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TGIF …&some News


The weather is bad but it’s autumn right…so the goal today is to get through the day, cozy up with a hottie or a hot beverage such as cocoa or whatever is your preferred drink, sit back watch tv, movies use wii when you get a chance.

President Obama is on the road getting the Peoples business done.

I am without a doubt tired of the BS coming from the right of center politicians, “the White media” and those folks in the military who seem to want us to stay longer in a War waged by the last guy and is being used against our President on a daily basis.  The other News of military action is coming from the new Republican Congress stating we need to go to war with the cartel on the borders currently affected which seems like another open ended war. It just seems like the focus should be on the unemployed, jobs and our economy but hey that’s just my opinion. I will continue to call Boehner, McConnell, Cantor as well as Kyl to stop stalling the START treaty with the sole promise to ruin our President is offensive and un-American. Those folks that voted for the RTP which will put them in charge of the 112th House should be ashamed of themselves because nothing good is coming if anything for the next 2yrs.

I am biased but it just seems like no matter what President Obama does it just is not good enough and it would be great if people would remember where we were before he was sworn into office and what happened weeks after he took office -this chaos was not his but knowing it was there he still said yes i will try to get America back on track. People need to be reminded we got hit with a recession like no other since the great depression and while the Democratic Party has been trying to do the right thing unlike Republicans in Congress have decided that a Black man in the office of President is not acceptable among other things this notion is beyond offensive. It use to be funny but the midterm elections were very upsetting to think folks stayed home or decided to vote for Republicans which will become clearer as the weeks and months go by that they voted against his or her best interest and for a lack of a better comment crazy. I ask myself what are people afraid of almost on a daily basis then I turn on cable and hear the sky is falling rhetoric that they push on viewers who unfortunately are buying into the noise. Though we all might feel we need to get Wall Street out of the White House and it is understandable but given what happened in our  journey into what could have been a depression, who better to actually get us out of the ditch sooner rather than later. If you watch and listen the fix was and still is complicated and probably continues to be in flux. Progress is not something to be afraid of and while folks have bought into the BS coming from the various right of center cable stations owned by the big Corporate entities giving money to Republicans we have this incredible chance to move our entire broken down system into the 21st Century make sure all our people have health care, equal rights, FairPay and lives worth living. The ugly fact is …given what we have all heard or seen on radio or cable the Republican Tea Party is only interested in getting those Bush tax cuts permanently without having paid for them when the house of Bush signed off of them in 2001/2003 though that part of it just does not get airtime -they were like the 2wars he waged were put into action without paying yet Republicans  have decided to enforce paygo which should be used for the upper 2% Bush giveaways, even one of the architects of the two Bush tax cuts stated that those tax cuts were not good and though folks making millions and or billions want to believe otherwise there is an expiration date that should be kept. Americans have experienced a very contentious 20 + months watching the moves by the democrats to get us back on track while Republican continue to stall, block and say No whenever possible with what seems like ridiculous reasons and the agenda which was laid out long ago by —– with his comments about finding President Obama’s waterloo —at any cost.  The cost apparently is the FairPay Act for women, DADT, the Dream Act as well as the START treaty and now after the midterm elections put more Republicans not only on the floor of Congress but there are quite a few Republican Governors the problem some of us left of center feel that people are misreading the elections in fact this was a midterm usually treated unfortunately as the no bid deal election and yes the gotv was good yet the numbers of African Americans were low, unfortunately women, lgbt decided to vote for Republicans and reports are that Latinos actually saved quite a few of our Democratic candidates. It goes without saying hopefully that the White House and leaders in Congress will acknowledge and act for their base now to pass legislation that will change our lives for the better. I have yet to accept this President leaned too far left when the whole idea is to do things that will help not just America but Americans, it also lends itself to what will happen in the future for the 2012 elections. I say move left and get things done because there is nothing to lose but much to gain if those moves make an incredible positive impact on the lives of Americans.

