Saturday, June 6, 2009
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in Normandy, France for 65th Anniversary of D-Day (Pictures, Video)
American Cemetery, Normandy, France
Barack Obama, Prince Charles, Gordon Brown, Stephen Harper, Nicholas Sarkozy
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D-Day Video Clips
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Friday, June 5, 2009
President Obama Weekly Radio Address, June 6, 2009 (Video and Transcript)
President Obama Outlines Goals for Health Care Reform
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Pat Buchanan is a Cracker.
Repost from Margaret and Helen blog. A must read.
Margaret, this old gal has clearly lived too long. Never in my life did I think I would see a bunch of old, white men claiming they are being discriminated against. I am sure the Hispanic women who cleaned their houses today are having a good laugh… or a good cry. Honestly, the absurdity of it all is more than I can take. Stick me in a hole and throw some dirt on top of me. I’m done.
If you are born a white, male Christian in today’s world and life didn’t turn out the way you wanted, you probably have only yourself and the Rush Limbaugh Show to blame. Some exceptions probably do exist, but if you’re a commentator on a cable news channel you’re probably the rule and not the exception.
Pat Buchanan is an idiot. I mean it. Really
Helen, dear, I sent an email to that talented Susan Boyle telling her that I thought she had the voice of an angel and that I wanted her to sing at my funeral. Her response said she was free next Thursday.
That says it ALL about Pat Buchanan.
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Here comes GOP token, Michael Steele, weighing in on Judge Sotomayor (Video)
Again, the token has spoken.....
"And God help you if you’re a white male coming before her bench."
That from RNC Chairman, Michael Steele.
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FLOTUS w/girls at the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Michelle Obama is in Paris with Malia, Sasha and Grandma.
US First Lady Michelle Obama took her two daughters up the Eiffel Tower for a birds-eye view of Paris at sunset Friday after flying in to France to join President Barack Obama, who arrived from Germany.
Hundreds of onlookers screamed "Michelle" as she stepped out of a Chevrolet to wave to the crowd before shepherding Malia, 10, and Sasha, seven, into the landmark tower by a discreet side entrance in the south pillar.
The Mayor of Paris Bertrand Delanoe was on hand to welcome the US party at one of the world's most visited attractions, with six million visitors a year.
The iron-laced monument, emblem of the Paris skyline, remained open throughout the family's 30-minute tour with tourists climbing its steps and milling about below.
The family left just as the tower, soaring 324 metres (710 feet) above the Paris skyline, suddenly lit up the night sky with thousands of sparkling lights.
The first family arrived as President Barack Obama flew in to Orly airport, just outside Paris, after visiting Germany.
He was to stay overnight with the family at the US embassy residence, a large 19th-century building with a vast garden located close by the French presidential office, the Palais de l'Elysee.
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From Gossip on the Ground in France
A dispatch from one of my French connections about the Obama family landing in Paris on Friday.......How they did it, I don't know, but they arrived in Paris all together.
The Faubourg Saint-Honore, one of the very chic-est street in Paris (Hermes, Sotheby's, Lanvin, etc.) where the ambassador's residence and the Elysee palace are, has been blocked all day and there are many complaints.....Tomorrow's dinner at the Jules Vernes seems to be on.....
and a note from one of my French spies....The program has been disclosed by the AFP....The 3 girls (First Lady Michelle, Malia and Sasha) went to the Tour Eiffel ....They'll go to Notre Dame tomorrow. Then: private dinner.....They'll go to the Modern Art Museum on Sunday....Then Michelle will go to the Elysée to see Carla + Nicolas Sarkozy and kids
......Then shopping spree in a children's store in VI ème arrondissment (Rive Gauche / Upscale)
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King Rush: At Buchenwald Obama is "ripping" Germans "over something they did 60 years ago" a day after praising Islam
I guess Obama's success and showing leadership is just a tad bit too, much for the King, maybe he is taking too much of that oxycotin.....
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Utah man who was on a "mission" to kill Obama is charged
Yes, we have to continue to deal with the crazys in this country. God watch over President Obama. for real.
Federal authorities in Utah search for a man who allegedly made threats against President Obama.
Daniel James Murray has been charged with making threats against Obama, after telling a bank teller he was part of a "mission" to kill the president. The Secret Service says Murray has at least eight registered firearms. His whereabouts are unknown.
Murray entered Zion's First National Bank in St. George, Utah, May 19, to open a savings account with an $85,000 check, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Salt Lake City today.
Murray allegedly asked if the bank was solvent and then stated, according to the complaint, "With all this mess going on under President Obama with banks and the economy, I'm sure if citizens happen to lose their money, they will rise up and we could see killing and deaths." read more here....
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President Obama's Pictures from Buchenwald, Germany
Elie Wiesel's words from Buchenwald with President Obama (Video)
President Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel's Press Conference in Dresden, Germany (Video)
President Obama's visit to Buchenwald Concentration Camp and his remarks, Video
Full Transcript of remarks by Chancellor Merkel, President Obama and Elie Wiesel at Buchenwald
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Elie Wiesel's memorable words from Buchenwald, Germany with President Obama (Video)
Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel, a survivor of the Buchenwald concentration camp, reflects on what he experienced.
A must view.
Full Transcript of remarks by Chancellor Merkel, President Obama and Elie Wiesel at Buchenwald
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Rolleyes time: Sen. Inhofe (R-OK) on Obama's Speech, "I Just Don't Know Whose Side He's On"
Oh, brother.
Another dense, ridiculous statement. But one thing it does reveal, the narrow mindedness of many Republicans. As if George W. Bush was the best thing since sliced bread, only leaving with some of the worse polling numbers EVER of a former president with his sidekick, Dick Cheney nipping at the heels.
Whose side is he on? The Americans side, Senator Inhofe, and if you can't decipher that then just, "too bad, so sad".
Mark down Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) as one of the more outspoken critics of President Obama's speech yesterday in Egypt -- in fact, he told The Oklahoman the speech was "un-American" for calling the Iraq conflict a "war of choice."
Inhofe also blasted Obama for implying that torture had taken place at Guantanamo Bay: "There has never been a documented case of torture at Guantanamo."
"I just don't know whose side he's on," Inhofe added.
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Obama's trip to Buchenwald Concentration Camp in Germany (Video and Transcript)
President Obama's visit to Buchenwald, Germany
President Obama's remarks outside of Buchenwald, Germany
Obama: Concentration camp 'horror' persists
Full Transcript of remarks by Chancellor Merkel, President Obama and Elie Wiesel at Buchenwald
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Michelle Obama's Stealth Move
This shake up is more than likely about not being in synch, than anything else. FLOTUS replaced her Chief of Staff Jackie Norris with Susan Sher, a long time close friend:
First lady Michelle Obama has replaced her chief of staff, Jackie Norris, with a longtime friend from Chicago, Susan Sher.
