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from an AP story this AM…
Iran’s top leader: GOP letter points to US ‘disintegration’
what we should be doing is arresting and prosecuting Tom Cotton, Cory Gardner and the other 45 traitors… the world is watching.
http://news.yahoo.com/irans-top-leader-gop-letter-points-us-disintegration-102812084.html
A few weeks ago I heard David Axlerod allude to Charlie Rose that it was Sheldon Adelson behind the Boehner(over 100K from Aipac) invite for the Bibie speech to the House. A few ®Senators didn’t “cotton” to the idea of the letter. I think that it wasn’t well thought out by the Arkansas jr Senator, and piler ons, more a giddy thank you note for the attention focused upon stalemated forever bush league tea partiers and their recent crush upon a funding possibility(over 400K to Senate leader). Now that they have mounted the tiger, I submit it will be with great difficulty experienced, in getting off.
All of it, the Bibi speech, the letter, and who knows what more, was most likely an organized effort on the right to ruin this Iran nuke agreement and further prevent Obama from achieving anything of substance during his presidency. (ref. N. Korea nukes and Clinton).
And, of course, by R’s constantly denigrating (there’s a word with some history) and denying Obama and Holder policies and the true function of the Justice Dept., people like our pal Cory, Adelson, et al. can do this stuff without any worries of being held responsible for their traitorous actions.
That all sounds about right. Republican legislators who think for themselves are as scarce as hens’ teeth. The same can be said for many Democrats, but it is Republicans who own the “I’ll say anything if you’ll make me rich” brand. They have it down to an art form. It is a new evangelical revival, much like the one that made Jimmy Bakker, Jerry Falwell, and Oral Roberts, et al, so bloody rich…except its political. Bilking uneducated citizens by dishonestly playing their emotions is despicable, but it is the tried and true MO for snake oil salesmen, fundamentalist preachers, and 21st century Republican legislators…nationwide.
If you want to get a glimpse of the America Cory Gardner and Tom Cotton have in mind for us, simply tune in John Hagee on your teevee!
Say, “Thank You, Citizens United . . .”
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/11/opinion/thomas-l-friedman-is-it-sheldons-world.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share
Hmmmmmm, i wonder who the Koch’s would like to start a war with today??
And now the Repugs are experimenting with doing just a little back pedaling by floating the idea that the letter was just a “cheeky” joke and where’s the administration’s sense of humor? You can’t make this stuff up!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/03/11/1370102/-Unnamed-Republican-sources-now-trying-to-claim-Iran-letter-was-meant-as-a-cheeky-joke
Here’s a very logical, and devastating critique from a Navy Admiral (also a Dem) of Sen. Pat Toomey, a rookie senator like our own Cory Gardner:
And:
Bennet should get some of this and dish it, too.
There was a young lady from Niger
who rode on the back of a tiger
they returned from the ride with the lady inside
and a smile on the face of the tiger.
Sorry, DaninDen, I couldn’t help myself.
None taken, lovely
Thanks, Hick! The visionary schemes of policymakers and developers made manifest: Denver ranks number seven in the nation in terms of the rate of gentrification, according to this report:
As they used to say on Car Talk: “Well, you’ve wasted another perfectly good hour…”
I loves data. Thanks for posting this.
Sorry that Denver’s stats aren’t as exciting as Portland’s, but we’re working on it!
Maybe things will really perk up for Denver after it gets its own TV show set in the city (Buds, a pot sitcom), just like what Portlandia did for Portland’s visibility and desirability!
OK, so you don’t like gentrification. What do you propose we do about it?
I know that sounds snarky, but it’s a genuine question.
Geez, now I’m going to come off as a glass-half-full kind of guy: I don’t think there is anything we can do about it.
Anybody else have any suggestions?
I’ll go a step further and say that there’s more right than wrong with gentrification.
Yes, you lose diversity in a neighborhood and that’s bad. But, gentrification stops the downward slide that so many urban areas experienced when the boomers moved to the burbs. You get new investment that spurs economic development and creates jobs. And when the hipsters start having kids, schools will improve (because when they complain, they’re not as easily ignored).
My mistake: I meant to say “glass-three-quarters-empty.”
One question that keeps coming up is what exactly is it that the Republicans, and especially the C-PAC crowd, think we should be doing to deal with Iran? Considering the profound ignorance that gets applauded in those circles, one shudders to imagine.
