Sunday, catching up

First! Donation on the way.

Gee, Murphy, ouch. I thought it was possible to want to reform the Democratic party and still be PUMA. I didn’t know that relegated me to the land of Obotia. My bad.

I think PUMA is now a moderated term in most blogs on the MSM, and certainly on the left!

But perhaps not so on YOUTUBE, for instance, which is where I first saw PUMAPAC, and I understood immediately that meant a Political Action Committee, and based on all of the blog comments I saw that spoke to my situation so immensely, I knew this meant there were people organizing around the experience, which I shared with them, and I IMMEDIATELY googled PUMAPAC, and came right over here.

That, in short, is how I found PUMA. That is how the rest will find PUMA.

Re-posted from downstairs.

Murphy, Welcome back to Boston. Hope your day goes well.
At the risk of reigniting the discussion of race, I want to say this anyway, because I feel like saying it.

I have to disagree with you somewhat about your thread. I have a different take on this:
So, yep — Sally and Johnny are silly, limousine liberals. They’re even “racists” by a limited definition. But so are the black people who, assumedly, created the websites. Sally and Johnny are EveryWhitePerson in the Black People Love Us cosmology. Nope, not all white people are fascinated by very curly hair and hip hop idioms.
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One of the points of the satire is the ad hominem attack, the generalization, the comfortable conclusion. It’s easy for you to see that Sally and Johnny are stereotypes. If you’re white (and, evidently, Hispanic, Asian, working class, )you know this stereotype doesn’t apply to you or anyone you know. You know there is more to the story of your attitudes than what others see. It ticks you off. You yell back. It’s easy to see the “racism” , sexism, misogyny in the most subtle comment or turn of phrase. “Sweety”, “honey”, “dear”, when men use those terms your blood boils because they represent a history of subservience,inferiority, bondage, that you are aware of and yet for all the millions of times it’s been pointed out, the men don’t seem to “hear” you. You know this reference is not a minor point; it’s the ship’s prow as it cuts through deeper waters.S0 men argue about hyper-sensitivity, feign ignorance or innocence, shun you as a troublemaker. Eventually, over the divide there is alienation and then resentment. Same is true with African-Americans and the subject of race in America. We see the subtleties and connections that you don’t.

I remember when women’s history month came around and people kept going to the post office to compare the number of African Americans on the postage stamps. The fact that many of them were women was not a cause for celebration, just despair. Because black women are black, not women. Black cancels out every other tangent of connection in most women’s minds. That’s highly alienating, since black women experience all of the limitations of any other women, with an added dash of contempt for not being part of America’s beauty standard.

Are there, currently, any races in America that can reasonably be associated with a lack of evolution?

Gosh. After all the shouting in the last two days about the pain of Africa-Americans being compared to apes, I still see ‘those I don’t get it’ looks and justifications for saying whatever the f— one feels like saying. Words hurt. Hate begins with words that are attached to concepts and the hate goes on from there. When words of contempt are used, they hurt women, too.

The worst thing, and I apply this to every group, is when a group uses pejoratives willfully, remaining willfully tone-deaf to the impact.

African-Americans are only referred to when the reference is in the negative. This is also true of “Mexicans” If this standard was applied to any other group, they too, would feel resentment. What brown or black woman would come to puma pac if no one can get past racial resentments long enough to embrace them as women? This isn’t minor, as most of the world’s women are brown or black.

I often feel as if I’m being talked about as if I’m not “here” as a black AND a woman. I’m sure black women, and probably brown Hispanics also wear a cloak of invisibility. There is seldom an attempt to understand without defensiveness about having to STFU over what is seen as true. Why don’t “you” ask sometimes about how it is with others, instead of tell?

With this statement, particularly, I felt the old pinch of alienation:

One of the cruelest ironies of the rise of obama is that the black electorate has been effectively isolated from its allies in the white/hispanic/asian lower and working class.
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When did “we” get separated from all of these other people? Did “we” do it to ourselves? Did it start and end with the nomination of Obama?
Let me speak as a cipher for “my” people: racism, no and no.

So, I will call BS when I hear it, even if it pisses everyone off.

Adding undeniable substance to Murphy’s premise that there is one party in DC is this from Rasmussen:

…While half the nation has a favorable opinion of last Wednesday’s [Tea Party] events, the nation’s Political Class has a much dimmer view—just 13% of the political elite offered even a somewhat favorable assessment while 81% said the opposite. Among the Political Class, not a single survey respondent said they had a Very Favorable opinion of the events while 60% shared a Very Unfavorable assessment….

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics2/51_view_tea_parties_favorably_political_class_strongly_disagrees

To recap; Rasmussen polls a group it calls ‘the nation’s Political Class’ and then refers to that class as ‘the political elite.’

John Edwards could have warned us that there are 3 Americas. But he turned out to be terribly unreliable,didn’t he?

HP – I am all for another chat soon!!!

I am a little out of commission now, and unavailable for some weeks to come… so I can catch the followups for sure!!!

