Monthly Archives: April 2010

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GOP hate intensifies …


It’s been a little more than a week since Tea Party protesters hurled racial and homophobic slurs and spat at members of Congress. I don’t want to repeat the language they used. Their despicable statements were widely reported in the media, and be assured this was no isolated or fringe event.

What the Tea Party protesters said was beyond defensible. But that’s not even the worst of it. The Tea Party movement is inciting violent acts targeting Democrats who voted to support the health care reform bill.

Democrats and Republicans alike must immediately address this atmosphere of violence targeting our elected officials. You would think this would be uncontroversial in the wake of protesters shouting the “N word” in the halls of Congress. But shockingly the Republican National Committee has refused to endorse a bi-partisan “civility” statement that would send a message to the protesters.

Join me in demanding that Republican leaders stop turning a blind eye to violence and hate before it gets out of control and someone gets hurt. Click the link below to add your name.


http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/hate_gop/?r_by=8486-2591629-MlOKpGx&rc=confemail1

tea party protesters.



Tell the GOP: Don’t tolerate hatred.
Your message to GOP leaders:

We ask that the leaders of the Republican Party:

1. Unequivocally condemn bigotry and hate among your supporters, and make clear that those who embrace it have no place in your party and that you reject their support.

2. Make clear that you will not tolerate fear-mongering and coded appeals to racism from officials in the Republican Party, at any level


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Yes we can …


I saw this video for the first time about 15 minutes ago, and I’ve already watched it three times:
Watch your signature being delivered.

Watch the video

http://my.barackobama.com/delivery

It’s the story of Becca and Karima, two OFA volunteers who joined David Plouffe in hand-delivering signatures of the more than 1.1 million people who co-signed health care reform directly to President Obama.

But it’s also the story of the millions of Americans, young and old, who knocked on doors, and called their neighbors, and made history together.

Watch it now.

Thank you for everything,

Mitch

Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America

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Tuesday news …&cspan


Tuesday, moves us forward from a wild wicked weekend that brought Easter, snow in the midwest and northwest, floods and receding water,more weeks of winter, strange comments from Karzai about joining the Taliban, strange behavior from Republicans, specifically, RNC chair Steele but they all seem to be acting more right wing than usual along with the tea party group,  deaths in mines from not just the US but in China, children and suicide seem to be on the rise oh the list of things  going on the first week of April are many. The 7.2 earthquake shook and shook a lot of folks in Texi/Cali; 2 people died in Mexico and many more after shocks since… my relatives were shaken but nothing  substantial.  We must not forget Haiti, Chile and now the US may be in store for some earth changes and preparing more and more.

The Vatican needs to prepare for Americans to push for more transparency as well as accept their responsibility for what happened over the last 40years of child abuse; sex happens with consenting adults no one under 18 is considered an adult and even then the Church is wrong to hide cover up and refuse to accept they either have obstructed and are putting their group ahead of the children or could it be that this group of people actually practice this behavior; it’s accepted and people in the church now will say whatever to hide the truth.

The chambers of Congress are silent until April 12th and with that comes what could have been coverage of townhalls and or guest spots for Democrats to sell our new law of the land and beat back the noise of Republicans with the truth but … well, there are still a few more days left.  The president called out 2right wing nutters in an interview and cable went nuts trying to figure out if it was appropriate? Why are Politicians so willing to put their Political life before getting the Peoples work done.

Speaking of getting the peoples work done? People need to call Republicans Coburn and Kyl to force them into having compassion… to think about families who are affected by Yes to  blocking unemployment; it’s not just the potential hobo the partying person who loves living on what ? enough to pay for rent? the lapse affects those who need help with flood damages is hurting our economy in a big way and when checks don’t show up in Republican voter mailboxes of people out of work maybe politicians will feel it in the voting booth 2010/2012.

Other News …

The President will announce a few changes to nuclear controls with the deal with Russia

As more top RNC advisers have decided to party ways with the Rnc Chair m.Steele this could be just the beginning of the end for the mid-term elections as how can a party govern if they have no control of their own party chair, the finances and their budget


cspsan …

U.S. Nuclear Weapons Plan To Be Released Today. The Obama Administration’s 2010 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), scheduled for release this morning, is expected to outline significant reductions in the U.S. nuclear arsenal. The congressionally-mandated review comes the day before the President departs for Prague to sign a new nuclear weapons treaty with Russia. Defense Sec. Robert Gates will discuss the NPR at a briefing this afternoon.

watch FWMG: Press Briefing: C-SPAN2 at Noon ET
watch Defense Sec. Gates: C-SPAN at Noon ET
read Nuclear Posture Review Excerpts: Noon
read USA Today: Obama stresses no nukes

Health Secretary Touts Insurance Pools for High-Risk Policies. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asked state governors on Friday to participate in temporary high-risk insurance pools to provide insurance to people with pre-existing conditions. The recently-passed health care bill includes $5 billion and additional federal authority to expand such pools, which already exist in many states. Sec. Sebelius is expected to discuss the program and other benefits of the legislation at a National Press Club luncheon this afternoon.

watch Sec. Sebelius: c-span.org at 1pm ET
read NYT: Sebelius Begins Push for High-Risk Pools

Gordon Brown officially launches UK elections for May 6. This morning, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called a general election for May 6. British opposition leader David Cameron is running against Mr. Brown and seeks to regain the dominant position in politics after significant losses in the 1990s.

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Good Friday … the News &cspan.org


Good news for everyone …It’s Friday and the job report for March is that 162thou new jobs were created and the unemployment rate 9.7 stays steady at this point; at least 123thou of those jobs are associated with the private sector. This is great news because reports are that this increase is the biggest since 2007.   The President will be in Charlotte N.C. today to not only let Americans know yes new jobs have been created, not just because of the 48thou census workers being hired; he will also explain hcr and education reform and the many accomplishments over the last 2weeks of March and how they will benefit everyone not just some.


