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Friend –
Remember that deadline we kept emailing you about a couple weeks ago? Here’s what you should know about what we’ll report to the FEC tomorrow:
– In the third fundraising quarter of this year, 606,027 people donated to this campaign – even more than gave in the record-breaking previous quarter.
– Those people gave more than 766,000 total donations – 98 percent of them $250 or less, at an average amount of $56. That’s more than twice as many donations than we had at this point in the historic 2008 campaign.
– Together, Obama for America and the DNC raised more than $70 million. And it all happened during a summer when the President was focused on doing the job he was elected to do – a summer when we had to cancel a series of fundraising events and ask everyone to dig a little deeper.
If I could sum up this last quarter in a few words: Supporters like you came through.
Here’s even bigger news: Right now, 982,967 people have donated to this campaign. We’re within striking distance of 1 million donors.
…. Thanks for all you did to get us here. I’m excited for what’s ahead, and I hope you’ll take part in the push to 1 million grassroots donors today.
Match someone’s pledge, double your impact, and become part of the first million today:
Donate here
Thanks,
Jim Messina
Campaign Manager
Obama for America
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President Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak shake hands during their joint news conference in the East Room at the White House
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NYT Editorial: It was all predicted, but the unanimous decision by Senate Republicans on Tuesday to filibuster and thus kill President Obama’s jobs bill was still a breathtaking act of economic vandalism. There are 14 million people out of work, wages are falling, poverty is rising, and a second recession may be blowing in, but not a single Republican would even allow debate on a sound plan to cut middle-class taxes and increase public-works spending.
…. The Republicans offer no actual economic plans, only tired slogans about cutting regulations and spending, and ending health care reform…. Their lack of serious ideas was on full display in both the Senate and the presidential debate on Tuesday night in New Hampshire. The debate was ostensibly about the economy, but when the freshest and most-talked-about idea is Herman Cain’s ridiculous “9-9-9” tax plan, it is clear that the economy they were debating is not the one Americans are forced to live in…..
The other candidates were no less vacuous. Mitt Romney offered an ash heap of used ideas … Rick Perry, when he could be stirred to speak, vowed to somehow put 1.2 million people to work in the energy industry, as if the whole country were Texas and drills could pop up on every block.
Republican candidates fear the Tea Party too much to acknowledge that economists are solidly behind government intervention to awaken growth …. But at least the record is increasingly clear who is advocating real ideas and who is selling an empty vessel.
Full editorial here
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First Lady Michelle Obama and South Korea’s First Lady Kim Yoon-Ok arrive to watch a musical performance during a visit to Annandale High School
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Greg Sargent: The public really likes the Obama jobs policies that the GOP blocked: The internals of the NBC/WSJ poll are now up online. Check out this bit:
The jobs bill would cut the payroll tax rate, fund new road construction, continue to extend unemployment benefits, and give tax credits to companies who hire and train long-term unemployed workers. The plan would be paid for by increasing taxes on the wealthy and increasing taxes on businesses by closing some corporate tax loopholes. Do you favor or oppose this plan?
Favor 63
Oppose 32
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The Obama Diary 
We won’t take NO for an answer! Press on, Mr. President.
Good Morning TOD family
So happy to watch and read how folks are fighting back. The AJA will not go away, and we can help keep the pressure on.
I have a variety of unrelated comments
1. I got a call from Democrats fundraising and I told them I donate only to Donna and when were they going to announce she had won the phone call with the President. The young man was kinda taken aback and said he would pass along the message. I have become quite a crabby contributor. Donna let us know when we can have an official celebration
2. I have read a variety of comments about OWS, and plan to write up a more detailed post on Sunday, after our rally in support of this movement is held. FYI – the Latino Democratic Club, Sonoma County Democrats, SEIU, AFL-CIO, CFT (teachers) and several other groups are endorsing this event. We anticipate 500 – 1000 in attendance. To give you some perspective attendance at a rally in this town of 200,000 is usually between 100-200 folks. The general assembly meetings which I have been attending were featured on the front page of the local paper yesterday. Our group does not have a platform – however they have only existed for 12 days. There has been no mention of Ralph Nader or Ron Paul. They have been trying to form an organization and deal with the details of a march and occupation, policy will come later. When MoveOn is asked for an opinion we will talk about the Contract for the American Dream and the American Jobs Act. At the rally we will be passing out a handout that contains facts about both projects. OWS will be unique to each community – I encourage you to attend a few General Assembly meetings and make your voice heard before you condemn them.
