Comments on: Saturday Open Thread

By: evita

evita — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:35:54 +0000

I read that magazine (have online subscription.) It generally sux, especdially the lists “what not to say to Black people, disabled people, gay people.”

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:03:06 +0000

rikyrah: Mr. Vice-President-Elect got some HELP 2: :>)

BIDEN Names Former Lobbyist As His Chief Of Staff

President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday named Ronald A. Klain, a former lobbyist and Clinton White House lawyer, as chief of staff to Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.

His selection is one of several early appointments to Mr. Obama's White House and transition staff that calls attention to the limits of Mr. Obama's sweeping self-imposed ethics rules, laid out to fulfill a campaign pledge to "wrest the federal government out of the hands of lobbyists."

Read the whole story here.

NOTE: The President-Elect MADE the appointment! :>) :>)

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:50:45 +0000

rikyrah: Hope this isn't a duplicate:

REMEMBERING "GRANDMA DUNHAM":

BARACK OBAMA'S Late Grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, REMEMBERED

HONOLULU — The late grandmother of President-elect Barack Obama was eulogized Friday as a strong, vibrant woman who was dedicated to her profession and her family.

About 150 friends, former co-workers and others gathered to pay their respects to Madelyn Dunham at a 45-minute ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Dunham died Nov. 2 at the age of 86, two days before Obama won the presidency. She and her late husband, Stanley, raised him from 1971 until he graduated high school and left Hawaii in 1979.

Neither Obama nor his sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, attended. A private family ceremony is likely to be held sometime next month when Obama is expected to visit the islands.

"It broke his heart not to be here," said Emme Tomimbang, a friend of Obama's and the service's master of ceremonies. "Even though Barack and Maya couldn't be here physically, they were here in spirit. In fact, they both helped put this together."

In a letter that was read at the service, Obama and Soetoro-Ng said their maternal grandmother wanted no tears shed after her passing.

"Tutu taught us to be mindful and moderate, to be patient when calm was warranted and to act when action was necessary," the two wrote, using the Hawaiian word for grandmother.

THERE IS MORE

REST IN PEACE!! GOD BLESS THE FAMILY!

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:34:25 +0000

rikyrah: These are NOT too far from me. I'm watching!

GOD BLESS ALL!

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:31:39 +0000

rikyrah: PROPS!! :>) Virtual 'DAP'!! :>)

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:30:10 +0000

sdg1844: Can I just CO-SIGN with YOU! :>) CO-SIGN!! :>)

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:28:57 +0000

Quesmom1997: HEY! :>) This is a GREAT YEAR! :>)

But, history shows OTHER GREAT YEARS that just didn't quite make the news!!

This is the sad and other side of the proverbial coin! ~

President-Elect Obama! :>) First Lady Michelle! :>)

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:25:22 +0000

rikyrah: "ALL things work together. . . ... ." :>)

SHINE ON ME (Vanessa Bell)

This is where her song was used. :>) We use ta watch this "RELIGIOUSLY!"
AMEN - THEME SONG :>) :>)

YOU are soooo ABSOLUTELY CORRECT!! :>)

By: evita

evita — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:35:54 +0000

I read that magazine (have online subscription.) It generally sux, especdially the lists “what not to say to Black people, disabled people, gay people.”

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:03:06 +0000

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:50:45 +0000

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:34:25 +0000

rikyrah: These are NOT too far from me. I'm watching!

GOD BLESS ALL!

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:31:39 +0000

rikyrah: PROPS!! :>) Virtual 'DAP'!! :>)

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:30:10 +0000

sdg1844: Can I just CO-SIGN with YOU! :>) CO-SIGN!! :>)

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:28:57 +0000

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:25:22 +0000

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:23:22 +0000

claudia_m: CONGRATULATIONS! Continue to BE PROUD!! :>)

By: spirit_55z

spirit_55z — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:07:19 +0000

PROPS!!!

By: womanistmusings

womanistmusings — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:01:23 +0000

Well thanks I try and of course the white privilege deniers continue to be in denial. Whiteness is one of the most difficult things to discuss because they try to claim that they are not a race and not an active part of racism.

By: Nate_Wesley

Nate_Wesley — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:57:39 +0000

DiversityInc has been on these issues for a while, both in their magazine and on their website.