Jack & Jill Politics

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Leon Lashley on CNN!

Drop Squad!

Nigga, please!

Yep, Crowley's statement was pointless as well.

At least PBO had the good sense to just send his out as a release.

Can we please move on now?

(Update: he said "agree to disagree!" I won $5 for that)

lashley want Obama to get the blacks off his back and want Gates to apologize so that he can go back to the barber shop.

lashley give crowley a letter to give to Obama and sent a copy to CNN, basically stating that since he spoke up the black community is calling him a uncle tom (he is)and he want Gates to admit that Gates was in the wrong and crowley was in the right.

Bullshit!!!

He better learn how to shave his own damn head because the brothas at the shop ain't having it!

Crowley said he had no idea what that was about and anything Lashley wrote, did or said was on him.

lololool

he couldn't say anything else. That letter was an attempt to punk out Obama and Gates to say that Gates was in the wrong. Why else would CNN get a copy?

Crowley, you made it a DIFFICULT time, dude.

Here we go with the weasel Crowley!

What was that mumbo jumbo? Geez, no one made an apology, yet, eh

Did you hear that reporter to Crowley...What did you learn from this? Sounded kinda snarky to me!

I'm still wondering how they're going to prevent the matter of him falsifying a police report from spoling the narrative.

Just a thought.Anyone running for congress should pass a mental health test,and a Civics test .If you are a republican a basic test to see if you are a human being.LOL!!

Beer Summit photos: http://www.daylife.com/topic/Barack_Obama/photo...

Is the lady in red Lucia Whalen?

What Is the Free-Market Approach to Health Care Reform?

President Obama is right when he says that the U.S. health care system needs reform. Although this country provides the finest care in the world, our health care system has serious problems. It costs too much. Too many people lack health insurance. And quality can be uneven.

But a government takeover of the health care system, as proposed by the president and some in Congress, would be a step in the wrong direction. Instead, we should pursue a uniquely American solution, one that builds on free markets, competition and choice.

1. Let individuals control their health care dollars, and free them to choose from a wide variety of health plans and providers.
2. Move away from a health care system dominated by employer-provided health insurance. Health insurance should be personal and portable, controlled by individuals themselves rather than government or an employer. Employment-based insurance hides much of the true cost of health care to consumers, thereby encouraging over-consumption. It also limits consumer choice, since employers get final say over what type of insurance a worker will receive. It means people who don’t receive insurance through work are put at a significant and costly disadvantage. And, of course, it means that if you lose your job, you are likely to end up uninsured as well.
3. Changing from employer to individual insurance requires changing the tax treatment of health insurance. The current system excludes the value of employer-provided insurance from a worker’s taxable income. However, a worker purchasing health insurance on their own must do so with after-tax dollars. This provides a significant tilt towards employer-provided insurance, which should be reversed. Workers should receive a standard deduction, a tax credit, or, better still, large Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) for the purchase of health insurance, regardless of whether they receive it through their job or purchase it on their own.
4. We need to increase competition among both insurers and health providers. People should be allowed to purchase health insurance across state lines. One study estimated that that adjustment alone could cover 17 million uninsured Americans without costing taxpayers a dime.
5. We also need to rethink medical licensing laws to encourage greater competition among providers. Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, midwives, and other non-physician practitioners should have far greater ability to treat patients. Doctors and other health professionals should be able to take their licenses from state to state. We should also be encouraging innovations in delivery such as medical clinics in retail outlets.
6. Congress should give Medicare enrollees a voucher, let them choose any health plan on the market, and let them keep the savings if they choose an economical plan. Medicare could even give larger vouchers to the poor and sick to ensure they could afford coverage.
7. The expansion of “health status insurance” would protect many of those with preexisting conditions. States may also wish to experiment with high risk pools to ensure coverage for those with high cost medical conditions.

You are missing the point, its this simple - the health insurance companies will never lower their premmiums. So instead we need a public option that forces them to lower their premmiums in order to be competitive. Health care for profit has proven time and time again that they are ripping people off and it's about time somebody is trying to do something about it! It also saddens me to say this but there are alot of people out there who don't want this proceed because certain people can't stand the fact that president is a black man. You can see the racism oozing out of there skin. It has gotten so bad that every news channel has jumped on the band wagon.

