Monthly Archives: July 2010

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Thoughtful -Tuesday


What have Republicans done for you lately? or for the last 8 to 10 years?

There will be a March for Jobs in DC on October 2nd 2010

Congress is still on break while millions and millions of people either pick up their last UI check, move out of their current living space, have several garage sales or are standing in line for federal programs they probably have never had to stand in before. The people of the United States will be overwhelmed until Republicans realize we are all Americans and government is We the People not we on the Right who believe in Corporations -Wall Street not Main Street and until Main Street is straightened out our economy will continue on a downward spiral -which is exactly what Republicans want.  The question is has anyone on the right thought about what the consequences are if they let all things financial fail again? If people are upset about the deficits, and are successful in voting in Republicans to take over – would they print even more money than Hank Paulsen did and if so what would be their next move? Would we ask the Private Sector help out and what should we expect them to do? get rid of Social Security and any other programs Republicans feel are entitlements.  It is just a thought but if we let Republicans bring down the Obama administration the real loser will be the middle class; people need to open their eyes at how ludicrous it will be if Republicans continue their obstructionist behavior – and if they are successful whatever happens will do damage to everyone folks

In better news …Summer  is about to move to the 206 as temps are reported to be around 70 today and should reach 90 by Friday. We all love summer until the temperatures become unbearable which makes it harder to work live and or be healthy.

Of all the things we should know, remind and speak up or out about are what things, the last administration did that played an important part in our economic collapse. If people will accept that government is there for a reason and in doing so more people should be voting for Democrats to get the job done. The obvious conclusion folks should come to is that government is us and to say no to it like Republicans keep doing when we need it the most is just a successful attack on how government was suppose to work which is now being stalled, blocked and torn apart.

Today’s Tip: 99 Cents Isn’t Always Cheap -from livecheap.com
We love it when the stores get creative and lure you in with low priced offerings.  For example, bleach is just Sodium Hypochlorite and the stronger stuff is 6.0% concentration.  What do you get at the 99 cent store?  They don’t usually say, most likely 3%… not a bargain.  Same thing for bread, nothing like paying 99 cents when they are selling you 16 ounces instead of 24.  Another one that we’ve seen lately is things that are normally sold in 1lb packages being sold in 12 ounce packages.  They seem cheaper until you do the math.  Stores love tricking unwary consumers into thinking they got a deal.

Read the label and don’t be a sucker.

When Clinton was voted out of office he left a substantial amount of money in surplus – no President is perfect but some should be challenged what looms now is sizable tax hikes, loss of retirement benefits, double digit inflation, global financial collapse and any domino effect   could wipe out the middle class so, did you know that …

1)Bush doubled the US national debt to $10trillion in just 8 years

2)Bush took 600 out of Social Security and sent a check out to everyone,  definitely one of several reasons it is now going broke and needs to be fixed asap

3)While conflicts and rumblings of fighting in Iraq&Afghan Bush formally announced and committed our young men/women for 2wars that were not paid for

4)Tax credits and breaks given to 2% of our Wealthy

Other News …

**The President meets with the PM of Israel today and will be on cspan today

**In an effort to make sure our youth know their rights 1 for All -a new website will be launched on Thursday

**The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, sued Countrywide for unfair and deceptive practices in servicing the mortgages of homeowners in default or Chapter 13 bankruptcy. The settlement requires Countrywide to pay $108 million in refunds. go to http://www.ftc.gov/countrywide

For Release: July 2, 2010

**The FTC will send refunds to eligible homeowners in the coming months. You’ll be notified by mail if you’re eligible. You don’t need to do anything now.

**The economic stress may be slow but it is easing in only 18months…after 8yrs plus of financial bad choices

**Toyota continues to have problems with their automobiles

**Reports are that Elena Kagan will prob be voted and begin her Supreme Court Justice assignment by the end of July

**UFCW local 367 is asking consumers to boycott Tacoma Macy’s until they correct the unfair hiring

**Manson follower is on their 19th try at parole

**The GOP are still on the Repeal HCR bandwagon and continue to run on this at least in GA, OK places where HCR is needed most. read the article by By KATE PICKERT,    it is a must read article on Republicans practicing exclusion

**All fives Gulf Coast states report tar balls which begs to ask where and what were the local government responsibility and why didnt they do what they had to that would not ruin the wetlands, marshes and or beaches because certain action could like berm that could harm the wildlife

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C-SPAN …

Tests of Massive Oil Skimmer Inconclusive

Over the weekend, the converted Taiwanese tanker “A Whale” attempted to skim the waters near the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, but a company spokesman reported on Monday that results of the test run were “inconclusive” due to rough weather. BP and the Coast Guard have yet to determine if the massive ship, expected to take in 300,000 barrels of oil water every 10 hours, will become a permanent tool in the cleanup effort.
Ongoing storms and twelve-foot waves following the arrival of Hurricane Alex last week continue to delay recovery efforts. Meanwhile, Texas is feeling the effects of the oil spill. On Monday, the state announced that tar balls have washed onto two state beaches.

