It’s really amazing that it’s the comedians who are doing the real reporting these days and exposing the breathtaking hypocrisy of the GOP. I remember Jay Leno asking Mitt Romney some pretty pertinent questions that David Gregory forgot to ask. And David Letterman is also capable of doing a substantive interview with a politician. And of course, Comedy Central can be brutal. Although, I have my issues with Jon Stewart. Something happened with him. There is a viciousness towards PBO that I find disturbing. Stephen Colbert is just brilliant. His skits educate and inform with humor.
This article from David Corn still has be seething ……..
How Romney Fibs—and Gets Away With It
Blame it on the media embrace of false equivalency.
I agree about Jon Stewart and it’s obvious that his audience is not understanding his digs at PBO as most of them are PBO supporters. The laughter is not as loud, sometimes hesitant and late. You’d think he’d get a clue.
Debbie Downers on the Chris Hayes Show! What if this happens, and what if that happens, Obama is in serious trouble.
Also, what if a 7 mile wide Asteroid hits the Earth, Obama is in serious trouble.
You see how ridiculous that narrative is?
i had planned to mute this part…but i have wanted to hear that part…because i want to come up with a counter narrative….i do not panic anymore when i hear these dialogues…i try to see this as a debate….when i am talking to my neighbors and friends…i want to be ablt to put forth a narrative for them to have….
one thing i do agree with…this will hard fought election….it will not be about Romney perse but what he represents….we have seen that agenda unleashed on the states …let no one think that if the Republican party and their forces would not unleash that same political agenda on the country and indeed the world….
As the President has said…what kind of country do we want to live in….
the stakes are high…
so these so called progressives….liberals…..need to wake up and smell the coffee…
I’ve been waiting for the Democrats better not get too complacent shoe to drop. The warnings from Chris Hayes and Jonathan Alter was ridiculous. Seriously, do they think we are stupid? I don’t know anyone who thinks this race is going to be a cakewalk. Considering Citizens United ruling, Koch Brothers, ALEC, right wing radio, Fox, GOP disenfranchisement laws across the country, big oil and Wall Street giving all of their money to the Republicans. Mitt Romney has already proven he will do and say anything to get the presidency.
While he’s still not ready to entirely concede defeat, exactly, Newt Gingrich these days sounds more like a man leading a cause than a campaign.
The onetime House speaker, who has almost no chance to win the Republican nomination, said he has a new mission: to make sure Mitt Romney runs as a conservative in the general election, as he has promised, rather than tacking back to the center, as his campaign has suggested he might.
“There’s no compulsion to get out of the race, except in the heads of writers and talk-show hosts,” Gingrich said in an interview. “And nobody runs up to me and says, ‘Please get out of the race.’ They have come up to me and said the opposite: ‘Please stay in the race.’ . . . People walk up again and again and say, ‘Please stay in and please fight for conservatism.’ ”
Lest anyone doubt the importance of Florida’s 29 electoral votes to President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, consider the schedule taking shape for this week: Obama will speak Tuesday at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton about the so-called Buffet Rule that would apply to millionaires the same effective tax rate that middle-class Americans pay.
Then on Thursday, first lady Michelle Obama will give a speech to high school junior and senior girls and their families at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, part of a program to honor military families.
Now we’re hearing that the White House is looking into the president stopping in Tampa on Friday for an official event. Nothing is confirmed yet, but the president would stop in the city on his way to the Summit of the Americas in Colombia.
My daughter sent me a “phunny photo” of my 2 yr. old grandson not at all thrilled about meeting the Easter bunny, hanging onto his daddy’s leg for dear life. Now I see vids that he was not alone, bunches of kids screaming their heads off at being plopped into the lap of the scary rabbit.
Willie Geist actually tweeted a funny yesterday, saying his 4 yr. old daughter was confused about the religious/commercial union of Easter, asking “So wait—-Jesus was an Easter bunny?”
Just something about the disappointing job numbers: First we were talking about a second Great Depression. Then that didn’t happen, so we talked about a jobless recovery. Then that didn’t happen, so we talked about a double dip recession, then that didn’t happen. So now we are talking about a recovery too slow.
When Obama walked into office we were losing 750,000 jobs a month, a fact that I always remind conservatives. And now, only three years later, we are talking about how gaining 120,000 jobs is a bad thing.
there are some people who cannot wait another 8 years for the system to be corrected because they are hurting really, really, really badly based of the circumstances they currently face.
some of us really really need President Obama to stay in office for us to have basic protection at many levels
That’s how it’s always been. When Theodore Roosevelt a progressive left office there was work left undone and people were hurting until another progressive President came along. Unfortunately history is filled with moments like that . My point is not so much the 8 years of bush and Cheney as it is that we as a nation will recover.
circumstances of the people I associate with are really dire. people are barely hanging on. we are sharing the little food we have and teaming up to keep even a roof over our heads.
why we cannot wait is that the gop has ALREADY taken much of what these desparate people are relying on for bare survival. the gop HAS ALREADY ACTED where I live – food, medical, shelter to mention but a few.
these marginalized people would be pushed over the edge completely if we even allow our selves to wait for another progressive to be elected in at a minimum 4 years ?????
I’m not making light of or trying to marginalize your circumstances. Yes it will be a lot worse if Republicans get in. We felt the same after 8 years of Reagan and 4 years of Bush I but we made it back.
8 years of President Obama is not going to stop people from hurting. Hopefully it will be a lot less but since time immemorial people have been hanging on.
Forget history,,we already have a darn good President in office, and we ought not to let him go without giving everything we have. We have to fight to re-elect President Obama and I’m ready to do just that. I don’t want to wait for another one to come. We have one, fight for him. Forget these stupid pundits, no one said the fight was going to be easy. The Obama campaign says we will have a tough fight, but a fight we can win. OBAMA/BIDEN 2012
I can’t and won’t forget history.That’s a mistake too many make. But I’m with you on giving everything we’ve got for the Man In Office right here right now.
derbingle, I was just saying that, believe me as a African American I won’t ever forget any of our history. To keep this country heading in the right track we don’t need another radical racists lying Republican as President. These Republicans want to take us back to the fifties. Look at their war on women. And Mitt Romney is supporting all of that anti-woman stuff.
I agree with Jovie, however, I don’t agree that this country would never recover. For me, it’s, HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR THIS COUNTRY TO RECOVER. It will take a long, long, long time, considering that the bulk, if not all of this country will be regulated by GOP/TP conservatives. Right now, 60% of the states are ruled by the GOP/TP. In many of these states, they have majority GOP/TP legislatures. Take stock of what is happening in these states. For me, Michigan, Florida, Wisconsin and Ohio serves as examples of what this country will look like and how citizens will be treated.
Someone said that we are or have recovered after eight years of Bush/Cheney. The deck is different now. The outcomes of the 2010 midterm election have put this country in a precarious situation. This is why it is imperative that we get people registered and that we all vote in the general election. We have a lot at stake.
If the Executive Branch of the federal government is taken over by the GOP/TP, the country will be at the mercy of ALEC and the Koch Brothers’ syndicate. It’s bad enough that they are controlling the current House of Representatives and GOP/TP Senators. It’s bad enough that we have a 5/4 Supreme Court today. Can you imagine a 7/2 Supreme Court and more GOP/TP judges appointed in the federal courts? Can you imagine the GOP/TP conservatives taking over more of the state houses due to their manipulation of the vote and elections.
If a GOP/TP candidate wins the presidency, this country may continue to be called the United States of America; however, it will not be a Republic, have a democratic government or be a democracy for its people!
A President Romney will be the front for Co-Presidents Charles and David Koch!
but there is so much work to be done…and unless you have a job that can pay the bills you may be still in panic mode….
i heard one of the pundits state yesterday that the long-term unemployed are having the hardest time getting back in the workforce….they state that the long-term unemployed are being discriminated against….imagine that…we live in a society that always seems to find a way to discriminate against someone….
Coolegans, It’s not a bad thing. We all dream of having ever-spiraling upward terrific job reports and when the spiral isn’t quite as high as we’d like, we’re disappointed, and, of course the pundits jump all over it with their doom and gloom. But realists know that life never goes straight upward. It’s zoom and zag all the way. But the trajectory is good and that’s the thing to remember, as you said.
Let me see now when the Obamas were in Chicago did they had a elevator for all their cars in their home, did Michelle had two cadillacs , and Barack had his two cars, and did they had 100 million dollars in some account overseas for the girls. Now tell me again Mitt the liar Romney,who is the elitists again?
hi TOD family.Been taking it easy these days.Mom is home this weekend and a friend from Fl flew in yesterday so I’m a very happy camper this Easter weekend.All is well. I wanted to wish each and everyone of you a Very Happy and Blessed Easter.Thank you for this site Chips and Happy Easter to you as well.HZ and Hachiko you are in my thoughts.
