Jack & Jill Politics

rikyrah: NOW THE DAY IS OVER.

March 5, 2009: The Day in 100 Seconds

ENJOY!! - - - FAST!! :>) :>)

Now The Day Is Over

ENJOY! :>)

rikyrah: Melody Barnes does a GOOD JOB REPRESENTIN' PRESIDENT OBAMA:

Melody Barnes, White House Domestic Policy Council, Director VIDEO

ON HER JOB!! :>)

rikyrah: U JUST DO U Mr. Vice-President!: :>)

Public Transit Gets a Boost

Today, Vice President Biden, U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood, and Miami Mayor Diaz announced the availability of $8.4 billion in public transportation investments from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to states and local transportation authorities to repair and build America's public transportation infrastructure.

"All over the country, resources are being put to work not only creating jobs now – but also investing in the future. A future that strengthens our transit system, makes us more energy efficient and increases safety," said Vice President Joe Biden. Biden commuted by train from Delaware to Washington, DC daily while he was a US Senator.

Our current automobile habits account for a substantial part of our nation’s carbon dioxide emissions. Public transportation projects like the ones that will be funded with this major investment, help the United States meet some of the daunting environmental challenges facing our nation and the world.

Access to mass-transit also helps by providing a wider range of work options to those who don’t own their own vehicles. "Investments in public transportation put people to work, but they also get people to work in a way that moves us towards our long term goals of energy security and a better quality of life," said Secretary LaHood. The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) has found that every billion invested in federally aided public transportation capital projects supports 30,000 jobs.

Learn how much funding has been made available to repair and build the public transportation infrastructure in your state by visiting Recovery.gov.

JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! :>) :>) Nice JOB - -- VP Biden! :>)

rikyrah: LOOKIN' AHEAD:

President Obama official schedule and guidance, March 6, 2009. Hello, Columbus

DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2009

Tomorrow morning, President Obama will then travel to Columbus, Ohio. He will be accompanied by Attorney General Eric Holder. The President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing en route to Ohio. The departure from the South Lawn is open press. His arrival at Port Columbus International Airport is open press.

The President will deliver remarks at the Columbus Police Graduation Exercises. The 25 Columbus police recruits graduating Friday learned in January that instead of being sworn-in as officers, they would be let go. However, Mayor Michael Coleman announced last week that he would use money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to pay the recruits' salaries so they could keep their jobs.

The President will return to Washington DC in the afternoon. The arrival on the South Lawn is open press.


Intown Travel Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP
TV Corr & Crew: NBC
Print: Columbus Dispatch
Radio: FOX
Magazine Photo: TIME

Out of Town Travel Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP
TV Corr & Crew: NBC
Print: Washington Times
Magazine Photo: TIME


EST

8:30AM Intown Travel Pool Call Time

9:15AM THE PRESIDENT departs The White House en route Andrews Air Force Base
South Lawn
Open Press (Pre-Set 8:45AM - Final Call 9:00AM - Gather at the North Doors of the Palm Room)

9:30AM THE PRESIDENT departs Andrews Air Force Base en route Columbus, Ohio
Air Force One
Out of Town Travel Pool (Call Time 8:15AM - Virginia Gate, Andrews Air Force Base)

10:35AM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Columbus, Ohio
Port Columbus International Airport
Open Press

11:00AM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks to the Columbus Police Graduation Exercises
Aladdin Shrine Center
Open Press

1:00PM THE PRESIDENT departs Columbus, Ohio en route Andrews Air Force Base
Port Columbus International Airport
Open Press

2:05PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at Andrews Air Force Base
Out of Town Travel Pool

2:20PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at The White House
South Lawn
Open Press (Pre-Set 1:50PM - Final Call 2:05PM - Gather at the North Doors of the Palm Room)



BRIEFING SCHEDULE

Press Secretary Robert Gibbs will gaggle on Air Force One.

