Comey picked up a 10-year term in 2013 (unless he “resigns, dies, or is removed” – his predecessor Robert Mueller received an exception in 2011, at President Obama’s request, and was FBI Director for both W and President Obama for 12 years).
There was all this talk about what kind of man Comey was, what an honorable man he was, he has proven himself to be just like all the other right wing Republicans. He is an embarrassment to the FBI, because of him people will not trust the FBI.
I was happy that HRC addressed the FBI letter at the beginning of her campaign speech today. It appears that most of the ire is being directed at Comey. I wonder if he had a problem taking the advice of an AG who is a woman?
COS, I too wondered if Comey had a problem taking the advice of a woman AG. And not just a woman AG, but a black woman AG. Comey knew exactly what he was doing. If the Attorney General, or the President, dared to question his inappropriate political move, they are the ones who would end up being accused of political interference to cover-up Hillary Clinton’s alleged misdeeds. For me, Comey’s blatant move to influence the election has motivated me to work twice as hard as before to make sure that Hillary Clinton is elected the next President of the United States.
NBC News: Dem Senators Leahy, Carper, Feinstein, and Cardin have sent a letter formally requesting more info from DOJ and FBI by Monday: pic.twitter.com/3uyt6kd1zH
We must retake the Senate. Otherwise, President Hillary Clinton will have an impossible time getting anything done, including appointing Justices to SCOTUS.
Good evening TOD folks! As much as I hate listening to Trump, I heard him talking today and it sounded like he was plagiarizing the speech PBO has given recently, using words I am sure I heard the President said yesterday in Florida. Who ever is writing Trump’s speeches thinks it is a good idea. Hope someone/press picks up on it soon.
The Congressional Black Caucus is holding a press conference in Columbus. Members are asking for more information about FBI director James Comey’s letter …
Thank you Nerdy for bringing this beautiful song here! I saw a tweet about it earlier and then forgot about it after a very long and grueling work day.
Tomorrow I am participating in an event at my local Dem HQ at the end of another long work day, so I will be toast but I will be happy toast, as it is always therapeutic to help GOTV.
Spoke with a client today whose politics I never knew and was afraid to ask about. She’s for HRC all the way and loves and supports PBO! Yay! So relieved, because I really liked her 🙂
Haven’t had a chance to go back and catch up. Hope Alycee is continuing to improve and everyone at TOD is hanging in there through this latest email shiny object for the press.
BTW I helped a couple of friends get voting/ballot info who plan on voting straight Dem for the partisan contests, but didn’t know quite how to vote on all of the propositions, judges, etc.
You put in your zip code and get your specific ballot, where you can click on each candidate and each ballot measure to get very simple and clear explanations of each with all kinds of good info about who supports, who’s contributed, etc. It’s really great for judges and non-partisan candidates that you want to get a feel for how they really are. I think it has been up in previous elections, but I don’t think it was this fleshed out with info before.
I could care less who Trump blames for his loss as long as he loses. He shouldn’t be running for President given his demeanor, bigotry and lack of experience in the first place. Shame on Republicans for putting forward such a fraudster!
WOW….i have not seen this pic before…hahahah…thought i had seem most of the pics about the President….lolol at me
Johnny Depp, Tim Burton and Mia Wasikowska at the White House with the President Barack Obama and his family, Halloween 2009 pic.twitter.com/IoYfWbikMJ
I see the President has no events scheduled tomorrow: Each time we’ve seen that, some dramatic announcement has been made about something he’s been doing quietly. Wonder if Comey will be visiting the WH????????
Don’t know when it will be read, but I just did a message to the WH. Stated Comey needs to be “encouraged” to resign. Gave all my reasons. I refrained from saying that this appointment is one that I’ve been disappointed in from the beginning.
The Republicans are used to playing with male domination tactics. That’s how it’s always been, that’s what they know, that’s who they are. That’s why the biggest bully on the Republican debate stage mopped the floor with “Little Marco”, “Lyin’ Ted”, “Low Energy Jeb”. Trump won the ridiculous alpha male battle they all know so well. That’s why most male Republicans don’t know what to do with themselves right now even as many Republican women are backing away from Trump in disgust.
