Politikal Satires

This week, Congress extended federal student loan rates for...

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:48:12 -0400

This week, Congress extended federal student loan rates for another year—preventing rates from doubling for millions of college students. For months, President Obama kept the pressure on Congress to act, speaking on TV and at college campuses across the country—and thousands of supporters made their voices heard as well. - barackobama.com

This is a slight band-aid for the student loan issues. While Congress has halted the loan rates, many private colleges have increased tuition. Adelphi University has raised tuition starting Fall 2012 to an extra $875, which is unfair and unnecessary because they recently received millions of dollars in funding and donations. I think private colleges should be regulated when it comes to tuition hikes. - Tamara R.

"Chief Justice John Roberts’ decision reaches into my life, and the lives of so many others, and..."

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:41:42 -0400

“Chief Justice John Roberts’ decision reaches into my life, and the lives of so many others, and truly made a difference. It’s a reminder that people who write television and movies aren’t wrong to believe that sometimes, the better angels of our nature can govern our nation. But that sometimes, they should save the speeches that turn the tide and the wrenching personal decisions for the good of the nation, recognizing them as the truly unusual things that they are, and understanding that they’re powerful precisely for being so rare.”

- Alyssa Rosenberg on yesterday’s historic Supreme Court decision and pop culture’s representation of politics. (via think-progress)

Although the Democratic Party uses negative ads to inform voters...

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:37:20 -0400

Although the Democratic Party uses negative ads to inform voters that Mitt Romney is controlled by the Super PAC and the Sugar Daddies, Obama’s funding should also be questioned. Romney gets a majority of his money from oil rich old men, but Obama also gets funding from billionaires. - Tamara R

political-cartoons: bettertimes1: [Thank you] Most Americans...

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:32:43 -0400

political-cartoons:

bettertimes1:

[Thank you]

Most Americans oppose health law but like provisions (Reuters)

FOX News in a nutshell that provides ‘news’ to: The ill-informed audience that spews distrust for a healthcare policy that will benefit them.

think-progress: Obamacare is a victory for women. The...

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:26:41 -0400

think-progress:

Obamacare is a victory for women.

The maternity care should have been implemented years ago.

think-progress: 29 Republican governors May turn down $258...

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:24:03 -0400

think-progress:

29 Republican governors

May turn down $258 billion in Obamacare funds

Leaving 9.2 million Americans uninsured

Read our findings at ThinkProgress

Although Obama’s health care package was approved, many states can still decide not to implement the plan. So this victory can end up an immediate loss for many Americans, as you can see in the chart. FOX and other conservative news sources are using fear propaganda to persuade their ill-informed audience that this Health Care reform will directly affect their income.

think-progress: TODAY: A huge crowd protested stop and frisks...

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:19:52 -0400

AP/Seth Wenig

@newyorkist

@jasirix:

think-progress:

TODAY: A huge crowd protested stop and frisks in NYC.

Just one reason why people are protesting: 85 percent of those stopped last year were black or Hispanic, even though those groups make up about half of NYC’s population.

There are 9 other need-to-know facts on the policy.

In 2011, NYC officers made 685,724 stops as part of the “stop-and-frisk” policy. Of that group, 605,328 people were determined not to have engaged in any unlawful behavior. [NYCLU]

6-year-old undocumented immigrant arrested.

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:15:00 -0400

6-year-old undocumented immigrant arrested.:

a day after Pres. Obama halts deportations

think-progress:

Guess which conspiracy theorist sheriff being sued for civil rights violations is responsible for this one.

"There’s a wild and crazy man inside of there just waiting to come out."

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:47:06 -0400

“There’s a wild and crazy man inside of there just waiting to come out.”

- Ann Romney on husband Mitt Romney. (via officialssay)

officialssay: Mitt Romney’s new iPhone app, misspelling...

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:42:07 -0400

officialssay:

Mitt Romney’s new iPhone app, misspelling America. (via @thischoi)

"You also left me a really good TV sports package. I use it."

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:40:31 -0400

“You also left me a really good TV sports package. I use it.”

- Barack Obama, to George W. Bush. (via officialssay)

Not only is George Zimmerman a murderer, but his wife is also a...

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:35:55 -0400

Not only is George Zimmerman a murderer, but his wife is also a liar.

reuters:

DEVELOPING: Shellie Zimmerman, the wife of Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman, has been arrested on one count of perjury, a press release issued by the Seminole County Sheriff’s Department read Tuesday afternoon. [Photo: Seminole County Sheriff’s Department]

Watch Reuters.com for more on this story

The text translates as: “In the deepest need Hindenburg chose...

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:32:08 -0400

The text translates as: “In the deepest need Hindenburg chose Adolf Hitler for Reich Chancellor. You too should vote for List 1.”

Poster of March 1933 from the site http://www.bytwerk.com/gpa/posters2.htm.

The caption translates as “The people rise! They vote List...

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:29:02 -0400

The caption translates as “The people rise! They vote List 9”. This poster is from the September 1930 Reichstag election, in which the Nazis made their electoral breakthrough

“National Socialism: The Organized Will of the Nation.” By...

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:25:06 -0400

“National Socialism: The Organized Will of the Nation.”

By artist Mjölnir, Goebbels’ artist from Berlin, whose real name was Hans Schweitzer. This poster uses the vivid color red that Hilter claimed his opponents would notice and never forget.

Interesting… think-progress: Notice how tax rate...

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:18:45 -0400

Interesting…

think-progress:

Notice how tax rate decreases for those who make more than $5 million.

think-progress: Mitt Romney said we need fewer teachers,...

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:12:33 -0400

think-progress:

Mitt Romney said we need fewer teachers, firefighters, and cops. His campaign wants you to know that he really means it.

Wisconsin, Mitt Romney wants to ‘help’ you.

“Sugar Daddies”

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:08:31 -0400

“Sugar Daddies”

statedept: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton...

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:02:58 -0400

statedept:

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers remarks at the U.S.-India Higher Education Summit at the George C. Marshall Center in Washington, D.C. on June 12, 2012. A text transcript can be found at http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2012/06/192159.htm.

Video

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 10:22:40 -0400