#MOVEBombing: Thirty Years Ago "Police Literally Dropped a Bomb on an American City"

 The MOVE Organization is a Philadelphia-based black liberation group that preached revolution and advocated a return to nature lifestyle. They lived communally and vowed to lead a life uninterrupted by the government, police or technology. They were passionate supporters of animal rights and members adopted vegan diets. Members also adopted the surname “Africa.” Often times they would engage in public demonstrations related to issues they deemed important.


Watch the historical footage of the MOVE  bombing in the incredible documentary “Let the Fire Burn” and The Bombing Of Osage Avenue 1986 below.




11 Things You Didn't Know About The MOVE Philadelphia Bombing

On May 13, 1985, a bomb was dropped on a row house in Philadelphia, unleashing a relentless fire that eventually burned down 61 houses, killed 11 people (including five children) and injured dozens.
The fire department stood by idly. The Philadelphia Police Department did the same. The fire raged on, swallowing up home after home until more than 200 were without shelter in an entire community distrustful of the individuals responsible for the blaze.
The police.
It’s a shameful part of recent American history that’s somehow been buried under 28 years and other destruction's that have fallen on the city of Philadelphia. But in the wake of Birdie Africa’s death this week, the only child to survive the bombing, Global Grind decided to take a trip back in time to explore what happened the day American bombed its own people.

The more things change, the more they don't change.

Remember when Bush and Dick said they were sending our troops and our treasure to Iraq because Saddam was "killing his own people with Chemical Weapons"?

Witness and MOVE members say that when members started to run out of the burning structure to escape a fiery death, police continued to fire their weapons.

– The fire department delayed putting out the flames. After the blaze, they claimed they didn’t want to put their men in harms way, as MOVE members were still firing their guns. But MOVE members and witnesses say the wait was deliberate.

– In the end 11 people, including MOVE’s founder John Africa, were dead. Five children died in the home.

But, but, Black on Black crime....

The presence of a black face in a high place still provokes an almost hypnotic response from the masses of people. The deeply felt feelings of pride are based on the history of enslavement, Jim Crow humiliation and terror. While the sentiments have an historical basis and are understandable, they can also be very dangerous and create support for events just as dreadful as the destruction of Osage Avenue in Philadelphia.

 #MOVE30yr
#MOVEBombing

It's like Deja VooDoo All Over Again....

How the GOP Bought, Rigged, Stole and Lynched the 2014 Election http://t.co/nB7V59Wlvq #pjnet #ccot #p2 pic.twitter.com/WffzfYc3Ed
— Blue DuPage (@BlueDuPage) November 12, 2014

Read all about it.

"Hamba Kahle Mkhululi Wethu" (Go well our emancipator)

There has been drumming and singing outside of Nelson Mandela's home every since his passing.  It is the African way! In music the drum represents the heart beat....song represents the breath of life, a fitting tribute.

From the dancing and singing, people are expressing their celebration of a life but also keep a spirit alive – a spirit of hope and reconciliation.

Par for the course when an African American leader dies the mainstream media counts on us having collective, cultural amnesia as they  whitewash (pun intended) how republicans really felt about Nelson Mandela, what he stood for, and why Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27years.

Mandela was a political activist and agitator. He did not shy away from controversy and he did not seek — or obtain — universal approval. Before and after his release from prison, he embraced an unabashedly progressive and provocative platform. As one commentator put it shortly after the announcement of the freedom fighter’s death, “Mandela will never, ever be your minstrel. Over the next few days you will try so, so hard to make him something he was not, and you will fail. You will try to smooth him, to sandblast him, to take away his Malcolm X. You will try to hide his anger from view.”

I almost feel sorry for Ted Cruz who got trashed by his fan base for having the nerve to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela on  face book.  Bill O'Riellly and the other Lords of Loud won't make the same mistake.

While Senator Cruz appears to be taking the high road for once in his political life, his Facebook commenters would not let the Tea Party favorite get away with stepping out of their pure ideological line.  Praising Mandela was a step too far for Cruz fans and the ugliness, historical inaccuracies, and racism in the comments on the post should serve as an illustration that the tea party as a serious political entity has jumped the shark.

