Krugman hits the Neanderthal on the head:

…[K]now-nothingism — the insistence that there are simple, brute-force, instant-gratification answers to every problem, and that there’s something effeminate and weak about anyone who suggests otherwise — has become the core of Republican policy and political strategy. The party’s de facto slogan has become: “Real men don’t think things through.”
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Remember how the Iraq war was sold. The stuff about aluminum tubes and mushroom clouds was just window dressing. The main political argument was, “They attacked us, and we’re going to strike back” — and anyone who tried to point out that Saddam and Osama weren’t the same person was an effete snob who hated America, and probably looked French.
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What’s more, the politics of stupidity didn’t just appeal to the poorly informed. Bear in mind that members of the political and media elites were more pro-war than the public at large in the fall of 2002, even though the flimsiness of the case for invading Iraq should have been even more obvious to those paying close attention to the issue than it was to the average voter.
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All this is in the past. But the state of the energy debate shows that Republicans, despite Mr. Bush’s plunge into record unpopularity and their defeat in 2006, still think that know-nothing politics works. And they may be right.

Sad to say, the current drill-and-burn campaign is getting some political traction. According to one recent poll, 69 percent of Americans now favor expanded offshore drilling — and 51 percent of them believe that removing restrictions on drilling would reduce gas prices within a year.

Do you know why the British spell colour with an “ou” and we don’t? Because Frank Luntz’s Minuteman forebear thought if the colonists could be divided from the British through their common language, they would be more likely to see the British as The Other that had to be repelled. Honor and color lost their Us, theatre became theater, the British became the effete snobs with their collective indolent, pedicured, stockinged and slippered foot on the neck of the hard-working, authentic American.

And thus a nation of loud and proud rednecks was born.

Not to get all Joseph Campbell-Noam Chomsky on you, but countries and cultures have a very hard time getting past their origin myths. Those myths not only provide a sense of ownership, but a tether of righteousness back to the Founders that is unassailable, because without those Founders the group’s very existence is in question. It is the essence of “My country, right or wrong.”

And unfortunately, in our case, it means that we are stuck with a bone-deep belief that stupidity is authentic and intelligence is suspect.

I don’t know how we get past it. I would have hoped that the depth of ignorance, dishonesty and cruelty displayed by the likes of Dummy would have disrupted our collective hallucination. But the ease with which the Republicans are able to flip the meme in their favor every four to eight years is both nauseating and depressing.

In 2000 and 2004, Bush’s Real Man of Few Words trumped the experience and education -both governmental and military - of both Al Gore and John Kerry. Now, with McCain as the nominee, “experience” and military background are the necessary qualities, despite the fact that those attributes were specifically ridiculed when GWB and the penta-deferred Cheney were the GOP ticket.

It has been hard to imagine that with the devastation wrought by BushCo, the price of gas having risen 266%, job losses in the millions, an empty treasury, a weary and worn-out military, and banks and businesses failing at a rate unseen since the Depression, that the “average American” would not see the danger of entrusting a caricature of our national character with the governance of the nation.

But the tricky thing about that stupidity-as-genius national authenticity test is that that same stupidity allows the great mass of us to be fooled again, and again, and again.

I have often thought over the last seven years that we have reached bottom, only to have the floor break open beneath me once again.

It’s not feeling all that solid just now.

Senator Don Benton claims that his campaign is funded by small business owners and individual citizens at a clip of 60% of his total haul. Aside from the other 40% of his funds coming from places like the National Rifle Association, payday lenders such as Money Tree, tobacco companies like R.J. Reynolds, and corporations like Wal-Mart, Benton’s claims may be correct. One of those individual contributors is Washington philanthropist David Nierenberg.

Nierenberg is the founder of D3 Family Funds of Camas, WA. A longtime contributor to Democrats statewide, Nierenberg invited the senator to invest in D3, which he did, to the tune of $75,000. Benton saw a return on his investment of at least $2,900.

Why is this troubling? David Nierenberg, filing as an individual citizen (and CEO of D3) contributed $2,900 to Don Benton this election cycle. Nierenberg has stated in the past that he supports candidates not by party, but those who exhibit “independent thinking.” David Nierenberg is certainly an independent citizen, but is Don Benton the type of independent thinker Nierenberg thinks he is?

