I Was Born In Hawaii And I Don't 'Have Horns'

Obama to Stephanopoulos on ABCNews.com~


“I think that over the last two and a half years there’s been an effort to go at me in a way that is politically expedient in the short-term for Republicans. But [it] creates, I think a problem for them when they want to actually run in a general election where most people feel pretty confident the President was born where he says he was, in Hawaii. He– he doesn’t have horns…we’re not really worrying about conspiracy theories or– or birth certificates,” President Obama told me.

And in all my talks with Obama I think it was the first time he was one the same page as Karl Rove who thinks the “birther” controversy is hurting the GOP.

“The truth of the matter is that I think that the vast majority of Americans across the country – Democratic or Republican – really want this election to be about growing the economy, getting control of the deficit, preparing the future for our kids. And my suspicion is that anybody who is not addressing those questions…Is going to be in trouble. I think they may get a quick pop in the news. They may get a lot of attention. But ultimately, the American people understand this is a serious, sober time,” he told me.

And as the interview wound down the president got ready to his hometown this afternoon for the first fundraising rallies of his last campaign.

Who's Serious Now?

Paul Krugman writes today in the New York Times...
"Paul Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, sounds upset. And you can see why: President Obama, to the great relief of progressives, has called his bluff.

Last week, Mr. Ryan unveiled his budget proposal, and the initial reaction of much of the punditocracy was best summed up (sarcastically) by the blogger John Cole: “The plan is bold! It is serious! It took courage! It re-frames the debate! The ball is in Obama’s court! Very wonky! It is a game-changer! Did I mention it is serious?”

Then people who actually understand budget numbers went to work, and it became clear that the proposal wasn’t serious at all. In fact, it was a sick joke. The only real things in it were savage cuts in aid to the needy and the uninsured, huge tax cuts for corporations and the rich, and Medicare privatization. All the alleged cost savings were pure fantasy. "

To read the whole article, go here.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Speaks Up For Women's Rights

For the article in Huffington Post, go here.

I Like Alan Simpson

Here is Alan Simpson (R) of Wyoming with Chris Matthews on Hardball. I like this guy.

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Okay Wingnuts, Here's Obama's Birth Certificate

This is a copy of President Barack Obama's birth certificate.


Donald Trump is a birther.
I think that is so funny.
I watched him go on and on about the president's birth certificate yesterday on CNN. If you have any other questions about Obama's birth certificate or any other number of remarks or documents that you need to verify for the truth, go to Politifacts. It is an interesting site and you will be surprised at all the lies that are repeated and repeated. It's kinda like the Snopes.com of politics.

To read all about Obama's birth certificate and other related topics, go here.

Watch Rachel Rake Ryan Over The Coals

"Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%"

 This is a topic that needs to be discussed. That's why I am posting a recent article from Vanity Fair magazine and inviting you to read it and leave a comment. I just don't understand where the problem is with changing some of the tax codes to tie up some loop holes and tighten up what mega corporations can wiggle through as they continue to rake in record profits.

Watch this video by Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent from Vermont, as he talks about the top ten worst corporate Income Tax avoiders.



The other thing I don't understand is why so many of the people I know, conservative and liberal, aren't speaking out about this?

What happened to fair play? What happened to equality of opportunity for all in America? What happened to our sense of community? No one seems to care anymore.

Go here to read, "Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%" 

I look forward to your comments.

Mike Huckabee For President?

Video is forever, Mike Huckabee. This little gem was captured at the "Rediscover God & America" convention.

"I refused to wait for the images of slaughter and mass graves..."

To read President Obama's Libya Speech, go to 
the only adult in the room.

No more than 30 seconds after President Obama finished his speech, some "news source" pundit was "anal-I-zing" President Obama's speech about our role in Libya.

I am prejudiced, I guess. Yes, all references to cost were absent. But we've already paid for those Tomahawk Missles that were sitting there in some stockpile, and we don't really have to replace them. We have plenty more. We lost a helicopter and we deployed a lot of top gun computer whiz kids to take out Libyan targets that are hundreds of miles away. Throw in some intelligence and a few other special services and we had it covered. I loved it when he said we pulled together an international coalition and reacted to a plea for help in 31 days. I'm impressed.

Yeah, everyone has an opinion and I'm quite happy to have the NATO forces taking over this assignment and the United States taking on a supporting role. We do not need to be going into Libya and dismantling the current leader and government. Those who yell for something more aggressive have never served in the United States armed forces.

I am proud to have helped elect President Obama, and I am proud of what he has accomplished. I shudder to think of the world we would be living in now, if McCain/Palin had prevailed.

Tonight it was all about "the Obama Doctrine" which is what CNN labeled it before the speech was hardly over. What? I like what the obama diary has done with tonight's speech. Check it out .

Corporations vs. People

For the full article written by Thom Hartman, go to TRUTHOUT.

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