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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Happy Halloween or Reformation Day

Happy Halloween or Reformation Day--After all, as a person who was born and raised a Lutheran and whose Maternal Grand Father was German--actually I am what is called--An American Mutt--(In my case, both my Grand Mothers were Czech, and my other Grand Father was Polish, but I have a French last name because my late husband was of French decent, but that is an entirely different story). I can not let the 495th anniversary of the event that not only was the start of Lutheranism, but of Protestantism go without notice.
On 31 October 1517, Luther wrote to his bishop, Albert of Mainz, protesting the sale of indulgences. He enclosed in his letter a copy of his "Disputation of Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences," which came to be known as The Ninety-Five Theses. Hans Hillerbrand writes that Luther had no intention of confronting the church, but saw his disputation as a scholarly objection to church practices, and the tone of the writing is accordingly "searching, rather than doctrinaire."[29] Hillerbrand writes that there is nevertheless an undercurrent of challenge in several of the theses, particularly in Thesis 86, which asks: "Why does the pope, whose wealth today is greater than the wealth of the richest Crassus, build the basilica of St. Peter with the money of poor believers rather than with his own money?"[29]
Luther objected to a saying attributed to Johann Tetzel that "As soon as the coin in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory [also attested as 'into heaven'] springs."[30]
He insisted that, since forgiveness was God's alone to grant, those who claimed that indulgences absolved buyers from all punishments and granted them salvation were in error. Christians, he said, must not slacken in following Christ on account of such false assurances.
However, this oft-quoted saying of Tetzel was by no means representative of contemporary Catholic teaching on indulgences, but rather, more a reflection of his capacity to exaggerate. Yet if Tetzel overstated the matter in regard to indulgences for the dead, his teaching on indulgences for the living was in line with Catholic dogma of the time.[31]
The sale of indulgences shown in A Question to a Mintmaker, woodcut by Jörg Breu the Elder of Augsburg, ca. 1530.
According to scholars Walter Krämer, Götz Trenkler, Gerhard Ritter and Gerhard Prause, the story of the posting on the door, even though it has settled as one of the pillars of history, has little foundation in truth.[32][33][34] The story is based on comments made by Philipp Melanchthon, though it is thought that he was not in Wittenberg at the time.[35]

 And thus the first steps of Protestantism were taken. If Only the Religious Right would Come back to GRACE--It feels like all I hear from them is Judgment and Condemnation all spoke in Anger and what feels like Hate, for there is Sense of Compassion in their voice nor in their Words

Martin Luther (German pronunciation: [ˈmaɐ̯tiːn ˈlʊtɐ] ( listen); 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German monk, priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation.[1] He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money. He confronted indulgence salesman Johann Tetzel with his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517. His refusal to retract all of his writings at the demand of Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521 resulted in his excommunication by the pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the Emperor.
Luther taught that salvation is not earned by good deeds but received only as a free gift of God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ as redeemer from sin. His theology challenged the authority of the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church by teaching that the Bible is the only source of divinely revealed knowledge[2] and opposed sacerdotalism by considering all baptized Christians to be a holy priesthood.[3] Those who identify with Luther's teachings are called Lutherans.

Somehow--Somehow--Somehow, It Just Figures that it would take a German to Declare War on the Old Church.-   ;-))  -Is It Any Wonder That I am All Too Often Tempted To Declare War On the Religious Right=Christian Extremism=The Holy Ghost Filled Pain in the A$$E$.

 I like the phrase 'Old Church'. After all, the Roman Catholic Church of Today Is Not There Church that It was Back Then. It is the phrase that I picked up from PBS, for that very same reason.

Trick Or Treat Time


Adele M. Stan, AlterNet
AlterNet uncovers an anti-Obama program linked to the Koch brothers' Americans for Prosperity, spoon-fed to employees of a major home-improvement chain. READ MORE»
People, People, Is not the business of business suppose to be BUSINESS--Not Politics!!!! Is It Any Wonder that This Economy Is Only Barely Recovering--with so many sabotaging it from the inside.

Am I Anti-Romney--YES, I AM!!! THIS IS AMONG THE MANY MANY MANY REASONS WHY>>>>
 
Joan Walsh, Salon
Romney likens hurricane relief to cleaning up "rubbish and paper products" from a football field. Is he joking? READ MORE»

THIS IS WHY THE WORST NATIONAL DISASTER WOULD BE A MITT ROMNEY PRESIDENCY!!!!!  WAKE UP, AMERICA, AND SMELL THE COFFEE--THIS IS NOT THE MAN WE WANT TO LEAD US--UNLESS YOU CARE ABOUT MITT ROMNEY AS MUCH AS MITT ROMNEY CARES ABOUT MITT ROMNEY.

TALK IS CHEAP--ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS--ALL Mitt Romney's Actions Are Greed, Selfishness and kicking people when they are down--This Is Not The Kind of Lead We Want Nor Need!!!!!

