REWIND - A Week of Quotes & Cartoons

SUNDAY

Quote of the Day
July 22, 2012

'The 2013 federal election must become a decision
to tame the banking and financial sector.

'... Even today they engage in risky dealings, as if
the financial crisis of 2008 had never occurred. And
when things go sour they "order" bailouts from the
politicians.'

Sigmar Gabriel, chair of the
Social Democratic Party
of Germany
Deutsche Welle (Germany)
July 21, 2012
http://tinyurl.com/cbjulaq

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/c4exnok
Wall Street Admonition
Ken Catalino

MONDAY

Quote of the Day
July 23, 2012

'With high-paid lobbyists contesting every proposed
regulation, it is increasingly clear that big banks can
never be effectively controlled as private businesses.
If an enterprise (or five of them) is so large and so
concentrated that competition and regulation are
impossible, the most market-friendly step is to
nationalize its functions. '

Gar Alperovitz, professor of political
economy at the University of Maryland
and author of "America Beyond
Capitalism: Reclaiming Our Wealth, Our
Liberty, and Our Democracy."

New York Times
July 23, 2012
http://tinyurl.com/dyuravh

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/cxq9gv3
Clowns
David Horsey - Los Angeles Times

TUESDAY

Quote of the Day
July 24, 2012

'Nonetheless, David Brooks* has pushed this
patronizing concept of immaculate, above-the-fray
leadership to another level lately by arguing in the
Times that Americans need to be schooled in the
manners of "followership." Whom they're supposed
to follow isn't named, but presumably it's a
clubbable, middle-aged stalwart of either the Aspen
Ideas Festival or Davos. "Today's elite lacks the self-
conscious leadership ethos that the racist, sexist,
and anti--Semitic old boys' network did possess,"
Brooks wrote, arguing that America could benefit
from the "stewardship mentality" of "the best of the
Wasp elites." He's not alone. During the years since
Obama had the audacity to change the complexion
of the most elite office in the land, there's been an
unexpected outbreak of nostalgia for Dwight
Eisenhower and George H.W. Bush, the Waspiest of
Wasp presidents in memory. ?By all rights, Romney
should be the beneficiary of this yearning in 2012.
Not for nothing do his political supporters use the
loaded phrase "historic opportunity" to describe the
prospect of taking out Obama. Not by accident do
they wish aloud, as the former Bush 41 chief of staff
John Sununu did last week, that "this president"
would overcome his exotic childhood in Hawaii and
Indonesia and "learn how to be an American." If
Romney fails to capitalize on his opportunity to be
the last hurrah of this demographically doomed old
guard, it will not be just because he is a parody of
elitist noblesse oblige but because his own
Americanism has been compromised by the
outsourcing of his money to the Cayman Islands,
Bermuda, Switzerland, and who knows what other
exotic places that most Americans have never been
to. '

Columnist Frank Rich
New York Magazine
July 22, 2012
http://tinyurl.com/bnclrdm

* New York Times columnist

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/bohcrv7
Your Wallet
Bill Schorr - Cagle

WEDNESDAY

Quote of the Day
July 25, 2012

'The Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v.
FEC has focused America's attention on the
dangerous influence of corporate power in our
democracy and the urgency of taking all necessary
measures to undo that influence, including
amending the Constitution," the statement declares.
"Generations of Americans have amended the
Constitution over the years to ensure that `We the
People' means all the people, not just the privileged
few. The Citizens United case, which opened the
floodgates to unlimited corporate spending to
influence elections at all levels of government, has
brought home the importance of amending the
Constitution to ensure that `We the People' does not
mean we the corporations. We believe that America
works best when our government is of, by and for
the people. Although we have differences in scope
and tactics, all of us are united in the
understanding that the Court's decision in Citizens
United and related cases must be remedied by
amending the Constitution in order to restore the
democratic promise of America.'

United For the People
July 25, 2012
http://tinyurl.com/d6paazf
Also:
http://tinyurl.com/dxnhsuz

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/blbsecw
The Gap
Joe Pett - The Cartoonist Group

THURSDAY

Quote of the Day
July 26, 2012

'But as is often the case with this campaign and
with the modern Republican Party, Romney's team
stopped short of issuing a complete repudiation and
demanding a total cleansing of these poisonous
ideas from their ranks.

'The phrases "if anyone said," and "weren't reflecting
the views" are weak and amorphous and don't go far
enough towards condemnation.

'The reason is simple: the Republican Party benefits
from this bitterness. Not all Republicans are
intolerant, but the intolerant seem to have found a
home under their tent. And instead of chasing the
intolerant out, the party turns a blind eye - or
worse, gives a full embrace - and counts up their
votes.'

Columnist Charles Blow
on the report that an
anonymous adviser to Mitt
Romney had referred to
special relationship
between Britain and the United
States based on a shared
"Anglo-Saxon heritage."

New York Times
July 26, 2012
http://tinyurl.com/cbgj4tm

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/ct5glkq
J. Crow Returns
BG Trudeau

FRIDAY

Quote of the Day
July 27, 2012

'The comparisons with Romney's trip to Europe and
Obama's visit at almost exactly the same stage in
the electoral cycle four years ago are almost too
embarrassing to mention. Obama wooed a quarter of
a million people in Berlin while Romney was
mocked by the British prime minister.

'Romney will no doubt be hoping that his faux pas
will be remembered as an amusing blip in the
Anglo-American special relationship which has
undergone a turbulent decade as a left-of-center
prime minister embraced a right wing president.

'It will not have escaped the attention of Romney
that Ed Miliband, a relatively left wing leader of the
Labour party, was the most relaxed person of the
day when he was referred to as "Mr Leader". Aides
said they forgave Romney because US politicians
always refer to fellow leaders by their job title.'

Nicholas Watt
Guardian (UK)
July 27, 2012
http://tinyurl.com/d7jw5mf

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/d6m94ut
Pompous Twit
Mike Luckovich

SATURDAY

Quote of the Day
July 28, 2012

'Well, there's no such thing as objective media.
Every story has a point of view and whether it's by
what one chooses to include or exclude from a story
or whether it's a very specific agenda that is pushed,
there is no such thing as objective media. So, once
you realize that it's more than just a marketplace of
ideas, it's a battleground of ideas and the ideas that
are suppressed and the ideas that are pushed
forward in the mainstream media are the ones that
independent media has a chance to address. I think
that the democratization of media in that way can be
very, very helpful in allowing the truth to come out
in a way that it might not on CNN or FOX.'

Musician/Activist Tom Morello
truthout - interview
July 26, 2012
http://tinyurl.com/bnhk9ej

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/chzndyt
Banking Problem
Jim Morin - Miami Herald

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