Please be informed and take part in this planned presentation at Prescott High School cafeteria between 1-5 PM, Sunday 02/22/09.
Prescott Vision 2050 was created several months ago by the Mayor of Prescott on behalf of all city residents. A steering committee was formed chaired by William E. Arnold, Ph.D. A citizen group has was involved, forming Sub Committees to work on the Vision Project. A final report has been given to the Mayor at the end of 2008.
There were participating contributors to this effort. Amongst were the knowledge base of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Yavapai College.
This presentation is the first of 8 that's planned, entitled: Looking Forward.
Interested residents will hear recommendations that would facilitate our city in many ways toward a future as laid out in this Vision. I've posted on their website, if interested, please read and make your own judgement how I commented the program (http://prescott2050.org/). We'll hear yours on the 22nd!
AIR FORCE * ARMY * COAST GUARD * MARINES * NAVY
If you are going to be in Washington DC during the Inauguration you may want to attend the Blogfest event to Help Wounded Veterans. see http://www.usaservice.org/page/event/detail/4jqt3
Where were you when the world stopped turning?
“If you want to be important—wonderful. If you want to be recognized—wonderful. If you want to be great—wonderful. But, recognize that he who is greatest among you shall be your servant.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ebenezer Baptist Church, 4 February 1968.
HELP WOUNDED VETERANSSource: David Apperson, LIFE CLOUD
http://veterans.barackobama.com/page/community/post/president/gGxFK9
The Pickens Plan: For those who would like to become an active participant in a solution for our nations energy needs I urge you to join with T.Boone Pickens in his quest for a cleaner planet through alternative energy.
Also see Green Wave Energy: Green Wave was founded by Mark Holmes and was formulated for viable alternative energy solutions. Green Wave Energy is promoting state-of-the-art energy-saving products and services throughout the country.
Green Wave Energy understands alternative energy technology will become “main stream” when
Call 949.645.1701 for information on how Green Wave Energy can help you save the planet.
Alternative EnergySource: David Apperson
url: http://veterans.barackobama.com/page/community/tag/alternative-energy
The Undying Obsession with Black Family Values
Post-Racial Racism at the Post
By DEDRICK MUHAMMAD @ counterpunch.com
As we come closer to the "post-racial age" of a Barack Obama presidency, I am intrigued to find that post-racial racism is already being propagated in the pages of the Washington Post. In "An Enduring Crisis for the Black Family," Kay Hymowitz blames the economic disfranchisement of African Americans upon the personal behavior of Black people and the silence of Black leaders concerning this behavior. Ms. Hymowitz portrays the massive national growth of single parent homes as a Black pathology. She uses the real challenge of the breakdown in the traditional family to further stereotype and lay blame on African Americans for racial inequality in this country......
ENTIRE ARTICLE - http://www.counterpunch.org/muhammad12112008.html
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"Our veterans are part of an unbroken line of heroes who have defended the American people and stood up for American values" - PRESIDENT ELECT OBAMA
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Here's an interesting perspecticve:
"Instead, what shapes the consciousness of Americans are two psychodynamic issues: the level of their fear vs. the level of their hope, and the degree to which they feel recognized and respected by those who are seeking their vote. One of the terrible problems with the people who have pushed Obama to present himself as more "centrist" is that they don't understand how their role in pushing the candidate away from his own deepest truths has undermined his campaign and made him appear less authentic and hence less trust-worthy. So lets explore these issues."
Sarah Palin's Lobbyists
Palin may not yet be as notorious as the influence peddlers in Washington, but she’s working to fit right in. She’s surrounded herself with associates of Jack Abramoff and Ted Stevens—some of the biggest names in the corruption game—and scored huge pork for Alaska in the process. With cronies like those, Sarah Palin and John McCain have a lot in common.
Palin didn’t buck Alaska’s Republican culture of corruption, she hired it.
