Day: September 8, 2009

The Summer Of Hate

Make no mistake….it has been a Summer of Hate.

Forty years ago there was the “Summer of Love” when the generation was going to change the world with peace and love…that got crapped all over….and after a generation of political games we have come to this summer, the ” Summer of Hate”.

The politicians and their on-air pundits have turned on sector the political scene onto the other sector…it has to name calling, lies, trickery, misinformation ands a total lack of professionalism.  All this was years in the making but it came to the forefront in the 90’s with the Clintons and has carried on from admin to admin…..

Probably one of the most hateful things uttered by those on the far right was done by a preacher…yes a man of God…at least that is what he would have us believe.  Thanx to thinkprogress.com for the below report:

Arizona Pastor Steven Anderson has received national attention for dedicating an entire sermon to “Why I hate Barack Obama,” and for having a parishioner who brought an AR-15 to a protest outside a speech delivered by President Obama. Calling Obama a “socialist devil” and a “murderer,” Anderson declared, “I’m not gonna pray for his good. I’m going to pray that he dies and goes to hell.” A CNN analyst said last week Secret Service agents had likely visited Anderson because of the content of his sermons. In the face of all the controversy, Anderson decided not to apologize or retract his remarks, but rather, he escalated his rhetoric yesterday:

I hope that God strikes Obama with brain cancer so he can die like Ted Kennedy. You know, and I hope it happens today.

Hate is hate and this summer has given Americans more hate than they have had since the early days of the civil rights movement.  This hatred is coming from all sides on the right, the wingnuts, Senators, Reps and even religious figures.  People that should have more intellect than to sort to hate to make a point.

The use of words like Nazi or socialist are nothing more than a hate buzzword to be used in place of the truth and valid information.  I am personally ashamed of the American people, on both sides of the spectrum, that they would resort to name calling and hatred to have a debate on an issue.

There is more!  Today the Prez will be addressing school kids, well only if the school system allows it.

The speech, to be delivered live at noon on the White House’s Web site and C-SPAN, was released on the White House’s Web site Monday. The address made no reference to politics or any divisive subjects that some foes had feared. Instead, the speech — which is optional for districts — urges students to work hard, set goals and pay attention in school.

Somewhere one of the morons on the Right decide that this sounded like an indoctrination or something just as sinister….the Prez will tell kids that they need to work hard and help the country out of its doldrums and oh yeah, that they, the kids, should write the Prez and tell him what they think he should do to help the country……now all that sounds pretty damn sinister to me……but yet back in 1991, I believe, then Prez George I made a similar speech and yes to school kids….but NO where did someone on the Left call it indoctrination or brainwashing or whatever term the morons will use to degrade the speech.  Actually many thought it was a helluva idea to try and get the kids more involved with the country….but that was then and this is now.

For about 15 years since the days of the new “conservative” revolution when the Repubs took the Congress and the vile utterings of people like Newt, DeLay, et al; a new more venomous form of political hatred has taken over political discourse and debate, to the point that very little is now done in a way bi-partisan way.  Instead of working for the good of the country these dickheads spend their time misinforming and lying….all they do is create confusion and hatred…I am pretty sure this is not what the Founding Fathers had in mind when they started this system.

The summer ends but not the HATE!

Ron White says it best, “you cannot fix stupid”.

Will This Be The Public Option?

Repubs are screaming that there can be NO public option…..Conserv Dems are screaming that a c-op is the only way to a public option….and now there is a negotiation gpoing on with Sen. Snow of Maine for a “trigger” that would be met that would enact a public option.  But what the hell is a trigger and what does it mean?

From talkingpointsmemo.com:

Snowe’s idea is to use the threat of a government plan to force private insurers to become more competitive and cost conscious. She has been advocating the approach for months in closed-door negotiations with fellow senators and in talks with White House aides and the president.

The precise details have yet to be worked out, but the general idea is to give the insurance industry a fixed time to show that it can stem rising medical costs. If the private carriers fail, the government-run plan would be created. The approach could be tailored so that the government plan is used only in areas of the country where one or two private insurers control the market and have failed to bring down costs.

But the government plan wouldn’t have to be used in regions where consumers have a choice of insurance companies and competition has kept prices low.

However, liberals are wary of Snowe’s plan, favoring a robust government-run plan.

To me this is and will be a cop out if it is the rule……the so-called trigger is too broad and that will give the insurance industry too much leeway to keep the status quo.  I do not see where this will help the uninsured get insured.  This is a tweek not a reform and is just what the Repubs want…it will be much easier to eliminate down the line.

Even the president is lowering expectations by calling the public option “only a small sliver of the bill”.  His speech this week will be closely watched by many on the Left to see if he will cave to the BS of the cowards.



So You Want To Cut Spending?

The Repubs have been screaming at the run away deficit that will occur if the Obama policies are enacted….they also have been yelling about the spending of the Admin…even some conservative Dems (hereafter known as coward dogs) are in the same audience about cutting spending……there is away that we can cut over a trillion dollars from the deficit….but none of the cowards will appreciate it…..

From an article printed in the Army times written by Rick Maze:

A speedier withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and Afghanistan would shave $1.1 trillion off the budget in the next decade, a new congressional budget projection says.

That would be a sizeable cut in defense-related spending from 2010 through 2019, which the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates at $7.4 trillion.

The budget forecast, issued as Congress is about to return from a summer break and confront questions about budget priorities and deficit spending, says defense costs are uncertain because budget analysts cannot predict the number of deployed troops and the pace of operations.

The budget and economic update notes that Congress has allocated $944 billion so far for Iraq and Afghanistan operations — $849 billion in direct spending by the Defense Department, $51 billion for diplomatic efforts, $42 billion to aid Iraq and Afghanistan police and military forces and $2 billion to cover costs such as increases in veterans benefits and services.

That is how we can save or cut a trillion dollars from the budget…but unfortunately the hawks in Congress, the coward dogs in the House will have a stroke at the mere mention of cutting war funds…..but they have no problem condemning Americans to shitty health care….what a great bunch of Americans.