Cable news and right wing blogs are swarming with the revisionist history on the New Deal. Arm yourself against lies, spin and propaganda by reading info from a number of sources.
Here down a article about this topic. [Media Matters is a progressive media watchdog and fact checking organization which has received accolades from numerous sources (except the right wing media which often gets debunked by Media Matters).]
The link to digg it and for article: Conservatives Cherry-Pick 1930s Unemployment Figures
Summary: Columnists Mona Charen and George Will continued a trend among conservative media of responding to comparisons between the current economic situation and that of the 1930s and between Barack Obama and FDR by attacking the New Deal. In separate columns, both Charen and Will cherry-picked unemployment figures to assert that the New Deal did not reduce unemployment. But historians and progressive economists have noted that unemployment fell every year of the New Deal except during the 1937-38 recession; further, Nobel-laureate Paul Krugman has said it was a reversal of New Deal policies, not a continuance of them, that contributed to rising unemployment in 1937 and 1938.
Yes we can! Best wishes, Steffen
http://changeforbetterworld.blogspot.com/2009/01/my-way-to-say-goodbye-to-neocons-bush.html
Formal Petition to Attorney General-Designate Eric Holder to appoint a Special Prosecutor to investigate and prosecute any and all government officials who have participated in War Crimes.
You can Digg it: My_way to say GOODBYE to neocons, Bush and Cheney!
A picture from me to say goodbye from most bad president of US and all neocons.We can only hope many people will long enough remember. Bush had a lot bad gifts for the change! Let's take care the poor and normal people will not have to pay now too much after the rich made profit in good time!And what's with impeachment now?! What's with hidden knowledge of Sept. 11 2001?[ Maybe an explanation of picture: it's made like an "egg laying wool milk sow" a metaphorical-idiomatic term in Germany]
Yeah, and here you can see something new about neocons were bringing to us - for me to say: don't forgive Bush and neocons and there is still a lot to work of. We will and can do this too - Yes we can!I got now message too like "If anybody can clean up the mess bush left, it's President Obama." - Yes and Obama likes people helping still to do the work - help him! We were a big and strong movement and so people got knowledge back how strong people can be together! Whistleblower: Bush's NSA spied on EVERYONE (already 4255 Diggs) The NSA had access to ALL YOUR COMMUNICATIONS, regardless of who you were or whether or not you were communicating internationally.
next post in my main blog about "Change for better world" - here i collected some movies from this day and shortly before.
(And i saved it to hard disc too. If some original will not be longer responsible in YouTube i will bring it new.)
Please, ckick this link to see the movies:
The change - Obama Acceptance Speech - Change is come to America
[But of course - it's just beginning with the change, there is a lot to do. Please stay in touch, however we do that, through these groups or some other way. ]
to all of you, for all that you have done for Barack and Joe. This is it...the day we have been working and waiting for. It all comes down to this...my heart is racing, my stomach is doing cartwheels, and i have been on the phone today with family and friends and fellow supporters to make sure everyone has a ride to the polls. i talked with my neighbors and people in my neighborhood, to make sure everyone could get to their polling place.
i have never been so proud to be an American....this country is coming together and unifying in the name of change and it fills me with such hope, i can hardly speak the words.
tonight, i will be attending an Election Night party with my Brother and Sister. we have been on the phone today, filled with excitement and, i have to admit, my nerves are all over the place. i waited up to see the results that came in last night from NH and i saw that as a sign of things to come.
this country and this world will be a better place when Barack and Joe win tonight. i know that nothing is final until all the votes are counted, but i have HOPE! i have so much hope, that my cup is running over!
what a glorious and historic day this is...and we are all a part of it.
Blessings to you all, today and everyday.
Yes We Can!!!!!!!!!
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A record number of West Virginia voters have cast their ballots early this year. According to Secretary of State Betty Ireland's office, more than 153,000 ballots were cast during early voting, which ended Saturday, and more than 13,000 absentee votes have been cast. County clerks throughout the state reported high turnout for early voting. Clerks said they're ready with troubleshooters and extra machines to address any problems that develop on Election Day.
I pray that everything goes smoothly on election day.....