WHEW!! AMBITIOUS - - - as usual!! :>) :>)

He said: "LET'S GO TO WORK!!" :>) :>) HE IS! :>) Yaaaa! :>)

rikyrah: THESE PICS R 2 DIE 4!!! :>) I went lookin' 4 PIC of Sir Ted - - The "LION" and found these!:

05 March 2009 @ 06:59 pm
White House Health Care Forum | March 5, 2009

The President Escorts "Sir" Ted

ENJOY!! :>) JUST ENJOY!! :>)


P.S. Rahm - - - - - Ummm. ***usin' my Obama Church Fan*** :>) :>)

Rachel Maddow just cracked me up about the PR firm that AIG hired. The one Mark Penn runs. Hilarious.

" When evil wants to improve its image, it calls Burson Marsteller."

rikyrah: WATCHIN' :>) That was a "good piece!" :>) :>)

rikyrah: Sir Ted Kennedy - - On The "HILL"!: :>)

The Lion Roars Once More: Kennedy Makes Emotional Pitch For Health Care Reform VIDEO

A day that was designed to produce conversation and cohesion on reforming the health care system ended with an emotional pitch.

President Barack Obama, concluding a summit with leaders from Congress, the non-profit world, the medical and the insurance industries, entered the closing session at the East Room of the White House with a guest by his side.

"Ladies and gentlemen," the voiced boomed over the loudspeaker, "the president of the United States accompanied by Senator Ted Kennedy."

The crowd of roughly 150 guests jumped to its feet in approval. Suffering from brain cancer and confined, largely, to a home in Florida, the Liberal Lion's mere presence in the Washington struck an emotional chord. Kennedy didn't disappoint. Introduced by the president as "Sir Edward Kennedy" - an ode to the knighting the Senator recently received from the Queen of England - the long-time health care champion waxed optimistically about this moment in history.

"I join with all of those who feel that this is the time, now is the time for action," he said. "I think most of us who have been in this room before have seen other times when the House and the senate have made efforts. But they haven't been the kind of serious effort that we are seeing right now. If you look over his gathering here today you see the representatives of all the different groups that we have met with over the period of years...That has not been the case over the history of the past going all the way back to Harry Truman time. But it is the case now. And it is I think a tribute to your leadership in bringing all these people together."

Another applause ensued. Kennedy, looking thinner than in the past, his hair still full and gray, sat to the president's left as other officials were called upon to speak. Several offered tributes to the Massachusetts Democrat.

"Senator Kennedy will not be a foot soldier in this battle," said Rep. Henry Waxman. "He has been an inspiration for all of use."

"To Sen. Kennedy," Rep. Charlie Rangel later declared, "this has been a fantastic day."

Watch:

The emotions of the moment were only mildly interrupted by the business at hand. Obama declined to get into the specifics of the health care debate, choosing instead to frame the day as the launching pad for a wide-ranging discussion. But he did lay down some markers on where the topic would go. There would be, he noted, some things that even "Newt Gingrich and Ted Kennedy" could agree on. And then there would need to be sacrifices on the progressive and conservative fronts.

"To all your liberal bleeding hearts out there, don't think that we can solve this problem without tackling costs. And that may make some on the progressive community uncomfortable," said Obama. "On the flip side, I say to those who are obsessed with costs, and this goes to the issue of Medicare and Medicaid reform as well, I don't think that as a bottom line as a means of protecting costs it means you can throw seniors off Medicare, for example."

***TEARS*** JUST ***TEARS*** :>)

Carolinagirl,

I left a message for you!

fyi

"Obama and First Lady Michelle first international trip. UPDATE

By Lynn Sweeton March 5, 2009 3:31 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
WASHINGTON--President Obama and First Lady Michelle will make their European debut later this month when they visit the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the Czech Republic March 31 through April 5.

Obama's first foreign visit was a day visit to Ottawa a few weeks ago. Mrs. Obama has not traveled overseas with him. Obama's trip is in connection with the upcoming G-20 meeting and the NATO anniversary celebration.

Oh, Michelle Obama and Carla Sarkozy!!! can't wait.

rikyrah: This is a substitute for pics of the OBAMA FAMILY ON the swing set. :>)

Sasha and Malia's Swing Set: Obama Surprises Daughters With Gift (PHOTOS)

If You Could Ask the White House One Question...
Posted by Al Giordano - March 5, 2009 at 1:50 pm
By Al Giordano

With the caveat that it's not easy being a White House reporter, and nor is it easy being their babysitter the White House Press Secretary, I'm frequently startled by how those veteran reporters for the biggest news organizations on earth so often ask questions that are useless because they will always be answered in predictable ways.