Good morning PUMAs???? (or are we)

Welcome home Murphy – haven’t been to CA for about 10 years but liked it pretty well when I was there………….wish you could’ve had a layover here in flyover land – I would have loved to have met you at MPLSSTPAUL airport and had a drink or coffee or whatever………..
I haven’t posted much lately – mostly just reading the posts and watching the fights going on and on and on again and again and again………
Just have a comment in regard to your post today – as you may or may not remember, we here in MN elected Jesse Ventura as our Governor a few years ago – he ran as an independent – his cabinet was made up of repugs, democraps, and independents – love him or hate him – he was our governor –
He recently was on some news show with Willy Nelson and I heard part of the opening of the show – Jesse said – paraphrasing here – People think there is such dislike between the parties but behind the scenes – we’re all the same – in public and particularly for the media – we disparage, etc. the other party -but then – it’s all kiss and makeup off the screen – he was Governor for four years so he did get to experience all of the 2-faced bullshit going on…………..I am NOT a Democrap any longer – since May 31, 2008 actually – I also am NOT a republican – I am an independent and as such, will pick and choose the issues that I want to support – I find that I am becoming less liberal when I read about the 1.5 trillion debt – hear about the millions who have no jobs – & then I wonder – if people aren’t working, they aren’t paying taxes – how is the fraud going to continue to buy those $100 steaks, fly around the country, etc. if there’s no money coming into the coffers? Just keep printing it???? Then we can be like Zimbabwe and carry around paper bags full of money because it’s not worth anything -I also was awfully disappointed when I read your statement about at least 5000 registered bloggers on our site and that we didn’t make the $50,000 request for PUMAPac to do things – if all of those bloggers donated $10 bucks, we would be there……….You know how much and how often I have donated to the PAC….this was because I truly enjoyed the back in the day stuff when we sent letters, emails, faxes, all that stuff – ordered flowers for Hillary – wish we could back to that and leave the doubletalk bs – Philosophy 101 crap where it belongs….in the toilet….like the fraud says – words should mean something but too many words on this blog mean nothing………………
Okay………….can we do something fun? Have cupcakes?

Murphy,
great new post. My sentiments eggactly!
I’ve been shouting about it myself.

I agree 100% to the thread message. It’s almost like to those in government (BOTH parties, AND the 2 independents) it’s all just a big game to play. And what is the end result of the “game”? Who wins? Certainly not us. This is what I’ve been saying all along…. the whole government system is corrupt. I’m all in favor of a 3rd party. BUT.. and here’s the rub… a 3rd party isn’t going to have the money and “apparatus” that the dems and repubs have, and will very likely only result in the same thing that Perot did- divide one or both parties so that the one who wins (from dem or repub- not the 3rd party) is a “weak” candidate due to not having over 50% of the vote. Dividing the vote 3 ways is going to almost certainly leave the winner less than 50%.

There are many who are going to vote dem even if Satan himself were running, and the same is true for the repubs.

Where does that then leave us? What can we do?

ps- Whatever happened to “we the people”? It seems to have vanished into the mists of antiquity with “the good ol’ boys club” in government. Interestingly enough…. things that “vanish” in those mists are not gone for good… they’re just obscured within all the “mist”. Somehow… somehow we need to be able to FIND them in those mists and blow the “smoke” away from those “smoke and mirrors”…. and get back to running the country as “we the people” again.

Hi to my sister history buff, KarenWI!

You know back in Lincoln’s day and in the years after– uh, the real President Lincoln, not that specially-selected president who keeps dropping Abe’s name– there were multiple political parties. Some were old and established like the Democrat-Republicans, some relatively new like Lincoln’s Republican Party, followed by a couple of hypenhated-name Democrat splinter groups, plus plenty of others.

A multiplicity of parties, undergoing periodic changes, is really this country’s system, or rather, tradition. We, the People, do not have a 2-party system simply because there ain’t none in our Constitution, nor in the Delaration, nor should there be.

We are stuck with an unconstitutional duopoly of 2 minor parties. The numerical majority of Americans already are independent. We independent voters represent our nation’s largest voting bloc.

Dividing the duopoly is one of the very steps we need to take! We need to divide and conquer them because Karen, they are doing that now to us.

I realize people are stuck in the Lesser of Two Evils rut. Maybe you’ll find some answers and ideas about that problem in this Special Commentary:

* How to Really Throw Parties in a Sleepy Banana Republic
I dedicate this three-part commentary to all country-loving independents and party exiles in hell. Part {1} is a "corny" patriotic Statement of Grief & Grievances; {2} tells why & how we should get the Two-Headed "Duopoly" Party Monster off our backs; {3} pragmatic and symbolic reasons to Impeach Obama Now, with non-partisan ideas for real-world action from us keyboard commandos.

Asian4Hill..- You need to move to San Diego – I would love to be in your company and fight the good fight. Anytime you want to move to sunny San Diego, I would love to put you up.

