Displaying 181 To 210 Of 709 Comments Can someone explain to me why Bernie Sanders voted “NO”? » Posted By Sabreen60 On December 1, 2011 @ 5:44 pm An Executive Order http://www.politicususa.com/en/obama-citizens-united » Posted By Sabreen60 On December 1, 2011 @ 5:36 pm Taxation without representation will no longer just be a problem for DC residents. At least DC gets to elect a Mayor and non-voting reps in Congress. Too bad 50% of AA’s in Michigan wont even be able to do that. http://www.eclectablog.com/2011/12/half-of-michigan-african-americans-will.html » Posted By Sabreen60 On December 1, 2011 @ 1:28 pm Please Protect the Vote – Debbie Wasserman Schultz http://www.protectingthevote.org/?source=DWS_TW » Posted By Sabreen60 On December 1, 2011 @ 11:01 am Weekend Music Thread – Hail and Farewell Have a Happy Landing – The Miracles
» Posted By Sabreen60 On December 3, 2011 @ 2:48 pm OWS Episode V: The U.S. Empire Strikes Back SWAT teams? Really? » Posted By Sabreen60 On November 18, 2011 @ 1:09 pm I don’t think this is was meant as a joke. Actually, I think it may have some merit in terms of what the occupiers could occupy. http://www.thepeoplesview.net/2011/11/dear-ows.html#disqus_thread » Posted By Sabreen60 On November 18, 2011 @ 11:09 am Don’t feel awful, Cherm. This is an indication of the harm that can be done by some on the Professional Left. We give them our trust and sometimes they betray that trust. We just have to be careful. » Posted By Sabreen60 On November 17, 2011 @ 6:12 pm Cherm, I didn’t see the article here. It was linked to on Twitter. As I said it was shitstorm on Twitter because Michale Moore grabbed on to this right-wing blogger’s article who offered no sources. And today the blogger back peddled because he didn’t have any sources. BTW, the right-wing nuts are loving Michael Moore today. » Posted By Sabreen60 On November 17, 2011 @ 5:32 pm Read the link above. Michael Moore ACCUSED the President of ordering police action against citizens. Then he found an article on a right-wing blog to boost his speculation. Today the author of that article totally backtracked. He had absolutely NO evidence that the Federal government – DHS, FBI, or the DoJ had anything to do with anything. He then suggested that maybe the FBI had intervened in Portland on Federal Property. This guy is purely speculating and as Milt Shook so aptly put it – it would be foolish to give credibility to a blogger who offers no reliable sources. » Posted By Sabreen60 On November 17, 2011 @ 5:30 pm Not to beat a dead horse, but I REALLY don’t like baseless rumors such as the one started by Michael Moore and picked up by Keith Olbermann. » Posted By Sabreen60 On November 17, 2011 @ 4:16 pm Here’s the link I forgot to include. » Posted By Sabreen60 On November 17, 2011 @ 4:09 pm How do you know the evictions were aided by the FBI and DHS? » Posted By Sabreen60 On November 17, 2011 @ 2:54 pm Really great article, Cherm. I haven’t done any research into why people follow the Sarah Palins, Michelle Bachmanns of the nation. I just couldn’t figure out why they didn’t see them as haters, wachos, and liars. Your article has shone a pretty bright light on the “why” of these people. » Posted By Sabreen60 On November 10, 2011 @ 4:44 pm Funk, my husband and I say the same thing all the time. At least, now we know we’re not the crazy ones 🙂 » Posted By Sabreen60 On November 10, 2011 @ 4:42 pm Question: Exactly what do you mean by “we do not have a real left as we did then”? » Posted By Sabreen60 On November 10, 2011 @ 4:40 pm LIVE BLOG: GOP Debate on CNBC – 5:00pm PST I don’t know if anyone has posted this here, but it’s pretty funny – the debate in 68 seconds and the meltdown by Perry. I didn’t watch the debate, but the 68 second video told me all that I need to know. http://theobamadiary.com/2011/11/09/the-gop-debates-in-68-seconds/#comments » Posted By Sabreen60 On November 9, 2011 @ 8:02 pm Romney also recently said when questioned by Huck, if he would support the “Personhood” bill that states life begins at conception. Romney’s answer “ABSOLUTELY”. It’s on video and Rachel showed it tonight. » Posted By Sabreen60 On November 9, 2011 @ 7:44 pm Occupy Wall Street: A Vision for A Movement by and for the 99 Percent! No I was not suggesting violence. It is hard for people to be rational when they are hungry – when their kids are hungry. I just meant that JOBS, IMO, is what people need RIGHT NOW. All the policy questions, the retooling of the government, throwing banksters in jail is all well and good. But ask one