Other News …

Wesley Snipes order to surrender in tax case

TSA faces legal challenges

Democrats are fighting each other while quite a few are disrespecting President Obama with comments

Federal Judge pleads guilty to 2 drug charges

Bernanke fights back at Fed critics

Israel and US struggle over settlement pact

Settlement for Black and Native American farmers today

Most 9/11 first responders settle about 500 turned the offer on the law suit

Obama states NATO Leaders back him on the START treaty

CSPAN

Freshmen House Members Class Photo Freshmen House Members Class Photo
Today
Pres. Obama Remarks on GM Pres. Obama Remarks on GM
Thursday
House Republican Caucus Leadership Elections House Republican Caucus Leadership Elections
Thursday
Defense Department Press Briefing Defense Department Press Briefing
Thursday
House Financial Services Cmte. Hearing on Mortage Servicing Issues House Financial Services Cmte. Hearing on Mortage Servicing Issues
Thursday
Senate Armed Services Cmte. Hearing on Military Nominations Senate Armed Services Cmte. Hearing on Military Nominations
Thursday
British House of Commons Liaison Cmte. Questions to the Prime Minister British House of Commons Liaison Cmte. Questions to the Prime Minister
Thursday
Pres. Obama Remarks on START Treaty Pres. Obama Remarks on START Treaty
Thursday
Senate Commerce Subcmte. Hearing on Retransmission Consent and the Public Interest Senate Commerce Subcmte. Hearing on Retransmission Consent and the Public Interest
Wednesday
Pres. Obama Awards Nat'l Medals of Science, Technology & Innovation Pres. Obama Awards Nat’l Medals of Science, Technology & Innovation
Wednesday

trippi Tuesday …& some News


The President will be giving out the Medal of Honor today, which is such a proud moment to be an American in a time when we use to have two wars now only one as well as the first person of colour as our President giving you chills. It is a very special day to be alive and see all the wonder things President Obama has been able to accomplish with or without the help of, I guess Americans who call themselves Republicans. The weather here sucked last night and early this morning though it has calmed down finally it is just the beginning of autumn, which will move into winter sometime soon.

I posted a letter to Americans from Leader Harry Reid and apparently, it upset someone so much that they responded. While I am glad to get responses to the various articles posted, this one seems a bit dramatic. It is obvious the person is very right of center and it confirms how personal feelings create gridlock. Unfortunately, this same attitude will continue to happen on the floor of Congress as personal feelings get in the way of doing the peoples business. As Republican members of Congress show lack of compromise so do their constituents and while that may be normal up to a point in our own private lives, this behavior cannot continue on for too long as we all know the quicker folks work together the sooner Americans will be able to move into the 21st Century. Anyway, below is the response to the open letter to Americans from Harry Reid.

A desperate lie by a desperate piece of filth. It’s laughable in the extreme. The truth is that Americans did not vote the Liberal filth out of office for the sake of working with their remnants.

They and their supporters, the domestic enemies of America, can sit down and shut up or things will go harshly for them sooner than it might otherwise.

Other News …

Rep. Rangel is convicted by House panel on ethics violations on 11 of 13 counts -non-legal action

Cholera outbreak sparks riots in Haiti

Republican leaders suddenly decide to vote against earmarks -pushed by tea party members

Tina Fey is censored by PBS -on Palin comments





CSPAN …

Senate Democratic and Republican Leadership Election Press Conferences Senate Democratic and Republican Leadership Election Press Conferences
Today
George W. Bush Presidential Center Groundbreaking Ceremony George W. Bush Presidential Center Groundbreaking Ceremony
Today
Wall Street Journal CEO Council 2010 Annual Meeting Wall Street Journal CEO Council 2010 Annual Meeting
Today
British P.M. David Cameron Speech at Lord Mayor's Banquet British P.M. David Cameron Speech at Lord Mayor’s Banquet
Monday
State Department Press Briefing State Department Press Briefing
Monday
House Ethics Inquiry Hearing on Conduct of Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) House Ethics Inquiry Hearing on Conduct of Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY)
Monday
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Meeting with GOP Senators-Elect Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Meeting with GOP Senators-Elect
Monday
British House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on Afghanistan British House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on Afghanistan
Monday

thrips Thursday & some News -Veterans Day


Today is Veterans Day … a day to enjoy either the crisp sunny 38degrees outdoors or stay indoors to celebrate and honor the men and women of the Military then pop corn watch Military movies all day long, talk about it and remember what the Men and Women in uniform mean to all of us here in the States. While i cannot begin to list all the Military people i know who have chosen to serve and protect our country in some form, it is with great pride to have and I thank them all for keeping us safe. I especially am thinking about a couple of brothers named Luis and Carlos both cutie pies and who still support others after time served… Semper Fi ! Luis …love ya over there in Brazil