The few women “friends” I have (very few) are a bit mite shallow and not really into anything beyond their comfortable lives and their social settings. That is why I prefer to do my sign holding, my rallies by myself. They talk a good talk and argue a good one too but when it comes to action, they are no where to be found.

Brooklyn and NOP
You have email from the actioncenter@pumapac.org

MKfromLA 04.26.09 at 2:26 pm
The first rule excludes wedge issues related to the bodies we live in.
The second rule encourages us to create an ambience of inclusiveness.
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and the third is just a reminder to know your environment, and remember to take you muddy shoes off before you walk into your neighbors house.

scarlet

Thanks for the info, I bookmarked it so I can check it every hour on the hour. BTW, this current administration don’t have a Health Secretary up to now. It must not be serious, he’s playing golf. We have another monkey in the Whitehouse worse than the previous monkey that occupied it for 8 years. I wish Hillary is our President right now, she would be a hands on President.

Morning PUMAs. Glad you and Jr. made it home safely. California is somewhat empty without you and the blog was nearly on fire without you.
Like Anti, some issues that were beat into the ground for the past couple of days have me wanting to find something else to do but blog right not.
I am so done talking about Lori, just makes me livid.
I am so done talking about Ladyhawkke’s attemted racist comment. Personally, I like her and don’t think she had any intention of digging up such protracted drama on the blog.
At one point I thought fixing the Democratic Party was the best goal, the only way I see that happening is to vote the bums out and put a new batch of people in, and hope they can do a better job. Is someone new a good bet, or does the ‘power’ of the job corrupt their objective to better their position in the following term?
I don’t know.
God, I am glad you are back to the blog Murphy!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was so glad to see TT and Snowtiger too.

Hi Gang:

Yesterday I got the chance to see Media Malpractice – How Obama Got Elected – in a very crowded theater in Orange County CA. Must say those conservatives are a friendly bunch – lots of nice conversation in the ladies room. Anyway – the film was a reiteration of all we have been saying here on the board since the primaries began. My fellow PUMA Cathy and I agreed that we knew 90% of what was said but it was nice to see it in a cohesive format. There was so much more that could have been covered – but the film was 2 hours long as it was. The second part of the film covered the attacks on Sarah Palin – the filmaker John Zeigler had a sitdown with Palin in January after the election – he showed her some of the media attacks against her and she was surprised at some but answered everything thrown at her. Also the film showed snippets of the interviews with the Obama voters who knew nothing about anything yet voted for Obama.

It was hard sitting there, I must admit, watching BO on the screen spouting all his garbage and then watching the media eat it up and downright lie – but when Hillary got the biggest hand from the crowd with her proclamation that she and John McCain had the experience and Obama had the speech – it was all worth it.

#26 Social- Yup… there were the whigs just to name one now-extinct one. Lincoln was the first republican to run in the brand-new republican party. You’re right that our country wasn’t founded on a 2-party system. The difference, in my mind, is the “political machine” and “power” that have built up in those 2 parties over time. Back when there were different “fluid” changes of parties there hadn’t been any that got as ROOTED as the 2 we have now. There is now so much money, computerization, and who-knows-what-else in the HQ’s of these parties right now, that a new one would have a very difficult time going over them. It would be like local high school principal running as an independent for POTUS. Where would they get the name recognition? Where would they get the capital? What about the big-name donors? Today in business there’s “networking” plus a LOT of money. Yeah, I know, I’d like less political ads and calling and mailing too; but it just ain’t gonna be, LOL. Today’s politics need money, big donors, and a LOT of them! It is not a totally insurmountable obstacle, but it is definitely a formidable one. Plus, as I said before, the parties (particularly the dems with the unions) have such a solid “base” of reliable voters that it will make it just as difficult to get people to vote for a new 3rd party when they’ve “voted this way all their lives” and “this is the way my union boss says to vote” (this is the HUGE problem in my area with all the unionized paper mills). People in my area don’t care WHO is running… it’s democrat no matter who because they are union and feel have been- in some cases pressured, and in other cases brainwashed, and in others just following the crowd- not voting with their brain or heart, but with solely a party line. How does a 3rd party break through the lack of money, big-name donors, name recognition, and always-vote-this-party-no-matter-what mindset in TODAY’S political landscape? To summarize what I just said in so much hot-air… it isn’t the same today as it was in Lincoln’s day to run for POTUS…..

#25- Asian, you are spot-on with your comment that those who accuse of racism are the ones who are being racist themselves. That is pretty much what I posted downstairs. I wrote that when you point the finger at someone, you have 3 fingers of that same hand pointing back at you. I also think you are spot-on with the timing of those racist things. Just as Obama used racism to win, his cronies are using the SAME tactic to divide and scare people. When we fall for the “you’re racist” thing we are swallowing what his plan was all during the campaign (and still is) hook, line, and sinker. We’ve just been “suckered” when we fall for that, IMHO.

