living in America is a wonderful experience! Because in America, I have a choice.... to wake up fearful each day about a number of things. Here are some of my choices: I could be very afraid that 5 Terrorists incarcerated for the past 6 years under our jurisdiction are going to come to New York for Trial. Accordingly, my safety, along with that of my children, and last and not least; my country's safety could be at very high risk, if this were to happen. :scared: I could also be afraid ...

J.E.A.L.O.U.S.Y and R.E.V.E.N.G.E President Bush was likely the most hated President in recent memory, not only in the US, but throughout the world. He really didn't win the 2000 elections fairly, and the Right were pissed that, although for two hot minutes Bush was accepted by many who hadn't voted for him (due to 9/11 and the media's push that we should like him), for most of his Presidency, the Left couldn't stand him, and made this point clear daily. The world couldn't stand him either. ...

Why wait till 2013? Because that was the only way to minimize the cost of the bill in order to pass it (rescinded tax cuts will be a big boon), and it is the time needed to set up the programs, including a PO and the exchange, without screwing it up (which if went wrong because it was being rushed, would give fodder to Republicans) It is impossible to put this kind of infrastructure in place on short notice without causing tremendous disruption to our health care system. I know because I hav...

will now be able to see a doctor for preventive care. This will help reduce unwanted pregnancies, improve prenatal health, and effectively combat infant mortality. Many of my own Black brothers and sisters will be able to get tested for HIV and get treatment; same for high blood pressure, diabetes, and the other fatal ailments that are more prevalent in my community more than many others.... It ain't the principle (as some think) that's important here, it's what action is taken that directl...

If this "not so perfect" bill was this hard to pass out of the house, in which we have a wide majority, why would anyone think we could have gotten anything more progressive through? :shrug: I ask this question because I've heard so many believe that somehow, if you just ask for what you want and pound your fist on the table, Presto, you get it! Well for those who still think that, I've got news for you; this nation has got more than just liberals in it, and since we have a right leaning corp...

My message: With heartfelt condolences, I am very sorry for your loss. “You don’t get over it, you just get through it. You don’t get by it, because you can’t get around it. It doesn’t ‘get better,’ It just gets different. Everyday grief puts on a new face.” Wendy Feireis I am but a stranger, but I deeply feel your pain. (Image) :cry:

Democratic National Convention in Boston, Mass. July 27, 2004 Thank you so much. Thank you so much... On behalf of the great state of Illinois, crossroads of a nation, Land of Lincoln, let me express my deepest gratitude for the privilege of addressing this convention. Gratitude for Family Heritage Tonight is a particular honor for me because — let’s face it — my presence on this stage is pretty unlikely. My father was a foreign student, born and raised in a small village in Kenya. He grew...

The way I see it, it appears that this President doesn't mind the 5 minutes of hate being lavished on him at the present, if in the end, he get us what we want on health care reform! How he goes about getting us health care reform, is exactly what most of us are fixated on right now... and although most of us feel confident that something will get done, we are just not sure as to what.... So, as we watch and speculate, different attitudes are emerging: Some Say that this President is in the...

..... Because of the cost to states of Medicaid From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Medicare. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Medicaid administrator) logoMedicaid is the United States health program for eligible individuals and families with low incomes and resources. It is a means-tested program that is jointly funded by the states and federal government, and is managed by the states. Among the groups of people served by Medicaid are certain eligible U....

Is there is a prize in Journalism for someone who includes multiple inaccurate data and pretends to be writing a fact filled based opinion piece? If so, then I nominate Mr. Taibbi. On the Nobel Prize for Occasional Peace Matt Taibbi <SNIP> The Nobel Peace Prize long ago ceased to be an award given to people who really spend their whole careers agitating for peace. Like most awards the Prize has evolved into a kind of maraschino cherry for hardcore careerists to place atop their resumes, ...

Don't believe me? Watch your cable "news" starting with the early morning shows. They will have GOP members come mouth their talking points, with their PriceWaterhouse paid for Insurance CO. Report. The CBO report turned out great for the White House.... so this is the Insurance Industries' Plan B. They will do whatever it takes at this time, and the GOP and the Corporate media will do whatever they can to assist. So What are we gonna do about this? We've already got the trolls coming her...

that was the headline Just one short year ago, in late September of 2008, when a survey came out showing..... ...overwhelming concern about improving America's standing in the world, which ranks as the highest priority, above "protecting the jobs of American workers". The article summarises the main conclusions: A large majority of Americans (81% of Republicans and 88% of Democrats) believe improving the U.S. standing in the world should be a "very important" foreign policy goal Americans o...

They are complicit in how this country has been ran for the last 8 years, and so as not to look like the fools that they are, they have decided that this Nobel Peace Prize is a negative for the President of the United States. I HATE THEM WITH A PASSION! as well as all of the rest of the fools who pray at their alter and repeat their foolishness. WINNING THE FUCKING NOBEL PEACE PRIZE IS NOW AN EXCUSE TO RIDICULE AND BELITTLE THIS PRESIDENT. HE CAN'T EVER FUCKING WIN...NOT BECAUSE OF WHO HE ...

His work out of the gate in setting his sights at limiting nuclear weaponry, extending his hand to the Middle East, cancelled the Missile shield bullshit, work on the Palestinian-Israel conflict, Talking to Iran, Back at the negotiating table with N. Korea, Reassessment of Afghanistan, Withdrawing from Iraq, in the middle of closing Gitmo, promising no more torture, raprochement to Russia, repaired our alliance with Europe, battling American racism with grace....and increased the goodwill of the...

