He would be the right wing troll who floods comment pages attacking those who don't agree with him.
The viral sensation CJ Pearson figured out the price of fame. The little agitator who became a hit with the racist right is now being threaten with death threats and banishment from some social media outlets.
Pearson made the viral video claiming that President Barack Obama doesn't love America. The little agitator was openly expressing that we should invade countries and annihilate terrorists.
Like all racist trolls, you may get into these debates with people who try to "shame" you for supporting President Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential or his 2012 reelection bid.
They will toss around insults, baseless conspiracies, overheated rhetoric and possible solutions to remedy the situation. Some will do the compassionate conservatism nonsense. They also try this concern trolling nonsense. They will figure out that Blacks are uninformed and basically support Obama because of his race. They will say that extremists like Ben Carson, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and Rep. Mia Love (R-UT) are the real Blacks.
The right wing trolls are never shy when saying things about Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, or any unarmed Black victim of violence. They will conduct there investigation of the victim and conclude that its their fault. See a dead body can't tell a story so they'll believe the shooter (i.e. White guy).
And to hear the endless apples to oranges stories about criminal acts by Blacks is a waste of time.
They claim that the junk food media is bias. They believe it protects the president and doesn't promote conservative ideals. The media usually complies to the conservatives. Because most of the junk food media's nonsense helped Weeper John Boehner (R-OH) and Mitch The Turtle (R-KY) become the Congressional top dogs.
Since, I'm a Black man who is pretty much familiar with issues facing my community, the government and the junk food media, I am often subjected to attacks from those who seriously don't agree with my honest opinion.
I've heard that some of these trolls are being paid to attack perceived "liberal" YouTube stars.
I've know that most fake profiles are created by men. And of course, if you're underage, you're going to be a target for sexual predators and social media hate.
CJ Pearson is pissed that Facebook banned him after he revealed his age. He claims that his political views are the reason for his banishment.
The Georgia middle schooler told the station WTTG that Facebook's explanation was "complete malarkey" because "there are many, many people younger than me" on the site.
"The First Amendment is very clear," he told WTTG. "We have a right to express our opinions regardless of who might disagree. And to silence that voice is a violation of that amendment."
He added that would not be silenced and would "continue to make as many accounts as possible."
Ferguson Police respond to DOJ's investigation of their department.
Revelations told a tale of racial profiling. The Department of Justice has uncovered a trove of controversy. The Ferguson Police Department has systematically pulled over and arrest Black residents than other groups.
Some of the officers had traded racial emails about President Barack Obama.
One from 2008 says that President Obama won't serve a full term because "what black man holds a steady job for four years."
Another from 2011: "An African-American woman in New Orleans was admitted into the hospital for a pregnancy termination. Two weeks later she received a check for $5,000. She phoned the hospital to ask who it was from. The hospital said, 'Crimestoppers.'"
The St. Louis suburb has been the focal point of racial unrest. In August, Ferg officer Darren Wilson shot and killed unarmed teen Michael Brown, sparking months of protest and partisan debate.
Eventually, Wilson was not indicted for the shooting. Some called for the Justice Department to charge him for violating his civil rights. The DOJ couldn't do really much to Wilson but they could do it to his police department.
The Justice Department will make the case that an atmosphere in which these kinds of jokes were circulated—the authors are not identified—is partly to blame for police bias. The big stat: African-Americans make up 67% of the population but account for 93% of arrests. Justice Department officials are trying to negotiate a settlement with the Ferguson department to force improvements and could sue if no agreement is reached, reports the Washington Post.
Truly a terrible scenario for many Black motorists and residents.
"They just shot that motherfucking man right here....[Yeah], I'm going record this shit", says the person using his camera phone.
"Take a good look it's the Black motherfucking [cop] that killed this man....." said the person filming in the final minutes.
The social media and the price of fame. The filmmaker wanted to post this on the internet. Instead of holding evidence in the case of a trial, he clearly advocated the officer's side of the story. See reactionary brings nothing but trouble. Now this filmmaker will be harassed or subject to death threats.
The negative publicity. The Los Angeles Police Department is just like New York. With the power comes the respect. They are well respected by a majority. But the minority, ahem, hates the LAPD.
The LAPD has a controversial history. There's been many officer involved incidents where suspects of color were injured or killed. The controversial tactics used in an arrest are often mirrored in legal action.
All the mixture of tension brought to you by the folks who post on YouTube.
As reported, an officer has the legal right to lie in order to justify a traffic citation, an arrest, and a shooting.
The suspect is dead and the LAPD is doing damage control.
Today, I just saw this video that is extremely disturbing. The LAPD was apprehending two individuals and I guess after a brief confrontation, one of the many LAPD officers opened fired on the suspect.
According to the LAPD, the suspect was reaching for the arresting officer's gun. There were minor injuries for the two arresting officers. The Los Angeles Times reports that Cmdr. Andrew Smith said officers assigned to the LAPD's Central Division and Safer Cities Initiative — a task force focused on skid row — responded to the location about noon Sunday after receiving a 911 call reporting a possible robbery.
The possible robbery ended with a man being shot and a woman being arrested.
The LAPD doing damage control after a filmmaker records them opening fire on an unarmed suspect.
Did they obtain evidence of the suspect robbing someone of property?
The deceased is apparently homeless
What did the woman do?
The woman seen in the video recording picking up an officer's baton was detained and is expected to be arrested, Smith said. She had not been booked as of 9 p.m. Sunday, and it was unclear what charges she would face, but Smith said the arrest would stem from her picking up the baton.
Smith said that, based on the video recording, it was unclear what the officers told the man before they fired. He said investigators would use audio enhancement software to determine what exactly was said and when.
"Of course we're aware of the video," he said. "Any video that shows someone losing their life in an altercation with police is going to be disturbing. It's disturbing for police officers to watch."
Disturbing!
Hell, the police are pissed that a man filmed the officer killing an unarmed suspect. The person named Anthony Blackburn posted it on the social media. It's graphic so you will have to click on the link posted right below.
If there weren't people so frustrated with the police in the wake of high profile shootings such as the Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, John Crawford and Akai Gurley controversies, you wouldn't see camera phones being used.
And to make this clear, you are allowed to film police. They may try to "justify" an arrest by saying you're impeding on an arresting officer or disorderly conduct. You can lawyer up and tell the judge that you had a right to film public servants while on duty.
YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO FILM THE POLICE!
I think some in the LAPD will be humming "mean ol' Mike Brown". There will be some who probably high-five each other when they kill a suspect they accused of threatening the life of an officer.
The LAPD will place the shooting officer on administrative leave. The officer will contact his union boss, an attorney and a therapist. He will say that "that guy reached for his gun!"
LAPD stand in pose trying to keep the peace.
