Hi, I’m neglecting this blog for a number of reasons, mostly because I have not given up on messaging but am tired of backward politics. To find me you can go to MNPoliticalRoundtable. Politically, I do not agree with all the bloggers there, but I enjoy the thought of community discussion.
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Who would vote, “yes”, let’s let a firm with Iranian friends mine American land for uranium? Erik Paulsen (MN-R), John Kline (MN-R), Michele Bachmann (MN-R), and Chip Cravaack (MN-R), that’s who. Safety first, no more. I’d like to direct you to MNCentral, who has this here, Cravaack Fails to Do Homework on Iranian Mining. Unbelievable.
Who would vote, “yes”, let’s let a firm with Iranian friends mine American land for uranium? Erik Paulsen (MN-R), John Kline (MN-R), Michele Bachmann (MN-R), and Chip Cravaak (MN-R), that’s who. Safety first, no more. I’d like to direct you to MNCentral, who has this here, Cravaak Fails to Do Homework on Iranian Mining. Unbelievable.
Let’s get the Occupy Wall Street Across America message out. To know what is happening across America, I’ve put together a combined rss feed that updates as people add posts to their blog. I’m still adding feeds as they are assembled, and researching the best way to include Facebook page rss data. So here it is. (Bloggers, please consider adding this rss feed to your sidebar): http://feeds.feedburner.com/occupywallstreetacrossamerica There’s a free phone Android phone app found at Market search for Occupy America. No ads are being displayed. No revenue is being generated from this feed, I just am doing my part to get the word out. PS, This is what I noticed as I compiled this feed and looked at the feeds from across America: ==>Occupy is all over America, even in Puerto Rico. http://occupypuertorico.weebly.com/fotos.html (my fav is image 25). ==>Every group has its own voice. This video from North Hampton caught my eye http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PFfVqaJNR4 ==>Although I do find a lot of data when I Google “Occupy end the fed” All across America, only one city has the motif “End the Fed” as their official FB image. It seems most occupy groups know we need to ask for “good government that works for us” rather than to “end the fed.” ==> I felt this spoke to me, and I understood the movement in general. Here’s what I like there at Carson City: “I see a lot of people still confused, lets sum this up of what this movement is and is not: 1. This movement IS NOT about hand outs. We still believe in working for what you earn, and that hard work pays off. That system only works given an adequate amount of jobs to do so with wages that actually coincide with cost of living. 2. This movement IS NOT to end corporations. Its to end corporate per…sonhood, corporatism, to keep corporations out of politics, to limit their financial contributions to elect the representative which will cater to their (generally illegal) needs. 3. This movement IS NOT Anti-American. We care about this nation even more than they do and that is why we are fighting to restore it. If we just left it in the hands of those it’s in now it would just continue to get worse. 4. This movement IS NOT about anarchy. Somehow along the lines this turned into the United Republic of America. We are not trying to overthrow the government, but restore it back to its democratic roots. 5. This movement IS NOT affiliated with any known political party. Do not let anybody trick you into thinking it is. This was started by the people, for the people. This movement IS about change. IT IS about correcting the corrupt. IT IS about taking back what is ours. IT IS about the unjust discrepancy between the rich and poor. IT IS you, IT IS me, IT IS America. At least 99% of us, even more if you are only accounting for those who aren’t congress or their financial backers. Last but not least IT IS going to work, so if you don’t know you better ask somebody” (end) Thanks, I’m at 507-581-1119 if you have q’s. Hang tight. I’m still tinkering with my National Labor Voice Combined RSS feed. The UAW and Teamsters know how to use social media well, and are tending to hog the feed. I’ll have to find a better balance which still shows what those two groups are doing (but doesn’t follow their forums or FB page). Here’s my National Labor Voice Combined RSS feed (this is the non-cached version, it’ll be different from the one in my WordPress sidebar as WordPress’ server has cached the older version of this feed). POTUS Barack Obama is on our side. Let’s go, Congress. Get off your bottoms and start helping Americans. We need help for the middle class. In case you missed it, here’s what Obama suggests we begin with to encourage job growth while providing immediate and fiscally responsible relief:
I’m working on a combined feed which is the voice of labor, since that is a big concern of mine. We need job growth and living wage jobs. In our Capitalistic society, we need worker rights. This combined feed allows people to see immediately after any one of the national unions posts anything. Please feel free to send me suggestions at holly@hollycairns.com. Tonight I heard Obama address congress. He used the same voice of reason tonight as he did in Cannon Falls. We need job growth, the rich to pay their fair share (fair taxation), and to use government as a tool to end this recession. Good government serves, and Obama gets that. Thank God. Today I was poking around in one of my favorite blogs, reading about gay roasting (scary Uganda connection!) and God trying to reach Rick Perry, and found I’m behind on voting for Minnesota’s Most Valuable Blogger (prizes!) You can vote once a day. The icon below is the link, and here’s the details. Fun!
On the political right, extremist Michele Bachmann has been ranting, secessionist Rick Perry has been raving, and “end the fed” Ron Paul has been misleading.
Obama in Cannon Falls: “How do we handle challenges? Do we rise to the occasion? Do we pull together? Do we make smart decisions?” The crowd, of seemingly mixed political backgrounds, seemed to think those were good questions. “We’ve got to focus on the economy and putting people back to work, and making sure the American Dream is there not just for this generation but for the next.” People cheered, clapped, and smiled. “People are doing the right thing. If you can do the right thing, then folks in Washington have to do the right thing. And if we do that, there is not a problem we face that we cannot solve. Our biggest challenge right now is putting people back to work. Our biggest challenge is getting the economy growing as rapidly as it needs to grow. It’s been growing. We’ve been able to reverse the recession. We’ve added over 2 million jobs in the private sector over the last 17 months. But we’re not growing it as fast as we need to to drive down the unemployment rate and to give people confidence… so here’s something we can do right now…” Obama suggested we begin with: -Renewing the payroll tax cut we received in December, which would help families and businesses alike. -Congress getting to work on rebuilding America. Construction personnel need jobs, the time is right as far as interest rates go, and it’s long lasting. -Giving tax credits to businesses who hire veterans. In service, veterans were often in charge of multi-million dollar equipment, made life and death decisions, and lead. It’s time to employ them. -Make trade deals. It’s time for other countries to read “Made in America.” -Reform and reduce, getting rid of red tape which would make entrepreneurship easier. “What is needed is action on the part of Congress… and (action) that allows government to live within its means… All of us need to share in a little bit of sacrifice. ”
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