tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.comments2011-06-12T15:11:11.554-07:00Washington WomanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-50970448235983315992011-06-12T15:09:48.453-07:002011-06-12T15:09:48.453-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Erkanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04936653567983571212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-1971029584980449462008-01-15T09:07:00.000-08:002008-01-15T09:07:00.000-08:00I just wanted you to know I recently discovered yo...I just wanted you to know I recently discovered your blog and what a marvelous read it is. I like your clean, innovative, and minimalist design as well. There is no doubt you will be added to my blogroll.<BR/><BR/>Your post is right on about Edwards and the Chamber of Commerce. We can only hope he wins Nevada to give him some badly needed media coverage.<BR/><BR/><B><I>TrumanDem</I></B><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://trumansconscience.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow"><B><I>Truman's Conscience</I></B></A><BR/><I>"The Buck Stopped Here"</I>TrumanDemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15092986919955165179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-19741239264573091782007-12-09T20:20:00.000-08:002007-12-09T20:20:00.000-08:00Ah, such profound poetry! All the wordsmithery fro...Ah, such profound poetry! All the wordsmithery from Newsweek, or anyone else, could never make a Prince out of the evil Erik. He certainly does fit in with the fourth reich, however. Perhaps we could use an airliner other than Presidential Airways to deliver them all to the Hague.TKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946456283811569806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-75466754613351299522007-11-28T08:25:00.000-08:002007-11-28T08:25:00.000-08:00WHAT OF NEWSWEEK THEN?To read in Newsweek Eric Pri...WHAT OF NEWSWEEK THEN?<BR/><BR/>To read in Newsweek Eric Prince<BR/>Comes off as like a prince<BR/>Of peace--in praise the magazine<BR/>Its words does hardly mince.<BR/><BR/>Painted as a good Christian man<BR/>And blah blah blah blah blah,<BR/>But he would kill another man<BR/>To profit without awe.<BR/><BR/>So what of Newsweek then? What of<BR/>The so-called journalists<BR/>Employed there? Propaganda´s arm<BR/>The moniker resists<BR/><BR/>Of journalism--so it seems:<BR/>If info comes distorted<BR/>So blatantly, why bother read,<BR/>Why bother to report it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-20794561062963605152007-07-23T16:31:00.000-07:002007-07-23T16:31:00.000-07:00Good blog, I just found it from Mary Ellen.Good blog, I just found it from Mary Ellen.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283557503536810926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-80299396031999541212007-07-13T17:24:00.000-07:002007-07-13T17:24:00.000-07:00Why, thank you so much Mary Ellen! That was very t...Why, thank you so much Mary Ellen! That was very thoughtful of you. Thanks also for the link to your site. I'll be checking it out.TKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946456283811569806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-21029545439751269562007-07-11T18:46:00.000-07:002007-07-11T18:46:00.000-07:00Hi T.Kelly!Sorry for going off topic here...I hope...Hi T.Kelly!<BR/><BR/>Sorry for going off topic here...<BR/><BR/>I hope you don't mind, but I had nominated you for the Thinking Blogger Award, you can see it on my site <A HREF="http://divinedem.blogspot.com/2007/07/thinking-blogger-award.html" REL="nofollow">The Divine Democrat</A><BR/><BR/>You have a great blog and I thought I would share it with others.Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835150057881066641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-89546781019755603222007-07-05T19:34:00.000-07:002007-07-05T19:34:00.000-07:00Yes, shameful indeed. What's really sad is that th...Yes, shameful indeed. What's really sad is that these poor kids are some of the luckier ones. From what I was told when I was in New Orleans, only homeowners received FEMA trailers. Renters were out of any luck they thought they might possibly have. Housing has skyrocketed so that only the well-to-do will be able to afford anything that is in livable condition. The city has the burden of matching 10% of needed funds for rebuilding. Needless to say, they don't have the money. And you are justified in being fearful of a reocurrance, as the ACE knowingly installed into the levees faulty pumps that they purchased from the company that employed Jeb Bush. How fortunate that last year was mild, but we are currently in the midst of hurricane season. Pray......TKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946456283811569806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-90883810345995552752007-07-03T22:02:00.000-07:002007-07-03T22:02:00.000-07:00There was just a news story on one of the cable st...There was just a news story on one of the cable stations yesterday about the problems that the schools are dealing with. They were interviewing one of the principles of the school and he said they are having a lot of problems with many of the kids who are basically living on their own without any parents around. It seems that many of the parents are still in Texas and other parts of the country trying to work and make enough money to come back and re-build. In the meantime the kids are back in New Orleans and living with siblings that are only 17 or 18 years old, certainly not old enough to be responsible to take care of younger children on a full time basis. They are living in the trailers that they got from FEMA. <BR/><BR/>I think like everything George Bush has done in his life, he leaves the mess for someone else to clean up. My fear, is that they will be hit again and we will see even more of the same. <BR/><BR/>I don't understand, with all the money that the government had to allocate to the rebuilding of this area, and it is still sitting in a bank, not being used. Truly a shame.Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835150057881066641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-41669949168214758082007-07-03T21:12:00.000-07:002007-07-03T21:12:00.000-07:00Thank you Mary Ellen. I agree with you whole heart...Thank you Mary Ellen. I agree with you whole heartedly. Perhaps the most shocking part was that the same guy that ran this orphanage also ran others that were not in the same condition. These children were truly thought of as throw-aways and somehow less than human. The soldier that kept coming back to brush the teeth of these boys truly deserves a medal. He is one of the people that serve us well and make us proud despite the horrors that they were sent into to be made a part of.TKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946456283811569806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-26399939200412056282007-07-03T19:27:00.000-07:002007-07-03T19:27:00.000-07:00This was such a sad story, yet it brought so much ...This was such a sad story, yet it brought so much joy to my heart to see the humanity that our soldiers brought to those young children. I can't understand how anyone can watch a child suffer and ignore their basic needs. The description of the woman who worked there, who was smiling for the camera's as if there was nothing wrong with the treatment they gave to these children just made my blood boil. <BR/><BR/>I don't agree with why we were brought into this war, but I do respect our troops and know that they are doing the best they can do in a very bad situation. <BR/><BR/>Great blog...I'm glad I found it.Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835150057881066641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-43514115889523807792007-07-01T15:30:00.000-07:002007-07-01T15:30:00.000-07:00Wonderful words tkelly.Your words are so true: "we...Wonderful words tkelly.<BR/><BR/>Your words are so true: <I>"we are all Americans and New Orleans, and the other towns affected by Katrina, are part of us"</I>amocathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16736186003524988939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-17305509512647314902007-06-30T18:54:00.000-07:002007-06-30T18:54:00.000-07:00I appreciate that you read my posting, Mykl, as we...I appreciate that you read my posting, Mykl, as well as your comment. However, I must disagree with the opinion of the Reverend, which I Googled and did read. Once again, the blame is laid on the victims. The response to the people of New Orleans was, and still is, unacceptable. I witnessed the condition of the lower 9th Ward one year after the disaster and virtually nothing had been done. There was no electricity and no potable water in much of that area and I understand that those conditions have not changed nearly two years after the calamity. Infrastructure falls squarely on the shoulders of the government. Also, New Orleans was expected to match 10% of the needed funding for the rebuilding of the city in order to receive government funds. Of course, this was an impossible task. Here was a city whose hospitals were closed (still are) and police stations were being run out of trailers. This requirement was omitted, as it should have been, for New York City after the 9/11 attacks. Tragic as that incident was, it decimated far less of the city. New Orleans was 80% underwater. There are entire towns along the Gulf Coast that no longer exist. The handling of the events of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath is something that each of need to take seriously, as we could find ourselves in a similar situation at anytime, and virtually none of us are prepared. The bottom line is that we are all Americans and New Orleans, and the other towns affected by Katrina, are part of us. We should have been and should now be there for them.TKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946456283811569806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-22209068636379326982007-06-30T18:07:00.000-07:002007-06-30T18:07:00.000-07:00I think that you should read Rev. Jesse Lee Peters...I think that you should read Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson's account of the Katrina debacle "New Orleans Went Under - A Black Man's Comments" for a far more consise and realistic view of what actually happend in New Orleans.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!!thirteenburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16242894811795833984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-46473429141969475252007-06-12T09:58:00.000-07:002007-06-12T09:58:00.000-07:00First of all, nowhere do you see me singing the pr...First of all, nowhere do you see me singing the praises of Clinton, let alone calling him my hero. Although I will say that, while I have a few issues with Bill myself, he was still preferable to the current administration. If I were to use the same logic that you employ, I would assume that you are enamored with Bush, and his fascist regime, because you don't like Clinton. But I would not assume such. What I do know is that it is very easy to hurl insults when you can hide behind the veil of anonymity. Constructive criticism is welcome, but please refrain from name calling or displays of delusional superiority.TKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946456283811569806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-15604225623386348282007-06-12T03:19:00.000-07:002007-06-12T03:19:00.000-07:00How can you be surprised?It's all laid out in the ...How can you be surprised?<BR/><BR/>It's all laid out in the PNAC plan that your hero clinton signed off on.<BR/><BR/>Betcha you didn't know clintons kosovo bombing (based on lies) was a PNAC project, didja.<BR/>http://www.newamericancentury.org/balkans.htm<BR/><BR/>Of course not, because you're stuck in delusion. Your "party" is better than the other "party".<BR/><BR/>You and all the other lemmings deserve the coming fascist police state.