Remember an arresting officer can "stretch" the truth when writing a statement on the situation.
Evidence technicians and other officers will wrap the police tape over areas and other officers may "step" on evidence.
"It's always tragic when there's a loss of life in one of these situations," Smith continued. "It's not an incident taken lightly by any police officer. But we are committed to everyone involved and to the public to conduct a thorough and complete investigation."
Smith said investigators were looking for any other video that captured the incident, including footage from the body cameras some of the officers may have been wearing. Officers assigned to the Safer Cities Initiative were part of the LAPD's pilot program for the new technology and are equipped with the devices.
At least one officer involved in the incident was wearing a body camera, Smith said.
Well let's hope those body cameras were in use when this event happened. Maybe a camera worn by the arresting or assisting officer could provide a better look into how this shooting was justified.
The dramatic confrontation was caught on video, which was later posted on Facebook (the video contains foul language). It shows a group of officers getting into a scuffle with a man standing on a sidewalk littered with tents and other debris.
The man continues to scuffle with four of the officers, even after he's wrestled to the ground. What appears to be one of the officers is heard saying "Drop the gun. Drop the gun."
Then, at least one of the officers opens fire on the man, who remained on the ground with at least two officers near him.
Five gunshots are heard on the recording.
Police have not identified the dead man or said how many officers were involved, or how many shots were fired. The man was declared dead at a hospital shortly after the shooting, which occurred about noon, according to police spokesman Sgt. Barry Montgomery.
He said that at one point during the struggle a Taser had been deployed, but investigators did not know if it was used on the man who was subsequently shot.
Witnesses at the scene identified the victim by his street name, “Africa”, and gave conflicting accounts of what they saw.
Dennis Horne, 29, said Africa had been fighting with someone else in his tent when police arrived.
When Africa refused to comply with a police order to come out of the tent, officers used the Taser on him and dragged him out, Horne said. The officers tackled Africa to the ground, where he continued to fight, which led to the fatal shooting, according to Horne.
“It's sad,” Horne said. “There's no justification to take somebody's life.”
Another witness, Lonnie Franklin, 53, said five to six officers pulled up in three to four cars as Africa was lying face down on the sidewalk. The officers approached with guns drawn yelling, ”Down, down,” according to Franklin.
When Africa got up and started fighting, the officers “went straight to lethal force,” Franklin said.
But Jose Gil, 38 , said he saw the man swinging at the police and then heard one of the officers say, “Gun, gun, he's got my gun!” before police fired multiple shots.
Another witness, who asked not to be identified, said the man punched and kicked the officers and reached for one of their service weapons before the officers fired at least seven times.
An area resident, who identified himself as Booker T. Washington, said police had come by repeatedly to ask Africa to take down his tent. People are allowed to sleep on the streets from 9 p.m to 6 a.m., but they are supposed to remove their tents in the daytime under a court agreement.
“This man got shot over a tent,” Washington said.
Ina Murphy, who lives in an apartment nearby, said Africa had arrived in the area about four or five months ago. He told her he had recently been released after spending 10 years in a mental facility, Murphy said.
Police Commission President Steve Soboroff first saw the video of the shooting via social media. He was watching it again when reached by a Times reporter Sunday evening, trying to hear what exactly the officers had said to the man.
"My heart just started pounding just watching it," Soboroff said. "I feel the adrenaline. These situations are just so horrific."
He stressed that the LAPD, the independent inspector general and the district attorney's office would all investigate the shooting "very, very carefully."
"Of course I would encourage people not to rush to judgment. It's not fair to anybody. It's not fair to the family of the victim or the victim or the officers," he said. "We'll find out what happened."
Montgomery said Sunday evening that investigators were in the process of interviewing "loads of people" who were in the area at the time of the shooting. He said there would potentially be more video recordings of the incident, noting that he could see two surveillance cameras mounted on buildings at the scene.
It was still unclear how many officers fired their weapons or what was said to the man before he was shot, Montgomery said.
The LA Times noted the words rush to judgement.
This is what that annoying conservative agitator does.
Say if this event makes it to the cable news agitators.
Some agitator will find some reason to agitate it. He is the prime agitator of an event that involves race. Most would find it in Rev. Perm, but seriously that annoying conservative agitator is a defender of "white rights". He is often the guy who likes to side with the officer (or vigilante) because Black leaders or President Barack Obama address concerns.
Melissa Harris-Perry, Anderson Cooper, Don Lemon, Tom Joyner, Rev. Perm, that annoying conservative agitator, Crazy-ass Alex Jones, O'Loofus, the Craigslist of conservative agitation, Tavis Smiley and Breitfart are the agitators. They often exploit these controversies for ratings or click bait.
Who are you going to believe the officer or the dead suspect?
"The heavens are crying right now," said General Jeff Page, known around skid row as the "mayor" of the poverty-stricken neighborhood, as rains poured on the crowd gathered around him. He went over the events of the day that led to the fatal shooting of Africa, whom Page called "one of our loved ones."
In the crowd was Yannick Babou, 34, a street vendor who works in skid row. Babou said he came out to show his frustration and anger with law enforcement.
"I'm not anti-police. I think we need police in society," Babou said. "But I think we need to hold police accountable when they do something wrong."
We here at Journal de la Reyna send our condolences to "Africa", the unarmed man killed by police.
Rev. Perm accused by the racist right of being a "shakedown artist". They have proof. The ACORN pimp James O'Keefe hires a woman to go undercover to talk to family members of Trayvon Martin and Eric Garner.
If anyone is dumb enough to fall victim to a racial prank by ACORN pimp James O'Keefe, then you deserve to be shamed by the racist right.
I would never want to interact with someone who tries to "befriend" me. I am very cautious about certain people.
Obviously, this turd still on federal probation hasn't given up on the exposing liberal hypocrisy bandwagon. This round involves the victims of police brutality and vigilante justice. And of course, their old enemy, Rev. Perm.
Eric Garner, Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin were extremely controversial by the standards of junk food media coverage. The junk food media focused on every aspect of what happened and gave the public an opportunity to spin these men's deaths. See the racist right will slander and dehumanize their names and shrine the ones who killed them.
One of Eric Garner's daughters was caught on tape saying that Rev. Perm is all about the money and not the cause.
A member of O’Keefe’s team spoke with the late Eric Garner’s oldest daughter, Erica, on a brisk January evening in Staten Island. Garner did not hold back when asked about Rev. Perm’s involvement, stating: “he’s about the money.”
Garner, who has become a passionate champion for social change following the death of her father, accused Rev. Perm and his National Action Network of “attacking” her for not giving them credit; and trying to capitalize on her father’s death. “Instead of me, he wants his face in front of them,” said Garner of Rev. Perm.
The ACORN Pimp James O'Keefe strikes again.