3. Good News story for the day
A Nutrition Label For Building Products
http://www.whatisworking.com/2011/10/nutrition-label-for-building-products.html
Hi,
My sister and her Liberal friends will be going to an OWS event on Saturday in Tampa.
My sister is a big Obama supporter.
Btw: Susan hickey just got confirmed by senate to be judge in western Arkansas.
Good news about the judge confirmation.
Nice to hear about 1) your fiestiness with regard to our Donna’s imminent victory and 2) your General Assembly — that is very encouraging and I look forward to your write-up! I think the local assemblies are a wonderful thing, and I love the fact they’re not “defined” yet — I think that makes it easier for folks to mingle and exchange ideas. Have a great time :-).
One more story then it is off to work
Free Sneakers And Gym Memberships: Just Perks Or Smart Policy?
http://www.whatisworking.com/2011/10/free-sneakers-and-gym-memberships-just.html
Fits in nicely with the First Ladies “Let’s Move” program.
Don’t you love Willard! Per video clip above, here are Mittens words:
” If you do not want America to be the strongest nation on earth, I am not your president; you have that president today.”
He makes me ill, a Ken doll that is so fake even Barbie can’t stand it.
Loved PBO’s takedown of Ed Henry, Romney spokesperson!
Here’s Ed Henry’s spin on PBO’s response.
11:36am Oct 13
Ed Henry Clashes With Obama At White House Press Conference: Fox News Chief White House Correspondent Ed Henry experienced a tense moment with President Obama during a Thursday press conference. The President held a joint press conference with Lee Myung-Bak, President of South Korea. Ed Henry had the first question of the conference and asked Obama if he considered the alleged Iranian assassination plot to be “an act of war.” Henry decided to quote a Mitt Romney statement from last week when asking for the President’s plans to address Iran’s alleged terror plot. Henry asked the President “what specific steps will you take to hold Iran accountable? Especially when Mitt Romney charged last week, quote, ‘If you do not want America to be the strongest nation on Earth, I am not your President. You have that president today.'” Obama paused and answered, “Well I did not know you were the spokesman for Romney,” and smiled down at Henry. Henry discussed the exchange with Megyn Kelly on her show and defended his decision to quote Mitt Romney in his question. “I was trying to put it in the broader context of not just Mitt Romney, but there are a lot of Republicans out there who would charge that this president leads from behind,” he said. “…Instead, he decided to go after me a little bit.” Huffington Post…
Apparently, Ed is too stupid to know how inappropriate that question was in front of a foreign leader. What a jackass!!!!!!!!
They are trying to change the subject from Obama is keeping us safe to Obama is leading from behind.
The far right apparently wants us to carpet bomb Tehren!
Do you remember John McSane BOMB. BOMB, BOMB IRAN? Poor Ed he does not have questions of
his own, and he call himself a journalist????? he realy looked so stupid everybody laughed, when PBO
responded , and If Mitten wants to go to war with IRAN he should send all of his children he has a lot’s.
and his rich friends kidds NOT MINE fucked them sorry>
Debz – My thoughts, exactly. Inappropriate, immature, and intolerable.
If there were one real journalist out there he/she would call ed out for this, but that is just wishful thinking on my part.
I think the President put Mr. Ed in his place, didn’t he?
>>>>”Ed Henry Clashes With Obama”<<<<
🙄
Poor Fucking Ed he is perfect for working with the laying FOX PBO knows how to take stupid jerks down.
You go mr President Tha Latino comunity LOves and will vote for you.
Such a display of stupidity should be illegal – and these media have such thin skins. Ed Henry is an idiot.
theo67, I do not know if you are on Twitter. I think you should send this portion of you quote to fox stenographer and republican nonsense-carrier to ed henry and tell him that based on his question to PBO: “such a display of stupidity should be illegal”. I loved it
I am on twitter, GCL (I’m @glomad67) – thanks for the suggestion and compliment. Sending it now!
wah, wah, wah. Ed Henry needs to put his big boy pants on and quit whinin’ and cryin’. If he was stupid enough to ask the question on that manner, then he gets what he deserved. A polite smackdown, but a smackdown, nonetheless.
