Republicans: America’s newest freed slaves (Update)

After eight years of total obedience to the masters and overseers of their destinies, there was a takeover of the Republican Plantations by Senator Obama and his armies to free the slaves from their tyrannical control.

There was no Civil War with spats between the North and the South nor was there actual bloodshed on battlefields.

There was an election and it made Sen. Barack Obama President, amongst other things, of the Bush Republican Plantations. The newly elected President Obama is finding conditions of the freed Republicans as what the rest of the country found with conditions of the freed slaves of 1865; childlike behaviors, unworldly awareness, inexperience controlling their own destinies and unschooled mentalities.

History has once again played one of its merry pranks on mankind by repeating itself. Sad.

Fighting for the dignity of my Ancestors,
God bless Bill Gates, WPFW, C-SPAN and the spirits of the unborn for the help,
BB
P.S. I am mindful after the freeing of the slaves in 1865 there were questions regarding the role of Carpetbaggers.

(UPDATE w/video)

…..and the Home of the Slaves
Excerpt:
I was greeted this morning by a wonderful oration by Minn. Rep. Michele Bachmann from the House Floor back in June. This four minute clip covers the fundamentals of the new philosophy of government – the American people exist at the pleasure of the Government.

And
Where once we were the land of the free, America has quickly become solidified as the home of the slaves. Slaves, we have become, to our ruling class… to a power structure that is growing so large and far reaching that our very livelihood depends on humbling yourself before them, begging to continue your line of work which has sustained your family for generations. We are left pleading for the government to allow us to do a job.
http://stevenmnielson.blogspot.com/2009/07/and-home-of-slaves.html

The ObamaCare Road Show

New AARP Poll: Obama Turns the Tide
by indepenocrat
Excerpt:
A new poll conducted by the AARP show that Pres Obama's speech to congress has totally changed the landscape. The poll was conducted for folks 45 and over.
And
Before the speech 70% of respondents said they had at least some questions or concerns about what was being proposed by either party with regard to health care reform. This includes 77 percent of Independents.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/9/11/780405/-New-AARP-Poll:-Obama-Turns-the-Tide

In reference to the President’s speech to Congress last Wednesday evening, you could call it an opening sentence of approximately fifty two minutes, an eloquent opening statement to the court, a preamble or maybe even an opening paragraph to some epic book or something.

If the President is going to go on a multi-state tour to talk in depth about his *HealthCare Reform Bill, I would like to think of his speech last Wednesday as an introduction to a community he has constructed. That is, a table-top version of a community you may see in an architect’s office with all the houses, churches, parks, apartment buildings, shopping areas, schools, the Court House etc., laid out in miniature form. You may “ooo” and “ah” without knowing or caring where the gas lines or water pipes are to be lain or where the broadband and telephone lines will be placed or even the names of the streets or the electrical outlets in the housing units. Those particular plans accompanying the table-top project would be in the architect’s private office, so to speak. If you ask to see them I am sure the architect would be glad to show them to you hence, President Obama’s eight state tour.

Due to time constraints on Wednesday night, the President was not able to go into those details and it would not have been appropriate. I strongly suspect this is the reason he is having a multi-state tour; to get into the minutia of his newly constructed community. Perhaps with a different state, a different insight into his community. It would take a bit of organizing but hey, so what? Perhaps even a brochure detailing his tour? (Smile) Just a thought……
As always,
BB

*The President's Plan for Health Reform
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/hcsignon/?source=OM_LB_google_HC-search_O-search_tc&gclid=COfb5KL66ZwCFQRM5QodFzhutQ

Decent Democrats also get offended

CENSURE: Rep. Joe Wilson
by AdamGreen
Excerpt:
"Enough is enough. On an issue as critical as health care reform, it's time to stop the lies, the misinformation, and the uncivil disruptions. Rep. Joe Wilson went way over the line by yelling 'You lie' during President Obama's speech, and Congress should censure him immediately."
Sign the petition here. 
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/9/10/780030/-CENSURE:-Rep.-Joe-Wilson-

First it was Rupert Murdock’s cartoon of cops shooting dead a gorilla which sent its own special message out to the public and now it is “folk hero” Rep. Joe Wilson who has sent yet another message of the same special brand.
Mr. Murdock’s paper was not censured and there is, at this time, “talk” about censuring good ol’ boy Joe Wilson but not from within the Democratic Party itself. Already I have seen pictures of protesters with signs reading our President is a liar. Both instances would have been censured within a twenty four period were Republicans so offended.

