Mitt Romney's comment concerning the "47%" that was caught on tape at a fundraiser really defines Romney's lack of knowledge and respect for the average American and also those Americans who are not wealthy.
Romney was actually born into another world that the average American is not exposed to. He has no idea how the 47% live, work and get along. Nor does he have any idea what it is like to lack affordable health care or a job. That is the Rosetta Stone to he and his wealthy backers who are trying to buy this Presidential election.
Romney has never served in the armed forces like millions of the 47 percenters have and as a result can not relate to them, their families or their hardships. He could not even find time to talk about the military at the republican national convention or the war going on in Afghanistan where they are in harms way.
The big problem is that Romney represents a republican conservative ideology that is unAmerican and also represents what the leadership of the republican party in and out of congress stands for today. The news media reported that those people at the fundraising in question paid $50,000.00 a pop to attend. Does anyone think any of the 47% attended this fundraiser? It just reinforces where Romney's allegiance lie.
America and its people can not afford to turn America over to an ideology that is unAmerican and anti middle class. We the people have worked too hard to move democracy forward.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Another Sad Moment For Conservative Republicans
This writer over the past several years has commented how the republicans use personal attacks against democrats because they can not compete on the issues. The latest personal attacks against President Obama concerns the terror attack at the U.S. Embassy in Lybia and the killing of 4 Americans is a prime example. Romney, Ryan and a host of other republicans accused the President of failing to protect our people at the embassy. Then some republican member of congress including Louisiana rep's Steve Scalise and Jeff Landry sent a letter to the President criticing the embassy for an apology about a anti Muslim film.
What chaps the so called conservatives is the fact that President Obama has kept America safe both home and abroad better than past republican Presidents. Reagan sent our Marines to Lebanon in 1983 to appease Israel and terrorists blew up the Marine compound killing 241 Marines and wounding many others. None of those terrorists have been brought to justice.
The worst foreign terror attack on U.S. soil happened on 9/11 and killed over 2000 Americans. It happened on the republican watch of George W. Bush and it happened while he was trying to talk tough. If you follow the conservative rhetoric, one would have to assume that Reagan and Bush failed to keep the country safe. But you did not hear them say that at the time.
Republicans have no character or courage and are a sad example of being a man and Scalise and Landry are the worst of the lot. Former republican Presidential candidate John McCain and then V.P. Dick Chaney during the election of 2008 told the American people that if Obama was elected America would not be safe. A man with character and courage would never use scare tactics on the American people. The President has not only kept America safe, he brought Bin Laden to justice.
The American people should get the picture by now. Republicans have no record of positive accomplishments so they try to bring the democrats down to their level. That is why they want to see democrats fail and that is what drives their personal attacks.
Its hell when you can't ack like a man and you have no character or courage.
What chaps the so called conservatives is the fact that President Obama has kept America safe both home and abroad better than past republican Presidents. Reagan sent our Marines to Lebanon in 1983 to appease Israel and terrorists blew up the Marine compound killing 241 Marines and wounding many others. None of those terrorists have been brought to justice.
The worst foreign terror attack on U.S. soil happened on 9/11 and killed over 2000 Americans. It happened on the republican watch of George W. Bush and it happened while he was trying to talk tough. If you follow the conservative rhetoric, one would have to assume that Reagan and Bush failed to keep the country safe. But you did not hear them say that at the time.
Republicans have no character or courage and are a sad example of being a man and Scalise and Landry are the worst of the lot. Former republican Presidential candidate John McCain and then V.P. Dick Chaney during the election of 2008 told the American people that if Obama was elected America would not be safe. A man with character and courage would never use scare tactics on the American people. The President has not only kept America safe, he brought Bin Laden to justice.
The American people should get the picture by now. Republicans have no record of positive accomplishments so they try to bring the democrats down to their level. That is why they want to see democrats fail and that is what drives their personal attacks.
Its hell when you can't ack like a man and you have no character or courage.
Friday, September 14, 2012
The U.S. Economy Continues To Create Jobs
The U.S. economy created over 90,000 jobs in August and unemployment fell to 8.1% from 8.3% the previous month. August was the 30th straight month of positive job creation compared to 14 straight months of job losses that went as high as 700,000 a month during the previous Bush administration. The wall street banks predicted in 2010 that unemployment would stay above 9% for all of 2011 and 2012 and they have been proven wrong.