Until next time,
Fred 😉
FormelyFRED, hello my beautiful TOD Family member!!! Happy and Blessed Easter to you and to your precious Mom. You make my heart jump with joy when I see you here. I am so elated to hear about Mom. What a blessing!!!!! Give her a Big and Long ((((MOM))))))
Fred, relax, enjoy your friend from the Sunshine State, and know that you are loved by me and this family here.
I am doing fine and pushing on. A follow-up appt. week after next, and a few more tests which I have to consult with another doctor about. However, I will think with positive thoughts and pray much in order to make needed decisions. Had a nice day yesterday and it is another beautiful and blessed day on the West Coast today.
Keep well, and I will keep you and Mom in my thoughts and prayers. So happy for you.HZ
Jeez who stole Jonathan Alter’s chocolate easter egg? He’s giving Debbie Downer a bad name. Preaching doom and gloom for PBO on up with chris. Whoever stole his candy….please give it back. Haha.
Some people can’t help it, UT. They thrive on creating a negative narrative and upsetting people. May be didn’t get enough jelly beans in the color he wanted. I always loved the black ones best and tried to get to them first before my sisters did.
Wow! Park Overall just brought tears to my eyes. We need more women Democrats like her running at all levels of government. How sweet would it be to see her shove Bob Corker out of the Senate?!!
“I’m an East Tennessee hard woman, so I’m gonna put it on the table here. I think there are things that we must address and I think we must, as Democrats, address them hard and fast. If I look at a guy like Scott Walker and what has happened Wisconsin, I’m scared and you should be scared. You should be very scared.
I’m standing here and I’m talking to unions. Do you realize that’s become a dirty word? If I say to you “good benefits, pensions” — that’s like a string of cuss words these days.
The GOP has stolen your language and are stealing our America word by word. I’m gonna tell you, one thing old lion Democrats here like Mr. Naffey (sp?) and the like, they all have something Scott Walker, or that fish-eyed Eric Cantor or Mitch McConnell will never have — class, character and depth.”
[Listen to what she said about Mitch McConnell and that Darrell Issa guy (“you know the one that put the birth control panel with no women?”) at 7:22. Hilarious!]
“The Republicans are stripping your language and in so doing, they’re perpetrating a lie… and let’s call it what it is. It’s lying, it’s thieving and it’s stealing. I came here tonight to say what I think I have to say. My people in East Tennessee are very poor and these are very very dangerous days and I believe that as Democrats we are at a crossroads. We must join together. We must speak with one voice, no matter our differences.”
The Republicans are poisoning my country. They’ve poisoned my State’s air — all of it believe me. And they’ve poisoned a river up by me that we drink from and one of lawyers for the bad guys is here tonight and telling it. [I’ll meet you outside]. The Republicans want to strip our regulations further. In East Tenneessee a bunch of us middle-aged broads got together and we went to the State and they wouldn’t help us, and we went to the Feds and they wouldn’t help us. So we tested the water and guess what? It’s poisoned and we are suing. And I promise you, that on my little Nolachuckey River, there will be a reckoning.”
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This woman is fantastic! I’m gonna send her some money!
Hey TOD, this morning on C-SPAN Washington Journal, the guest was Hans Von Spakovsky of the rightwing Heritage Foundation and he was invited to give his objective view about ACA, the 3 days of oral arguments, and Pres. Obama’s statement about the SC. Objective? Hahahahaha. Yeah right. Anyway he was spinning BS as usual and a lot of the guests called him out with calls, emails, and tweets telling him that PBO was not going after the justices. The person who went after justices in recent history was GWB. He kept avoiding questions. Anyhoo, I sent a tweet in, thinking I’m tired of his BS and what the hell, I’ll just send in my own question & opinion. Anyways, my tweet was read! Woohoooo! and people sent me responses thanking me for pointing out Mr. Spakovsky’s hypocrisy. When the video becomes available on C-SPAN, I’ll post a link. I’m whooping like a maniac because this is the first time cspanwj has read my tweet. Here’s the tweet.
@cspanwj The Heritage Foundation supported the individual mandate in the past & now derides it? Isn't that hypocritical?
Good on you UT!! Even Jeffrey Toobin said that was a bunch of nonsense. One thing I like about our side this go round is the awesome rapid response. Mitt and his cronies are going to get get lit up every time they open their mouths.
WOW…Good for you UT!!! Congratulations on having your tweet read – it’s an excellent question, and if the media asked questions like that, we would be in much better shape as a country. You deserve an EXTRA prize today 🙂
P.S. I wonder what was Spakovsky’s response to THAT?!?!?
Happy Easter, everybody. I read some good news today that our local churches are helping their congregations to register to vote under the repressive new voter ID laws and are providing financial help for people to get birth certificate duplicates and other forms of ID. The pastors were quoted as saying that they knew the onus would fall on the handicapped, the poor, the elderly and minorities and they were doing their best to reach out to those groups in their churches. In Philadelphia church groups, the NAACP and organizations for the homeless are helping people get their papers and taking them to the polls. There is a large Amish population in PA and they must PAY to get a non-photo ID (taking photos violates their beliefs) and answer an 18-page questionnaire. This is causing even some Republicans in the state houses to complain about the undue burden being placed on people. Meantime the PA Senate Dems have filed a lawsuit and the House Dems will follow shortly file with a suit. ACLU’s suit is due soon. I hope and pray these efforts work to recover the votes we will lose through voter suppression.
Black church leaders to register 1 million voters on Easter
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Easter Sunday is a sacred day in the Christian tradition. In the black church, it is often a day of celebration, with full capacity attendance for many congregations. This Easter, a group of black ministers are planning to take advantage of those numbers to combat voter ID laws by registering one million voters in the pews.
The Empowerment Movement, led by Rev. Jamal Bryant, stated in a press release that there are an estimated 500,000 black churches in the United States and over five million unregistered voters. The campaign was organized when Bryant met with other Baltimore-area ministers to discuss issues of mass incarceration, high unemployment, and restrictive voter ID laws. The group resolved to fight new voting laws that often keep elderly, young and black voters from casting ballots.
Nearly 31 states currently require voters to produce identification at the polls, something the NAACP considers to be a violation of civil rights.
Happy Easter, Ladyhawke. Thanks for this. Spreading it to friends to encourage their pastors to get involve also, especially where there are seniors in small congregations in smaller towns. Thank you.HZ
Ooops, the Amish have to answer 18 questions, not fill out 18 pages. Even so that’s very excessive and the questions are not easy. They have to write an essay about their religion and know the size of their denomination and a whole lot of other details. And they have to pay for the ID as well (poll tax anyone?). It’s just not acceptable. Soon people are going to have to promise their first-born to the state (ie. GOP) to get to vote.
Only a small number of Amish cast ballots in presidential elections, perhaps 10-15%. Amish may be more likely to get involved when voting involves issues which directly affect them, such as zoning. Amish generally do not vote for a few reasons.”
Is it only Amish people that have to do this??? WTF????? The ACLU better get on that ASAP! If anyone has a few bucks to donate, the ACLU is a good place to start.
DF, it’s anyone whose religion does not allow them to be photographed. The point is that no one should have to go through this complicated process to exercise their right to vote. Even if a small percentage of Amish vote, this is excessive and repressive.
Happy Easter from the UK, to the TOD Family and to you Chips.
God bless you all, your respective families and of course, our beloved President and his family. A special thanks to you Chips for your hard work and for creating this wonderful site that I am completely addicted to.
Hey TOD. I’m going to post this link where it’s easy to donate funds to help Marabout – twitter handle @marabout40 – in this trying time. I posted it yesterday and the response from people has been wonderful.
Governor Kasich is bragging about how Great he is, de regulate and cut taxes, I am great, the President -not so much.
Wow. He has a lot of pride, for someone who has the worst governors approval!
Michigan Republicans Illegally Passed Over 96% of Bills Under ‘Immediate Effect
By Heather
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This report from Rachel Maddow this Thursday was really shocking. I knew things were bad in Michigan after watching some of her previous coverage on these so-called emergency managers circumventing democracy in their state, but not this bad. Rachel summed up this segment with this statement and it’s spot on:
The 2010 elections ushered in a lot of radicalized Republican legislatures and governors across the country and have done a lot of radical things. Scott Walker is famous for a reason.
But what`s happened in Michigan is the most radical thing Republicans have done anywhere in the country. They have eliminated democracy. They have eliminated voting rights at the local level in their state. They have tried to eliminate Democrats` voting rights in the state legislature.
