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Get to Know Shepard Fairey
Shepard Fairey is a contemporary artist that I have been a fan of and you probably are a fan of his as well. Read why...
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Palin's 1st and biggest Gaffe on the Economy Vis.a.Vis Fannie Mae and Freddie...
Gov. Sarah Palin made her first potentially major gaffe during her time on the national scene while discussing the developments of the perilous housing market this past weekend.
Speaking before voters in Colorado Springs, the Republican vice presidential nominee claimed that lending giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had "gotten too big and too expensive to the taxpayers." The companies, as McClatchy reported, "aren't taxpayer funded but operate as private companies. The takeover may result in a taxpayer bailout during reorganization."
Economists and analysts pounced on the misstatement, saying it demonstrated a lack of understanding about one of the key economic issues likely to face the next administration.
"You would like to think that someone who is going to be vice president and conceivable president would know what Fannie and Freddie do," said Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. "These are huge institutions and they are absolutely central to our country's mortgage debt. To not have a clue what they do doesn't speak well for her, I'd say."
If McCain, God forbid was to die she would be in charge and has no understanding of how our economy truly should work properly or what does what. I seriously can't take anymore stupid people being in charge. God save america and Please everyone vote for Obama/Biden for our economic welfare!! Gov. Sarah Palin made her first potentially major gaffe during her time on the national scene while discussing the developments of the... more -
If you thought Rev. Wright was bad take a look at Palin's Church and Pastor!!
Sarah Palin's churches are actively involved in a resurgent movement that was declared heretical by the Assemblies of God in 1949. This is the same 'Spiritual Warfare' movement that was featured in the award winning movie, "Jesus Camp," which showed young children being trained to do battle for the Lord. At least three of four of Palin's churches are involved with major organizations and leaders of this movement, which is referred to as The Third Wave of the Holy Spirit or the New Apostolic Reformation. The movement is training a young "Joel's Army" to take dominion over the United States and the world.
The full link and article can be found at the huffingtonpost.com.
Please show this to as many people as possible. This is a little to extreme for me to have as my VP. Sarah Palin's churches are actively involved in a resurgent movement that was declared heretical by the Assemblies of God in 1949... more -
What's that Smell? Smells like sweeps to me!!!!
Just think all of 16 months ago people would say " Obama who" or are you talking about that "Osama" guy. Well it seems as though the tide is changing. Praise the Lord. Some people may complain, like Nader and say that he doesn't do enough for minorities or that he's just another "politician". Well you no what, he's been asking the nation " Got Hope" and the majority are yelling back, "Yes, Indeedie!!" Fired Up and Ready to Go!!" Change isn't easy, it takes work. So. let's pull up our boot straps America and get to work. Accountability won't stop when he reaches the Oval Office. It's you the people that have to keep them accountable and personally between the two i'd rather have my eye on him. Just think all of 16 months ago people would say " Obama who" or are you talking about that "Osama" guy. Well it s... more
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I don't do weekends...
After having a president that spent the majority of his first term on permanent vacation,Do we really need another Parttime President. Personally, I come from a family that believes that hardwork should be rewarded. So if you want to have a chance to catch up to Senator Obama's double digit lead, John McCain I suggest you start working some weekends. But really I could care less your just making it easier for Senator Obama to show the world what real work looks like!!!! After having a president that spent the majority of his first term on permanent vacation,Do we really need another Parttime President.... more
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"Real Issues" -- An Open Letter...
to the South Florida Sun Sentinel:
Dear Editor:
Your June 12th editorial, in which you chastise Rep. Wexler for co-sponsoring 35 articles of impeachment, sent shock waves down my spine.
While it's true, six months, or a year, ago, I might have agreed with your argument that the rising price of gas, credit crunch, and foreclosures render impeachment of a lame duck president an "ivory tower debate," in light of increasing revelations about top down manipulations of the definition of torture, redactions of testimony, and/or handwritten notes, by interrogators of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, and the torture industrial complex evolving in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan and, more importantly, Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting John McCain's assertion that he abjures the Supreme Court's decision, this week, to allow detainees to seek remedy in civilian courts, how can any editorial board of any major newspaper in America consider the inauguration of impeachment proceedings against this president as anything less than essential?
Yes, Mr. Bush is on his way out, but unless Congress takes a strong stand against his policies like NSA warrantless surveillance on ordinary citizens in violation of FISA laws, as well as his contempt for checks and balances, we will see more of these policies in his next incarnation in the form of Senator John McCain who counts, among his campaign staff, those major telecoms that are working for immunity from prosecution which is shorthand for saying that Senator McCain will continue warrantless spying, waterboarding, allowing interrogator's notes to mysteriously disappear from evidence, as well as those meat and potatoes tax policies set in place by what history will remember as the most corrupt political administration in our nation's history.
You owe Robert Wexler an apology, as well as Dennis Kucinich, and all those in Congress who have decided to take a stand against a regime that has brought infamy, and shame, upon this country, as well as international condemnation. Kudos to the congressman from Delray Beach for having the courage to support articles of impeachment.
