Displaying 571 To 600 Of 4,640 Comments AdLib, I think part of it was her position as Secretary of State. I remember in an interview once that she said she couldn’t comment politically on something or another because of that. I also remember Madeleine Albright waiting until she was out of office to be part of political commercials. Anyway, I did read this: This is the first formal public appearance Clinton has made in over a month, since attending a Pentagon ceremony shortly after stepping down from her position as Secretary of State. A Spokesperson for Mrs. Clinton told ABC News that this was “a natural time” for her to come out publicly in support of same-sex marriage “given that the she is no longer serving as Secretary of State and the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on the subject next week,” the spokesperson said, adding that Clinton has wanted to share her support for the LGBT community on this issue, and is “very happy to be able to do so. » Posted By SallyT On March 19, 2013 @ 5:58 pm Oh, I think you would be hard pressed to draw the worst one from a gunnysack. If you get a change, watch Rachel’s show from last night on her internet site. It was good. » Posted By SallyT On March 19, 2013 @ 5:36 pm Well, Kes, Nixon was campaigning at the time that only Republicans know how to end a war. (I guess they don’t count WWII, oh wait, they had General Eisenhower and he fought it all by himself.) Dubya campaigned that they could end the war with a win. (Forget that banner “Mission Accomplished being posted way too early) Now when I was a little girl, my Granddad told me once that Republicans start wars and Democrats get us out. (I don’t know where WWII was figuring with him except on the end.) I think my Granddad was the closer to fact. And, these tapes show that so was LBJ. » Posted By SallyT On March 19, 2013 @ 5:10 pm Yes, you did, Sue. I just posted more because it was Rachel Maddow’s opening story last night. That is the first I have seen anything on TV about it. Have you seen it anywhere on there? I also thought it interesting that they found LBJ and Lady Bird’s love letters. I thought only Reagan and Nancy had those…………. 😉 » Posted By SallyT On March 19, 2013 @ 4:40 pm As Funk pointed out below, this is the 10 Anniversary of the Iraq invasion. Thought I would add an article on it. There are several out there besides this one but this one calls out the News people going along with the false information and aiding the spin. Iraq 10 Years Later: The Deadly Consequences of Spin http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/03/iraq-war-spin-bush-david-corn » Posted By SallyT On March 19, 2013 @ 3:38 pm Nirek, I watched The World According To Cheney on Showtime and he wanted to bomb N. Korean during Bush’s second term but Rice had more pull than him at that time with Bush. Rice did not agree at all with Cheney on this one, at least. They were in a meeting with several cabinet members and Bush (some say he rolled his eyes at this point) asked who agrees with Cheney and no one did. Thank goodness for Bush and Cheney to have had a following out before this over Cheney keeping things from Bush. Thank goodness they weren’t speaking or we would have been in an even bigger mess! I want to add that during the interview, Cheney said this himself. (Nothing about the eye rolling) He told about the meeting and no one agreeing with him. He said that Rice was wrong. » Posted By SallyT On March 19, 2013 @ 3:31 pm Remember that the President waited until re-election to change his position. Regardless of the timing of either, I am glad they are voicing it now. » Posted By SallyT On March 19, 2013 @ 3:25 pm AB, I had posted two articles below on Nixon and LBJ. Also, there you will find the BBC article that brought this out. » Posted By SallyT On March 19, 2013 @ 3:22 pm Oh Tricky Dickie was tricky. But, it is sad because so many lives may have been saved if LBJ could have found a way around releasing secretly taping the South Vietnam’s ambassador’s phone. Secret White House tapes reveal that LBJ knew about Nixon’s ‘treason’ – but never reported it According to the tapes, Johnson learned through FBI wiretaps that Nixon had played a role in getting South Vietnam to withdraw from peace talks in Paris that would effectively end the Vietnam War, and was therefore guilty of treason. Johnson opted to take the secret of the scandal to his grave, fearing that exposing Nixon would also reveal he had bugged the South Vietnam’s ambassador’s phone, and cause a national security mess. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2294821/Lyndon-Johnson-White-House-tapes-reveal-knew-Richard-Nixons-treason.html#ixzz2NwsYlCQM Also: » Posted By SallyT On March 18, 2013 @ 7:29 pm Koch Brothers to Buy the L.A. Times? Conservative billionaire archfiends David and Charles Koch are said to be pursuing the Tribune Co. newspaper group, which includes the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and Baltimore Sun. The Hollywood Reporter cites sources that claim the brothers could purchase the papers with Doug Manchester, a San Diego real estate magnate who bought the San Diego Union-Tribune in November 2011. http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/koch_brothers_to_buy_the_la_times_20130314/ » Posted By SallyT On March 18, 2013 @ 5:11 pm Sarah, Sarah, you don’t realize that the only reason anyone would go to see and hear you is to see an example of how stupid a person can be. The definition of “airhead” is Sarah Palin. » Posted By SallyT On March 17, 2013 @ 4:09 pm Sherlock, her brain is already fried! The pea size that it is. » Posted By SallyT On March 17, 2013 @ 4:05 pm Yep, CL, can’t let the little woman have the checkbook! Or ask the man to take out the trash or change a dirty diaper. Number 9, that is a good one. The Blackfoot Indians gave that authority to the woman. If she wanted you gone, she put your belongings outside of the teepee. That was it. And, the woman always got the teepee! Those white male settlers weren’t going for that. » Posted By SallyT On March 15, 2013 @ 6:51 pm Equal time for “White Studies”, CL???? As you said, seriously?? That is all I grew up with. I have had enough time and study. To learn more, you can’t keep reading the same books. These people, if they can read, never seem to check out a different book from the library. I don’t think Democrats run from our history, we just moved on and away from it. Those that couldn’t in the south became Republicans. Both parties had racism back then. Some kept it in their platform and others built a different stage. Those not afraid of change or losing their place by moving over for more to join, they evolved and are the Democrats today. Why is it always an old white/gray haired lady that ends up being the biggest jerk at these gatherings? She is giving my hair a bad name! » Posted By SallyT On March 15, 2013 @ 6:39 pm No matter how they tilt their 3 corner hat, they still are the R word: Tea Party Event On Racial Tolerance Devolves Into Complete Chaos At CPAC A CPAC session sponsored by Tea Party Patriots and billed as a primer on teaching activists how to court black voters devolved into a shouting match as some attendees demanded justice for white voters and others shouted down a black woman who reacted in horror. The session, entitled “Trump The Race Card: Are You Sick And Tired Of Being Called A Racist When You Know You’re Not One?” was led by K. Carl Smith, a black conservative who mostly urged attendees to deflect racism charges by calling themselves “Frederick Douglass Republicans.” ….he began accusing Democrats of still being the party of the Confederacy — a common talking point on the right. ….shouts of praise from some attendees and murmurs of disapproval from one non-conservative black attendee, Kim Brown, a radio host and producer with Voice of Russia, a broadcasting service of the Russian government. Scott Terry of North Carolina, accompanied by a Confederate-flag-clad attendee, Matthew Heimbach, rose to say he took offense to the event’s take on slavery. Brown, who took offense at the suggestion modern Democrats were descendants of the KKK, tried to ask a question later once things finally calmed down. She was booed and screamed at by audience members. Attendees interviewed by TPM afterwards expressed outrage at the way the event turned out. Not at Terry and Heimbach — they were mad at Brown for her interruptions. A woman wearing a Tea Party Patriots CPAC credential who had shouted down Brown earlier…. “Look, you know there’s no doubt the white males are getting really beat up right now, it’s unfair,” she said. “I agree with that. My husband’s one of them. But I don’t think there’s a clear understanding about what really is going on. He needs to read Frederick Douglass and I think that question should be asked to everyone in this room who is debating.” Oddly enough, the unnamed woman ended up talking to Brown afterwards and it actually approached something of a constructive dialogue, even if she kicked it out by complaining about an “entitlement mentality” among liberal African Americans. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/cpac-tea-party-event-racism–2013-3#ixzz2Nf1HJxh6 » Posted By SallyT On March 15, 2013 @ 6:07 pm Nirek, I have often wonder why the Republicans dislike Muslims so much. They appear to have so much in common to me. 😉 » Posted By SallyT On March 15, 2013 @ 3:20 pm Boy, does this sound like something a certain far right wing of our political atmosphere could go for….as the last sentence in the article agrees. Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Offers 10 Reasons Why Women’s Rights Are A Bad Idea The upcoming U.N. vote to ratify the declaration titled “End Violence against Women” has rankled Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, so much so that they released an official statement on their English language website. The rights they don’t want to see include: As if this set of rules isn’t scary enough, there’s a decent swath of America who would agree with these reasons. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/egypts-10-reasons-gender-equality-bad-2013-3#ixzz2NZESF5nx » Posted By SallyT On March 14, 2013 @ 6:23 pm Hi KT! Ole’ Romney just can’t jump rope. And, he is still trying to run away from that tape today but his ankles have been roped and tied with “two wraps and a hooey”. TIME! » Posted By SallyT On March 14, 2013 @ 5:23 pm Here you go, Kes. You can watch the video. http://www.politicususa.com/scott-prouty-voice-real-silent-majority-american-worker.html » Posted By SallyT On March 14, 2013 @ 5:14 pm Glenn, I think he was and is a very brave man. If he had come out at the same time as the video, they would have went after him and torn him down. They would have turned it against him and not Romney. Scott wanted the video to do the work for itself and let Romney speaking to his rich friends be heard. He said that people could take from it as they wished. » Posted By SallyT On March 13, 2013 @ 9:39 pm The video was released after the two conventions were over. I do think that the video did damage to Romney and his campaign. Even President Obama quoted from it and mentioned it in his second debate with Romney. It didn’t make any difference to those that were going to vote for Romney anyway but I think it showed those on the fence a true side of Romney that they hadn’t seen. And, it came from the man himself which he couldn’t hide from. » Posted By SallyT On March 13, 2013 @ 9:29 pm Kes, below I gave a link to Business Insider that has more on the interview. Also, they will update and maybe have the video. I am sure that it will be on the computer tomorrow under Ed’s Show. If I see it, I will give you the link. » Posted By SallyT On March 13, 2013 @ 7:10 pm Kes, they talked about Carter’s grandson. Apparently, few wanted to get involved but him and the reporter from Mother Jones. Together, they got it out and the MSM to give it attention. Both kept Scott Prouty name out of it. Scott came forward now because of Romney being on FOX a couple of weeks ago still lying about the tape and his wording taken wrong. » Posted By SallyT On March 13, 2013 @ 7:06 pm The Mystery Man Who Taped Mitt Romney’s ’47 Percent’ Comments Has Finally Been Revealed » Posted By SallyT On March 13, 2013 @ 6:48 pm On The Ed’s Show on MSNBC tonight Ed interviewed the gentleman that did the famous “47% Tape”. He revealed who he is and why he released the tape. It was a very interesting show and a very interesting gentleman. One of the interesting things that he revealed was that it wasn’t the 47% part of the tape that got him wanting to release the tape, it was the part of the tape where Romney talks about buying a factory in China and how the workers (mostly female) are treated. Anyway, if you didn’t get a chance to watch it, you should. I am sure there will be a transcribe released tomorrow. This gentleman that did the famous tape that turned the election for Romney to the trash can, well, this young man is no Joe The Plumber! NO! He is someone you will want to hear tell his story. » Posted By SallyT On March 13, 2013 @ 6:44 pm Yes, that is very true. But, I did find it ironic that he beat his wife before he killed himself. He didn’t kill her but he didn’t leave without beating her first. The guy was sick in many ways. » Posted By SallyT On March 8, 2013 @ 3:46 pm Adlib, good thing I refreshed my screen before posting because I had this same article ready to go. I wonder, too, how the NRA explains this one. Also, the article states that the guy beat his wife after he shot the TV host and before he killed himself. Violence Against Women was just signed. Too late to help her but he took himself out anyway. » Posted By SallyT On March 8, 2013 @ 3:21 pm Audadvnc, I do think that the use of drones should be debated as to when, where, why, how, against who, any by whom they are used. I fear the use of them by foreign governments (N Korean for example) more than our government using them against us. Not that we can stop a foreign government from getting them. However, since we are the first to use them to this extent we are setting an example. We should be wise. Also, I fear that if we don’t have some structure in their use, we can be in danger here if they are used by law enforcement. There are innocent people shot and by-standers hit now. But, my biggest fear is not their use in the hands of President Obama but in the hands of future Presidents. All I have to do is think of someone like Cheney having them at their finger tips. Scary!! » Posted By SallyT On March 8, 2013 @ 3:14 pm CL, there is are several cartoons already but none with diapers, yet. Most just that he went on and on and said nothing. Rand needed those diapers that the astronauts wear. He should have just let it go in his pants. That would have made a bigger statement. » Posted By SallyT On March 7, 2013 @ 8:05 pm You get’em Elizabeth!! Elizabeth Warren Wants HSBC Bankers Jailed for Money Laundering “If you’re caught with an ounce of cocaine, the chances are good you’re going to jail. If it happens repeatedly, you may go to jail for the rest of your life,” an exasperated Warren said, as she wrapped up her questioning. “But evidently, if you launder nearly a billion dollars for drug cartels and violate our international sanctions, your company pays a fine and you go home and sleep in your own bed at night — every single individual associated with this — and I just think that’s fundamentally wrong.”
