This week at it's 101st convention, the NAACP voted to condemn racist elements that exist within the Tea Party. While the entire resolution will not be released until after it has been approved by members, President Ben Jealous stated the following at the convention: It's natural to assume that the conservative blogosphere was incensed. Righteous indignation has been a time honored tool of theirs. I have long contended that people are generally judged by the company they keep, and the Tea Party has proved to be no exception to the rule. They have been tainted by the racist elements that exist with the party.
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54 comments (Latest Comment: 07/16/2010 02:44:17 by Mondobubba)

Good Morning.

Today is our 2,673rd day in Iraq and our 3,201st day in Afghanistan.

We'll start this morning as we always do, with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing wars, courtesy of Antiwar.com:

American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 4412
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03): 4273
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 3951
Since Handover (6/29/04): 3553
Since Obama Inauguration (1/20/09): 184

Other Coalition Troops - Iraq: 318
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,171
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 749
Contractor Employee Deaths - Iraq: 1,457
Journalists - Iraq: 338
Academics Killed - Iraq: 437

We find this morning's cost of war passing through:

$ 1, 016, 428, 000, 000 . 00


Do you normally listen to the President's weekly radio address? I'm thinking you probably should, but that's for another blog. In any case, last weekend the President addressed two of the biggest issues facing combat veterans today....PTSD and TBI.

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72 comments (Latest Comment: 07/14/2010 01:38:36 by TriSec)

Good morning Dearies. Velveeta has news for you. Seems there is an unemployment problem! That is to say, too many lazy Americans deciding to live on government handouts - the dole- instead of pulling up their strap-ons and getting the job done!

Well, thank GOD and JESUS for the Republicans who are brave enough to stand up to Obama's socialist agenda and block these benefits from being extended any longer! These spoiled, lazy people want to sit around smoking cigarettes and drinking 45's while watching "Maury Springer" and "16 Princess Pregnant Party Queen" on MTV!
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2 comments (Latest Comment: 07/11/2010 16:25:52 by livingonli)

In what may be one of the most important court rulings this year, a judge in the U.S. District Court in Boston ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional. In many ways, this is a huge win for the supporters of gay marriage. The rationale behind the ruling, however, is a double-edged sword.
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74 comments (Latest Comment: 07/10/2010 13:18:28 by BobR)

Back in the days of this great country's infancy, our founding fathers invested great amounts of intellectual capital crafting the blueprint for our democracy. They envisioned a system where the people had a say in how their country was run by electing representatives to be their voices, and three branches to ensure no single branch held too much power. Eighty-seven years later, Pres. Lincoln summarized it succinctly as "Of the people, by the people, for the people". This what we have always believed, that government is "us", not "them"... that is - until (relatively) recently.
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36 comments (Latest Comment: 07/08/2010 01:45:29 by clintster)