The announcement of the East Wing shakeup was made by press release this afternoon without giving any indication of what had prompted the change only a few months into the administration.
Norris, a former top aide to President Obama in Iowa during the campaign, leaves to become a senior adviser to the Corporation for National and Community Service, according to a press release from the White House.
"I am grateful to President and Mrs. Obama for the opportunities and friendship they have given me over the last few years and I am looking forward to becoming an integral part of this Administration's efforts to advance the cause of national and community service," Norris said in a statement distributed by the White House press office.
She will be replaced by Sher, who is described in the release as a close confidant of the first lady who has been advising Michelle Obama on health care and other issues. In the same statement, Sher said that "Mrs. Obama and I have worked together for many years on issues that we both care deeply about and I appreciate the opportunity to be of greater service to her and this Administration."
In her own statement, Michelle Obama called Norris a "a colleague and friend since the earliest days" and praised her for building "a strong organization in the East Wing."
But she noted that Sher is "a trusted advisor, longtime mentor and friend dating back to my work at the City of Chicago and later the University of Chicago."
Notice the press release was released late yesterday and FLOTUS and the wee Michelles are in a plane to Paris, right now. Stealth move.
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Thursday, June 4, 2009
More Ambassadorships.....
More announcements....
Today President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals for ambassadorships, the White House said in a statement: Brookings' Carlos Pascual, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, as ambassador to Mexico; the White House Office of Presidential Personnel's David Jacobson, a partner at the law firm Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, as ambassador to Canada; Raytheon's James B. Smith, a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, as ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; the White House's Director for Presidential Personnel Donald Gips, a former domestic policy advisor to Vice President Al Gore, as ambassador to the Republic of South Africa; career Foreign Service Officer and U.S. ambassador to Burundi Patricia N. Moller as ambassador to the Republic of Guinea; businesswoman and philanthropist Nicole A. Avant as ambassador to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; career FSO Kenneth H. Merten as ambassador to the Republic of Haiti; and career FSO and ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne E. Derse as ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania.
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So now King Rush means nothing... to conservatives and Republicans? (Video)
From MSNBCs Tamron Hall:
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Get ready to fight the GOP for PUBLIC OPTION in the health care bill
I said that the hardest legislation that President Obama will attempt to pass will be health care reform.
The president is on board for public option and wants it available for Americans, along with the private insurance plans. In Obama's letter to Sens. Kennedy and Baucus he was explicit about having the public option available for choice for the American Public.
Now the fight is on.
The GOP has decided that there will be no deal for any health care reform because public option is being put on the table. Remember, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) got slapped around from his own constituents who WANT THIS OPTION. Again, remember, when it comes to health care reform, there is not a left or right or middle about this. It affects us all.
The GOP beef is this:
President Barack Obama's hopes for a bipartisan health deal took a hit Thursday as GOP senators protested a letter he wrote declaring support for a public insurance plan.
Such a plan would compete with private insurers and is opposed by nearly all Republicans. Obama long has supported it, but he had avoided going into detail about his health goals, leaving the specifics to Congress and emphasizing hopes for a bipartisan bill.
That changed when Obama released a letter Wednesday to two Senate Democrats saying he believed strongly in the need for a new public plan.
This is about the WILL of the PEOPLE pushing the WILL to the PRESIDENT. That is what the change is about. The public WANTS the public option, but the insurance companies are AFRAID to compete for it. Now the wrecking crew, called the Republican Party is about to cause havoc.
Added Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev.: "If he wants a bipartisan bill, he has to recognize that a government-run plan doesn't get you to a bipartisan plan." Ensign spoke in an interview following a Senate Finance Committee meeting on the legislation.
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Opponents say private insurers could not compete with a public plan that didn't have to make a profit. They argue that private health plans would go out of business, leaving only an entirely government-run health care system.
That is the fear. It would put private insurance plans out of business, because the sharing of the public option would be lower costs, etc.
Folks, if the insurance companies, who have screwed many Americans over the years, were honest brokers they would not have to worry about their plans. Why? Because it would be the best, cost effective, and best treatment plan for Americans. That is why. But we all know this story and know that the ones running scurred are the health care lobbyists on the hill, with open check books to buy votes.
This public option, MUST be the will of the people. And we must fight for it. It starts with contacting your congress persons and giving them an earful.
If we put Barack Hussein Obama II, in the White House, damn it, we can and must get the choice for public option in this health care bill.
Lastly, why do we need public option? Because there are upwards of 50 million people in this country uninsured, not because they want to be, but because of how expensive it is just to go to a doctor that it is becoming UNAFFORDABLE. And because of this:
Medical bills are involved in more than 60 percent of U.S. personal bankruptcies, an increase of 50 percent in just six years, U.S. researchers reported Thursday.
More than 75 percent of these bankrupt families had health insurance but still were overwhelmed by their medical debts, the team at Harvard Law School, Harvard Medical School and Ohio University reported in the American Journal of Medicine.
We need public option NOW, not later.
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Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., Thursday told reporters that a Senate bill will contain a public health insurance option, following the lead of President Obama and drawing a line in the sand on the controversial issue.
After a meeting with senators involved in health-care legislation, Baucus said, "I think the bill that passes the Senate will have some version of the public option." Obama, in a letter Wednesday, said ...
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Paris awaits the Obamas and those GIRLS......
Malia and Sasha Obama's first overseas trip since their father has assumed the presidency and Paris can't WAIT!!
Not since the Kennedy era has an American first lady — and in tow, her presidential husband — been so eagerly awaited in Paris.
Will they hobnob with their French counterparts — President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, former model Carla Bruni-Sarkozy — as the Kennedys did with the de Gaulles during their mythic 1961 visit? Or will they cut loose, Clinton-style, for a spontaneous sightseeing session?
Officials on both sides of the Atlantic were short on specifics about the American first couple's upcoming weekend in the City of Light. One of the few details a White House official let slip: 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha will join their mother when she flies to Paris on Friday to join the president. It will be their first excursion abroad as daughters of an American president.
Other than that, the White House has only spoken openly about the D-Day commemorations in Normandy. But French newspapers have speculated that the Obamas will dine atop the Eiffel Tower.
Located on the second level of the 1,024-foot-tall tower, the Jules Verne restaurant boasts commanding views over Paris and a menu by one of the world's most celebrated chefs, Alain Ducasse. A restaurant spokeswoman declined to comment on the possibility the Obamas would dine there, citing client privacy.
