Looking Over Their Shoulders

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murphy 07.28.10 at 8:06 am
I just carry the hate over from last night Honora.
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Good morning ((Pumas)) Did the hate ever end? I think not. It just slowed down because they know Hillary has accomplished more being Secretary of State, than the fraud has done his entire made up career as a politician.
The hate is getting louder now, because of Chelsea’s wedding. Because they are spending their own money and lots of it to make their only daughters wedding the most spectacular event of her lifetime. If I had money I would have done that for my daughter too, if that is what she wanted. They will find anything they can to smear Hillary and Bill, we already know that. What they CAN’T do is stop her ever. Hillary, we still have your back. I for one welcome the fight this time. Because of PUMA we are much stronger than ever, we won’t let them steal another election from Hillary, I for one will go down fighting! I am in stealth mode!!! Already working in the background, gathering up new troops here! I am finding there are a lot of people here that are PUMAS and didn’t even know it! We will be a force to be reconded with this time around!

Deportation of illegal immigrants increases under Obama administration

In a bid to remake the enforcement of federal immigration laws, the Obama administration is deporting record numbers of illegal immigrants and auditing hundreds of businesses that blithely hire undocumented workers.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/25/AR2010072501790.html

Mass. may join effort to bypass Electoral College

Under the proposed law, all 12 of the state’s electoral votes would be awarded to the candidate who receives the most votes nationally.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/07/mass_may_join_e.html

Feds demand diversity on Wall Street

A little-noticed section of the Wall Street reform law grants the federal government broad new powers to compel financial firms to hire more women and minorities — an effort at promoting diversity that’s drawing fire from Republicans who say it could lead to de facto hiring quotas.

Deep inside the massive overhaul bill, Congress gives the federal government authority to terminate contracts with any financial firm that fails to ensure the “fair inclusion” of women and minorities, forcing every kind of company from a Wall Street giant to a mom-and-pop law office to account for the composition of its work force.

Employment law experts say the language goes further than any previous attempt by the U.S. government to promote diversity in the financial sector — putting muscle behind federal efforts to help minority- and women-owned firms gain access to billions in federal contracts

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0710/40313.html#ixzz0uzFkKrOB

Your feel good video of the day – A friend in need

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK9Xj7eY0UU

from:
http://www.pawsitivelytexas.com/video/a-friend-in-need-a-turtle

Tom in Paine
O sounding more like bush and Nixon

http://tominpaine.blogspot.com/2010/07/obama-on-afghan-leaks-sounding-like.html

Sexist Howard Dean slithers out from under his rock to repeat accusations of… wait for it… raaaaaaaaaacism.

Dean says Fox News racist for Sherrod coverage

Posted: July 26th, 2010 08:32 AM ET
From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney

(CNN) – Howard Dean is charging that Fox News was not only irresponsible with their coverage of the Shirley Sherrod story, but downright racist.

Appearing on the network’s Sunday show, the former Democratic National Committee chairman and onetime presidential candidate said Fox should have more thoroughly investigated the edited footage that appeared to portray Sherrod telling an NAACP crowd that she refused to help a farmer because he was white.

“I don’t think you’re a racist,” Dean said to Fox News host Chris Wallace, “but Fox News did something that was absolutely racist. They had an obligation to find out what was really in the clip. They had been pushing a theme of black racism with this phony Black Panther crap and this business and this Sotomayor and all this other stuff.”

Wallace responded that Fox did not air the footage until the USDA had already forced Sherrod to resign. Howard Kurtz, a media critic for the Washington Post and a CNN contributor, has noted this is largely true except for comments from host Bill O’Reilly, who called for Sherrod’s ouster before the USDA official had formally resigned.

Hell yea (((Murphy))), great post!!!!

“If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If they’re shouting after you, keep going. Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going. Even in the darkest of moments, ordinary Americans have found the faith to keep going.”

((My favorite t-shirt by the way- has this on it, from PUMAs))

I don’t know about the geniuses who make up the members of the (ahem, cough) press in this country, but I feel pretty confident about what Hillary Clinton’s position is on giving up.

…I bet, as I bet you do too, that whatever Hillary Clinton decides to do in the next year or two, she IS coming after you.

She will never, ever stop going.

That’s right baby! Keep going !!! NEVER STOP !! Your dream is still my dream!!

haha…he just needs urances, right?

Dances, I’m glad you brought up Elton John. I saw that. It’s so on point, not off topic. Thank heavens someone, somewhere broke through the Hollywood mind meld. All these self-congratulating geniuses always claim their way is the high road. Oops. They kind of overlooked the faults of their Sacred Cow California while picking on Arizona, huh?

I’m still fuming over that woman on the mic on Monday who started ranting about the suicide rate in Alaska. What was her point? That Sarah Palin is a hick who was elected by alcoholic mental cases? And these are the progressives who sneer at conservatives for not being “compassionate?”

I’m mixed about the timing of the wave that’s building for Hillary to run for (and win) the Presidency again.
I’m for the the timing because it gives us, and her, plenty of time to gear up.
I’m against it because it gives the freaks cheats morans and obots, excuse the multiple redundancy there, too much time to tear her down and apart. It gives Ovomit too much time to strategize his future cheating.

Shepard Smith is reporting on Fox tv that Julian Assange says in response to the charge that the Wikileaks documents reveal dozens of names of Afghan operatives, that he submitted the documents to the WH weeks ago and asked them if there was anything they did not want published. He never heard back from them. I’m looking for a link to this claim from another source.

Here’s the link to the live chat:
http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/shepard-smith/live-event.html

More from the live chat:

Jonathan Hunt: The founder of Wikileaks told Judge Napolitano he presented all the documents to the White House weeks ago and asked them if there was anything they didn’t want published. That flies in the face of what the White House told us – that they only found out htese documents were about to be made public last week from newspapers. So either the Wikileaks founder is not telling the truth or the White House is not telling the truth. Someone has to be wrong here.

Thank you BCL….

As per usual the lies from the WhiteLieHouse are never ending.
Who among us (Pumas), ever, ever, believe a thing they say.
I grow more disturbed with the atrocities the dumbshits commit everyday.

Good one, Murphy. I thought Gibbs’ stuttering and saying “I don’t know of any assurances this president needs from his secretary of state” was hilarious. I cackled like a witch. HAHAHAAHA

I will uah…I I I I I I

Was that 7 or 8 I’s and a uah? Has he been taking lessons from Obozo?

Actually I was watching Hillary with Greta the other night and it seemed like she used alot of uah’s. She may needs Obozo detox before this is over. Somebody send her a PUMA t-shirt, quick!

murphy 07.28.10 at 4:32 pm

sheesh Shadowfax #19, those pics made me cry!

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Me too Murph…very loving.

Here is some good news to cheer you up………….

Chelsea did NOT INVITE OBAMA TO HER WEDDING!!!!

The Clinton’s family comes before CHEATING IN AN ELECTION!!!
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaw!

((Freddie)), have fun in NY with FreddiePet and keep your eyes open for the Clintons.

ttp://gretawire.blogs.foxnews.com/look-who-is-on-a-hunger-strike/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogs%2FGretawire+%28Internal+-+Gretawire+-+Blog%29

Attorney Gloria Allred announced today that she has begun a 90 meal solid food fast to draw attention to the need to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution which would provide a constitutional guarantee of equal rights for women.

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was first proposed by Alice Paul in 1923. Although it was previously introduced into Congress, passed by the U.S. Senate and House of Representative and sent to the states in 1972 for ratification, a time limit was placed on the Amendment and ultimately it was not ratified by enough states before the time limit expired in 1979 or within the time later extended by Congress to 1982. (35 states ratified and 3 more were needed.)

The ERA has since been reintroduced into Congress (HJ.Res.61) but is still in the process of gathering co-sponsors.

Ms. Allred’s 90 meal hunger strike fast, in which she will give up solid food for 30 days, will end on August 26, 2010, Women’s Equality Day. That day marks the 90th anniversary of women’s winning the right to vote in the U.S. by the addition of the 19th Amendment suffrage to the U.S. Constitution.
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Greta helps bring attention to ERA and Alice Paul via Gloria Allred and a hunger strike!

Comments really sad. . . following is a sample
“How absurd. I thought women had equal rights. Who knew. I guess Gloria. I’ve always thought hunger strikes were funny. So are protesters. All just looking for a few minutes on camera. If you really care about an issue, do something REAL about it.”

It’s too bad people can ‘t look past the messenger and hear the message.
WOMEN DON’T HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS! What do women have to do to get that message out?

On another note, does anyone here think the white community would have the gall to publish a magazine that is for all intents and purpose exlusively black and not be called racist ???
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The dominant culture in teh US is male, hetero, and white…
I don’t have any problems with classes of the underserved publishing / broadcasting magazines, newspapers, television programming that is geared toward these communities. They serve to make visible otherwise invisible groups… blacks, women, lesbians, etc.

It reminds me of hetero men who complain and campaign to have ‘hetero sexual pride” marches. Unclear on concept. The whole damned culture celebrates hetero society.

On some level it’s amusing, were that it weren’t so sad, that the dominant culture squeals and whines when they believe they are being treated the way theyve treated others forever. If it weren’t for that, it wouldnt be called “reverse” discrimination, it would simply be called “discrimination”.

Freddie,

Chelsea will watch her mom become the first woman President, and Chelsea has been groomed for politics…she will go far if she doesn’t settle down and have babies too soon.

As for those out there still minimizing (at best) Hillary and Bill?

“Stuck on stupid” would be a real compliment for that cyanide-sniffing crowd.

wontbackdown 07.28.10 at 11:58 pm
As for those out there still minimizing (at best) Hillary and Bill?
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That’s all they’ve got. There is no there there…
hell, theyre even still stuck on irrelevant pumas… and being the dishonest freaks that they are… anyone who doesn’t hold up obama as the messiah is labeled a ‘puma’. They are dishonest on every level, and as I said earlier, that’s because that’s all theyve got.

Oblivious Obots.

Good morning and your – entertaining – tabloids of the dayhttp://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/tabloids-the-view-ladies-the-polls-immigration-100-days-of-oil-kill/

Women trashing women. Another episode on Larry King Live last night when Stephanie Miller who was a mjor trasher of HRC in favor of Obama, and last night she once again trashed Sarah Palin saying she hopes the repubs run her in 2012 (wink, wink) but she also took off after Carly Fiorina. Time to send that obot masses of emails calling her what she is – a misogynist. This woman ate so much tuna to stay skinny that she got mercury poisoning. She admitted many times on her Air America radio show that she has had lots of plastic surgery, yet she still trashes other woman. She’s getting on my nerves big time.

