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i have been looking for a speech JFK gave at the Democratic Nation Convention in which he states we are surrounded by ghosts.......the ghosts of FDR....... he names a few more names.
and i can't find it.
do you know this speech?

Theodore Roosevelt and the Square Deal:

http://modern-us-history.suite101.com/a ... _1905_1909

Back when Republicans were a Progressive Party.

was it this one?


http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=60385

i think so. i am just going to have to break down and ask my family member who has a copy of it which convention it was.
when i know i'll let you know.
thanks Jimmy.

Who really owns the media;

http://www.freepress.net/resources/ownership
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Top ten Liberal blogs;

http://www.innocentenglish.com/politics ... blogs.html

Schaffer library of Drug Policy

http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/lib ... ncmenu.htm

Anyone still harboring confusion, deliberate or otherwise, over today's racial climate needs to go to Citizen's Council to wise up.

This is the online archive of the newsletter of the White Citizen's Councils from 1955-1961.

White bigot conservative language has not changed one iota, neither has their teabagger stance on the federal government.

There is NO difference between what the teaparty claims they want and what the white citizen's council was after during the Civil Rights years (at least the years that made it to television.)

The site is slow to load, but there's a lot to it. It's a very worthy read if one really wants to understand what is going on right now, from Hillary I Get White People votes to handwringing over Rev. Wright to beer summits/national conversation on race to Shirley Sherrod.

I think it should be required reading, personally.

The Albany Movement

I have cousins in Albany, GA.



Charles Sherrod is Shirley's husband.

Cordell Reagon was husband of Bernice Johnson-Reagon, two of the most famous SNCC singers.

Conservative bigot Laurie Pritchett was immoralized by the SNCC singers in "Oh Pritchett Oh Kelly", one of the many Negro spirituals repurposed for the Civil Rights movement. The original song, "Rockin' Jerusalem", is well known, but none of the youtube clips I've seen really do the song justice.

Alright, this one comes close -- they're having a lot of fun with it so if you don't know the song you can't get the humor. Video quality is bad.

I have people in Albany. Small world. Maybe we do all know each other.

Lol isn't that why we all say hi to each other on the street?

I knew it, you are all related

In a thread where someone suggested that president Obama was as bad as president Bush in some instances Rememberearth did a great deal of research and compiled this wonderful list of president Obama's accomplishments. I removed the majority of the quotes for easier reading.




here's the politifact list of promises kept, in the works, stalled, and compromises:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/

list of President Obamas' accomplishments:


from the link i posted earlier to the thread with this video (considering there was no comment on my post, or in that thread i figured you didn't bother so here's the transcript):



http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2010/07/25/obama-plays-rachel-maddow-video-sell-netroots-nation-his-accomplishments#ixzz0uujDGVhj
and here's a list of his accomplishments:

