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A Dignified Response

Anita Marie — Sat, 17 May 2008 00:28:12 +0000

It’s not easy to a respond to a lame joke like this one in a dignified manner:

But I would like to try so in response I would like to say:

For My Son

Anita Marie — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:14:11 +0000

Just Ask Eli

Anita Marie — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:08:34 +0000

News From Michigan

Anita Marie — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:44:38 +0000

Sen. Barack Obama’s first visit to Michigan in nearly a year included a high-profile endorsement from John Edwards and a pledge to fight for a rebound in Michigan’s battered auto industry.

“We are taking steps in the right direction, and American automakers are on the move,” Obama told a friendly crowd in Warren, where he unveiled a manufacturing agenda that includes billions of dollars in potential aid for the Detroit car companies.

Later, at a packed Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Obama vowed to make up for his long absence from the state. “We didn’t have a chance to campaign here during the primary. I felt bad about it,” said Obama, who removed his name from Michigan’s ballot in the dispute over the January primary and hasn’t appeared here since July.

“I felt guilty. As a consequence, I decided to give you something special.” Edwards — a favorite of organized labor — then strolled onto the stage to thundering cheers and an embrace from the Illinois senator.

… The day’s events were Michigan’s first real experience with the wild enthusiasm and rock concert-style mass rallies that have marked Obama’s rise from underdog to likely Democratic nominee.

“Talking to him was one of the most amazing things. You have to believe everything he says,” said Michael Dear, 20, of Clinton Township, who asked Obama about health care during the economic forum.

But it was in Grand Rapids’ Van Andel Arena that the excitement hit fever pitch. Edwards’ endorsement had been sought by Obama and Clinton ever since he left the race in February.

“Many of us black folks have a high regard for Sen. Edwards,” said Don Williams, 71, a retired dean from Grand Valley State University.

… Dave Blakeslee, 46, a social worker from Wyoming, was “thrilled” the Edwards endorsement happened in Grand Rapids.

“We’ve been starved for political attention here the last several months, especially since our primary didn’t count,” he said.

Grand Rapids police estimated that 15,000 gathered at the hockey arena, which has an official seating capacity of just under 11,000.

United Steelworkers Endorse Barack Obama for President

Anita Marie — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:40:50 +0000

The United Steelworkers have endorsed Barack Obama for president. Here is their statement…

When the presidential primary contests began last year, our Union felt strongly that because of Senator John Edwards’s deep commitment to working people and because of our shared beliefs, he deserved our strong endorsement. His belief that unfair trade policies must be changed, his commitment to pass the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) to restore workers’ rights to freely choose workplace representation, and his proposal for universal health care were widely shared by our members.

Today, by virtue of a unanimous vote of our International Executive Board, we find ourselves once again in agreement with Senator Edwards, this time with his decision last evening to endorse Senator Barack Obama. And thus today, the United Steelworkers enthusiastically endorses Senator Barack Obama to be the next President of the United States.

Senator Obama’s call for a significant change of direction amounts to far more than a compelling rallying cry. It is buttressed by his record of consistent support for workers, by his call for sweeping changes to our health care system, by his unflinching support for Employee Free Choice, and by his insistence that America’s trade policies must, first and foremost, serve the interests of America’s working families.

Senator Obama has shown his commitment to working families by proposing significant investments in the future of American manufacturing, in the revitalization of our nation’s infrastructure, and in 21st century clean energy technologies that will lead to significant growth in domestic jobs. He is clearly the candidate who can best lead our nation out of the dark period of economic decline created by the Bush administration’s allegiance to Wall Street profiteering at the expense of worker prosperity.

We share Senator Obama’s call for significant changes to these bankrupt policies, just as we earlier shared Senator Edwards’ And all of us, including we hope Senator Clinton for whom we have the utmost respect, must now do everything we can to ensure that Barack Obama is the next President of the United States. Now is the time for contention and division to cease, and for us to unite behind the changes for which Senator Obama and our members are calling.

America’s workers cannot afford another four years of rehashed Bush administration policies, another four years in which the National Labor Relations Board shills for corporate misconduct, or another four years of a Secretary of the Treasury who considers it his “job” to bail out Wall Street speculators at the expense of hard working families loosing their homes.

Nor can those of us who are committed to changing the direction of the country afford any more racial profiling of an election, when either Democratic candidate would be far superior to Senator McCain’s lock-step commitment to four more years of the broken Bush economy and the broken Bush foreign policies.

We are proud and honored to join Senator Edwards in endorsing Senator Barack Obama to be the next President of the United States. We commit ourselves to working tirelessly for his election and for a new age of cooperation among Democrats, Independents and thoughtful Republicans alike in which working Americans are restored to a place of dignity in society and in the American economy.

A Recipe For Disaster

animar — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:51:02 +0000

Cindy McCain Is A Recipe For Disaster and this one didn’t come from the Food Network…it’s coming from her very own kitchen:

WASHINGTON — Cindy McCain, whose husband has been a critic of the violence in Sudan, sold off more than $2 million in mutual funds whose holdings include companies that do business in the African nation-

Story Here

McCain’s wife won’t release her tax returns

Seattle Times

WASHINGTON — Cindy McCain, the wife of Sen. John McCain, said in an interview televised Thursday that she would never release her tax returns, even if her husband was elected president and she became first lady.

Cindy McCain, who has a significant stake in a beer distributorship in Phoenix that her late father helped found, is wealthier than her husband and files her taxes separately. On NBC’s “Today” show, McCain, who has cited privacy concerns for her children, said she had no intention of releasing her returns. “This is a privacy issue,” she said.

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Someone needs to tell Cindy she is running for First Lady…not Princess.

CHEERS!

Anita Marie — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:10:43 +0000

BREAKING: JOHN EDWARDS TO ENDORSE OBAMA IN MICHIGAN TONIGHT AT 7PM EST. Quick observations: timing is late enough that it can’t be seen as “giving” the nominaton to Obama. He was already in the inevitable category without Edwards’s endorsement. Now starts the superdelegate flood. Obama won’t make any definitive claims until after next Tuesday, when he wins Oregon - he’ll still take the high road and let HRC reach her own conclusions. Timing also counters any lingering sour taste from the expected WVA lost, which Team O always expected. This immediately changes the conversation in a positive direction. . .

OMG! Hillary Is Back

Anita Marie — Wed, 14 May 2008 02:46:16 +0000

and in honor of this great occasion all I can say is…you know,

what’s the word?

Oh Sure…

snark

In A Galaxy Not Faraway Enough…

Anita Marie — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:41:01 +0000

YAY!

animar — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:27:17 +0000

Obama Says McCain’s Keating Five Connection Is Not Off Limits

By Jeff Zeleny

BEND, Ore. – Senator Barack Obama said today that a scandal from Senator John McCain’s past – the Keating Five – was just as relevant to the presidential campaign as questions about who Mr. Obama has associated with over the years.

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