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I slept a bit late this morning myself, but now I’m up and surfing the net in search of the latest news. What are you hearing? I realize I’m not as good at this as MABlue, so please share your own links in the comments, and I will add them while continuing to post mine.
You may have seen this already, but The Boston Globe has an amazing collection of 38 photos from the Iranian protests. Please be sure to take a look.
I heard on the BBC this morning that the Iranian government is apparently very confused about how to handle the situation. They didn’t expect such a passionate response to the election results. Earlier today, they loosed up on restrictions for several hours and then just recently clamped down again. They have now told all foreign correspondents that they are not permitted to report from the streets.
Iran’s Guardian Council claims they are going to recount the votes, but an Iranian Student tweets that the ballots have already been destroyed. What are they going to “recount?” Iranian expatriots are also very worried about events in their native country. More rallies are expected today in Iran.
Further protests, especially if they are maintained on the same scale, would be a direct challenge to authorities who have kept a tight grip on dissent since the overthrow of the U.S.-backed shah after months of demonstrations 30 years ago.
Is the New York Times finally waking up to reality? They have a very tough editorial today on the Obama administration’s shocking betrayal of those who expected a different approach to gay rights.
The Obama administration, which came to office promising to protect gay rights but so far has not done much, actually struck a blow for the other side last week. It submitted a disturbing brief in support of the Defense of Marriage Act, which is the law that protects the right of states to not recognize same-sex marriages and denies same-sex married couples federal benefits. The administration needs a new direction on gay rights.
All I can say is, don’t hold your breath.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Human Rights Campaign, which has been very supportive of President Obama has sent him a “scathing” letter to protest the administration’s active support for the Defense of Marriage Act.
The frustration, expressed in an emotional letter by the president of the Human Rights Campaign, also stems from Mr. Obama’s reluctance to move on other issues on its agenda, such as allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military.
As a candidate for president, Mr. Obama said he would try to repeal the law known as DOMA. It prevents same-sex couples married in states where gay unions are legal from benefiting from federal benefits of marriage, such as Social Security spousal benefits.
But on Friday, the Obama administration filed a brief seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Arthur Smelt and Christopher Hammer, a California couple married during the brief period when gay marriage was legal in the state, who are challenging the 1996 federal act.
The letter Monday from Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese included a detailed critique of the administration’s filing. “This brief would not have seen the light of day if someone in your administration who truly recognized our humanity and equality had weighed in with you,” he wrote.
Of course this was all very predictable, and I was shocked last year when Solmonese’s group endorsed Obama for the nomination. We told you so, Joe.
Myiq2xu called my attention to this story in the Advocate. Obama says he’s waiting for Congress to pass a bill to repeal DADT, and Congress apparently isn’t interested in doing anything about it either.
We’ve been talking about violence against women for the past few days. And there is always more news about it. A single mother in Houston is in critical condition today after her boyfriend set her on fire when she opened her door. Women around the world are subject to horrendous violence. In the “Democratic Republic” of the Congo, thousands of women have been and are being raped as a “weapon of war.”
The number of rapes reported in Sud-Kivu, an eastern province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in the last three months was more than half the total number of incidents reported there last year. The attacks are primarily by the Democratic Forces of the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), a Rwandan Hutu rebel group, reported IRIN. There are 463 reported incidents over the three month time period.
Elisabeth Byrs, spokeswoman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in May that “there is terrible violence currently in Sud-Kivu, especially in the region of Kakeli” and that they are also “seeing an extremely grave trend with rapes used as a weapon of war,” reported Agence France Press.
UN representative Helen Clark has been in the Congo for the past three days. In a press conference, she said that the government must empower women politically.
“You have to promote the participation of women in government, in the electoral process, in politics… and strengthen the status of women to settle issues of sexual violence,” said the administrator of the UN Development Programme, Helen Clark, in Kinshasa.
That sounds pretty ambitious to me, but I hope it happens. But we are having trouble getting anything close to equal representation of women in the government here in the U.S.
In health care news, President Obama spoke to the AMA yesterday in Chicago. The article says it was a “historic speech.” How many of those can you have before the word “historic” starts to lose its meaning?
