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DAYUM! Ed. Is. Not. Playin'.

I will be watching and engaged in this governor's race for sure.

So, is that Hebrew for “Who does that uppity nigger think he is!”?

Brief summary: Bob McDonnell promises to provide jobs, tackle transportation, healthcare, failing schools, 401K, while ensuring no major tax increases to residents. He is still against the economic stimulus, is committed to remaining a fiscal conservative but will use innovative ways to generate revenue for Virginia. . . he's just not sure what those innovative ways are at this point.

How will he fund all the programs? He doesn't know exactly yet but it is in the works. These policies are not in place at this time (could be ready in about 5 months or so) and until then he did not identify any specific way to fund ANY of his policy proposals. not healthcare, failing schools, 401K, job loss.

heck no. Refuse to get their ill fitted suits dirty.

I know we don't do it for the pat on the back. See this is what irks me about the Dysons and Smileys.

Are they going down into the trenches or do they remain tucked safely behind a desk and mic?

It's good to have access to the national stage and give voice to struggle, but what next?

Really spirit? I have been mentoring at risk black teen boys for 21 years. :-) good for you!

This confirms what we already know about the president; he's got SOLE.

Obama Shoe Photo Seen As “Insult” By Some Israelis
A photograph of President Obama has caused some controversy in Israel.

White House photographer Pete Sousa on Monday snapped a photo of the president while he talked on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
In the photo, Obama has his feet propped up on a desk inside the Oval Office, and a number of Israeli newscasters last night called the posture insulting, since in many Arab countries, it is considered an insult to show someone the sole of your shoe.

While the shoe-sole taboo is not a Jewish custom necessarily, the reaction to the photo is a telling indication of the way some Israeli commenters are adjusting to the new U.S. administration's approach to the Middle East.
It was widely reported in the both Israeli and U.S. press after Netanyahu's visit to Washington last month that meetings between the two leaders had been tense, and President Obama's speech in Egypt last week also raised some eyebrows in Israel.

An article in Haaretz – which, incidentally, is considered to be one of the more liberal-leaning Israeli dailies – interpreted the photo like this:
A photo released by the White House, which shows Obama talking on the phone with Netanyahu on Monday, speaks volumes: The president is seen with his legs up on the table, his face stern and his fist clenched, as though he were dictating to Netanyahu: “Listen up and write 'Palestinian state' a hundred times. That's right, Palestine, with a P.” As an enthusiast of Muslim culture, Obama surely knows there is no greater insult in the Middle East than pointing the soles of one's shoes at another person. Indeed, photos of other presidential phone calls depict Obama leaning on his desk, with his feet on the floor.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/10/obama-…

One of the attempted slurs the Rethugs used time and again last year during the campaign against Barack Obama was his role as a “community organizer”

They tried to paint him as a Ghetto-loving socialist, when in reality we know a community orgainizer is a POWERFUL force for REAL CHANGE, and that was the REAL THREAT to this wingnuts.

They don't want folks organized and cohesive. They want turmoil, chaos, and decay. Meanwhile the funds get allocated to the few and for nepharious means.

It is time to hold not just local and federal officials accountable, we need to hit the streets.

BTW, I've been volunteering by mentoring black teen girls for years.