"President Obama is right when he says that the U.S. health care system needs reform. But a government takeover of the health care system, as proposed by the president and some in Congress, would be a step in the wrong direction. "

Actually you said just today that we need healthcare reform. You said . . .

Conserv1 "I support reform that reforms existing programs such as Medicare/Medicaid to make them more efficient and to make sure that all those who do not have coverage because they cannot afford it are brought into these existing programs. Successfully reforming existing programs will pave the way for further reforms and build confidence that the government can deliver on its promises."
http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2009/07/thur...

soooo. . . what exactly do you believe?

Val..............get off the merry-go-round with that nut. Get off right now.

lol Miranda I can't help it.

Really- he believes that if you or your employer can't pay for your health insurance, then you're SOL.

That jackazz is just arguing against any and all things proposed by the Obama administration. It doesnt matter what it is, it doesnt matter what its for, that knuckledragger is against it because its programmers have programmed it that way. Typical right-wing neo-con bullshit at its finest.

Go away! Poof!!

you just cracked me up!

He loves being a distraction!!

Disappear! Poof!

oh my....

from politicususa.com

"Clear Channel Says No Thanks to a Sarah Palin Radio Show
Submitted by jmeasley on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 17:32. 2012 Election Sarah Palin Talk Radio

According to Broadcast and Cable media giant Clear Channel has already passed on the chance to give former Alaska governor Sarah Palin her own radio show. Clear Channel turned her down because they weren’t sure that she could handle talking for 15 live hours a week. Palin might not find as many takers for her services as she thought."

I don't know, she is toxic with a soft voice. I personally think she could turn out to be the Oprah of the right wing wackadoodles. Who knows what will happen these days.

"Clear Channel turned her down because they weren’t sure that she could handle talking for 15 live hours a week."

Can't handle listening to Palin for 15 seconds.

Also.

Goose bump moment y'all:

To see the white BUTLER serving the first African American President of the United States

Woo hoo! I know he had to eat, but I never thought about the significance of butlers, maids and waiters. I am impressed.

was I the only one annoyed with Ed regarding his interpretation of the Gates/Crowley/Obama issue? Not once did he hold Crowley accountable and then he had the gall to blame the President for what the neighbor who called in the police is experiencing (hate mail, phone calls etc.).

I was annoyed but I think he was just playing devils advocate with Carlos to be fair and balanced maybe?

CNN is about to discuss it coming up

The comment "ole girl" made about Biden being there was pretty crass.

I don't get this fair and balance crap. I have noticed how these guys let the right talk them down. The only talking head that has educated themselves on the issues and can discuss them is Rachael. And I have yet to see her do a serious slap down in real time.

he meant it. there were 3 commentators. 3 against 1 isn't balanced.

Probably!

got a pic

Why is he gonna be on Larry King?? What the hell is this? He's gonna what? Say "I didnt mean to offend" and then its all good? I'm so sick of this shit.

What got me was the lawyer's statement

Barrett's comments were taken out of context, said his attorney, Peter Marano.

"Officer Barrett did not call professor Gates a jungle monkey or malign him racially," Marano said. "He said his behavior was like that of one. It was a characterization of the actions of that man."

WHITE man's memo: I'm going before the cameras for some white sympathy.

That's his ass Miranda. When the punk wrote the letter, he meant it. Didn't he send it to the Boston Globe? He's afraid of losing his job. This is a dangerous mofo. Hell no, he doesn't belong on a police force. Did you see where he thinks suspects doesn't have any rights.

Go to hell Justin Barrett!

Leon Lashey, the black cop that was at the Skip Gates dramas scene is saying basically Gates needs to deeply reflect. He's upset he's known as an Uncle Tom.

WHOA that guy needs a history lesson.

(Story just broke from Don Lemon who got an email from that Overseer.)

