“We Have Paid For Our Citizenship Through Our Blood, Sweat And Tears”

@docrocktex26

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Sorry everyone for finishing the day on such a low, but when I saw @docrocktex26‘s tweet in Nerdy’s post earlier, and the link to the Deadspin article about the behavior of the Cardinals fans who clashed with the ‘Justice for Michael Brown’ protestors, I couldn’t but think of PrettyFoot’s comment here the other day when I saw this part of the video:

“USA! USA! USA!” in response to people calling for justice for the killing of an unarmed black teenager by a white cop?

Really?

PrettyFoot:

I have never truly felt like a citizen of the country… I have never sung the National anthem… I had never flown the American flag… till the election of the President…. I still have not sung the National Anthem, but I have flown the American Flag….

…. and now there is the supreme Court once again striking a blow against folks of color…

But……but… I am reminded of the legacy of struggle of Black Americans… of how whatever we have achieved had been against the gates of hell….

That despite it all…we cannot give up the fight for Justice… Equality… Freedom…

Because We are Americans….We have paid for our citizenship through our blood… sweat…. and tears…

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Truly, may ‘God’ Forgive America.

A Tweet Or Two

First Lady Michelle Obama with Mary Burke in #Madison today @Burke4WI #FLOTUSinWI pic.twitter.com/xVCO1XJ6Ht

— TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) October 7, 2014

5 female veterans + 1 FLOTUS = 1 @RedbookMag dedicated to helping #HireWomenVets: http://t.co/1Yaqgu2Xbv pic.twitter.com/MF0cQS3riK

— The First Lady (@FLOTUS) October 7, 2014

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First Lady Michelle Obama embraces @GovernorQuinn before speaking at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago @QuinnForIL pic.twitter.com/WA1LN4uBgQ

— TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) October 7, 2014

Quinn for Illinois TV Ad – "First Lady Michelle Obama" @QuinnForIL http://t.co/lZpa5fLf3m

— TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) October 7, 2014

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The unemployment rate fell to 5.9% last month—the lowest since July 2008—and is down 1.3% over the last year. pic.twitter.com/oOjcIyL7vs

— Sandy Black (NARA) (@CEASandy) October 7, 2014

Turns out stimulus spending might be much, much better for the economy than we realized. http://t.co/OQJ0WlzsP7

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 7, 2014

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https://twitter.com/BillMoyersHQ/status/519279784330014720

https://twitter.com/GoodbyeKoch/status/519312479646908416

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Unemployment rates:

Bush takes office: 4.2%
Bush leaves office: 7.8%

Obama takes office: 7.8%
Today: 5.9%

Questions?

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) October 5, 2014

in Hong Kong & other parts of the world: ppl are daring dictators to deny them access to the vote;

in US: ppl have to be begged to vote

— Linda Kyambadde (@globalcitizenln) October 6, 2014

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It's happening. pic.twitter.com/Gyncw6wPoQ

— Abby Ellis (@abbycellis) October 6, 2014

https://twitter.com/amk4obama/status/519304493070942209

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But they want us to believe there's no racism in Ferguson or the rest of America... http://t.co/d8momt8QtU

— Propane Jane™ 🔥💣 (@docrocktex26) October 7, 2014

https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/519253434932166657

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Op-Ed by President Obama in @McClatchyCo papers -- "America will continue to lead in uncertain world": http://t.co/ItB0G6dV2I

— Obama NSC- Archived (@NSC44) October 6, 2014

.@ChemiShalev Obama is the one U.S. president no foreign leader should dare say is 'un-American' http://t.co/GjxbUodMuf

— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) October 6, 2014

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Democrats Shock the Media By Pulling Ahead in Several Key Senate Races http://t.co/uu6tXiitqM via @politicususa #p2 #p2b

— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) October 6, 2014

Truer Words Were Ever Spoken. #CutThruTheBull #Register2Vote #GOTV #VoteBlue2014 pic.twitter.com/bHTNZtLrxE

— Donna NoShock (@NoShock) October 6, 2014

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Ben Affleck slams Bill Maher's anti-Muslim sentiment http://t.co/sMjEO2lxOR pic.twitter.com/pYI6eUe1U4

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) October 6, 2014

https://twitter.com/cjwerleman/status/519314683812405249

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I have investigated dozens of corporate fraud cases. Rick Scott was one of the 2 creepiest criminals I ever met. Amoral machiavellian.

— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) October 6, 2014

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg http://t.co/cksuIZaV5n #uniteblue #uppers #wiunion #savemi #vapol #ncpol #pfla #bgtx #mapoli

— Trump's election fraud hoax undermines democracy (@RWwatchMA) October 5, 2014

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Home care workers have come together from across the U.S. to say it's time to #FightFor15! #HomeCareRising #1u pic.twitter.com/rCGNpQXtpG

— SEIU (@SEIU) October 6, 2014

How hard is it to vote in America? It depends how you vote. Introducing #BallotWatch: http://t.co/kLW3qXKNYf pic.twitter.com/MwBpVvEwzC

— FRONTLINE (@frontlinepbs) October 1, 2014

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Dallas mayor on MSNBC explaining that people in his city are congregating in social areas, almost as if ebola isn't something to panic over.

— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) October 7, 2014

So America, somewhat belatedly, has crossed the globe to try and save a minority from massacre. While a cynical neighbor looks on #Kobane

— Anshel Pfeffer אנשיל פפר (@AnshelPfeffer) October 7, 2014

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#BREAKING: All 64 Colorado counties can now legally issue same-sex marriage licenses #copolitics

— 9NEWS Denver (@9NEWS) October 7, 2014

Ted Cruz issues a warning to LGBT* couples hoping to enjoy loving marriages. https://t.co/BypiT4drEq

— L O L G O P (@LOLGOP) October 7, 2014

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Supreme Court in review:

Marriage for all: okay

Voting for all: not okay

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) October 6, 2014

Since 2010, Republicans have slashed $600 million from the CDC budget. Because Big Oil subsidies are OK, disease control is a waste of money

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) October 6, 2014

America Is Outperforming Other Economies? You Can Thank President Obama

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Bloomberg: American Exceptionalism Thrives Amid Struggling Global Economy

The U.S. is proving to be an oasis of prosperity in the midst of a troubled world economy. Unemployment (USURTOT) dropped to a six-year low of 5.9 percent in September as payrolls rose by a greater-than-forecast 248,000, Other data this week showed U.S. factories had their strongest quarter in more than three years, while exports rose to a record in August. St. Louis-based Macroeconomic Advisers bumped up its estimate of third-quarter growth to 3.3 percent, from 2.8 percent, after government data published yesterday showed the U.S. trade deficit shrank in August to its lowest level in seven months. The solid performance by the U.S. contrasts with what’s happening in much of the rest of the world. The euro area’s economy stagnated in the second quarter and is suffering from the softest inflation in five years, while a consumer-tax increase in Japan triggered its biggest economic contraction since 2009.

“The U.S. is the only large economic bloc experiencing an acceleration of growth, preparing for a tightening of monetary policy and enjoying an appreciating currency.” Still, the U.S. outlook remains “relatively positive,” said Stockton, now a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington. He sees the economy expanding at about a 3 percent annual rate through the end of next year, markedly faster than the 2.2 percent pace it has averaged since the end of the recession in June 2009. Now, the U.S. is breaking away from the rest of the world partly because it has made more progress in working off the debt-driven excesses that helped precipitate the worst recession since the Great Depression. President Barack Obama trumpeted America’s success in a speech Oct. 2 at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. “Our economy isn’t just primed for steadier, more sustained growth,” Obama said. “America is better poised to lead and succeed in the 21st century than any other nation on Earth.”

More here

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"The U.S. is proving to be an oasis of prosperity in the midst of a troubled world economy." —@BloombergNews: http://t.co/2VnaVLWqnF

— E. Schultz -Archived (@Schultz44) October 6, 2014

The unemployment rate ↓ to 5.9% last month.
That's the lowest it's been in 6 years.http://t.co/hfl01FQuWW pic.twitter.com/lmpUGNDxqV

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) October 7, 2014

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RT to spread the word: The unemployment rate is the lowest it's been in 6 years → http://t.co/hfl01FQuWW pic.twitter.com/lmpUGNDxqV

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) October 7, 2014

"Over the past 55 months, our businesses have added 10.3 million new jobs." —President Obama: http://t.co/0NHVW7RMD6 pic.twitter.com/Nt5lAzWUTg

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) October 5, 2014

First Lady campaigns for Mary Burke

1:30 EDT: The First Lady speaks at a rally for Mary Burke

Live here

Rise and Shine

On This Day: Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama with his wife Michelle Obama at the end of the Town Hall Presidential Debate at Belmont University’s Curb Event Center October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee

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Today (all times Eastern)

12:30: The President departs the White House

1:40: Arrives New York City

2:25: Attends a DNC fundraiser, private residence, New York

4:10: Attends a DNC fundraiser, New York

6:40: Attends a fundraiser for Senate Democrats, private residence, Greenwich, Connecticut

8:05: Departs New York

9:15: Arrives White House

* The First Lady will attend an afternoon rally for Gov Pat Quinn at the University of Illinois

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Excited for the opportunity to see First Lady again. Got our tix for her appearance at #UIC on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/8DsRVr4B4H

— Leftfielder™ (@DaleMoss2) October 5, 2014

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The Week Ahead

Wednesday: The President will travel to the Pentagon where he will meet with his combatant commanders and hold a meeting with his national security team to receive an update on the campaign to combat ISIL.

Thursday: The President will travel to Los Angeles to attend a DNC event. He will spend the night in LA.

Friday: The President will travel to San Francisco to attend a DNC event, and will spend the night there.

Saturday: While in San Francisco, the President will attend a DNC roundtable. Following these events, he will return to Washington, D.C., in the afternoon.

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 On This Day

Barack and Michelle Obama at the second presidential debate in Nashville, TN, Oct. 7, 2008

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MoooOOOooorning!

Early Bird Chat

On This Day: President Barack Obama looks through a telescope during the Astronomy Night event on the South Lawn of the White House, Oct. 7, 2009 (Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

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MoooOOOooorning – Happy …. what day is it?? …. Tuesday!