TN, I read this and agreed with every word. I would truly wear a T-shirt with OW power on it. Though HRC is three years younger than I am, she is a role model for how to become a woman of power and indomitable courage in your senior years. Must read for all women.
I love this and it is so true. I watched my mother and my grandmother wield the OW power and I was ready to embrace it the moment I came near to qualifying as a practitioner of it. I us it with repair people, clerks, business reps., relatives, and anyone who dares to think that they are coming for me. I know exactly who I am, what I have accomplished (with God’s help), and can handle what comes my way. I have that firm “Mama tone” kept teenagers in line and bull shitters away. The interesting thing is that I consider myself to be a rather shy and retiring person, often filled with anxiety about new situations, but somehow I have always been able to gird my loins to do what had to be done. When I became an OW, I was even more confident because I could get away with saying and doing things that I may not have been able to do when I was younger. I gave out of f**ks to care long ago and I am loving who I am now. I feel strong and fierce because experience has taught me that even though I may be quaking with fear inside, I know how not to let it show and I can get shit done. As for the invisibility that many women fear will be their lot when they get older (and this is especially true for women of color), I see it as a kind of superpower. We are underestimated and ignored so the enemy does not see us coming. We are smart, tested, and determined. We have the time (kids gone and grown, retired, etc), the freedom and the energy to put to use in chapter 2 of our lives and we are ready to shake things up. I am a proud OW!
Article opens with:
“You can find a trapdoor spider (Aptostichus barackobamai) inching across certain parts of Northern California, or see a bright orange spangled darter (Etheostoma Obama) swimming a Tennessee river, or come upon a lichen (Caloplaca obamae) the color of gold on Santa Rosa island, off the California coast.
You can visit the Barack Obama Academy in Plainfield, N.J., or the Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy in Dallas, or the Barack Obama Academy of International Studies in Pittsburgh. You can drive down Barack Obama Avenue in East St. Louis, or Obama Way in Seaside, Calif., — or President Barack Obama Highway here in Riviera Beach, just 10 miles and another reality from the stately pleasure-dome Mar-a-Lago.”
My comment earlier:
MSM either deny or don’t realize that PBO has no need for legacy building — he’s done it himself, by rising to national prominence in 2004 at the Boston DNC, announcing his candidacy for President in Springfield, Illinois in 2007, and by winning #TwoTermsBaby and governing over those 8 years with a strategic, firm and steady hand that America has been blessed to have.
This is absolute malfeasance on Comey’s part. He started this mess, knowing that he had nothing in order to to deliberately influence the election. If he had even an ounce of integrity left (doubtful), he should offer his resignation and it should be quickly accepted.
Jingle Dress dancers took to the front line at Standing Rock in North Dakota Saturday. Police sat in armored vehicles 150 yrds away. #NoDAPLpic.twitter.com/53yTA7WFbZ
Syria? Iraq? Afghanistan? How about Cannon Ball, North Dakota. USA 2016. This is what it's come to. #NoDAPL Photo: Ernie Sam, Jr. pic.twitter.com/EelSP0sLgp
When the white militia men staged an ARMED takeover of a Government building…the Federal Marshalls did not show up in War gear…..that is only reserved for UNarmed people of color…in this case Native American people protesting a pipeline thru Native American land
Georgia Democrats are hoping to make the most of voting on Sunday, with plans to mobilize thousands of voters to head directly from church pews to the polls to back Hillary Clinton.
The rapper 2 Chainz and the Rev. Raphael Warnock, pastor of Ebenzer Baptist Church, will headline a cookout at a Fulton County voting site on Sunday, one of several events scattered around the state.
Some Republicans called for a ban on Sunday voting, casting it as an unfair advantage for Democrats, but the plan never gained traction. This year at least eight counties, many of them Democratic strongholds, have opened their polls on Sunday: Chatham, Clayton, DeKalb, Dougherty, Fulton, Henry, Muscogee and Richmond.
