Good morning!

I HOPE everyone enjoyed Veteran’s Day yesterday. Before I say or post anything else, I just want to acknowledge our troops, send love, and say, “Thank you for all that you do for our country”.

After perusing the net, as I have not watched the news since last week, I discovered that the repubs are continuing their backlash toward Obama for winning the election. The repubs have proven time and time again that they care less about country, and now that Obama is still the president, the blame game will continue, at the expense of the American people once again.

This time a certain republican who pressured his employees to vote for Romney, gathered a group of company staff members the day after the election and prayed, “Lord, please forgive me and anyone with me in Murray Energy Corp. for the decisions that we are now forced to make to preserve the very existence of any of the enterprises that you have helped us build.”

That praying repub is Robert E Murray. And after the prayer, he then proceeded that day to “thank” his employees by laying them off. Yep, in my opinion, without reason, loaded only with spite, Murray laid off 54 people at American Coal, one of his subsidiary companies, and 102 at Utah American Energy, blaming a “war on coal” by the Obama administration.

Amoral and sickening.

Here’s the write:

After Obama reelection, Murray Energy CEO reads prayer, announces layoffs

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Good morning!

A Mandate

What the Election Means for the Fiscal Showdown

President Obama won a decisive victory on Tuesday. He’s the first Democrat since FDR to be elected twice with over 50 percent of the vote.

As soon as the election was over, discussion immediately turned to the upcoming fiscal showdown. Over the course of the next few weeks, Congress has to resolve numerous fiscal issues:

The fate of the Bush tax cuts, particularly those for the wealthiest Americans.

$1.1 trillion in automatic cuts to both defense and domestic discretionary spending.

The debt ceiling, which may be hit as soon as the end of next month.

If nothing is done by the end of the year, the automatic cuts kick in and taxes revert to Clinton-era rates for everyone, not just the wealthy.

Republicans are already indicating that they think the election either didn’t mean anything or somehow actually validated their viewpoint. House Speaker John Boehner (R) said yesterday that tax hikes for the wealthy were off the table. He then floated what he called a “compromise,” but in reality is basically the same tax plan that Mitt Romney just ran on — and lost. For his part, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R) has already taken the debt ceiling hostage to deep cuts to entitlements and other spending. Cantor also insisted that Obamacare be on the table during negotiations.

Here’s why the election provides President Obama with a mandate to push his vision — a balanced approach that invests in the middle class, makes smart spending cuts, and, most importantly, makes the wealthy pay their fair share. Conversely, the election was also a definitive repudiation of the GOP’s failed top-down approach.

Candidates Ran on Tax Fairness — And Won

The President made raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans a centerpiece of his campaign, and never wavered from that position. On election night, one ofPolitico’s top headlines read: “Exit polls 2012: Most say hike taxes.” In fact, 6 in 10 voters nationwide say they think taxes should be increased. The question of returning the high end tax rates to those during the Clinton era played an even more central role in key Senate races in blue, purple and even deep red states:

Wisconsin (D51, R46): Rep. Tammy Baldwin was the lead sponsor of the Buffett Rule in the House of Representatives and made it a central element of her campaign, including in her advertising. Her opponent, Tommy Thompson, opposed the Buffett Rule, calling it “discriminatory.” He alsoran on a tax plan that would lower taxes for the wealthy while raising them on the middle class and the poor. American Crossroads, Crossroads GPS and the Chamber of Commerce all spent heavily to define Baldwin as a “tax and spend” liberal; in fact, in the final two months these three groups spent over $3.6 million to attack Baldwin on her tax plans. Yet, fifty-two percent of Wisconsin voters said that taxes should be increased for those making over $250,000, according to exit polls (with another 12 percent supporting tax increases for all incomes and 32 percent against tax increases for high earners).

Connecticut (D55, R43): Linda McMahon released a tax plan that was identical to Gov. Romney’s proposal and similarly pitched her plan as a tax cut for the middle class even though analysts agreed it would provide massive tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations. Rep. Chris Murphy centered himself as the candidate “on the side of the middle” class, featuring McMahon’s tax policy that benefited the richest in multiple ads, declaring “it’s time to make the rules fair.” According to an analysis of Kantar Media CMAG data by CAP Action, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce spent at least $550,000 in the final week of the election championing McMahon’s tax plan and contrasting it with “politicians who raise taxes so they can keep spending more”.

