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This Week’s Top 3 On ThinkProgress: The GOP Platform Edition
ThinkProgress has three important stories you may have missed:
1. GOP Approves ‘Most Conservative Platform In Modern History’
Best,
Igor Volsky Deputy Editor, ThinkProgress
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mashup Monday &some News
just another rant …
A Gallup Poll done in April reported that if a vote were taken from We the People for the current members of Congress it would result in 32% voting for Democrats and 31% Republicans. If this is true, folks we definitely need to prepare for Election 2012. I gotta say given the number of folks who stayed home or voted right of center for the Midterms, it is important that those living in states engaging in voter suppression get the ID that will enable you to make your voice count. We all know there is so much more work to do, so much at stake and to be honest the thought of living under a Republican ruler makes me sick. I voted for and know that President Obama is the right one for the position of commander in chief and while my support continues beyond 2012. I do not always agree with what President Obama does and I still have questions about NAFTA, the Public Option and some other things that remain a mystery. I do know that the Democratic members of Congress have either not wanted or are not able to go big or bold enough to move us into the 21st Century but given a choice for 2012 and fact is there is no option; we have to get Democrats back in control. The process of changing the way things get done on the Hill, policy and or making laws are not easy or pleasant but it should not be the reason for changing your attitude or your vote because of it.
Two years ago the HCR Bill, HR3962/HR3590 considered an impossible dream is surrounded by a lot of misinformation as well as being just one of several pieces of legislation that President Obama has presented, urged, and finally passed after much push back from the Republican Tea Party and some Conservadems. I wonder, do people remember the contentious dividing issues like that 15 Dems said they would oppose the HCR bill, that Senator Ben Nelson’s amendment to add abortion language like the stupak-pitts amendment, which, would probably block public or federal funds to women. Thus blocking women the right to buy and or pay for their own insurance that may cover abortions and it may also penalize companies that include it in their HC plans; luckily, Congress tabled it. We also know that Lieberman wanted a Medicare buy in and HCR before he didn’t; and ended up showing how Politicians can easily put aside the rights of their constituents and fellow Americans by voting no, or that in the end the House passed HCR with the issue and problem being in the Senate
It is obvious the new HCR bill will improve the lives of many rather than a select few or keep the status quo. The fact is our President has done more to improve out state here in the US and the journey has been tough and quite long but what President Obama did in his 1st term is historic and a moment that everyone cannot possibly forget, unless you have been living under a rock or listening to the naysayers. The Media continues to speculate or re-enforce the negative impact on voting yes for good faith legislation that no doubt would be good but impacts all Americans; mocking President Obama’s so-called improbable agenda that includes climate change, immigration overhaul as well as stating that Democrats keep wavering on a votes.
This is a moment that the Democratic Party should be willing to create change that has been needed for quite some time and as the President has stated many times …if not now when -because we may never get this chance for a long time if ever.
CSPAN …
Congress Has Full Week of Hearings Ahead
Joint Chiefs nominee, tax code among the topics
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Greek Minister Speaks on Financial Crisis
Comes to Washington to meet with head of the IMF
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Speaker Boehner Calls GOP Members Back to Washington
No deal with President Obama possible.
