Good morning!

I have spent the morning catching up on the last few days of comments. Quite a variety of topics as usual. And because I am catching up I am running so late in posting. I know excuses…excuses. Thankfully I have no one on my tail telling me I need to post at a certain time…just lil ‘ol me. :)

Anyway, the Voting Rights Act is still up in the air. This is the latest that I am aware of that I wanted to post – from the Huff Po:

NBC’s Pete Williams: ‘Safe To Say’ Section 5 Of Voting Rights Act Will Be Struck Down (VIDEO)

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NBC’s Pete Williams sounded the death knell for parts of the Voting Rights Act on Wednesday, telling MSNBC’s Alex Wagner that he thinks there are easily enough votes on the Supreme Court to overturn them.

The court’s conservative justices asked what the New York Times called ”deeply skeptical questions” about Section 5 of the landmark civil rights act, which has been in place since 1965. The section requires nine states in the South to get permission from the federal government before they change their voting systems. Justice Antonin Scalia dismissed the law as a “perpetuation of racial entitlement.”

In his comments, Williams echoed the rapidly hardening consensus about the fate of Section 5 — and he also said that the justices could overturn Section 4, which he said sets the formula that determines which areas need government review.

“I think it’s pretty safe to say that there are at least five votes to strike down either one or both parts of the Voting Rights Act,” he said.

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Readers: Not good news. I am sure you have more to say so I will end it here and open the blog…oh but I must make one little comment before I say goodbye…

Alycedale: A reader made a comment awhile ago that you hadn’t met your match. I believe you have met your match in Marty. Meaning his comment reminded me of you…a male you. A compliment to you, Marty.

And let the flapping begin…

Peace out.

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Good morning!

This was from last week but it just came across my plate today. From the Huff Po:

Keith Ellison Explodes At Sean Hannity: ‘The Worst Excuse For A Journalist I’ve Ever Seen’

Sean Hannity got an earful from Democratic congressman Keith Ellison on his Tuesday show. Ellison exploded at the Fox News host, calling him “the worst excuse for a journalist I’ve ever seen.”

What made Ellison so angry was a short series of clips of President Obama that Hannity ran just before bringing him on. The clips, which showed Obama talking about the looming budget sequester, were scored to the famously apocalyptic “Carmina Burana.” Hannity said Obama was guilty of fearmongering when he talked about the potential effects of the cuts the sequester would impose.

After playing the clips, Hannity welcomed Ellison, who was in no mood to be chummy:

HANNITY: I guess that’s what we can describe as staying on message, something the Democratic Party I would argue is very good at.ELLISON: You’re pretty good at it too.

HANNITY: Thank you.

ELLISON: Quite frankly you are the worst excuse for a journalist I’ve ever seen.

HANNITY: I can’t hear you.

ELLISON: You heard me.

HANNITY: No, say it again. I didn’t hear you.

ELLISON: What you just displayed was not journalism, It was yellow journalism. It wasn’t anything close to trying to tell the American people what’s really going on, and I mean, it’s just shocking.

Things did not get friendlier from there. Ellison also called Hannity a “shill for the Republican party,” an “immoral” man, and said he was violating “every journalistic ethic” in the book. Eventually, Hannity cut the interview short, saying it was a “waste of time” to continue.

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Readers: I couldn’t post the video from the Huff Po, so you can click on the title or just watch the extended version that I found:

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Stacy: You lucked out that you were in the company of a girl’s girl who wouldn’t take that kind of rude talk by a man, as well as sitting next to a decent man who stood up for you. As you can see, I had no such luck in my situation. And like you, I too was worried about leaving after the show, but thankfully my male companion who was not sure he would be able to make it, did end up coming.

Mike, TM: Thanks for the update on HIV. I was not aware of the increased problem in the “young tenders.” The rest of your comment was not what I expected to hear from you, as you are usually pretty much all about business when you comment here. Nice to see another, more personal side of you, and one that admits he did wrong. Thanks for sharing openly and honestly.

I find that some, perhaps many, men come to this conclusion of appreciating their woman when it is too late. Aw…well…I’m happy that you two were able to be at least friends. Good luck in the dating world. You seem like a very nice gentleman, who after learning a very hard lesson, should be quite a catch.

PeACe & LOve

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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.