Take this Q & A from the transcript of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs' March 3 press briefing, for example:

There is more.

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/

From the AOL Gossip page:

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are planning to wed after learning they're expecting their second child. Showbiz Spy reports that Nicole has had a wedding dress "hanging in the back of her closet" in hopes the couple would "make it legal." Looks like baby number two might make her wish come true. (March 4)

Pathetic

Sepia, no there isn't. They live in the land of COONTASIA.

Go Judge! Make them pay.........

"Judge assails cases doubting Obama's citizenship
By NEDRA PICKLER – 4 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit questioning President Barack Obama's citizenship, lambasting the case as a waste of the court's time and suggesting the plaintiff's attorney may have to compensate the president's lawyer.

In an argument popular on the Internet and taken seriously practically nowhere else, Obama's critics argue he is ineligible to be president because he is not a "natural-born citizen" as the Constitution requires.

In response last summer, Obama's campaign posted his Hawaiian birth certificate on its Web site. But the lawsuit argues it is a fake and that Obama was actually born in his father's homeland of Kenya, even though Hawaiian officials have said the document is authentic.

"This case, if it were allowed to proceed, would deserve mention in one of those books that seek to prove that the law is foolish or that America has too many lawyers with not enough to do," U.S. District Judge James Robertson said in his written opinion.

The lawsuit didn't even use Obama's legal name but called him "Barry Soetoro," the name he went by while attending elementary school in Indonesia. It's one of many that has been filed claiming Obama is ineligible to serve as president.

Robertson ordered plaintiff's attorney John Hemenway of Colorado Springs, Colo., to show why he hasn't violated court rules barring frivolous and harassing cases and shouldn't have to pay Obama's attorney, Bob Bauer, for his time arguing that the case should be thrown out."

A federal judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit questioning President Barack Obama's citizenship, lambasting the case as a waste of the court's time and suggesting the plaintiff's attorney may have to compensate the president's lawyer.


Now that's what I'm talking 'bout! Stick it to them Judge for wasting the court's time!

BREAING NWS- Anderson's interviewing Sanja Gupta on why he withdrew

Can you say - it's about the $$$$$

$$$$$$$$$

Looks like he's going to do a whole series next week on healthcare from the White House for CNN of course.

I dunno, I've had my suspicions about Gupta. Remeber these video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpKoN40K7mA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR2U_SAWHdQ

Yeppers. Gupta is a wealthy man. Not only that, I surely doubt that he's 'slumdog material.' India has one of the sharpest class systems in the world. It's more Puritanical than the original Puritan in the sense you're born into whatever w/o the opportunity to get beyond that.

Has anyone seen a picture of Michelle Obama on the kid's swing on the South Lawn of the WH?

I'm getting a swing set, damnit.

Is anyone watcing Laryr King? he is showig prior clips of Tina, Pam Anderson, Halle and Robin Givens speakig out on domestic violence.

DR. Ada Fisher NC Republican Ntional Commttee Member was the first to officially call for Steele's resignation.

She's on Rachel Madow.

She's a stooge. The Black stooge to do their dirty work for them.

I saw her! Mmmmm Huh....


Saaaa>>>>lap

Yep. You and I were typing the same thing at the same time. LOL!

Dr. Ada Fisher may hold a doctorate degree, but she is completely naive. Is she serious, did she really just say "the memo should not have been leaked and we need to tighten up our ship"..............Lady please...........as soon as they SAW that memo it got faxed over to The Hill.

LOL! SMH. Dr. Fisher goes before the MSM and further castrates Michael Steele. No suprise the RNC would send another Knee-grow to do their dirty work.

She's one of only three TOKEN Blacks on the commmittee.

A real clear article debunking the idea the 20% down in the Dow is the Obama bear market.
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/03/2000-crash...

I read the link: from the link - "I am not an Obama cheerleader. For the record, I found his selection of Larry Summers to be awful, and his choice of Tim Geithner as Treasury Secretary ill-advised. But to hold him responsible for a market collapse on day 41 of his Presidency — following 8 years of gross negligence and ruinous incompetency under the Bush regime — is simply too much stupidity for any damaged nation to bear."
I have not been impressed by Tim Geithner either.