Lobbyist Hired By Palin Secured $27 Million In Federal Earmarks for 6,700-Person Town. “Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin employed a lobbying firm to secure almost $27 million in federal earmarks for a town of 6,700 residents while she was its mayor, according to an analysis by an independent government watchdog group…As mayor of Wasilla, however, Palin oversaw the hiring of Robertson, Monagle & Eastaugh—an Anchorage-based law firm with close ties to Alaska's most senior Republicans: Rep. Don Young and Sen. Ted Stevens, who was indicted in July on charges of accepting illegal gifts. The Wasilla account was handled by the former chief of staff to Stevens, Steven W. Silver, who is a partner in the firm…According to a review of congressional spending by Taxpayers for Common Sense, a nonpartisan watchdog group in Washington, Wasilla did not receive any federal earmarks in the first few years of Palin's tenure. Senate records show that Silver's firm began working for Palin in early 2000, just as federal money began flowing…All told, Wasilla benefited from $26.9 million in earmarks in Palin's final four years in office. ‘She certainly wasn't shy about putting the old-boy network to use to bring home millions of dollars,’ said Steve Ellis, vice president of Taxpayers for Common Sense. ‘She's a little more savvy to the ways of Washington than she's let on.’
Lobbyist Hired By Palin Was Part of “Team Abramoff.”
“According to Senate lobbying disclosure reports examined by TPMmuckraker, from 2002 to 2004 Silver listed as a client Jack Abramoff's lobbying firm, Greenberg Traurig. On Greenberg's behalf, Silver lobbied the federal government on ‘issues relating to Indian/Native American policy,’ ‘exploration for oil and gas’ and ‘legislation relating to gaming issues’ -- the very issues that Abramoff headed up for Greenberg at the time. In other words, Silver appears to have been a part of ‘Team Abramoff.’ Indeed, one specific bill that Silver lobbied on for Greenberg, according to the forms, was S.627, also known as the Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act. A former Greenberg lobbyist confirmed to TPMmuckraker that Silver would have been working to oppose the bill. And it was an earlier version of this very bill that Abramoff famously worked to spike, with the support of Christian conservative leaders Lou Sheldon and Ralph Reed.” [Talking Points Memo, 9/2/08]Lobbyist Hired By Palin Called A Member of Ted Stevens And Don Young’s “Inner Circle” And His Firm “Became Ensnared In The Wide-Ranging Federal Investigation Of Corruption By Alaska Republican Officials.”In hiring Silver, Wasilla found someone who was a member of each lawmaker's inner circle. Silver has donated at least $11,400 to Stevens's political committees and $10,000 to Young's reelection committee in the past decade, according to Federal Election Commission records. Sliver's firm employed Stevens's son, Ben Stevens, in the late 1990s as a federal lobbyist, according to multiple media accounts. Ben Stevens was not listed on lobbying disclosure forms as having worked on Wasilla earmarks. The firm became ensnared in the wide-ranging federal investigation of corruption by Alaska Republican officials. Federal agents reviewed records about its other municipal clients, as well as fishing companies represented by Robertson, Monagle & Eastaugh that were close to Ben Stevens.” [Washington Post, 9/2/08] Palin’s $27 Million in Earmarks For Wasilla Came While Ted Stevens Was Chair of Senate Appropriations Committee.“The Palin earmarks came when Stevens was chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Young was a senior member of the House transportation committee.” [Washington Post, 9/2/08]Blatant cronyism won Palin’s lobbyist friends top positions—Sound familiar?
Palin Appointed Lobbyist for the Fishing Industry as Her Fisheries-Policy Adviser.
