What They Are Saying About The President

Below is a not complete list of poster, pin or tee shirt sayings seen at Tea Party events.

Obama’s Plan White Slavery

The American Taxpayers are the Jews for Obama’s ovens

Our tax $$ are given to Hamas to kill Christians, Jews and Americans

Obama what you talkin bout Willis! Spend my money

No Taxes / Obama loves taxes bankrupt USA / Loves baby Killing

A picture of The President stabbing Uncle Sam with word CHANGE below it

Barack Obama supports Abortion, Sodomy and Socialism and The New World Order (so did Bill Clinton and George W Bush)

A picture of Obama bent over sticking his tongue out and a Saudi Prince holding his hand out with money in it  “He was not bowing he was sucking the Saudi JEWELS

Hey Hussein Quit “Dixie Chickin” our nation Go back to Kenya

Obama’s Plan White Slavery

Cap Congress and Trade Obama back to Kenya

Iman Obama wants to ban pork

Obama – Half Breed Muslim

Go Back to Kenya

Obama Nomics – Monkey see monkey spend

Put the White back in the White House (tee shirt seen at recent Romney rally)

A photo of Obama kneeling before Sarah Palin shining her shoes

If Obama wins will it still be the White House (this one is from 4 years ago)

I know that everyone who opposes this President is not a racist.

Please Just Make Up Your Mind Willard

Here is Mitt Romney's crystal clear and firm stand on the issue of a woman’s reproductive freedom.

1994 “I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country.”

2001 “I do not wish to be labeled pro-choice.”

2002 “I will preserve and protect a woman’s right to choose.”

2007 “We should overturn Roe V. Wade.”

2011 “I will advocate for and support a Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.”

2012 “There is no legislation with regards to abortion that I’m familiar with that would become part of my agenda.”

2012 (his campaign clarifying the last statement) “Mitt Romney is proudly pro-life, and will be a pro-life president.”

This is a man who wants to be President and yet he can’t come up with a firm position about a very important issue to many women in this country.  

And, he is wondering why he is having a difficult time connecting with women voters.

Who Knew Gay GOP Was So Desperate

This is an ad placed by the Broward Log Cabin Republicans.  The gay ones.
There is so much wrong with this piece of crap I'm not sure I can capture my outrage in print.  When you see my guy ask him.

• They show a picture of the corpse of the recently killed Ambassador - Disgusting on so many levels
• They have outed the Ambassador Stevens - Something they oppose
• They accused the President of deliberately allowing the Ambassador to be killed - Really?
• They accuse the President of not protecting the United States from Shariah Law - This nation is under threat from Shariah law?  Really?  No Really?
•  They are "unified in their support of Equality of Rights in the State of Israel" - What does that have to do with any of the above? I guess they think they are appealing to the Jewish retirees from NY.  I don't get the last line at all...at all.

This is one of the lowest most disgusting ads I have seen in a very long time and it is done in support of a guy who hates the sponsors of the ad.  I don't get it. They are willing to stoop to this disgusting level to support someone who wants to reimpose DADT and opposes equality for them.  

Who knew people were so desperate to remain second class citizens.

Reasons Why I Am Voting To Re-Elect The President - Part 4

I am a man of great faith and strong beliefs.  I am someone who tries to live his convictions daily. But, I am not so steadfast in my ways to not accept compromise when it comes to political decisions.

I never voted for former Governor Bob Casey, I never voted Bob Casey Jr until he ran against Little Ricky Santorum. But, I had to compromise my values in order to drive a man as detestable as Rich Santorum out of office.

"I can't wait to see how crushed these Obama true believers react when he is forced to compromise once he is elected." "Will they stick with him or with the slump off in disappointment?"  I said this 4 years ago (much to the horror of my guy) to someone who I came to find out was an Obama True Believer.

Odd, how I (Barack Obama was my 5th choice during the 2008 primary) have become a more steadfast supporter of this President than many of those who came to me with quivering voices and tears in their eyes asking me to support him during the 2008 primaries.  Many of these folks were incredulous that I was supporting Hillary because my guy is black they just assumed that I (we) would just naturally just support the black guy running for President.  We didn't in the spring but we certainly did come the fall.

It has been painful for me to watch many of these True Believers sit on their hands during the last 3 years as this President fought against an economic tsunami, racist foes and the Republican's willingness to let this country fail rather than allow any Obama initiative that would move this country forward pass. I hear many of the True Believer's say "Well, he just didn't do what he said" or "Well, he promised hope and change and he just didn't deliver." 

Perhaps I have been in and around politics for so long that I have become cynical and jaded and perhaps my expectations of what any President can really accomplish is so low, that I have not been all that disappointed in Barack Obama.

This President in the face of birthers, tea baggers, subtle and not so subtle racism and Republican unity in wanting him to fail at any cost; saved wall street, saved the American auto industry, ended the Iraq war, is drawing down the Afghanistan war, reversed the economic downward spiral, gave us meaningful health care reform, facilitated the end of the Gaddafi reign of terrorism, encouraged the Arab Spring and authorized the killing of Osama Bin Laden and many of his top aides around the world.

Was I always happy with the way Barack Obama has managed his Presidency?  No, read back to some of last summer posts.  But, I am a realist and being one I realize that he is the best President we can expect for these times and given what he has been up against he has done a pretty damn good job.