Vice President Biden will lay the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns Today

FYI  Seattle

-Veterans Day -A Federal Holiday so most public service offices will be closed as well as many businesses -check before you leave your house

Most banks and credit unions:are closed

Parking Meters are mostly free today

Most government offices: closed Thursday. Exceptions include health-and-safety workers, such as state troopers, prison guards and child-protection workers.

Post offices: closed Thursday; no home mail delivery.

Schools and public libraries: closed.

State-run liquor stores: Open at either 10 a.m. or 11 a.m. and close at either 7 p.m. or 8 p.m. Contract liquor stores also may be open. Individual store schedules can be found on the Washington State Liquor Control Board‘s website at www.liq.wa.gov.

Metro buses: On Thursday, Metro Transit buses will operate a reduced weekday schedule in which some commuter and school-oriented routes won’t run, and other routes will run less frequently. Most buses will still run more frequently than on weekends. All Metro offices will be closed on the holiday, including the Customer Information Center phone lines. For information about transit service, go to www.kingcounty.gov/metro.

Pierce Transit: All buses, shuttles and express services will operate on a regular weekday schedule. Administrative offices and all Bus Shop facilities will be closed.

Community Transit: All buses will operate on a regular weekday schedule.

Sound Transit: All buses and trains will operate on a regular weekday schedule.

State ferries: All ferries will run on a regular weekday schedule.

Water taxis: Neither the Vashon nor the West Seattle water taxis — including the free West Seattle Water Taxi shuttles — will operate Thursday.

Washington State Department of Licensing offices: closed

Washington State Department of Health offices: closed

Waste pickup: In King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties, there will be normal garbage, yard-waste and recycling collection Thursday

Other News …

Obama deficit commission chairs came out without warning with news of what they felt will need to be put on the chopping block though other members of the commission have already objected

Amazon comes to Seattle w/10,000 jobs

New Chevy Volt on sales in Seattle next Fall

President Obama and the new congressional membership will meet Nov.18th

Grocery Workers are considering a strike contact UCFW21.org

G20 starts on Nov.12th

Tony Hayward says BP was totally unprepared to deal with the oil spill

Ask.com will be laying off 130 employees

GM lays off Mr. Goodwrench

Olympic

CSPAN …

 

Wicked Wednesday –As we move deeper into autumn and winter like weather it is the day before Veterans Day. My mind is on many things but the news and numerous ads on TV have brought back memories of my brother. My bother was a lifetime Marine, a phenomenal artist and promising professional football athlete drafted in high school under the old laws of military service overcame his height. I know he actually used his height as an advantage for the military though we all know the end result of the war he served the best he could earned medals at the cost of having a pace maker, heavily grafted and a hand that was quite mangled from protecting his men. I will say he made some mistakes during and after his years in service; he suffered from all that he endured while in Viet Nam like so many others in the name of military service. I am very proud of my brother.

