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It was the night before Christmas, and all through the Senate
the right held up our health care bill, no matter what was in it.The people had voted a mandated reform
but Republicans blew off the gathering storm. Read the rest of this entry »
If your like me and like to spend time reading the nonsense the gets posted under the #tcot hashtag on Twitter by neo cons whose pictures are typically some combination of Obama, Soviet symbols and Hitler, you have probably wanted to respond. So, I thought I would take the time and craft a few 140 for character responses to some of the most outragous and, sadly, common Tweets out there.
You might have heard about the “tea parties” that are occurring across the country today. They are, according to their website, “to expose the bankrupt liberal agenda of the White House Administration and Congress. Specifically, the flawed “Stimulus Bill” and pork filled budget.”
I felt the need to comment on these so called “patriotic acts” since the original act (The Boston Tea Party) not only occurred in my home state (MA representin’) but was organized by a group of college students from the then hardly known Harvard College.
President Obama has set up a section on his website where people can ask questions to the President and vote on the questions that he will answer tomorrow night.
I thought I would share a few of my favorite ones. I think these are truly examples of the serious problems this country faces and they certainly further my desire for education reform.
“Considering how much money, effort, and time has been wasted so far, will you provide your birth certificate and shut up the birthers once and for all?”
Political satire with broad appeal is a fine art. One that few have mastered with the same easy and poise as the greats — Stewart, Letterman and Leno. Well, after the premier of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, it’s clear that he is not one of the masters.
The clip to the right was the only part of the show that I enjoyed and it certainly is not Fallon that makes this piece great, it’s The Roots!
Apparently the image that inspired a Presidential campaign and hope in a nation has also inspired the legal department to contact the creator and demand compensation and credit.
It turns out that the artist, Shepard Fairey, found a photo taken by an AP photographer by searching for Obama on Google Image and then adapting the photo into the image to the right (hopefully AP won’t sue me for using it!).
Still brings tears to my eyes. Even more meaningful now that we really have done it!
Brad Friedman over at www.bradblog.com wrote a great post contrasting Bush in September of 2001 and today. Take a look:
Before
After
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