Leon Lashey is a SLAVE-CATCHING, HANKY HEAD, SKININ & GRININ, SHUCKIN & BUCKIN, LAWN JOCKEY COON.

LMAO!TRU

Leon Lashey is a f-ing SLAVE-CATCHING, HANKY HEAD, SKININ & GRININ, SHUCKIN & BUCKIN, LAWN JOCKEY COON.

LOL! IMO, the only way Lashley was going to get into that meeting in the rose garden was as Crowley's personal Lawn Jockey!

To the lawn, to the lawn, to the lawn he goes!

Progressives will not win the public option argument until we make the sell to the majority of citizens who have healthcare through their employers. As long as the majority of voters think that it is not their problem they will continue to view healthcare as some form of welfare! We need to point out the inadequacies of the private insurance plans and demonstrate their vulnerability. I will bet it all that 9/10 of those covered are unaware of the details of their policies. All private plans impose limits on various services from hospital stay, to types of drugs, to home care, to procedural options. Even the so called “Cadillac” plans stop short if the bill gets too high. We have numerous cases of people with insurance being dropped for xyz or being laid off and finding themselves unable to afford insurance.
We have to set a vision and provide details based on how the public plan will work (although it may be altered during the legislation process). Proponents have to identify what people are getting for their money. Funding will become less of an issue when the public knows the value-add. If there is a clear vision, resistance to creative financing will dissolve. People can weigh value versus potential cost. The argument for funding can be won whether it’s from soda or obesity taxes, to a change in Medicare tax from flat to progressive, to charging higher premiums.
The public plan at its core should promise that once you pay your premium, mandated or not, that you are covered and aside from insignificant co-pay, you will not receive any other medical bill. The public plan will be priced based on income and it’s OK if it’s affordable but not cheap. What I mean is that the Public plan will be the higher end product. We know that the public plan should be independent of your employment or employment status. Let’s flush out the other details, not leave it to Baucus and Grassley.
Until we define what the public plan entails, it is susceptible to misinformation. It’s hard to argue with a plan that will not turn you down for a preexisting condition. It is hard to argue with a plan that will not cap your stay at a hospital based on a dollar threshold. It is hard to argue with a plan that allows Doctors to prescribe medicine based on their discretion. No one has defined the public plan. And until it’s done the public plan is just this monster in the closet.

So this is the mantra. The insurance companies are eeeeeevil.

Never mind the fact that as Barney Frank so 'frankly' states that the 'public option' is the path to single payer. Single-payer means no competition. No choice. No freedom. Government set the prices, the reimbursements, the drugs, the treatments, etc.

Trade your freedom to choose, to determine which doctors, treatments and drugs you can use for the 'security ' at the hands of the federal government. How comforting. How reassuring.

And tell me if the government was supposed to keep the insurance companies honest, who will keep the government honest once they eliminate the competition?

The government is on its way to taxing 'unhealthy foods' and you do not think that rationing is going to happen?

Be careful what you wish for.

Insurance companies ARE eeeeeevil.

You re thugs dont know the definition of freedom.To you freedom means that the gays,POC, anyone who is different who is not a white christian real american should have no rights.Freedom to you means I dont give a flying rats ass about he common good, I will keep whats mine and enjoy the benefits of society but will not pay for it other than to go shopping.Freedom to you means lets send poor people to fight our wars that only benefit the chosen ones(rich plutocrats)but wont go yourselves.Dont you ever use the word freedom because your kind is a parasite who feeds off others labors and never wants to give nothing back.

For everyone who thinks that Crowley's invite to the White House is a high honor and for those who believe that the President and Harvard Chair of AA Studies are going to kiss Crowley's ass, me thinks that you all really, really don't know Barack Obama or Skip Gates.

It's going to be like an evil peasant being "entertained" by King Arthur and the Wizard Merlin at 1600.

To be a fly on the wall...

Per Ed -- Crowley and his lawyer is giving an interview to the media at 7:30.

I hope that isn't true.

Not getting a good feeling about that, hope we aren't getting the police version of the "joe the plumber."

*sounding like Lil' Jon* WHAAAAAAAT???

