Supporters of President Obama stand outside a campaign stop by Mitt Romney in Youngstown, Ohio, March 5
“Autoworkers can’t trust Romney”, Youngstown, Ohio
****
President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, March, 5, in the Oval Office
****
David Firestone (NYT): Iran represents one of the world’s most grave foreign policy challenges, but don’t look for much gravity in the speeches to American Israel Public Affairs Committee this week by the top three Republican presidential candidates. There will be plenty of empty fist-shaking and ridicule of President Obama at the pro-Israel lobbying group, but not a single new thought for preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
…. Romney, Santorum and Gingrich have consistently been at their most dangerous when discussing the Middle East, combining a simplistic bellicosity toward the Islamic world with a reflexive agreement with the Israeli right….
….. On Sunday, in his speech to Aipac, Mr. Obama made clear that he will not accept a nuclear-armed Iran, and is prepared to use military force to prevent it if necessary. But he said he prefers the route of diplomacy, and regrets the “loose talk of war”…
….Mr. Santorum bizarrely suggested recently that the Obama administration is helping Iran develop a weapon by leaking Israel’s plans for an attack … The administration would rather let Iran go nuclear than give up its oil, he charged.
That’s too ridiculous to even bother refuting, but it’s hardly out of line with a Republican field that has responded to the globe’s most serious issues with precarious posturing.
Full post here
****
Don’t miss:
Thanks VC
****
Well…. the camera never lies:
Miamisburg, Ohio, March 5
****
Afternoon all
Hiya Japa
Chips, why are you trying to get Japa in trouble?
Geez, I am able to peek in about 3 times per day now that I am back at work, just lucked into this chance. Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket. Today may be my lucky day.
Maybe not mere luck, maybe divine intervention! lotto ticket good idea! This photo is breathtaking!
Me?!
Serves him right for being first!!
Congrats on your speediness, Japa! Beautiful prize pic you got there.
Chips, I have an idea. Once in a while can you give the heads up of a new post BEFORE inserting the post. That way there might be a genuine race to get there first? Or maybe sometimes give a time, as in the next post will be made at 5pm.
Don’t mind me! I’m just feeling sorry for myself that I can’t make it to the front of the line. Kinda reminds me of my ONLY track trophy, which decades later is still around somewhere in the basement. I WON third place in the 200, or was it 400?, yard race and got to step up with pride for my award! There is absolutely no need for me to mention here that there were only three runners in the race ‘cos I won fair and square.
VC, a trophy is a trophy, and you got yours!!
Ooo la la! What a beautiful picture.
Oh WOW! So stunningly beautiful!
Hey, Congrats on 1st Japa21!!!!
#PRESSON
Ooooo japa21. Look what you got. Hot damn! Better that wine and truffles.
Hello!
Hi!
GoBAMA!!
I’M LOVIN’ ALL THOSE ‘O’ SIGNS!
They’re a joy, Sue!
AWESOME PIC OF FLOTUS!..:) SHE LOOKS LIKE A VOGUE MODEL!
Me too Sue! They sure brought a smile to my face. Thank you Ohio PBO supporters!
Bibi is not happy
Well, that could mean the meeting went very well 
I’m sure the President reminded PM Netanyahu just who doles out the foreign aid and gives diplomatic cover in this relationship.
I hope PBO did, and I hope he did it in true PBO style – blunt, truthful, calm, and eye t- eye! Netanyahu’s effrontery last time in seeking to undermine my President in his own house REALLY, REALLY annoyed me; you can have NO idea how much!!!!
Exactly. They’re dependent on OUR foreign aid, OUR national security, OUR friendship.
Exactly what I was thinking. I am sure he came to DC figuring he had PBO in a corner. Looks like he is the one up the proverbial creek without a paddle.
And he has every reason not be. The American people support PBO’s idea of diplomacy.
There is war fatigue not only in America but globally. We need to try something else and diplomacy is the sane start?
Agree CT. I just don’t understand why the GOP and their hapless candidates think launching another war is a winning position. Most people I know are tired of war and will be thrilled to finally bring the troops home from Afghanistan. They’re also not happy about spending another fortune to fight a war when we’re in the midst of a recovery. Romney, Santorum and Gingrich are acting like irresponsible twits with all their hotdogging about war and everything out of their mouths is a lie. Why would anyone want a hair-trigger, unthinking, reactive leader of the world’s biggest military when you can have a calm president and CIC who keeps his head and does what is necessary to protect the American people and its allies without acting like a hair-on-fire crazy person.
McCain wants us to bomb Syria.
A reminder that we really dodged a bullet with McCain losing the presidential election.
‘I just don’t understand why the GOP and their hapless candidates think launching another war is a winning position’
JG. it is a winning position to them! What I understand is that they have nothing else to offer. It’s clear they have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA or plans re nation building, not one. Look at how long it has taken them to come up with a real health care alternative, or job creation bills, or anything that is productive!