Here is the list for stress tests. There is an insurance company and a car company. They are one reason the country is in so much trouble. Economic expansion was primarily a result of financial engineering.
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2009/03/stres...

rikyrah: LAWD - - I'm GLAD that someone did this research!! :>) :>) I did NOT have the time. :>)

I'm trying to PRESENT the NUMBERS. You can read the author's ANALYSIS at your leisure. :>)

Diversity in the Cabinet

Since President George W. Bush has, by some measures, had the most diverse cabinet in U.S. history, I thought it would be interesting to compare President-elect Obama's picks for the cabinet to see how they compare just on this one measure. I'm not talking ideological diversity here. I intend to reflect on that at some point. I'm simply talking about the standard kinds of diversity usually intended when people use the word, and the only ones I've ever heard people discuss with the cabinet are race/ethnicity and sex/gender. I'll go position by position. I'm only including full appointments with Senate confirmation, not acting secretaries. I'm also only counting cabinet secretaries, since the precise list of which other positions are in the cabinet varies with each president.

Now I want to look at a few numbers, and I'm going to focus on the period since the first presidential election I voted in, which was 1992. I want to look at the percentage of cabinet appointees who were of each group in the initial cabinet of Clinton, Bush, and Obama, and I'm going to look at the development in the subsequent appointments of Clinton and Bush. In line of succession order, Clinton's initial cabinet was:

white man
white man
white man
white woman
white man
white man
black man
white man
Arab American woman
Hispanic man
Hispanic man
black woman
white man
black man

I'm counting Hispanic as non-white. Yes, I'm fully aware of the complexity of that issue, but my point here is to look at underrepresented minority groups, not to capture exactness of race and ethnicity.

78.6% men
57.1% white
21.4% black
21.4% women
14.3% Hispanic
7.1% Arab American

Notice the bottom-heavy location of most of the women and all of the non-whites.

If you look at Clinton's whole cabinet over both terms, you get the following lineup:

white man, white woman
three white men
three white men
white woman
white man
black man, white man
black man, two white men, Asian American man
white man, black woman
Arab American woman
Hispanic man, white man
Hispanic man, black man
black woman, two Hispanic men
white man
two black men

The bottom-heavy nature remains, but it's less bottom-heavy overall than it was initially. But if you look at the actual numbers, it becomes clear that Clinton's cabinet overall got less diverse over the course of his whole presidency than his initial cabinet was.

82.8% men (more than initially)
55.17% white (fewer than initially)
17.2% black (fewer than initially)
17.2% women (fewer than initially)
13.8% Hispanic (fewer than initially)
3.4% Arab American (fewer than initially)
3.4% Asian American (more than initially)

Bush's initial cabinet:

black man
white man
white man
white man
white woman
white woman
white man
Asian American woman
white man
Hispanic man
Asian American man
Arab American man
black man
white man

78.6% men
57.1% white
21.4% women
14.3% black
14.3% Asian American
7.1% Arab American
7.1% Hispanic

The numbers are like Clinton's first cabinet, except he's traded a black and a Hispanic for two Asian Americans. But there's one noticeable difference. The center of gravity of non-whites and women seems a little higher, especially of women but also a little with race/ethnicity, in part because the top spot is now a black man, and only half of the top six are white men, whereas five of them were white men under Clinton. The top three under Clinton were all white. Bush now had a black man in the top cabinet secretary spot, which is a big deal given how the top of Clinton's initial cabinet looked.

The total for Bush's two terms is:

black man, black woman
three white men
two white men
white man, Hispanic man, white man
white woman, white man
white woman, two white men
white man, Hispanic man
initially Hispanic woman but withdrawn; Asian American woman
two white men
Hispanic man, black man, white man
Asian American man, white woman
Arab American man, white man
black man, white woman
three white men
three white men

82.9% men
54.3% white
17.1% women
11.4% black
8.6% Hispanic
5.7% Asian American
2.9% Arab American

Now look at Obama's initial cabinet:

white woman
white man
white man
black man
Hispanic man
white man
initially Hispanic man but withdrawn; undetermined for now
Hispanic woman
white man
white man
white man
Asian American man
white man
Asian American man
white woman

78.6% men
64.2% white
21.4% women
14.3% Asian American
14.3% Hispanic
7.1% black

It seems the pattern is "choose someone black."