…in 2008 53% voted for change and thank goodness people were bold enough to take the risk of voting for the first person of colour for the Office of President. The change we need will move Americans into 21st Century though as we have learned over the last twenty months that change is not what Wall Street, big Banks, AIG types, or the Republican Tea Party want.  The Republicans have voted against progress consistently on the floor of the Senate. If you are listening to the current rhetoric since the midterm elections, the Political Party of NO has managed to in my opinion fool those who decided to lean right because of the charade or label they have managed to sell to Americans -being the fiscally conservative political party. This only works when you are fiscally conservative until it involves some of their favorites like War and Tax cuts for the rich both of which the house of Bush dove into and in my mind rolled around in. The surplus $$$  i guess was spent in the name of being a good Republican in a pre-emptive strike against Iraq with reports of the house of Bush sending at least 10 million dollars a month to Iraq and Afghanistan. I have no idea how much they sent to Afghanistan but it is clear not enough and by the end of his reign, Americans found themselves in the depths of a deep recession. I am using humpty dumpty as my symbol of America with the need to put him back together again.  The fact that folks need reminding is offensive but here it is. America not having been through a recession this deep since the depression watched as the clowns in the house of Bush ran around trying to hide the fact that the sky was definitely on its way to falling. While they were looking for an out the rest of us watching waiting for answers participated in the 2008 Presidential Election as never before and when it came down to the choice 53% elected a guy named Barack Obama to deal with the chaos as people were losing their jobs left and right. I know some might say there were better candidates to have dealt with what the Republican Tea Party did to Americans but if you were paying attention no one had the calm, sanity,  resolve and trustworthy demeanor to handle what seemed like WMD on our country had just been dropped. The story behind the near financial collapse is by far a sad and devastating journey that has shaken the lives of so many Americans yet only one side of our government wants to make the corrections needed. We have two Political Parties and the other called the Political Party of NP has members of their party choosing to engage in fear mongering, threats, racism, stripping of Amendments, cutting and or privatizing social services programs. I am offended but not so naive to believe that change means keeping all things attached to social services and yes, we need to accept something cuts to shrink the deficit. I get frustrated when people think big spending equal big government was a choice made by President Obama when in reality we needed to save the system, who better then the very people who had more than just a topical knowledge of how the system works. I ask… who does not get that? It may not have been what anyone wanted to do but think about whom you would want to fix something when time is running out. The many branches connected to the near collapse reached out globally like fire moving state to state and  country after country with CEO’s reacting in various ways specifically laying off firing or outsourcing jobs in larger numbers than ever to possibly save themselves. It was obvious to have those with an intimate knowledge and experience to negotiate the terms in order to save us from what looked like the abyss. Though we hear people complain on a daily basis that the Obama Administration hired the very people who committed the crimes -i say suck it up because he hired or surrounded himself with the people who knew what to do to stop the flow toward a depression quickly. There was probably some distaste in the process but to say there was corruption as Issa would have everyone believe is just ridiculous in my opinion.

Other News …

CSPAN …

Actor Jeff Bridges Remarks on Combating Childhood Hunger Actor Jeff Bridges Remarks on Combating Childhood Hunger
Today
State Department Joint Press Briefing on U.S. Aid to Palestine State Department Joint Press Briefing on U.S. Aid to Palestine
Today
House GOP Majority Transition Office News Conference House GOP Majority Transition Office News Conference
Today
Fmr. Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Remarks at the Atlantic Council  Fmr. Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Remarks at the Atlantic Council
Today
Common Cause Discussion on 2010 Elections Common Cause Discussion on 2010 Elections
Today
British House of Commons Prime Minister's Questions British House of Commons Prime Minister’s Questions
Today
President Obama's Speech at the University of Indonesia President Obama’s Speech at the University of Indonesia
Tuesday
State Department Press Briefing State Department Press Briefing
Monday
NTSB Aging Driver Forum NTSB Aging Driver Forum
Tuesday
House Republican Transition Committee Meeting House Republican Transition Committee Meeting
Tuesday

Weekend rants …&some News


Sunday buzz Fall back y’all and we did. The President and Mrs. Obama are out of town so to speak. While here in the States we have to hear the continuous drone from the Republican Tea Party who think Americans want repeal HCR, Wall Street reform, cut Education by 20%, replace and eliminate social service programs that women, vets, older folks and the new poor use. If Republicans decide to go after these things instead of JOBS it would definitely be a recipe for trouble, likely force into a deeper recession and will be the reason they will become unemployed. The current rhetoric has absolutely nothing to do with JOBS or the Economy …If people are listening they have no intention of cutting spending unless it is on the backs of the Middle and Lower classes people …get that in your head!!! The RTP will be in control for about a minute and what we as Democrats need to remember is that we have to call Republicans out on every move they make to ruin the current President instead of focusing on Jobs. I have to say anyone with any common sense knows that the top 2% will not spend their tax cuts to create an environment so that people will be hired or create jobs and if they do it will be to outsource them for lower wages in China, Mexico etc. If you do not believe it, just tune into CNBC and hear the words coming from various CEO’s being trotted out on any given day by Kudlow and associates.