Left Admits: Racism Charges Against Tea Parties a Tactic, Not a Truth

Former U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Chairman Mary Frances Berry, a long-time prominent liberal activist, has admitted in an interview with Politico that the left is trying to smear the tea party movement as “racist” for strategic reasons, not out of genuine concern that the movement is itself racist.

Berry called the tactic an “effective strategy” and chose not to denounce it.

–snip–

Berry replied:

Tainting the tea party movement with the charge of racism is proving to be an effective strategy for Democrats. There is no evidence that tea party adherents are any more racist than other Republicans, and indeed many other Americans. But getting them to spend their time purging their ranks and having candidates distance themselves should help Democrats win in November. Having one’s opponent rebut charges of racism is far better than discussing joblessness.

http://www.nationalcenter.org/P21PR-Tea_Party_Racism_072910.html

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That tactic is all they’ve got.
Smear everyone because they don’t have anything else.
They can’t argue in support of his record, they never could. They’re trying to support a done-did-nothing-dud.

Why would anyone defend and campaign someone who hasn’t done anything except continue the bush policies.
Obots must be rightwingers … They fit the profile … Gay basihing, misogynist, corporatist. Made in the image of their messiah… All doing the work of the GOP.

I wouldn’t have invited Oprah either, that sleaze. Although she may get a great wedding present from her.

Political Operatives on Journolist worked to Shape News Coverage

….and the fallout from Journolist continues. Media continues to ignore.

Yglesias took some pains to couch his advocacy in the language of journalism. Jeff Hauser, a professional political operative, didn’t bother. During key moments in the presidential campaign, Hauser dropped the pretense entirely, becoming nakedly political. In the days before the first McCain-Obama debate, he straightforwardly asked working journalists on the list to skew their coverage in order to help the Democratic candidate:

The single biggest thing journolist can do is to lay the analytical framework within the media elite necessary for an actual Obama debate win to be viewed as such by a sufficient proportion of media elites that voters know it was a win.

Of course, this only works if Obama does as we expect (and McCain is a terrible debater, btw).

But even Gore’s uneven Debate 1 performance in 2000 was deemed a win initially by a viewership that was demographically to the right of the electorate (lower minority viewership in 2000 of debates, more male, more GOP, etc…)… but Bush was winning on several media narratives and thus got the benefit from the intense 72 hours of post-debate coverage.

Journolist’s greatest challenge is to make sure an actual win by Obama translates into winning the battle for political impact.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2010/07/29/political-operatives-on-journolist-worked-to-shape-news-coverage/2/#ixzz0v5516tze

murphy 39

being a witch is underrated.

JournOlist’s greatest challenge is to make sure an actual win by Obama translates into winning the battle for political impact.

Just more proof that Oisnthespecial was installed as president by gaming the systems. That sorry assed piece of nothing couldn’t , and didn’t win on merit. His Lameness was dragged over finish line.
If everyone of his enablers were lying in the street dying, I’d step right over them and keep going.

Weighing in on “exploiting” racism – a personal opinion:

The whole abuse of the Racial issue is so, so sad and but one more abuse of African Americans – as well as our entire social system.

The same is true with the Abuses of Women and Girls – sexism and misogyny are identical in nature to bigotry and prejudice.

The Cause? The CAUSE is the patriarchal constructed, dominate sex, race, and class systems – in all its many layers. The very same structural mores using the racial issue, without regard for more harms being done, perpetuates all of the Abuses of Women and Girls.

As we all had the opportunity to see in this past election, it is one psychopathic system – sick, sick, sick. The symptoms of a carrier are they are too dumb to see it or don’t really give a rat’s a$$.

Not a gnats-hair’s difference in the psyche of those that use racial issues and sexism and misogyny as a means to oppress than those of Ku Klux Klansmen, rapists, wife beaters, religious homo-phobics and a whole lot of purely corporatist, political “leaders.”

((((((((HP Boston))))))))

“I just wanna hit something! I wanna hit it hard!”

(DancesWithPumas grabs WBD)

Here! Hit this! Go ahead HP, slap her!
HP: Are you crazy?
DWP: Hit her!
HP: Are you *high*, DWP?
Scarlet: [in a frightened tone] DWP, have you lost your mind?
DWP: We’ll sell t-shirts sayin’ “I SLAPPED WONTBACKDOWN!” Hit her!
Delle: [in a scared tone] Ms. DWP, enough!
DWP: HP, this is your chance to do something for your fellow woman! Knock her lights out, HP!
WBD: [snatches away] Let go o’ me!
DWP: HP, you just missed the chance of a lifetime! Half o’ StupidPumas would give their eye teeth to take a whack at WBD!

# 78: In case anyone is wondering or doesn’t recognize it – one of my favorite scenes from Steel Magnolias.

Gotta a go.

wontbackdown 07.29.10 at 11:12 am

# 78: In case anyone is wondering or doesn’t recognize it – one of my favorite scenes from Steel Magnolias.

Gotta a go.

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LOL LOL
Yup Olympia Dukakis..awesome movie!
Thank you WBD you hit me with a funny shot.

Dances,

#83 – Maybe because of the You Tubes WBD leaves around??? hmmmm…

just a drive by… thought this was hillarious…
Obama not invited to Chelsea’s wedding… Can’t say that I blame them

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38451620/?gt1=43001

“I was not invited to the wedding,” he said. “because I think Hillary and Bill, properly, want to keep this thing for Chelsea and her soon-to-be husband.”

er..um…no fuckwit…they’re just not that into you.

Shadowfax,

#85 – You think that’s bad, read this one…

What your phone app doesn’t say: It’s watching

LAS VEGAS – Your smart phone applications are watching you — much more closely than you might like.

Lookout Inc., a mobile-phone security firm, scanned nearly 300,000 free applications for Apple Inc.’s iPhone and phones built around Google Inc.’s Android software. It found that many of them secretly pull sensitive data off users’ phones and ship them off to third parties without notification.

That’s a major concern that has been bubbling up in privacy and security circles.

The data can include full details about users’ contacts, their pictures, text messages and Internet and search histories.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100728/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_apps_privacy

but, please don’t say islam sucks or that fundamentalist islamic men suck, because, well, you know, because most fundamentalist muslims are brown, the obots call that: raaaaaaaaaacism!
The fuckwits haven’t realized yet that the abused women we are bringing attention to are also brown skinned.
obots, the epitome of stoopid.

You gotta wonder when a group, the majority being middle class white boy obots, continuously point out skin color, just who the racists are.

Oh wait, they took their direction from their OPrecious and the journOlisters… I just answered my own question.

Yo, obots… defend your guy’s positions and policies instead of smearing everyone who questions or criticizes the same.

Yes. You can’t.

Good afternoon my PUMA family!! Yes, I have been in stealth mode!!! due to a lot of work, being unable to post, but with a big sign in front of me that says : HILARY CLINTON for President of the United States 2012 !People might think that I am crazy, but I haven’t forgotten 2008 election/fraud ! I still hope that Hillary won’t stop at gettign the position she deserves, but best of all, the position that our country needs. I know that the country was in a very bad shape, but I know that Hillary would have put us in a better position thatn the one we are in now !
I have never stopped hoping that she will run in 2012 !
Now, what do you think of Obama on The View? Imagine for a second that Mr. Bush would have appeared there!! what would the media have published about it? But no, here we have a president that loves teleprompters and cameras, who ran on the promise of change, but has done nothing to change the establishment, on the contrary, we are worse than the way we were a year ago.
I am tired of the racist card being played in the post-election times. Perhaps they need to start playing the race card before a sa dreality: that they are loosing support even from those who were so blind to support them ! I, for once, never trusted them, now I know why !
Hillary must have to be more intelligent and get surrounded by better advisers this time,let’s face it. Hope that we can offer her a helping hand like in the past !

Crap that # 93 was loooooooooog. Sorry!!!

But, by the way…

The only thing I have to say about “conservative” and/or Christian women now trying to rally us “secular” gals to their side to elect their new wave of Women candidates…

…being saved by grace to learn how “to be happy in our subservient-to-men roles” hasn’t worked out too well for women, as a whole, either.

…And, as Lesbians don’t count “as real women” among most conservatives and Christian women, there’s no point in enlisting when, after getting them elected is over, they change the locks on the doors to “progress.”

wontbackdown 07.29.10 at 3:29 pm
Crap that # 93 was loooooooooog. Sorry!!!
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Sorry? What are you nuts? That was GREAT!!

((((wontbackdown))))

# 93 – Amen, Well said sister Puma. You spoke for me also, thank you. You couldn’t have said it as well if you had tried to shorten it.

((((((goofsmom))))))

Ha! I was posting to you!

Thanks goofsmom! (it didn’t sound that long when I was thinking it as I typed )

wbd #95, can you please give examples/links to how “they” are putting their pro-life agenda and GLBT hate at the center of “their” platform here in Texas? I assume you are talking about Republican women/the Republican party. Not trying to be snarky…really and truly would like to know and inform myself further.

Dances: Did you see this?

DancesWithPumas 07.29.10 at 1:20 pm

# 83 Yeesh! Why would anyone hit wbd??

goofsmom 07.29.10 at 1:29 pm # 84

Dances,

#84 – Maybe because of the You Tubes WBD leaves around??? hmmmm…

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Now, how quick, funny and right-on was that!?

Dances, let’s do a few bars… all together now:

“When the dogs bark… when the bee stings…. when I’m feeling sad…

LJSNAustin 07.29.10 at 5:27 pm :

Hang on Lisa – I’ll try and locate it.

