#TavisWeeps because in 19 minutes President @BarackObama inspired more deep conversation about race than Smiley has his whole career. #J4TM
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Wlcome everyone to a good Sunday!
Happy First Carol! 🙂
Obama’s speech was just wonderful. I haven’t listened to the entire thing yet, but when I can take a break from painting my condo two fresh shades of green (with black baseboards-I don’t care what they say about those), I’m going to sit down and listen.
from late last nite..have a great day everyone…..http://m.democracynow.org/stories/13138 Bill Moyer the United States of ALEC PLS watch and listen. this will send chills down ur spine. and we have hall seen the ALEC BILLS HAPPEN ie WIS, but other ALEC laws in other states.
Thanks for this, Inga:)
I have, just for myself mind, decided that ALEC is part of our most recent version of the John Birch Society. When I looked up a little info on the JBS I couldn’t believe it. Early on they were discredited by their own Republican party (back in the day) because they began to do things like call Eisenhower a commie. Now they have assumed new names (IMHO), Tea Party, Libertarian, Patriot Groups. From now on I making reference to that and trying to learn more.
Hi catrst,
Always worth remembering that:
“Fred Koch not only founded the company now known as Koch Industries, he also was a founding member of the John Birch Society.”
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/06/10/242334/john-birch-society-celebrates-koch/
And, that:
“Billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch finally got their way in 2011. After their decades of funding the American Legislative Exchange Council, the collaboration between multinational corporations and conservative state legislators, the project began finally to yield the intended result.
For the first time in decades, the United States saw a steady dismantling of the laws, regulations, programs and practices put in place to make real the promise of American democracy.”
http://www.thenation.com/blog/165077/koch-brothers-alec-and-savage-assault-democracy#
The pedigree is pure – ALEC is a direct descendent of JBS.
#FORWARD Together
Congrats on 1st Carol!!
from the bottom of the previous thread ….
#TrustBarack
Thanks Bofr! I never thought I would ever be first….a request. Could Chips post a picture of Obama at 17 for me?
Please consider this a place holder until Chips has an opportunity to see your request, Carol.
Well done, Carol! Just so happens tomorrow’s Full Moon comes in at 2:07pmEDT, in the sign of Aquarius, 0 degrees 06 minutes! This takes place shortly after the Sun enters Leo at 11:56amEDT. Now, isn’t that just all so wonderful??!! 😆
Perfect Bob!
@SFPelosi nailed it!
So did Bob!
Happy to report that it’s raining in Phoenix:) Love the rain!
Very happy for you, df. It’s been so incredibly hot there!!!
Well…it’s monsoon season…so that means hot AND muggy. Awful. But much cooler today…only in the 90’s and it’s raining SOOOO hard right now!
Check that…it’s a deluge!!!
“Some people feel the rain, others just get wet.” ~ The Buddha
Is it possible to have the president’s Friday Comments posted again? Those who tweet if possible could embed that speech to every #Tavisweeps tweet post.
During Clinton yrs…..Tavis was never this vicious nor did he even attack Clinton. That is why I loved what Goldie Taylor had to say today on MSNBC.
I love that she was so direct, and she included Tavis Smiley’s side-kick, Cornel West. They focus on things that do nothing to move the ball forward. How does a person wake up in the morning to push the idea that President Obama was “pushed to the podium”, as though it makes a difference in the grand scheme of things. Tavis wants to imbue President Obama with sinister motives, so that the discussion changes from doing something, to just talking smack about President Obama. What a wasted life, if attacking President Obama is Tavis Smiley’s life mission.
GA Chips, TOD….
Watched it, real time. Those were the days when some stuff was worth watching on TeeVee 😉
I can’t imagine the feeling…. my generation takes so many things for granted.
It, quite literally, took your breath away. We were cheering and crying at the same time.
I wish I could have gone to FL for the final shuttle launch….closest I could have gotten to history.
Yep me too. Actually had the nerve to think I might do that some day. [Uhura-inspired, of course]
I remember being in school during these times and all of us would gather around the tv to watch during class. Now, anything we do in space is no big deal? Weird
Sad and pretty shameful
I was twelve.
Of course, on MET (now CE(S)T) that meant staying (or rather: getting) up at two in the morning …
That was (approximately) 3.5 years after we got our TV.
I did too, Bob! Those bygone days when T.V. news focused on the big issues and not on gossip, hype and sensationalism.
When Country was First and politics was further behind. When We Were Truly Number One and Most were appreciative of our Nation….
Hey teabaggers……We want Our Nation Back.
Good Morning Afternoon TOD’ers. Hi LYNN! Hope everything is OK. Prayers, hugs and thinking of you and your family.
From the annals of self promotion….. my latest post.
WOW
Pretty epic stuff huh!! I tried to provided pictures of my favorite scenes, along w/ the video.
This is amazing! Thanks for sharing it!
Sure thing Dudette, did you see this….?
I have never seen the Movie, however, I have heard of it:
Who is afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who is afraid of #Tavisweeps?
He is a fool, telling tales, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
Afternoon, Everyone 🙂
Powerful ad beginning to run in several states….
Excellent!
Yes We Can
Sweet story about a couple of the Aurora movie theatre shooting victims
The Boss has spoken!
https://twitter.com/BlkPoliticSport/status/358986106697555969
🙂 So glad.