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”

― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

Quick Drive By~Edit

Stopping by for a quick run down on some of  the current events you won't see on TeeVee, read in the newspaper, or hear on the radio.~RedEye

Speaking of the media we have, do you think  newspapers would bury the story of a black sheriff wishing death on former President George W. Bush or Vice President Dick Cheney?  Heck no, they wouldn't.

Can we have a majority leader who is not skeered of the right wing Bully's?  It's time to give Harry Reid the Hook.

Paging the black political class!  The Vampires aren't coming...they are already here!

Hello this is Hank Sanders, Alabama state Senator, and I’m still mad as hell. I say hell no! I ain’t going back to the cotton fields of Jim Crow days.   Psst!  Anderson Cooper and Left in Alabama...can you hear State Senator Hank Sanders now?

Memo to the GOP:    You may as well keep that $10 million dollars you plan to spend on minority outreach in your pockets.  Just because we are minorities doesn't mean we are stoopid.  We know the gop will never change.   Once a Pit Bull always a Pit Bull.

This week marks the 10th anniversary of O.I.L. (Operation Iraqi Liberation) when Bush and Dick  sent our troops to war based on DEAD WRONG INTELLIGENCE to look for WMD that was NOT there, without body armor, or an exit plan.

The Dixie Chicks were right (pun intended)

House Representative Paul Ryan, the gift that keeps on giving

Fist Dap THE CHRONICLES OF EFREM

This is my last post today about Willard's choice of  House Rep Paul Ryan (r. push granny off the cliff) as his running mate. 

I HOPE.

Mitt Romney proved once again he has no spine, and like the gop nominee before him,  gave in to the segment of voters who hate President Obama more than they love themselves, or their country.  

Fist Dap What Would Jack Do

Surely the gop can do better than this.  But then again......

You won't see it on TeeVee this weekend but here is the Obama Campaign's response to Willard's CHOICE  for America.

Today's Must Reads

290 Pages of opposition research on Paul Ryan~ Fist Dap djchefron via Jack and Jill Politics

Who is Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney's VP, Exactly? (Psst, his wife is a tax lawyer!)

If it's Sunday it's time to Meet the Pest~Trayvon Martin Edition

I woke up this morning to the most NOT trusted name in news, CNN, pushing the New Black Panther Party Offers $10,000 for George Zimmerman, meme.  What I want to know is; who/ where is the New Black Panther Party getting $10,000 from in this economy?  If they have $10,000 they should give it to Trayvon Martin's parents.   Psst CNN!  I know you love all war all the time, but please stop trying to incite a race war for ratings as a weapon of mass distraction from Trayvon Martin's death.  Click


I flipped over to Meet the Pest, I mean Press, with David Gregory and spit out my coffee when I saw  Haley, Boss Hoggs, White Citizens Council, Pardon Gate, Scott Sisters, Barbour, of all people, talking about the Trayvon Martin case.  Psst David Gregory!  Haley Barbour has no creditability on race issues.  Haley Barbour had no creditability on race issues.  Haley Barbour will never have any credibility on race issues.  Click.


Then comes MSNBC's  Alex Twit, I mean Whitt asking Ron Allen if George Zimmerman's side of the story resonates with the people in Sandford, Florida.  Psst Alex!  Hell to the NO, Zimmerman's side of the story is not resonating with the people in Sanford, Florida because everything he said is a L-I-E.   Your colleague Melissa Harris Perry  is speaking TRUTH to power.   Click


Somebody had to die so Dick Cheney could live, thanks to the best Government Run ObamaCare for Life our tax dollars can  buy.  And that's all I'm going to say.


Today's Must Reads
Trayvon Martin, my son and the Black male Code

Have Hoodie, Will Die

AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari

"Stand your ground law is almost an invitation to kill somebody"

That's scary" says  Congressional Black Caucus Chair Emanuel Cleaver (D. MO), after telling his wife they need to tell their kids to avoid going to Florida.