The French press is also atwitter over whether there will be a rematch of the "duel of charm" that pitted Michelle Obama in a glamor contest against Bruni-Sarkozy during the Obamas' first official visit to France in April. read more here....
Yes, the White House has confirmed that the wee Michelles will be in Paris, too...
Malia and Sasha Obama are starting their summer vacation with a trip to Europe.
The White House confirmed Thursday that the girls will join their parents at ceremonies Saturday marking the 65th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, then stay on in Paris for several days with their mother.
The girls, ages 10 and 7, have made numerous trips to their father's native state of Hawaii, but have never before been to Europe. They traveled to Kenya with their parents in 2006 and are expected to make numerous additional overseas journeys now that they live in the White House.
The eventful weekend for the First Daughters follows completion today of their first semester at the Sidwell Friends School in the Washington, D.C., area.
Expect massive paparazzi!!!
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Liz Cheney is a piece of work (Video)
My final analysis of Liz Cheney is that she is so shockingly wrong on every point and aspect, the cable outlets gets raves, as in negative response from her, that they continue to let her blow non-correct shit out of her mouth, for ratings. This morning on morning joe, no difference, though Joe was basking in the glow of Obama's speech that he actually tried to stand up to the lying Liz Cheney. Remember, Liz Cheney has no experience in torture or ANYTHING. Why she is looked upon as an authority is beyond me!!! MEDIA: Stop enabling Liz Cheney.
Here’s a transcript:
“I think that if we lived in a world where terrorism, and the slaughter of innocents, and Iran’s hegemonic hopes for the Middle East could be met, could be defeated, could be dealt with by sort of hand-holding going forward, then we’d be in a much simpler environment. But these are very, very tough issues. And I was troubled by the extent to which I heard moral relativism.”
That’s some highly suggestive language coming from Ms. Cheney, isn’t it?
In reality, in his speech today, Obama strongly denounced 9/11-denial to an Arab audience, said American troops are in Afghanistan out of “necessity,” because terrorists are “determined to kill as many Americans as they possibly can,” and said America’s commitment to destroying terror networks “will not waver.”
Liz Cheney's verbal lying viagra is totally irresponsible and her parsing of President Obama's words is categorically wrong. Her touching concerned trolling is just too much!!
[UPDATE}
Check Lizzy lying below on Andrea Mitchell's reports. Pathetic, h/t to Jed @ Daily Kos for catching this one.
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Now Hannity with this lying statement, "President Obama called the U.S. a Muslim nation" (Video)
Another example why the Republicans are on the OUTS with many Americans in this country. This is a right winged extremist statement, but hey that is what FOX NEWS is all about. LIES. And notice how FOX NEWS continually uses the Muslim faith, ethnicity and heritage as a wedge issue, race issue and terror issue. The only terrorists on television are those idiots at FOX NEWS. h/t Jed @ Daily Kos
Video excerpts:
President Obama:
If you actually took the number of Muslim Americans, we'd be one of the largest Muslim countries in the world.
Sean Hannity:
He honors the national day of prayer behind closed doors. Now, on his Middle East apology tour, the President calls the U.S. a "Muslim nation."
President Obama:
We do not consider ourselves a Christian nation, or a Jewish nation, or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens, who are bound by ideals.
Sean Hannity:
The same president who insists the U.S. is not a Christian nation is now calling us a Muslim nation.
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Pool Parties at the White House
Ummmm, maureen over at East Wing Rules, whom I call the "East Wing Historian", is at it again. She goes into details about the pools at the White House and the private, infamous Camp David. And elaborates on pool parties, oh how we all wish we could go....
Camp David pool outside Aspen Lodge - Main Lodge - during Nixon era - Photo courtesy White House
Cherry Blossoms and their annual festival are over for 2009 in Washington DC. Memorial Day is over. At Sidwell Friends, the First daughters end of the school year trumpets summer vacation time. Picnics with the requisite amount of ants and tons of new and old friends to hang out with means making use of the water amenities at the White House. Pool perks extend to presidential vacation retreat at the very exclusive, yet relaxed and woodsy, Camp David as well. Because its outdoors and its been downright chilly and rainy during parts of the Spring in DC, one scene not captured on camera yet are the Obamas using the pool and cabana on the White House property.
Not very far from the Oval Office on the West side of the property is the outdoor pool Gerald Ford put in after Richard Nixon paved over the indoor one FDR had installed and promptly splashed the national press corp into that space. Another daily swimmer, Barbara Bush, upgraded the poolhouse to a full cabana. Millie's son, the Bush's dog named Spot was fond of chasing the tennis balls but was not a big splasher. Barbara Bush recounts seeing a rat up close and personal paddling by her face in the pool as she swam her morning laps. Let us just say Gary Walters, White House Chief Usher at the time, definitely got an earful on that incident. read more here......
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Rush Limbaugh compares President Barack Obama to al Qaeda (Video)
Again, this is what is killing the Republican Party, incendiary comments like this which are absolutely baseless. Of course, Hannity gives him the microphone to spew this continuous bullshit. And of course, the Republican talking bots have been on television up until this morning saying Obama is on an apology tour, wow, how do they look now? Like the idiots they are.
Per King Rush:
"If al Qaeda wants to demolish the America we know and love, they better hurry, because Obama's beating them to it"
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From morning joe: "Barack Obama is, perhaps, the greatest challenge Osama bin Laden has faced" (Video)
Joe Scarborough is right.
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President Obama in Cairo, Egypt (Pictures)
Transcript and full video of President Obama's speech at Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (R) with US President Barack Obama in Cairo, Egypt
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Newt Gringrich's "MY BAD" Sonia....
In other words, my mistake, I did not mean what I said, etc.
In other words, the Latino Community is HARDENING on the Republicans vicious attacks on Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Now the back pedaling is starting.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich led the retreat Wednesday, saying he went too far when he called Sotomayor a racist based on a speech in which she said that a wise Latina would make a better decision in a discrimination case than a white man would.
Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh , while not retracting his description of the judge as a racist, later echoed Gingrich in saying that her long judicial record warrants more consideration. Limbaugh said he might even support her if he thinks there's a chance she'd oppose abortion rights.
The retreat came as Republicans in the Senate , as well as in some statehouses and elsewhere, balked at the incendiary talk, calling it a mistake to judge Sotomayor before her record could be examined or hearings held, and a political gaffe to offend Hispanics, the nation's fastest-growing bloc of voters.