of 15 million unemployed what’s most important to them. Ask the underemployed. People want to be able to take care of themselves and their families FIRST. If we can put people back to work, then the ranks of OWS may swell. » Posted By Sabreen60 On November 8, 2011 @ 10:15 am KT, I agree with you especially about the police. I guess what I was hoping from OWS was to really push for jobs. Malcohm X said “butter or bullets”. You can’t get more basic than people being able to feed themselves. I wanted to see OWS push for policy that is on the table NOW. WallStreet is not going to do anything to put people back to work – but Congress can. They probably won’t, but they certainly have the power by passing jobs bills. If thousands marched on the Congress maybe it would have an impact. I’m not saying I disagree with OWS drawing attention to the disparity of incomes in this country. Hell, we’ve been saying that for the last 30 years as we watched it get worst over the years. I am thankful that OWS are making people understand that Wall Street robbed us. They want to see folks behind bars, but some don’t seem to understand that because of deregulation much of what Wall Street did was legal. I hope they will push for even stronger regulations for Wall Street. I don’t know, I guess I had the wrong expectations. » Posted By Sabreen60 On November 7, 2011 @ 1:38 pm Em, I think you missed the point. The media coverage has changed from “deficits” to “jobs”. This poster takes issue with those who say “OWS” caused the media to change focus and NOT “President Obama”. » Posted By Sabreen60 On November 7, 2011 @ 1:26 pm Murph, I agree with much of your article. Another person posted this at the Obama Diary and I happen to agree with parts of it, especially about giving credit to OWS for changing the subject to jobs. It’s another Point of View: theo67 Thank you – giving credit to OWS for the change in media coverage is just one more way people can deprive the President from any credit after he’s launched a non-stop, aggressive onslaught on the media and the Republicans with the American Jobs Act. Not a day has gone by that he hasn’t been speaking about the AJA, including when he’s at an international conference. Every single speech or statement he’s done, including the announcement of the end of the Iraq war, has included a mention of building this country and creating jobs. To credit the OWS movement, who are occupying WALL STREET, (with only one faction occupying Congress – who are actually holding up jobs creation) – is illogical. The OWS people have done nothing constructive to move the attention to jobs. They’ve not talked about the jobs bill. They’ve not called out GOP obstruction. They’ve not asked the unemployed and 99ers to come and join them in their movement. They’ve occupied a port, risking many jobs. They’ve convinced a million people to take their money out of the big banks – which also risks the jobs of the lower level bank workers – but it doesn’t do one thing to create a single new job. They would have deserved some credit if they’d called on Congress to pass the jobs act. Maybe we’d be seeing some construction jobs and re-employed teachers right now. Forget about jobs – they haven’t even said a word about Mr. Cordray needing to be approved by the Senate so he can head the CFPA, and start implementing regulations to reign in Wall Street. They haven’t said a word about Republican obstruction to taxing the rich so that the AJA can be enacted. Tell me how the OWS people have changed the topic to jobs, when they’ve spent most of the time complaining about police action? Or calling on people to not vote. Or had 100 different messages. Or spent more time applauding the likes of Dylan Ratigan or Michael Moore. President Obama deserves all the credit for changing the topic of conversation. Period. » Posted By Sabreen60 On November 7, 2011 @ 12:43 pm Cherm, Just finished reading most of the articles and perusing the rest. I’ve already sent a couple to twitter. Thank you so much. You make it so plain why many people don’t keep up with current events. It takes time and effort. I wish everyone knew about this site and all the info you and others provide. So much information in one place – it’s just great. » Posted By Sabreen60 On October 24, 2011 @ 11:48 am Thanks Cherm – great as usual. I heard Michael Moore say (and may have read it also) that OWS does not want to be involved with politics, don’t want leaders and don’t want organization. Moore says this is what the media expects from OWS and it’s