Thank you for AK information, very interesting about indigenous people HRC support — which of course is to be expected, but makes me REALLY wonder about their (non?) ability to vote.
I’ve mentioned before that I had the wonderful opportunity to spend 6 weeks in Alaska in 1999 — the state is absolutely enormous (twice as large as Texas) with very few roads that connect between regions (for example — the southeast, where the state capitol of Juneau is, and where most AK cruises take place, is accessible only by boat or plane).
So few roads that the state’s transportation system is the Alaska Marine Ferry Service (not a land-based system).
The other thing about AK outside of the few big towns and the Kenai pennisula (south of its largest city Anchorage) is that AK towns are tiny and very segregated — there’s the white “town” and adjacent to it the “village” part of the town — for example, Eagle AK on the banks of the mighty (and fascinating) Yukon River that forms the border with Canada there.
There’s Eagle AK, and there’s an adjacent Eagle Village AK. The white portion of the town has public services and commerce such as library, post office, restaurants, etc., while the village portion has no services at all. Absolute segregation.
I have no idea what life is like for other towns in AK, but makes me wonder how easy it will be for First Americans there to vote.
I lived and taught school in Juneau, Alaska from 1991 to 2001. Fond memories other than my husband dying and I became empty nested there. There were no roads in or out of Juneau. The ferry system (Alaska Marine Hwy) and Alaska Airlines were the two ways to travel in and out of Juneau. AK Airlines had a monopoly on passenger travel and it was expensive to fly. That was when our family learned to buy everything on our AA credit card to acquire miles. Ferries were popular with tourists and would sometimes be booked up six months to a year ahead of time making less choices in traveling out. Arapaho explained the state pretty well.
Love that you lived in AK — sorry to hear about your husband’s passing while you were there — must bring back a flood of memories. 😦
I absolutely LOVED the AK Marine Ferry Service — back in 1999, it was quite affordable (IIRC, cost about $300 to travel the entire inland passage), and the staff were top-notch (overheard a staff meeting where the person speaking emphasized how the staff represented the State of Alaska, so it was very important to provide good service).
What I loved about the AMFS was being in the small port towns (large by AK standards, LOL) like Ketchikan, which doubles in population when the commercial cruise ships dock, from 15K to 30K (again IIRC). Once the cruise ships leave, the city streets are pretty much deserted, so AFMS tourists pretty much have the place to themselves.
Also LOVED the amazing and beautiful Juneau public library. IIRC it’s 4 stories, with floor-to-ceiling windows. I remember sitting on the 3rd or 4th floor there, at the same level as a cruise ship docked within a stone’s throw. Could see people mingling on the cruise ship, and couldn’t understand why people would stay onboard when they could be exploring the city.
“Behind Comey’s defiance of both precedent and the guidance of his boss, the attorney general, was the subtext of intense pressure being put on the FBI and the Justice Department by Republicans, some of whom rushed Comey’s vague letter to members of the press,” Reid wrote.
Reid said that Republicans have wasted a tremendous amount of time and taxpayer money trying to “investigate” their way into blocking Hillary Clinton from the White House.
“The abuse of congressional power for pure partisan gain has become a specialty of the GOP,” Reid wrote.
She concluded, “After the election, should this ugly gambit fail, be assured Republicans will use every ounce of their time and authority to take the meager gifts the bumbling FBI director has given them and put them to use in service of the next election. The people’s work be damned.”
“Reid said that Republicans have wasted a tremendous amount of time and taxpayer money trying to “investigate” their way into blocking Hillary Clinton from the White House.”
And they’re going to waste a tremendous amount of time and taxpayer money investigating Clinton after she wins the White House. Democrats need to stand tough in their support for President Hillary Clinton no matter what shenanigans the Republicans throw her way.
Remember, NC shut down Sunday voting just before Election Day to suppress the vote. If you know anyone in NC, please urge them to join today’s efforts to VOTE.