Whether you`re on the left or you`re on the right or you`re in the center or if you don`t particularly care about politics, if all you care about is that we have a form of government in this country called democracy, we vote. If you care about the idea that we still use voting here, we still use democracy, if you care about the Constitution — frankly, Michigan ought to have a flashing red light siren on it right now.
i think people expect more from MHP given her prior activism and what is at stake in this election.
some of us are tired of people who know what is at stake but then try to give flase equivalency to the issues at hand.
If you know that someone is lying about an issue whose background is so familiar to you then draw a line somewhere.
many of these people on MSNBC spend more time and media volume criticizing President Obama than they do about the GOP that is lying and dismantling the very core of this country
It’s the false equivalency thing. The GOP and their talking points get all kinds of air time, while the Dems get almost none. So when we see Chris Hayes and MHP accepting the bullshit these GOP folks say on their shows, and NOT REFUTE it or ask hard questions, then it’s just another unimportant show, because the TRUTH is not being presented. It drives us crazy and disappointed instead. The negativity is an expression of frustration that instead of what we had hoped for, we got this.
I wonder myself prettyfoot. MSNBC might not be everything but ever listen to FOX? Republicans have media, grassroots, money and power. The democrats have to rise up and be a voice at all levels. GOP can say what they want against the president because there just isn’t enough backlash from people who care. As an objective outsider, this is what I hear. The GOP are ‘right’. To an untutored mind that means a lot.
OWS worked because they were a loud voice of many. This TOD is site is amazing and supportive but there needs to be more if the president’s agenda is to be heard. People may not like Van Jones but he said something critical on TV the other night. The left assumed that once the president got in, all would be well, that he had absolute power to make change with the stroke of a pen. That is so not true. Without a strong and deep grassroots which can rise up, swell up and show support for his policies, his battles, his ideas for change, he won’t get anywhere. He shouldn’t fight alone. Lots of people live in bubbles in which they see, only what has always been, as the ‘right’ way to go. They will continue to watch FOX and believe what they hear and see there as what’s ‘right’.
My point is that even when MSNBC or Jon Stewart say things which we don’t find appealing, the importance of using the negatives from ‘the left’ to galvanize folks is just as important. Right wing negatives make people indignant, left wing negatives should make people think about what’s missing, why did he say that and do what can be done to make change. They shouldn’t be tuned out and dismissed. I have learned more about American politics from these folks that I could ever have learned anywhere else.
You make a good point, that’s for sure. I just wish they were more supportive of President Obama, instead of criticizing him so much. I really believe if PBO had been all white, there wouldn’t be this much negativity about him from the left. I really do.
Happpy Easter TOD family ~ I hope everyone, whether you celebrate the holiday or not.. is having a truly lovely day 🙂 I just skyped w/ my eldest son.. and two of my wee grandchildren… and they’re so adorable. Good morning to you all.. the sun is shining.. my cellar is finally poop free.. what more could I ask for 😉
Chips, my dear, I did receive your email yesterday & will respond later today.. I was “pooped” out last night and went to bed early. Have a wonderful day- you’re awesome!
Good morning & Happy Easter Christi to you & your family. No plumber yet.. I did get the muck cleaned out- thanks to my 12 yr old.. he helped greatly- I’ve been running fans down there all night to dry it out and de-odorize 😉 Will call all the plumbers back again first thing in the morning, I’m hoping one of them responds.. if not then I’ll call the city and see if they have any ideas.. right now we can’t shower, flush, etc.. just using wash pans.. so its at least no longer a health hazard, just inconvenient.
I hope you’re having a wonderful day w/ your sons 🙂
aww thank you.. it is way less smelly & messy 😉 we’ll get a plumber out here eventually otherwise I’ll make a big stink 😉 okay no more bad jokes from me 🙂
Arch Bishop Lori is on MTP, now they are piling on the Mandate, saying Government overstepped it’s authority and it is a huge hit on the Catholic Church.
Makes you feel proud to be a Catholic???
His son must be mmmm 55 or something?…I’m so bad at guessing people’s ages, one that I was in shock to learn how old he was was Rev. Al…I love him….but I thought he was about 75 years old!…..I was in shock when I saw that he was 57.
Not to insult him in any way, I like everything about him, but I thought he was much older.
His amazing work and his health issues have taken a toll on him. He was so overweight for years and the weight loss, while good for his health, aged him a lot. Don’t know where he gets his energy but he is a powerhouse.
You know what? How dare all these Holy people get on tv this morning and tell us that Democrats have a war on Religion.
I don’t want to hear that, on a Day Jesus died for our Sins!
Jovie, use that OFF button on your tv. People will say ~anything~. And a whole lot
of crap gets said on tv, as you know. I have finally unplugged my television: no cable, no nothing.
Just TOD and . . . Eckhart Tolle, FB, and a few other things from computer. Keeps me sufficiently connected
and it works. for me. oxo
Republicans never take responsibility for any of their own wrongdoing. It’s always the other guys fault. The moral bankruptcy and depravity of the Republican Party never ceases to amaze me. It just makes sense that Mitt Romney is their nominee after trouncing the GOP clown car candidates. Mitt’s mendacity is a perfect match for the party.
Just read it–Sometimes a blogger nails a truth so hard to the door that it can’t help but stick in your consciousness–this is one of those times–Well done!
Mike Wallace, ’60 Minutes’ Pioneer, Dies
By BRIAN STELTER
Mike Wallace, a pioneer of American broadcasting who confronted leaders and liars for the newsmagazine “60 Minutes” for four decades, has died, CBS News said Sundaa morning. He was 93.
His death was announced on CBS by the anchor of its Sunday morning program, Charles Osgood. The network did not immediately specify when or where he died. Mr. Wallace had been ill for several years.
Good morning, TODville, and Happy Easter. I hope you’ve all gotten your Hot Cross Buns on and are enjoying your morning brunch. May the sun shine on all of us.
For Hachiko, I hope you are resting well and encouraged by the outpouring of support for this part of your journey. Everything is going to work out for you. Once you get somewhere and settle in a bit, please reach out to us for help with your job search and we’ll do what we can to help.
I send my love and appreciation to the First Family, who have done so much for so many.
excellent. you know, I was watching the news or some damn thing on tv the other day and this woman from WI was saying what a great job scott walker was doing and the dems needed to stop whining and I just was ticked of course. I wonder what that same woman has to say today?
GM all and happy Estora / Easter. Sorry to hear of your plumbing problems hopefully it will be resolved in the morning.
A little something for my TOD family this wonderful day;
Go-Bama Between Hope & Dreams Full Movie (GO-BAMA: Between Hope & Dreams)
A personal fly-on-the-wall documentary that explores the promise of HOPE during Barack Obama’s campaign in 2008.
Wishing a Happy Easter Sunday (& a Happy Passover Weekend) to all TODobots! Was out ALL DAY yesterday and am barely recovered this morning so I’m only now coming to see what’s up. Hope you all were on your best behaviour and taking care of PBO till I was freed up. 😆
Prof. Michael Eric Dyson was fantastic on This Week ABC. He took on the GOP, that witch Peggy Noonan, and George Will and reamed them out! He called out George Will for saying that though he has female best friends, he supports Augusta’s decision not to allow women as members. He said that was a form of diversity. In his mind discrimination equals diversity. Dyson ripped his throat out for that support of discriminatory practices. I fully recommend everyone watch the panel discussion for the sheer beauty of watching Prof. Michael Eric Dyson – twitter handle @MichaelEDyson – rip the GOP to shreds in such an eloquent manner. After I watched the segment I sent him tweets of thanks because it was a beauty to watch.
Their is no question their is discrimination in the workforce, schooling and Housing matters.
The conservative mantra ( I am looking at you Bill Oreily) by saying the Blacks have all the privileges and Whites have nada.
This enrages White People.
So, it is the likes of Bill Oreliy who is ginning up this hatred!
Good to hear Dyson put these people in their place!
I’ve had my issues with MED, he was getting a bit too like Tavis and Corny for a bit, I don’t know what brought him around, but something did…anyway, you can expect that MED won’t be asked back to ABC for awhile…
if any religous organization feels they do not want to abide by the laws of the land e.g. in health care, then WHY don’t you choose to end your “profit-seeking” healthcare businesses?
as a catholic, I know my church makes profits from most of its institutions so WHY are they seeking to be excused from the laws that govern ALL health care providers??? the bishops are trying to tell us that they are NOT-IN-IT FOR THE MONEY??? who are they kidding
You see, the Democrats are their own worst enemy!
Debbie Wasserman Schultz on one channel saying the opposite from what the Chairman of the black caucus says.
