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Morning NCLB and thanks for the news update.
Morning Jackie!
Morning everyone!
Morning Chips. Hubby and I are heading off to NYC today to see my son and his fiancé for a few days! I am so excited to see them!! I am so relieved President Obama is still our president today. You have a great day :)
Have a great trip, Betsy!
Good Morning TODVille!
Those shirts on POTUS…!
Morning (again)…I’m just going to leave this whole thing here for all of you to read…it’s worth the look
http://www.juancole.com/2015/11/reasons-governors-refugees.html
DesertFlower,
Thank you for posting. I worked with refugees for many years, those admitted under Section 207 of the INA. I had a call with a very good friend of mine yesterday saying that she was in agreement with none other than The Donald. I almost blew it. It was hard to explain to her, an immigrant like me, that refugees, Syrian refugees could not be used as scapegoat for all sorts of phobias.
Yes, we do need to redouble efforts to screen who is here, who is coming, but in no shape that rescinding admission of refugees will we be safer. There are many wackos, and God help us, dormant cells in our midst that are constantly looking for an opportunity to commit mass murder.
Newton, Aurora, Oklahoma, Arizona come to mind.
I hope you were able to talk some sense into your friend. If you hear anyone say, “I agree with the Donald,” it is a sure sign they’ve have lost touch with reality.
That’s exactly what I told her. “Now you are quoting this demagogue?”
My pleasure, No Child…this entire made up hysteria makes me cringe and enrages me…I think that this should be shared widely…actually, I think the better word for what I feel about this is revulsion. Truly, I think more about these “Christians with guns” walking around here mowing down people because they fear xyz…they walk among us freely. I say bring all the refugees here and ship those guys over to Syria. I’d feel much better!
For your friend that agrees with what’s his name.. Wonder if they thought this through?
GM…
I believe that the anti Islam fervor has had the desired effect….the anti immigrant fervor…the anti black fervor has had its affect…
the President always talks about the good decent Americans who live in the country…that this is not who we are….
this is the time for those folks to stand up and be counted…to push back against the evil hatred that is threatening to overwhelm our country..
Excellent article, Df. What is so absolutely galling is that all this hysteria is nothing but a political ploy to stir up the bigotry and ignorance of the Republican base. The R candidates and their media enablers are joyous at this gift. They can use it to undermine the President and stoke deep racist fears that will lead gullible people to embrace those who they idiotically think will ‘protect’ them from the bogeyman. At times like these, I’m deeply ashamed of my fellow Americans.
Correct on all counts, jackieg….they have nothing to offer BUT fear and suspicion of others…. I am just repulsed by this whole thing. People in their right minds need to stand and say enough!
Good use of their time!
I don’t trust them. They “say” they’re doing a lot of stuff, but aren’t. For example, they were making this big stink about “revealing” politicians who were associated with the KKK - with their date of release slated for Nov 14. What happened to that?
None of the terrorists found, captured or killed through intel from this so-called “Anonymous” group. They have not provided any genuine leads in ANY investigation of interest, whether it’s police officers, domestic criminals, fugitives or terrorists.
good
Is it ecru? eggshell?
Ecru describes the shade greyish-pale yellow or a light greyish-yellowish brown. It is often used to describe such fabrics as silk and linen in their unbleached state. Ecru comes from the French word écru, which means literally ‘raw’ or ‘unbleached’.
:-D
Am I right??!! Am I the only one that has been here long enough to remember our little TOD village commiserating about the color of another shirt he had on? I think we talked about that shirt color for YEARS! Morning, Don:)
July, 2013 salmon? apricot? dusty peach? pink?
The very one:)
I remember that, df!
It´s so difficult to tell the exact colour. we would maybe have to see it in a lot more different angles and shades because we all know how different colour perception can be. Also it might help to see this shirt in different states: dry we have had, but wet might help to determine the true hue. All in the name of truth of course.
LOL, I agree with you, we do need to see it in different states, seeing it wet would definitely help!
Wet sans t-shirt would be even better!
*waves bye bye to any serious efforts at focusing on School related work*
Morning. I got so fed up with right wing ginned up hysteria last night, I had to pull away from the news to get some sanity back. The R’s will do everything they can to try to tie PBO’s hands in the next few weeks and, and once again, we will have Christmas holiday drama about the budget that will keep the President in town. Americans who think these tactics are acceptable have sold their souls to hatred and bigotry. I’ve lost all patience with them.
