clean energy bill (MO)

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Important Reading

Written by: Kenneth Quinnell on Jun 12, 2009 12:19 AM EDT

Linked to groups: DFA Campaign Academy Alumni, Democracy for America Miami-Dade (DFAM), DFA at Netroots Nation (formerly YearlyKos) July 17-20, Democracy for Florida, DFA Tallahassee

Good stuff you all should read from bloggers around the country...

Scholars & Rogues: How long can volunteers sustain community blogs?

South Florida Daily Blog: Why Bloggers Give Up

South Florida Daily Blog: On Outing Anonymous Bloggers

South Florida Daily Blog: 21 Blogging Mistakes

Ben Metcalf: On simple human decency

The Campaign Manager: Voter Contact – More than Just Field

BlueHerald 2.0: Another Blogger Outed

Incertus (Amy): A Reminder: Abortion is ugly. But not having access to abortion is uglier...

Natch Greyes: Carbon Offsets, Generally Ineffective

Progress Florida (Ray Seaman): Center-Left America

Deb on the Rocks: All Meta in the Hizzie

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Ammunition

Written by: Kenneth Quinnell on Jun 12, 2009 12:17 AM EDT

Linked to groups: Training Academy Alumni, Class of 2007, DFA Tallahassee, Democracy for America Miami-Dade (DFAM), DFA at Netroots Nation (formerly YearlyKos) July 17-20, DFA Campaign Academy Alumni

The latest links to the information you need to counter right-wing spin...

Abortion is not widely used as birth control

Obama is not targeting Chrysler dealerships owned by Republicans for closure

There are successful unionized companies in the U.S.

The TARP fund is making a profit

Only 10% of the deficit comes from Obama's policies, another 20% comes from Obama continuing Bush policies

Measures that show that Florida's education system is good are misleading, those stats only account for those who actually complete schooling here, where we have a horrible graduation rate

The Postal Service is a highly efficient government program

There are tremendous restrictions on abortion in most states already

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