May 20, 2013

Friday Evening Thread: This Goes Out To The Republican Party

August 31, 2012 by 89 Comments

This one’s for you!

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  • TonyaA6

    Heh ;)

    • GreenLadyHere

      HEEY TonyaA6. ***BIG – -Pleased 2 meetcha – –HUG*** :>)

      Nice 2 C U. :>) Have a good evening. :>)

  • GreenLadyHere

    miranda – — 2 the IDIOCY of da RE-THUCKERS

    -HAH. Did he say that “AUSTERITY” – -Like the

    RE-THUCKERS R HOLDING FAST 2- – –is DETRIMENTAL 2 the ECONOMY??? – - – –

    – — Bernanke: Spending Cuts Harming The Economy, May Lead To Further Fed Stimulus – –

    – – -In a speech delivered at a Federal Reserve retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyo., Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Friday in unusually clear terms that spending cuts at both the federal, state, and local level have become significant impediments to economic growth, and made a public case for further monetary easing — remarks which have leading fed watchers predicting that the central bank will announce a new round of asset purchases (so-called quantitative easing) in September.

    “[F]iscal policy, at both the federal and state and local levels, has become an important headwind for the pace of economic growth,” Bernanke said. “Notwithstanding some recent improvement in tax revenues, state and local governments still face tight budget situations and continue to cut real spending and employment. Real purchases are also declining at the federal level. Uncertainties about fiscal policy, notably about the resolution of the so-called fiscal cliff and the lifting of the debt ceiling, are probably also restraining activity, although the magnitudes of these effects are hard to judge.”

    Bernanke explained that further quantitative easing could have a substantial impact on employment, and even argued that earlier rounds of large-scale asset purchases led to the creation of two million more private sector jobs than the economy would’ve produced on its own.
    THERE IS MORE

    – -Annnnd a STIMULUS —- -Ohhhhh- – -say – - – -like – — errrr – —ummmm

    - -the ARRA- — WORKS 2 – -IMPROVE the ECONOMY!!!?

    HAH!!!! – –Signed, sealed, delivered: ARRA- February 17, 2009 at 04:25 PM EDT – –

    ***Nods annnd thumbs up —@ MR. PRESIDENT!!****

    Woo! Hoo! – — -

    • nellcote

      about time!

      • GreenLadyHere

        nellcote. :>) – —***fist bump*** :>)

  • Rhoda

    Wow. The KKKRethugs are disgusting; how anyone can claim to be in this party is beyond me.

    This is horrifying.

    7:30 p.m. A leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, introduced as only “Ken Hutchins of Massachusetts,” offers the opening benediction. It’s an eloquent tribute to “our kind and loving heavenly father” in the “sacred and holy name of Jesus Christ.” As he prays, a Spanish-speaking television reporter does a live broadcast at one end of the arena. Delegates try to hit her with a cowboy hat and a water bottle to make her stop talking. But they can’t quite reach her. The final night of the Republican convention is underway.

    A water bottle? Those asses should have been arrested; I can’t believe there wasn’t more of an uproar about this and the CNN camerawoman. It makes me wonder what else happened that hasn’t been reported.

    • rikyrah

      this is who they are

    • Miranda

      They are violent thugs.

    • Tafr

      Nothing but a bunch of punks going after women. I wonder if there were any incidents where they went after men? Now you know had that camerawoman or news lady cussed them out that would of been all over the news. Just a bunch of racist punks.

  • Miranda

    Today is the last day of the month. If you can contribute $3, $5 or $500 please give to the Obama campaign, every lil bit helps!

    • GreenLadyHere

      miranda – -C U in a minute. :>)

    • Admiral_Komack

      I gave $9.
      The empty chair told me to.

  • GreenLadyHere

    Good Evening miranda/POU FAM- – - – - -BIG TIME FUNNY!! – –LOL – -

    - – - – -TAGS: – -The Crazy Chair, The GOP is KUH-RAY-ZEE!

    Annnd Here’s their -

    – — -THEME SONG:- – –CHEERS!! – — –LOL

  • GreenLadyHere

    REV. AL – -IS! – - -DA! – — MAN!! – - – -EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with the “CHAIR TALKER!>!!! – - -

  • JojoRaze

    hey everyone! Catching up on the convention from last night. I just want to clear up something. When I said DWS reminded me of a black woman, I didn’t mean her hair, I meant her voice. I have to do a double take sometimes when I see her on the TV and hear her speak. Her hair is a bit dry, but her voice–she has a bit of bass in it–sounds black to me.

    • Tafr

      Yea I think that when I hear her speak.

      • JojoRaze

        The thing is she’s a Queens girl…but it seems to me that she must have learned politics from black pols in NYC because her face says Fran Drescher Flushing, but her voice says a mixture of Fannie Lou Hamer and Shirley Chisolm.