1. Ordered all federal agencies to undertake a study and make recommendations for ways to cut spending
2. Ordered a review of all federal operations to identify and cut wasteful spending and practices
3. Instituted enforcement for equal pay for women
4. Beginning the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
5. Families of fallen soldiers have expenses covered to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB
6 Ended media blackout on war casualties; reporting full information
7. Ended media blackout on covering the return of fallen soldiers to Dover AFB; the media is now permitted to do so pending adherence to respectful rules and approval of fallen soldier’s family
8. The White House and federal government are respecting the Freedom of Information Act
9. Instructed all federal agencies to promote openness and transparency as much as possible
10. Limits on lobbyist’s access to the White House
11. Limits on White House aides working for lobbyists after their tenure in the administration
12. Ended the previous stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date
13. Phasing out the expensive F-22 war plane and other outdated weapons systems, which weren’t even used or needed in Iraq/Afghanistan
14. Removed restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research
15. Federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research
16. New federal funding for science and research labs
17. States are permitted to enact federal fuel efficiency standards above federal standards
18. Increased infrastructure spending (roads, bridges, power plants) after years of neglect
19. Funds for high-speed, broadband Internet access to K-12 schools
20. New funds for school construction
21 The prison at Guantanamo Bay is being phased out
22. US Auto industry rescue plan
23. Housing rescue plan
24. $789 billion economic stimulus plan
25. The public can meet with federal housing insurers to refinance (the new plan can be completed in one day) a mortgage if they are having trouble paying
26. US financial and banking rescue plan
27. The secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere are being closed
28. Ended the previous policy; the US now has a no torture policy and is in compliance with the Geneva Convention standards
29. Better body armor is now being provided to our troops
30. The missile defense program is being cut by $1.4 billion in 2010
31. Restarted the nuclear nonproliferation talks and building back up the nuclear inspection infrastructure/protocols
32. Reengaged in the treaties/agreements to protect the Antarctic
33. Reengaged in the agreements/talks on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions
34. Visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office
35. Successful release of US captain held by Somali pirates; authorized the SEALS to do their job
36. US Navy increasing patrols off Somali coast
37. Attractive tax write-offs for those who buy hybrid automobiles
38. Cash for clunkers program offers vouchers to trade in fuel inefficient, polluting old cars for new cars; stimulated auto sales
39. Announced plans to purchase fuel efficient American-made fleet for the federal government
40. Expanded the SCHIP program to cover health care for 4 million more children
41. Signed national service legislation; expanded national youth service program
42. Instituted a new policy on Cuba, allowing Cuban families to return home to visit loved ones
43. Ended the previous policy of not regulating and labeling carbon dioxide emissions
44. Expanding vaccination programs
45. Immediate and efficient response to the floods in North Dakota and other natural disasters
46. Closed offshore tax safe havens
47. Negotiated deal with Swiss banks to permit US government to gain access to records of tax evaders and criminals
48. Ended the previous policy of offering tax benefits to corporations who outsource American jobs; the new policy is to promote in-sourcing to bring jobs back
49.. Ended the previous practice of protecting credit card companies; in place of it are new consumer protections from credit card industry’s predatory practices
50. Energy producing plants must begin preparing to produce 15% of their energy from renewable sources
51. Lower drug costs for seniors
52. Ended the previous practice of forbidding Medicare from negotiating with drug manufacturers for cheaper drugs; the federal government is now realizing hundreds of millions in savings
53. Increasing pay and benefits for military personnel
54. Improved housing for military personnel
55. Initiating a new policy to promote federal hiring of military spouses
56. Improved conditions at Walter Reed Military Hospital and other military hospitals
57 Increasing student loans
58. Increasing opportunities in AmeriCorps program
59. Sent envoys to Middle East and other parts of the world that had been neglected for years; reengaging in multilateral and bilateral talks and diplomacy
60. Established a new cyber security office
61. Beginning the process of reforming and restructuring the military 20 years after the Cold War to a more modern fighting force; this includes new procurement policies, increasing size of military, new technology and cyber units and operations, etc.
62. Ended previous policy of awarding no-bid defense contracts
63. Ordered a review of hurricane and natural disaster preparedness
64. Established a National Performance Officer charged with saving the federal government money and making federal operations more efficient
65. Students struggling to make college loan payments can have their loans refinanced
66. Improving benefits for veterans
67. Many more press conferences and town halls and much more media access than previous administration
68. Instituted a new focus on mortgage fraud
69. The FDA is now regulating tobacco
70. Ended previous policy of cutting the FDA and circumventing FDA rules
71. Ended previous practice of having White House aides rewrite scientific and environmental rules, regulations, and reports
72. Authorized discussions with North Korea and private mission by Pres. Bill Clinton to secure the release of two Americans held in prisons
73. Authorized discussions with Myanmar and mission by Sen. Jim Web to secure the release of an American held captive
74. Making more loans available to small businesses
75. Established independent commission to make recommendations on slowing the costs of Medicare
76. Appointment of first Latina to the Supreme Court
77. Authorized construction/opening of additional health centers to care for veterans
78. Limited salaries of senior White House aides; cut to $100,000
79. Renewed loan guarantees for Israel
80. Changed the failing/status quo military command in Afghanistan
81. Deployed additional troops to Afghanistan
82. New Afghan War policy that limits aerial bombing and prioritizes aid, development of infrastructure, diplomacy, and good government practices by Afghans
83. Announced the long-term development of a national energy grid with renewable sources and cleaner, efficient energy production
84. Returned money authorized for refurbishment of White House offices and private living quarters
85. Paid for redecoration of White House living quarters out of his own pocket
86. Held first Seder in White House
87. Attempting to reform the nation’s healthcare system which is the most expensive in the world yet leaves almost 50 million without health insurance and millions more under insured
http://www.thepoliticalcarnival.net/2010/03/president-obamas-accomplishments/
on the 1st one, this is before he found 110 billion in wasteful spending, so that promise is being kept.[/quote]


exhibit a:
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090919/ap_on_hi_te/us_internet_rules
^^^^^^^we all saw what happened there under dumbya, wardrobe malfunctions etc.