As I have said, many a time, I continue to say--it is not the goal of this blogger to simply curse out the darkness, but to first and foremost be a small candle that brings some light to the world--at least one small corner of it. So I will simply end by sharing this>>>>>UPDATED – SANDY: How To Help

UPDATED – SANDY: How To Help

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

WHY SAVE THE UNITED STATES FROM THE CURSE OF THE ROMNY/RYAN PRESIDENCY--THIS IS WHY>>>>>>>


Hayes Brown, Think Progress
Irony is dead, cremated, stuck in a capsule and shot into outer space. READ MORE»

AS IF--AS IF--AS IF President Obama Should have followed President George W. Bush's Fine Fine Example. As If The Way That Hurrican Katrina Was The Example of How To Deal With a National Natural Disaster--NOT!!!!!

OH, THE DESPERATION OF THE GOP!!!!!


Joshua Holland, AlterNet
It was a tale of two very different campaigns. READ MORE»
THIS IS WHERE MITT ROMNEY SHOW THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD WHERE HIS TRUE PRIORITIES LIE--NOT WITH THE PEOPLE--BUT WITH HIMSELF--HIMSELF--HIMSELF!!!!!!


By Scott Keyes, Think Progress
Team Romney is giving poll watchers false information about voters' rights. READ MORE!!!

THIS Is How Dishonest and Deceitful Mitt Romney is and HOW DESPERATE THE REPUBLICANS ARE TO WIN THE ELECTION 
As of 8:30 a.m., Ohio Edison reported 1,805 customers in Portage County are without power, while 5,699 customers in Summit County are without....
 THIS IS OHIO'S REALITY --2 Counties out of Ohio's 88 Counties--NOTICE HOW FAR APART THESE TWO ARE--SO WHY VOTE FOR Mitt Romney???? AS IF WE WANT SOMEONE WHO IS THAT SELF-CENTERED TO BE OUR Commander-In-Chief. AS IF WE WANT A PRESIDENT WHO MAKES HIMSELF THE HIGHEST PRIORITY AND PLACES HIS OWN NEEDS AND WANTS FIRST--AFTER ALL, ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS AND MITT ROMNEY'S SELF-CENTERED ACTIONS SPEAK VOLUMES ON HIS CHARACTER OR RATHER THE LACK THERE OF.

AND THE REALITY IS THAT COASTAL STATES GOT HIT HARDER THAN OHIO--AFTER ALL, COASTAL STATES LIKE NEW YORK TOOK THE DIRECT HIT--WE ONLY GOT WHAT WAS LEFT OVER.

AFTER ALL, WHAT IS MITT ROMNEY SOLUTION TO NATIONAL NATURAL DISASTERS>>>>

Get Rid of FEMA? Right-Wingers Push Insane Privatization Scheme in the Wake of Hurricane Sandy

 

AS IF THAT IS THE SOLUTION?!?!?!?!?

THE UNHOLY ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE CHRISTIAN FAR RIGHT AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

Is The Voter Vigilante Group True The Vote Violating Ohio Law to Intimidate Voters at the Polls?

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
TrueTheVote’s poll worker training effort may violate Ohio law for interfering in an election. . . .
Ohio’s GOP Secretary of State John Husted has a volatile relationship with the group. Last winter, they sued Husted’s office for not purging voter rolls. This summer, he was scheduled to speak at their Ohio summit but cancelled. His office has issued directives—orders to 88 county boards of elections—preventing any voter caging in 2012, which angered TrueTheVote. However, when it comes to interfering with training poll workers, ProgressOhio said Husted appears to be “looking the other way.”

READ MORE»
OHIO--OHIO--MY BELOVED OHIO--WHY?!?!?!?!? OH, WHY HAVE WE LET THE REPUBLICAN PARTY TURN US INTO THIS?!?!?!?! WHERE ARE THE GOOD PEOPLE OF THE STATE OHIO--EVIL ONLY TRIUMPHS WHEN GOOD PEOPLE DO NOTHING--WE THE PEOPLE OF OHIO MUST TAKE BACK OUR STATE FROM THE TEA PARTY REPUBLICANS WHO HAVE TURN OHIO INTO A DEN OF CORRUPTION.

TO ANSWER THE QUESTION OF WHAT IS WRONG WITH CHRISTIANITY--THIS IS>>>>

Vote Anti-Choice Or Your Soul Is In Jeopardy, Bishop Tells Catholics

Vote Anti-Choice Or Your Soul Is In Jeopardy, Bishop Tells Catholics
The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay, David Ricken, has sent a strong message to the 304,614 Catholics living in his diocese.
In his letter, the Bishop urged parishioners living in the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin, to vote for candidates who follow the Catholic teachings on life and family issues or risk putting their souls in jeopardy.
This seems to be in line with the Pope deciding that gays are not fully developed humans, or telling nuns that they should stop focusing on working with the poor or disagreeing with bishops about health care reform.
Here’s an excerpt from Ricken’s letter, dated October 24, as reported in The Raw Story:
A well-formed Christian conscience does not permit one to vote for a political program that contradicts fundamental contents of faith and morals. Some candidates and one party have even chosen some of these as their party or their personal political platform. To vote for someone in favor of these positions means that you could be morally complicit with these choices which are intrinsically evil. This could put your own soul in jeopardy.

READ MORE!!!!

Where Legal Abortions are not The Best Solution--IT IS BETTER THAN THE ALTERNATIVE--AN IL-LEGAL ABORTION. After all, as bad as one death is--ARE NOT TWO DEATHS EVEN WORSE?!?!?!? YES, PREVENTION OF UN-WANTED BIRTHS ARE THE BEST SOLUTION FOLLOWED BY ADOPTION--BUT CARRYING A CHILD TO TERM TO BE ADOPTED IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE--THEN OTHER SOLUTIONS ARE NEEDED.