Let me state this, I have been around politics for a long time and after a bombardment of calling Judge Sotomayor every name but the Virgin Mary, you do not change course unless you must. And the Republicans must.
The Republicans not only are on the brink of losing the Latino vote, but the women vote as well. And you don't perform an about face unless you have data to prove it to be so, and I am sure their polling numbers are in the toilet already flushed down.
The retreat came as Republicans in the Senate , as well as in some statehouses and elsewhere, balked at the incendiary talk, calling it a mistake to judge Sotomayor before her record could be examined or hearings held, and a political gaffe to offend Hispanics, the nation's fastest-growing bloc of voters.
Some of these Republicans were especially troubled that the attacks on Sotomayor, coupled with former Vice President Dick Cheney's attack on former Secretary of State Colin Powell and other moderate Republicans, could worsen the splits in the party and paint all Republicans as extremists.
This comes at a time when two elections in a row showed the American people turning away from the Bush-Cheney administration, and the prospects for a Republican comeback are clouded by polls showing the ranks of people calling themselves Republicans dropping to the lowest point in at least a quarter century.
These Republican roses are stinking pretty badly right now. The party of male, pale and stale men. That is their problem.
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Michelle and Nancy had lunch at the White House
Michelle Obama and Nancy Reagan finally got a chance to get to know each other. The two first ladies had lunch in the White House residence today, where they dined for more than an hour and "had a lovely conversation," according to the White House.
Nancy Reagan looks good for her 87 years and I loved her heart warming short speech at the Capitol today for the unveiling of the Ronald Reagan statue. She profusely thanked Speaker Nancy Pelosi for all her help.
You can just imagine the Republicans sitting up there first having to witness the beautiful pictures and sentiment from President Obama to Mrs. Reagan, yesterday, and to hear Mrs. Reagan thanking the Democratic Speaker of the House.
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Barack Obama makes Forbes Celebrity Power 100 List
U.S. President Barack Obama is the first sitting head of state to make the Forbes Celebrity 100 Power List, with his many magazine covers and best-selling books blurring the line between politics and celebrity.
The president came in at No. 49 on the annual list released on Wednesday -- which ranks celebrities based on their earnings and mentions in the media -- after he made $2.5 million last year from his two best-selling books.
"Obama is hands-down the most famous person in the world," said Lacey Rose of Forbes magazine. "His historic presidential run helped him sell more than a million copies of his books; he landed on many magazine covers."
"There is a real interest in him as a president, a family man, a celebrity," she said.
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NH gay marriage all the way!!!
It has been worked out and Governor Lynch signed it into law.
Gay marriage legislation became law in New Hampshire this afternoon.
Gov. John Lynch signed the bills just after 5:20 p.m. before dozens of enthusiastic supporters of same-sex marriage.
New Hampshire's law takes effect Jan. 1.
HB 73, compromise legislation demanded by the governor, was passed by a vote of 14-10 in the Senate and 198-176 in the House today. HB 73 (text), was an add-on to the gay marriage bill itself, HB 436 (text), and to HB 310 (text), which made technical changes to the main bill.
HB 73 clarifies the rights of religious organizations and their employees to refuse to participate in same-sex marriage ceremonies or celebrations. It states that religious groups have exclusive control over doctrine, teaching and beliefs on who can marry within theirfaiths.
The House refused to go along with the Lynch language protecting religion two weeks ago, failing to pass the measure by a single vote.
Some who voted against it at the time said the House was being asked to agree to changes without being given enough time to examine them.
House opponents aired the same complaints today, but the tide had shifted.
"The House has always taken the time to consider the unintended consequences of any bill," said Rep. Betsey Patten, R-Moultonborough.
Supporters of the bill said the new language protects religious beliefs and individual rights.
"Let's vote this one last time. Church and state should be separate," said Rep. Anthony DiFruscia, R-Windham, who helped craft the final compromise language.
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Tamron Hall, MSNBC, to Pat Buchanan, "Doors have been closed to me because I'm a black woman" (Video)
MSNBC needs to let their resident racist, Pat Buchanan go. Why? Because this is nothing but continuing dribble about Judge Sonya Sotomayor and his racist view that anyone that went to college got it through affirmative action. He really needs to let this go.
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First Lady to HS Graduates at Washington Mathematics Science Technology Public Charter High School, "You Are More Than Ready" (Pictures/Transcript)
First lady Michelle Obama used some high-profile examples — including Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor — to reassure high school graduates any doubts they have about how well they will do in college and beyond are not unusual.
She mentioned her own anxieties when first starting at Princeton University, as well as the concerns of Sotomayor, the first Hispanic considered for the nation's highest court. Sotomayor attended Princeton before Mrs. Obama and has said the surroundings intimidated her.
"I don't know if you know about this phenomenal woman, but the president — she's the president's nominee for the Supreme Court — and she's the first Hispanic woman to be considered for the position. The first," Mrs. Obama said, using the graduation speech to make a pitch for the high court nominee.
Mrs. Obama said Sotomayor "said when she stepped on that campus, she said — and this is a quote — she said she felt like 'a visitor landing in an alien country.' And she said she never raised her hand her first year because — and this is a quote — she 'was too embarrassed and too intimidated to ask questions.' read more here....
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Katrina Vanden Heuvel tells Joe Scarborough Republican Party is "...male, pale, and stale...." (Video)
Katrina said what she had to say. Again, get an intellect to dismantle morning joke, he ends up looking stupid, as usual. Ask Lawrence O'Donnell or Ed Schultz.
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OH NOES!!!! The Obama Girls are Paris Bound!!
Yep, can't keep too much from the public.
The East Wing has not announced it, but First Lady Michelle Obama will head to Paris next week, after accompanying President Obama to Normandy to mark the 65th anniversary of the June 6, 1944 landing of Allied troops on French shores.
Mrs. Obama’s press office only disclosed that the First Lady would be in Normandy on Saturday. “She’ll have no public events beyond Normandy,” I was told on Tuesday afternoon.
But it turned out there was a high-level leaker in the White House — President Obama — who dropped the news in an interview with a French television outlet that Mrs. Obama’s visit to France is likely to be more extended.
Another source told me daughters Malia and Sasha will also be in Paris. Lynn Sweet
Expect media pandemonium!!! for real.
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Joe Scarborough, morning joke, calls Chrystia Freeland of the Financial Times in the tank for Barack Obama (Video)
Listen to the exchange, this coming from a man who does not let ANYONE talk. This coming from a man who talks over all his guests. This from a man who knows every damn thing and his guests NOTHING. This coming from a man who calls himself a moderate but repeatedly spews GOP talking points. This from a man who is just a joke.
