spindetective
spindetective's JournalTwas a night 2015!
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the House,
Tea’d lawmakers were scheming as quiet as a mouse.
Bills for voting rights, equal pay, jobs, assault weapon controls tucked in “NO!” votes with care
In hopes that by the 2016 election, they will just disappear.
NRA, corporate, and radical right wing lobbyists nestled snug in their beds
While visions of controlling Congress danced in their heads.
2016 GOP candidates caroling fear mongering raps
Had just settled down for a long one year nap.
When out on the White House lawn there arose such a clatter
They awoke from their comas to see what was the matter.
Away to their campaign coffers they flew like a flash
No tax increases for the wealthy, Tea’d lawmakers protect their stash.
The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow
Gave a luster of limbo to immigrants below.
When what to their wondering eyes did appear
But a non lame duck President who continues to care.
The greyed but not beaten driver was so lively and quick
Tea’d lawmakers were blinking -
This must be a trick!
More rapid than eagles executive orders and international agreements came
And he whistled and shouted and called them by name:
On historic 200 nation agreement to lower carbon emissions!
Now to reestablishing Cuban diplomatic relations!
On historic international deal to end Iranian nuclear proliferation!
On landmark trade agreement to uplift American workers and businesses in our nation
To the top of opening the doors towards immigration reform!
Now criticize away! Block away! Sabotage away all!
As leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky.
So, up to the debates and propaganda networks Tea’d 2016 GOP candidates flew
With a Grinch-filled bag of misinformation and Pinocchio-sized anti-Obama commentaries -
What else is new?
And then in a twinkling, they heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each partisan polled anti Obama/anti-Muslim spoof.
As they drew in their heads and turned around
The GOP Trumpeter came with a bound.
Dressed all in FOX and CNN manufactured fur from head to foot
Preaching the GOP’s secrete agendas tarnished with ashes and soot.
A bundle of anti-Obama finger pointing for the GOP Congress’ refusal to govern -
No tact!
They all looked like peddlers just opening their packs
Their lies – how they twinkled! Their fake scandals, so merry!
Their right wing terrorists blinders like roses, thorns sticking Americans -
How leery!
Their droll little mouths were drawn down row by row
And the absence of voting rights legislation was as empty as snow.
The stump of their complaints with no solutions – ideas stuck in their teeth
Campaign smoke and mirrors encircled their heads like a wreath.
They had broad, fake smiles and Koch-filled bellies
That shook when they deceived, like a bowl full of jelly.
And I laughed when I saw them, in spite of myself;
A wink of their eyes and a twist of their heads!!!!!
The Exorcist sequel! Hide! Under the sled!
They spoke not a word, but went straight to work,
Filling all their campaign stockings with coal, then turned with a jerk.
And laying their finger aside their Pinocchio-sized nose
And giving a nod, towards do more of nothing they rose!
The President sprang to his sleigh – to his team gave a whistle
More Americans are working
Unemployment is down
More Americans have health insurance
Despite Tea'd GOP frowns
Dependence on foreign oil is down
And gas prices too
Our deficits have shrunk
Bin Laden and ISIL masterminds too
Businesses are creating more jobs since the 1990’s pace
Wages grew faster than any time since the recovery from the recession race
Jump started Immigration Reform
Manufacturing has grown
And the Dems and I did it all on our own!
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight –
Happy Christmas to all!
And to all a good night!
Twas a Night!
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the House,
Tea’d lawmakers were scheming as quiet as a mouse.
Bills for equal pay, jobs, unemployment tucked in “NO!” votes with care
In hopes that by the Tea’d 2015 takeover, they will just disappear.
Gun, corporate, and radical right wing lobbyists nestled snug in their beds
While visions of controlling Congress danced in their heads.
McConnell, Boehner & Company caroling shut down and law suit raps
Had just settled down for a long two year nap.
When out on the White House lawn there arose such a clatter
They awoke from their 6 year coma to see what was the matter.
Away to their campaign coffers they flew like a flash
No tax increases for the wealthy, Tea’d lawmakers protect their stash.
The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow
Gave a luster of limbo to immigrants below.
When what to their wondering eyes did appear
But a non lame duck President who continues to care.
The greyed but not beaten driver was so lively and quick
Tea’d lawmakers were blinking -
This must be a trick!
More rapid than eagles executive orders and international agreements came
And he whistled and shouted and called them by name:
On China’s agreement to lower carbon emissions!
Now to a way to reform immigration conditions!
On additional security for border personnel!
On faster and easier ways to help graduates stay and do well
To the top of what’s doable! To the top of what’s legal!
Now impeach away! Sue Away! Shut down away all!
As leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky.
So, up to the House and Senate Tea’d lawmakers flew
With a Grinch-filled bag of blocking, sabotaging and government shut down plans -
What else is knew?
And then in a twinkling, they heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each racist Tea’d spoof.
As they drew in their heads and turned around
Down the chimney Karma came with a bound.
Dressed all in FOX-manufactured fur from head to foot
Racist Obama characterizations tarnished with ashes and soot.
A bundle of Presidential finger pointing for their refusal to govern -
No tact!