Queen to Address UN for First Time Since 1957

In a rare diplomatic appearance before the United Nations, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II addresses the General Assembly today in New York. She is expected to give a broad speech on world unity and peace.  The Queen appears before the 192-member General Assembly in her capacity as the head of state of the United Kingdom and 15 other UN member states, including Canada and Australia. She last addressed the body in 1957, at the age of 31. The UN itself was only twelve years old. She had acceded to the throne five years earlier, following the death of her father, King George VI. The Queen also plans to visit the World Trade Center site to honor the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Charles and his wife Camilla visited “Ground Zero” in 2005, and Prince Harry visited the site last year. The 2001 attacks claimed the lives of 67 British citizens.       Queen’s Speech: C-SPAN at 3pm ET

President Obama, Israeli Prime Minister to Meet in Washington

President Obama will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in the Oval Office this morning. In this their fifth meeting, the President and Prime Minister are expected to discuss the Middle East peace process, as well as the Gaza Strip blockade and sanctions against Iran.
Following the meeting, an expanded working lunch will include additional U.S. officials and members of the broader Israeli delegation.
Today’s meeting was originally scheduled for last month, but Netanyahu cancelled it following an Israeli military raid on a flotilla of ships bound for Gaza.

Obama & Netanyahu: Available Later Today

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Fracking -natural gas &Halliburton


Gasland … a terrifying reminder of the word fracking and though we all want to believe in natural gas as another alternative ….the HBO special opens a person eyes way beyond what anyone has told us in the government and what we all should know …the name Dick Cheney comes up quite often.

below is the trailer for the Josh Fox documentary …everyone needs to watch this then go to Youtube and watch all 10 parts for yourselves. We all need to call our President to stop fracking unless done with extreme caution and backup plans. If done wrong causes the water to bubble and turn flammable …obviously gets into our ground water and could be very dangerous.

below is the Josh Fox Premier of Gasland PT 1,2 and 3 there are 10 parts…go to Youtube and watch them all

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BREAKING: BP to stop burning endangered sea turtles


CREDOAction.com

This victory started with you. You made a difference.

Over 140,000 CREDO Action members — including you — told BP and the U.S. Coast Guard to stop burning sea turtles alive during oil cleanup efforts. With your help, CREDO Action was the first progressive group to organize widespread grassroots pressure to end this practice. You brought national attention to the issue, forcing BP and the Coast Guard to take action.

Faced with mounting pressure from a number of organizations and the press, BP and the U.S. Coast Guard have finally agreed to new measures to protect endangered sea turtles in the oil slick burning zones.

Read the news here: BusinessWeek: BP, Coast Guard Will Save Turtles From Oil Burns.

Though the details are still being worked out (and we’ll need to ensure that BP and the U.S. Coast Guard follow through on their agreement) we are confident that measures and procedures are being put in place to prevent endangered sea turtles and other wildlife from being burned during oil spill clean-up activities.

Clearly, there is still much work to be done to stop the oil spill, clean up the environmental devastation, address the economic disaster and ensure that BP is held accountable. But it’s important to recognize and celebrate this victory as we face the challenges ahead.

Your pressure works.

Becky Bond, Political Director
CREDO Action

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Rainforest Action Network


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Watch news footage from tour of the Gulf
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Mariana Jiminez, a 71-year-old grandmother from the Ecuadorean Amazon, dips her hand into the oil-black water in the precious marshlands off Louisiana’s Gulf coast and holds a dying, oil-drenched crab in her hand. She warns of the petroleum-laced water, “This is very very dangerous. This is a poison that kills. Not instantly, but it will kill slowly.”

This week, four Indigenous and community leaders from Ecuador (Mariana, Emergildo, Humberto and Luis), as well as advocates from Rainforest Action Network and Amazon Watch, are deep in Louisiana’s sweltering Bayou witnessing the depth of BP’s oil disaster.

The Ecuadorean delegation has come to share the hard-won lessons from Chevron’s Amazon oil disaster with the United Houma Nation and Atakapa-Ishak tribes, American Indian communities dependent on a healthy Bayou for their very survival.

Every Indigenous person we meet expresses fear and anxiety about losing their ability to feed themselves and their families, and to continue their way of life on the water…all because of BP’s greed-driven failures.

These fears are by no means misplaced, as this is exactly what happened to the Indigenous peoples of Ecuador’s rainforest, at the hands of Chevron Corporation. They too used to fish, but had to start farming to sustain themselves. They spoke of the family members they’ve lost from oil-related birth defects and illnesses, and warned the Houma of the long-term health problems they will be facing long after BP and the TV cameras have left their shores.

As we walked along the deserted, oil-stained beach in Grand Isle, Brenda Dardar Robichaux, former Principal Chief of the United Houma Nation, explained how struck she was by the similarity of her story to the story of Indigenous peoples of the Ecuadorean Amazon.

From Louisiana’s Bayou to Ecuador’s rainforest, you see the same oil-sheened waterways and dying animals. You smell the same toxic stench in the air. Families nurse their loved ones through oil-related illnesses, respiratory diseases, and cancers while being told the same lie by oil companies and politicians alike- “the oil won’t hurt you.”

In the heart of Houma territory, these communities have come together to find ways to hold reckless, criminal oil companies like BP and Chevron accountable.

Check out news footage of their first days touring the Gulf, as well as the incredible photos on Flickr.

Thanks so much to all of you who donated to make this very special journey possible. You can follow the rest of the tour through the Gulf on We Can Change Chevron’s Facebook page and @ChangeChevron on Twitter.

In solidarity,
Maria Ramos
Change Chevron Campaign Director

P.S.Donate now to support Rainforest Action Network’s critical work to hold oil companies accountable and to support frontline communities from the Amazon to the Gulf.