Stats from Organizing for Action: OFA raised $20.8 million from more than 355,000 ppl in just over 8 mos as an organization — Christina Bellantoni (@cbellantoni) October 11, 2013
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Republicans say the govt shutdown is an “epic battle” – it’s not. Our new ad w a WWII vet who actually fought in some http://t.co/m63rfnbuR3
Here’s more on another grassroots campaign, aiming for the 2014 elections.
It’s depressing to think that OFA and Americans for Responsible Solutions combined total of $30 million is dwarfed by the likes of the Koch Brothers, Sherman Adelson, etc. And that SCOTUS will no doubt open the spigots even wider this year for unlimited campaign contributions by the miserly plutocrats who only care about themselves, and not a whit about the country they live in.
Mark Kelly/Gabby Giffords anti-NRA group raised >$11 million from 130K donors; will use for 2014 midterm elections.
http://t.co/rXvFSUEx2d
In October 2012, Malala indicated (in her native tongue) that PBO was her “ideal” It’s on a Youtube video, so you don’t have to take my word for it. So when these idiots try to use Malala against PBO, simply because she expressed a concern to him, throw it right back in their faces….
This success story should offset the “Solyndra scandal” but I doubt MSM will pick up on this.
Also saw on the Google blog that they have invested in another solar project, most recently in CA’s Imperial County (southeastern most CA county, abuts Yuma Arizona, San Diego County and has the Salton Sea and El Centro as prominent locations (El Centro’s motto is something like “Where the sun goes for Winter).
AZ solar plant opened on Oct 9, provides energy even after dark; financed by same US program as Solyndra. @nprnewshttp://t.co/TCgv499NCY
Little Ezra probably seeing his retirement plan going down in flames & thinks someone should do something – he helped the media invoke this disaster & now thinks someone should solve it. Some truth in reporting from the likes of Ezra would be a start.
O/T Penn. St. just won in 5OT over #16MI, #5Standford lost to Utah, and #11OK lost to TX….My Auburn Tigers won 62-3 w/ a Freshman QB’s 1rst start 🙂
From my perch overseas, I’ve also been watching the run-up to the government shutdown in Washington. At times, I have tried to explain it to bemused foreigners. Many of them think, mistakenly, that Americans are having an argument about the budget or the deficit. I have to put them straight: This is an attempt by one part of the U.S. political system to use the budgetary process to stop the implementation of a single law, the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”). If my interlocutors come from democratic countries, they then look puzzled.
If they read the commentary pouring out of Washington, they are even more confused, as am I. What surprises — and shocks — me is how many people who have written, blogged or self-righteously tweeted about the results of various polls on these events, as if they matter. Do 47 percent of Americans oppose Obamacare? Do 73.7 percent oppose Obamacare? Do 97 percent of Republicans hate Obamacare even more than they hate death and taxes? Who cares? In a functioning democracy, it doesn’t matter what the majority happens to think at any given moment. What matters is what the legitimate, representative, legal institutions have already decided.
Americans are paying a high price for this week’s events. The cost of shutting down the federal government, for a few days or even a few weeks, pales in comparison to the damage done to the credibility of the United States abroad — and the credibility of democracy itself.
President Obama was clear in his weekly address on Saturday morning about who owns what. He spoke protectively about “our economy.” He talked firmly about “your government.”
He laid the blame for the suffering of many Americans onto what he called–twice–”this Republican shutdown.” And he stuck a shiv into his opponents by describing the shutdown’s economic effect as “a Republican default tax.”
.
.
I want you to remember: this is not normal,” the president said. “Our government is closed for the first time in 17 years. A political party is risking default for the first time since the 1700s. This is not normal. That’s why we have to put a stop to it. Not only because it’s dangerous, but because it saps everyone’s faith in our extraordinary system of self-government. And that hurts us all.”
I promised myself a politics-free Saturday, and I kept my promise. We woke up late, had a late breakfast, went to the store, hung out on our front porch in glorious LA October sunshine, and made burgers on our indoor grill. And i’m on my 4th Manhattan.
I’ll wait to see how all of this plays out. Either the GOP plays ball, and ends up losing narrowly in 2014. Or it crashes everything, and will be wiped out for the foreseeable future.
Continue having a pol-free weekend LL……the crazy that is the GOP will be there on Monday like clockwork. Your comment made me smile. It was a wonderful October day in SoCal after a rainy Wednesday that washed the skies clean.