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President Obama in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Pictures, Video)
President Obama and Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
At the King's Royal Farm in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this afternoon, President Obama and Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz made a few remarks to the cameras.
Asked what his message in Saudi Arabia was, President Obama said, "This is my first visit to Saudi Arabia, but I've had several conversations with His Majesty. And I've been struck by his wisdom and his graciousness. Obviously the United States and Saudi Arabia have a long history of friendship, we have a strategic relationship. And as I take this trip and we'll be visiting Cairo tomorrow, I thought it was very important to come to the place where Islam began and to seek His Majesty's counsel and to discuss with him many of the issues that we confront here in the Middle East."
Continued the American president: "So I just want to again thank him for his extraordinary generosity and hospitality. And I m confident that working together the United States and Saudi Arabia can make progress on a whole host of issues and mutual interests."
Speaking in Arabic, King Abdullah said, "I thank you, Mr. President, for the kind words and the kind sentiments expressed within them. I am not surprised, given the historic and strategic ties between our two countries, I believe that go back to the time of the meeting between the late Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the late King Abdul-Aziz."
Continued the king: "I also want to express my best wishes to the friendly American people who are represented by a distinguished man who deserves to be in this position."
"Shukran," said the president, using the Arabic word for "thank you."
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morning joke or joe, "Stop Fear Mongering with Jim Cramer"
And while I am on my morning rant, morning joke stop casually saying, "I have talked to Democratic and Republican sources." When in fact it is just bullshit blowing in the wind.
I am like Ed Schultz, "NAME YOUR SOURCES". If you can not do that on your GOP morning talk show, then don't say anything. Your lack of journalism chops are showing. Just as you state being a moderate is an all time bullshit LIE.
My morning rant, having the all time pump and dumpster of stocks, Jim Cramer on morning joke to talk about the Employee Free Choice Act. If it passes then Wal-Mart cut in half!!
Geez, Wal-Mart the all time low wage paying company? One that reaps in huge profits but are stingy in the sharing to employees? The one that fight every little nit picking workman's compensation claim? A company that has no shame in anything they do AGAINST employees? Wal-Mart? Sympathy? Pity Party?
Boo-Fuckin'-Hoo....
Now the union members are in it for the dues? That is what morning joke and cronies said this morning. I hope Americans are not listening to this shit, AGAIN. Why? Look at your pay stub and compare it to 5 years ago. Not much change, uh? And we have the all time pump and dumpster of stock giving advice on the Employee Free Choice Act? Have you stopped laughing yet?
Folks are now fighting, fighting for decent healthcare, wages, just to make it, etc. And we are supposed to have sympathy tears for a company like Wal-Mart? After seeing Wall Street gamble investors money for their own greed and walk away with billions? We are supposed to listen to the blowhards of Cramer or morning joke? PUHLEAZE.
And Mika, bopping her empty bot head, as usual....
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Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) will not seek re-election in 2010
Well, one can only imagine what he will do when the Coleman/Franken verdict is in from the Minnesota Supreme Court. That verdict is speculated to come by the end of June, or sooner.
One can only imagine that he is gearing up for a 2012 Presidential run, so to keep those real hard core conservatives happy, don't be surprise if he does not sign the certificate needed to seat Al Franken, if Franken prevails from the Minnesota Supreme Court verdict.
"Pawlenty's decision not to run for governor could be a lead-up to a decision to run for President," said Jacobs. "And Pawlenty's decision to run for President makes it more likely, not less, that he will support Coleman's efforts to appeal to the federal courts when he loses in the Minnesota Supreme Court. So I think the bottom line here is, Gov. Pawlenty's political agenda may end up driving how he handles the Senate recount."
Politics, ain't is grand.
Republican Tim Pawlenty said on Tuesday he would not seek a third term as Minnesota's governor but deflected questions about whether he would run for U.S. president in 2012.
"I'm not ruling anything in or out," the 48-year-old Pawlenty told reporters in Minnesota, adding he planned to offer his party new ideas.
"I have 19 months left in my term -- this is not a wake," Pawlenty said, joking that he planned to tend to his lawn.
A lawyer and state legislator elected governor in 2002 and re-elected four years later, Pawlenty was an early supporter of Republican presidential nominee John McCain and was considered a potential running mate for the Arizona senator.
McCain, who went on to lose the 2008 election to Democrat Barack Obama, instead chose Alaska Governor Sarah Palin who, along with Republicans Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee, are considered potential presidential candidates in 2012.
"I think we need new ideas and new faces in the party. It's something I'm going to do as a volunteer," Pawlenty said. "We have to be a party of addition not subtraction, and I think I can help with that effort." read more here....
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Enter Pat Buchanan and his "white males never get a break" argument against Sotomayor
Here we go again.
We know that the climate is vicious and that some element of the Republican establishment has tried to tamp down the hate, race, sexist element from all these analysts on tv, but Pat Buchanan takes the cake.
I highlight him because he has been on television a very long time spewing all his "they hate the white man" bullshit for years. He hates affirmative action at any junction and if someone does not look like him, you can forget it.
Which is why, he along with King Rush and President Gingrich are the vocal leaders in promoting their disdain against a Latino woman who did nothing but the right thing.
If it ain't white in their corner, it ain't right.
Here we have the resident, code talker, Pat Buchanan on Hardball.
I know, why the hell is he on television? Well, he is there for amusement and to rally whatever troops the Republicans have left for the white man's plight!! Which for the record is no plight, but when you have a megaphone on television you are allowed to say any shit necessary, be it true or not!!
And then Buchanan goes bottom feeding on Washington Journal, C-SPAN. I am not knocking Washington Journal, the show has informative guests and topics, but let's be real, those callers are a piece of work. Talk about conspiracy theories? None of them would be allowed on this site AT ALL!!
I guess 5 or 10 years ago, I would be worried about this negative noise, but I am not any longer. This is a Republican Party issue, the nullification of minorities allowed in their group. It is the Pat Buchanans, Rush Limbaughs, Glenn Becks, Hannitys, Bill O'Reillys that the Republicans have to worry about.
Case and point.
The overt niceness that have come from the Republican Senators on the Hill towards Sotomayor. And you know what, that is great, but what about a SPINE.
A spine as in denouncing, publicly, by name all these racist and sextists gasbags that have been on television and talk radio 24/7 spewing race bait and code language since last week. What about denouncing that GOP senators on the hill?
Ah, but they never will. Why? They are not forward thinking or even thinkers. They are still holding the Lee Atwater playbook, that has been revised by Karl Rove. Believing that there are just enough to make that 50.1 to win elections, believing if they let others make the point that it will become cement.