Russia Suspends Mexican, Some U.S. Meat Imports on Swine Flu

By Yuriy Humber

April 26 (Bloomberg) — Russia suspended imports of all meat from Mexico and the U.S. states of Texas, California and Kansas shipped after April 21 on concern about the spread of swine flu, the country’s veterinary watchdog said.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ag2C9oa6f4Ck&refer=worldwide

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Why aren’t we?

freddiebrown 04.26.09 at 3:43 pm I took a black eye passing out those frickin flyers.

Asian4Hillary 04.26.09 at 3:34 pm Hi, Homegirl! I’m going down Kentucky to Grant again today. Prolly stop at Youngstock’s Outdoor Market on the way back around 3:00 or a little after. If you happen to be there, ya wont miss mee. I’m the tall one with the long blonde ponytail. LOL

Talkin to myself again~~~time to go….

Asian4Hillary 04.26.09 at 2:42 pm That’s why I’m always saying that talk that isn’t followed by some action is just smoke drifting away in the wind.

Here’s some empowerment for the day:

“Women Reach for Power in Iceland
Iceland’s women blame men for the economic crisis that drove their nation to the verge of collapse. This weekend, they may elect their first female prime minister”

Paragragh from the article:

At Audur, there’s a simple recipe for success. “We’ve brought greater female values into the financial world,” says Halla. The company isn’t interested in investments that quickly generate high yields. Instead, they focus on sustainable investments in projects that make as much sense socially and environmentally as they do for the investors themselves. The women call their business maxim “emotional capital,” or “profit with principles.”

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/apr2009/gb20090424_328219.htm?campaign_id=rss_daily

I have a question for the blog that has been brought up by several people lately. What is the real possibility of PUMAs grouping with more disenfranchised folks to make a real strong 3rd party by the next election? (A third party that will throw a monkey (is that word racist?) wrench in the two party system and possibly put some good people in congress?

back at ya ((((((((((((((murph)))))))))))))))

Thanks, Murphy about the argument/confrontation thing. Nobody agrees about everything, we disagree with parents, kids, lovers, spouses(spice?) friends, whatever, but that doesn’t have to change the relationship. That’s often how we grow. We don’t even have to take the same path to a common destination, nothing wrong with meeting up when we get there. Anyway, much props to you, hope you’re easing back in slowly.
BTW, California used to be home, I’m in Nevada, now.

#65 Social… actually was quoting a pastor from about 30 years ago. I didn’t particularly like him. The ONLY two things I remember about him were:
1) that phrase
and
2) he looked EXACTLY like Red Skelton. Exactly. Even the same “laugh line” down his cheeks.. Not funny like Red, though.

sorry bqueen, couldn’t resist. I never get to use my German anymore.

…and the music makes me dance.

KarenWI in #68:

OK, so Nizer’s quote is the earlier/older one. Might be a case of the pastor borrowing from him, or more likely, they both were tapping into ancient wisdom.

Btw, Red Skelton has a relative, Ike Skelton, in the U.S. House. I think Ike is a nephew…? He does bear a resemblance to Red.

Heads up Californians, this Obot may be coming to a ballot near you.

Facebook makes friends with attorneys general

By Jim McElhatton (Contact) | Sunday, April 26, 2009

The popular online social-networking site Facebook is making its first foray into politics.

The company gave $10,000 last month to a group that raises money to help elect Republican state attorney general candidates, according to a recent Internal Revenue Service filing by the Republican State Leadership Committee. Facebook said it also gave $10,000 to the Democratic Attorneys General Association.

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The donations also come amid speculation that the company’s chief privacy officer, Chris Kelly, is weighing a bid to run for election as California’s attorney general in 2010. The company has declined to comment on the prospect.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/26/facebook-makes-friends-with-attorneys-general/

Good post. Although I don’t hate Malkin. Many times she’s right on attacking both the left and right. I don’t always agree ideologically, but she puts up with the same crap us women have to put up with. Token female. Token minority. Subject to so much obot racism and women bashers.

I would say I’m right leaning moderate. Fiscally conservative. Give me govt programs that give bang for the buck. Fix those that don’t. Socially, I’m more of a live and let live as long as you aren’t in my face.

My religion precludes me from being pro-choice, however I don’t feel I should tell people what to do. So I don’t vote on this matter. Although I am against late term except when the mother’s health is at risk.

And I have friends of all sorts, liberal, moderate, and right. Anyone can be an asshole it isn’t exclusive to political affiliation. I find most assholes to be Obama supporters, strangely enough.

People are waking up. The most bi-partisan event that I’ve been to lately was a tea party organized by a Democratic 61 year old grandmother. All affiliations were there and we had a great time. Why? Because it was just real hard working Americans exercising their rights. That is the bond. We may disagree on certain issues, but how America should be or feel like was the common denominator. Obama is just wrong. His view of America is just wrong.

I’ve got some PUMA gear. I’ve also got a picture with Michelle Malkin. She’s a sweetheart by the way. I like both places.

invalidresponse 04.26.09 at 3:13 pm
Dances are you sending me to bed???
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Nope. Was saying goodnight to you just before I went to bed. Going back again as soon as I have lunner (lunch/dinner).

