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If you've got a facebook account and know about the newsfeed then you need to check out this article on Slate. Basically they faked the 100 days of Obama's campaign as if it was on facebook. It's really funny and a great way to remember the campaign with it coming up on the 1st anniversary of the Obama election.
Here's the link: http://www.slate.com/id/2217225/
Here's the link: http://www.slate.com/id/2217225/
For some reason my post about the Obama Christmas cards didn't make it up on the site, but since it was so cute I thought it would be worth reposting. Anyway, I really like the idea of sending an Obama Christmas card for many reasons this year.
1. It helps reinforce the idea that some people are still behind their President and hope for real change.
2. It shows others that Obama is synonymous with Peace and Joy - two key holiday emotions.
3. It's just a new and interesting way to send a Christmas Card.
Here's the card I've chosen to send for my Obama Christmas. What's yours?
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1. It helps reinforce the idea that some people are still behind their President and hope for real change.
2. It shows others that Obama is synonymous with Peace and Joy - two key holiday emotions.
3. It's just a new and interesting way to send a Christmas Card.
Here's the card I've chosen to send for my Obama Christmas. What's yours?
Obama Christmas Card
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By pulling out of the election and telling her followers to vote for her democratic rival, Scozzafava just admitted to the people of Upstate New York what everyone on this list knows - that the Right of the party is becoming crazy. The Right is no longer a party that can be reasoned with, they don't understand or listen and they take their own like Scozzafava and destroy them. Is that politics? No, it is an all out attack on our American ideas. Scozzafava recognized that and that is why she told supporters to move into the Democrats Camp. Let's just hope enough people come to their senses to make a difference over there.
I seriously am not sure WHO Joe Lieberman represents anymore. He isn't a democrat as exampled again today by his refusal to support a health care bill that the majority of Democrats in America want. He isn't a republican because frankly they don't want him. So what is he? He is a stick in the mud, party of one. He can't seem to help any legislation get passed and is just gumming up the works with regards to health care. I wish he would just get over himself and join the party to help enact some real change for once and not be so sore about how nobody likes him. Heck, I would even be willing to send him some worms to eat if he needs it.
Wow! CNN.com completely changed their layout! I actually really like this because it has more featured stories and they have more of the independent reporting. Seems like every wesbite these days is going with that power header. We have it here are democrats.org and now CNN has it...I wonder if that is the cool new thing.
This little blog post is for those conservative democratic congressional members out there. Hey guys, how's it going? Did you guys know that 80% of the party that votes for you wants a public option? Yep, that's well over a majority of 50% Kind of makes you think you should support it in Congress right?
No? Still don't want to? Well consider this your warning. If you're not willing to do what your people want you to do it is time for a change and you will be the next to go. I want to see some real reform in health care and if you're not willing to give it to me then I will find the next person that will. I am tried of listening to your in fighting, just do it as Nike says.
The more and more I read about Majority Leader Harry Reid, the more I like. I think he is the perfect bulldog to Obama's bark and is finally making some movement in the congress on things like health care and capital market reforms. I think that he is the person that when history reviews what we've been through will be seen as Obama's right hand man, guiding the country to successful peace and prosperity.
Well a day after the Falcon mystery it is almost for sure that the whole thing was a hoax perpetrated by the parents of this six year-old boy. So where does that get us in society? Think of all the resources of the state and county that this family wasted for a shot at a little more fame. I am sure it is at least in the 10s of thousands of dollars. I think that we should prosecute them if it is found to be a hoax and make an example of them so that other people looking to defraud the government and divert tax dollars in this economy to stupid things will understand the consequences of their actions. Better yet, if this is a hoax they should be considered for jail time, that is not something appropriate to teach a child of that age.
Check out this cool binder that has the bill of rights wrapped around it. I think this would be a good place to save all of your voter registration stuff or maybe just some good documents at home. Still a very cool binder.