There are clear signs along the road with arrows pointing threadbare America to the Gaza Strip and Apartheid Africa as the rest of the world anxiously looks on asking, “Are they there yet??”

I am mindful over ninety percent of the world’s population consist of people of color and a lot of them are in the Democratic Party rat here in Amer'ca. Shitting on people and a desire to be shitted on must be an acquired taste.
Fighting for the dignity of my Ancestors,
God bless Bill Gates, WPFW, C-SPAN and the spirits of the unborn for the help,
BB

Rep. Joe Wilson: Flawed social skills?

Ever so often as a teacher you come into contact with a student who has not quite mastered the practice of demonstrating appropriate social skills in our society. They will yell out in your classroom, challenge everything you say and yes, even fart. There was a time they would also “Moon” in a classroom.

In my experiences, the student is crying out for me to notice him. Usually nothing more than that. I have not ignored him in the past but still he has an urgent need to say, “Hey, Mr. BB! Look at me! See what I can do. I can disrupt your class so I guess that makes me important! Na, na, na, na, na-- na!”

True there maybe other issues involved but as a teacher and a layman, one does not have the license to go too much in depth interpreting these anti-social behaviors. You have a class to teach.

Rep. Joe Wilson Yells Out "You Lie!" During Obama Health Care Speech (VIDEO)
Excerpt:
***UPDATE*** GOP Rep. Joe Wilson has apologized for yelling out "You lie!" to Obama during his health care speech in front of Congress:

I note in the apology of Rep. Wilson a well reasoned and crafted letter of apology. If he did indeed himself write it, one can see he is not illiterate nor is he a rambler, a la Sarah Palin. I personally feel Rep. Wilson, like so many other people seeking attention, used the solemn occasion to selfishly write himself into the history books of the Obama Administration.

The apology:
This evening I let my emotions get the best of me when listening to the President's remarks regarding the coverage of illegal immigrants in the health care bill. While I disagree with the President's statement, my comments were inappropriate and regrettable. I extend sincere apologies to the President for this lack of civility.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/09/gop-rep-wilson-yells-out_n_281480.html

The most shameful part of this episode is Rep. Wilson will not be censured for his behavior and thus remain a folk hero. To be continued…
Fighting for the dignity of my Ancestors,
God bless Bill Gates, WPFW, C-SPAN and the spirits of the unborn for the help,
BB

Glenn Beck’s ride into the sunset

UPDATED: Glenn Beck Show - SPONSORS LIST - Wed Sep 9 Show
by anon2008
Excerpt:
SPONSOR LIST
This is the list of sponsors of the Glenn Beck Show of Wed Sep 9, 2009 which aired at 2:00PM PDT on Directv channel 360 on the 101W satellite.
Beck's only two major sponsors seems to be Roche (#171 on the Fortune Global 500 list) and a new sponsor Equifax (#915 on Fortune 1000 list).  If you plan on contacting any of Beck's sponsers please include Roche in your list of contacts. Perhaps remind them they're Swiss and should try to stay neutral (or at least only support shows which have civilized hosts).
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/9/9/779456/-UPDATED:-Glenn-Beck-ShowSPONSORS-LISTWed-Sep-9-Show

I have been unable to find a mailing address for Color of Change.org. I want to make a donation but not via the internet. “Contact us” links do not work. I am still waiting for the status of Red Lobster in relations to the sponsors of the Blenn Beck show.
As always,
BB

“Determined to be the last” aka “The buck stops here!”

The President, in his speech to Congress tonight, said his administration represents the last efforts to finally pass a Healthcare Reform Bill after so many failed attempts of past administrations.

This is what I heard regarding my specific concerns:

There will be a Public Option in the bill and it will be available only to the indigent population of our society and does not include illegal immigrants. All other insured individuals will have current insurance policies strengthened with specific legal instruments.