Today is the critical "souls to polls" day for African-American churches in North Carolina. There is no NC Sunday in-person voting next week
U.S. decision to abstain in UN vote condemning Cuba embargo is small but meaningful. The cold war is over, Congress must lift embargo pic.twitter.com/lvjq8JlvNE
FBI Director James Comey alerted Republican members of Congress on Friday that bureau investigators would review some additional emails that might relate to Hillary Clinton’s email server. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), the chairman of the House Oversight Committee who has already vowed to spend the next several years investigating Clinton should she be elected president, quickly rushed to announce the news, falsely claiming that the case had been “reopened.”
Minutes later, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan repeated Chaffetz’s incorrect assessment and demanded that Clinton’s classified intelligence briefings — something provided to both major party nominees — be ceased.
Though nothing in Comey’s letter said the case was being reopened, an array of news outlets repeated Chaffetz’s incorrect characterization.
Indeed, he has been for yrs now.
A proud American Gay man who once worked for the Dick Cheney.
He’s still a Walter Cronkite type of Just the Facts Mentality kind of Honest Journalist that deserves respect & our trust.
I hope when Hillary gets elected President she doesn’t even tell Comey he’s fired, I hope she introduces the new head of the FBI on the east lawn while Comey is still down at the FBI headquarters.
Why haven’t we heard a peep from the WH? Very unusual I would say… This President needs to say something on this matter and so does Loretta lynch… Both of whom are in charge of this chump. 🤔😐
Presidents traditionally didn’t say much during such Inquireies. VP Biden was w/Smercornish on CNN yesterday and he said We don’t comment on Ongoing Cases.
Obama White House.gov
Ciao, ragazzi!
The question was asked upstream if Comey can be fired. The answer is yes, according to this site. And it has been done http://heavy.com/news/2016/10/james-comey-fired-fbi-director-hillary-clinton-email-private-server-influence-election/
Comey has damage the FBI, people is questioning Comey’s motives.
Sure hope that is right PBO can fire him & save Hillary the bother
Comey picked up a 10-year term in 2013 (unless he “resigns, dies, or is removed” – his predecessor Robert Mueller received an exception in 2011, at President Obama’s request, and was FBI Director for both W and President Obama for 12 years).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Comey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Director_of_the_Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
Seems the doubt relates to how he can be removed – as per Bill’s link
Thank you JER – Pete Souza will need a very large server for all these wonderful photos
Evening :)
I love this song and video. Thanks so much for posting. Such a powerful and apt statement.
Agree, Quapiti. It’s also beautifully performed by Odom. Hope it gets wide play.
There was all this talk about what kind of man Comey was, what an honorable man he was, he has proven himself to be just like all the other right wing Republicans. He is an embarrassment to the FBI, because of him people will not trust the FBI.
I was happy that HRC addressed the FBI letter at the beginning of her campaign speech today. It appears that most of the ire is being directed at Comey. I wonder if he had a problem taking the advice of an AG who is a woman?
COS, I too wondered if Comey had a problem taking the advice of a woman AG. And not just a woman AG, but a black woman AG. Comey knew exactly what he was doing. If the Attorney General, or the President, dared to question his inappropriate political move, they are the ones who would end up being accused of political interference to cover-up Hillary Clinton’s alleged misdeeds. For me, Comey’s blatant move to influence the election has motivated me to work twice as hard as before to make sure that Hillary Clinton is elected the next President of the United States.
Interesting post about this at BJ
https://www.balloon-juice.com/2016/10/30/late-night-open-thread-james-comey-victim-of-his-fellow-repubs/
“I too wondered if Comey had a problem taking the advice of a woman AG. And not just a woman AG, but a black woman AG.”
I wondered that as well.
New York Daily News
.@Yuengling_Beer owner’s endorsement of @RealDonaldTrump triggers mass boycotts http://nydn.us/2f2LN1l
This is so gorgeous:
that is SO awesome!!!!
Here we go…….
Good for the Dems.
Let’s do this, Democrats
We must retake the Senate. Otherwise, President Hillary Clinton will have an impossible time getting anything done, including appointing Justices to SCOTUS.
Yes. We. Can!
