tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42826393105473183532024-03-12T21:06:52.833-05:00Shira bat Sarahshirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.comBlogger818125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-29069547028296253882014-03-05T17:51:00.000-06:002014-03-05T17:51:27.412-06:00MS SB2681- Not Just Against the GaysThe Mississippi legislature is in the process of enacting SB2681, a so-called Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act. This law is not just about shop owners being able to discriminate against homosexuals, lesbians, transgenders, and bi-sexuals. It's an open assault on everyone's civil liberties.
Look at the wording in this section:
58 (c)"shirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-56553479605101196082014-02-11T17:22:00.000-06:002014-02-11T17:22:59.625-06:00The Day We Fight Back: NSA Stop Spying on USWhen the the PATRIOT Act was first purposed, I wrote to my Congressmen and asked them to please not sign it. Sadly, they did. And the Congressman Steven Palazzo has voted to renew it. This act, along with the War on Drugs has eroded our essential liberties of unreasonable searches and seizures. A few inroads are being made regarding the War on Drugs. I still cannot fathom why a majority of shirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-76954466126105676072013-10-15T17:19:00.000-05:002013-10-15T17:19:56.015-05:00Proud to Be a Liberal
I'm disgusted by Senator Ted Cruz, failed ex-Governor Sarah Palin, Speaker of the House John Boehner, Congressman Paul Ryan, my representative Steven Palazzo and the TEA Party who seemingly want to destroy our country. I like living in a representative Democracy. They don't even appear to know what a representative Democracy is.
They are destroying our country by playing dangerous games. shirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-242124258608765712013-07-03T17:17:00.000-05:002013-07-03T17:17:42.926-05:00Remember Who We Are This Independence Dayshirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-87730055119094313842013-03-28T18:14:00.000-05:002013-03-28T18:14:07.086-05:00Southern EqualityOn March 26, 2013, a group of around 150 gathered on the beach in Gulfport MS for a bonfire and candle light vigil so that all Americans can enjoy equal rights. Currently the US Supreme Court is hearing debating on the issue of gay marriage.
The first person I introduced myself to was Sara Bell. In January, she and her wife tried to apply for a marriage license at the Forrest County Circuit shirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-40597950304100330652013-03-24T18:09:00.000-05:002013-03-24T18:09:00.234-05:00For All MankindThe United States used to dream big. With the technology NASA needed to send men to the moon, we as a country derived great benefit from the government funded program. It led us to become the technological leader.
Last night as I was watchingFor All Mankind, I couldn't help but reflect on the difference 50 years have made since President Kennedy gave his speech on to the moon:
"No single shirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-62892104907457683082013-03-21T17:19:00.000-05:002013-03-21T17:19:20.933-05:00ImagineWe live in a world today in turmoil. We need more peacemakers. Sadly, they seem to be the ones silenced.
shirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-87328939798144175132013-03-13T18:16:00.000-05:002013-03-13T18:16:09.425-05:00Mississippi: So DepressingLiving in Mississippi can be a challenge. It is a very conservative state. One that elected Governor Phil Bryant who said this:
"Even if you believe in abortion, the hypocrisy of the left that now tried to kill this bill, that says that I should have never signed it, the true hypocrisy is that their one mission in life is to abort children, is to kill children in the womb."
No Mr. Bryant, shirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-54659973645697568522012-10-25T11:44:00.000-05:002012-10-25T11:44:46.454-05:00More Money - Better Than Youshirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-46137517251387597232012-10-19T13:04:00.000-05:002012-10-19T13:04:20.953-05:00Romnesia Do you forget the specifics of your tax plan? Then you might have Romnesia. Can't remember if you support a woman's right to equal pay? Than you probably have Romnesia. Can't remember all those American companies you bought and then sent the jobs to China? You might have Romnesia.
shirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-31815691265708901422012-10-18T12:54:00.000-05:002012-10-18T12:54:00.105-05:00Privatization Costs Taxpayers More: Part 2 The Daily Show with Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cExclusive - Eugene Jarecki Extended Interview Pt. 2www.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogThe Daily Show on Facebook
shirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-10338449651357555082012-10-17T14:02:00.001-05:002012-10-17T14:02:50.343-05:00Privatization Costs Taxpayers More: Part 1!!!!
