Displaying 0 To 0 Of 0 Comments Kalima, I’ll reply up here since it’s easier. I don’t know if people still refer to Brazil nuts that way. Having grown up in Detroit, I could tell you stories and educate you even more to racist terms that were just a part of the vernacular. I appreciated Pepe’s article about the racism he experienced and say that I’d never heard the term he was called. I grew up hearing so many racist terms that were part of the lingo and sadly, I have to admit that my father used those terms, but not all that much and as the years went on and he got older, he stopped. It was so accepted and just the way people talked back then, but I never was comfortable using those words, and also admit that I did though, because the words were so common. But I never said them much, because I knew innately that it was wrong. You’d have to understand the times back then and how it just seemed natural for people to hate blacks and think less of them and maybe that’s another reason that I am so against the SB1070 law because it’s the same thing, but this time it refers to Mexicans. My husband and I do not like it at all when people say the racial terms when referring to Mexicans and how people think that Mexicans are less than human. It’s all so complicated and I thought that our country had overcome it all, or most of it, as there will always be a segment of our society that is racist. We were warned by activists about Obama being elected, and that it didn’t mean that we were over it, and they are so right, because we are not and racism is alive and thriving in our country and it shocks me. I don’t know how or what to do to change it. » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 5:44 pm Yeah, he did say that after a time, and actually, I do understand that. What I am saying is that when 9/11 happened, our nation and the world went into complete shock and fear. I mean if the US could suffer such an attack – the world went on high alert. My husband was in France at the time, and I was alone here, and I have no family here, nor did I have the friends in the neighborhood as we do now, and I wasn’t close to my in-laws back then. In fact, my in-laws hated me, absolutely hated me back then, but we’ve all gotten over that since and I’m very close to my husband’s sisters, and one brother and even his mother and I have come to terms and love each other now. But I was so alone when it happened and I wasn’t scared that I’d be attacked where we live, because we are rural, but I cannot tell you the fear during that time and how alone I was. I had no idea what Europe was, and feared for my husband. No more airplanes flying overhead, and the TV was 24 hours of non-stop coverage of New York and the sadness and fear of people who couldn’t find loved ones. I remember 9/11 was a Tuesday, is that right? I think that I finally ventured out on Thursday, and the radio was playing some song by Enrique Iglesius, and it had Bush’s voice in the background and it was so horribly distressing that I ran 2 stop signs but there was no traffic into town. I should not have been driving, but I had to get groceries. And the grocery store was empty, except for a couple cashiers and some other workers. It was surreal. Bush declared that Friday after as the day of mourning, and you couldn’t help but watch that on the TV and it was heartbreaking. My husband called me from Paris and said how he was out at lunch on that Friday in a cafe and they dimmed the lights, cut the music and traffic on the streets came to halt and people got out of their cars and buses and the church bells were all he could hear. French people in the restaurant somehow knew he was an American, and they came up to my husband and gave their condolences and it was all so very touching and extremely moving. Bush did the right thing at the time when we all needed it. He had the world and the nation in his hands, and then blew it all. » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 5:24 pm When it comes to having Senior moments, my husband and I do that a lot and that can be dangerous! For instance, not only did I think today was Friday, but my husband went fishing today, and I didn’t think we did our 23 vitamins and supplements, so I set them all out after he left this morning. When he came home I told him that I did the vitamins and here you go, take them, since he normally does the vitamins. He told me that we took them before he left! Since I had just emptied the dishwasher this morning, he showed me the juice glasses. So, I took 46 vitamins and supplements today and may I say that I feel really good and have energy that I don’t normally have! LMAO » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 4:59 pm Merlot is a red wine, correct? Do you prefer red wine chilled or at room temp? » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 4:53 pm Wow. I wish so much that I had your address as I am not a fan of Brazil Nuts although my husband does enjoy them. Also, do you know the racist-term for Brazil Nuts? I wonder if anyone other than people from the mid-west know what I’m talking about. » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 4:51 pm I do think the light came on. Cheney was and probably still is royally pissed that Bush when leaving office never pardoned Scooter Libby. I think Bush figured it out at the end. I’ll never forget his face and demeanor when Obama won the election and people around the world celebrated. I think that Bush was in such