Sorry, folks...been a bit since I stopped here. Lots going on during these final days. Things are looking good in Fayette County. Early voting is at an all time high, according to the county officials ... with approximately some 1800 early voters as of a couple of days ago. I do believe we will go BLUE. Telephone canvassing to date has given us data on overwhelming support for Obama here. Visitors to the HQs are most encouraging and love talking the issues. Some days, there are folks coming in off the street and talking to us while we stuff those little baggies of literature to be passed out that evening. Some times, those folks pitch in and help out. Great experience of community togetherness. Most interesting are the stories that the older folk tell about elections in 'days of yore.' Speaking of those baggies, we are hitting about 3,000 right now. Ahhhh, the local Dollar Store loves us! And, despite sore fingers, we have had a blast doing this. So, while some are doing baggies, others are calling folks on the phone, and others are providing campaign literature to those coming in off the street.
Some events coming up....On Saturday, 1 Nov, the Ansted Democrats are providing 'that great home-cooked' food we all love, along with some great local band music. Come on out and hear Sheriff and WV Senatorial Candidate Bill Laird speak, along with other local officials. Nothing like good food, good music, and good folks.
Also, the evening of the election, the HQs will open at 8:00 p.m. for a Election Return Watch and Celebration (Go, Obama! Or should I say, Congrats, Prez Obama?) Party. We will have a big screen TV, food, music, lots of quality time to enjoy the sweet success of winning this historical event. So, please stop by, say hello, and sit a while...we would be most happy to see ya!
Hi Everybody,
We need your help for the CHANGE that OBAMA will bring to our nation. There is a lot that needs to be done in the next 8 days. We have 8 dates to flip WV from red to BLUE!
See if there is anything below that you can do!
1) Monday through Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday 1p – 9p
2) Make telephone calls, We have thousands of calls to make and lots of doors to knock on
3) Help enter data into database
4) Help supply food every day for multiple volunteers
5) Alphabetize data for phone calls and canvassing
6) Make phone calls to supporters for help
7) Donate food, soda, money to assist volunteers
Take your pick & let us know what you can do! Every little bit makes a big difference.
We appreciate all that you are doing!!
Call me at 304-881-6514
Please let me know if you'd like to be removed from this list. Thank you.
Elena Bailey, Field Organizer
WV Campaign for Change
we are in the last days, and now more then ever we need everyone to step up and provide support.
Elana Bailey at the HQ in beckley is in need of phone bankers, canvassers and just general Volunteers to help please give her a call at 304-881-6514
2. Capitalism is a social system based on the recognition of individual rights, including property rights, in which all property is privately owned. Under capitalism the state is separated from economics (production and trade), just like the state is separated from religion. Capitalism is the system of of laissez faire. It is the system of political freedom.
3. An advocate of laissez-faire is known as a capitalist, e.g., novelist Ayn Rand is a capitalist; e.g., though economically Engels came from a wealthy background, politically he is recognized as a socialist/communist because of his ideas; e.g., billionaire George Soros is not a capitalist as he does not advocate capitalism, but he advocates some form of a mixed economy statism. Soros like Ted Turner is a "socialist at heart."
Lets remember that before you go name calling read up on the term you are using, Please we are all smarting than the GOV. of Alaska
Will attend the Ansted meeting Wednesday night to offer help and update them on Fayette County activities. Very happy to hear that an effort for Obama is starting in that area. Heather stopped by the Oak Hill HQs yesterday and picked up some yard signs and campaign materials. Will take more to them on Wed evening.
Any other rural areas in Fayette County who would like a visit or help, please let me know.
Sue
Barack Obama for president He is the competent, confident leader who represents the aspirations of the nation. October 19, 2008
It is inherent in the American character to aspire to greatness, so it can be disorienting when the nation stumbles or loses confidence in bedrock principles or institutions. That's where the United States is as it prepares to select a new president: We have seen the government take a stake in venerable private financial houses; we have witnessed eight years of executive branch power grabs and erosion of civil liberties; we are still recovering from a murderous attack by terrorists on our own soil and still struggling with how best to prevent a recurrence. We need a leader who demonstrates thoughtful calm and grace under pressure, one not prone to volatile gesture or capricious pronouncement. We need a leader well-grounded in the intellectual and legal foundations of American freedom. Yet we ask that the same person also possess the spark and passion to inspire the best within us: creativity, generosity and a fierce defense of justice and liberty.