        I wouldn’t be surprised though, if she imitated the black female political figures she knew of coming up, since Fannie Lou and Shirley were big figures in Democratic Party politics.

    • GreenLadyHere

      HEEY JojoRaze; ***BIG HUG** :>)

      Your statement got me 2 thinkin’ about VOCAL tones. I have and have had Jewish friends whose voices R in the LOW vocal tone range.

      Then I looked up female Jewish entertainers — a lot of them also had voices in the LOW tone range. — -Perhaps THAT is what accounts for the similarities.

      Sheila Jackson-Lee, Barbara Jordon, Shirley Chisholm, Rev. Bernice King, – –LOW voice tones. Just thinkin.’ :>)

      - – – Good 2 C U JojoRaze. :>)

      • JojoRaze

        Did not think about Barbara Jordan or Sheila Jackson-Lee. Thanks for the history lesson GLH!

        • GreenLadyHere

          LOL. JojoRaze: My PLEASURE. :>)

      • gc

        I never thought about that, but I and my relatives do have lower voice registers.

        • gc

          Oh, and about the hair, I’ve been shopping for AA products for years.

        • GreenLadyHere

          HEEY Gc. ***BIG HUG*** :>)

          Tank U 4 sharing. :>) I hope that I di-ent offend U. :>) BUT it is an observation. :>)

          Good 2 C U. Gc. :>)

  • creolechild

    President Obama will sign executive order to boost mental-health services for vets before Fort Bliss visit

    Veterans struggling with mental-health and substance-abuse problems are expected to benefit from an executive order President Barack Obama is scheduled to sign Friday before he arrives at Fort Bliss.[....] In particular, the order directs federal officials to increase the number of VA mental-health professionals, improve suicide prevention efforts, create joint ventures between the VA and local mental-health care providers and push research that will improve diagnosis and treatment of problems including post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries.

    Obama’s order includes some efforts already under way. In June, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki announced the department was preparing to add about 1,600 mental-health clinicians and 300 support staff. El Paso was expected to receive 11 of those clinicians and two support personnel. Each additional mental- health care provider could potentially reach hundreds more veterans, Shinseki said.[....]

    Read more: http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_21439899/president-obama-will-sign-executive-order-boost-mental-health-services?source=most_viewed

    H/T Chris Roberts

  • GreenLadyHere

    miranda – - – -AG Holder said: — -CASE CLOSED!!- – – - – - —

    – –Holder: We Won’t Prosecute Harsh Interrogations[Attorney general closes last two cases from Afghan, Pakistan] – —

    – — -It’s official: The US won’t level any criminal charges over harsh interrogation techniques. Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday closed the final two cases involving the deaths of prisoners in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2002 and 2003, the New York Times reports. The move brings a three-year Justice department investigation into prisoner abuse to an end. “The department has declined prosecution because the admissible evidence would not be sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction beyond a reasonable doubt,” Holder said in a statement.
    THERE IS MORE.

    – - -THANK U – –MR. HOLDER. :>)- – -

  • creolechild

    Lie of Omission: Republican Convention Pretends Iraq and Afghanistan Never Happened

    [....]One hopes that Americans tuning in to the parade of lies notice that Republicans have not mentioned the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and especially the thousands of military families who have lost loved ones to those horrible conflicts that were unnecessary and unfunded. America’s economy would not be in the shape it finds itself today if America had not invaded two sovereign nations that had nothing to do with the terror attacks on 9/11 and it is why Republicans avoid any mention of them like plague.[....]

    Instead, Romney and Republicans will claim Americans are worried about nuclear Iran, “threat of war” from “geopolitical enemies” like Russia, the threat to Israel, and the debt President Obama inherited from Bush-Republicans for two costly wars that had a profoundly negative effect on the world and America’s economy. Republicans made their convention a festival of lies, but the biggest lie was one of omission and hopefully Americans are being astute and discriminating listeners and taking note that the $5 trillion wars have not been mentioned one time and begin asking why not.

    Read more: http://www.politicususa.com/lie-omission.html

    H/T Rmuse

  • rikyrah

    #Eastwooding, Ctd

    Of course it could simply be that he’s a huge star and not many have already endorsed Romney. Another reader offers a “much darker interpretation”:

    Like most viewers I thought Clint’s presentation was odd, sad, laughable, incongruous. Somehow this was a moment that just didn’t work out. But it was President Obama’s response tweet that got me thinking at a much deeper level.

    Obama responds with a picture of himself sitting in his chair in the Oval Office, back turned to the viewer, saying, “This chair is taken.” Directly to Romney, terse and defiant. Why did Obama respond to that moment, Clint’s strange rambling off-topic schtick? Isn’t Obama too smart to respond? But Obama’s response was so pointed, so potent. Clearly something needed to be addressed.