Lookin' 4 the pattern!??? ***shrug*** ***raised eyebrows***

The only problem with George W Bush's picks were that so many of them were incompetent asshats.

mon_dieu_ishmael: TRUE dat! :>)

BUT- - - It almost didn't make any difference 'cause 1). So washe!

Annnnnnd, 2) He didn't pay any attention to advice/advisers! :>)

Tell it, GreenLady!

Justice58: Heeeey! :>)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgeon_General_of...
The surgeon general list is what I was refering to. *eye roll*
Read down the list, and you'll see since the 70s it has been pretty diverse.

Barack just chooses competent people, and favors people he knows for meaningful roles.

Barack is just looking for anybody he can get confirmed AND who has paid their taxes!!

Mr Obama has the juice to get a Ham Sandwich confirmed, he just can't find anyone who 1) has paid their taxes (your point), 2) wants the job.

LOL!

Stop it, Myth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL.. he's still been much much better off than Bush's picks like Homeland security Kerick from nyc.

Piepiepie: O.K. My BAD! BUT - - - 2/ ~25 names is NOT a "pattern." :>)

Annnnd, I'll agree to the "more diverse" data. :>)

It's 3/25 AA (or 2/17 depending on how you count them) actually (12 percent either way), 1 of which was from a damn "vaulted" hbcu the whole pointless part of the "complaint."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joycelyn_Elders
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_F._Manley
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Satcher

A Puerto Rican and an Asian-American.
"the pattern" is simply stating "a black person should be picked" by members of the board, and complaining when often if they'd bother to look the actual results are far far different than they claimed.

So, you continue the pattern...

Black folk supported him harder than Hispanics or Asians. I'm sorry, but I don't think it's hard to expect higher than friggin 7.1 %.

As I've said before, within an hour of Washington, DC is a place where you can find a QUALIFIED BLACK in any subject you want.
aLL YOU HAVE TO BE IS LOOKING FOR THEM.

Washington is one city that has had a Black Professional Class going on GENERATIONS , and it predates the Civil Rights Movement.

Nobody is going to tell me that the HUD Secretary or the Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary of Education or the one over Urban Affairs were THE most qualified.

BULL

There were more than a few Qualified Blacks that could be put in those positions.

But can they get confirmed and have they paid their taxes???

You have to watch the video on this post. Where do they find these people?
http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsession...

Michelle is ROCKING that outfit...I see that velvet!

Have you noticed that the last few outfits have had her arms covered...she is not trying to distract from her husband's agenda.

blksista: MAJOR CO-SIGN!!! :>)

CORRECTION: Make that TWO of Geithner's picks have WITHDRAWN.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123629285769044...

Did anybody see George Bush's (Bush One) press conference providing an update on the health of Laura Bush today?

He was very emotional. It even made me cry. It always gets to me when seniors who have been together for decades lose their partners, or are at the point when they realize their time is near.
When my husband's grandmother died, his grandfather was never the same. They had been together for almost seventy years. I cried quite a bit when watching him.

You mean Barbara Bush.

Yes, Honey01, I saw him. It was a poignant moment. Blessing to Mr. Bush and Babs.

I totally get it about your grandparents. I teared up too.

Right after that segment, I called my dad. He and mom had been married for sixty years. He's lost without her too.

He tells me every week, he thought he'd never miss anyone as much as my mom. She died 3 years ago I don't think you can ever put a time on grief and loss.

Honey01

I know exactly what you mean about your husband's grandfather never being the same. I saw it with my own Mom after my Dad died. She was still crying for him 13 years afterwards. She was LOST without him. Just broke my heart. I love them both!

My Heart Will Go On

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO_vFuzPJvc

So beautiful. You & JJai are causing tears to sting my eyes. Love is very powerful thing!

My father died of cancer 21 years ago and my mother misses him every day.

I can imagine. Love never dies. Nothing can take love away...not even death.