The positive job growth has been accomplished with out any help from republicans in congress and their attitude of doing nothing to help the President move the country forward. It is a reminder how the democratic controlled congress in 1993 passed President Clinton's deficit reduction and economic plan and every republican in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate voted against it and predicted doom and gloom. The republicans were wrong big time then and nothing has changed for the republicans in congress in 2012. Their conservative ideology is still unAmerican.
History is repeating itself. It was Clinton's policies that created the greatest economy and job creation and now it is President Obama's policies that is laying the ground work for another lasting economy and job creation for the country and its people. The GOP is a non participant in those things that have made America and its people great. They are attracted to the wedge issues that divide America because of their unAmerican conservative ideology.
The second great republican depression is coming to an end. The middle class has suffered much and it is time the wealthy start paying their fare share and pull their own weight. President Obama has outlined his plan to see that it happens. He asked the American people for their vote at the democratic convention so he could complete the job. I believe the voters should give him that chance. The alternative is unacceptable.
The positive job growth has been accomplished with out any help from republicans in congress and their attitude of doing nothing to help the President move the country forward. It is a reminder how the democratic controlled congress in 1993 passed President Clinton's deficit reduction and economic plan and every republican in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate voted against it and predicted doom and gloom. The republicans were wrong big time then and nothing has changed for the republicans in congress in 2012. Their conservative ideology is still unAmerican.
History is repeating itself. It was Clinton's policies that created the greatest economy and job creation and now it is President Obama's policies that is laying the ground work for another lasting economy and job creation for the country and its people. The GOP is a non participant in those things that have made America and its people great. They are attracted to the wedge issues that divide America because of their unAmerican conservative ideology.
The second great republican depression is coming to an end. The middle class has suffered much and it is time the wealthy start paying their fare share and pull their own weight. President Obama has outlined his plan to see that it happens. He asked the American people for their vote at the democratic convention so he could complete the job. I believe the voters should give him that chance. The alternative is unacceptable.
The New Orleans Saints Bounty Gate and The BP Oil Spill
If you are asking yourself what in the world do those two events have in common that would be a reasonable question. And strange as it may seem, what they have in common is that the news media, printed, radio and television have never told the real story concerning both events and as a result the people have been exposed to what the news media does best today, that is, take up time and space.
The real story of the Saints bounty gate is that the Saints head coach, Sean Payton, let bounty gate happen and as a result was suspended from the team for the 2012 football season and left his players and team with out a leader. Sean Payton let his team down, let the fans down and gave a bad example to thousands of youngsters. Payton's actions were irresponsible for a head coach and jeopardized all the Saints have accomplished. Payton's arrogance displayed the worse in professional sports by believing he was above it all. The news media, especially printed news focused on everything else instead of the real story.
In the case of the BP oil spill the real story that was never told was the oil industry in general lied for the past 40 years by telling the people they had the technology and equipment available to plug any blow out TIMELY and remove any spilled oil from the waters of the gulf before that oil reached shore. The BP event proved they did not have the technology or equipment available to do the job TIMELY. To add insult to injury, the oil industry announced 3 months after the blow out that they were forming a company to do what they said they could do in the first place.
The news media during bounty gate tried to blame the NFL and even went to bat for Payton and the Saints players. They choose to ignore the real story of Payton's arrogance and his irresponsible actions that harmed his own team and left them without a head coach. Mr. Benson should have disciplined Payton for his actions long ago.
The news media during the BP spill and some elected officials from Louisiana tried to use the BP spill to blame President Obama for the moratorium instead of telling the real story. They became a tool of the oil industry and instead of telling the real story, they participated in a fairy tale much like the Warren Report. Football fans, football in general and the American people have been betrayed by a news media who is more interested in hype and filling up news time. Elected officials in the case of the B:P spill could care less because they live and work in con games and do the bidding of the oil industry because of their campaign contributions.
The late Paul Harvey had a part of his news cast called "the rest of the story". Today's media can't even tell the "real story".
