Who Is More Important, Women & Children Or ?
Posted by Michelle Moquin on February 28th, 2013
Good morning!
I don’t think enough can be said about the “Sequester”. As I mentioned on Monday, tomorrow, Friday is “D” Day…”D” for “Decision” and possibly “Disaster”, if the republicans don’t do the right thing.
Is Your Kid More Important Than a Submarine?
Feb 27, 2013 | By ThinkProgress War Room
How the Sequester Will Hit Women & Children
The damaging across the board cuts set to go into effect in just two days will harm the economy, kill 750,000 jobs, and cause pain to people in communities across the country. Worse yet, it will disproportionately impact women and children.
“…the reality of the sequester cuts, which will begin taking effect this Friday unless Congress acts, is that they will actually have devastating effects on all Americans. Sequestration would have a disproportionate effect on some of the nation’s most vulnerable populations, particularly women and children, while still retaining wasteful military spending on some outdated projects.
Take a look at this ThinkProgress infographic to see how much we’re going to have to cut from programs that benefit women.
Once again, men and their phallic looking war toys are more important than the care needed for women and children. When will we be put first? When? When we vote out the ones who are keeping us in second place, as second class citizens. C’mon girls, together we have the power to change the world and get what we want for all women, and children. Don’t you think it is time? It is really up to us.*
Zen Lill: Girl, what would we do without you? :) FYI: The docu was on PBS the night I blogged it. It was amazing. So many Wonderful Women Of The World. A must see. If you want to catch it with your “dude” click here.
Readers: I don’t know how many of you watched the documentary “Makers…”, but it was really interesting to see history and the beginning of Feminism or at least feminism in the forefront. It was inspiring to watch women come together, marching and fighting for women’s liberation…equal rights…creating a revolution, and being loud and proud about their feelings of wanting more from life, than what was expected of them.
Where has that passion gone? Where is that energy and commitment to our sisters? It certainly showed up in this film (Part 1)…
well…sort of.
Even back then, when women were coming together fighting for their rights, what they were fighting for didn’t include all issues for all women - They were mostly issues related to white women – Lesbians and OTW women were left out…their issues and concerns were not being addressed. The womens’ issues needed to be broader, more encompassing of the many issues that many different women were experiencing at the present time. Women’s liberation wasn’t just about gender oppression, it was about “racial” oppression, and “class” oppression.
And that was just Part 1. *Once again, c’mon girls, together we have the power to change the world and address our needs and the needs that are important to us. It is obvious we can’t count on anyone else to put our needs first, but ourselves collectively. Support all your sisters! Blog me your thoughts.
Gloria: Well…what did you do? I couldn’t help but ask.
Chris: Horrific story but oh what a sister you’ve got. Happy she was there to defend you. And delighted that you support women’s causes. Thank you.
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Peace out everyone!
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February 28th, 2013 at 10:44 am
Finally, VAWA was passed today! About damn time! Amanda Marcotte wrote this piece today:
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Five hundred days since letting the Violence Against Women Act expire, House Republicans finally caved today and voted to reauthorize the bill, which was first passed in 1994 to help victims of rape and domestic violence find safety, care and justice. VAWA passed the House today with a vote of 286-138 (with the 138 against being all Republican), and President Obama is expected to sign it once it gets to his desk. Republicans aren’t too happy about this turn of events, but their ongoing resistance to this popular legislation was starting to make them look like monsters, so they didn’t have much of a choice.
Since VAWA expired, House Republicans have been resisting the version of the bill that passed the Senate with a vote of 78-22. They objected mainly to expanded protections for LGBT victims, immigrants, and Native Americans. The last group became a particular sticking point, with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor taking the lead in objecting to a provision that would allow tribal authorities jurisdiction in some cases where non-Native Americans rape or assault a Native American on tribal lands. House Republicans offered an alternative bill that didn’t have these expanded protections, which was voted down this morning before the more expansive Senate version passed.
While Republicans argued that they were only opposed to the expansions, but not to the core of the bill, holding up its passage just fed into the narrative that the party is increasingly anti-woman—a narrative that hurt Republicans in the November election. (Not that it’s really slowed down the flux of Republican-penned bills nationwide that restrict reproductive rights and threaten women who want abortions with the transvaginal probe.)
Of course, Republicans have only themselves to blame if people believe that ending VAWA is more of the same sexist malarkey. For one thing, all the Republicans who voted against VAWA in the Senate were men—all the female Republican senators voted for it. Then you have the nine Republican congressmen who declared that there was no version of VAWA they would support. Rep. Tom McClintock of California justified his resistance in 2012 by calling VAWA “a feel-good measure” and objecting to how the bill supposedly hamstrings “judges who are attempting to resolve and reconcile highly volatile relationships.” It is true, as I reported at the American Prospect, that VAWA puts an emphasis on separating victims from their abusers instead of trying to patch things up, but that’s because the evidence overwhelmingly suggests that this strategy works better at keeping victims safe. Which is the point.
