The hyprocracy of the "pro-lifers" should be pointed out at every chance, as well as their shortcomings where children born into less-than nurturing environments are concerned. They need to be called out every time they turn their backs on women and their children.

And the people who work in women's health care should be left alone to do the work they do so well. They are there to help, educate, inform, support, provide for, and take care of. What is the harm in THAT? There IS none! The harm comes from those who protest, who refuse to give a flying fig about these women and children, and especially from those who would celebrate the brutal murder of a man such as Dr. Tiller.

Thank you, Nance.

You took the words right out of my heart.

I was walking to the store near my office, and kitty-corner to where I was, this elderly gentleman was trying to walk across the street. He was walking extremely slowly, and when the light turned green for the people sitting there, he was smack in front of the lead car.

The driver got out, and offered the gentleman his arm, and started helping him across the street. Another man, out walking his dog, went over and got the older man's other elbow, and both of them helped him get across the street. The driver then went back to his car (the light had cycled by then), but no one in that line of cars honked their horns or yelled, because they saw what he did.

The dogwalker was smaller than the elderly gentleman, and so I was going to cross the street and help, but I had to wait for the light. As I was, another driver who had been in that line at the light pulled out of line and crossed the lane, parked his vehicle, and he and the dog walker assisted the elderly gentleman over to the vehicle, so he could get a ride home.

The kindness of what I saw just really touched me.

Being broke also means not answering the phone, because more likely than not, the person at the other end of the line isn't a friend or family member; it's a bill collector, calling to ask for money you just don't have. That's not okay with them, though. They threaten you, they call you names, they yell at you, and they make you feel like you are the lowest form of scum on the face of the earth.

Been there, done that. And constantly felt sick and scared and angry, because these people have NO empathy, NO sympathy, and they all act as if the money you owe the XYZ Company is money personally owed to that person on the other end of your telephone line. Once upon a time, I actually had a person from the utility company demand that I pay her "her" money. I asked for her supervisor; she was even worse.

Being broke means that those in power feel ever-so-free to take out all their aggressions on you, to kick you to the curb and then spit on you, kick you, and burn you with cigarettes, just because they can.

Being broke means that those in power really show you how much they don't give a fucking shit about you.

In this country, if you don't have wealth, you don't have worth.

The one people like you, Bill, and you, Glenn, inhabit is based on hate and fear and hopelessness. The likes of you thrive on that shit, on keeping people down, on keeping people fearful of each other, on keeping people dumbed down.

The alternate universe, the one I live in, while not perfect, is one in which truth, openness, knowledge, education, compassion, caring, and humanity are valued. Where we look out for each other. Where we don't leap to the defense of those who oppress us, but rather, stand with the oppressed and work to end that oppression.

Yes, we ARE living in different universes. Yours has had too much power for too long.

It's our turn now.

But I think you will see a big difference. We won't commit hate crimes against you, even though we might hate you and what you stand for. We may want to quiet you down, not because we don't believe in free speech, but because we don't believe in the speech of hate and oppression.

I would invite you to join us, but I'm sure the invitation would fall on deaf ears.

Or maybe, just maybe, some of the people who inhabit your universe will begin to see the sham that it is, and realize there IS another way to live.

We'll see.

 
Amen, brother. Amen!

You have, rightfully or wrongfully, been vilified for being enthusiastic about our candidate and then not showing up in the numbers we "older folk" hoped you would.

This time, you did!

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!

Your enthusiasm and your spirit are inspiring!

Watching countless videos tonight of the huge crowds celebrating Obama's win, and seeing so many younger voters in the crowds was definitely a sight to behold for this 53 year old.

I know this has been posted on DU in the past in several places, but I just love this song. Helps to curb my jitters. Enjoy.

http://www.myamericanprayer.com/video.html

I went to Galveston back in the 1970's, and ate there one night.

Waiters all dressed in suits; we nearly turned around and left.

But they beckoned us inside, and we saw that all the other patrons were dressed in vacation clothes.

Best service I've ever had, anywhere.

Best jumbo shrimp ever.

I've never forgotten that experience.

How sad to see it devastated like that.

I don't know that I can do anything; I'm unemployed, and don't have much money right now.

