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we think, only person who can resolve the problem in iran is that President Obama .
please act quickly to save the humain right in this country
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Today President Obama signed into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, legislation that will extend new federal protections to people who are victims of violent crime because of their sex or sexual orientation. It is an update to the federal hate crimes statute that Congress first passed in 1968. For the first time, the law that previously protected people from attacks motivated by race, religion or ethnicity will also protect gay, lesbian, transgender and disabled people.
The President will host a reception commemorating the enactment of the Hate Crimes Prevention Act in the East Room of the White House this evening. This afternoon, before signing the bill, he said:
"...After more than a decade of opposition and delay, we've passed inclusive hate crimes legislation to help protect our citizens from violence based on what they look like, who they love, how they pray, or who they are. "I promised Judy Shepard, when she saw me in the Oval Office, that this day would come, and I'm glad that she and her husband Dennis could join us for this event. I'm also honored to have the family of the late Senator Ted Kennedy, who fought so hard for this legislation. And Vicki and Patrick, Kara, everybody who's here, I just want you all to know how proud we are of the work that Ted did to help this day -- make this day possible..."
"...After more than a decade of opposition and delay, we've passed inclusive hate crimes legislation to help protect our citizens from violence based on what they look like, who they love, how they pray, or who they are.
"I promised Judy Shepard, when she saw me in the Oval Office, that this day would come, and I'm glad that she and her husband Dennis could join us for this event. I'm also honored to have the family of the late Senator Ted Kennedy, who fought so hard for this legislation. And Vicki and Patrick, Kara, everybody who's here, I just want you all to know how proud we are of the work that Ted did to help this day -- make this day possible..."
Here’s an excerpt from an editorial in the Washington Post this morning:
PRESIDENT OBAMA is scheduled to sign Wednesday what is being described as the nation's first significant pro-gay rights legislation. Attached to the defense authorization act, the measure would add sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and disability to the list of protected classes under the 1969 federal hate-crimes law…The law doesn't outlaw bigotry or "thought crimes." It applies only to "violent acts motivated by" the characteristics of the victim -- acts, not thoughts or speech. But crimes that target someone because of race or sexual orientation are more than offenses against that individual. They can terrorize whole communities.http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2009/10/28/about-whether-we-value-one-another
PRESIDENT OBAMA is scheduled to sign Wednesday what is being described as the nation's first significant pro-gay rights legislation. Attached to the defense authorization act, the measure would add sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and disability to the list of protected classes under the 1969 federal hate-crimes law…
The law doesn't outlaw bigotry or "thought crimes." It applies only to "violent acts motivated by" the characteristics of the victim -- acts, not thoughts or speech. But crimes that target someone because of race or sexual orientation are more than offenses against that individual. They can terrorize whole communities.
PROCLAMATION OF EQUALIZATION
Following Abe Lincoln's lead, couldn't Barack Obama issue a DECLARATION OF EQUALIZATION? In the brief towards the DOJ DOMA, it noted that the administration was bound to follow the existing laws. What did Lincoln do to get around that rule?
Steele said that was just an example of how the party can retool its message to appeal to young voters and minorities without sacrificing core conservative principles. Steele said he used the argument weeks ago while chatting on a flight with a college student who described herself as fiscally conservative but socially liberal on issues like gay marriage.
"Now all of a sudden I've got someone who wasn't a spouse before, that I had no responsibility for, who is now getting claimed as a spouse that I now have financial responsibility for," Steele told Republicans at the state convention in traditionally conservative Georgia. "So how do I pay for that? Who pays for that? You just cost me money."
As Steele talked about ways the party could position itself, he also poked fun at his previous pledge to give the GOP a "hip-hop makeover."
"You don't have to wear your pants cut down here or the big bling," he said.
Vermont and Iowa have legalized gay marriage in recent weeks, and a Quinnipiac University poll released in April found that 57 percent of people questioned support civil unions that provide marriage-like rights. Although 55 percent said they opposed gay marriage, the poll indicated a shift toward more acceptance.
The chief of the Republican National Committee has been criticized by some social conservatives in recent weeks after GQ magazine quoted him as saying he opposed gay marriage but wasn't going to "beat people upside the head about it."
Steele, a Catholic and former Maryland lieutenant governor, was elected chairman of the committee earlier this year.
The Democratic Party and President Obamahas been silent on the Gay Marriage issue. The silence is worse than Steele's public statement.