While there is no specific indication that contributors like Mr. Nierenberg are purchasing access through campaign donations, relationships like this one deserve scrutiny, especially considering similar recent scandals with the Alaska state legislature. The meaning of independence, both by those contributing and the legislators whose campaigns they fund, is what’s at stake here.

Was Don Benton thinking independently when he launched his subscription-only legislative news website for registered lobbyists (which ultimately failed)? When state legislative ethics counsel Mike O’Connell warned Benton to “erect firewalls” between his legislative duties and business dealings, Benton ignored them. He signed the solicitation himself and referenced his legislative experience as reasons to subscribe to his service.

Was Don Benton thinking independently when he accepted donations well over the $2,500 contribution limit as head of the GOP state party? Even members of his own party were embarrassed by his actions. King County GOP chairman Reed Davis said Benton left the party in “near chaos.” These incidents paint a picture of the wrong kind of independence needed for voters of the 17th District.

Over 100 billion rolled

“Marijuana: It’s Time for a Conversation,” is a co-production of the Marijuana Education Project of the ACLU of Washington and the national ACLU Drug Law Reform Project.

You can watch the 30 minute video here.

Back in 1971 when I was in high school, I did an oral presentation in my history class regarding the legalization of marijuana.  My basic argument then was that by making marijuana illegal, a relatively harmless recreational drug becomes transformed into something mysterious, taboo and exciting.  And in so doing, it becomes like the forbidden apple or the thing your parents tell you not to do so often that as a rebellious teenager, you are driven to try it out.  In addition, it turns many people from casual users into criminals, resulting in considerable negative social consequences for those that defy the law.

As mentioned in the Marijuana Conversation video, the most dangerous thing about using marijuana is the fact that you may get caught and prosecuted under our drug laws.

But like universal healthcare in this country, this issue is talked about all the time.  And mostly it is just that, talk.  All the reasons for decriminalization of marijuana and instituting nationalized healthcare are put forth and analyzed over and over and over.  37 years later and we are still talking about decriminalizing marijuana and providing healthcare for all.   At least at the Federal level, nothing changes.

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August 8, 2008—this is the date for our Strangebedfellows MONEYBOMB on behalf of constitutional rights and civil liberties in America. Let’s remove from power the key enablers of the tyrannical and lawless FISA ‘compromise;’ we can end the Patriot Act—and so much more.
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Strangebedfellows is a unique and diverse left–right coalition which has come together to put a stop to the eradication of civil liberties in America. Modeled on a similar group in Britain, the initial Strangebedfellows group … share the view that warrantless surveillance, telecom immunity and other such outrages of the lawless surveillance state MUST END—AND END NOW.
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The force and power of a moneybomb is simple and straightforward. We all donate on the SAME DAY, and working together we send our political leaders (Democrat and Republican) a freedom message they will never forget. So help us make it work. Pledge today; then come back and donate on the 8th. Let’s show our leaders once and for all that there is a POWERFUL movement here that will settle for nothing less than constitutional governance in America.

Why August 8th?

That is the day in 1974 when Richard Nixon was forced to resign from office for his lawbreaking and surveillance abuses. That day illustrates how far we have fallen in this country in less than 35 years, as we now not only permit rampant presidential lawbreaking and a limitless surveillance state, but have a bipartisan political class that endorses it and even retroactively protects the lawbreakers.

since cursing him with the fervor of a scorned fishwife over his FISA vote:

On Wednesday, July 23 Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director of Family Equality Council, issued identical letters to Sens. McCain and Obama, outlining the vast array of family types in this country and asking both candidates to explain how their administrations would work to recognize, respect, protect and celebrate all loving families in the US. One week later, Sen. Obama issued the following statement in response to Jennifer:

“Dear Jennifer,

“While we live in a nation that is enriched by a vast array of diverse traditions, cultures and histories, it is our commonality that most defines us. The desire to build a life with a loved one, to provide for a family and to have children who will grow and thrive — these are desires that all people share, regardless of race, sex, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity. My own experience has taught me this lesson well. I was born to a single mother, my devoted grandparents helped raise me, and then I married the woman of my dreams and had two beautiful daughters. The love that has blessed each of those households has been strong and sure, and I know that millions of families across this nation share the same blessings.

“We know that the cost of the American dream must never come at the expense of the American family. For decades we’ve had politicians in Washington who talk about family values, but we haven’t had policies that value families. Instead, it’s harder for working parents to make a living while raising their kids. It’s even harder to get a break.

