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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Calls To Action Part II

Democrats propose limits on online ammo sales

Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, left,and Sen. Frank Lautenberg announce legislation to restrict online and mail-order ammunition sales.Washington (CNN) -- Two Democratic lawmakers took on the hot-button political issue of gun control Monday, introducing legislation that would effectively ban online ammunition sales.
Longtime gun control advocates Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-New Jersey, and Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-New York, introduced the bill that they said would prevent buyers from purchasing unlimited quantities of ammunition through the Internet or through the mail. The bill would also require ammunition dealers to report bulk ammo sales to law enforcement. READ MORE
A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION! After all, who really needs to buy that much ammo at once??? No one who is doing anything that is legal, like hunting, unless they are that bad of a shot.

And More Help Is Needed Here--Thank You For Your Time and Consideration->

Protect Idaho Wolves From Senseless Slaughter
Save Wolves Today!
In Idaho, a plan is being put in motion that could decimate up to two-thirds of wolves inhabiting the Lolo District of Clearwater National Forest. The stated reason for this proposed aerial wolf killing program is a misconception that wolves are responsible for a recent reduction in elk populations. In fact, studies show elk herds began to shrink when suitable habitats declined, Even in the face of reason, this unsound, unscientific plan to slaughter wolves may go forward--funded by your tax dollars!

Join Defenders of Wildlife's efforts to inform President Obama of the situation and ask for his assistance in denying Idaho the federal aid necessary for such a blatant wolf massacre.
 Take Action

Tuesday's Call to Action--After All, Knowledge Is Power, Indeed!!!

Urge Congress to Support Regulation of Toxic Coal Ash ! PLEASE SIGN ! !


  
Coal ash -- the waste left behind after coal is burned for energy -- poses a serious threat to the health of North Carolina's waterways and communities. Health effects include increased cancer risk, learning disabilities, and birth defects.

 

 

 

 

Protect Clean Water and Landowner Rights ! PLEASE SIGN ! !


  
North Carolina's Senate Bill 820 legalized the controversial practice of fracking, during which millions of gallons of water laced with toxic chemicals are pumped underground at high pressure to shatter rock and release natural gas. Fracking has tainted
 
 
 
 Please Sign, Thank You. After all, we need our water for drinking and for irrigating our crops far far more than we can afford to waste on 'fracking'. After all, there are indeed other energy sources and other forms of energy, but the sources of food and water are limited.

Too many Americans continue to be numbed by the soothing sounds of conservative spin in the media. Let's take a look at the facts. READ MORE»


 The 4th is that 'fracking' is not dangerous, but that does not mean that the TRUTH of these LIES are not important--THEY ARE VERY IMPORTANT  AND NEED TO BE KNOWN.


Only an insecure and ideologically bankrupt political party has to game the rules to stay in power. READ MORE»



 After all, two of the GOP's biggest fears can be summed up in the phrase--'Well Informed Voter'.

Anchoring Wealth to Sustain Cities and Population Growth

  Americans face a unique challenge in solving the climate crisis. Unlike other Western countries and Japan, where population is projected to be relatively constant, the U.S. population is set to grow by at least 100 million--and likely 150 million--people->
  
The Cleveland Model, Which Governor Kasich Inherited From Governor Strictland And For Which We The People Of Ohio Had To Fight Gov. Kasich To Keep, BY DEFEATING HIS ISSUE #2 OF NOVEMBER 2011--FOR WHICH THAT LIAR WOULD CLAIM CREDIT FOR, BUT THIS OHIOAN WAS THERE AND KNOWS THE TRUTH AND IS NOT AFRAID TO POST IT ON ALL CAPITAL LETTERS TO BOOT. 
SO BEFORE OUR GOVERNOR KASICH EVEN BEGINS TO LIE AND DESCEIVE--THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER CAN BE FOUND BY LOOKING AT WHEN THE TALK OF THE MEDICAL MART STARTED IN CLEVELAND, WHICH WAS LONG BEFORE GOVERNOR KASICH WAS ELECTED--BEFORE GOVERNOR KASICH WAS ELECTED HE WAS-->

Private sector career (2001-2009)