In the comments, Catarina called our attention to a TV special on health care that will emanate from the White House. Isn’t that a bit of a conflict of interest for a news organization? I guess ABC doesn’t think so.
President Obama’s health care push will continue next week with a primetime event at the White House, moderated by ABC’s Charles Gibson and Diane Sawyer during a nationally televised event on June 24, 2009 called “Questions for the President: Prescription for America.”
The president will answer questions offered by audience members selected by ABC News who have divergent opinions in this historic debate, as well as some submitted via ABCNews.com.
ABCNews.com wants to hear from you. Please share your story by filling out the form below. An excerpt from your message may be used in a future ABCNews.com story or an ABCNews.com producer may contact you for more information.
In other news (h/t Jeffhas in comments), MSNBC reports that the Obama administration has taken the identical stance to the Bush administration in blocking media access to White House logs.
The Obama administration is fighting to block access to names of visitors to the White House, taking up the Bush administration argument that a president doesn’t have to reveal who comes calling to influence policy decisions.
Despite President Barack Obama’s pledge to introduce a new era of transparency to Washington, and despite two rulings by a federal judge that the records are public, the Secret Service has denied msnbc.com’s request for the names of all White House visitors from Jan. 20 to the present. It also denied a narrower request by the nonpartisan watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, which sought logs of visits by executives of coal companies.
As Gomer Pyle used to say, “Surprise, surprise, surprise!”
Here are some other things you may want to check out!
Politics
Another Obama White House Decisions takes a play from the Bush White House. MSNBC reports that Obama Blocks access to List of visitors at White House. Who is coming and going and why can’t we know?
The Wall Street Journal takes a look at Obama’s Malpractice Gesture. This is another policy that begs the question is this a Bush third term?
A Red State Blue study at Columbia University looks at Who Wants School Vouchers?
Big City Mayors are mad at an Obama’s decision to forgo their conference as reported by Politico. They argue that the no show sets a dangerous precedent. Also breaking at Politico is this shocker (not):
President Obama will call for a Consumer Financial Protection Agency as part of his regulatory overhaul, along with more power for the Fed, aides tell POLITICO. He will impose new regulations on securities but not ban any financial products.
Economics
The New York Times reports on The Effect of Legislation on Credit Card Interest Rates.
Econbrowser graphs the major currencies and questions the ability of the Dollar to continue to serve as the reserve currency. Wonky but very pertinent. If you followed earlier posts on this subject you should enjoy the stylized facts and these observations:
- Known dollar reserves as a share of world reserves appear to be falling.
- Total dollar reserves have likely not declined as precipitously.
- Even with the decline in the dollar share, it is probably not as low as it was during the early 1990′s.
- The dollar share is (mechanically) linked to the dollar’s value.
- Known dollar reserves at end-2008 are less than predicted by a historical correlation.
- But this differential is infinitesimal compared to the “unallocated” share of total reserves.
Culture:
David Letterman apologizes for real this time. The Swamp labels it a Perception thing.
The World:
Ben Smith at Politico argues that the aftermath of the Iranian Election has forced Obama’s hand.
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Obama says he’s waiting on Congress to repeal DADT and Dirty Harry Reid says he’s waiting for Nasty Nancy to do something in the House of Nonrepresentatives.
So what’s Nancy waiting for?
Do you have a link?
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid90581.asp
Thanks! I added it.
She is waiting for Obama (Ole circular argument of going round and round in circles, and doing nothing but looking ‘busy’) and ‘A Sign’ as God sent him remember.
p.s. She is a granny, don’t call her nasty…awful yes.
Obama.
I’d say “rankle” is an understatement…
Barack Obama did not betray LGBT’s. He told us what he was right up front, with the Donnie McClurkin tour, Kirbyjohn Caldwell’s participation in his campaign, Leah Doughtry, Rick Warren, his refusal to be seen with Gavin Newsome, allowing his words and image to be used to promote Prop h8.
We were betrayed by our own LGBT sisters and brothers who voted for this homophobe because they weren’t paying attention or because they were lost in the fog of oh-my-god-he’s-so-historic and there-goes-the-last-of-my-white-guilt-thank-you-ObamaJesus. We were betrayed by our liberal straight supporters who bought into the same shiny bright tinsel flim-flam and got off on just how completely liberal and post-racial they were for voting for an upper-middle-class man on the make with brown skin and a white banker’s upbringing.