The real story of the Saints bounty gate is that the Saints head coach, Sean Payton, let bounty gate happen and as a result was suspended from the team for the 2012 football season and left his players and team with out a leader. Sean Payton let his team down, let the fans down and gave a bad example to thousands of youngsters. Payton's actions were irresponsible for a head coach and jeopardized all the Saints have accomplished. Payton's arrogance displayed the worse in professional sports by believing he was above it all. The news media, especially printed news focused on everything else instead of the real story.
In the case of the BP oil spill the real story that was never told was the oil industry in general lied for the past 40 years by telling the people they had the technology and equipment available to plug any blow out TIMELY and remove any spilled oil from the waters of the gulf before that oil reached shore. The BP event proved they did not have the technology or equipment available to do the job TIMELY. To add insult to injury, the oil industry announced 3 months after the blow out that they were forming a company to do what they said they could do in the first place.
The news media during bounty gate tried to blame the NFL and even went to bat for Payton and the Saints players. They choose to ignore the real story of Payton's arrogance and his irresponsible actions that harmed his own team and left them without a head coach. Mr. Benson should have disciplined Payton for his actions long ago.
The news media during the BP spill and some elected officials from Louisiana tried to use the BP spill to blame President Obama for the moratorium instead of telling the real story. They became a tool of the oil industry and instead of telling the real story, they participated in a fairy tale much like the Warren Report. Football fans, football in general and the American people have been betrayed by a news media who is more interested in hype and filling up news time. Elected officials in the case of the B:P spill could care less because they live and work in con games and do the bidding of the oil industry because of their campaign contributions.
The late Paul Harvey had a part of his news cast called "the rest of the story". Today's media can't even tell the "real story".
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Sports Journalism, New Orleans Style
Does any one in the New Orleans news media really understand how important a role the head coach of the Saints team or any team for that matter really plays? One would never think so reading and listening to reports for the past several months prior to the first regular season game this past Sunday.
The reports from sports journalists the last several months have gone something like this: The Saints are united and ready; they have been there and done that; they have the players and motivition; they have a seasoned coaching staff; they know what Sean Payton wants; they have Drew Brees; they know what has to be done; etc, etc, etc. And finally when Sean Payton's picture was hung at training camp with the caption, "just do yur job" they became sure of the outcome. Every thing was just going to be great.
Then along came the Washington Redskins and the story lines of the sports journalists after the game began to change. They now had questions about Payton not being there on the sidelines and then hedged their bets with the worn out cliche of "its only one game, and that the Saints lost their first game last year also." There was all kind of second guessing going on by journalists, something they do well but have no objective value.
How could they have missed the opportunity to inform the fans before the season started that the Saints could very well be in for a long and rough season without their head coach. I wonder if Mr. Benson was buying any of this reporting. If he is on board, maybe he will be reducing Payton's salary when he returns, if he does return.
I feel sorry for the poor fans who get caught up in all this reporting and get high only to be brought back down because of reality. Reading the funny's for this writer is more entertaining than reading or listening to reports by sports journalists. There are many good assistant coaches and there are many of them who will never be head coaches. The Saints are operating without a head coach, that is the bottom line and it does really matter.
The reports from sports journalists the last several months have gone something like this: The Saints are united and ready; they have been there and done that; they have the players and motivition; they have a seasoned coaching staff; they know what Sean Payton wants; they have Drew Brees; they know what has to be done; etc, etc, etc. And finally when Sean Payton's picture was hung at training camp with the caption, "just do yur job" they became sure of the outcome. Every thing was just going to be great.
Then along came the Washington Redskins and the story lines of the sports journalists after the game began to change. They now had questions about Payton not being there on the sidelines and then hedged their bets with the worn out cliche of "its only one game, and that the Saints lost their first game last year also." There was all kind of second guessing going on by journalists, something they do well but have no objective value.
How could they have missed the opportunity to inform the fans before the season started that the Saints could very well be in for a long and rough season without their head coach. I wonder if Mr. Benson was buying any of this reporting. If he is on board, maybe he will be reducing Payton's salary when he returns, if he does return.
I feel sorry for the poor fans who get caught up in all this reporting and get high only to be brought back down because of reality. Reading the funny's for this writer is more entertaining than reading or listening to reports by sports journalists. There are many good assistant coaches and there are many of them who will never be head coaches. The Saints are operating without a head coach, that is the bottom line and it does really matter.
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