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. The republican party is fully aware of their negative image. Many are now supporting causes they balked at. DOMA will be next. Repugs know most free thinking women aren’t going to support their sexist agendas any longer. Thank goodness this has finally passed but we will not forget: VOTE THEM OUT!
/SB
February 28th, 2013 at 11:38 am
one more thing to share today, another Mark Fiore (click the right arrow under the picture of the American family).
http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/fiore/slideshow/Mark-Fiore-44948.php
Have a good day, all.
/SB
February 28th, 2013 at 1:19 pm
You are welcome Michelle.
Social B,
That is good news that the VAWA passed. That is a no brainer there. We need another submarine like we need another Bush president.
What gets me the most is that the Repunkicans are only fighting Obama because he is black, and of course he would prevent them from robbing and giving away the country to their cronies more than they already do.
Al
February 28th, 2013 at 9:30 pm
How they voted [on VAWA] and why it’s important:
http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/02/28/the-violence-against-women-acts-most-interesting-votes/
/SB
February 28th, 2013 at 9:35 pm
Al,
Yes! And you see them playing him on the party not wanted to discuss WHICH cuts the support. They want him to decide so they can pretend they have nothing to do with it when someone complains about the cut affecting them! Obama has to take the fall.
I keep reading about the aliens not wanting to allow the humans galactic recognition and I have too look around me and say .. They’ve got a point. Society is not evolved enough. There’s too much hate.
/SB
March 1st, 2013 at 5:30 am
Well, since you asked Michelle. I told him I liked the surprise, then I invited him upstairs.
When we got upstairs, I turned on my bedroom recorder. Then I said I really like a man with balls. What made you decide to run those big hands of your up my skirt? How did you know I wouldn’t scream or slap your face? What would you have said if I had?
After about 15 minutes I told him to drop his pants so I could suck his dick. After he did, I said wait that is not a good idea, why not just return after you take your wife home. He agreed.
Then he went back downstairs. I waited about an hour and I stopped the party and told my guess to gather around my 50″ television for a game that offered a bottle of Crystal as a reward.
When everyone was watching I played the tape of the events that I tapped upstairs.
March 1st, 2013 at 5:36 am
For those of you off island who will not be able to attend.
http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31972:citi-chamorro&catid=45:guam-news&Itemid=156
Hafa Adai
Anna
March 1st, 2013 at 6:24 am
Gloria:
How can one recognize a woman such as your self? Are there any particular traits or anything to pick an adventurous woman such as you out of a crowd?
Don’t think I will try move like that again anyhow, some of you women have a hell of a left hook. I know, I once tried something similar with a Roller Derby Queen.
Spent 3 months with my jaw wired eating through a straw. Guess she did not like what I had done.
Michelle:
Why in the world do we need another supid submarine? Don’t we have enough things to spend tax dollars on. Another wonderful example of our military keeping us safe from forein invasion.
I think the money would be better spent making a billion Submarine Sandwiches and giving them out to the hungry and homeless. God Bless America.
Linda:
Thanks for the shoulder to cry on. My teacher at the day-care is always calling me a big cry baby. I think I will kick her in the shin if she ever calls me that again. I know VAW, but she is bigger than me and makes me stand in the corner all the time, and for minor stuff like pulling the fire alarm or putting gum in Suzie’s hair. What a bully she is, no fun and so mean. I kid you not.
Al
March 1st, 2013 at 6:34 am
Once again we see the disrespect this president gets because he is black. Any white boy is given a podium to voice his disrespect of the office of POTUS.
The white boy reason, they want to keep the myth alive that if you are white you are better. Hence when the LSOS Bob Woodward claimed the white house threatened him, it got front page and other news headlines everywhere the white media had control.
The LSOS Woodward made waves on Wednesday night when he took to CNN and Politico to accuse the White House of deploying heavy-handed tactics with him after he questioned the Obama administration’s account of the negotiations over the looming budget sequester. Sperling — who he did not name at the time — had told him he’d “regret” moving forward with his narrative, Woodward said, making it clear that he saw this as a threat.
However when “Politico” checked the emails containing that “regret” remark it was quite a different story.
Here’s an excerpt from Sperling:
I apologize for raising my voice in our conversation today. I do understand your problems with a couple of our statements in the fall — but feel on the other hand that you focus on a few specific trees that gives a very wrong perception of the forest. But perhaps we will just not see eye to eye here. But I do truly believe you should rethink your comment about saying saying that Potus asking for revenues is moving the goal post. I know you may not believe this, but as a friend, I think you will regret staking out that claim … My apologies again for raising my voice on the call with you. Feel bad about that and truly apologize.
Woodward, who would later profess to be unnerved by Sperling’s email, replied very calmly:
Gene: You do not ever have to apologize to me. You get wound up because you are making your points and you believe them. This is all part of a serious discussion. I for one welcome a little heat; there should more given the importance. I also welcome your personal advice.
