President Barack Obama speaks at the Saft America factory in Jacksonville, Florida. The plant opened in 2011 with help from federal money from the economic stimulus package President Obama fought for in 2009
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President Barack Obama tours Saft America Advanced Batteries
“Tuition to U.S. universities has surged 500 percent since 1985 and continues to rise. But German universities offer free education to everyone — including Americans. The number of American students enrolled in German universities has risen steadily in recent years. Currently, an estimated 10,000 U.S. citizens are studying at German colleges — nearly all of them for free, according to NBC News. German universities in most federal states have traditionally been free for German citizens as well as many foreigners, including many American, Chinese and British students. One reason German taxpayers foot the bill is to help attract more skilled workers to the country. In recent years, German companies have been unable to fill thousands of jobs because of a lack of qualified applicants. Although Germany has one of the world’s most generous welfare systems, its resources are increasingly strained as more workers retire. The central European economic powerhouse also has one of the world’s lowest fertility rates — making the problem even worse…..
….Back in 2012, Lars Funk, a representative for the Association of German Engineers (VDI), explained that “the current labor shortage in Germany could inflict lasting damage.” According to Funk, foreign students could help fill that gap. Since then, the problem has increased. To attract talent from abroad, many Germany universities have started to offer courses on an undergraduate as well as postgraduate level in English. According to a data analysis by the website studyportals.eu — which collects information on available college courses all over the world — there are at least about 900 entirely English-language courses in Germany. The subjects include social sciences, politics and engineering — a particular strength of the country’s education system. Getting into those courses is easier than one might assume: In some cases, a potential student doesn’t even have to submit a formal application. There are other countries that offer even more such courses, including the Netherlands, as well as English-speaking Ireland and the United Kingdom. However, Germany is the only country without any tuition fees….continued”
I told my evangelical brother this because his daughter is in high school and he’s worried about sending her to college. When I told them he could send her to Germany he snapped “Who’s paying for it”? I told him that Germany citizens are paying for it! They don’t mind paying for college as long as there are jobs and these graduates will most likely STAY because they are not loaded down with debt. If Americans made college free to American students and charged high amounts to wealthy foreign students who come here anyway, then we would have a well educated workforce and people like Apple, Google, and Microsoft wouldn’t have to hire foreigners in America. We
are so cheap of a country, always wanting someone else to pay or complain about the price of something.
One of my daughters (I have two grown daughters and two grown sons) is living and working in Germany. After going through college, law school and graduate school in the US totally on academic scholarships she got her dream top law firm job in DC. The problem was even after three years there she had no time. She would call me on the West Coast going home from work in a taxi at 1am her time.
She found a program offering young professionals a year+ in Germany to learn the language, work in the government sector a few months then the private sector a few months too. She ended up in Munich loving it there especially the work hours and six weeks vacation every year. It took her a solid year to get through the red tape to snag a top notch job there even though the company wanted her. She took a nanny job and ski instructor job as well as studying German the year she waited to get hired. She has gotten a couple promotions in the four years she has been there now.
I see her more now that she gets all those vacations than I did when she was in DC with no time. She is about to marry a very sweet German guy. They made sure to get a three bedroom apartment telling me there will be a bedroom I can stay in when I visit them. I told them if Donald Trump wins the Presidency I may move in with them! LOL
Wow! Thanks for sharing your personal experience….If I could start from scratch this is definitely a route I would seriously consider (which prompted my interest in the article to begin with) …..unfortunately I’m stuck with a UG Business Degree from Auburn, a bunch of student loan debt that led me down to several job opportunities, none of which were personally satisfying or had the job security I needed to settle down permanently. No I’m kind of starting from scratch tying to get accepted into an Imaging Science program (they only take 15 folks every two years)….if that doesn’t work out I’ll probably go back into a sales job. Time will tell 😕
“For months, Germans have been engaged in a heated debate about how to assimilate an unprecedented wave of more than a million refugees, but Firas Alshater just wants them to lighten up. The Syrian asylum seeker has become Germany’s latest social media sensation by launching a web series presenting life in his newly adopted country from his own, very funny, point of view. Hundreds of thousands Internet users have seen Firas Alshater’s short clip, in which he pokes fun of German quirks like a perceived tendency for needing a long time to warm up to new people and circumstances. It shows Alshater standing in Berlin’s central Alexanderplatz, blindfolded and with his arms wide open. A sign next to him reads “I’m a Syrian refugee. I trust you. Do you trust me? Give me a hug!” But while the fluffy-bearded 26-year-old looks more teddy bearish than terrorist, at first nobody takes him up on the offer. Only after a woman finally breaks the ice do other passers-by follow suit, one man even leaping into Alshater’s arms. The video then shows the Syrian comically running away from hordes of hug-obsessed Germans. “I learned that Germans need some time, but then nothing can stop them. Therefore, I think that integration will work out,” Alshater said, summing up his experiment into the camera….