They all looked like peddlers just opening their packs
Their lies – how they twinkled! Their fake scandals, so merry!
Their filibusters like roses, thorns sticking Americans, how leery!
Their droll little mouths were drawn down row by row
And the absence of legislation on their records was as empty as snow.
The stump of their 2014 Midterm campaigns – ideas stuck in their teeth
Campaign smoke and mirror ads encircled their heads like a wreath.
They had broad, fake smiles and Koch-filled bellies
That shook when they deceived, like a bowl full of jelly.
And I laughed when I saw them, in spite of myself;
A wink of their eyes and a twist of their heads!!!!!
The Exorcist sequel! Hide! Under the sled!
They spoke not a word, but went straight to work,
Filling all their campaign stockings with wealth, then turned with a jerk.
And laying their finger aside their Pinocchio-sized nose
And giving a nod, towards the Do More of Nothing 2015 GOP Congress they rose!
The President sprang to his sleigh – to his team gave a whistle
More Americans are working
Unemployment is down
More Americans have health insurance
Despite Tea'd GOP frowns
Dependence on foreign oil is down
And gas prices too
Our deficits have shrunk
Bin Laden too
Businesses are creating more jobs since the 1990’s pace
Got China to sign on to join the cut carbon emissions race
Jump started Immigration Reform
Manufacturing has grown
And the Dems and I did it all on our own!
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight –
Happy Christmas to all!
And to all a good night!
An Update on Our Fight For Voting Rights
The Brennan Center for Justice issued an August 31st report entitled 2012 Summary of Voting Law Changes states “at least 180 restrictive bills introduced since the beginning of 2011 in 41 states” (shortly after Tea Party Republicans took control in the 2010 Midterm Elections). The Brennan Center also reported that “14 laws and executive actions are currently in effect in 10 states” but…
…thanks to the steadfast efforts of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder - despite continuous battering from the congressional GOP - along with the backbreaking efforts of voting rights organizations and individual citizens who wrote letters, made phone calls, forwarded emails, social networked, or pounded the pavement to insure that every single eligible American has the right to vote, WE are making progress:
TEXAS: A federal court “rejected a Texas voter identification law on Thursday. The three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court decided that the law would unduly prevent minorities from being able to vote.” (msmagazine.com)
OHIO: A U.S. District Judge handed down a decision that “restored early voting in Ohio.” Now individuals may vote in person three days before November 6th. (politic365.com)
FLORIDA: A federal judge “blocked Republican Governor Rick Scott’s efforts to “impose harsh new restrictions on third-party voter registration groups” by first, blocking the law in late May and permanently killing its provisions this week. (thinkprogress.org)
WISCONSIN: A state circuit court judge “blocked a voter ID law” signed by Republican Governor Scott Walker stating in his ruling that “the law addressed a problem that was “very limited, if indeed it exist” and “would create a needless and significant impairment of the right to vote” (thinkprogress.org. )
Here's the deal...
There are still a number of states with some form of voter suppression tactics (including Florida's 10 page ballot!?!?). We'll just have to roll up our sleeves and take that extra step to make sure our voting records are current and, in some instances, prepare for long lines at the polls. No matter what – don’t get discouraged because.…
No amount of voter suppression can top record-breaking turnout!
Sign voting rights on-line petitions listed at the spin detective link below. Join voter registration drives. Help those who need transportation and/or ‘ID records’ fee assistance. Exercise your right to vote early or on November 6th. Either way you…
GOTTA VOTE
Get Registered > Check Status > Report Abuse > Vote!
http://www.gottavote.org/en/
http://www.866ourvote.org/
http://nationalactionnetwork.net/
http://registertovote.org/index.html
On line voting rights petitions; more unbelievable GOP voter suppression tactics, and court rejections of voter suppression links at www.spindetective.com
Romney: The Presumptuous Jet Setter-In-Chief
Did you get to see Romney’s two presidential-looking campaign jets (one for Romney, one for Ryan) awaiting their departure from Florida the day after the GOP Convention? Okay Mr. Romney - We get it. You’re rich and your Super Pac campaign contributors are rolling in the millions like a waterfall, but do you have to rub it in?
When Romney entered the GOP Convention Hall for his acceptance speech, he walked through a rope-line shaking hands, all huggy and kissy as if he was, already, the President entering the Halls of Congress for a State of the Union Address. When he, finally, got on stage Romney even introduced himself like the Sergeant of Arms introduces a President at a State of the Union Address!
I know it’s all in the optics – the jets, the rope-line, the introduction – trying to make it look like you’ve won. I, also, suspect that Romney is placing all his bets on the hopes that 1) GOP voter suppression will propel him to the presidency, and 2) Super Pac(ed) millions will flood the airways with the same types of vicious, fabrication ads and robocalls that picked off his GOP opponents one by one in the GOP primaries, but I have one word of caution for the presumptuous Jet Setter- in –Chief…
You have to get elected President before you, actually, get to be a President!
FYI
Do your part to make sure November 6th is a fair election. Too many individuals of all races, shades and creeds were water-hosed, beaten, jailed and killed for us to exercise that right.