The current GOP lacks insight. They CANNOT LEAD, BUT THEY ARE EXPERT DEMAGOGUES! Doesn’t the deficit always go up under their reign and their friends’ taxes go down? War shifts the focus from them and keeps the mind of the plebs occupied. In a war these so called leaders can keep pointing attention away from their ineptitude, much like they do when they point blame at ‘foreigners’, ‘illegals’, ‘coloureds’, ‘blacks, etc for taking jobs, or whatever. Plus their buddies generally benefit from war spending.
I don’t think GOPers countenance war with any values in mind. Remember Willard’s sons were too good to go to war? I doubt McCain cares two hoots about the people of Syria. IMO he cares as much about them as he cares about the Americans he’s happy to send in harm’s way. Frankly I think McCain has been desperately looking for a cause that will temper his ignominious defeat at the hands of PBO in the history books.
I agree with you, CTGirl! People are tired of wars! The GOP candidates are so eager to start new wars because they know that very few, if any, of the people in their class will ever be called on to sacrifice by sending their children to the war front. I am proud to have voted for a President who doesn’t take lightly the idea of sending young men and women — that is to say other people’s children– to war.
It’s a good thing McCain/Palin aren’t in the WH. We’d be doin’ the camo boogie with boots on the ground going after “WMD’s”.
Rush is in full panic:
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/03/and-so-we-enter-the-part-of-the-rush-saga-where-he-attacks-rap-music.php?ref=fpa
I will NEVER EVER willingly listen that horrid man. Never ever.
I’ve to give it to Rush; he’s good. Good at BS(ing)– He said nothing to justify, which he can’t, why he called Ms. Fluke, etc, out of her name–for 3days…It’s sad b/c I think this man really believes his on BS & he doesn’t even how bad it sounds & how foul it smells…Time for him to go or at least for people to stop supporting him…
For being just an entertainer he sure is an “expert” on everything.
photo/1
/repost
The manatee with a microphone is caught in a net of his own making. If he doesn’t surface he will drown in his own pool of excrement!
good going Chips!!!
I love those signs! I pray the meeting with the President and Prime Minister went well.
LUNCHTIME! love the profile shot of PBO, too bad the other guy is looking right at us! Photoshop him out!
THE MEDIA IS ALREADY RUNNING SEGMENTS OF NETANYAHU STATING ISRAEL’S SOVEREIGN RIGHT TO DEFEND ITS OWN…PUNDITS ADDING THAT HE PROBABLY DOES NOT TRUST PBO TO DO ANYTHING! THE USUAL IN A REPUBLICAN MEDIA RESPONSE WITH THEIR TWISTED JOURNALISM!
Is it me or does it seem a bit chilly in OH? It’s 78 in my neck of the woods. (26C for our metric friends.)
It’s 78 in my neck of the woods too! Jinx—–you owe me a coke – it’s not really a jinx – but you still owe me a coke. And yes, OH looks a little Brrrrrr…..today.
Oh my…what cold necks you have! I haven’t checked but I would imagine that my neck is 98.6 F, pretty much on par with the rest of my body.
Eric Cantor Compares Contraceptive Mandate to Kosher Food
By Nicole Belle
================================
I think the Republicans know they overreached this time with the contraceptive debate and the Blunt Amendment. But being a Republican means never having to say you’re sorry. You obfuscate, you reframe the debate into something more favorable to you, you dismiss the concerns of the majority of Americans, but you never, ever say you’re sorry.
===============================
http://crooksandliars.com/nicole-belle/eric-cantor-compares-contraceptive-ma
Ahh…beautiful Michelle. My favorite picture. Thank for posting, Chips.
Née Suffolk poll out just now, has Santorum up 4 on Ohio!
So, he is hanging in there.
I know we all hate him, but we must prolong this primary, for many different reasons!
http://mobile.boston.com/art/35/Boston/politicalintelligence/2012/03/rick-santorum-mitt-romney-neck-and-neck-ohio/pwfyioknNaYiZrufA96uON/index
Jovie, I don’t hate him. He has his convictions and is willing to stick to them. I don’t agree with him on just about nothing but I respect him for sticking to his beliefs. He is better than flip flop who has no relationship with the truth at all.
thanks for the clips, chips! love the tag line: get the facts!
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that four new corporate partners – Best Buy, Johnson Controls, Pacific Gas and Electric, and Veolia – are joining the Energy Department’s National Clean Fleets Partnership, a broad public-private partnership that assists the nation’s largest fleet operators in reducing the amount of gasoline and diesel they use nationwide. The new partners announced today join with 14 other major national companies in committing to improve the fuel economy of the commercial fleets, integrate alternative technology vehicles like natural gas trucks and electric vehicles into their fleets, and reduce their overall fuel use. Collectively, the National Clean Fleets Partners operate more than a million commercial vehicles nationwide, accounting for more than 12 percent of all commercial vehicles on American roads.