I hope everyone is asking their Republican member of Congress what exactly the top 2% did with the Bush giveaways because it could not have been on hiring and creating jobs or we would not be in or see the mess all around us. I feel that after twenty months of gridlock from the Republican Tea Party of No things are about to get heated within their own Family Values Platform party. Anyway –

“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” –George Orwell

I personally do not want to go back to colonial days we must move forward stay in the present so discrimination fails …the past fails and equal rights for all prevails.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the World. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” –Margaret Mead

Jus sayin

Other News …

Tomas is still being a stubborn storm

Texas border is suffering from shoot outs

Obama pays tribute to Gandhi

In India, Obama pushes U.S. jobs

Man in Sweden has been arrested for the shooting of immigrants -his target

The Pope urges Spain to shun secularism

Trader Joes recalls products that have cilantro

Counting begins in Myanmar election

Israeli police raze mosque amid protests

Weekly Addresses Weekly Addresses
Saturday
Supreme Court Oral Argument:  Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Supreme Court Oral Argument: Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants
Friday
Fed Chair Bernanke Q&A with Jacksonville University Students on Monetary Policy Fed Chair Bernanke Q&A with Jacksonville University Students on Monetary Policy
Friday
Bureau of Labor Statistics Monthly Jobs Report Bureau of Labor Statistics Monthly Jobs Report
Friday
Georgetown University Review of 2010 Midterm Elections Georgetown University Review of 2010 Midterm Elections
Friday
Weekly Standard Review of 2010 Midterm Elections Weekly Standard Review of 2010 Midterm Elections
Friday
Pres. Obama Remarks on October Jobs Numbers Pres. Obama Remarks on October Jobs Numbers
Friday
World Affairs Council 2010 National Conference World Affairs Council 2010 National Conference
Friday
White House Briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs White House Briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
Thursday
Wilson Center Conversation with Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erakat Wilson Center Conversation with Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erakat
Thursday

Saturday ...It was great to see President and Mrs Obama get off the plane in India as well as hearing his great speech …it was early …great time to do laundry…coffee  -sad  Haiti just cannot get a break

The news  about the recent move by Griffin to suspend a valuable employee named Keith Oberlmann has not only grabbed the attention of at least 200 thousand people they all have  signed a bring back Keith petition that you can find on Facebook and or twitter. This man has among other things given the public a platform to truly help others with the free clinic spot he made available to his viewers. It was a rude awakening to see so many people needing healthcare while our Republican members of Congress probably with constituents in those lines object to HCR that they have for their own families. The free clinic and of course the news delivered only the way Keith did will be missed if he decides to leave. I will admit and say that if Keith’s contract states ALL employees must read and abide by the rules with those rules clearly listed in an obvious way applying to ALL employees then he broke the rules and should be reprimand but if msnbc is singling him out then something smells. I think Keith needs to decide what is important, his 950 thousand viewers all understand what pride is all about, so, if he chooses not to come back we will understand. I hope he knows that there are only a few News guys like him who  dems, libs and all those left of center feels is giving the adequate information we need, crave, maybe a pep talk as well as  great interviews with Politicians, entertainers etc that share our way of thinking. The fact that 950 thousand people choose to tune in to hear Keith O  he has made it possible for people donate to the free clinics Keith has brought great awareness to on his show because  we are in fact our brothers and sisters keepers. It is a fresh and great use of time instead doing a pledge show for politicians. I believe Keith and a few other News reporters have made it ok to help your fellow man even if they are American Muslims, Hispanic, Gay, Asian Straight, believe in freedom of religion and still be an American, want the right to choose, be Black or Latino because most democrats/libs have a different ideology than the RTP. This is not to say Keith O’s show is the end all be all but he is important to over 950thousand people. While most will continue to tune in for left of center News at least 175 thousand have signed a protest petition, a few have stopped their twitter msnbc follow or have decided to boycott msnbc because the reasons behind the  suspension seemed unfair . If the rumors surrounding the suspension turn out to be true it would seem a co-worker donated to Republican candidates and received no suspension at all. The first reports were that the other guy dealt with opinion News while Keith was a News reporter which seemed strange because he never asked for donations from anyone during the midterm campaigning. The notion that the other guy who is a Republican, an ex-member of Congress giving donations to fellow Republican Politicians as being acceptable while Keith who reports the News and as a private citizen donated to a Democrat is absurd and offensive. It is my hope that msnbc will see the error their ways and bring him back on given other employees have done so in the past without similar outcomes. The News can be subjective instead of objective to the point that we scream shout and sometimes throw stuff at it especially when the viewer knows the person sitting there reading off the prompter is being paid to lie, stir up trouble and in a lot of cases race bait. Again, I am willing to admit that Keith’s spot does not completely counter a whole freakin station like faux news but he has helped tamper the ugly nasty sometimes racist noise coming from the right on any channel. It is important to feed both sides of any issue, maybe deliver some real News with truth and facts splashed with some good ole fashioned humor as well.