*in* that manner,
Exactly isonprize. That smackdown was beautiful. Especially when the Korean President laughed his head off also. Ed should stop whining and sit his GOP errand boy ass down.
within ed henry’s discussion with the kelly character, this part also caught my eye: “but there are a lot of Republicans out there who would charge that this president leads from behind”. Is he trying to admit that he may not be willard’s spokesperson but is in fact the sopkesperson of the gop?
Ed Henry tried to take this opportunity in front of a foreign dignitary, to be a smart-ass and got slap-down in front of the same foreign dignitaries and the foreign press which laugh at his dumb ass on national & international televise event.. Which was embarrassed for him, so what did he do? Run back to faux and lick his wounds… In fact, all foreign leaders know how effective this President is on all foreign matters. That why, he have the respect of England, Russia (incl. Putin), France, China, So. America nations and Mid-East Arab nations… That just noise that the rethugs. are pushing and the msm is singing… But yet, not one of these so-called reporters have the nerve to ask these leaders otherwise… IMO they’re the ones who look weak because they don’t have the backbone to stand-up to the conservatives or corp. money…
What an idiot that Ed Henry!!!
God I hate these idiots like Ed Henry who are not even worthy to tie President Obama’s shoelaces yet have been propped up and given microphones to challenge the most brilliant, most dignified President the world has ever seen!!!
The Ed Henry’s of the world and those who have given them an outlet will surely meet their due Karmas!!!
I loved the President’s response, because it was so unnecessary for Henry to add that at the end of his question. Always trying to get a dig in, isn’t he! I think the President is getting pretty tired of the “press” and their tactics.
Henry discussed the exchange with Megyn Kelly on her show and defended his decision to quote Mitt Romney in his question. “I was trying to put it in the broader context of not just Mitt Romney, but there are a lot of Republicans out there who would charge that this president leads from behind,” he said. “…Instead, he decided to go after me a little bit.”
What a liar…in the broader context of not just Mitt Romney?
I think what is more pathetic with these RW clowns in the press is their inflated sense of self importance.
Since Mitt Romney only speaks for 23% of h is own party, they really shouldn’t call that a very broad context.
Hmmm. Herb Cain says he can present the GOP with one-third of the African American vote, if he gets the R nomination.
Guess his fellow Republicans didn’t tell him that voter suppression laws in states are targeting various Democratic supporters, some of whom are those very same “brainwashed” African Americans of whom he likes to opine and wishes to grab with insults.
Republican PUMA.
Where is the CBC and West? Will they go after Cain now that he is the GOP frontrunner?
Nah. Well since West and Tavis are one in the same and West stood by in silent agreement when Tavis said that AA’s need to “think” about why they support the President – pretty much calling the AA’s who support the President stupid of brainwashed. It appears that these two who are joined at the hip agree with Cain’s assessment of AA’s being brainwashed.
I want some of what he’s smoking.
I do not know which African American vote pizza man thinks he is going to get for the gop. all I have heard from among my circles and on urban radio programs where the host or listeners are predominantly black is just ridicule for the fella and how dumb he comes across.
today one show devoted a significant number of minutes just laughing at his “surge”, quoting back the insults he has managed to thow
about blacks since he started running. they eve wrote a song about him that is not so flaterring
as usual, people are under this false illusion that the only reason we support President Obama is because he is black. remember that is what they tried to do to him during his 2004 senate race?
of course this is why the gop is pushing pizza-man ahead and using him as michael steele or clarence thomas. we can see these kinds of people coming a mile a way
such an insult to us – we are brainwashed indeed!!
THUMBSSSS UP!….
AND LET ME ADD A LIL BIT OF THE PRESIDENT’S PODIUM SWAG…..THUMPPPP!..
😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆
How by STEALING IT?
PPP says he’s trailing POTUS 91-6 in the Black community.
BWA HA AH AH HA HA HA AH HA
Love PBO’s smack down of Ed Henry, I guess ole Ed didn’t learn his lesson last time. 🙂
I read on twitter PBO also asked the jackals about the homework assignment he gave them there was no link Any one else heard that??
Our4thEstate Bobfr
So, #FOXNEWSTAINER @edhenryTV it’s good to know the President recognizes what we all knew. You’re not a journalist your a #GOPFAIL hack.
