:Of all of the right wing Republican extremists who came out to unleash their anti-health care hysteria to Congressman Chris Murphy in Simsbury yesterday, this guy takes the cake.The voice of the people? Ha! Oh, :‘s a fun example of astroturfing in its purest form: A woman attending a town hall event for Rep. Steve Kagen (D-WI), and–while loudly raising objections to the Democrats’ health care reform proposal–insisting she’s just a regular concerned citizen. Except, she’s actually a GOP official.Heather Blish was vice-chairman of the Kewaunee County GOP until 2008, and, according to her own...…:Of all of the right wing Republican extremists who came out to unleash their anti-health care hysteria to Congressman Chris Murphy in Simsbury yesterday, this guy takes the cake.The voice of the people? Ha! Oh, :‘s a fun example of astroturfing in its purest form: A woman attending a town hall event for Rep. Steve Kagen (D-WI), and–while loudly raising objections to the Democrats’ health care reform proposal–insisting she’s just a regular concerned citizen. Except, she’s actually a GOP official.Heather Blish was vice-chairman of the Kewaunee County GOP until 2008, and, according to her own...WW…

Rick Sanchez calls out Fox news on their lies. Fight!What’s on your mind tonight?Shadowproof is a financially independent news organization. All of our funding comes from small donations made by readers like you.We use your donations to hire freelance writers and cover our operating costs. Monthly membership subscriptions give us the stability we need to make plans while ensuring our organization does not depend on grants or major funders. If you like what you read, support our writers with a donation today. …Rick Sanchez calls out Fox news on their lies. Fight!What’s on your mind tonight?Shadowproof is a financially independent news organization. All of our funding comes from small donations made by readers like you.We use your donations to hire freelance writers and cover our operating costs. Monthly membership subscriptions give us the stability we need to make plans while ensuring our organization does not depend on grants or major funders. If you like what you read, support our writers with a donation today. WW…

Seems like an anniversary worth remembering:On this date five years ago, the Fox News Channel host was named in a sexual harassment lawsuit brimming with lurid details about , , , a , , and . The New York State Supreme Court lawsuit filed by Andrea Mackris, a former Fox News producer, quoted O’Reilly verbatim and at length, leaving readers to believe that the TV star’s dirty soliloquies were surreptitiously recorded (an impression reinforced when the lawsuit was settled within two weeks). A copy of Mackris’s complaint, drafted by lawyer Benedict Morelli, can be found below.Click through to...…Seems like an anniversary worth remembering:On this date five years ago, the Fox News Channel host was named in a sexual harassment lawsuit brimming with lurid details about , , , a , , and . The New York State Supreme Court lawsuit filed by Andrea Mackris, a former Fox News producer, quoted O’Reilly verbatim and at length, leaving readers to believe that the TV star’s dirty soliloquies were surreptitiously recorded (an impression reinforced when the lawsuit was settled within two weeks). A copy of Mackris’s complaint, drafted by lawyer Benedict Morelli, can be found below.Click through to...WW…

– New York TimesNo one shifted an armchair, moved a flower arrangement or asked an unexpected question.– Associated PressIt was a watershed moment in the health care struggle: Leaders of the insurance, hospital and other medical industries stood with President Barack Obama at the White House and promised steps to save $2 trillion over the next decade.– Kaiser Health NewsNeil Dukas knew little about health insurance because he had always been healthy. When he and his wife bought a high-deductible policy in 2008, he didn’t know the difference between a deductible and an out-of-pocket limit....…– New York TimesNo one shifted an armchair, moved a flower arrangement or asked an unexpected question.– Associated PressIt was a watershed moment in the health care struggle: Leaders of the insurance, hospital and other medical industries stood with President Barack Obama at the White House and promised steps to save $2 trillion over the next decade.– Kaiser Health NewsNeil Dukas knew little about health insurance because he had always been healthy. When he and his wife bought a high-deductible policy in 2008, he didn’t know the difference between a deductible and an out-of-pocket limit....WW…

Jim this afternoon pointed out that Wal-Mart’s low prices don’t just magically appear, rather they are the product of ethically dubious corporate policies. :"They don’t think about the the girl in China who stitched their new jeans in a sweatshop for slave wages. Or the plight of the check-out woman who earns minimum wage without benefits, is often forced to work overtime without compensation, and whose children qualify for free lunches at school. They don’t wonder about how Wal-Mart distorts and damages the free market by demanding unreasonable prices from vendors who have no...…Jim this afternoon pointed out that Wal-Mart’s low prices don’t just magically appear, rather they are the product of ethically dubious corporate policies. :"They don’t think about the the girl in China who stitched their new jeans in a sweatshop for slave wages. Or the plight of the check-out woman who earns minimum wage without benefits, is often forced to work overtime without compensation, and whose children qualify for free lunches at school. They don’t wonder about how Wal-Mart distorts and damages the free market by demanding unreasonable prices from vendors who have no...WW…

Former Missouri U.S. Sen. John Danforth has witnessed lots of changes to politics over his lifetime.Danforth, 87, who served in the Senate from 1976 to 1995 and as Missouri’s attorney general from 1969 to 1976, was at the cutting edge of turning Missouri from a state that voted for Democrats for statewide posts to a bellwether that was somewhat evenly divided between the parties. But Danforth is now decrying a force that helped Missouri Republicans take unprecedented power throughout the state: former President Donald Trump.“It's possible to be a Trump Republican. It's possible to be a...…Former Missouri U.S. Sen. John Danforth has witnessed lots of changes to politics over his lifetime.Danforth, 87, who served in the Senate from 1976 to 1995 and as Missouri’s attorney general from 1969 to 1976, was at the cutting edge of turning Missouri from a state that voted for Democrats for statewide posts to a bellwether that was somewhat evenly divided between the parties. But Danforth is now decrying a force that helped Missouri Republicans take unprecedented power throughout the state: former President Donald Trump.“It's possible to be a Trump Republican. It's possible to be a...WW…