He formerly hosted Heartland with John Kasich on the Fox News Channel and also guest hosted The O'Reilly Factor, filling in for Bill O'Reilly as needed. Kasich frequently appeared as a guest host and analyst on Hannity & Colmes and now Hannity.
Business career
Kasich served on the board of directors for several corporations, including Invacare Corporation and Chicago-based Norvax Inc. In 2001, Kasich joined Lehman Brothers' investment banking division in Columbus as a managing director.[37] He remained at the company until its bankruptcy filing and subsequent breakup in September 2008. For his work in 2007-2008, Lehman Brothers paid Kasich $182,692 for his 2008 salary, a $432,000 performance bonus for 2007, and $2,250 in other benefits.[38]
Political activities
Republicans tried to recruit Kasich for Governor of Ohio in 2006, but he declined to enter the race.[39]
Kasich "always had an independent streak", said his friend, Curt Steiner, former chief of staff to former Ohio Governor and U.S. Senator George Voinovich. "He's a solid Republican, but he's always had his own views. [He's] a biological Democrat" [... his parents were Democrats]. "He came from an average background. He's in touch with people. He's not a Beltway thinker."[40]
In early 2007, Kasich was reportedly considering making a serious run for Governor of Ohio in 2010, seeking the Republican nomination to unseat incumbent Ted Strickland.[41] In March 2008, Kasich said that Ohio's state income tax should be "phased out." [42]
In 2008, Kasich was named the Honorary Chairman of Recharge Ohio, an organization with the stated purpose of electing leaders who would "get our state back on track."[43] Kasich said that he hoped that through Recharge Ohio, he could "provide the framework necessary to allow Ohio to become a leader in economic and educational success."[44]
  RECHARGE, OHIO WAS REALLY-->
Saturday, January 31, 2009

Kasich, House Republicans Want to "Recharge Ohio" by Cutting Taxes on Rich People
Here is an interesting quote from a Cleveland Plain Dealer article:

Proposals to offer cuts to the state's estate tax as well as capital gains tax are being hashed out behind the scenes by Republican state lawmakers, House Minority Leader Bill Batchelder, a Medina Republican, acknowledged this week. 

Ohio is now in a situation where there is a huge shortfall in the state's revenues at a time when ordinary Ohioans are needing more and more government assistance. A large reason for the state's budgetary problems was the reckless tax cuts that the Republicans passed in 2005. Those tax cuts were targeted toward the rich. Now, with Ohio facing a multi-billion dollar shortfall, Republicans want even more tax cuts for the wealthy. 

The Republican rationale for the tax cuts is that supposedly rich people are fleeing the state. Well here are some questions for the House Republicans:
 
1. How many rich people are fleeing the state because of the state's estate and capital gains taxes as opposed to fleeing the state for other reasons? 

2. How many of those that are "fleeing the state" will stay if these tax cuts are passed" 

3. What is the effect on the state's revenues if this proposal passes? 

4. How will the Republicans make up any revenue loss? 

How much do you want to bet that the House Republicans won't be able to provide answers to those questions?

Monday, July 30, 2012

Monday Morning's Cause is Health

10 Facts for Stronger Bones
10 Facts for Stronger Bones
Bone production drops as you age, but osteoporosis isn't inevitable. Get smart tips to make your bones stronger . . . Read more.
Bottom line--Reason X+1, WHY WE NEED TO KEEP OBAMACARE. After all, without ObamaCare too few people, most especially us Women, can afford to stay healthy and strong. THIS is also How the Republican Party Proves that they are not the Pro-Life Party, but rather the Anti-Choice Party--BECAUSE KEEPING OBAMACARE IS THE BEST WAY TO SAVE LIVES BY TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE'S HEALTH.


This Week's Hot Health Topics

Can't Stand the Heat? Stay-Cool Tips
Can't Stand the Heat? Stay-Cool Tips
With summer temps at record-breaking highs, heat safety is especially important. Avoid these heat-related dangers and stay safe all season . . . Read more.

 This is yet another reminder of Why 'Fracking' must end. After all, one of the best way of coping with the heat is to survive it--One of the first rules of surviving the heat will always be to stay HYDRATED--A.K.A. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER--THE VERY SAME WATER THAT 'FRACKING' NOT ONLY WASTES BUT ALSO POLLUTES.