This is some bull....

It's all good--Crazy Joe is sitting in on the beatdown too, lmao. POTUS is gonna have a "caucasian" witness to the beatdown. It's 3-on-1.

An Joe Biden is liable to say anything--a scorpio will sting--we can't help it.

LOL! Sting baby, sting!

Crowley is so out of his league.

I just saw a pic...why the Prez looking all chill and laid back and everybody else in ties? LOL. That caught my attention as soon as I looked at it.

PBO is laid back like a dead fly.

Heehee

You saw it too?

Yep,

Crowley is such a disrespectful punk!

What? Come on, now

I know. I am hoping the man would take the opportunity to move on quietly with his life but hey . . . I'm still hoping it is a rumor.

THE SECURITY YOU GET from health insurance reform:

No Discrimination for Pre-Existing Conditions

Insurance companies will be prohibited from refusing you coverage because of your medical history.

No Exorbitant Out-of-Pocket Expenses, Deductibles or Co-Pays

Insurance companies will have to abide by yearly caps on how much they can charge for out-of-pocket expenses.

No Cost-Sharing for Preventive Care

Insurance companies must fully cover, without charge, regular checkups and tests that help you prevent illness, such as mammograms or eye and foot exams for diabetics.

No Dropping of Coverage for Seriously Ill

Insurance companies will be prohibited from dropping or watering down insurance coverage for those who become seriously ill.

No Gender Discrimination

Insurance companies will be prohibited from charging you more because of your gender.

No Annual or Lifetime Caps on Coverage

Insurance companies will be prevented from placing annual or lifetime caps on the coverage you receive.

Extended Coverage for Young Adults

Children would continue to be eligible for family coverage through the age of 26.

Guaranteed Insurance Renewal

Insurance companies will be required to renew any policy as long as the policyholder pays their premium in full. Insurance companies won't be allowed to refuse renewal because someone became sick.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/health-insurance-cons...

Curious that the biggest claim, that you will get to keep your current plan and your doctor is missing from the talking points.

Love the no gender discrimination! My guy friends don't believe me when I tell them health insurance for a young woman is more expensive than health insurance for a young man.

texasladybird - a t-shirt is more expensive for a guy than it is for a girl.

aaahhh Conserv -- Insurance companies will be required to renew any policy as long as the policyholder pays their premium in full.

Follow the link. It is the Health Insurance Consumer Protections implemented by the WH. follow the link. More information is also available on the site.

I love you too. ;-)

But if your employer chooses to drop your plan and offer the public option. Where does that leave you?

the ability to choose from a variety of plans that are available in the public option. It is not new that employers change plans. I have been on my job for over 14 years and they changed plans at least 5 times. What do I do. . . review the plans and pick the one that works best for my family.

This is no different.

Anybody know which channel the Beer Summit will be on? I'm not seeing it in the program listings on C-Span.

Just heard on the Ed show that this Crowley "was" bringing his lawyer and he scheduled an interview at 7:30 p.m.

If it is true then that was a stupid stupid call. He made himself look silly. I will give him the benefit of the doubt and say he probably won't do it.

If Crowley gives an interview that will definitely send a defiant message to his targeted group and not the message that the admin was hoping to send, which was bringing closure to a "misunderstanding".

Can he get anymore disrespectful? Why the hell didn't he just decline the offer?

Press wasn't invited

Awww shucks, I was gonna sip on my beer during the takedown. dayum.

Woo hoo....busted by the Secret Service!

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/07/tw...

Two Ga. officers suspended over Obama background check
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In DeKalb County, Ga., police officers Ryan White and C.M. Route were suspended while their department investigates allegations that they used a county computer system in their squad car to run a background check on President Obama.

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Secret Service notified the local department about the background check, conducted on July 20 about 4:40 a.m.

Public Safety Director William “Miz” Miller was not amused.

"I want everyone to know that we take these allegations very seriously,” he said in a statement. “We expect our officers to adhere to professional standards and departmental policy. Furthermore, we do not and will not condone the inappropriate use of county equipment or resources.”