Dances, let’s do a few bars… all together now:
“When the dogs bark… when the bee stings…. when I’m feeling sad…
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Don’t make me come over there…

Here you go LJSNAustin 07.29.10 at 5:27 pm :

First – let’s see it plastered all over the MSM news:

http://current.com/1lbmo4c

Next: Here it is in Doc form:

http://current.com/1dbmo4c

Most everyone understands that short term at the very least the Arizona illegal immigrant law and the court decision will help the GOP. Even Jabba the Hut Matthews understands this obvious fact about the very popular Arizona illegal immigrant law:

Video showing Chris Mathews actually making some sense at Hilaryis44.
http://www.hillaryis44.org/

[snip]“No matter how many lawsuits the state loses and no matter what grounds it may lose on, the takeaway for most of the public will be that the federal government is now actually using the courts to prevent enforcement of its own immigration laws. Which means that every legal step, regardless of the outcome, is a political win for border enforcement. Arizona’s law was never going to stop border crossings on its own, but the angrier voters get at seeing the feds side with illegals in court, the greater the pressure will be on Congress to take serious enforcement measures along the entire border — which, of course, is the ideal solution. In fact, sometimes I wonder how many people in the Arizona legislature voted for it for exactly that reason, not because it’ll reduce the illegal population in any dramatic way but because it backs the feds into a corner on border security that they really can’t escape from. As a strategic matter, The One would have been better off letting the statute go into effect and then waiting to see if some high-profile instance of abuse happened which he could exploit politically to get the public back on his side. [snip]
http://hotair.com/archives/2010/07/28/arizona-governor-today-the-courts-told-the-feds-that-they-dont-have-to-do-their-job/

wbd, thanks a bunch for that link. I went directly to the platform in PDF format and am about to start reading it. BUT…I will need the puke bucket shortly after the portions you shared with me here. I am very disappointed. I hate both parties deeply.

The language they use to defend certain provisions is more offensive than the provisions, themselves

Well, here’s to the OBOTS!

Hip, Hip Hooray – for electing a ONE TERM DISASTER!

WBD #121

It is disappearing. Emphasize appear.

There are still some underwater concentrations that would best be bioremediated. http://gomex.erma.noaa.gov/erma.html#x=-88.36381&y=28.73568&z=6&layers=3796+5723+7303+7778+7855

Besides, the well never did come to pressures that demonstrated integrity. That sucker is still leaking. Maybe 20% or so of the original rate. But they will not tell you that.

Headclunker 122

I’m trying to catch up. Your news makes sense, but I’m disappointed to hear it. I knew the pressure tests were not adeequate, so of course this makes sense. where is it leaking? in the breached well casing and rock formation?

Check out the updated journOlist members at
NotYourSweetie’s blog:
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/jurnolist-whos-who/

DancesWithPumas 07.29.10 at 11:21 pm

Check out the updated journOlist members at
NotYourSweetie’s blog:
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/jurnolist-whos-who/

OMG! You know, we knew the media collusion was bad – now we are seeing how and why the tentacles were so far reaching!

This almost sucks worse now than when they were in play on the fix when Hillary was in the fray.

Jeeeesh, I hope She and Bill, and their true allies, have a plan to kick some slime-balls!

Goodnight Pumas

Dances 129

I enjoyed that youtube. thanks for sharing.

Dances: I believe this is the first time that you’ve ever posted a video in the comments here, so I should have known it must have moved you a lot.

Next time, I’ll get my tissues before I click.

Thank you, Dances.

Hillary Rodham Clinton became my President the day that she took the Oath of Secretary of State.

She’s proven, from day one, that it was never about the title, but about how hard she was willing to work on behalf of us all, our country and our global neighbors.

Goodnight Pumas

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/29/president-obama-on-the-vi_n_664106.html

O didn’t know about Mel Gibson’s rant. Typical.

Obama said something strange on the View yesterday and I found the cartoon to illustrate it
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/cartoon-since-obama-is-satisfied-with-our-resilience/

If it’s Friday, it’s DU-die’s time!
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/du-dies-for-the-week-of-july-24-30/

Good afternoon Murphy and all Pumas,

Dances # 129

7.30.10 at 12:02AM

Thank you, thank you, thank you…..
I just loved the video. It made me
happy and I am dreaming of 2012…..

Dragonfly # 132
7.30.10 at 12:38AM

Ditto……..

Wontbackdown #134
7.30.10 at 12:58AM

Back at you, too! My sentiments also.

But, let’s cheer up. There is a Clinton wedding
tomorrow, hurray.

And out of all the countless charges against Zerobama, calling Africans “mongrels” seems like a waste of time to harp on. All of his shit-talk on black families feeding their kids Popeyes for breakfast was far worse…both in terms of cliche and also….chicken is protein, how is it worse than eggs for breakfast???

I have long hesitated when asked my ethnic background on various forms. “Caucasian” seems so purist. I’ve always described myself as a white mutt. It’s not so easy to draw black and white lines. My white friend’s mixed child considers himself “white” and yet, he’s black, by current American standard….but in reality, he’s “biracial” and I have no problem with the terms mutt or mongrel used by one to describe one’s own being. “half-breed” as applied by OTHERS is the hate term.

I made the mistake of picking up a Time Magazine and reading an article on Obama in it. This MSM is unreal. The article was so out there. It made a point that, although Obama appears to be failing, his success is actually in all the bad things he has kept from happening.

Is that Koolaid vomit or what?

It made a point that, although Obama appears to be failing, his success is actually in all the bad things he has kept from happening.
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LoL! OMG. Yep, the Earth was going to split right down the middle, but obama stopped that from happening. Mt Vesuvius was going to erupt and bury Pompeii in ash and lava all over again… but, good ol’bama prevented that from happening.

Reminds me of when they credited bush for keeping us “safe”. No attacks on US after 9/11. No meteors smashed into our one and only (in case anyone has forgotten) planet thanks to bush.

These people make me puke.

Zee
Sorry, sistermoon, but videos in general annoy me, but this one in particular took so long to get started I was tearing my hair out. If people can’t WRITE up their commentary, they should hang it up. Videos are useful for polling the public or filming things like devastation from tornadoes and tsunamis, and compilations of news clips, but that’s about it, other than funny animal footage or music videos.

Z’girl
Simple solution… do. not. click. links. to. videos.
Voila!

Headclunker:

Well, I have a curious report from my water sample testing.

I didn’t think I was seeing anything so I stopped putting the glass rainwater collection jars out. And, then we had a couple of days of rain early in the week.

Today, I notice a strange light “stain” in the bottom of my bird bath. I had noticed it when I added water a few days ago, but thought that it was a natural discoloring of the bird bath – which is a light terra cotta.

Today, I was going to wash the bird bath thoroughly and before I did, I curiously swiped my fingers across the “stain” at the bottom. It stuck to my fingers and smeared like it was slightly oily – rather than just wet.

I poured some water in the bath, but the substance just stuck to the bottom – not “liquid” unless I touch it. It’s really kind of weird in its consistency.

It has only a faint, faint odor – hard to describe – slightly sweet, I would say, but even that doesn’t fit the scent of it. I decided to let the bath dry out and see what it was like “dry.” It sticks to the bottom of the bath and doesn’t smear or transfer without slightly scratching it.

It may be pollen, since it is a rusty peach color. But, I’ve seen pollen on things before and it’s more yellow than a rusty peach. I have never seen this in the bird bath before. It definitely has a slight hint of an “oily” feel on my fingers when wet – which again could be pollen, I guess.

I’m going to clean it with a few drops of bleach in the water. No rain is in the forecast so I can compare if it appears with and without, after it rains again.

lol, murphy! testify…it irritates the hell out of me to defend Zero for anything, and he HAS made outrageously racist statements about the AA community (the Popeyes for breakfast particularly annoys me).

But, everything you said is true, and a factor…and there has to be some way of discussing it.

Dances! I just trouble-shooted (trouble-shot?) my ability to view videos, and watched the one you linked to upthread. That’s why I tried to watch sistermoon’s link. Oh well!

Zee
“trouble-shooted”???

OK, Pumas….I admit…whenever something went wrong with me or anyone i loved I had a bad habit of muttering, “let it happen to Cheney, why US??”

Life is weird and scary. So my dad just got out of the hospital….where he saw Cheney. Cheney is definitely in the end stages of his heart disease, and I kept saying to my mom, but he was in the hospital LAST month, as if she or my dad were mistaken.

But no. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/health/20docs.html

He’s got some creepy implant that moves the blood with *no pulse* and is kind of like a cutting edge device to keep someone alive till a transplant can happen.

And, not much fanfare on this turn. Not sure why…maybe because it’s not available to the general public? Anyway, it buys him a few years.

Fine, dances…trouble-bombed!

HP and I must rely on the kindness of family….not sure if that’s better or worse than relying on the kindness of strangers!!!!!

Good morning and your Saturday tabloids
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2010/07/31/tabloids-bloody-war-bp-propaganda-clintons-wedding/

well, i see how things are here, so i wish you all the best
in whatever comes. i for one though will not condone what obama said, and i dont need a history lesson. there were many other select words that he could have used because he is so ‘articulate’ as the too men pointed out. sorry if some of you are bald from trying to watch it. hope it grows back. im out of here

Good morning Murphy & Pumas,

Glorious day for Chelsea & Marc’s wedding.Good
thoughts going their way: good health,the best
of luck and happiness always.

Later……

Words do carry nuances
From WIKI
Among humans, mongrel and mongrelize are derogatory terms for the mixing of “races”, known as miscegenation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscegenation

Miscegenation (Latin miscere “to mix” + genus “kind”) is the mixing of different racial groups through marriage, cohabitation, sexual relations, and procreation.[1]

The term “miscegenation” has been used since the nineteenth century to refer to interracial marriage and interracial sex,[1] and more generally to the process of racial admixture, which has taken place since ancient history but has become more global through European colonialism since the Age of Discovery. Historically the term has been used in the context of laws banning interracial marriage and sex, so-called anti-miscegenation laws. It is therefore a loaded and potentially offensive word.[2][3

From the Gulf:

In yesterdays technical update from BP, they indicates that the well cap pressure is still under 7,000 psi and they are preparing alot of mud for the kill in case they have to fill the casing in addition to the well bore to stop the leak. No body is asking about what they will do if that is not adequate. Admiral Allen has staunchly maintains that the pressure observed demonstrated well integrity and they will only need to fill the bore. But it is BP who is being non-commital about just how much integrity is demonstrated. http://bp.concerts.com/gom/audio/techAudio_30072010_3pm.htm

At The Oil Drum, those of us that are not going along with the company line are getting sniped. But here is one interesting comment that came out of a discussion of significant leaks being observed on the live feeds (article is a good read):

[-] [new] BK Lim on July 31, 2010 – 5:00am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Parent subthread | Comments top

impatiens,

“Coordinates of this location were reported to be: 28.73775˚ / -88.4087″

This point plot directly on the escarpment leading to BP’s wells. It is unlikely to have a pipeline and escarpment at the same place.

BP’s macondo wells were drilled pretty close to the escarpment which is an indication of a vertical geological structure – be it a dyke, salt dome or any vertical intrusive. My guess is a salt dome.