Good evening TOD folks! As much as I hate listening to Trump, I heard him talking today and it sounded like he was plagiarizing the speech PBO has given recently, using words I am sure I heard the President said yesterday in Florida. Who ever is writing Trump’s speeches thinks it is a good idea. Hope someone/press picks up on it soon.
Probably the same person that copied Michelle’s speech for Melania.
oh wow, this is exceptional, it brought me to tears. Everyone should listen to it. Thank you so much Nerdy.
The Congressional Black Caucus is holding a press conference in Columbus. Members are asking for more information about FBI director James Comey’s letter …
Laugh break:
Twins have problems, too!
They’re too adorable! I’m sure our donna can relate, heheh 🙂
I definitely thought of her!
Thank you Nerdy for bringing this beautiful song here! I saw a tweet about it earlier and then forgot about it after a very long and grueling work day.
Tomorrow I am participating in an event at my local Dem HQ at the end of another long work day, so I will be toast but I will be happy toast, as it is always therapeutic to help GOTV.
Spoke with a client today whose politics I never knew and was afraid to ask about. She’s for HRC all the way and loves and supports PBO! Yay! So relieved, because I really liked her 🙂
Haven’t had a chance to go back and catch up. Hope Alycee is continuing to improve and everyone at TOD is hanging in there through this latest email shiny object for the press.
BTW I helped a couple of friends get voting/ballot info who plan on voting straight Dem for the partisan contests, but didn’t know quite how to vote on all of the propositions, judges, etc.
This site is awesome:
http://votersedge.org/
You put in your zip code and get your specific ballot, where you can click on each candidate and each ballot measure to get very simple and clear explanations of each with all kinds of good info about who supports, who’s contributed, etc. It’s really great for judges and non-partisan candidates that you want to get a feel for how they really are. I think it has been up in previous elections, but I don’t think it was this fleshed out with info before.
O.k. off to shower, eat, sleep
Funny he doesn’t mention that the FBI Director is trying to steal the election for the GOP.
JO’B, you must read the article, The Power of OW” that TN links above. You will LOVE it!!!!
Thanks – just opened it up and will read soon!!!
*YOU. WILL. BE. OWned.
Ha. And we’re also so much fun to be around!
I could care less who Trump blames for his loss as long as he loses. He shouldn’t be running for President given his demeanor, bigotry and lack of experience in the first place. Shame on Republicans for putting forward such a fraudster!
WOW….i have not seen this pic before…hahahah…thought i had seem most of the pics about the President….lolol at me
Same.. I’ve never seen it before. Nice! 🙂
I love how POTUS stood by Ms. Rice despite the Republican onslaught against her. Shows his loyalty.
I see the President has no events scheduled tomorrow: Each time we’ve seen that, some dramatic announcement has been made about something he’s been doing quietly. Wonder if Comey will be visiting the WH????????
hello Carol…that same thought crosses my mind as well
Good thoughts indeed – I was wondering the same.
Received email from HRC Campaign for this….
Those two last ones are adorable! Love Secretary Clinton’s eyelashes. Wish I could buy them somewhere.
Yes, it’s from the ‘orange place’, but this is really good. All of you will enjoy it. 🙂 Good writing. Let me know what you think.
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/10/29/1588414/-OW-The-Secret-Weapon-That-Makes-HRC-the-GOP-s-Most-Formidable-Foe
Don’t know when it will be read, but I just did a message to the WH. Stated Comey needs to be “encouraged” to resign. Gave all my reasons. I refrained from saying that this appointment is one that I’ve been disappointed in from the beginning.
fun read– OW!
Deep…i love this analysis….
from the essay..
The Republicans are used to playing with male domination tactics. That’s how it’s always been, that’s what they know, that’s who they are. That’s why the biggest bully on the Republican debate stage mopped the floor with “Little Marco”, “Lyin’ Ted”, “Low Energy Jeb”. Trump won the ridiculous alpha male battle they all know so well. That’s why most male Republicans don’t know what to do with themselves right now even as many Republican women are backing away from Trump in disgust.
TN, I read this and agreed with every word. I would truly wear a T-shirt with OW power on it. Though HRC is three years younger than I am, she is a role model for how to become a woman of power and indomitable courage in your senior years. Must read for all women.