….Alshater, who came to Germany two and a half years ago after being imprisoned and tortured as an opponent of the Assad regime, uploaded the clip last Friday. When he returned to his job at a film production company on Monday, several journalists were already waiting for him. His phone hasn’t stopped ringing since and his inbox is overflowing. Everyone in Germany, it seems, wants to get to know the guy dubbed the country’s “first refugee YouTuber.” “I never thought this would happen. I uploaded the video for no particular reason and never expected to become famous,” Alshater said in a recent phone conversation. He thinks the success of his video can partly be explained by the fact that many Germans are fed up with the gravity of the integration debate, especially since the mass assaults on women in the West German city of Cologne on New Year’s Eve by gangs of men, some of whom are believed to have been asylum seekers….continued”
Ah! Thank you Donna! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I see it on TVOne for 9PM EST tonight! I’ve set my DVR to record it!
The stream the other night had a big old PBS logo on it and PBS’s website says they’re airing it tonight too. Apparently the Atlanta affiliates just decided not to bother showing it. 😦
Well we had a whole lot of White Democratic presidents, Black leaders (since MLK), and Black Organizations that lifted a whole lot of AA folk up including you asshole Dr. Steve Perry…..what the “F” are YOU doing to lift Black ppl up instead of complaining. GET A FUCKING MOP and HELP or just STFU!
Neither can I, Meta! Something is terribly wrong with some of these educated Black people. My grandmother strongly supported education and wanted us to get as much learning as we could. But she always strongly advised us to avoid becoming educated fools.
“In other words, as Majority Leader, McConnell is in the position of having to draw a line in the sand about conservative influence on the Supreme Court. To do so, the only play he has is the one that puts winning the Senate again in jeopardy. As the President might say, “Please proceed, Majority Leader.”
I am amazed at people like Steve Perry. Rev Al would speak different. I guess Perry figures no one wants him on tv unless he trashes President Obama.President Obama is the President of all Americans, not just black Americans.
Dr. Steve Perry you’ve gotten your doctorate thanks to LBJ, MLK, and a host of others who made the possibility of you to become a doctor and talk shit when we get an AA President who’s supposed to wipe out racism in less than 8yrs. Never mind AA’s are still fighting the battle to VOTE!
Go ahead and tell it, Allan Brauer! Thanks Dudette for sharing these tweets. As Marcus Garvey said: sometimes our people, probably filled with envy and selfishness, can be our own greatest enemy.
Just had to pop in to applaud, high five, THIS and THANK YOU! to Allan Brauer’s tweet response to this fool. Love all of you guys schooling the man with facts, but this exquisite take down is my absolute favorite.
OK, so I don’t watch cable TV or any of the punditry. But just reading the web, it seems like Trump’s every move is covered. Do they do the same for Dems?
I don’t watch either but I listen sometimes in my car on Sirius Radio. Apparently people were complaining about the constant coverage of Trump so they started showing Hillary and Bernie but not with the same fever that they show Trump. Today I had to go to the DC Tax office for some Co. business and I was there waiting for my number to be called for about 45 minutes. During that time CNN continually covered the Christie endorsement non stop. It became nauseating after a few minutes. They just kept bringing on pundit after pundit. It’s as if they are obsessed with covering this man and it will only get worse if he wins the nomination.
Under the where have you been category, UCLA did a recent study that shows Films that have a more diverse cast make more money. IN fact if the cast is 50/50 non-white to white the money made increases. These easily garnered facts just underline how egregious is #Oscarssowhite. We know that social progress is only made in this country when it is shown that money can be made. FOX tv learned this lesson early after holding focus groups a few years ago and now, many of their popular shows are very diverse, like Sleepy Hollow, Rosewood, and of course the almost all Black Empire. Few of today’s young people are interested in anything that does not reflect the kinds of people that make up their families and friends. Many older people, especially those who are very engaged in the world, feel the same. It is so funny when I hear my friends or family members who are not A-A complain that an event or some other occasion is too white.