Did they think they would turn up some information that Hillary and McCain couldn't?

today's Keystone Kops!

Ok, they're too stupid to carry guns in the first place. Really.....they thought they could run a background check on Barack Obama and as soon as they pressed "submit" to run the check, the Secret Service wouldn't be notified within seconds? If I google "Barack Obama" and put in certain words to also search by the SS will be notified!! And these idiots ran the President's name through an actual law enforcement security service?? Idiots...they really dont need to be on the streets carrying guns.

They listen to too much Glen Beck and they are idiots.

Got Health Insurance? Fighting for a Public Option Might Just Get You a Raise!

Controlling health care costs isn't just necessary for the health of our economy—it'd also be likely to boost personal incomes.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/06/got...

Good angle.

The Rev. Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II was among the first evangelists to reach an audience of millions through TV. His unorthodox philosophy did not sit well with some ministers and civil rights leaders. The minister known as Reverend Ike, who preached the gospel of material prosperity to millions nationwide, has died. He was 74.

(APs) The Rev. Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II (Ike) first evangelist to reach millions

Family spokesman Bishop E. Bernard Jordan told The New York Times that The Rev. Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, who suffered a stroke in 2007 and never fully recovered, died in Los Angeles. He moved to the city two years ago, Jordan said.

Reverend Ike preached the power of what he called "positive self-image psychology" to his 5,000 parishioners at the United Church Science of Living Institute. The church was housed in a former movie theater in New York's Washington Heights neighborhood.

In the 1970s, Reverend Ike was one of the first evangelists to reach an audience of millions through television.

"This is the do-it-yourself church," he proclaimed. "The only savior in this philosophy is God in you."

Reverend Ike stretched Christian tenets, relocating the idea of God to the interior of the self, with the power to bring the believer anything he or she desired in the way of health, wealth and peace of mind.

The philosophy did not sit well with traditional Christian ministers and civil rights leaders who felt black churches should focus on social reform rather than self-fulfillment.

His critics said he preyed on the poor and conned the faithful into giving him donations that he spent on cars, clothes and homes for himself. The IRS and the Postal Service investigated his businesses.

Others defended his philosophy of mind over matter, which appealed to middle-class believers who felt their hard work should be rewarded in this life.

I remember Rev Ike.

Rest In Peace!

I thought Rev. Ike had died years ago. RIP

Me too. I still remember the lay-out in Ebony (or maybe Jet) or his home. LOL...Rev. Ike, the original prosperity preacher. RIP

Today, The New York Times published a new poll that it erroneously claimed found "growing unease" about health care reform.

(OP ED News) New York Times Manipulates Poll, Claims Health Care Reform Opposition "Growing"

The actual numbers were buried in the article and actually seemed to point to broad support for health care reform.

The article, entitled, "New Plan Finds Growing Unease on Health Plan." The thrust of the headline was consistent with a series of articles the Times has published framing opposition to health care overhaul as "growing."

However, while the Times typically prints the poll findings on the front page with multli-media graphics to accompany the findings, this article buried the actual poll numbers supporting their assertion that there is "growing unease on a health plan" almost 20 paragraphs into the article.

Moreover, the actual poll numbers suggest that America is very enthusiastic about health reform. The article cites the worst numbers first: Obama's approval rating is down 10 points from April and 69 percent said they worried their plans would diminish in quality if the government passed a public plan option.

I read this NY Times piece this morning. I refused to print it, because of the false data.

All the papers, polls, and media are part of the game to drive the debate and turn on the president and his healthcare bill.

Fuck'em!

of course they did morphus. Great find.

The media is the enemy. We no longer have a free press in this country.

The Huffington Post did a piece about Canadians and their healthcare system. Apparently, the Canadians are upset about how the Republicans have been demonizing their system and set the record straight:

Amid all the hyperbole in the ongoing debate about the future of American health care, some of the most extreme public disagreements are over the experiences of our neighbors to the North, in Canada.

Many progressives say the Canadian system of universal care is an excellent role model for our own country. The the upfront costs of establishing such a system, they argue, would eventually be offset by the competitive advantages to American business.