If you want more details check out my article on the shallow hazards zone – gas-saturated weak sub-formation (GWSF) zones hazards. With the cap on, the pressurised gas is going to find new pathways – and that could only mean through the faults and other weaknesses in the Quaternary sediments above the rock formation.
http://bklim.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/30/4781973-why-is-bps-macondo-blowout-so-disastrous-beyond-patch-up-

((((((((Chelsey Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky))))))))

I am so happy for them and their parents! After 30 years of sharing her parents in their Public Service on behalf of us, and what she had to publicly endure, whatever they are spending on her wedding to celebrate the occasion thrills me to think about!

Best Wishes to Chelsey and Marc!

Congratulations to Chelsea and Marc on their special day.

Oh and my son-in-law has hooked me to wireless and bug free computers! Life is good. He is the best.
I am off to ready some stuff for my Iceland vacation!
Leaving on Monday am….
Zee thanks for thinking of me..love ya.

Wishing Chelsea and Mark a wonderful and beautiful long life together.

(((HP Boston)))

Re: Your Iceland trip…

May the skies be blue, the weather fair, and the sea gentle. Enjoy!

Mohammadi Ashtiani: It doesn’t sound like she is out of Iran’s stoning pits yet.

These barbarians know how torture women all over the world no matter what they do – and seem to enjoy taunting her and us with her suffering – her inevitable fate of being imprisoned in a system of insanity, inhumanity and injustice… simply because she was born female!?

Excerpt:

Next week, the Iran judiciary may release their final judgment in the Ashtiani case, deciding whether to reinstate her sentence of death by stoning, execute her by another means, or possibly even grant her a reprieve, according to human rights groups.

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/07/30/iran.stoning/index.html?hpt=T2#fbid=dI8QBSs4QMQ

wontbackdown,

#183 – I really hate all religious fanaticism!

A Tribute to Chelsea’s on her Wedding Day:

I thought this was really sweet – from a posting on Team Hillary Facebook.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h578ZLRJl1M

wbd,

#186 – lovely video…

Anne Rice was an atheist before she became a Christian. Yesterday I read a short piece about her leaving the Church after ten years. She said she will continue to be a follower of Christ but not his fans because of their hatred, hypocrisy, and a few other things.

Good for Ms Rice

Anne Rice says it best for me:

<The “Interview with a Vampire” author, who wrote a book about her spirituality titled "Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession" in 2008, said Wednesday that she refuses to be “anti-gay,” “anti-feminist," “anti-science” and “anti-Democrat.”

Rice wrote, “For those who care, and I understand if you don’t: Today I quit being a Christian … It’s simply impossible for me to ‘belong’ to this quarrelsome, hostile, disputatious, and deservedly infamous group. For ten years, I’ve tried. I’ve failed. I’m an outsider. My conscience will allow nothing else.”

http://www.facebook.com/annericefanpage?ref=ts

President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a joint statement on Chelsea and Marc’s cerimony.

“We could not have asked for a more perfect day to celebrate the beginning of their life together, and we are so happy to welcome Marc into our family,” the statement said. “On behalf of the newlyweds, we want to give special thanks to the people of Rhinebeck for welcoming us and to everyone for their well-wishes on this special day.”

Today, we watched with great pride and overwhelming emotion as Chelsea and Marc wed in a beautiful ceremony at Astor Courts, surrounded by family and their close friends,” the statement said.

(“watched with great pride and overwhelming emotion” … they cried … and was there ever any doubt?)

Photos of Chelsea’s wedding site and some celebrity shots. I’m not a celebrity watcher so only recognized Madeline Albright and Ted Danson. Maybe someone else can pick out more of them.
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Chelsea-Clinton/ss/events/us/071910chelseaclinton

Article:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100801/ap_on_re_us/us_chelsea_s_wedding

One of the things Obama’s been doing is deliberately trying to increase the percentage of our population that is dependent on government for your living. For example, do you know what was the second biggest demographic group that voted for Obama? Obviously the blacks were the biggest demographic, y’all know what was the second biggest? Unmarried women. 70% of unmarried women voted for Obama. And this is because when you kick your husband out, you’ve got to have Big Brother Government to be your provider. And they know that. They’ve admitted it. And they have all kinds of bills to continue to subsidize illegitimacy…
The Obama administration wants to continue to subsidize this group because they know they are Democratic votes.
http://thinkprogress.org/2010/07/29/tennesseans-desperate-wamp-unemployed/

Freakazoid Schlafly

::::: stretch …. yawnnnn::::
Whew am I tuckered out!! It was well worth it though!! I must say that was the most magnificent wedding I’ve ever attended, and the reception was lots of fun!
I shared a table with Barbra Streisand and a few other folks. Barbra is great company … She sang a couple of her songs for me without my even asking!!
She even brought up the time we met on 57th and 2nd Avenue where I asked for her autograph! What a memory(iesssss…) she has! I’d completely forgotten about that! I didn’t
forgotten… I didn’t want to hurt her feelings.

I had the chance to chat it up with Maddie… That’s what she asked me to call her since Madame Secretary is too formal, and “besides, that’s what all my close friends call me.”
She was interesting, a bit eccentric and not as much fun as Barbra.

Hillary asked me to dance with her acouple of times… it was okay. Chelsea asked as well and I knew I should have but it was late and I was wanting to leave at that point. Oh and the chow was pretty good too!
I was very hungry by the time we were seated for dinner and I was more than happy to get my grub on!

All in all, I’d rate it a 5 on a scale of 1 to 5.

PS I caught the bouquet but I vollied it over to someone else in the crowd

Headclunker, wontbackdown, Dragonfly and all…

Congressman: too much dispersant used in oil spill

NEW ORLEANS – As BP inched closer to permanently sealing the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico, congressional investigators railed the company and Coast Guard for part of the cleanup effort, saying too much toxic chemical dispersant was used.

The investigators said the U.S. Coast Guard routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of chemical a day to break up the oil in the Gulf, despite a federal directive to use the dispersant rarely. The Coast Guard approved 74 waivers over a 48-day period after the Environmental Protection Agency order, according to documents reviewed by the investigators. Only in a small number of cases did the government scale back BP’s request.

Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., released a letter Saturday that said instead of complying with the EPA restriction, “BP often carpet bombed the ocean with these chemicals and the Coast Guard allowed them to do it.”
——–snip
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100801/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill

Good morning. Sounds like the wedding went off beautifully. HRC’s gown was very unusual and eye catching. Beautiful color. I didn’t see any bridesmaids, didn’t Chelsea have any? Can’t help it, I love to look at fancy dresses.

WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Robert Gates is predicting that only a small number of U.S. forces will come home from Afghanistan when a presidentially mandated withdrawal begins a year from now.

Gates reaffirms that a withdrawal will begin in July 2011. He says he thinks the initial pullout will be modest, and that a large number of U.S. forces will remain in Afghanistan.

The Pentagon chief says the pace of the withdrawal would pick up as security conditions improve.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100801/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_afghanistan

There should be plenty of good karma for Chelsea and Mark in their life together. Now more than ever, I appreciate the difference between “do good” and “feel good” politics. May they enjoy many blessings.

And now Hillary should have alot more time on her hands. What to do? What to do?…

Dances # 200:

“Whew am I tuckered out!! It was well worth it though!! I must say that was the most magnificent wedding I’ve ever attended, and the reception was lots of fun! I shared a table with Barbra Streisand and a few other folks…”

Well, thank god they haven’t searched your cavity yet for the phone!

Vera, Huma and I thought they’d never get that straight jacket on you or your camper out of the Hudson!

The fireworks were wonderful, this morning’s brunch was fabulous and now we’re all heading out for a midday sail on the Hudson and a late afternoon little nap.

Cooperate with the doctors, Dances – I’ll see what I can do when I get back in the morning…

The president says he feels sometimes that his administration isn’t getting the credit it deserves, but he says that’s because Americans remain scared, angry and frustrated.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/01/AR2010080101007.html

Clueless Odung

Excellent article on Anne Rice’s announcement to leave the “Christian” faith and the many victims of the Christian “right” extremist hate and spiritual delusions on not only their targets, but their own followers, our government, schools and the world at large… imo:

Why Anne Rice Has Never Been More of a Christian
Michael Rowe | Award-winning independent journalist, essayist, and author
Posted: July 30, 2010 12:15 AM

Excerpt only and – it’s long, but powerful:

What must it have been like for Anne Rice to watch and listen as her community of believers spent tens of millions of dollars in California making sure that her son remained a second-class citizen, denouncing LGBT Americans in the vilest, cruelest, ugliest terms, bookended with hearty “Amens?” How could she have listened to the hours and hours of gratuitous cruelty and hatred from the various churches and the politicians they’ve purchased for forty pieces of silver in adjusted dollars and not wondered who these so-called Christians were, and how it was — given their bigotry and rage — that she shared a title with them?

At the same time, how many Christian mothers have turned their backs on their LGBT children and cast them out like tragic mistakes, or, worse, embraced them with a toxic, bloody, pitying, non-affirming love that made it clear to their children that they believed they were damned?

“Love” is a quantifiable commodity, much as “faith” is. Neither, if they’re true to their nature, can tolerate darkness. Both will eventually surge, gasping, towards the light.

Still, it is possible to murder faith.

You murder faith same way you murder love: one bruise at a time, with small, daily cuts, with grinding contempt, with neglect. You murder faith by exposing it to bullets inscribed with Bible verses that kill Afghan and Iraqi children. You murder it by separating an elderly lesbian couple in a hospital because their union is considered “unnatural.” You murder it by linking it to greed, to the “God wants you to be rich” movement which marinates in loathing for the poor and needy, in defiance of Christ’s commission to care for them, then call it “good for America.” You murder it by exposing it to any number of atrocities wrapped up in an inviolate nationalism that claims divine authority as its basis, with no room for dissent, and no mercy for dissenters. You murder it with self-righteous, violent militarism, with intolerance, with lack of compassion, with lack of humility and, most importantly, with lack of humanity.

It dies a little bit more every time a gay or lesbian teenager commits suicide because they’ve been taught to hate themselves because God “loves” them but hates what they are.

Read the whole article here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-rowe/why-anne-rice-has-never-b_b_664576.html

Have a nice Sunday.

(Dances – I thought your wedding report was hill-arious!)

I just couldn’t resist… all in fun, though.