#PRESSON
Right on!!!
Those are pretty good pictures chip.
I just found out that the House will be putting in the defense spending bill a repeal of DADT.
Here we go again.
WOWWWww
You mean, they’ll be trying to repeal the repeal of DADT? How exactly would that work? Those who think the parties are the same need to really have their heads examined.
Our4thEstate Bobfr
@MittRomney You’ve done two things: Sign ‘Obamacare 1.0’ into MA law & make millions running job-killing Bain Capital. #FAIL
#YesWeCanDOMoreTogether
All we needed at the end of that answer to Ed “Prick” Henry was the clip of PBO kicking in the side door as he left the podium….or a podium spank…I’d take either one.
hehehehe…….
love that podium spank!!…HA!
😛 😛 That’s what I’m talkin’ ’bout!
Heeee!!
Well, the Republican Senators are taking to the floor slamming the President for not sending our Army to Tehren..
Crazy talk!
Maybe they need to look at the video of that poor soldier who received the Purple Heart this week from President Obama, and think about the real lives that they so callously play with. The GOP make me sick.
Sadly, the repugs don’t care about the actual people who fight their wars. They would have all of us on the front lines if they could. They don’t consider the consequences of their actions. War is probably their idea of a jobs bill.
I’M ON THE PHONE WITH OFA HEADQUARTERS…….GOOD NEWS!
Donna please we can’t stand the suspense. ………….
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YIPPPPPEEEEEEE!!!!!
Is it time for virtual group hugs and high fives?????
I’m blowing up the balloons, keying up the marching band and lining up the cupcakes.
We need confetti!!
i’ll get the champagne…whooooooooooo hoooooooooo
Oh, for sure! On ice!
Exactly meta, lets celebrate by sprinkling confetti throughout the internet. Donna is a star. And she’s our star. And she’s going to get a call from President Obama. The TOD family is bursting with pride This is so exciting…..
AND VP Biden, too, no? SUPERSTAR, that’s what you are!!
eeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!
NEW ANALYSIS: The Three Things You Need To Know About Herman Cain’s 999 Plan
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/10/13/343181/cain-999-plan-analysis/
This is the second time I’ve had an exchange on twitter from an OWS person who insists that they are anti-Obama. This one actually accused the President of being a liar, and sent me a bunch of nonsense to read to prove her claims. And she told me that Ron Paul is their hero, and the only one who will give them what they want, and they are aligned with Moveon.org.
I don’t want to open up a sensitive topic, but I really don’t know what these people want. I was really disturbed by this twitter exchange – really scary. I also heard one of them being interviewed on NPR this morning, and she said that it will take time for their brand of democracy to take shape and get stuff done – and I wondered why they are so eager to give themselves time to even get a coherent message, but they’ve written off President Obama who has achieved 80% of his agenda, saying it’s taking too long.
If they are waiting for Ron Paul, I am afraid that they will be waiting forever. I heard Bill Clinton say on Letterman last night, that it is good to have a movement, but in order for a movement to be successfull, it can’t just be against something. It needs to define the goals and work toward those goals.
#OccupyAVotingBooth If they don’t have a plan, a strategy, a vision, what’s the point? I do think there are different ‘factions’ of this movement. I’m still holding out for a more concrete message. If it doesn’t include voting, I’m out. #OccupyAVotingBooth
Ron Paul supporters are the most rapid bunch out there. Remember in 2008 when they raised a ton of money in one day? There’s a lot of them but they never really get anywhere because Ron Paul is a totally nuts.
There are exactly 5000 of them. But they are LOUD and PERSISTENT that’s all!!!
Blah….that person is most likely a plant….
Um, so Ed Henry is actually going to stand up there and push the RW meme that PBO “leads from behind” all in defense of a guy who’s been running for POTUS FORFREAKINEVER????? Romney can’t even win the nomination let alone LEAD. PLEASE!
forgot to sign back in. looking foward to the state dinner outfits tonight
Oh, my:
WASHINGTON — A senior American official is confirming the death of a top leader in the Haqqani network who played a central role in attacking coalition forces in Afghanistan.
Janbaz Zadran was killed Thursday in the Haqqani stronghold of Miram Shah in North Waziristan, Pakistan. The area has been targeted in CIA drone strikes in the past.