CBS (the one that Jay Leno referred to as the Caucasian Broadcasting Station) and NBC need to get their act together; ABC is improving, but they still have a way to go to have programs that reflect the multi-cultural world that the US has always been.
I will not be watching the Oscars because it is a boring show that most times honors films that I have never seen and do not intend to see. The few times that I have watched the show it was only the segments that featured musical performances. I do not think boycotting is the best answer for those who are in the industry. They should shw up with their beautiful black and brown faces, beautifully dressed, heads held high and making their opinions known as they are interviewed on the red carpet. You cannot win the game if you get off the field.
Academics like this Dr. Steve Perry are really pissed because PBO ignores them. He knows a shyster and a pretender when he sees one and he does not have time for their egos and laziness. Throughout our history as a people in this country, we have had these collaborators who allow themselves to be used as weapons against other A-A people because they think that they will be rewarded in some way. Without fail, when they are no longer useful, they are betrayed and many of them cannot go home again to the communities that they were used against. J C Watts, Michael Steel, Dr. Carson, that Velma woman who was so disappointed in PBO (where is she now?) and so many others. IMO, MHP left before she was fired. I do not watch msnbc, but from the comments I have read here about her and her show over the years, she allowed herself to be used for quite sometime. Her situation is an old familiar story.
I watched her as well, while she was still a professor, Bill Moyers frequently featured her on his Journal. I found it disturbing to hear she had sold out for money. I stopped watching television after the 2012 election, even PBS was getting old
We are supposed to believe that Trump’s legion of “angry” people are angry about wage stagnation. No, they are angry about all the things Republicans have told them to be angry about these past 7½ years, and it has been Trump’s good fortune to be the guy to sweep them up and become their standard-bearer. He is the Napoleon who has harvested the fruit of the revolution.
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So what to do now? The Republicans’ creation will soon be let loose on the land, leaving to others the job the party failed to carry out. For this former Republican, and perhaps for others, the only choice will be to vote for Hillary Clinton. The party cannot be saved, but the country still can be.
Helloooooooo Meta!! He’s King of the Castle again, although keeps checking to see if Newbie is in his usual spots, so he’s not completely chilled yet. The ear doesn’t seem to be bothering him at all, even though it looks really sore. Taking him back to the vet tomorrow for a check-up, I’m guessing he’ll demand cosmetic surgery to restore his perfectness 🙂 Thanks Meta.
So, I’m making my OFA calls for Linda of WIW (whatisworking) and I’m getting some encouraging feedback.
I just finished with this one guy, sounded younger than 40, and definitely sounded Caucasian (yes, I can recognize) :-), anyway, while he will not be able to attend the Event on March 3rd, he said, “you’re preaching to the choir”, I can’t take off to go to the event, but I will be able to call Flake and McCain, thanks for letting me know”.
Those kinds of calls really encourage me. 😀
Hi there VC! Thanks for the birthday card, it is lovely 🙂
Yes, this is so encouraging to make these calls and then to talk to people who are interested in seeing that our Congress “Do their Job”!
Well, if you see my name, you can call….but just know that I’ve already written to Flake and will continue to call and email their offices…check that box off:)
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Ok, so don’t hate me for saying this, but I think it is great what Dr Steve Perry tweeted. Look at all the great responses from everyone on all the wonderful things our dear PBO has done for Black people and others in this country. And then think of who might be Dr Perry’s followers or who is receiving retweets of these Tweets. All of those people are getting educated as to the truth of what PBO has been doing for the past 7 years, even if the MSM refuses to cover it. I call if free advertising. And I am sending positive vibes to Dr Perry to tweet another inane comment so we can provide even more education on the fabulousness of our president to even more people. Whatever and however to get the truth out to the masses.
You guys are giving this bad speller to much attention. This is what he thinks of people who are responding…
“Academics” run their mouths or waist their lives in @twitter rants, like many of you are doing. I run schools that @TheDemocrats fight.
Check out his twitter site. And then find something constructive to do with your mind. He’s not worth it.
Oh great – the Irish election was today and it looks like there’ll be no decisive result – which could mean another election in no time at all. 🙄 Ireland’s turning in to Italy.
The Obama Diary 
Love the pics. Was out all afternoon so missed it all. 😦 btw, I did see the tweet about an ambulance being sent to WH. Anymore news on that?