Unfortunately, not this time, not when you have the Latino community the largest and fastest growing in this country. Attempting to disqualify a highly distinguished judge who has sat on the bench for 17 years is a hard one to swallow. And if you think the Latino community won't remember, watch the 527 ads that will pop up on Spanish language television with the images of Pat Buchanan, Rush Limbaugh, attached to Judge Sotomayor and the reminder of their words, underlined at the end to remind folks they are REPUBLICAN.
That is going to be a hard one to beat.
cross-posted @ Daily Kos
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OH, NOES!!! Obama may have to put on his campaign shoes "sooner" than "later" for Specter
Arlen Specter was promised an easy ride through the Democratic Primary in Pennsylvania, since he felt he could not win the Republican Primary.
Well, Congressman Joe Sestak has been out there questioning, "Why Specter should be the de-facto candidate for the Democrats? Especially for his convenience?"
New polling is showing that the Pennsylvanians are thinking like Sestak and Obama and Biden may have to start stumping earlier than later, with Governor Rendell trying to whip folks in order for Specter.
In our Friday interview, Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) called into question the idea that Pennsylvania Democrats will be automatically loyal to Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) just because he's the de facto incumbent. "Does that automatically buy loyalty--because you changed an R to a D--from those within the party?" Sestak asked, rhetorically.
"Well actually it appeared to do so within the wash political establishment, which was quite disturbing, but I think that's a long haul from where Pennsylvanians will be."
And, as it turns out, a new poll (PDF) suggests there's some evidence for this claim.
As you may know, U.S. Senator Arlen Specter recently switched from Republican to Democrat. Should Arlen Specter be the Democratic nominee for the 2010 election for US Senate or should he face a challenge from one or more other Democrats in the primary?
Specter should be nominee 28%
Specter should face challenge 63%
Undecided 32 09%
Democrats don't fall in line as Republicans do. I see Specter having problems in Pennsylvania.
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Obama picks Rep. John McHugh (R-NY) for Army Secretary (Video)
The Republicans do not exist in House of Representatives for the Northeast and are now down to 2 in New York State. The Republicans are twisting in the wind, right now. Obama continues to show just how shrewd a politician he is and the Republicans continue to show their glasses empty when dealing with Obama.
President Barack Obama has chosen a Republican congressman to be the new secretary of the Army, adding to the ranks of opposition party figures in his administration.
Obama said that Rep. John McHugh, who has represented upstate New York, is committed to keeping America's Army "the best trained, the best equipped, the best land force the world has ever seen."
The president said that in his new job, McHugh will make sure the country's troops can handle the new kinds of combat in the 21st century, including nonconventional warfare. McHugh has been a key member of the House Armed Services Committee.
Obama said that as secretary, McHugh also will understand the needs of America's servicemen and women.
Since taking office, Obama has said he wants to include Republicans in his administration.
If confirmed, McHugh will join Defense Secretary Robert Gates, a holdover from George W. Bush's Republican administration, at the Pentagon. Obama also selected former Republican Rep. Ray LaHood of Illinois as transportation secretary. read more here....
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Cheney states no evidence linking Iraq to 9/11
And this from the former Vice-President of the United States that went from microphone to microphone and stated there was EVIDENCE that Iraq was involved.
This just makes your stomach turn. Why anyone would listen to him is beyond me!!
Former Vice President Dick Cheney says there was “never any evidence” that Saddam Hussein’s Iraq played any role in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.
“On the question of whether or not Iraq was involved in 9/11, there was never any evidence to prove that,” Cheney said during an interview Monday night with Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren.
“There was some reporting early on, for example, that Mohammed Atta had met with a senior Iraqi intelligence official,” Cheney said. “But that was never borne out.”
In a 2003 interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Cheney said that “the Czechs alleged that Mohamed Atta, the lead attacker, met in Prague with a senior Iraqi intelligence official five months before the attack.”
But Cheney added, “We’ve never been able to develop any more of that yet, either in terms of confirming it or discrediting it. We just don’t know.” read more here....
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Judge Sonia Sotomayor making the rounds on Capitol Hill
Judge Sotomayor with Senate Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)
Sonia Sotomayor arrived on Capitol Hill this morning to begin a marathon round of courtesy calls with senators, including Republicans who remain skeptical about her nomination and are in no hurry to confirm her.
The 54-year-old judge is in line to become the first Latina and third woman to serve on the Supreme Court, and Democrats welcomed her nomination as a historic milestone and a slam dunk for confirmation.
"Everyone in America, I want them to understand that we have the whole package here," Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters when Sotomayor arrived at his Capitol office this morning, the first stop on her itinerary.
With the help of White House officials, Sotomayor continued to put the finishing touches on a detailed Senate questionnaire. The nominee, who has been a federal appeals court judge since 1998, is slated to meet with Senate leaders along with top members of the Judiciary Committee, which will hold hearings on her nomination this summer. read more here....
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We better pass healthcare reform this cycle or forget it
I state this because President Obama has the political capital, right now. He won't have it this time next year. Remember that. Lastly, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) got an earful from his constituents and their DEMAND for single payer option or the government option, which Baucus is attempting to block.
Why, per se?
It is call campaign money from the insurance companies in his coffers, that is why. A tidbit about Baucus, Montana is not a Democratic state, remember that. Healthcare issues affects all of us, not just some of us.
Fixing the economy requires overhauling the U.S. health care system, a White House report concludes _ just the message the administration needs to help implement a sweeping new social welfare program during a recession.
The report by the White House Council of Economic Advisers says that health care costs _ now about 18 percent of the gross domestic product _ will rise to 34 percent in 30 years if left unchecked, wreaking havoc on the federal deficit, businesses and working Americans.
Obama administration officials, urgently seeking to build momentum for health care legislation, planned to discuss the report's findings at the White House on Tuesday with leaders of the key Senate committees drafting bills.
"Health care reform is incredibly important not just for the American people but for the American economy," said Christina Romer, chairwoman of the Council of Economic Advisers. "Good health care reform is essentially good economic policy." read more here.....
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Monday, June 1, 2009
Keith Olbermann: Quarantine Fox News (Video)
After listening to Keith about the "I don't care" attitude of Fox News and their constant calling to arms for violence, I am with him. Quarantine them and get them off the damn air. Words do matter and in many cases, words have consequences.
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Obama: US must be honest with Israel (Audio interview with NPR, Transcript included)
Here is the full interview with NPR.