Good Morning Ms. Chips!
Good Morning Everyone!
Because they control the purse strings….
Very good opinion piece from Barney Frank..
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/11/the-self-fulfilling-prophecy-of-government-doesnt-work-213375
The more Americans tell themselves the problem lies with the politicians in office, and the less they admit it’s the responsibility of the voters who elect people unwilling to govern, the worse things will become. Blaming elected officials just deepens the degree of public unhappiness with the political system; this misplaced anger then depresses voter turnout and distorts voters’ choices when they get to the booth.
This makes me laugh.
JINDAL HAS BEEN OUT FOR HIMSELF JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE ON THE REPUGNANT ROSTER!…GATOR BAIT…EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM!
What WE should be emulating….
Sorry..
http://thinkprogress.org/world/2015/11/18/3723440/france-refugees/
Poor Taye Diggs. He is filled with self-hatred.
“if he so chooses” — Sigh!
How ironic. His son won’t get to “choose” because his father’s ethnicity makes him VISUALLY black to those obsessed with race.
I suppose there really is something wrong with being Black in America…and What does being MIXED mean…perhaps he should talk to the President…
THIS!!!!!!
HELLO…NONE OF US ARE MUTTS!…WE ARE ONE….. NO MATTER WHAT COLOR WE ARE!
Taye, its called having self respect and not giving a fuck what people think about you. Your assertion is laughable in that you don’t have any fear of your son being thought of as white, only black. I’m so sick and tired of you self hating brothers. You have the perfect role model in the Whitehouse, but yet you fix your mouth to bitch and moan because someone will think your son is black.
tell it, Don
This is so stupid and embarrassing, I’m not even quite sure how to respond to it. I feel terribly sorry for that young boy…his problems will be many, and 99% of them will stem from inept parenting, and not from being viewed as Black.
Indeed.
Hay Taye as a black, who is black and proud, you have just lost a fan. It sound like you think their is something wrong with being black. Believe me and it has been this way for many many years when white folks look at your son they will see him as a black person, a light skin black. They sure won’t call him a tan white kid. Next time Taye, keep your DNA out of it and you will have want you xeem to want, a white kid.
That should be you will have what you seem to want, a white kid.
Taye—your son is adorable, handsome.
maybe you should rethink your views about yourself in order to raise a healthier child.
Please tweet that to him!
I don’t tweet, Dudette. Anybody here please feel free to adapt anything I say to twitter.
I HAVE SPENT THIS MORNING SENDING MATERIAL TO MY FB REGARDING THE REFUGEES…THERE ARE 73 REFERENCES TO AIDING WIDOWS AND ORPHANS IN THE BIBLE AND GOD WILL NOT ACCEPT AMERICAN SELFISHNESS OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER!…AS FOR THE ENERGIZER…I AM ALWAYS MOST RELIEVED AND HAPPY TO SEE HIM WITHOUT A DARNED TIE…I LOVE MY PRESIDENT…AND MY GOD ABOVE ALL. IF IT WEREN’T FOR THE STRENGTH GOD GIVES ME…I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIGHT FOR MY PRESIDENT…BTW…GET YOUR OWN!
The biggest problem democrats have is the fact that nobody will defend the president. Nobody defends his policies. When his policies is under scrutiny from all republicans, nobody gets in RB and defends him.
If they do defend his policies, they make it seem like it’s the policy they put forward .
Democrats on the hill are deeply divided including DWS who is more concerned with how Hillary is doing than defending Obama.
i am so disgusted with the DEM party…but i suppose that i should have seen this coming….the DNC has never embraced the President …or in my opinion believed in his vision…
i read…Barney Franks Piece…about who is voting and how they vote…to produce the gridlock that we have….
i remember the President’s comments that we are not as divided as our politics suggest…
how do we get out of this mess in our country….
Pf, the thing is, we can’t and shouldn’t depend on an entity called, “the Democratic Party.” It’s really up to us, every day to defend the President and present what it means to be a Democrat. If there is no coordinated and official effort to support good candidates, we have to create it. I figured this out in 2004 when Mr. G and I found a sleepy, inactive local party and created a Kerry for President campaign on our own. PBO has always known this and so created his own parallel organization in 2008 and 2012. There are a lot of good people out there who are eager to counteract the rancid poison of Republicanism. We can tap into that energy, starting with small groups of like-minded people at coffees and house parties and building from there. PBO never once said that the future depended on the party structure. He said that the future was in our hands. I believe him.