exhibit b:
http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/09/17/senators-propose-patriot-act-fix-would-eliminate-telecom-immunity/
^^^^^^^never would have even thought of it with executive privilege etc.

exhibit c:
http://www.now.org/press/04-09/04-28.html
^^^^^^^reproductive rights anyone? under dumbya we had the right to stay in the kitchen barefoot and well.......

exhibit d:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/us/politics/23obama.html
^^^^^^^
WASHINGTON — President Obama reversed the most disputed counterterrorism policies of the Bush administration on Thursday, declaring that “our ideals give us the strength and moral high ground” in the fight against Al Qaeda. But Mr. Obama postponed for months decisions on complex questions the United States has been grappling with since the terrorist attacks of 2001.

Mr. Obama signed executive orders closing the detention camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, within a year; ending the Central Intelligence Agency’s secret prisons; and requiring all interrogations to follow the noncoercive methods of the Army Field Manual.

“We intend to win this fight,” he said. “We are going to win it on our own terms.”

His actions on the second full day of his presidency won praise from human rights groups and Democrats in Congress, who said the new policies would help restore the United States’ moral authority. Mr. Obama invited to the signing ceremony 16 retired generals and admirals who had spoken out against what they called torture. Their passionate appeal to end harsh interrogations “made an extraordinary impression on me,” he said.

Mr. Obama’s orders struck a powerful new tone and represented an important first step toward rewriting American rules for dealing with terrorism suspects. But only his decision to halt for now the military trials under way at Guantánamo Bay seemed likely to have immediate practical significance, with other critical policy choices to be resolved by task forces set up within the administration.

Among the questions that the White House did not resolve on Thursday were these: What should be done with terrorists who cannot be tried in American courts, either because evidence against them was obtained by torture or because intelligence is too sensitive to use in court? Should some interrogation methods remain secret to keep Al Qaeda from training to resist them? How can the United States make sure prisoners transferred to other countries will not be tortured?

Members of Mr. Obama’s national security team have expressed a wide variety of views on interrogation and detention policy, and there is likely to be robust internal debate before the questions are resolved.

John D. Hutson, a retired admiral and law school dean who attended the signing ceremony, said he had confidence that the Obama administration would come up with thoughtful, practical answers to such questions.

Closing the Guantánamo prison and banning coercive interrogation “is the right thing to do morally, diplomatically, militarily and constitutionally,” Mr. Hutson said, “but it also makes us safer.”

Mr. Obama, he added, “really gets it.”
Obama is to dumbya as a freeper is to JFK.
exhibit e
http://lb.redirectingat.com/?id=593X1004&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.environmentalhealthnews.org%2Fehs%2Fnews%2Fepa-chemicals

NOBEL LAURETTE


This morning, Michelle and I awoke to some surprising and humbling news. At 6 a.m., we received word that I'd been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009.

To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who've been honored by this prize -- men and women who've inspired me and inspired the entire world through their courageous pursuit of peace.

But I also know that throughout history the Nobel Peace Prize has not just been used to honor specific achievement; it's also been used as a means to give momentum to a set of causes.

That is why I've said that I will accept this award as a call to action, a call for all nations and all peoples to confront the common challenges of the 21st century. These challenges won't all be met during my presidency, or even my lifetime. But I know these challenges can be met so long as it's recognized that they will not be met by one person or one nation alone.

This award -- and the call to action that comes with it -- does not belong simply to me or my administration; it belongs to all people around the world who have fought for justice and for peace. And most of all, it belongs to you, the men and women of America, who have dared to hope and have worked so hard to make our world a little better.

So today we humbly recommit to the important work that we've begun together. I'm grateful that you've stood with me thus far, and I'm honored to continue our vital work in the years to come.

Thank you,
President Barack Obama
Obama steps up push for consumer protection agency
By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press Writer Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press Writer – Fri Oct 9, 7:17 pm ET

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama fought to keep his proposed banking overhaul on track Friday, casting the political struggle ahead as one between big financial interests and average Americans victimized by complex or unscrupulous financial transactions.