    So I went back to the whole Clint Eastwood stunt and re-watched it a few times with a critical eye. Here’s what I come up with: that was an intentional act of imagined violence against President Obama at a deep, semiotic level of American mythos. Take the optics: Clint comes out under a huge backdrop of the Western gunslinger. He starts a monologue vs. “the punk.” (Do you feel lucky, punk? Well do you?) The punk, the empty chair, the empty suit, responds by telling Romney, “Go fuck yourself.” Clint scolds Obama and leads the crowd in a chant, “Go ahead. Make my day.” At which point, as we all know, offstage, Clint would then shoot the punk and kill him. This was a very public, very imaginative enactment of violence against the sitting President of the US

    http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/

    • jds09

      I think Sullivan is on to something here. I still haven’t wrapped my brain around how profoundly disrespectful Eastwood was to PBO. It was almost like old white men called up their champion to do battle with the neighborhood thug. And in their fantasy they can take him out.

      Reality is another matter.

  • GreenLadyHere

    miranda — — -Here’s 2 the NON-LOYAL RE-THUCKERS- –U- -GOT – - -CAUGHT!! – –

    – - –Mitt Romney Blows Off Fox News and Watches GOP Convention on C-SPAN – -

    – - – –Mitt Romney proved once again that he is not really good at this being a Republican thing, as his personal aide tweeted a pic of him watching the RNC convention on C-SPAN, not Fox News.

    Here is the pic from Mitt’s Body Man:
    It is okay, Mitt. You could have watched Fox News. They booted Sarah Palin off of the convention coverage for you. For a candidate that has some serious credibility issues with conservatives, Mitt Romney excels at making things worse. While vice president, Dick Cheney required all television sets in his presence to be turned on to Fox News.

    In 2008, John McCain and Sarah Palin kept their televisions tuned in to FNC. Fox News is the only cable channel for news if you are a Republican. Maybe Mitt was watching C-SPAN because he doesn’t like commercials?

    — The picture was posted 38 minutes before Romney took the stage for his acceptance speech. A more likely explanation is that he was watching C-SPAN because they provide uninterrupted coverage without all the talking heads and pundits.

    — – - LOL – - –***shakin’ my head*** :>)

  • creolechild

    Biden: Obama leadership saved auto plants

    Vice President Joe Biden mounted the Democratic counterpoint to the Republican presidential ticket Friday, drawing attention to the Obama administration’s rescue of the auto industry and portraying GOP presidential challenger Mitt Romney as a foe of government efforts to save jobs.[....]

    “They call their plan new, bold and gutsy,” Biden told about 200 supporters in a union hall. “There is nothing gutsy about giving another trillion dollars in tax cuts to millionaires; there is nothing bold about turning Medicare into a voucher system. There is nothing bold about kicking 19 million kids and elderly off of Medicaid with no place else to go.”[....]

    Read more: http://azdailysun.com/news/national/biden-obama-leadership-saved-auto-plants/article_912eb7a2-1c1d-50d8-8551-2d0ea315ce00.html

    H/T Associated Press

  • rikyrah

    Chris Rock @chrisrockoz The Dems should have an empty chair on stage for the entire DNC, & when anyone asks who it belongs to, they can say Osama bin Laden #DNC2012

  • creolechild

    UniteWomen.org has put together a video outlining how dangerous Paul Ryan is to women in America.[....] This is a dangerous man and if the Romney/Ryan ticket wins this election, women will be set back decades. No more freedoms and you can take it to the bank that they won’t stop until we are wearing burqas and literally chained to the stove. Please watch this video and share with every woman you know.

    Twenty million did not vote in the 2008 election. Let’s change those numbers in 2012.

    H/T UniteWomen, Kimberley Johnson, and Addicting Info

  • GreenLadyHere

    miranda – - – -AHA! – - – -Here’s 2 da NON-CREATIVE — -”RE-THUCKERS”: -

    – - – -5 ‘empty chair’ incidents – — -

    — – –Clint Eastwood got angry at one, but the actor’s speech last night wasn’t the first time an empty chair has shown up on the political scene. Here are five other times empty chairs played a role in American politics. – –LOL

    Hmmmmm. . . .Could THESE have been the archetype of teh CLINTS’ – - -

    THEATRICAL — -MONOLOGUE!!??— -hmmm. . . .

  • rikyrah

    Sen. Harry Reid resumes antagonizing Mitt Romney, this time over his visit to Louisiana, via WaPo:

    “It is the height of hypocrisy for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan to make a pretense of showing sympathy for the victims of Hurricane Isaac when their policies would leave those affected by this disaster stranded and on their own,” Reid said.

    “If Paul Ryan and his fellow House Republicans had succeeded in blocking disaster relief last fall, there would have been no aid for the victims of Isaac today. And Paul Ryan’s budget would gut disaster funding, making it much harder to get aid to our fellow Americans in their time of need,” he added.