This election is not about red states versus blue states. This election is about those who want to continue down the road of preemptive war, illegal wiretapping, molesting our environment in favor of NAFTA, and the interests of big business, seeing to it that the rich continue to get richer while the rest of us get front row seats, and returning us to the days when a college education, and a car, were only for the privileged. Those of us who want to watch John McCain run don't need a flat screen T.V., but only a rear view mirror.
Those of us who believe that accountabiliy, from the executive branch, is not a matter of political convenience, those of us who think that no presidential staffer, or appointee, has the right to defy a congressional subpoena, indeed, anyone who still believe in the Constitution, and recognizes the threat of this unitary executive's abuse of power must also acknowledge the need to send a signal to the world, and all future presidents, that we won't sit back and watch our democracy stolen by a bunch a crooks in Gucci cowboy boots.
We're going to take our country back--one article of impeachment at a time. to the South Florida Sun Sentinel: Dear Editor: ... more -
Elizabeth Kucinich, a Leader in Her Own Right
If you haven't seen her yet, here she is. Elizabeth Kucinich is a brilliant and compassionate thinker who knows the issues inside out. She also has more charisma than Hollywood can afford to pay for. If you haven't seen her yet, here she is. Elizabeth Kucinich is a brilliant and compassionate thinker who knows the issues insid... more
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Better Late than Never. . .
Al Gore decided today to throw his political power behind the Democratic Nominee finally? What impact if any does this have on the campaign?
And on a Current Family tip does this mean that JanforGore will finally embrace or slightly think about hugging it out with Barack Obama and joining our team? We need you JanforGore!! Al Gore decided today to throw his political power behind the Democratic Nominee finally? What impact if any does this have on the cam... more -
Bush and Murdoch meet while thousands protest outside
Inside apparently it was informal and relaxed, as George Bush arrived at Downing Street for a private dinner hosted by Gordon Brown and attended by Rupert Murdoch, a clutch of ministers and a mini-faculty of historians.
But out on the streets of Westminster, it was an edgier affair, as police in riot gear faced down protesters determined once again to voice their anger at the arrival in Britain of the US president.
Crowds often turn out in Britain for the farewell tours of famous American names and yesterday was no exception. Some 2,500 had gathered in Parliament Square hours before the big event was due to start, and there plenty of T-shirts and memorabilia on sale.
But despite non-stop chants of his name, the star of the show made no appearance in front of the crowds. The fact that the chants were "George Bush terrorist" and "Arrest George Bush" may have had something to do with it. Certainly the noise was loud enough to be heard above the polite conversation 200 yards away at 10 Downing Street.
The trouble began after a few cans and placards were lobbed over police lines. Several protesters were injured in the clashes and 25 were arrested. Protesters blamed the authorities for not allowing a letter to be handed in to Downing Street. Police blamed demonstrators for trying to dismantle barriers.
Numbers may have been fewer than those that greeted Bush on his November 2003 visit to London, when anger over the Iraq war was still raw. But every generation was represented yesterday, from babies wearing "Arrest Bush" stickers, to Tony Benn who left behind his parliamentary career to "spend more time in politics".
Before things turned ugly, the mood was vibrant. Whistles were blown, drums were banged, and some carried handcuffs on the off-chance that Bush might present himself for a citizen's arrest. "The war in Iraq was a war crime," said Benn. "Over 1 million Iraqis have died and the Americans are spending $400m a day on it while people are starving in Ethiopia." But nor was the past forgotten. A loudspeaker played Love is All You Need and one T-shirt read: "I still hate Thatcher." Inside apparently it was informal and relaxed, as George Bush arrived at Downing Street for a private dinner hosted by Gordon Brown an... more -
uk government removes our freedom of speech and denies right to protest in whiteha...
sadly i couldnt find this story on the bbc or other uk news sites it may be hidden or just not reported..
Anti-Bush demonstration banned from Whitehall.
The Stop the War Coalition has been informed by the Metropolitan Police that a proposed march, co-organised with CND and the British Muslim Initiative, to protest George Bush's visit will not be allowed.
It seems that when George W Bush visits this country traditional rights of assembly are to be removed from the people. This would be unacceptable for the visit of any foreign leader, but for George Bush, a man many regard as a war criminal, it is particularly deplorable. sadly i couldnt find this story on the bbc or other uk news sites it may be hidden or just not reported.. ... more -
Bush's abstinence-based sex education programs are failing.
You have probably heard by now how massively the Bush administration's sex education efforts based on abstinence have failed. They have poured millions of dollars of precious funding into "education" programs which exclusively offer teenagers abstinence as a form of birth control and sexual health. This approach turns out to be more ideology than efficacy. That's the conclusion of a study by the nonpartisan National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, which noted:
"At present there does not exist any strong evidence that any abstinence program delays the initiation of sex, hastens the return to abstinence or reduces the number of sexual partners." You have probably heard by now how massively the Bush administration's sex education efforts based on abstinence have failed. The... more -
Eminem Hates President Bush
The animated music video for Eminem's anti-Bush song "Mosh" from his album "Encore". This song was released just before the 2004 presidential election.