President Obama, just days before traveling to the Middle East to deliver a key speech on U.S.-Muslim relations, on Monday reasserted U.S. support for Israel. But in an interview with NPR, the president also said he will continue to push for a Palestinian state and for a freeze on Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
"I don't think we have to change strong support for Israel," Obama said during an interview with NPR hosts Michele Norris of All Things Considered and Steve Inskeep of Morning Edition.
"We do have to retain a constant belief in the possibilities of negotiations that will lead to peace," Obama said. "And that's going to require, from my view, a two-state solution."
It will also require, he said, a freeze on Israeli settlements, including expansion to accommodate successive generations of settlers, and for Palestinians to make progress on security and end "the incitement that understandably makes Israelis so concerned." read more here.....
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Republican Party, 89% White and that is the problem
Many are watching in fascination while senate republican leaders stick their tails between their legs and run in a circle. In the meantime, King Rush, President Gingrich, and other nitwits are out there defining the Republican Party and damaging it more in the eyes of the very folk they need on their side, the minority voter.
I still vividly remember watching both the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention and the stark difference. The DNC had more African-Americans, Latinos, American Indians, Asians and women. The DNC was infused with the young and old, it was totally mixed. Then you watched the RNC and all you could see for miles and miles to go was old, middle aged white men. Hardly any minorities and if they were there, you had to pluck them from the crowd.
That is the problem with the Republican Party.
As the Judge Sonia Sotomayor show continues tomorrow on Capitol Hill with her courtesy calls to senate members, it is the far right conservative wing that is pouncing on the republican senators to filibuster her. And my question is why? After the leaderless Republican Party let the likes of King Rush and President Gingrich pounce on Judge Sotomayor with despicable names, angering the Latino voters, WHO THEY NEED, that they would consider filibustering this nomination? Where is the spine in this party? Does anyone have one? Do they understand that minorities will be the majority by 2042? Do they care about this party becoming extinct? Obviously, not.
With more evidence in your face, the Republican Party per Gallup Poll is 89% white and that is their problem moving forward.
More than 6 in 10 Republicans today are white conservatives, while most of the rest are whites with other ideological leanings; only 11% of Republicans are Hispanics, or are blacks or members of other races. By contrast, only 12% of Democrats are white conservatives, while about half are white moderates or liberals and a third are nonwhite.
Yet, the Republican Leadership continues to let the blowhards like Beck, Hannity, Limbaugh, Gingrich, Buchanan carry their race water, speak their code language, while these senators sit in D.C. with nothing to say.
2010 is around the corner and folks remember, just watch the 527 ads roll out on Spanish Language stations next year, all talking about Sotomayor and how the Republicans treated her. With that rollout will be pictures of Limbaugh, Hannity, Beck, Gingrich, Buchanan and all the nasty language they had to say about Judge Sotomayor. All of this will be filed under, REPUBLICAN.
Folks remember.
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Chris Matthews on Hardball goes off on the Republicans and their "pissant" criticism of the Obamas going to NYC (Video)
He nails Michael Steele to the wall. Pissant? Indeed. And all those trips to Crawford, Texas from Bush? On the big jumbo 747, everytime? Please. Another whine fest, for the GOP. This argument is moot.
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Propping up General Motors a risky business
My take on saving GM, risky.
We are looking at 20,000 people losing their jobs, permanently. There will be permanent layoffs, these folks are gone for good. We are looking at 12 plants to close permanently. No one is calling you back for work to rev up the plant, it is gone. We are looking at 3 plants idle. What does that mean? To me, it means that if things look good down the road that these plants can come back.
Today is a sad day. Today is a happy day.
Sad because a name that everyone in America knows, General Motors, is no more. Happy day because the government stepped in to save GM and Chrysler, by saving this industry came the one thing this country invented, the automobile.
We all can argue about GM's lack of vision, clarity, along with their greed on producing gas guzzling cars/trucks only to be hit with gas rocketing sky high and the consumer letting these cars/trucks go to the wayside. All of the above is true, but the major factor is the poor management of GM that got them here today.
We all can argue about the Obama Administration stepping in and owning 60% of GM and forcing restructuring, retooling, etc. This argument is valid, but remember it was the automotive industry that came running to the government for a bailout, in doing so they have no choice but to do what the Obama Administration says if they want the money.
My take, this is all risky. We have propped up banks and are still propping them up. We have propped up AIG and they are not out of the woods, yet. Now we are propping up GM. It is easy to shake that finger, but many of us know people that work in the automotive industry and this is their life. This is it for them.
I don't know if this will work. Me, personally, I would not purchase a GM or Chrysler car at this time. My attitude is the wait and see. Wait and see if they will produce fuel efficient cars. Wait and see if they produce affordable cars. Wait and see if they will even be around in the very near future. Just wait and see.
President Obama has assumed a platter of headaches, each being put on his plate. If GM does not shake out by 2012 in the right direction, he owns it, and the Republicans will continue to let him know this. (even though the Republicans said send them to bankruptcy from the beginning)
Just risky.
Finally, read what Michael Moore has to say about the closing of General Motors, as we know it, here. Worth a read.
GM Plants to Close
Assembly plants scheduled to close:
—Wilmington, Del. Scheduled to close in July. Cars produced at the plant include the Pontiac Solstice, the Pontiac Solstice Coupe, the Saturn Sky and the Opel GT.
—Pontiac, Mich. Set to shut its doors in October. Produces the GMC Sierra, a sports utility vehicle, and the Chevrolet Silverado.
Assembly plants expected to be idled:
—Orion, Mich. Assembles Chevrolet Malibu and the Pontiac G6. Will halt production in September.
—Spring Hill, Tenn. Assembles Chevrolet Traverse. Will halt production in November.
Two new stamping plants, which mold sheets of steel into different auto parts, are set to close permanently:
—Mansfield, Ohio. Will close in June 2010.
—Indianapolis. Will close in December of 2011.
One stamping plant will be idled:
—Pontiac Metal in Pontiac, Mich. Expected to shut down at least temporarily in December of 2010.
Five plants where powertrain systems are produced are scheduled to close:
—Livonia Engine in Livonia, Mich. Will close in June 2010.
—Four other powertrain plants will close in December 2010: Flint North Components in Flint, Mich.; GM’s Willow Run Site between Ypsilanti and Belleville, Mich.; Parma Components in Parma, Ohio (near Cleveland) and Fredericksburg (Va.) Components.
Three service and parts warehouses and parts distribution centers are also on the closure list:
—Warehouses in Boston, Jacksonville, Fla. and Columbus, Ohio. Set to close on the last day of this year.