Did the ‘pubs ever stop to think that no matter how this ends, it won’t ever be the same for them. The divorce is final. I don’t see the Teanutbutters and the Rinos getting back together. PBO derangement has the House ‘Pubs at each others throats, and the Senate ‘Pubs mad at the House ‘Pubs. Now ‘Pub governors are getting in the fray. There’s despair among the RWNJs who are looking to primary everybody. The moderate pub voters are too afraid to talk above a whisper. There is an identity problem where some don’t know whether to call themselves Republican, conservative, libertarian, independent, or as Jindal calls them….stupid.
Thanks VC – Booman has been convinced for all time that Boehner will not allow the default. I just hope he is right
“Admittedly, the Senate Republicans’ filibuster of Harry Reid’s motion to proceed to a vote on extending the debt ceiling will make some people nervous, but there is no reason to be nervous. There is virtually zero chance that the country is going to default. In fact, the Democrats have such an immense advantage right now that they are actually in a position to hold the Republicans hostage. With the clock clicking down, John Boehner will be desperate when he eventually realizes that his options are exhausted and he needs Democratic votes to avoid causing a global economic calamity. “
For me the problem is, Booman’s conviction aside, I do NOT TRUST Boehner!! I’ve seen him do too many unexpectedly negative things since he’s taken over the gavel. I can’t point offhand to ONE occasion when Boehner has kept his word or spoken with authority and sincerity. Fortunately, I do trust PBHO implicitly to do the best in his power and in any circumstances FOR THE COUNTRY/world.
As I said – “I HOPE Booman is right”. I worry more about Cantor – he hides behind the scenes and whispers to Boehner all the hate in the world. They both seem to think destroying the world economy is a necessary part of their role to bring down PBO.
IMO, Cantor is a weasel. Then again, I do NOT like any of the GOP leader, which tells me a lot. I’m normally someone who can find SOMETHING to like in those I meet, even when I readily determine we will never be close.
Raise your hand if you are sick of Ezra Klein and his B.S. There is a workable plan, for John Boehner to do the right thing, open the government and raise the debt ceiling. Put the welfare of this country before his job as speaker.
So I’m listening to music on Pandora, when a commercial comes on. It’s PBO’s voice, so I go back to the Pandora tab and there’s PBO saying to click on the button ‘Tell GOP to End the Shut Down’. Pretty kewl, he’s everywhere. Maybe he was appreciating the same music that I was listening to. He probably knows how much I like me some Ceelo sangin’.
I just saw this Healthcare.gov ad during the ALCS Boston Red Sox vs. Detriot Tigers…. Anibal Sanchez is throwing a NO-HITTER… had the bases loaded and struck out J.Drew of the Sox to end the 6th inning. PEAK Viewers right now……major ad buy. Money well spent!
Bobfr, this has been one the more enjoyable evenings in a while (most of my heavy class load is over for a month or so). It also happens to be “Indian New Year/Navaratri” The Navratri commences on the first day (pratipada) of the bright fortnight of the lunar month of Ashwin. The festival is celebrated for nine nights once every year during the beginning of October, although as the dates of the festival are determined according to the lunar calendar, the festival may be held for a day more or a day less……. So you are very intuitive 🙂 I’m currently enjoying my 5th Stella Artois……each one gets better and better!
Well, my friend, I’ve just learned what a ‘Stella Artois’ is, because of you, and, way more importantly, have a much greater appreciation of Navaratri than ever before.
So, Cheers!!!! (my glass of wine in hand) and Happiest of Navaratri’s to you, LP!
One of the many gifts Chips has given all of us is a community of such diverse cultures and an opportunity to learn, in addition to supporting President Obama.
LP, that is such an amazingly generous gesture – the image alone is way more than necessary!!!
Perhaps someday we can open that bottle, with many of our dear TODers gathered around the table, and enjoy a blissful moment, not merely because of the quality of the wine, but because of the quality of those gathered.
I think *pigs ain’t just fly’n* may be an understatement…. Even DC’s high-minded, #Newstainers, are taking notice!
“THEY told me,” Martin Sheen’s Willard says to Marlon Brando’s Kurtz in “Apocalypse Now,” at the end of a long journey up the river, “that you had gone totally insane, and that your methods were unsound.”
His baldness bathed in gold, his body pooled in shadow, Kurtz murmurs: “Are my methods unsound?”
And Willard — filthy, hollow-eyed, stunned by what he’s seen — replies: “I don’t see any method at all, sir.”
This is basically how reasonable people should feel about the recent conduct of the House Republicans.