Garner was visibly angered at Rev. Perm and the National Action Network. Indeed, rather than help, Garner felt as if Rev. Perm and NAN were trying to take advantage of her: “Rev. Perm paid for the funeral. She’s [Cynthia Davis, President of the Staten Island Chapter of NAN] trying to make me feel like I owe them,” a statement that shocked one of Garner’s friends who was speaking with Erica and a Project Veritas journalist.
In Florida, a Project Veritas investigative journalist spoke with Tracy Martin, the father of the late Trayvon Martin, at a banquet for the Trayvon Martin Foundation. Martin quickly distanced himself from Rev. Perm, stating: “he’s on his own personal mission.”
Troy Wright, the President and Executive Director of the Trayvon Martin Foundation, further distanced Martin’s family and the Martin Foundation from Rev. Perm. When asked about Rev. Perm and NAN, Wright responded “that’s a sore subject with us right now.” Indeed, all traces of Rev. Perm and NAN have recently been removed from the Foundation’s website.
Wright also strongly insinuated to Project Veritas that a decision had been made not to invite Rev. Perm to a recent Foundation banquet.
O’Keefe’s team also spoke with prominent leaders in Ferguson, who were sharply critical of Rev. Perm. Bishop Calvin Scott, whose personal dealings with Rev. Perm in the aftermath of the Michael Brown tragedy left him critical of the MSNBC host, told Project Veritas that he “incites people for the wrong reason,” that he gets people “all fired up,” and that is “not the way you want to go.” Bishop Scott went as far as to place partial blame on Rev. Perm for inciting violence in Ferguson: pointedly stating “when you have a fuse that is already lit, you don’t need to add no more fire to it.”
When asked if Rev. Perm used the Michael Brown controversy to raise money, Bishop Scott told a Project Veritas journalist “you’re not the first person to raise that question… someone in the higher up that even mentioned… the history of an Al Sharpton, and an organization such as him, and they emphatically stated that… for them, knowing their history, it’s about money.”
Erica Garner who was caught on tape saying Rev. Perm shakes down for profit.
Stacy Garner (no relation to Eric or Erica Garner) of Ferguson Christian Church told another member of O’Keefe’s team that he believed Rev. Perm was exploiting the Michael Brown tragedy for his own profit and that “instead of bringing us together, I think he was drawing us apart.”
“Rev. Perm’s perception of himself is a far cry from how he is perceived by the families and communities he thrust himself upon,” stated James O’Keefe. “By all accounts, Rev. Perm appears to be abusing the bully pulpit given to him by MSNBC to capitalize on tragedies. It was quite apparent from the number of individuals we spoke to that Rev. Perm's views tragedies as opportunities, and that he is willing to do whatever it takes to further his personal agenda.”
This is one of the many accusations thrown at the Obama News agitator and founder of the National Action Network president. Most conservatives and Republicans believe that Rev. Perm is a "shake down" artist and is a tax cheat.
That annoying conservative agitator who often debates Rev. Perm was gleeful about this latest bombshell.
Rev. Perm is being sued along with Comcast by some conservative black group.
The complaint, filed in California on Friday, comes from the National Association of African-American Owned Media, which also filed a similar suit against AT&T and DirecTV in December.
This time, the plaintiff is not only targeting both Comcast and TWC — on the eve of the two companies merging to become what would be the largest pay television distributor in the United States — but also various African-American advocacy groups and Rev. Perm for allegedly facilitating discrimination.
By the way, George Zimmerman will not face federal civil rights charges. The Department of Justice dropped its charges against the controversial Florida man. Zimmerman was the central figure in the February 2012 shooting of Trayvon Martin. Since being free, he's been in the news over 20 times for some stupid controversy.
Erica Garner also had a brief share of controversy too. She had posted offensive comments about the NYPD and leaked the address of the officer who placed her dad in the fatal stranglehold.
Chris Brown and Tyga had to cancel concerts in Canada. Brown was denied entry to Canada. I'll betcha they'll blame Drake and Bryan "Birdman" Williams of Cash Money Records for their shortcomings.
Breezy was denied entry into the neighbor of the North. He must obtain special clearance if he is to perform in Canada. Unfortunately, this string of bad luck continues to plague the troubled, nearly washed up pop singer, rapper, celebrity agitator.
The singer tweeted yesterday, "The good people of the Canadian government wouldn't allow me entry," the New York Daily News reports, though that tweet has since been deleted. Concert promoter Live Nation later announced that "due to immigration issues," Brown's concerts (last night in Montreal and tonight in Toronto) have been canceled, the AP reports. Canada Border Services wouldn't comment on Brown's case specifically, but a spokesman said immigration officials use several factors to decide whether to allow entry, and criminal activity is one of those factors. Brown, of course, spent almost three months in jail last year for violating his probation, which he was on after assaulting Rihanna in 2009.
The Canadian government says Brown can apply to enter the country at a later date, and in his tweet, Brown noted that he has plans to return this summer. Brown's criminal record has previously gotten him barred from the UK, a snafu that forced him to cancel four concerts.
He and his best buddy Tyga (Michael Nyguen Stevenson) are promoting their collaboration album Fan of a Fan. They are also promoting their feud with native Canadian rapper/singer/entertainer Aubrey "Drake" Graham. They openly dissed Drake on albums and mixtapes.
Drake released his fourth album and addressed his feud with Tyga and Brown.
Tyga (left) and Chris Brown (right) release their debut collaboration album.
Since late October, the Cash Money/Young Money family has seen an internal feud spill out into the junk food media. It began when Tyga went on record to call Drake "fake" and says that he doesn't give two fucks about him and Nicki Minaj. Then Bryan "Birdman" Williams got fed up with the business being put out on the streets. He decided to put Tyga's album out to pasture and move Nicki Minaj's album to December.
Then in November, the hancho of Young Money Lil' Wayne took to Twitter to vent off frustration with Cash Money delaying his latest album. The album's release date is right now in the unknown, and Weezy F Baby openly went forth to say that he'll sue the label for delaying his album.
Williams, the CEO of Cash Money/Rich Gang has taken interest in Chris Brown, newcomers Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug. He wants to promote these three acts on the Rich Gang label, ignoring the Cash Money roster and putting his top act to the back burner.
Outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder is never shy from talking about the disparaging disconnect between Blacks and law enforcement. He, his son, President Barack Obama and other Black men were subjected to racial profiling. It's a notorious practice where those in law enforcement makes a call on suspicious activity. They assume that the individual is likely committing a crime. So the law will make a bullshit excuse to pull over the individual and force a search and seizure of property without a warrant. The law will actually lie to make a justifiable arrest.
As you know, I am very familiar with the situation with Blacks and the law.
Black males are often seen as violent by those in law enforcement and those in the junk food media.