But bless anyone who can help out there.

President!

Who is with me?

Sorry folks.

Just letting out more of my anger about Failin's speech tonight

Been posting many "angry" things.

Decided to go goofy for a bit.



OMG, I need to go to bed.

on Tuesday night.

I confess, I got very angry at her during the primaries, because I felt she crossed the line in some of the things she said and did regarding Obama. But dayam! She could NOT have given a better speech, IMHO, than she did on Tuesday. She acknowledged how far she went in her campaign; she acknowledged her supporters, and most importantly, she unequivocally got behind Barack AND she kicked ass where McSame is concerned!

I could not be prouder of her!

Thank you, Senator Clinton!

Really, I did.

By accident.

Had to go to the store today to get a prescription filled.

After I dropped it off, I needed to use the restroom.

I had the door open and was halfway in when a female customer told me I was walking into the men's room.

OMG! I was!

I probably turned 6 shades of red, backed out, and went into the correct room.

The customer told me that during the remodel of the store, they SWITCHED THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S ROOMS AROUND!!

So, I didn't feel totally stoopud, but shoot, was I embarrassed!

Good thing there were no men in the vicinity!

Got a "feel good" email yesterday from my former boss. Nearly puked.

But today, I got one from him that was NOT flattering to McSame.

And I sent him this in reply:

Hi E___.

Yep, McCain cheated on his first wife.

In addition, he can't recall how many homes he owns. Now, I personally don't
care if he has more money than I do; lots of people do. Right now, I'm
unemployed, but I'm not going to kick someone who has money. That's just life.

But, what bothers me is hearing him call Barack Obams an elitist, when McSame
has more money than God. When he stands in an aisle in a grocery store in his
$520 Ferragamo loafers and tries to say that Barack Obama is an elitist. Right.
Obama, whose shoes have holes in the bottom of them.

Sorry, but with McCain, we will only get more of the same as we've had with
Bush, only worse. McCain seems to think that the ONLY way to solve international
problems is to bomb them, like his parody's the Beach Boys song, "Barbara Ann",
"bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran".

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Pardon me if I don't find that very funny.

This country is in massive trouble, and the GOP is why. We need to take this
country back, and soon.

My former boss is pretty cool, but he isn't a political geek like I am.

I hope my geekness sinks in.

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BTW, here is "McSame is not as good as you think he is email:

A friend responded to my email about John McCain, and I thought the comment and research were worth sharing. - ES

"I read with interest your forward on Mc Cain's POW experience. I contrast I find his adultery with Cindy Hensley to become wife # 2 to revealing of his character. While he says it was 27 years ago and should not matter, so too was his Vietnam experience. When he came home, he was sent to war college (family pull). You don't take a person from his background and expect him to be a diplomat. It is time for a new foreign policy that will restore America's standing in the world. Frankly I am sick of America going to war because our so called leaders. I find it interesting for McCain to denigrate Russia for invading Georgia when we invaded Iraq.

I was reading wikeopdia and found this on McCain. He cheated on his first wife and left her. Character counts.
In April 1979,<53> McCain met Cindy Lou Hensley, a teacher from Phoenix, Arizona, whose father had founded a large beer distributorship.<57> They began dating, and he urged his wife Carol to grant him a divorce, which she did in February 1980, with the uncontested divorce taking effect in April 1980.<18><53> The settlement included two houses, and financial support for her ongoing medical treatments due to her 1969 car accident; they would remain on good terms.<57> McCain and Hensley were married on May 17, 1980, with Senators William Cohen and Gary Hart attending as groomsmen.<57><12> McCain’s children did not attend, and several years would pass before they reconciled.<53><20"[br />
This man, a former boss of mine, is a person I think of as a possible way to get back to work, but for me, it was more important to kick him to the curb.

at the time he said he was stuck in traffic!

She was pulled over by the cops for being too close to McSame's motorcade; after they were allowed to go on, she saw the motorcade pull into the parking lot, and was outside for more than half an hour. Says she has video tape of it. David Bender told her to post it on YouTube; she said she would. She said at the time, she didn't realize the significance of it, because that was way before anything came out about him possibly having an advantage over Obama.

Be interesting to see if this woman does indeed have this video.