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I can’t wait till the numbers change. This is mostly a despicable race when it comes to how they treat OTWs.
Alycedale
March 1st, 2013 at 7:17 am
Alycedale, I agree with you so much. Did you see the cover of Businessweek? It was so racist and disgusting that I sent my office issue back along with a piece of my mine about the blatant racism.
Apparently they are not aware that 67% of the poor as well as receiving benefits from the federal government are WHITE.
March 1st, 2013 at 7:18 am
Al, You have such a sweet subtle sense of humor.
March 1st, 2013 at 7:19 am
To all the people who buy into the idea that the housing collapse was due to “gangs of greedy poor people”, I got news: the banks held seminars in every real estate company in our town training every agent exactly how to talk people into spending more than they could reasonably afford – to max them out financially.
This marketing goal was systemic and considered “acceptable practice”. And every realtor, banker and real estate attorney knows it.
Funny thing is, I never EVER saw a bank offer a seminar to poor people to teach them how to keep from getting snookered!
March 1st, 2013 at 7:20 am
Considering it is mostly white wall street executives who are sucking all of the wealth out of this country, in a magazine mostly read by wealthy whites, the magazine should be prosecuted for a hate crime (exaggerating, but you get the point).
March 1st, 2013 at 9:17 am
Alycedale:
You know I agree with you 100%. But, don’t you think that “Racist White Men” would be more appropriate than “White Boy”. I know you mean no offense to me.
That is your choice of course, but, honestly, I cringe a little every time I read or hear that, I never use derogatory terms to identify a human beings race, and there is plenty of evil to have infiltrated every race on the planet. No race is without it’s own racists.
Take it for whatever it’s worth.
Al
Al
March 1st, 2013 at 9:23 am
Minnie:
How nice of you.
Al
March 1st, 2013 at 9:33 am
Carmen, too true, I was at a RE office helping a pal out one day back in 2008, there was a sales meeting going on, the boss was informing the agents that there was a program for 3% interest for teachers buying a home over 800K, I looked up at an agent (dang, wish I can lift one eyebrow effectively, but cannot), he caught my look and whispered ‘isn’t this the kind of bullshit that got people into this problem in the first place?’ too true, how many teachers do you know making 40K (public) or even 80k in private schools that can afford a 20% down and steep payments without falling short at some point, people get snookered bc they aren’t doing their own math, they assume banks won’t lend if they don’t think you’re a good risk, BS, they know they can take the property back and make money selling all kinds of paper in between (a person usually tries to keep their home, so refi’s & loan mods galore) and in the end, they’re out of that home they probably shjould not have considered anyway…why not have more affordable housing, well if you want to live by the beach in So Cal you pay dear, and most people will try anything to do it for awhile…I know I do : ) it’s tough to leave although ditching and running to Costa Rica or some other destination is being researched, I’m too not (USA standard issue) Western for living here much longer.
Luv, Zen Lill
March 1st, 2013 at 12:10 pm
Al, I meant no disrespect towards you. Actually the use of the term “white boy” is to reflect that distinction. There are white men, like yourself and then there are the white boys who make up about 70% of white america. White men have no need to disrespect women or fear competition from OTW men.
I don’t used the term to insult the white boy, I use it to place him in that 70% group. It is descriptive of the immaturity of white males who have never reached the level of maturity required to function as adults in an interracial environment.
Getting older doesn’t make one more mature, it only makes one older, it that is what it is. I refer to that older white male idiot as a “boy,” as I would any other male of any race who was disrespectful of women or other males.
But since America is run by the white race, they have to accept the majority of the critique.
The fact they used the term “boy” derogatorily towards black men to demean them and give themselves a feeling superiority isn’t the reason I am using it.
During the 250 plus years black men had to endure the constant denigrating “boy” and other tags meant to malign, disparage and cast aspersion against a race, they didn’t have an outlet to voice their frustrations, thanks to Michelle’s blog you and I do.
I like to think that an occasional cringe is not too high a price to pay for that privilege, especially since an intellect such as yours can understand the difference between a term that is descriptive of an immature state of mind and one that seeks merely to humiliate.
Thanks for the honest opinion, though.
Alycedale
March 1st, 2013 at 12:16 pm
I am gaining a new respect for you Zen Lill. Your analysis of situations presented on this blog has me looking to read your take.
March 1st, 2013 at 12:36 pm
Alycedale, I wouldn’t worry about offending a few whites. You are not in a position to act on any prejudice you might have against the white race.
Interesting how they take umbrage at the slightest possible unflattering description of their race while looking the other way at whites who can by virtue of the offices, or positions they hold in government or law enforcement, or the justice system act upon their prejudices.
Like that white boy Scalia who said the Voting Rights act is perpetuation of racial entitlement.
