Chris Carlson/Associated Press Barack Obama spoke to 75,000 people on Sunday in Portland, Ore. He called it “the most spectacular setting for the most spectacular crowd” of the campaign
Site of the Denver Convention.
Riot police fire rubber bullets at protesters outside an FTAA meeting in Miami in 2003 (AP Photo).
Political activists planning protest rallies at the upcoming Democratic Convention in Denver have their stomachs in knots over a rumor about a crowd control weapon - known as the “crap cannon” - that might be unleashed against them.
Before you make idle threats to get my daughter in trouble, read your own post!!!!!
Can - Join a political club and attend its meetings when not in uniform.
Can - Register, vote, and express a personal opinion on political candidates and issues, but not as a representative of the Armed Forces.
You are hateful and sick. There is a special place in hell for you.
Barack Obama is the leader our nation needs to bring about change we can believe in.
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Barack In Fargo, North Dakotaby Amanda ScottThursday, July 03, 2008 at 03:10 PM Barack spoke today at the Children's Museum at Yunker Farm in Fargo, North Dakota. He talked about the importance of Veterans, saying...
Tomorrow, we’ll mark the 4th of July with barbecues and parades; fireworks and time off with loved ones. We’ll also have the opportunity to give thanks for our troops and veterans. Their sacrifice has made possible the freedom that we enjoy. And keeping faith with those who serve must always be a core American value and a cornerstone of American patriotism. Because America's commitment to its servicemen and women begins at enlistment, and it must never end.
...The brave Americans who fight today believe deeply in this country. And no matter how many you meet, or how many stories of heroism you hear, every encounter reminds that they are truly special. That through their service, they are living out the ideals that stir so many of us as Americans - pride, duty, and sacrifice.
Some of the most inspiring are those you meet at places like Walter Reed Army Medical Center. They are young men and women who may have lost a limb or even their ability to take care of themselves, but they will never lose the pride they feel for their country. It's this classically American optimism that makes you realize the quality of person we have serving in the United States Armed Forces.
This, after all, is what led them to wear the uniform in the first place - their unwavering belief in the idea of America. The idea that no matter where you come from, or what you look like, or who your parents are, this is a place where anything is possible; where anyone can make it; where we look out for each other, and take care of each other; where we rise and fall as one nation - as one people. It's an idea that's worth fighting for - an idea for which so many Americans have given that last full measure of devotion.
Here are some pictures from the event...
Read the full remarks, as prepared for delivery...
Read More »This post got buried this weekend. I am reposting to address the windfall profits tax and how it can provide incentive to oil companies to control their prices and/or reinvest in oil exploration and drilling. And why they haven't been doing this all along.
It was a follow-up to three other blogs:
http://www.democrats.org/page/community/post/lauraschneider/CNNF
http://www.democrats.org/page/community/post/lauraschneider/CNNT
http://www.democrats.org/page/community/post/lauraschneider/CNN9
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In previous posts, I have talked about my economic theories based on pies:
Democratic/Distribution:
The "bigger pie theory" states that if we all want a bigger piece of the pie, we have to bake a larger pie (grow the economy).
Republican/Consolidation:
The "fixed pie theory" states that the pie is only so big, so in order for me to get a bigger piece, someone else's piece has to be smaller (consolidating wealth).
The oil companies use of stock buybacks (also called repurchases) takes this fixed pie theory to the ultimate extreme. By buying back its own stock, the company consolidates (concentrates) the wealth of the company to a fewer number of investors, which makes the dividends paid by the company larger for each investor. The smaller the number of investors, the larger their share of the profits (the amoung of profit in total remain the same).
To be fair, there are some positive aspects to buybacks.
Read More »NOW THEY ARE CLAIMING TO BE MY SUPPORTERS. LORDIE LORD!
I sure hope these are not my supporters. So embarrassing.
I know it is always a bad idea for me to sit and go through old pictures but I am trying to do my layout setup prior to actually creating a blog dedicated to my wife and the last band we played in up in Chesapeake, VA.
Every now and then memories overwhelm me and I turn into a blubbering fool when that happens creating comments is the last thing I should do so I just felt the need to explain myself so no one would think I had abandoned you all.
I promise if I ever get this thing done i will post the url to it and I would be honored at that time to ask you all to visit it but right now it is just an idea, thanks for letting me run my mouth.
Peace Be With You And Yours
I just saw this on CNN and thought it very interesting. A US soldier is suing the military regarding his negative treatment since he became an athiest...He doesn't want money just a guarantee of freedom of religion within the military.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/08/atheist.soldier/index.html