No matter how many times various officials attempt to explain to Sen. Marco Rubio, for instance, that Iran, even though they don’t like us, does not object to our bombing and otherwise aiding in the fight against ISIS because Iran is also an enemy of ISIS, actively engaged in Iraq and elsewhere in the fight against them, he just can’t get that through his head. He keeps repeating that we are less aggressive in our pursuit of ISIS because we don’t want to upset Iran (huh?) and rightie commentators like Sean Hannity nod in sage agreement. It’s quite the stunning display of abject ignorance but a huge segment of the right thinks it makes perfect sense. And they want to take the WH back and be in charge of foreign policy!?!
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/rubios-confusion-about-isis-and-iran-continues/
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/kerry-teaches-rubio-the-basics-about-the-middle-east
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_White_House_email_controversy
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/03/08/republican-colin-powell-deals-death-blow-hillary-clinton-email-scandal.html
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/03/11/two-names-the-press-omits-from-email-coverage-c/202847
You do realize that demographically speaking, your party runs best with those over 65 and worst with those under 30. While you may enjoy referring to Hillary as Grandma (and she actually is a grandmother) as a snarky putdown, your party’s over 65 base may not see it the same way.
You people were less offensive and probably got further referring to her as Lady MacBeth than as Granny.
Guess we now know the Borg will be referring to HRC as “grandma” to point out that she’s an older woman with a grandchild as opposed to all the male pols with grandchildren, pols they never refer to as “grandpa'” because, in their minds, old white guys are the norm.
Funny but I’m no HRC fan and have no trouble finding plenty of things to criticize without going for stereotype based put downs. I’m also quite able to criticize Obama without reference to any racial stereotype or theorizing about his religion or national origins. Guess righties are just too ignorant and intellectually lazy to do anything but forward cartoons and resort to slurs based on gender and racial bigotry.
Apparently Walker Stapleton is now moonlighting on the editorial board of The Pueblo Chieftan ??
http://www.chieftain.com/mobile/msearch/3414700-123/employees-state-pera-bill
In response to gertie and ajb:
Gentrification hacks I’d like to see:
*A minimum level of affordable housing, including subsidized housing.
*Incentives for realtors and developers to build/ keep affordable housing units.
*Community policing programs which bring together all stakeholders in the neighborhood – elders, working families, hipsters and yuppies, police, youth, community organizations. You can’t just throw money at the problem, though, which is what the Weed and Seed grants of a few years back did – that’s a recipe for corruption. Everything I learned about corruption and rigging elections, I first learned through the Weed and Seed program.
*Minimum levels of conservation, energy efficient buiding, and renovation of old, inefficient spaces to keep the historical value and charm while not being wasteful. Now, in the old Highland neighborhood, we have 100 year old houses scraped off to make space for $250K ugly-ass condos.
And actually, ajb, gentrification kills schools, slowly or quickly, but it kills schools. Because the young poor families are priced out of the market quickly – and young hipsters moving in, if they even have kids, their kids are too young for school. If they are older, the last thing they will do is send them to the crappy neighborhood school. If you don’t believe me, try going to a Manual High School Thunderbolts game, or a Baker Junior High parent teacher night. How about a West High School living Christmas tree festival?
North High School is still surviving, after converting to a magnet school. There are a few other schools that have managed to shift with the tides, and survived, or even thrived, with the neighborhood changes. But these are the exceptions, and not the rule.
If you’re happy and you know it, you probably live in Colorado….
Just not in metro Denver, the Springs, Greeley, or anywhere in the gas patch. From Lifehacker, “Unhappiest People Live in the US”, by Melanie Pinola, using data from the CDC.
This is just hard to believe….
Lindsey Graham: As president I would deploy the military against Congress
http://www.vox.com/2015/3/11/8193751/lindsey-graham-military-coup
Must be all that suppression. Can’t be healthy. Clearly driving him bonkers.
He took it back and said literally, quite literally, didn’t mean literally. Or something.
Oh my stars and garters! Did little ol’ me say “literally?” Well, of course, I didn’t mean it literally, that would be silly. My, it’s so powerfully, powerfully hot in here; does anyone have any sweet tea?
You mean his first act as President would be to have the military force the legislative branch to enact ITS agenda. Nothing quite like getting the military to apply force to support itself.