Isn't it ironic that Dennis K. Baxley (r.Ocala), the sponsor of the Florida Stand Your Ground Law, is the principal owner and Vice President of Heirs- Baxley Funeral Services?

That's almost like Alabama State Senator Greg Reed (r. Jasper ) ,chair of the health committee, and sponsor of the mandated ultrasound bill, being being the owner of the company that sells ultrasound equipment.

Or, it's like two failed Oil Men in the White House writing the energy policy, and sending our troops to war in Iraq to look for Weapons of Mass Destruction that were NOT there.

Oh wait....

Must Read(s)
The NRA and Florida Legislators gave George Zimmerman a License to Murder Trayvon Martin

The New Vigilantes: Trayvon Martin and the "shoot first" Lobby

FL legislative black caucus members seek to amend 'Stand Your Ground'.

22 days and George Zimmerman is still free.  There is something wrong with this picture.

I want my Hope and Happiness Back!

 

This is a picture of the late, great, Myrna Copeland celebrating the inauguration of President Barack Obama from a face book page dedicated to her memory.  I remember that night and how excited, happy, and hopeful were all were.  We joined hands, formed a circle, and sang We Shall Over Come because we truly believed the long, national, Bush, Dick, Rumsfeld and Company nightmare was over.  We left the Davidson Center that night full of HOPE for CHANGE we could BELIEVE in.

So what happened?  How did the winners turn into losers, and the losers into the winners?  I'll tell you what happened...the gop infused,media enabled, TeaPublicans  happened.

President Obama didn't help matters by trying to play nice with the TeaPublicans at the expense of people like us  Professional Lefty Retards. What part of you can't play nice with people who hate you didn't he understand?

The Talking TeeVee Pundits Heads helped hijack Hope for Change we can believe in by providing the fair and balanced get a way car.  The truth is not fair and balanced, it's either the truth or it's not.   Case in point, Monday's Jansing and Company line up on MSNBC featured a segment with former RNC chair Micheal Steele representing the republican point of view, and former  Congressman Artur Davis representing the democratic point of view. Big eye roll.

What have the TeaPublicans and the Talking TeeVee Pundit Heads  ever been right (no pun) about?  When have they ever been on the right (no pun) side of history?    I wonder what they are going to say when Ron Paul wins the Iowa Caucus?  

Take the TB Test

YOU KNOW YOU'RE A TEABAGGER WHEN...

You didn't get mad when the Supreme Court stopped a legal recount and
appointed a President.

You didn't get mad when Cheney allowed Energy company officials to
dictate energy policy.

You didn't get mad when a covert CIA operative got outed.

You didn't get mad when the Patriot Act got passed.

You didn't get mad when we illegally invaded a country that posed no
threat to us.

You didn't get mad when we spent over 1 trillion(and counting) on on
illegal war.

You didn't get mad when over 10 billion dollars just disappeared in
Iraq.

You didn't get mad when you saw the Abu Grahib photos.

You didn't get mad when you found out we were torturing people.

You didn't get mad when the national debt doubled under the previous
President from $5.674 trillion to $10.024 trillion.

You didn't get mad when the government was illegally wiretapping
Americans and the President lied about it.

You didn't get mad when we let a major US city drown!

You didn't get mad when the deficit hit the trillion dollar mark.
You didn’t get mad when over 5,500,000 jobs were shipped overseas from 2001-2008.

You finally got mad when the government decided that people in America
deserved the right to see a doctor if they are sick

H/T chris_i_am via jackandjillpolitics.com

This is what a Legal Lynching looks like

The worst kept secret in Alabama came to light yesterday when the Bush/Dick/Artur Davis infused InJustice Department spread out across the state and"perp walked" Victory Land owner Milton McGregor and other individuals on federal charges of conspiracy, bribery and honest services fraud, 29 days prior to an election, but it's not a political witch hunt because the Bush/Dick/Artur Davis infused "Obama" In Justice Department is bringing the charges and they certainly wouldn't want to "hurt their own party prior to the election". *Snark* Take off your tin foil hat and go back to sleep. *Snark* This is about cleaning up and restoring faith in our state government dammit! Yeah right.

