Posts with the tag Family

Obama family tie has [Oklahoma] town buzzing

Mike W, Tulsa+ — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:00:04 EST

Obama family tie has [Oklahoma] town buzzing
ROOTS IN OKLAHOMA
Barack Obama: The president-elect has distant ancestors from Oklahoma.
By MICK HINTON World Capitol Bureau
Published: 12/21/2008 2:44 AM
Last Modified: 12/21/2008 3:03 AM
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20081221_16_A1_Astory746781

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A story is circulating throughout Wellston that an ancestor of President-elect Barack Obama's is buried in its cemetery.

The news spread after a woman visited Wellston's Town Hall a few weeks ago. She said she was on her way to the cemetery to check out the tombstone of Obama's great-great-great-grandmother. ...

The news gives Obama two sets of great-great-great grandparents who lived in Oklahoma.

Everyone has two parents and four grandparents. The geometric progression in ancestry means that a person has eight great-grandparents, 16 great-great-grandparents and 32 great-great-great-grandparents.

Therefore, Obama's having four great-great-great-grandparents with Oklahoma ties means that his ancestry is one-eighth Okie.

Coalition For Economic Equality

Rob-33704 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:02:16 EDT

In his 2nd Epistle to the Corinthians the Apostle Paul wrote, "Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality. At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. Then there will be equality." (8:13-14)

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the United States during the second quarter of this fiscal year was more than $14,256.5 billion. That is more than $15,000 a month for every man, woman, and child in the United States.

This at time when we are in the midst of a foreclosure crisis because people cannot afford to pay their mortgages.

At a time when people cannot afford to purchase food for their families or gasoline for their vehicles so that they can go to work.

The corporate greed which is enslaving the people of the United States and of the other nations of the world must not be allowed to continue. Please join with us in opposing greed by championing economic equality.

Credit card companies are raping the American Economy

Democrat in Bogota, NJ — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:06:59 EDT

Help spread the news if you think this is a good idea

Every economist today is trying to blame the trouble America is in on this reason or that but anyone who owns a credit card will tell you that, we as a people are being raped, pillaged, looted and any other barbaric term used to take by force the possessions of others.

I am trying to start a movement to send a clear message to the credit card companies that we as a consumer nation will not stand by and be violated on a daily basis.

CREDIT FREE TUESDAY
From this point on if everyone in America refrained from using their credit card on Tuesday of every week. The credit card companies would loose millions. The power currently is all theirs - we need to take it back.

Ever try to get your rate reduced? Only to be told, "that isn't the special we are running this month", or maybe you were late with a payment by a day, which then makes you ineligible for any promotion at all. Your credit score just went down and you are faced with very large financial penalties.

We need to take back control! Those old enough to remember boycotts - - - this is an old fashion BOYCOTT.

I realize there is no way in our current state to stop using credit cards totally but can we all agree to stop using our credit cards for 1 day a week? And if we all do it on the same day - we can actually make a statement.

Who is with me! If you are, then spread the news. Forward this blog message to friends, relatives and co-workers place this on your own blog as a quote. Defend YOUR MONEY!!!

You will be amazed how much money you will save as well. Just one day a week

Credit FREE TUESDAY!!!!

Start May 20th

Thank you
Bryce

You think McCain is here to help (with added facts)

Diana M. Painter — Thu, 15 May 2008 02:04:00 EDT

So, my dad keeps forwarding me the craziest stuff about Obama and Hillary, so I retooled the great post "You Think McCain Is Here To Help" with some added facts and related it to something we both shared, Family Values, and am urging him to forward it to his friends. I thought some people on here might do the same. I could work on it a little more, but this seems like enough. Enjoy!

McCain Wants Families in Charge of Health Care

Democrat in Durham, NH — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:46:24 EDT

There are several reasons why this position is consistent with the authoritarian Republican ideology. If the pater familias is going to be in control, he's definitely got to have a say in which family member gets to be healthy and which one gets to die. It's sort of a microcosm of the paternalistic state. Both punishments and rewards have to be close at hand and nothing is going to be closer than the threat to life itself that's posed by microbes.

My Mama Had MORE Religious Influence Over My Life Than My Pastor Daddy !

FreedomOfSpeech — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:39:13 EDT

You know , I notice that when I talk about my family , I always mention my Dad and my Baby Boomer sisters as having the most influence over my life with respect to Faith and Politics , but I just realized that the most fundamental traits that shape my perspective on these two issues , actually came from my Mama. I talk about my Dad being a Pentecostal preacher and how his strict and persistant urging of the need to know what the Bible says for myself and not rely on just those behind the pulpit , shaped my religious views to the point where I can look at people like John Hagee and Pat Robertson , respect their title , but vehemently disagree with their message because I actually know what the Bible says and I know when they are wrong. But , the ability to keep myself from becoming a self righteous hypocrite , came from my mother.