“That’s why I’ll double spending on quality after-school programs - so that you can know your kids are safe and secure. And that’s why I’ll expand the Family Medical Leave Act to include more businesses and millions more workers; to let parents participate in school activities with their kids; and to cover elderly care. And we’ll finally put federal support behind state efforts to provide paid family and medical leave. We’ll require employers to provide seven paid sick days each year. We’ll enforce laws that prohibit caregiver discrimination. And we’ll encourage flexible work schedules to better balance work and parenting for mothers and fathers. That’s the change that working families need.

“But we also have to do more to support and strengthen LGBT families. Because equality in relationship, family, and adoption rights is not some abstract principle; it’s about whether millions of LGBT Americans can finally live lives marked by dignity and freedom. That’s why we have to repeal laws like the Defense of Marriage Act. That’s why we have to eliminate discrimination against LGBT families. And that’s why we have to extend equal treatment in our family and adoption laws.

“I’ll be a president that stands up for American families – all of them.

Sincerely,
Barack Obama”

That may be the most forthright and righteous statement I’ve ever heard a national politician make on the subject of LGBT equality (or any inflammatory issue). I never thought I’d hear a presidential candidate talk about repealing DoMA. There may be hope for him after all.

(I’d hate to hurt his chances of fucking it up for McCain this year, but someone might want to ask Bob Barr how the Defense of Marriage Act - which he sponsored while a thrice-married-and-divorced Congressman - squares with his Libertarian values.)

h/t to Virgo Tex for the link.

Minneapolis in September, perhaps?

SEOUL, South Korea - Police fired water cannons at thousands of protesters Tuesday as President Bush got a volatile reception in South Korea at the start of his three-nation Asian trip.

Some 18,300 police were on high alert with riot gear and bomb-sniffing dogs to maintain order during Bush’s brief visit, the National Police Agency said.
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As evening approached, an estimated 20,000 anti-Bush protesters gathered nearby. Police turned water cannons on them as they tried to move onto the main central downtown boulevard, telling the crowd that the liquid contained markers to tag them so they could be identified later.

Our allies are so awesome. They torture our prisoners for us and model the latest in crowd control/surveillance techniques.

Bonus Bush stupidity:

“Iraq has changed — a lot — thanks to the bravery of people in this hangar and the bravery of troops all across our country. The terrorists (are) on the run. The terrorists will be denied a safe haven, and freedom is on the march. And as a result, our children are more likely to grow up in a peaceful world.”

For the millionth time, you hairless son of a bald monkey: Al Qaeda wasn’t in Iraq until you opened the door for them; “freedom” is just another word for 1 million civilian dead (and counting); and our children will only be more likely to grow up in a peaceful world once you and your criminal cohort are out of Washington and out of power, forever.

But enjoy your valedictory tour, Dummy - especially since the repression and surveillance activities of the regimes you are visiting have gained so much legitimacy during your tenure.

Asshole.

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3 Comments

• At August 7, 2008, slim wrote:

  Times like this I wish I believed in a god so I could pray for him. He''ll be in my thuoghts, for what it's worth.

• At August 7, 2008, bushtool wrote:

  He chose this path but that doesn't make it any easier for us parents.

• At August 8, 2008, laurel wrote:

  Your son will be in my thoughts. My son flew an Apache

  Helicopter in Desert Storm following the Republican

  Gaurd back into Iraq. It was the most frightening time

  of my life. We were lucky and he came back to us. My

  heart goes out to you. I pray you are lucky too.

  Sons want to be heros. We must be on the side-

  lines using all our wits to hold our leaders accountable,

  pray for their return, meditate and keep our spirits up

  for a hero's return.

FWIW, I just received this email from the Clark County Dems Central Committee:

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PRECINCT COMMITTEE OFFICER (PCO)?

You should have received your ballot in the mail already. If you want to be more involved and become a PCO, look on your ballot and see if there is a Democratic PCO in your precinct or not. If the space is blank, write in you name! You can also talk to your neighbors to encourage them to fill out their ballots and write in your name too!

