It's about an African American man having the "audacity" to become president..

The majority of the folks who criticized president Bush, did so, because they were against his policies..It had nothing to with his race or religion. We didn't complain about him speaking to our children. I do think there are folks who honestly believe that President Obama's policies are wrong for the country, although I don't agree, I can respect their point of view.

Unfortunately the people who feel that way, voices are being drowned out by the crazies  who question his citizenship, his religious affiliation and other ridiculous things. It used to be only the extreme nutjobs went there, now you have elected officials  going there too.

 It's as if these people can't comprehend how an African American man could have won fair and square.  They want to see his grades his birth certificate and so on. They can claim it's about spending, it's about this or that, but it's about the same thing, it will always be about for these people.. race.

VP Biden's heart- wrenching speech...

I've always liked Joe, and I was happy when President Obama picked the guy with the nicest smile in politics, as his VP. Anyone who has ever been down so far, they thought they'd never get up. Can relate to this emotional heart- wrenching speech.

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Final Post Of The Day: Liberal!

"Someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people — their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties — someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a 'Liberal', then I’m proud to say I’m a 'Liberal'."

SOTD-"Show Me How to Live" by Audioslave..

I was looking for something that kicked-ass.. This seems to do the job.

Did you know? 

"Show Me How to Live" is a rock song and the third single by the American rock band Audioslave from their first album, Audioslave released in 2003. It peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, number 2 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and number 4 in the Modern Rock Tracks.

"Show Me How to Live" has a relatively fast tempo. The song contains heavy guitar and drum riffs and a solo broken up with a phasing, fluttering effect by Tom Morello, achieved by using a combination of tremolo picking the high E-string, using his trademark Dunlop Crybaby wah pedal and a ring modulator effect.(B)^[1] Singer Chris Cornell also uses an interesting technique near the end of the song, when he changes pitch multiple times to produce an unusual effect. He achieves this by simply hitting his throat with the side of his hand and changing the pitch of his voice.^"

 And with the early dawn
Moving right along
I couldn't buy and eyeful of sleep
And in the aching night under satellites
I was not received
Built with stolen parts
A telephone in my heart
Someone get me a priest
To put my mind to bed
This ringing in my head
Is this a cure or is this a disease

Chorus
Nail in my hand
From my creator
You gave me life
Now show me how to live (x2)

And in the after birth
On the quiet earth
Let the stains remind you
You thought you made a man
You better think again
Before my role defines you

Chorus
Nail in my hand
From my creator
You gave me life
Now show me how to live (x2)

And in your waiting hands
I will land
And roll out of my skin
And in your final hours I will stand
Ready to begin
Ready to begin
Ready to begin
Ready to begin

Faux News viewers are uninformed, true believers..

Faux News viewers believe that:

• Muslims would like to take away their freedom and impose Sharia law.
• The Mexicans would like to take away their jobs.
• Obama is going to take away their guns and  give away their money to poor minorities.
  
• Liberals want to take away their religion, and force their kids to follow the "gay agenda."
  
• Science wants to take away their faith.

Some people are too lazy to find out facts, they'd rather be spoon-fed bull$hit from Faux news and the right wing parrots. Faux constantly  tells them which minority group is out to get them, one week it's the gays, next week it's the African Americans, week after that it's the Mexicans or the Muslims. 

The sad part is, you have feeble- minded people who believe the fibs, half-truths and downright lies.  Unfortunately  sometimes these gullible unstable, paranoid  people turn to  violence.

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"Another study has concluded that people who only watch Fox News are less informed than all other news consumers. Researchers at Fairleigh Dickinson University updated a study they had conducted in late 2011. That study only sampled respondents from New Jersey, where the university is located. This time, the researchers conducted a nationwide poll. The poll asked questions about international news (Iran, Egypt, Syria and Greece were included) and domestic affairs (Republican primaries, Congress, unemployment and the Keystone XL pipeline.) The pollsters found that people were usually able to answer 1.8 out of 4 questions on foreign news, and 1.6 of 5 questions on domestic news, and that people who don't watch any news were able to get 1.22 of the questions on domestic policy right. As the study explained, though, people who watched only Fox News fared worse:"
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Rachel and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, challenges the MSM to get off their lazy asses and do their jobs!

I'm looking for facts and the truth! I want  the MSM to be:  the  eyes, ears and voice of the American people. Is it really asking too much? Just do your damn jobs!

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The slap heard around the world.. Gen. Powell vs. Hannity

I don't think Sean was expecting Gen. Powell to respond the way he did. Sean not only behaved small, he seemed to shrink before my very eyes, when Powell swatted his lies and distortions down. Sean, you really need to do your homework, instead of repeating the same old tired  talking points.. after awhile you start to believe your own lies.

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Final Post Of The Day: Vote Republican!

SOTD-Proud Mary" & It's Only Love" By Ike & Tina Tuner and Bryan Adams.

This is the best performance of "Proud Mary" ever! Tina has so much raw soul, passion and energy. This really was a joy to watch. You can see her influence on artist like Beyonce. I don't know if Tina has a nickname or not, but if she doesn't, she should be called the "Queen of Rock and Roll."  She's an ageless beauty! How cute is the chemistry between Tina and Bryan Adams. They look great and sound great. 
" It's Only Love"  is one of my favorites.