You are an amazing woman Jackie G….thank you for your wisdom….
FINAL ANSWER…CACKLING HILLARY IS OUT FOR SELF………………..:)
Indeed. Also, the Republican-driven media won’t allow Dems to defend the President on TV.
Speaking of Hillary, does anyone plan to watch her speech about ISIS?
This^^. I also believe in the complicity of the media at keeping the truth about PBO away from the American people.
GM hf..when is it taking place…’
THIS…..IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IMPORTANT…YOU…MUST…MUST…MUST GET THE VIDEO OF CHARLIE ROSE INTERVIEWING BOB GATES LAST NIGHT…I WATCHED IT LAST NIGHT…HE COMPLETELY DEFENDED PBO’S ACTIONS ON ISIS………………
Is it this one?
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/ex-defense-secy-robert-gates-on-u-s-military-response-to-isis/
I LOOKED FOR THE VIDEO TO POST ON MY FB…IT’S NOT UP YET……………..
Good Morning, Everyone :)
Rafael…you’re just not that important
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Cruz to Obama: ‘Insult me to my face’
11/19/15 08:00 AM
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By Steve Benen
President Obama has heard some of the Republican hysteria about Syrian refugees, and he’s clearly unimpressed. “These are the same folks oftentimes who suggest that they’re so tough that just talking to Putin or staring down ISIL, or using some additional rhetoric somehow is going to solve the problems out there,” the president yesterday. “But apparently, they’re scared of widows and orphans coming into the United States of America as part of our tradition of compassion.
“First, they were worried about the press being too tough on them during debates,” Obama added. “Now they’re worried about three-year-old orphans. That doesn’t sound very tough to me.”
Evidently, this has hurt Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) feelings.
“Let me suggest something Mr. President: If you want to insult me, you can do it overseas, you can do it in Turkey, you can do it in foreign countries. But I would encourage you, Mr. President, come back and insult me to my face,” Cruz said. “Let’s have a debate on Syrian refugees right now. We can do it anywhere you want. I’d prefer it in the United States and not overseas where you’re making the insults.”
In context, Cruz’s school-yard taunts concluded with the senator calling for some kind of one-on-one debate with the president. “We’ll do it on any station,” the Texan added. “I’m sure any one of the TV stations would be glad to host it.”
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/cruz-obama-insult-me-my-face
I THINK THE ENERGIZER NEEDS TO TAKE THE SELF PROCLAIMED CHRISTIAN MINUS CHRIST…TO THE LAUNDROMAT!!!!!!
P.S…I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE ENERGIZER AND THE LACK OF CRUZ CONTROL IN THE RING…OH PLEASE MAKE MY DAY!..I’LL BRING THE POPCORN!
Poor dumb Ted.
PBO didn’t call anyone out by name, but Ted apparently thinks POTUS was speaking directly to him, essentially ‘fessing up that he’s one of those who think that way.
Looking for validation. Since his poll numbers are low, he wants to be noticed. Validation from the COMMANDER IN CHIEF will give it to him.
Funny how the words that come to mind when Cruz’s name is mentioned are-repulsive, disgusting, venal, dishonest, unAmerican, cruel, despicable and hypocrite. What have I missed?
dickhead. Sorry. Slipped out.
Good one, Df.
It’s true.
This moron…you really want no parts of debating a constitutional law professor dumbass! Though part of me would love to see the President humiliate him.
Ted Cruz understands his racists stupid base, want attention, disrespect Barack Obama. Poor Cruz is losing to the likes of Trump and Carson.
Rafeal Cruz is full of shit! The idiot doesn’t even realize that he will never be elected president. There many Republicans who can’t stand his pompous ass!
BBL…DOMESTIC DUTIES CALL…………….:(
Something to brighten your day.
Good West Coast morning Chipsticks & TOD family.
Little did I know. I thought that Young Trudeau was vowing for J. Crew.
So funny, NCLB. I wonder if Cruz has only magic mirrors in his house that make him appear less repellent than he is. What a buffoon!
So mad at these fucking Republicans in Georgia I could spit. Fuck, I am spitting! And it’s all being swept under the rug, like it’s no big deal.