The excitement surrounding the Obama campaign and all of our candidates has increased interest and participation at CCDCC events! We want more people to be involved and share their ideas and energy and strengthen the Democratic party presence in Clark County by becoming PCOs! So, complete your ballot and write in your name if the Democratic PCO space is blank! We look forward to seeing you at the next CCDCC meeting scheduled for Monday, August 11, 2008 at 7:00pm at the ILWU Longshore Hall on 1205 Ingalls Street in Vancouver! (map)

Dena Horton, Chair
Clark County Democratic Central Committee
chair@bluedonkeys.com
www.bluedonkeys.com

I’ve got a new Warmonger McClone bumper sticker up at Cafe Press:

All proceeds to Strange Bedfellows.

Have a great weekend.

Most certainly the Bush crime family will be pardoned before any of this comes to fruition, but the spectacle is interesting nevertheless.

This weekend I’ll be putting up signs like this all over Vancouver, in the hope of influencing folks as before they fill out their ballots.

Each one is just two pieces of 11×17 paper with two lines of text on each, taped to a piece of cardboard. Then it’s just a matter of running around town with a staple gun, some zip ties, a few bungee cords, and a roll of duct tape. (I learned from the Master.)

If you’ve got some free time this weekend and don’t mind spending $5 at Kinkos printing out these signs and hanging a few yourself, please email me at nofishnonuts@hotmail.com and I’ll send you the document files.

Or better yet, make your own!

Viva La Revolución!

2 Comments

• At August 5, 2008, me wrote:

  I want to vote for Crist but I am afraid it might produce the Ralph Nader effect and help get Delavar or Webb elected. Any opinions?

• At August 6, 2008, bushtool wrote:

  With the top two primary, it is a crapshoot no matter how you analyze it.

  If you assume that the voters will vote more for Ds than Rs, say 55%, 45% in the primary and each candidate gets 50% of that, then both Crist and Baird go to the general.

  The vote for Crist will only impact Baird’s chances of progressing to the general election if he gets so low a percentage that two of the other candidates beat him. If both Republicans beat him, he doesn’t deserve to go to the general and if a Republican and Cheryl beat him, we get one of the results we want.

  Haven’t thought too much about this so if I am missing a likely scenario, please correct me. But the only risk I see is that both Rs each exceed the number of votes of both the Ds. In that case it is my opinion under democratic principles, the D candidates do not deserve to be elected anyway.

Economy in a slump? State budget hurting for tax revenues? Here’s your solution:

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered the layoffs of thousands of state workers Thursday and steep pay cuts for most other state employees to ease California’s budget crunch, moves that could mean longer lines at the DMV and delays in processing of workers’ compensation claims.

The state has been without a budget since the fiscal year began on July 1 as the governor and the Democratic-controlled Legislature work to come up with a spending plan to fill a $17.2 billion gap.
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The governor’s move to cut the pay of 200,000 employees to the federal minimum wage of $6.55 an hour, effective today, would save the state as much as $1.2 billion a month.
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Also on Thursday, about 10,300 seasonal and temporary state workers were given layoff notices, a move that will result in savings of $19.7 million a month for the state, officials said.

Most of those jobs are clerical and administrative and won’t have an impact on public safety and emergency services, administration officials said. But the cuts are likely to affect other services, such as customer service at Department of Motor Vehicles offices and the processing of workers’ comp claims.

And new unemployment claims.

Jeebus. The state of California is one of the biggest economies in the world, with some of the world’s most successful and lucrative industries. How many of the country’s millionaires and billionaires live in California? And how many of them are Republicans?

But somehow laying off state workers and cutting even the most senior managers down to $6.55 an hour makes more sense than asking the wealthiest Californians to chip in during a crisis.

Even that fascist Henry Ford knew that without demand from the rabble, the capitalist system falls apart. See how much demand there is for California’s movies and theme parks and agricultural goods when you take away the paychecks of the masses.

It’s called enlightened self-interest, guys. You might want to engage in a little - especially since employment outside the civil service sector sucks even worse. From our international banker this morning:

The job loss in July was less than expected, with 51,000 positions shed compared to the 75,000 loss projected although the unemployment rate hit its highest level in four years, rising to 5.7% from 5.5% in the Labor Department report… Bottom line though is that we have lost jobs every month this year for a total of 463,000. In a typical year, the US would have created over 700,000 jobs year-to-day.

Are you better off now than you were eight years ago?

We’ll all telegraph our gratitude to the GOP on November 4.

