Union busting Chris Christie wannabe, Scott Walker is finding out that screwing the middle class instead of making the wealthy pay their fair share has consequences. The unions and their members are fighting back...finally! I had almost given up hope that Americans would finally see how the politicans and the wealthy are turning the US into a third world nation--and are starting to fight for what is right! I am in solidarity with the people on the streets of Madison and I hope for their success.
Tuesday’s mid-day protests drew crowds estimated at 12-15,000, but Wednesday's mid-day rally drew 30,000 according to some estimates. This protest is getting stronger, not weaker, even under the threat of National Guard intervention threatened by the new governor who has stopped just short of calling for Marshall Law. Madison Police Chief Noble Wray, a veteran of 27 years on the city’s force, said he had has never see a protest of this size at the Capitol.
Maybe this is what we needed to get people to wake up; a Republican govenor acting like a fascist dictator. These guys will destroy America unless they're stopped and that means more demonstrations. It was unions who made this country strong, not the obscenely wealthy. I hope this is an awakening for all non-millionaires. These demonstrations could become more frequent and possibly violent if Republicans, blue dog Democrats and Obama keep cutting social programs instead of making the wealthy pay their fair share. That means no loopholes, no rewards for off-shoring jobs and a decent living wage. Are they watching or listening?
I will say that with the exclusion of MSNBC, the news outlets have been extremely slow to cover this uprising, if at all. It's interesting that if 10 teabaggers gather in a liberal state, it gets national media attention, but thousands of angry union members who's lifestyle could be changed forever with negative impact barely gets mention. Another example of the liberal media lie.
Thanks to MSNBC, Ed Schultz who has been donating entire shows to this ongoing event, Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O'Donnell, Cenk Uygur and even Chris Matthews for giving this the attention it deserves.
Go Badgers!
According to the Washington Post, Obama has caved to the Republicans once again. While he cited growing concerns about the budget deficit, he decided that all federal workers will have to endure a two year stay on their wages. Look who's excluded: military personnel, government contractors, postal workers, members of Congress, Congressional staffers, or federal court judges and workers. The military personnel should be excluded, and them alone. However once you look at the list it's pretty clear that the middle class federal workers are taking the screws. Watch his next announcement be that he's going to extend ALL Bush tax cuts including those for the wealthy for another two years. Want to make a wager? Not giving these folks a raise will save $5 billion over the next two years, but adding billions to the deficit for the rich --- no problem! That apparently seems like a fair trade-off to President Benedict Arnold.
Obama said "Getting this deficit under control is going to require some broad sacrifices and that sacrifice must be shared by the employees of the federal government." You see, the only people who will be required to sacrifice during these tough times are the middle class. The wealthy are the job creators (in India) so we can't make them pay their fair share or even the amount they paid during the Clinton years. Why, why that would mean one or two fewer luxury cars for those nice folks and we can't make them suffer like that. That would just be cruel!
John Gage, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, blasted the announcement, called it what it was; "a superficial, panicked reaction to the deficit commission report. This pay freeze amounts to nothing more than political public relations." Gage said in a statement, suggesting government nurses, border patrol agents and other personnel are being unfairly targeted for Democratic election losses. Bingo Mr. Gage.
Democrats got slaughtered because of the appearance that nothing was getting done. No where does this administration acknowledge that Republican obstructionism was the biggest culprit, but yeah, let's throw the baby out with the bath water. Democrats never learn, they really don't. They didn't lose for being "too liberal," they lost for not standing up for their principles and explaining the story to the electorate. By the way, the progressive caucus stayed mostly intact, it was the blue dogs who will be going back to private life in January. You would think someone on Obama's staff might have noticed that little fact.
It's amazing what the minority party has been able to do for the past two years. Just wait until they have the majority in one branch come January. You won't even realize the Democrats still are still in charge of two branches because they'll be slinking away at every turn. Disillusioned, disgusted and hoping for someone who really works for the people. Mr. Feingold, are you listening?
As much as I dislike this Sarah Palin, she doesn't go away, but makes writing fun and easy! I will give her one thing; while she's an intellectual idiot, she has some street smarts that I'm now seeing more and more of and it's starting to scare me that she can fool a lot of people with a virtual shell game. The quitter first agreed to debate Al Gore on Climate Change, but had second thoughts. Her excuses became; he wouldn't want to debate someone with a reasonable voice or facts. He wouldn't lower himself "to debate little old Sarah Palin from Wasilla." Then adding that if it was a conventional debate she'd get clobbered. Do you see what she did here? She managed to lower expectations for herself. She managed to convince her fans that she's the reasonable voice (just like them) while painting him as an arrogant elitist. Frankly, she possesses brilliant street smarts abounding with deception. I am honestly trying to figure out her appeal to people as she has no depth of character and says nothing of substance. This woman could shoot Bambi and manage to convince her fans that he had chronic wasting disease anyways so she did what Jesus would've wanted and reunited him with his mom. She won't tell them the part about his head being mounted above her fireplace and the rest of him is actually in her freezer.