“She appointed Cora Crome as her fisheries-policy adviser—a very powerful post in a state where fishing is a major industry. Crome formerly worked for the United Fishermen of Alaska, an industry lobbying group, and was married to a commercial fisherman who made more than $600,000 in 2006. (They are divorced; a McCain aide, who didn't want to be identified discussing personal matters, says the divorce occurred before she joined the Palin administration.) In a brief conversation, Crome said she was in a meeting and didn't have time to comment; the McCain campaign declined to comment.” [Newsweek, 9/6/08]Palin “Counting on Her Lieutenant Governor Candidate… Former Oil Lobbyist” to Help Win Oil Industry Support.“The defiantly grass-roots nature of the campaign may have distanced her from certain traditional centers of power in Alaska. The oil industry is one -- but the campaign says it is counting on her lieutenant governor candidate, [Sean] Parnell, a former oil lobbyist and legislator, to help there.” [Anchorage Daily News, 10/24/06]Oil and energy lobbyists fueled Palin’s rise
Palin Took $17,675 From 33 Different Lobbyists During Her 2006 Campaign for Governor.
For her 2006 campaign for Governor, took $17,675 in contributions from 33 different lobbyists. [Alaska Public Office Commission]Palin Took $13,000 from Lobbyists Representing the Oil Industry in Her 2006 Campaign for Governor.The lobbyists who donated to her campaign represent a range of industries, including oil and gas, tobacco, education and the Native Alaskan community. "She's fought oil companies and party bosses and do-nothing bureaucrats and anyone who puts their interests before the interests of the people she swore an oath to serve," Mr. McCain said Friday at an Ohio rally to introduce her as his running mate. But since Mrs. Palin leads a major oil-producing state, that industry is one of her top donors. She collected nearly $13,000 from lobbyists who represent oil and gas industries in her primary and general campaigns, according a review of her campaign donations and 2006 registered state lobbyists. [Washington Times, September 1, 2008]
Palin has inspired many things...WHere can I post them?
-Janis
Even though it may not look like it or feel like it, you are making progress.
Continue working towards progress instead of perfection.
Nothing or no no one is perfect.
Just keep taking steps.
Keep making those phone calls.
Continue following your plan.
Remain focused on your goal.
Do what you have to do right now to get to the next level.
Complete every task.
Keep every promise and commitment.
Don't look back.
Let no one weaken your walk of faith and determination.
Remain teachable.
Place yourself in a blessing position by associating with people on-the-grow.
Talk with teachers.
Walk with winners.
Climb with champions.
Study successful people.
Something great is about to happen for you!
Start giving thanks right now before you can even see the outward manisfestation of your prayers and desires.
Everything you do from this day forward will take you further away or closer to your potential for successful living.
-by Dr. Jewel Diamond Taylor, Motivational Speaker & Author
Hello All,
We've been doing great things in Ohio, particularly Cleveland, OH. Buckeyes for Change (an Ohio Obama support group) and my company, JR Productions, through a collaborative effort, created a song that we feel captures the spirit of the Obama campaign. This song, "A Change is Coming," was written to inspire everyday people to participate in the campaign with the hope to make a difference, make a change. The song can be downloaded from cdbaby at: http://cdbaby.com/cd/jrproductions. A line dance was created by Lisa Davis of Buckeyes for Change. Its purpose is merely for fun - while you're out campaigning or having house parties, it is something to break the ice. You can view the line dance in action in the song's music video on www.youtube.com (search - obama line dance) or from my website at www.jrvideoproductions.net. So, check it out, let me know what you think. I am trying to get it in the Obama store as to fundraise for the campaign. I will keep you posted on that.
James "Ray" Reid
I've been accepted as a new Huffington Post blogger. It's exciting! I have one post up now, and working on another. If you could become a fan of mine on HuffPost, and Digg my article, that would help make my other articles more prominent and popular.
http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Republicans_Gather_to_Support_Obama_in_IndianaThanks!http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chuck-lasker
Most, if not all, members of MyBarackObama are well-aware that most, if not all, of the members of the FISA group are not Obama supporters. Since we are elitisit, college-educated liberals, we are probably smater than most Repugnantcans.
