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12/8 News Roundup – Nurses Back Call ForKeith Ellison To Fill Senate Vacancy, DNC Leaders Call For SuperDelegate Cuts & More

The Progressive Wing Posted on December 8, 2017 by LieparDestinDecember 8, 2017

As Franken Steps Aside, Nurses Back Call for Keith Ellison to Fill Senate Vacancy

On the heels of Sen. Al Franken’s announcement Thursday that he will resign following accusations of sexual harassment by several women, National Nurses United (NNU) began circulating a petition calling on Minnesota’s Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton to appoint Rep. Keith Ellison to fill Franken’s soon-to-be vacant Senate seat.

“At a time when the Senate is poised to enact a disgraceful tax bill that shifts more resources from working people to big corporations and the one percent, on top of repeated attacks on health coverage, environmental and workplace protections, and other critical fights, we need the proven progressive voice of Keith Ellison in the Senate,” NNU co-president and Minnesota resident Jean Ross, RN, said in a statement.

According to news reports, Ellison is on Dayton’s short list of possible candidates, alongside Lt. Gov. Tina Smith and Rep. Tim Walz. Because Franken did not specify the precise date of his departure, it is unclear when Dayton will announce his replacement. Whoever is chosen will face a special election in November of next year.

If selected, Ellison would become the first Muslim to ever hold a seat in the U.S. Senate. He would also “provide a critical voice of leadership in the Senate at this pivotal moment for working people in Minnesota and across the U.S.,” Ross argued.

“Keith has been an outspoken advocate for nurses and other working people in his distinguished service in the House, and has shown a broad national reach and worked to build coalitions across the country this year as the Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee,” Ross concluded. “He is exactly the representative we need in the Senate today.”

It's time to #DraftKeith!

Keith Ellison authored legislation to tax Wall St., he's an ardent supporter of #MedicareForAll and he fights for workers!

Sign the petition for working-class hero @keithellison to fill the empty Senate seat left by Al Franken: https://t.co/7DitRAFgIR pic.twitter.com/4J0KyYlru1

— RoseAnn DeMoro (@RoseAnnDeMoro) December 7, 2017

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Posted in Activism, Al Franken, Bernie Sanders, Keith Ellison, News, Open Thread, Video | Tagged Al Franken, Bernie Sanders, Democrats, DNC, Keith Ellison, Minnesota, National Nurses, News, Open Thread, SuperDelegates

11/16 Give Us #MeToo (much) Dirty Laundry

The Progressive Wing Posted on November 16, 2017 by BennyNovember 16, 2017

The past 10 days have been a #MeToo bonanza for the corporate media. We have heard the constant drum beat by the media, exacerbated by GOS and a few other select blogs about Senate candidate Roy Moore’s predatory behavior toward under aged teenage girls while he was a DA.   Seems a lot of women have stepped up to make similar claims.   And defense attorney Gloria Alred is at the forefront to represent those who chose to talk to the media. Doesn’t take more than a stone’s throw to remind anyone of someone’s pussygate revealed 13 months ago.   Women marched the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Al Franken, Bill clinton, Corporate Media, Don Henley, Eagles, GOS, Healthcare, Keystone Pipeline, Roy Moore, Tax Cuts 2017, TOP

Elizabeth Warren & Al Franken break down what CEOs will do with a giant tax cut

The Progressive Wing Posted on November 15, 2017 by LieparDestinNovember 15, 2017

Republicans want you to believe that if we give away $1.5 trillion to big corporations in their so-called tax reform bill, CEOs will raise wages and bring jobs back from overseas. But that’s not how CEOs think. Al and Elizabeth will tell you what they’ll actually do with their tax giveaways.

Posted in Al Franken, Elizabeth Warren, Income Inequality, Taxes, The Economy, Video | Tagged Al Franken, Elizabeth Warren, GOP tax plan, Taxes, video

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