Secretary Chu announced the new partners at Green Truck Summit in Indianapolis, Indiana, during which he discussed the Obama Administration’s investments in fuel-efficient technologies for commercial vehicles and truck fleets.
http://energy.gov/articles/secretary-chu-announces-best-buy-johnson-controls-pacific-gas-and-electric-and-veolia-join
Another BFD!
Amazing things are happening under the radar. Our energizer bunny president and his administration just keep going and going and going. They are a marvel. And sadly, they just don’t get the credit they deserve for actually governing and getting things done for the American people. Secretary Chu is one of my favorite cabinet members. I still remember when President Obama announced his appointment. When I heard that he was a scientist I was thrilled and impressed. How cool is that? And just remembering what he did during the Gufl oil spill is remarkable. He is a treasure.
They can’t get any credit, because of all the GOP noise!
It would help if there was someone to “report” the news, oh, wait….
This administration has accomplished so much, but none of it is reported, since it has nothing to do with the next election. Secretary Chu is a treasure.
Sec. Chu is so brilliant, so smart, so talented and just blows my mind away. Wasn’t it he and his team who discovered how to fix the blow out that caused the BP oil spill in the first place?
I believe so.
“Secretary Chu is one of my favorite cabinet members.” He is also my favorite too, Ladyhawke! He is one of those Obama Administration people who “speak softly” while carrying ” a big stick.” This “No Drama” administration will go down in history as one of the most accomplished administrations in getting things done.
Newt Gingrich on Thursday called on President Barack Obama to fire Energy Secretary Steven Chu…
Newt Gingrich is delusional! I doubt that any sane person seriously cares what Newt says.
that is a BFD LL!
I don’t trust Netanyahu The people of Israel don’t want a war either. When he comes to the US to speak, it makes me wonder if he is the fricken Co-President of the United States. I wish no harm on Israel, but we can’t afford to go into another war, our soldiers are tired and wounded, mentally and physically. I know President Obama will figure all of this out, I trust him.
With damning evidence such as this, of course Breitbart was assassinated!
Excuse me while I clean water off of my monitor.
Story here: http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/40015_Everything_Is_Different_Now_-_the_Breitbartocalypse_Is_Upon_Us
Let’s file this under stuff you can’t make up! What a joke!
Really? I thought he was a lot more contrite this time around.
I don’t think contrite is the word. He was irritating as usual, but I believe he was more subdued than his previous visit. My opinion may change if he addresses Congress this time like he did last time and basically acted like a tantrum throwing child.
You’re right UT. That’s a more accurate description.
he kept himself in check this time yes.
That’s what I thought. I didn’t see anything close to complete disrespect.
Republicans have seized on rising gas prices as a political weapon against President Obama. The White House, sensing peril in the attacks as the election gets closer, has mounted a plan to fight back. And rather than simply playing defense, officials believe they can win the messaging war, tough as that may seem, by defending Obama’s record and exploiting weaknesses in the GOP energy platform.
“If drilling were the answer, we wouldn’t be having this conversation, because under the president production is up,” a White House official told TPM. “Our oil imports are down, and even Republicans have conceded we’re in a domestic energy boom.”
The GOP messaging plan has been to paint Obama on the wrong side of energy independence. From speeches to Capitol stakeouts to op-eds, top Republicans have been hammering this notion on a daily basis over the last few weeks, blaming the president for rising gas prices and citing his rejection of the Keystone pipeline and various other House GOP deregulation bills as evidence that he opposes domestic energy production.
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/03/how-the-white-house-will-fight-the-gop-on-gas-prices.php?m=1
Check Nintendo’s post with the video above. There is a treasure trove of FOX News pundits claiming that gas prices have NOTHING to do with the President!!! The same ones who say something completely different now….
Well it was different then because….wellll…
IT JUST WAS!
THE CFTC CAN’T IMPLEMENT DODD-FRANK GUIDELINES RELATING TO HIGH GAS PRICES AND SPECULATION BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING SUED BY WALL STREET
Speculators and Commodity Prices—Redux
Commissioner Bart Chilton
February 24, 2012
On March 16, 2011, I spoke to an industry group concerning the impact of speculative activity on commodity prices. Eleven months later, I’m still talking about it, and saying almost precisely the same thing. Speculators are necessary liquidity providers to our markets, and while they perhaps are not driving prices to uneconomic levels, they certainly have an effect on prices—above and beyond where they might otherwise go—and American consumers and taxpayers are shouldering that burden.
President Obama spoke about rising gas prices yesterday. You can’t turn on the television or the radio without hearing about record high gas prices, and yet the CFTC has not yet been able to implement Congressionally-mandated position limits to put the brakes on excessive speculation in oil and other commodity markets. Meanwhile, trade associations representing Wall Street interests have sued us in federal court in order to impede our imposition of position limits.
