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mashup Monday &some News …


As the lame duck session begins today the things that stand out most for me is the hypocrisy the overt nonsense and the lies offered up by the Republican Tea Party for the last twenty months. Unfortunately, the lies continue even after the Midterm elections with the sole goal to ruin President Obama by using Americans as their pawns and throwing us all under the bus.

The Party of No will keep stalling, blocking and saying No to the START treaty, the Disclose Act, unemployment, the Dream Act, Food Safety and other legislation but want and have been threatening progress unless and until the Republican Tea Party is given the Bush giveaways for the rich. The lies that the Republicans were able to sell and get some left of center to buy is about to unravel and the truth finally know by hopefully all Americans.

The notion that the top 2% is the group that creates and or hires the middle class let alone the idea that should be the reason to make sure the Bush giveaways are permanent is just a joke. If this is true, we should all ask where are the jobs that should have saved us all before the first 750 thousand suddenly lost their jobs even before President Obama was really in office. I do not understand how anyone believes that lie.

Other News …

**Feds open criminal investigation into WikiLeaks disclosures

**Former neighbor shocked over arrest of teen bomber

**Seoul warns that N.Korea will face severe consequences if another military attack on southern border

**Rep.Maxine Waters demands conclusion to ethics case

**Steele gets another challenger for RNC chair

**High court to review AZ election finance law

**JohnBolton is considering a run for office  in 2012 against President Obama

CSPAN

Former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) , American Action Network, CEO Former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) , American Action Network, CEO
Sunday
Interviews on Increasing Government Transparency Interviews on Increasing Government Transparency
Saturday

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

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.

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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

TGIF …&some News …Mrs.Obama’s speech while in Wisconsin


Congress is still on break…sigh ..so much work to do, so many bills to get through… only if we had more(truer) Democrats on the floor of both Chambers of Congress. Vote Dems on Nov.2nd

***Today started out like another day of nasty weather just like the rest of the country and while the weather does affect, maybe set the mood for the day it is on a very rare occasion that the weather makes a person or group of people act out in ways that are not just extreme, obscene and or pack like but their actions and their words have influenced some ugly behavior from their followers. The words and comments being made by rightwing radio hosts, protesters and cableheads but mostly Republican Tea Party candidates continue to race bait, promote violence, lean to the extreme as promises of repealing, replacing and eliminating looms over the middle class if the Republican Tea Party gains control. I have to say contrary to what progressives are saying on the airwaves the  land  of the middle class is not ruled or inhabited only by white folks like keith o and ed Shultz would have us all believe. I appreciate the advocacy they do and the variety of guests but it is getting tiring to hear that “those people” in need, the poor blah blah blah they talk about are black or Latino …I am not naïve but being poor is not about colour Keith and or Ed Shultz, there a lot of poor white people in need too as well as there being non-whites who are or should be included in your so-called Middle Class monologue yo.  The words coming from the right definitely upsets me but I gotta say tuning into so-called progressive stations playing the class war game as well is making me tune out almost completely.

The great speech while in Wisconsin by Mrs. O is below

We have two weeks before we all vote and though people like Palin love trying to engage in the art of fear mongering it would be great if the public finally gets it and turns off the nasty vitriol.  Words still matter, words hurt as we have seen over the last few weeks and this seems to have been lost on a whole lot of people on the right. The blood pressure of Americans seems to have been pushed up by rhetoric that is just full of miss-information.  After watching the latest round of debates the need to fact-check not only the news but right-wingers and their candidates because the do as we say not as we do is in full effect and while we all expect truthfulness this 2010 group of Republicans have decided to lie…luckily for folks who care can log into YouTube and plug in any candidate and hear their views their real opinions because it got caught on tape.

The changes the Obama admin and Congress have been able to put in place despite the Political Party of no will affect all our lives, our children and our jobs. The new HCR laws  will transform the lives of people who previously were denied coverage due to an illness, people who have kids just about to turn 22, usually get dropped will now be able to stay on your insurance until age 26 and as for being a woman… def a pre-existing condition has been dealt with and while some of us didn’t have these new laws in place when we needed them it is with great pride that others will not be subjected to insurance and or health care discrimination; hopefully, all the changes will happen in a positive way; create healthier people and jobs in the future.

Anyone with a mom, sister, daughter or wife should celebrate because the new law of the land will increase her ability to live longer.

Other News…

Pastor Terry who threatened to burn quran & offered a car if he didn’t -collects

Danica says she won’t be pushed around after Nascar crash

GM recalls model year 2009 and 2010 Chevrolet Impalas.