By contrast, American conservatives see the Canadian approach as signifying the end of the freedom to choose your own doctor, the rationing of crucial treatments, and an enormous tax burden.

The argument has played out in congressional hearings, in full-page ads in national newspapers, online and in television commercials.

To see how well a universal health care system like Canada's actually works, the Huffington Post went straight to the source: actual Canadians.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/29/real-c...


Basically, what I took from reading this and the comments is that it's all about money. These people don't really care about the American people and some blindly fall into the "America's turning into a socialist country" trap. When it balls down to it, these bigwigs in the White House only care about keeping their buddies in the insurance and drug companies rich.

Blue Dogs: Fiscal Conservatives or Insurance Company Shills?
by mcjoan
Share this on Twitter - Blue Dogs: Fiscal Conservatives or Insurance Company Shills? Thu Jul 30, 2009 at 01:50:04 PM PDT
The House Blue Dogs were formed under the basic premise of fiscal responsibility, but have morphed into a money-amassing machine, cozying up to industry to get more Blue Dogs elected to betray Democrats.

The latest, the details from the deal they struck with E&C Chair Henry Waxman have emerged, and they belie the claims of fiscal responsibility:

Despite Blue-Dog claims that a compromise they engineered Wednesday would trim $100 billion from the cost of health-care legislation, their weakening of the public option for insurance coverage could end up erasing those savings....

They got the headlines they wanted -- "House Democrats Trim $100B From Health Bill," The Washington Post wrote - but sources on Capitol Hill and outside of government say the changes to the public plan could actually increase the cost of the bill anywhere between $60 billion and $100 billion, wiping out all or most of the ostensible savings....

The Congressional Budget Office has not yet made an estimate of how cost-effective the revised public option would be. But The Walker Report blog, which has done detailed analysis of all variations of health care legislation, noted that the new public option is similar to that put forward by the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. The CBO was vague on how much the HELP Committee's public option would cost, but Walker writes that it "would not be noticeably cheaper than private insurance or save the government much money."

Politico, meanwhile, reported on Wednesday night that the savings lost by switching to the Blue Dog public plan would be $60 billion.

On the far end of cost-savings analysis is a June 2009 report issued by the Common Wealth Fund, a private foundation that conducts health care analysis and promotes a better performing health care system. Titled "Fork In The Road," the report concluded that a public option paying providers Medicare rates (which are lower than any proposal put forward to date) would produce savings for the government of roughly $3 trillion. A public plan that provided rates somewhere between Medicare and private plan rates (where the Blue Dog approach would likely be) would yield only $2 trillion in savings.

As slinkerwink and shevas01 have noted, the CPC has protested this agreement, and met with leadership to reinforce their refusal to support any bill that does not meet the criteria they've established for a public option.

Keep in mind as well that the bill E&C comes up with will be reconciled during recess with the Tri-Committee chairs, Waxman, Miller, and Rangel. With enough pressure from the larger voting blocs of the progressive and minority caucuses--who's voting power is much larger than the Blue Dogs--the Blue Dog provisions could be stripped out. As if to signal leadership's approach on this, Pelosi today blasted the insurance industry:

"It's almost immoral what they are doing," Pelosi said to reporters, referring to insurance companies. "Of course they've been immoral all along in how they have treated the people that they insure," she said, adding, "They are the villains. They have been part of the problem in a major way. They are doing everything in their power to stop a public option from happening."

Meanwhile, this is the thanks Waxman gets for negotiating with the Blue Dogs:

On Thursday, some of the Blue Dogs continued to stray, aligning with Republicans on amendment votes.

Waxman only narrowly beat back, 28-29, one GOP amendment that would have imposed new identity proof requirements on Medicaid patients seeking care. Five Blue Dogs voted for the amendment.

Waxman and other foes of the proposal said it would force people to provide proof of citizenship in the emergency room and deny them needed care.

They're still enabling the Republicans.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/7/30/759...

Going out on a limb here, but I going to opt for insurance shills.

