Oh The Irony, Oh The Satire....Politics Of Our Nation

 I could say all those same things about George W. Bush and his Trillion $$$$$$$$$$ war in Iraq.  There are many who did not want us to be there including Sen. Ron Paul.  What a shame the GOP voters didn't give Ron a chance in 2008! 

George transformed our nation into militarism under the guise of freedom.  The real reasons for such aggression was the deep pockets of Halliburton! 

Treating us like serfs began with NAFTA and GHW Bush, also Clinton rewrote it.  Both Major Parties are BOUGHT.   

Out of good conscience I am voting Third Party/Green Party. Yes, I realize there is a snow balls chance in hell of Jill Stein winning,  but my conscience will be clean that I did the right thing, because the writing is already on the wall, Big Corp will win, they have all the money, and now a days the one with the most money buys the election.  After all Congress even approved it! Congress is made up of both major parties!

Just like the election in Egypt, after all the blood shed in trying to free themselves of tyranny the majority voted for the same old form of government they had always had.  I may sound cynical, but actually I am pragmatic.

 

Now if only he would keep his promise!

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Good Bye Rush,

Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

There will be many who read this and will say, "Oh no not me, I will revolt before I allow any of this!" Well I say, "Good for you if  you really have such conviction."  However, I would bet that many who say this will be on the next plane to Costa Rica with Rush once the shit hits the fan!    And after all the tears and blood shed  the majority will  vote for either a Republican or Democrat once again!  I wonder how many will have the REAL courage to bail out on those two major parties this year?  There is no need for the kind of courage to hold a rifle, one just needs the kind of courage to change your party, and vote them out! That is the American way, that is the Democratic way!   

Violent Dissent is not the answer: 

"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. "~ Albert Einstein

Free Speech Is Sometimes Distasteful, But Libel is Always Illegal

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

In other words, the First Amendment gives you the right to free speech and expression without interference or constraint by the government. Freedom of speech, one could say, is the cornerstone of our country. It’s what makes us democratic.

With that in mind, one could make the argument that rappers, lyricists, or anyone who uses offensive language to another person are entitled to the right of free speech no matter how distasteful the words may be!


In fact, Ira P. Robbins, a law professor from American University told The Oregonian “The U.S. Supreme Court has consistently held that speech may not be prohibited simply because some may find it offensive. 

However the first amendment does not protect anyone who prints libelous remarks. Libel:  to publish in print (including pictures), writing or broadcast through radio, television or film, an untruth about another which will do harm to that person or his/her reputation, by tending to bring the target into ridicule, hatred, scorn or contempt of others. Libel is the written or broadcast form of defamation, distinguished from slander which is oral defamation. It is a tort (civil wrong) making the person or entity (like a newspaper, magazine or political organization) open to a lawsuit for damages by the person who can prove the statement about him/her was a lie. Publication need only be to one person, but it must be a statement which claims to be fact, and is not clearly identified as an opinion. While it is sometimes said that the person making the libelous statement must have been intentional and malicious, actually it need only be obvious that the statement would do harm and is untrue. Proof of malice, however, does allow a party defamed to sue for "general damages" for damage to reputation, while an inadvertent libel limits the damages to actual harm (such as loss of business) called "special damages." "Libel per se" involves statements so vicious that malice is assumed and does not require a proof of intent to get an award of general damages. Libel against the reputation of a person who has died will allow surviving members of the family to bring an action for damages.

Occupy The Vote

Tell Congress: Restore Accountability to our Elections

With its ruling in the Citizens United case, the Supreme Court has opened the floodgates for large corporations and special interest groups to spend unlimited amounts of money on attack ads in political races across the country.

This unprecedented decision has given people like Karl Rove and the Koch Brothers enormous sway over our political discourse, with no accountability whatsoever – effectively shutting out the voices of average Americans.

Enough! Use the form below and join with Joe Donnelly in telling Congress to pass legislation that restores fairness and transparency to our elections.

 

Sign the petition:

http://www.occupythevote.com/petition-congress/

Please Tell Me More About How Much You Value The Family

No Relief for Thousands of Immigrant Youth Left Out of Obama Immigration Policy

Passing this along from an email that I had received: 

No Relief for Thousands of Immigrant Youth Left Out of Obama Immigration Policy
http://www.theblackinstitute.org/dream_deferred

Secretary Napolitano Announces Deferred Action Process for Young People Who Are Low Enforcement Priorities

Comforting the Grammar Nazi

Get A Real LIfe~The Twits On Twitter~Twitter Sucks!

I just found this:






Love the comment "Randomly bragging about your unexceptional life...Well if they were really your friends wouldn't they call you personally to see how you are doing?"  "Friends don't just randomly shout into the darkness in hopes that someone is listening...none of you have any friends!"


I am proud to say that I have de-twittered my life! I am so much happier and have more time for the beach!

Now this is the life!