LOOKS LIKE THIS BISHOP SHOULD ALSO BE EDUCATING JESUS (SCARCASM!!!!!)--WHO AFTER HIS RESURRECTION TOLD PETER --NOT ONCE-- NOT TWICE--BUT THREE TIMES THAT IF HE (Peter) LOVE HIM (JESUS) THEN FEED HIS SHEEP---APPARENTLY JESUS WAS WRONG--VERY WRONG--HE SHOULD HAVE TOLD PETER ABOUT ABORTIONS AND HOMOSEXUALITY, INSTEAD (SARCASM). 

AS IF NO ONE WILL GET TO HEAVEN BY GRACE ALONE--AS IF THE BLOOD OF JESUS IS NOT ENOUGH--AS IF WE MUST WORK AND WORK AND WORK OUR WAY TO HEAVEN--AS IF!!! AS IF!!!! AS IF!!!!


IS IT ANY WONDER THAT THIS HAPPENS>>>>>

‘Slut-Shamed’ 15-Year-Old Girl Kills Herself

Monday, October 29, 2012

Post Scribe from This Morning.


 Dear Readers, I am passing this on because it is too important not to--INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW Romney the Best Are NOT Voting FOR Him, In Fact Are Actively Campaigning AGAINST HIM--THIS IS WHY-->
No one knows Mitt Romney like the people of Massachusetts. There is a reason he's down 20 points in his home state.
That's why we created MassKnowsMitt.com.  
We collected stories about how he hurt real people. There are stories about bait-and-switch education "reform," tax cuts offset several times over by fee increases and disappearing Christmas bonuses for first responders. The anguish is obvious; the anger is real.   
After you check out MassKnowsMitt.com, please tell a friend about it.  Word of mouth on a large scale is more powerful than all the ads a superPAC can buy.
CLICK HERE TO TELL A FRIEND
Mitt Romney doesn't want to talk about his record as a one-term governor. We know why.
Sincerely,

Isaiah J. Poole
Online Communications Director

Monday Morning Mix or is it--One thing leads to another.

 Dear Readers, I am passing this on because Today Is The Day;
Are you in?  More than 3,000 sites -- including prominent allies like the Electronic Frontier Foundation -- have signed up to take part in today's day of action. The Supreme Court is hearing that case that will decide if you have the right to resell the things you own.
Ebay, Craigslist, and even the old-fashioned garage sale are under threat.
Sites will be using our ribbons and ball-and-chain icons to sound the alarm about the Kirtsaeng vs John Wiley & Sons case:
The Supreme Court might side with Big Business and decide that you don't have the right to resell things that were made abroad: books, clothes, iPhones -- almost anything.
Here's what it'll look like:  READ MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Donate today!
I am also passing this e-mail on because Fossil Fuels are not only So 20th Century, but more importantly to save our environment from the greed and the corruption that using energy that rapes our planet causes, when we would be far better off developing re-usable energy sources;
– I have to tell you, Big Oil and Big Coal have already spent $70 million this year lobbying our government.
It's a huge number that doesn't even scratch the surface of the amount these companies spend on advertising to sway public opinion. The one that really gets me is the recent ad about how the Gulf of Mexico is doing just fine now, when tar and oil is still being found on the coast, and some wetlands known to be polluted still haven't even been surveyed.
It's pretty clear that if left unchecked, Big Oil and Big Coal companies will say anything in order to keep drilling, extracting, polluting, and destroying until there is nothing left.
We can't let that happen. That's why we're organizing huge, coordinated campaigns with some of the nation's leading environmental organizations in order to protect our environment from the deluge of Big Oil and Big Coal's attacks. If we can raise $10,000 by October 31st, we can use that to help fight back against their millions on behalf of wildlife and the environment. And as of right now we are already $3,367 of the way there!  READ MORE!!!!!


Joe Romm, Climate Progress
Here's how manmade carbon pollution is making many of the most destructive kinds of extreme weather events -- Frankenstorms -- more frequent and more intense. READ MORE»

How many more intensified Natural Disasters will it take before Humanity Wakes Up and Smells the coffee--CLIMATE CHANGE/GLOBAL WARMING--WHICH EVER YOU CALL IT--IS REAL!!! AS REAL AS THAT HURRICANE SANDY IS. THIS IS WHY WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR WAYS--THIS IS WHY NEED TO STOP USING FOSSIL FUELS--THIS IS WHY WE NEED TO VOTE ALL THE CLIMATE DENIERS OUT OF OFFICE AND RE-ELECT RESPONSIBLE ENVIRONMENTALIST LIKE OHIO'S VERY OWN--SENATOR SHERROD BROWN. 

THANK YOU, Ohio Republicans for all those signs that remind us that The Good Senator Hates the Coal Industry--one of the industries that Rape Our Planet--AFTER ALL, THE RAPING THAT THEY DO WITH THEIR STRIP MINING IS ALMOST AS BAD AS THE EVIL OF THEIR 'FRACKING OPERATIONS WHICH NOT ONLY POLLUTE OUR AIR AND WATER, BUT HAVE BEEN PROVEN TO CAUSE EARTHQUAKES.  THEN AGAIN, YOU HAVE PROVEN TO THE Republicans IT IS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY--MONEY--MONEY.  AS IF Money can buy clean air and clean water.  WARNING--CROPS IRRIGATED WITH POLLUTED WATER BECOMES POLLUTED FOOD!!!!!!