 Did you know?  

"In 1971, a cover version was released by Ike & Tina Turner that differed greatly from the structure of the original, but is also well known and has become one of Tina’s most recognizable signature songs. The Turners’ version was substantially rearranged by Soko Richardson^[3][4] and Ike Turner. It included a sultry, slow opening and spoken-word intro by Tina Turner, as well as bass backing vocals from Ike. It reached #4 on the pop charts on 27 March 1971, two years to the week after Creedence Clearwater Revival's version was at it peak, and won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Group in 1972."

 

Why won't Romney run on his record as Gov. of Massachusetts?

Anyone else find it strange that Mitt won't run on his record as Gov. of Massachusetts? He even threw one of his biggest accomplishments under the bus.. "Romney care. " He'd rather run on his record at Bain, where he comes across as a ruthless businessman, instead of a reasonably moderate republican Governor who was ranked 47th in job creation.

 If Romney is going to run as the super- businessman- savior of jobs.., his record should be scrutinized. As long as the ads are factual and informative I don't see anything wrong with them.

Since Romney is seeking political office and not trying to get a job as the CEO of a company, his record in politics  must also be examined. We need to see how he will govern and we also need to know what shape his state was in when he left it. When you're going in for an interview, your employer  needs to know your background, the American people.. Romney's potential employers  would like to know his background.

We want to know who he really is,  and what  are his qualifications. So far it's been very difficult to get the answers to either question. Being an evasive  flip-flopper doesn't help. We need the MSM to do their jobs and report the facts to us, not spin  things  the way the Romney campaign would like them to. That's the only way  voters will be able to make a wise informed decision this November.

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"The most important number is 47 — Massachusetts rank in job creation when he was governor. This is the number that most calls into question Romney’s own current job application.

No job is comparable to the presidency, but the closest thing to it is governor of a large state — an executive position in public office, where the welfare of millions of people is the charge. Unlike a corporate executive, whose overriding goal is to make profits for investors, the president and governors have the same central goal — improving the well-being of the entire population. The first priority, usually, is the overall economy.

Indeed, Romney won office in 2002, after shouldering aside Acting Governor Jane Swift, with a pledge to use his business experience and connections to bring jobs to Massachusetts. He failed, dreadfully.

The 47 figure is one Romney cannot escape. During his four years in office, Massachusetts ranked 47th in overall job growth — only 0.9 percent compared with 5.3 percent nationally. "

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Final Post Of The Day: Participate!

"The worst illiterate is the political illiterate, he doesn’t hear, doesn’t speak, nor participates in the political events. He doesn’t know the cost of life, the price of the beans, the fish, the flour, the rent, the shoes and the medicine, all depend on political decisions. The political illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates politics. The imbecile doesn’t know that, from his political ignorance is born the prostitute, the abandoned child, and the worst of all thieves, the bad and corrupted politician, lackey of the national and multinational companies. "

Bertolt Brecht

SOTD-"How Deep Is Your Love" by the Bee Gees ( plus best clips from the film)

This was one of my favorite songs off of the "Saturday Night Fever" Soundtrack. The film was pretty awesome too. Sadly, another disco legend passed way, Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees.
A few years ago I watched a "where are they now" type of show and it caught up with a lot of the actors and actresses from the film. It was very interesting.

Did You know? 

"Along with the success of the movie, the soundtrack, composed and performed primarily by the Bee Gees, was the best-selling soundtrack album of all time (it was later surpassed by Whitney Houston's soundtrack to The Bodyguard).[6] The cultural impact of Saturday Night Fever in the United States was tremendous. The Bee Gees had originally written and recorded the five of the songs used in the film, "Stayin' Alive", "Night Fever" and "How Deep Is Your Love", "More Than a Woman" (performed in the film in two different versions—one version by Tavares, and another by the Bee Gees) and "If I Can't Have You" (performed in the movie by Yvonne Elliman) as part of a regular album. They had no idea at the time they would be making a soundtrack, and say that, basically, they lost an album in the process[citation needed]. Two previously-released Bee Gees songs—"Jive Talkin'" and "You Should Be Dancing"—are also included on the soundtrack. Other previously released songs from the disco era round out the music in the movie. In addition to the Bee Gees songs, additional incidental music was composed and adapted by David Shire. 

Three of Shire's cues—"Manhattan Skyline", "Night on Disco Mountain" (based on the classical piece "Night on Bald Mountain") and "Salsation"—are included on the soundtrack album as well. Five additional cues—"Tony and Stephanie", "Near The Verrazano Bridge" (both adapted from the Bee Gees' song "How Deep Is Your Love") "Barracuda Hangout", "Death On The Bridge" and "All Night Train"—while heard in the film, remain unreleased on CD. The soundtrack also won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year.[7] In 1994, the soundtrack was re-released on CD through Polydor Records. The album was recently re-released on Reprise Records, as part of the Bee Gees' regaining control of their master tapes. In 2003, the album was ranked number 131 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The soundtrack hit the #1 spot on Billboard Music Chart's Pop Album and Soul Album charts. In 2003 the TV network VH1 named it the 57th greatest album of all time. Saturday Night Fever – The Original Movie Soundtrack was ranked 80th in a 2005 survey held by British television's Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums of all time."