A Weekend Getaway To Avon By The Sea

Me at the Atlantic View Nantucket Room 6/15/2012

My cousin Kathy and I spent the weekend at the Atlantic View Bed and Breakfast at Avon By The Sea, NJ. We relaxed on the beach, wrap around porch, and took an afternoon trip to Ocean Grove (five minutes away) to shop and lunch on Main Street.  Saturday night we had dinner(NYC thin crust pizza) at Pete and Elda's famous Italian Restaurant in Neptune City, 1.2 mi. from the Atlantic View Inn. On the way home we stopped at Bowman's Hill Tower, Washington's Crossing State Park., PA and rode through New Hope, PA.

http://www.avonbytheseanj.com/

Lovely Victorians Avon By the Sea

Lovely gardens and Victorians Avon By The Sea

The Columns Restaurant and Lounge

Beach Avon By The Sea

http://www.atlanticviewinn.com/

Atlantic View Inn B & B Wrap around porch

http://www.seagrassnj.com/

The Sea Grass Chicken Salad Salad, Main St. Ocean Grove, NJ

http://www.peteandeldas.com/

Pete & Elda's Neptune City We had peppers, onions, and mushrooms







 Ocean Grove's Tent City

A Fabulous Jersey Shore Victorian Town Get Away!

Leaving This Afternoon for the Jersey Shore with my cousin Kathy.  She is the cousin that took my daughter Jennifer and I to see U2 last July.  I have the most wonderful family!  We are not going online the entire weekend. We will just spend the entire weekend relaxing on the beach and exploring this beautiful Jersey Shore Victorian Town Get Away!  We are staying at a lovely Victorian B & B, and can't wait to snap some photos! Ahhhhh fresh ocean air and negative ions, soothing to the soul! Enjoy your weekend and I will possibly be posting on Monday! 

Florida's Gov. Scott is the face of Jim Crow 2.0

Sharing this email: 

According to a prominent Friday Tampa Bay Times editorial, Florida Republican Governor Rick Scott is "standing between Floridians and their right to vote as U.S. citizens." He's the new George Wallace—the Alabama governor who defied the federal government in order to deny African Americans their rights as citizens 49 years ago this month.¹

Gov. Wallace was the face of the original Jim Crow. Now, Gov. Scott is the face of Jim Crow 2.0, as he refuses to halt his Latino-targeted voter purge, in defiance of federal law and a Department of Justice order.

Gov. Scott's racist voter purge began nine months ago when Florida's Division of Elections began challenging the rights of 180,000 voters based on bad information, and with the election drawing nearer, it's coming to a head right now. When the Department of Justice called on Florida to end the program, Gov. Scott responded this past Wednesday that they would continue despite warnings that they may be in violation of federal law.²

Attorney General Eric Holder can block Gov. Scott from illegitimately kicking Floridians off the voter roll. Attorney General Holder has the authority to sue the state and block the purge because of the harm it does to Latino voters. He must act today to ensure that the courts strike this program down before it's too late—and we lose another election. 

Will you sign our petition to Attorney General Holder? It says "Block Florida's racist voter purge program immediately." We'll deliver it to the attorney general at the Department of Justice headquarters in D.C. next week.

Click here to add your name.

We've got to stop Gov. Scott and other state Republicans from stealing this election for Republicans. According to the Brennan Center for Justice, 5 million votes will be suppressed this election, largely targeting people of color and youth, who tend to vote Democrat.³

So, the 537 Florida votes that elected George W. Bush in 2000 are now 5 million votes across 34 states suppressing the vote, which will elect Mitt Romney, along with a Republican House and Senate. Five million votes—if we don't stand up now, it'll be incredibly hard to win.

Thanks to analyses by The Miami Herald and other news outlets, we know that Democrats and Latinos were most likely to be targeted by the program.⁴ They've shown that Rick Scott's plan seeks to disenfranchise key blocs of Obama voters and threatens to tip a close election to Mitt Romney.

And beyond being a potential violation of the law, the racist voter purge is unpopular. Fifty percent of Floridians disapprove of the governor's program—a higher percentage than want their basketball team to win in the NBA Finals.⁵

While Florida's program is the worst, it's not the only state finding new ways to suppress votes. With racially stained voter ID laws that disproportionately impact people of color and low-income voters, we need the Department of Justice to be forceful and clear in its defense of voting rights everywhere. It's time to make an example out of Florida so vote suppressors everywhere know that if they come for our rights, there will be consequences.

Click here to call on the attorney general to block the Florida voter purge.

MoveOn members always stand and fight when people in power threaten democracy. This year, the combination of big money flooding into our elections and coordinated voter suppression tactics mean that we've got to fight harder than ever before.

The next move is ours, and we're going all-in. We're preparing a public ad assault on the governor, using highly visible tactics to call this voter purge what it is: a racist attempt at disenfranchising Latino voters.

Thanks for all you're doing to step up.

–Garlin, Emily, Victoria, Elena, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Governor, halt the flawed voter purge," The Tampa Bay Times, June 8, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=276266&id=43469-22767000-snuMcLx&t=5

2. "Florida Voter Rules Assailed By Judge, Justice Department," Bloomberg, June 1, 2012 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=276073&id=43469-22767000-snuMcLx&t=6

3. "Voting Law Changes in 2012," Brennan Center for Justice, October 3, 2011 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=274212&id=43469-22767000-snuMcLx&t=7

4. "Hispanics, Democrats biggest groups on Florida's list of potential noncitizen voters, analysis shows," Tampa Bay Times, May 13, 2012 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=276072&id=43469-22767000-snuMcLx&t=8

5. "Florida miscellany," Public Policy Polling, June 8, 2012  
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=276267&id=43469-22767000-snuMcLx&t=9

American Generations With Chuck Underwood

This man is a genius and has so totally hit upon why we are where we are today.  It explains the difference in core values of the Generation X. 





http://www.genimperative.com/