  • rikyrah

    Willard….youtube is NOT your friend.

    ………………..

    Mitt Romney: Federal Disaster Relief For Tornado And Flood Victims Is ‘Immoral,’ ‘Makes No Sense At All’

    By Brad Johnson on Jun 14, 2011 at 12:40 pm

    Asked about federal disaster relief for recent tornado and flood victims at last night’s GOP debate, candidate Mitt Romney called the spending “immoral” and said the Federal Emergency Management Agency should be privatized. With greenhouse pollution on the rise, the United States has been struck by a “punishing series of billion-dollar disasters.”

    Embracing a radical anti-government ideology from the most extreme elements of the Tea Party, Romney said that the victims in Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Massachusetts, and other communities hit by tornadoes and flooding should not receive governmental assistance. He argued it is “simply immoral” for there to be deficit spending that could harm future generations:

    Every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that’s the right direction. And if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that’s even better. [...] We cannot — we cannot afford to do those things without jeopardizing the future for our kids. It is simply immoral, in my view, for us to continue to rack up larger and larger debts and pass them on to our kids, knowing full well that we’ll all be dead and gone before it’s paid off. It makes no sense at all.

    http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2011/06/14/244973/mitt-romney-federal-disaster-relief-for-tornado-and-flood-victims-is-immoral-makes-no-sense-at-all/

  • creolechild

    Minority, Dem groups act to challenge interim redistricting maps

    Several key minority and Democratic groups took a first step Wednesday toward challenging Texas’ interim redistricting maps, put in place for the 2012 election, by filing a request for a preliminary hearing in federal court.[....]While those maps never took effect, the interim maps that were drawn by a panel of three federal judges in San Antonio for the 2012 election had to be based on the Legislature’s now-rejected maps.

    “Over 90 percent of the map is the legislative map, that has been found to be illegal,” said Luis Vera, an attorney with the League of United Latin American Citizens. “You can’t have an election with an illegal map.” He added: “That’s our objective — to get lines drawn that are legal, that are constitutional and that comply with the D.C. order.[....]

    Read more: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/politics/article/Minority-Dem-groups-act-to-challeng-interim-3825728.php

    H/T Nolan Hicks

  • Miranda

    umph…the Charlotte Observer trying to pre-exemptively make the Dems lie like the GOP did all week. Just gonna put it out there that is gonna happen with this false equivalency “both sides do it” bullshit

    GOP convention gives facts a thrashing
    From fibs to bigger falsehoods, speakers were boldly dishonest

    Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/08/31/3493924/gop-convention-gives-facts-a-thrashing.html#storylink=cpy

  • dannie22

    im tired y’all!! i work tonight, then go voter reg after work. i wont get any sleep until sunday afternoon cause i work three nights in a row!! ill be so tired ill be talking to an empty chair!!!!

    • trose1

      LOL take care Dannie

    • GreenLadyHere

      dannie22 – - – - **BIG HUG*** :>) Luvin’ U. B well. :>) – - -

  • creolechild

    Surprise! The GOP’s climate position tracks closely with oil industry donations

    The Washington Post created a graphic tracking how the Republican Party platform has changed on various issues over the years. The whole thing is worth a look — but we found this subsection interesting (for obvious reasons). To break it out:

    1988: The GOP recognizes climate change.
    1992: The platform talks about funding to combat climate change.
    1996, 2000: The party moves backward, citing “uncertainty” on the role of humans.
    2004: The GOP commits to addressing climate. This is after Bush, up for reelection, kills involvement in the Kyoto Protocol.
    2008: With candidate McCain, the party accepts a human role.
    2012 (not on the graphic): The platform mentions climate only to mock Obama for considering it a security threat.

    What has inspired this back-and-forth on their position? We have a theory. Using data from OpenSecrets, we went back and looked at how the oil and gas industry has contributed to Republican politics since 2000.[....]

    Read more: http://grist.org/news/surprise-the-gops-climate-position-tracks-closely-with-oil-industry-donations/

    H/T Philip Bump

    • Admiral_Komack

      I’M SHOCKED, SHOCKED I TELL YOU!!
      Shirley you’re joking.

  • rikyrah

    Three days after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called California Gov. Jerry Brown an “old retread,” the Democratic governor fired back on Thursday, challenging Christie to a physical fitness contest.

    “There’s nothing wrong with being a little retread,” the 74-year-old, third-term governor told members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770 in Los Angeles. “Not as much hair, I’m slowed down a little bit. But I have to tell you, I ran three miles in 29 minutes two nights ago … and I hereby challenge Gov. Christie to a three-mile race, a pushup contest and a chin-up contest. And whatever he wants to bet, I have no doubt of the outcome.”

    http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/#storylink=cpy

    • Miranda

      _________________________that’s not shade

      THAT’S AN ECLIPSE!