The Times without hesitation endorses Barack Obama for president. Our nation has never before had a candidate like Obama, a man born in the 1960s, of black African and white heritage, raised and educated abroad as well as in the United States, and bringing with him a personal narrative that encompasses much of the American story but that, until now, has been reflected in little of its elected leadership. The excitement of Obama's early campaign was amplified by that newness. But as the presidential race draws to its conclusion, it is Obama's character and temperament that come to the fore. It is his steadiness. His maturity. These are qualities American leadership has sorely lacked for close to a decade. The Constitution, more than two centuries old, now offers the world one of its more mature and certainly most stable governments, but our political culture is still struggling to shake off a brash and unseemly adolescence. In George W. Bush, the executive branch turned its back on an adult role in the nation and the world and retreated into self-absorbed unilateralism. John McCain distinguished himself through much of the Bush presidency by speaking out against reckless and self-defeating policies. He earned The Times' respect, and our endorsement in the California Republican primary, for his denunciation of torture, his readiness to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and his willingness to buck his party on issues such as immigration reform. But the man known for his sense of honor and consistency has since announced that he wouldn't vote for his own immigration bill, and he redefined "torture" in such a disingenuous way as to nearly embrace what he once abhorred. Indeed, the presidential campaign has rendered McCain nearly unrecognizable. His selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate was, as a short-term political tactic, brilliant. It was also irresponsible, as Palin is the most unqualified vice presidential nominee of a major party in living memory. The decision calls into question just what kind of thinking -- if that's the appropriate word -- would drive the White House in a McCain presidency. Fortunately, the public has shown more discernment, and the early enthusiasm for Palin has given way to national ridicule of her candidacy and McCain's judgment. Obama's selection also was telling. He might have scored a steeper bump in the polls by making a more dramatic choice than the capable and experienced Joe Biden. But for all the excitement of his own candidacy, Obama has offered more competence than drama. He is no lone rider. He is a consensus-builder, a leader. As a constitutional scholar, he has articulated a respect for the rule of law and the limited power of the executive that make him the best hope of restoring balance and process to the Justice Department. He is a Democrat, leaning further left than right, and that should be reflected in his nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court. This is a good thing; the court operates best when it is ideologically balanced. With its present alignment at seven justices named by Republicans and two by Democrats, it is due for a tug from the left. We are not sanguine about Obama's economic policies. He speaks with populist sweep about taxing oil companies to give middle-class families rebates that of course they would welcome, but would be far too small to stimulate the economy. His ideas on taxation do not stray far from those put forward by Democrats over the last several decades. His response to the most recent, and drastic, fallout of the sub- prime mortgage meltdown has been appropriately cautious; this is uncharted territory, and Obama is not a master of economic theory or practice. And that's fine. Obama inspires confidence not so much in his grasp of Wall Street finance but in his acknowledgment of and comfort with his lack of expertise. He will not be one to forge far-reaching economic policy without sounding out the best thinkers and practitioners, and he has many at his disposal. He has won the backing of some on Wall Street not because he's one of them but because they recognize his talent for extracting from a broad range of proposals a coherent and workable program. On paper, McCain presents the type of economic program The Times has repeatedly backed: One that would ease the tax burden on business and other high earners most likely to invest in the economy and hire new workers. But he has been disturbingly unfocused in his response to the current financial situation, rushing to "suspend" his campaign and take action (although just what action never became clear). Having little to contribute, he instead chose to exploit the crisis. We may one day look back on this presidential campaign in wonder. We may marvel that Obama's critics called him an elitist, as if an Ivy League education were a source of embarrassment, and belittled his eloquence, as if a gift with words were suddenly a defect. In fact, Obama is educated and eloquent, sober and exciting, steady and mature. He represents the nation as it is, and as it aspires to be.
US President George W Bush's first Secretary of State, Colin Powell, has endorsed Democratic election candidate Barack Obama for the White House.