You could compare the behavior of current House Republicans to the diplomatic sleepwalking that led to World War I, but at least, in that case, the various powers had reasonable theories of how they would actually win the ensuing war. Or you could compare it to Paraguay’s decision in the 1860s to declare war on both Brazil and Argentina at once, but at least Paraguay’s armed forces managed to win some victories before being ground into defeat.
… the rise of a populist right that often sees opposition as an end unto itself; the willingness of too many media figures, activists and politicians to stoke that wing’s worst impulses”
The media has as much to answer for as the GOP in stoking up the tea party. Apart from anything else the media aided and abetted Sarah Palin’s attack which led to the Gabby Giffords horror. Palin should have been relegated to the garbage heap – but still they breathlessly report her every move.
Upon viewing ‘Apocalypse Now’ when it first appeared, my reactions were numerous, but one of them that has remained persistent ever since is that I do not consider any, absolutely any, form of violence ‘entertainment.’
That movie crystallized such a diverse range of personal experiences, not least of which were my wretched memories of dead, dear friends who gave their life in the abomination, in the LIE that was America’s war on the Vietnamese.
So, I knew, from the moment of the tragedy of 9/11 that GWD & gang would, once again, coerce America into yet another conflagration that not only was unjustified, but also was a premeditated pursuit of fascist, cash flow outcomes for the #MIC that President Eisenhower eloquently warned Americans because that is ALL that America’s War in Vietnam was.
History has proven that assessment of #GWB’s actions 100 % accurate.
What we have been witnessing since 20 Jan 2009 is way more dangerous – and that, in and of itself, is horrifying.
When President Obama won re-election, some of us knew that what we were going to experience, once and for all, was actually not the ‘3rd Reconstruction’ but the final, mega-battle to end the Civil War.
Any doubt that that assessment of the situation was fantasy, conspiracy theory, tin foil territory ….. was comprehensively resolved on 1 Oct 2013.
The Civil War did not end 20 August 1866.
It is for US to end it.
We can only do so by supporting President Obama and Dems in the Senate, House & State Houses throughout the Union.
Make no mistake, YOU are living at that moment in history when the promise of America either prevails or becomes a Ph.D. dissertation by some pedantic kid comparing America to Greece, Rome, whatever …..
No escaping each Citizen’s personal responsibility – Preserve the American Promise or live the horror of FAIL.
#TrustBarack … and be eternally grateful you have that opportunity
There’s a reason I want to read “Team of Rivals” – I want to comprehend, from the best 20th century source we have – what happened before, during and after the American Civil War; a war we, Europeans, are taught *nothing* about in school.
I put it on my birthday wish list, and I already know I will get it.
The Obama Diary 
Seems hard to understand that the GOP can’t get the message.
Good! Now start paying my state director who has been volunteering her time since January.
Here’s more on another grassroots campaign, aiming for the 2014 elections.
It’s depressing to think that OFA and Americans for Responsible Solutions combined total of $30 million is dwarfed by the likes of the Koch Brothers, Sherman Adelson, etc. And that SCOTUS will no doubt open the spigots even wider this year for unlimited campaign contributions by the miserly plutocrats who only care about themselves, and not a whit about the country they live in.
Hahahahahaha…great response to Ezra’s moronic tweet.
He an always break a window I guess. 😀
LMAO!
Screeeeeeeeeeeech! STOP!
Too late! Shucks. 😀
Hi there, VetiV!
This is for UTA and the amazing job she does co-administering this site with Chipsticks!
And for her unparalleled tweets that crispy summarize our President’s speeches.
Hope you’re having a fantabulous Saturday night!
Beautiful!
In October 2012, Malala indicated (in her native tongue) that PBO was her “ideal” It’s on a Youtube video, so you don’t have to take my word for it. So when these idiots try to use Malala against PBO, simply because she expressed a concern to him, throw it right back in their faces….
Have Malala met Grenn Greenwald?
I’m sure she has no desire to meet him, like most sensible humans.
!!!!! That would traumatize the poor girl and she’s been thru enough already.
True hopefruit2.
When Ross Douthat is snarking on the GOP….
…. I know, LL, pigs ain’t just fly’n, they’ve broken the sound barrier …. 😉
My old ‘friend’, Louie Ludwig has restarted his political ads – he was my faithful resource for short videso during the elections. 😉
This twerp deserves derision ….
Good news in Arizona.
This success story should offset the “Solyndra scandal” but I doubt MSM will pick up on this.