By Valerie Tarico, AlterNet
When teenagers, even many Christian teenagers, look at the Christian right's homophobia these days, it makes no sense to them. It just looks ugly. READ MORE»

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 After all, as I have written before--I have seen this play out. I remember attending a Penticostal Church in Bedford, Ohio. We were a small congregation, until another church closed down for one reason or another. Whatever the reason was, the effect that--that had on the Bedford Church was to fill up our pews, which excited the pastor a bit too much, since this caused him to end his sermon with something that sounded Republican--Not Christian Nor Did It Have Anything To Do With Jesus. There he stood at the alter asking where his Amens and Glori Halliuijahs were, since that was the reaction that he said he was expecting that was the reaction to the speaker of a pastor's conference received---WHAT THIS PASTOR FORGOT WAS THAT Bedford is located in Cuyahoga County, which only happens to be one of the most Democratic Counties of Ohio If Not The Most Democratic in Ohio--the result was the next week attendence fell even lower that it was before the other church closed--I left soon after, when this pastor claimed that his job was to teach us how to be 'sinless' saints of God--AS IF ANY HUMAN BEING CAN BECOME SINLESS. FOR WE ARE ALL MEMBERS OF THE SAME SINFUL RACE --WHICH IS WHY WE ALL ARE RELYING ON GRACE. After all, It is Humanity's Sin of Greed that is Destroying the Environment!

Sunday, October 28, 2012

This is why we Workers Need to Unite together--For as our Founding Father Mr. Ben Franklin once said--"Either we hang together or surely we will be hung seperately." Most expecially by the 1-2% and their Republican Minions.

Dear Readers, I am passing this e-mail on, because I knew that my hours were cut down to 30, but I did not know the why--THE WHY-It turns out to be--IS BECAUSE MY BOSS'S BOSS HAS GIVEN THE ORDER TO DO SO FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AS IF THAT WOULD PRESSURE US TO VOTE FOR ROMNEY--THESE LIES THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA IS TO BE BLAMED FOR OUR CUT HOURS ARE SUPPOSE TO WIN THE ELECTION FOR THE REPUBLICANS--AS IF JESUS WOULD BLESS THOSE LIES--IF YOU ARE LIKE ME AND HAVE A BOSS WHO IS UNDER ORDERS TO USE YOU BY CUTTING YOUR HOURS--THEN LET US STAND TOGETHER WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA AND DO NOT BE TAKEN IN BY ANY REPUBLICAN LIE--THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THE FINAL STEPS OF OBAMACARE DO NO KICK IN UNTIL 2O14--ANY THING AND EVERY THING ELSE IS A REPUBLICAN LIE AND A REPUBLICAN DECEPTION AND REPUBLICAN CORRUPTION OF THE FACTS--WHICH IS WHY THE UNITED NATIONS WAS FORCE TO SEND OBSERVERS HERE TO THE UNITED STATES TO KEEP REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS SUCH AS OHIO'S GOVERNOR Kasich FROM STEALING THE ELECTION FROM THE PEOPLE.
Barbara, please sign our petition calling on the Wisconsin attorney general to investigate Mike White, chairman and owner of Milwaukee based Rite-Hite, to determine if White broke the law when he emailed his employees about "personal consequences" if President Obama wins reelection. Click here to sign.

Around the country, there have been disturbing reports of employers sending vaguely, and sometimes not-so-vaguely, threatening messages to employees about how they should vote in the upcoming presidential election. Take, for example, the email that Mike White, chairman and owner of Milwaukee-based Rite-Hite, sent to his employees a few days ago:
"[Employees] should understand the personal consequences to them of having our tax rates increase dramatically if President Obama is re-elected, forcing taxpayers to fund President Obama's future deficits and social programs (including Obamacare), which require bigger government."
This email appears to violate Wisconsin statute 12.07 (3) which expressly forbids "threats intended to influence the political opinions or actions of the employees."

We need to take a stand against employers telling their workers how to vote. Please sign our petition calling on the Wisconsin attorney general to investigate whether or not Mr. White broke the law when he sent this email to employees.

Keep fighting,
Chris Bowers
Campaign Director, Daily Kos

Saturday, October 27, 2012

The Right Side of History Part II

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet
Indiana's Richard Mourdock, who believes pregnancy caused by rape is a "gift from God," has plenty of company. READ MORE»

THIS IS WHY WE INDEPENDENTS NEED AND MUST STAND BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND VOTE A STRAIGHT DEMOCRAT TICKET--THIS ELECTION!!!! 

THIS IS WHY WE NEED TO KEEP GOOD SENATORS--SUCH AS OHIO'S SENATOR SHERROD BROWN RIGHT WHERE HE IS DOING THE MOST GOOD FOR OHIO AND THE NATION--IN THE U.S. SENATE.

IF THE REPUBLICANS GET ENOUGH SUPPORT FOR A 'PRO-LIFE' AMENDMENT--IT WILL BE A DISASTER ON SO MANY LEVELS--After all, there are only two paths they can go on in the cases of Rape, Incest and The Life of the Mother.