Other News … updates when needed


**apparently something new in the terrorist movement is going on… a letter from a group called guardians of free republic have reached the offices of various Governors …at this moment the FBI states at least 30 so far; the group may be inciting violence and is considered an extremist operation

**The President agrees that performers should be paid royalties if their music is played

**After early morning reports of troubling comments made by Karzai;he now states he is surprised by the response and calls sec of state clinton to explain

**President Obama&Medvedeve are scheduled to sign the nuclear arms pact next Thurday…stay tuned;complete article go to Reuters/steve gutterman

**Iran has implied that it might get  involved with the Taliban;which could mean trouble for the us and coalition …

**This morning people who come from other countries into the US will undergo more rules, restrictions and be subjected to more scrutiny during the security screening

**An oil refinery fire in Washington State has killed 4 3injured and in critical condition

**State, Gregoire move to embrace health care reform
Gov. Chris Gregoire on Thursday announced plans to implement health care reform in Washington state.

**Washington State is in for a huge storm coming in and will peak around 2pm Pt…part of Wtr is still making itself felt… bring in your trash cans and anything else that could get swept by the wind …

Listen to C-SPAN Radio

and what’s on CSPAN.org …live-stream

watch Energy Panel: From Earlier

watch Discussion on U.S.-Russia Security

watch Pres. Obama on Health Care Reform

March unemployment rate remains unchanged at 9.7%. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today that the unemployment rate for March remained unchanged for the second month at 9.7%. The Labor Department states that “nonfarm payroll employment rose by 162,000 in March.”

OBAMA VISITS CHARLOTTE, SPEAKs ON HIS JOBS & ECONOMY AGENDA. Pres. Obama will visit Charlotte, NC, today where he is expected to speak on jobs and the economy. On his trip, he will tour Celgard, a lithium-ion battery plant and recipient of the economic stimulus program. He will also address offshore drilling on the North Carolina coastline and the new health care reform law. Tea Party members have stated their plan to stage a protest during the President’s visit.

read Charlotte Observer coverage of visit

Counter terrorism Efforts Extend Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan. U.S. counterterrorism officials struggle each day with questions such as whom the U.S. should target, how to best utilize aerial drones and whether or where to detain and prosecute enemy combatants. State Dept. Counterterrorism Coordinator Daniel Benjamin will discuss these and tactical and strategic challenges in a Wilson Center Forum.

read NYT: Obama Team Divided on Anti-Terrowatch Counterterrorism Forum: From Earlierr Tactics

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Thursday thoughts and news … CSPAN.org live-stream


Just one week after getting HC and education reformed, a shift in energy needs was not a popular move but strategic and contrary to what is being stated; not drill baby drill as a McCain/Palin ticket would have you know or do if they were in office, a treaty with Russia, China is now on board possible sanctions on Iran and more; the President will be in Maine continuing to explain what health care reform will do for you, your family and your neighbor.  It’s important to get the facts, block out the Republican noise because if it’s anything like what Congress already gets we will all benefit.

I believe in freedom of speech until it becomes words of hate and promotion of violence.  The signs of hate and racial commentary about or against anyone let alone the President of the United States is a hate-crime and should be treated as such; the behavior is not funny, it’s not expressing what the President is doing to our country as reported in several interviews.  It is obvious people in the CBS13 news report are not being completely truthful; and while calls were made to the owner of the lot; which were not responded to the news reports that the question is what to call the action.  That is obvious, it’s needs to be dealt with as a hate-crime and lawmakers from Cali need to deal with it.

I wonder if anyone else found it interesting that the 14 AG’s think they can repeal the mandates; when in fact the President was constitutional lawyer and though im not; i think that aspect of the bill probably was research and determined valid; it was being touted as something Republicans would run on but repealing a mandate would again take a majority vote not to mention the President’s signature … not going to happen.

Other News …

**Shahram Amiri, an award-winning Iranian nuclear scientist, “who disappeared last year under mysterious circumstances, has defected to the CIA and been resettled in the United States.” Officials called the defection an “intelligence coup” in the CIA’s effort to spy on and undermine Iran’s nuclear program.TP

**Though the union for Garbage removers have voted no strike; talks continue seattlepi.com

**Washington DC will hold a nuclear summit later this month April 12-13

watch Discussion on the Future of Journalism

and Cspan.org live-stream

Offshore Drilling Plan Reignites Energy Debate. Pres. Obama unveiled a new offshore drilling plan yesterday that has considerably politicized his agenda on energy and climate change. The new policy seeks to reduce dependence on foreign oil, protecting natural resources while gaining GOP support for upcoming energy and climate change legislation. Today, a panel discussion on ways to move away from dependence on fossil fuels

watch Energy Independence Panel: C-SPAN2, 9am ET
read LA Times: Plan Aims to Win Climate Votes

Leaders to Sign Nuclear Arms Pact Next Week. Pres. Obama and Russian Pres. Dmitry Medvedev will meet April 8th in Prague to sign the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). Today, Dr. Alexei Arbatov, the Russian member of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, shares his views on the state of U.S.-Russian security relations and how the new treaty may shape international policies.

Mail-in Census Forms Due; Agency Prepares to go Door-to-Door. Today is “Census Day,” the designated date to return 2010 Census forms and for which the official population count is measured. The Census Bureau reports that 52 percent of Americans have already returned their forms. The agency will now begin door-to-door visits to residents who failed to reply, collecting missing information and answering questions.

Census Bureau Director Robert Groves recently discussed the process on C‑SPAN’s Washington Journal.