      • creolechild

        Yup, FatBoy certainly is an eclipse!

        I know, I know…down the hall and take a left.

        • Admiral_Komack

          (ahem!)

          Not FatBoy…Nanananananana…FATMAN!

          You’re welcome.

          Also, be sure to check out the bar here in The Bad Lounge…

          • creolechild

            You haz Grand Marnier? (:

    • itgurl_29

      Glad to see someone knock that bully down on his fat ass.

    • Admiral_Komack

      BULLETIN:
      (SNARK)

      Gov. Brown arraigned on murder charges.

      Gov. Jerry Brown was arraigned on murder charges today in the death of Governor Chris Christie (NJ).

      “I am sorry it happened, Brown said in a statement.

      “The way Governor Christie was running his mouth I thought he could handle a simple sprint; unfortunately, I was wrong.”

      “Condolences go out to his family.” (SNARK)

      • Admiral_Komack

        Sorry for the triple post…Disqus was undergoing maintenance when I originally posted.

    • Admiral_Komack

      BULLETIN:
      (SNARK)

      Gov. Brown arraigned on murder charges.

      Gov. Jerry Brown was arraigned on murder charges today in the death of Governor Chris Christie (NJ).

      “I am sorry it happened, Brown said in a statement.

      “The way Governor Christie was running his mouth I thought he could handle a simple sprint; unfortunately, I was wrong.”

      “Condolences go out to his family.” (SNARK)

    • Admiral_Komack

      BULLETIN:
      (SNARK)

      Gov. Brown arraigned on murder charges.

      Gov. Jerry Brown was arraigned on murder charges today in the death of Governor Chris Christie (NJ).

      “I am sorry it happened, Brown said in a statement.

      “The way Governor Christie was running his mouth I thought he could handle a simple sprint; unfortunately, I was wrong.”

      “Condolences go out to his family.” (SNARK)

  • GreenLadyHere

    miranda – — HERE’s 2 the “RE-THUCKERS”: –

    —YOUR COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF — – --4 the NEXT 4 YEARS!! – - HAH! –

    – - -President Obama Speaks to Troops in Texas– -

    – - – -President Obama traveled to El Paso, Texas to speak to troops at Fort Bliss.

    Prior to his speech, the President sat down for a roundtable discussion with service-members and military families.

    The visit comes on the two-year anniversary of President Obama’s last speech at Fort Bliss, when he announced the drawdown of troops and end of combat operations in Iraq.

    – –SAY – - – - -THANK U SIR – - – -LOL – - -

    • GreenLadyHere

      POU FAM – - -HAVIN’ trouble with this link. Sooo – – -once u link – — Look 2 the right annnd “click” on the VIDEO. :>)

      Thank U. :>)

  • isonprize

    I’m starting to think that Clint Eastwood punked the RNC. I think he knew exactly what he was doing. The whole sketch may have been a ‘dog-whistle’ but not the kind the RNC is used to blowing.

    Just my $.02

    • GreenLadyHere

      isonprize – - -LOL – - – -Which “fanger” was that – –again.? LOL – – -

      I’ll join U with $.02 annnd RAISE U – - -$.03. LOL –

  • creolechild

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…HA..HA…Oh shit…now I have the hiccups!~

    Romney Bombs: Convention Speech Draws 13 Million Fewer Viewers than McCain in ’08

    Mitt Romney’s convention speech was watched by 25 million Americans, which is 13 million fewer viewers than watched John McCain accept the Republican nomination in 2008. Mitt Romney’s inability to captivate the nation resulted in a gain of only 5 million viewers from the second night to the third night of the Republican convention.

    The Romney campaign was counting on widespread viewership, outside of the GOP, but 39% of their audience came from Fox News. Fox was the top network with over 9 million viewers, followed by ABC (4.44 million), NBC (3.85 million), CBS (3.73 million), CNN (2.33 million), and MSNBC (1.88 million). In contrast, over 38 million Americans watched John McCain’s speech in 2008.[...]

    Read more: http://www.politicususa.com/romney-bombs-convention-speech-draws-13-million-viewers-mccain-08.html

    H/T Jason Easley

    • Miranda

      Damn, I thought he at least would have matched McCain’s number.

      • http://oldhollywood.net/ woody45

        That is massive.

    • http://pragmaticobotsunite.blogspot.com/ Sepia

      So Romney was upstaged by two old men?

  • crazycanuck

    So I decided today to do my part supporting Black Business. Saw a small West Indian store, few things inside, so I felt kind of sorry. I pick up my two items, and go to checkout. I didn’t have enough cash on me so I asked if they had debit. Yes she did, ok so I whip out my card.