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By Nicole Flatow and Ian Millhiser on Feb 27, 2013 at 11:52 am
WASHINGTON, DC — There were audible gasps in the Supreme Court’s lawyers’ lounge, where audio of the oral argument is pumped in for members of the Supreme Court bar, when Justice Antonin Scalia offered his assessment of a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. He called it a “perpetuation of racial entitlement.”
The comment came as part of a larger riff on a comment Scalia made the last time the landmark voting law was before the justices. Noting the fact that the Voting Rights Act reauthorization passed 98-0 when it was before the Senate in 2006, Scalia claimed four years ago that this unopposed vote actually undermines the law: “The Israeli supreme court, the Sanhedrin, used to have a rule that if the death penalty was pronounced unanimously, it was invalid, because there must be something wrong there.”
That was an unusual comment when it was made, but Scalia’s expansion on it today raises concerns that his suspicion of the Act is rooted much more in racial resentment than in a general distrust of unanimous votes. Scalia noted when the Voting Rights Act was first enacted in 1965, it passed over 19 dissenters.
In subsequent reauthorizations, the number of dissenters diminished, until it passed the Senate without dissent seven years ago. Scalia’s comments suggested that this occurred, not because of a growing national consensus that racial disenfranchisement is unacceptable, but because lawmakers are too afraid to be tarred as racists.
His inflammatory claim that the Voting Rights Act is a “perpetuation of racial entitlement” came close to the end of a long statement on why he found a landmark law preventing race discrimination in voting to be suspicious.
It should be noted that even one of Scalia’s fellow justices felt the need to call out his remark. Justice Sotomayor asked the attorney challenging the Voting Right Act whether he thought voting rights are a racial entitlement as soon as he took the podium for rebuttal.
A transcript of the oral argument will be available soon, and we will post Scalia’s quote in its full context. We will also post audio of Scalia’s words when they become available.
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I’ll wager black men would rather be called boy by a person who had no power over them than have to one of the nine votes of SCOTUS demean them. If an OTW has voiced an obvious bias like that, he/she would have heard outcries from every news outlet demanding he/she resign or recuse himself form this decision.
Yet, the white boy acts as if it was nothing. But hey, Al, go ahead feel a cringe when you hear the word “white boy.”
Pedro
March 1st, 2013 at 12:43 pm
Michelle, I’m liking this one more every time I read it again.
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Mother Kills 9-Year-Old Son For Having Small Penis In Indonesia:
An Indonesian woman drowned her nine-year-old son in the bath, claiming she was worried that his “small penis” would affect his prospects for the future, a police spokesman said Thursday.
The 38-year-old woman from the capital Jakarta told police her son had had a small penis prior to being circumcised, but that it appeared to shrink further after the operation, police spokesman Rikwanto, who goes by one name, told AFP.
“She told police investigators that she killed him as he would have a bleak future with his small penis,” Rikwanto said.
“She drowned her son in a bathtub filled with water. She then dressed him and laid him on a bed. After that, she went to a nearby police office to report her crime.”
Rikwanto said the woman was fully conscious of what she had done, but police ordered a psychological test to assess her mental condition.
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I pray to God this will catch on in America. If it does overnight we could solve most to the racist problems coming from the white race. Of course, it would have to be retroactive, so a mother could drug her adult sons and drown those bastards too.
Probably won’t happen, but a girl can pray can’t she.
Sofia
March 1st, 2013 at 12:48 pm
what kind of a pervo mother obsesses over her sons penis size? to the point that she kills him? creepy.
March 1st, 2013 at 12:51 pm
The kind of parents that kill their daughter because she is a female. It happens to female babies all over the world and it doesn’t get this much attention.
Like Pedro said, it’s all about who the victim is.
March 1st, 2013 at 12:52 pm
That shouldn’t have been funny Sofia, but I’m laughing my ass off.
March 1st, 2013 at 12:53 pm
Not many in the US Congress would have survived this sort of mom.
March 1st, 2013 at 12:54 pm
there are many Republicans that would be in trouble if they lived in Indonesia
March 1st, 2013 at 12:55 pm
I agree with you Sofia, if the mothers in America would do that our house republican problem would be solved.
March 1st, 2013 at 12:56 pm
Gene#24, Are you the bathroom attendant there?
March 1st, 2013 at 12:57 pm
Oh, God, yes! Bring this woman to America. The Republicans would be running scared.
March 1st, 2013 at 12:59 pm
While we are bring God into this, let me thank Him that my mom was more understanding.
March 1st, 2013 at 1:01 pm
Damn Michelle, your blog is getting weirder and weirder all the time.
March 1st, 2013 at 1:01 pm
It’s certainly not getting any bigger with mom staring at it all the time.
March 1st, 2013 at 1:04 pm
UHHHH,John #27 why so defensive???? You can make it look bigger with a magnifying mirror.
March 1st, 2013 at 1:09 pm
#30, I bet you were the ball of fun. What is so weird about this one?
