[ITSALLABOUTMEMAN] Re: URGENT: Planned Parenthood in trouble

 

Hey Victoria,

Please explain to me how the videos are heavily edited.  This guy in the New York Times says the videos are complete and intact. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/26/opinion/sunday/ross-douthat-looking-away-from-abortion.html

Now I know that the New York Times can hardly be trusted these days... but I'm going to take the word of somebody from MoveOn.Org?  The slimy Democratic astroturf group that lies to me every time I get one of your mailings?

You play the legal card?  The same way they say everything the mass murderers Bush and Obama did are legal?  And what heroes Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden did were illegal? And how about those people that go into slaughterhouses and film the barbaric conditions. Many states are making that illegal now. I suppose you are opposed to that as well?

It looks like the consistent life ethic is gaining ground, no wonder MoveOn is pulling out all the stops.  But you're going to have to do a lot better than this if you are going to get me to change my mind.  You might try something MoveOn has never been very good at:  telling the truth.

On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 8:14 PM, Victoria Kaplan, MoveOn.org Political Action <moveon-help@list.moveon.org> wrote:

Breaking news: Reuters reports that Senator Rand Paul is trying to force a vote to block federal funding for Planned Parenthood.

Dear MoveOn member,

Breaking news: Reuters reports that Senator Rand Paul is trying to force a vote to block federal funding for Planned Parenthood. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has started a "fast-track process" to bring Paul's legislation to the floor for a vote soon.¹

This is just the latest attack against Planned Parenthood since a heavily edited, blatantly misleading video was released attacking Planned Parenthood two weeks ago.²

"The folks behind it are part of the most militant anti-abortion movement," said Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards today. "This entire effort is a political smear campaign."³

We're launching an emergency effort to defend Planned Parenthood, and we have to get going immediately. Will you make a contribution now to help us defend Planned Parenthood?

Yes, I'll chip in to help defend Planned Parenthood and stop the attacks on abortion rights.

Within days of the video's release, Republicans in Congress started scheduling votes to defund Planned Parenthood—and preparing even broader attacks on abortion rights.⁴

Then, another deceiving, doctored video was released, continuing the smear campaign against the largest reproductive health care provider in America.⁵

And now—today—Sen. Paul announced he's trying to force a vote to eliminate Planned Parenthood's federal funding.⁶

It's clear we're facing a highly coordinated attack on reproductive rights. To fight back, we're recruiting local voices all over the country to speak out in defense of Planned Parenthood—including doctors, women and men who have visited Planned Parenthood clinics, and others.

Planned Parenthood urgently needs people to stand with them now. Will you show your support?

Yes, I'll chip in to help defend Planned Parenthood and stop the attacks on abortion rights.

The mainstream news media has done a miserable job fact-checking this story, so let's set the record straight: The claim that Planned Parenthood profits from the sale of fetal tissue is a disgusting lie.

Here's the truth: When a woman chooses to terminate a pregnancy and donate tissue for medical research, Planned Parenthood honors those wishes. These donations are hugely valuable for research into diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.⁷

This is 100-percent legal, consistent with medical ethics, and no different than what happens in thousands of other medical situations every day.

Here's something else you might not have heard in the media: The anti-choice activists behind the video probably broke the law with their secret recording.⁸ And one of their leaders runs an organization whose members have bombed abortion clinics and assassinated an abortion provider.⁹

We don't have much time to fight back—Republicans in Congress are pushing to schedule votes to defund Planned Parenthood as soon as possible.

With your help, we'll flood Capitol Hill with phone calls and mobilize grassroots voices all over the country to defend Planned Parenthood. Will you chip in $3?

Yes, I'll chip in to help defend Planned Parenthood and stop the attacks on abortion rights.

Thanks for all you do.

–Victoria, Maria, Matt, Nick, and the rest of the team

P.S. Planned Parenthood is under attack because of its strong advocacy for reproductive rights and abortion services. But the organization is also a health care provider more generally. Over 2.7 million people turn to Planned Parenthood's nonprofit clinics in the U.S. each year for affordable health care services—including cancer-prevention tests, well-woman visits, and access to birth control.¹⁰ 

This is it. If Sen. Paul's bill passes and gets sent to President Obama's desk—or the vote is even close—it'll lead to even more vicious attacks on Planned Parenthood over the coming months and years. Will you chip in $3 and stand with Planned Parenthood right now in the face of this outrageous smear campaign?

Click here to chip in, help us defend Planned Parenthood, and stop these vicious attacks.