SIGN SENATOR LEAHY PETITION TO INVESTIGATE THE CRIMES AGAINST OUR COUNTRY DURING BUSHS DICTATORSHIP! FINALLY WE WILL FIND OUT THE TRUTH OF WHAT BUSH DID TO THIS COUNTRY DURING HIS OCCUPATION! GOAL IS 100,000 SIGNITURES THIS WEEK! PASS PETITION ON TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY! THANK YOU !
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IT WILL EXPLAIN HOW THE PAST BROUGHT US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. THE BUSH FAMILY WERE WAR PROFITEERS IN WW2, WHAT A SICK FAMILY TRADITION TO PASS ON TO YOUR CHILDREN!
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Dear All,
The following is an important post from "We Are The Change" on where things stand with the stimulus package, what has been taken OUT of the package, what's up next, and what can still be put back INTO the package. This is a good synopsis and let's us know what WE can do to effect change here. - Holly
Marta Evry sent a message to the members of We Are The Change. -------------------- Subject: UPDATE - Senate reaches an "agreement" on Stimulus Bill. Now what? Hi all, As you probably already know, the Senate has reached an agreement to pass ARRP (American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan) with some pretty major amendments proposed by the so-called "gang of 16" moderate Senators. The amendments gut funding for states and "income support" provisions for COBRA and medicare for the unemployed (and a bunch of other stuff too) in order to make it easier to swallow for the few Senate Republicans willing to come along for the ride. However, the Senate has yet to cast an actual vote. That's expected to happen on Sunday. The bill, as proposed, will pass with 61 votes. Hopefully. Or not. We'll see. Specter, Snowe and Collins are going to be under some very intense pressure from the Limbaugh Screaming Clown Brigade for the next 48 hours........... Once the bill passes, it has to go back to conference committee to be reconciled with the House version. This is where things could get really interesting, because once the bill is in committee, whatever changes are agreed to there can't be filibustered. Let me repeat that. Whatever changes happen in committee CAN NOT BE FILIBUSTERED. We only need an up and down majority vote in the House and Senate to make this happen. We will not need a single Republican vote to pass the ARRP. Not a one. So what do we need to do now? Keep calling. Focus on Specter, Snowe and Collins. Tell them you support their brave stance. DO NOT CRITICIZE THEM for gutting the bill. We need to keep them strong and focused for the next few days. Then call your own Senator and tell them once the bill is in committee, to restore the gutted provisions to the House version pronto. It's that simple. Below, is a "Cliff Notes" version of an impact report on the House version of ARRP prepared by Mark Zandi, the Chief Economist for Moody's. If you want to read the entire thing, go to this link: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.economy.com%2Fmark-zandi%2Fdocuments%2FEconomic_Stimulus_House_Plan_012109.pdf This will be your secret weapon, your silver bullet. Keep it close to your heart but spread it far and wide. It explains in simple layman's terms what AARP is, and how and why it works. Have at it. - Marta Evry ________________________ AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT PLAN FACT SHEET Source: Mark Zandi - Chief Economist , Moody's http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://Economy.com Overview The fiscal stimulus plan proposed by the House Democrats includes a reasonably designed mix of government spending increases and tax cuts. The spending increases total about $550 billion in 2009-2010, and there are $275 billion in tax cuts. (total $875 billion) Increased government spending provides a large economic bang for the buck and thus significantly boosts the economy. The benefits begin as soon as the money is disbursed and are less likely than tax cuts to be diluted by an increase in imports. The most effective proposals included in the House stimulus plan are extending unemployment insurance benefits, expanding the food stamp program, and increasing aid to state and local governments. Increasing infrastructure spending will also greatly boost the economy, particularly as the current downturn is expected to last for an extended period. Most of the infrastructure money will be spent on hiring workers and on materials and equipment produced domestically. Tax cuts generally provide less of an economic boost, particularly if they are temporary; on the other hand they can be implemented quickly. A particular plus for individual tax cuts included in the House stimulus plan such as the payroll tax and earned income tax credits is that they are targeted to benefit lower- and middle-income households that are more likely to spend the extra cash quickly. Investment and job tax benefits for businesses are less economically effective, but are not very costly and more widely distribute the benefits of the stimulus plan. Income support The House stimulus plan includes some $100 billion over two years in income support for those households under significant financial pressure. This includes extra benefits for workers who exhaust their regular 26 weeks of unemployment insurance benefits; expanded food stamp payments; and help meeting COBRA payments for unemployed workers trying to hold onto their health insurance. People who receive these benefits are hard pressed and will spend any financial aid they receive very quickly. Another advantage is that these programs are