At this time, I can with great comfort and a smile on my face, call myself “A satisfied customer.” Thank you, Mr. President.
As always,
BB
P.S. With that same smile on my face, I will sit back enjoying one of the great advantages of retirement listening to and watching political pundits and commentators earn their rent monies and mortgage payments, most of them "by any means necessary".

When an issues is perfectly clear…

In my opinion, there is little else to do or say.

Early this morning, I heard the President is going on a multi-week tour to expand on his speech on HealthCare Reform he is scheduled to deliver tonight at 8:00 before the full sections of Congress. Red flags were immediately raised!

The President is notorious saying, “Let me be perfectly clear about this”. Usually he makes this statement at critical junctures of a speech he is delivering to us and is usually said producing “pin-drop” moments. I do not understand a multi-week tour if we have such a moment or two during his speech tonight. If indeed what he says is “Perfectly clear” what are the added advantages of spending time on the road? How can you make something “Perfectly clear” clearer? Is it something like having "..a more perfect Union?" If the President makes his speech “Perfectly clear” to many of us, he can take a break; we will do the rest. He can bet his next election polls on it! I continue my struggles to remain optimistic.

Progressive Obama Backers Take Out Full Page NYT Ad Targeting President
Excerpt:
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee raised over $100,000 online to fund the ad, which will be published in the paper this week. It features a petition signed by 400 former Obama campaign staffers, 25,000 Obama volunteers, and 40,000 Obama donors that states health care reform without a public option is not "change we can believe in." The full page can be seen at ActBlue, where the group is now raising money to turn it into a television spot featuring Obama organizers.

And
"To avoid losing the grassroots army that got him elected, President Obama needs to do more than express a preference for the public option," PCCC co-founder Adam Green said. "He needs to draw a line in the sand and fight hard for it."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/09/progressive-obama-backers_n_280272.html

Fighting for the dignity of my Ancestors,
God bless Bill Gates, WPFW, C-SPAN and the spirits of the unborn for the help,
BB
P.S. Just saw Sen. Baucus being interviewed today on CNN around 1:00 PM. He appears WIERD! And that involuntary grin of his could absolutely frightened little children. It gave me chills! What gives with this man??

You called them and they came

You know you called them and now “the chickens have come home to roost”. What did you expect enticing whole families to come here due to your greed and desires to have cheap labor? Is it so hard for you to see and understand the sequence of events? Perhaps at first it was the father or the son. You did not care who it was, all you wanted was cheap labor and you did not care how you would get it. You told them this was the land of milk and honey and so they believed you. And they came.

You had them landscaping your yards, working as migrant workers and handymen and nannies and maids for you and your children. You let them know they did not have to speak English or pay very much for housing and above all, they would not have to pay for medical attention when needed. You would take care of all that for them because you felt that was the price, the small price, of having such a large and cheap labor pool.

You had signs made for them in Spanish. Told the schools they had to hire extra teachers for their children and you even told them if they wanted to hear the message in Spanish, press ONE. No need for you to pretend you do not know what I am talking about. You know all to well.

Your hand at social engineering has overwhelmed our financial system or perhaps decimated is the better word and now your empire here in America is seriously threatened. The shoe is on the other foot. You are fighting for your life and you are on the proverbial respirator. You gasp to have one more breath to make a killing before your ultimate demise and you know it is coming soon.

There is such an irony you never thought of; you never thought your greed would be your Achilles’ heel as it has become. It is now you crying “Uncle!” and we are going to get our Public Option. “Your chickens have come home to roost.” Here, here now, stop crying, man! Take my handkerchief and blow your nose while you’re at it. I’ll call for your car.
As always,
BB

The Cat Won't Go Back In The Bag
by jmpalm
Excerpt:
My spouse and I battled our health insurer for over 18 months to get coverage for our autistic child's speech therapy.  The battle was finally resolved in March and we won. No one, and I repeat, no one, could loathe their insurer more than I.  But after watching and listening to the health care "debate" (or debacle if you prefer), I hate them even more and it has surprised me.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/9/9/779052/-The-Cat-Wont-Go-Back-In-The-Bag

I'm Done. My Child's Life Can't Wait on Another Speech or Vain Hopes for Bipartisanship.
by Onomastic
Excerpt:
My baby, my first born child, my son, the bravest person I know, was feeling abandoned by his countrymen, by his government. For he was born with rare, forever, life threatening health issues. Issues that proved the lie about the just work hard, study hard, pull yourself up by your bootstrap individualism mythos.  No where in the Contract for America was mention made of overwhelming circumstances. With the stroke of a pen and a well turned phrase, my son and millions like him, were made invisible.