Truth be told, every time I hear about you heading out in the camper, wish I was going along.

Please forgive no link, but all the articles I read were enough to put a bullet thru your brain, either in slanted BS or else, mentioning in passing in an interminably long article about something else.

The upshot is….Johnny Rotten, of Sex Pistols fame, joins Sir Elton John in performing in israel and telling the Hollywood or music-equivalent elite to bugger off.

Good on ya, Johnny.

He correctly says he plays to the people, despite what government they have, and he adds that the MUSLIM PIGS have no democracies, NOT ONE, and none of them have invited him.

So, fuck you, Elvis Costello, you fashionista wannabe of what Johnny Rotten was bona fide.

Headclunker, Dragonfly and others – I didn’t know this:

Don’t know if this has been posted but, it was at the very end of an article about BP trying to offer “lump sum payouts to avoid future litigation”:

“On Friday night, the House of Representatives passed legislation that would block BP from winning future drilling permits in the US because of its safety record.”

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/aug/01/bp-gulf-oil-spill-compensation

The BP Corexit Saga Continues. BP has posted their requests for exemptions for the use of Corexit: http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/doctype/2931/57851/

They were pretty regular for thousands of gallons up until July 11th. After that, there is only one on July 19th for 375 gallons of Corexit. This was unusual in that it does not just request approval for an exemption, but it specifically requests approval for use. This is a subtle but important legal point. I do not know how they got that sucker to sign it, but the RF are squirming.

Admiral Allen may have to fall on his sword. But then, he is retired, isn’t he?

Good morning and your Monday tabloids
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/tabloids-iraq-war-well-kill-blago-et-al/

Does this pass the smell test? They are trying to force LA fishermen to resume fishing because the fish in offshore waters don’t “smell like oil or dispersant”—even tho globs of the stuff are still washing up onshore. They are employing scientists to smell the fish!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100802/ap_on_re_us/us_gulf_oil_spill_fishermen

Zee, thanks. See if this is better. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0810/40523.html

The obots have arrived at honora’s link… spewing their spew.
Pathetic.

New job for Hillary?
What do you think about an Obama-Clinton ticket in 2012?

I love it! 16%

I’d like it, but it’s not going to happen. 8%

Hmm. Maybe. 3%

Ridiculous idea. 72%

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0810/40523_Page2.html#commentsform#ixzz0vSublQrU

Dances,

#233 – Thank you for posting the link. It was a beautiful post.

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday, Afrocity.

From the Gulf:

Earthquake last night near New Orleans, about 3 miles deep.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US10/27.37.-95.-85.php

ot
mitch miller has died at age 99.
I didnt even know he was still alive.

via Max Dashu

The headline is about Papua’s non-ratification of CEDAW (women’s rights) but the story is the witch hunts: “Press accounts have found 50 women killed in 2009 for sorcery and witchcraft and Papua New Guinea’s status report to the committee states that these killings have doubled in recent times.”

http://womensenews.org/story/internation…al-policyunited-nations/100730/papua-new-guinea-apologizes-cedaw-record

The BPRF are setting up for another attempt to kill the beast they unleashed on us. This is another version of the Top Kill. They are calling it a static kill to distinguish it from their first attempt to pump kill mud against the flowing oil. Now they will slowly try to pump mud through the existing cap into the well. The goal is to get the mud to pump through the well all the way to the reservoir of oil under the sea bed.

They are calling it a test. If it fails they will need the relief well to plug the main well. I just hope they do not blow themselves up again. Do you suppose they will have the gas detectors turned on this time?

How is it that Charlie Sheen can assault his wife, threaten her with a weapon and get 30 days in rehab, 30 days of probation and 36 hours of anger management, while Lindsay Lohan has two DWI’s misses some AA classes and is put in jail and then has 90 days of rehab?? Maybe 90 days of rehab will do Lindsay some good, but in America the individual should get to choose. She had not driven after her DWI and her sentence was crazy. (Note the guy that had numerous DWI’s in Virginia, nothing was done to him and he kept driving and this morning killed a Catholic sister on the way to a religious retreat. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/01/AR2010080103169.html ) The inequality of sentences drives me insane. Driving drunk while a woman (especially white tv star) is especially dangerous. Beating up women, not so much.

honora,

#244 – I think it has to do with the way the individual state laws are written. The judge who is sitting it and the attorney who is defending them. America is becoming a country where the rich pay for their justice.

Side note: It also doesn’t go well for a person if they stand the judge up repeatedly, as in Lohan’s case.

goofsmom- I think she probably did lose her passport and couldn’t get back, but others may see it differently. Charlie has certianly not been a model defendant either. While state rules obviously differ, I think that this has more to do with enforcing the rules.

On to my next rant. Gisele Bundchen is perfect in every way and has decided that she should rule the world:”I think there should be a worldwide law, in my opinion, that mothers should breastfeed their babies for six months.” ttp://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/08/02/2010-08-02_gisele_bundchen_says_there_should_be_a_worldwide_law_forcing_mothers_to_breastfe.html

Great maybe she should run for office, first forced pregnancy then force breastfeeding.

Sharpclaws ,
Huh?

Ha! I never thought about if Hillary might be a PUMA. I guess we’ll never know unless we learn how she voted in the general. I wonder if she’ll ever reveal that in an upcoming book….

Bill seeks action to curb brutality against women globally

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan legislation that would mandate a comprehensive plan to combat violence against women worldwide is poised for a potential congressional vote, marking tough new action by the United States on a problem that’s commonplace across the globe.

Among other things, the bill would increase U.S. aid to 20 nations that take concrete action to curb brutality against women.

One of the original sponsors of the House of Representatives’ version, Rep. Bill Delahunt , D- Mass. , has said that passing the bill is an important step toward protecting women worldwide and advancing U.S. security interests.
—— snip

http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100802/wl_mcclatchy/3584353

lorac,

#252 – Hillary is a Puma.

Well, I wouldn’t kick Hillary out of the club, but of course a PUMA is a Hillary supporter who refused to vote for Obama – so I wouldn’t technically know until I knew how she voted.

That would be cool if she voted for McCain lol

lorac
Not that I know of…
I read his stuff when a link is posted on Facebook though.
I think he reads our blogs.

Good morning and your Tuesday tabloids
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/tabloids-iraq-war-well-kill-blago-et-al/

Good Morning Murphy and Pumas!

Best of luck to you Candace…
you are one of my sheroes!

Goooooo Britt!!!!!!!!

Hillary 2012!

Good luck to Candice, indeed!

prplvette…you rock, woman! I only wish HP were around with some choice words for the numbnuts who need to handicap the rules to have a fighting chance against you!

Sorry, I meant #259 lorac!

You mean DK Jaamal? He’s in multiple Examiners….Boston, CT, and if you say one place in California, I’m sure in multiple more.
He’s a plant, faux grassroots. He claims to have invented PUMA.
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One and the same? If so, he can kiss my ass.
I hate hate hate when someone takes credit for something another created.

TT
Don’t you have pull with certain moderators that you can find out what the deleted comment said? I mean if you really want to know. I don’t.

Candice
Go Ms. Britton!!!

Prplvette
Remember I warned you that if you did really well, they would change the rules on you? You’re way to smart and wily to let that get in your way. Go get ‘um.

BigCatLover 08.03.10 at 9:21 am
TT
Don’t you have pull with certain moderators that you can find out what the deleted comment said? I mean if you really want to know. I don’t.
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The brief comment included Hillary Clinton as one who supports global enslavement, and one who disrespects the US constitution and citizens.

This comment will self destruct by COB today.

BCL
I know, but there were a couple who were curious … so why not?

Regarding the side comments on Hillary. There are those who follow and denounce the actions of the Elites and their milking of humanity, and the empire-building going on in our country and its relationship with the rest of the world. It is inevitable that the Clintons, both of them, must live in and balance both worlds. These purists have long denigrated the Clintons for trying to ameliorate the bad instead of outright oppose it. They screech about how awful Clinton was for DADT, when in fact it was a baby step, a small first step that can only be judged as a first step taken during the time it was taken.

Likewise, Hillary is working for the Obama administration. Any policy has to be laid at his feet. Hillary is like the fairy godmother who stepped out after the evil one sentenced Sleeping Beauty to death: she can’t undo the spell, only ameliorate it to a temporary sleeping-death instead of a permanent one. I, for one, am glad she is in place to do what measure of good she can manage in these intolerable times.

Zee 08.03.10 at 10:01 am
I agree, all historical actions must be judged in the context of the times it occurs or the judgment has no meaning.

This is too funny…I love Historiann’s posts on women, but she’s been spotlighting a Dem primary in Colorado that I’m guessing is a local issue for her. Here is one of them….it’s hilarious. An appointed Dem Senator now has to run for his seat against a popular Colorado Dem in the primary, and even tho the appointed one has been outspending his challenger by 3:1, all he’s accomplished is to destroy his own 20 point lead.

Why? The fool is using Obama for leverage! lololololol

See what Historiann sez:

http://www.historiann.com/2010/08/01/who-ever-would-have-predicted-2/#more-12001

The Denver Post article has a pretty good laff line here: “The fact that Bennet has Barack Obama ads on everyone’s television screens multiple times a day right now shows that he’s scrambling to win this primary,”…Well, no wonder Romanoff is pulling ahead. If Bennet thinks running ads featuring President Obama here is a good idea even in a Democratic primary, then he’s a bigger idiot than even I would have guessed.

omg, check out the spotlight Historiann (who uses the term Hopium in regards to Obots, sweet!) put on this secret meeting between “historical” journalists and Zero:

http://www.historiann.com/2010/07/29/on-the-record-13-months-later/#more-11945

So….one of them comes forward. Is this akin to journolist? We may not know yet, since the one coming forward was one of the ones who tasked Obama and may have since been unwelcome and uninvited to any possible subsequent secret meetings.

Was Zero tapping them to “buff” his legacy? Does he still meet with the ones more willing than Willis to buff it?

Full of juicy tidbits!

Wills is miffed because his OMessiah didn’t take his advice so he’s dishing a lot of dirt about Zero’s transparent…oops…I mean, secret off the record meeting to learn how to buff his image. Surprise number one….Zero acknowledges that people listen to Hillary. But…..wah wah wah….since she’s SOS she can’t be his mouthpiece on domestic issues.