Dr. Oz's Secret Slim-Down Drink
Drink this special Dr. Oz-approved beverage before every meal to help you burn fat faster!
Drink This to Lose Weigh
I am passing on this diet tip, because it nice and easy and sounds like it should taste verily good and since it is from Dr. Oz--It is, IMO, based on sound medicine, since I believe Dr. Oz is one very trustworthy doctor




More Medicaid, Less Adult Mortality

 More Medicaid, Less Adult Mortality
The study was conducted by an advisor to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Benjamin Sommers, who works with the Harvard School of Public Health. But it has been made clear that the work is not intended to reflect the current government’s stance on the issues of Medicaid and expansion.
The study looked at adults between the ages of 20 and 64 years old in three states that expanded Medicaid coverage, and three states that did not. The numbers were compared over a five year period to ascertain the effect of the expansion. Researchers feel relatively certain they have isolated Medicaid and readily available care as a possible component in the decrease in adult mortality rates. The study is the first one that takes a look at the mortality of adults in this context, rather than children, the Wall Street Journal points out. Researchers also adjusted the outcomes according to variables such as race, age and sex.
 A new study just released shows that adult mortality decreases in states that have expanded their Medicaid services. Reuters reports that the study was published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine and concluded that adult mortality rates went down by six percent in states that developed wider Medicaid services over the course of five years.
READ MORE

WELL, DA--THIS IS WHAT IS CALLED--CAUSE AND EFFECT. IT IS AMAZING HOW MANY LIVES CAN BE SAVED BY SIMPLY BEING ABLE TO GO TO A DOCTOR WHEN SICK OR JUST FOR A PHYSICAL AND BEING ABLE TO CATCH THE START OF A DECEASE LIKE CANCER. THIS IS YET ANOTHER REMINDER OF WHY WE DO NEED TO KEEP OBAMACARE.






Sunday, July 29, 2012

This Sunday Morning is dedicated to TOLERANCE


‘Gay Marriage Potential’ Means Church Won’t Sell to Couple A couple who wanted to take a run-down Northbridge mansion off the hands of the Diocese of Worcester and turn into a banquet hall had their bid rejected, despite initially everything seemingly going well, because the Diocese didn’t like the “potentiality of gay marriages” being held on the property. While certainly unpleasant for the couple, this sudden about-turn may also have broken anti-discrimination laws.

As to how the couple came to find out about the reasons behind rejected bid, WBZ-TV reports:
Alain and his partner Jim put in an offer for $1 million for the Oakhurst Retreat and Conference Center and say the Diocese of Worcester accepted it.
But, according to Beret, as they were doing their due diligence and pursuing normal negotiations, the Diocese abruptly stopped the sale.
Beret didn’t know what happened, until he began scrolling through an email between the brokers.
He noticed a message at the bottom of the thread from Monsignor Thomas Sullivan to his realtor.
It said:
“I just went down the hall and discussed it with the bishop. Because of the potentiality of gay marriages there….we are not interested in going forward with these buyers. I think they’re shaky anyway. So, just tell them that we will not accept their revised plan and the Diocese is making new plans for the property. You find the language.” READ MORE
AS IF THERE ARE NO LAW AGAINST HOUSING DISCRIMINATION-- OOOPS--That is only the State and Federal Laws. AS IF THE CHURCH IS ABOVE THE LAW--AS IF JESUS DID NOT SAY TO RENDER UNTO CAESAR THE THINGS THAT ARE CAESAR'S

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When Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy gave an interview to niche Christian outlet the Baptist Press recently, you can be pretty sure he wasn't expecting to launch a weeks-long firestorm. Well, SURPRISE! It's a firestorm for the ages.
In case you missed the original story, Cathy told the Baptist Press that "as an organization we can operate on biblical principles....We are very much supportive of the family -- the biblical definition of the family unit....We know that it might not be popular with everyone, but thank the Lord, we live in a country where we can share our values and operate on biblical principles." READ MORE

Another Palin Uses Profanity In Public (Sigh)Another Palin Uses Profanity In Public (Sigh)


Tripp Palin, the three-year-old grandson of Sarah and Todd and son of Bristol and Levi, can be heard saying an anti-gay slur to his aunt, Willow, on a recently-released video clip from the Lifetime reality series Bristol Palin: Life’s a Tripp. Definitely offensive and appalling but not, as many commented, too surprising, given that it was indeed Willow who directed an anti-gay slur to a classmate on Facebook in 2010.