already operating and can quickly deliver a benefit increase to recipients. The virtue of extending UI benefits goes beyond simply providing aid for the jobless to more broadly shoring up household confidence. Nothing is more psychologically debilitating, even to those still employed, than watching unemployed friends and relatives lose their sources of support. Increasing food stamp benefits has the added virtue of helping people ineligible for UI such as part-time workers. Aid to state and local governments Another potent tool included in the House stimulus plan consists of some $200 billion in aid to state and local governments over two years. This takes the form of a temporary increase in the Medicaid matching rate to ease the costs of healthcare coverage; help to local school districts; and broader fiscal relief to states to prevent cuts in key programs. More than 40 states and a rapidly increasing number of localities are grappling with significant fiscal problems. Tax revenue growth has slowed as home sales, property values, retail sales and corporate profits have all fallen. Personal income tax receipts have begun to suffer as the job market slumps. Big states including California and Florida are under severe financial pressure, and smaller states including Arizona, Minnesota and Maryland are struggling significantly. The gap between state and local government revenues and expenditures ballooned to over $100 billion. Arguments that state governments should be forced to cut spending because they have grown bloated and irresponsible are strained, at best. State government spending and employment are no larger today as a share of total economic activity and employment than they were three decades ago. Infrastructure Spending Increased infrastructure spending is also a particularly effective way to stimulate the economy included in the House stimulus plan. The plan includes $160 billion in such spending over two years, with $90 billion in more traditional infrastructure such as highway construction, public transit and waterways; a $70 billion for a variety of energy, science and healthcare projects. The boost to GDP from every dollar spent on public infrastructure is large—an estimated $1.59—and there is little doubt that the nation has underinvested in infrastructure for some time, to the increasing detriment of the nation's long-term growth prospects. The argument against including infrastructure spending as a part of any fiscal stimulus plan is that it takes substantial time for the funds to flow into the broader economy. Infrastructure projects can take years from planning to completion. Moreover, even if the funds are used to finance only projects that are well along in their planning—so-called shovel-ready projects—it is difficult to know just when projects will get under way and when the money will be spent. These are reasonable concerns in most recessions, but the economy's current problems appear likely to continue for some time. It is also reasonable to be worried that this spending will be used on pork-barrel projects chosen not for political rather than economic reasons. To address this worry, policymakers plan to put in place tight controls to monitor the spending. Tax Cuts The House stimulus plan includes an estimated $165 billion in tax cuts for individuals and $110 billion in business tax cuts over two years. The largest part of the individual tax cut is a permanent payroll tax credit for workers, amounting to as much as $1,000 for married couples. The payroll tax credit will be particularly effective, as the benefit will go to lower income households that do not necessarily earn enough to pay income tax. These households are much more likely to spend any tax benefit they receive. The temporary tax incentives to support business investment and hiring in the House stimulus plan do not provide a particularly large economic benefit. Accelerated depreciation by large businesses and expensing of investment by small businesses lowers the cost of capital only modestly and is not a critical factor in businesses' investment decisions, particularly when sales and pricing are so weak. The carry-back of business losses helps cash-strapped businesses, perhaps forestalling some cuts in investment and jobs, but it is unlikely to prompt much additional business expansion as it does not improve businesses' prospects. However, including business tax cuts in the stimulus plan is not very expensive, and they distribute the benefits of the stimulus more widely. This is useful if it expands political support for the stimulus plan and thus accelerates its adoption. Moreover, the depreciation benefits included in last year’s fiscal stimulus have expired, and extending them through 2010 would forestall a badly timed additional factor (however small) depressing business investment. The National Economic impact Implementation of the House Democratic fiscal stimulus plan in early 2009 would provide a sub tantial benefit to the economy. The stimulus will not keep the downturn from becoming the worst since the Great Depression, but it will ensure that the current episode remains a recession and not a depression. -------------------- To reply to this message, follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/n/?inbox/readmessage.php&t=50985392763&aref=381382
This is the content of the Whitehouse Civil Rights platform, as posted on January 21, 2009. Currently, on this site, which is a holdover of discussions before the election of November 4, these were not spelled out. They are now, and we will hold this Administration to answer for them.