NO WONDER they want to haul her to the VP slot.

http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2010/jul/27/obamas-legacy-afghanistan/

… I told him that Richard Nixon had advised Ronald Reagan not to make too many public statements himself—let others speak on a daily basis, and save his appearances for big issues. Obama replied that he would speak less often in the future, but at the moment no one else in his administration could command the attention that he did. He added that Secretary Clinton had some ability to get the public’s ear, but she could not speak on domestic issues like the economy.

When Obama said that he was surprised that the left was so critical of him, I said that it would continue to be critical so long as he issued signing statements before passage of a law. He asked which one I objected to, and I said that any are unconstitutional.

He added that Secretary Clinton had some ability to get the public’s ear…”
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oh my god…
cluelessOne

Dances, reading that “some ability” can’t have been good for my blood pressure…but I’m taking a deep breath and heading back in to that revelation at the inner workings of fraudbama…

Headclunker, there’s mail.

My partner sent me this joke this morning. Thought you all could use some levity.

I’M sure I’ve taken and passed this test before.

The One (1) Question Test:
This test only has one question, but it’s a very important one.
By giving an honest answer, you will discover where you stand morally.
The test features an unlikely, completely fictional situation in which
you
will have to make a decision.
Remember that your answer needs to be honest, yet spontaneous.

THE SITUATION:
You are in Florida, Miami to be specific. There is chaos all around you
caused by a hurricane with severe flooding.
This is a flood of biblical proportions. You are a photojournalist
working
for a major newspaper, and you’re caught in the middle of this epic
disaster.
The situation is nearly hopeless. You’re trying to shoot career-making
photos. There are houses and people swirling around you, some
disappearing
under the water. Nature is unleashing all of its destructive fury.

THE TEST:
Suddenly you see a man and a woman in the water. They are fighting for
their lives, trying not to be taken down with the debris.
You move closer. Somehow they look familiar.
You suddenly realize who they are. It’s Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi!!
At the same time you notice that the raging waters are about to take
them
under forever.

You have two options:
You can save their lives or you can shoot a dramatic Pulitzer
Prize-winning
photo, documenting the deaths of two of the world’s most powerful
people.

Here’s the question, and please give an honest answer….

Would you select High Contrast Color film, or would you go with the
classic
simplicity of Black and White?

#291 NYS

Too little too late, but we need more of the Obots coming down off the Hopium.

“Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow are as bad as the right wing…”

Amen.

omg, the comments after the Garry Wills piece were priceless (if you skipped the interminable, long-winded male bombast that was pro or con Reaganomics, etc).

But the Bobots there have only gotten as far as being “profoundly disappointed” in fraudbama. Wake me up when they get to being profoundly disappointed in their own gullible selves.

Headclunker:

Want to see what the bottom of my bird bath looked like after the rains and I dumped the water?

http://s892.photobucket.com/albums/ac126/tinfoilhatguy/GS-OB%20July%202010/Gulf%20Shores%207-21-10/?action=view&current=030.jpg&amp;

I need to find a chemist.

OT – this really sucks:

Official: 9 killed in Conn. warehouse shooting

By STEPHEN SINGER, Associated Press Writer Stephen Singer, Associated Press Writer – 9 mins ago

MANCHESTER, Conn. – A warehouse driver who was asked to resign his job at a beer distributor went on a shooting rampage Tuesday morning that left nine people dead, including himself, and others wounded, company and government officials said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100803/ap_on_re_us/us_beer_distributor_shootings

wbd, I saw that sad story, with the number of victims continuing to rise.

Thanks for the link to Uppity Woman….she’s on a tear!

300
I keep tellin’ ya, they’re freaks.

Ants for lunch; spiders for dinner.

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-08/humanity-needs-start-farming-bugs-food-says-united-nations-policy-paper

I am just smacking my lips.

DancesWithPumas 08.03.10 at 1:51 pm # 304

“# 300 – I keep tellin’ ya, they’re freaks.”

LoL! Yep. And, far be it from me to disagree with ya!

I’m rooting for you Candice!!!

(((pumaland)))

I’m trying to verify at UPPITY’S—did they vote “yes” or
“no” for the mosque, they did the vote today

anyone KNOW???

michelina,

#312 – They voted NO. Their decision is of course going to be appealed.

Panel’s landmark denial frees NYC mosque site

NEW YORK — Ignoring jeers and cries of “Shame on you,” a city commission on Tuesday denied landmark status to a building near the World Trade Center site that can now be demolished to make way for an Islamic community center and mosque.
—— snip
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gieR_gNwrCUCH2jR03xjTCoEp4qgD9HC6NT01

Delle, Historiann and her commenters really light into Garry Wills for his petulance after the fact:

http://www.historiann.com/2010/07/29/on-the-record-13-months-later/#more-11945

sharpclaws
I edited out the first two insulting lines of your comment. Please stand warned that insulting Pumas or this blog will not be tolerated.
Thanks.

Goofsmom, I rarely chime in over here, just love the info that is posted over here, but I am going to agree with you. Alex Jones is a troop hating, cop hating anti-semite. Everyone should run as far away from him as they can get.

Hi girlsrule.

My biggest problem with the world domination theories is they expect all the protaginists to have the same goals and equal authority. Pfft…. It just isn’t going to happen. You put 3 men in the same room and they will end up in a fist fight.

Candice,
I’ve been checking and you did great! Even if you don’t win you went up against the system here. You got a lot of votes.
For pumas not familiar with that area Candice’s opponent has run that area for a long time and she is really making a dent.
Great job! I don’t usually speak for others here but I think it is safe for me to say we are all very proud of you!

U.S. Representative – District 1 Precincts Reporting 2 of 364
Britton, Candice (Britt) DEM 511 20.4%
Clay, Lacy DEM 1,998 79.6%

Candice,

#324 – DITTO!!

This is the gist(sp?) of Prop C

A yes vote on Prop C means you support Missouri’s right to opt-out of the mandatory requirement that everyone purchase health insurance.

A no vote on Prop C says you’re in favor of the federal government requiring everyone in all 50 states to buy health insurance or face a fine.

Missouri is voting yes.

shelia7,

That’s very good news on Prop C. I believe there are 30 states that have some form of legislation, ballot initiative or lawsuit in the works against BO Care.

oops wrong face. :devil:

whatever. LOL.

Candice
I was impressed with you from the beginning… now I am totally and absolutely frackin freakin frookin blown away by you!!!

psssst Sheila…aside from hiya, try “evil”

DWP,
hiya back! and thanks!

And you’re right, Candice Rocks!

((((((Candice Britton!))))))
((((((Candice Britton!))))))
((((((Candice Britton!))))))
((((((Candice Britton!))))))

MY SHERO OF THE YEAR!

Candice,
DWP said it all. And we’re not just saying that. You should be very proud of yourself. YOU ARE AWESOME! I know personally from living here what you were up against. In fact, my husband and I were just watching the news and it showed you with 20% of the vote. I told my husband that you are my puma friend and he said Holy Crap- does that say 20%? He was shocked that someone was able to take that much vote from Lacy Clay. He thinks you’re awesome too!

#317 sharpclaws

infowars = a conspiracy site. You probably mean well, but need to calm down.

Yes, the elite are milking us. But it’s not new. We need to wake up, but in the long run, progress wins.

Candice (puma warrior)……Yes! Yes! Yes! Dances said it all @ 343…

You got 20% against the Freakin Machine!!!!

Yes we are so proud of you…thank you for standing up.

You are Awesome!!!

G’night Murphy, Dances and Pumas….sweet dreams.

#327 sheila7

thanks for the heads up on that vote!! I had not heard of it!

Zee,

#349 – You’re welcome. If I’m online when the ruling comes down I will post immediately.

Goofs…I’ve heard of summer soldier but not chocolate soldier…darn you.

Now i want chocolate.

Stick a fork in me…

Goodnight Pumas

Oh, and Candice…
someone mentioned that you got TWENTY PERCENT of the vote in Lacy’s “SAFE” district…
That’s gotta tell you something!

Criminy! I’ll never learn:
Warning: Just another load of crap from our employees!

U.S. Finds Most Oil From Spill Poses Little Additional Risk

WASHINGTON — The government is expected to announce on Wednesday that three-quarters of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon leak has already evaporated, dispersed, been captured or otherwise eliminated — and that much of the rest is so diluted that it does not seem to pose much additional risk of harm.

A government report finds that about 26 percent of the oil released from BP’s runaway well is still in the water or onshore in a form that could, in principle, cause new problems. But most is light sheen at the ocean surface or in a dispersed form below the surface, and federal scientists believe that it is breaking down rapidly in both places.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/04/science/earth/04oil.html?_r=1&hp

DancesWithPumas 08.03.10 at 10:00 pm

Candice…
Don’t get all down and stuff! You finished with an excellent showing!! You were courageous from beginning to end. You never ran or campaigned for anything in politics prior to this…. You went up against a Dem incumbent, the Dem machine, and tons of Dem money!
YOU RAN FOR CONGRESS!!!!! Not exactly Dog Catcher of some small town!
You didn’t unseat Clay but youre the winner!!
YOU FREAKIN’ WON!

We are all blown away by your courage, passion, fortitude, righteous self. You’re what Democracy is all about! You gave all you had and YOU’RE THE WINNER!!
We’re all very, very proud of you!
=============
What Dances said.

Yes Candice, you showed your PUMAs how to do it. You are brave and did a great job, and we are proud of you.
You have more courage than I do.

(((((((((((((((((((Candice)))))))))))))))))
Wow! You’ve really embarrassed Lacy. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You’ve also opened many doors for yourself …
and for people who believe as PUMA’s do.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Good morning and your tabloids for Wednesday morning
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2010/08/04/tabloids-mud-in-the-well-no-golf-balls-and-other-stories/

Congratulations Candice.

You did very well. In fact, I hope you are planning to try for another run.

People know you now and if you can keep your name out there for another two years, you have a very good chance of winning the next time.

I would love to see that happen.

Delle is right, Candice….you’ll have a much better shot next time because more people will be involved in voting during a presidential year. Keep your opinions out there, stay involved!

# 371 – Let me repeat two thrilling facts:

- Because Candice Britton ran, all three parties had women running against the incumbent

- Candice came in third out of all 6 candidates – representing 3 parties

Candice Britton – You are something else! I am in awe!

Sorry – Be enraged at the key, minimized fact in the article in # 373:

“…the government said much of the spilled oil is gone — though what’s left is still at least quadruple the amount that poured from the Exxon Valdez.”

I’m tired of the hyped-up BP BS.

Dances # 360:

I read that, Dances.