a bubble and he really did not realize how much people hated him and how much people around the world hated him. I think that it’s easy to be in a bubble and believe those around you when you hold that kind of power. I must give credit to GW during 9/11, because he did what a president should do following that horrific day. I know, he didn’t do what he should have done to prevent it and sat in a classroom while it was happening and he looked so gobsmacked by it all. But after, he did rally the nation and did throw the first pitch at some baseball game, and he did what presidents must do during those times. He messed up so horribly, because he had the nation and the world’s support right after 9/11 and then what did he do? He invaded Iraq. » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 4:43 pm You’re never a horse’s patoot, Boomer, NEVER. We’re old enough to skip the apologies and be who we are, and if you find that you’ve committed a faux pas, blame it on age! You know, as we age we become eccentric and forgetful, and that’s not a lie! » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 4:35 pm Speaking of furry, some of us prefer Brazilian. LMAO Boomer, would you please share a glass of Merlot with me! » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 4:31 pm It’s easier to type this up here instead of replying down there – Okay, Bush Jr., do not get me wrong about this because I abhorred him and resented him and was one to type all the anti-Bush crap online. Such as saying that Bush was NOT my president, and I was going to fly our flags upside down and blah, blah, blah. But GW is an affable guy. I remember when he was running against Gore and he appeared on Regis’s show, Regis and Kelly Lee? Or was it Kathi Lee back then? He just wasn’t qualified to be president or governor of Texas for that matter. » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 4:25 pm Gingrich is toast and Palin is a joke, and even the Republicans hate her, believe it or not. The Republican voters accuse the “liberal media” and liberals of using Palin to make them look stupid, if you read comments on-line from right-wing sites. Romney is a Mormon, and that hurts him, and even though I have my bigoted attitude when it comes to Mormons, I still think that’s unfair. But yeah, Romney will have a tough time disassociating himself from passing the health care bill in Massachusetts. I think there are some pinning their hopes on Pawlenty? Isn’t he the governor of Minnesota? I really know nothing about him. » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 4:11 pm It’s a joke similar to what Craig Ferguson does frequently on his show. He comes on after David Letterman and we tape them both because we can never stay up that late. Have you ever heard of Craig Ferguson? » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 4:02 pm That’s it! Mr. Fluffy Wuvers! Fluffy Bottom was my name when I used to dance . . . 😆 too much Craig Ferguson! » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 3:45 pm A case of cat food for Mr. Fluffybottom? (was that the kitty’s name that AdLib held hostage for donations to the site?) 😆 » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 3:21 pm I agree with you KQ in that Obama will go down in history as a great president, similar to FDR, imho. But look how the Republicans and FOX’s-idiot-heads have tried re-writing history about FDR and even MLK. Heck, look how Republicans and the religious right zealots have re-written the bible to back their agenda. As for a second-term, I really do not see a viable Republican candidate that could take on Obama, but then again, I never expected Bush to beat Gore. » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 3:08 pm My husband heard on the radio that Halliburton and Trans-Ocean (?) will also face lawsuits, and speculation is that BP will be suing them. It’s all very complicated but as Obama said, the main concern right now should be stopping it and then cleaning it up. » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 2:53 pm Could you imagine going to work everyday and hearing nothing but criticism? And then to have all the criticism made public and being accused of being a commie-pinko-socialist-nazi-terrorist-loving-anti-christ? I know that I’d quit that job! (and then I could have someone else write my autobiography and charge 200 G’s for speaking engagements and demand a luxury jet with bendy straws!) » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 11:58 am Have you seen this article? (I just put it on the oil spill one but maybe it’s appropriate to repeat it here) http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2010/05/critical_perspective.php » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 11:24 am One of my favorite Bush “reporters” was Jeff Gannon! LOL I don’t know how Obama does it really and why he even wants to do it with all the negativity from the Party of NO and Obstruction and hyped-up accusations against him day after day from Fox and their merry-band of miscreants. Whenever I feel myself slipping into blaming Obama for something or accusing him of anything, it’s always good to have a reminder of what he is up against every single day. I’m still proud that Obama is our president and am proud that he’s trying to fix things. » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 11:09 am Who was the last guy that asked about “the boot on the neck” – I thought that was a pundit that said that and not anyone in the administration. And puh-leeze, bringing up the Sestak non-scandal leads me to believe the last guy is a FOXflamer. » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 10:53 am President Obama’s explanation at the start was concise, imho. I do admit to chuckling at Helen Thomas turning the discussion from the Gulf to Afghanistan and her schoolmarm warning about not using the Bush excuse of ‘we fight ’em there so we won’t to have fight ’em here.’ » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 10:44 am I do remember Floyd. My prayers are for his family and loved ones. » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 7:33 pm Here’s an interesting article from TPM that’s worth a read – From the editor : Sometimes we get a reader email that I think is valuable enough that I reprint it even though it requires some redacting. In this case, at TPM Reader ML’s request, I’ve redacted the portion of the email where he talks about his knowledge of and involvement with various aspects of drilling technology. Suffice it to say, he has a resume with a lot of relevant knowledge … I wasn’t going to write in, but the first two responses you published made me feel that I had to. As my background [redacted] … It’s tough being an Obama supporter in the oilfield, especially in Houston. First, BP is not tackling this mess alone. The entire drilling industry is involved, including Exxon (who has a great record when it comes to offshore drilling, not oil shipping). It’s not like only BP engineers are calling the shots, all sorts of experts are involved. At BP’s West Houston complex, there’s a command center filled with personnel from around the industry working with BP engineers. Several drill ships are in place. Tons of workboats are on site. There are 5 or more ROVs roaming the wellhead monitoring and cleaning things up. They’re already bumping into each other because they normally work solo while tied to a ship by a mile long umbilical cable. They don’t need more ROVs down there adding to the traffic. All these efforts are reported heavily in the Houston Chronicle and nola.com, but doesn’t seem to get much for national coverage. If you only monitor the national coverage, you’d think BP is going it alone while we all sit by, but the reality is this is an industry-wide effort because we all know what’s at stake. To read more here’s the link to the article – http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2010/05/critical_perspective.php » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 11:16 am That’s the thing, Kalima. Is that our government and Army Corps of Engineers have no experience with this, unless they nuke it, and you think that I jest, but there are those that think we ought to nuke it! They believe that the ocean will clean itself up after a year, from nuking it. I kid you not. » Posted By javaz On May 25, 2010 @ 5:18 pm Psst AdLib, it’s not only FOX, but the corporate media that is against Obama, but I don’t think that I need to tell you that. I’m going to try to quote my husband about this thing with BP and the Gulf, since I truly believe that my husband is very intelligent and much more open-minded than I am. Allow me to start by saying that David Letterman had an expert on the other night regarding the oil disaster in the Gulf, and he not only brought a sample, but said that there are between 50-60,000 rigs in the Gulf of Mexico but not all in the deep water. BP has been in the business of drilling deep-water rigs, including the North Sea in which they started, for years. They have the experience of the operations while the US Government and the Army Corps of Engineers do not have any experience when it comes to deep-sea drilling. “If we can’t rely on an experienced corporation as BP to solve this tragedy then we’re f’ed”, and that’s a quote from my husband. There is something that I wonder about and it’s what I’ve read online and have no idea whether or not it’s true, but that France and Saudi Arabia have tankers that can suck up the oil and sea water and then separate the two and pump the water back into the sea. I do know that France had a spill and they dealt with it and have the engineering to prevent it from happening again or at the very least, to fix it with the tankards. I read online not only that, but that there’s some type of law or something in that the US will not allow foreign tankers into our waters, but for this thing, if it’s true, don’t you think they should make an exception? » Posted By javaz On May 25, 2010 @ 4:01 pm Now Presenting The Sequel To… Hi CL! We had a rather serendipitous conversation with a neighbor this morning. We always knew that her and her husband were religious people and are active in some church or other, but we never spoke about it because we feared they just might be right-wing-loonies. As it turns out, they are active in an organization similar to yours, and it even sounded like it might be the same organization! We surprised each other once we got to talking, because not very many folks in our area are progressives/liberals and/or Democrats. It was such a pleasant surprise to discover that we share the same beliefs on so many things and our conversation focused on religion and the religious right. We were both very careful once the discussion began as we were trying to judge the other reaction but once we discussed the Catholic nun at the local St. Joe’s hospital that was just excommunicated and our outrage was equal, we relaxed