Yesterday Ted Kennedy died of a brain tumor at the age of 77. This is a great loss for this country. First to cover his early years. There is a lot of controversy there. His wild ways which back then were quite the norm. But of course he being a Kennedy. They always seemed to party a little harder than most.
The biggest mark on Ted Kennedy’s life would have to be the accident on July 18, 1969 when Ted Kennedy had left the scene of a fatal car crash on the small island of Chappaquiddick on Martha’s Vineyard, taking the life of 28-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne.
There are all sorts of talk about what actually happened that fateful night. But we will never know exactly what happened. Other than the tragic loss of life of Mary Jo Kopechne. Did Ted try and save her but was unable to or did he run off scared when he could have saved her. We will never know but it’s not fair to talk about his life without adding this major chapter. That helped shape one of the greatest senators that we have ever had.
I know a lot of people on the republican side didn’t like the man. But you should give your respects. Because unlike most people in Washington he truly tried to make a difference in the lives of people for the better. Sure he was not always on the mark. But his heart was there and I truly respected him even when I didn’t agree with him. He truly was a man of the people.
I was lucky enough to meet Ted on a couple of occasions and he was always a gentleman. This is a great loss for the people of this country. I hope you’re up in heaven throwing back a few beers with Jack and Bobby maybe playing a little football. Thank you for all your years of service Mr. Kennedy. You will be missed.
In a new message from Al-Qaida #2 Ayman al-Zawahri he called Barack Obama and secretaries of state Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice “house negroes”. Also saying they are not honorable black Americans like Malcom X. It’s a good insight into how they view Barack Obama and this upcoming administration. Could it be they will hate this administration more than they did the Bush Administration ? I know it’s crazy but these guys aren’t exactly known for their reasoning. I am also curious if the Obama administration will continue to use Al-Qaida as the boogieman like the Bush administration has. Or if they will actually treat them as the threat that they are and hunt down the leaders and break that terrorist organization once and for all.
Very good article over at Reason by Radley Balko. Asking if Barack man enough to put forth the true change that has been promised? It’s a right that many Presidents have hidden behind and I think it’s time for it to go. The time for the government to be held accountable is upon us. The job of the President of the United States of America is wildly considered the most important job in the world. Shouldn’t it also be the most honest and transparent? It would help prove that Barack Obama really wants change and isn’t full of shit.
That’s the word on the street right now and I think that it’s a very strong statement of unity if it’s true. It would pull the democratic party together and make it much stronger. I would be interested to see how the Republicans feel about this. Will it make them want to go after the Obama administration even more? We all know how much they love the Clintons.
Source: CNN.com
Feds Refuse to tell who they have given $2 Trillion to
The fed is refusing to report on who they have given nearly $2 Trillion of our tax dollars to. It’s a damn shame that they are allowed to operate above the law like this. They are a huge part of why we are in the situation that we’re in. I say it’s time to fire everybody at the fed and start from scratch. We need to take our country back people. It’s never going to get fixed as long as the same people are in power. Use your vote like you did on November 4th and elect people that actually love this country and are not looking to get as much pork as they can for their district. We need people that are willing to look at the big picture and take tough stands for the betterment of this country. Bloomberg has filed a lawsuit to get access to the list and I will report here as soon as I hear something.
In a new message from Al-Qaida #2 Ayman al-Zawahri he called Barack Obama and secretaries of state Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice “house negroes”. Also saying they are not honorable black Americans like Malcom X. It’s a good insight into how they view Barack Obama and this upcoming administration. Could it be they will hate this administration more than they did the Bush Administration ? I know it’s crazy but these guys aren’t exactly known for their reasoning. I am also curious if the Obama administration will continue to use Al-Qaida as the boogieman like the Bush administration has. Or if they will actually treat them as the threat that they are and hunt down the leaders and break that terrorist organization once and for all.
Very good article over at Reason by Radley Balko. Asking if Barack man enough to put forth the true change that has been promised? It’s a right that many Presidents have hidden behind and I think it’s time for it to go. The time for the government to be held accountable is upon us. The job of the President of the United States of America is wildly considered the most important job in the world. Shouldn’t it also be the most honest and transparent? It would help prove that Barack Obama really wants change and isn’t full of shit.
That’s the word on the street right now and I think that it’s a very strong statement of unity if it’s true. It would pull the democratic party together and make it much stronger. I would be interested to see how the Republicans feel about this. Will it make them want to go after the Obama administration even more? We all know how much they love the Clintons.