March 1st, 2013 at 1:19 pm
I agree with you Lucy. White boys are so thin skinned. I like what Rachel Maddow said about that creep Scalia.
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Rachel Maddow had some choice words for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia during an appearance on Thursday’s “Daily Show.”
Maddow told Jon Stewart that she had been flabbergasted to be watching Scalia and his fellow conservative justices lambasting the Voting Rights Act at the same time as a statue honoring Rosa Parks was being unveiled at the Capitol Building nearby.
She particularly took umbrage at Scalia’s line that the law was a “perpetuation of racial entitlement,” comparing him to an Internet “troll”:
“He’s a troll. He’s saying this for effect. He knows it’s offensive and he knows he’s going to get a gasp from the courtroom, which he got, and he loves it.
He’s like the guy on your blog comment thread who is using the n-word. ‘Oh, it made you mad? How about if I say this? Does it make you mad? Did it make you mad? Did it make you mad?’ He’s that guy! He’s that kind of guy!
When we’re all shocked that he said something so blatantly racially offensive while talking about the cornerstone of the federal Civil Rights Act, he’s thinking, ‘Oh yeah!’”
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As Pedro implied, “sticks and stones can break your bones, words can only offend you. Me I’ll take a little offending to the damage a creep like Scalia can do from his position as one of the nine SCOTUS.
March 1st, 2013 at 1:19 pm
Scalia is an embarrassment to the Court…and is a good reason justices should not be appointed for life. The idea that it removes the taint of politics is a joke.
March 1st, 2013 at 1:27 pm
Alycedale, you tell it like it is, with astuteness, sagacity, and a fresh but unique deep perspective. You haven’t met your match on this blog yet.
This white man’s mother loves you and she says “you go girl.”
We read Michelle’s blog every day at this time. Mom always checks first an ichats me if you have commented.
Thanks for bringing my mom out of her doldrums. She has become that feisty lady I loved for 41 years again.
Love you Mom.
Ernie
March 1st, 2013 at 1:30 pm
What a woman! Alycedale is, without a doubt, one of the smartest women in on this blog who can more than hold her own against the blowhard men who try to “think” they know all the answers.
Without the power structure that supports such foolishness they would find themselves begging in the streets. It is obvious from the state of affairs we find our country in that the men have failed miserably to lead us toward our better selves.
Why do we insist on giving them this power? Ladies???
March 1st, 2013 at 1:32 pm
Scalia is a bigot and a dangerous man. He does not belong on the highest court in the land and defiles the position.
He lacks the temperament, a basic sense of justice, and impartiality. A court is the LAST place he should be.
If he wasn’t white, he would have been drummed off by now. White privilege is what keeps him there.
March 1st, 2013 at 1:49 pm
Let me be the LSOS Woodward for a moment. Good evening, I was threatened. Well, not threatened. I felt threatened. I mean, I could have felt threatened. At first I didn’t feel threatened, then I did, but I don’t know why.
March 1st, 2013 at 1:51 pm
It was not a “coded threat” it was….”hey, dude, you used to have a good rep as a journalist, you keep going down this road of lies your rep will be trashed, and you may regret this turn you just took….”
March 1st, 2013 at 1:53 pm
Howie, I was glad to see you are back.
March 1st, 2013 at 1:57 pm
Alycedale:
I understand completely and pretty much already knew all of that and assumed the rest. I have nephews and friends who have children and guess what, they are white boys in some cases and they all play with OTWs without a thought that they are any better or any worse than any of their friends.
This is Miami, 99% OTWs among my area anyway. And if it wasn’t for them I would have no friends at all, well maybe one. I think your 70% figure is much too high, at least for here it is. Maybe it is because I am disabled and live below the poverty line, way below.
But those same “white racist bastards” treat me like shit too. The police, the courts, you name it.
I have been robbed at gun point 4 times by young black men and even been shot at, been beaten by police more times than I can count and they have jammed their pistols in my mouth and nose, and railroaded by the courts everytime I have been in court for minor misdemeanors, mostly traffic offenses and I have never committed a crime that had a victim involved.
I have been called “white boy” and “gringo” maliciously a million times, many times followed by a good ass beating. The only grudges I hold are with abusive authorities and oppressive money men, because I know that poverty and oppression breeds contempt and crime. I am not now nor have I ever been a criminal. But no matter what I do or go their is always somebody on my case.
I do fully understand the connotation of the use of the word “BOY” when it is applied to the black man. I have never been a slave, not yet anyway. But I was born in and lived in Detroit and grew up in Miami. In these two places the term “white boy” are fighting words to a white boy, just as surely as “boy” is to a black man.
So do not think for a moment that I do not fully understand your plight. And do not think that I do not consider you a friend, and a wise one at that. But, I will NEVER condone the use of the term “white boy” because it is racism whether you think so or not.
Alycedale, I like you and your opinions, but your use of the term white boy is an offense to me and my race. Which happens to be full of many fine people as well as many “white racist bastards”.
