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I personally like these ideas.
We tried 8 years of tax cuts for the wealthy “job creators” with promises that it would create jobs. Where are the jobs? That plan doesn’t work.
We are better off than four years ago and things are getting better, albeit not as fast as we’d like. But sometimes, slow and steady is the way.
You walk eight miles INTO the forest, it’s eight miles back out, kids.
My native Texas gives me yet another reason to be proud today.
I recently posted a video by the Austin Police Department for “It Gets Better.”
And now, today, Austin will be become the first city in Texas to endorse same-sex marriage when its city council will approve a symbolic resolution.
The Austin Chronicle has the details:
The feel-good proposal on Thursday’s City Council agenda (Sept. 27) is Item 77, an endorsement of marriage equality in the state of Texas. Sponsored by Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole and co-sponsored by Mayor Lee Leffingwell and Council Member Laura Morrison, the symbolic resolution is unlikely to raise much dissent in the chamber and certainly none on the dais. It cites the historical, moral, and political reasons for same-sex equality – notably, the Bill of Rights of the Texas Constitution, which says rights cannot be restricted only to certain people – and should be recommended reading for all Austinites.
ROTFL…
Best ad of the entire campaign.
This is actually kind of sad.
Anti-gay Romney supporter tweeted a pic of what he said was a HUGE Mitt Romney rally, trying to say the media isn’t covering Romney’s HUGE events.
Problem is – the pic is actually from a 2008 Obama rally…
Check it out at Good As You.
(cue the sad trombone/fail sound “waa, waa, waaaaaa…)
Via JoeMyGod
Joe Scarborough is stunned by the sight of Mitt Romney telling supporting to include his name while cheering…
Sad.
From the Centers for Disease Control: On National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we honor the remarkable history of gay men’s leadership in the fight against the HIV epidemic.
Three decades ago, extraordinary community and public health prevention efforts led to dramatic declines in new HIV infections among men who have sex with men. Yet infection rates are now increasing among young gay and bisexual men, particularly men of color. We must not allow another generation to be devastated by this disease. Together we can, and must, revitalize the passion and dedication that helped turn back the HIV epidemic among gay men during its darkest days.
Research and surveillance data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention remind us that gay and bisexual men remain at the epicenter of the U.S. HIV epidemic. HIV prevention, education and testing for men who have sex with men remain top CDC priorities.
Think about it folks. And think about the last time you were tested.
“France will continue to engage in all these struggles: for the abolition of the death penalty, for women’s rights to equality and dignity, for the universal decriminalization of homosexuality, which should not be recognized as a crime but, on the contrary, recognized as a [sexual] orientation. All members countries have the obligation to guarantee the security of their citizens, and if one nation adheres to this obligation, it is then imperative that we, the United Nations, facilitate the necessary means to make that guarantee. These are the issues that France will lead and defend in the United Nations. I say this with seriousness. When there is paralysis… and inaction, then injustice and intolerance can find their place.” – French President Francois Hollande, speaking yesterday at the United Nations General Assembly. (text via Towleroad)
The Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation denounced Scott Brown staffers for making “war whoops” and tomahawk chops in a YouTube video which mocked the Native American heritage of Brown’s opponent Elizabeth Warren, Think Progress reports:
“The conduct of these individuals goes far beyond what is appropriate and proper in political discourse,” said Chief Bill John Baker in his statement, “The use of stereotypical ‘war whoop chants’ and ‘tomahawk chops’ are offensive and downright racist.”
Baker called on Brown to “apologize for the offensive actions of his staff and their uneducated, unenlightened and racist portrayal of native peoples,” and said, “A campaign that would allow and condone such offensive and racist behavior must be called to task for their actions.”
Now THAT’S how to win an eating challenge!
Go Team Chippendales!
As both Romney and Obama separately campaign throughout Ohio on Wednesday, the Quinnipiac/CBS News/New York Times poll indicates the president leading Romney 53%-43% among likely voters.
The Quinnipiac/CBS News/New York Times is the fourth non-partisan, live-operator, survey to be conducted in Ohio over the past two weeks. A CNN Poll of Polls that averages all five surveys puts Obama at 51% and Romney at 44% among likely voters.
Ohio, with 18 electoral votes, is crucial to winning the White House. In modern times, no Republican has won the presidency without carrying the state.
The Quinnipiac University/CBS News/New York Times survey in Florida indicates the president at 53% and Romney at 44%.
Five non-partisan, live-operator, polls have been conducted in the Sunshine State since mid month. A CNN Poll of Polls that averages all five surveys puts Obama at 50% and Romney at 45% among likely voters.
In Pennsylvania, the new Quinnipiac University/CBS News/New York Times survey puts the president at 54% and the former Massachusetts governor at 42%. And the Franklin and Marshall poll indicates Obama holding a 52%-43% advantage. The nine-point margin is just within the survey’s sampling error for likely voters.