We have met the enemy, and it is us.
and outright sexism of some in both the gay and straight communities that could not see Hillary as a separate human being from her husband….
Self-delusion is painful once it wears off. At least I hope it will be else it will happen again.
I hope so, too.
I am seeing some signs that the rose-colored glasses don’t focus very well any more. One friend is still clinging to the possibility that it’s all a head-fake to make us so eraged at the government–including BO himself–that hope and change will be forced on both Executive and Congress by the people, but at least he’s entertaining the idea that Obama is “one hell of an actor.” (Apparently he still can’t quite bring himself to face up to the fact that Obama is one hell of a liar.)
Wow, I left a blog in almost these exact words at No Quarter a few days ago……and have you noticed our little creatures are almost identical, except mine has a rather dashing Lone Ranger-ish mask?
I have one lesbian friend who looked me in the eyes the other day and said “he’s no friend of ours.’ One friend, who felt compelled to whisper as we sat at a table at a lesbian rights fundraiser.
The rest, with the exception of my apolitical lover who did not go B0 at all, are still infatuated with the duplicitous liar.
I’ll check out your post at NQ, Erica. The more of us who come to this realization, the better. Or it will happen again, as RalphB says.
But *my* little critter levitates.
“But *my* little critter levitates.”
I know, and it casts an adorable shadow too.
I go by Scout over there.
The gist of my post there was similar to yours: that there was plenty of evidence that he would betray us and, in fact, was doing so along the campaign trail. I argued with friends a lot about most of the things you mentioned, and my friendships (decades old) have really suffered. But not like we’re all going to suffer post-delusional-election.
Morning, BB!
Just picked up this tidbit from a comment at Pumapac.
Sorry for the Sludge link.
This is too much:
ABC TURNS PROGRAMMING OVER TO OBAMA; NEWS TO BE ANCHORED FROM INSIDE WHITE HOUSE
Tue Jun 16 2009 08:45:10 ET
On the night of June 24, the media and government become one, when ABC turns its programming over to President Obama and White House officials to push government run health care — a move that has ignited an ethical firestorm!
Highlights on the agenda:
ABCNEWS anchor Charlie Gibson will deliver WORLD NEWS from the Blue Room of the White House.
The network plans a primetime special — ‘Prescription for America’ — originating from the East Room, exclude opposing voices on the debate.
s**t! didn’t realize that was so long-can somebody edit, pretty please?
wherever anyone stands on healthcare-if this isn’t state run media, what is?
They definitely have reason to complain about this.
…if only they hadn’t pushed so hard — under Reagan, the Republican’s version of Obama — to eliminate the Fairness Doctrine….
Be careful what you wish for!
But Republicans don’t have to worry that they won’t be represented. Obama is one of them.
It’s not about the Republicans-we all have reason to complain about this.
How long before this sort of network takeover happens all the time and people grow used to it?
I fully understand. I was just pointing out the irony that the Republicans worked to overturn the fairness doctrine (via Reagan, their own version of Obama), and now it’s not working in their — and definitely not our — favor.
I don’t agree with any of it. I do think what’s happening is the closest we’ve come to state sponsored TV (other than Faux News, but at least THEY’RE on cable)
Just pointing out how lame Republican arguments are, when they were pretty much the root of the problem.
Yes, eliminating the fairness doctrine is truly damaging to democracy.
Catarina, you need to read about the Fairness Doctrine. With it, they could have gone to court and gotten equal time.
What?
The Republicans are root of the problem?
Obama is taking over our media!
For that, blame OBAMA and his administration.
All the Republicans had to do was take Obama to court citing the Fairness Doctrine and they would have just gotten “equal time?”
Yeahright!
I don’t “need” to read about the Fairness Doctrine-I need to protest the Obama Administration’s most recent blatant abuse of power.
It seems very creepy to me. The media should be independent of the government. I realize that ship sailed long ago….
Speaking as a Canadian, I have no problem with state-funded media. The CBC is a national treasure up north. But they are often the Most critical of the government. I think in some ways, not having to rely so much on advertisers frees them up to engage in real journalism. But Canada is very different on a cultural level than the States. It might not work quite the same here.