Support for the LGBT Community
"While we have come a long way since the Stonewall riots in 1969, we still have a lot of work to do. Too often, the issue of LGBT rights is exploited by those seeking to divide us. But at its core, this issue is about who we are as Americans. It's about whether this nation is going to live up to its founding promise of equality by treating all its citizens with dignity and respect."-- Barack Obama, June 1, 2007
-- Barack Obama, June 1, 2007
BLUE TICKET HOLDERS SECTION !! WHAT A DAY IN DC !! WE MET PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME. THANK YOU PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR UNITING ALL OF US! PEACE KIMI
In 14 hours America will have someone in charge who represents all of the people. A man who has been poor, who knows what it is like. A man who understands the injustice of racism firsthand, not just from books.
Tomorrow, I will see my own dream come true. Four years ago I learned about this man in an article I read in The New Republic. I was stunned, later that year, when I watched him give 'The Speech' of a lifetime at the 2004 Democratic Convention. At that moment, I said I could not wait until he ran for President sometime in the future. The future arrived in February 2007.
Barack ran the best presidential campaign I have ever seen. The people recognized he was the best choice, and voted him in on November 4th.
Now, the streets of Washington DC are filled with millions of joyful Americans from all over the country, counting down the hours and seconds until we see power returned to the people. It has been a long journey, enduring the darkness and wickedness of Bush and his puppetmasters all of these years. It is almost at an end. And with its' end we are about to begin a whole new era, the era of Obama.
Barack we are behind you 100%. We love you. We are ready for you to lead us out of this catastrophe. Just tell us what you need us to do.
Hi all! I just got off the phone with a wonderful woman who is visiting from Canada...she will be attending our neighborhood meeting tomorrow night.
She wanted to hear more personal stories about this amazing grassroots movement for Obama, as in her country she feels people have a need to understand what this was like for each of us on a local level.
She will be returning to Canada January 3rd and would love to talk with some of us on the phone before then. She is happy to cater to your availability.
If you would like to talk about what this experience has been like for you on a personal and local level, feel free to email me (marjorie_alexander@yahoo.com) or call me (520-240-2978) so I can take your contact info down and connect her with you. She is a delightful person with a sincere desire to bring a better understanding of our Obama movement back to Canada! There is nothing more powerful than our individual stories, emotions and even how we have changed as this grassroots movement has found importance in our lives. Please share yourself and your amazing journey!
Peace,
Marjorie
President-Elect Obama and his team have asked us to gather in our communities and share our ideas, stories and feelings regarding changing our health care system for the better. We are holding a small gathering here in the Blenmann neighborhood in Tucson. Please consider coming out on Tuesday, December 30th if you would like to contribute. Our gathering should only last about an hour and you are welcome to talk to me more afterwards if you have more to share. I will be summarizing and submitting what is shared at our gathering to the Office of the President-Elect. Meetings like this are happening all over our Country up until December 31st. At that time, Barack's team will begin reviewing what America has shared.
During the election, we all held on to our beautiful passion for change and together made an amazing difference. But we all know that the real work is just beginning...we are needed more than ever right now to step up to the plate and take responsibility for what we want to happen next! Can we do this? Yes we can!
Tonight I send this intention out into our universe....a meditation, a prayer, a wish...whatever you want to call it--they are all the same thing to me. I wish for strength and angels to surround the Obama family, the incredible team Barack has assembled, and all the beautiful people connected to this website who are brave enough to believe in hope. I wish for us all to grow closer together and magnify our individual power. May we find strength in each other and build massive waves of positive change around us. May we be our most kind and beautiful selves and lead by a positive example and integrity, in the true spirit of Barack's values. We will bring so much light into the world together!
marjorie
I HAVE ENJOYED MY TIME HERE FOR THE PAST YEAR BLOGGING FOR OBAMA. AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN POLITICS FOR MANY YEARS IT WAS NICE TO SEE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FINALLY GETTING INVOLVED AND PAYING ATTENTION. I GUESS WE ALL LEARNED A HARD LESSON THAT OUR GOVERNMENT IS NOT WATCHING OUT FOR US AFTER WE EXPERIENCED 8 YEARS OF DICTATORSHIP BY ADOLF BUSH. I FEEL LIKE MY ISSUES (PEACE, ENVIRONMENT & CONSTITUTION) MIGHT HAVE A SLIM CHANCE OF BEING HEARD WITH OBAMA.