    Machine is unplug, she plugs it back in and can’t get it to work. I say “ if it’s a lot of trouble I can go to the machine and get some cash.” No No No, I’ll get it, I have to learn how to do it. She tries again, bless her soul, then another time. Neither time works, I say again “I can go to the machine, it’s not a big deal”. Nope she says. She thinks she got it, I try and it still isn’t working. Finally I go to the machine to get the cash. I come back, she says she has no change lmao. OK Ok, she goes to get more change, LEAVES ME RUNNING THE STORE lol. I could have robbed her blind.

    I see her going one way (at this time I’m finding the whole thing incredibly amusing). She yells at me too sit; sit (in a chair at the front of the store). Then I see her come back, the store she went to is apparently closed or something. She heads in the other direction. I’m still minding the store. She comes back FINALLY CHANGE, all in coins mind you lol

    Items purchased. Just out of curiosity, I head to the store on the corner selling similar items, owned by South Asians. Yup ALL CHEAPER! As you all say My people, My people, why?

    • Miranda

      ROFLMAO

    • Alma98

      LOL!

    • Admiral_Komack

      I understand.
      I have come to the conclusion that if you can do the job I would use your business; your color tells me nothing about you doing the job.

      • Eldoradogold

        I am from the Caribbean, living in Fl. So true. The service from Caribbean owned business is sooo sloopy! Leaves much to be desired.

  • crazycanuck

    So I decided today to do my part supporting Black Business. Saw a small West Indian store, few things inside, so I felt kind of sorry. I pick up my two items, and go to checkout. I didn’t have enough cash on me so I asked if they had debit. Yes she did, ok so I whip out my card.

    Machine is unplug, she plugs it back in and can’t get it to work. I say “ if it’s a lot of trouble I can go to the machine and get some cash.” No No No, I’ll get it, I have to learn how to do it. She tries again, bless her soul, then another time. Neither time works, I say again “I can go to the machine, it’s not a big deal”. Nope she says. She thinks she got it, I try and it still isn’t working. Finally I go to the machine to get the cash. I come back, she says she has no change lmao. OK Ok, she goes to get more change, LEAVES ME RUNNING THE STORE lol. I could have robbed her blind.

    I see her going one way (at this time I’m finding the whole thing incredibly amusing). She yells at me too sit; sit (in a chair at the front of the store). Then I see her come back, the store she went to is apparently closed or something. She heads in the other direction. I’m still minding the store. She comes back FINALLY CHANGE, all in coins mind you lol

    Items purchased. Just out of curiosity, I head to the store on the corner selling similar items, owned by South Asians. Yup ALL CHEAPER! As you all say My people, My people, why?

  • GreenLadyHere

    miranda – - – - -UH! OH! – - -SISTA NINA TURNER is – - – -FIRED UP! – - -on The ED Show: – –

    – - –Federal judge restores early voting days in Ohio – - -

    – — -What a week for democracy!

    On Wednesday, a federal judge said he’d issue a permanent injunction against provisions in that state’s new election law that restricts third-party voter registration drives.

    Yesterday, a federal appeals court in Washington struck down the Texas voter ID law requiring photos for voters at the polls, calling it racially discriminatory.

    Then today, a federal judge in Ohio issued a preliminary injunction in the case involving state law that cuts off early voting on the Friday evening before a Tuesday election, except for military personnel and Ohio voters living overseas.

    U.S. District Judge Peter Economus concluded that the law violates the Constitution’s guarantee that all voters enjoy equal access to the franchise.

    Republicans passed the law in an effort to suppress the vote, making it more difficult for Democratic constituencies to vote.

    Attorney General Mike DeWine quickly announced he would appeal the decision.

    Ed is very passionate about the issue of voter suppression and he’ll dive into today’s decision tonight at 8pET on MSNBC with outspoken state Sen. Nina Turner (D-OH).
    VIDEO.

    – - —LUVIN’ Sista NINA TURNER. :>) — –

  • creolechild

    Mitt Romney’s Plans to Strengthen the Middle Class

    http://www.youtube.com/user/BarackObamadotcom

    H/T BarackObama.com

    • conlakappa

      Oooh, that weirdly tilting head thing. Dude creepy.

  • GreenLadyHere

    miranda – - -HERE’s 2 the “RE-THUCKERS”– — -who – –MAKE DAILY

    JOKES — –’RASMUSSEN annnd friends – - – –humph!

    – — -General Election: Romney vs. Obama – –

  • Miranda
  • GreenLadyHere

    miranda – - —Here’s 2 the “RE-THUCKERS” – - – A DIRECT HIT from the DYNAMIC DUO – — – –The AXE annnd – –LaBLADE —:>)

    – - –Team Obama: Romney Blew The Opportunity To ‘Talk Directly To The American People’ —

    - —-Obama campaign senior advisor David Axelrod and deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter said there was one thing missing from the Republican National Convention — anything of substance.