“Tuition to U.S. universities has surged 500 percent since 1985 and continues to rise. But German universities offer free education to everyone — including Americans. The number of American students enrolled in German universities has risen steadily in recent years. Currently, an estimated 10,000 U.S. citizens are studying at German colleges — nearly all of them for free, according to NBC News. German universities in most federal states have traditionally been free for German citizens as well as many foreigners, including many American, Chinese and British students. One reason German taxpayers foot the bill is to help attract more skilled workers to the country. In recent years, German companies have been unable to fill thousands of jobs because of a lack of qualified applicants. Although Germany has one of the world’s most generous welfare systems, its resources are increasingly strained as more workers retire. The central European economic powerhouse also has one of the world’s lowest fertility rates — making the problem even worse…..
….Back in 2012, Lars Funk, a representative for the Association of German Engineers (VDI), explained that “the current labor shortage in Germany could inflict lasting damage.” According to Funk, foreign students could help fill that gap. Since then, the problem has increased. To attract talent from abroad, many Germany universities have started to offer courses on an undergraduate as well as postgraduate level in English. According to a data analysis by the website studyportals.eu — which collects information on available college courses all over the world — there are at least about 900 entirely English-language courses in Germany. The subjects include social sciences, politics and engineering — a particular strength of the country’s education system. Getting into those courses is easier than one might assume: In some cases, a potential student doesn’t even have to submit a formal application. There are other countries that offer even more such courses, including the Netherlands, as well as English-speaking Ireland and the United Kingdom. However, Germany is the only country without any tuition fees….continued”
I told my evangelical brother this because his daughter is in high school and he’s worried about sending her to college. When I told them he could send her to Germany he snapped “Who’s paying for it”? I told him that Germany citizens are paying for it! They don’t mind paying for college as long as there are jobs and these graduates will most likely STAY because they are not loaded down with debt. If Americans made college free to American students and charged high amounts to wealthy foreign students who come here anyway, then we would have a well educated workforce and people like Apple, Google, and Microsoft wouldn’t have to hire foreigners in America. We
are so cheap of a country, always wanting someone else to pay or complain about the price of something.
One of my daughters (I have two grown daughters and two grown sons) is living and working in Germany. After going through college, law school and graduate school in the US totally on academic scholarships she got her dream top law firm job in DC. The problem was even after three years there she had no time. She would call me on the West Coast going home from work in a taxi at 1am her time.
She found a program offering young professionals a year+ in Germany to learn the language, work in the government sector a few months then the private sector a few months too. She ended up in Munich loving it there especially the work hours and six weeks vacation every year. It took her a solid year to get through the red tape to snag a top notch job there even though the company wanted her. She took a nanny job and ski instructor job as well as studying German the year she waited to get hired. She has gotten a couple promotions in the four years she has been there now.
I see her more now that she gets all those vacations than I did when she was in DC with no time. She is about to marry a very sweet German guy. They made sure to get a three bedroom apartment telling me there will be a bedroom I can stay in when I visit them. I told them if Donald Trump wins the Presidency I may move in with them! LOL
Wow! Thanks for sharing your personal experience….If I could start from scratch this is definitely a route I would seriously consider (which prompted my interest in the article to begin with) …..unfortunately I’m stuck with a UG Business Degree from Auburn, a bunch of student loan debt that led me down to several job opportunities, none of which were personally satisfying or had the job security I needed to settle down permanently. No I’m kind of starting from scratch tying to get accepted into an Imaging Science program (they only take 15 folks every two years)….if that doesn’t work out I’ll probably go back into a sales job. Time will tell 😕
“For months, Germans have been engaged in a heated debate about how to assimilate an unprecedented wave of more than a million refugees, but Firas Alshater just wants them to lighten up. The Syrian asylum seeker has become Germany’s latest social media sensation by launching a web series presenting life in his newly adopted country from his own, very funny, point of view. Hundreds of thousands Internet users have seen Firas Alshater’s short clip, in which he pokes fun of German quirks like a perceived tendency for needing a long time to warm up to new people and circumstances. It shows Alshater standing in Berlin’s central Alexanderplatz, blindfolded and with his arms wide open. A sign next to him reads “I’m a Syrian refugee. I trust you. Do you trust me? Give me a hug!” But while the fluffy-bearded 26-year-old looks more teddy bearish than terrorist, at first nobody takes him up on the offer. Only after a woman finally breaks the ice do other passers-by follow suit, one man even leaping into Alshater’s arms. The video then shows the Syrian comically running away from hordes of hug-obsessed Germans. “I learned that Germans need some time, but then nothing can stop them. Therefore, I think that integration will work out,” Alshater said, summing up his experiment into the camera….