Also, we need to fix # 361 youtube links – they’re not going to any videos.

Are you trying to compare the Alaska Prince William Sound story to the oil found the same way, on the beaches in the Gulf, story yesterday?

Have a good day Pumas.

((CANDICE)))

I join the list of PUMAs who are so proud
of you. Congratulations.
You are so awesome.
A great big WOW and keep walking
forward with your head held high.

Way to go Candice!!

Obama Drops 2009 Pledge to Withdraw Combat Troops From Iraq

August 4, 2010
Seventeen months after President Barack Obama pledged to withdraw all combat brigades from Iraq by Sept. 1, 2010, he quietly abandoned that pledge Monday, admitting implicitly that such combat brigades would remain until the end of 2011.
Obama declared in a speech to disabled U.S. veterans in Atlanta that “America’s combat mission in Iraq” would end by the end of August, to be replaced by a mission of “supporting and training Iraqi security forces.”

That statement was in line with the pledge he had made on Feb. 27, 2009, when he said, “Let me say this as plainly as I can: by Aug. 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end.”

In the sentence preceding that pledge, however, he had said, “I have chosen a timeline that will remove our combat brigades over the next 18 months.” Obama said nothing in his speech Monday about withdrawing “combat brigades” or “combat troops” from Iraq until the end of 2011.

Even the concept of “ending the U.S. combat mission” may be highly misleading, much like the concept of “withdrawing U.S. combat brigades” was in 2009.

more here:
http://original.antiwar.com/porter/2010/08/03/obama-drops-2009-pledge/

Oh, well, in honor of his birthday, let’s have another Race Speech from Mr. Eloquent Hopey-Changey. Explain this one, Barky:

http://colorlines.com/archives/2010/08/environmental_racism_surfacing_in_bp_spill_waste_management.html

More than one hundred days into the BP disaster, folks are wondering where all the oil has gone….we do know the destination of around 40,000 tons of the spill waste: it’s headed for the families that have been getting dumped on for years..BP’s colorfully advertised waste management plan appears to follow a haunting pattern of environmental racism.

…These are communities already pummeled by the a triple-blow of Hurricane Katrina, economic paralysis and racial inequality. Within these populations, the pollution may strike women and children the hardest. Exposures to oil chemicals, such as benzene, along with the mystery cocktail of dispersants, may pose major risks to reproductive and maternal health…

…Toxic exposures during pregnancy are linked to birth defects, while air and water contamination make it hazardous for children to play outside. The lethal synergy between poor health and sick communities deepens the cycle of social disenfranchisement. And with limited access to health care and abortion, many poor women of color risk losing control of both their reproductive and environmental destinies.

Referring to the usual targets as “sacrifice communities,” Bullard explains the intensity of toxic exposures as a measure of the devaluation of human lives…So this is what corporate America means by “waste management.” Though Obama’s EPA vows to enhance federal monitoring of local environmental justice issues, we’re left today in anxious expectation of another avoidable crisis of race and health. Like the oil itself, the ultimate consequences are sure to surface down the line, borne out in the next generation to inherit this unconscionable legacy.

pumacraig
The first step of any new endeavor is always the hardest and you made it through that first step. Congratulations.
Take some time to relax and reflect, and then I’d love to hear your thoughts on what you’ve learned about running for public office, what went well and what obstacles you ran into (money is always the big one these days). We all admire your commitment and drive and want to learn from your experience, if you’re willing to share. Thanks.

Until several minutes ago, I didn’t know this was coming:

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/70475

And so, while we are trapped and sweltering in the ‘high density public transit oriented neighborhoods’ – sort of like rats – where will the obots be residing?

Surely NOT in the same ‘high density public transit oriented neighborhoods’.

How dare they!

I don’t think I can take much more.

That is going to be a tough one, honora. From the POV of the AA community, they are supporting a member of their community from attack that seems to them, from their experience, all too common. The same way we see the sexism in the same old excuse, again and again, that the critic is “for” women candidates, just not “this” woman candidate.

That is one of the things that makes me the angriest…all these white-guilt morons voted for this inexperienced dweeb who was bound to fall flat on his hind end…and there will be racial repercussions, including AA disengagement/disillusionment in the political process. I hope I’m wrong, but it seems likely.

The cake I signed for BarryBoy on Jan Brewster’s site…
You can put a short message in the boxes that should be your name…

http://www.happybirthdayfromaz.com/cake.php?ID=31036&t=c735f830629cc8f55d6c5fd12f4e0efc

Zee I am going to try that right now.

I have those type weeds growing through the cracks of the front path and sidewalk. Also they are coming through cracks in my back patio. They drive me crazy.

Thanks so much for the tip. I hope it works now.

PROP 8 RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!!!

Prop 8
REMEDIES

Plaintiffs have demonstrated by overwhelming evidence that Proposition 8 violates their due process and equal protection rights and that they will continue to suffer these constitutional violations until state officials cease enforcement of Proposition 8. California is able to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, as it has already issued 18,000 marriage licenses to same-sex couples and has not suffered any demonstrated harm as a result,see FF 64-66; moreover, California officials have chosen not to defend Proposition 8 in these proceedings.

Because Proposition 8 is unconstitutional under both the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses, the court orders entry of judgment permanently enjoining its enforcement; prohibiting the official defendants from applying or enforcing Proposition 8 and directing the official defendants that all persons under their control or supervision shall not apply or enforce Proposition 8. The clerk is DIRECTED to enter judgment without bond in favor of plaintiffs and plaintiff-intervenors and against defendants and defendant-intervenors pursuant to FRCP 58.

IT IS SO ORDERED.”

Invalid,

I was running errands when the ruling came down… Wooo Hooo
I’ve been grinning since I heard it.

From the ruling:

Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license. Indeed, the evidence shows Proposition 8 does nothing more than enshrine in the California Constitution the notion that opposite-sex couples are superior to same-sex couples. Because California has no interest in discriminating against gay men and lesbians, and because Proposition 8 prevents California from fulfilling its constitutional obligation to provide marriages on an equal basis, the court concludes that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.

It’s a good day .

invalidresponse 08.04.10 at 3:43 pm
PROP 8 RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!!!
—————-
WOOT!!
Finally, a judge declares the obvious!

… California is able to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, as it has already issued 18,000 marriage licenses to same-sex couples and has not suffered any demonstrated harm as a result….

Don’t do anything RASH, dances! lol

Well, make it a three-star day….New York State Senate also, on this stellar day, put a stop to drilling for gas…. “hydrofracking” — whoo hoo!

:::::: on bended kneee ::::::
Zee,
Will you marry me?

WAIT!! Did you just say you have a ‘rash’??
nevahmind

Dances,

LOL…

((((((Britt))))))

Take a rest. It is tough out there. I had a complaint filed against me on the job today, for doing my job. It is unfounded and hopefully nothing will come from it, but I will be investigated.

Would I do anything different if I had it to do again?

Hell NO!

Candice
Money makes everything easier and you didn’t have as much as your opponent and he had the party machine with him. Pumas and others are fighting that corrupt party machine, as you did. Focus on your health and regroup. As far as a computer goes, there’s always the library. I used mine for 3 months while my pc was down. You always have a home here. Don’t forget it.

“13 keys make Obama’s re-election a certainty? Certainly not.

There has been some press recently about Professor Allan Lichtman’s assertion based on his 13 political keys which Lichtman says has never been wrong, that indicate that President Obama’s re-election in 2012 is a certainty.

But while Lichtman’s 13 keys may very well be valid, a closer look at Lichtman’s analysis of those keys and his answers, actually proves that far from Obama’s re-election being a certainty, it is his defeat, based on Lichtman’s keys, that is a certainty.”
http://tominpaine.blogspot.com/

Headclunker, I couldn’t follow your question to the Oil Drum, but why not pose it? There seems to be a crowd over there that understands these things.

I hope the complaint against you doesn’t include litigation, and that it’s quickly dismissed.

BCL #420

Very interesting article, both the original test and the same points revisited.

It actually makes me uneasy, because I remember well what the summer of 2001 was like, and how sure we were that Bush would be driven out of office before even his first term was up. There were people coming out with challenges to the Supreme Court decision, and other factors that seemed inevitable and relentless.

And then 9/11. I am NOT a “no-planer” who thinks that the buildings were imploded. But there were specific warnings that I believe were purposely ignored, and I think the Bush administration thought they could rally the nation with some incident that more or less resembled previous, smaller terrorist attacks. I think they were shocked by the enormity of the attack, but after that they did continue to use “terror alert” warnings to cow the public.

Zero has never been above using whatever tactic works, and if his popularity sinks too dangerously low, I would not be surprised at some trumped up reason to attack another country, or something like that, to “unite” us.

Or maybe some fake assassination attempt to gin up sympathy. I’m not kidding…there will be something. Something outlandish, that couldn’t be “predicted” — and I’m not saying he won’t be a one-termer, but the sooner it seems *inevitable* that he will be kicked out, the more nervous I am. He backloaded all of his economic stimulus measures, so they aren’t even slated to kick in till closer to the 2012 election. He doesn’t give a crap how much people are suffering now….he wants to appear to have “struggled” to clean up after Bush, but “succeed” in the end, so he can buy some good will closer to re-election time.

I’ve been on this scary-go-round before…I hope I’m wrong, but…I guess I should make up a marker list like that guy did, on public manipulation.

Good morning and the tabloids of today (Thursday)
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2010/08/05/tabloids-good-news-thursday-gay-marriage-ban-oil-well-done-with/

Just a drive by to tell you my stealth Puma mission this morning. the fraud is visiting the Ford plant in Chicago Heights. It is sealed up tighter than a drum. Security everywhere. I being the stealth Puma I am have a friend that works at the plant. I made up a flyer with a pic of the new Ford Explorer, (which is being built at the plant) The heading says Built Ford Tough, Built By Americans without any Stimulas money. The bottom says
Vote PUMA http://www.pumapac.org! My friend is putting them in the plant offices and lunchrooms, I put them out at the local stores and gas stations last night and this morning before work!
Btw, I painted my vette a very dark purple, it looks black from a distance,I painted the rims black.. Camille is ready for all stealth missions! You can’t see her if I turn the lights off ;}

Delle, that’s good to hear! Yes, I used half a kettle on one spot…and I was afraid for my concrete, but since it was already cracked and would get worse if the weed wasn’t killed, I went ahead. They’re amazingly easy to pull this way.