That is a good read – thanks for sharing.
I love this and it is so true. I watched my mother and my grandmother wield the OW power and I was ready to embrace it the moment I came near to qualifying as a practitioner of it. I us it with repair people, clerks, business reps., relatives, and anyone who dares to think that they are coming for me. I know exactly who I am, what I have accomplished (with God’s help), and can handle what comes my way. I have that firm “Mama tone” kept teenagers in line and bull shitters away. The interesting thing is that I consider myself to be a rather shy and retiring person, often filled with anxiety about new situations, but somehow I have always been able to gird my loins to do what had to be done. When I became an OW, I was even more confident because I could get away with saying and doing things that I may not have been able to do when I was younger. I gave out of f**ks to care long ago and I am loving who I am now. I feel strong and fierce because experience has taught me that even though I may be quaking with fear inside, I know how not to let it show and I can get shit done. As for the invisibility that many women fear will be their lot when they get older (and this is especially true for women of color), I see it as a kind of superpower. We are underestimated and ignored so the enemy does not see us coming. We are smart, tested, and determined. We have the time (kids gone and grown, retired, etc), the freedom and the energy to put to use in chapter 2 of our lives and we are ready to shake things up. I am a proud OW!
Reagan was an awful President for minorities. I wish we didn’t have to compare our wonderful POTUS to Reagan at all.
Totally agree … it’s not worth the four seconds of satisfaction.
GM JO’B!
It’s already happening, and can’t wait for more!
(Posted here Wednesday morning, but ICYMI):
Long article, but perhaps better opportunity for a leisurely read on Sunday 🙂 :
Article opens with:
“You can find a trapdoor spider (Aptostichus barackobamai) inching across certain parts of Northern California, or see a bright orange spangled darter (Etheostoma Obama) swimming a Tennessee river, or come upon a lichen (Caloplaca obamae) the color of gold on Santa Rosa island, off the California coast.
You can visit the Barack Obama Academy in Plainfield, N.J., or the Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy in Dallas, or the Barack Obama Academy of International Studies in Pittsburgh. You can drive down Barack Obama Avenue in East St. Louis, or Obama Way in Seaside, Calif., — or President Barack Obama Highway here in Riviera Beach, just 10 miles and another reality from the stately pleasure-dome Mar-a-Lago.”
My comment earlier:
MSM either deny or don’t realize that PBO has no need for legacy building — he’s done it himself, by rising to national prominence in 2004 at the Boston DNC, announcing his candidacy for President in Springfield, Illinois in 2007, and by winning #TwoTermsBaby and governing over those 8 years with a strategic, firm and steady hand that America has been blessed to have.
https://theobamadiary.com/2016/10/26/early-bird-chat-877/#comment-1600405
Lovely!! Didn’t know he had a spider or fish named after him. Fascinating.
GM/GA pkayden.
IIRC, PBO has a couple of fish named for him (could be remembering incorrectly, though).
Here’s the article, from only last month, but for some reason (with this deplorable campaign season), it seems like much longer ago than that:
The perfect Sunday read – thanks so much!
Just seeing this. It’s amazing!
Givers of Courage: Thousands of wild American Bison appear from nowhere at Standing Rock
Goodnight TOD!
#ALL50
This is absolute malfeasance on Comey’s part. He started this mess, knowing that he had nothing in order to to deliberately influence the election. If he had even an ounce of integrity left (doubtful), he should offer his resignation and it should be quickly accepted.
“…he should offer his resignation and it should be quickly accepted.”
I agree, JackieG. But given all the procedures he seems to have violated, allowing him to tender his resignation would be an undeserved kindness.
When the white militia men staged an ARMED takeover of a Government building…the Federal Marshalls did not show up in War gear…..that is only reserved for UNarmed people of color…in this case Native American people protesting a pipeline thru Native American land
JUSTICE is on the Ballot…state and Federal….
Absolutely!!!
No one is taking this election for granted. In my deep blue state folks lined up for hours to vote on the 1st two days of early voting.
