Wednesday Evening Thread: Disco Nights

*bangs head against wall*

Single Mothers, Absentee Fathers, & the Black Community
Madness And Reality Radio
Wed, February 20, 2013 09:00 pm

In this episode we discuss President Obama’s recent speech on gun violence in Chicago. Specifically, we explore Obama’s promotion of marriage as a solution to building better communities of color. We take a look at the current debate sparked by his proposal, as we attempt to answer the question: Can we honestly say that marriage, or the fact that children are being raised in single-parent homes are essentially the problem? What role does the perceived problem of absentee fathers play. And more importantly, why does this problem — if valid –manifests itself as such within communities of color, and in cities like Chicago? Surely the problem of gun violence in Urban America is far more complexed than bad parenting or the lack thereof, no? Most importantly, why was Obama’s proposed marriage promotion widely acceptable, whereas when suggested by Mitt Romney as an answer to gun violence, it was shunned by even folks in Black intellegentsia? Yes, why the double standard?
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rippdemupradio/2013/02/21/madness-and-reality-radio

They are still going strong with this hashtag LOL

Afroanna Puffington ‏@BabylonSista
Black History Survey: From the Birth of MLK Jr. to the Death of MLK Jr. #whitehistoryclasses

‏@desusnice Raisins, Apples & Pears, oh my! Critical Deconstruction of Potato Salad thru History #whitehistoryclasses

OUCH…now this will leave a mark….DAMN

@TaylerSometimes: Gimme Dat Becky: Black Freedom Fighters & White Women From Cornel West to Elon James White. #WhiteHistoryClasses”

Obama Rated at 3-Year High in Poll, Republicans at Bottom

President Barack Obama enters the latest budget showdown with Congress with his highest job- approval rating in three years and public support for his economic message, while his Republican opponents’ popularity stands at a record low.

Fifty-five percent of Americans approve of Obama’s performance in office, his strongest level of support since September 2009, according to a Bloomberg National poll conducted Feb. 15-18. Only 35 percent of the country has a favorable view of the Republican Party, the lowest rating in a survey that began in September 2009. The party’s brand slipped six percentage points in the last six months, the poll shows.

more here:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-21/obama-rated-at-3-year-high-in-poll-republicans-at-bottom.html

that #whitehistoryclass hashtag is funny as hell and really throwing some truth out there.

miranda – - -Soo – - — -PEOPLE STILL gon GET SCREWED!! – — -

—- – - -COMMENT: – - - midnight rambler
The Miami Herald article explains what “privatization of Medicaid” means. tl;dr version: Medicaid money basically gets funnelled through insurance companies’ “managed care” programs. And of course we all know how well those work.
For weeks, Scott has said the debate on expanding Medicaid was directly tied to the state’s application for the waivers it needs to allow private companies to run — the program.
Scott and other GOP lawmakers have repeatedly warned that Medicaid’s roughly $21 billion annual costs were consuming Florida’s budget and proposed the managed care plan to save money and improve care.

LIE!! – – -> Lawmakers say they have fixed the pilot program’s shortcomings, with provisions including increased oversight and more stringent penalties, including fining providers up to $500,000 if they drop out. The measures also increase doctors’ reimbursement rates and limits malpractice lawsuits for Medicaid patients in hopes of increasing doctor participation in the program..

- – - –ARTICLE: – - -Report: Gov. Scott, Feds Reach Deal On Medicaid Expansion- –
– — Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) on Wednesday called for a 5pm ET press conference on Wednesday to announce that the Sunshine State would be expanding Medicaid under Obamacare. Scott reportedly made the decision after receiving a waiver from the federal government allowing the state to privatize the program, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
THIS SMELLS!! – - –

miranda – — -MORE — – -CALLIN’ OUT!! — geesh! —

— – -Capital Gains Tax Cuts ‘By Far’ The Biggest Contributor To Growth In Income Inequality, Study Finds- –

– – - -Changes in tax law that reduced the federal tax rate on capital gains income is “by far the largest contributor” to rising income inequality in the United States, according to a new paper from Thomas Hungerford, an economist at the Congressional Research Service.

–Hungerford’s findings are similar to a study he produced for the Congressional Research Service in 2011, which found that while income grew 25 percent from 1996 to 2006 for all Americans, it grew 74 percent for the top 1 percent and 96 percent for the top 0.1 percent. That study also found that tax cuts on capital gains were the biggest driver of the disparity.
THERE IS MORE. —

- – - — -CALLED OUT – - -AGAIN!!. HAH! — -

miranda – - -ANOTHER COMMENCEMENT —ENGAGEMENT: – - —Woo! Hoo! — -

- —–Obama to address Ohio State graduates- – —

- —–President Obama is headed back to Ohio the spring to deliver the commencement address at Ohio State University, the White House said Wednesday.

The Columbus Dispatch first reported the president’s trip. University president Gordon Gee — famous for his bowties and high pay — said in a statement to the paper that “Ohio State is honored to have President Obama address our graduates and their families at the largest commencement in school history.”
—- -SNIP –
—Ohio State’s is the second commencement the White House has announced Obama plans to address. He will also speak at historically black Morehouse College in Atlanta, the White House announced over the weekend.

— — CONGRATULATIONS — – -MR. PRESIDENT. :>) – –