—————-

prplvette, you and Camille are both in fine stealth form!

Prplvette
You crack me up. An inspiration to any Puma.

Oh and Admiral Allen says there never was a blackout on the media in certain areas of the Gulf, they were simply trying to prevent booms from being stolen so no one was allowed to go near those areas. There was no media blackout. Got it? That’s his story and he’s sticking to it.

There were some pretty tough questions, but he stays calm and unruffled.

Maybe the media sucks up to whoever’s in power because they hold the keys to access. Well, what if WE held those keys? We decided what questions were asked and how often the leaders were put in the hot seat?

The media is the key….I applaud those trying to watch the media spin. It is sickening. Over at TGW I linked to a Washington Post article on how Zerobama was both against Prop 8 AND against Gay Marriage. By noon, the WaPo had changed the headline to a milder and less clear “president obama’s beliefs meet his politics.”

Essentially, Zero hated Prop 8 because he said it was “divisive” — he prefers to let things simmer and keep the status quo. He wasn’t against Prop 8 for any other reason…in fact, he’s against gay marriage. Speaking out of both sides of his mouth….and the WaPo covering that up after pointing it out.

Three of the nine Supreme Court Justices are now women. Let’s see if the 30% solution plays out as promised. We can only hope.

Still off topic…

Amazingly Fast Eruption on the Sun Photographed

One of the fastest big solar eruptions in years has been observed streaking away from the sun at more than 2.2 million mph by two NASA spacecraft.

The flare occurred Aug. 1 and created a massive sun eruption called a coronal mass ejection that struck Earth’s magnetic field Tuesday, creating dazzling aurora displays. NASA’s twin STEREO spacecraft recorded the eruption and beamed images of the sun storm back to Earth. [Photo of the sun eruption.]

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/fast-sun-eruption-photo-100805.html

Also, if it’s Friday, it’s time for the DU-dies!
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/du-dies-for-the-week-of-july-31-august-6/

HP
How was the shower?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100805/pl_yblog_upshot/first-lady-under-fire-for-her-glitzy-spanish-vacation

But first lady under fire for glitzy vacation (what took them so long).

fox News to tackle subject of honor killings in America (about time). Jon Scott will host a special on Fox News tonight at 10 pm eastern on honor killings by Muslim men in our country. Jon Scott did a segment this morning on his morning show about an Egyptian father that shot his 2 teenaged daughters for dating non Muslim boys, then he disappeared. He told their mother that he was taking them to get something to eat at Denney’s. One of the daughter managed to get a call off to 911 screaming ‘Oh no, not again’, meaning he shot them more than once until they died.

LEGISLATION

Kerry introduces law to bring Muslim workers to U.S.

And

Report to the President and the Congress on Comparative Effectiveness Research
Comparative Effectiveness = rationing

See more at 411 on the 111 pumpac forum:
http://pumapac.org/forums/411-on-the-111/comment-page-7/#comment-449778

Mrs Obama shouldnt be responsible for cost of rooms for her security detail nor the cost of the plane / pilots, etc.
All the rest? Staff, guests, etc. Yep.

WH advisor Christine Rohmer is leaving her position. Speculation is that she was a big booster of the stimulus package and may be taking a hit for that. Off the find a link and more details on this. BBL

Sorry, her name is actually Christina Romer.

Food stamp use hit record 40.8m in May

Bloomberg News /
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans who are receiving food stamps rose to a record 40.8 million in May as the jobless rate hovered near a 27-year high, the government reported yesterday.
Recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program subsidies for food purchases jumped 19 percent from a year earlier and increased 0.9 percent from April, the US Department of Agriculture said in a statement on its website.

An average of 40.5 million people, more than an eighth of the population, will get food stamps each month in the year that began Oct. 1, according to White House estimates.

The figure is projected to rise to 43.3 million in 2011.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/08/05/food_stamp_use_hit_record_408m_in_may/

Yeah, you can figure if they say they’re leaving for family reasons, it’s actually due to infighting.

7 yr old ping-pong phenom:
http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2010/08/all_the_way_from_china_tennis_prodigy_xin_xue_feng_vod_0806.php

Smile, you’re paying for Michelle’s vacations – Hillaryis44:
http://www.hillaryis44.org/

HP, if you read this in the morning from home…..w/b!!!

Good morning and your tabloids for the day
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/tabloids-lets-have-weddings-bp-packs-up-with-thoughts-to-come-back/

With all the comments about michelle’s travelling and her wardrobe, I imagine this will go down well.

WH Calling – Michelle Wants A Coat

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23864323-white-house-calling-please-will-you-make-a-coat-for-michelle-obama.do

BP may re-drill near Gulf of Mexico oil well site

“Clearly there’s lots of oil and gas there and we’ll have to think about what to do with that at some point,” Doug Suttles, BP’s chief operating officer, told reporters.”

:snip:

Now that they have the ‘re-thief wells’ basically completed, have successfully mastered walking all over their debris of their corporate model – death, destruction of the environment and peoples’ lives – they are already salivating over their future profits.

“we’ll have to think about what to do with that at some point, Suttles said”

Selling America to Murderers, Destructionists and Sociopathic Corporations – comprised of Sociopathic Executives and the minions that love the wages more than their souls – all courtesy of the United States Government “Elected Representatives Pimps of the People”.

WBD #472

With the lessons learned at such an exorbitant expense, would come the knowledge on how to do this with minimal risk and just what it would be worth. That will be the bottom line. But we knew that from the start of all this, that people who would pursue black gold in the manner that they did would not stop until they were stopped.

It is a compartmentalized predominantly white male system. Their emotions are not tied to their economics or values. The right and left side of their brains do not connect. The exclusion of women is an important part of the formula.

Women’s rights are human rights.

Headclunker 08.07.10 at 10:44 am

“But we knew that from the start of all this, that people who would pursue black gold in the manner that they did would not stop until they were stopped.

It is a compartmentalized predominantly white male system. Their emotions are not tied to their economics or values. The right and left side of their brains do not connect. The exclusion of women is an important part of the formula.”

They haven’t been “stopped,” headclunker, but merely given a massive opportunity in how to better manage the ultimate, environmental effects of their obvious criminal business practices.

It’s on-going: Our government is now allowing British Petroleum to recover the evidence – the wreckage – from the explosion.

Not to worry, however. Recovery will be “closely supervised” by the scientists and engineers on BP’s payroll.

Headclunker: Do you think this story is possibly closer to the truth than what’s being reported?

http://www.sott.net/articles/show/213257-Death-Gyre-in-the-Gulf

A cartoon whose time has come
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/cartoon-useless-things/

I was thinking today about Kagan’s appointment and how the Supreme Court Appointments he has been making are about the only major thing Obozo has done right. Then it occurred to me that it must have been part of the deal Hillary made with BO over the primary mess.

Good morning and your Sunday tabloids
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2010/08/08/tabloids-war-in-oil-kill-out/

http://beforeitsnews.com/story/128/719/S510_-_Illegal_To_Grow,_Share,Trade,_Sell_Homegrown_Food,_Penalty_is_Jail.html

I had heard about them making collecting rainwater illegal (I want to say in Utah – not awake enough to find a link) but this shit is just getting to be too f’in much .

TT – it’s a mass cover up, huh? I had a break from the news during my vacation – no time to surf the web and at times no internet. I come back to total cognitive dissonance. My fellow native is reporting on facebook all of this evidence of oil, and the SCFP is reporting that most of the oil is gone. WTF? I don’t think the cow rays videoed by Pcola Gregg and appearing desperate for food would agree. The spin is dizzying.

Will did GREAT !

#490 TT
Are you refering to the interview on FOX this morning re We Will Not Be Silenced 2008? It was excellent. Good point-The people who won from fraud are in charge of “fixing” the system.

But, Dragonfly…

We are talking about a disaster caused by British Petroleum, managed by British Petroleum, information-controlled by British Petroleum – the safety procedure violators from hell – who didn’t give a rats a$$ about people, public safety and the environment, over their bottom-line profits?

I guess my little mind still can’t seem to reconcile why clean-up crews, engineers and scientists have all been silenced by non-disclosure agreements of their divine, miraculous efforts being undertaken to save the gulf.

Nor, can I grasp why local law enforcement agencies and their off-duty members aided British Petroleum in containing media, fly-overs and public access to certain areas as “forbidden by British Petroleum, all backed by the people’s government.”

As for my Cognitive Dissonance, it goes like this:

Forget about it and trust that “British Petroleum” has miraculously solved the problem of 2 million barrels of oil and 2 millions gallons of dispersant – that we know of. The miracle is even greater, when compared to the Exxon/Valdez.

Well, that means I should give equal credit to the Obama Admin. Maybe I should be changing my opinion of him – the fraud from hell – and start working for his second term.

Here’s an upper from comment at hillaryis44 although JS is a little ‘off’ on OUR acronym’s meaning. I think we should overlook it, though:
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From John W Smart

The only group who got the Obama they expected are the Party Unity My Ass folks who bolted the Dems during the primaries. Liberals expected and/or dreamed of an Obama other than the half ass, feckless dilettante that arrived. Their Obama has not shown up. Moderates thought he’d actually be one of them. (Why they thought this is any one’s guess. Mass A.D.D. maybe?) Their Obama did not show up. Conservatives assumed they were getting Hugo Chavez and have spent the better part of a year and a half misusing the word socialism in an attempt to affix an allegedly scary label in hopes that it would come true. Mr. Obama has given aid, comfort and atmospherics to the Right’s central thesis – but he is no socialist. Socialists don’t bailout mega banks – they nationalize them. The Right really needs to stop insulting socialists by comparing them to Obama.

From the start PUMAs had it right. Obama – the hologram of 2008 – has not shown up. Why? He never existed. PUMAs knew this all along. The Obama who has shown up is precisely the one anyone who bothered to look past the hologram of 2008 saw clear as day: Obama is an overblown errand boy, sent by overblown grocery clerks, to stiff us with their overblown bill. Turns out he’s not even a very good errand boy. He misunderstands, then bumbles, even the most basic tasks, and, frankly, he repeatedly sneaks off for smoke breaks when he ought to be working.

Hello Murphy & Pumas,

theamericanway # 496

08.08.10 at 10:55AM

John W Smart is smart to finally credit Puma {People
United Means Action} of knowing before anyone knew
what kind of president o would be. Too bad, we only
hope that 2012 will allow us to vote for SOS Hillary
R. Clinton and let her new address be the White House.