Song of Solomon 8:6-7

Place me like a seal over your heart,
like a seal on your arm;
for LOVE is as strong as DEATH,
its jealousy [a] unyielding as the grave. [b]
It burns like blazing fire,
like a mighty flame. [c]

7 Many waters cannot quench love;
rivers cannot wash it away.
If one were to give
all the wealth of his house for love,
it [d] would be utterly scorned.

Don't make me cry! You know that is Just beautiful!

I know we are doing a series in church on the Song of Solomon. It's pretty hot stuff!

The series is called "God, Love, Sex"

It's juicy!

I'll bet so! Solomon is the teacher! He teaches how to love! Umm huh...

It's so deep!

I felt bad for Bush Sr also I did not have a good view of the tv but I thought he was tearing up a bit.

I hope she comes thru

Yeah, he definitely had tears. I think he was close to breaking down. I only saw the clip on David Schuster's show.

Brad Pitt was in DC today!!

When celebrities use their celebrity to do right, it's a beautiful thing.

Here's the video. I'm md for Brad. Sean Penn too; dudes brought big time to the folks who suffered during Katrna.

Pitt founded "Make It Right" in 2007 to help build environmentally sustainable housing for low-income residents in New Orleans who lost their homes during Hurricane Katrina. He was nominated for a best-actor Oscar for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/05/brad-p...

Here's some pics of Brad Nancy and nem!


http://www.popsugar.com/2892674

Mr. Pitt Goes To Washington. Who knew? It seems Wm. Bradley is doin' some good work. I understand The President sent the head of HUD and Napolitano down to New Orleans to check on what's happening down there.

I saw him. Nancy Pelosi was cheesin big time!

How about Dr. Ian Smith for Surgeon General?

You're on a roll. I like Ian; he has a great demeanor and media presence.

I don't know about past talk of him having a homosexual affair, though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Smith_(TV)

I like Dr. Ian. That talk of him having the affair was when Michael Strahan was staying with him for a short while....since Dr. Ian's wife was in the home, I don't think anything was happening! LOL....but speaking of Strahan...HE IS A BONAFIDE FOOL!

I hate to link a NY Post story but its too good to not share!
http://www.nypost.com/seven/03052009/news/regio...

LOL! Oh shit! This dude is straight up a control freak. Nicole Murphy really knows how o pic'em doesn't she?

LMAO! I was rolling when I read that! Dude is a plum fool!!

Dude has a brain the size of a pea. Someone that insecure and contolling..... You know Murphy got her ass out of dodge before he left his fist print on her face.


Imma shake my pom poms for Dr. Ian.

I like that choice! For the past few years, he's worked actively to get people (particularly Black folk) to practice preventative health care via nutrition and exercise. Plus, he's media savvy.

For those who are interested:

Larry King will be about Chris Brown tonight.

The panel on Larry King want Rihanna to be the poster girl for DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

Someone needs to be. Maybe she can do something in conjunction with Cover Girl since she is on contract about no amount of make-up can cover up domestic abuse.

Here is an "official" report of the Chris Brown and Rihanna incident. Damn.

http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_documents/0305_chris_...

The more I read the more disgusted I become.

I have never been in an abusive relationship. I sensed one guy could go there but that was nipped in the bud real quick. But there are people, a lot of people, that accept this as normal behavior. And I don't get it.

I had a sorority sister that was addicted to this guy who was violent. It made her feel like he really loved her because he would get so upset with her. At times she would provoke him. The violence wasn't as bad as in this report but there was a lot of grabbing, shaking, bruising and humiliating. It became tiring dealing with her crying, saying she would never get back with him only to find they were back together 24 hours later.

Why do people stay in these relationships? Is there an actual definable personality that likes this kind of, for lack of better word, drama?

And even more concerning, going back to my sorority sister, even though her boyfriends actions were well known he was still very popular with the guys and girls on campus (he was a light skinned, light eye, good hair brother after all). It seemed like it was accepted and normal.

BEATING A WOMAN IS UNACCEPTABLE. NO EXCUSES.

They stay because the abuser commonly isolates the victim, has devastated them emotionally and promises to change. It takes a batter woman between 10-12 times to leave. Let us not forget some men will also threaten to kill the victim if they leave as well.