and talked at length. She knows the nun and several people at that hospital and there is much outrage over the hypocrisy and ignorance of the bishop in excommunicating that nun. Our neighbors are former Catholics, and we agreed on so many things regarding that and she invited us to join her organization and we are seriously considering it. Who knows, CL, maybe one day we shall meet in person if it ends up being the same group! » Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 11:36 am Good grief, ChoiceLady! What is it exactly you do? Please stay safe and stay brave. God bless you, Clady, and I will pray for you. » Posted By javaz On May 25, 2010 @ 2:56 pm Exceptional article, Dildenusa. This type of thing has happened before and it seems like it happens more so during Democratic presidencies. This time we are more aware of the things going on because of the Internet and also because the corporate media gives much attention to the Tea Party. It thoroughly disgusts me when Gibbs or even President Obama give a news conference or go on a Sunday talk show and the corporate-owned-reporters quote Sarah Palin and frame their questions around her statements. Bob Schieffer from Face the Nation showed his hypocrisy last Sunday when he quoted Sarah Palin in his interview with Gibbs. Schieffer has in the past put-down Sarah Palin and dismissed her as a viable candidate for office yet he quoted her last Sunday and I swear that I will never watch that show ever again. I don’t want to believe that things are as bad as they sound, even though it is possible. The nation and most of Europe for that matter are depressed. There’s a sense of powerlessness that’s pervasive and it causes the anger and hate from The Tea Party and a sense of despair and isolation from most everyone else. Obama was absolutely correct when he said that the fearful, hard economic times cause some people to clutch their bibles and their guns. The BP oil spill – it’s not a spill but not sure what to call it – adds to the despair and hopefully people will continue to be angry and get even angrier over Big Oil. And as for the spill, it really bothers me that the corporate media never talks anymore about the 11 deaths. Right before the tragedy in the Gulf, there were the recalls by Toyota, the mining tragedy and the corruption and fraud of Goldman Sachs, which seem like distant memories now, but all of it, imho, shows the corporate takeover of our government and even world governments. Somehow we’ve got to set aside our differences and unite as people and acknowledge the real threat – corporate control. I wish there was a way to unite us all and I keep praying that people will wake up. » Posted By javaz On May 25, 2010 @ 2:46 pm Well, since I thought it was Friday –
» Posted By javaz On May 27, 2010 @ 3:36 pm How could I ever forget another of my all-time favorite bands that I’ve seen throughout the years at least 5 times, the last time just 3 years ago at an Indian Casino – Chicago – Feeling Stronger Every Day And this is one of my favorite songs – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-wHixgp2RE Saw the original Chicago in 1974 and the opening act was the Pointer Sisters and they were new and excellent, but people booed them off the stage and that was quite sad. Then another favorite was from that era was this – Peter Frampton – Do You Feel Like We Do –
» Posted By javaz On May 25, 2010 @ 3:40 pm And who doesn’t love Holly Holy – the opening guitar riff is awesome! » Posted By javaz On May 21, 2010 @ 7:00 pmComments Posted By javaz
Our economy ran on consumerism.
I get that, I truly do, but he didn’t say it for a couple weeks after.
LOL
(I do our meds)
And now I’m reading similar things about Obama, so I guess that woke me up in a sense.
He really is.
I know that his image and his personality in public is not who he really is, but he comes off as a really fun-loving nice guy.
I don’t really watch that show, but did watch it way back when for some reason, and I remember there was that woman from Survivor that lost that was co-hosting with Regis.
Was her name Sue?
Never watch that show either, but GW was so very down-to-earth and nice to her and he came off as a really nice guy.
You know, the guy you’d like to have a beer with and I’d have a beer with him!
LMAO
He was a Sarah Palin – a corporate media creation, imho.
Because I do not believe that religion should ever be used to elect or not elect a person to office.
I just cannot imagine the resolve and ability to forge on with so much political drama and even danger.
He really does not get the credit he deserves.
As typical for our president, he’s handling the press with aplomb.
How horrifically frightening!
You are much braver than I.
Heck, we won’t even put a bumper-sticker on our vehicles out of fear from the repercussions.
I mean, are you a visible leader and have you been on television or written about in the media?
Why are you the target of such vile hate?
Are there others in your organization also being threatened?
People like you are our hope and the more people like you, the more others will join you in the fight.
(not that we watched it much anyway)
I do believe that the corporate media wants all of us afraid and afraid of each other.
We’re easier to control using fear.
We’ve all been through the 8 years of the Bush/Cheney path of destruction and the corporate media are keeping it going.
(easy to lose track of time some times)
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