Bristol and Willow can be seen gasping and the giggling after Tripp says the unnecessary word when he is told he cannot visit the swimming pool. Bristol acknowledged that she is “doing a terrible job disciplining Tripp…I know he’s going to continue to push the boundaries.”
But then, she wrote on her blog that Tripp hadn’t used that homophobic f-word but the other f-word and said he’d picked it up from friends and family, including his grandfather:
“Lifetime filmed over 12 months (on and off), and they caught a moment on film that would cause any parent to be red in the face. Tripp is always surrounded by adults – around the campfires with cousins and their friends, at the shop with my dad and his snowmachine buddies. He’s apparently picked up some language that I’d prefer he not use.”
Between and among the Palin family and other Right-Wing Extremist--THEY WILL MAKE HATE A FAMILY VALUE--NOT IF THE REST OF US HAVE ANY SAY. After all, Hate breeds Anger--Anger breeds Violence--Violence unchecked was what started led to the Holocaust of WWII infamy.
THERE ARE SO MANY ADULTS WHO HAVE MUCH TO LEARN FROM THIS CHILD.

Awesome Fifth Grader Gives Marriage Equality Speech To NYC Council


Awesome Fifth Grader Gives Marriage Equality Speech To NYC CouncilLast month I wrote about Kameron Slade, the 10-year-old fifth grader who was banned from speaking about same-sex marriage at his New York public school because his principal said the topic was “inappropriate.”
Kameron Slade won a class competition and was scheduled to deliver his speech at PS 195 in Queens. However, because the speech was to be about same-sex couples, his principal told Slade he would be removed from the contest if he did not choose a different topic. . . .
From The New York Times:
“President Barack Obama recently talked about same-sex marriage with his wife and two daughters. Some people are for same-gender marriage, while others are against it,” Kameron said. “Like President Obama, I believe that all people should have the right to marry whoever they want. Marriage is about love, support and commitment. So who are we to judge?”
Kameron was invited by the Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, to deliver his speech, which he wrote two months ago for a student competition at Public School 195 in Rosedale, Queens. The principal, Beryl Bailey, deemed it inappropriate for the school, so Kameron was at first not allowed to deliver his speech on the topic.
After NY1 and other local news media brought attention to Kameron’s story, he became an Internet sensation and something of a symbol for social acceptance and free speech. A video of Kameron delivering his speech has been watched more than 600,000 times on YouTube. He was eventually allowed to deliver the speech at a separate assembly at his school, after the Education Department stepped in.

This Sunday Morning is especially dedicated to Tolerance Thanks to the 'Murder, She Wrote' Marathon on the Hallmark Movie Channel and the epasode that former Actress Kristy McNichol was in. After all, this television watcher has been watching her work for years--I remember the Afternoon Special--'White Dog', the former series--'Family' and even the 'Golden Girls' spin-off 'Empty Nest'.
Thank You Miss Kristy McNichol for all those years of entertainment--So as they would say on Star Trek's planet Vulcan--Continue to live long and prospering.
Kristy McNichol has been out of the public eye for 20 years. Now she's chosen to come out – to try to help kids who are being bullied. McNichol, 49, who ...


LGBT Hate Crime in Nebraska Spurs National Support for VictimLGBT Hate Crime in Nebraska Spurs National Support for Victim


THANK YOU--GOOD CITIZENS OF NEBRASKA--THANK YOU FOR DOING THE TRULY AMERICAN THING--FOR DOING THE TRULY FAIR AND JUST THING--THANK YOU!!!!

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Saturday Afternoon's Action

Take ActionDespite repeated calls from Ohioans and members of environmental, labor and business groups, Congress has still failed to take action and renew the Wind Production Tax Credit (PTC).

