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We're subsidizing the group that wants more GOP obstruction
For over a week, Republicans have refused to focus on anything but so-called scandal. And, it turns out, that's exactly the way they want it. On Thursday, the Heritage Foundation, a prominent conservative think tank, sent a letter to GOP leaders, and told them to avoid working on any legislation that could take the focus off of the Obama Administration.
Michael Needham, the CEO of Heritage Action for America, wrote, “Legislation such as the Internet sales tax, or the FARRM Act, which contains nearly $800 billion in food stamp spending, would give the press a reason to shift their attention away from the failures of the Obama administration to write another 'circular firing squad' article.” In other words, they want Republicans to use the media's scandal obsession to keep the focus off of in-fighting within the Party, and to avoid getting any real work done.
It's also important to note that Heritage Action is a registered 501(c)(4) organization. That means you and me are subsidizing the very organization that's telling our lawmakers not to do their job. As if Republicans in Congress ever needed an excuse to do nothing. The fact is, while the GOP obsesses about so-called scandal, the pressing issues facing our nation are being ignored.
Instead of trying to score political points, Republicans could be working to help our economy, create jobs, or to fix our broken immigration system. They were not elected to do the bidding of conservative think tanks. It's time to listen to the American people, put aside political witch-hunts, and start working on the issues that people actually care about.
-Thom
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 9pm... Monster tornado slams into Oklahoma (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)
Need to Know: Monster tornado slams into Oklahoma- Dr. Jeff Masters, Weather Underground 
Plus, Why the media buys the GOP lies on Benghazi- Dan Bongino, Conservative Commentator
The Best of the Rest...
Plus, How Govt & Corp America spied on Occupy Wall Street- Beau Hodai, PR Watch
Daily Take: This generations' Joseph McCarthy...
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Friday's Daily Stack 
Thom live from Goddard College Community Radio, WGDR, Plainfield, VT
Hour One: If it's Friday, it's "Brunch With Bernie"... the honorable Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joins Thom with all the news from our nation's capitol and as always he'll be spending the hour taking your calls and answering your questions too... Follow Bernie:    campaign site.
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Hour Two: the wild week that was of WA scandals- John W. Dean
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Monday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
Politicians must pray to Allah now?
Hour Two: Hey Tea Party...where's your "social welfare" cred?- Judson Phillips, The Tea Party Nation
Hour Three: This generations' Joseph McCarthy
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Tuesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
We're on a quest to find out how Conservative & Tea Party political groups contribute to the social welfare of Americans...we'll see what Steve Sutton, Vice President of The Leadership Institute has to say...
Plus, Tim Carpenter, Progressive Democrats of America will stop buy to talk about the campaign to "educate Congress"...
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Thom's Poll
Will the Obama administration recover from the recent scandals?
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Full Show 5/17/13: We Don't Have a Deficit Problem!
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Playing the Nixon Card on the Obama 'Scandals'
Caller: SCOTUS isn't Royalty!
IRS 'Scandal': There's No There There!
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