….Alshater, who came to Germany two and a half years ago after being imprisoned and tortured as an opponent of the Assad regime, uploaded the clip last Friday. When he returned to his job at a film production company on Monday, several journalists were already waiting for him. His phone hasn’t stopped ringing since and his inbox is overflowing. Everyone in Germany, it seems, wants to get to know the guy dubbed the country’s “first refugee YouTuber.” “I never thought this would happen. I uploaded the video for no particular reason and never expected to become famous,” Alshater said in a recent phone conversation. He thinks the success of his video can partly be explained by the fact that many Germans are fed up with the gravity of the integration debate, especially since the mass assaults on women in the West German city of Cologne on New Year’s Eve by gangs of men, some of whom are believed to have been asylum seekers….continued”
I’ve been checking all damn day so I can set my DVR and, nope, still not on the schedule. Grrrr!
It;s on TV one for Black History Month. I’m not sure this ones on PBS.
Ah! Thank you Donna! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I see it on TVOne for 9PM EST tonight! I’ve set my DVR to record it!
The stream the other night had a big old PBS logo on it and PBS’s website says they’re airing it tonight too. Apparently the Atlanta affiliates just decided not to bother showing it. 😦
My channel guide says 9:00 P.M. EST on PBS
Thanks for the TV One info. I noticed that their broadcast is an hour and a half and the PBS broadcast is just an hour. I’ll be watching TV One.
BOOOOOOO!!
This is your sure way to get a spot on cable TV. Has he been living in a cave the last 7 years?
GAAAAAAAHHHH
I can’t bear these morons!
It’s exhausting Meta. I swear they do this just for attention. He should know better.
Exactly!
Well we had a whole lot of White Democratic presidents, Black leaders (since MLK), and Black Organizations that lifted a whole lot of AA folk up including you asshole Dr. Steve Perry…..what the “F” are YOU doing to lift Black ppl up instead of complaining. GET A FUCKING MOP and HELP or just STFU!
IIRC, Steve Perry’s always been a hater. I’m glad ya’ll dragged his ass on Twitter.
Neither can I, Meta! Something is terribly wrong with some of these educated Black people. My grandmother strongly supported education and wanted us to get as much learning as we could. But she always strongly advised us to avoid becoming educated fools.
Good evening, Nathkatun7!! Hope all is well in your world.
Agree or disagree?
Hell yeah!
Tell us how you really feel. 😉
(btw r u getting my mail?)
Oh, sorry. I haven’t checked my yahoo account in ages. I need to fix that. Thanks for the reminder.
There’s a ton of stuff and some of it quite good.
Ohhkay. Did you say “a ton”? A ton? What you’re giving me homework assignments now?
Ain’t my fault that certain ppl neglect certain thangs!
Oh you mean like neglecting a ton of “stuff” somebody thinks I need to read in all my copious free time? LOL!
You got it!
Makes my blood boil 😦 damn inbreds from T-town….
More wisdom.
She is quite the lady!
Pure class.
Indeed!
Back-up Dude. I saw her first! 😆
A Grand Lady!
Good evening Nerdy, Chips & TOD!! Thanks Nerdy for this wonderful summary of our President’s day! 🙂 🙂
You are welcome, HF! 🙂
remember those videos/photos of supporters of mitt (mr 47%) when they learned they had lost the 2012 election?
I will just sit here and await the 2016 update when the pompous bigots are defeated … waiting, waiting, waiting
The KKK can get ratings too.
“In other words, as Majority Leader, McConnell is in the position of having to draw a line in the sand about conservative influence on the Supreme Court. To do so, the only play he has is the one that puts winning the Senate again in jeopardy. As the President might say, “Please proceed, Majority Leader.”
Amen to this, Allen!
I am amazed at people like Steve Perry. Rev Al would speak different. I guess Perry figures no one wants him on tv unless he trashes President Obama.President Obama is the President of all Americans, not just black Americans.
Dr. Steve Perry you’ve gotten your doctorate thanks to LBJ, MLK, and a host of others who made the possibility of you to become a doctor and talk shit when we get an AA President who’s supposed to wipe out racism in less than 8yrs. Never mind AA’s are still fighting the battle to VOTE!