I know.That's why IMO if JJP is to evolve in a true political voice we need to set up our own PAC,not to donate to AA candidates that we know can win in their districts but to try to influence elections in the blue dog districts.The only thing these scalawags fear is losing and if they lose then they lose their gold plated socialist health care that we pay for but deny us.

Good idea. That's the way its rolls now. Outside sources in different state elections during the last campaign was very aggressive.

I think I'm just gonna take a nap. Did I miss anything interesting in the news today? Seems like all anyone is really talking about is the 'Beer summit'

I guess I should become a police officer and falsely arrest someone, maybe I'd get an invite to the WH?

It is a good day for the beer industry. Thats for sure.

Do you all see Steven A. Smith running his mouth on Hardball about how he thinks Henry Louis Gates owes Officer Crowley an apology? What an ass!

Bootleg Ludacris

ROFLMAO!!!!

You've got to be kidding?! I missed that.

I'm with Rikyrah....Nigger Please!

what have I been saying for HOW LONG about Steven A. Smith...

I'll say it....

NIGGER, PLEASE.

Saaaaaaaaa>>>lap that nigger!

Yep...did you notice Chris Matthews salivating while Steven A.(stands for A$$) Smith was talking. Chris has never let anyone talk that long on a show unless it was him. He LOVES watching black people admonish other black people on air.

In my opinion Steven A. Smith and that jackass Larry Elder (who was on Larry King last night acting a fool) can take a flyin' leap!

Eff Steven A.

Steve Harvey let him to a guest spot or two now the bama thinks he's freakin Socrates. He should limit sharing his public opinion to the sports scores.

again eff steven a smith

"freakin Socrates"...............ROFLMAO!!!! You so right! That negro think he is DEEP.....LMAO

Orlando Sentinel Tells Bill Posey To "Withdraw Ridiculous" Birther Bill

Florida Representative Bill Posey, the original author of the so-called "Birther bill" that has earned the crackpot fringe its only thin shard of legislative legitimacy, is taking heat from his hometown Orlando Sentinel. In today's editorial, the Sentinel draws a bead on Posey, and quite rightly describes his bill as "ridiculous":

If freshman Congressman Bill Posey of Rockledge doesn't want people to think he questions President Obama's citizenship, he'll have to do more than vote with the House in celebrating Hawaii's 50 years and its status as Mr. Obama's birthplace, as he did Monday.

He'll have to withdraw his ridiculous bill that compels candidates for president to produce their birth certificates -- a measure latched onto by tin-hatters who claim Mr. Obama was born in Africa and thus can't be president.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/30/iorlan...

Sotomayor Creates Problems For GOP Gubernatorial Candidates

The Supreme Court nomination of a Latina judge, Sonia Sotomayor, is forcing some Republicans to weigh the benefits of appealing to Hispanic voters against the cost of alienating the conservative base.

The struggle has manifested itself most clearly among Republicans currently running for office. Gubernatorial candidates Chris Christie of New Jersey and Bob McDonnell of Virginia have found President Barack Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court a political topic best avoided.

In McDonnell's case, the Virginia Attorney General has not actually weighed in on the debate over Sotomayor's confirmation at all. "We have not been asked or put out a statement," said McDonnell spokesperson, Taylor Thornley. Asked if she could provide one, Thornley said she would "see if we can get something put together for you." Subsequent requests for that information went unreturned.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/30/sotoma...

I disagree with the title because I believe the GOP created their own problems.

Well, yeah....her nomination doesn't affect the race. It has no bearing on what we do here.

So is McDonnell saying that he would have voted for Sotomayor too or is he shirking the question altogether in a gubernatorial campaign?

Please give us the maccaca moment that we are all waiting for!

I don't think (meaning I'm speaking for myself!!) it's an appropriate question for him to answer.

Governors don't get to weigh in on Supreme Court nominations.

There are circumstances where governors get to appoint senators who get to weigh in on Supreme Court nominations.

It's a fair question--would your candidate appoint a US Senator who would vote for someone who thinks that, "latina women are wiser than white men?"