Thanks to the PTC, Ohio was the fastest growing state for new installations in 2011, growing a staggering 950%. Over 3,000 Ohioans and 79,000 Americans nationwide are employed in the wind energy industry and are helping move the United States out of recession while also building a clean energy future.

We have to turn up the volume to make Congress listen.


Tell Congress to stop jeopardizing thousands of jobs and dithering on this critical issue.

Unless Congress votes to renew the PTC, Ohio could lose thousands of jobs, tens of millions of dollars of investment in industry and continue to subject our communities to the toxic output of dirty coal plants.

Join the Sierra Club, tell Congress this is unacceptable and demand Congressional leadership bring the PTC up for an immediate vote. In just 2 minutes, you can tell Congress you stand with the wind industry for good, clean, green jobs.

Let's support Ohio jobs, building Ohio technology to generate Ohio power.
 I have passed on that e-mail from the Sierra Club, because it was too important not to pass on. After all, We Need Not Sacrifice Our Water Supply and/ or Our Environment for Jobs. There are Jobs and There Can Be More Jobs in Re-Usable Energy/Green Energy Jobs.


If we combine our knowledge with action, we may have a fighting chance. READ MORE»







Are also 5 reasons we need to replace Fossil Fuel and why we need to save our Drinking water From 'Fracking'. 

 
To imagine together who we are will require us to loosen the boundaries between Us and Them. READ MORE»
AH, Yes, the Good Form of Class Warfare--AS IF Dividing The Middle Class From the Working Class and Creating an anger against the Poor on Welfare--IS NOT DIVIDING AND CONCURRING.
We are in this Global Economy TOGETHER--The Oil and Gas and Coal Industries need to realize that they are so 20th Century, but this is the 21st Century and as sure as we moved away from the horse and buggy, we need to move away from fossil fuels or else we will destroy our own home world.

Friday, July 27, 2012

T.G.I.F.--The call for action is--Yes, the Indiviual does matter, but Society matters more-


Record-breaking weather, farmers losing crops, banks repossessing land from the poor, a president scorned by his opponents for socialism. We've seen this before. READ MORE»

Oh, I hope NOT, but what we are doing to our own environment by such activity as 'fracking' and all the excess of carbon that is in the atmosphere, we probably are. The worst thing about that is--would it be a wake up call or not.  We caused the first dust bowl with poor farming methods. The problem with that is that since it did happen before there are deniers who claim that it is just part of 'weather cycles'.
 We need to Stop being so Greedy, start changing our ways, from fossil fuels to reusable energy, before we 'Frack' away our Future.

 Yes, I did sign. I am passing on this e-mail with the hope that everyone who can--will join us or at least pass it on to those who are able or maybe even both--THANK YOU;
Thanks for signing our petition calling for a federal ban on hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking. Will you help us spread the word by sharing this action with family and friends?
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You can also forward the email below to friends and family - but please, only send to people you know. Spam hurts our campaign.
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Fracking -- the drilling process technically known as hydraulic fracturing where water, chemicals and sand are blasted at high velocity into underground fissures to release natural gas -- has been linked to pollution, flammable tap water and even earthquakes. But despite the dangers, state legislatures across the U.S. are letting the fracked gas industry write its own regulations, essentially letting the frackers do whatever they want.
Pennsylvania and Ohio have already passed such laws and a dozen more states are planning to follow suit. And as coal plants shut down throughout the U.S., they're being replaced by power plants fueled by fracked natural gas, so unless we do something we'll simply have traded one evil for another.
Fortunately, Environmental Action is fighting back - they're part of a big national coalition fighting fracking the states, and calling for a nation-wide ban on this dangerous drilling. They're planning big events to show public opposition to fracking this summer, can you join me in signing on now to support a nationwide ban on fracking, before it's too late?
http://bit.ly/KQZz2X
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Thanks
Drew, Colin and the Environmental Action Team