It’s more than creepy to me. Obama is morphing into a dictatorial figure, and I don’t know to whom he answers.
Our country and our freedoms are being picked apart.
At first, I thought the headline was a joke. After reading a bit further, it became clear that the whole affair is indeed a joke, but a dangerous one which will shortly come to fruition. We are so screwed.
Obama is morphing into a dictatorial figure…
The youth groups singing Obama praises were the first tip off. Scary stuff to anyone paying attention!
It’s nothing but an Infomercial. I’m all for UHC, but that’s not what this is about. There isn’t even a pretense of independent press anymore.
That’s ok catarina – it’s important information.
We’ve turned into a monarchy for sure.
Plus, there are going to be specials by all ABC programs: GMA, Nightline, 20/20 etc. They are refusing to allow any opposing views. Just when you think it cannot get any more incestuous, it does.
Re: DOMA, and his excuse that they are “just defending the laws on the books,” where is his public statement about his commitment to advance gay rights? What was that?
*crickets*
A lie?
One thing I like about you, bb, is how you just get to the point.
This morning in the Star Ledger (northern NJ regional newspaper) there was an article about how important The DNC sees Jon Corzine’s retention of his seat as Governor of the State of NJ as if he (and the Gov. of VA) loose it will hurt President O.
It is important that every PUMA in the State of NJ ask Governor Corzine how he can expect us to support him after he handed over all of our votes (delegates) for Hillary to Obama in Denver.
Interesting that he is expecting loyalty when he stole our votes to give them to someone else – SHAME on HIM!
Can’t vote in NJ but will send money to Corzine’s opponent.
I’m not sure he’ll be much better but it would make a point! thanks
I have no intention of voting for the Dem nominee for VA governor. I’ll vote for the lt. governor they’re running because she’s a woman. And I’ll just have to wait and see if I’m cranky enough come November to vote for the Republican gubernatorial candidate.
Just to add to the pile of ‘Obama-turns-coat’ stories…
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31373407/ns/politics-white_house/
But, but, but! The Brian Williams Interview. The ABC takeover. They’re giving us all the transparency we need!
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insert sarcasm tag…
OMG. I’m laughing so hard I’m crying.
But I can’t help but wonder if any obots are noticing the complete lack of change taking place, and if they do notice, do they even care… or is having a half-black post-racial figurehead all they wanted in the way of change?
There’s been plenty of change alright. Just in the opposite direction than what they were counting on.
Thanks! Added.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31373407/ns/politics-white_house/
I just saw this, above.
You know, yesterday we drove to the Reagan Library in Simi — because they had the MAGNA CARTA. One thing about touring that exhibit? Well…
The Berlin wall was even there, a plane was inside! That Kennedy rode in…and all that memorabilia. Really something. Really something.
I didn’t vote for him the first year I voted. I was a Dem, maybe because I had liked Carter? In youth. But?
When I looked at that?
It was an American President that I saw. From the kitchen of his Illinois childhood — through the cowboy, and Hollywood — the papers and diaries, the portraits, the Remington statues — the whole deal.
The baby pictures?
If you come out to CA, and you get the chance — it is worth taking in.
There was the era my grandparents came from, before my eyes.
Americans. And, all the tribute plaques to Ambassadors and lovely gifts from foreign nations.
So different.
The contrast?
Dunno. –
Here is is virtually
http://www.reaganlibrary.com/
hugs all.
Dunno. Pageantry is sort of huge in there…
I live in Simi – literally down the hill from the Reagan Library (under a half mile). As a Dem (well, former thanks to Obama’s minions) it has always been tough to live in Reagan Country, I really hated some of the social program cutbacks.
Having said all that…
The library is amazing – not because of pageantry for me, but for the humility that seems to surround all that pageantry.
I don’t know how they managed it, but even with something as awe-inspiring in it’s size as Air-Force One on display, you cannot get past the feeling that the man appreciated everything this country gave him… it’s really weird, humbling and remarkable all at once.
I want to get back to the Clinton library (since I am such a HUGE fan)… for some reason I’m just certain they find a way to capture his meager upbringing as a formative narrative of how the man became our President.
