May 12, 2016

Primary results in Baltimore decertified due to suspected irregularities and potential fraud

While the article in question does not directly address the Presidential election, instead focusing on local races, this is yet one more strand of evidence surrounding widespread election fraud and irregularities at the polls. In this case, there appears to be evidence of ballot stuffing - more ballots in some precincts than voters who checked in to vote. May have cost Bernie a couple of delegates in Maryland as well.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-election-intervention-20160512-story.html

May 12, 2016

Sanders supporters at Reddit organizing large rally in LA before California primary

Fun Fact: The rental fee for the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is $25,000 and holds over 130,000 people. It also happens to be available on the 3rd of June ... self.SandersForPresident

submitted 7 hours ago by steenwearTexas

So the question really becomes, do we try to organize the largest Bernie rally in the history of Bernie's campaign, maybe even the US Presidency?

I decided it would be fun to email the people who run the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and ask the rate and availability for the 3rd, it's available to rent

Since I am an expat in Europe, I'd like some ideas on who to approach to help make this a reality. I'm thinking very much a "if you build it" field of dreams type of event. We do the ground work and convince Bernie to show up.

I gave $250 to the campaign today, but I'm sure willing to drop $500 into a gofundme to help make this happen.

Thoughts, ideas?

https://www.reddit.com/r/SandersForPresident/comments/4ix72a/fun_fact_the_rental_fee_for_the_los_angeles/

May 11, 2016

Nearly $200 Billion in Savings if Minnesotans Demand Single-Payer Solution for Families, Businesses

The report from The Lewin Group showed that enacting a single-payer system in Minnesota would reduce health spending for the State by $4.1 billion (8.8%) in 2014. State and local governments would save an addition $35.7 million. Employers would save $1,214 per worker (“for employers offering health insurance coverage prior to the ACA”). Families would save an average $1,362 and the statewide savings would be $189.5 billion between 2014 and 2023.

“Insurance companies make money by NOT providing health care,” said Kucinich. “Americans are now mandated to pay massive subsidies to bail out the for-profit health insurance industry.

“One out of every three of our health care dollars goes to activities OTHER than providing care, like a massive lobbying effort to protect their profits. Your total comes to 900 billion dollars every year.

“We have been mandating that the American people pay this much more for health care because Congress and the President have refused for decades to take on health insurance companies. This report is a wake up call for states, businesses and families struggling to deal with the rising costs of health care.

Congressman Kucinich introduced an amendment to the Affordable Care Act in 2009 in the Education and Labor Committee. The amendment, passed on a bipartisan vote but stripped from the bill, would have helped states pursue single-payer if that is what their residents wanted.

Fourteen studies by expert health care consulting firms have modeled the expected financial results if a state enacted a single-payer health care system to cover its residents.


State Annual Single-payer Savings Year
New Mexico1 $151,800,000 1994
Delaware2 $229,000,000 1995
Minnesota1 $718,000,000 1995
Massachusetts3 $1,800,000,000 - $3,600,000,000 1998
Maryland1 $345,000,000 2000
Vermont1 $118,000,000 2001
California1 $7,500,000,000 2002
Maine4 $0 2002
Rhode Island5 $270,000,000 2002
Missouri6 $1,700,000,000 2003
Georgia1 $716,000,000 2004
California1 $8,000,000,000 2005
Colorado1 $1,400,000,000 2007
Kansas1 $869,000,000 2007
Minnesota1 $19,000,000,000 2012

1. Lewin Group
2. Solutions for Progress
3. Lewin Group, Solutions for Progress/Boston University School of Public Health
4. Mathemetica Policy
5. Solutions for Progress/Boston University School of Public Health
6. Missouri Foundation for Health


http://www.pnhp.org/news/2012/april/kucinich-single-payer-the-only-obviously-constitutional-health-care-plan

May 11, 2016

Major Hillary Clinton Donors Caught Up in Fresh Panama Papers Scandal

The new leaks name Israeli-U.S. media mogul Haim Saban and hedge fund manager Donald Sussman, who have contributed millions to Clinton's campaign.

Two of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's biggest backers are featured prominently in the International Consortium of Investigative Journalist's records on offshore bank accounts.

OPINION:
Has the Media Failed the Public on the Panama Papers?

The billionaire Israeli-U.S. family, headed by media mogul Haim Saban, has contributed over US$6,000,000 to Clinton's campaign outright. Haim is known for using his vast wealth resulting from a long and illustrious career in the entertainment industry to fund pro-Israel candidates and organizations.