The U.S. Justice Department is going to shake up the way Ferguson, Missouri's police handles situations in which they require deadly force.
After the August 2014 shooting of unarmed teen Michael Brown, Ferguson leaders and the police are trying to patch up things. The junk food media left and went on to the next shiny coin. They left a mess of division and mistrust among the law and those they are supposed to protect.
Ferguson is the focal point of America's racial unrest. When former officer Darren Wilson got off, the city went into a full fledged riot. Businesses were damaged, people were injured and the law exhausted as much as they could.
CNN reports that Brown's shooting death at the hands of Officer Darren Wilson has thrust Ferguson into the center of a nationwide debate over police tactics and race relations. The Justice Department is expected to announce it won't charge Wilson for the shooting, but it's also expected to outline findings that allege a pattern of discriminatory tactics used by the Ferguson police.
If they don't agree to review and revise those tactics, sources say, the Justice Department would sue to force changes in the department.
Asked to comment, Ferguson police Chief Thomas Jackson told CNN's Sara Sidner, "I have received nothing new.
Things aren't getting better in America.
"Everything they suggested in the past has been reasonable and we have tried to comply."
Among the issues expected to be part of the Justice Department's lawsuit are allegations made in a recent lawsuit filed by a group of low-income people who claimed officers in Ferguson and nearby Jennings targeted minorities with minor traffic infractions and then jailed them when they couldn't pay fines.
The Justice Department action would ask for court supervision of changes at the Ferguson Police Department to improve how police deal with the minority communities they are supposed to protect.
Holder hinted at plans to announce the outcome of the dual investigations during an appearance at the National Press Club on Tuesday.
"I think everybody will see when we announce our results that the process that we have engaged in is, as I said back at the time when I went to Ferguson, independent, thorough and based on all the facts," he said. "And I am confident that people will be satisfied with the results that will be announced."
He is the grandson and nephew of two presidents. He's running for political office. Could he be following a well-known political dynasty?
He is becoming the newest thing the junk food media will be focusing on. The son of a former Florida governor is getting name recognition. The hapless ABC reporter Jonathon Karl flaunting over this guy.
I knew Jonathan Karl was a Republican dick sucker when he was playing this stupid gotcha game in January.
Karl was the guy who tried to bait former press secretary Jay Carney into talking about First Lady Michelle Obama's personal expenses for her birthday party.
He asks George Prescott Bush, the Republican nominee for Texas Controller the question!
Is your dad, Jeb Bush running for president?
He's weighing in the options, says George P. Bush.
George P. Bush is the son of John Ellis Bush, former governor of Florida.
George is grandson of the 41st President of the United States, George H.W. Bush. He is the nephew of the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush,
The only Bush that can appeal to Hispanic voters is Jeb. For you see, Jeb is married to Columba, a Mexican American citizen who . They have three children.
Jeb was probably the best choice if the election was back in 2000. But due to the fact that he allow Katherine Harris, then Secretary of State lose those recount ballots, who's to say I would support a Bush?
President George W. Bush's birthday is today. The Republican Party is trying to bank off the legacy of one of the 21st Century's most ineffective leaders.
I will no longer receive newsletters from the Republican National Committee anymore.
What has the Republican Party done so far to win my support?
Nothing.
Other than attack the president at every whim. For a Republican, that's good. For an independent, you want bipartisanship or at least something that could be beneficial to Americans.
Republicans offer nothing but useless ideas.
I am so fed up with the Republican Party and their endless bitching. Tired of the same old faces and same old repetitive talking points from the Republicans and their conservative allies.
I am watching GOP Sundays again with those old geezers Martha Raddatz, Bob Schieffer, David Gregory and that Smirking Monkey dude on Loserville.
This the country's 238th birthday and on GOP Sunday, all you get is the same old tired looking Republican agitators and that one Democrat who just loves to rant.
Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), John McCain (R-AZ) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) are the perennial annoyances of GOP Sundays. CBS's Face The Nation is within striking distance of NBC's Meet The Press. With that being said, each of these lawmakers make their case against the Sunni terrorist group ISIS and immigration reform. These issue are highly controversial but you'll never see a person of color, a religious scholar or a person who can testify to the situation.
The old WHITE male continues to dominate breakfast chats and GOP Sundays.
Here's the Republican newsletter that I've gotten in my email box. This one makes me shake my head.
Hillary Clinton meets with a protester who dressed up a squirrel saying that a Clinton in the White House is NUTS!
Here's the newsletter I gotten in my email:
Friend,
Resolute and decisive.
That’s what I remember when I think of the leadership of President George W. Bush. He led our nation through some of the most challenging moments of our nation’s history.
He led.
The President we have today thinks our country should “lead from behind” and has significantly diminished the United States’ standing in the world — and worse, he has made us less safe.
I miss the leadership of President George W. Bush. And I miss him.
I had the privilege of serving in his White House, and I saw the character that he and his family provided our nation. I will be forever grateful for their service.
Tomorrow is President George W. Bush’s Birthday. It’s a moment that has reminded us of what leadership in the White House really looks like. And we’re working to send principled leaders to the Senate and House in 2014 and to the White House in 2016.
Would you help make that possible by contributing $27 to get your official “I Miss W.” t-shirt today before his birthday?
Order your official “I Miss W.” t-shirt today.
Thank you,
Sara Armstrong
RNC Chief Operating Officer
P.S. If you haven’t already, you can still sign President George W. Bush’s birthday card here.
For one, I wish George W. Bush a good 68th birthday. He continues to stay out of the political limelight.
Vice President Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Karl Rove, Michael Chertoff and numerous other Republicans continue to open their damn mouths and insert their foots in.
They were part of the reason why American went into a recession. They were the reason why September 11, 2001 happened. That didn't keep anyone safe. It kept us divided and destroyed a whole lot of people's lives. We lost 5,000 men and women in combat under two presidents in Afghanistan and Iraq.
It's better that we stay out of these conflicts. If we meddle in these affairs, we're assuring ourselves another 9/11. It's best to keep a distance but keep our defenses strong.
The economy is recovering but not fast enough. The Republicans refuse to pass the president's proposals.
Republicans want to continue pushing austerity and tax breaks for high end earners.
Republicans blocking Obama is the only thing they've got. And yes, it's effective.
President Barack Obama is the worst president since World War II, 33 percent of American voters say in a Quinnipiac University National Poll released today. Another 28 percent pick President George W. Bush.
Ronald Reagan is the best president since WWII, 35 percent of voters say, with 18 percent for Bill Clinton, 15 percent for John F. Kennedy and 8 percent for Obama, the independent Quinnipiac University poll finds.
They knew when they got keys to the White House the problems would come as soon as they open the door.
Among Democrats, 34 percent say Clinton is the best president, with 18 percent each for Obama and Kennedy.