    “He [GOP nominee Mitt Romney] was given the opportunity to talk directly to the American people, and he didn’t,” Cutter said on a conference call Friday with reporters, organized by the Obama campaign. “There was a reason why they left out the details in a three-day convention in Tampa, because even according to a senior Romney advisor, it would be political suicide to walk through those details.”

    The overall message of the Obama team on the day after the Republican convention ended was that Romney and the Republicans had offered so few substantive proposals in Tampa that there was little to be rebutted — and that the relentless attacks of President Obama missed the mark.
    THERE IS MORE.

    – - – — –NOW – - -TAKE — DAT! :>)- – -

  • Miranda

    Dont lemme find out Eastwood is behind this…if he has already trademarked and patented “eastwooding” imma know somethin!

    eBay ‏@eBay
    #Eastwooding t-shirts are already on @eBay. You’re welcome. http://bit.ly/T1y50L

  • GreenLadyHere

    miranda – - – - -HERE’s 2 the “RE-THUCKERS” – - – -YER BOY wantsta come OFF da LAWN- – - – -LOL – –

    - – - -Steele the Outsider – —

    – - – -Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele, ousted as party chief in 2010, told Jon Stewart he was now “all by myself” in the Republican party.

    Said Steele: “Yeah, I had no invitation, no credentials. I had to crash the joint, that’s what happens.”

    Here’s the video:

    – –AWWW. :>) – - -***tsk*** ***eye roll***

    “BOY-of-STEELE – - – -THAT – –Was YER – - –”NEGRO – -WAKE UP CALL!” – - -geesh!!

  • crazycanuck

    They are showing the paralympics opening ceromonies here, are they showing it in the US?

    • Miranda

      NO! I was wondering when it started, obviously they didn’t devote any time to it unless I missed it…and I channel surfed for a while when I saw your comment.

  • GreenLadyHere

    miranda. HERE’S 2 da RE-THUCKERS” on that JACKED UP KKKonvention SPEECH by the WILLARD. LOL – - -

    – - -Kristol Blasts Romney For Ignoring Afghanistan, U.S. Troops In Convention Speech –

    – - – - -Weekly Standard editor and influential right-wing foreign policy voice Bill Kristol criticized Mitt Romney for ignoring the war in Afghanistan and the military in his speech to the Republican National Convention last night. In a short, scathing piece Kristol put up on the Standard’s website shortly after the speech, the neocon don scolded Romney for not uttering “a word of appreciation” to American troops fighting in Afghanistan:

    The United States has some 68,000 troops fighting in Afghanistan. Over two thousand Americans have died in the more than ten years of that war, a war Mitt Romney has supported. Yet in his speech accepting his party’s nomination to be commander in chief, Mitt Romney said not a word about the war in Afghanistan. Nor did he utter a word of appreciation to the troops fighting there, or to those who have fought there. Nor for that matter were there thanks for those who fought in Iraq, another conflict that went unmentioned.

    – - -SNIP- – –

    Perhaps Romney didn’t mention Afghanistan because he has no plan.
    THERE IS MORE.

    – - -BRUTAL!!! – - –LOL!

  • isonprize

    Blast from the past… Enjoy!!

    Make sure to choose the full screen view and have your speakers on. Modern photography at its finest!! You can also start and stop the ‘rotation’

    August 28, 2008 – Panoramic View of Barack Obama’s Speech at Invesco Field in Denver (with short audio clip)

    http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/08/28/us/politics/20080828_OBAMA_PANO.html

  • GreenLadyHere

    miranda- – - – –Annnd teh WILLARD – -who’s vyin’ 2 become the commander-in-chief – — -LOL — – -di-ent even mention the TROOPS! – - -Soo STOOPID!!- – — – -

    — – -White House hits Romney for not mentioning troops – –

    – - – - -The White House and President Obama’s campaign are criticizing Mitt Romney for not mentioning the troops in his convention address Thursday night.

    White House press secretary Jay Carney said he was surprised Romney didn’t mention troops in Afghanistan, while the Obama campaign knocked the GOP candidate for not finding the time to talk about the troops during a 45-minute address that closed the GOP convention.

    “I can simply speak for myself that I was surprised not to hear mention of the 70,000 men and women who are serving in Afghanistan, executing a mission that is profoundly important to America’s national security in a conflict that was the direct result of an attack on the United States by al Qaeda,” Carney told reporters aboard Air Force One.

    Obama campaign spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter echoed this sentiment in a conference call with reporters on Friday.

    “In an almost 45-minute speech Romney didn’t find time to mention our troops in Afghanistan,” she said.
    THERE IS MORE.

    HAH. – - –>”LaBLADE” – –is ON HIM!!! – –LOL

  • lamh35

    Do yourselves a favor and watch the repeat of The Daily Show. Tonight’s show was new and Jon talked about Clint Eastwood. It was pretty funny. I can just imagine how Colbert will do.