Also saw on the Google blog that they have invested in another solar project, most recently in CA’s Imperial County (southeastern most CA county, abuts Yuma Arizona, San Diego County and has the Salton Sea and El Centro as prominent locations (El Centro’s motto is something like “Where the sun goes for Winter).
They are panicking now that their “Obama Caves” memes are going nowhere!
What an amazing young lady!
So true Dudette. Her parents and the world should be so proud of her.
awesome!
Worth listening to Bill Moyers. Thanks Dudette.
Moyer’s conclusion after a very sane discussion = “As surely as night must follow day, the alternative to democracy…is worse.”
Little Ezra and the rest of the emos are getting restless…this solid unity among the Dems in congress is making them anxious…
Little Ezra probably seeing his retirement plan going down in flames & thinks someone should do something – he helped the media invoke this disaster & now thinks someone should solve it. Some truth in reporting from the likes of Ezra would be a start.
Hiya 99ts. Got your msg. Awesome!
Was a good show for Navy buffs – One of my uncles was WWII navy man – sadly long gone
Spot on.
A lot of true colors are coming out all over.
I’m in love!!
O/T Penn. St. just won in 5OT over #16MI, #5Standford lost to Utah, and #11OK lost to TX….My Auburn Tigers won 62-3 w/ a Freshman QB’s 1rst start 🙂
From my perch overseas, I’ve also been watching the run-up to the government shutdown in Washington. At times, I have tried to explain it to bemused foreigners. Many of them think, mistakenly, that Americans are having an argument about the budget or the deficit. I have to put them straight: This is an attempt by one part of the U.S. political system to use the budgetary process to stop the implementation of a single law, the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”). If my interlocutors come from democratic countries, they then look puzzled.
If they read the commentary pouring out of Washington, they are even more confused, as am I. What surprises — and shocks — me is how many people who have written, blogged or self-righteously tweeted about the results of various polls on these events, as if they matter. Do 47 percent of Americans oppose Obamacare? Do 73.7 percent oppose Obamacare? Do 97 percent of Republicans hate Obamacare even more than they hate death and taxes? Who cares? In a functioning democracy, it doesn’t matter what the majority happens to think at any given moment. What matters is what the legitimate, representative, legal institutions have already decided.
Americans are paying a high price for this week’s events. The cost of shutting down the federal government, for a few days or even a few weeks, pales in comparison to the damage done to the credibility of the United States abroad — and the credibility of democracy itself.
‘A REPUBLICAN DEFAULT TAX’
Obama calls shutdown ‘a Republican default tax’
By Nancy Cooper
—————————————————–
President Obama was clear in his weekly address on Saturday morning about who owns what. He spoke protectively about “our economy.” He talked firmly about “your government.”
He laid the blame for the suffering of many Americans onto what he called–twice–”this Republican shutdown.” And he stuck a shiv into his opponents by describing the shutdown’s economic effect as “a Republican default tax.”
.
.
I want you to remember: this is not normal,” the president said. “Our government is closed for the first time in 17 years. A political party is risking default for the first time since the 1700s. This is not normal. That’s why we have to put a stop to it. Not only because it’s dangerous, but because it saps everyone’s faith in our extraordinary system of self-government. And that hurts us all.”
——————————————————
http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/10/12/obama-calls-shutdown-a-republican-default-tax/
About that time of the evening…….? LL, if you are around……. 🙂
THE SOUTHERN CONGRESSMAN
2 oz Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey
1 tsp lime juice
5 oz sour mix
THE SLEEPY SENATOR
1 oz absinthe liqueur
1 oz tonic water
1 oz sugar syrup
2 tsp lime juice or sour
THE FANCY STATESMAN
2 oz blended whiskey
1 cherry
juice of 1/2 lemons
1 tsp powdered sugar
1 egg white
1 slice lemon
THE BLOODY BASTARD
1 part sour mix
1 part vodka
1 tbsp grenadine syrup
THE BAD REPRESENTATIVE
1 oz Scotch whisky
1 oz cherry brandy
1/2 oz sweet vermouth
1 oz lemon juice
1 slice lemon
not enough bitters?
The Shutdown in 10 Infuriating Sentences
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/10/shutdown-debt-ceiling-explained
Good evening, Obots.
I promised myself a politics-free Saturday, and I kept my promise. We woke up late, had a late breakfast, went to the store, hung out on our front porch in glorious LA October sunshine, and made burgers on our indoor grill. And i’m on my 4th Manhattan.