GOTTA VOTE
Get Registered > Check Status > Report Abuse > Vote!
http://www.gottavote.org/en/
http://www.866ourvote.org/
http://nationalactionnetwork.net/
http://registertovote.org/index.html
Spread the Word!
The Code: Romney’s Campaign of Divide and Conquer
A little bit of humor with a lot of hard facts and Anti-Hate On Line Petition at www.spindetective.com
Where are the jobs?
The jobs have been sitting on Boehner’s desk since September, 2011 when President Obama submitted the American Jobs Act to Congress. Neither Boehner nor his Tea Partied Republican counterparts in the US Senate will allow the Act to come to the floor of the House or the Senate for a vote!
So, let’s join our Tea Partied Republican congressional members - including Romney's VP pick, Paul Ryan - while they’re on vacation. Each and every day, transmit emails, letters and telephone calls to their state and congressional offices with the message…
Where are the jobs?
CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORIES
www.house.gov/representatives/find/
www.house.gov/
www.house.gov/leases/contact-information.shtml
www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm/
www.senate.gov/
www.senate.gov/general/resources/pdf/senators_phone_list.pdf
http://congress.org/congressorg/directory/congdir.tt
http://www.senate.gov/reference/reference_index_subjects/Directories_vrd.htm
http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/
http://www.contactingthecongress.org/ (Bilingual options)
Spread the word!
The Last Supper - Akin, Romney, Ryan, GOP Eating Off the Same Plate!
A recent Associated Press article entitled Congressman: Pregnancy from Tape “Rare” reports that Tea Partied Congressman Todd Akin stated that it is “really rare” for women to become pregnant when they are raped…If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down”!?!?!?
His statement created an uproar among Tea Partied Republican presidential/vice presidential candidates, congressmen, Super Pac(ers), FOXifiers and pundits clamoring for Akin to bow out of the Missouri US Senate race. The question is why?
Romney supported anti-abortion pro-lifer, John Willke and campaigns on eliminating Planned Parenthood which would, in turn, eliminate middle class and poor women's preventive health care accessibility including cancer screenings, family life education, and education services to prevent teen pregnancy. (qctimes.com and planned parenthood.com)
Romney's VP pick Paul Ryan “teamed up with Akin in the House to sponsor harsh anti-abortion bills” (ny times.com)
The Republican Party “establishment” approved “strict anti-abortion” language in their Party Platform. (nytimes.com)
So, why are Romney, Ryan, other GOP Tea Partiers and Super Pac(ers) complaining about Akin’s statements when they are all on the same page - crucify women, the middle class and the poor?
Savory Sources at www.spindetective.com
GOTTA VOTE
Get Registered > What to Bring > Report Abuse > Vote!
http://www.gottavote.org/en/
http://www.866ourvote.org/
http://nationalactionnetwork.net/
http://registertovote.org/index.html
Former US Servicemen Dishonor the US Navy SEALS and the President
A small group of former special operations and intelligence members with ties to Tea Partied Republicans are dishonoring the US Navy SEAL’s integrity and life-long oath of allegiance to their Commander-in-Chief with a vicious video attacking the President’s representation of the Bin Laden raid. The video, deliberately, “skews the facts particularly when splicing together pieces of the president discussing his role in the operation." (FactCheck.org.)
This small group of former Navy SEALS and their Tea Partied Republican operatives edited the video to make it look like the President took all of the credit for the Osama raid. It is an indisputable fact that the President deserves credit for issuing the orders for the Bin Laden raid. It was a militarily and politically risky decision that could have, easily, jeopardized his legacy as President. However, the former Navy SEAL’s video deliberately failed to highlight the President’s statements crediting the military with special emphasis on the Navy SEALS, the national intelligence agency, counter-terrorism specialists and “the greatness of our country and the American people” (youtube.com video of the President Bin Laden announcement)
The good news is that this small group of former servicemen do not represent all US Navy Seals and other dedicated US military service men and women who served or are serving our nation.
The sad news is that they care more about attacking their Commander-in-Chief than defending their fellow military service men and women who are being denied the right to vote by the elected “friends” of the very same Tea Partied Republican operatives who bankrolled their video!
THE PRESIDENT’S ACTUAL STATEMENTS
VIDEO: President Obama’s Announcement on Bin Laden Raid
VIDEO: ABC television network’s documentary entitled “Minute-by minute: The operation to get bin Laden”
http://watchdocumentary.com/watch/ki...3ba1c5fd9.htmland http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/kill-...-ladens-death/
FORMER NAVY SEAL’S MISREPRESENTATION OF THE PRESIDENT”S STATEMENTS
Former Navy SEAL with Tea party ties launches Swift Boat-style attack on Obama for taking credit for Osama Bin Laden death
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/elec...icle-1.1137386
Ex-Soldiers Attack President Obama on Osama bin Laden Killing
http://atlantablackstar.com/2012/08/...laden-killing/
THE IMPACT OF VOTER SUPPRESSION ON THE MILITARY
Troops Face Worst Voter Suppression of All
http://times247.com/articles/militar...er-suppression
More Ways to Fight Voter Suppression
FYI: Petition links added to “Ten Reasons Why You Gotta Vote” at www.spindetective.com
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