If anyone’s been, let me know your thoughts.
Thanks!
Not going to find any Reagan fans here…
I know – I’m no fan either… just saying the library is remarkable, it didn’t change my opinion of his policies, but maybe a little about the man.
I hear ya. Sounds as if there is something powerful there if both vbonnaire and you recommend it.
I’ve never been back east?
So, this is the closest I ever got to seeing anything connected with politics? That way.
I’ve been a solid Dem till last year. Solid.
These are not Dems like the Clintons were? Not exactly?
It was something, and all the portraits of the presidents are there as well.
That was something to see. It was. I’m like Jeff above I guess.
And there was also this, today….
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/8560962
Interesting. The last 25 years of tearing down walls…
I just went to ABCTV to let them know what I think of them – it would be helpful if more true Americans did the same.
I think there should be a huge response. This is blatant propagandizing–it’s obscene.
maybe murphy will do a prowl on abc.
mur-phy!
mur-phy!
(sometimes this works and she appears..)
I am noticing a certain absence in the morning that I imagine is due to the scuffle over photos the other day–correct? Why do people come to “The CONFLUENCE,” which RD repeatedly emphasizes is about a merging of many different opinions and ideas, based on tolerance–and then run away when there is a disagreement because their p.o.v. is not tantamount? I may be reading into it, but I’m getting that feeling again…
fif, I was thinking the same thing. It’s very sad and frustrating at the same time.
MABlue is taking a break, but we hope he will come back soon.
I love his morning posts.
Me too, and thanks bb for pinch hitting.
everyone needs a break, but Boomer is doing dandy.h/t,
Absolutely! No slight intended toward bb. Just wanted to let MAblue know he is missed.
O seems to believe this is HIS country not that he is OUR president and serves at the pleasure of the American people
Title of your post: “What are you reading, hearing, seeing this morning?”
1. Reading: “How We Decide” by Jonah Lehrer….a wonderfully readable small book about the neural basis for our emotional/rational processes….highly relevant to elections, stock investing, mating …not necessarily in that order…
2. Listening: Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now show on my all volunteer community funded radio station doing her usual yeowoman work on congressional healthcare players and their massive financial investments (IN ADDITION to campaign donations) in that industry;
3. Seeing: After my morning exercise my cherry tree finally has a bumper crop of sweet delicious bright red fruit blazing away in amongst the green branches in the back yard…just in time to treat friends arriving from Arizona today.
After starting my morning in that fashion, I am now eating breakfast and checking in on the blog news and reading what everyone else is talking about.
That deserves a smile and a thumbs up!
Very interesting. I just wish I could have some of those cherries. They are one of my favorite fruits.
mmmmm. cherries. me too.
I am no expert but I favor some sort of single payer HC system. I liked what I saw in England, Canada and France as depicted in sicko. Of course, I don’t have first hand experince. that lets you know where I am comgin form.
I don’t exactly agree that the Republicans should be included in the White House special. Great irony how they are hoisted on their own “Fairness Doctrine Pitard.”
I have to call shenanigans on the whole thing. Neither party should be using the White House for an infomercial nor should they be getting free airtime from one network.
The networks should be watch dogs of the government not partners in TV specials. It is all too trifling and confused. Each side should buy the airtime or go city to city holding revival meetings or whatever they have to do, but they should be doing it under their own steam.
I am tired of the media being lap dogs for politicians of either side, force feeding us half truths and highly “cherry picked” “propaganda.”
If the media wants to take a SERIOUS and INDEPENDENT and OBJECTIVE look at what both side are saying and then give us a critical unbiased appraisal, well that might have some merit.
Sorry, I woke up feisty.
ABC responds to BO’s health care extravaganza here:
jist: No fair! They are as impartial as they can be.
Well alrighty then..
http://blogs.abcnews.com/pressroom/2009/06/abc-news-responds-to-rnc-letter-.html
LOL. Yeah sure, they’ll have complete “editorial control” and it will completely their decision to report the news they’re spoon-fed. ABC = A Barack Company.
As I commented over at ABC, I fully expect someone to peer down over thier reading glasses and ask Charlie Gibson to explain the “obama doctrine”.