I’ll wait to see how all of this plays out. Either the GOP plays ball, and ends up losing narrowly in 2014. Or it crashes everything, and will be wiped out for the foreseeable future.
Continue having a pol-free weekend LL……the crazy that is the GOP will be there on Monday like clockwork. Your comment made me smile. It was a wonderful October day in SoCal after a rainy Wednesday that washed the skies clean.
I had my first gimlet at brunch today – now I understand… Delicious!
Did the ‘pubs ever stop to think that no matter how this ends, it won’t ever be the same for them. The divorce is final. I don’t see the Teanutbutters and the Rinos getting back together. PBO derangement has the House ‘Pubs at each others throats, and the Senate ‘Pubs mad at the House ‘Pubs. Now ‘Pub governors are getting in the fray. There’s despair among the RWNJs who are looking to primary everybody. The moderate pub voters are too afraid to talk above a whisper. There is an identity problem where some don’t know whether to call themselves Republican, conservative, libertarian, independent, or as Jindal calls them….stupid.
😀 O happy day! O happy days ….when the nation chose one BHOooo! 😀
Probably a rerun, but I wasn’t in earlier, so just in case….
//………………..
Why did the White House outright reject the House’s offer and why did the Senate Democrats reject Sen. Susan Collins’ plan?
It’s not because the deals were not good enough; it’s because they were deals.
………………………..//
http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2013/10/12/134448/04
Thanks VC – Booman has been convinced for all time that Boehner will not allow the default. I just hope he is right
“Admittedly, the Senate Republicans’ filibuster of Harry Reid’s motion to proceed to a vote on extending the debt ceiling will make some people nervous, but there is no reason to be nervous. There is virtually zero chance that the country is going to default. In fact, the Democrats have such an immense advantage right now that they are actually in a position to hold the Republicans hostage. With the clock clicking down, John Boehner will be desperate when he eventually realizes that his options are exhausted and he needs Democratic votes to avoid causing a global economic calamity. “
For me the problem is, Booman’s conviction aside, I do NOT TRUST Boehner!! I’ve seen him do too many unexpectedly negative things since he’s taken over the gavel. I can’t point offhand to ONE occasion when Boehner has kept his word or spoken with authority and sincerity. Fortunately, I do trust PBHO implicitly to do the best in his power and in any circumstances FOR THE COUNTRY/world.
As I said – “I HOPE Booman is right”. I worry more about Cantor – he hides behind the scenes and whispers to Boehner all the hate in the world. They both seem to think destroying the world economy is a necessary part of their role to bring down PBO.
IMO, Cantor is a weasel. Then again, I do NOT like any of the GOP leader, which tells me a lot. I’m normally someone who can find SOMETHING to like in those I meet, even when I readily determine we will never be close.
Thank you, VC, for reminding me of this:
Yes We Can
YVW, Bfr! 😀
Amen Lootenant!
Hand salute, Sailor 🙂
To!
Raise your hand if you are sick of Ezra Klein and his B.S. There is a workable plan, for John Boehner to do the right thing, open the government and raise the debt ceiling. Put the welfare of this country before his job as speaker.
see your tweet and raise ya one 😉
So I’m listening to music on Pandora, when a commercial comes on. It’s PBO’s voice, so I go back to the Pandora tab and there’s PBO saying to click on the button ‘Tell GOP to End the Shut Down’. Pretty kewl, he’s everywhere. Maybe he was appreciating the same music that I was listening to. He probably knows how much I like me some Ceelo sangin’.
🙂
Truth with a gigantic capital T …
#TrustBarack …. Madame Speaker certainly does ….
Madam Speaker and Mr. President have been in sinc from the get go, imo, Bob!
And I totally TRUST!
I just saw this Healthcare.gov ad during the ALCS Boston Red Sox vs. Detriot Tigers…. Anibal Sanchez is throwing a NO-HITTER… had the bases loaded and struck out J.Drew of the Sox to end the 6th inning. PEAK Viewers right now……major ad buy. Money well spent!
Our team definitely knows what it’s doing, LP!!! Hope you are having a fun evening – seems like you are!!
#TrustBarack …. or #GetPAVED
Bobfr, this has been one the more enjoyable evenings in a while (most of my heavy class load is over for a month or so). It also happens to be “Indian New Year/Navaratri” The Navratri commences on the first day (pratipada) of the bright fortnight of the lunar month of Ashwin. The festival is celebrated for nine nights once every year during the beginning of October, although as the dates of the festival are determined according to the lunar calendar, the festival may be held for a day more or a day less……. So you are very intuitive 🙂 I’m currently enjoying my 5th Stella Artois……each one gets better and better!