Now where have we heard of charges of conspiracy, bribery and honest services fraud being filed prior to an Alabama gubernatorial election before? Oh, I know!
Shades of Siegelman

Is Don Siegelman in prison because he’s a criminal or because he belonged to the wrong political party in Alabama? Siegelman is the former governor of Alabama, and he was the most successful Democrat in that Republican state. But while he was governor, the U.S. Justice Department launched multiple investigations that went on year after year until, finally, a jury convicted Siegelman of bribery.

Here we go again. The last time it was about an Education Lottery, this time it's about B-I-N-G-O and democratic gubernatorial candidate Ron Sparks PLAN to tax gambling revenues.

State Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks fashioned a campaign platform for governor that calls for taxes on the gambling industry and the creation of a state lottery to provide tax cuts for Alabama families and college scholarships for their children.

I am still trying to figure out why it's illegal for grown A$$ people to play BINGO or the lottery with their own damn money in Alabama but I digress, I want to debunk the "it's not a political witch hunt because it's Obama's Justice Department" meme.
Legal Schnauzer reports;

The U.S. Justice Department is spinning today's actions as a legitimate probe focused on corruption connected to gambling legislation. But our sources have been saying for weeks that it is designed to affect the November elections. Polls show Republican Robert Bentley already leading Democrat Ron Sparks in the race for governor, and the arrests could help the GOP take over one or both houses of the Alabama Legislature, a long-stated goal of outgoing governor Bob Riley.

Although President Obama is the President and Eric Holder is the Attorney General, their power is shall I say limited because their nominees to fill key Justice Department slots are being held up by Secret Holds.....

All of the people that are questioning Pres. Obama do not really know about the legal process. All US Senators can place what are called "HOLD" or a block of replacing federal officials. Obama cannot replace Canery because she is being held up by our two US Senators (Shelby and Sessions). Now I think that everyone knows why the holds are in place.

If Obama wants to replace any attorney, he has to send that nomination to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Do anyone knows who is the ranking member of that Committee? Yes that's right it is Senator Jefferson Beauregard Session III.

A lot of us Professional Lefty's have long questioned why President Obama hasn't stoped the Legal Lynching and restored honesty and integrity to the Justice Department like he promised, now we know we can thank Artur Davis for providing the rope.

With Davis largely at the helm, what do we have in terms of federal appointees? Well, Bush lackey Leura Canary still is U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Joyce White Vance holds office in the Northern District, where she has done little but protect and cover up for her corrupt predecessor, Alice Martin. And I have seen evidence that one Obama nominee to the federal bench, chosen with Davis' help, is little more than a toady for corrupt corporate interests. The notion that these people were chosen for their "legal ability" makes me want to guffaw.

In short, Davis' handling of the federal-nominations process in Alabama has been an unmitigated disaster.

Former democratic Alabama Governor Don Siegelman was the first to sound the alarm;

I think this will make Watergate look like child's play when it is fully
investigated, not so much this case because certainly it's not about
me. It's about restoring justice and protecting our democracy and,
because this case shows the lengths to which those who are
obsessed with power will go in order to gain power or retain power,

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ron Sparks is sounding the alarm;

“Anyone who loves democracy and freedom should be concerned with the timing of these indictments. Waiting to announce indictments after the election would have had no impact on the cause of justice. The timing of this, regardless of how you feel about it, is suspicious and must be questioned.”

This is a bipartisan alarm(please read the comments and tell me it's not political)“This is an outrage. This is a nakedly political move, coordinated by prosecutors in cahoots with the Governor’s office to deny the people of the Wire grass their right to vote and their lawful representation,” Smith said. “We are not going to allow this to happen! I am committed to fighting these charges, and winning this election.”

What we have here is called exaggeration for effect You know the drill....spin the facts to make it look like the democratically controlled state legislature is guilty of ethical and legal improprieties, try the "case" in the media and on blogs, then convict in the court of public opinion, hoping the misinformed/uninformed voters will fall for the Okey Doke. Voila! Legal Lynching.