Later in the day -I could not help but read the various comment boards about Keith O’s suspension and it appears as if those on the right responded with the most and usual hater remarks so i had to put my 2cents in as well… It seems like the group on here making comments are all viewers of Fox News… funny …putting the name Fox and News together is such a joke to me. I do not tune into fox very often but sometimes you just have to see what all the fuss is about, hear the ugly nasty words they say without flinching. I have to say I would never let my kids see that show because they teach fear and hate. The fact that fox is a far right of center activist cable station that allows their employees to seemingly spew hate, promote fear and if you are a person of color the comments seem just shy of outright racism and take the whole we are using our 1st amendment rights thing too far for me. The fact that Fox obviously donates thousands of dollars to candidate’s right of center is unseemly at best, no station should be too left or right of center in my opinion. Fox is the only station I know that promotes right of center opinion ideas or so-called news. It is offensive to watch them use their station to campaign for Republicans at all let alone for those that clearly have an extreme agenda. In addition, when these entertainers grab a story without fact checking it look into the camera and tell the viewer the President is going to India with 34 war ships, 3000 staffers so on and so forth it makes you wonder when someone will make them stop.

There were reports that Keith stated he would not be coming back -we will miss him.


CSPAN …

Supreme Court Oral Argument:  Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Supreme Court Oral Argument: Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants
Friday
Fed Chair Bernanke Q&A with Jacksonville University Students on Monetary Policy Fed Chair Bernanke Q&A with Jacksonville University Students on Monetary Policy
Friday
Bureau of Labor Statistics Monthly Jobs Report Bureau of Labor Statistics Monthly Jobs Report
Friday
Georgetown University Review of 2010 Midterm Elections Georgetown University Review of 2010 Midterm Elections
Friday
Weekly Standard Review of 2010 Midterm Elections Weekly Standard Review of 2010 Midterm Elections
Friday
Pres. Obama Remarks on October Jobs Numbers Pres. Obama Remarks on October Jobs Numbers
Friday
World Affairs Council 2010 National Conference World Affairs Council 2010 National Conference
Friday
White House Briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs White House Briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
Thursday
Wilson Center Conversation with Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erakat Wilson Center Conversation with Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erakat
Thursday
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Post Election Address at Heritage Foundation Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Post Election Address at Heritage Foundation
Thursday

TGIF …caribbean


The feature picture is called “The Faces of My People” by Margaret Burroughs b.1917 and made of woodcut on paper.

This fleeting moment of great weather today is yet but a moment and while the weather in the Caribbean, Indonesia are on our families minds the weather all over the US is bad … gotta say hoping everyone we know and love are okay.

Our President is on his way to make a bid to open up markets overseas- for a G20 summit including Japan-wishing him good luck and a great safe trip with Mrs Obama.