1 Comments

• At August 1, 2008, bushtool wrote:

  I have occasion to call the California State government in my work. The last time I tried, I was told via recording that their hours of operation were only 8am to noon, Mon-Fri. My repeated attempts to get through during those hours were met with continual busy signals.

  Finally I gave up and concluded the State of California government is permanently closed for business, at least by telephone. I will not bother to call them again.

  Glad I don't live there.

Dear xxxx,

I need your help:

My strong and vocal stands in favor of impeaching President Bush and Vice President Cheney have made me a target.  I am now under siege by the right wing, who are working hard to defeat me and silence the causes that we believe in.

In the eyes of the right wing, I am seen, along with Rep. Kucinich, as one of the symbols of the impeachment fight. They believe that if they defeat me – they defeat our cause.

For the last week, I’ve been relentlessly targeted by ultra-conservative radio and television hosts, as well as my local media. It has taken a toll.  Now more than ever, I need your support to help me stay in Congress to represent your voice in Washington.

Please click here to donate to my re-election campaign.

I am pleased to report that just this week we have made real progress in our fight for accountability for this rogue Administration.  Just yesterday a federal court ruled against President Bush’s bogus executive privilege claims and ordered Harriet Miers and Josh Bolten to testify. In addition, this week the Judiciary Committee voted to hold Karl Rove in contempt for his refusal to testify.

I will make you this promise:  No matter who criticizes me, I will continue to aggressively push for genuine accountability for this White House – including inherent contempt for Karl Rove, Josh Bolten, Harriet Miers and all of the renegade Bush officials if they do not immediately cooperate.

With your contribution today (click here) you can ensure that I will return to Congress and never back down from the causes in which we believe.

I have been one of the few lonely voices in Congress to demand accountability and now I am paying a price.  The truth is I would rather lose my election than back down.  But we will win if we stand together, and your contribution today will send a strong message to the right wing that our movement will not be intimidated.

Click here to donate and help me send a message to the right wing.

It’s no coincidence that these attacks are increasing as I continue my outspoken stances, and Election Day approaches.

Right now, I am facing my most difficult re-election ever.  While I rely on people like you to support my campaign – both of my wealthy opponents are spending their own personal money to fund their campaigns.  One opponent has promised to spend a million dollars to defeat me. Another opponent has ridiculed my stance on impeachment and called for me to be impeached and removed from office.

I need your help: please click here to donate today.

From the beginning of my work on impeachment, I have been dipping into my re-election fund to help pay the significant costs of what has been a national campaign to promote impeachment.  Some of you have previously donated to help keep this outreach alive, and for that, I’m thankful.  I will continue to promote this cause using my campaign resources.

Now, the right wing is fueling the campaigns against me:  Newspapers are reporting that my Republican opponent is seeing a major spike in contributions. We must match his supporters dollar for dollar.

If you’re in a position to contribute, please help us win this race (click here to donate).

If not, but you know someone who might want to, please spread the word by forwarding this email and posting it on blogs.

Every two years, Americans get to decide who represents them.  Whether I’m your representative or not, I hope you know I will continue to fight to protect our Constitution.

Regardless of whether you can support me financially at this time or not, please know that I have been inspired by your hard work, words of encouragement, and unflagging commitment for our shared causes.

Your friend,

Congressman Robert Wexler

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(comment from poster:  thanks for the link, More about Politics, the site traffic is spiking!)

5 Comments

• At August 1, 2008, doug mitchell wrote:

  I know where I live.....do you Mr. Wexler?

• At August 1, 2008, Dallas wrote:

  You should be impeached for using you grandparets for residence purposes.

• At August 1, 2008, bushtool wrote:

  Here is what he has to say in reply to yours.

  Pretty unimportant allegation if you ask me. George HW Bush as I recall dubiously claimed Texas residency because the state income tax rate, namely zero, suited him more than his actual residency.

• At August 1, 2008, bushtool wrote:

  Here is what he has to say in reply to yours.

  Pretty unimportant allegation if you ask me. George HW Bush as I recall dubiously claimed Texas residency because the state income tax rate, namely zero, suited him more than his actual residency. (Sorry for the dup below)

• At August 1, 2008, Marked Right wrote:

  As an overtaxed Marylander, I think it is disgraceful that Wexler uses the perks of Congress to avoid MD State taxes. Notice that even Wexler's cars are titled in Florida. He's just another fraud. Congress needs term limits - vermin like Wexler need to be purged from Congress!!