Vic: You are definitely a Newbie. When did you start reading? As Howie stated, “…I think ‘friends’ fits better”…and he has been here for years, since almost the very beginning, a little after the TAO showed up. Howie shares the most amazing alien tales, and as Clark and many others refer to Howie: “our resident Man ON-ALL-THINGS- ALIEN.”  Well worth sticking around just for that.

Howie: You’re very welcome. I HOPE you enjoyed yourself. Did you do anything special to celebrate? Please share.

Al Fresco: Thanks for posting. I appreciate it, because I am only posting once a day and there are always so many topics that are important to blog on a daily basis. Your action is a big help.

Peace out everyone!

Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my “loyal”(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.

Gratefully your blog host,

michelle

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Good morning!

Grand Theft Election II: Keystone State Stories

 Feb 25, 2013 | By  ThinkProgress War Room

GOP Plan to the Steal the White House is Back

(No shit)

Earlier this year, Republicans in several swing states unveiled sore loser plans to allocate their electoral college votes by congressional district or in some other proportional manner rather than the current winner-take-all system in place in 48 states. This would result in votes that would likely go to the Democratic nominee being pushed over into the GOP column. Tellingly, the GOP is not proposing to split the electoral votes of red states.

Had such a plan been in place in every swing state last year, Mitt Romney would most likely be president right now despite having lost the popular vote by nearly 5 MILLION votes.

Fortunately, massive outcry quickly killed this plan in Virginia, Florida, and other states where it reared its head.

Unfortunately, this GOP plan to steal the White House is now back in two key swing states:

Pennsylvania: 13 GOP state senators, including the senate majority leader, have formally introduced their electoral college rigging bill. Republicans need a total of 26 votes to pass the bill. They currently control the chamber and hold 27 seats total. As they also control the state house in Pennsylvania, the GOP could theoretically ram the bill through in as little as 4 days as soon as they have the votes to pass it. Pennsylvania has been at the forefront of recent efforts to rig the electoral college, with Republicans from Gov. Tom Corbett on down first considering this scheme way back in 2011.

Michigan: On Saturday, Republicans gathered for their state convention voted overwhelmingly (1370-132) to back a scheme to divide their state’s electoral votes by congressional district. For his part, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) has opposed the scheme, saying it’s not the “appropriate time” to consider it. This, however, is cold comfort, as Snyder once said the exact same thing about an anti-union bill that he later signed after it was rammed through the legislature with little debate.

BOTTOM LINE: If the GOP wants to win elections the old fashioned way — by winning more votes — then they should change their unpopular policies instead of trying to change the rules in the middle of the game.

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Readers: We already know and experience the damage the republicans can and will do to our country. To me the bottom line is, we should NEVER let the republicans win any election in any way, thereby giving them any amount of control.

Peace out. 

Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my “loyal”(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.

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michelle

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Good morning.

Budgets are statements of values and priorities. What the GOP is preparing to do in less than a week says a lot about their priorities. Instead of closing tax loopholes and making smart spending cuts, the GOP is going to let damaging across the board spending cuts kick in next Friday. These cuts will not only damage the economy, they’ll hurt individual families and communities across the country.

Check out what eliminating just two giveaways to the wealthy and corporation could pay for. For example, we could avoid painful cuts to investments in jobs and education just by ending a giveaway to corporate jet owners”

And we could stop harmful cuts to children and families with disabilities if we just stopped letting the wealthiest Americans get tax breaks for the vacation homes and yachts:

Instead of asking the wealthiest Americans and special interests like Big Oil and Wall Street to pay their fair share, Republicans are insisting that families, including the most vulnerable among us, shoulder the burden of reducing our deficit and debt.

BOTTOM LINE: There’s still a week left to avert the damaging and painful sequester cuts. All Republicans have to do is agree to a balanced approach that replaces the indiscriminate cuts with both new revenues and smarter, targeted spending cuts.

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It’s been awhile since I posted Obama’s Weekly Address. This past Saturday, the address was based on the coming Sequester. If you haven’t seen it, here it is:

And if you’re still unclear about exactly what is the Sequester, click here.

Readers: Friday is decision day. What will the republicans do?

Blog me.

Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my “loyal”(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.

Gratefully your blog host,

michelle

Aka BABE: We all know what this means by now :)

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