    Jon Stewart’s initial segment was golden. The best I”ve seen from him all season, but you can bet he’ll be back to his usual. STill watch tonight’s segment.

    Colbert’s interview of “Clint Eastwood’s Chair” was also golden. but check out Jon Stewart

    • GreenLadyHere

      HEEY lamh35, ***BIG HUG** :>)

      Watched a little of the colbert schtick. BEYOND FUNNY! LOL
      Good 2 C U. :>)

  • lamh35

    I’m up late, but I just gotta say that I like Karen Finney, but seeing her on MSNBC and such I am really glad that she was not made Press Secretary

    • isonprize

      lamh, I’m with you on that. Jay is absolutely the right person for that job.

  • GreenLadyHere

    miranda – - – -GR8 ACTION NEWS – -in SUPPORT of ACA – - –

    – - – –Doctors, Patients Rally In Support Of Obamacare In Tampa On The Last Day Of The RNC – -

    - – - –As Republicans gathered for the final day of their national convention here in Tampa, a small but vocal group of doctors, medical students and patients marched in the heat to deliver thousands of petitions in support of the Affordable Care Act.

    One of the marchers, Kenya Wheeler, was a grad student last year when he was diagnosed with CNS lymphoma, a form of blood cancer in his brain. Despite being covered through his university’s insurance plan, Wheeler quickly hit the lifetime cap on his coverage. On Thursday, he marched as a representative for thousands of other patients who stand to benefit when the lifetime cap provision of Obamacare goes into effect in 2014.

    – - – -SNIP -
    “I am sincerely sick and tired of the political fighting over patients’ health,” he said. “The Affordable Care Act passed in Congress. It was upheld by the Supreme Court. Now it’s time to focus on making sure patients receive proper care.”

    Check out some photos from the rally:
    THERE IS MORE.

    – - —4! – - – -MORE! —-YEARS! — — -Woo! Hoo!

  • GreenLadyHere

    miranda – - —HERE’S 2 the “RE-THUCKERS” – — So they can C HOW 2 run a REAL – - DIVERSE convo. – - -HAH!

    —Women, minorities added to roster in Charlotte – - -

    - – - – Democratic National Convention organizers on Friday released the names of more expected speakers in Charlotte, and the lineup reflects a heavy focus on women and minorities.

    Not unexpectedly, House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) are among the newly announced speakers, CNN’s Jessica Yellin reports.

    Pelosi will lead a special presentation of other female House members, including Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.), Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Penn.), and Rep. Nydia Velasquez (D-N.Y.), according to CNN. It’s unclear if they will have full speaking roles.

    The announcement brings the number of female participants to 28, out of a total of 61 people who will take the stage identified so far.

    Also added to the roster are Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), chair of Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus; Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus; Rep. Charlie Gonzalez, chair of the congressional Hispanic Caucus; and Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.).

    Full roster of announced appearances so far:
    SOO MUCH MORE. :>)

    – - – -***REMOVES SUN GLASSES** LOL

    • http://pragmaticobotsunite.blogspot.com/ Sepia

      Politico thinks they’re slick. The title reads like the Dems hadn’t previously scheduled women and POC to speak, which we all know is bs.

      First Chuck Todd and now this. The media is trying to create a false narrative that in reality, the Repubs are more racially diverse than the Dems.

      • edp4bho

        Morning to you all on this “old thread” LOL. As for diversity, the attendees will be the ultimate showing of how PBO/VPJB attract folks of all stripes. Rethugs know damn well they can’t touch this try as they might. Every POC locked in step with them walks like they have a stick up their behinds. We’ve seen this. Can’t wait for next week.

      • GreenLadyHere

        GOOD SATURDAY MORNTIN’ Sepia. ***BIG HUG*** :>)

        THANK U. I try sooo hard 2 IGNORE their INSTIGATION annnnd 2 FOCUS on the substance. :>)

        Annd – - -with Politico – - -It’s difficult. WHEW LAWD!!

        Annd chucky cheese – - — -NEEDSTA HAVE a STADIUM of SEATS! LOL.

        SUBSTANCE: – -THIS GON B a GR8 CONVENTION!! :>)

        Good C U Sepia. :>)

  • GreenLadyHere

    – -Dear POU FAM♥ G’NIGHT. :>) WISHING 4 U –BLESSED SWEET DREAMS. ♥ – -♥ – –

    – - —CONTINUE 2 PRAY 4: – - – -MR. PRESIDENT♥/FIRST LADY♥;—VP Biden/Dr. Jill♥- – –the POSITIVE JUDICIAL RULINGS on the VOTER SUPPRESSION laws; – - – -the PEOPLE affected by the STORMS – –BLESS THEM; — -♥EACH OTHER —

    – - – –Caribbean Gospel Medley – -

    – - – -UNTIL THE MORNING LIGHT♥ :>) — – -