Sources:

1. "Rand Paul plans to keep pushing to defund Planned Parenthood," Reuters, July 26, 2015
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=305585&id=126125-30042692-nv5f2xx&t=1

2. "Planned Parenthood: Video latest in 10 years' harassment," KSBY, accessed July 23, 2015 
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=305573&id=126125-30042692-nv5f2xx&t=2

3. "Rand Paul pushes to defund Planned Parenthood as group cites 'smear' effort," The Guardian, July 26, 2015 
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=305584&id=126125-30042692-nv5f2xx&t=3

4. "Republicans plan new abortion push," Politico, July 16, 2015 
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=305574&id=126125-30042692-nv5f2xx&t=4

5. "Second Heavily Edited Planned Parenthood Attack Video Is Also a Big Bust," Slate, July 21, 2015
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=305575&id=126125-30042692-nv5f2xx&t=5

6. "Rand Paul pushes to defund Planned Parenthood as group cites 'smear' effort," The Guardian, July 26, 2015 
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=305584&id=126125-30042692-nv5f2xx&t=6

7. "Why We Still Need Fetal-Tissue Research," Time, July 21, 2015
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=305576&id=126125-30042692-nv5f2xx&t=7

8. "Lawmakers Ask Attorney General to Investigate Sham Group Attacking Planned Parenthood," RH Reality Check, July 22, 2015
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=305577&id=126125-30042692-nv5f2xx&t=8

9. "The Extreme And Violent Background Of The Group Consulting On The Anti-Planned Parenthood Videos," Media Matters for America, July 21, 2015
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=305578&id=126125-30042692-nv5f2xx&t=9

10. "Who We Are," PlannedParenthood.org, accessed July 26, 2015
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=305587&id=126125-30042692-nv5f2xx&t=10

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[ITSALLABOUTMEMAN] Re: CALL NOW: Fast Track Vote Today

 

As a paid up working america member I want to see you send out an email supporting Ralph Nader's proposal (as presented here ) RIGHT NOW

First, send the legislators who supported the fast track handcuffs a CITIZENS' SUMMONS to appear at a town meeting where you, not they, present the agenda. If the lawmakers think 500 or more determined people will show up, it is very likely they will relent and meet with you. The unions and other groups working to stop the TPP around the country can get their people to attend these town meetings. August is the congressional recess month. The senators and representative will have no excuse to avoid a town meeting with their constituents. For a list of those legislators who need to be focused on, visithttps://www.stopfasttrack.com/.

Second, hustle together some modest money from groups and individuals, rent an empty storefront, plaster the windows with large signs, and start a rumble of civic resistance in all directions. Politicians sometimes shrug off the warnings of losing contributions from unions. What politicians do fear is their inability to control groups of resurgent voters indeterminately expanding from inside their district or state.

Expecting to hear from you within hours.

On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 8:08 AM, Chris Stergalas <workingamerica@workingamerica.org> wrote:

Matt, We saw what happened when we took action. Last week we saw a huge upset when we stalled Congress's attempt to pass Fast Track. We have to keep the pressure up and make sure Congress opposes Fast Track. Click here now to call your representative and demand a "no" vote on Fast Track today. As expected, pro-Fast Track leaders are back at it. The House is set to vote once again, today, to try to move Fast Track forward. There's been a lot of arm-twisting in Congress the last couple of days by House Republican leadership and corporate lobbyists—and they could turn the tide in their favor if we don't act now. Stopping Fast Track means putting an end to the failed trade policies that have shipped jobs overseas, lowered wages and given more power to corporations and the 1 percent. We won last week and we can win again. Call your representative now or dial 855-644-6813. In Solidarity, Chris --- Chris Stergalas Working America Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address or to stop receiving emails from Working America, please click here.

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[ITSALLABOUTMEMAN] Re: The flag

 

Hey Corinne,

I know what you mean, I think of that terrorist shooter wrapped in a flag - Chris Kyle, and his legion of wild eyed fanatics.

I dread the 4th of july when the whole neighborhood will be wrapped in that symbol of hate.

Can't want for the banning of the stars and stripes. thanks for your worthy efforts in this important cause.

Down with Old Glory, it's too damn gory!

Matt

On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 9:04 PM, Corinne Ball, MoveOn.org Civic Action <moveon-help@list.moveon.org> wrote:

Momentum is growing. Will you add your name to calls for the Confederate flag to come down in Mississippi?

Dear MoveOn member,

A massacre was committed last week. A gun-toting white supremacist walked into a historic Black church in South Carolina and left nine people gathered for Bible study dead. The last words they heard didn't come from scripture or their pastor, but from the shooter—in a racist, hate-filled tirade.¹

The shooter was arrested the next day—but it was hard to feel any relief. As I saw him transported by officers, the frightening smile on his face showed no remorse, no sympathy. And it was hard to separate that sadistic grin, and the hate it represented, from the other photos I'd seen of him—the ones where he was waving his Confederate flag.