The top two corporations on the Fortune 500 Global ranking, Royal Dutch Shell and ExxonMobil, announced their 2012 second-quarter earnings today, bringing the total profits for three Big Oil companies to $44 billion for 2012 or $250,000 every day this year. Exxon profited by $16 billion this quarter, bringing its earnings for 2012 to $25 billion.
The New York Times wrote that Exxon and Shell’s earnings “disappoint,” because energy prices unexpectedly dropped for consumers this summer. Put their profits in the appropriate context, however, and Exxon and Shell still made a combined $160,000 per minute last quarter, even though the top five oil companies benefit from $2.4 billion federal tax breaks every year.  READ MORE
 If only some bosses could or would understand that their employees are other businesses costumers. When they short change their employees then other businesses suffer because their costumers have less money to spend. After all, those businesses that suffer employs the costumers of . . . Around and around we go where we stop we never know--NOT IN THIS GLOBAL ECONOMY-AFTER ALL, IN EVERY FAMILY AND CITY AND STATE AND NATION--WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER--FOR BETTER AND FOR WORSE--SO LET US ALL STRIVE FOR THE BETTER--THIS BLOG IS MY MEAGER ATTEMPT.


 Yes, I did sign the petition and now I am passing on this e-mail with the hope that everyone who is able to join me will join me--if possible, since there is no guarantee that this is an Inter-National petition-AGAIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION;
Thanks for adding your name!

Stand with President Obama: Sign the petition telling Republicans to end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy.

The Senate is on record, extending middle class tax cuts while ending the Bush tax cuts for the rich. Now the House is set to vote.

If you agree with the President that the rich should pay their fair share, please forward this email to 3 of your friends right now and encourage them to add their name at http://dccc.org/Bush-Tax-Cuts.

                
You can also share this petition on Facebook and Twitter:
      
Thank you for your support!
 

 After all, corporations need to Wake Up and Smell the Coffee--THE BACK BONE OF SOCIETY IS THE MIDDLE CLASS --THE MIDDLE CLASS FAMILY TO BE MORE PRECISE--BUT Please Remember THE FAMILY comes in many forms and many shapes and many colors.

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Part II--Let us End the Hate--For the Truest Family Value Is Tolerance.

“Guilty as charged.”
Those were Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy’s words when the Baptist Press asked about his company funnelling millions of dollars in corporate profits to vehemently anti-gay groups, including ones that practice “gay-to-straight” conversion therapy and hate groups that advocate for the criminalization of homosexual behavior.
In response, on Friday night The Jim Henson Company severed ties with Chick-fil-A, and instead will be donating money to GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
Now, Chick-fil-A is planning to partner with the Berenstain Bears for its next promotion, using the beloved bear family as a prize package for its Kid's Meals.
Chick-fil-A has a long history of handing out money to groups like Exodus International, which specializes in “gay conversion therapy,” a process that views homosexuality as a mental disorder which needs to be “cured.” In addition, Chick-fil-A supports the Family Research Council, which advocates for the criminalization of homosexuality and has been designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Chick-fil-A is fast becoming a national symbol for supporters of homophobia. Next Wednesday, August 1st, Chick-fil-A’s anti-gay supporter Mike Huckabee is organizing National Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day to support the company’s culture of homophobia. Two days later, on August 3rd, activists are organizing National Same Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A to challenge Chick-fil-A's definition of a "real" family.
Chick-fil-A has faced a lot of criticism for its stance, but the Muppets cutting ties with Chick-fil-A has been the company’s biggest blow yet. Fast food toy partnerships are multi-million dollar endeavors, with companies using them as the centerpiece of huge advertising campaigns to their target audience of young children. Getting The Berenstain Bears to follow the Muppets out the door will add more fuel to a massive media firestorm and show Chick-fil-A that supporting anti-gay groups is definitely bad for business.
Tell the Berenstain Bears to cut ties with Chick-fil-A over its homophobic stance.
SumOfUs.org members have supported companies in the past for standing up for the LGBT community in the face of homophobic opposition, getting hundreds of thousands of people to sign thank you cards to Starbucks and JCPenney. Now we hope you’ll join us and our friends at CREDO Action as we take on a company that funds some of the worst anti-gay groups in the US.
Thank you for being one of us,
Claiborne, Emma and the rest of us

Dear Readers, we need to remind the writers of Berensain Bears that Families come in all shapes and colors, with only one thing in common that home is where the heart is or should be and that it is love that binds the family together.
Neither Hate Nor Bigotry should be Family Values.