Al
March 1st, 2013 at 2:05 pm
Now’s the Time to Buy a Hybrid Car. Here’s Why…
A few years ago, picking which hybrid or electric vehicle to buy was fairly simple—there weren’t many to choose from. But the 2013 model year features more than 50 hybrid and electric options, everything from tiny hatchbacks with list prices around $19,000 to high-end luxury cars with sticker prices well above $100,000.
Although many hybrids don’t provide enough fuel efficiency and/or quality to justify their somewhat steep prices—and purely electric cars like the Nissan Leaf have too limited a driving range for most drivers—if you shop carefully, you can find one that pays off big in both fuel savings and driving satisfaction.
Why now is an especially good time to shop: Hybrids have been on the road long enough that buyers can feel confident about their durability and resale value.
Gas prices have eased slightly of late, temporarily lessening the demand for hybrids and increasing the odds of getting attractive deals on them. Charging stations are becoming more common for plug-in hybrid and electric cars in certain areas (especially around Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon).
And there’s a federal tax credit of up to $7,500 for buyers of many (but not all) new electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. Some states offer their own tax incentives, too.
Among the top 2013-model-year hybrid vehicles…
Best for those who want it to be a lot like an ordinary car: Camry Hybrid. Driving this car is pretty much like driving any other well-built, midsize car. It isn’t small or stripped down to save weight and increase fuel efficiency. It doesn’t have limited range the way pure electric vehicles do.
It looks like other Camrys, so it won’t brand you as someone trying to make a political statement with your car choice, the way a Prius might. It does cost more than the conventional Camry—the $26,785 sticker price is about $3,400 above the price of a similarly equipped (but nonhybrid) Camry LE.
There is slightly less space in the trunk than in the standard Camry. The Camry Hybrid gets 43 city/39 highway miles per gallon (mpg), compared with 25/35 for the nonhybrid Camry.*
Best for a tight budget: Toyota Prius c. Most hybrid and electric vehicles save drivers money at the pump only after costing them a bundle at the dealership. The Prius c is economical every step of the way.
It costs a few thousand more than nonhybrid economy cars of comparable quality but still starts at a $19,875 sticker price. And the Prius c offers excellent mileage even by hybrid standards—53 city/46 highway.
It’s somewhat sporty and fun to drive, too, for an economy car. Just don’t expect much in terms of size. It will feel small to car buyers not used to subcompacts.
Alternative:
If you want a bit more size, opt for the standard Toyota Prius. It starts at $24,995—roughly $5,100 more than the Prius c—but provides a roomier feel without sacrificing fuel economy (51 city/48 highway).
Best for avoiding gas pumps without electric-car range concerns: Chevrolet Volt. The Volt is a plug-in hybrid electric—it can run purely on electricity for around 38 miles. But unlike all-electric vehicles, it also has an internal combustion engine that takes over when its battery runs down, so Volt drivers never need to worry that they’ll be stranded by their battery.
If there’s a charging station at your workplace, you could use the Volt for a 30-mile commute each way every day without ever paying for gas—and the electricity will cost you less than the gas would have.
The Volt also accelerates briskly and is very smooth and quiet in electric mode. The catch with the Volt is that its price starts at about $32,500 after that $7,500 federal tax credit—a high price for a small Chevy with few luxury features.
Alternative:
The new Cadillac ELR for the 2014 model year. It will be built on the Volt’s drivetrain but will be a sporty two-door coupe with Cadillac-level luxury. The high price of a plug-in hybrid might be a bit more palatable in that higher-end car for those who are willing to wait a year.
Best affordable hybrid for fun driving: Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The new hybrid Jetta is the only car to combine the efficiency of a hybrid with the power of a turbocharged engine.
The result is a vehicle with excellent fuel economy —42 city/48 highway—yet plenty under the hood for confident high-speed travel. It’s an engaging but pleasantly quiet car to drive, all for a very reasonable price—it starts at just $25,790.
Alternative:
The Ford Fusion Hybrid is another affordable and fun-to-drive hybrid, providing balanced handling and responsive steering for a sticker price starting at $27,995. But while Ford has claimed it can deliver gas mileage of 47 city/47 highway, those figures have been questioned by some drivers and reviewers who report mileage below 40 mpg. The EPA was investigating the situation as of late December.
Best luxury hybrid vehicle:
Infiniti M35h. This Infiniti offers the leather, wood and overall quality that luxury-car buyers expect. It’s also a lot of fun to drive, with quick acceleration and excellent handling through the corners for a car this size. (Some luxury-car shoppers might find it a bit too sporty for their tastes—the ride isn’t as smooth as in many other luxury sedans.)
Its mileage—27 city/32 highway—isn’t as stellar as that of some of the cars on this list, but it’s very good for a luxury sedan. The M35h starts at $55,545, around $6,000 more than the nonhybrid base-model M.