So, if one calls out racism… they’re racist?
I’m guessing it follows that if one calls out sexism, they’re are sexist.

If one doesn’t call out racism, they’re also racist.
If one doesn’t call out sexism, they’re also sexist.

Sounds like we’re being asked to just shut the heck up about both, which, without push-back, would allow the ism messages to flourish.

1950… here we come.

25Asian4Hillary: Another reason I have missed you here!

DWP I think what they are saying is… The same people that are calling out racism are the racist. Because they are jumping to conclusions that certain comments are racially motivated, when indeed they are not. Instead of being polite and asking what exactly the poster is implying they are jumping to the conclusion that their post are racially motivated.
How about the people quick to say your a racist instead say, Ladyhawkke
when you call Michelle Obama a gorilla it comes across as racist, I hope that in the future you will be a little more selective in the words you use when posting. Then see what she has to say. But when people go on the defense over stuff like that and refuse to accept apologies you can’t help but think they are looking for a fight. Which is why some of us think they are the ones with the racially motivated charges.

Murphy: Lovely picture of the park I passed so often..sat in..and chilled during the lovely Springs of Boston…I felt especially at home there with the weeping willows…the bark of which I later learned from a Houma Native American …was chewed for headaches and the like…here..also learned that the Houmas made a tea of sorts from Magnolia seeds (bright red objects)
for the control of High Blood Pressure..

See everyone perhaps later.

Sheri’s blog talk radio show on now
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/NO-WE-WONT/2009/04/27/NO-WE-WONT

I still say by emphasizing over and over that everyone who disagreed with his policies was “racist” and by saying that if you don’t want him as POTUS you are being “racist” – both of these statements were blatantly WRONG in MOST cases… and to state them over and over got people actually BELIEVING it (I know quite a few who believe it after hearing it often enough). That, to me, set back race relations a long ways from what it was, creating (my own invention here) “reverse racism” by creating racism out of something that ISN’T racism at all. It’s a “manufactured” racism. Manufactured by Obama and his cohorts. That sure didn’t ADVANCE race relations.

Not sure if I got through what I was meaning there…. so I’ll try again. When you take someone who isn’t racist, and “create” racism in them by using repetitive psychology to get to think they ARE “racist” if they didn’t vote for Obama, or don’t support his policies, that is creating a brand-new racism that previously didn’t exist- and, in reality, isn’t even racism now… it’s a “fake” and “manufactured” racism. That is why I, personally, feel that Obama set back race relations. When you create racism out of things that are NOT racist, even if it is a “fake” racism, you have increased the divide between the races rather than reducing the divide and merging the races.

freddiebrown, if you are still on the blog I have some suggestions from my husband about the drumming.

DeadGirl #94… and, IMHO, a lot of the white people who voted him in did so because it was hammered into them that if they didn’t it was being “racist”. That sure was the main “hammer” used in my area, I know that. I heard that over and over before the G.E.- “if you don’t vote for him you are RACIST. You aren’t RACIST are you? Then VOTE for him.”

Just ran into quite a piece of art news…

A new painting called The Truth will go on display at Union Terminal Station April 29 in New York to mark Obama’s 100th day in office…

Article appears under the title: Obama Worship Goes Into Overdrive as 100 Day Mark Approaches by P.J.
Gladnick. Please read the whole article and press release as well especially comments..most especially comments from artist who painted the piece. The Headline of the article (above) states one point of view..the artist …much more that of an artist …re art and the painting…

I am rather glad to see the painting and the artist’s comments..
Here is my attempt at a link:
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/p-j-gladnick/2009/04/25/obama-worship-goes-overdrive-100-day-mark-approaches

it is the painting and the reason…

Ok..gotta go ..thought this item might be of interest here..

Deadgirl – Thanks for your explanation. I know my prejudice is misplaced as anyone can easily see that including myself. I am a sore loser in this instance. I hope to heed your explanation and not see every black person as having OBAMA stamped on their forehead (like I did).

I don’t know if any of you have seen the film THE OBAMA DECEPTION. I wanted to post the whole film to pumapactdotorg website in youtube. The documentary film is 111 minutes. I can chop it at 9 minutes length. This documentary film is nonpartisan.

Please let me know what you all think.

So Murphy: What is your take on the painting..The Truth..got any yet?

Reposting from last night:
I want to take action FOR fair elections and AGAINST sexism in politics and the media._I’d vote for online and real world activism.
I took a look at the action center._and I would like to join 2 groups.
I see 411 on the 111- do you all discuss the legislation somewhere? Are there prowls?_Is this an active group or is it on hiatus?
Is the SOS forum active behind the scenes? How do you join? Are there prowls?_
I remember meeting up with 2 PUMA people back in late summer because I got hooked up with them through Puma- are any more meet-ups planned?_Any info is appreciated, thanks.

111Murphy: You ARE funny!