And
Nothing much seems to have changed in the intervening years. At least politically. The big changes have been with the American people. There are more people with either no insurance, my son being one, or at risk of losing what they do have. The stats say that 14 to 18000 people a year are dying from lack of health care. Is that figure true for the last sixteen years? Could that mean almost 300,000 Americans have died due to lack of health care since President Clinton's speech? 200,000? 100,000?
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/9/9/779061/-Im-Done.My-Childs-Life-Cant-Wait-on-Another-Speech-or-Vain-Hopes-for-Bipartisanship.-

“ObamaCare” opening night……

Wednesday, September 9, 8:00 PM at the Congress, located in Washington, D.C. staring Pres. Barack Obama as himself.

There have been no effective trailers for the up-coming event, only “What’s behind the closed door?” cliffhangers, teasers and perplexities. We were mis-led when told “No Obama drama” because this one is scheduled to be a real dosy!

I am mindful of some Bible scholars revealing to us how they know William Shakespeare wrote portions of the King James Version of the Bible by piecing his name together at certain intervals of a specific passage. I know our President along with many other politicians like for us to string together various segments of their speeches to come to whatever conclusions we desire but hopefully our President will not find that approach amusing to take. That approach does, however, drive the news cycles but this is no time in the President’s tenuous position for him to worry about and indeed entertain such trifles.

Why Pres. Obama has chosen to do his speech live in front of Congress is another can of worms. I myself would not put myself under that amount of pressure having to listen to those Senators and Congressmen who will be threatening to walk out and all that BS. I read a post suggesting a Fireside Chat a la Franklin Roosevelt would be another way of delivering his important message. However, if this ObamaCare drama opening live at the Congress this Wednesday night is what he wants to do, so be it. (No wonder the man is graying so fast) George Bernard Shaw wrote, “To bad youth is wasted on the young.”

I myself will be anxiously awaiting a straight forward show-stopping soliloquy or something regarding “A Public Option!” Let’s hear a “I come not to bury Caesar” or “Everything’s coming up rosy” and if our President wants to be backed up by Sweet Honey In The Rock or the Bolshoi Ballet, I does not care; just speak the speech! Let us all see and hear “No Drama Obama” break his own record. It’s show time, ya’ll! You go, Mr. President!
Fighting for the dignity of my Ancestors,
God Bless Bill Gates, WPFW, C-Span and the spirits of the unborn for the help,
BB

Obama at a Crossroads
by DJCinNJ
Excerpt: Opening paragraph
On Wednesday, President Obama will address a joint session of congress. The subject will be healthcare, and what he says is make-or-break, in more ways than one. He can get up there and basically repeat what he’s been saying all along, that reform will get done this year, that it ought to be bipartisan, that it has to do X, Y, and Z, and there are different ways of doing these things, all of which are on the table. Ho-hum stuff. That would be a big let-down, and it would essentially doom any chance of substantial reform, most importantly a public option. On the flip side, he could expand upon part of his speech from earlier today, saying that the time for debate has ended, the time for action has come, here’s what this bill is going to include, with or without support form the GOP, period. That would be a very different story, and could potentially save this entire endeavor. But, in the opinion of this observer, there is more than the ultimate fate of healthcare reform at stake on Wednesday night.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/9/7/778419/-Obama-at-a-Crossroads

And
Taking Things Off The Table
by Chris Weigant
Excerpt:
Obama has to talk about these details Wednesday. He's got to draw some sandy lines. He's got to pick up an idea from the table, examine it, and then toss it over his shoulder and say: "Nah, we're not going to do that, instead we're going to do this...."