What I want to see front and center from my party regarding this matter is a condemnation of corruption and political prosecutions of/for/and by the republican infused Justice Department, which would be something on these lines;

Corruption has no place in the Justice Department, period. Injstice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. When injustice is present in government corruption thrives. We believe in liberty and justice for all and a justice system that works for people and not to punish political oppenents. Turning a blind eye to political prosecutions goes against the very fabric of the system of justice our country was founded on. Political Presecutions are something a Communist country or an evil Dictator would do. Remember?

This is what I would to like hear from the gop regarding this matter;

“The ongoing investigation and subsequent arrests should cease immediately until republican Senators Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions stop obstructing the Obama Justice department. This should serve as a referendum on the culture of corruption that has been prevalent in the Justice Department infused with loyal Bushies for far too long. It is our hope that today’s action by the gop infused, Obama Justice Department will lead to a systematic change in the U.S. Justice Department, and one that will restore honesty and interity to the people’s government.”

Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) on Thursday placed a blanket hold on all of President Barack Obama's nominees before the Senate, according to the office of Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Shelby's holds mean that the Senate cannot vote on a nominee unless the hold is broken using a cloture vote that requires 60 senators or if the senator lifts the hold.

You would think with all the problems facing Alabamians the state wouldn't waste precious resources to prove so called "vote buying" but here we go.

I don’t see any real point to clogging up the courts and spending money on this. It’s effectively turned into a longstanding p***ing contest between Riley and whoever favors gambling. I agree there are a few things in the indictments that are gonna screw a couple of these folks. But if the cash for votes policy is such a prosecutable offense, you might as well arrest everybody in the legislature that’s ever spoken to a lobbyist. Oh, and panty wuss of the year award goes to Benjamin Lewis. Hope he’s enjoying that cushy judgeship. He sure was at a lot of their get together. It almost sounds like he was interested.

A wiser investment of time would be to pay the guy at the state house to draft a bill requiring a commissioned fight between Bob Riley and Milton McGregor. Riley wins, no gambling, McGregor wins, Vegas vacation! Makes use of the boxing commission we got a couple years back at the least. Plus, you can put it on pay-per-view and make up for that education shortfall and then some. No betting allowed though! I’d say Bob’s got a longer reach and a good jab, but my money would be on Milton. He’s got more power and balance and is a submission hold guru.

Democrats are under attack by the Justice Department in Alabama.

"Montgomery, AL -- Alabama Democratic Party Executive Director Jim Spearman today called into question the method by which U.S. Marshals attempted to serve legislators subpoenas to appear to testify in a grand jury proceeding. Reporters were apparently tipped off by calls stating U.S. Marshals were coming to the Alabama Statehouse to serve some legislators. "The drama surrounding these actions and the U.S.

Department of Justice's disruption of a legislative session for the routine serving of a summons to appear in court sends a poor signal to Alabama citizens who are already complaining about partisan political interference into the federal prosecution of former Democratic Governor Don Siegelman," says Spearman.

This is what a Legal Lynching looks like;

The attorney for Bessemer City Councilwoman Louise Alexander, accused of using her position for personal gain, has asked a judge to dismiss the case.

U. W. Clemon's motion, filed late Thursday, claimed that Alexander is "being selectively and vindictively prosecuted" by Attorney General Troy King, while similar cases have not been prosecuted. Clemon asked the judge to compel King's office to turn over information that would support the selective prosecution claim.

Alexander is charged in a five-count indictment in Jefferson County Circuit Court. She is accused of soliciting funds from businessman Stan Pate on Jan. 30, 2006, and Jan. 30, 2007.

This is what Artur Davis is saying today;

"Once again, the State of Alabama is the subject of an embarrassing spectacle that only confirms the worst suspicions about Alabama politics," Davis said in a statement issued today. "The indictments announced today are a sad commentary on the grip that gambling interests have on Alabama politics and the extent to which they have sought to corrupt this year's elections."