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy it. And you will, as long as one of your idiot (D)ems are shooing your ass into a gulag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-1658876331170577082007-05-28T11:19:00.000-07:002007-05-28T11:19:00.000-07:00Looks like a good addition to treatment, but the p...Looks like a good addition to treatment, but the problem of relieving the craving for the drug will not be done with talk alone. That isn't to say that great ideas aren't offered.<BR/><BR/>It is true that the Prometa program is currently very expensive, but methadone programs aren't cheap, either. Again, if the clinics can receive government aid, then the financial costs will be much lower. It benefits everyone if we have fewer people whose primary concern is obtaining a dangerous substance rather than seeking and getting help.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing your thoughts and passing along the link.TKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946456283811569806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-71919116853045154212007-05-28T00:45:00.000-07:002007-05-28T00:45:00.000-07:00It all sounds good, but who has $12,000 to $15,000...It all sounds good, but who has $12,000 to $15,000 for such a treatment?! Besides the rich and famous...<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.RecoveryTalk.org" REL="nofollow">www.RecoveryTalk.org</A> - It's free!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-8758046539366544452007-05-02T10:01:00.000-07:002007-05-02T10:01:00.000-07:00Thank you for your post, Gem, and your activism. T...Thank you for your post, Gem, and your activism. This is an issue that has disturbed me for many years. Unfortunately, it took the jackass remarks of Don Imus to really bring this to light on a broader level (notice that the documentary and my posting occurred prior to that particular upheaval?). While I will admit that the unflattering portrayal of women in hip-hop is disproportionately of black women, it is really directed at all women (rock videos are guilty of this practice and have been before hip-hop dominated MTV)and we need to stand together on this issue. One of the problems we have faced is that we tend to separate from one another and think that this is directed at certain "bad girls" and not at ourselves, therefore it is okay. It is not. We need to unite, not divide. Bravo to you and to your efforts! Perhaps together we can start to break this cycle.TKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946456283811569806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-84877748734015653722007-05-01T19:02:00.000-07:002007-05-01T19:02:00.000-07:00Web Site Clearinghouse for Grassroots Efforts to C...Web Site Clearinghouse for Grassroots Efforts to Combat Misogyny in Music<BR/><BR/>I think there plenty of us that are equally outraged about the portrayal of African American women in popular culture . Following the Oprah Town Hall meeting I decided to create a website to serve as a clearing house of all of the grassroots effort out there to combat misogyny in music. Whataboutourdaughters.org. I think that it is time to DEFUND THE WAR ON BLACK WOMEN! Period. End of discussion. This isn’t about artistic expression. This is about capitalism. People have a right to basically say whatever they want to, but I don’t have to subsidize it in any way. Hence the term “starving artist.”<BR/><BR/>We started an online call-in talk show as well called “the Black Women’s Roundtable” Saturdays at Noon CST. Our topic this week is “Does Hip Hop Really Hate Black Women?” If you can’t listen live, you can always catch the archived show at blogtalkradio.com/blackwomenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-5153753105241549632007-04-11T18:00:00.000-07:002007-04-11T18:00:00.000-07:00It is working to hit Imus's sponsors and the netwo...It is working to hit Imus's sponsors and the networks that carry him. It is time people start waking up to this crap.<BR/><BR/>It is not censorship to voice our opinions to "their opinions".<BR/><BR/>As Barbara Boxer said, "elections have consequences", so does free speech when used in hateful ways.<BR/><BR/>I am reposting the link you gave for the stations advertising department.<BR/><BR/>Could everyone please contact them and let them know how you feel? Please try and contact the advertisers that you see listed with the "Jersy Guys". <BR/>http://www.nj1015.com/advertising.shtm<BR/><BR/>No to censorship. <BR/><BR/>YES to responsibility!amocathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16736186003524988939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-25332570164403057092007-03-24T16:45:00.000-07:002007-03-24T16:45:00.000-07:00Much obliged, Mirth!Much obliged, Mirth!TKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946456283811569806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-89491543268429362812007-03-23T18:38:00.000-07:002007-03-23T18:38:00.000-07:00When TK writes, TK gets it right! (the good right,...When TK writes, TK gets it right! (the good right, not the neo-con right)amocathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16736186003524988939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-27692563460714346402007-03-23T18:26:00.000-07:002007-03-23T18:26:00.000-07:00I linked to this fine post today.♥I linked to this fine post today.<BR/>♥Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692465.post-53631606453613507782007-02-12T14:51:00.000-08:002007-02-12T14:51:00.000-08:00I couldn't agree more. In fact, I saw Tom DeLay o...I couldn't agree more. In fact, I saw Tom DeLay on Faux News about a week or so ago looking as smug as ever and offering advice on the candidates. Of course, nothing surprises me from a network that gives Oliver North his own show. It is a fine line between war criminal and war hero, isn't it? Almost as close as president and king. Just when did these lines get so dramatically blurred? I think the entire nation could use a new prescription for their lenses.TKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946456283811569806noreply@blogger.com