Just in case anyone believes the latest drivel being tossed around about Senator Barack Hussein Obama, click here (FactCheck.org).

Say No to Walmart

Here is another reason to never set foot in a Walmart:

Wal-Mart mobilizes against Democrats: report

Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) is mobilizing U.S. store managers to lobby against Democrats in November’s presidential election, fearing they will make it easier for workers to unionize, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

…thousands of Wal-Mart managers and department heads have been summoned to mandatory meetings…

[employees]…might have to go on strike without compensation, and warned that unionization could force the company to cut jobs as labor costs rise…

…managers who have run the meetings didn’t tell those attending how to vote in the November elections, but made it clear that voting for the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, would be tantamount to inviting unions in…

Doing this should be illegal or at the very least all costs incurred for these meetings, including the wages of employees planning and conducting them, should be disallowed as tax deductions.  Political contributions are not deductible by corporations.  How are these expenses any different than a disguised political contribution?  This is worse than the Sunday minister preaching to his congregation to vote for so and so because otherwise you are going to hell.  This is fear mongering at its worst.  Someone please tell me why Walmart should be allowed to brainwash and intimidate its workers using the fear of lower or total loss of income if they don’t vote a certain way?

Quote of the day:

I am not a stupid person. They were telling me how to vote.

A Wal-Mart customer-service supervisor,  on Wal-Mart mobilizing its store managers and department supervisors to warn that if Democrats win the election, it will be easier for workers to unionize companies

3 Comments

• At August 5, 2008, bushtool wrote:

  Dear xxxx,

  Mandatory political indoctrination, Democrat-bashing, voter intimidation. Yes, it's business as usual at Wal-Mart.

  This summer, Wal-Mart has organized mandatory meetings across the country, all with one purpose: to intimidate rank-and-file employees into voting Republican. The company's workers have been forced to attend ideologically-charged, Wal-Mart-sponsored rants against Democrats, Barack Obama, and landmark legislation that would allow workers to vote for or against representation.

  We have received several calls from workers, their stories are very similar and similarly unsettling. As one worker put it, “they were telling me how to vote.” Another Wal-Mart worker, Beth from Alabama, was told by Wal-Mart management that if she “voted for John McCain, then everything would be okay.”

  We believe that ideological indoctrination and political scare tactics are completely inappropriate for the workplace. Yet again, Wal-Mart’s management has crossed the line, possibly breaking the law in the process. In light of these developments, we are calling for an immediate FEC investigation into Wal-Mart's political bullying at work, but we need your help to make a real impact.

  Please tell the FEC to investigate Wal-Mart’s mandatory political meetings today.

  Outright political intimidation may seem too risqué for a global corporation. Not for Wal-Mart. Stories like the above are actually an emerging part of Bentonville's corporate culture.

  Take 2006, when Wal-Mart organized a “voter education program” for employees. The company placed Terry Nelson at the helm: formerly George W. Bush's political director, and later fired for making racist ads about a Democratic politician. Unsurprisingly, Wal-Mart's “education” program amounted to a thin veneer over strident attacks against Democratic candidates nation wide.

  Why has Wal-Mart made such an effort to control its workers' voting habits? For one, The company is terrified that Democratic gains will ensure passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. For Wal-Mart, an organized workforce could spell higher wages and better benefits—two things the company has fought tirelessly to avoid.

  In the end, Wal-Mart's motives are a moot point. The company has crossed the line, again, and it's time to hold them accountable. You can help us end Wal-Mart's sleazy political schemes by taking a moment to write the FEC today.

  Please write the FEC and demand an investigation into Wal-Mart's mandatory employee meetings

  Thanks for joining us in support of justice in the workplace, for Wal-Mart workers everywhere,

  The Team

  WakeUpWalMart.com

• At August 6, 2008, Rosy wrote:

  Brian Baird recently accepted $2,500 from Wal-Mart.

  I'd say this negates all of his pro-labor positions. Rosy

• At August 6, 2008, bushtool wrote:

  As Cheryl said so eloquently this morning on KPOJ-Wolfson, Brian indicates on his CVTV candidate statement that he misses being a psychologist. Ms. Crist wants to help him in that regard.