FYI –Mitch McConnell says he does not want the President to fail he wants him to change course while  in different interview he and Boehner said in order for them to achieve what they want they need someone as President that will not veto everything they want to go through.  This group of right of center Politicians are dodging questions about what they would cut once they gain control and instead of answering questions folks like McConnell, Cantor , Boehner are stating  their sole goal is to repeal replace and eliminate social programs that help not just the poor but our elders, disabled , veterans and basically everyone who calls themselves a human being….sigh

Good News the jobs numbers have come in- overall 1.1 Million jobs came back or were created and there were 159,000 Private Sector jobs added, 151,000 non-farm jobs added as well as a net loss of 8,000 of jobs and unemployment stands at 9.6%. This is definitely an improvement but more bipartisan work needs to be done to really make an impact on what President Obama walked into after being elected. I ask everyone to call Republicans to tell them that you are an American and instead of making their sole goal to get rid of President Obama they better do something about jobs, jobs, jobs and our economy because if they do not the Republican Tea Party will definitely lose in 2yrs. The Republican Tea Party may  have lied to Americans who voted for them in this mid-term election but the people will not forget. I am among I guess a small group who saw that the RTP has fooled enough people into believing your group of Corporate carpetbaggers have sold out their souls and have not just thrown the average American under the bus when the new 112th Congress Session begins the facts will be even more evident that RTP will do whatever it takes to pay back those secret entities that poured funds into various states where not just right of center candidates won we now have people so right of center that membership fighting will probably begin sooner than later.  I say let the fighting begin because it will be the final piece of a sad, disgusting, and deceiving puzzle that this group has been waging ever since 53% of Americans voted for President Obama in 2008.

The big deal on the table at this moment is what do we (democrats) do now and while the current rhetoric is offensive, annoying and yes depressing to an extent we all have to be held accountable for what happened on Tuesday, Nov.2nd. I say ask yourself did you help out enough, stay home to protest and did you vote right of center to protest because you do not like what President Obama has done, is doing or that he is not tough enough, you are stupid and have no idea what the office is all about. I will admit the question that is going through my mind is did he get enough help from the Democratic Politicians “selling the message” that “the Media” keeps saying hurt not just President Obama’s base but the President chances for the 2012 elections though we are a long way from then and a lot can happen “the Media” will make that the topic of discussion. I will say that the low numbers of  Democratic members of Congress willing to support legislation being debated, having trouble getting on the floor or  passed on the floor of Congress in both Chambers has been a  great disappointment and should definitely be something to work on for the new 112th Congressional Session. It does seem difficult for them to get enough airtime, some seemed unwilling to say what was good about HCR Wall Street reform, while the various pundits, host and interviewers have said for over twenty months that he had a chance to get the message out while questioning the message have switched up and now say there was major issue with the communication. I disagree with what most folks in “the Media” are saying. I believe cable and or mainstream TV spent a lot of time limiting the message and opted to debate the message without having a rebuttal available from the Obama Administration. I wonder how many designated Obama admin folks are asked to join panels on tv let alone fight to get a word in edge wise when they are on tv because the panel is so big and then after wards, we all see it right? The hosts bring back another panel of conservatives to beat down and or question what the President’s operative just said. If you are listening to the cable head Media noise, it is definitely annoying, offensive and we all need to remind ourselves that opinion News is for entertainment splashed with some real facts and a whole lot of right of center opinions.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1649961/20101014/story.jhtml   <<<copy & paste

Other News …

President Obama and the new Congressional membership will meet on Nov.18th

Haiti braces for Hurricane Tomas

Plane crashes in central Cuba… 68 dead

Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn has won his bid for full term in Illinois

Democratic Senator Patty Murray has won her bid for re-election

Myanmar will have controversial elections

The first woman President of Brazil will keep Iran ties, remain global player

Kenya takes on India in bid to be call center capital





CSPAN

White House Briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs White House Briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
Today
Wilson Center Conversation with Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erakat Wilson Center Conversation with Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erakat
Today
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Post Election Address at Heritage Foundation Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Post Election Address at Heritage Foundation
Today
CQ-Roll Call 2010 Midterm Election Review CQ-Roll Call 2010 Midterm Election Review
Today
AEI Review of 2010 Midterm Election Results AEI Review of 2010 Midterm Election Results
Today
Defense Department Press Briefing Defense Department Press Briefing
Today
Pres. Obama Remarks at Cabinet Meeting Pres. Obama Remarks at Cabinet Meeting
Today
National Journal Forum on the 2010 Midterm Elections - The Day After National Journal Forum on the 2010 Midterm Elections – The Day After
Wednesday
Republican Press Briefings Republican Press Briefings
Wednesday
Senate Democratic Conference Call Senate Democratic Conference Call
Wednesday