I didn’t read the article yet, but I would simply point this politician to chart in the link below. Add to that the numerous vaginal probe laws, every sperm is sacred, redefining rape, the Komen debacle, the Republicans and Catholic bishops wanting to impose their will on Catholics and non-Catholics and contraception, Blunt/Rubio amendment, RNC chairman’s flippant remark about caterpillars, on and on. I don’t know how you would call this anything but a war on women. All of this crap was fine as long as we weren’t talking about it. Now that it is being discussed in the open and they are being called out about their disdain for women we get push back. To have a Democrat giving the GOP cover is just obnoxious.
Chart: The Spike in State Abortion Restrictions
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So what’s behind the surge? According to the Guttmasher Institute’s Elizabeth Nash, the conservative legislators and governors voted into office last November in many states, coupled with the high profile abortion services received in the national healthcare debate in 2010, gave conservative policymakers the ideal moment to push for the restrictions. “It just exploded. There was this momentum in place already and the legislators just picked up and ran with it,” Nash said. For example, five states–Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, and Oklahoma–took a cue from Nebraska this year and passed legislation modeled after a 2010 law in the state that banned abortions after 20 weeks. Meteor Blades over at the Daily Kos says that the economic downturn may be giving lawmakers an added defense for the bills, writing that “cutting budgets for family planning was an expected consequence of the fiscal crises they face.”
Words are important. As Park Overall said in the clip above, “The GOP is stealing our language.” And by describing someone as pro-life it’s stealing our words when the truth is that the actual description of them is anti-choice. In fact the GOP cannot be described as pro-life ever with endorsing the death penalty, against universal healthcare regardless of income or employment and on and on.
so true! we are all ‘pro life’, but most of us are also ‘pro choice’. funny, though, that the term ‘pro-life’ has become a pejorative after being associated with the repugs for so long!
we can send cong Cleaver a few thoughts about HOW he is undermining the democratic message. isn’t he among those who previously started attacking PBO as part of the CBC tour a few months ago? the only way these backstabbers shut up was after PBO called them out.
one thing I know some are touchy about in the black community is when members from the community challenge SOME black men about their abusive behavior towards the women in the midst.
Wow, that has my heart beating. Is McCain ok?, Is he on vacation at one of his 7 homes? What will David Gregory do? What will he talk about? How will he manage with his other half gone?
meta, desertflower, I agree with you both about our lovely First family. Boy am I proud, it’s as if my sister, niece, brother are in that picture walking to church as the President, First Lady, and first daughters.
Thank you so much for posting this meta. I actually gasped when I saw the photo. It takes your breath away. What a beautiful family – inside and out. I absolutely adore them. I can’t wait to see the Easter Egg Roll tomorrow with all of the whippersnappers. I am looking forward to seeing the first dog Bo. He is so darn cute.
This article was dated April 2012. 2012!! I think they made a mistake…
…Republican state senator Glenn Grothman, who was an enthusiastic fan of repealing the law. According to Grothman, not only is there no actual pay gap between the sexes, if there was one it wouldn’t matter anyway. After all, men need money more than women do, since they have families to support. “You could argue that money is more important for men,” he told Goldberg. “I think a guy in their first job, maybe because they expect to be a breadwinner someday, may be a little more money-conscious. To attribute everything to a so-called bias in the workplace is just not true.”
Obama White House.gov
Good Morning TOD – Happy Easter everyone!!
Morning! Happy Easter!
Morning Hopefruit, morning everyone 😉
Hello CHips & UT. Ooh thanks! My President is rocking it so early this morning – glad to see that 🙂
Happy Easter Everyone.
Happy Easter Hopefruit, hurray on first! 😉
Happy Easter to you hopefruit2, and Happy Easter to all the TOD family that celebrates Easter.
Gooooood morning!
Here’s SNL nailing Willard, hilariously mocking his “sincerity”
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/mitt-romney-snl/
We watched that last night. It was so funny. We usually aren’t up that late.
It’s really amazing that it’s the comedians who are doing the real reporting these days and exposing the breathtaking hypocrisy of the GOP. I remember Jay Leno asking Mitt Romney some pretty pertinent questions that David Gregory forgot to ask. And David Letterman is also capable of doing a substantive interview with a politician. And of course, Comedy Central can be brutal. Although, I have my issues with Jon Stewart. Something happened with him. There is a viciousness towards PBO that I find disturbing. Stephen Colbert is just brilliant. His skits educate and inform with humor.
This article from David Corn still has be seething ……..
How Romney Fibs—and Gets Away With It
Blame it on the media embrace of false equivalency.
http://motherjones.com/politics/2012/04/romney-fact-check-media
I agree about Jon Stewart and it’s obvious that his audience is not understanding his digs at PBO as most of them are PBO supporters. The laughter is not as loud, sometimes hesitant and late. You’d think he’d get a clue.
Happy Easter everyone!
Good morning everyone and Happy Easter!
On this Easter day, I intend to make chocolate feel downright filthy and make Peeps a dirty treat. If you judge me, I’ll sic Mankini Newt on you.
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UT, I just sprayed my screen with semi-chewed Easter egg!!!!!!
Happy Easter Chips and all trhe TOD,ers. Hugs to all.
You got me scared. No judgement from me.
Oh, ut, you topped even your best with that one! Happy Easter!
Deal reached on night raids in Afghanistan-
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/09/world/asia/deal-reached-on-controversial-afghan-night-raids.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
Good Morning TOD’ers!
“Christ is Risen….He is Risen Indeed!”
Wishing you all a glorious Easter Morning.
And praying for all of you, and our First Family today and always.
Obama/Biden 2012
Amen, Amen, Amen.
Debbie Downers on the Chris Hayes Show! What if this happens, and what if that happens, Obama is in serious trouble.
Also, what if a 7 mile wide Asteroid hits the Earth, Obama is in serious trouble.
You see how ridiculous that narrative is?
Gm Jovie…
i had planned to mute this part…but i have wanted to hear that part…because i want to come up with a counter narrative….i do not panic anymore when i hear these dialogues…i try to see this as a debate….when i am talking to my neighbors and friends…i want to be ablt to put forth a narrative for them to have….
one thing i do agree with…this will hard fought election….it will not be about Romney perse but what he represents….we have seen that agenda unleashed on the states …let no one think that if the Republican party and their forces would not unleash that same political agenda on the country and indeed the world….
As the President has said…what kind of country do we want to live in….
the stakes are high…
so these so called progressives….liberals…..need to wake up and smell the coffee…
Presssssssssssss ON!
I’ve been waiting for the Democrats better not get too complacent shoe to drop. The warnings from Chris Hayes and Jonathan Alter was ridiculous. Seriously, do they think we are stupid? I don’t know anyone who thinks this race is going to be a cakewalk. Considering Citizens United ruling, Koch Brothers, ALEC, right wing radio, Fox, GOP disenfranchisement laws across the country, big oil and Wall Street giving all of their money to the Republicans. Mitt Romney has already proven he will do and say anything to get the presidency.
Good morning and Happy Easter TOD family.
Just in from a Sun Rise Easter Service on a beautiful day.
Enjoy the day with the ones you love most.
Haven’t been to a sunrise service in many years, but there’s nothing better on Easter morning!
Happy Easter to you and yours.
Thanks Jacqueline, same to you.
While he’s still not ready to entirely concede defeat, exactly, Newt Gingrich these days sounds more like a man leading a cause than a campaign.
The onetime House speaker, who has almost no chance to win the Republican nomination, said he has a new mission: to make sure Mitt Romney runs as a conservative in the general election, as he has promised, rather than tacking back to the center, as his campaign has suggested he might.
“There’s no compulsion to get out of the race, except in the heads of writers and talk-show hosts,” Gingrich said in an interview. “And nobody runs up to me and says, ‘Please get out of the race.’ They have come up to me and said the opposite: ‘Please stay in the race.’ . . . People walk up again and again and say, ‘Please stay in and please fight for conservatism.’ ”
http://mobile.washingtonpost.com/c.jsp?item=http%3a%2f%2fwww.washingtonpost.com%2fpolitics%2fwith-prospects-fading-newt-gingrich-resolves-to-keep-running%2f2012%2f04%2f07%2fgIQAgraT2S_mobile.mobile&cid=578815
Is Gingrich our secret weapon? I love it!
Lest anyone doubt the importance of Florida’s 29 electoral votes to President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, consider the schedule taking shape for this week: Obama will speak Tuesday at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton about the so-called Buffet Rule that would apply to millionaires the same effective tax rate that middle-class Americans pay.
Then on Thursday, first lady Michelle Obama will give a speech to high school junior and senior girls and their families at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, part of a program to honor military families.