Lol!
he saves his peering for the ladies,,lol,
Dear Gay and Lesbian Hillary haters…welcome to under the bus world.
Please, no Obama Pods under our bus. The fumes can get pretty irksome as it is
Gays, Women, Blacks, Hispanics, Youth, even the upper middle class white liberals with advance degrees, each in their turn the supporters of “He who Must Not Be Middle Named” will be betrayed. And each will find themselves stunned and under the bus.
My favorite new phrase is “The people under the bus go bitch bitch bitch!”
hey, those of that got put there early have the best spots already … they can just whine all they want!
Sebelius says that it could take 4 years to make sure that everyone in U.S. is covered for health care. What a joke! In four years I’ll be 65 and eligible for Medicare, at which point I’ll finally have health insurance with or without Obama. She also says that Obama is not totally committed to the “public option”. I’m just waiting to see how the Obots are going to spin no public option.
I’m in the same boat as you. Let’s just hope Medicare isn’t shredded by the time we are eligible.
That’s my major concern. That in their zeal to throw even more money to the Insurance Cos and BigPharma, they screw up Medicare for all of us.
Obama’s never totally committed to anything. Except $$$.
Not exactly news. More like a year old. But still (sigh!) relevant:
Report from the EU Parliament on how marketing and advertising affect equality between women and men. (2008)
By “Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality”.
http://tinyurl.com/kp8cb6
BTW – great post, Dr. BB –
have we heard anything more about the “survey” on direction of PUMAs here at the Confluence?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31373407/ns/politics-white_house
Bush II is trying to block access to Whitehouse guest list….Change, eh?
Where’s MaBlue? Love those morning coffee newspaper lists
I loved his illustrations.
Sarah Palin accepts David Letterman’s apology
http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=414678>1=28103
from the linked article:
“The Alaska governor, in a statement issued Tuesday, said the apology was accepted “on behalf of all young women, like my daughters, who hope men who ‘joke’ about public displays of sexual exploitation of girls will soon evolve.”
She just keeps getting it right.
Reading a CBS article titled “Russia, China Want More Monetary Diversity” describing the meeting of BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China) calling for “a stable, predictable and more diversified global monetary system and support for a more democratic and ‘multipolar’ world order.”
Translation: Dollar to be replaced as international reserve currency, moving to something more “democratic” and “diversified.” (Loving the words they use).
Apparently, leaders of Afganistan, Iran, India, and Pakistan were also present.
The United States had asked to attend, but were turned down.
And so it has begun, folks.
Yup, it’s the big slide down to the middle … and hopefully not further
Dakinikat,
What will that mean for us regulars? I’m sure you’ve said it before, but I do tend to glaze over when you do the econ stuff – because I don’t understand half, I retain just about enough.
Upper middle.
Remember the USA is the granary of the world, for all that Wall Street CEOs consider themselves the cocks of the walks.
And deride farmers as populists.
Upper middle.
Remember the USA is the granary of the world, for all that Wall Street CEOs consider themselves its owners.
And deride farmers as populists.
Depends on whether foreign nations move to other financial centers and back off funding our Treasuries due to our deficits , down the road.
If they do back off, super-inflation and high interest rates result.
We’ll be lower middle then.
I also strongly recomment you all watch the video posted by Xenophon at Corrente called “Keep Decoding.”
It’s posted under lambert’s thread “Iran meta-media coverage.”
Quite illuminating.
two small steps for womenkind ////////
first Embassy Suites
now this
http://helpmejoseph.typepad.com/puma_for_life/2009/06/hellmanns-pulls-advertisng-from-letterman-show.html
Keep it up we can make a difference
WOMEN WITH INTELLIGENCE AND EXPERIENCE,MEN WHO SUPPORT THEM AND COUNTRY BEFORE PARTY ALWAYS
PUMAS,BUBBAS,EQUALISTS AND THOSE PEOPLE RULE
Read the comment section of this article in the Advocate: http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid90764.asp. It’s a “we told you to vote for Hillary” fest for the most part.
Did you all hear that tomorrow OB is going to announce benifits for same sex partners!!!
So I guess we just have to get as much backlash at OB and he will sway with the wind at least part way!
oopps just for federal employees