3 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

The snippet I posted this morning was just a piece of the Trump administration's "policy" in Africa, which is unsettling officials in the Pentagon and African leaders alike.

 

It is clear that Trump wants a militaristic policy in Africa that diminishes humanitarian and developmental aid, which, even the generals fear will hurt American interests long term.  

African leaders fear that this emphasis on military-heavy policies over developmental will lead of higher unemployment and a ripe opportunities for militant groups to recruit jobless young men (and women).

 

White House Pushes Military Might Over Humanitarian Aid in Africa

And continue to push groups like ISIS which is what they want so people can continue to believe that "evul muslims" are against us.

2 hours ago, sivad40 said:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy

 

As the Civil Rights Movement and dismantling of Jim Crow laws in the 1950s and 1960s visibly deepened pre-existing racial tensions in much of the Southern United States, Republican politicians such as presidential candidate Richard Nixon and Senator Barry Goldwater developed strategies that successfully contributed to the political realignment of many white, conservative voters in the South to the Republican Party that had traditionally supported the Democratic Party.^[4] It also helped push the Republican Party much more to the right.^[4]

You can't talk to stupid and willful ignorance

Edited June 26, 20178 yr by JaneAusten

Robert F. Kennedy's grandson, Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III, gives a wonderful speech against Trumpcare.

 

 

American Medical Association one of the most nauseating right wing groups has come out blasting TrumpCare

 

http://shareblue.com/american-medical-association-blasts-gop-health-care-bill-it-violates-do-no-harm-oath/#.WVFYFiBdW8g.twitter

I absolutely adore Joe Kennedy. He's a truly good man, and would have done his grand father proud

at least he's not like Ted Kennedy, getting away with letting his mistress die

A 75% corporate tax rate?  I really DO like Ike!

That CBO score for the Senate GOP healthcare bill is dreadful, both the House and Senate GOP's Unaffordable Healthcare bills are pure disaster!  They should be embarrassed by this.

 

Perhaps the only way to fight a so-called billionaire is with another billionaire but I'm a bit unsettled by all the apparent power that multi-millionaires and billionaires seem to wield in changing/creating public policies that affect us all.

 

To a certain extent, former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg was one of the key actors in this activity. He certainly ushered in an era of billionaires shaping policies in NYC (see: Barry Diller).  This may not necessarily be a good thing all the time though.

 

Bloomberg’s Next Anti-Washington Move: $200 Million Program for Mayors

 

 

 

 

Edited June 26, 20178 yr by DramatistDreamer

21 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

That CBO score for the Senate GOP healthcare bill is dreadful, both the House and Senate GOP's Unaffordable Healthcare bills are pure disaster!  They should be embarrassed by this.

 

Perhaps the only way to fight a so-called billionaire is with another billionaire but I'm a bit unsettled by all the apparent power that multi-millionaires and billionaires seem to wield in changing/creating public policies that affect us all.

 

To a certain extent, former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg was one of the key actors in this activity. He certainly ushered in an era of billionaires shaping policies in NYC (see: Barry Diller).  This may not necessarily be a good thing all the time though.

 

Bloomberg’s Next Anti-Washington Move: $200 Million Program for Mayors

 

 

 

 

I think if you have a billionaire who truly understands that what we are, are a consumer driven economy and that helping those other than the 1% as FDR did is the only way to prosperity it's great.  FDR stood up to people from HIS OWN CLASS to help working people, and people need to understand, those people built our national and state parks, added electricity to local communities, built airports, subway systems across the county, built infrastructure in rural communities, people who think the Koch brothers would do any of this are living in a fantasy land. See Kansas for case number 101 on this.

Edited June 26, 20178 yr by JaneAusten

28 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

That CBO score for the Senate GOP healthcare bill is dreadful, both the House and Senate GOP's Unaffordable Healthcare bills are pure disaster!  They should be embarrassed by this.

 

Perhaps the only way to fight a so-called billionaire is with another billionaire but I'm a bit unsettled by all the apparent power that multi-millionaires and billionaires seem to wield in changing/creating public policies that affect us all.

