I have three articles, including this one today, but I don’t know whether there will be time to distribute the links or catch up on replies before leaving for the prison. Tomorrow, I expect to be pooped.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:29 (average 4:28). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From MoveOn: Why Romney Posing In Colorado Doesn’t Help Firefighters One Damned Bit
Willard said that if we want more free stuff from the government, we should vote for the other guy. That free stuff (that he would cut out) includes firefighters and their gear.
From CBS: Despite calls to address the gun control issue, neither President Obama nor Mitt Romney brought the issue up as they returned to the campaign trail Monday.
Like I said yesterday, neither party will take this on now, but my calendar is noted to start pushing in December. The further away the next election, the more vulnerable the NRA will be.
From Fresno Bee: A Fresno faith group on Friday urged people to move their money out of five large banks, blaming the corporations for bad home loans, foreclosures and the nation’s struggling economy.
Members of Faith In Community — an interdenominational organizing group — joined with Peace Fresno and Occupy Fresno to call for a divestment of accounts with Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs.
Isn’t it nice to see authentic faith to contrast with Republican Supply-side pseudo-Christianity?
Cartoon:
9 Responses to “Open Thread–7/24/2012”
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4:00 I am afraid I may be bringing up the rear today.
4:14 No Jerry, you're not bringing up the rear! I likely am.
4:01 It's Tom's today!
Woooo Hoooo!! 😀
Another great blog today, TC. Thank you.
What are you hearing lately about the disenfranchising of people to vote? This worries me a great deal, have read that 2012 is going to make Gore/FL look like a cakewalk. I would like to impress people to really work with people to make certain that they can vote and if need be, help them get to sign up. Democrats are going to have to be on top of this, the Republicans are doing everything to buy and steal this election. It is going to be a close one, I fear, so we need to get out the vote.
The disenfranchising of voters is a resurgence of the Jim Crow laws.
Gypsy, I've heard a lot about it, and have written several articles. Search the tag Voting Rights.
Puzzle — 4:14 Bird brain today!
MoveOn — After slamming police, firefighters and teachers, Rmoney actually had the audacity to do a photo op with firefighters in Colorado while they are fighting one of the biggest wildfires? Either pickup a pick and shovel and get to work, or get the hell out of the state Willard! You are so far out of touch!
Gun Control — Sometimes you have to pick your fights and the time for those fights. Agree, this is one of those times. It is an important issue but not an election issue.
Faith in Community — I heard someone remark recently that OWS was dead to which I made reference to several things still going on. Well here's another OWS inspired activity.
Cartoon — The resilience of a people after 5 plus years of war and even more of turmoil. Ten and a half months of airlifting supplies to Berliners in the Allied controlled areas, cut off from Allied controlled Germany by the Soviet sector. Hence why John Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner!" was so meaningful and important.
Still good!
Yeah, as a former volunteer firefighter, I could not feel more insulted.
While he has made no concrete proposals, I applaud Obama for at least taking a stand.
The problem with OWS is that too many are using the OWS name to push their own agendas.
Amen.