"No Comment," doesn't cut it. May I have a "maccaca?" Pretty Please.

See what I said below.

But don't worry....all JJP's "questions" will be answered.

uh, YES it does!

GOP is Acting Stupidly re: Judge Sotomayor's nomination

McDonnell's silence speaks volumes. It's a Beeoch move to avoid a response particularly with the party in leadership ICU.
-said the VA voter

The people who really want to know what McDonnell thinks on this issue really aren't gonna vote for him anyway.

That said, there's plenty of opportunities for those who want to know to ask him themselves, instead of relying on HuffPo to do it for them.

"The people who really want to know what McDonnell thinks on this issue really aren't gonna vote for him anyway."

D - you can't really believe that do you? Why wouldn't any citizen want to know what McDonnell thinks whether they were going to vote for him or not?

Because it has no bearing on anything that goes on in VA.

After the first debate, Democrats here were complaining that McDonnell was "nationalizing" the race; that he was putting too big a focus on federal policies that will actually have an effect on the lives of Virginians.

So-after all those complaints (and Deeds' relative lack of clarity on where he actually stood on those issues)-it's now OK to bring a "national" issue up, in the oft chance of a "macaca" moment.

That rings of insincerity and baiting (and hypocrisy). So for those who want that, look elsewhere.

And, like I said, for those who really want to know, a venue can be provided where you can ask yourself.

isn't VA a part of the United States of America? Doesn't he represent the republican party?

Which Democrats complained that he was "nationalizing" the race? This is the first I ever heard of it. Saw nothing in the local papers or on blogs and you never raised that here as an issue.

How is this insincere or baiting or hypocrisy to ask his stance on this hot issue pushed by the GOP leadership?

FYI - I have no idea what macaca means so . . . you lost me on that one. I just wanted to understand why you felt anyone voting for McDonnell has no interest in his opinion on this subject that was pushed to the forefront by your own party.

@ Val, why u gotta challenge him past the talking points? heehee. Macaca is the word that derailed the last GOP shining star from VA - George Allen. He was caught on tape describing a Dem worker as macaca.

@ D. yeah, it's so easy to be dismissive of people when they challenge you. I am an Undecided Independent Voter. If Sotomayor was a Republican, you dang skippy he would've weighed in on this loud and strong! All I'm sayin is McDonnell wants us to buy this pitch that he's his own man, yet at THE MOST OPPORTUNE TIME to step out of the GOP inbred gene pool and be an individual, he chooses the coward/avoidance/silence route. That's NOT leadership -
IT'S PARTY POLITICS!!!!

You said yesterday the locals don't totally goose step with the national party. Yet the party says keep yo mouf shut and ALL the sudden McDonnell has no comment?

smells like macaca caca 2 me!

Macaca means monkey in North Africa where Allen mother hails from

raotfl

ok. thanks. hah

lol. okay you keep saying that. :-)

Tempers flare at RNC meeting
By Reid Wilson
Posted: 07/30/09 01:57 PM [ET]
SAN DIEGO — Old grudges die hard, and at the Republican National Committee (RNC) meeting this week, some wounds from this year's contentious election for chairman are being reopened.

Jim Greer, chairman of the Florida Republican Party and a key ally of RNC Chairman Michael Steele, is running to head the party's influential Rules Committee, with Steele's backing.

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/tempers-fla...

Bill Moyers had Wendell Potter on his show a few months ago.

He's right on the MONEY!

From CNN.com:

The leader of the Nation of Islam talks at length with CNN’s Don Lemon about Michael Jackson and the ongoing struggle for racial identity in America

Louis Farrakhan On Michael Jackson & Racial Identity
Post by WOLDCNews.com in National on Jul 15, 2009 at 10:14 pm

http://woldcnews.com/video-louis-farrakhan-on-m...

Thanks so much for posting that llink. I think so much vitriol is thrown at Farrahan that many ignore the wisdom that he does have to impart ot the world. If we listen with an open mind he is quite capable of being both incredibly moving and brilliant.

The Beer Summit
http://cartoonbox.slate.com/mikeluckovich/2009/...