tagged w/ United States
-
By David Edwards
Friday, April 6, 2012 10:59 EDT
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), who calls herself “a high-value target for the Democrats,” says that President Barack Obama is a “health care dictator” because his administration is mandating that all insurance plans cover contraception for women.
In a recent interview with PolitiChicks, the former Republican presidential candidate told Ann-Marie Murrell that the eventual GOP nominee would be “1000 percent” better than Obama, no matter who that person was.
“We can’t let Obama have a second term,” she warned. “Not because it’s partisan, not because it’s the Republican team versus the Democrat team, but because we are about a better America and we’re about liberty and we’re about a decent chance for the future.”
“I think the number one threat right now is that under Obamacare, we literally are seeing a change in government for the first time in 225 years,” Bachmann explained. “This is the first time that we are moving truly away from a constitutional republic — slamming the door shut on a constitutional republic — and effectively we’re becoming a dictatorship in that we don’t elect a president anymore, we elect a health care dictator, who we saw with Barack Obama with contraceptives.”
“If you look at this issue, it wasn’t just about contraceptives. It was about the fact that now the president of the United States can order all Americans to purchase a product or service against their will whether they want it or not. And he can decide which product or service will be offered and at what price. That’s unbelievable!”
Bachmann added that Obama had been “more dangerous than any other president” because of his foreign policy.
“We’re seeing a hyperkinetic level of level of terrorist activity and Barack Obama has a lot to do with that,” she said, cautioning of the threat of Iranian weaponry “penetrating our southern border.”
“Even today, the president of the United States is calling for reducing our nuclear weaponry by 80 percent,” Bachmann noted. “OK, now think of this: We have Iran, a third-world basket case, trying to nuke up.”
The Minnesota congresswoman went on to plead with viewers to give her re-election campaign the maximum contribution because she had been “the number one target of [House Minority Leader] Nancy Pelosi to defeat.”
“I am a high-value target for the Democrats,” she remarked. “This race unfortunately will be no different. … I need all of your viewers to give the very best donation that they can give — and I think the maximum is about $2,500 per person.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/04/06/bachmann-obama-a-health-care-dictator-for-contraception-mandate/
Watch the video from PolitiChicks, broadcast on April 5, 2012.
"No Matter who is the GOP pick, she's behind him LMFAO!!!!" =)
"Oh and their are Iranians crossing the Border of Mexico, I wonder what ever happened to John McLame Finishing that Danged Fence???"By David Edwards
Friday, April 6, 2012 10:59 EDT
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), who... more
-
-
KB723
-
added this
-
1 month ago
- |
-
-
-
Last I wrote why I would not pledge my allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. Not surprisingly, I received a number of emails, some all in caps, yelling at me the familiar phrase so fraught with redneck intelligence and wit (or is that an oxymoron?) “America, Love it or Leave it!” Talk about polarizing the continuum? No wonder we are in such deep shit!Last I wrote why I would not pledge my allegiance to the flag of the United States of... more
-
-
-
The problem of US military veterans falling into a life of crime after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan has reached such levels that a law enforcer in Georgia has opened what is believed to be America's first county jail devoted to veteran inmates.
John Darr, the sheriff of Muscogee County in Columbus, Georgia, has created the new facility in an attempt to break the cycle of recidivism by providing them with specialist services to help them deal with the problems they carry with them when they decamp.
"It's really unique. What we're bringing together is a lot of resources," Darr told the local Columbus Ledger-Enquirer.
Among the partnerships that are being set up is a link to Veterans Court, a community group that works with veterans in prison suffering from mental illness. The new dormitory, that will house 16 incarcerated veterans, will also provide those soon to be released with advice and support as they transition back into the community.
Full Story: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/06/georgia-jail-for-us-veteransThe problem of US military veterans falling into a life of crime after returning from... more
-
-
"Sadly I agree, we are no longer worthwhile Americans, we are simply a commodity!!!"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101726198
"So how do we turn this around??? Any Suggestions Folks???""Sadly I agree, we are no longer worthwhile Americans, we are simply a... more
-
-
KB723
-
added this
-
25 days ago
- |
-
This article deals with how an entire people's experience can be erased by those who get to write the story about them.