The president illustrated his call for a consumer finance agency by showcasing five unwitting borrowers and bank customers whose troubles ranged from massive overdraft fees to unwanted interest-only mortgages.

"My concern are the millions of Americans who behaved responsibly and yet still found themselves in jeopardy because of the predatory practices of some in the financial industry," Obama said from the East Room of the White House.

Taking time out of a day overshadowed by his Nobel Peace Prize award, Obama confronted opponents, singling out the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which is conducting a $2 million advertising and organizing effort to defeat the consumer plan.

"They're doing what they always do — descending on Congress and using every bit of influence they have to maintain a status quo that has maximized their profits at the expense of American consumers," Obama said of his critics.

The proposed consumer agency is a central element of a package of financial regulatory changes the administration says would prevent crisis like the one that brought Wall Street to its knees last year.
more at link

Czar Blocks Bank Of America Chief's Pay
STEVENSON JACOBS and VINNEE TONG | 10/15/09 11:20 PM | AP
NEW YORK — Capping a year in which he faced shareholder fury, regulatory scrutiny and was stripped of his chairman post, outgoing Bank of America Corp. CEO Ken Lewis will get no salary or bonus for 2009 under an agreement with the government's pay czar.

Kenneth Feinberg, the U.S. Treasury Department's special master for compensation who is scrutinizing pay packages at bailed-out banks, suggested that Lewis should get no pay for the year. Lewis agreed, Bank of America spokesman Robert Stickler said Thursday.

In fact, Lewis will pay back about $1 million he has received so far out of a $1.5 million annual salary.

"He will write a check to the company," Stickler said, adding that Lewis agreed to the proposal because he felt it was not in the bank's best interest "to get into a dispute with the paymaster."

The clawback provision doesn't apply to Lewis' previously negotiated retirement package, estimated to be worth tens of millions of dollars.

Wall Street has been eagerly awaiting Feinberg's decisions about pay for 75 of the highest-earning executives at seven firms that got the most taxpayer money. Other companies under Feinberg's scrutiny include American International Group Inc., General Motors, Chrysler and Chrysler Financial.

Treasury spokesman Andrew Williams declined to comment on Lewis' compensation, saying only that Feinberg would seek to "strike the right balance" in setting pay for top executives of firms that received significant government help.

Many had expected that Feinberg would seek to curb compensation levels. But now that Feinberg has set a precedent for a clawback in pay, eyes will turn to the fate of other Wall Street CEOs, such as Vikram Pandit, whose Citigroup Inc. also has received $45 billion in bailout aid.[/quote]
more at the link

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) CEO Ken Lewis is not the only banker to see his salary slashed by the Obama administration's pay czar, Kenneth Feinberg. He reportedly has ordered the seven firms receiving the largest sums of government aid to slash compensation for the 25 highest-paid employees by up to 90%. However, he doesn't end there. He also allegedly targeted cuts for the remaining highest-paid 175 executives at these firms by up to 50%. Additionally, he is demanding corporate-governance changes at the firms such as separating the chairmanship role from the CEO role as well. The seven companies are:

1. American International Group Inc. (NYSE:AIG)
2. Bank of America Corp.
3. Chrysler Group LLC
4. Chrysler Financial
5. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C)
6. General Motors Co.
7. GMAC Inc.

The folks receiving the sharpest slap on the wrist are the AIG Financial Products Corp. employees, who are expected to be limited to $200,000 in compensation. Perhaps they are being singled out because by all accounts they are the people believed to have doomed AIG.

If these reports are true, right about now, it must feel pretty good being the 201st highest-paid employee at one of those firms. - Matthew Wurtzel
http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/10/feinberg_to_bailed_out_bankers.php
AND
White House to push for big pay cuts
Obama's pay czar will demand 50% decline in compensation, on average, for top earners at seven firms that received the most bailout funds.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The Obama administration will soon order the nation's biggest bailed-out companies to drastically cut pay packages for their top executives, a senior administration official confirmed to CNN Wednesday.

Kenneth Feinberg, who was named the White House's pay czar in June, will demand that the seven largest bailout recipients lower the total compensation for their top 25 highest paid employees by 50%, on average, the official told CNN.