Email from Georgia Democrats dated yesterday:
Today, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that two Georgia voters have filed a class action lawsuit alleging “a massive data breach by Secretary of State Brian Kemp involving the Social Security numbers and other private information of more than six million voters statewide.”
Equally as bad—the Republicans in charge of this state haven’t done a damn thing to reach out to consumers, admit their mistakes and help Georgians protect themselves.
Well if the Secretary of State Brian Kemp won’t do it, and Governor Nathan Deal won’t do it, we will.
Here’s what you should know:
This wasn’t hacking. No one broke into the system and stole your identifying information. Brian Kemp simply gave it away—more than 30 days ago.
A lawsuit was filed and in it there are screenshots (redacted) of the plaintiffs’ information that was distributed. We know that the information contained on the disc that never should have been distributed include:
Your name
Your address
Your date of birth
Your social security number
Your drivers’ license
Your gender
Your race/ethnicity
Your phone number
Here’s how you can protect yourself:
If you believe that this breach of security may cause you to become a victim of identity theft, visit the website of or call one of the three main credit bureaus:
Equifax: 800-525-6285 or http://www.equifax.com
Experian: 888-397-3742 or http://www.experian.com
TransUnion: 800-680-7289 or http://www.transunion.com
Request that an “Initial Alert” be placed on your account. This service is free and it places an alert on your account for 90 days that prevents from a new card being opened up in your name. Check out THIS website to get more information.
If you believe you are already a victim of identity theft, please follow the steps outlined HERE.
You can download an entire booklet on identity theft at the Federal Trade Commission’s website HERE.
How do we protect ourselves in the future:
Vote these fools out of office. Seriously. We need someone who can use, update and protect databases in this state. And then, we need a group of statewide elected officials who actually believe in protecting us, Georgians and consumers.
I’ve just passed out. Some of you might as well. Here you go.
This video is full of education and could be used in any setting to teach about who Barack Obama is, what he believes, and race in the United States. Toward the end the conversation could be happening today……..a wonderful video to be treasured.
I wonder what goes on through Bradley Manning’s head besides the need to grow hair…
ok, I’ve decided to get myself a new Kindle Fire for Christmas.
Been looking on the site, and they are offering
a microSD card with the tablet. I am technology challenged. I get that it’s extra storage. But, I don’t know how to do it. Can you keep the card inserted into the Kindle Fire at all times? Or, do you have to store it separately?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
The card stays in. You can remove it if you want to download files, music, movies, etc. to your computer.
PHUCK.OUTTA.HERE.
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Trump won’t rule out database, special ID for Muslims in US
November 19, 2015, 09:25 am
GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump believes that the war on terror will require unprecedented surveillance of America’s Muslims.
“We’re going to have to do thing that we never did before,” he said during a Yahoo interview.
“Some people are going to be upset about it, but I think that now everybody is feeling that security is going to rule,” Trump said.
“Certain things will be done that we never thought would happen in this country in terms of information and learning about the enemy,” he added. “We’re going to have to do things that were frankly unthinkable a year ago.”
Trump would not rule out warrantless searches in his plans for increased surveillance of the nation’s Muslims, Yahoo reported Thursday.
He also remained open toward registering U.S. Muslims in a database or giving them special identification identifying their faith, the news outlet added.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/260727-trump-wont-rule-out-database-special-id-for-muslims
Where are the muthapucking Dudebros on this shyt?
Yeah, I know where they are.
Well, rikyrah, next Trump is going to say, we all have to salute him and say “heil” whenever he appears on our tvs. No matter what anyone things of HRC, if she is the nominee, work your heart out for her. This fascist crap is the alternative.
Las Vegas man indicted on charges of threatening Obama, others
Posted November 18, 2025 - 4:09pm
A Las Vegas man was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday on charges of threatening President Barack Obama and other government officials.
Tyrone Paul Ponthieux, 55, who is in federal custody, faces one felony count of threatening the life of the president in November 2014 and one count of threatening to assault, kidnap and murder other unnamed federal officials, including an FBI agent, in September.
The last threats allegedly were made after Ponthieux’s June arrest. He is to be arraigned on the charges in federal court on Nov 25.
Agents with the Las Vegas FBI’s domestic terrorism squad questioned Ponthieux at his home May 21 about whether he inquired about obtaining ammonium nitrate, a chemical used in fertilizer and making bombs, according to a complaint unsealed in June.