He backed his fellow African-American over John McCain, the Republican Party's choice to succeed Mr Bush in the 4 November election.
He told NBC Mr Obama had the "ability to inspire" and was "inclusive".
"All Americans... not just African-Americans" would be proud of an Obama win, he argued.
This endorsement carries weight, says the BBC's Rachel Harvey reports from Washington.
This is in part because, as a former chairman of the Joint chiefs of Staff and former secretary of state, Colin Powell's backing says to undecided American voters "I trust this man as the Commander in Chief and so you should too", our correspondent adds.
Mr Powell's support will be seen as a significant boost to the Obama campaign a little over two weeks before voting day.
This is not a decision Colin Powell has taken lightly, our correspondent says.
He has spoken to both Mr McCain and Mr Obama regularly and watched carefully and he has concluded, he says, that Barack Obama has the style and substance to lead America in the future.
But it is perhaps the sharp criticism of the recent conduct of John McCain's campaign, for being too negative and too narrow, that will do most damage to the Republican candidate, our correspondent adds.
That approach, Mr Powell said, is not what the American people are looking for.
'Electrifying' choice
"I think he [Barack Obama] would be a transformational president," Mr Powell told NBC's Meet The Press.
"For that reason, I will be voting for Senator Barack Obama."
An Obama victory would should "not just electrify our country, it would electrify the world", he said.
Mr Obama was better suited to handle America's economic problems, the former secretary of state said.
"In the case of Mr McCain, I found that he was a little unsure as how to deal with the economic problems that we're having," he said.
"Almost every day there was a different approach to the problem and that concerned me.
"You got the sense that he didn't have a complete grasp of the economic problems that we had."
Mr Powell had also been "concerned at the selection of Governor [Sarah] Palin" for running mate.
"She's a very distinguished woman, and she's to be admired," he said.
"At the same time, now that we have had a chance to watch her for some seven weeks, I don't believe she is ready to be president of the United States, which is the job of the vice-president."
I'm not a hockey mom, or Joe six-pack. This Joe six-pack thing is an insult to Christians across America.
I'm an American citizen. I served my country for 2 years during the Vietnam Era. Then I went to college and worked in healthcare for 29 years as a nurse. I've raised 5 children. One was killed in a MVA 4 days after high school graduation, 2 have graduated from college, one is serving his country in Iraq for his 2nd tour, and one is in his 3rd year of college. My husband and I are both disabled healthcare workers. We've paid our taxes. We've raised our children to be productive and God-fearing citizens.
We need a leader like Barack Obama to give us back our America, not just for us but for our children and our grand-children. It's time for government for the people. Vote Obama!!!!!!
Wow over the last few weeks we have heard this a lot from the McCain camp, Country first, well let me give you my view on that, not only if elected will he continue the shift toward moving jobs out of the country he will still allow factories to close all over the country, why is a automotive plant closing in WI. while the plants in Canada and Mexico still go strong, are we trying to boost their economies as ours falls in ruins?
Also as a veteran you would think that he would want to see that the brave men and women that have served their country would receive the best treatment and opportunities once their service is done as Mrs. Palin would say "oh no Joe" he voted to cut the G.I. Bill and he also wants to cut services to the VA and only allow Service Connected veterans access to health and other benefits that the VA offers. WOW what a friend we veterans have in John.
Last but not least we have the issue of taxes, " I will not raise taxes during a time of economic crisis like my opponent or the current president" how does he plan to continue to fund the occupation of Iraq, yes I said occupation because President Bush ended the war two years ago, we are now an army of occupation. also the $5000 tax credit that will be given back to familes to help cover health care, where is this going to come from? and how many families actually spend that much, John its much much more than that $5000 would only cover about 4mths of health care for a family of 4 and less if the family is larger.
I'm sorry I do have to add this last note, yes the McCain/Palin ticket has taken on the tone of the McGovern ticket of the 60's while they claim race has little to do with their campaign, they are using it as a tactic.
So Country first not them , its time for a change so grab some one and register them to vote and vote Obama/Biden
Deregulation - wars - bank crisis - movie Bush without words
To look the movie you must go to my blog. Unfortunately the situation can still change to be more terrible and so movie is not fun like could be.