Now we’re hearing that the White House is looking into the president stopping in Tampa on Friday for an official event. Nothing is confirmed yet, but the president would stop in the city on his way to the Summit of the Americas in Colombia.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/obamas-florida-visits-reveal-importance-of-states-electoral-votes/1224058
My daughter sent me a “phunny photo” of my 2 yr. old grandson not at all thrilled about meeting the Easter bunny, hanging onto his daddy’s leg for dear life. Now I see vids that he was not alone, bunches of kids screaming their heads off at being plopped into the lap of the scary rabbit.
Willie Geist actually tweeted a funny yesterday, saying his 4 yr. old daughter was confused about the religious/commercial union of Easter, asking “So wait—-Jesus was an Easter bunny?”
That’s hysterical! Apparently Willie’s daughter has the Geist (Willie’s dad’s) funny bone.
Just something about the disappointing job numbers: First we were talking about a second Great Depression. Then that didn’t happen, so we talked about a jobless recovery. Then that didn’t happen, so we talked about a double dip recession, then that didn’t happen. So now we are talking about a recovery too slow.
When Obama walked into office we were losing 750,000 jobs a month, a fact that I always remind conservatives. And now, only three years later, we are talking about how gaining 120,000 jobs is a bad thing.
And if the Republicans run a smear, swift boat campaign and pull off another improbable win, this Country would never Recover.
Of course we will. 8 years of Bush-Cheney and we recovered. We’ll do it again.
It took a great president to cleanup that mess.
And we’ll get another one. History has shown that.
there are some people who cannot wait another 8 years for the system to be corrected because they are hurting really, really, really badly based of the circumstances they currently face.
some of us really really need President Obama to stay in office for us to have basic protection at many levels
That’s how it’s always been. When Theodore Roosevelt a progressive left office there was work left undone and people were hurting until another progressive President came along. Unfortunately history is filled with moments like that . My point is not so much the 8 years of bush and Cheney as it is that we as a nation will recover.
circumstances of the people I associate with are really dire. people are barely hanging on. we are sharing the little food we have and teaming up to keep even a roof over our heads.
why we cannot wait is that the gop has ALREADY taken much of what these desparate people are relying on for bare survival. the gop HAS ALREADY ACTED where I live – food, medical, shelter to mention but a few.
these marginalized people would be pushed over the edge completely if we even allow our selves to wait for another progressive to be elected in at a minimum 4 years ?????
I’m not making light of or trying to marginalize your circumstances. Yes it will be a lot worse if Republicans get in. We felt the same after 8 years of Reagan and 4 years of Bush I but we made it back.
8 years of President Obama is not going to stop people from hurting. Hopefully it will be a lot less but since time immemorial people have been hanging on.
Forget history,,we already have a darn good President in office, and we ought not to let him go without giving everything we have. We have to fight to re-elect President Obama and I’m ready to do just that. I don’t want to wait for another one to come. We have one, fight for him. Forget these stupid pundits, no one said the fight was going to be easy. The Obama campaign says we will have a tough fight, but a fight we can win. OBAMA/BIDEN 2012
I can’t and won’t forget history.That’s a mistake too many make. But I’m with you on giving everything we’ve got for the Man In Office right here right now.
derbingle, I was just saying that, believe me as a African American I won’t ever forget any of our history. To keep this country heading in the right track we don’t need another radical racists lying Republican as President. These Republicans want to take us back to the fifties. Look at their war on women. And Mitt Romney is supporting all of that anti-woman stuff.
You are right as rain on that one anniebella.
I agree with Jovie, however, I don’t agree that this country would never recover. For me, it’s, HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR THIS COUNTRY TO RECOVER. It will take a long, long, long time, considering that the bulk, if not all of this country will be regulated by GOP/TP conservatives. Right now, 60% of the states are ruled by the GOP/TP. In many of these states, they have majority GOP/TP legislatures. Take stock of what is happening in these states. For me, Michigan, Florida, Wisconsin and Ohio serves as examples of what this country will look like and how citizens will be treated.
Someone said that we are or have recovered after eight years of Bush/Cheney. The deck is different now. The outcomes of the 2010 midterm election have put this country in a precarious situation. This is why it is imperative that we get people registered and that we all vote in the general election. We have a lot at stake.
If the Executive Branch of the federal government is taken over by the GOP/TP, the country will be at the mercy of ALEC and the Koch Brothers’ syndicate. It’s bad enough that they are controlling the current House of Representatives and GOP/TP Senators. It’s bad enough that we have a 5/4 Supreme Court today. Can you imagine a 7/2 Supreme Court and more GOP/TP judges appointed in the federal courts? Can you imagine the GOP/TP conservatives taking over more of the state houses due to their manipulation of the vote and elections.
If a GOP/TP candidate wins the presidency, this country may continue to be called the United States of America; however, it will not be a Republic, have a democratic government or be a democracy for its people!
A President Romney will be the front for Co-Presidents Charles and David Koch!
GM cool…that is right…
but there is so much work to be done…and unless you have a job that can pay the bills you may be still in panic mode….
i heard one of the pundits state yesterday that the long-term unemployed are having the hardest time getting back in the workforce….they state that the long-term unemployed are being discriminated against….imagine that…we live in a society that always seems to find a way to discriminate against someone….
Coolegans, It’s not a bad thing. We all dream of having ever-spiraling upward terrific job reports and when the spiral isn’t quite as high as we’d like, we’re disappointed, and, of course the pundits jump all over it with their doom and gloom. But realists know that life never goes straight upward. It’s zoom and zag all the way. But the trajectory is good and that’s the thing to remember, as you said.
Let me see now when the Obamas were in Chicago did they had a elevator for all their cars in their home, did Michelle had two cadillacs , and Barack had his two cars, and did they had 100 million dollars in some account overseas for the girls. Now tell me again Mitt the liar Romney,who is the elitists again?
Happy Easter on this wonderful Sunday morning.
G’Morning TOD & Happy Easter!
Happy Easter from Chicagoland! My husband & I are going to an Easter Egg Hunt at daughter’s house this morning at 10:00. Have a good day all!
hi TOD family.Been taking it easy these days.Mom is home this weekend and a friend from Fl flew in yesterday so I’m a very happy camper this Easter weekend.All is well. I wanted to wish each and everyone of you a Very Happy and Blessed Easter.Thank you for this site Chips and Happy Easter to you as well.HZ and Hachiko you are in my thoughts.
Until next time,
Fred 😉
FormelyFRED, hello my beautiful TOD Family member!!! Happy and Blessed Easter to you and to your precious Mom. You make my heart jump with joy when I see you here. I am so elated to hear about Mom. What a blessing!!!!! Give her a Big and Long ((((MOM))))))
Fred, relax, enjoy your friend from the Sunshine State, and know that you are loved by me and this family here.
I am doing fine and pushing on. A follow-up appt. week after next, and a few more tests which I have to consult with another doctor about. However, I will think with positive thoughts and pray much in order to make needed decisions. Had a nice day yesterday and it is another beautiful and blessed day on the West Coast today.
Keep well, and I will keep you and Mom in my thoughts and prayers. So happy for you.HZ
Jeez who stole Jonathan Alter’s chocolate easter egg? He’s giving Debbie Downer a bad name. Preaching doom and gloom for PBO on up with chris. Whoever stole his candy….please give it back. Haha.
Some people can’t help it, UT. They thrive on creating a negative narrative and upsetting people. May be didn’t get enough jelly beans in the color he wanted. I always loved the black ones best and tried to get to them first before my sisters did.
Is it me or he changed? I don’t know, I used to like him….but after he criticized FLOTUS about the ”Obamas” book, ….I can’t stand him anymore.
Glad I don’t listen to these second glass pundits like Alter, Hayes.
Alter defended that book by that woman, what was her name Jodi something?
Anniebella, Happy Easter. I love your phrase,”second glass pundits like Alter, Hayes.” If it is your iPad, do not change it. I love it!!!!!!
May I use your phrase, please? HZ
I just watched this video posted on the previous thread by PamfromCalif
Park Overall is running for the US Senate representing Tennessee. She’s going against Bob Corker. Here’s an awesome speech she gave at the Jackson Day in Nashville TN. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z8XIRyUq9Q&feature=player_embedded#!
It is truly AWESOME – with capital letters
I listen to Park Overall early this morning and she was real, she was great.
Wow! Park Overall just brought tears to my eyes. We need more women Democrats like her running at all levels of government. How sweet would it be to see her shove Bob Corker out of the Senate?!!
Happy Easter Everybody!
Dems need to support this person all the way down the line. BTW did you know she’s related to our President?
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0653802/bio
I watched this on the last thread. Really good!! I hope she kicks his “you know what” to the curb! Happy Easter:)
Happy Easter to you Desertflower and family. Thinking of you and family. Relax and enjoy your day, you very special one. HZ
“I’m an East Tennessee hard woman, so I’m gonna put it on the table here. I think there are things that we must address and I think we must, as Democrats, address them hard and fast. If I look at a guy like Scott Walker and what has happened Wisconsin, I’m scared and you should be scared. You should be very scared.