But this is what he said in February of 2008 regarding political prosecutions in Alabama before he resigned from the House Judicary Committee to run for Governor;

Here's Congressman Artur Davis (D, AL-07) pressing Attorney General Mukasey to identify steps he has taken to determine whether sworn allegations of political influence in the Department of Justice are accurate.

Is governing while democrat the problem?

Don Siegelman was the most prominent Democrat in the state when the Justice Department began investigating him. It looked like he had a bright future back then. As a frequent reader of newspapers in those days, it looked like the Alabama press were very happy to cover his problems and not interested in digging to see if there was a political angle to the investigations and the timing of the charges against him. Siegelman is now in prison (he is appealing the conviction) and his political hopes are in tatters.

Is it a coincidence that Rep. Artur Davis is one of the most prominent Democrats in Alabama right now, frequently mentioned as a future Governor or Senator? Surely we aren't seeing the beginning of a campaign to slime another Southern Democrat who looks like he could go places.

Government can't be "cleaned up" until the Justice Department is "cleaned up".

NO CLEAN JUSTICE.
NO CLEAN GOVERNMENT.

Friday Links I Like

This is the kind of Democratic Women's' organization I wish we had! THIS is what I'm talking about!

The Hamilton County Democratic Women have released video of their heated meeting with Tim Crawford, Democratic candidate for the House in IN-05, who local Democrats see as an inept right-winger ruining their chance to take control of the seat.

Uh, Mr. President, Sir....it's time to kick some BP butt and take some BP names. They've been lying to us and to you.

Just what the hell is BP doing denying people access to land they don't own, much less airspace they don't control?

And what about this nonsense about BP simply "not heed[ing]" EPA directives?

If the White House is looking for a way back into the driver's seat on this thing, this is it.

The proliferation of stories about journalists and others being denied access to these areas ostensibly by local authorities but at the direction of the private corporation responsible for the disaster in the first place is an scandal that would ordinarily have the dictators of banana republics hanging their heads in shame.

Bring our damn troops home NOW!

Michael Clauer is a captain in the Army Reserve who commanded over 100 soldiers in Iraq. But while he was fighting for his country, a different kind of battle was brewing on the home front. Last September, Michael returned to Frisco, Texas, to find that his homeowners' association had foreclosed on his $300,000 house—and sold it for $3,500. This story illustrates the type of legal quagmire that can get out of hand while soldiers are serving abroad and their families are dealing with the stress of their deployment. And fixing the mess isn't easy.

Send the republicans and the right wing media to stay the course in Iraq for Bush and Dick!

Whether you commemorate Memorial Day somberly or celebrate the arrival of summer with barbecues, beaches, and beer, your thoughts are probably drawn back to a particular person who died in uniform.

Alabama, Tim James, George Wallace and Campaign Exploitation,

A meticulous research in the book 'Alabama, Portrait of a Deep South State,' notes, in the 1960's, when poor whites who'd recently entered the middle class saw their earning power failing to keep pace with inflation, instead of acting rationally and organizing or joining unions, they often acted in non-rational ways, "through scape-goading, fatalism, or blind rage." To champion the cause, "they chose George C. Wallace."

Artur Davis must have taken notes from Tim James and George Wallace, I got a robo call from Davis today whining about Ron Sparks alleged racism. All of a sudden Artur Davis cares about black folks and racism?

Gag me with a spoon.

What If Wednesday

What if Bush and Dick had treated 911 like a crime instead of sending our sons and daughters to Iraq and Afghanistan to look for weapons of mass destruction that were not there?

What if all the votes had been counted in Florida in 2000?

What if the MSM exposed the Tea Party's race problem instead of enabling it?

What if Congressman Artur Davis had voted for the health care reform bill instead of against the health care reform bill ad were on the path to making history by being elected the first African American governor of Alabama?

What if progressive voices were encouraged instead of censored?

It's a Good Friday.

The entire redemption story, that Christ died for our sins, intersects with Good Friday. It's the day Christians celebrate the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the redemption of mankind from the grips of sin. On the night of his betrayal Jesus gave his disciples a new commandment, to love one another as he love them. This commandment is written on my heart and is what gives me the courage and the willingness to be a servant for all mankind.