After all, We Women and Homosexuals of both genders had better hang together or else, to paraphrase Ben Franklin, we will lose our Right to Live our Own Lives, Separately.
Even as delegates gather in Washington, D.C. for the XIX International Aids conference, Political Research Associates released its latest report, Colonizing African Values: How the U.S. Christian Right is Transforming Sexual Politics in Africa, documenting the U.S. Christian Right’s attempts to push an ideology hostile to reproductive and LGBT rights on sub-Saharan African countries.
In one notorious example in Tanzania in 2008, billboards depicted a “Faithful Condom User” as a skeleton -– a blatant attempt to discourage condom use as an effective HIV prevention method. Blazoned in clear letters underneath was the billboard’s sponsor: Human Life International (HLI), a group based in the United States.

P.S.--THE ONLY THING THAT I LOVE MORE THAN ENDING WITH A SOLUTION THAT ENDING ON A POSITIVE NOTE-->

Nearly 80k Thank General Mills for Marriage Equality Support

General Mills made headlines last month when the company announced its opposition to the discriminatory ballot measure in Minnesota that would ban committed, loving same-sex couples from marrying.
The National Organization for Marriage was, of course, not pleased – and promptly launched an ill-conceived campaign calling on consumers to boycott the iconic company for pushing a “radical social agenda.” Since the campaign’s inception, about 20,000 people have signed on.
HRC later launched an action thanking General Mills for supporting marriage equality – that action has nearly 80,000 supporters to date; four times the number of NOM supporters. Join those thanking General Mills and sign your name now.
Please, add your name to our petition. We’re sending a powerful message to General Mills that consumers back companies that support marriage equality. Just last week, Fortune 500 company Thomson Reuter also voiced its support for equality and came out against the amendment.
HRC is a proud supporter of the coalition, Minnesotans United for All Families, working to defeat the amendment banning same-sex marriage in the state.  HRC has set up a special fund – HRC Minnesota Family Freedom PAC – to direct 100 percent of your contribution to defeat the anti-marriage constitutional amendment in Minnesota.

Nearly 80k Thank General Mills for Marriage Equality Support--THANK YOU GENERAL MILLS INDEED--I AM SO GLAD THAT MY TWO FAVORITE CEREALS ARE MULTI-GRAIN CHEERIOS AND ORIGINAL TOTAL, which I personally love adding yogurt to for extra flavor and nutrition--a.k.a. pro-biotics.


Thursday Mid-Day Post Thus Far--This is to be of Economic Service

Ambitious or Delusional If you paused for a moment before answering, that’s a good sign. It means you’re aiming big enough that even you think you might be crazy. Read more »




Maybe it is me, but when I look back at various Biographies of people who were successful in one field or another, they usually had two things in common. They either were too broke to have any other choice to succeed or they knew so little about what they were doing that they did stop to think that they could fail.
This is another reason why I get angry with the concept of calling the 'Richest' Class, for a lack of a better name, the Job Creators--I get angry at the misconception and down right Deception. After all, in reality, few-very very few people leave jobs that they are very successful in. As I have said before and will continue to say--The Truth is More often than Not--The People who start their own businesses start their own business because NO ONE ELSE WILL HIRE THEM--WHICH MEANS MORE OFTEN THAN NOT IT IS THE LOWER CLASSES THAT ARE THE SMALL BUSINESS STARTERS AND IF THAT BUSINESS DOES SUCCEED THEN THEY BECOME THE JOB CREATORS.

A Resume that Looks Like Google Analytics
This might be one of the coolest — and geekiest — resumes we’ve ever seen. Read more


Exciting Changes at Brazen Careerist: More Chances to Get Recruited
A letter from Ryan Healy, Co-Founder & COO of Brazen Careerist, to you. Read more »


Think Big: 7 Careers for Big-Picture People
Better at seeing the forest than the trees? These jobs are for you. Read more »


Citi Online Career Expo

Friday, July 27 from 2-4pm ET
Citi's success is built on the talent and experience of our employees. With clients in more than 100 countries, our people represent a broad spectrum of backgrounds and cultures. We never look for anyone to fit into a particular mold. Instead, we embrace diversity, and cultivate an environment that allows us to learn and grow from one another. Because when our people grow, Citi grows. Come meet us! Register now »