For example, Gil Saban Limited, a company in the name of Haim's nephew, is one of the first names that shows up. Gil oversees the Israeli version of the popular children's program "Power Rangers," one of the many media properties Haim bought and sold over the years.

The intermediary to which it is linked, Credit Suisse Channel Islands Limited, is connected to 918 other entities in the Panama Papers, none of which have names listed as beneficiaries or board members. Another intermediary, Steval Management SA, is linked to 732 entities.

Women's Self Worth Foundation is seventh on the list. This foundation was founded by Haim's wife, Cheryl. Its contribution is US$2,502,700. That brings the Saban empire's total contribution to Clinton's campaign to over US$6,000,000, which means their total contribution should land the Saban family in third place.

http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Major-Clinton-Donors-Caught-up-in-Fresh-Panama-Papers-Scandal-20160510-0033.html

May 11, 2016

Hillary Clinton speaks to 'crowd' at campaign rally in Oakland

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign made its way to an Oakland elementary school gymnasium Friday, where Clinton spoke at a rally about topics ranging from the gender pay gap to college tuition.

The rally took place at La Escuelita Elementary School in Oakland, which was filled to capacity with Bay Area residents, including several UC Berkeley students, who came to hear Clinton’s platforms and demonstrate their support.




For some members of the crowd, the rally did not appear representative of the Oakland community’s diversity. Oakland resident Frank Rodriguez was particularly critical of the press.

“The entire thing is a photo-op,” Rodriguez said. “(Clinton) is so out of touch with my community.”

http://www.dailycal.org/2016/05/08/hillary-clinton-speaks-crowd-campaign-rally-oakland/

Hillary supporters have explained to me that Hillary doesn't have crowds because
a) Hillary people are a silent majority
b) Hillary people have to work, they can't attend rallies
c) Hillary people don't need a crowd to feel confident

So here Hillary is, obviously trying to get a a mass amount of people together for a photo op, the media obviously trying to push this as a 'crowd'...and this is the best shot of the 'crowd' they can get?

I could be wrong so perhaps the Hillary people would like to post their own pictures of the crowds she has been drawing in California...

May 11, 2016

The door is open to an asshole, like Donald Trump, because the democrats haven't done enough

Jon Stewart:

If you can do an Executive Order to kill an American citizen from above with a missile, how can you not do an Executive Order to re-evaluate the DOD and the VA systems so that you don't spend a billion dollars trying to get two computer programs to talk to each other when probably three of these idiots could do it for $500? It doesn't wash. And at some level, and I'll lay the blame then with the democrats. The door is open to an asshole, like Donald Trump, because the democrats haven't done enough to show to people that government, that can be effective for people, can be efficient for people, and if you can't do that, then you've lost the right to make that change and someone's going to come in and demagogue you...

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/10/politics/jon-stewart-2016-transcript-axe-files-axelrod/

May 10, 2016

How do we know that Hillary is winning? Unverified voting machine counts?

Let's just get real here people.

When you have an audit, and the hand count is changed to match the machine count...

how can anyone say that the election has been counted fairly and we know Hillary is the winner?

May 10, 2016

"Bern the Convention" going strong on Reddit

People are organizing rides to the convention if anyone wants to connect

https://www.reddit.com/r/berntheconvention

May 3, 2016

Tearful unemployed father confronts Hillary about plan to 'put the coal industry out of business'

Mar. 14, 2016:

Clinton Says She'll "Put a Lot of Coal Companies and Coal Miners Out of Business"

May 2, 2016 (In West Virginia, coal country):

Clinton Claims She Wants To See Coal “Continued To Be Sold And Continued To Be Mined.”





A tearful unemployed father who recently lost his job as a coal worker has confronted Hillary Clinton about her plan to 'put the coal industry out of business'.

Copley broke down as he slid over a photograph of his three young children to Clinton during the community round-table discussion, telling her he didn't know how to explain to his children that he had lost his job as a coal worker.

It prompted the Democratic front-runner to apologize profusely and insist her prior comments were 'a misstatement.'


But Copley, referring to protesters at the event, told the presidential hopeful: 'Those people out there don't see you as a friend.'

Copley asked her: 'How you could say you are going to put a lot of coal miners out of jobs and then come in here and tell us how you're going to be our friend?'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3570513/Tearful-ex-coal-worker-confronts-Hillary-boast-putting-coal-industry-business.html