 Either they will permit these exceptions or they will be as Il-legal as any other abortion--The only Question is Which One would be the bigger Disaster--The latter which would force the woman to carry her rapist child Or The former which would force a the victim of the rape to prove that she was raped against her will, which will in essence be raping her again. After all, with this amendment would also give women the incentive to claim rape, even if they were not raped.

THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY. The sad Truth Is We Americans do Have Much To Be Ashamed about. I Believe that we can and shall over-come these things and when we do--We, and Future Generations, Will Stand Up And Proudly Proclaim That We Did Indeed Over-Come!!!

AP poll: Majority harbor prejudice against blacks
FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks to supporters at a campaign event at Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport, in Cleveland Ohio. Racial attitudes have not improved in the four years since the United States elected its first black president, an Associated Press poll finds, as a slight majority of Americans now express prejudice toward blacks whether they recognize those feelings or not. Those views could cost Obama votes as he tries for re-election, the survey found, though the effects are mitigated by some Americans' more favorable views of blacks. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Racial attitudes have not improved in the four years since the United States elected its first black president, an Associated Press poll finds, as a slight majority of Americans now express prejudice toward blacks whether they recognize those feelings or not.
Those views could cost President Barack Obama votes as he tries for re-election, the survey found, though the effects are mitigated by some Americans' more favorable views of blacks.
Racial prejudice has increased slightly since 2008 whether those feelings were measured using questions that explicitly asked respondents about racist attitudes, or through an experimental test that measured implicit views toward race without asking questions about that topic directly.
In all, 51 percent of Americans now express explicit anti-black attitudes, compared with 48 percent in a similar 2008 survey. When measured by an implicit racial attitudes test, the number of Americans with anti-black sentiments jumped to 56 percent, up from 49 percent during the last presidential election. In both tests, the share of Americans expressing pro-black attitudes fell.
"As much as we'd hope the impact of race would decline over time ... it appears the impact of anti-black sentiment on voting is about the same as it was four years ago," said Jon Krosnick, a Stanford University professor who worked with AP to develop the survey.
Most Americans expressed anti-Hispanic sentiments, too. In an AP survey done in 2011, 52 percent of non-Hispanic whites expressed anti-Hispanic attitudes. That figure rose to 57 percent in the implicit test. The survey on Hispanics had no past data for comparison.
The AP surveys were conducted with researchers from Stanford University, the University of Michigan and NORC at the University of Chicago. . . . .
READ MORE!!!!!

It is times like this where All I Can Say Is that I Wish I Could Be Proud Of My Country--BUT BEING A NATION OF HATERS IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO BE PROUD ABOUT--Being A Nation Of Haters Is Something To Be Ashamed About.  As Sure As Having the Need Of U.N. Observers here, because too many Republicans are in positions of power to prevent people from exercising their Right To Vote--This Is The First Time That We Needed The U.N. Observers Here--After all, Not Even President Richard M. Nixon was this corrupt as the Current Republican Party has become, THANKS TO THE MOST UNHOLY ALLIANCE THE TEA PARTY AND THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT--MANY THE MANY REPUBLICAN RULED STATES HAVE SUNK TO NEW LOWS(morally speaking that is) IN CORRUPTION. IF--God Forbid-the NRA Also gets involved--Then we might even sink to new lows(morally speaking that is) in Violence--They and Their Supporters can make this Election not only the most corrupt, but also the most violent, In American History--THIS IS WHY THIS INDEPENDENT BLOGGER--AGAIN--IS SUPPORTING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ALONG WITH MY FELLOW AMERICANS WHO WANT TO BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY.

  • Hurricane Sandy liveblog: After battering Bahamas, ...

    The Christian Science Monitor - Oct 26 05:23amA Frankenstorm? Forecasters are warning that North Atlantic pressure systems, a trough in the jet stream, and a full moon could combine to make Hurricane Sandy a potentially costly storm for the US ... more »
  • Frankenstorm

    Hurricane Sandy Actually a 'Bride of ...

    SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 01:20pmWith a potentially monster storm approaching the U.S. East Coast just days ahead of Halloween, it's not surprising that weather forecasters have dubbed the intense Hurricane Sandy a "Frankenstorm." ... more »

    AMERICA--AMERICA!!!! We not only need to Wake Up and Smell the Coffee that Racism is Wrong--As the Pastor of the Church that I grew up attending--The Lutheran Church of the Covenant taught---->We Should call White Supremacy, the same thing that God calls it; The Sin of False Pride, also called the Pride of Life, also Called The Original Sin.

    America--We Also Need To Wake Up To The Scientific Fact That Global Climate Change Is Real--We Ourselves Have Also Added To The Severity of this Storm.

    P.S.>>>>>>> Speaking of being on the Right Side of History--There is also This>>>


    Hi there, Readers, since I don't send out much e-mail, I blog, instead, so instead of passing this on by e-mailing it, It is here;

    I took action to stand with President Obama to protect the Arctic. The oil industry and their cronies in Washington want to open up 11 million acres of Western Alaska's most fragile and important wild places to oil and gas drilling. Because of grassroots support, the Obama administration has submitted a proposal to protect this wild Arctic landscape. Please join me in thanking President Obama and urge him to stay strong in protecting the Arctic!