Obama has been a better president than George W. Bush, 39 percent of voters say, while 40 percent say he is worse. Men say 43 - 36 percent that Obama is worse than Bush while women say 42 - 38 percent he is better. Obama is worse, Republicans say 79 - 7 percent and independent voters say 41 - 31 percent. Democrats say 78 - 4 percent that he is better.
Voters say by a narrow 37 - 34 percent that Obama is better for the economy than Bush.
America would be better off if Republican Mitt Romney had won the 2012 presidential election, 45 percent of voters say, while 38 percent say the country would be worse off.
Missing Mitt are Republicans 84 - 5 percent and independent voters 47 - 33 percent, while Democrats say 74 - 10 percent that the U.S. would be worse off with Romney.
Benghazi suspect was pissed off about the anti-Islamic movie Innocence of Muslims.
The New York Times once again helps debunk this ongoing nonsense being spread by conservatives.
They report that hmed Abu Khattala was always open about his animosity toward the United States, and even about his conviction that Muslims and Christians were locked in an intractable religious war. “There is always hostility between the religions,” he said in an interview. “That is the nature of religions.”
During the assault on the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on the night of Sept. 11, 2012, Mr. Abu Khattala was a vivid presence. Witnesses saw him directing the swarming attackers who ultimately killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans.
Afterward, he offered contradictory denials of his role, sometimes trying to say that he did not do it but strongly approved. He appeared to enjoy his notoriety.
Captured by military commandos and law enforcement agents early on Monday, Mr. Abu Khattala may now help address some of the persistent questions about the identity and motives of the attackers. The thriving industry of conspiracy theories, political scandals, talk show chatter and congressional hearings may now confront the man federal investigators say played the central role in the attack.
Despite extensive speculation about the possible role of Al Qaeda in directing the attack, Mr. Abu Khattala is a local, small-time Islamist militant. He has no known connections to international terrorist groups, say American officials briefed on the criminal investigation and intelligence reporting, and other Benghazi Islamists and militia leaders who have known him for many years.
In several hours of interviews since the attack, Mr. Abu Khattala was happy to profess his admiration for Osama bin Laden and other leaders of Al Qaeda. He insisted that American foreign policy alone was to blame for the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. But he remained a distant admirer of Mr. Bin Laden’s organization, having spent most of his adult life in and out of jail for his extremism under Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.
The FBI is still seeking information in regards to those involved in the September 11, 2012 attack.
Even by the standards of Benghazi jihadists — and even among many of his friends — Mr. Abu Khattala stands out as both erratic and extremist. “Even in prison, he was always alone,” said Sheikh Mohamed Abu Sidra, an Islamist member of Parliament from Benghazi who spent several years in prison with Mr. Abu Khattala.
Although widely seen at the attack, Mr. Abu Khattala made no attempt to flee. The safest place for him may have been Benghazi, where Libya’s weak central government feared exerting its authority because of the superior power of the local Islamist militias.
Mr. Abu Khattala’s neighbors and other residents of Benghazi were apparently unaware of his capture, perhaps because they assumed he was caught up in other fighting in the city. A renegade general has been waging a local campaign against Islamist militants such as those in Ansar al-Shariah and Mr. Abu Khattala.
In interviews after the news emerged, two Benghazi residents said they had last seen Mr. Abu Khattala on Sunday. A neighbor in the el-Leithi district said he had seen Mr. Abu Khattala leaving his house alone in an Afghan-style jallabiya, with a Kalashnikov rifle slung over one shoulder and a Belgian FN rifle over the other.
“Then he walked deep into el-Leithi,” the neighbor said. “We haven’t seen him since.”
Since the 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, the conservatives decided to hang that rope around the neck of the president and Hillary Clinton instead of the mastermind who committed the act.
Conservatives believe that President Barack Obama was incompetent in handling this event. After all he was on the election trail and it happened to by September 11. Obviously that is a symbolic day in America.
Benghazi is a beautiful seaside city.
In 2001, we saw one of the worst attacks on American soil. The United States went to war in Afghanistan and later Iraq on the whims of the War on Terror.
The event in Benghazi was a part of multiple sparks of anger overseas. The social networks were lit ablaze when a mysterious man released a movie trailer online called the Innocence of Muslims
Over here in the United States, we became more hateful towards Muslims. Did you know there were 20 reported crimes of anti-Islamic hate in the United States?
It's driven by the angry voices of the conservative agitators who have a strong resentment towards race, gender, sexuality, religion, nationality, disability, political and economic standings.
Read the latest from the New York Times on the controversy.
Bill Clinton criticizes the healthcare law giving Republicans more ammunition to repeal it.
The former President of The United States speaks to an online show and Republicans pounce on it.
Calling President Barack Obama a liar over "you can keep" is like saying former president George W. Bush saying Iraq harbored "weapons of mass destruction".
One clear difference of Obama and Bush. Obama never sent people into war. Although he's a war president, he didn't lead American soldiers into Iraq. Bush did and has no regrets over misleading the nation into it.
The healthcare law is an ongoing obsession for the Republicans and its allies of the conservative movement.
They spent a majority of legislative time trying to repeal or defund the law. Like most lawmakers, they are to inform their constituents of the changes in the law. Most Republicans spent a majority of their time telling their constituents that they think "OBAMACARE" is a threat to the heart of America.
Now the left is really pissed at Bill Clinton. He speaks ill about the greatest achievement in President Barack Obama's legacy. He talks about it and the conservative agitators are saying "AH-HA, WE TOLD YOU SO!"
Now some liberal agitators are so pissed at Clinton, they promised that Hillary Clinton will suffer because of this. The liberals are threatening to derail a potential Hillary Clinton nomination.
Clinton said: "The president should honor the commitment the federal government made to those people and let them keep what they've got. [However], we're better off with this program than we are without it."
Even former vice president Dick Cheney is speaking favorably of Clinton's comments.
The House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) has put his tissues in his purse. He goes forth with a statement saying "RIGHT ON BILL! RIGHT ON!"
Many think that the former president's comments have a negative impact on the law. Clinton's comments derail the White House talking points.
Boehner was weeping tears of joy when former president Bill Clinton spoke about the problems with the Affordable Care Act. The Republicans are obsessed with repealing the law.
The Affordable Healthcare Act was signed into law in 2010 and its been the scorn of Republicans.
The Republicans repealed the law over 45 times and even contested it in the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ruled it valid and handed Republicans a huge defeat.
So during its implications, the legislators failed at addressing their constituents and hence forth a bunch of misinformed Americans who believe in "death panels".
Loserville and conservative agitators have spread malicious information about the law. It may force individuals to ignore the law and pay penalties for no complying.
Bill Clinton's comments have implications to the general electorate. He's still a popular figure.
What do you think of the comments?