For the past two months, Feinberg has been reviewing pay plans at Citigroup (C, Fortune 500), AIG (AIG, Fortune 500), Bank of America (BAC, Fortune 500), General Motors, Chrysler, GMAC and Chrysler Financial in an effort to put these firms in a position to pay back bailout money as soon as possible.

Under the plan, which is expected to be officially released by the Treasury Department next week, annual salaries for executives at those seven firms are expected to fall 90%, on average, the official said.

Another source in the Treasury Department told CNN that Feinberg is "trying to strike the balance" between protecting taxpayers and allowing companies to have the ability to "grow their way out of TARP."

Some compensation experts have worried that the firms that have received the most bailout funds could wind up losing top talent to companies that have already paid back the government and are not subject to Feinberg's pay restrictions, such as JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs.

According to other reports, the plan will come down particularly harsh on embattled insurer AIG. Within AIG's controversial Financial Products division, the unit that led to the company's near collapse, no employee is expected to receive more than $200,000 in total compensation, several reports indicated.

The Wall Street Journal also reported Feinberg is expected to demand a series of governance changes at the seven firms -- including splitting the role of chief executive officer and chairman.

The Treasury Department had no comment. AIG, Bank of America, Chrysler Financial and GM also declined to comment. Chrysler, Citigroup and GMAC were not immediately available for comment.

But the moves by Feinberg should not come as a major surprise. Last week, outgoing Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis said he would not accept a salary or bonus for 2009, and the bank said the decision came after Feinberg "suggested" it to Lewis.
http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/21/news/companies/feinberg_compensation/index.htm

FDA seeks better nutrition labeling
Pursuit of standards comes as foodmakers set up own systems

By Lyndsey Layton
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

The federal government is wading into the supermarket aisle, making its first effort to provide better nutritional information on food products since it developed the black-and-white Nutrition Facts label 15 years ago.

Margaret A. Hamburg, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, said Tuesday that shoppers are bombarded by slogans ("Heart Healthy," "Good for You," "A Better Choice") on products and that the government needs to set standards and knock down spurious claims.

"As a mother of two who frequently finds herself racing down the grocery aisle hoping to grab foods that are healthy for my family, I would welcome the day that I can look on the front of packages and see nutrition information I can trust and use," she said. "As the commissioner of FDA, I see it as my responsibility, and the responsibility of this administration, to help make that happen."

Hamburg said consumers often do not have time to scan the Nutrition Facts label, which is required on the back of products. And in recent years, foodmakers have increasingly been putting their own symbols and labels on the front of packages, providing nutrition cheat sheets that are not always accurate, she said.

The FDA grew particularly concerned in late August, when a consortium of major foodmakers, including ConAgra Foods, Kellogg's and Unilever, rolled out their Smart Choices Program. The system, "designed to help shoppers easily identify smarter food and beverage choices," raised eyebrows when the green check-mark label appeared on Cocoa Krispies, Froot Loops and other foods that are not typically noted for their nutritional value.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/20/AR2009102003421.html?wprss=rss_nation

AND ANYONE REMEMBER THIS:
The industry pressured the Bush administration years ago to limit the paperwork companies would have to keep to help U.S. health investigators quickly trace produce that sickens consumers, according to interviews and government reports reviewed by The Associated Press.

The White House also killed a plan to require the industry to maintain electronic tracking records that could be reviewed easily during a crisis to search for an outbreak's source. Companies complained the proposals were too burdensome and costly, and warned they could disrupt the availability of consumers' favorite foods.

The apparent but unintended consequences of the lobbying success: a paper record-keeping system that has slowed investigators looking into the current salmonella outbreak, with estimated business losses of $250 million. So far, nearly 1,300 people in 43 states, the District of Columbia and Canada have been sickened by salmonella since April.
YEP
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/25/business/main4292474.shtml
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/27/smart-grid-obama-to-give-_n_335064.html

and

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/10/promises-kept-obama-to-sign-hate-crimes-bill-wednesday.php

and

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/02/AR2010010201595.html?nav=hcmoduletmv

http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/latest-news/labor-moves-quickly-job-safety-workers-rights

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/11/obamas-nobel-money-presid_n_495525.html

http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/09/autos/clunkers_analysis/index.htm

http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/04/news/economy/travel_promotion/index.htm

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/promise/272/encourage-farmers-to-use-more-renewable-energy-and/




And so you shall have it Dear Heart!