Wow..Incredible…Incredible…makes me so happy….
Georgia Democrats are hoping to make the most of voting on Sunday, with plans to mobilize thousands of voters to head directly from church pews to the polls to back Hillary Clinton.
The rapper 2 Chainz and the Rev. Raphael Warnock, pastor of Ebenzer Baptist Church, will headline a cookout at a Fulton County voting site on Sunday, one of several events scattered around the state.
Some Republicans called for a ban on Sunday voting, casting it as an unfair advantage for Democrats, but the plan never gained traction. This year at least eight counties, many of them Democratic strongholds, have opened their polls on Sunday: Chatham, Clayton, DeKalb, Dougherty, Fulton, Henry, Muscogee and Richmond.
Here are the latest state polls from the presidential race:
Alaska: Clinton 47%, Trump 43%, Johnson 7% (Cracium)
Florida: Trump 46%, Clinton 42%, Johnson 4% (NYT/Siena)
Florida: Clinton 45%, Trump 44%, Johnson 5% (NBC/WSJ/Marist)
North Carolina: Clinton 47%, Trump 41%, Johnson 8% (NBC/WSJ/Marist)
GM SBG.
Thank you for AK information, very interesting about indigenous people HRC support — which of course is to be expected, but makes me REALLY wonder about their (non?) ability to vote.
I’ve mentioned before that I had the wonderful opportunity to spend 6 weeks in Alaska in 1999 — the state is absolutely enormous (twice as large as Texas) with very few roads that connect between regions (for example — the southeast, where the state capitol of Juneau is, and where most AK cruises take place, is accessible only by boat or plane).
So few roads that the state’s transportation system is the Alaska Marine Ferry Service (not a land-based system).
The other thing about AK outside of the few big towns and the Kenai pennisula (south of its largest city Anchorage) is that AK towns are tiny and very segregated — there’s the white “town” and adjacent to it the “village” part of the town — for example, Eagle AK on the banks of the mighty (and fascinating) Yukon River that forms the border with Canada there.
There’s Eagle AK, and there’s an adjacent Eagle Village AK. The white portion of the town has public services and commerce such as library, post office, restaurants, etc., while the village portion has no services at all. Absolute segregation.
I have no idea what life is like for other towns in AK, but makes me wonder how easy it will be for First Americans there to vote.
I lived and taught school in Juneau, Alaska from 1991 to 2001. Fond memories other than my husband dying and I became empty nested there. There were no roads in or out of Juneau. The ferry system (Alaska Marine Hwy) and Alaska Airlines were the two ways to travel in and out of Juneau. AK Airlines had a monopoly on passenger travel and it was expensive to fly. That was when our family learned to buy everything on our AA credit card to acquire miles. Ferries were popular with tourists and would sometimes be booked up six months to a year ahead of time making less choices in traveling out. Arapaho explained the state pretty well.
GM OG.
Love that you lived in AK — sorry to hear about your husband’s passing while you were there — must bring back a flood of memories. 😦
I absolutely LOVED the AK Marine Ferry Service — back in 1999, it was quite affordable (IIRC, cost about $300 to travel the entire inland passage), and the staff were top-notch (overheard a staff meeting where the person speaking emphasized how the staff represented the State of Alaska, so it was very important to provide good service).
What I loved about the AMFS was being in the small port towns (large by AK standards, LOL) like Ketchikan, which doubles in population when the commercial cruise ships dock, from 15K to 30K (again IIRC). Once the cruise ships leave, the city streets are pretty much deserted, so AFMS tourists pretty much have the place to themselves.
Also LOVED the amazing and beautiful Juneau public library. IIRC it’s 4 stories, with floor-to-ceiling windows. I remember sitting on the 3rd or 4th floor there, at the same level as a cruise ship docked within a stone’s throw. Could see people mingling on the cruise ship, and couldn’t understand why people would stay onboard when they could be exploring the city.
“Behind Comey’s defiance of both precedent and the guidance of his boss, the attorney general, was the subtext of intense pressure being put on the FBI and the Justice Department by Republicans, some of whom rushed Comey’s vague letter to members of the press,” Reid wrote.