Alternative:
If you find the Infiniti too sporty or its price tag a bit steep, consider the Buick LaCrosse eAssist. It is elegant, comfortable, quiet and well-made, with a sticker price starting at $32,555.
And it delivers 25 city/36 highway, compared with 17 city/27 highway or worse for a nonhybrid LaCrosse. But unlike the other hybrids, this is a mild hybrid—it incorporates hybrid technology but can’t drive purely on electric power.
Best hybrid SUV:
Lexus RX 450h.The RX 450h’s ride is quiet and smooth, its interior comfortable and well-appointed. The model’s track record speaks to its reliability and overall quality.
The hybrid RX delivers 32 mpg city/28 highway—well above the nonhybrid RX’s 18 city/25 highway. Prices start at $47,205, a premium of around $6,600 above the nonhybrid RX.
*All mileage figures are EPA estimates unless otherwise noted. Your actual mileage may vary.
Source: Karl Brauer, founder of TotalCarScore.com, a Web site that combines a wide range of authoritative car reviews into a single score. He previously served as editor in chief of the leading automotive Web site Edmunds.com. http://www.TotalCarScore.com
March 1st, 2013 at 2:19 pm
I live in Florida, and I am also white Al. Yes, we whites are experiencing what it is like to be the non predominate race in many cities and areas of the state of Florida.
But as Alycedale is saying it does not compare to the state most OTWs live with throughout the USA every day of their lives.
When you talk about being oppressed by the judicial system it is very different because our race makes that system what it is. And if you are keeping up with the statistics then you know that what Alycedale is describing as a “white boy” is without a doubt 70%.
And as for being racists my friends, relatives and associates play or intermingle with OTWs too. But when we are alone they have no hesitations to transforming into racist assholes.
Using the “N” word among whites by whites when no other race is represented is usually uttered without hesitation and certainly without admonition from any white person present.
Any statement to the contrary is a plain lie. I am 53 years old and I have NEVER heard anyone correct a white in our group for any racial slurs made against any OTW group when only white were present.
That’s doesn’t mean we were all bigots, it is just accepted that some among us are.
Vivian
March 1st, 2013 at 2:31 pm
We live in a free society; we are not going to always agree on how others live their lives but it’s not OK to legislate strictly from personal (mostly religious) beliefs. This isn’t about the life of the child (which we care very little about after they arrive) but it’s about punishing women for being sexually active and trying to legislate morality.
March 1st, 2013 at 2:35 pm
I think Scalia’s disgust, hatred and bias goes far BEYOND the “minority” he referred to in his “racial entitlement” diatribe. It is my belief he is referring to ALL Americans who are not the 1% or 2% “white, good ole boy network” that he belongs to.
That includes poor, Middle Class, Hispanics, WOMEN, Union Members and all those he deems undeserving of even “sucking air”. Yet, the thousands of corporations who gobble at the public trough for their “entitlements”, their corporate welfare, loopholes AND apparent legal immunity for any wrongdoings they commit … those are a different story.
There are different rules in this country for the rich and well connected, government officials, PRO SPORTS FIGURES, etc.
March 1st, 2013 at 2:44 pm
Hafa Adai, this is the reaction on Guam to the pope stepping down. Guam like most places controlled by the Butt Bandits needs a wake up call.
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Guam- As of 5 a.m. Guam time, Pope Benedict XVI was no longer the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. His resignation marks a significant point in the church’s history, but the process to find his successor is also bound to be just as important to the island’s catholic community.
Pope Benedict XVI spent 8 years as the successor of the late John Paul II, but he is now the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign as leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
The entire world focused on the pontiff’s last day at the Vatican, in which he delivered his final speech thanking everyone for their support and pledging “unconditional reverence and obedience” to his successor.
People also watched as the 85 year old was whisked away by helicopter to begin his journey into retirement, where he will become pope emeritus.
Another journey also begins to elect a new pope.
Father Adrian Cristobal, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Agana, explains to PNC how this process works.
“In the Vatican, the cardinals that are eligible to vote will be participating in what’s called the conclave, where they will meet in the Vatican” said Cristobal. “ It will be a process of electing a successor. There are 115 some cardinals that will be participating in the conclave.
Primarily, it is a spiritual experience for them. It’s also an experience of communion for them. They will perhaps deliberate and they will perhaps get to know each other. And then there will be moments defined in their ruling, the moments in which they will be taking their votes.”
Father Cristobal is neither sure how soon it will take for votes to be cast nor does he know of any potential candidates that could replace Pope Benedict.
Meanwhile, he says day to day administrative tasks at the Vatican remain at a standstill and masses on Guam will have slight changes.
“The changes will be, for example, in the recitation of the Eucharistic prayer” said Cristobal. “In the mass in the Eucharistic prayer, we mention the pope’s name. For the time being, from Friday 5 o’clock in the morning on until the election of a new pope, that phrase referring to the pope in the Eucharistic prayer will be omitted.”