So, I find myself repeating—and repeating—the same message: it’s high time to kick it in gear and use the one tool we have to appropriately address high oil and gas prices.
http://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/chiltonstatement022412
Here’s my attempt to slip in a plug for HZ’s parade replacement idea (typo included
)
I addressed the suggestion to Maddow & Joining Forces. I figured if states, cities, towns or … focused around a chosen date they could all offer help of the type suggested by HZ recently, and picked up by Bobfr. Working on specific needs of vets would have more lasting for local vets I think. Parades are one day events that probably have greater impact for the watchers than for those being honoured.
Feel free to retweet if any of this makes any sense to you.
I included a google article that made suggestions for modern day barn raising, and a few of the ideas seem quite relevant.
Great idea!!!!!
RT’d
Thank you
Me too Vick RT’d them all
Thanks, guys.
Thanks Vcprezofan2. I RT’d all of them as well. Great ideas. We will keeping pressing on.HZ
Obama To Host G-8 Leaders At Camp David On May 18-19
President Obama will host G-8 leaders at Camp David on May 18 and 19. Here’s the White House’s full release:
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/obama-to-host-g-8-leaders-at-camp
OWS is planning a huge protest in Chicago for the g-8 summit in May.
*Heavy sigh* What are the protesting exactly? Afghanistan? Income equality? Throwing bankster in jail?
I’m not against protesting and speaking out but something about them completely rubs me the wrong way. And I’ll never respect them for the smoke bomb-throwing incident on the Obamas anniversary when they wasn’t even home.
Wow. PBO’s May is shaping up to be a busy busy one. He has two commencement addresses, – one at Barnard College and the other at a high school in Joplin, MO – Then G8 and some other stuff I forget.
BREAKING: @Sears will also end all advertising on Rush Limbaugh. That’s #11.
Yep Yep!!
“Update: Sears and Kmart did not intentionally advertise on the Rush Limbaugh show. Sears Holdings has taken actions to ensure our ads do not run on this show. We appreciate our customers, fans and followers and thank you for your business.”
that’s the ticket! Another great getting up day in TOD world. Keep it coming. It’d be something if it was a young lady who finally took down Flush Limpblah. She, with a little help of her sistas, would have done what many before her have tried, but failed to do. To think, her name will now be in the history books. Somebody gotta tell the ‘Pubs, when you’re in a hole….stop digging.
Since he hates women so much, being taken down by a woman would be priceless.
Some would call it karma, but in his case it would be justice.
oh, yeah! and it’s a perfect opportunity for companies to say, ‘hey, in case you were wondering, we never have advertised with that slug, and we sure would never start after this!
drip, drip
WE CERTAINLY HAVE TO KEEP GOING…CNN JUST ANNOUNCED THERE IS A BACKLOG OF ADVERTISERS THAT WANT TO BACK…………RL…..FILL IN THE BLANKS!
That’s a big one Christi and may generate more followers. Good news.
“And then the King spake: Render onto Sears what is Sears’, for what profited a man to gain a color television set and lose his soul, brother ….”
The Begatting of the President
fabulous!
Hooray!
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The nation’s first lady was greeted Monday afternoon at the Kansas City International Airport by gusts of wind and nine active service members from the Missouri Army National Guard, along with their families.
http://fox4kc.com/2012/03/05/handshakes-and-hugs-from-the-first-lady/
Thanks–as always FLOTUS looks great!
CTGirl, thanks for the info on FLOTUS.
Israel is probably going to strike Iran and it’s not going to be pretty. It very well could slow our already shaky economy and I expect gas prices to spike even more.
But the big fear isn’t necessarily the strikes themselves but what come after those strikes. It’s entirely possible they just don’t work – that, at the end of the day, the nuclear program is still intact. Then what?
This is a mess. I understand Israel has to defend itself. But this is a monumental decision that will impact the entire globe – from the economy to potential peace. It’s going to be a mess if they strike and it will definitely play a role in November’s elections if things get out of hand quickly.
It’s scary to think that one nation, one guy really, might have the power to decide who’ll be our next president. Yet, that’s exactly the power Netanyahu holds in his hands. With one stroke of the pen, he can cripple Obama’s reelection chances. I think Obama knows this and I think the Republicans know this. It’s why Romney is out there supporting bombing because it will cause a ripple effect that’ll potentially sweep him into office.
Sad times. Here’s for the best outcome.
YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT IT THIS WAY…IF NETANYAHU ACTS ON HIS OWN AND CREATES CHAOS…HE HAS ALREADY BEEN WARNED BY PBO NOT TO. PRESIDENT OBAMA IS ALREADY WAY AHEAD OF HIM MAKING THAT STATEMENT PUBLIC! IT CERTAINLY WON’T DO ANY WONDERS FOR OUR ECONOMY…HOWEVER…I BELIEVE PEOPLE WILL SEE THAT THESE ARE A RESULT OF NETANYAHU’S ACTIONS…NOT OUR PRESIDENT! THE REPUBLICANS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN WAR MONGERS…NO GREAT CHANGE IN THAT ARENA!
He risks isolation and that is not fun for anyone but as President Obama said,, Israel is in a pretty tough neighborhood, so isolation would not be good.
not our problem.
