Fishnet Friday

Billionaire Political Donor's Toadies Go After Their Opposition Billionaire Donors Over Money in Politics

Co-Founder Of Ben And Jerry’s Attacks Koch Brothers On
Behalf Of Big Money Donor George Soros by Asking for
More Money to Influence Politics  

Dear MoveOn member,

This is Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream—but today I’m writing about something that leaves a foul taste in my mouth: money in politics.

Jeb Bush has raised so much money that he’s told his billionaire donors to give no more than $1 million now and save the rest for later—and he’s going to let his Super PAC run his campaign. The billionaire Koch brothers have pledged $100 million to the candidates they support, likely including Governor Scott Walker’s run for president. While Ted Cruz raised $4 million in a few days, he helped his Super PAC raise $31 million.5 And Hillary Clinton is planning on raising $200-300 million for Super PACs that back her—in addition to $2.5 billion for her own campaign.

This system is disgusting. It’s proof that our democracy is more awash in political spending than ever. It’s a reminder that the richest 1%, corporations, and their lobbyists are going to own these elections—and that pushes the rest of us to the sidelines.

Fortunately, MoveOn’s 8 million members are doing something about this—and I know, because I’m a MoveOn member, and I see the meaningful, long-term work MoveOn is doing to overturn Citizens United.

Which is why I’m writing today: Will you join me in supporting MoveOn’s efforts to overturn Citizens United and combat its impact? If you donate $10 or more, my friends from MoveOn will send you a stamp that you can use to legally stamp your own dollar bills with this simple message: “Amend the Constitution—Stamp Money Out Of Politics.”

No mention of their benefactor George Soros' combined donations of $10,455.000 he injected into the 2014 election cycle though.

 MRC

(h/t WZ)

The Turd in the Punch Bowl

It's Back To The Stone Age Boys and Girls

NOAA Scientist Says Carbon Emissions Must Be ZERO

Progtards Today - During an interview with National Public Radio (NPR) NOAA scientist, Pieter Tans had this to say about our future civilization, and our carbon emissions:

Tans: "We are at the beginning of bringing about huge changes in the Earth’s climate and ecosystems. The potential is there for us to make life hard, really, for future generations."

Interviewer: "And what would it take to reverse the carbon dioxide concentration levels that you’re seeing now?"

Tans: "See, that is really at the core of why we have made so little progress. The problem with CO2 in particular is that climate – forcing of climate change by CO2 depends not so much on the rate at which we are emitting it. It depends primarily on the total amount of CO2 that we’ve emitted since pre-industrial times.  The implication is that if we want to stop this, we have to bring the emissions back down to zero." 

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Unfortunately for us, the NPR interviewer failed to ask Mr. Tans who exactly will be asked to hold their breath, or what modern conveniences Americans will have to do without in order to achieve his desired result of zero CO2 output.

The time has come for all mankind to objectively analyze the situation and find the correct remedy.  I suggest we all beat ourselves to death standing in a 6 ft hole of organic compost. Or for a more meaningful solution, TNT suppositories.  You go first Mr. Tans.....

Great Presidential One-Liners

"When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether
to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty'."
- Theodore Roosevelt.

"Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." 
-Harry Truman 

I had That Dream Again Last Night....

Hillary Snags Another Major 1%er Endorsement

The Doggfather - "I've always had a thang for big ass blonds"

The Hill

"The “Gin & Juice“ rapper said he’ll be supporting the former secretary of State and Democratic candidate in her 2016 White House bid.

“You know I like to be politically correct, but sometimes I’m politically incorrect,” Snoop Dogg said when asked about his political pick on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live” on Sunday. “But I’ll say that I would love to see a woman in office because I feel like we’re at that stage in life to where we need a perspective other than the male’s train of thought.”

“And just to have a woman speaking from a global perspective as far as representing America, I’d love to see that. So I’ll be voting Ms. Clinton,” he added.

Snoop Dogg is the latest high-profile entertainer to throw his support behind Clinton in the last few days. In similar remarks to ITK last week, R&B star Ne-Yo called Clinton “a favorite of mine.”

I'm sure Mr. Dogg is hoping for a much more timely and hospitable invitation to the White House for his support than last time.