The Daily Show with Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cExclusive - Eugene Jarecki Extended Interview Pt. 1www.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogThe Daily Show on Facebook
shirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-36366162578307386992012-10-15T08:53:00.002-05:002012-10-15T08:53:47.614-05:00Not A Big Surprise My Liberal Identity You are a Social Justice Crusader, also known as a rights activist. You believe in equality, fairness, and preventing neo-Confederate conservative troglodytes from rolling back fifty years of civil rights gains. Take the quiz at About.com Political Humor
shirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-32594714875891872982012-10-11T12:47:00.000-05:002012-10-11T12:47:51.515-05:00Facts & Romney/Ryanshirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-34377675330759298872012-10-02T11:55:00.001-05:002012-10-02T11:55:32.020-05:00Since When - Obama for America TV Adshirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-83285886826528769872012-09-28T09:44:00.001-05:002012-09-28T09:44:56.150-05:00My Job - Obama for America TV Adshirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-56754776236219659652012-09-19T18:12:00.000-05:002012-09-19T18:19:05.306-05:00The 47%The Republican presidential nominee has stated the 47% of Americans who do not pay income taxes are moochers and who feel that they are entitled to food, shelter, and medical care.
Who are these "moochers"? Well, according to the The Tax Policy Center , nearly half are senior citizens. These seniors, according to Romney feel entitled to the social security they paid into all those years shirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-16497112044013266542012-08-22T17:33:00.000-05:002012-08-22T17:33:19.611-05:00Cruelty: Romney & Ryan Go Hand in HandRomney has a streak of cruelty as evidenced from the treatment of his dog Seamus and how he treated a fellow classmate he thought was gay.
His company Bain Capital speaks volumes about what truly drives Romney: the lust of money without thinking about who it may harm.
Romney doesn't want to release details of his tax plan. Perhaps, because it would be greeted the same way as Ryan's tax shirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-76489232700879238222012-07-31T17:36:00.000-05:002012-07-31T17:36:31.655-05:00The Romney's Epic European VacationMitt Romney certainly "charmed" Europe.
Mitt Romney's Terrible Horrible ... Trip to Europe
Harry Reid on Romeny Taxes shirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-75023867710105777172012-07-27T11:43:00.000-05:002012-07-27T11:43:52.960-05:00"You Didn't Build That"shirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-61419311778140832022012-07-26T16:51:00.000-05:002012-07-26T16:51:48.606-05:00How's That Anglo-Saxon Heritage Thingy Working Out?Not too good, not too good:
shirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-25402080744324373742012-07-03T17:55:00.000-05:002012-07-03T17:55:14.629-05:00Liberty & Justice for AllI've been thinking a lot about the Pledge of Allegiance and the words liberty and justice for all. For too many years, the focus has been on the words under G-d which were not even added until 1954.
Somehow, we've forgotten what this country is about. Liberty and justice for all has been made a mockery of by the War on Drugs, the PATRIOT Act, NDAA, and allowing torture, specifically water shirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-7431058157198224002012-06-28T12:34:00.000-05:002012-06-28T12:34:16.416-05:00Supreme!Today's ruling in upholding the Affordable Healthcare Act restores my confidence in the Supreme Court. I was so aggravated in their ruling on Citizens United which, to me effectively silences the voices of people like me who do not have millions to spend on elections.
From my friend Dina on Facebook:
Words of Robert Kennedy
"It seems that it is imperative that we reinstill in ourselves theshirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-43259643665394646002012-06-27T13:02:00.000-05:002012-06-27T13:02:03.198-05:00I'm Sure Florida Appreciates Senator Rand Paul: NotMost of Florida is still reeling from flooding caused the massive amounts of rain from Tropical Storm Debby. Senator Rand Paul has decided that adding a personhood amendment to the flood insurance program bill is the right thing to do: for him. Now is the perfect time for him to get all the attention he wants so he can pout and stamp his little feet like the majority of Republican and TEA partyshirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561947281041359122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282639310547318353.post-51522815977146175992012-06-26T17:23:00.000-05:002012-06-26T17:25:41.781-05:00GOP Translator: Know Your Doublespeak!The GOP has used a lot of double-speak(see Orwell's 1984). I found a translator:
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