» Posted By SallyT On March 7, 2013 @ 6:02 pmComments Posted By SallyT
Johnson found out that Nixon had reached out to Anna Chennault, one of his senior campaign officials, to convince South Vietnam Ambassador Bui Diem to pull out of peace talks until after the election, according to the BBC.
Johnson could be heard saying on one particular recording that Nixon, another fan of White House audio recordings who would resign the presidency in 1974, had ‘blood on his hands.’
During a conversation with Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois, Johnson, referring to people close to Nixon, and said, ‘This is treason.’ Dirksen was the Republican leader in the Senate.
In a call to Sen Richard Russell of Georgia, Johnson says: ‘We have found that our friend, the Republican nominee, our California friend, has been playing on the outskirts with our enemies and our friends both, he has been doing it through rather subterranean sources.’
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“I don’t care how much the KKK improved,” he said. “I’m not going to join the KKK. The Democratic Party founded the KKK.”
“It seems to be that you’re reaching out to voters at the expense of young white Southern males,” Terry said, adding he “came to love my people and culture” who were “being systematically disenfranchised.”
Smith responded that Douglass forgave his slavemaster.
“For giving him food? And shelter?” Terry said.
At this point the event devolved into a mess of shouting.
“Let someone else speak!” one attendee in Revolutionary War garb shouted.
“You’re not welcome!” a white-haired older woman yelled.
1. Granting girls full sexual freedom, as well as the freedom to decide their own gender and the gender of their partners (ie, choose to have normal or homo- sexual relationships), while raising the age of marriage.
2. Providing contraceptives for adolescent girls and training them to use those, while legalizing abortion to get rid of unwanted pregnancies, in the name of sexual and reproductive rights.
3. Granting equal rights to adulterous wives and illegitimate sons resulting from adulterous relationships.
4. Granting equal rights to homosexuals, and providing protection and respect for prostitutes.
5. Giving wives full rights to file legal complaints against husbands accusing them of rape or sexual harassment, obliging competent authorities to deal husbands punishments similar to those prescribed for raping or sexually harassing a stranger.
6. Equal inheritance (between men and women).
7. Replacing guardianship with partnership, and full sharing of roles within the family between men and women such as: spending, child care and home chores.
8. Full equality in marriage legislation such as: allowing Muslim women to marry non-Muslim men, and abolition of polygamy, dowry, men taking charge of family spending, etc.
9. Removing the authority of divorce from husbands and placing it in the hands of judges, and sharing all property after divorce.
10. Cancelling the need for a husband’s consent in matters like: travel, work, or use of contraception.
Saying his words came out wrong didn’t fly nor does behind close doors. This was a fund raiser that cost $50,000 a plate. Romney was speaking to his choir and we all got to hear him sing without buying a plate!
Maybe it wasn’t a deathblow but it certainly crippled Romney with his mouth over riding his ass and no doctor or Obamacare got him walking straight again.
He is still haunted by the accident.
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