 

To a certain extent, former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg was one of the key actors in this activity. He certainly ushered in an era of billionaires shaping policies in NYC (see: Barry Diller).  This may not necessarily be a good thing all the time though.

 

Bloomberg’s Next Anti-Washington Move: $200 Million Program for Mayors

 

 

 

 

Dear God, me too.  There are not many billionaires who know what the average person's life is like. You see every day how so many celebrities lose touch. Having more money then a person can truly conceive of has the same effect, if not worse, imo. 

 

The billionaire I have the most respect for is Warren Buffet (yes, partly because of AMC), but also because I've seen some of how he lives, how much he gives and how he treats people around town. Even he has made money off the backs of the truly poor recently (modular homes with insane interest rates).  Add to that his daughter said he didn't start giving more money away sooner because accumulating it was a game to him. It's life and death to hundreds of millions of people in this world, but even the best billionaires are so far removed it's all just a game. At least he's pledged to give it all away when he passes. Just my opinion obviously, but I hate seeing them have such a huge role in government.

 

Veterans are speaking out against the Senate #Trumpcare bill which might hurt 1.75 million #veterans and their families #ProtectOurCare pic.twitter.com/1C9iwICxMb

— VoteVets (@votevets) June 26, 2017

6 hours ago, JaneAusten said:

Most of that was before 1965 and the passing of the Voting Rights and Civil Rights acts which LBJ acknowledged would lose the southern states for the democrats for at least one generation. So stop parroting the points relative to the party when it wqas actually reasonable and believed that public policy could help people. Corporate taxes under Eisenhower was also around 75% so are you advocating for those policies, policies under Roosevelt and Eisenhower which helped elevate the middle class?

 

Educate yourself and read about the Southern Strategy.

 

 

 

My fault. I take the blame. But it is evidence of ignorance and that they could care less about what the GOP stands for today. White men and corporations. How sad that they have done nothing in terms of public policy since Eisenhower but hey if Eisenhower is the prototype, can we get the 75% tax rate on businesses again?

NP at all Jane...I know this person and some others tick you off, and its HARD not to respond. but al they want to do is hijack the thread. everything posted was like you said, before '65. and blacks are STILL waiting on 40 acres and a mule. put this person on ignore....that is now what I do. and it has nothing to do with a differing viewpoint....but if someone won;t listen and have a civil discussion, bump them.

CNN producer admits the network made up the Trump-Russia "scandal"

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdP8TiKY8dE

1 hour ago, OLTL #1 fan said:

CNN producer admits the network made up the Trump-Russia "scandal"

 

 

Nice try, making it sound like the whole thing is a fraud. This is one event. I'll even link:

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2017/06/26/three-cnn-employees-resign-over-retracted-story-on-russia-ties/?tid=pm_opinions_pop&utm_term=.f5d15632aed2

 

But in fairness, these three SHOULD LOSE their jobs for this. But this does not negate the rest of the investigation.

 

In any case, I'm not sure why I'm bothering. Maybe hoping for some light to come through. But forget it. I'll re-initialize the filter for the sake of thread harmony.

4 hours ago, Wendy said:

 

Nice try, making it sound like the whole thing is a fraud. This is one event. I'll even link:

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2017/06/26/three-cnn-employees-resign-over-retracted-story-on-russia-ties/?tid=pm_opinions_pop&utm_term=.f5d15632aed2

 

But in fairness, these three SHOULD LOSE their jobs for this. But this does not negate the rest of the investigation.

 

In any case, I'm not sure why I'm bothering. Maybe hoping for some light to come through. But forget it. I'll re-initialize the filter for the sake of thread harmony.

I mean, if you want to engage by all means go for it. I appreciate that. I guess all I'm saying is there's a difference having a passionate discussion with someone with a differing viewpoint, and someone who just pops in to stir up and try to hijack the entire thread.

So who thinks there's going to be an actual vote on the GOP's turkey of a replacement bill?  

Anybody?  Thoughts?