             Check out the details here: http://action.sierraclub.org

    And In Addition, Let Us Also Thank Good Senators, Such As Ohio's Own Senator Sherrod Brown, whom even his opponents agree is Pro-Environment!!!!!    

    OHIO--WE CAN AND WILL SAVE THIS NATION AND OUR NATURAL RESOURCES FROM THE DESTRUCTION THAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY--WHO HAVE BEEN BOUGHT AND PAID FOR BY THE COAL, GAS, AND OIL INTERESTS-- WOULD DO, BY VOTING DEMOCRAT!!!!!

Friday, October 26, 2012

The War Continures to Spread---Part III.

Texas Threatens to Arrest UN Observers for Ensuring Voter Fairness

Texas Threatens to Arrest UN Observers for Ensuring Voter Fairness
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (R) sent a clear message to any United Nations elections observers who might show up in the state to monitor polling places around the country: if you show up in Texas you’ll get arrested.
In a letter to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, a body created by U.N. charter and tasked with helping ensure the integrity of elections worldwide, Abbott made it clear that as far as Texas was concerned diplomatic poll-watchers were not welcome. “It may be a criminal offense for OSCE’s representatives to maintain a presence within 100 feet of a polling place’s entrance,” the letter states. “Failure to comply with these requirements could subject the OSCE’s representatives to criminal prosecution for violating state law.”
Earlier in the month the OSCE announced it would send 44 observers to polling places around the country on Election Day. The move was in response to a petition from groups like the NAACP and ACLU who are concerned about potentially criminal voter-suppression efforts by conservative groups.

READ MORE!!!!!

WARNING TO U.N. Observers--BE VERY PREPARED TO DEFEND YOURSELVES FOR THE LIVES YOU WILL SAVE WILL BE YOUR OWN!! AFTER ALL, There is a War Against Women and Any One and Every One Who Does Not GOOSE STEP To the Republican Drum Beat of Christian Fundamentalism as Preached by the Modern Day Pharisees of the Far Right.

Gun Control--Part II.


Dear Readers, I am passing on this email From Mayors Against Il-Legal Guns, as my way of supporting their very very Good Cause of getting IL-Legal guns off the streets;


Zina Haughton’s husband got the .40-caliber handgun he used to murder Zina and two other people and wound four others last Sunday in Wisconsin by searching online on Armslist.

Armslist is one of thousands of websites that allow people to find “private sellers” and buy guns with no background check and no questions asked. The site gives buyers a clear choice: search for licensed dealers who are required to conduct checks, or search for private sellers who aren’t.

Just a year ago, New York City investigated private sellers on this same website and warned that this system could have deadly consequences.  And since then, nearly 500 women have been murdered with guns by their intimate partners. But our leaders in Washington have sat back and done nothing.

Watch the video of a private seller on Armslist.com sell an assault rifle to an investigator who said he couldn’t pass a background check and share it with your friends and family.

Watch the videoNew York City investigators looked at private sellers on 10 websites and found that 62% of them were willing to sell a gun to someone who said he couldn’t pass a background check. And with more than thousands of sites just like these, there are countless private sellers just a click away.

Zina’s death was a tragic reminder that avoiding a background check and getting an illegal gun is as easy as turning on a computer.

The time has come for our leaders to take the dangerous loopholes in our laws seriously. The fact that President Obama and Governor Romney haven’t come forward with a plan to improve our gun laws is a failure of leadership.

Please do your part to raise awareness about this lethal loophole and what our leaders can do to help save lives:

http://www.demandaplan.org/armslist

Thanks for speaking up,

Mark Glaze
Mayors Against Illegal Guns

I Understand That The NRA would use this in their Fear Mongering campaign, they call Gun Grabbing, but that False Accusation will not stop me from supporting a Good Cause. After all, There are too many IL-Legal guns and other weapons in the hands of unstable people. 

The way that I see it we have two choices--Either we can not stand by and watch the slaughter without doing something about it, until a major incident triggers an over-reaction or we can start gun control now while cooler heads are prevailing.

After all, the Sad News is, with all the stresses of daily life, all too many of us are ticking time-bombs waiting to explode. The Sad News is that all too many of go through life only wishing that we had a support group behind us.

T.G.I.F.--> REALITY CHECK TIME YET AGAIN.

 
Jill Filipovic, The Guardian
The umpteenth rape comment reveals the real agendas and beliefs of the GOP as a whole. READ MORE»

Because They Would End ALL LEGAL ABORTIONS--EVEN IN CASES OF RAPE, INCEST AND THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER.

 
By Solange Uwimana, AlterNet
Government anti-poverty programs, Ryan suggested at an Ohio campaign stop, are bad because, in his view, they render the poor into bad and lazy people. READ MORE»

I Don't know about anyone else, but many of us have needed the safety net of welfare. In my case, my late husband became to ill to neither to work nor to take care of our sons, who were very young at the time. So, Yes, We Were on Welfare for about a year or so, before my late husband and I went back to work.

The next safety net, my family needed was Survivor's Benefits, which my family needed since working enough hours to support my family myself would have been impossible, since our sons were so young when their father died, for me to have become the sole provider would have left them home alone even more than I did at even a younger age.
 
THIS IS WHY THESE SAFETY NETS ARE NEEDED!!!!