North Dakota (3,000 votes): Even in solidly red North Dakota, Heidi Heitkamp championed tax fairness and campaigned in support of the Buffett Rule. She also attacked her opponent, Rep. Rick Berg, for twice voting in favor of the Republican budget, specifically citing its tax cuts for the wealthy. Heitkamp also strenuously defended her support for Obamacare, even turning Berg’s support for repealing it into an attack. Crossroads GPS spent heavily against Heitkamp with more than half a million dollars in the final eight weeks used to define Heitkamp on the tax issue.

The American people voted for candidates up and down the ballot that supported getting rid of tax giveaways and special loopholes that favor the richest corporations and individuals.

A Debate Between Two Visions for the Economy

This election across the country was a proxy debate on two competing visions for economic growth: the trickle-down model that suggests that the only job creators are the richest, where it is enough to grow profits without sustaining jobs or wages, and the “middle out” vision of the economy that says the government has a role to play in making prosperity possible for more Americans. And what happened? The middle class as the engine of economic growth won.

Exit polls show that a majority believes that the economy generally favors the wealthy (55 percent); what’s more a majority also said that Romney’s policies favor the rich (53 percent). But it wasn’t just about Romney’s support of policies that benefit the wealthiest; it was that people rejected the basis of his top-down economic theory.

A poll of 1700 presidential voters the night of the election found that while voters credited President Obama with being better on the economy by only a point, when it came to “restoring the middle class”, voters favored Obama by twelve points.

Joel Benenson, chief pollster for the Obama campaign, wrote for New York Times about an 800 person poll they conducted for their own firm, finding: “Spending cuts alone could not address voter concerns — 89 percent of those surveyed agreed that “for my children to have the economic opportunities I’ve had, we need to make real investments in education, creating world-class schools and making college more affordable.” Benenson continued, “And when asked what the key to growing our economy was, nearly two in three voters said it was building a strong middle class over creating a “healthy climate for business.”

Americans made clear this week that they are more interested in investing in growth through the middle class than austerity measures that place more of the burden on the middle class. There is broad support for cutting wasteful spending, including tax giveaways that favor the wealthiest, rather than cutting investments in programs that protect social mobility and growth, like education, infrastructure and public health.

As Elizabeth Warren stated in her speech after defeating Sen. Scott Brown, “This victory belongs to you…we’re going to fight for a level playing field and we’re going to put people back to work.“

The Choice

The choices we make over the next few weeks will have huge consequences for the middle class and our economy for a generation to come: will Congress ask the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share, or will they keep the game rigged for the wealthy at the expense of the middle class? One path asks the wealthy to pay a little more in order to reduce the deficit while making investments in the middle class that we need in order to grow the economy over the long-term. A different path asks the middle class and seniors to foot the bill by slashing Medicare and Social Security just to provide another round of tax cuts to the wealthiest – tax cuts that have proven to not create jobs and would effectively preclude investments in energy, education and infrastructure.

As Republicans and Democrats make their case to the American people during the fiscal showdown, they would be wise to look closely at what Americans said loudly and clearly in this election and the brinkmanship and pledges they rejected.

BOTTOM LINE: Republicans made their case to the American people and the American people rejected their approach.

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Nice to see all of you here. Thoughts?  Blog me.

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Good morning!

Girls: This is what we could’ve had, had Romney and the republican party won:

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Whew! I’m happy that’s over. I’m out of here. Blog me.

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Good morning!

First things first…

Yes!!!

I want to give gratitude and recognition to Madaline, who with the help of her girls, worked their butts off not only yesterday but in the previous weeks…and obviously  from the outcome of last night, with great success.

But of course, Madaline’s success was only because all of you got out there to vote as you said you would.  I don’t know about all of you but I am exhausted this morning, and I didn’t even wait in long lines to vote. To all of you that voted and those that did stand in line for hours, I give a big THANK YOU! Without your votes, we wouldn’t be celebrating today.

You took the power you had with your vote and ran with it, walked with it, waited with it…did whatever you needed to do.  We were successful in getting what we wanted last night and for our future because we participated in exercising our right to vote.

And…

To the Girls:  We did it! We stuck together and made a HUGE difference. Look what happens when girls support each other! Let this forever remind us that WE HAVE THE POWER. You are all Wonderful Women Of The World! I can’t tell you how moved I am by the sisterhood that showed up yesterday…the numbers that showed we truly made a difference. I am so proud.

And so proud of our President Obama. Yes, we have more work to do. But I know now that nothing will stop him. Get ready to see an Obama like we have never seen before. I am excited for our future.

Congratulations President Obama!

Gender Gap In 2012 Election Aided Obama Win

The Obama campaign’s heavy focus on women’s issues for the past year paid off in a big way on Tuesday night, resulting in an 18-point gender gap that largely contributed to the president’s reelection.