And
In other words, Obama thought he could "lead" on healthcare reform without staking out risky positions which might have caused his support to drop. He pushed bipartisanship long after it became obvious that Republicans were never going to vote for anything the president wanted. And, by doing so -- by supposedly taking the "safe" political route, to reduce risk of losing anyone's support -- Obama lost a lot of support anyway. The only difference is he didn't gain anything for this loss in support. If Obama had stood up strongly for one plan or another, and seen a 10-point drop in his job approval ratings, at least everyone could say: "He stood up for what he wanted, even though it cost him political capital to do so." Instead, Obama has lost those 10 points anyway -- for no gain whatsoever. He has squandered this political capital, instead of using it wisely.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-weigant/taking-things-emoffem-the_b_278910.html

Was firing Van Jones unconstitutional?

Wake up Obama: Beckism is Winning!
by Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse
Excerpt:
For example, when Meteor Blades posted the announcement that Van Jones had resigned, some Kossacks responded along the lines of how can we defend Van Jones when his truther beliefs violated the rules of Daily Kos? The answer is that we defend Van Jones because he is a Democrat who did not violate any laws. (Bold emphasis are mine)
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/9/6/778028/-Wake-up-Obama:-Beckism-is-Winning!-

Surely Mr. Jones can find something in the Bill of Rights or the 5th, 9th or 14th Amendment or something to fight his being dismissed from his government job. Were I in his position, I would hate to have that on my résumés.

-Mr. President! Van Jones gotta go! Fire him!
-What law has he broken?
-Huh??
-Show me anywhere in the U.S. Constitution the law he has broken while working here in the White House and I will take your advice under advisement. From my knowledge of the Constitution, he has broken no law so put up or shut (tuh fuck) up! Last time I looked, this is a nation of laws. We can’t just go around firing people because you don’t like them. What‘s wrong with you, my good man?
As always,
BB
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Re: President Obama. Cut our loses?

Send Me Everything You Can Find About Glenn Beck
by Keith Olbermann
Excerpt:
I don't know why I've got this phrasing in my head, but: Find everything you can about Glenn Beck,  Stu Burguiere, and Roger Ailes.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/9/6/777880/-Send-Me-Everything-You-Can-Find-About-Glenn-Beck

While tipping my hat to Keith Olbermann, I hasten to say it is usually the quite but still productive students in your class who finally stands up in utter frustration proclaiming that your class sucks and you are a shit head!

The reality of the situation is Pres. Obama letting White House employee Van Jones go due to the rantings of Glenn Beck and Fox News. This fact is not insignificant. In my opinion, this fact is the unquestioned culminating act as to how Pres. Obama runs his White House. The word “toothless” readily comes to mind. There should be no question about it. Memory tells me in the not to distant past, Pres. Bush gave people in similar circumstances The Medal Of Freedom.

Throughout the years I have told people I will help in whatever manner I can to help lift them as high as I can for them to reach the parallel bar swing they seek. I caution them, however, that after getting there, they have to swing themselves. I further tell them I may have enough energy to reluctantly give them a push or two if needed but the full inertia of whatever act they want to perform while there on the bars is up to them. Under those circumstances, I fell there is no blame to go around due to the fact the individual themselves may not know what their performance is going to look like and neither do I. I may have high hopes but so what? That’s fine with me. No problem. This is what they said they wanted to do. If during their performance there is “a Kodak moment” well and good. If not, I just cut my loses, if any, and wish them well.

Many, many times I think the person deserves to try and many, many times they themselves do not know what they can or can not achieve once reaching the parallel bars. A person “getting in over their head” is not a bad thing, in my opinion. The fact that they may have enough untapped reserves they did not know they had to survive is where it’s at. They can come down off those parallel bars a very different person. Whether auditioning for a part in one of my mini-musicals or a relative asking for a little hurdle help paying his rent or contributing to an expensive wedding. I tell them all my same parallel-bar analogy. That’s the kind of guy I am. What can I say?

I listened very carefully Thursday to the speech of VP Biden and this morning to Mr. Axelrod on Meet The Press and their were no positive blips on my radar screen regarding “Public Option”. I feel so sorry for my President. It seems he only has Michelle wherein Bush had Cheney, Rumsfield, Gonzales, Ashcrof and Fox News. Sad!
As always,
BB
P.S. Those of us who are parents and old enough to be grand-parents know of what I speak. We don’t want it to be that way but hey, that’s life! Some of us raise our children to say “Please and Thank You” while others raise their children to get what they want "by any means necessary!” Our children usually can not compete. Background is everything!