Excerpt:
By Sarah Macaraeg, Truthout | News Analysis
After discovering during a recent train trip that Sabra hummus, a boycott target of the Palestine solidarity movement, was served on Amtrak, I wrote this essay to tackle what the Sabra brand's presence on the train evoked for me, the child of a railroad worker: the grim intersections of oppression at home and abroad. Presented in five vignettes, the following thoughts are shaped by the Asian-American experience and by the state of urgency that is anti-racism in the era of Trayvon Martin. I wrote this piece with my fellow people in mind - that is, those people who are compelled to change the world and are trying to figure out how to do it effectively.This article deals with how an entire people's experience can be erased by those... more
-
-
jubal
-
added this
-
1 month ago
- |
-
Do nothing at your own peril. Fight Discrimination. Heal the world.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101721544
"I really thought this video was worth posting.... What do you Folks think???"Do nothing at your own peril. Fight Discrimination. Heal the world.... more
-
-
KB723
-
added this
-
1 month ago
- |
-
Or maybe you will...
Found on BraveNewFoundation’s YouTube channel
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101721385
"Wow, can you imagine being so Rich and not having to pay taxes will allow you to do with your money???" Outrageous!!! =(Or maybe you will...
Found on BraveNewFoundation’s YouTube channel... more
-
-
KB723
-
added this
-
1 month ago
- |
-
Rachel's bravery will never be forgotten. Everyday, more and more people become aware of Rachel's work in Palestine and the positivity she left behind. Her parents have tirelessly been working for the last 9 years to bring justice for the shocking and disgraceful behaviour shown by the Israeli and American governments regarding Rachel's death.
http://youtu.be/ZMHeuDjhwFoRachel's bravery will never be forgotten. Everyday, more and more people become... more
-
-
-
-
KB723
-
added this
-
1 month ago
- |
-
How familiar are people nowadays with the current political system?
Bills are being signed into law such as NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) with zero coverage from media. How important is it to become aware of the political world?
Continue reading on Examiner.com Where Do You Stand? - Jersey City Urban Art | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/urban-art-in-jersey-city/political-awareness#ixzz1rHSeuWyjHow familiar are people nowadays with the current political system?
Bills are being... more
-
-
On Sunday night - a homemade explosive device was detonated outside a window of a Planned Parenthood office in Wisconsin - but you haven't heard a peep about it from mainstream media. The Fear Machine is tearing apart American society. How can we turn it off and return America to the land of the free and the home of the brave?
The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann on RT TV & FSTV "live" 9pm and 11pm check www.thomhartmann.com/tv for local listings
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101720157
"Are you afraid or are you still out shopping as GW told you too???"On Sunday night - a homemade explosive device was detonated outside a window of a... more
-
-
KB723
-
added this
-
1 month ago
- |
-
(RT) We had reported on the show that a group of political activists and journalists testified in a New York Court about why they're suing the Obama administration over the National Defense Authorization Act or NDAA. Chris Hedges, author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter is also one of the plaintiffs; he joins the show to discuss.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101720050
"You can allow for the indefinate military detention, even of US citizens despite of course a Promise by the President that he wouldn't do it!!!"
"I Hate to think of all the other things the POTUS promised he would not do!!!"(RT) We had reported on the show that a group of political activists and journalists... more
-
-
KB723
-
added this
-
1 month ago
- |
-
Millions of Americans have spent a total of $1.4 billion dollars chasing a dream of financial stability...only for 1 to cash in. Think about it. Nearly 150 million Americans live in poverty and see the only way to achieve the American dream is to gamble their money away on the lottery. There's not a single job offering a decent wage for them to raise their children properly, their schools, roads, and neighborhoods are falling apart. Big banks, businesses, and billionaires would rather invest millions in slave labor overseas than give their fellow Americans the chance at the American Dream.
No, the American Dream is now a fantasy. No matter how hard someone works, everything keeps going up (food, transportation, medical, education, and utilities). There's no room to save or invest in anything. Getting tired of being left behind, they throw their hard earned money away and still see no teachers in the classroom, black mold in the bathrooms, tattered textbooks, and another empty desk. Poverty and desperation still continues for those unlucky gamblers. Their money will disappear into the state red tape, they'll complain about the lack of service and opportunity, but will never perceive their first mistake of getting in that long depressing line.
It's so sad to see $1.4 billion dollars represent the new American Dream. It's a depressing and horrible dream.
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/30/4379498/what-146b-spent-on-mega-millions.html
http://www.science20.com/news_releases/psychology_of_poverty_why_poor_people_buy_lottery_tickets
http://stoppredatorygambling.org/category/research-center/debt-culture-and-poverty/Millions of Americans have spent a total of $1.4 billion dollars chasing a dream of... more
-
-
By Eric W. Dolan
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 19:43 EDT
CNN commentator Jack Cafferty railed against the United States’ ongoing involvement in Afghanistan following the alleged murder of 16 Afghan civilians by a rogue U.S. soldier.