(If you have a chance give a Digg please.)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A poll out Thursday from American Research Group shows Barack Obama with an 8% lead over John McCain in West Virginia. It's the first poll to show a lead for Obama in the Mountain State.
The poll of 600 likely voters took place from 10/4 to 10/8 and has a margin of error of 4%. Previous polls taken last month showed the Republican McCain with a 4 to 5% lead over Obama in West Virginia.
i drove to Portsmouth to see him speak and he did a fantastic job. i took my teenage daughter with me and she cheered just as loud as i did. she said she wished she was old enough to vote for Barack. i told her to take this moment with her and let it inspire her to do good things in her life. and, i told her, you will be able to vote in the next presidential election when we will be voting for 4 more years of Barack in office!!! it was a memorable night that my daughter and i will never forget.
I am a Christian. Sarah Palin claims to be a Christian. So why has she submitted to the attack mode of lies and slanders this week? My Bible says to "remove the beam from your own eye before you remove the mote from your brother's eye". Her "fruit" does not demonstrate Christian principles.
The American people want to hear what the candidates propose to do to change the crisis we are now experiencing, not McCain/Palin tactics. Barack Obama is commendable because he sticks to the facts and issues!
I am a disabled Registered Nurse. I need a heart transplant sometime in the next 5 years. This has not stopped me from volunteering as much as possible to elect Barack Obama as the next President of the United States.
I know what our current healthcare system is like first hand. When I was employed and had group health insurance thru the hospital where I worked, I had to travel 5 hours to Hazard, KY, to have a cardiac catheterization and have it paid for by my insurance company. The University of KY was the only transplant center that was approved by my insurance company. They wanted to proceed with a heart transplant immediately. After I started thru their battery of tests, I found out they lost their Medicare Certification to perform heart transplants because their numbers were too low. I was about to be a statistic to benefit this institution.
Since applying for disability I have been able to go to Duke University Heart Transplant Center for evaluation for transplant because my spouse's insurance became primary. I passed all my tests this year and don't have to return for one year to be retested. I have to pay my yearly deductible and 20% of costs while I wait one more year for Medicare to kick in. Then I have to wonder if Medicare will allow me to continue @ Duke University for treatment or if Medicare will still be solvent and available to me.
Barack Obama promises healthcare reforms and this is one reason I am supporting and working to get him elected as President. I served 2 years in the US Army during the Vietnam era and have been denied VA benefits. I have worked as a nurse for 29 years caring for the sick and injured. Now that I am sick, I deserve healthcare that is affordable! I've paid my taxes!
My point; if I can volunteer so can you!
this is an exerpt from an article regarding McCain's work with council of world freedom. the link to the entire article is at the bottom.
Democratic strategist Paul Begala lit the fire when, during an appearance on Meet the Press, he warned that this relatively obscure detail from McCain's past could draw him into a guilt-by-association game he was bound to regret.
"John McCain sat on the board of...the U.S. Council for World Freedom," said Begala, "The Anti-Defamation League, in 1981 when McCain was on the board, said this about this organization. It was affiliated with the World Anti-Communist League - the parent organization - which ADL said 'has increasingly become a gathering place, a forum, a point of contact for extremists, racists and anti-Semites.'"
But McCain's involvement in the U.S. Council for World Freedom, which extended from 1981 through, possibly, 1986 is significant -- not merely because it ties him to unsavory characters but because it firmly associates him with a foreign policy that was, at the time and still, controversial.
"I didn't know that [McCain had] served on the board," said Shannon O'NeilDouglas Dillon Fellow for Latin American Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. "It is a little bit surprising to me. But all of those organizations did come from the Republican side mostly. Often the people were tied to the military and they saw the world in black and white terms... My impression is [McCain] still sees the world in back and white."
The USCWF was founded in Phoenix, Arizona in November 1981 as an offshoot of the World Anti-Communist League. The group was, from the onset, saddled with the disreputable reputation of its parent group. The WACL had ties to ultra-right figures and Latin American death squads. Roger Pearson, the chairman of the WACL, was expelled from the group in 1980 under allegations that he was a member of a neo-Nazi organization.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/06/why-mccains-time-with-cou_n_132470.html
