Patriotism has nothing to do with religion, does it?
see: http://bornagainamerican.org/
Blog On
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
More Disgusting GOP Bullshit about the Poor!
Get this from THE STATE newspaper- unbelievable!!
A prominent local man said recently that giving poor people food was like "feeding stray animals".
That man was none other than Andre Bauer, who is running for the Republican nomination for Lt. Governor in, yes you guessed it- South Carolina! He made his remarks during a town hall meeting in Fountain Inn that included overly represented white state lawmakers and about 115 overly represented white constituents. It concerned government food assistance to poor people, mostly black in his state:
Note: In South Carolina, 58 percent of students participate in the free and reduced-price lunch program.
Bauer's remarks came during a speech in which he said government should take away assistance of children receiving food assistance during school hours if their parents didn't pass drug tests or attend parent-teacher conferences or PTA meetings.
"We can't afford to keep just giving money away." Bauer said, "They continue to have more and more kids, and the reward is there's more and more money in it for them."
-Totally for real- sad, sad sad. . .
see-- http://www.thestate.com/local/story/1123844.html
BLOG ON
A prominent local man said recently that giving poor people food was like "feeding stray animals".
That man was none other than Andre Bauer, who is running for the Republican nomination for Lt. Governor in, yes you guessed it- South Carolina! He made his remarks during a town hall meeting in Fountain Inn that included overly represented white state lawmakers and about 115 overly represented white constituents. It concerned government food assistance to poor people, mostly black in his state:
Note: In South Carolina, 58 percent of students participate in the free and reduced-price lunch program.
-------------------
Bauer's remarks came during a speech in which he said government should take away assistance of children receiving food assistance during school hours if their parents didn't pass drug tests or attend parent-teacher conferences or PTA meetings.
"We can't afford to keep just giving money away." Bauer said, "They continue to have more and more kids, and the reward is there's more and more money in it for them."
-Totally for real- sad, sad sad. . .
see-- http://www.thestate.com/local/story/1123844.html
BLOG ON
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Support S. 891 NOW
Please, contact your U. S. Senators to pass The Conflict Minerals Act of 2009!
It would direct the President with the force and influence of the United States within the United Nations Security Council to strengthen the UN's policy toward the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It will and investigate links between natural resources and the financing of illegal armed groups and impose sanctions.
The legislation would also direct the Secretary of State to work with nongovernmental organizations to provide strict guidance to companies involved with natural resources in the DRC.
A followup to Senate Resolution 713, sponsored by Sen. Nelson of Florida and passed unanimously by the Senate in 2008, this measure condemns the escalating violence in eastern DRC with penalties.
It is important for the United States to take a stand against these continuing atrocities by passing this Act.
It would direct the President with the force and influence of the United States within the United Nations Security Council to strengthen the UN's policy toward the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It will and investigate links between natural resources and the financing of illegal armed groups and impose sanctions.
The legislation would also direct the Secretary of State to work with nongovernmental organizations to provide strict guidance to companies involved with natural resources in the DRC.
A followup to Senate Resolution 713, sponsored by Sen. Nelson of Florida and passed unanimously by the Senate in 2008, this measure condemns the escalating violence in eastern DRC with penalties.
It is important for the United States to take a stand against these continuing atrocities by passing this Act.
**********
Government and rebel forces in the DRC are engaged in a brutal conflict that, despite a peace deal, continues to terrorize innocent people and destabilize neighboring countries. Lives are endangered, sexual assaults continue, and hundreds of thousands of civilians are displaced.
The U.S. has a clear national security and moral interest in restoring stability in the Great Lakes region of Africa and promoting a democratic government in the DRC.
Contact your Senators NOW!!!
Please do it NOW- Look for resources in the Side Bar!
BLOG ON
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Thanksgiving Day Message from the President
On Thanksgiving Day, Americans across the country will sit down together, count our blessings, and give thanks for our families and our loved ones. American families reflect the diversity of this great nation. No two are exactly alike, but there is a common thread they each share.
Our families are bound together through times of joy and times of grief. They shape us, support us, instill the values that guide us as individuals, and make possible all that we achieve. So I’ll be giving thanks for my family — for all the wisdom, support, and love they have brought into my life.
But today is also a day to remember those who cannot sit down to break bread with those they love.
The soldier overseas holding down a lonely post and missing his kids. The sailor who left her home to serve a higher calling. The folks who must spend Thanksgiving apart from their families to work a second job, so they can keep food on the table or send a child to school.
We are grateful beyond words for the service and hard work of so many Americans who make our country great through their sacrifice. And this year, we know that far too many face a daily struggle that puts the comfort and security we all deserve painfully out of reach.
So when we gather, let us also use the occasion to renew our commitment to building a more peaceful and prosperous future that every American family can enjoy.
It seems like a lifetime ago that a crowd met on a frigid February morning in Springfield, Illinois to set out on an improbable course to change our nation. In the years since, Michelle and I have been blessed with the support and friendship of the millions of Americans who have come together to form this ongoing movement for change.
You have been there through victories and setbacks. You have given of yourselves beyond measure. You have enabled all that we have accomplished — and you have had the courage to dream yet bigger dreams for what we can still achieve.
So in this season of thanksgiving, I want to take a moment to express my gratitude to you, and my anticipation of the brighter future we are creating together.
With warmest wishes for a happy holiday season from my family to yours,
President Barack Obama
President Barack Obama
BLOG ON
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Good Advice for Our President
"Always speak the truth. Think before you speak. Write it down afterwards."
--Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
BLOG ON
--Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
BLOG ON
Friday, October 23, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Let's Get the Truth
The Attorney General has announced that he was appointing a special prosecutor to investigate torture of 'terrorists' under the Bush Administration:
While this is a major step forward, more needs done. The Attorney General is selectively investigating torture in a limited number of cases and only examining the actions of low-level interrogators. This violates the Convention Against Torture. The Attorney General knows this international treaty requires all acts of torture be investigated and all those involved be held accountable, by prosecution.
Keep the pressure on! Ask your policy makers for a full investigation.
Hold Bush Administration policy makers and White House lawyers who facilitated and approved outright torture of 'terrorist' detainees accountable!
*************************************
Take action by writing the Attorney General, urging him to investigate everyone involved in torture. Investigating a handful of low-level interrogators from the CIA is insufficient when thousands have been tortured at the bequest of others higher up in the Bush Administration:
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1312/t/6850/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27114
BLOG ON
While this is a major step forward, more needs done. The Attorney General is selectively investigating torture in a limited number of cases and only examining the actions of low-level interrogators. This violates the Convention Against Torture. The Attorney General knows this international treaty requires all acts of torture be investigated and all those involved be held accountable, by prosecution.
Keep the pressure on! Ask your policy makers for a full investigation.
Hold Bush Administration policy makers and White House lawyers who facilitated and approved outright torture of 'terrorist' detainees accountable!
*************************************
Take action by writing the Attorney General, urging him to investigate everyone involved in torture. Investigating a handful of low-level interrogators from the CIA is insufficient when thousands have been tortured at the bequest of others higher up in the Bush Administration:
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1312/t/6850/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27114
BLOG ON
Saturday, August 22, 2009
A Thought Worth Thinking About
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)