I wasn't the only one who felt that way. The morning after the shooting, a MoveOn member named Karen Hunter started a petition calling for South Carolina to take down the Confederate flag that flies in front of the state Capitol. And within days, more than 550,000 Americans had signed on—making it one of MoveOn's biggest and fastest-growing petitions ever.

Yesterday, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley changed her previous positions—promising to call a special session of the state Legislature this summer to remove the flag if legislators don't act sooner.² We're paying close attention. And we're laying the groundwork for a major campaign to make sure the governor's words turn to action and the flag comes down for good.

And in the meantime, momentum is growing in other states too—most notably Mississippi. There, MoveOn member Jennifer Gunter started a petition calling for the image of the Confederate flag to be removed from the official state flag. Her petition is taking off, and has just passed 10,000 signatures.

Will you sign it today and help bring the Confederate flag down in another state?

The calls for the Confederate flag to come down aren't new—groups like the NAACP have carried that torch for decades—but the cause has taken on new life in the last week. There's a real domino effect happening here.

A powerful piece in The Atlantic made the case for taking down the flag the day after the murders.³ Then prominent Republicans including Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush joined in. And as of today, Walmart, Sears, Kmart, eBay, and Amazon have all pledged to stop selling merchandise featuring the flag.⁴

I can't remember the last time so many people and institutions shifted in such a short a time. In significant part, this shift is due to the hundreds of thousands of MoveOn members who have spoken out in the last week, standing on the shoulders of activists who've worked on this issue for generations.

Of course, this isn't just about a flag. The Confederate flag is the chosen symbol of white supremacists; it's an active reminder of centuries of racial oppression. And if we can help get rid of it on government buildings in states like South Carolina and Mississippi, as well as from the shelves of mega-retailers like Amazon and Walmart, we'll help show that we're better than the darkest moments of our history. That progress is possible.

That's why yesterday's speech from Gov. Haley—while it didn't bring the flag down immediately—was so important. And it's why Jennifer Gunter's campaign to remove the Confederate image from Mississippi's state flag is a critical next step.

Will you sign Jennifer's petition today and help her pressure Mississippi's state legislators to act?

Already, a top Mississippi Republican has said that the Confederate battle emblem should be removed from the state's flag, but it'll take more than one politician to make this happen.⁵ Let's not lose momentum for even a second. We can win, together.

Thanks for all you do.

–Corinne, Jadzia, Manny, Alejandro, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Shooting suspect in custody after Charleston church massacre," CNN, June 18, 2015
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=304867&id=121527-19284091-AKeDJkx&t=3

2. "Nikki Haley calls for removal of Confederate flag from capitol grounds," June 23, 2015
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=304868&id=121527-19284091-AKeDJkx&t=4

3. "Take Down the Confederate Flag—Now," The Atlantic, June 18, 2015
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=304804&id=121527-19284091-AKeDJkx&t=5

4. "Walmart, Amazon, Sears, eBay to stop selling Confederate flag merchandise," CNN, June 23, 2015
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=304870&id=121527-19284091-AKeDJkx&t=6

5. "Gunn: Confederate part of MS flag 'needs to be removed,'" The Clarion-Ledger, June 23, 2015
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=304869&id=121527-19284091-AKeDJkx&t=7

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[ITSALLABOUTMEMAN] Re: TODAY: Re-vote on Fast Track. Share this now?

 

We won a temporary victory over the asshole that you worked so hard and spent so much money to get elected twice. It would have been so much easier to just not put him in office in the first place, don't you think?  And by the way, fuck you.

On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 8:39 AM, Justin Krebs, MoveOn.org Civic Action <moveon-help@list.moveon.org> wrote:

Dear MoveOn member,

Last Friday, we won a temporary victory against Fast Track—a bill that would give corporations even more power, while hurting jobs, consumers, the environment, and financial regulations.

Now, House Republicans are calling for a do-over vote—and THIS MORNING they are going to try to pass Fast Track once again.¹

We won on Friday because millions of Americans joined together with labor unions, environmental organizations, and consumer groups to send a message—and Democrats listened. Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke forcefully against Fast Track, arguing, "Whatever the deal with other countries, we want a better deal for American workers."²

Rep. Pelosi will be key in today's vote—holding together Democrats against enormous pressure from corporate lobbyists and, unfortunately, the White House. So can you urge Rep. Pelosi to stand strong by sharing her very words far and wide?

Can you share this message on Facebook and share it over Twitter—reminding Rep. Pelosi to stay true to her own words?

Today's Fast Track is even worse than it was last Friday, because it's no longer part of a package that includes other measures to help workers hurt by corporate trade deals.

Rep. Pelosi needs to stand by her own words—and lead the Democratic caucus in stopping Fast Track again.

Thanks for all you do.