Reid said that Republicans have wasted a tremendous amount of time and taxpayer money trying to “investigate” their way into blocking Hillary Clinton from the White House.
“The abuse of congressional power for pure partisan gain has become a specialty of the GOP,” Reid wrote.
She concluded, “After the election, should this ugly gambit fail, be assured Republicans will use every ounce of their time and authority to take the meager gifts the bumbling FBI director has given them and put them to use in service of the next election. The people’s work be damned.”
“Reid said that Republicans have wasted a tremendous amount of time and taxpayer money trying to “investigate” their way into blocking Hillary Clinton from the White House.”
And they’re going to waste a tremendous amount of time and taxpayer money investigating Clinton after she wins the White House. Democrats need to stand tough in their support for President Hillary Clinton no matter what shenanigans the Republicans throw her way.
Wiining back the Senate — and prayerfully the House — would take the wind out of their sails.
Well the president just write executive order for a solar flare and preparedness:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/10/13/executive-order-coordinating-efforts-prepare-nation-space-weather-events
Always planning 👊
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Thanks for that additional bit of good news, swbluega!
We can use all the good news we can get, meta. 🙂
She’s got a good chance to win if we keep up the fight.
Morning everyone:)
Good morning TOD …..
#ALL50
NOTE that the Twitter account is CJTF & that it’s the Peshmerga being highlighted ….
That is quite a transformation in the US, Kurd relationship ….
#ALL50
Take care everyone … bbl ….
I’d have to agree with most of this:)
http://www.salon.com/2016/10/29/im-with-stupid-the-entire-2016-election-has-been-an-insult-to-our-intelligence/
The American Dream, indeed! So happy for them and for us. This is a great part of what we are defending in this election.
It’s absolutely beautiful. I sure hope he wins.
Wonderful, powerful message.
Yet…the media is doubling down with their “investigation re-opened,” “trouble for Clinton,” “how this hurts Clinton” headlines…
Hopefully Comey is working on the rough draft of his resignation letter.
It’s the Democrat’s turn to grill his sorry soul when Monday comes around and they get another nothingburger from him. Unfreakinbelievable.
Somehow Chaffetz should be censured as well.
“How one Congressman punked the media on the FBI letter about Clinton’s emails”
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-chaffetz-fbi-investigation-lies-e9fff5359102#.c6lc9hykt
FBI Director James Comey alerted Republican members of Congress on Friday that bureau investigators would review some additional emails that might relate to Hillary Clinton’s email server. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), the chairman of the House Oversight Committee who has already vowed to spend the next several years investigating Clinton should she be elected president, quickly rushed to announce the news, falsely claiming that the case had been “reopened.”
Minutes later, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan repeated Chaffetz’s incorrect assessment and demanded that Clinton’s classified intelligence briefings — something provided to both major party nominees — be ceased.
Though nothing in Comey’s letter said the case was being reopened, an array of news outlets repeated Chaffetz’s incorrect characterization.
Indeed, he has been for yrs now.
A proud American Gay man who once worked for the Dick Cheney.
He’s still a Walter Cronkite type of Just the Facts Mentality kind of Honest Journalist that deserves respect & our trust.
I hope when Hillary gets elected President she doesn’t even tell Comey he’s fired, I hope she introduces the new head of the FBI on the east lawn while Comey is still down at the FBI headquarters.
Comey only had one job to do, and that was to sit in his office and look pretty, but no, this guy goes out and breaks balls.
Why haven’t we heard a peep from the WH? Very unusual I would say… This President needs to say something on this matter and so does Loretta lynch… Both of whom are in charge of this chump. 🤔😐
Welp that’s a very very good sign. If PBO isn’t saying anything then something is happening. Trust PBO.
Presidents traditionally didn’t say much during such Inquireies. VP Biden was w/Smercornish on CNN yesterday and he said We don’t comment on Ongoing Cases.
Thanks for nothing, Comey.
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2016/10/30/early-bird-chat-happy-diwali/