My Mama believes in Jesus Christ just as strongly as my Dad did when he was alive. But she wasn't as strict as he was. I mean , with Daddy , either you walk the strait and narrow all the time , or......you're going to hell. That's what the Bible says , right ? But , my Mama was , shall we say , a little more compassionate. Perhaps , she was a bit more lenient. There were times growing up that I felt my Mama allowed us to sort of "Break The Rules" from time to time just to let us know , we don't have to be so "perfect" . That God loves us just as much when we are perfect as he does when we make mistakes.

I could have been on the path to becoming an extreme Right-Wing strict Christian Conservative , but my mother taught me things that actually "balanced" my perspective on God and my treatment of those who are non believers. Ironically, she was the one who most taught me to be like Christ like. She showed me that it was okay for me to actually have friends who were not Christian. I thought that if I allowed unbelievers in my life , that I was a sinner too because I allowed them to be in my very presence. Yeah, I could have become that self-righteous Republican that we all know and detest.

Because of my Mamas, (who had ten children) "Mother Hen" ability to accept anyone and everyone and adopt perfect strangers as her "babies", I learned that that's what Jesus was like. He ate at peoples homes that he was not "supposed" to eat at. He prayed for people that he was not "supposed" to pray for . He loved , fed and healed people that he was not "supposed" to love , feed and heal. I now realize that all this time, I was giving my father , the Pastor , credit for what my mother actually did. So, here's to my Mama. It's not Mothers Day. Nor is it her Birthday. But, I just wanted to give her the credit she deserves for shaping my perspective on life. Without her, there's no way in the world I would be the balanced person I am today.

the grandbabies.....

annie b (mcliberal) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:34:03 EDT

......are leaving at noon. thank god! i'm exhausted. we've had tears, tantrums, a wart issue, a refusal to put on socks, more tears over cocoa puffs, fighting over two pcs and a laptop, hannah montana vs stars wars........gah! kids!! who could believe these two sweet faces could tax the patience of a saint? here they are, clayton and cassidy!

it's my daddy's birthday!

annie b (mcliberal) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:20:38 EST

and after that two-week nightmare following his rush to the emergency room on thanksgiving, i am thrilled beyond belief to have had the chance to sing to him today. even though he told me not to quit my day job. even though he played devil's advocate at the dinner table and egged me on in lively political debates. even though he questioned my uncle jack's judgment when jack gave me an aclu membership card when i was 11. even though he hated my boyfriends, tolerated my husbands, and went to war. i wonder which one was the hardest for him. anyway. he's 77. and i got all i ever wanted for christmas. check out the big guy.

http://democratsspeak.blogspot.com/2007/12/happy-birthday-daddy.html

good news of the day 12-9-07

annie b (mcliberal) — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:22:50 EST

go get elfed! it's fun for the whole family!

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OBAMA 2 blog links = 10 LGBT ARTICLES FOR OPPOSITION REBUTAL (LONG FOLLOW UP FOR COMPLETE RESEARCH)

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:31:59 EST

OBAMA 2 blog links = 10 LGBT ARTICLES FOR OPPOSITION REBUTAL (LONG FOLLOW UP FOR COMPLETE RESEARCH)

sorry i had thought i had all 10 issues addressed in my first blog so i created another blog to cover all 10 points

Danielle
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES COVER MANY AREAS FOR USE IN REBUTING THOSE WHO WOULD ATTACK BARACK

1. OBAMA WINS LOGO GAY DEBATES

2. OBAMA ON D.O.M.A. = DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT

3. OBAMA ON NON BLOOD FAMILY VISITS

4. OBAMA ON UNTING AMERICAN FAMILIES ACT

5. OBAMA'S PAST WORDS 2004 RESEMBLES HIS PRESENT WORDS

6. OBAMA ON TRANSGENDER PEOPLE

7. OBAMA ON GOSPEL TOUR = MANY ARTICLES

8. OBAMA WON'T THROW GAYS UNDER THE BUS WILL HILLARY?

9. OBAMA ON PRIDE MONTH AND STATEMENT ON LGBT RIGHTS

10. GAY MAN CHARLES MERRILL TALKS TO ME ABOUT OBAMA CLINTON EDWARDS BY IM

TOO SEE LONG BLOG - CLICK - READ MORE

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OBAMA'S RECLAIMING THE AMERICAN DREAM!!!

Matthea Little Smith — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:42:28 EST

Reclaiming the American Dream

Today, Senator Barack Obama is giving a speech in Bettendorf, Iowa on reclaiming the American dream. The cost of the American dream is going up for working Americans. Senator Obama has fought for working people his entire public life, and he has a comprehensive agenda to reclaim the American dream. He will bring Americans together, stand up to special interests, and fight every day of his presidency to advance the American dream.