 STRANGE IS IT NOT THAT THE REPUBLICANS TALK SO MUCH ABOUT THE SANCTITY OF THE FAMILY--WHEN IT COMES TO ATTACKING HOMOSEXUALITY--BUT WHEN IT COMES TO PROVIDING FAMILIES THE SAFETY NET THAT THEY MIGHT NEED FROM TIME TO TIME--THE REPUBLICANS BECOME A NO-SHOW!!!  AS THE SAYING GOES--> ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDED THAN WORDS--> IF THE FAMILY IS SUCH A SACRED INSTITUTION--SHOULD THEY NOT BE PROVIDED WITH A SAFETY NET----THAT IS IF THE FAMILY TRULY IS THAT SACRED?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Thursday Part II

Dear Readers, I am passing this e-mail on not only for the usual reason that it is too important not to, but also as a Way of Thanking Various Republicans for their Support of Sen Sherrod Brown, who is indeed our Environmental Candidate for the U.S. Senate--YES, The Coal and Gas and Oil Indurties fear him and they fear him for a good reason, with Sherrod Brown in the Senate their Greedy and Polluting Ways Will Be Held In Check, as opposed to the free reign of destruction that Mandel would give them.
Relentless.
There's no other way to describe Big Oil and Big Coal's latest attacks on our environment.
In the face of a hellish summer, where fires raged in Colorado, ice caps disappeared, and drought destroyed crops, Big Oil and Big Coal's answer was more – like Shell declaring they are "raising the bar" even after being forced to temporarily halt drilling in Alaska.
Whether it's drilling in vulnerable Arctic waters, transporting toxic tar sands through the heartland of America, extracting gas from shale, or leaving our ground water polluted, nothing is off the table for these companies.
By spending ludicrous amounts of money on lobbying to influence our government, Big Oil and Big Coal are aiming to keep on doing what they've always done.
But we're not going to let that happen. We're fighting back in a big way to run a massive, coordinated campaign with some of the largest environmental organizations – to expose the truth, mobilize the public, and ultimately protect the environment.
Our ability to hold back these powerful, extractive industries will be determined by how much you can help us right now.
Your gift is 100% tax deductible and will help us prepare for the end of the election and the start of Congress's crunch-time year-end sessions. Just remember:

  • Big Oil may have deep pockets – but we have the power of millions of concerned citizens on our side.
  • When we've come together to stand up against environmental disasters in the making – the Keystone Pipeline, ridiculously low auto emissions standards, Shell drilling in the Arctic – we've seen real victories.
  • Wild animals can't protect themselves from Big Oil's onslaught. For the sake of the polar bears, the endangered bowhead whales, the spotted seals, and so many other animals, we must speak out more powerfully than we've ever done before – to protect them and the environment they rely on.

With your help we can reach literally millions of people just like you with truthful campaigns that can generate a groundswell of support for wildlife and the environment.
You can be sure that corporations like Shell and Exxon will continue to push for being able to drill deeper, in more places, and with more ruthless methods. So we need to push with grassroots organizing and pressure on Congress. But to continue that work, we need your help.
We need $10,000 by October 31st to ensure that we can do as much as possible before the election ends and the real legislative work begins.
Thank you again for all the work you've done to help us achieve such amazing things in the face of Big Oil and Big Coal's millions.
Sincerely,

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A Thursday Morning Mix

Celebrate the American Bison




American bison

 Dear Readers, I am passing this e-mail on From The Good People of the WWF, because Yes, We should Honor this Icon by Making this Creature of the American Prairie Our National Mammal. After all, how can we look back to the Old West WithOut also thinking of them and how they once roamed free over what has since become our cities and farms---
As recently as the late 1800s, our nation’s heartland was defined by the 60 million bison that roamed across its rolling grasslands. The herds were a strong, resilient and powerful testament to the history and heritage of the continent and the Plains Indians.

But in the span of one decade, the bison were gone. By 1883, they had been hunted to near extinction for their hides.

Now, due to the work of World Wildlife Fund and other conservationists, bison are making a comeback.

Take Action: Celebrate the resurgence of this charismatic species and urge your members of Congress to declare it our country’s national mammal.

Ask them to join forces with Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle who are supporting the National Bison Legacy Act. They recognize how important the bison is to the American experience and want to ensure our nation forever honors this American icon.


Take Action Today: Urge your representatives to support the National Bison Legacy Act.

Thank you for all you do in support of conservation.

Sincerely,

Martha Kauffman
Martha Kauffman
Managing Director
Northern Great Plains Program
World Wildlife Fund


 6 Surprising Eye Health Myths

Can carrots improve your vision? Does reading in dim light hurt your eyes? See for yourself.

 Myth: Sitting too close to the TV is bad for your eyes.
The truth: Just like when you stare at your computer screen too long, you might get a headache from sitting too close to your TV. But there is no proof that the close distance is damaging. Still, needing to sit closer to the TV might be a sign of nearsightedness, so you may need to have your vision checked. Refer to this vision screening schedule to see whether you need an eye exam.
YES!!!!  What can I say; I grew up with this myth--that was why when I was young--we always sat further back in the movie theater. And Now, when I go to the movies, I sit in the front row, unless it is an R-Rated movie. This is most likely also why my younger son, who is now also in his 20's when he goes to a movie sits in the back row--looks like the family sat in the front row too often for him. I wonder--If this means that one day when I become a Grandmother that one day my grand children will join my in the front row?????

