FAR-RIGHT
RELIGIOUS GROUP BEHIND "DEATH PANELS" MYTH
LINKED TO OTHER HEALTH REFORM
DISTORTIONS: Sarah Palin appears to
have picked up the misinformation that led to
her "death panel" charges from the Liberty
Counsel -- a far-right religious group
affiliated with Jerry Falwell's Liberty
University empire in Lynchburg, Va.
(8/11/2009)
BIG OIL HOLDING "TOWN HALLS" ON CLIMATE BILL: Inspired by the corporate-backed protest movement against health insurance reform, an alliance founded and funded by the oil industry and other business interests opposed to greenhouse gas regulation is planning a series of rallies against climate legislation. (8/13/2009)
"BIRTHER" PHENOMENON STRONG IN RURAL SOUTH, POLLSTERS FIND: New polls out from a North Carolina polling firm find that large percentages of voters in that state and Virginia don't believe President Obama was actually born in the United States -- while a surprising number also question whether Hawaii is really part of the country. (8/12/2009)
"DEATH PANEL" ARCHITECT A PRO-LIFE REPUBLICAN FROM GEORGIA? One of the biggest promoters of advance care planning -- the concept some politicians have slammed as creating "death panels" -- is Sen. Johnny Isakson. He called the "death panel" claims "nuts," but he also blasted the White House for linking him to the specific policy in the House reform bill. (8/10/2009)
SWASTIKA SPRAY-PAINTED AT OFFICE OF BLACK GA. CONGRESSMAN: The office of Rep. David Scott of suburban Atlanta was also hit with other graffiti using racial slurs and calling for "Death to all Marxists!" The lawmaker believes he's been targeted over remarks he made at a recent town hall on health care reform, which he supports. (8/11/2009)
VOICES | RED-BAITING AND RACISM: SOCIALISM AS THE NEW BLACK BOGEYMAN: With those opposed to the president's politically cautious Democratic agenda decrying him as a "socialist," anti-racist writer and educator Tim Wise digs into the phenomenon and asks: Is "socialism" racist code for the long-standing white fear that black folks will steal from them? (8/12/2009)
IN OTHER NEWS: Obama's gift to the mining industry ... The end of family detention? ... Corporate lobbying goes from fake to fraud ... N.C. Congressman gets death threat over health care reform ... Watchdog warns of far-right militia resurgence.
BIG OIL HOLDING "TOWN HALLS" ON CLIMATE BILL: Inspired by the corporate-backed protest movement against health insurance reform, an alliance founded and funded by the oil industry and other business interests opposed to greenhouse gas regulation is planning a series of rallies against climate legislation. (8/13/2009)
"BIRTHER" PHENOMENON STRONG IN RURAL SOUTH, POLLSTERS FIND: New polls out from a North Carolina polling firm find that large percentages of voters in that state and Virginia don't believe President Obama was actually born in the United States -- while a surprising number also question whether Hawaii is really part of the country. (8/12/2009)
"DEATH PANEL" ARCHITECT A PRO-LIFE REPUBLICAN FROM GEORGIA? One of the biggest promoters of advance care planning -- the concept some politicians have slammed as creating "death panels" -- is Sen. Johnny Isakson. He called the "death panel" claims "nuts," but he also blasted the White House for linking him to the specific policy in the House reform bill. (8/10/2009)
SWASTIKA SPRAY-PAINTED AT OFFICE OF BLACK GA. CONGRESSMAN: The office of Rep. David Scott of suburban Atlanta was also hit with other graffiti using racial slurs and calling for "Death to all Marxists!" The lawmaker believes he's been targeted over remarks he made at a recent town hall on health care reform, which he supports. (8/11/2009)
VOICES | RED-BAITING AND RACISM: SOCIALISM AS THE NEW BLACK BOGEYMAN: With those opposed to the president's politically cautious Democratic agenda decrying him as a "socialist," anti-racist writer and educator Tim Wise digs into the phenomenon and asks: Is "socialism" racist code for the long-standing white fear that black folks will steal from them? (8/12/2009)
IN OTHER NEWS: Obama's gift to the mining industry ... The end of family detention? ... Corporate lobbying goes from fake to fraud ... N.C. Congressman gets death threat over health care reform ... Watchdog warns of far-right militia resurgence.
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