Well, my friend, I’ve just learned what a ‘Stella Artois’ is, because of you, and, way more importantly, have a much greater appreciation of Navaratri than ever before.
So, Cheers!!!! (my glass of wine in hand) and Happiest of Navaratri’s to you, LP!
One of the many gifts Chips has given all of us is a community of such diverse cultures and an opportunity to learn, in addition to supporting President Obama.
Yes We Can
Much obliged, Bobfr! And Cheers to you as well……our resident TOD Ombudsman 🙂
I have a limited edition Chateau Margaux coming your way 🙂
LP, that is such an amazingly generous gesture – the image alone is way more than necessary!!!
Perhaps someday we can open that bottle, with many of our dear TODers gathered around the table, and enjoy a blissful moment, not merely because of the quality of the wine, but because of the quality of those gathered.
Yes We Can
Niiiiice 🙂
I’m not much of a beer drinker myself, but hand me a Stella (or a Heinken) and I’ll take care of it for ya. 🙂
Thanks for the inspiration (as always), LL ….
I think *pigs ain’t just fly’n* may be an understatement…. Even DC’s high-minded, #Newstainers, are taking notice!
“THEY told me,” Martin Sheen’s Willard says to Marlon Brando’s Kurtz in “Apocalypse Now,” at the end of a long journey up the river, “that you had gone totally insane, and that your methods were unsound.”
His baldness bathed in gold, his body pooled in shadow, Kurtz murmurs: “Are my methods unsound?”
And Willard — filthy, hollow-eyed, stunned by what he’s seen — replies: “I don’t see any method at all, sir.”
This is basically how reasonable people should feel about the recent conduct of the House Republicans.
You could compare the behavior of current House Republicans to the diplomatic sleepwalking that led to World War I, but at least, in that case, the various powers had reasonable theories of how they would actually win the ensuing war. Or you could compare it to Paraguay’s decision in the 1860s to declare war on both Brazil and Argentina at once, but at least Paraguay’s armed forces managed to win some victories before being ground into defeat.
… the rise of a populist right that often sees opposition as an end unto itself; the willingness of too many media figures, activists and politicians to stoke that wing’s worst impulses”
The media has as much to answer for as the GOP in stoking up the tea party. Apart from anything else the media aided and abetted Sarah Palin’s attack which led to the Gabby Giffords horror. Palin should have been relegated to the garbage heap – but still they breathlessly report her every move.
Upon viewing ‘Apocalypse Now’ when it first appeared, my reactions were numerous, but one of them that has remained persistent ever since is that I do not consider any, absolutely any, form of violence ‘entertainment.’
That movie crystallized such a diverse range of personal experiences, not least of which were my wretched memories of dead, dear friends who gave their life in the abomination, in the LIE that was America’s war on the Vietnamese.
So, I knew, from the moment of the tragedy of 9/11 that GWD & gang would, once again, coerce America into yet another conflagration that not only was unjustified, but also was a premeditated pursuit of fascist, cash flow outcomes for the #MIC that President Eisenhower eloquently warned Americans because that is ALL that America’s War in Vietnam was.
History has proven that assessment of #GWB’s actions 100 % accurate.
What we have been witnessing since 20 Jan 2009 is way more dangerous – and that, in and of itself, is horrifying.
When President Obama won re-election, some of us knew that what we were going to experience, once and for all, was actually not the ‘3rd Reconstruction’ but the final, mega-battle to end the Civil War.
Any doubt that that assessment of the situation was fantasy, conspiracy theory, tin foil territory ….. was comprehensively resolved on 1 Oct 2013.
The Civil War did not end 20 August 1866.
It is for US to end it.
We can only do so by supporting President Obama and Dems in the Senate, House & State Houses throughout the Union.
Make no mistake, YOU are living at that moment in history when the promise of America either prevails or becomes a Ph.D. dissertation by some pedantic kid comparing America to Greece, Rome, whatever …..
No escaping each Citizen’s personal responsibility – Preserve the American Promise or live the horror of FAIL.
#TrustBarack … and be eternally grateful you have that opportunity
There’s a reason I want to read “Team of Rivals” – I want to comprehend, from the best 20th century source we have – what happened before, during and after the American Civil War; a war we, Europeans, are taught *nothing* about in school.
I put it on my birthday wish list, and I already know I will get it.
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/10/12/republicans-tantrum-throwers/