“How much is enough?” he said Tuesday. “The United States has been in Afghanistan for more than ten years. And President Obama insists we will remain in Afghanistan until the end of 2014. Why? What will be accomplished by staying in that godforsaken hellhole for another 20 months that hasn’t been accomplished in 10 and a half years?”
He noted that recent events, including the burning of Qurans and desecration of Taliban corpses, had inflamed hatred against Americans in Afghanistan.
“Yet the Obama White House is out with a statement insisting that none of this will deter us from our mission, which is what exactly?” Cafferty continued. “I have no idea what the hell we’re doing there anymore. Isn’t Osama bin Laden dead?”
He cynically predicted Obama would only hasten withdrawal from Afghanistan if he thought staying there would imperil his re-election campaign.
“Why don’t the American people have anything to say about what we’re doing?” Cafferty added. “We have no voice in any of this stuff any more. They go into Iraq, they go into Afghanistan, they might go into Iran. We got nothing. We’re just kept in the dark and the government does whatever the hell it feels like doing, or preferably what it is being told to do by the people who pay the politicians’ bills. Remember that warning from Dwight Eisenhower about the military-industrial complex? It’s got this country by the throat.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/13/jack-cafferty-military-industrial-complex-has-this-country-by-the-throat/
Watch video, uploaded to YouTube on March 13, 2012, below:
"Break it Down Mr. Cafferty!!!!!" Many of us Feel the Same!!!! =))=By Eric W. Dolan
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 19:43 EDT
CNN commentator Jack Cafferty... more
-
-
KB723
-
added this
-
3 months ago
- |
-
The Funding Prohibition Bill is aimed at peace and human rights orgs. Foreign right-wing extremist millionaires are not touched: Moskowitz can continue financing settler invasion of Palestinian neighborhoods; Adelson - continue maintaining a free daily newspaper, PM Netanyahu's mouthpiece.
"The bill to prohibit left-wing Israeli organizations from getting funding from foreign institutions, including governments, which Sunday got the backing of the government of Israel, is another link in the chain of anti-democratic legislation which became the hallmark of this government and its representatives in the Knesset. Moreover, government backing for this bill is an act of Chutzpah" says Gush Shalom.
"The initiators of the bill argue that it is designed to prevent outside interference in the internal affairs of the State of Israel - and that while at the same time the government of Israel, through such organizations as the Israel Lobby in Washington (AIPAC) interferes openly and flagrantly in the domestic affairs of the United States, trying to determine who will be elected and who will not be elected to Congress and to the Presidency, and how elected officials should conduct the United States' policy. Until and unless the government announces the dissolution of AIPAC and ceases all interference in United States elections, assertions and complaints of "foreign interference in the affairs of Israel" are the height of hypocrisy.
So why is it OK for Israel to influence US foreign policy but not OK for outsiders to influence Israel? If it smells like BS it must be total BS. This bill needs to be killed.The Funding Prohibition Bill is aimed at peace and human rights orgs. Foreign... more
-
-
jubal
-
added this
-
3 months ago
- |
-
Israel will not attack Iran. Period.
The United States will not attack Iran. Period.
The United States will not attack. Not this year, nor in years to come. For a reason far more important than electoral considerations or military limitations. The United States will not attack, because an attack would spell a national disaster for itself and a sweeping disaster for the whole world.
"If you want to understand the policy of a country, take a look at the map," said Napoleon. Minutes after an attack is launched, Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz, through which passes almost all the oil exported by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq and Iran - 40% of the world’s sea-borne oil passes through the strait. A few minutes after that, oil prices will rise, will double, triple or quadruple - and the U.S. and global economy will collapse.
Such small issues do not cross the minds of generals, military commentators and other wise guys who look at the world between narrow "security" blinkers.
More at the link above...
Only idiots advocate for Israel or the US to attack Iran and cause the next global economic collapse and World War.Israel will not attack Iran. Period.
The United States will not attack Iran.... more
-
-
jubal
-
added this
-
3 months ago
- |
-
I know it’s not necessarily indicated by the data that the women surveyed are actually hit, just that they think it’s justifiable in some situations, but I have a hard time believing that those women see it in an entirely abstract sense. “Well, my husband doesn’t strike me but some women might just have it coming to them.”
I dread to think what those numbers would look like here in the US compared to other industrialized nations.I know it’s not necessarily indicated by the data that the women surveyed are... more
-