Were they out of line, or in the place of what the situation is?
Do you think these comments could impact a potential Hillary Clinton bid for president?
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Two months ago, the former president speaks about the healthcare law in a positive way.
We still keep our prayers for the ones lost on September 11, 2001 and 2012.
We will never forget the events of September 11, 2001 and 2012.
Many Americans working in service of their country made the ultimate sacrifice on that day.
We here at Journal de la Reyna show solidarity to those who lost their lives in New York City, Washington, D.C., Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and even the tragedy in Benghazi, Libya.
Former Bush secretary of state Colin Powell disgusted with Republicans continued obstruction.
Former Bush adviser is really considering his options. He may drop the Republican label and become an independent. Colin Powell, the former Secretary of State under George W. Bush went to CBS to talk about Civil Rights in America. He had an opportunity to talk about the Republican infighting, the George Zimmerman verdict and the 50th Anniversary of The March On Washington.
In 2008 and 2012, the former secretary of state endorsed Barack Obama for president pissing off the racist right. Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) and his allies think that Powell's endorsement of Obama is an example of "Blacks voting solely on race and not issues"! Perennial loser Mitt Romney's camp thought that Powell was already a "Republican In Name Only."
King Hippo slammed the endorsement as an example of "us Black folk" willing to support Obama no matter what he does because "he's protected by his race" and "we Black folk" already assume that the Republicans and their conservative allies are racist anyway.
That Guy Who Throws Shit To The Wall and others of the racist right outlined an alleged affair that Powell had with a Romanian politician. The cyber hacker pushed the alleged affair to the conservative agitators.
Former Vice President Dick Chaney calls Powell a turncoat and refuse to acknowledge him as a friend.
They're currently feuding with one another.
Powell appears on Face The Nation along with civil rights leader and politico Congressman John Lewis (D-Georgia).
Powell has been critical of the divisive voting laws that Republican governors signed on. They've signed on voter identification laws that requires residents to provide state identification to vote. It's a means to undermine "voter fraud".
Again voter fraud makes up less than 5% of the issues facing America right now. What many critics call it is another ploy to undermine the Democratic Party's core supporters Black, Hispanic and young voters.
See you can have a firearm permit as proof of identification. But a college identification isn't valid. If you don't drive and you have no means of obtaining an identification (but your registered to vote), you can't vote.
The United States Justice Department is suing the state of Texas right now for this type of nonsense.
North Carolina is one of the many states that passed intrusive voter's identification laws. It's being challenged by civil right groups. Powell openly criticized the Republican state governor Pat McCrory over this.
Colin Powell warned that Republicans are chasing for a needle in a haystack. He said that the Trayvon Martin situation and these intrusive laws like voter identification are going to be the rally call for Black Americans.
Also as a father, Powell elaborates on the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman situation.
“I think that it will be seen as a questionable judgment on the part of the judicial system down there, but I don’t know if it will have staying power,” Powell said. “These cases come along, and they blaze across the midnight sky and then after a period of time, they’re forgotten.”
Powell also said that President Barack Obama was right to speak about the case, and the experience of African Americans in general, and encouraged more leaders to do so.
“I’d like to see [Obama] be more passionate about race questions, and I think that was an accurate characterization of some of the things that we were exposed to,” Powell said.
Bob Schieffer asks Powell about Syria, Egypt, the president's reaction to the Zimmerman verdict, Chris Lane murder, the Republican infighting, the voter's ID laws and the March On Washington.
At least he's number 29 of the most annoying celebrities. His girlfriend Rihanna is number 67.
Ranker list the top 50 most annoying celebrities in the world. And it's brutal. I mean some I've heard of and most are pretty well known to be agitators in the media. The B-list agitators included folks in the news, sports, entertainment and music. So here's the run down. If you love them, no disrespect, but they're not people I would want to be in a room with.
1) Paris Hilton - Hotel heiress, socialite and reality television star. 2) Sarah Palin - Former Alaskan governor and reality television star. 3) Perez Hilton - Celebrity agitator and gossip. 4) Lindsay Lohan - Actress and singer. 5) Spencer Pratt - Reality television star. 6) Kim Kardashian - Reality television star. 7) Kanye West - Rapper/producer, activist, reality television star. 8) Heidi Montag - Reality television star. 9) Rosie O'Donnell - Actress, activist, and director. 10) Glenn Beck - Talk radio host, media mogul, and activist. 11) Miley Cyrus - Actress, singer, and reality television star. 12) Justin Bieber - Singer. 13) Ann Coulter - Conservative commentator. 14) The Jonas Brothers - Singers and reality television stars. 15) Kourtney Kardashian - Reality television star. 16) Real Housewives Of _____ - Entertainers, singers, actresses and reality television stars. 17) Khloe Kardashian - Reality television star. 18) Carlos Mencia - Comedian. 19) Donald Trump - Real estate mogul and reality television star. 20) Rush Limbaugh - Talk radio host and conservative commentator. 21) Tom Cruise - Actor. 22) Bill O'Reilly - Conservative commentator. 23) Elizabeth Hasselbeck - Conservative commentator and reality television star. 24) Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi - Reality television star. 25) Kristen Stewart - Actress. 26) Sean Hannity - Talk radio host and conservative commentator. 27) Tucker Carlson - Conservative commentator. 28) Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino - Reality television star. 29) Chris Brown - Rapper and singer. 30) Bristol Palin - Reality television star. 31) Nicki Minaj - Rapper, singer, and reality television star. 32) Dick Cheney - Former Vice President of The United States. 33) Courtney Love - Rocker, singer, activist, and model. 34) Lady Gaga - Rocker, singer, activist, model, and media mogul. 35) Al Sharpton - Civil rights activist, liberal commentator, and talk radio host. 36) Robert Pattinson - Actor. 37) Charlie Sheen - Actor and director. 38) Taylor Momsen - Actress, singer and model. 39) Newt Gingrich - Former U.S. Congressman and presidential candidate. 40) LaBron James - NBA player and activist. 41) Jordan (aka Katie Price) - Model and reality television star. 42) Jennifer Lopez - Singer, model, reality television star, and media mogul. 43) Nick Cannon - Singer, rapper, director, and reality television star. 44) Joan Rivers - Comedian, reality television star and celebrity agitator. 45) Mel Gibson - Actor, director, and media mogul. 46) Karl Rove - Conservative commentator. 47) Nancy Pelosi - U.S. Congresswoman and former House Speaker. 48) Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola - Reality television star. 49) Dennis Rodman - Retired basketball player and reality television star. 50) Larry The Cable Guy - Comedian.
These individuals are pretty annoying! But if you really want to view the list of the most annoying. Sign up to Ranker and get your say in who's the most annoying!
Note most of these entertainers and politicos are reality television stars. What makes it so sad, is the junk food nation we call the United States continues to peddle these wheels.