Bill Of Rights Binder by TheSTEPNetwork
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Bill Of Rights Binder by TheSTEPNetwork
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I can't believe what health insurance companies are saying these days about rates. Now, based on the bill in congress they are saying that they will need to raise premiums if this bill passes. These people are the worst kind of vultures that would bleed their own mothers if they had the chance to make a buck off of it. This is why we need the public option because there is nothing they can do to destroy the people and health care will finally be in our control again.
Check out this hilarious video from the Jimmy Kimmel show a couple of nights ago. It features Obama's speeches redone with the T-Pain voice. Very well done and of course a perfect way to lighten the day when politics and work may have you stressed out. Video link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITT6bYYGVfM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITT6bYYGVfM
What a hilarious letter from JFK! I love the dry wit that all the Kennedy boys seemed to have. It was something of beauty.
It seems like whatever we do there is still no way to get the stubborn people of congress to approve a public option. Despite the overwhelming majority of Americans that believe in it, they still strike it down? Is this not a government for the people?! I just have so much trouble believing that it isn't the special interest groups that have their hands in our officials' pockets steering them to decisions that don't benefit the people. This happens all too often but when it comes to something as basic as health care I feel that there needs to be control of these special interest groups. Can't we just ban them and let the government make decisions for all people not just the people with the biggest pocket books?
Tomorrow at 9:30am the Senate Finance committee once again takes up the debate on healthcare, but this time they are leaving out the public option. To me this is terrible mistake. To force people into dangerous and expensive plans with the money grubbing healthcare industry will only lead to great deaths and less care in this country. That is why I am in support of the Public option and I show my support with clever t-shirts like the one below (which is just one of the ways I show support).
I Heart Canada Health Care by niffx
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I Heart Canada Health Care by niffx
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During a hearing on renewing the powers of the PATRIOT Act, Senator Al Franken decided to re-read the 4th Amendment of the Constitution to the Assistant Attorney General (that's the part about unlawful searches and seizures). I love this guy! He's only been in Congress for like two months and he is already trying to get the PATRIOT Act removed. I think Al Franken is a much needed breath of fresh air in the Senate and maybe with the new Dem from Mass. we will be able to finally get some of our civil liberties back.
A train near my house just killed two people that were stuck on the tracks. What a terrible way to go. No control, just absolute fear and then pain and then nothing. I feel terrible for the families that lose their brothers and sisters this way. It is so sudden and unexpected that you have no time to prepare, no time to protect your emotions. Sorry for the morbid thought, I just needed to share
Are we bad people because we are consumers? We demand so much from the world and create a lot of waste, is it our fault? I used to think that but I don't think that is the whole story. I mean we should all be responsible for the things we purchase and understand the impact they will create with the world. However, there is a responsibility on the part of those that sell things to also understand the impact of the things they sell. Of course we know that many companies are not responsible and that is where the government comes in to ensure that consumers and the world is protected. So I think that consumers do need to do more, but I think that all need to try a little harder with the things we but to be responsible for them.
Let’s not freak out about the thing Obama said about Kayne. It was off the record and Presidents say lots of stuff like that off the record it just so happens that this is the first President to live in the era of twitter where the record is always around us. It doesn’t mean that Obama is a bad person or a mean person, it just means that he needs to understand the changing face of media if he wants to keep up and while he has done a good job of that for the most part there are still some gaps that need to be addressed. I hope that this just blows over so we don’t have to worry about the neo-cons calling him some kind of reverse racist by the end of the week for not appreciating Kayne’s music.
Of course 9/11 was a long time ago. It still feels like yesterday sometimes...I think it is something that we cannot forget. This is not a democrat thing or republican thing - this is an American thing. I look to those that serve this weekend and want to honor them in all of their service. I hope that our Marines come home safe and soon.
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I loved the speech! It was clear (not too long, which is always nice I hate to admit), dispelled misconceptions and of course was a direction that I think this country should move in. What upset me was the inappropriate Republican cat calls during the speech. Totally out of line and of course what you should expect from these crybabies these days. You didn't see democrats doing that during the response (mainly because it wasn't in the chamber).
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