I’m standing here and I’m talking to unions. Do you realize that’s become a dirty word? If I say to you “good benefits, pensions” — that’s like a string of cuss words these days.
The GOP has stolen your language and are stealing our America word by word. I’m gonna tell you, one thing old lion Democrats here like Mr. Naffey (sp?) and the like, they all have something Scott Walker, or that fish-eyed Eric Cantor or Mitch McConnell will never have — class, character and depth.”
[Listen to what she said about Mitch McConnell and that Darrell Issa guy (“you know the one that put the birth control panel with no women?”) at 7:22. Hilarious!]
“The Republicans are stripping your language and in so doing, they’re perpetrating a lie… and let’s call it what it is. It’s lying, it’s thieving and it’s stealing. I came here tonight to say what I think I have to say. My people in East Tennessee are very poor and these are very very dangerous days and I believe that as Democrats we are at a crossroads. We must join together. We must speak with one voice, no matter our differences.”
The Republicans are poisoning my country. They’ve poisoned my State’s air — all of it believe me. And they’ve poisoned a river up by me that we drink from and one of lawyers for the bad guys is here tonight and telling it. [I’ll meet you outside]. The Republicans want to strip our regulations further. In East Tenneessee a bunch of us middle-aged broads got together and we went to the State and they wouldn’t help us, and we went to the Feds and they wouldn’t help us. So we tested the water and guess what? It’s poisoned and we are suing. And I promise you, that on my little Nolachuckey River, there will be a reckoning.”
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This woman is fantastic! I’m gonna send her some money!
this is a wonderful heartfelt speech. tweeted to the “young TN dems” on twitter
a w e s o m e voice coming out of Tennessee. YES!
Hey TOD, this morning on C-SPAN Washington Journal, the guest was Hans Von Spakovsky of the rightwing Heritage Foundation and he was invited to give his objective view about ACA, the 3 days of oral arguments, and Pres. Obama’s statement about the SC. Objective? Hahahahaha. Yeah right. Anyway he was spinning BS as usual and a lot of the guests called him out with calls, emails, and tweets telling him that PBO was not going after the justices. The person who went after justices in recent history was GWB. He kept avoiding questions. Anyhoo, I sent a tweet in, thinking I’m tired of his BS and what the hell, I’ll just send in my own question & opinion. Anyways, my tweet was read! Woohoooo! and people sent me responses thanking me for pointing out Mr. Spakovsky’s hypocrisy. When the video becomes available on C-SPAN, I’ll post a link. I’m whooping like a maniac because this is the first time cspanwj has read my tweet. Here’s the tweet.
Good on you UT!! Even Jeffrey Toobin said that was a bunch of nonsense. One thing I like about our side this go round is the awesome rapid response. Mitt and his cronies are going to get get lit up every time they open their mouths.
WAY TO GO!!!
WOW…Good for you UT!!! Congratulations on having your tweet read – it’s an excellent question, and if the media asked questions like that, we would be in much better shape as a country. You deserve an EXTRA prize today 🙂
P.S. I wonder what was Spakovsky’s response to THAT?!?!?
Yeah, UT. You’re alert and on the job. Good for you.
good for you UT!!
Hypocritical as usual, isn’t it typical of them anyway?
Damn, YOU ROCK.
right on point!!! thank you for fighting the good fight
BAM! Good job reining in that SELECTIVE MEMORY!
Awesom ut.. that is fantastic – so proud of you and your quick thinking.. thank you for being vigilant!
GREAT job UT!
Happy Easter Chips! Happy Easter TODers!
Happy Easter, everybody. I read some good news today that our local churches are helping their congregations to register to vote under the repressive new voter ID laws and are providing financial help for people to get birth certificate duplicates and other forms of ID. The pastors were quoted as saying that they knew the onus would fall on the handicapped, the poor, the elderly and minorities and they were doing their best to reach out to those groups in their churches. In Philadelphia church groups, the NAACP and organizations for the homeless are helping people get their papers and taking them to the polls. There is a large Amish population in PA and they must PAY to get a non-photo ID (taking photos violates their beliefs) and answer an 18-page questionnaire. This is causing even some Republicans in the state houses to complain about the undue burden being placed on people. Meantime the PA Senate Dems have filed a lawsuit and the House Dems will follow shortly file with a suit. ACLU’s suit is due soon. I hope and pray these efforts work to recover the votes we will lose through voter suppression.
Black church leaders to register 1 million voters on Easter
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Easter Sunday is a sacred day in the Christian tradition. In the black church, it is often a day of celebration, with full capacity attendance for many congregations. This Easter, a group of black ministers are planning to take advantage of those numbers to combat voter ID laws by registering one million voters in the pews.
The Empowerment Movement, led by Rev. Jamal Bryant, stated in a press release that there are an estimated 500,000 black churches in the United States and over five million unregistered voters. The campaign was organized when Bryant met with other Baltimore-area ministers to discuss issues of mass incarceration, high unemployment, and restrictive voter ID laws. The group resolved to fight new voting laws that often keep elderly, young and black voters from casting ballots.
Nearly 31 states currently require voters to produce identification at the polls, something the NAACP considers to be a violation of civil rights.
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http://www.thegrio.com/politics/black-church-leaders-to-register-1-mil-voters-on-easter.php
GM LH….
We will do whatever we have to…we will not allow them to take our vote away…..
Happy Easter, Ladyhawke. Thanks for this. Spreading it to friends to encourage their pastors to get involve also, especially where there are seniors in small congregations in smaller towns. Thank you.HZ
Right oN …Rigth oN …Jackie….
People should really press this “Paying for ID’s” issue. THAT’S A POLL TAX AND THAT’S ILLEGAL!
Happy Easter everyone!
Ooops, the Amish have to answer 18 questions, not fill out 18 pages. Even so that’s very excessive and the questions are not easy. They have to write an essay about their religion and know the size of their denomination and a whole lot of other details. And they have to pay for the ID as well (poll tax anyone?). It’s just not acceptable. Soon people are going to have to promise their first-born to the state (ie. GOP) to get to vote.
I wasn’t aware that the Amish voted.
Me neither
Only a small number of Amish cast ballots in presidential elections, perhaps 10-15%. Amish may be more likely to get involved when voting involves issues which directly affect them, such as zoning. Amish generally do not vote for a few reasons.”
http://amishamerica.com/do-amish-vote/
Is it only Amish people that have to do this??? WTF????? The ACLU better get on that ASAP! If anyone has a few bucks to donate, the ACLU is a good place to start.
DF, it’s anyone whose religion does not allow them to be photographed. The point is that no one should have to go through this complicated process to exercise their right to vote. Even if a small percentage of Amish vote, this is excessive and repressive.
Happy Easter to everyone from Germany!
Happy Easter to you, in Germany, and to all of our TOD friends around the globe!
Happy Easter from the UK, to the TOD Family and to you Chips.
God bless you all, your respective families and of course, our beloved President and his family. A special thanks to you Chips for your hard work and for creating this wonderful site that I am completely addicted to.
Easter sunrise in Seattle! Good morning everyone, good morning Chipsticks, have a blessed day everyone!
Happy Easter TOD!!!
Happy Easter, Baby O’Donna!
Happy Easter J’OB!!!
Hey TOD. I’m going to post this link where it’s easy to donate funds to help Marabout – twitter handle @marabout40 – in this trying time. I posted it yesterday and the response from people has been wonderful.
https://everribbon.com/ribbon/view/5881
The last time I checked it was 1200.00….very encouraging!!!
Sending another tweet about it
wow! up to 1352.50! – tweeted as well. very easy!
Chipped in 25 bucks. Here is to marabout finding a fitting job soon.
Thanks for reposting, chipped in my bit as a result. What a great idea. It was easy to do also and you can leave a message as well.
Governor Kasich is bragging about how Great he is, de regulate and cut taxes, I am great, the President -not so much.
Wow. He has a lot of pride, for someone who has the worst governors approval!
Michigan Republicans Illegally Passed Over 96% of Bills Under ‘Immediate Effect
By Heather
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This report from Rachel Maddow this Thursday was really shocking. I knew things were bad in Michigan after watching some of her previous coverage on these so-called emergency managers circumventing democracy in their state, but not this bad. Rachel summed up this segment with this statement and it’s spot on:
The 2010 elections ushered in a lot of radicalized Republican legislatures and governors across the country and have done a lot of radical things. Scott Walker is famous for a reason.