I love this too. She has agreed to appear at a Canadian Hospital Fundraiser. I'm not sure what kind of math they used or how they're going to make money because she will be paid $200,000 for one half hour. Organizers hope to sell 1,000 tickets at $200 a plate which is a break even point, but raise more via photos with Palin. Her fans are praising the hospital for seeing her talent, knowledge and perception. Clearly none of them watched Canadian comedian Mary Walsh make a mockery out of her last month when Palin said "Canada needs to dismantle its public health-care system and allow private enterprise to get involved and turn a profit." Just the fact that she's charging a rate like that for a fund raiser should set off some sort of red flag, but not with Paliniacs! It would be nice to see her have the good sense to donate her fee, but I can't imagine she has enough class for that. Something else I would like to mention, St. Peter's Hospital is public, performs abortions, and offers end-of-life decision support. Socialist, pro-choice and death panels!!! Hypocrite for cash! As far as I can see, she has a talent for easily misleading people with a wink and a smile. Rumor has it she was quite a fancy pageant walker and good high school basketball player back in the day. Her knowledge is somewhat limited to hoodwinking her fans out of their hard earned cash with catchy phrases. I'll give her credit, that ability is making her a very wealthy woman. Being the skilled prevaricator without conscience that she is, she doesn't lose any sleep over it. I literally laughed when I saw them citing her perception in a positive manner. The woman didn't know her teenage daughter and her live-in teenage boyfriend were screwing under her own roof! How is that for perception?
Maddow's Uganda Update: As promised, for anyone who care's to know the latest on this story. The people Rachel named throughout her coverage of this story are not too pleased to have been publicized, but she forced public statements from, Pastor Rick Warren who seemed to take particular aim at being exposed prompting an invite from Rachel to her show. Senator Chuck Grassley also made a statement essentially saying that his beliefs haven't changed, but a death sentence is too severe. Rachel pointed out that their statements were not relayed directly to Ugandan authorities, like Senator Feingold's were. She said "Don't tell me, tell someone who can actually do something about it." Still, her coverage has brought a lot of attention to this criminal legislation. Hopefully clear thinking individuals such as Feinstein will be able guide them to see the errors and inhumanity of this legislation. This is how to use a bully pulpit for good not evil, Mr. Beck and Mr. Limbaugh.
Warren finally speaks out against legislation he influenced: Uganda Be Killing Me - 12/10/2009
American anti-gay activists telling Uganda to create anti-homosexuality laws while disavowing the legislation to Americans audiences: Uganda Be Killing Me - 12/09/2009
Harper Magazine Editor Jeff Sharlet, author of "The Family" joins Rachel to discuss how The Family influenced Uganda in drafting the anti-homosexual legislation: Uganda Be Kidding Me II - 12/09/2009
How to condemn a bill a mean it. Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) forcefully condemns the proposed Ugandan legislation and reminded them who gives them lots of cash.
Quick Thought: With the Tiger Woods saga in it's 17th day, I wanted to make a couple points. I'm not going to defend Woods for his actions, he clearly has some serious issues he should address and deserves to be taken to the cleaners by his wife. His wreckless actions put her health in danger as well as his own. I understand the pre-nup is being re-written for her benefit. Then again, Elin Woods seems to have some issues of her own in dealing with anger. I understand how hurt and upset she had to have been after allegedly receiving a call from one mistress that he has recently broken up with. Still, reports are that she broke four of his teeth with a cell phone, did $10,000 damage to the inside of the house with a golf club and chased him down the driveway in a golf cart wielding a club smashing at least one window in an $85,000 Cadillac Escalade as he drove it into a fire hydrant and then a tree. To me, here's the really crazy part. After the first woman came forward, a second one who thought she was the only "other" woman got pissed and came forward, as did the next and the next, etc... Ok, so all these women were angry enough to take him down because they weren't the only "other" woman. Where did he find these idiots? Do any of them know how ridiculous they look? Every single one of them knew he was married with kids. How stupid do you have to be to be having an affair with a married person and think they're not also cheating on you or at least have those tendancies? What a world we live in.
Have a great week!
Posts