The Middle East is upset over a movie produced by a bigot depicting the Prophet Mohammad in a negative light. The people who were responsible created a diplomatic mess. An American ambassador loses his life over this.
The growing tension over an portion of an American bigot's movie has a bunch of bigots in the Middle East riled up. It's blasphemous that anyone mocks the prophet Mohammad. The American bigotry towards the Islamic faith is unprecedented.
White supremacists crimes against those who are Muslim or Sikh are growing. There's reports of the rise of hate crimes towards those who are Muslim or Sikh. From vandalism, burning of the qur'an and total destruction of a mosque, some individuals are taking their hate of one religion to the extreme. Wade Michael Page, fueled on ignorance thought he killed Muslims. Unfortunately, he killed Sikh. They're not Muslims, but since the men are wearing turbans, I guess it's Muslim to a White supremacist.
Congressman Peter King (R-New York) caused a major firestorm last year when he demanded that law enforcement look into the rise of radicalism in American Mosques. King didn't focus on extremism in general.
The rise of right wing extremism was off the table.
Christian fundamentalism was off the table. King wanted to be focused on Shir'ia law and the Cordoba House (Ground Zero Mosque).
Terry Jones (right) is a controversial pastor in Florida. He burned Qur'an in attempt to draw attention about "radical" Islam. What he's done was setback progress between the United States, Israel and the Middle East. All for the freedom of speech and religious intolerance.
State legislators wasted time passing laws trying to make it crime to practice Shir'ia law. Wasting time on the culture war instead of working on helping people find jobs.
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minnesota) made a personal attack on former Congressman Anthony Weiner's wife because of her disdain for the Muslim Brotherhood, a politically conservative religious sect that elected its first Egyptian leader since the fall of Hosni Mubarak. Bachmann also criticized her fellow legislator Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota) for alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Her words caused Anthony Weiner to hire more security. Ellison shot back at the Republicans for being divisive towards Islam and not focusing on matters that help Americans find work.
Conservative agitator Michael Savage, Pam Geller, Frank Gaffney, and Brigitte Gabriel are known Islamophobics. They devoted their time to bashing Muslims.
Republican nominee, Mitt Romney insults the Middle East on his first tour as a presidential nominee. The nominee (who is a known perennial candidate) is a foreign policy novice. He doesn't have the skill in diplomatic affairs. Jerusalem is a holy religious area and those involved in this matter are part of the highly conservative Sunni Islam religion and those of highly conservative Masorti Judaism religion. They're conflicting over the natural rights of the city. Romney clearly took a side in this conflict by stating that Jerusalem was the national capital of Israel. That had Palestine leaders upset. The United Nation doesn't recognized Jerusalem as the national capital and many feel this is a touchy issue in the time where those in the West Bank and Gaza Strip want to declare sovereignty.
Many in the Republican Party were railing against the Democratic Party for not invoking god as a platform at their national convention. President Barack Obama, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Florida), and Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa demanded their delegates recognize god and Jerusalem as the national capital of Israel. That led to members booing. Some of the members of the Democratic delegation were probably Islamic, Sikh, agnostic, and non-religious protesting the move being a political expediency.
The prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu and President Barack Obama aren't on the best of terms.
The conservative leader has criticized President Obama over his handling over Iran's nuclear program. The president and his administration are seriously focus on preventing the nation from creating a nuclear weapon.
Christopher Stevens dies because of protest in Libya.
Iran denies these claims and stating continuously that it's nuclear program is for proper energy usage.
Republican nominee Mitt Romney condemns the Obama administration for not talking to Netanyahu.
Netanyahu has been a problem for President Barack Obama. They've often clashed over Iran and the sanctions of the Gaza Strip and West Bank.
President Barack Obama is strong on foreign policy. But this recent controversy overseas has giving Romney an opportunity to catch up on his leadership skills. The president is pretty much upset over the incident that lead to the death of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya.
Terry Jones, the controversial pastor of a Florida church and an Israeli-American real estate developer created a freaking backlash overseas. The foolish pastor burn the Qur'an at his Dove's World Outreach International Church which sparked deadly protest in Afghanistan, Iraq and areas where the United States has its interest and abroad.
The independent film, Innocence of Muslims was produced and directed by Sam Bacile, an Israeli-American real estate developer. According to Bacile, he produced the film to call attention to what he perceived were the "hypocrisies" of Islam.
According to Ynet, Bacile said he raised $5 million from about 100 Jewish donors, whom he declined to identify. Working with about 60 actors and 45 crew members, he said he made the two-hour movie in three months last year in California. The film has been promoted by Terry Jones, the Florida pastor whose burning of qur'ans previously sparked deadly riots around the world, who said Tuesday that he planned to show a 13-minute trailer that night at his church in Gainesville, Florida. "It is an American production, not designed to attack Muslims but to show the destructive ideology of Islam," he said in a statement. "The movie further reveals in a satirical fashion the life of Muhammad."
In July 2012, a 14-minute excerpt from the English-language film was posted on YouTube. By September the movie had been dubbed into Arabic, by which time it had attracted the attention of Muslim leaders who criticized the film's depiction of Muhammad.The Daily Telegraph reported that it portrayed Muhammad as an advocate of pedophilia and a homosexual, showing him having sex.
Bacile is now fearing for his life.
Some are calling for the United States to remove themselves from the Middle East.
The Israelis are threatening to use military force against Iran. That move may spark another World War and the United States and United Nations are warning of dire consequences if Israel strikes.
Mitt Romney is a foolish politician. Just when you though he was toast, here comes a break. This may give him a chance to brush up on international affairs. This is one of those moments where the 3am phone call is needed.
Terry Jones, Sam Becile and those Libya and Eygpt are reckless. Plain and simple.
Terry Jones knew what he was doing! He knew that this will draw international attention to his pathetic church and put the path to peace in jeopardy. What he's done was made it more likely for people of Afghanistan to drop their support of the United States. The president is trying to end the war in Afghanistan by 2014, and the mass killings over there is on the rise. The religiously conservative Taliban is trying to regain an advantage. The Taliban plots terrorist attacks on American troops and the people of Pakistan.
We here at Journal de la Reyna express our condolences to those Americans lost in this tragic incident. We also condemn those who use religion as an excuse to cause injury and death of the innocence.
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The country's worst tragedy. September 11, 2001. Of course, we'll never forget.
Tuesday September 11, 2001 a clear day. Four airliners crash into the World Trade Center, The Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The United States was caught off guard by men who hijacked planes and managed to cause one of the world's most deadliest attacks on soil.
September 11, 2001 was the day that George W. Bush was thrust into a war against a foreign terrorist organization that many barely known. Bill Clinton had dealt with this organization during the first attack at the World Trade Center, the Kenya and Tanzania embassy bombing, USS Cole, the attacks on American citizens in Saudi Arabia.