But what`s happened in Michigan is the most radical thing Republicans have done anywhere in the country. They have eliminated democracy. They have eliminated voting rights at the local level in their state. They have tried to eliminate Democrats` voting rights in the state legislature.
Whether you`re on the left or you`re on the right or you`re in the center or if you don`t particularly care about politics, if all you care about is that we have a form of government in this country called democracy, we vote. If you care about the idea that we still use voting here, we still use democracy, if you care about the Constitution — frankly, Michigan ought to have a flashing red light siren on it right now.
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http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/michigan-republicans-illegally-pass
This is extraordinary…Can the Justice Dept become involved
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c(”)(”) Hopping Down The Bunny Trail!!
I would like to know…why this consistent attack on MHP..
i can see a critique of the pros and cons of her program/but all i see is negative critique…is there no value to her program that can be seen…
Their is value, but when you compare liberal press with conservative press, the righties are a lot more loyal.
Always have been!
What i like about MHP is the discussion…the insights of different folks/some i agree with…some i don’t…and some cause me to think….
I appreciate the same about MHP. I like the depth of discussion I here from her and her guests.
i think people expect more from MHP given her prior activism and what is at stake in this election.
some of us are tired of people who know what is at stake but then try to give flase equivalency to the issues at hand.
If you know that someone is lying about an issue whose background is so familiar to you then draw a line somewhere.
many of these people on MSNBC spend more time and media volume criticizing President Obama than they do about the GOP that is lying and dismantling the very core of this country
It’s the false equivalency thing. The GOP and their talking points get all kinds of air time, while the Dems get almost none. So when we see Chris Hayes and MHP accepting the bullshit these GOP folks say on their shows, and NOT REFUTE it or ask hard questions, then it’s just another unimportant show, because the TRUTH is not being presented. It drives us crazy and disappointed instead. The negativity is an expression of frustration that instead of what we had hoped for, we got this.
I wonder myself prettyfoot. MSNBC might not be everything but ever listen to FOX? Republicans have media, grassroots, money and power. The democrats have to rise up and be a voice at all levels. GOP can say what they want against the president because there just isn’t enough backlash from people who care. As an objective outsider, this is what I hear. The GOP are ‘right’. To an untutored mind that means a lot.
OWS worked because they were a loud voice of many. This TOD is site is amazing and supportive but there needs to be more if the president’s agenda is to be heard. People may not like Van Jones but he said something critical on TV the other night. The left assumed that once the president got in, all would be well, that he had absolute power to make change with the stroke of a pen. That is so not true. Without a strong and deep grassroots which can rise up, swell up and show support for his policies, his battles, his ideas for change, he won’t get anywhere. He shouldn’t fight alone. Lots of people live in bubbles in which they see, only what has always been, as the ‘right’ way to go. They will continue to watch FOX and believe what they hear and see there as what’s ‘right’.
My point is that even when MSNBC or Jon Stewart say things which we don’t find appealing, the importance of using the negatives from ‘the left’ to galvanize folks is just as important. Right wing negatives make people indignant, left wing negatives should make people think about what’s missing, why did he say that and do what can be done to make change. They shouldn’t be tuned out and dismissed. I have learned more about American politics from these folks that I could ever have learned anywhere else.
You make a good point, that’s for sure. I just wish they were more supportive of President Obama, instead of criticizing him so much. I really believe if PBO had been all white, there wouldn’t be this much negativity about him from the left. I really do.
Apparently, if you point out what Conservatives said in the past, and are now against, that we are somehow STUPID!
Really? Do they want to go there?
Happpy Easter TOD family ~ I hope everyone, whether you celebrate the holiday or not.. is having a truly lovely day 🙂 I just skyped w/ my eldest son.. and two of my wee grandchildren… and they’re so adorable. Good morning to you all.. the sun is shining.. my cellar is finally poop free.. what more could I ask for 😉
Chips, my dear, I did receive your email yesterday & will respond later today.. I was “pooped” out last night and went to bed early. Have a wonderful day- you’re awesome!
Hey Sherijr, good morning and Happy Easter……good to know! I was wondering yesterday if you fixed your problem….did you find a plumber?
Good morning & Happy Easter Christi to you & your family. No plumber yet.. I did get the muck cleaned out- thanks to my 12 yr old.. he helped greatly- I’ve been running fans down there all night to dry it out and de-odorize 😉 Will call all the plumbers back again first thing in the morning, I’m hoping one of them responds.. if not then I’ll call the city and see if they have any ideas.. right now we can’t shower, flush, etc.. just using wash pans.. so its at least no longer a health hazard, just inconvenient.
I hope you’re having a wonderful day w/ your sons 🙂
Bad timing when it’s a holiday …..:) I’m glad that the situation is a bit better.
aww thank you.. it is way less smelly & messy 😉 we’ll get a plumber out here eventually otherwise I’ll make a big stink 😉 okay no more bad jokes from me 🙂
Watch Joe the plumber be at your door?
lol oh Jovie, that was hilarious….yes sheri, you should call Joe the plumber
lol.. Jovie, you cracked me up… I like to believe I’d tell Joe to take a hike.. ! Depends how desperate I get .. 😉
Can’t never be that desperate!
eggzackly.. no Joe the Plumbers at my house.. evah
Arch Bishop Lori is on MTP, now they are piling on the Mandate, saying Government overstepped it’s authority and it is a huge hit on the Catholic Church.
Makes you feel proud to be a Catholic???
Legendary CBS newsman Mike Wallace has died. He was 93 – ..
wow, I had no idea he was so old, goodness, thanks for the info.
His son must be mmmm 55 or something?…I’m so bad at guessing people’s ages, one that I was in shock to learn how old he was was Rev. Al…I love him….but I thought he was about 75 years old!…..I was in shock when I saw that he was 57.
Not to insult him in any way, I like everything about him, but I thought he was much older.
His amazing work and his health issues have taken a toll on him. He was so overweight for years and the weight loss, while good for his health, aged him a lot. Don’t know where he gets his energy but he is a powerhouse.
He’s fantastic….and he has the energy of a 20 years old
Watching my Nieces and Nephews doing the Eater egg Hunt.
I found one and ate it. Should I feel guilty?
Have at it Jovie–it’s Easter, time of new beginnings. They will live without an egg or two.
No. xoxox
You know what? How dare all these Holy people get on tv this morning and tell us that Democrats have a war on Religion.
I don’t want to hear that, on a Day Jesus died for our Sins!
Jovie, use that OFF button on your tv. People will say ~anything~. And a whole lot
of crap gets said on tv, as you know. I have finally unplugged my television: no cable, no nothing.
Just TOD and . . . Eckhart Tolle, FB, and a few other things from computer. Keeps me sufficiently connected
and it works. for me. oxo
I just saw that our First Lady will be on the Colbert Report this Wednesday!!!!!!!!!!!!! Set the DVR’s!!!
I think she’s also on that diet show as well this week? What day is that? I saw a preview and she was working up a sweat!!
Hilarious!! http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/gingrich-campaign-almost-45-million-in-debt
Newt blames the ENTIRE STATE OF FLORIDA for his debt! Seriously???
Republicans never take responsibility for any of their own wrongdoing. It’s always the other guys fault. The moral bankruptcy and depravity of the Republican Party never ceases to amaze me. It just makes sense that Mitt Romney is their nominee after trouncing the GOP clown car candidates. Mitt’s mendacity is a perfect match for the party.
Gosh, no more Tiffany’s for a while.
Even people that just moved there or are on vacation? Wow Newt.
Some reality artist should make a ‘toon with newt sittin’ in corner, furiously sucking on his thumb.
Wonderful, wonderful Smartypants:) This. Many times over.
http://immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2012/04/on-growing-up.html
wonderful DF tweeted and I laughed evilly at the tpm blurb about newt
Just read it–Sometimes a blogger nails a truth so hard to the door that it can’t help but stick in your consciousness–this is one of those times–Well done!
Mike Wallace, ’60 Minutes’ Pioneer, Dies
By BRIAN STELTER
Mike Wallace, a pioneer of American broadcasting who confronted leaders and liars for the newsmagazine “60 Minutes” for four decades, has died, CBS News said Sundaa morning. He was 93.
His death was announced on CBS by the anchor of its Sunday morning program, Charles Osgood. The network did not immediately specify when or where he died. Mr. Wallace had been ill for several years.
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/08/mike-wallace-60-minutes-pioneer-dies/
My condolences to the Wallace Family (Chris Wallace of Fox News is his son).
Wow, he was a giant in the industry. I didn’t realize he was that old or that he’d been ill.
RIP, Mike Wallace.
Good morning, TODville, and Happy Easter. I hope you’ve all gotten your Hot Cross Buns on and are enjoying your morning brunch. May the sun shine on all of us.