Independently, agents learned that Ponthieux had made a death threat on his Facebook page in November 2014 against Obama and members of Congress, the complaint alleged. The Facebook page contains a photo of Ponthieux sitting on a black Hummer holding an AR-15 rifle.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/las-vegas-man-indicted-charges-threatening-obama-others
this is ridiculous
Just found out Rep. Keith Ellison has blocked me :( I have NO idea why.
water is wet news, but still always good to see the analysis in black and white.
Black borrowers in Richmond are less likely to be approved for home loans and refinancing than white applicants regardless of their income levels, according to a study by fair-housing advocates.
The effect is a continuation of the “redlining” that explicitly denied loans to minorities in the 20th century, according to Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia.
“Certainly lenders and banks tell you money is all the same color and they’re an equal opportunity lender, but when you get down to it, you have individuals who are underwriting loans who have biases,” said Brian Koziol, the nonprofit organization’s director of research and the report’s author.
The group’s study found that between 2010 and 2013, the most recent year for which mortgage data is available, 13.7 percent of white borrowers had loan applications denied while black applicants experienced a 34.6 percent denial rate.
The report found that Hispanic residents also faced higher denial rates than white residents, but overall were granted loans more frequently than black borrowers.
Koziol said that a lenders’ willingness to finance home purchases directly corresponded to a neighborhood’s racial makeup.
The study found that for each percentage point increase in the minority population of a census tract, 12.5 fewer mortgages would be made.
The neighborhoods impacted are the same ones historically excluded for lending through redlining, and more recently, targeted for subprime loans, Koziol said.
While those neighborhoods have disproportionately high poverty rates, a borrower’s income doesn’t account for the difference: The report found a 9.9 point disparity in loan approval rates among black and white low-income applicants and a 27.5 point disparity among black and white upper-income borrowers.
http://www.richmond.com/news/local/city-of-richmond/article_84d2e614-823a-5902-83df-a14ae649eb61.html
SMH
Once again, I ask why I’m supposed to trust Hillary Clinton on foreign policy.
where is she speaking
Council on Foreign Relations, NYC
Hillary is speaking on that piece of crap channel MSNBC. I was listening to her but I got tired of her.
I had it on, however, I was tuning in and out…
All Lives Matter. We all know what they mean when they say that, “White Lives Matter More”
For those that tweet:
Please tweet this clown asking him what Hillary is doing DIFFERENT from the CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
The only difference is that Hillary threw a shout out to Netanyahu.
Make sure you let Kevin Baron know that his tweet is pure B.S.
Yep, that’s the consensus. Best thing since sliced bread.
More B.S.
It’s the Obama Doctrine. She just substituted the word defeat for deter. What am I missing?
… and she said “radical Islamic jihad” or some bs words to that effect…
U.S. Economy Added 271000 Jobs In October, Beating Expectations
19 November, 2015
Labor participation stayed unchanged at 62.4 percent in October, following a decline of 0.2 percentage point in September. Employers added 271,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate fell to 5 percent, the lowest level in seven years.
http://presschronicle.com/2015/11/19/u-s-economy-added-271000-jobs-in-october-beating.html
Chat on
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/11/19/do-you-trust-me/
Virginia Mosque Meeting Gets Ugly: ‘Every One of You Are Terrorists!’
11:24 am, November 19th, 2015
A presentation on plans for a new mosque near Fredericksburg, Va. ended with a volley of racist rants made by members of the public.
According to WUSA 9, speaker Samer Shalaby was presenting plans for a new mosque the local Muslim community intended to build on property it already owned. The current Islamic Center is too small, as the community has grown steadily in recent years.
That’s when two men in attendance at the public meeting shouted down Shalaby with claims that all Muslims were “evil” and “terrorists.” The speaker said he didn’t expect such hostility.
“It just kept getting worse and worse,” Shalaby said. “People were pointing fingers and waiving arms.”
The first man to make a scene called what Shalaby and local Muslims were doing “evil,” which attracted some positive attention from the crowd. That’s when the second man came forward.
“I’ll do everything in my power to make sure that does not happen. We don’t want it because you are terrorists. Every one of you are terrorists. I don’t care what you say,” he said. “You can smile at me. You can say whatever you want, but every Muslim is a terrorist.”
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/virginia-mosque-meeting-gets-ugly-every-one-of-you-are-terrorists/
This is what Islamphobia has brought…and all our media does is mouth the same Islamphobia