The organization al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for this mission in which apparently over a dozen individuals left their families and decided to join a conservative Sunni fundamental Islamic extremist group for a suicide mission.
Al-Qaeda was led by a Saudi Arabian man who was an heir to successful construction company. This gentleman, aided by an Egyptian doctor/activist, and a Kuwaiti engineer managed to plot a mass attack on the United States.
Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed were the backers of terrorist attack.
They saw lapses at American airports. They found that an opportunity was born when the United States lets their guard down after an election.
This tragedy brought together America.
When George W. Bush took office, many were fuming at the Supreme Court decision that allowed Florida's electoral votes go to him and the popular vote go to Al Gore, the Vice President of the United States at the time. The Texas governor's brother was John Ellis Bush (Jeb), and he was then governor of Florida at the time. Some questioned that tactics by Katherine Harris, then secretary of state and later congresswoman purging Black and Hispanic voters off the rolls. Voter irregularities and shady tactics at the polling booths.
Between all the partisan bickering and finger pointing our nation came to grips with a tragedy. Over 3,000 lives were lost that day alone. Counting the numerous injuries and property damages in New York, Washington D.C. and the rural countryside of Pennsylvania.
Bush led the nation into an endless war in Afghanistan and a now finished war in Iraq. At the time Fox News led the way to help the Bush Administration get its message out that Saddam Hussein was the bad guy and Osama bin Laden was harboring terrorism here and abroad.
When Barack Obama ran for president, he promised that he wouldn't rest until the leaders of al-Qaeda were captured or killed. His political rivals thought he was naive and foolish at the time. They were wrong.
After a landslide election, Barack Obama was elected to be president. As the successor of George W. Bush, Barack Obama inherited two wars, an economic crisis and congressional gridlock.
Osama bin Laden was killed in May 2011.
President Barack Obama managed to end the war in Iraq and is on the verge of ending the war in Afghanistan. The president is still trying to get a stubborn Congress to pass legislation that could spark growth in the economy.
And of course, the president kept his promise. May 2011, the president announced to the world that the leader of al-Qaeda was killed by the United States Military Special Operatives in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
President Barack Obama has been really aggressive on disrupting al-Qaeda and its affiliates.
The president's political foes in the Republican Party wish Osama bin Laden was still alive. They refuse to credit the president for giving the orders to take out the world's most wanted terrorist
The Republicans could never take responsibility for a tragedy. They'll blame the Democrats for every domestic or international incident whenever there's a Republican president.
George W. Bush ignored the Richard Clarke warnings. He ignored the Clinton memos. He wanted to chart his own goals.
Republicans claim that if it wasn't for Bill Clinton, the 9/11 attacks would of never happened. They claim that if it wasn't for George W. Bush, Osama bin Laden would of never been taken out. If it wasn't for the Democratic leaders of Louisiana, Hurricane Katrina's impact would of never destroyed New Orleans. If it wasn't for the Democrats and Barack Obama, we would of never had such a terrible economy. George W. Bush could never do anything wrong!
I have to admit that every year this will be a theme among the political leaders. They'll spent a few moments with families of the 9/11 victims.
CNN is the first news organization in the world to report of an airliner crashing into the World Trade Center in New York. This led to the 9/11 attacks. Carol Lin can claim credit for interrupting a Dietech commercial with the words:
"This just in. You are looking at obviously a very disturbing live shot there. That is the World Trade Center, and we have unconfirmed reports this morning that a plane has crashed into one of the towers of the World Trade Center. CNN Center right now is just beginning to work on this story, obviously calling our sources and trying to figure out exactly what happened, but clearly something relatively devastating happening this morning there on the south end of the island of Manhattan. That is once again, a picture of one of the towers of the World Trade Center."
Isaac is approaching New Orleans, seven years to the day, Hurricane Katrina leveled the city.
Isaac is a dangerous storm. The potential of the tropical storm becoming a hurricane is likely. And it's aimed directly for New Orleans. Tuesday's arrival of the storm marks the day that Hurricane Katrina destroy the South.
Over seven years ago, Hurricane Katrina pounded New Orleans, Louisiana and Biloxi, Mississippi. The hurricane killed over thousands of people. President George W. Bush felt the impact. He was roundly criticized for taking a vacation while the hurricane was approaching. The Bush administration's slow actions lead to the direct destruction of a major city.
When celebrities were fundraising for the victims of the hurricane, Kanye West made an impromptu speech declaring that George W. Bush doesn't care about Black people.
Are we seeing history repeating itself?
No.
People are preparing for this one. People are bracing for the Category 1 (even possibility of Category 2) storm. This storm could bring damage to the Gulf Coast.
In 2005, the fuel prices soared up to over $3.00 a gallon. The shut down of oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and the potential damages of communities surrounding the Gulf Coast has driven fuel prices above the normal.
The New York Daily News reports that the GOP is panicked that Tropical Storm Isaac will morph into a hurricane and begin pounding the Gulf coast late Monday or early Tuesday. They don’t want to have to compete for news time with a dramatic hurricane.
But a bigger cause for their alarm is the very real possibility Isaac will hit New Orleans. And if it does, it may remind Americans of the last time New Orleans took the full brunt of a hurricane – and the non-response from the last Republican White House.
It was Hurricane Katrina, and the President was George W. Bush. Weeks and months went by as the residents of New Orleans suffered.
Then President George W. Bush and former FEMA chief Michael Brown. Then President Bush uttered the infamous words: "Brownie, you're doing a heck a of a job!"
“Heck of a job, Brownie,” said Bush to the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Administration, Michael Brown – who hadn’t done his job at all.
That’s because Bush not only failed New Orleans. He also told America there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq – leading us into a terrible war on the basis of a lie.
High fuel prices happen during a hurricane or disruption in oil supply.
In addition, Bush took a $5 trillion budget surplus, handed to him by the Clinton administration, and turned it into an almost $6 trillion debt. He did this by enacting a giant tax cut that went mostly to wealthy Americans, passing a Medicare drug benefit that mostly benefitted the drug companies, and then convincing Congress to bail out Wall Street – no strings attached.
The Bush administration also let Wall Street get away with the risky bets and predatory home loans, until the Street almost melted down.
Mitt Romney and others who are gathering in Tampa want to erase the memory of George W. Bush. They want to blame President Obama for the budget deficit and the lousy economy. That’s what their infomercial is largely about.
But if a Hurricane Isaac pounds New Orleans, Americans may start to recall the Bush administration anyway. They may even begin to recall how Republicans treat average Americans in need. And how they treat top executives from corporations and Wall Street whose jets have just been cleared to land in Tampa, where they’ll be wined and dined for the next three days.