Hi Asian4Hillary, Re: Post #108.. I think that would be a great idea… I for one have not seen it… Thank You in advance…. Less is more…..

bluelady-you join a team by sending an email to the action center with the name of the team in the subject line. I can’t remember if you put “join” in the subject line or not so you might want to include a message in the body of the email.

#118 Casper Cat

I am chopping it now, 9 minutes per episode, I think everyone must see this documentary film.

Asian #122, I believe murphy had a post about the Obama Deception film and I know it was discussed at length here maybe a month or six weeks ago…

here is the link if anyone want it
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=7886780711843120756
free of charge

invalidresponse: Hi invalid…I wish to clear the record here..regarding you and a post I made..I thought your were a male …thus…my comment last night re a good night…Ha..trying to be inclusive…reason why maybe I should go to bed earlier HUH?
Dont ask me where I got that idea..I must have confused a post name or comment somewhere along the way…I am sorry about that!

Invalid and Asian -
I wonder if we can persuade Dances to put the link of the movie permanently on one of the media pages or somewhere. I would like to watch it later.

good youre back murphy. i liked the comment in #14 and its precedence.

Invalid…
it’s posted in the Action Center “Fraud” section:
http://pumapac.org/fraud.html

invalid
your faith in me keeps me on my toes. I woul;dnt want to disappoint you… not that I haven’t… but you know what I mean.

Hey Dances!
Still working on those pictures.

Rancho 04.26.09 at 11:11 pm
Hey Dances!
Still working on those pictures.
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I get to Plan B tomorrow.

you have not ever disappointed me yet , so if that is the scale your working on,,,,,, you are don’t one “heck” of a good job….
oh great I will never hear that word the same way ever again!!

Hi Rancho… Yes, I was able to open the pictures… Just got in from feeding the dogs and checking on the Cats… Just been busy trying to catch up on household stuff… UGH!!! It is like I am alway’s a day behind… Oh, well… I guess that is why we have Tomorrow!!!!!! YEEAAAAAAA!!!!! It was so great to see YOU!!!! YOU looked great and what a pleasure to be in your company…..

I cannot believe this! Somebody change my password! Oh my lord! Whoever did it, I hope the person will suffer from stomach ache.

Freddiebrown,

YES! I hope DWP will create an icon on the left side of this site so people can CLICK it right away. That video is a MUST SEE for everyone regardless what country they came from. This is GLOBAL.

Freddie, what are the demensions of the ‘Le Sack” or Handbag. That would be a great help… Is it for occasional use, everyday use, business or just a handbag to change with every outfit??? Let me know and I will do my best to help….

It has been out for quite a while though I would be willing to be most pumas have seen it…

ok, myfavorite pac… I’m out of here…. Goodnight all take care.. see ya in a couple of days…. keep fighting the good fight!!

freddiebrown: have you seen this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D3Q2Qe9mKY&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.correntewire.com%2Fpelosi_aide_begs_our_faxes&feature=player_embedded

CasperCat and Invalid
1) I have not photographed them yet… there’s a lot so it would not be possible.

2) they are everyday bags. Fun, bold, unique, colorful. Nothing you would find at Walmart. Nothing basic or conservative. People and Many Many have told us that people have run after them or followed them to ask about it and touch it. I had one store in the Bay area of San Fran, fighting to carry my line eventho someone a few doors already does. She threatened me with some legal action if I didn’t and kept calling. I won’t back down because the other folks had it for 5 years. Anyway, they are just bags – that have an element of a puma soul in it.
How’s that to jump start your imagination. Sorry for the long explanation. I ramble on like an idiot sometimes.

And thank you in advance (cats and invalid )or anyone that helps with the naming of le sac (s) . They are bags you use every day shoulder bags – nothing precious,nothing expensive.

baguette

freddie,

What about

Harvest
Autumn
Autumnal
Equinox

Califia
Kaleidoscope
Freddie
FruFru
Mosaic

freddie,

Funky

Freddiebrown, Sorry, Post #163 Accessories, ….or Cell Phone?? Is there a zipper or some kind of closure maybe velcro?? Just thinking about the product and it marketability and consumer target pull…

Freddie brown

Bag name suggestions:

Hillary
Darraugh
Dances
Scarlett
HPBoston
BillieJo
Puma

I love handbags sooo much.

Call it BITCH

Freddiebrown, Brazen sounds masculine… How about “Brazette” a co/op of DWP’s Baguette and Brazen… Just a thought, but still thinking…

impulse
jaunty
beguile

Dances – love that you are trying. You need sleep.
Autumn is good, Freddie has been used before (as in all forms of fred) Funky is good – thanks Goofsmom.. Maybe goofy ?
Remember, People are going to say, I would like 3 of the Goofy and it may not sound so good.
It also has to be a name that people can say,, califia is a bit tricky to say and spell easily.
I need 20 at least… pls

Dances – I have not laughed in many, many days and I am actually hearing myself snicker and laugh . Thank You.

Freddie,

Hard core

Rock out

Coolest

Shic

La Trend

Tres Funky

Kat Lady

Quel Belle

Femme

Kicky

Gosh, Freddie, I never thought I’d be attempting to name handbags seeing how I’ve never carried one, but here goes. These are probably silly, but they sound cute to me.