Despite the misconception progressive/liberals like myself aren't Christians because we don't wear our religion on our sleeve, I am a Christian. I'm the kind of Christian following the teachings of Jesus Christ to love one another, be my brothers keeper, and to care for the least of these. Jesus was a bleeding heart liberal and so am I.

My wish is for all of us, regardless of our religion (or not), is to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. The Apostle Paul wrote to the Ephesians :"In our Lord Jesus Christ we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace."

Down from my soapbox and on to business. The latest MSM talking points are the electorate is angry, President Obama has a low approval rating and republicans are going to regain control of the House and the Senate in the midterm elections. Yeah right. The MSM media must think we the people are stoopid. Seriously. If the party that got us into this mess regains control then we will deserve what we will get. If the party that is obstructing the President's agenda thinks they will be rewarded they are sadly mistaken. We the people may have been born at night, but we weren't born last night. You feel me?

I want to share an email circulating on web which shows the rank hypocrisy of the so called righteous anger of a certain segment of the electorate. I don't know who the author is, but I want to give them a big old fist dap!

We had eight years of Bush and Cheney, but now you get mad!

You didn't get mad when the Supreme Court stopped a legal recount and appointed a President.
You didn't get mad when Cheney allowed Energy company officials to dictate energy policy.
You didn't get mad when a covert CIA operative got ousted.
You didn't get mad when the Patriot Act got passed..
You didn't get mad when we illegally invaded a country that posed no threat to us.
You didn't get mad when we spent over 600 billion(and counting) on said
illegal war.
You didn't get mad when over 10 billion dollars just disappeared in Iraq .
You didn't get mad when you found out we were torturing people.
You didn't get mad when the government was illegally wiretapping Americans.
You didn't get mad when we didn't catch Bin Laden.
You didn't get mad when you saw the horrible conditions at Walter Reed.
You didn't get mad when we let a major US city drown.
You didn't get mad when we gave a 900 billion tax break to the rich.
You didn’t get mad when, using reconciliation; a trillion dollars of our tax dollars were redirected to insurance companies for Medicare Advantage which cost over 20 percent more for basically the same services that Medicare provides.
You didn't get mad when the deficit hit the trillion dollar mark, and our
debt hit the thirteen trillion dollar mark.
You finally got mad when the government decided that people in America
deserved the right to see a doctor if they are sick. Yes, illegal wars,
lies, corruption, torture, stealing your tax dollars to make the rich
richer, are all okay with you, but helping other Americans... oh hell no.


Good Friday and may peace be with you and yours.

All War All the Time, UNfair and Unbalanced

War with a new name is still war, or as mcjoan says, A Rose by any other name..... The Iraq occupation started of as Operation Iraqi Liberation until the warmongers figured out the acronym spelled O.I.L (go ahead and laugh), so they changed the name to Operation Iraqi Freedom (are the Eye Rack Eees free yet?), as of September 1 when combat troops leave it will be called Operation New Damn, I mean Dawn. Who the heck comes up with this stuff?

George W. Bush told us he was sending our sons and daughters to Iraq because he had proof of tons and tons of Weapon of Mass Destruction and Saddam was about to use them on us, remember? So where are the WMD?

Remember how Bush and Dick told us the Iraqis would greet as liberators and throw flowers and candy at our troops and Iraqi oil would pay would pay for the war. So, did the Iraqis greet us as liberators? Nope. The only thing the Iraqi people are throwing at our troops are bombs and bullets, and we aren't even going to talk about the 4 billion dollar a month price tag for the W-ar.

Can you imagine the outrage if Bill Clinton had sent our troops to war based on dead wrong intelligence? I mean he was impeached for trying to conceal a private sexual affair for Christ sake. The teabaggers are upset at President Obama's "out of control spending for domestics issues" but don't say a mumbling word about the price tag of the war and it's negative impact on the deficit.

The mantra from the right said our troops couldn't come home until we (they) win in Iraq. Win what? A mistake?

Operation New Dawn My Donkey.