THE GOOD THING IS NETANYAHU SAID ISRAEL WANTS TO DEFEND ITS OWN COUNTRY…PBO OFFERED OUR AID…THAT’S AS FAR AS YOU CAN GO! PBO DID HIS JOB! MY GUESS IS WITH PUTIN IN POWER…YOU’LL FIND RUSSIA RUNNING OVER TO IRAN!
It won’t work. They need us to make it happen, we have the bunker busters. The only concern I have is the US being pulled into this mess.
That’s my concern as well. A lot of people from our side will push us toward helping Israel if they decide to bomb Iran. What’s interesting is that I read a poll the other day that 80% (possibly more) of Israelis do not support Israel going it alone. So, I think Netanyahu has to convince Obama to do it and I’m not sure Obama will be so easily persuaded.
I will bet dollars to donuts that the President has already told Bibi “Um, no”.
of course he did LL. This is one meme I ain’t buyin’. Doesn’t even pass the sniff test.
which is why the line ‘one guy might have the power to decide our next president,’ is a steaming pile of bull. unless the one guy you’re talking about is pbo.
I hope you’re right, but Israel can act on its own and still put us in a dire situation.
Maybe they’d get all the blame, which is entirely possible, but $5.00 gas and a potential economic downturn changes the dynamics here. More importantly, it’s possible we see a major retaliation from Iran if Israel strikes and then what?
right there with you susanne.
Afternoon, DI! Haven’t seen you in a while. Happy Monday. In addition to the President’s speech before AIPAC, I encourage you to read the link below if you haven’t already done so,
http://immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2012/03/tackling-myths-about-iran.html
I dont think they will bomb iran. this is not a popular idea in isreal. nethowyoudo is blustering and has been since pbo has been in office. he doesn’t like pbo and wanted the repub in ofc. when pbo said he doesn’t bluff, he was talking to nethowyoudo too. pbo dont play that and he got this. pay no mind to the talkies you see on the teevee machine, they need something to ‘chicken little’ about.
I hope your crystal ball is wrong.
It probably is. I just don’t know what to think about Israel. I don’t trust their government.
Israel will strike Iran, and we need to not get involved with those strikes. The President has to let Israel go to war by themselves.
“It’s scary to think that one nation, one guy really, might have the power to decide who’ll be our next president. Yet, that’s exactly the power Netanyahu holds in his hands. With one stroke of the pen, he can cripple Obama’s reelection chances.”
Not even close. Bibi is a grown assed man and can certainly do what he wants to do. However, the only group he will affect with one strike of a pen is his own people. He and his country will be on their own with Iran and that is how it should be.
The thought that Bibi’s immaturity could cripple PO’s re-election chances because he wants to go to war is pure Grade A bullshyte.
and I mean that in the most respectful way.
As I said to someone else, don’t underestimate the potential ramifications of a decision like this.
Yes, Israel would get the brunt of the blame, but it could impact our economy here at home, raise gas prices and potentially put the ME on the cusp of all out war.
It’s almost too terrifying to contemplate, DI, if Israel carry through with this the consequences for the whole damn world – politically, economically, in every way imaginable – would be beyond dire. I cling to the hope that it’s all bluff, but with someone like Netanyahu you just never know. I honestly think this guy and his saber-rattling are as big a threat to the world right now than anything Ahmadinejad is doing. The whole thing is horrific.
I still call bull puckey.
Who gives a crap what Bibi wants to do? Everything “could” impact our economy so this is no different. I have absolutely NO FEAR on this issue. None. PO is unlike his predecessors especially on this. I have complete confidence in the fact that if Bibi decides to break bad and start a war, he will have to do it on his own and he knows it. If this drives up gas prices. . . so be it. War in the ME isn’t new and it won’t start or end under this President. So I am not buying the tactic of putting it on PO’s shoulder.
Under this administration we have become less dependent on foreign oil so increased gas prices would drive increased support for the need to do more on energy.
There is absolutely no need for hand wringing on this issue. None. Not under this administration.
That said, good to see you Drunken Irishman.
From your keyboard to God’s ears!
I may not trust Bibi Netanyahu but I do trust PBO and the other leadership in Israel. Simon Peres, and that lady, etc. I don’t think Bibi has the ability to ruin PBO’s re-election as I don’t think the voting public is swayed by what Israel does, except for the far right.
My biggest fear isn’t the attacks themselves. It’s the potential of it leading to a major slump in the economy and a peak of gas prices that could create this malaise feeling that ultimately weighs on American minds when they head to the polls this November.
It’s entirely possible I am overthinking this and a quick attack amounts to nothing and it’s entirely possible Israel does nothing and allows the sanctions to do their job. But I think with the stakes as high as they are this election season, I panic over any potential pitfall. I’m sorry, I don’t mean to be negative and I absolutely trust Obama and don’t expect him to kowtow Israel on this one. But if they even go it alone, what impact will that have on everything from gas prices, Middle East stability and the economy? It might not have an impact at all – then again…
Well, Bibi’s attitude is a big change from the last time that he was here. Ummmm, I wonder why (not really)?
