Comments on: Arianna Huffington, Jesse Dylan, Marshall Ganz and Others to Judge POP Art Contest

By: Jane Hamsher

Jane Hamsher — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:39:32 +0000

Great idea. Let me see what I can do.

By: cbl2

cbl2 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:39:56 +0000

very exciting! am already working on a few ideas

can not wait to see the entries

By: Ann in AZ

Ann in AZ — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:38:15 +0000

Marcy has a fresh cross-post up: “Christie Living Large on Our Dime”

By: OldFatGuy

OldFatGuy — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:25:32 +0000

Morning Jane, a bit off topic, but related to your post yesterday warning Reid that he needs to, well act like the Majority Leader.

Would it be possible to set up a fund, call it the “Act Like the Senate Majority Leader of Get Lost” fund, where we raise as much money as we can to support your post and pledge yesterday? And if Reid does do what he needs to do as referenced in your post then those funds can be used to support his re-election campaign, but if, as expected, he doesn’t, those funds would be used to support a primary challenge (unlikely) or maybe a public write-in candidate that progressives in Nevada should support as a protest.

This would meet your pledge to work against his re-election if he doesn’t meet your criteria wouldn’t it? And at the same time allow us “have your back” on those pledges yesterday??? I dunno, just spit ballen here, but I’d be down for 100 in that fund.

Sorry for the O/T.

EDIT: Oh, and once again, can’t say enough good things about that post yesterday Jane. Give ‘em hell! ! ! ! !

By: eCAHNomics

eCAHNomics — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:02:45 +0000

Two out of my 3 mafias of the intelligentsia. (The third is higher ed.)

By: alank

alank — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:01:47 +0000

The legal system is pretty dysfunctional. Talk about health care!

By: alank

alank — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:00:40 +0000

Stunned silence, perchance?

By: eCAHNomics

eCAHNomics — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:00:04 +0000

Um, respectfully disagree. If you are poor, you received services from an emergency room, which probably provides better medical care, than the legal services provided by public defenders (no offense to PDs, just a matter of resources).

Not that either is a good way.

By: SaltinWound

SaltinWound — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:54:24 +0000

We have skewed national priorities. If you are accused of a crime and too poor to hire a lawyer, you are provided one, at public expense. If you are too poor to hire a doctor, that is a big debate.

By: demi

demi — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:47:45 +0000

Good Morning, Jane
Did you have a chance to see Lisa Derrick’s thread, Now This Is Art?
http://lafiga.firedoglake.com/2009/10/10/now-this-is-art/
Make sure you see both paintings.