[Peace-discuss] Phony "progressive" group spreads lies

Sun Mar 1 16:08:10 CST 2009

That's funny -- not a word about the money to be spent increasing the number of 
people killed in SW Asia.  Must be a simple oversight...

John W. wrote:
> Can you BELIEVE the audacity of these people???
> 
> 
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> From: *Daniel Mintz, MoveOn.org Political Action* 
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> Date: Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 3:31 PM
> Subject: "A threat to the status quo"
> To: John Wason <jbw292002 at gmail.com <mailto:jbw292002 at gmail.com>>
> 
> 
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> 
> President Obama called his budget "a threat to the status quo," and 
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> *
> 
>    1. *Makes a $634 billion down payment on fixing health care *that
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>        
>    2. *Reduces taxes for 95% of working Americans. *And if your family
>       makes less than $250,000, your taxes won't go up one dime.^4
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>    3. *Invests more than $100 billion in clean energy technology,
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>    4. *Brings our troops home from Iraq on a firm timetable*, finally
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>    5. *Reverses growing income inequality. *The plan lets the Bush tax
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>    6. *Closes multi-billion-dollar tax loopholes for big oil companies. *^8
>        
>    7. *Increases grants to help families pay for college*—the largest
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>    8. *Halves the deficit by 2013. *President Obama inherited a legacy
>       of huge deficits and an economy in shambles, but his plan brings
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>        
>    9. *Dramatically increases funding for the SEC and the CFTC*—the
>       agencies that police Wall Street.^11
>        
>   10. *Tells it straight. *For years, budgets have used accounting
>       tricks to hide the real costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,
>       the Bush tax cuts, and too many other programs. Obama's budget
>       gets rid of the smokescreens and lays out what America's
>       priorities are, what they cost, and how we're going to pay for
>       them.^12
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> P.S. Turns out there are way more than 10 amazing things in Obama's 
> budget and we couldn't resist sharing just a few more.
> 
>    1. *Stops unnecessary government subsidies to big banks, health
>       insurance companies and big agribusinesses.*^13,14,15
> 
>    2. *Expands access to early childhood education and improves schools*
>       by investing in programs that make sure every child has a
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>        
>    3. *Negotiates for better prescription drug prices* using Medicaid's
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>    4. *Expands access to family planning for low-income women.*^18
>        
>    5. *Caps the pollution that causes global warming,* and makes
>       polluters pay to support clean energy innovation.^19
> 
> *Sources:*
> 
> 1. "Climate of Change," The New York Times, February 27, 2009
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/opinion/27krugman.html?em
> 
> 2. "Obama Calls His Budget Sweeping, Needed Change," The New York Times, 
> February 28, 2009
> http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51201&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=2 
> <http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51201&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=2>
> 
> 3. "Obama Offers Broad Plan to Revamp Health Care," The New York Times, 
> February 26, 2009
> http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51202&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=3 
> <http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51202&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=3>
> 
> 4. "Obama Expects Fight Over $3.55 Trillion Budget Plan," Bloomberg 
> News, February 28, 2009
> http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51203&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=4 
> <http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51203&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=4>
> 
> 5. "Energy Budget Is Sunlight After Eight Years of Darkness," Center for 
> American Progress, February 26, 2009
> http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51204&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=5 
> <http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51204&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=5>
> 
> 6. "The Economic Cost of War in Iraq and Afghanistan," The New York 
> Times, March 1, 2009
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/weekinreview/01glanz.html
> 
> 7. "Tax Cuts," The New York Times, February 26, 2009
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/washington/27web-tax.html
> 
> 8. "Energy Budget Is Sunlight After Eight Years of Darkness," Center for 
> American Progress, February 26, 2009
> http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51204&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=6 
> <http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51204&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=6>
> 
> 9. "Student Loans," The New York Times, February 26, 2009
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/washington/27web-edu.html
> 
> 10. "Obama unveils budget blueprint," CNN, February 26, 2009
> http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/26/budget/
> 
> 11. "Obama budget would boost SEC, CFTC, FBI," Reuters, February 26, 2009
> http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51205&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=7 
> <http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51205&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=7>
> 
> 12. "Obama's budget," Los Angeles Times, February 27, 2009
> http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51206&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=8 
> <http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51206&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=8>
> 
> 13. "Student Loans," The New York Times, February 26, 2009
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/washington/27web-edu.html
> 
> 14. "Health Insurance Stocks Dive on Medicare Advantage Cuts," The Wall 
> Street Journal, February 26, 2009
> http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51207&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=9 
> <http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51207&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=9>
> 
> 15. "Agriculture," The New York Times, February 26, 2009
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/washington/27web-agri.html
> 
> 16. "Investing Wisely in Our Children," Center for American Progress, 
> February 26, 2009
> http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51208&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=10 
> <http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51208&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=10>
> 
> 17. "Obama Offers Broad Plan to Revamp Health Care," The New York Times, 
> February 26, 2009
> http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51202&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=11 
> <http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51202&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=11>
> 
> 18. "Obama Offers Broad Plan to Revamp Health Care," The New York Times, 
> February 26, 2009
> http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51202&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=12 
> <http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51202&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=12>
> 
> 19. "Setting 'Green' Goals," The New York Times, February 26, 2009
> http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51209&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=13 
> <http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51209&id=15687-7617889-L0NFE9x&t=13>
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