I don’t trust Netanyahu at all! I do trust my President though!
ONE THING TO ALWAYS REMEMBER ABOUT ISRAEL…GOD WILL PROTECT IT NO MATTER WHO IS IN THE RING!
Tis true! Tis true!
Amen
Are you sure ?
Ever read (what we Christians call) the Old Testament ?
Don’t second guess God.
Parts of Israel survived (e.g., the Babylonian exile) – but most of it was destroyed and had to be rebuild.
Let me say this – and let us make no mistake about it (sigh, another quote from “The Begatting of the President”):
In the spring of 2006 I returned from the GNU Compilers Summit in Ottawa, just in time to be scared s**tless by the bombardments to Haifa, home to all the beautiful people from IBM’s Lab there – fortunately, no one I knew got hurt, but it was excruciating …
Who again said: “As a commander in chief, I prefer peace over war” ?
Hopefully God will look after the people of Israel, Palestine, Iran and every country under threat of war. Surely believers accept they’re all His children?
See Chips. That is where I am on this. Eye to Eye.
What about ALL the people involved because the God I serve cares for ALL his children. Bibi needs to grow up and Israel and Iran should work it out. However they decide to do that (i.e. Bibi starting a war instead of trying to work through a peaceful process) and everyone else should stay out of it.
The Deep Resentment of Having to Think About It: Rush Limbaugh and Sandra Fluke
A popular exercise among High School creative writing teachers in America is to ask students to imagine they have been transformed, for a day, into someone of the opposite sex, and describe what that day might be like. The results, apparently, are uncannily uniform. The girls all write long and detailed essays that clearly show they have spent a great deal of time thinking about the subject. Half of the boys usually refuse to write the essay entirely. Those who do make it clear they have not the slightest conception what being a teenage girl might be like, and deeply resent having to think about it.”
–David Graeber, “Beyond Power/Knowledge: An Exploration of power, ignorance and stupidity”
This is a small point, but still worth making: Rush Limbaugh didn’t attack Sandra Fluke because of her or anyone else’s sexual behavior. Given his personal history — and his more general ideological proclivities — it’s fair to say that he is vigorously protective of behaviors which are, as a function of what they are, fundamentally dependent on women who behave precisely in the manner of the straw-woman he is attacking. That’s not what this is about. Limbaugh called Sandra Fluke a “slut” because she asserted her right to speak publicly about and make publicly thinkable a set of experiences and problems that he has a very direct and personal interest in excluding from public space
The broader ideological question which Congress was ostensibly discussing — the question of whether a religious institution can object to covering forms of medical care on the basis of religious belief — is also a red herring. Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity neither know, nor care, about the intricate and unstable conjunction of government, insurance, and medicine that might make this a tricky debate if grown-ups were ever to debate it. And the fact that Limbaugh doesn’t even understand how female contraception works doesn’t diminish his rhetorical position a whit. On the contrary, he is defending precisely his right not to know how it works (or what things like Ovarian Cysts are), and the right of those for and to whom he speaks to be similarly ignorant. He is defending his right for that to be a woman’s problem, one which he (and a “we” constituted in his image, as his public) doesn’t need to be concerned. And so he needs to attack Sandra Fluke, personally, all the more because she wasn’t even going to talk about herself. By speaking on behalf of “women,” she threatened to render “women” a member of the body politic. Slut-shaming her — making it about her, personally — changes the subject from a generalizable woman’s public concern to a specific set of personal desires (which he can then moralize about, and use to silence her).
http://zunguzungu.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/the-deep-resentment-of-having-to-think-about-it-rush-limbaugh-and-sandra-fluke/
How profound,rikyrah!!
good reminder defy! rt’d
Breaking News….The first radio station to drop him…in Hawaii….EXCELLENT…
we have to keep the pressure up to rid America of this pox…
http://www.kpua.net/news.php?id=24843
kewl news
I was just about to post it Linda….it’s a start!!…..
Very good news.
woohoooo!!! i just sent them a thank you letter, congratulating them on their decision.
Love the signs; they do not hold back do they? I especially like the Republicans for Obama signs.
WHO’S ON FIRST, I DON’T KNOW, THIRD BASE
A leadership team divided against itself
By Steve Benen
=====================
The larger point to all of this isn’t just a clash of personalities; it’s that the House Republican leadership appears to be so dysfunctional, we haven’t seen anything like it since House GOP members tried to launch a coup against then-Speaker Newt Gingrich in the late 1990s.
The takeaway from all of this is simple: it’s a caucus lacking leadership. There’s no grown-up in the room, offering the caucus guidance and a steady hand.
We talked last week about the fact that rank-and-file House Republicans no longer feel like there’s anyone in charge in the chamber, and there’s no shortage of evidence to bolster the thesis.
====================
http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/05/10585095-a-leadership-team-divided-against-itself
Hey guys, I wanted to follow someone on twitter but for the life of me, I can’t remember her name.