According to CNN’s exit polls, 55 percent of women voted for Obama, while only 44 percent voted for Mitt Romney. Men preferred Romney by a margin of 52 to 45 percent, and women made up about 54 percent of the electorate. In total, the gender gap on Tuesday added up to 18 percent — a significantly wider margin than the 12-point gender gap in the 2008 election.

Women’s strong support in the swing states gave Obama a significant advantage over Romney, despite his losses among men and independents. While Obama lost by 10 percentage points among independents in Ohio, he won by 12 points among women in the state. In New Hampshire, women voted for Obama over Romney by a margin of 58 to 42 percent, while men preferred Romney by a narrow 4-point gap. Pennsylvania showed a 16-point gender gap that tipped the scale toward Obama.

Romney seemed to struggle to connect with women as a result of the GOP’s escalating efforts to limit women’s reproductive rights and a series of controversial comments from Republicans about rape, birth control and abortion. Romney, in particular, alienated many female voters by dodging questions about equal pay legislation, pledging to defund Planned Parenthood and overturn Roe v. Wade, and backing legislation that would allow employers to deny women birth control coverage.

Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards said on Tuesday that women’s health, more than ever, was a decisive issue in the 2012 election.

“This election sends a powerful and unmistakable message to members of Congress and state legislatures all around the country that the American people do not want politicians to meddle in our personal medical decisions,” she said in a statement.

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Readers: There are so many successes to be grateful for last night…gay marriage rights, Elizabeth warren defeated scott Brown!…The defeat of Todd Akin and Richard Mourdouk…Congrats to Claire McCaskill! And a big congrats also to New Hampshire’s Governor, Maggie Hassen, our only female Democratic Governor in the country. This has got to change. Especially after the comments from Mike, TM.

…And plenty more to celebrate.

Ruth, SM: :=)

Devon: I was not the first to interfere. You’re speaking to the wrong party. If it weren’t for the repubs trying their best to interfere by stealing the election (did you not see the proof posted by Social Butterfly?), there would be no need for me to interfere. But the repubs knew the only way they were going to win was to steal it, otherwise why would they bother.

Gloria: I enjoyed reading your comment. Thanks for the kudos. And thanks for being a loyal reader. So I guess it is safe to say that although you have republican girlfriends who made it clear they were not in support of my views, you are and voted for Obama(?) Oh…and I can assure you, as much as I have nothing against aliens, in fact I am very grateful to them in so many ways, I am not an alien. Nope, just a local girl who supports my sisters, and who wants a better world for all.  Please give your daughter’s friend a big hug from me for introducing you to my blog.

Well, in the midst of my exhaustion and excitement, I just realized that I missed an appointment. Got to run. I’ll connect with all of you tomorrow.

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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Update: 4:52 PM 

Readers: If you have not voted yet, please do not give up. If you got to the polls before they closed do not leave until you have voted. You have the right to stand and wait in line until you vote. Don’t give up – Hang in there! Your vote counts! Every vote counts! If you have friends that you know are standing in line, call them and tell them to stay! – support them – bring them coffee!

Please do not let anyone tell you that the polls are closed, or the lie that “voting is tomorrow” (Yes, many people are being told this!), or any other excuse that does not allow you your right to vote. Many voters are being suppressed and lied to. If you have any problems call the election protection hotline: 1-866-our-vote (687-8683)

Good morning!

Well, today is the day. What more can I say? “Are you fired up?! Yes!! Go out and vote! Go Obama!” 

President Obama’s last campaign speech, last night moved me to tears –  as it did many Americans who shared his emotions. If you didn’t see it, here’s an inspiring clip, Click here.

To my local readers living in California: Here are the Dems picks for the election today:

Surprisingly, I haven’t blogged anything on Prop 37 but, I feel just as strongly about it as I did when I fought for “Yes on Prop 2″ for the farm animals, 4 years ago.

Vote Yes on Prop 37. We’ve talked about food and food quality, and the lack of it, quite often here. We’ve talked about the power of the monster Monsanto. Well, now’s our chance…now we can demand to know what we’re eating. We have the right to know what’s in our food, and if it’s GMO,(Genetically Modified Organisms), I WANT TO KNOW.

It seems that what I said yesterday, hinted that I had more to say today…

A true story everyone should know

HBO released the movie “Iron Jawed Angels” on video and DVD. It is a true story everyone should know.
This is the story of our mothers and grandmothers who lived only 90 years ago.

Remember, it was not until 1920 that women were granted the right to go to the polls and vote.

The women were innocent and defenseless, but they were jailed nonetheless for picketing the White House, carrying signs asking for the vote. And by the end of the night, they were barely alive. Forty prison guards wielding clubs and their warden’s blessing went on a rampage against the 33 women wrongly convicted of “obstructing sidewalk traffic.”

