New GOP Slogan Linked To Drug That Andrea Yates Took When She Drown Kids

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Monday May 12, 2008 · 4:18 PM PDT

2008/05/12 · 16:18

This is too rich.

I assume you saw this piece linking the GOP's new slogan to Effexor. Read it. It is hilarious. But come back and read the rest of this diary.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

What the GOP doesn't seem to realize, because they are idiots, is that "the change you deserve" is the registered advertising slogan of Effexor XR, a drug that many of you might have started taking as a result of all the...you know -- terrorism. (Hat tip to Bluestem for catching this gem.)

Effexor, also known as Venlafaxine, is approved for the treatment "of depression, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and panic disorder in adults." Its common side effects are very much in keeping with the world the House Republicans have striven to build: nausea, apathy, constipation, fatigue, vertigo, sexual dysfunction, sweating, memory loss, and - and I swear I am not making this up - "electric shock-like sensations also called 'brain zaps.'"

Those are not the only side effects.

Read the rest below.

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Monday July 25, 2005 · 7:46 PM PDT

2005/07/25 · 19:46

Right now, re-elect is above 70% in this unscientific poll. Let's put some rationality back into this obviously FREEP'D poll.

"Now that U.S. Rep Don Sherwood, a proponent of family values, has admitted having an affair, denied abusing his mistress, and apologized to his wife, family and constituents, would you vote to re-elect him next year?"

yes?

no?

Vote here down on the left.

Poll - Would you vote to re-elect Sherwood?

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Sunday July 24, 2005 · 5:26 PM PDT

2005/07/24 · 17:26

Now that U.S. Rep Don Sherwood, a proponent of family values, has admitted having an affair, denied abusing his mistress, and apologized to his wife, family and constituents, would you vote to re-elect him next year?

Yes or no?

Vote on the Towanda Daily Review's website.

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Making Reality TV Reflect Reality

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Thursday July 14, 2005 · 7:52 AM PDT

2005/07/14 · 07:52

So, do you watch Reality TV? Do you TiVo Survivor and The Apprentice? Ever notice how Reality TV has almost nothing to do with reality?

PurpleOcean.org has launched a new initiative aimed at making Reality TV reflect reality. It's called AmericanReality.tv.

AmericanReality.tv will send a memo signed by thousands of Americans to executives at ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, UPN, and the WB. The memo calls for:

[A] show about real people with real problems and real solutions... Help those of us in the O.C. to see what life is like in Iowa instead of the other way around. Open America's eyes to the drama that's right in front of them.

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Closing in on 3100!!!

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Wednesday June 08, 2005 · 9:19 AM PDT

2005/06/08 · 09:19

This is a follow-up to my post from yesterday where I asked everyone to join the fight for worker's rights, better wages, solid benefits, and quality healthcare.

http://www.purpleocean.org/justice

STATUS REPORT: With your help we are closing in on 3100 banner signatures! In less than 24 hours, we have over 3000 people on board for our June 15th marches. This is simply awesome!

http://www.purpleocean.org/justice

Thanks for your help and please pass the work along to your contacts! We can make a huge splash with this effort!

Add Your Name, It Could Tip the Scales

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Tuesday June 07, 2005 · 1:25 PM PDT

2005/06/07 · 13:25

Last Tuesday I started working at EchoDitto. Immediately I participated in the development of a great project, PurpleOcean.org's International Justice Day Banner.

On June 15, thousands of Americans will join workers around the country to march in support of living wages, solid benefits, and quality healthcare. With a simple mouse click, you can add your name to a banner that will be carried in marches in Miami and Indianapolis.

Add your name here: http://www.purpleocean.org/justice

Deadline: Submit your name by 12 noon EST on June 13 to have your name printed on the banner that will be carried by workers marching for their rights.

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A Call to Action: Spreading Lakoff

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Wednesday March 16, 2005 · 8:24 AM PST

2005/03/16 · 08:24

I am reading the absolutely fabulous book - Don't Think of an Elephant: Progressive Values and the Framing Wars a Progressive Guide to Action (hereinafter DTE), by George Lakoff. In the introduction (by Don Hazen of Alternet.org), it is suggested that every person buy 10 copies to distribute to their friends. I think this is a great idea that the netroots needs to take to heart.

I propose that a coalition of progressive organizations and the netroots join together to buy thousands of copies of this book to distribute widely to progressive activists, democratic and independent policymakers, and the interested public.

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Minnesota - land of published medical records

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Wednesday March 09, 2005 · 8:57 AM PST

2005/03/09 · 08:57

In Minnesota, a state house committee just passed a bill "that would require judges and abortion providers to report to the state the number of minors who had abortions and the number who gained a judicial bypass to undergo the procedure without parental notification ... Under the bill, abortion providers also would be required to report the age, race and county of residence of all minors undergoing abortions. The measure also would require courts to report the number of minors seeking judicial bypass to avoid parental notification and how many were granted or denied bypass of the notification statute. According to the measure, the state then would publish the data on a county-by-county basis."

I just did a more comprehensive write-up on BadPolitiks.

BadPolitiks Digest - March 4, 2005

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Friday March 04, 2005 · 8:56 AM PST

2005/03/04 · 08:56

Below the jump, you will find a list of recent posts from BadPolitiks, coast to coast, which has recently added another contributor.

We now have a new title: "BadPolitiks, coast to coast" which reflects the location of our contributors, so far only DC and California, but we are growing.

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BadPolitiks Digest - March 2, 2005

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Wednesday March 02, 2005 · 8:52 AM PST

2005/03/02 · 08:52

Below the jump, you will find a list of recent posts from BadPolitiks, which has recently added some new contributors. Maybe we need a tag line for the site... BadPolitiks: Bad politics and other news from coast to coast.

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Avian Flu - What can we do?

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Monday February 21, 2005 · 1:44 PM PST

2005/02/21 · 13:44

[Note: This is a cross-post from my blog]

The partisan battle over Social Security (My last post) is very important to the well being of us all. But, making sure we do not face an Avian Flu crisis in the next few years seems to be at least as important (and I would argue more pressing). We all remember how lightly the Bush administration has taken the flu vaccine supply in the past. Let's make an effort to make sure our health is not marginalized again.

Take a couple minutes today, tomorrow, or this week to contact your representative and your senators.

Tell them to make sure that the CDC and our other federal, state, and local health agencies and organizations have the resources they need to protect us, because they don't have them right now!