Barack Obama

[The Conquistador]

Originally Posted by sesame

(Although I dont see any relevance to Obama in the Polish Army Bear's story! )

Mr. sesame. The article about Voytek was a response to randolphs post about the Taliban fuckheads getting eaten by a bear. He said we should train bears to do this more often and I responded with the snippet about Voytek.

[randolph]

GOP Grand odd party.

[TracyCoxx]

Originally Posted by randolph

GOP Grand odd party.

**Democrat Party**
(Health Care Reform critics KEEP OUT)
(No Anti-Gay Marriage straight people)
(Down with white males)
(Illegal Immigrants - come on in)
(Global Warming deniers not welcome!)
(Anti-Abortioners Stay Away!)

[randolph]

Originally Posted by TracyCoxx

**Democrat Party**
(Health Care Reform critics KEEP OUT)
(No Anti-Gay Marriage straight people)
(Down with white males)
(Illegal Immigrants - come on in)
(Global Warming deniers not welcome!)
(Anti-Abortioners Stay Away!)

Well, lets see.
I am skeptical of the health care plan.
I am a white male.
I am against illegal immigrants taking over the country.
I am skeptical of global warming, climate change,yes.
I believe in woman's rights, abortion should should be discouraged.
I am a Democrat.

[TracyCoxx]

Originally Posted by randolph

Well, lets see.
I am skeptical of the health care plan.

MoveOn Threatens to Push Primary Opponents to Dems Voting Against Health Plan

Originally Posted by randolph

I am a white male.

Obama's criticism of McCain: Too white!

Originally Posted by randolph

I am against illegal immigrants taking over the country.

Originally Posted by Obama

You need to make sure your child can speak Spanish!

Originally Posted by randolph

I am skeptical of global warming, climate change,yes.

Originally Posted by Obama

The security and stability of each nation and all peoples-our prosperity, our health, and our safety-are in jeopardy.

Originally Posted by randolph

I am a Democrat.

Careful... You may be a democrat, but Obama clearly would wish to have a talk with you and straighten your misguided wayward beliefs before you become 'part of the problem'.

[randolph]

Originally Posted by TracyCoxx

MoveOn Threatens to Push Primary Opponents to Dems Voting Against Health Plan
Obama's criticism of McCain: Too white!




Careful... You may be a democrat, but Obama clearly would wish to have a talk with you and straighten your misguided wayward beliefs before you become 'part of the problem'.

Yeah, I guess I am part of the problem, I believe both parties are crap. The Republican party is turning into a pseudo religious cult and the Democrats are a bunch of dithering idiots.
We need a new party.
Tranny lovers unite!

[TracyCoxx]

Originally Posted by randolph

Yeah, I guess I am part of the problem, I believe both parties are crap. The Republican party is turning into a pseudo religious cult and the Democrats are a bunch of dithering idiots.
We need a new party.
Tranny lovers unite!

I think I would have to agree with you on that one.

[TracyCoxx]

Originally Posted by randolph

Well, lets see.
I am skeptical of the health care plan.
I am a white male.
I am against illegal immigrants taking over the country.
I am skeptical of global warming, climate change,yes.
I believe in woman's rights, abortion should should be discouraged.
I am a Democrat.

Joe Lieberman:
Skeptical of the health care plan.
A white male.
Doesn't seem to mind illegal immigrants taking over the country.
Believes US should accept responsibility for Global Warming

No longer considered a democrat.
Shut down by democrats in the middle of his speech.

[randolph]

Originally Posted by TracyCoxx

Joe Lieberman:
Skeptical of the health care plan.
A white male.
Doesn't seem to mind illegal immigrants taking over the country.
Believes US should accept responsibility for Global Warming

No longer considered a democrat.
Shut down by democrats in the middle of his speech.

I am switching my registration to independent.

Politicians - Republicans/Democrats hears to you!

[randolph]

"FRANKEN AMENDMENT BECOMES LAW.... In October, Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) proposed a key amendment to the 2010 Defense Appropriations bill. Yesterday, it was signed into law.

Motivated by the harrowing violence Jamie Leigh Jones suffered in 2005 while working for Halliburton/KBR in Iraq, Franken pushed a measure to withhold defense contracts from companies that "restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, battery and discrimination cases to court." Franken's measure passed, 68 to 30. The 30 opponents -- representing 75% of the entire GOP Senate caucus -- were Republican men.

There were some implantation questions from the Pentagon, but after some additional efforts, and overcoming a Republican filibuster, Franken's measure became law after President Obama signed the Department of Defense Appropriations Act over the weekend.

Digby had a good take on this.

The reason I think it's good news isn't just on the substance (which it certainly is) but on the politics. Franken's amendment is driving the Republicans crazy because they basically voted to protect rapists and are now paying a political price for that. And now they are whining that Franken was somehow "uncollegial" because the amendment put them in an embarrassing position (which makes me wonder how many other things issues are swept under the rug because it would make members of the opposition uncomfortable.)

That's the kind of thing the Democrats should do more of. Expose the Republicans' hypocrisy and cruelty by forcing these issues on to the agenda.

Remember, Republicans can barely contain their outrage over this -- Franken proposed a common-sense measure; it passed easily; and opponents of the amendment have faced some severe criticicism as a result. "The nerve of that guy," conservative senators keep saying.

For his part, this is Franken's first key legislative success. Here's to many more like it."

At least some things are done right.