For Hachiko, I hope you are resting well and encouraged by the outpouring of support for this part of your journey. Everything is going to work out for you. Once you get somewhere and settle in a bit, please reach out to us for help with your job search and we’ll do what we can to help.
I send my love and appreciation to the First Family, who have done so much for so many.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2012_04/scott_walker_not_just_the_scro036551.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+washingtonmonthly%2Frss+%28Political+Animal+at+Washington+Monthly%29#
All of this.
excellent. you know, I was watching the news or some damn thing on tv the other day and this woman from WI was saying what a great job scott walker was doing and the dems needed to stop whining and I just was ticked of course. I wonder what that same woman has to say today?
GM all and happy Estora / Easter. Sorry to hear of your plumbing problems hopefully it will be resolved in the morning.
A little something for my TOD family this wonderful day;
Go-Bama Between Hope & Dreams Full Movie (GO-BAMA: Between Hope & Dreams)
A personal fly-on-the-wall documentary that explores the promise of HOPE during Barack Obama’s campaign in 2008.
http://www.imdb.com/video/hulu/vi4251032089/
Enjoy! Off to enjoy my day here. Hope you all get to do the same
Wishing a Happy Easter Sunday (& a Happy Passover Weekend) to all TODobots! Was out ALL DAY yesterday and am barely recovered this morning so I’m only now coming to see what’s up. Hope you all were on your best behaviour and taking care of PBO till I was freed up. 😆
glad to learn this. Happy Easter President Obama and the First Family
Prof. Michael Eric Dyson was fantastic on This Week ABC. He took on the GOP, that witch Peggy Noonan, and George Will and reamed them out! He called out George Will for saying that though he has female best friends, he supports Augusta’s decision not to allow women as members. He said that was a form of diversity. In his mind discrimination equals diversity. Dyson ripped his throat out for that support of discriminatory practices. I fully recommend everyone watch the panel discussion for the sheer beauty of watching Prof. Michael Eric Dyson – twitter handle @MichaelEDyson – rip the GOP to shreds in such an eloquent manner. After I watched the segment I sent him tweets of thanks because it was a beauty to watch.
Their is no question their is discrimination in the workforce, schooling and Housing matters.
The conservative mantra ( I am looking at you Bill Oreily) by saying the Blacks have all the privileges and Whites have nada.
This enrages White People.
So, it is the likes of Bill Oreliy who is ginning up this hatred!
Good to hear Dyson put these people in their place!
I’ve had my issues with MED, he was getting a bit too like Tavis and Corny for a bit, I don’t know what brought him around, but something did…anyway, you can expect that MED won’t be asked back to ABC for awhile…
if any religous organization feels they do not want to abide by the laws of the land e.g. in health care, then WHY don’t you choose to end your “profit-seeking” healthcare businesses?
as a catholic, I know my church makes profits from most of its institutions so WHY are they seeking to be excused from the laws that govern ALL health care providers??? the bishops are trying to tell us that they are NOT-IN-IT FOR THE MONEY??? who are they kidding
Chips. We breathlessly await pictures. 😀
Oh to be back in St. John’s . I used to got o church there.
HAPPY EASTER!!!!!!!!!
Continued:
Two phenomenal talents
thanks, lisa, and happy easter to you, chips, and all the toddies!
My guilty pleasure:) Watching these movies all day long!
Lisa, my favorite movie. It never, ever grows old. I remember staying up late with my sister every Easter Saturday night to watch this movie.
fuck cleaver. with dipshits like him, dems don’t need any enemies
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/04/key-dem-wrong-to-say-gop-waging-a-war-on-women.php?ref=fpa
You see, the Democrats are their own worst enemy!
Debbie Wasserman Schultz on one channel saying the opposite from what the Chairman of the black caucus says.
and
I am not a fan of that Rep. Cleaver guy. I want him to tell me just what is going on if it’s not a war on women.
Yet another MAN to weigh in on issues he knows NOTHING about! Color me surprised!
seriously!
I am with you. I sent a tweet to him and the CBC. They really just make me sick.
Saying this only makes him look way out of touch. Time for him to get a clue.
I didn’t read the article yet, but I would simply point this politician to chart in the link below. Add to that the numerous vaginal probe laws, every sperm is sacred, redefining rape, the Komen debacle, the Republicans and Catholic bishops wanting to impose their will on Catholics and non-Catholics and contraception, Blunt/Rubio amendment, RNC chairman’s flippant remark about caterpillars, on and on. I don’t know how you would call this anything but a war on women. All of this crap was fine as long as we weren’t talking about it. Now that it is being discussed in the open and they are being called out about their disdain for women we get push back. To have a Democrat giving the GOP cover is just obnoxious.
Chart: The Spike in State Abortion Restrictions
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So what’s behind the surge? According to the Guttmasher Institute’s Elizabeth Nash, the conservative legislators and governors voted into office last November in many states, coupled with the high profile abortion services received in the national healthcare debate in 2010, gave conservative policymakers the ideal moment to push for the restrictions. “It just exploded. There was this momentum in place already and the legislators just picked up and ran with it,” Nash said. For example, five states–Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, and Oklahoma–took a cue from Nebraska this year and passed legislation modeled after a 2010 law in the state that banned abortions after 20 weeks. Meteor Blades over at the Daily Kos says that the economic downturn may be giving lawmakers an added defense for the bills, writing that “cutting budgets for family planning was an expected consequence of the fiscal crises they face.”
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http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2011/07/chart-state-abortion-restrictions-spike/39944/
He is probably pro life!
Words are important. As Park Overall said in the clip above, “The GOP is stealing our language.” And by describing someone as pro-life it’s stealing our words when the truth is that the actual description of them is anti-choice. In fact the GOP cannot be described as pro-life ever with endorsing the death penalty, against universal healthcare regardless of income or employment and on and on.
so true! we are all ‘pro life’, but most of us are also ‘pro choice’. funny, though, that the term ‘pro-life’ has become a pejorative after being associated with the repugs for so long!
we can send cong Cleaver a few thoughts about HOW he is undermining the democratic message. isn’t he among those who previously started attacking PBO as part of the CBC tour a few months ago? the only way these backstabbers shut up was after PBO called them out.
one thing I know some are touchy about in the black community is when members from the community challenge SOME black men about their abusive behavior towards the women in the midst.
Yup, he and that corrupt whatshername congresswoman with the stupidest hairstyle are part of the black emoprogs.
Representative Cleaver, here’s what I have to say to you…
Woah TOD. John McCain is not on Meet The Press. I repeat, John McCain is NOT on Meet The Press. The Easter Bunny really does exist.
Wow, that has my heart beating. Is McCain ok?, Is he on vacation at one of his 7 homes? What will David Gregory do? What will he talk about? How will he manage with his other half gone?
ha!
bah ha ha! 😀
OOOOOOOooooooooooooo, LOOK at how gorgeous The First Family is:
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/us-president-barack-obama-slideshow/
OMG, the girls look SO grown up!!
What a stunningly beautiful family.
Can’t believe how Sasha all of a sudden looks like she’s so much taller. They are just a stunning, happy family.
meta, desertflower, I agree with you both about our lovely First family. Boy am I proud, it’s as if my sister, niece, brother are in that picture walking to church as the President, First Lady, and first daughters.
They just make you proud.
Thank you so much for posting this meta. I actually gasped when I saw the photo. It takes your breath away. What a beautiful family – inside and out. I absolutely adore them. I can’t wait to see the Easter Egg Roll tomorrow with all of the whippersnappers. I am looking forward to seeing the first dog Bo. He is so darn cute.
Hey this is interesting you guys something to keep bookmarked – a list of Alec sponsored government officials
Note there are some Democrats on that list.
actually – I was surprised at how many ppl are on this list. of both stripes it’s kind of frightening how many there are.
So true!
New post everyone:
https://theobamadiary.com/2012/04/08/easter-service/
This article was dated April 2012. 2012!! I think they made a mistake…
…Republican state senator Glenn Grothman, who was an enthusiastic fan of repealing the law. According to Grothman, not only is there no actual pay gap between the sexes, if there was one it wouldn’t matter anyway. After all, men need money more than women do, since they have families to support. “You could argue that money is more important for men,” he told Goldberg. “I think a guy in their first job, maybe because they expect to be a breadwinner someday, may be a little more money-conscious. To attribute everything to a so-called bias in the workplace is just not true.”
Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/wisconsin-equal-pay-law-repealed-because-money-is-more-important-for-men.html#ixzz1rTHdP4b6
http://www.care2.com/causes/wisconsin-equal-pay-law-repealed-because-money-is-more-important-for-men.html
I wanted to wish everyone here that celebrates a Happy Easter and Passover!
Same to you sjterrid