Barack Obama has earned a second term and to the folks who were with him 4 years ago and are wavering now I say BUCK UP, PUT ON YOUR BIG GIRL/BOY PANTS and ask yourself; do you really want Mitt Romney to be President and the Republican's to control both houses of Congress ?

Nobody Wanted Her Constitution

"Get your free copy of the constitution, no obligation"

I listened that line non-stop for about 5 hours on Saturday and it was painful.

I participated in the Bath Community Day festival this past Saturday.  Bath, Pa is a quaint little borough in the heart of Northampton County and like many of these small communities it has seen better times but the residence of Bath are fighting back and working hard to improve the quality of life and culture of their little town.

Bath Community Day is one such effort.  It is an opportunity for vendors, merchants and organizations to gather on a Saturday afternoon and showcase their services. The event took place at the Green Street park. The park is just recovering from devastating flooding last year and the highlight of the day was the dedication of the new performing arts stage and pavilion.

One of the community groups participating in the festival was the Lehigh Valley Tea Party.  All day long the shrill woman staffing their booth shouted and berated people passing by.  She would wave a copy of the Tea Party edition of the U.S. Constitution shouting at everyone who passed by; "Get your free copy of the constitution, there is no obligation."  As people walked by and politely turned down her offer she would then scream "It explains where your freedoms come from."

I thought the tea party believed that our freedoms come from G-D not government.  I am confused by her assertion that our freedoms come from a document that sets up the government.  But, then the tea party is not known for their consistency.

As people continued to turn down her offer and they walked further away from  her she would then get even louder and say "What's the matter don't you love your country enough to learn about your freedoms and how they are protected?"  Very few people took the time to speak with her but, then why would anyone want to speak to someone who was questioning their love of country.

By her insults this crazed tea bagger assumed that people did not already know and understand their constitutional freedoms, she assumed that only the tea party had all the answers and exclusive knowledge of the constitution and she assumed that she could insult people into compliance.  She was wrong on all accounts.

I would have loved the opportunity to confront this woman but I was not there representing myself I was there representing my employer so just stayed at my booth and promoted my wares.  A number of my Republican friends came up to me to make sure I was OK and not suffering too much by listening to this diatribe all afternoon.  I assured my friends that I was fine and was really enjoying watching people shake their heads in either disgust or dark humor at this fanatic as they quickly walked out of ear shot.

She did not do her cause any favors on Saturday so in some perverse way I was glad she was there and I left with a sense of satisfaction that her presence had the opposite effect of her intent.


Note - I will continue to use the term Tea Bagger as long as they continue to deny the President is a natural born citizen, call him a Nazi and make racist comments about his wife.

The First Debate - Keep Calm and Carry On

Keep Calm and Carry On

In 1939 the British Government plastered this slogan on posters all over London to help keep the spirits of the British people high during some of the darkest days of WWII.

Attention liberals and other supporters of our President; to you I say "Keep Calm and Carry On"  "Stay Fired Up!"

There is no question that our President was clearly not the winner of the first debate and I suspect some money poured into the Romney campaign as a result and the Democrats are going to have focus a little harder on some of the swing states.  But, one debate is not a game changer especially since there was no smack down by Romney.  

The former Governor was simply more on his game than was the President.

Romney may have won the night but Barack Obama won the day after.

• The fact checkers were out in full force yesterday and to a person they debunked much of what Romney said
• Even conservatives noted that Romney positions Wednesday differed greatly from his positions he has taken over the last 18 months
• Romney was called rude, a bully and overbearing by many in the chattering class
• There was almost as much post debate discussion about the moderator as there was the debate itself 
• Romney was roundly mocked for wanting to fire Big Bird as an example of how he will solve our nation's massive debt problems.  For the record PBS receives no direct funding from the federal government.  The money goes directly to the local stations and the amount of the budget that will be saved by cutting this subsidy is 0.012%.  Not much of an impact is it?  Of all the things Romney could think of to cut spending the best he could do was PBS?
• The President was greeted by 30,000 people at his rally in Madison yesterday
• There are two more debates to come and this President is famous for his 4th quarter come back skills

If the President stood there Wednesday and just responded to Romney misstatements and lies would he have looked defensive?   Would he have looked angry?  Barack Obama has spent his entire political career trying not to be "the angry black man" because he knows that "the angry black man" will never be elected President  in this country.  So, his handlers chose to coach him to look calm, reserved and Presidential but, they over coached him and he looked bored, unfocused and ill prepared.

Keep Calm and Carry On people one debate will not win this race for Romney and one debate will not lose this race for Obama and one debate will not lose this race for the future of this country.

Listen To The Boss

The marriage-equality issue should be recognized for what it truly is-a civil rights issue that must be approved to assure that every citizen is treated equally under the law.

“I couldn’t agree more with that statement and urge those who support equal treatment for our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters to let their voices be heard now.”  Bruce Springsteen

Normally I don’t put a lot of weight behind what entertainers have to say about current events because a lot of it is pretty shallow, tends to be trendy and usually more about them than the issue they proclaim to care about.  The upside is that celebrities can bring attention to an issue but that attention often proves to be fleeting. 

But, this is Bruce freakin Springsteen when the boss talks you people should all listen.  I do.