The U.S. official says Zadran’s death makes him the most senior Haqqani leader in Pakistan to be taken off the battlefield. The official says Zadran helped the Haqqani network orchestrate attacks on troops in Kabul and southeastern Afghanistan. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44894301#.Tpc8VnOW60p
it seems like every week another terrorist is taken off the battlefield.
So I am officially the winner for most donations in the Grassroots Fundraising Challenge. I just spent the last 30 minutes on the phone doing an interview with OFA Headquarters. They are doing a write-up which I will be featured ion their blog and the White House will be calling me with the logistics about the call from President Obama!!!!!
Okay I am not good for anything else today here at work. I should probably just go home and lay down 🙂
YIPPEEE….I’M GONNA TALK TO THE PRESIDENT!!!
GO TOD….GO TOD!!!!!!
Send suggestions for questions to donnadem4obama@gmail.com
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
GO DONNA!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Congrats! You will do us proud when you talk with our guy! Please let him know we have his back!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~CONGRATULATIONS DONNA~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ooops I forgot to thank my TOD Family for all they did to make this possible.
THANK YOU TOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
donna, CONGRATS!!!! You are so deserving!!!!!!!
Congratulations Donna, this is awesome news. I am so thrilled for you. I think a champagne toast is in order.
Congratulations Donna! and great support TODers!! This is wonderful news.
Congratulations Donna !!!!!!
Hey! Congratulations! This is exciting.
HIPPPPPPPPP HIPPPPPPPPP HORAYYYYYYYYYY……WHISTLESSSSSSSSS…TWEETTTT…BLARINGGGGG HORNSSSSSSSS….
CONGRATSSSSS DONNAAAAAA…:-0 🙂 🙂
Oh Donna, what great, great news. I with we could all give you a hug, fix you a special dinner and toast you with your favorite drink. It’s like a member of the family won an award (and what a big one). Get lots of rest before the BIG call so you don’t faint at the sound of PBO’s voice.
Such an incredible voice, to boot!!
Congratulations Donna!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
I am so happy for you.
Oh my goodness, Donna! CHEERS! What an incredible honor, one that you earned every minute of during this whole event. CONGRATS!!!!
WOOOOOOTTT!!!!
😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 CONGRATULATIONS Donna 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
HOLY SHIT!!!!! YOU DID IT!!!!! SO PROUD OF YOU:) So proud of US! Sorry, I can’t contain myself…..this is the best lunch break EVER! Congats:) 🙂 YOU GET TO TALK TO THE PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow! Congrats Donna! We are so proud of you. You will proudly represent us here at TOD.
Congrats from Barbados!!!!!!!!!
Fantastic news Donna!!!!!
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!
#YesWECanDOMoreTogether
Yesssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations Donna, I’m so happy for you!!
CONGRATULATIONS DONNA!!!!!!!
This is amazing – and so exciting 🙂 You deserve the rest of the day off!!
Congratulations Donna!! this is FANTASTIC.
Please tell President Obama that in addition to his policy achievements, so many of us appreciate his sacrifices , empathy, very hard work, and the fact that like he promised during the campaign, he has made “kindness cool again”
Fired up for you, Donna!
Congratulations Donna,
I knew you would be the winner! This is good news the TOD family. Go home and practice what you will ask or say to the President.
TELL HIM HIS BASE LOVES HIM!
That’s just awesome! Very best to you!
Woot! Scrap me off the ceiling, I could not be more elated for you, or proud of you!
You so deserve this honor! Please tell our remarkable President we are in his corner and fighting with him every inch of the way!
OMG!!!
CONGRATS DONNA!!!!
Congrats on such a well-earned reward.
Congrats Donna. I’m so happy for you. Tell PBO I said Hello!
This is so beyond cool. No one deserves it more than you, Donna. Yippee! Amazing job, TOD family. Wow.
Congratulations Donna and all of the supporters.
Woo Hoo – this is so cool. We are all doing the happy dance.
Senate Republican jobs plan-
Repeal obamacare and Dodd/frank…
Yikes!
the Republican jobs plan – repeal everything that is good.
I was watching Martin Bashir, wow ….they are nuts, seriously……..they’re so obsess with abortions.
“The bill is something of a greatest hits of Republican economic proposals. It calls for tax reform that lowers tax rates, repeal of the new healthcare law, a balance budget amendment to the Constitution and expansion of offshore oil drilling.