She’s one of many who started a campaign to stop Rush Limbaugh.
She’s often on Martin Brashir
Rush Limbaugh attacked her in the past
Pretty woman, supporter of President Obama
Anyone?
Crystal Ball
Yessss! Thanks Linda
Crystal Ball???
Here you go:
@KrystalBall1
Wow, some heartfelt “apology”: Despite Apology, Limbaugh Continues Attacks On Fluke For Fourth Day.
Keep digging Rush.
I guess it’s “progress” that he no longer calls her a “slut”. Now she’s just a liar.
All I know is she is one cool customer. In twenty years I have never seen Limbaugh panic like this.
I don’t know if this has been posted yet – but wow – Hawaiian station cancels show
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/hawaiian-station-cancels-limbaughs-show
Sorry – I see someone mentioned it below – I should have refreshed
hey, this deserves repeat coverage! thanks for posting it. hope it’s the start of a landslide!
I’m glad that Tweety is shining a spotlight on Mitt Romney and his glaring refusal to condemn Rush Limbaugh’s attacks on Sandra Fluke.
Tweety is only interested in creating drama in an otherwise boring race and he said as much.
But I’m still glad he’s being relentless on having a laser focus on Romney. Other pundits especially the morning & afternoon crew – excluding Martin Bashir – seem to love shielding Romney.
People are going after Netflix on twitter.
”If @Netflix doesn’t pull their ads from the Rush Limbaugh Show by the end of this week I will end 4+yrs subscription”
”@netflix You are supporting hate speech. Please don’t ask me to “come back” while you cont. to advertise on that Limbaugh show.”
No response from them so far.
One by one, they’re going to drop…….
As much as I’d hate to drop Netflix, I hardly ever use them anymore. Wouldn’t be a great loss to me. And it would save me $8 a month.
$8 you could donate to Chipsticks fund-raising effort.
I think Netflix will wait to see what some of the other advertisers still remaining do first before they make a move. For twenty million listeners a day they might be willing to weather the storm. Although the way this thing is going you never know.
wow netflix too huh? off I go.
hmmm–i just tried to email them, but ended up in a cul de sac. i’ll try again, and again.
OT, so a Hawaii station has dropped Limbaugh…anymore stations to come?
Or how soon before Limbaugh slams Hawaii for being Obama’s home state.
http://thinkprogress.org/media/2012/03/05/438209/hawaii-radio-affiliate-drops-limbaugh/
He’ll say Obama put them up to it.
The sound you hear is of me alternately smashing a hammer on my head, and then laughing uncontrollably.
Ann, honey. You have a driver. You’re rich.
It’s as though she and Mitt compete for open mouth insert foot prize of the day. It’s like last weekend’s SNL skit of the Romneys where fake Chris Wallace asked them if their feet were made of chocolate that they just love inserting them into their mouths over and over again with moronic out of touch statements.
Yup…that’s the person who would make a “great First Lady” as per Barbara Bush!!!
OH BOY…OH BOY…GOSH AND GEE WHIZ…I AM SPEECHLESS ON THIS ONE MRS. ‘ONE CADILLAC FOR EACH FOOT’ ROMNEY!
Ann Romney sounds as stupid as her husband, they make a great pair. And one more thing, I want to let Barbara Bush know that we already have a great First Lady, Mrs. Michelle Obama, she is much better than either Bushes.
Linda that is great news. Keep the great news coming.
She doesn’t consider herself rich, no you’re not rich, you’re filthy rich. She doesn’t sound to smart either.
Ann Romney reads dumber than a bag of kid rocks.
$350M and she doesn’t feel wealthy. What a clueless, heartless freak.
‘It can be here today and gone tomorrow’
Is that why you and Willard try to hide it offshore, Anne? Or why you both along with your lawyers try so hard not to pay a fair share to help rebuild America?
is this new?, Another one bites the dust? Allstate pulls ads too.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/allstate-pulls-ads-from-rush-limbaugh-show
Allstate Insurance becomes 12th company to drop Limbaugh
HOPEFULLY…LIMPBALL’S JOB WILL BE AT STAKE AFTER HIS BACK-UP ADVERTISER POSSIBLES HAVE BACKED OUT! UNTIL THAT IS DISSOLVED…HE’LL KEEP RUNNING THAT INSULTING CAVE HE CALLS A MOUTH!
still need some pressure here:
http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/national/story/10814362/
yup.
Did anyone see Rob Portman smirking about Rush on Hardball ?
the petition at whitehouse.gov is almost to 10,000!
https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/sec-panetta-get-rush-limbaugh-armed-forces-radio-now-no-tax-money-abusive-divisive-insulting/p439GWMm?utm_source=wh.gov&utm_medium=shorturl&utm_campaign=shorturl
UPDATE: 12 ADVERTISERS DROP RUSH
==================================
Rush Limbaugh’s Advertisers Facing Social Media Firestorm
http://thinkprogress.org/media/2012/03/02/436852/rush-limbaugh-advertisers/
Rush has opened a can of worms and it ain’t stopping. In this case “Hell hath no fury like women unjustly scorned.”
y’all should love this, Rush’s last attempt at damage control
“Rappers are Worse”…..