Go ahead and tell it, Allan Brauer! Thanks Dudette for sharing these tweets. As Marcus Garvey said: sometimes our people, probably filled with envy and selfishness, can be our own greatest enemy.
You said it nathkatun. Crabs in a barrel has historically been one of our greatest detriments.
Just had to pop in to applaud, high five, THIS and THANK YOU! to Allan Brauer’s tweet response to this fool. Love all of you guys schooling the man with facts, but this exquisite take down is my absolute favorite.
OK, so I don’t watch cable TV or any of the punditry. But just reading the web, it seems like Trump’s every move is covered. Do they do the same for Dems?
Your comment reminded me of this …….
OY
Ain’t that the truth!
That is so true. MSNBC and CNN loves that racists sexists lying big mouth bully, Donald Trump
Norman Ornestein has been speaking TRUTH for quite some time now.
I don’t watch either but I listen sometimes in my car on Sirius Radio. Apparently people were complaining about the constant coverage of Trump so they started showing Hillary and Bernie but not with the same fever that they show Trump. Today I had to go to the DC Tax office for some Co. business and I was there waiting for my number to be called for about 45 minutes. During that time CNN continually covered the Christie endorsement non stop. It became nauseating after a few minutes. They just kept bringing on pundit after pundit. It’s as if they are obsessed with covering this man and it will only get worse if he wins the nomination.
That is my fear. It’s so obvious what they’re doing and yet people can’t stop watching.
Under the where have you been category, UCLA did a recent study that shows Films that have a more diverse cast make more money. IN fact if the cast is 50/50 non-white to white the money made increases. These easily garnered facts just underline how egregious is #Oscarssowhite. We know that social progress is only made in this country when it is shown that money can be made. FOX tv learned this lesson early after holding focus groups a few years ago and now, many of their popular shows are very diverse, like Sleepy Hollow, Rosewood, and of course the almost all Black Empire. Few of today’s young people are interested in anything that does not reflect the kinds of people that make up their families and friends. Many older people, especially those who are very engaged in the world, feel the same. It is so funny when I hear my friends or family members who are not A-A complain that an event or some other occasion is too white.
CBS (the one that Jay Leno referred to as the Caucasian Broadcasting Station) and NBC need to get their act together; ABC is improving, but they still have a way to go to have programs that reflect the multi-cultural world that the US has always been.
I will not be watching the Oscars because it is a boring show that most times honors films that I have never seen and do not intend to see. The few times that I have watched the show it was only the segments that featured musical performances. I do not think boycotting is the best answer for those who are in the industry. They should shw up with their beautiful black and brown faces, beautifully dressed, heads held high and making their opinions known as they are interviewed on the red carpet. You cannot win the game if you get off the field.
Well, it’s a hell of a lot more than he’s gotten from any other president. And not likely to see again for quite some time. Jerk.
What a dim bulb…
BOOM
My black family and friends have affordable health insurance.
Send a copy to congress especially this butt hole.
I know what’s happened to the Republican Party. Someone did voodoo against the GOP candidates.
Academics like this Dr. Steve Perry are really pissed because PBO ignores them. He knows a shyster and a pretender when he sees one and he does not have time for their egos and laziness. Throughout our history as a people in this country, we have had these collaborators who allow themselves to be used as weapons against other A-A people because they think that they will be rewarded in some way. Without fail, when they are no longer useful, they are betrayed and many of them cannot go home again to the communities that they were used against. J C Watts, Michael Steel, Dr. Carson, that Velma woman who was so disappointed in PBO (where is she now?) and so many others. IMO, MHP left before she was fired. I do not watch msnbc, but from the comments I have read here about her and her show over the years, she allowed herself to be used for quite sometime. Her situation is an old familiar story.
Pardon my ignorance, is Dr. Steve Perry related to MHP?
All so very true, ceb.
I watched her as well, while she was still a professor, Bill Moyers frequently featured her on his Journal. I found it disturbing to hear she had sold out for money. I stopped watching television after the 2012 election, even PBS was getting old
Trump is the GOP’s Frankenstein monster. Now he’s strong enough to destroy the party.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-is-the-gops-frankenstein-monster-now-hes-strong-enough-to-destroy-the-party/2016/02/25/3e443f28-dbc1-11e5-925f-1d10062cc82d_story.html
We are supposed to believe that Trump’s legion of “angry” people are angry about wage stagnation. No, they are angry about all the things Republicans have told them to be angry about these past 7½ years, and it has been Trump’s good fortune to be the guy to sweep them up and become their standard-bearer. He is the Napoleon who has harvested the fruit of the revolution.
