It’s time for another one of these. This one clocks in at 16:45. Sorry, but it’s hard to trim this down to 15 minutes each time. Sources listed below.
Life In These United States – No. 4
(Audio hosted by EyeTube)
Note to defenders of the indefensible: This is meant as a rebuttal to BBC reporting on US issues. I don’t pretend I’m making some lofty, impartial report, but I am presenting facts and information about these issues you don’t get from the BBC. My opinions may be clear, but I’m also not playing games about it. Everyone can decide for themselves what to think about all of it, and call me out on stuff I get wrong.
SOURCES:
Dodd-Frank rules on swaps delayed six months by CFTC
Dodd-Frank rules on swaps delayed again
Dodd-Frank rules on CEO pay delayed again
Romney wants common sense regulations, not bans
White House list of President’s Executive Orders
President says He needs to use executive orders to bypass Congress
President refuses to sign executive order banning discrimination based on sexual orientation
Biden really did make the President “come out” too early
California asking President to respect States’ Rights on medical marijuana
Facebook co-founder renounces US citizenship
US Federal Register list of people giving up citizenship
National Taxpayer Advocate report to Congress (PDF file)
National Taxpayer Advocate blog
Richard Black tweet about House of Reps cutting climate change website funding
Republicans eliminate International Climate Aid Funding
1000 Days and Counting…And Still No Budget
BBC report on West Virginia primary
Senator Obama saying He wants to bankrupt the coal industry
BBC has the video of Manchin shooting cap-and-trade bill
3 West Virginia coal-fired power plants close due to EPA regulations
2 Chicago coal-fired plants close
Closings will cause higher electric rates in Ohio
Analysts say it might even double
West Virginia facing employment and budget trouble
West Virginia Primary voting racist?
McCain won West Virginia, 55.6% – 42.51%.
West Virginia has more Democrats than Republicans
Obama campaign adds ‘clean coal’ to website after Republican outcry
Elizabeth Warren not really Cherokee, but Genealogical Assoc. and US media backed her up
Politcio reporting on Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren actually had an ancestor who rounded up the Cherokee for the Trail of Tears