–Justin K., Stephen, Joan, Bobby, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Trade Bill's Fate Rests on What's Been Missing in Congress: Trust" The New York Times, June 17, 2015  

http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=304795&id=120714-30042692-mypg0kx&t=2

2. "Democrats deal Obama huge defeat on trade," Politico, June 12, 2015   
http://politi.co/1TgnUmt

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[ITSALLABOUTMEMAN] Re: they listened to us.

 

You can't even say his name, can you?  Let me help. It's Obama. Obama wants this trade deal. He wants it badly.

Say it. I dare you.

On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 7:11 PM, Chris Stergalas <workingamerica@workingamerica.org> wrote:

Matt- Did you hear the breaking news? Working people like you and me just won a big victory to stop Fast Track in Congress. Fast Track, the tainted trade deal that would make it easier for politicians to send our good jobs overseas, could devastate our economy. But you spoke out, and Washington listened. This fight is not over. Pro-Fast Track politicians will try new tactics in the coming months to help out their rich corporate friends, and we have to keep fighting back. Can you donate $10 now to help Working America continue to push back against policies promoted by corporate-backed politicians? Today, we saw what happens when we stand together and speak out. Working America members like you sent tens of thousands of letters to Congress voicing opposition to Fast Track, and it added up to a key victory. If we keep coming together to stop politicians from attacking the middle class, we can continue to win. Chip in $10 now to help stand up for the middle class. This victory is because of you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. -Chris --- Chris Stergalas Working America Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address or to stop receiving emails from Working America, please click here.

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[ITSALLABOUTMEMAN] Re: corporations taking over our cities

 

Hey Roland

I get your emails because I gave money to a canvasser from your organization. Happy to stand up for working people.

However, I'm concerned that you are actually just one of those seemingly endless Democratic Party front organizations.

I think those astroturf groups are a dirty trick that rival's Nixon's.

Can you offer me assurance that I'm wrong about this?

Thank you,

Matt Love

On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 4:06 PM, Roland Leggett <workingamerica@workingamerica.org> wrote:

Matt, Corporations and wealthy CEOs have been getting handout after handout from Lansing. But apparently they're still not satisfied. In a new ploy, corporate-backed lawmakers in the Capitol are considering House Bill 4052, a bill that would give wealthy corporations and special interests even more power in our communities. Click here now to stop state lawmakers from giving our rights away to wealthy corporations. What this law does is interfere with our local governments' ability to make sure laws meet the needs and values of their residents. The needs of people in urban areas aren't always the same as those in small towns, but HB 4052 would prevent local leaders from passing certain types of laws. It shouldn't surprise you that what these corporate special interests want is to prevent communities from passing laws that make working people's lives better. Laws about paid sick days, prevailing wages and equal benefit protections would all be affected. They want to make it harder for working people like you and me to support our families, all so they can get richer. We have to stop this bill. Send a message now. All of our politicians may not agree on every issue, but HB 4052 goes far beyond any ideological disagreement. This law will strip all of us in Michigan of our rights to try to make our communities stronger, and further empower the richest 1 percent of the state to ignore laws they don't like. Our lawmakers should be looking for ways to strengthen Michigan's economy by making it work for everyone, not just their wealthy friends. This law could move through Lansing fast. We don't have time to waste, so can you take action now? We have to speak up for our rights. In Solidarity, Roland Leggett Michigan State Program Director Working America Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address or to stop receiving emails from Working America, please click here.

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[ITSALLABOUTMEMAN] Harsh? Or realistic?

 

what do you think, hmmmmm?

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RE: Drummer Wanted (A2)

Yes, let us be realistic. I listened to the snippets on your Reverbnation page. You can not sing. At all.

Before you start demanding pro players you might want to work on your own performance and sing in tune.

Sorry but someone has to tell you and those mooks on Reverbnation aren't doing you any favors blowing smoke up your ass.

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[ITSALLABOUTMEMAN] Re: http://www.vox.com/2015/5/11/8584473/seymour-hersh-osama-bin-laden

 

I may have been a little ambiguous.  How you can improve your website:  allow people to respond when you post state propaganda. 

I would post a link to this article, in response to that pathetic smear attempt on Hersh that you published:  http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/05/19/behind-the-medias-assault-on-seymour-hersh/

But currently I am not able to do this.

I regard blogs that do not allow comments fictional. I urge everybody else to take this point of view as well. I hope that this is something you will keep in mind, and respond to.

On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 11:49 PM, Vox Support <support@vox.com> wrote:

Thank you for submitting a support ticket to the Vox Support box. We have received it and will get back to you soon.

We typically respond to requests within 2-3 business days.

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On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 3:49 AM UTC, Matt Love <mattlove1@gmail.com> wrote:

I have an idea to improve your website

Just mud slinging. Guilty of the charges the author slings at Hersh.

Name: Matt Love
Email: mattlove1@gmail.com
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