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/03/and-so-we-enter-the-part-of-the-rush-saga-where-he-attacks-rap-music.php?ref=fpblg
What is it with conservative and rappers? Nevermind that in today music world, their own children are the ones buying all the rap albums. If I remember correctly, the majority of rap music is bought by white youth…right?
So this “double standard” ain’t gonna impress anyone.
New post everyone:
http://theobamadiary.com/2012/03/05/evening-all-47/
It’s too early, but I’m gonna predict that Romney will win in Ohio. One because if most of the polls he’s ahead in Catholic votes over Santorum and that should make up for any evangelical voters that Santorum has.
One advantage that Mitt will not have this time is that there is no ealry voting in the Ohio primary so the people who gets their voters to the polls will win.
Anybody else have guesses? I’m doing it today because I don’t plan to watch it tomorrow.
Last week, I read an article that said Santorum has not gotten on the ballot in some of the Districts in Ohio so no doubt Romney will take Ohio. Too bad. I want to see these primaries drag out for a very long time.
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/03/05/438044/romney-mandate-model-video/
CAUGHT ON TAPE: Romney Says Massachusetts Reform Could Serve As A Model For The Nation
I guess when you are a serial LIAR, this stuff gets so hard to keep track of…..
And Fred Thompson chumped him at the end!
Man, it’s been a while since I watched Waiting to Exhale, but damn if Ms Angela Bassett didn’t to the damn thing when she was putting her husband’s stuff in that car…”Get your S..Get your S..and get the F… out!”
Just got back from the Jazz Museum on 18th and Vine in Kansas City where I introduced the First Lady, Medhelle Obama. There were about 400 people at this fundraising event. It was just awesome! I spent most of the time trying to keep the butterfiles out of my stomach. I was escorted to the VIP section where I met all of these very important people and wondered what in the world had I done to me among this corwd! They had paid a great deal to be there and I was there by invitation.
I got in line to have my picture taken . I came face to face with the First Lady. Let me tell you Michelle is sooooooo beautiful!!!! The camera does NOT do her justice. We are both tall and we both had on the SAME color skirt – green. When I went to hug her, I just could not help it. I just got teary. She has the most beautiful deep eyes and they are TRULY the mirror to her loving soul. NOBODY hugs like Michelle!
I had to wait in the wings until it was time to introduce her. I just knew someone was going to go before me to prepare the way. That did NOT happen! They pointed at me and said go! I said now and they said yes! I don’t know what carried me on ot that stage, but there I was.
I told my story about how my husband had been denied coverage for his emergency heart procedure because we had not called in advance even though he was in our car at the time and transported by paramedics. It took us months to get the insurance to pay. I said that is why we must make sure this President is reelected to keep Health Care reform safe because no one should have to go through this. I also paraise Michelle for her efforts for Let’s Move, and veterans. When I left the stage, Michelle hugged me again and said, your really did it girl! I was floating for the rest of her remarks.
It was a great day!
Beautiful Frenchie. Thank You. Any pics?
would that be before or after she picked herself up off the floor after being hugged not once but twice from our FLOTUS? lololol
Ah Frenchie, my heart is thumping! What a completely beautiful report on a beautiful day. And your description of FLOTUS was just gorgeous. Absolutely thrilled for you, what a memory to treasure. I need to lie down after that!
PS Frenchie, would you post this comment in the new thread so everyone sees it? Thanks a million.
Frenchie08, I am so, so, so, so, so, happy for you . You got to meet our wonderful First Lady. Thank you for the recap.
Frenchie!!!!!!!!!! Oh, I am so proud and happy for you. wonderful news.
I got goosebumps just reading your story Frenchie. I am so very jealous. Congratulations. There is no way I could have done what you did.
Oh Frenchie!!!! How fantastic. Am thrilled for you and your husband.
Congratulations!!!
#LandslideOBAMA2012 …. Let’s Get It Done!
You did a good job, I’m sure, Frenchie! What an experience and what a memory you’ll always have!
ps: I can still see your fingers shaking as you write though.
Wow…wow.
Congratulations Frenchie, what a honor. I’m so glad you had a chance to speak and get a hug from FLOTUS, Michelle Obama. I don’t know how you did this, I would be a nervous wreck.
So proud and happy !!! Good job!!
Hello, my good and faithful friends here at the TOD! Mittens was in my neck of the works today. I live about ten minutes from Youngstown! I was at work so I missed the festivities at the plant, but there were a few of my good friends out there I see!!!! I just know Mitt lied his behind off, but in this Valley we aren’t buying it..this is most definitely OBAMA COUNTRY!!! Have a blessed day everyone…smooches to all my friends here at the best site on the web!!! Much love!