Rictracee's Comments (167)

“Where did I say I was going to vote Republican now? Come again?”

“Admit it. You didn't bother reading my post, did you?”

“I completely agree. Well put.”

“I agree, the job loses started way back with Reagan and not a president since has done anything about it. Back in the 1980s, many of my manufacturing colleages went to other sectors like real estate, construction, skilled trades, ect., many are again hurting today.”

“You are so right Ric!
I think that some thought that when Obama was elected, he would wave his hands, say the magic incantations, turn around three times and presto-chango the bubble that had been building for years and years, would not burst.

We all allowed it to happen. It will take alot to fix.”

“And with 40-50% of the population not agreeing with that cause... no moves are being made that would reverse it... which have to be a dramtic change in polcies and beliefs.. (free trade does not exist, it does not benefit the U.S. when you have year after year one trillion dollar trade deficits). .

The job loses are because all th jobs were based on a credit bubble that burst... that credit bubble for a time replaced the "REA:L" jobs outsourced and the deindustrialization.

Even here the idea of saving GM/Ford/Chrysler was not greeted well.. and yet that was 50% of what
was left of our industry.

Regards”

“Thank you!”

“I totally agree. We've been digging this whole for a long time; 11 months is not enough time to even see the light of a turn-around.”

“Well, at least Sarah's so-called train wreak is way more passive than the US train wreck that President Obama, the White House, and Democrat controlled congress has gotten us into.”

“Where do you get these abzurd notions that the White House doesn't write bills?

Presidential administrations write legislation all the time and send it to the Hill. Even this presidential administration, Obama's, with his list of requirements for what must be in his healthcare reform policy. Baucus's bill is the White House's bill. Presidential administrations work with, dictate, lead, demand legislation, especially when their party controls both houses of Congress.

The Kennedy administration wrote the Civil Rights Act of 1964, for example.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964

Nixon and the EPA.

And who do you think wrote FDR's New Deal legislation?

Those are just a few of the most famous examples.”

“Clinton was the first president to ever back civil rights legislation for gays. He sponsored and passed the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which strengthened & expanded the DoJ's ability to prosecute hate crimes by removing jurisdictional requirements for existing crimes. And for the first time ever, it gave federal prosecutors the power to prosecute hate crimes committed because of the victim's sexual orientation, gender or disability. He also signed the Hate Crimes Sentencing Enhancement Act, providing for longer sentences where the offense is determined to be a hate crime based on sexual orientation.

Clinton also issued an executive order prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in the federal civilian workforce.

Clinton also appointed the first ever openly gay person to serve as ambassador for the US. James C. Hormel -- U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg.

Clinton also endorsed legislation outlawing discrimination in the workplace (the Employment Non-Discrimination Act), a bill outlawing discrimination in hiring, firing and promotions based on sexual orientation, banning discrimination based on sexual orientation in the workplace, extending basic employment protections to gay Americans.

Clinton had his DoJ & the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission vigorously prosecute discrimination against people with AIDS, leading to actions against health care providers and facilities that violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.”

“This will be fun.

Among other actions, Carter ended the Public Health Service's labeling of gays as mentally disordered. Carter also named lesbian Midge Costanza the first female assistant to the president who also happened to be the first openly gay assistant to the president. The Carter White house held the first ever meeting inside those hallowed walls with a group dedicated to the interests of the gay community (the National Gay Task Force) to discuss a variety of gays' issues, including the denial of security clearances due to sexual orientation, tax provisions for same-sex households, and the military's policies regarding discharging gays.”

“thanks for reminding us how long we've been waiting.

How long is long enough? if we followed your lead and perspective it would never become an agenda item EVER.

it has to be an "emergency"? What would constitute an emergency? the AIDS crisis in the 80s was certainly an emergency--and look how that was handled: it was ignored until the president's bud Rock Hudson got sick. so you think we should follow the Reagan example?

as a gay man you should be ashamed of yourself. In fact, from the sound of your posting, you probably are, which is part of the problem.”

“If I could mod your comment up ala slashdot I would.

If only people would listen to common sense, Human rights are human rights.. But how secure are those rights when government and businesses fail spectacularly around you.

What good are those rights, when people are dying tens of thousands a year without health care. What good are those rights when hundreds of thousands are injured or killed a year in Iraq and Afghanistatn?

I'm ALL for supporting gay rights, and the practice of supporting human rights but the need exists and we should pay heed to it to Prioritize certain things over this.

It sounds callous, but Right now GLBT community is merely being discriminated against... While this country is actually failing due to the constant infighting and bickering of our house and senate. Actual people are DYING, while GLBT are not allowed to get married.

Priorities folks, I'm more than willing to toss every Iota of support I have (Donations and vocal.. not to mention MY VOTE) after we're done putting out the fires the last administration left!”