Womanistmusings,

Some that are poor stay because they're afraid because of no finances to support themselves. Afraid they can't make it on their own. I knew a girl from school that changed completely from the person I knew.

He beat her like a man. Finally, they split and he tried the same crap with another woman in Houston, Texas. Guess what? She shot him. He didn't die but he got a big fat ass wake-up call.

Here's a good copy - easier to read
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009...

Thanks. Chris Brown damned near tried to kill her.

And yet Diddy was hawking "No Bitchassness" shirts a while back, but supposedly had them reconciling at his home...anyone condoning this behavior and hoping to have the couple mend their relationship after this incident is full of it.

F-ck record sales, F-ck image...the description of what transpired is horrible and sad. Honestly, I could care less if Chris Brown sold another CD..he beat her like she was another man.

Co-sign! Chris Brown threatened to KILL Rihanna. And anyone condoning the BEATDOWN is sick and needs help.

Screw who started what, and all that shit. Chris Brown beat the living shit out of Rihanna, iand threatened to KILL her. It's been photographed, she's pressed charges.

His ass needs to be LOCKED UP.

Thank you!

When Chris told her “I’m going to beat the shit out of you when we get home! You wait and see!”............you know this mofo has said those words before. When she pretended to call her assistant to fool him, you know she's called her assistant before.

Her assistant probably saw "Rihanna" flash up on the screen at12:30 in the morning and tossed the phone across the room.

Of course she did....she's tired of getting that call and tired of running to go get her in the middle of the damn night.

The DLC is dead.

Does this make Harold Ford irrelevant? Pretty please.

Why do you say that, Pie?

Hope it's not old news here:

Obama Outfitted With 238 Motion Capture Sensors For 3-D Record Of Presidency

from TheOnion

It took me a minute to realize I was reading the Onion. I had mixed thoughts ranging from cool to why would he spend $2.5B on this, to he's gonna where a body suit that seems excessive. Glad it is a joke.

Maybe the Gupta Withdrawal is an opportunity for The President. Get someone who is involved with healthcare on the ground level.

I thought Gupta would have been a great pick -- As we see with Geithner -- you need somebody who can f-cing communicate well with the public.

Gupta is a surgeon with a faculty position in surgery -- he's no slouch.

Good point; any recommendations?

Dr. Howard Dean was my first choice for this post.

I recommend Dr. Howard Dean. The man who made it possible for Democrats to regain control of Congress and The White House.

President of Meharry's Medical School, or Morehouse's or Howard's.

Why? b/c they are associated with an hbcu?

Is that a problem if they are associated with an hbcu? I'm just asking, Pie!

No, it just seems to me it was obvious those were selected b/c those ppl WERE from hbcus over establishing a criteria for the selection of a Surgeon General for the Entire U.S.A.

It seems the pattern is "choose someone black."

Hell, the other 43 presidents "chose someone white." If their black picks had so much as a booger hanging out of their noses they were tossed under the bus.

Town: "WHYCOME" U hadta POINT OUT the OBVIOUS!!?? :>) :>)

People need ta "watch out" when they make certain statements! :>)

There is ALWAYS the "OTHER SIDE!!" - - AS U have DEMONSTRATED!! :>)

VIRTUAL 'DAP' !!! :>)

Except he's wrong. It's not obvious
Green Lady, he made that statement up out of thin air.

I'll leave it to you both to go find the truth.

"undap him" or I'll be forced to take away your cool points like M.C. Steal Moe Bling style -- making shit up on the spot.

Pie (X3): Ima make a new post 'cause I need the space. :>)

You couldn't be more wrong.

Offhand there at least 2 African American Surgeon Generals that have been selected. AT LEAST.

There have probably been more black, and probably at least 2 other ethnicities as well.

Other presidents choose fellow white people for positions and nobody has anything to say.

BUT if Obama chooses a black person, OH NOEZ HEAVENS TO BETSYS he must be choosing them cuz they black!

And I say, so what if he did?

Since there have been at least 2 African American Surgeon Generals already, what would be the big deal in having another one, even if that person came from an HBCU?

BUT if Obama chooses a black person, OH NOEZ HEAVENS TO BETSYS he must be choosing them cuz they black!