Wow…..Stevie Wonder and now Bruce……Springsteen.
Yeah…..We take care of Our own.
Really think this song says it all!
Indeed he has – thanks Bruce!! We sure do take care of our own.
My son and I are diehard Springsteen fans … and we don’t see confirmation of this. The quote above is what Stevie Wonder said. Can someone verify that Springsteen has lent his voice to this pledge to boycott Florida?
Hmmm, good point. I re-tweeted without double-checking. I don’t see anything on his Twitter TL or website about this either. Maybe somebody’s wishful thinking. Anybody with Facebookk out there, can you check the source mentioned in the picture — TheMarmelPage?
Yep, nothing in the media about this. They would’ve been wearing this story out, no?
Cool
I asked the guy who tweeted this if there was another source. He wasn’t sure either, so he deleted the tweet.
Did mention Bruce’s song dedication though…
Powerful!
Just when I think I’m out of the #TavisWeeps business, Chips PULLS me back in! 😀 😀 😀
Brilliant!
Wow, look at all that grey in just FOUR years! :). Still, hands down, the handsomest president ever.
Somebody asked about this the other day…
Read and understand this…pass it on
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/category/organizations/alec
In honor of National Ice Cream Day:) These people have so many hangs ups…
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/schweddy-balls-make-afa-squirm
That is just too sad for words. Have they still not figured out, that the bigger deal you make out of something, the more people will want it JUST to see what the fuss is about.
Wow! I missed this! WTH?
Mercy!
“A Texas man…”
’nuff said….smh
And so it grows…Thanks Bruce and Stevie for walking the walk, not just mouthing off crap on cable TV like Tavis, etc.
33 states have this law (Georgia, Illinois, Hawaii!). This will be a long road.
All long roads have a beginning and end….
Story not confirmed though. Somebody put out a graphic and people (including me) jumped on it. Would be great if true, but doesn’t seem so — at least for now.
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/07/21/chat-away-202/#comment-787647
That’s true- as daisydem pointed out earlier. He dedicated a song to Trayvon at a concert in Italy (or Ireland) two days ago, but I haven’t seen anything about FL boycott.
Good afternoon all!
Teabagger = Scuumbag
There is something child-molester-like creepy about this guy.
::shivers::
😎
Sorry TODers, I started today with the naked Rivera and probably blinded many……I am so sorry. And for a little redemption, Take a look at this:
But for a little bit of mischief, I have this…..these two lovely little children and the little boy…..in my opinion, Loved the stuff all over his face and legs.
LOL! That is A.DOR.A.BLE!!!!!! Love it!
You know the mother wanted to laugh her a** off 🙂
Corbett has had a stunning fall from grace after his relative cakewalk in 2010. It was a Republican year, Corbett was a well-liked, corruption-busting attorney general, and voters appeared to be looking for a less colorful personality after eight years of Gov. Ed Rendell.
Now, most independent polls show that only about a third of registered voters approve of the way he is handling his job, and small majorities agree that he does not deserve a second term.
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PA DEMS will be working hard to make sure that one-term is all he gets
It’s unwise to mess with Goldie and Joy, for sure! 🙂
In my inbox today:
I’d expect this from Fox News, but not “Meet the Press.”
When David Gregory asked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid about the 20-week abortion ban moving through Congress, Gregory repeatedly referred to this legislative attack as “reasonable.”1
It’s the job of journalists like Gregory to see through these anti-choice talking points – not repeat them.
There’s nothing reasonable about anti-choice lawmakers inserting themselves between a woman and her doctor.
The way the media report on the 20-week abortion bans is critical, especially as anti-choice lawmakers push these attacks from states like Texas all the way up to the U.S. Congress. Americans trust “Meet the Press.” When this show doesn’t report the news fairly and honestly, Americans come away with only one side of the story and don’t have the facts they need to fight back.
We can’t let this interview go without saying something. Tell David Gregory his depiction of 20-week abortion bans is misleading to the millions of Americans who count on him to serve up the facts without bias on “Meet the Press.”
Here’s how Gregory put his question: “Is it not reasonable to put some restrictions on late term abortion as we’re seeing in the states?”
If Gregory had done his research, he’d know that abortion at this point in pregnancy is extremely rare, only 1.5 percent of all abortions.2 These bans target women who face a complication later in pregnancy, such as a heart-breaking diagnosis of a fetal anomaly.
When a reporter like Gregory puts anti-choice spin into his story, he makes it that much harder to ensure that people know the truth about how these bans hurt real women often facing difficult health decisions.
Tell David Gregory to get his facts straight when he reports on abortion.
Exactly. And there are lots of others like this too. Run away from them as fast as you can.
New post: http://theobamadiary.com/2013/07/21/a-presidential-perspective/
Good Tods:-)
Stopping by to give my “Heartfelt Thanks” to Chips and follow bloggers….You’ve eased my pain in such challenging times. Grateful to all of you!
Much Love ~ Kasai
oops I meant to say “Good Day”…and Fellow
Except on Sundays, this is the print newspaper that gets bought the most at my local 7-11 (when I stop by most mornings).
I’m surprised at Ms. Pelosi’s tweet. It’s so good! I always thought of her as more neutral.