The chancellor adds this is a perfect moment for the island’s faithful to pray for the cardinals to elect a man of faith and to also pray for Pope Benedict. Despite his short time as pope, Father Cristobal still believes Benedict is a man of humility, who did what was best for the Roman Catholic Church.
“He’s also a man of truth I believe” remarked Cristobal. “A man of truth who realizes his limitations and realizes that what’s more important, really, is the church. He feels that now is the time to step down and I’m sure he did this with a lot of prayer.”
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Calling that pedophile a man of truth is a blasphemy that is incalculable. Being gay isn’t his problem being a pedophile is, and it should be the problem of the entire civilized world. We should lock up those creeps. Let him rustle rumps in prison while defending his own.
March 1st, 2013 at 3:31 pm
In reference to #43General Info – The article is all well and good, but in an incomplete way — what about purely electric or diesel hybrids that actually give substantially better efficiency that are available elsewhere in the world but not in America?
Volvo plug in diesel/electric hybrid (estimated 125mpg) … Tesla Motors 300 mile purely electric vehicles … etc. Why not do an article on how the technology already exists, which in turn has a chance of enlightening people and lighting a fire of both intrigue and anger wihin them as to why there are some technogies that are prohibited here in America.
While I mean no disrespect and appreciate the info presented, the fact that you did not even mention and reference that these other options exist and were, for example. “.. a topic for another article…”, leave me with the thought that it is possibly a slanted propoganda-esque piece written by someone with a lot of stock in oil companies or some other such motive of personal gain as it is such a hot topic and was so blatently omitted.
March 1st, 2013 at 3:32 pm
General Info#43 – You left out the best Hybrid of them all—–the Hyunda Sonata HYBRID. In one year of driving mine, I get 50 MPG on the
highway. Fantastic and the most fun car to drive I’ve ever owned.
March 1st, 2013 at 3:36 pm
Pedro #19
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The transcript of the oral argument is now available. Scalia’s full statement is copied below the fold:
JUSTICE SCALIA: Well, maybe it was making that judgment, Mr. Verrilli. But that’s — that’s a problem that I have. This Court doesn’t like to get involved in — in racial questions such as this one. It’s something that can be left — left to Congress.
The problem here, however, is suggested by the comment I made earlier, that the initial enactment of this legislation in a — in a time when the need for it was so much more abundantly clear was — in the Senate, there — it was double-digits against it. And that was only a 5-year term.
Then, it is reenacted 5 years later, again for a 5-year term. Double-digits against it in the Senate. Then it was reenacted for 7 years. Single digits against it. Then enacted for 25 years, 8 Senate votes against it. And this last enactment, not a single vote in the Senate against it. And the House is pretty much the same.
Now, I don’t think that’s attributable to the fact that it is so much clearer now that we need this. I think it is attributable, very likely attributable, to a phenomenon that is called perpetuation of racial entitlement. It’s been written about. Whenever a society adopts racial entitlements, it is very difficult to get out of them through the normal political processes.
I don’t think there is anything to be gained by any Senator to vote against continuation of this act. And I am fairly confident it will be reenacted in perpetuity unless — unless a court can say it does not comport with the Constitution. You have to show, when you are treating different States differently, that there’s a good reason for it.
That’s the — that’s the concern that those of us who — who have some questions about this statute have. It’s — it’s a concern that this is not the kind of a question you can leave to Congress.
There are certain districts in the House that are black districts by law just about now. And even the Virginia Senators, they have no interest in voting against this. The State government is not their government, and they are going to lose — they are going to lose votes if they do not reenact the Voting Rights Act.
Even the name of it is wonderful: The Voting Rights Act. Who is going to vote against that in the future?
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It’s breathtaking that Scalia would call protection of the conconstitutional right to vote “the perpetuation of racial entitlement,” considering that he is one of the chief protectors of corporate entitlement to influence elections.
March 1st, 2013 at 3:57 pm
Help for Broken Bones
I recently broke my wrist. Is there any natural treatment that can speed healing of a broken bone?
Most broken bones, when correctly assessed and set, heal just fine. Right near the break, healthy bone starts to manufacture different kinds of cells to promote healing. Osteoclasts take away bits of bone and reabsorb calcium salts into the blood. Osteoblasts mobilize substances to begin knitting the bone together.
Typical healing time is about six weeks, but some bones take longer, like those with less circulation to them, such as the neck of the femur. Healing takes considerably longer in smokers because of compromised circulation.
I recommend a high-potency multiple vitamin-mineral supplement with calcium and magnesium. Many nutrients are needed for healing, such as vitamins A, C, E and K, as well as zinc, iron and copper. Proper nutritional intake and absorption are key to timely and complete bone healing.
Source: Amy Rothenberg, ND, naturopathic physician in private practice in Enfield, Connecticut. http://www.AmyRothenberg.com