Anyone see David Brock on Olbermann tonight .... ? Video .... ?

[defendandprotect]

AS I UNDERSTOOD WHAT HE WAS SAYING ... CAUSE I DIDN'T PAY IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

TO HIM .....

He is suggesting an organization to fight corporate money coming into elections ---

it sounded to me that it's an advance on Howard Dean's original move to raise money

from internet --

and what he seemed to be saying they'd be pushing wealthy left wingers to contribute --

but it would also be ALL of us -- and we'd disclose -- unlike the right wingers.

Now, if we could combine this idea with Erin Brockovich and a team of lobbyists --

sounds great!

Anyone else see this maybe in a rerun tonight --?

Again, this was my understanding of what he was saying but unfortunately wans't paying

a lot of attention until the last.

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This is David Brock -- former Repug -- who began Media Matters --

and who did an abrupt left turn in writing a very anti-Repug book

but chock full of their well financed organizations -- connections and

interconnectdions - astonishing!

Think it's "The Republican Noise Machine" -- -- yep ...

Two by him -- other is "Blinded by the Right" --

His life as a Republican is interesting --

but the second book is a worthy textbook --

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=David+Brock&x=10&y=23

[silverweb]

1. Yup.

Here you go:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#40159766

You may have to suffer through a brief commercial first.

[defendandprotect]

7. Thank you for the VIDEO link ... !!

:)

[silverweb]

11. You're welcome!

I ditched the TV a few years ago, so it's how I get my Olbermann/Maddow fix every night. :D

[Toucano]

9. I cannot stand those blue toilet paper bears.

What the hell is that?

A blue cartoon bear singin' like Barry White about toilet paper. There's no hope.

[whathehell]

14. Yes..

Who cares about a blue bear with Toilet paper on its ass?

[flamingdem]

2. He still looks like a republican

but this guy is laser focused, and we are lucky he's on the case.

[democracy1st]

12. how does a republican look ?

[Gabi Hayes]

13. whenever I see a face I don't recognize, I almost always try to judge his

affiliation by the way he/she looks

most of the time it works, but there have been many mistakes

it's easier if there's a closeup on the eyes

the mean-spiritedness usually shows through

[Pirate Smile]

3. Here is the initial article on it by Greg Sargent that he mentioned and corrected the specific type

of 527 (or whatever he said the actual number was).

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=433&topic_id=517401&mesg_id=517401

[madfloridian]

4. I have read both his books.

Both very enlightening. The Noise Machine is long hard reading, but well worth it. I still go back and look up stuff in it.

[defendandprotect]

6. Exactly ... the book is a text book of right wing orgs/interconnections/wealthy ....

and don't own it but just thinking I need to take out of the library

again -- always amazing how much GOP has that they've simply bought -- i.e., EVERYTHING!!

:)

Did you see this ...

Teachers' $500 Billion (and Growing) Pension Problem


http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20101111/us_time/08599203070800


Many scams with pension funds -- from regulators letting them underpay and therefore many

underfunded -- also Catherine Fitts says pensions funds were used to finance the moving

of jobs overseas!

Imagine the total heist of Treasury/taxpayer money we've had in bailouts -- $12 trillion!!

Financial coup d'etat by right wing.

Guess I'll post that article ?

:)

[glinda]

5. Guess he won/bought dinner with Murdoch and he is bringing five friends with him.

I want to know who is coming to dinner.

[pacalo]

8. Interesting thread. K&R.

[kysrsoze]

10. Brock Rocks! I really admire him for founding Media Matters. This is a GREAT thing he's doing.

I read "Blinded by the Right," and it was great to see someone see the light.