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So what to do now? The Republicans’ creation will soon be let loose on the land, leaving to others the job the party failed to carry out. For this former Republican, and perhaps for others, the only choice will be to vote for Hillary Clinton. The party cannot be saved, but the country still can be.
#JusticeForFlint …. IN_DEED!!
#YesWECan
One of PBO’s finest moments.
Thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much, Nerdy!!!
Amen!!!! Thank you NW, you guys are the best and we do appreciate all you do for us!!!!!
🙂
Chips, how is Danny’s ear? Is he back to being King of his Domain?
Helloooooooo Meta!! He’s King of the Castle again, although keeps checking to see if Newbie is in his usual spots, so he’s not completely chilled yet. The ear doesn’t seem to be bothering him at all, even though it looks really sore. Taking him back to the vet tomorrow for a check-up, I’m guessing he’ll demand cosmetic surgery to restore his perfectness 🙂 Thanks Meta.
Ahhhhh, that’s so sweet. And cool. Hope everything goes smoothly for you both.
🙂
Spelman College-1887
So, I’m making my OFA calls for Linda of WIW (whatisworking) and I’m getting some encouraging feedback.
I just finished with this one guy, sounded younger than 40, and definitely sounded Caucasian (yes, I can recognize) :-), anyway, while he will not be able to attend the Event on March 3rd, he said, “you’re preaching to the choir”, I can’t take off to go to the event, but I will be able to call Flake and McCain, thanks for letting me know”.
Those kinds of calls really encourage me. 😀
Great! What a nice B-Day gift to yourself!
Hi there VC! Thanks for the birthday card, it is lovely 🙂
Yes, this is so encouraging to make these calls and then to talk to people who are interested in seeing that our Congress “Do their Job”!
This is my Volunteer Service on my birthday 🙂
^ 5 🙂
👊
🙂
Many happy returns of the day, GGail!
Thank you so much for doing this, GGail:) Glad that you had a good experience today:) Keep doin’ what you’re doin’:)
Ha! Funny you should weigh in DF. I’m calling Arizona and looked the list over to see if I saw your name 😀 😀
Well, if you see my name, you can call….but just know that I’ve already written to Flake and will continue to call and email their offices…check that box off:)
You’re not on my list. My list is of people who signed a petition.
I can call you or Facetime you any ole time 🙂
Bill and I are so looking forward to tomorrow!!!
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a bully, a racist walk into a bar with a racist bully.
@1UglyEngineer pompous ppl like @DrStevePerry are always looking for their 30 pieces of silver with this garbage; few more months 2 cash in
Boom!
Ok, so don’t hate me for saying this, but I think it is great what Dr Steve Perry tweeted. Look at all the great responses from everyone on all the wonderful things our dear PBO has done for Black people and others in this country. And then think of who might be Dr Perry’s followers or who is receiving retweets of these Tweets. All of those people are getting educated as to the truth of what PBO has been doing for the past 7 years, even if the MSM refuses to cover it. I call if free advertising. And I am sending positive vibes to Dr Perry to tweet another inane comment so we can provide even more education on the fabulousness of our president to even more people. Whatever and however to get the truth out to the masses.
And a very Happy Birthday to GGail!
Ouch! Poor/(cold) thing
Too funny! 😀 😀
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Cool….
Hey neat! My BFF would LOVE this! Thanks for sharing!
DMI.
You guys are giving this bad speller to much attention. This is what he thinks of people who are responding…
“Academics” run their mouths or waist their lives in @twitter rants, like many of you are doing. I run schools that @TheDemocrats fight.
Check out his twitter site. And then find something constructive to do with your mind. He’s not worth it.
Flashback
There ya go! ‘Nuff said!
Oh great – the Irish election was today and it looks like there’ll be no decisive result – which could mean another election in no time at all. 🙄 Ireland’s turning in to Italy.
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/election-2016-six-takeaways-from-the-exit-poll-1.2550500
The Ladies are in fine form!
http://margaretandhelen.com/2016/02/26/can-someone-please-tell-me-when-exactly-does-the-republican-party-have-to-finally-take-responsibility-for-unleashing-these-lunatics-on-the-american-people/
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2016/02/26/tweet-of-the-day-18/