P.S. Don’t use that last one, if I had a handbag, that’s what I’d call it.

champagne
the fern
miss rosie
murphy
imagine
tequila
camelot
attitude
meridian
sappho

ZIA
The Zia

The Heck!

Heckzilla!

antifish 04.27.09 at 12:14 am
The Heck!
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LOL

The Effin

hard to do this with out seeing them, don’t know if this is anthing you name a bag…. don’t carry one.. but I always try to help when ask….

Brassy, classy, prudent, mindful, insistent, resistance, compliance, reliant, daring, vivid, vibrant, snappy, stealthy, furtive, cattish,

Antifish – I like… I have a bag called Attitude that my husband designed. It is like waaaayyyy out there.. Its been in the line for 2.5 years.. One time some Hot shot VP from Victoria Secret came and started taking pictures of it – he was so excited but in the end, his “girls’ didn’t go for it. It was a bit too wild.

Please keep it coming – I am collecting the suitable ones for consideration. I need more… more…

Brazilla
Peloozer
Cowardene

Bella
Ciao
Ciao Bella
Pizza! (colorful, bold, ulitilatarian, tasteful, tasty, hungry again)
Cinco
Uno

WearInMotion

ok, looks like you have plenty of help so I an once again going to say goodnight ….

GOODNIGHT!!!

Ziszi
Zeek
Zizza
Zooooooooza
Zza
Inko
Minko
InkyDink
Dinky
Zooooooooom
Zupa
Ziest
Pinkx
(I hope my neighbors aren’t listening to me)

You guys are too fuuunny… I am so laughing now..but keep trying, sometimes I have 50 and narrow them down. It is not easy – but I am harvesting some good ones.
Where is MountainSong.. we need to hear her suggestions !

Dances – Stop it… its the drugs.. I know it is the drugs. I am cracking up . This is serious, ZZonky, Zinky, .. Yes, I tend to do that too. Then I break out the huge dictionay and come up with nada. It is very time consuming for me.

MzMoneyBagz

KarriAll
SideKicker
LaPurzz
RosiePurzz
LemonPurzz
PinkiPurzz

(Did someone call me an old bag?

I actually like MzMoneyBagz is pretty catchy… a kind of sticking the tongue out at teh zeitgeit

HRC2012

Thanks to the link to the art piece, NOP. I think “The Truth” is brilliantly confrontational.

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/p-j-gladnick/2009/04/25/obama-worship-goes-overdrive-100-day-mark-approaches

While focusing on “The Messiah” aspect, the deliberate focal point, the “The Truth” gets lost. Whether the “viewer” is offended that he is presented as the Messiah or whether the “viewer” agrees he is the Messiah, is irrelevant. Some want to crucify Obama. Some see him as the presidency resurrected.

Viewers (voters) can argue over that all they want, but in doing so “The Truth” will never be seen. The argument for or against only gives the image power. Only in stepping back from that focal point can one see “The Truth”: The MSM is responsible for the content of this image. “Newscom” is all over the piece like a copyright stamp over a photo.

2525

(from an old song, ca. early 70′s)

How about a “Le Sac” with a french name “Bisou” it means ‘kiss’… “Le Sac du Bisou” which means the handbag with a kiss.. just a thought

vendetta
penchant
panache
cupid
menage
timpani
sapphire
ova
esteem
euphony
caravel
anarchy

Maybe we can try it again tomorrow when you all have time to think. I so appreciate everyone’s effort.

What is a bitch bag – invalid is gone..

boheme

someone on the jazz radio said Urban Angels.. cool name !

Yes, a bitch-bag named Sappho. Perfect for me!

All right, goodnight all.

InsaneUrbane

3 bitches in a pear tree ?

Important:
Cinie on Single Payer Health Insurance
http://cinie.wordpress.com/
snippet:
“According to Joseph Cannon at Cannonfire via Corrente, who got it from somewhere, but is directing everybody to 1Payer.net, it seems single payer health care is off the table because Nancy Pelosi is convinced that we, the people, don’t want it.”

and a repost of Cinie’s earlier comment:
Cinie 04.26.09 at 11:31 pm
Per Joseph Cannon at Cannonfire, this link to Corrente re: single payer health care. Pelosi wants to hear the people, her aide is asking for faxes in support. Those who want the option on the table, he’s the action info according to Corrente. Those who don’t, well, okay.
http://www.correntewire.com/pelosi_aide_begs_our_faxes

Crackle!

night… lol

Thanks everyone. Its been great fun. I needed it. If Murphy doesn’t give us a virtual spanking for this, we’ll do it again.I now you all will think about it as you’re trying to sleep and have to jump up to write it down. No ?