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RNC web ad on "Government Motors" (Video)
From RNC Chairman Michael Steele:
"No matter how much the President spins GM's bankruptcy as good for the economy, it is nothing more than another government grab of a private company and another handout to the union cronies who helped bankroll his presidential campaign. President Obama will now own 60 percent of GM, and his union buddies will own almost 20 percent. And what do the taxpayers get? They'll get stuck with up to a $50 billion tab for the taxpayer dollars Obama is using to pay for his takeover of GM. Americans shouldn't be fooled. This is the real 'change' President Obama has in mind for America - government ownership of our economy financed with irresponsible and reckless government spending and debt and no jobs to show for it. This is a very sad day for the autoworkers and their families whose financial well-being will be directly affected by this clear act of an overreaching UAW and overbearing government."
This coming after the RNC acted like concern trolls as President Obama took his wife to a dinner and a play in NYC. Rolleyes, time.
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Sunday, May 31, 2009
Abortion Doctor Murdered in Church (Updated)
And this is supposed to be, "Praise be to God", by murdering someone in God's House? Simply, speechless.
A suspect in this morning's fatal shooting of abortion doctor George Tiller is in custody and on his way back to Wichita, Wichita Deputy Police Chief Tom Stolz said at a news conference late this afternoon.
The 51-year-old male suspect was arrested without incident on Interstate 35 in Johnson County about three hours after the shooting, Stolz said.
Police did not release the suspect's name.
The investigation is in its "infancy stages," Stolz said. He said the shooting appeared to be an isolated act.
Tiller, 67, was shot once just after 10 a.m. in the lobby of Reformation Lutheran Church at 7601 E. 13th St., where he was a member of the congregation.
Stolz said Tiller was shot in the foyer of the church. There were three or four eyewitnesses, he said. Six to 12 people were in the foyer at the time of the shooting.
Two men attempted to apprehend the suspect, but he pointed a gun at them and threatened them before fleeing, Stolz said. continue.....
This was a horrible death, inside the House of the Lord. It will be worse if it is by some anti-abortion nut, unfortunately it probably was. Talk about terrorism, that is what this was, the home grown style.
President Obama's Statement:
President Obama issued a statement today condemning the shooting death this morning of Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller.
Obama said in a statement, "However profound our differences as Americans over difficult issues such as abortion, they cannot be resolved by heinous acts of violence."
[UPDATED]
Shooter identified:
July 7, [1997], Kansas: Scott Roeder is sentenced to sixteen months in state prison for parole violations following a 1996 conviction for having bomb components in his car trunk. Roeder, a sovereign citizen and tax protester, violated his parole by not filing tax returns or providing his social security number to his employer.
So, we had a far right winged, domestic terrorist driven nut to shoot down a doctor in church, lovely. I don't care which side of the fence you are on in regards to a woman's right to choose, gunning someone down in church should never be an option. That is extreme and that is home grown terrorist behavior, period.
Attorney General Eric Holder's Statement
The murder of Doctor George Tiller is an abhorrent act of violence, and his family is in our thoughts and prayers at this tragic moment. Federal law enforcement is coordinating with local law enforcement officials in Kansas on the investigation of this crime, and I have directed the United States Marshals Service to offer protection to other appropriate people and facilities around the nation. The Department of Justice will work to bring the perpetrator of this crime to justice. As a precautionary measure, we will also take appropriate steps to help prevent any related acts of violence from occurring.
Read more information, here.
This reaction should worry many
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Meet the Press, NBC, May 31, 2009 (Video and Transcript)
President Obama picks Sonia Sotomayor to fill retiring Justice David Souter's seat on the Supreme Court. Will her confirmation be swift or will we see a tough and partisan battle? We get an inside look at what to expect from the two men in charge of the confirmation hearings on the Hill: Chairman of the Judiciary Committee Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and the committee's Ranking Member Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL). As the nation's economic state continues to cause fear among many Americans, how are key businesses faring and what are the prospects for a recovery? The CEOs of three major companies weigh in from the nation's financial hub - the floor of the New York Stock Exchange: Caterpillar's Jim Owens, Google's Eric Schmidt, and Xerox's Anne Mulcahy. Plus a roundtable: BBC's Katty Kay, NBC's Brian Williams & author Richard Wolffe.
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Obama to address the nation on the GM bankruptcy
Well, the government has sunk a lot into General Motors, as in money. Now, President Obama is announcing the GM bankruptcy under Chapter 11 on Monday at 11:30AM, EST.
GM will be the third largest Chapter 11 bankruptcy in U.S. history. And this is what the Republicans wanted at the on set.
Lastly, this bankruptcy will cost thousands of jobs. No use in putting lipstick on a pig, for this one. This bankruptcy and retooling of GM must work or Obama will own it, in the end.
General Motors, the nation's largest automaker and for decades an icon of American manufacturing, stood Sunday on the brink of bankruptcy and an effective government takeover.
Investors who own a majority of $27 billion in GM bonds agreed Saturday to not fight the plans for a quick bankruptcy process, according to a source familiar with the preparations for the filing.
The deal with bondholders' could make it easier for GM to restructure by neutralizing some of the opposition to a bankruptcy filing. But it does not wipe away the need for the company to seek court protection for making drastic reductions in dealer, labor and other costs.
President Obama will address the nation at 11:30 a.m. on Monday to discuss the bankruptcy, two officials close to the situation told CNN.
It is expected that GM will detail some 20,000 job cuts and the closure of about a dozen plants by the end of 2010. The company has already said it will slash 40% of its network of 6,000 retail dealerships by next year as well, and drop four of its brands -- Hummer, Saab, Saturn and Pontiac.
The impact of GM's bankruptcy, which follows a Chapter 11 filing by Chrysler on April 30, will ripple across the nation to dealers, suppliers and other businesses large and small that work in the sector. read more here....
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Senate Republicans trying to dial back the "racist" rhetoric from Newt and King Rush (Video)
Again, the Republicans are leaderless and with that comes all the crap we have heard all week long against Judge Sonia Sotomayor. In the end, she will be confirmed. In the end, the Republican Party may have DAMAGED themselves further with Latino voters.
Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC)
Still running for President, Mitt Romney
Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
The Republican Party needs to decide which way to go. Continue to demonized Judge Sotomayor with baseless attacks while alienating a voting block they need? Continue to make sextist remarks against Judge Sotomayor, which makes many women angry? These are voting blocks that the Republican Party LOST 2-1. Now continue to let King Rush, Newt and all the blowhards who only care about their radio shows, book sales, etc., continue to talk, in the end you will get what you got at the ballot box in November, a defeat.
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