ANYONE THAT WOULD SUPPORT HILLARY CLINTON IS EITHER IGNORANT OR FOR EVIL:
I SPEAK THE TRUTH AND LIE NOT BECAUSE THE THINGS WHICH SHE AND HER HUSBAND HAVE DONE OVER THE YEARS AS FAR AS THEIR REPUTATIONS SHOWS FORTH EVIL. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT THEN YOU NEED TO DO SOME SERIOUS RESEARCH: YOU DON'T HAVE TO BELIEVE SOME OR ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU MAY HAVE BEEN REFERENCED TO ON THIS WEBSITE. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS DO A SEARCH USING THEIR NAME: SENATOR CLINTON, PRESIDENT CLINTON, OR TO BE MORE SPECIFIC USE THIS SEARCH: WHITE HOUSE ITEMS MISSING
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE FORGOT WHAT THE CLINTON'S WERE INVOVLED IN AS FAR AS THE PUBLICITY/HEADLINES IN THE NEWSPAPERS STATED? IF YOU COULD ONLY REMEMBER THIS WOULD REALLY HELP YOU HOPFULLY IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS. WHERE THE TRUTH CAN OVER RIDE THE IGNORANCE OF NOT KNOWING. IT'S YOUR FUTURE THAT IS AT STAKE IT WOULD BE GOOD TO DO THE RESEACH THAT IT TAKES TO FIND OUT WHAT SOME REALLY NEED TO KNOW AND THAT IS ONCE AGAIN THE TRUTH! AND IF YOU HOLD TO THE THINGS THAT YOU BENEFIT FROM THE WAYS OF THE CLINTONS THAT IS CLINTON'S "POLITICS" YOUR REALLY NEED TO STOP AND THINK OF YOUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE BECAUSE THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH!
I DIDN'T SAY IT GOD DID NOW IF YOU LIKE CONTINUE TO KEEP A LAW THAT SEPARATES FAITH FROM WHAT A MAN BELIEVES IN AND YOU HAVE ALREADY SEEN THROUGH THE YEARS WHAT IT HAS PROFITED ALL! WHEN YOU WANT TO SEPARATE RELIGION FROM STATE THINK BACK ON ALL THE INJUSTICES IT HAS PROFITED AMERICA THAT MANY LIKE TO CALL THE BEAUTIFUL AND DO LIE BUT THERE ARE MANY, AND MANY WHO DO WANT TO HOLD ON TO THE TRUTH! SENATOR BARACK OBAMA...YES WE CAN....YES WE CAN!
Obama Supporters,
The time is past due for us to take back these elections. The mainstream media is distorting the truth and insisting that we don't need to hear about the issues that confront our nation. They SHOULD be allowing each candidate to get their message out, but instead, insist on spinning the LIE about Rev. Wright, the "typical white woman" slant, and Obama being unpatriotic, but refuse to cover the LIE (LIE, LIE!) from Hillary Clinton's trip to Bosnia and her follow-up LIE (LIE, LIE!) about Clinton's "mis-spoke on Bosnia".
HOLD THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA TO THE TRUTH AND ONLY THE TRUTH!
Write, and continue to write, with each story you see on tv or the internet that is blatantly false or spun out of control, such as they did with the Rev. Wright story.
If WE do not DEMAND that the media stop with the SPIN and LIES and allow the issues to be heard, then WE do not truly own this campaign!
Tell them - NOT THIS TIME! NOT THIS ELECTION! IT'S TOO IMPORTANT TO ALLOW THIS TO GO ON!
There is also a list of FOX NEWS SPONSORS IN THIS BLOG - WRITE THEM ALL AND TELL THEM THAT YOU WILL NOT SUPPORT THEM AS LONG AS FOX NEWS REMAINS THE REPORTING FUNCTION OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY. THEN STOP USING THEIR PRODUCTS! WE CONTROL THIS CAMPAIGN, NOT THE MEDIA! TAKE CHARGE AND START WRITING!
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