Republicans said their bill would create jobs over time rather than aiming for immediate job growth through government spending.”
They claim it would create 5 million jobs over time. 1) I’d like to see independent economists make confirm that assessment. 2) This doesn’t address the immediate economic emergency.
Carrier Classic
A hoops game on USS Carl Vinson
By MJ LEE | 10/13/11 3:03 PM
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The USS Carl Vinson is the aircraft carrier that buried Osama bin Laden at sea. AP Photo Close
President Obama will attend the Carrier Classic basketball game between the University of North Carolina and Michigan State on Veterans Day on the USS Carl Vinson.
White House spokesman Dan Pfeiffer announced the news on Twitter Thursday afternoon.
The USS Carl Vinson, as the Associated Press notes, is the aircraft carrier that buried Osama bin Laden at sea after the Al Qaeda leader was killed in a Navy SEALs raid.
“We’re honored that President Obama plans to attend the game on the Carl Vinson,” said Rear Admiral Dennis Moynihan, the Navy’s chief spokesman, according to the wire. “The ship is a representative of more than 100 Navy ships that are deployed right now. We see this as a celebration of service for all veterans, and we also see this as a great opportunity to showcase what our Navy does on a daily basis.”
Top Navy officials and congressional delegations from North Carolina and Michigan are expected to attend the game, and there will be appropriate security to accommodate the guests, according to the AP.
please excuse my ignorance but how will this work? will the Carl Vinson be back at homeport or will it still be anchored at sea?
I trust President Obama not to do that paratrooping the unmentionable did
could this also be a chance to thank the people who participated in the burrial?
that will be on November 11;2011
So the President is going to see my N.C. Tarheels play Michigan State. Wow! That should be exciting knowing the President is there. Go Heels!!!!!! Go President Obama!!!!!!!
THE BEST IDEA EVER:
Warren Buffett, in a recent interview with CNBC, offers one of the
best quotes about the debt ceiling:
“I could end the deficit in 5 minutes,” he told CNBC. “You just
pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more
than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible
for re-election/
The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds)
took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple!
The people demanded it. That was in 1971 – before computers, e-mail,
cell phones, etc.
Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took one (1) year
or less to become the law of the land – all because of public pressure.
Warren Buffet is asking each addressee to forward this email to
a minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask
each of those to do likewise.
In three days, most people in The United States of America will
have the message. This is one idea that really should be passed
around.
_*Congressional Reform Act of 2011*_
1. No Tenure / No Pension.
A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no
pay when they’re out of office.
2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social
Security.
All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the
Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into
the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the
American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.
3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all
Americans do.
4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise.
Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
5. Congress loses their current health care system and
participates in the same health care system as the American people.
6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the
American people.
7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are void
effective 1/1/12. The American people did not make this
contract with Congressmen/women.
Congressmen/women made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in
Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers
envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their
term(s), then go home and back to work.
If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will
only take three days for most people (in the U.S.) to receive
the message. Don’t you think it’s time?
THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!
If you agree with the above, pass it on. If not, just delete.
You are one of my 20+ – Please keep it going, and thanks.
This would be best in a post/or site, so we could tweet/FB our faces off!
Tally, where did you find this? I don’t know how to take your post and send it along. Is there a reference site to go to?
Also, while we’re at it, I wish we could fix the Senate as well. Lifetime posts for senators who have long since lost touch with reality and have years to build a corrupt network of supporters has got to stop. Right now the Senate just doesn’t work. It’s a lot of highly paid people who sit around feeding their own egos.
****props to to Obama for going in the USS Carl Vinson on veterans day to watch college hoops***
Brilliant!
The same ship that put OBL out to sea. Yikes.
The Senate approved Sung Y. Kim of California to be U.S. Ambassador to South Korea on Thursday, just minutes before South Korean President Lee Myung-bak planned to address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress.
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) made a unanimous consent request that the new ambassador be confirmed, which was quickly approved without objection.
Kerry also asked that in the near future, the Senate take up the nomination of Heather Higginbottom to be the Deputy Director for the Office of Management and Budget. Kerry said there would be four hours of debate on this nomination.
South Korean PRESIDENT ON CSPAN FROM THE HOUSE FLOOR!
Our First Lady looks lovely today.
She is super beautiful!!!