Doesn't look like a citizen to me
These birthers and tea partiers are giving license to every kook and politico moronic enough to dip their grubby paws into the waters of stupidity. Now Congressman Nathan Deal (R-GA) — running for governor in the state of Georgia– has decided to add his two cents. The congressman made some comments about President Barack Obama’s birth certificate recently:
Who’s idea was this? From the AJC:
MARTA officials were warned by an employee before the name change last October that Atlanta’s burgeoning Asian community would find the term for the line to Doraville offensive.
The National Tea Party Convention concluded this past weekend, and If you’ve already read part one, then you know that the tone of the convention was set very early on. Racial paranoia wafted heavily in the air over the weekend, dampening the intended message of anti-tax, and anti-government intervention the movement was trying to focus on. It’s hardly a surprise that beneath the surface of the angry, pro-liberty message– exists a bubbling brew of right-wing extremist views– and disdain for cultural changes taking place in the country. As the convention dragged on, more emphasis seemed to be place on social commentary, and divisive issues. Here’s an example:
The birther meme seemed to be in vogue, as evidenced by WorldNetDaily’s Joseph Farah’s widely praised speech about the president’s birth certificate, and his citizenship:
“The media, the politicians … all say, no, it’s all been settled. I say, if it’s been settled show us the birth certificate. Simple,” Farah’s said, as his remarks were cheered by the roughly 600 activists gathered in Nashville for the event.
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As the first National Tea Party Convention fired up in Nashville, Tennessee over the weekend, I mused to a few friends that the “revolution will be televised.” I was curious as to what would be the prevailing theme coming out of this first convention. It seemed I got my answer within the first few hours. Not only was this being “televised,” but it was choking itself on all of the cable wires. Tom Tancredo set the tone and tenor for the entire weekend, by saying that Barack Obama was only elected president because “we do not have a civics, literacy test before people can vote in this country”.
“Literacy Tests,” were used during segregation by Southern states to prevent Blacks from voting. Prior to 1965, southern states maintained an elaborate system to deny Blacks, and other non-whites,their ability to vote. As explained by The Veteran’s Civil Rights Movement:
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Check out a great archive of super spots from Adland. Football season is over. I’m trying to drag it out as long as possible. Here’s my favorite spot from last night:
You know, this would be comical if it weren’t so frightening. Courtesy of Stefan Sirucek and The Huffington Post:
Here’s another shot.
There are so many ways I can go here. I’m going to go with irony. In her speech last night to the Tea Partiers, Palin blasted President Obama for his usage of teleprompters. Yet her talking points were clearly visible, etched in black marker on her left hand. Full of hypocrisy, signifying nothing. Check out the former governor in her question and answer period after her speech. Even with the doting, slobbering crowd– and the easy questions tossed right down the middle of the plate– she still had to look down at her hand, because she couldn’t remember what the hell to say. Watch it:
I’ll have more on the actual convention tomorrow.
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The battle between sex education and abstinence teaching rages on after a recent study concluded that teenage birth rates increased at the end of the Bush administration– giving fodder to those pro-contraceptive folks who believe that ignoring the use of contraceptives is the wrong play. When I was in high school, abstinence seemed the furthest thing from my mind– and the very notion of anyone preaching it was quickly shot down. The support system I had back then encouraged independent thought, but they cautioned against thought without consequence. I didn’t feel abstinence was practical.
A recent study concluded by Kirby suggests several important memes to the reduction in teen births and STD’s, and understanding the elements that are successful in the approach. Below are a few examples:
•sex and HIV education programs with certain qualities;
•some clinic-patient protocols that focus on sexual behavior;
•service learning programs that include both intensive voluntary service and ongoing small-group discussions about the service; and
•the Children’s Aid Society-Carrera programs (CAS-Carrera programs), which include multiple youth development components, health services and close relationships with the staff.
Sounds good in theory, but the issue then is participation. Not every teen would be made available for this type of process. Some parents might feel as if these programs were an intrusion in their personal space as. Plus, it seems hard to counter the social norms of teenagers as evidenced by the burgeoning birthrate. As I said earlier, it seemed pretty cut and dry to me to use protection. It wasn’t as if I ignored all the jargon, I just made an easy, effective choice for me.
Protect the children.
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Here’s a little link love to get you through your day. Or bore you. You make the call.
Republicans are up in arms about the Christmas bomber being read his Miranda rights. The Bush administration did the same with the shoe bomber, and he was the most safest president ever!
Uh-oh! The president is planning to raise taxes on the middle class secretly, says Drudge Report. Wait. Upon further review… Oh hell! Let’s run with the story anyway!
Is gay the new black?
A take on the Mike Vick Project from a blogger.
James O’Keefe says he will think before he commits his next felony.
John McCain: cranky, hypocritical, and still pissed about having lost the election.
This is from Daniel Pipes, National Review Online columnist:
I do not customarily offer advice to a president whose election I opposed, whose goals I fear, and whose policies I work against. But here is an idea for Barack Obama to salvage his tottering administration by taking a step that protects the United States and its allies….
…This poor performance has caused an unprecedented collapse in the polls and the loss of three major by-elections, culminating two weeks ago in an astonishing senatorial defeat in Massachusetts. Obama’s attempts to “reset” his presidency will likely fail if he focuses on economics, where he is just one of many players.
He needs a dramatic gesture to change the public perception of him as a light-weight, bumbling ideologue, preferably in an arena where the stakes are high, where he can take charge, and where he can trump expectations.
…He failed to deliver on employment and health care, he failed in foreign-policy forays small (e.g., landing the 2016 Olympics) and large (relations with China and Japan).
Such an opportunity does exist: Obama can give orders for the U.S. military to destroy Iran’s nuclear-weapon capacity.
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on The Tea Party Convention Part II: Birthers, Homophobia, And Black Sharpies
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