The media really needs to put who these folks are in context (which most won't). They aren't mad about anything other than the fact that they lost the last election. It doesn't take a master degree to figure that out. SO why doesn't the media just say that? 8 months out, after an actual contentious stolen election, most losers of the '00 election weren't out making a spectacle of themselves! And that's the TRUTH!

And under-reported the numbers till it couldn't be denied? The Teabaggers have a long ass way to go, but somehow, the media is right there...microphone in hand! Portland, Oregon - 100,000 folks (Image) St. Louis, Misouri - 100,000 Different Folks (Image) Denver, Colorado - 100,000 more and again Different Folks (Image) Invesco Field for the Nomination Speech (Image) Grant Park in Chicago, night of the election (Image) Obama in Berlin - 250,000 other but non-American folks (Image) (...

Re-Regulating the Financial Industry. OMG! What will the Teabaggers do???? :silly: :silly: This will confuse them! :crazy: Or will they simply defend Wall Street now, since Obama is bringing down the Boom? Stay Tuned! Obama launches push for financial regulatory reform WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is launching a broad push for action on financial regulatory reform, returning to a key legislative priority even as the debate over healthcare consumes the U.S. Congress...

Answer: The Preamble of the Constitution where Health Care is mandated!:patriot: The Preamble to the United States Constitution is a brief introductory statement of the fundamental purposes and guiding principles which the Constitution is meant to serve. In general terms, it expresses the intentions of its authors. On occasion, courts have referred to it as reliable evidence of what the Founding Fathers thought the Constitution meant and what they hoped it would achieve. (Link) (Image) (Imag...

The President's job is to communicate his vision to all of the American people and then do what he can to make it happen. What this President is not, is the overseer of a plantation. Some will say that this is the way that George Bush worked (how did you like that?). Part of the reason that Bush was forced to steal 2 elections is because he could have never won them outright. But yet he was still there for 8 years running rough shots over every single one of us. Was that because he was a stro...

I hope it accomplishes what you are aiming for; solidifying support for Health Care reform from those who have yet to decide which way to go, and to inform those who are confused and don't have all of the facts. I hope that you affect enough of the citizenry listening and persuade them that your vision for reform is a solid one, and that they in turn get up off their asses and pressure their congresscritters, Democrats and Republicans to get this done, and to get it done right, and that we end ...

Many commentators in the Corporate media have been declaring the Public Option DOA for some time now! (Link) (Link) The media doesn't oftentime comment on polls which show that the Public Option is supported by a majority of Americans (You'd have to go back to June to see where it was mentioned - Why aren't they promoting the positive polls regarding the Public Option? They certainly promote polls showing the President's number dipping!) However, they do use polls that show that the PO is not ...

They just think that they do. I'm so fucking exhausted by their tired ass speculation, this time on the health care debate, till I don't even know what to do. Why do they believe that their interpretation of everything uttered is accurate? I'll Remind you that these are the same folks who have been talking about Obama being a failure at whatever he was doing since 2007! Remember how they "knew" Iraq had WMDs? Same pundit who were so damn delighted and impressed by "Shock and Awe" and kep...

(Image) (Image) (Image) And what is this shit? (Image) Sorry Janitor Obama, but this won't do at all. Now get your ass back in there and clean it up some more. No, I don't give a shit how dirty it was to begin with.... that's your fucking problem! No, I don't want to hear your sorry ass excuses of how you need some better tools, and more help! And I don't give a damn if those who tried before you didn't get the shit cleaned up! If you have to lick it to get it all up, then hell, that's ...

letter as posted at the Independent Women's Forum, a Republican organization made to look like it is Independent when it is not. Many of these women show up on Hardball and Schuster's program and elsewhere in the 24/7 media infotainment world at least a couple of times a month, and sometimes even more often, and they fake like they are unbiased, when they are not. Are you as frustrated as I am about the health care debate? The good news is people are paying attention and recognize that they ...

(bout time!) The Real Town Hall Story By E.J. Dionne Jr. Thursday, September 3, 2009 Health-care reform is said to be in trouble partly because of those raucous August town-hall meetings in which Democratic members of Congress were besieged by shouters opposed to change. But what if our media-created impression of the meetings is wrong? What if the highly publicized screamers represented only a fraction of public opinion? What if most of the town halls were populated by citizens who respec...

What is it that allows Republicans to grab the microphone at every opportunity to tell their lies without challenge? What is it that allows a loud minority to be projected as the majority? What is it that allows death panels to be a topic of conversation for over a week? What is it that allows the news reporting to change suddenly from Ted Kennedy's legacy to how badly the War in Afghanistan is going? What is it that allows the talking down of our economy, even when it is actually doing bet...

Sorry, but I'm crying now.

while they are reporting on the television about Obama's supposed backing off the Public Options, their website says something different in their article titled... Obama aide says president still favors public health plan (Link)/ I asked how is that not supposed to confused CNN viewers who may be already confused? I told them that they were not doing a good job at covering the Health Care issue, and it almost appeared that they wanted to confuse viewers. I also mentioned that I didn't under...

He doesn't want the Public Option to be in the RW's bulleye for 3 weeks.... as that is a sure way to kill it, considering the media that we have and the fact that they push RW talking points 23/7! (Image) What I see is a President that wants to highlight all of the other elements of the health care bill, and give the Public Option an equal role, and not the starring role. That is what he and others in his administration have been saying the last few days; that the Public Option is not the cen...

I don't turn to those watching the fight...."see I told you they were going to beat the crap out of me".... I don't sit there and cry! So those who want to go ahead and fold....fine, go ahead with your "I told you So's" but please don't talk to me about the size of anyone's Balls, cause you ain't even got none. DU after reading AP and politico articles on the Public Option.... (Image) Outright embarassing.... Not only are many calling the Public Option Dead, but they are hatin' on the Pres...