The Can't-Do Nation

Percy H Florez — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:07:19 EDT

Is America Losing Its Knack for Getting Big Things Done?
By John McQuaid
Sunday, August 5, 2007; Page B01

Even as rescue workers searched for more victims of Wednesday's deadly collapse of the Interstate 35W Bridge in Minneapolis, inspectors were dispatched to eyeball thousands of bridges nationwide, looking for other potential disasters -- of which there are, apparently, many. In a 2005 report, the Federal Highway Administration rated more than 75,000 U.S. bridges, about an eighth of the total, as "structurally deficient."

While we'll learn more about the specific causes of the collapse in coming weeks, it has been clear for a while that our aging national infrastructure network -- bridges, roads, dams, levees -- isn't standing up well to intensifying levels of stress.

But the bridge disaster also reflects a broader and more troubling problem. The United States seems to have become the superpower that can't tie its own shoelaces. America is a nation of vast ingenuity and technological capabilities. Its bridges shouldn't fall down.

And it's not just bridges. Has there ever been a period in our history when so many American plans and projects have, literally or figuratively, collapsed? In both grand and humble endeavors, the United States can no longer be relied upon to succeed or even muddle through. We can't remake the Middle East. We can't protect one of our own cities from a natural disaster or, it seems, rebuild after one. We can't rescue our citizens when they're on TV begging for help. We can't even give our wounded veterans decent medical care.

OMG! I Just Remembered I Have A Black Gay Relative !

FreedomOfSpeech — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:03:10 EDT

All these years , and I totally forgot. It wasnt untill I was reading this Article on an issue regarding the Black Community. I read it so I could find things to debunk, but as I was reading, I started going down memory lane.

I totally dismissed the part of the article that talked about interracial marriages as the authors experience was the polar opposite of my families experience because it was the Black women , not men who married White men , not women so there was no "Historical Taboo" and his claim was debunked and as the authors family had to learn how to embrace a White In-Law, my family treated them like Blood from day one. Before the wedding. So, not all Blacks have a hard time excepting Whites into their Families.

So anyway, I kept reading and then I got to the Homophobia Topic and as I was reading what the author was saying about this subject , my mind flashed back to Los Angeles. Click on extended if you're interested in knowing how Homophobia can sometimes, be, a subconciously inherited social behavior.

Gossip: Orlando Party Switcher (D to R) Indicted

Jim Callahan — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:02:09 EDT

The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that
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Former state Rep. Sheri McInvale [R] and her ex-legislative aide Robert Franklin Stuart Jr. [R] were arrested this morning after an Orange County [Florida] grand jury indicted them on misconduct and theft charges.
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She faces five felonies and four misdemeanors. Stuart faces three felonies and two misdemeanors.

The story interesting not only because of the D to R party switching, but because it highlights some of Orlando's most tightly intertwined bi-partisan political, family and business relationships.

SOMEONE I LOVE IS CELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY TODAY

Terra — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:15:28 EDT

I hope you don't think I'm talking about THIS GUY...

This Post Brought to you by Susie's family

Susan — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 02:24:49 EDT

After the "Fighting" post, some of you (OK, maybe just Matt) wanted to know more about my family.

First of all, although my legal name is Susan Lynne Levitt Waxman, my family have always called me Susie, and whenever I've tried to switch to Susan, which I felt was more dignified, they have responded with everything from tears to ridicule. Since this post is written largely by them, I figure I owe them the respect of referring to myself in the preferred manner. Also, I don't want to make Mom cry again.

Patriotic Women

Meg(h) — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 12:20:51 EDT

How does being a women make your view of patriotism different from that of a man? Do you think that patriotism meets different standards on different sides of the gender wall? Mor emen than women have military experience; to many, fighting for one's country is the ultimate act of patriotism. To others, raising a family and serving a community is as vital as fighting abroad. And so many others fall somewhere in between.

How have you been a patriotic woman?

Write a few paragraphs, let me know. Please include your name, location and age if you can! Respond via personal message or post. And tell me a little about yourself, too!

He was against the war in Iraq....

Celina — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 05:23:12 EDT

...From the beginning!
He has a plan for to change the healthcare system in USA!
I`m wrting about Barack Obama!
He wants to make a system that gives more children the oportunities to higher education.
It means:More money to education in public schoolsa!
I would vote for him if I could...
Now I can`t vote because I`m to young and not US-citizen.
But I can write ;)

There are many good candidates,
and you will make a choice and vote for the candidate that
you are thinking can create the best duture for you , your family and children!
And your country!