wacky Wednesday &some News

So …did you receive your ballot in the mail yet …gotta say comments about the Democratic Party not being excited seems like a story line … but if it helps keep pushing it because it ain’t over til it’s over right?

The News of campaigns and or debates putting the Republican Tea Party at an advantage has my blood boiling especially when these people are walking back nasty comments and responses like they did not word it right or that they meant no disrespect if they offended anyone …open your eyes folks. The Brown/Whitman debate seemed skewed in my opinion. i was offended at how Tom Brokaw used the N-word as a comparison to the word used to describe Meg Whitmans‘ behavior. I was more upset that she is getting away with buying endorsements and or votes. The fact that an aide used the offensive word not the soon to be Governor of Cali Jerry Brown is also offensive because the media made a decision not to give all of the information surrounding the incident which gave Whitman more airplay . I’m no angel but this incident should not cause women to stop supporting Jerry Brown’s bid for the office of Governor. I would suggest he might need to get rid of the aid, watch his back, apologize and move forward. The choices in this election year are obvious to me but ask yourself if you are still trying to decide; do you want someone with experience, who will work for all of the people or someone who has engaged in do as we say not as we do like so many other Republican Tea Party campaigners. This incident is not that serious, what is serious, what viewers should consider and vote for should be based on are Meg Whitman’s actions and the facts behind Meg Whitman’s actions. Okay, who*e is bad but in the context in which it was used was on point. It is obvious that Whitman did some backroom deals, which, if anyone has been paying attention Whitman stated that backroom deals are indefensible and has accused Jerry Brown and the Obama admin of doing so, yet Meg Whitman feels her actions should be given a pass. As a woman and mom with not only a multi-ethnic but a culturally mixed family we have been taught to respect people and treat them just as you would want to be treated instead the do as I say not as I do attitude Whitman and her other extreme right colleagues have seems to be taking hold and it makes me sick. I have to say her behavior toward her housekeeper and nanny let alone the reports of how she treated her female worker is all i need. I honestly feel she should not even be in the running because as someone who feels my worth has been not just denounced by the Republican Tea Party but used a vehicle of shame, fear and “the thing” in the room that needs to be taken down as implied by most of the extreme right politicians or their supporters.

I do not know about you but the idea that anyone would vote for people who clearly have no respect for the office of President let alone using the fact that we have the first President of colour and then treat voters as if they are not paying attention is not just offensive it is so ill advised. People came to their senses before the 2008 elections and they can do the same for the midterms.

I am hopeful but in this year of 2010 sometimes it feels like another time what with the latest candidates not just making discriminatory comments they are using or portraying minorities as criminals in campaign videos. They have regressed even further into primal scare tactics of i guess the white middle class by using i guess scary hip hop music as the background to life in the scary lane and this combined with the words obviously filled with fear mongering if you are gullible. The tactic is offensive, it lacks compassion, lacks intelligence and knowledge of most Americans in this 21st Century. I want white people to know they have nothing to fear, most know folks who have blended families, work with a lot of people different from themselves and have not suffered any real repercussions in my opinion. Actually, no one should allow the words coming from the Republican Tea Party make you vote against your own best interest. At some point people have to admit that the Tea party has problems with the way people live and want to control personal issues with their family values platform. The Republican Tea Party practices exclusion, engages in race baiting and discrimination, denounces freedom of religion, want to control and devalue women’s rights issues, disrespect gender identification and preference issues all the while stating they want government out of our lives. The ideology they practice is exclusion and divisive; this is truly un-American. I’m not gonna lie the extreme movement scares me because they have used race, religion, sharia law and money to manipulate the facts, manipulate i guess white people to gain power and trust of Americans who are angry. I get it but the fact remains that the last guy and his Republican Tea Party clearly are at fault for the financial problems and the lack of regulations not just with the Banks, Wall Street, but for the insurance companies selling banking products and people who got housing loans but could not pay for them. Again, i get it but why be angry and uninformed. If nothing else think about how if you were apart of that 53% who worked hard and voted for change made your decision between Barack Obama and the McCain/Palin ticket in 2008 but are discouraged right now. People sorted out the info, the videos and crazy talk and made the right choice now the midterms will be a vote that moves us into the 21st Century instead of backward like the RTP. The choice was obvious then and people need to be honest these extreme tea party candidates are definitely not qualified to hold public office. They are suppose to represent all the people in their various States but they promote and practice exclusion, some have lied about their education, others have outsourced jobs in prior positions of power, employed the undocumented, lack educational experience and have financial problems, racists and quite possibly most are obviously homophobes. It is offensive that they managed to get this far but it is now a reality that the Democratic Party definitely anyone that is a “protected class” needs to fight back against these people with your vote for Dems on Nov.2^nd. The “Media” says voters from the right are likely to prevail.

I cannot imagine one person who can say that repealing, replacing, or eliminating government programs or employees will not affect them or a family member, a friend let alone co-workers, or neighbors. We all need to ask ourselves what will our neighborhoods look like without Cops, emts, Teachers, Firefighters and other government workers who keep the streets clean, process your relatives social security checks oh wait they want to cut that too.

Other News …

**The Obama Admin has lifted the deepwater drilling moratorium

**DADT is getting push back from Gates

**The market is doing great …so what else is new -will the hire folks

**Federal tax credit for home improvements ends 12/31

**11thousand cribs have been recalled made in China,models 2003/2007 sold at JCPenny

CSPAN …