TO ALL MY "FRIENDS" THAT I HAVE DEVELOPED RELATIONSHIPS WITH HERE; YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART AND I WILL NEVER FORGET WHAT WE HAVE SHARED DURING THIS HISTORIC JOURNEY. I AM NOW GOING BACK TO MY "TROPHY LIFE" THAT SEEMS SO MUNDANE BUT AT LEAST THERE I KNOW THAT I AM LOVED AND ADORED EVEN WHEN TIMES A TOUGH.
MAY PEACE & LOVE BE WITH YOU !!! KIMI
PEACE ON EARTH & WHAT YOU DO TO THE EARTH YOU DO TO YOURSELF!
IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT OBAMA CHOSE BIGOT RICK WARREN FROM THE SADDLE BACK CHURCH TO GIVE A "PRAYER" AT THE INAUGURATION!!!
FIRST OFF; ANYONE REMEMBER WHEN WARREN GAVE MCCAIN THE QUESTIONS BEFORE THE DEBATE AND OBAMA WAS NOT PRIVY THE THE QUESTIONS ?
SECOND; IT IS INAPPROPRIATE TO HAVE "PRAYERS" AT A GOVERNMENT EVENT!!! STOP THE RELIGIOUSLY PREOCCUPIED INSANITY!!!
THIRD; WARREN IS A BIGOT PIG !! HE QUOTES THE BIBLE ON GAYS ISSUES LIKE THE BIBLE IS CREDIBLE, IF THE BIBLE IS CREDIBLE I WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD A SNAKE TALK??? I REST MY CASE !!!
I HAVE A QUESTION...... WHO WROTE THE BIBLE???
I'm already feeling a change and it isn't the one I wanted. I'm hearing and reading from others how they're already beginning to feel disillusioned with Barack Obama because of his decision to elevate hate at the upcoming inauguration. I say no way, no how will this victory be stolen from those of us who are looking to this new President to lead this country back to the course we must be on to fulfill our obligations to each other and the world. But just like Obama told us, we can't rely on just his rhetoric, his appointments, and his decisions. We must also participate in the change and with that in mind, I'm looking for like-minded individuals who want to find an organized way to express our outrage during the inauguration about the decision to include hatemonger Rick Warren.
I am very disappointed with the Rick Warren invitation, but I am not ready to write Obama off -- far from it. Instead I want to essentially follow his repeated calls to get more fully engaged. Had this been a policy decision I would not have been as surprised. After all, Obama ran opposed to gay marriage. Instead, and most perplexing, Obama chose to do this -- offend gay Americans and their friends and family -- over a strictly symbolic matter and sometimes symbols can be exceedingly important. This is one of those times. The man was elected because enough voters were swayed by his argument that the time for divisiveness was over. The very survival of the nation being at stake -- so we had to set aside things like the culture wars and deal with the fundamentals of national security, economics and environment. I totally agree with that premise.However, elevating a hatemonger to deliver a prayer on the stage at the nation's big day is a symbol of exactly the opposite: that we're not really setting aside those culture wars. Instead we're lending them more credibility. Just as I would not have expected Obama to select Gene Robinson (the openly gay bishop of the Episcopal Church Diocese of New Hampshire) to deliver this prayer, so I would have assumed his choice would have been any number of clergy who have a far less public profile of the culture war issues such as gay marriage, abortion rights and stem cell research (all actively opposed by Rick Warren).While I hope the invitation will somehow be rescinded, having already made my plans to attend the swearing in, I and many other like-minded citizens need to prepare now for an organized action while the whole world is watching. Rarely will gay activists and their supporters have such an incredible stage to show ourselves and discuss our issues. For those of you who believe that doing anything like this on the occasion of the swearing in of our nation's first bi-racial President could be a PR disaster for us, I disagree. We can be forceful and respectful, especially if we plan this in advance. Those who agree that hatemongers should not be elevated in our society in this way need to have a way to express themselves right then, right there during the ceremony.
Having made my own personal case for organizing, I'd like to hear from others and especially get some ideas on what could be done in Washington at the Mall during the ceremony and/or the parade that follows. I'm sure many of you will write about how wrong this is as a strategy, but this blog is about taking a pro-active stand to speak out at the inauguration, not about debating whether we should be silent. As they once shouted in the Reagan years at ACT UP demo's, "Silence equals death." And this queen is silent no more!