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Other News …
Amy Winehouse Died in Bed with No Sign of Drugs Nearby
Somalia: U.N. Hosts Emergency Meeting
Sources: NFL, players reach deal to end lockout
Amanda Knox Appeal: No DNA Evidence Found on Murder Weapon
Split Personality Disorder
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wicked Wednesday &some News –
“We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.” –William James
Today,President Obama Spoke on America’s Energy Security -Washington, DC 11:25amET and stay tuned for a White House Briefing with the Information Technology Industry Council 1pmET and a Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney is scheduled at 1pmET and last the event … “Open for Questions: Women in America” happens at 5:10pmET
The weather is wicked windy this Wednesday and while it is definitely, spring this does not feel very springy to me but then life is all about change right? The latest events have made me wonder if Congress on the State and Federal level and or rhetoric from Republicans and folks who lean right of center will really get beat back hard enough by the Democratic Party. In a time when millions are unemployed, more layoffs coming and Corporate America is still outsourcing and holding jobs hostage. The Republican Party continues to cut slash and burn American Workers. The party of No, which used to be just a conservative pro-life scary group, is now so extreme that the slogan “taking their country back”, is no longer code but an overt statement from Republican Tea Party members. Obviously, it is about not wanting “his kind” in the White House. The Tea Party wants to Privatize Public Service Jobs, which includes Teachers, Fire Fighters, Police, and others while gutting Social Service programs that help the elderly, women, and children around the country suffering already but are now willing to legislate more people into poverty. I have to say this has made me wonder what our neighborhoods will look after this nasty group is done. We all know the more folks out of work the better the chances of fewer services available, just think what having less police, fire fighters to help not just the less fortunate but all those above the poverty line. Did they think about this?
The media and certain Politicians say that in times of crisis people separate into cliques. I say our Politicians and Talking heads have been doing a great job in forcing the public and or viewer into choosing side’s everyday depending on the issue. It is offensive and while the November Midterms was proof of how manipulation works, clearly a whole lot of buyer’s remorse has set in for the Political Party of No, Tea Party carpetbaggers who said one thing and are doing another. We all probably have family or know people who did March for equal rights, felt compelled, added to and a part of that strength in numbers adage we all hear frequently that i consider so important and speaks volumes when a change is near just over the horizon waiting to happen. This feeling of wanting a better way of life is possibly shared by most is spreading all over the world and while a couple of tyrants have seen the light others continue to participate in overt genocide others shutdown access to the World outside. I get the feeling the Republican Tea Party is a lot like those folks in other countries currently doing all they can to either keep control or take anyone down that happens to be in the way by murdering them …right?. In our case, American voters are demanding freedom but the people with the power have gone rogue without thinking about what the full impact on the lives of the many will be or don’t care and have decided to take that risk and try to usurp the rights of Americans whether it’s done legally, by consensus or not.
We are all Freedom Fighters on some level every day.
Other News …
**Syria’s al-Assad leaves state of emergency in place
**Spring Storm batters New Orleans area
**BP loses laptop with private info of about 13thousand people
**International diplomats unite against Gadhafi
**Bangladeshi girl(14) charged with adultery is lashed to death
**Security forces regain control of Iraq govt bldg by killing people
**Stocks rise because of the positive jobs picture -oh right?
**Rebels are under “sustained attack”
CSPAN …
Administration Officials to Brief Congress on Libya
Sec. Clinton met with Libyan opposition leader yesterday
http://c-span.org/Events/Administration-Officials-to-Brief-Congress-on-Libya/10737420579/
Congress Questions FBI Director on Anti-Terror Policies
http://c-span.org/Events/Congress-Questions-FBI-Director-on-Anti-Terror-Policies/10737420578/
Costs of Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act
GAO: overhaul to cost $1B in 2011
http://c-span.org/Events/Costs-of-Implementing-the-Dodd-Frank-Act/10737420557/
Nuclear Regulators Give Update on Crisis in Japan
http://c-span.org/Events/Nuclear-Regulators-Give-Update-on-Crisis-in-Japan/10737420576/
Three weeks after Rep. Peter King, (R-NY) held a House hearing on the radicalization of American Muslims, a Senate Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing on protecting the civil right of American Muslims. http://c-span.org/Events/Senate-Looks-at-the-State-of-Muslim-Civil-Rights-in-the-US/10737420541/
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held an oversight hearing on disease clusters and environmental health. This hearing assessed the potential environmental health effects related to disease clusters. Erin Brockovich, President of Brockovich Research and Consulting was among the witnesses testifying.
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) chairs the committee.
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President Obama delivered remarks at the dedication of the Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building in New York City.
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