Tuesday, July 31 from 1-4pm ET
Connect to today’s hot digital jobs at the premier Mashable Online Career Expo! Learn about exciting employers looking for people with skills in social media, marketing, business or technology, and chat directly with them online. Digital hiring for today’s savvy digital talent -- easier and more effective than hitting the 'apply now' button. Register now »


Employers say skilled workers are still scarce - San Antonio Business Journal

bizjournals.com - Even with almost 13 million unemployed Americans looking for work, many employers say they can’t find skilled workers to fill jobs, Bloomberg reports. A survey of 1,361 employers by Milwaukee-based...


Reason X+1 to Stay in School

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Wednesday Afternoon--Part II--Reality Check--a.k.a bad news and The Good News

Muppets Break Ties With Anti-Gay Chick-Fil-A, Franchise Lies About Disappearance of Muppet Toys in Kids Meals

Chick-Fil-A accuses Henson Company of making unsafe toys.


This photo was posted by Wipe Out Homophobia on Facebook group with the caption:
WHAT A COINCIDENCE !!!!!!
The sign explains to Chick-Fil-A customers that a Muppet giveaway toy is no longer available because there were "safety issues." It reads:
We apologize for any inconvenience but as of 7/19/12 Chick-Fil-A has voluntarily recalled all of the Jim Henson's Creature Shop Puppet Kids Meal toys due to a possible safety issue.
Wipe Out Homophobia's caption is an ironic commentary that this is not, in fact, what is really going on. On July 20, the Henson Company publicly announced they were severing their ties to Chick-Fil-A in protest of their political activism on the issue of LGBT rights. This includes not only President Dan Cathy's incendiary rhetoric, but over $3,000,000 dollars in donations to groups on Southern Poverty Law Center's hate groups list.    Read more



If only Dan Cathy kept his big mouth shut. After all, he is not here to judge anyone. I know, neither am I, but it was because he opened his big mouth that the Muppets pulled the toys from his company, but instead of telling the truth, the company came up with a line of B***S*** about Safety Issues--This begs the question--If Dan Cathy truly believed that he was doing the Will of God by being anti-Homosexual then why not say so on the sign that that was why there are no more Muppet Toys--That is IF Dan Cathy Truly Believes that Jesus called Dan Cathy to be that Judgmental???


WAKE UP PEOPLE!!! WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE--IN THIS ERA OF MASS COMMUNICATION--NOTHING-ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IS DONE IN SECRET--SO ONLY A FOOL EVEN THINKS THAT THEY CAN LIE THEMSELVES OUT OF ANYTHING--THOSE DAYS ARE GONE--GONE WITH THE COMPUTER--GONE WITH CELLPHONE CAMERAS--GONE WITH FACEBOOK--GONE WITH TWITTER--GONE--GONE--GONE AND NOT COMING BACK ANY TIME SOON.  SO People--especially Christians--must learn to keep it Real, that is life without lies--life without deceptions, because we all now live in fish bowls.



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Dear Readers, I am passing on this portion of the e-mail, because NPR Radio, most especially during election time is too important to the National Debate not to: PBS is also needed for the National Debate, but Far More Importantly for the Education of our young children--the next generation, who start learning before school, Most Especially the Love of Learning. And Planned Parenthood, because Women's Health is No Less Important:
A bill to de-fund NPR. And PBS. And Planned Parenthood? And as if that's not enough, why not throw in AmeriCorps and Obama's healthcare law? Let's also slash funding for Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security while we're at it.
The nightmare labor, health and education bill introduced by Republicans in the House this week sounds like something out of the Tea Party's wildest dreams.1 But since Tea Party Republicans control the House, their wildest dreams could be about to come true.
Tea Party Republicans have tried to destroy these popular programs again and again. And we've stopped them every time. But never have they put so much vitriol all in one bill. 
 In the best case scenario, this bill is just another arrogant, time-wasting exercise by Tea Party extremists who are too obsessed with their radical partisan agenda to make any good faith effort to constructively address the many problems facing our country.
But in the worst case, Republicans will unify around this bill as their starting point in budget negotiations to exact painful compromises from Democrats, something we've seen too often in the past.
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