Prince will go on the road ..his tour starts in December

Feds oppose Prop 19

NYC’s Lincoln Center says 2nd venue has bedbugs

Oprah is sending her audience to Restore Sanity Rally

CSPAN

Pres. Obama & Vice Pres. Biden Remarks at Chris Coons (D) Campaign Event Pres. Obama & Vice Pres. Biden Remarks at Chris Coons (D) Campaign Event
Today
Hudson Institute Discussion on U.S.-Japan Relations Hudson Institute Discussion on U.S.-Japan Relations
Today
Fed Chair Ben Bernanke Addresses Boston Fed. Reserve Conference Fed Chair Ben Bernanke Addresses Boston Fed. Reserve Conference
Today
Fmr. Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice Remarks at National Press Club Luncheon Fmr. Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice Remarks at National Press Club Luncheon
Today
CSIS Discussion on the Year Ahead in Space CSIS Discussion on the Year Ahead in Space
Today
Urban Land Institute Conference on the Real Estate Market & the Economy Urban Land Institute Conference on the Real Estate Market & the Economy
Today
C-SPAN Debate Coverage of Campaign 2010 - Thursday, October 14 C-SPAN Debate Coverage of Campaign 2010 – Thursday, October 14
Thursday
White House Briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs White House Briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
Thursday
FCC Open Meeting on Cell Phone FCC Open Meeting on Cell Phone “Bill Shock” Regulations
Thursday

s we move closer to the mid-term elections  it occurred to me that many people seem to conveniently say they do not recall , can’t get out of work, said early voting is gone, used to vote on Sunday or continue to have midterm election amnesia.  That may be something we all want to have as it does hurt… literally, but we need to treat every election as if it is a national election.

November 2nd election results will be the difference between moving forward into the 21st Century or going back to the status quo -just fill in what going back to the status quo means for you.  If you listen to the talk it should scare everyone not just minorities like “the Media” wants everyone to believe …the midterms will affect ALL Americans!

Late in the 2008 Election bid, it became clear that Americans had a financial mess that seemed to have only been local but after a lot of investigating, it was obvious it had gone global and while this was coming to light the small group running for President were pulled into meetings. I remember some clearly shook while others were in denial. There was only a few months maybe weeks before the election when the house of Bush decided to announce our economy is about to collapse. He stated they cannot tell us who what where when but that we will need a bazillion dollars to shore up the epicenter before we not only edge over into a recession but get pushed without a life preserver into an abyss.  If that wasn’t deep enough the candidates we had to choose from were growing more weary of what was happening and then one guy in particular seemingly calm cool collected, while the others were again saying and doing some weird stuff.  Then 53% voted for the first African American as President of the free world in a fair and balanced election btw.  So, as the new President took office, several Republicans met to plan the first African Americans Waterloo.  PBO came into office knowing he needed to clean up a big mess, though we all know something big had to be done to fix the mess of the last few years not just one administration. The downfall we currently have is still being blamed on the Obama administration, which is confusing because for year’s tax cuts were given to the people making the most money. The idea that these are the same people who create jobs is absurd because the money obviously has not trickled down, those people stopped spending money or have decided to trade with others and let us see … outsourced any possible jobs Americans might apply for because of the cheap labor thing was offensive then and continues to be. It has been almost 2years and the nonsense continues. I sat watching CNBC trot big Corporation people out while saying they will continue to offshore jobs to Mexico and China because it was more cost effective. If you watch CNBC, they seem right of center but the crazy train of CEO is willing to stand next to kudlow and tell Americans Fu definitely was offensive.  I have to say what really upset me was while this is going on Republicans kept the Republican meme, saying you have to keep the Bush tax giveaways because those same people create jobs, they are the small business people who have been responsible for keeping millions of Americans at work. Okay,  so  why are we still in a recession and why are Republicans voting against every bill in Congress that could have helped get our economy back on track a long time ago. The economy receded for several reasons; we probably will never know all the facts. We all heard that greed caused our financial downfall and there was a sense that those who played with consumer money knew the government would not only pay to get folks out of the ditch but the government would be held accountable and not the banks. I am convinced this was on the minds of those willing to make bets against the housing consumer since Freddie and Fannie Mae are governmental programs.  The facts — being out of a job, being homeless, being on food stamps… is non-partisan reality yet, Republicans don’t feel this way … they have yet to move on from the original stimulus bill for comments of how the speaker failed to bring them in like the President wanted…whatever happened is over.  The President genuinely tried to be bipartisan but some of us feel the plan was to embarrass him … old school politics would continue to be a battle.  Speaker Boehner is just one example of putting ones Party first before Americans. People are hurting, Republican mayors and governors came forward to say vote for the package; yet Boehner and others, who, agreed to meet with the President and in private told his group to say no to anything beforehand can continue to say no to legislation which shows just what kind of person he and his party are. I have to say when  Michael Steele said that,” being bipartisan is overrated ” it made me sad and angry that given what is going on that someone could be so cynical but it shows how Republicans see politics as a game and we Americans are the pawns

What we have seen for the last 5yrs, is the Republican Party of no in full effect and how they have decided to ruin the first African American President. FYI, this is not on PBO it is on Congress, specifically Republicans and they need to understand that Women single or not want need and demand just as much freedom … respect as the men in Congress who seem to have a target on our backs. Women need to stop this insanity and remove the tea party from Congress with our votes

id laugh but it hurts