not what they are about. I think OWS has helped to change the conversation, but I’m wondering what do they expect to happen by protesting in front of Wall Street? Why did they not get involved in pushing the jobs act. I thought their concerns were income disparity and lack of jobs. Well the jobs bill is asking millionaires/billionaires to pay a little more and will create jobs. I read (can’t remember where) that OWS is not interested in the political system as it currently operates. Ok. So what’s the plan to change the entire political system? I don’t think I’m alone with these questions. I am not putting down OWS. I just want to know how they plan on helping to solve these problems. » Posted By Sabreen60 On October 21, 2011 @ 8:26 am LIVE BLOG: GOP Debate in Las Vegas 🙂 I’m not watching (weak stomach) but I’m having a great time reading comments from everyone here and on twitter. » Posted By Sabreen60 On October 18, 2011 @ 6:09 pm The One Percent: Who Are They? What Do They Do? How Much Do They Have? One problem as I see it is these are multi-national corporations. I’m not so sure they have any “patriotism”. They make so much of their money in other countries. After all, Americans are buying cheap goods, but overall demand is down. The CEO’s and leaders of these corporations have more in common with their jet set buddies than they do with the man/woman on the street here in America. I’m a pretty cynical when comes to expecting them to want to “help” their “country”. » Posted By Sabreen60 On October 16, 2011 @ 7:14 pm I’m just getting around to reading all your great work today. You are amazing. Thank you for all you do. » Posted By Sabreen60 On October 14, 2011 @ 4:26 pm Occupy Wall Street Could Be a Seminal Moment … Or It Couldn’t I thought I would bring this over from the comment section of the “The Obama Diary”. “Several thousand kilometres from the heart of the growing anti-Wall Street protests in New York, Kalle Lasn says he is astounded that an idea he and a few others hatched in Vancouver is now expanding across North America and beyond. “Of course, we had some hopes and dreams, but we had no idea it would turn into a movement in the United States, then into Canada, and become global,” said Mr. Lasn, co-editor of the influential, Vancouver-based, anti-consumer publication Adbusters, which first called for a people’s occupation of Wall Street. We just felt America was ripe for a Tahrir moment of its own,” said Mr. Lasn, The group conceived a centre spread in the magazine’s July edition, depicting a ballerina delicately balancing on the iconic Wall Street bull, with the words: “What is our one demand?….#OCCUPYWALLSTREET, September 17, Bring tent.” The Occupy Wall Street movement will have a homecoming of sorts with protests scheduled for Oct. 15 in Toronto’s financial district, as well as other major Canadian cities, including Vancouver. Meanwhile, Lasn is relishing Adbusters’ role in sparking the movement. “This was all cooked up right here at Adbusters,” he said. “It’s a Canadian adventure.” » Posted By Sabreen60 On October 8, 2011 @ 5:19 pm As I said yesterday, this shows a total lack of respect for the President and accuses him of having no moral core. He condemned the violence toward protesters in Egypt and all over the Middle East, yet Michael Moore and Keith Olbermann would even think that the President would mastermind violence against his own American citizens is unconscionable. It’s disgusting. They have jumped the shark. Michael Moore is on the path to destroying the OWS movement. Already, it’s getting more and more negative coverage. With this last accusation, from Moore, some folks are really turned off. It was a shitstorm on Twitter yesterday. Instead of Michael retracting his statement, he doubled down, insisting that Mayor Bloomberg provide him with information from every conservation he may have had with the FBI, DHS DoJ, etc. The man has lost his mind. » Posted By Sabreen60 On November 17, 2011 @ 7:21 am So if I understand, OWS believe the “government is non-functional” and not WallStreet and the 1% who actually hold the majority of the wealth? Teabaggers blame the government for everything, also. » Posted By Sabreen60 On November 15, 2011 @ 4:03 pmComments Posted By Sabreen60
November 7, 2011 at 2:33 pm
“We just did this thing and watched as it started to grow and grow,” Mr. Lasn marvelled. “Then some groups in New York got behind it. The buzz grew, and suddenly it took off, and now it’s a real movement.”
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