Lucy Burns

They beat Lucy Burns, chained her hands to the cell bars above her head and left her hanging for the night, bleeding and gasping for air.

Dora Lewis

They hurled Dora Lewis into a dark cell, smashed her head against an iron bed and knocked her out cold. Her cell mate, Alice Cosu, thought Lewis was dead and suffered a heart attack. Additional affidavits describe the guards grabbing, dragging, beating, choking, slamming, pinching, twisting and kicking the women.
Thus unfolded the “Night of Terror” on November 15, 1917, when the warden at the Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia ordered his guards to teach a lesson to the suffragists imprisoned there because they dared to picket Woodrow Wilson’s White House for the right to vote. For weeks, the women’s only water came from an open pail. Their food — all of it colorless slop — was infested with worms.

Alice Paul
When one of the leaders, Alice Paul, embarked on a hunger strike, they tied her to a chair, forced a tube down her throat and poured liquid into her until she vomited. She was tortured like this for weeks until word was smuggled out to the press.

Mrs. Pauline Adams in the prison garb she wore while serving a 60-day sentence.
Last week, I went to a sparsely attended screening of HBO’s movie “Iron Jawed Angels.” It is a graphic depiction of the battle these women waged so that I could pull the curtain at the polling booth and have my say. I am ashamed to say I needed the reminder.

Miss Edith Ainge of Jamestown, New York
All these years later, voter registration is still my passion. But the actual act of voting had become less personal for me, more rote. Frankly, voting often felt more like an obligation than a privilege. Sometimes it was inconvenient.

Berte Arnold, CSU graduate
My friend Wendy, who is my age and studied women’s history, saw the HBO movie, too. When she stopped by my desk to talk about it, she looked angry. She was — with herself. “One thought kept coming back to me as I watched that movie,” she said. “What would those women think of the way I use, or don’t use, my right to vote? All of us take it for granted now, not just younger women, but those of us who did seek to learn.” The right to vote, she said, had become valuable to her “all over again.”
HBO released the movie on video and DVD. I wish all history, social studies and government teachers would include the movie in their curriculum. I want it shown on Bunco/Bingo night, too, and anywhere else women gather. I realize this isn’t our usual idea of socializing, but we are not voting in the numbers that we should be, and I think a little shock therapy is in order.

Conferring over ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution at National Women’s Party headquarters, Jackson Place, Washington, D.C.
Left to right: Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, Mrs. Abby Scott Baker, Anita Pollitzer, Alice Paul, Florence Boeckel, Mabel Vernon (standing, right)
It is jarring to watch Woodrow Wilson and his cronies try to persuade a psychiatrist to declare Alice Paul insane so that she could be permanently institutionalized. And it is inspiring to watch the doctor refuse. Alice Paul was strong, he said, and brave. That didn’t make her crazy. The doctor admonished the men, “Courage in women is often mistaken for insanity.”
Please, if you are so inclined, share this with all the women you know. We need to get out and vote and use this right that was fought so hard for by these very courageous women. Whether you vote democratic, republican or independent party, remember to vote.

Helena Hill Weed, Norwalk, Conn. Serving 3-day sentence in D.C. prison for carrying banner, “Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

So, refresh my memory. Some women won’t vote this year because why, exactly?
-We have carpool duties?
-We have to get to work?
-Our vote doesn’t matter?
-No one to vote for?
-It’s raining?
-I’m so busy… I’ve got so much on my plate!

Shame on you. Read again what these women went through for you! Was all that suffering for nothing?
And for you men out there, do not forget why this country was founded. The right to vote was hard fought for. So, please do not take it for granted. Get out and vote!

Girls: Oh, how I wish those were the only excuses. But today…no excuses, girls. These women fought and suffered so that we could have a voice today. I am moved by their commitment and moved by what the power of women coming together can do.

You know what to do. Exercise your right. Make the women who fought for our right proud of all of us today. Your vote matters…every vote matters. As our beloved president Obama says,  we’ve got the power. And considering we are the majority of the vote, we certainly do. Are you fired up? Let’s do it.

Juanita: As I said the other day, if we do our  part, Madaline will do hers.

Helen: Thank you. Don’t give up okay? No excuses.

Caroline: So cool!

Ruth,SM: I did love it! Thank you for posting. I welcomed the humor. My love to you and yours.

Margaret: Yippie! Get out the vote!

Zen Lill: Thank you! I HOPE all is good with you and Lily…sending love.

Peace, Love…and GO OBAMA!

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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