By The Way, I finally got around to seeing the Movie--Won't Back Down! Last night and It was fantastic--I am so glad that I sat in the front row for that one.

 Riddle--> How do we know that the American Economy is Really and Truly Improving? 

  By the many Trolls who attempt to divert our attention Away from the Economy to other NON-SENSE ISSUES such as those espoused by Birther's  and other Right Wing Wing Nuts.

There Will be more about this in the weeks to come--->

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Wednesday's Post--Thank You U.N. and Let Us Be Heard!!!!!

International Observers Sent To Prevent Voter Suppression in U.S. Elections

International Observers Sent To Prevent Voter Suppression in U.S. Elections
In response to the concerted efforts by Republicans to suppress voter turn-out in the November election, civil rights groups have asked the world’s largest election monitoring organization to police the elections for fraud.
As reported in The Hill, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), a United Nations partner on democratization and human rights projects, will send 44 observers around the country on November 6th to monitor voting and prevent efforts to intimidate voters at the polls. They come at the urging of civil rights groups like the ACLU, NAACP and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Not surprising, voter suppression Tea Party activist Catherine Englebreacht was not pleased with this news. In a statement to The Hill, Engelbreacht said “[T]hese activist groups sought assistance not from American sources, but from the United Nations. The United Nations has no jurisdiction over American elections.”
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YES!!! THANK YOU--UNITED NATIONS!!!!!! And Thank You, Republican Party for turning the Once Proud Nation of The United States of America Into A Third World Nation Who Needs To Have Observes Sent Here Lest You Lie, Cheat and/or Steal Your Way Into The White House!!! OH! HOW THE PARTY OF LINCOLN HAS FALLEN!!!  :-((((
Now, I Wonder as I often do--WHAT THE U.N. WOULD HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE REQUESTS FOR DONATIONS TO THE JOSH MANDEL SENATE RACE THAT HIS OFFICE (IF NOT HIM-HIMSELF) SENT OUT ON STATE OF OHIO TREASURY STATIONARY THAT ARRIVED NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE AT THIS HOUSE TO MY LATE FATHER WHO WAS THE REPUBLICAN WHO LIVED HERE BEFORE HIS DEATH.



today's action Stand up for Medicare and Social Security: Send a Message the Candidates Can't Ignore
You've earned a say in the conversations about the future of Medicare and Social Security, now make sure your voice is heard.

Millions of Americans rely on Medicare and Social Security for a secure, healthy retirement. Instead of negative ads and 30-second soundbites, we deserve straight talk on how the candidates plan to protect and strengthen these programs for today's seniors, and for our children and grandchildren.

These issues are too important to let fall by the wayside in this election, and now AARP has a truly unforgettable way to make sure the candidates are paying attention.

For today's Daily Action, send a message about Medicare and Social Security politicians can't ignore.
I AM TAKING ACTION

YES--WE DID AND YES--WE SHALL BE HEARD!!!!!!

Speaking of being Heard--Good News, Yesterday, the book that I quested came in and I have started reading it--IT IS AN EXCELLENT BOOK BY TIMOTHY KUREK--THE CROSS IN THE CLOSET--AN EXCELLENT READ, INDEED--HINT-HINT!!!!!

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

REALITY CHECK!!!!!!

New Romney ad blames auto bailout for job loss

  • (CBS News) A new television advertisement released by Mitt Romney's campaign says President Obama's 2009 auto bailout of General Motors and Chrysler led to job loss as car dealers had to close their dealerships.
Ohio car dealership owner Al Zarzour is featured in the ad, saying he had been selling cars since 1972 until he received a letter from General Motors notifying him they were suspending his credit line.
"In 2009, under the Obama Administration's bailout of General Motors, Ohio dealerships were forced to close," Zarzour said.
The ad is released on the heels of a new Quinnipiac/CBS News/New York Times poll, which shows President Obama with a 6 percent lead in the battleground state of Ohio, the focus of the ad. The ad is risky as the auto bailout has proven popular in the state that ranks second in auto industry workers.
Obama for America spokesperson Frank Benenati called the ad a "new low."
"While the President was busy saving the US auto industry - which has 1 in 8 Ohio jobs tied to it - Mitt Romney was busy arguing that we should turn our backs on an iconic industry and the workers in Ohio," Benanati wrote in a statement.
As the ad says, loans became difficult to obtain from both Wall Street financial institutions and the lending arm of General Motors. Some dealerships struggled to stay afloat or were forced to close due to the larger financial crisis and as the government takeover and subsequent structured bankruptcy led to less access to cash, according to the Center for Automotive Research (CAR).
And jobs were lost during the bailout, but only a fraction of the number that would have been lost without it. The structured bankruptcy, however, was estimated to have led to the loss of 365,000 jobs compared an estimated 1.8 million jobs if the federal government did not intervene, according to a 2010 study by CAR.
Ohio is home to Sen. Rob Portman, who is considered to be on Romney's short list for vice president. His office has not responded to requests for comment about the Romney ad, but Governor Kasich John Kasich spokesperson Rob Nichols said, "We're thrilled the auto industry is still in here Ohio." He would not, however, comment on if the ad will work there
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