Stories by Jane Hamsher

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Investigate the TSA, Not the Guy Who Refused to Go Through Its 'Porno Scanners'

Posted on: Nov 16, 2010, Source: Firedoglake

The TSA is opening an investigation targeting John Tyner, who recieved an aggressive "pat down" at the airport when he refused to go through with the TSA's 'porno scanners.'

Meet the Man Who Perversely Argues for Cutting Social Security Benefits to "Take Care of the Lesser People in Society"

Posted on: Jun 18, 2010, Source: Firedoglake

Deficit Reduction Commission member Alan Simpson caught in an extraordinarily revealing exchange.

Glenn Greenwald Clobbers Eliot Spitzer in Debate on the Gaza Flotilla

Posted on: Jun 2, 2010, Source: Firedoglake

One of the best cable news smackdowns ever recorded.

Van Jones' Resignation: A Moment of Truth For Liberal Institutions in the Veal Pen

Posted on: Sep 6, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

Where are all the statements defending Van Jones by liberal organizations? They are staying silent, while the White House sells out the interests of their members.

A Movement to Make Obama Bring an End to War

Posted on: Jun 16, 2009, Source: Brave New Foundation

Time to answer Obama's call and "make him do it."

FBI Weren't the Only Ones Objecting to Torture ... So Did the Army, Marines & Air Force

Posted on: Apr 23, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

Donald Rumsfeld defied the recommendations of the Army, the Navy, and the Marines when he approved torture.

Teabaggers Get a Load of What a True Populist Phenomenon Looks Like: Susan Boyle

Posted on: Apr 16, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

Susan Boyle takes her best shot at the unlikely dream she never gave up on.

A Teabagger Timeline: Koch, Coors, Newt, Dick Armey There From The Start

Posted on: Apr 16, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

The real sponsors behind yesterday's mad tea parties.

Corporate Lobbyists Raising Money for Tea Parties

Posted on: Apr 13, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

True "grassroots" demonstrations aren't orchestrated by corporate lobbyists.

GOP Messaging: Mission Fail

Posted on: Apr 2, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

Republicans twisted themselves into pretzels opposing compensation limits to bank executives, despite the fact that 81% of Americans support it.

Timothy Geithner: Making Executives Rich Again

Posted on: Mar 23, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

Geithner's new TALF plan seems designed to shovel billions into the coffers of the very same bankers who got rich on the mortgage bubble.

The White House Is Out of Touch and We're Getting Fleeced

Posted on: Mar 20, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

Two Americas, two bailouts.

Is Timothy Geithner an Idiot, or Just Lying Through His Teeth?

Posted on: Mar 19, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

Elijah Cummings knew about $1 billion in bonuses for "months" ... why didn't Timothy Geithner?

NYT's Sorkin Is Wrong: We Must Not Let the AIG Thieves Blackmail Us

Posted on: Mar 17, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

You don't let someone off the hook just because they tell you where the bodies are buried, you just agree not to fry them.

Cancer Patients Die While 'New Dems' Help Bankers Get Billions

Posted on: Mar 11, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

I'm having a hard time with this.

Demand Transparency and Re-Regulation to Fix Our Financial System

Posted on: Mar 10, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

Timothy Geithner lays an egg at House Democratic Caucus

Bank Lobby Still Getting a Lot of Bang for Their Bucks

Posted on: Mar 10, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

It's an ugly system, and it's not going to unwind without a lot of public pressure.

ACTION: Tell 'New Dems' to Stop Paying Former Bank Lobbyists With Your Tax Dollars

Posted on: Mar 4, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

New Dems are shamelessly working on behalf of the banks, and it needs to stop.

Liar! Bobby Jindal Revises His Katrina Story

Posted on: Feb 27, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

It looks like Jindal is trying to walk his Katrina story back a bit.

Bobby Jindal and the Republicans: FAIL

Posted on: Feb 25, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

There's a problem with the Republican Party -- do you think those who provided endless stories about "Democrats in disarray" are going to notice?

If Cutting Social Security Is Off the Table, Why Won't the White House Say It?

Posted on: Feb 23, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

If "there's no intention to touch Social Security in the foreseeable future," why doesn't Gibbs say it?

Rahm Emanuel and Paul Krugman Spar Over Economic Recovery

Posted on: Feb 23, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

"The question is why Obama didn't ask for what the economy needed, then bargain from there."

GOP Civil War: Schwarzenegger Slams GOP Govs' Stimulus Refusal

Posted on: Feb 22, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

"Governor Sanford says that he does not want to take the money, the federal stimulus package money. And I want to say to him: 'I'll take it.'"

Obama Takes a Firm Stance Against LGBT Discrimination

Posted on: Feb 20, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

Obama opposes LGBT discrimination at UN.

Proof That Swastikas Make Michelle Malkin Happy

Posted on: Feb 18, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

Now we know what it takes to get a smile out of her.

DC Journalists Love GOP Obstructionists, But Americans Don't

Posted on: Feb 15, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

The American public looked at DC, they saw the Democrats trying to do something, and they liked what they saw.

Rahm and Reid: Who Gets the Blame for Judd Gregg?

Posted on: Feb 13, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

The power struggle between Rahm Emanuel and Congressional Democratic leadership continues.

Is Obama Siding With Blue Dogs on Social Security Reform?

Posted on: Feb 12, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

People in the know indicate that things like raising the retirement age and cutting benefits are under consideration.

Hilda Solis Approved by Senate Panel

Posted on: Feb 11, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee cleared Hilda Solis' nomination as Secretary of Labor today.

Obama Takes the Stimulus Fight to the Streets

Posted on: Feb 6, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

Obama is going to hold town halls in Elkhart Indiana and Ft. Myers Florida on Monday.

Obama Financial Team to Taxpayers: You’ll Get Nothing, and Like It

Posted on: Feb 2, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

We're paying to nationalize the banks all right, we just can't talk about it -- nor can we profit from it.

Meet Your New Blue Dog Overlords

Posted on: Jan 29, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

If eight more Blue Dogs had crossed over and voted against the stimulus, it would have failed.

Stimulus Package Unleashes Onslaught of Republican Lies

Posted on: Jan 29, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

They looked like a bunch of petulant, narcissistic brats and did a nice job of making Obama appear measured and statesmanlike by comparison.

Employee Free Choice: Winning the Battle by Knowing Where the Lines are Drawn

Posted on: Jan 22, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

In being so ready to throw majority sign-up under the bus, they are seriously misjudging where the battle lines lie in this particular fight.

President Obama: Change Comes to America

Posted on: Jan 20, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

It's hard to fully comprehend the fact that Barack Hussein Obama is now President of the United States.

Good Progressive Action: Grayson Grills Fed Vice Chair About $1.2 Trillion Dollars

Posted on: Jan 14, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

"Mr. Kohn, we're talking about secret payments of $1.2 trillion dollars," said Grayson. "I think you need to rethink your approach."

Will the Bush/Cheney Crimes Get Flushed Down the Memory Hole?

Posted on: Jan 13, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

I'm not sure the "villagers," such as they are, control the conversation any more.

Surprise, Surprise: Burris to Be Sworn in This Week

Posted on: Jan 12, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

Who could have predicted this? Well, to be honest, pretty much anybody.

Why Obama's Excuse for Not Prosecuting BushCo Just Won't Fly

Posted on: Jan 12, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

Maybe, going forward, we should just let Bernie Madoff off too?

In Defense of the Sanjay Gupta Appointment

Posted on: Jan 9, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

I understand the critiques launched by Paul Krugman, John Conyers and others -- but I think Gupta is an inspired choice.

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