So this is a site only for Independents?
No Democrats in exile?
“Which astro-turfed team do YOU want to support? If neither, welcome to Puma.* If either one or the other — get goin! Go on, get! “-Murphy

Funny way to promote inclusiveness with Pumas- a great deal of whom started as Democrats, and yet rejected BO.
Perhaps you need to define who your Pumas are in greater detail.
Or perhaps you need to morph from a personal blog to a more impersonal PAC.

have a to i would like to ask everyone question the most media telling everyone that berrys 100 day he like one of the best prezz ever . my everyone getting in some way or form weather it layoffs losing homes, 401 ks taking hits.. do you think the American people will buy it

Who’s paying for the Truth painting in Union Square and who okayed the use of public space to display it? I notice that they got his smirk correct in the painting.

Washington Journal is reporting that Harry Reid has written an autobiography due out next month. In an epilogue he is claiming that he told Obama in 2007 that if he ran for the presidency in 2008, he could win it. So, Reid is making himself a kingmaker in his book. What a riot.

84 smarcastic
Got it, thank you. And, hello!
I think there’s an a huge difference between being called a “racist” / “hater” by obots, who label everything racism and hate, and being called out on obviously and historically laden exampes of racist statements.

I agree with your suggested approach to the commenter who was called out for a racist comment though.

persephone 04.27.09 at 9:11 am
and just to piss everybody off, here’s a link to a NQ article by “Ani”, one of my favs at NQ:
http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/04/26/an-open-letter-to-bill-maher/#comment-1196684
enjoy!
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Good piece! Thanks.

DancesWithPumas 04.27.09 at 9:18 am
Ah, as satire, the painting is perfect.

NOP,

Last night, I did go through the link you posted for “The Truth” and read everything thoroughly but when I returned, got distracted with naming handbags.

My thoughts, for what they are worth?

The Obots will be enthralled with this painting, for to them, he IS the Messiah and one to be worshipped. We’ve seen oh so much of that, haven’t we?
In the end, I believe it will become another poster for them to hang in the bedroom and masturbate by.

The Christian religious fundamentalists will be up in arms screaming blasphemy and I must admit, if one is religious, it certainly is that.

The Republican mouthpieces (Hannity, Limbaugh, etc) will use it as an opportunity to ridicule those who revere Obama.

Those who don’t like Obama for other reasons, well, those are obviously people who can think for themselves, so I don’t dare presume how they’ll react.

As for myself, I was disgusted by yet another image of this over-exposed, over-hyped, nothing. I’m with Murphy on this one. (Yawn).

#252 BigCatLover 04.27.09 at 8:58 am

I don’t know who’s paying for the painting’s dispaly in Union Square, but I’d venture a guess it’s probably the artist himself or those affiliated with him. The city has to approve displays in the park, most likely, but their approval is not much more than a formality. He’s really just going to be one of many, many displays in that park. On any given day there, you’d see tons of artists displaying their work for sale, all kinds of flea market vendors’ tables, selling everything from flowers, jewelry, handbags, scarves, etc., etc., etc., not to mention an extensive and really wonderful farmer’s market, so Obamalot has a lot of competition for space and attention in the park.

can we prowl gladnick and tell him to shove his lyrics up his misogynistic arse??

BrooklynNY 04.27.09 at 9:47 am
Good to know, thanks.

#269

Italicized comments above excerpted from the article, (not my words).

Hurray..Thanks to everyone here who commented on The Truth painting and the article in which I found it. I very much appreciate reading all of the comments..

So..Is it “brillantly confrontational”..”a yawn”..”ironic”..
“satirical”..”blasphomous”..another “Messiah” affirmation..?

Well that is why I like it because given these comments and others that will be made here and elsewhere I hope…and given that it will be in a public space…this painting offers the opportunity to move beyond “just words” to a place deeper in the imagination..and there to evoke a response…

I think the painting sits right on the edge …where the rational and imaginative self mysteriously meet and engage..and respond..something not often enticed in this literal minded world…or marketing mindlessness images or prosetyzing posters..

Brooklyn: Can not wait to you go see it in person and offer that perspective….Great!

Pesephone: I like the fact that you noted the “error” in the lyrics posted in the article which had initially presented reference to the painting…

So here is a painting that evokes varied responses and it is posted within the context of a headline and commentary with its own particualar take with which as well another set of comments arises ..upon another reality..the original song…

With all of this embedding…no wonder …people get propagandized in this country!..lots hitting at once.

New Orleans

thank you so much for your *Sunday of Joy* comment.
it made me smile all day-a good reminder.

#275

The first thing I thought when I read this line: “My heart runs wild! I’ll bear his child!” was Chris Matthews. I can actually imagine him singing the lyrics. I saw him in my mind’s eye with a fake blond wig and the red lipstick stuck on his face when his ugly mug was plastered on all over the place many months ago….

persephone 04.27.09 at 10:56 am #273
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Don’t men usually project their weaknesses onto women, as a sort of peer-pressure on other men to keep up the fascade/myth?
They assign their (excuse the expression) hard-ons for obama onto women.
Take one look at the male fans of professional male sports teams… giggly little boys with man-lust for their teams and the individual players who are the object of their desire.