Source: CNN.com
I know we are in dire times but I also hope this isn’t a sign of things to come. It’s never a good sign when a president uses executive orders to avoid congress. I hope that Barack is very careful with his use of these powers over his term. I am understanding of the need to get things moving. I don’t fault him for it at all. But at the same time I think it’s something that we all have to keep an eye on.
Barack Obama apologizes to Nancy Reagan for making a joke a her expense (HERE) . All seems to be well now that he’s past his first gaffe as potus-elect. Glad to see he was able to apologize and I hope there are not to many more careless remarks. I would love to see Barack reach his full potential but he’s not going to if he behaves like this.
At todays press conference Barack Obama called on the following journalsts. Nedra Pickler (AP), Lee Cowan (NBC), Jake Tapper (ABC), Chip Reid (CBS), Karen Bohan (Reuters), John McCormick (Chicago Tribune), Lynn Sweet (Chicago Sun-Times), Candy Crowley (CNN), Jeff Zeleny (New York Times).
It was a short presser but could this be a sign of things to come? Is this the change that we’ve all been waiting for? Is Barack punishing Fox News for it’s years of Republican bias? I report you decide. Makes you wonder after he threw the republican reporters off his plane a week ago. Is it going to be Baracks way or no way?
In his first press conference Barack Obama insulted one of the most revered icons of the Republicans Nancy Reagan. He made a remark about talking to only the living presidents and not doing the seance thing like Nancy Reagan. Not a huge deal and it was meant as a joke but not a very good start to the new regime.
The main reason for today’s press Conference was to discuss the current economic crisis in this country. His major point was that he wanted to push out another stimulus package a.s.a.p. I think this is a mistake. We just wasted $700 billion dollars on the bankers that has done nothing to fix the problem.
We need to focus on fixing the main reasons behind this crisis, Namely regulating the banks and holding the people responsible for all this accountable. Like Barney Frank, Henry Paulson and all the other scumbags that put us in this mess for their own gain.
If they don’t fix the problems first any economic stimulus will be a waste in my opinion. This country can’t afford any more mistakes and i think rushing money out just for the sake of getting money out there is a huge mistake. I know it’s a tough spot for Barack Obama to be in but he’s going to have to be willing to make tough decisions if he really wants to be an agent of change. I hope for this countries sake he’s willing to make tough decisions that most politicians are not willing to.
Yesterday Barack Obama was congratulated on his victory by nine presidents and prime ministers. According to an Obama aide the calls were from Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. After the world tension we have had over the last 6 years thanks to President Bush, This is very refreshing. Heck Barack even got a congratulations from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The first such gesture like that since 1979. It could mean nothing but maybe just maybe it’s a step towards peaceful times between the two countries.
Just wanted to report that the first post-election press conference for Barack Obama will be held this friday after a meeting with his team of economic advisers. I will report on that as soon as it happens.
According to ABC News Rahm Emanuel was asked to be White House Chief of Staff this morning by Barack Obama. It’s been rumored he would be asked for awhile but it’s interesting that it was done so fast.
Here is the video from Barack Obamas Acceptance speech last night at Grant Park. I thought it was a moving and honest. It’s going to take a lot of work to get things going in the right direction. A lot of his supporters have been chanting his Change mantra like it was going to be an easy thing. It was nice for Barack to be honest last night and let them know that it is probably going to take a full term to really start making things change. I hope he keeps up with the honesty and works as hard as he possibly can to get things turned around even faster.
Tonight we have seen History made. Barack Obama has become 44th president elect. He’s the first Biracial president and it’s a good feeling to see this country finally look past race. Of course there were many people that voted based on race but the right man one the race. There was not the widespread bullshit from the last few elections. I’m very happy about that and hope that this country can be turned around.
It’s not an enviable position to be in but with the house and Senate on his side in the majority things could be turned around faster. I’m still not sure about some of Baracks policies but it’s going to be an interesting time and i’ll be here to report my opinion on the issues as they come up.
Now it’s time for the wounds of this election to start to heal. We are Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and all sort of various parties. But we are above all Americans and it’s time to unite and get this country back to the level we should be at. Does this mean that I will be a yes man for this upcoming administration? Of course not. I love this country and if there are things this administration does wrong i’ll let my voice be heard. Lets keep an open mind and see where this takes us.
Gotta love Florida. Last night somebody went to city hall in Orlando and spray painted dozens of city vehicles. They all had Anti-Obama smears on them. The weird part is that weird business cards were left at the scene. I wonder if this is just the start of incidents like this as I believe this might turn into one of the dirtiest campaigns in history on both sides. (Story Here) Picture ot the card left by the vandals after the jump.