It's too bad we didn't listen to Eminem. The animated music video for Eminem's anti-Bush song "Mosh" from his album "Encore". This song was released ... more -
McCain opposes Equal Pay to Women
First you want our men to stay in Iraq for 100 hundred years while their wives are back here sacrificing for their country and he doesn't want to give women equal pay. What!!???
McCain skipped the vote to campaign in New Orleans.
"I am all in favor of pay equity for women, but this kind of legislation, as is typical of what's being proposed by my friends on the other side of the aisle, opens us up to lawsuits for all kinds of problems," the expected GOP presidential nominee told reporters. "This is government playing a much, much greater role in the business of a private enterprise system."
The bill sought to counteract a Supreme Court decision limiting how long workers can wait before suing for pay discrimination.
It is named for Lilly Ledbetter, a supervisor at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s plant in Gadsden, Ala., who sued for pay discrimination just before retiring after a 19-year career there. By the time she retired, Ledbetter made $6,500 less than the lowest-paid male supervisor and claimed earlier decisions by supervisors kept her from making more.
The Supreme Court voted 5-4 last year to throw out her complaint, saying she had waited too long to sue.
Democrats criticized McCain for opposing the bill. First you want our men to stay in Iraq for 100 hundred years while their wives are back here sacrificing for their country and he doe... more -
McCain campaign gets almost 80% off, plus free labor from Homewood Jail inmates
I can just here the song of Sam Cooke's chain gang reverberating in the air. Really free prison labor? Is this were we want to take our country again back to the past? I HOPE for the future we can get off this path and on to a more prosperous and American path. This is not!!!
Republican presidential candidate John McCain got a deal when his campaign rented gathering space from the city of Homewood for a private fundraiser earlier this week.
His campaign was given a discount of about 80 percent off the standard booking rate for Rosewood Hall. In September, Jefferson County Democrats rented the same facility and were charged the full rate.
The McCain campaign was charged $250 to use two rooms in the hall, which normally would book for $1,200 on a weeknight. The campaign also was given free labor from Homewood City Jail inmates to set up tables and chairs for the event, avoiding a $100 set-up fee, but did pay a standard $50 cleaning fee. I can just here the song of Sam Cooke's chain gang reverberating in the air. Really free prison labor? Is this were we want to ta... more -
A Nixon for Obama
She's a Nixon and a Eisenhower. Sister in law to Susan Eisenhower who came out and endorsed Barack Obama earlier this year. So how many more endorsements do we need to have for people to realize that you have the potential to change the world in a positive way of collaborating with a diversity of people instead of this partisan fear coming from the Far Right and their Media Propaganda Machines of ABC, CBS,FOX,and yes even CNN, we should started calling it the Conservative NEws Network.!!!!!! She's a Nixon and a Eisenhower. Sister in law to Susan Eisenhower who came out and endorsed Barack Obama earlier this year. So ho... more
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Drugging Guantanamo Detainees for Information
Now I can recall being given drugs for going to the dentist or surgery. I can only imagine the effects that these drugs would have on the detainees. Man some people act like idiots post surgery or say things and don't even recall them later. I know I am a Nursing student. Therefore a grand majority of the information obtained would have to be false. Great!!! Tortured and Drugged!! And we wonder why they hate our Freedom!!!!!!!!!!Says George BUSH. Now I can recall being given drugs for going to the dentist or surgery. I can only imagine the effects that these drugs would have on ... more
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Ex GI McCain says, "No Way on signing New GI Bill."
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, seemed to give a thumbs down to bipartisan legislation that would greatly expand educational benefits for members of the military returning from Iraq and Afghanistan under the GI Bill.
McCain indicated he would offer some sort of alternative to the legislation to address concerns that expanding the GI Bill could lead more members of the military to get out of the service. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, seemed to give a thumbs down to bipartisan legislation tha... more -
Bush gives *evil* speech
I stumbled upon this, thought it was worth passing along. Have a laugh!
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Colin Powell Praises Obama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I love Colin Powell. He is one of the few Republicans around at this venture that has my respect. Except that time with the Iraq War false document situation. But hey understand crazy Vice President tells you to read the paper you read the paper.
Colin said :
I'm looking at all three candidates," Powell said in an exclusive interview with Diane Sawyer for Thursday's "Good Morning America" on ABC. "I know them all very, very well. I consider myself a friend of each and every one of them. And I have not decided who I will vote for yet."
Powell, who served as President Bush's first secretary of state, is a Republican, but that apparently is not enough to sway him toward Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the GOP's presumptive nominee. So I love Colin Powell. He is one of the few Republicans around at this venture that has my respect. Except that time with the Iraq Wa... more
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