Town,

I'm so tired of that crap. I agree, so what if he does.. Why is it second guessed with President Obama? F-ing tired of the bull. Let him choose whomever the ___ he wants.

Barack should only choose a half-white/ half black kenyan from muslim roots, that has now converted to christianity..

I demand it.

So a physician who happens to be at an HBCU can't serve the "entire U.S.A.?" "The pattern" is to chose someone qualified. Each of the people mentioned by Rikyrah meets this qualification. If they happen to be from HBCUs so be it.

If they meet the requirements then they should be on the short list with the others from WHO/CDC for consideration. If after vetting there is a tie, as Chris Rock says, the tie goes to black guy.

Sure, but that's NOT what she said.

That' was NOT what she said -- she did not lay down criteria, she said pick from an HBCU.

"President of Meharry's Medical School, or Morehouse's or Howard's."

How would it sound if someone said oh, pick from an Ivy League medical college ...
(I think all have medical colleges save Princeton)

No, because they have a history of working with the medical community -
training those who help ' the least of us'

Makes since. I did some research.

Dr. John Maupin- Morehouse

http://web.msm.edu/inauguration/about.htm

Robert E. Taylor, Dean of Howard University Medical School
http://www.howard.edu/newsroom/releases/2008/20...

I'd go with WHO/CDC folks who deal more actively in the public health sector over educator/administrators.

hrmmm... If that's the criteria I'd go for someone who works in WHO / CDC as opposed to an educator.

Geithner's pick for deputy treasury secretary WITHDRAWS!

http://online.wsj.com/home-page

triflin. Geithner is triflin.

I think the man is proving himself to be Obama's worst cabinet pick.

I doubt that's the problem -- its more that' everyone has ties to the current market implosion -- it limits where you can get people willing to take the pay-cut to come to government work.

Need Culinary help.

Is there something you can do with French Onion Soup? Someone gave me a bag full of it. I don't like it because it's too salty for me as a soup on its own. Is there something I can make with French Onion soup? A stew or something ?

Make gravy out of it and freeze it.

Make a roux with butter and flower, add soup, throw in some red wine and a dash of sugar to cut the saltiness, cook to desired thickness. Serve on any meat, of course, brown rice, potatoes, biscuits or even steamed vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower and asparagus. Freeze the rest in small enough portions that you can thaw and use for individual servings.

(This will only work if it's already prepared and not dried. If it's dried the other suggestions will do just fine.)

thank you, Craig.

Is it dried? Can you make a dip out of it?

It adds tons of flavor and moistness to ground turkey for burgers

It does wonders for Meatloaf!

You could add it to ground turkey or ground beef and make meatballs or a meatloaf. Gives it a very nice flavor.

You could also use it to make a spinach dip. Check Epicurious.com, Cookinglight.com or FoodNetwork.com for dip recipes.

Breaking News: Sanjay Gupta just withdrew as Surgeon General (Dear God I hope it wasn't because he didn't pay his taxes)

Sanjay Gupta is trying to get paid, not take a pay cut.

HopeOverFear!

I hope not either. The wingnuts are already drooling about the others not paying taxes and being crooks. They don't need anymore ammo.

BREAKING NEWS FROM WAPO SANJA GUOTA WITHDRAWS NAME

Cast of Characters
Gupta Steps Aside
By Michael D. Shear and Howard Kurtz

Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, will not leave his television career to become the U.S. surgeon general, he told network officials, according to sources familiar with his decision.

Gupta, who had been the leading candidate for the post, withdrew his name even as President Obama hosted a health care summit at the White House. Gupta did not attend.

There was not immediate word to explain his decision. Sources had confirmed weeks ago that Obama had offered the job to Gupta and that the neurosurgeon had intended to take it. At the time, sources said Gupta would leave his network job for the government post.

But no further progress was evident, especially after Obama's first choice for secretary of health and human services, former senator Tom Daschle, was derailed by tax problems.

Gupta was never officially named to the post and continued to report on CNN during the last several weeks.

Sources said Gupta told CNN executives that he wanted to devote more time to his medical practice and to his duties at the network.






http://www.washingtonpost.com/

spirit: Uh! Huh!! ***wink*** :>) :>)

Guess he has tax problems, too.

Wouldn't be shocked if he did.