yorkie's Comments (129)

“END current bill and go to RECONCILIATION NOW !”

“And plastic wraps have chemicals too, much of plastic is from oil. Lets face it we live in an over commercialized, over shipped foods ,pre-packaged fast food nation that needs to lessen, ad more safety regulations to its diet asap! Stop going to fast foods, buy only paper or fresh wrapped foods, tell the canned food companies to change now !!! or stop buying them!!! Demand stores to sell more local, regional ,less overseas foods as much as possible !!!”

“May Milk be honored everywhere by being good ,natural, caring people. The common good was what he was all about. He was about a people reconciling with who we are..yes to gay people one and all...and to our families and friends, co-workers, fellow students alike to be free to be, accepting. We all need to remember Milk and his times, ways, hopes,dreams,,they are ours. May the world be made free to be who we are as well.... It will happen as cultural barriers break down,change,,and after some angst,,we will be accepted.”

“The rt wing fringe is frozen in a twisted warped sense of facts, reason...the awful part is that it continues on many rt wing religious radio programs! racists and kooks get their 2 cents on air !! Launch boycott and flood the radio program: "Faith To Action" hosted by Janet Porter ! She's one sneaky,snarly, smug rt winger based out of Florida, an Ohio native..many of the VCY America network of religious radio stations run her show.....”

“Today is Papp's birthday so it's fitting this story is here now...all the world's a stage,,,,keep Shaking in the Park! the Bard shall never have a final curtain on his plays !”

“Biden is the perfect foil as Vp for O and DEMS alike,,,it's a great gig and he knows where the good,the bad and ungly are in DC and much of the world since 1972 ! So,,,,it's always interesting to muse on the next election...wish O was in for 12 yrs ! He's the antidote for the Bush baffoonery and Reagan era of greed,deregulation.....”

“We can really only go by newer photographed ones...Both Roosevelt 's should be on list as well. and in his time,,Harding was considered handsome.....and the bushy side burned Chester Arthur .....”

“Imagine a Gov who values education and speaks Chinese ! and a Republican,,,good move O ! Wish all the ambassadors had the experience and language abilities as this pick......The future of the 'old' party is going to China.......”

“Too much of the wrong kinds of foods,snacks are cheap for the masses out here....and little or no food/nutrition/diet education is there to guide....a must for a healthy people....too much bs,garbage in soda pop, snack crackers, chips, salt additives in soups, most restaurant foods etc....high fructose syrup is a major culprit in obesity and other probs for past 30 yrs !!!!! boycott pop and any thing with it !!!!!!!!”

“IS NOT THE REASON TO HAVE PAUL VOLKER HEAD OF NATIONAL PANEL TO LOOK FOR SOLUTIONS AND SEEK BEST OF MANY IDEAS ON THE ECON FRONT??? SO GIVE VOLKER MORE SAY,,,IVE BEEN SUSPECT OF THE CURRENT TEAM LEAD BY SUMMERS AND G. I THINK WE MAY HAVE TO SEE HOW IT LOOKS BY SUMMER THOUGH,,,I WOULD LOOK INTO NEW TEAM WITH JAMES GALBRAITH,,KRUGMAN,,,AND OTHERS OUTSIDE OF NYC AND WASH DC FOR FRESH, PROGRESSIVE YET RESPONSIBLE APPROACH !”

“THIS SHOULD BE READ AND VISITED HERE BY EVERYONE ONLINE PERIOD !! THE USA NEEDS A NEW THIRD PARTY OR 2ND REAL ONE TO REPLACE THE OLD PARTY !! (NO LONGER GRAND) !! WE ARE STILL IN AN OUT OF DATE SYSTEM FROM THE 1950'S......WE NEED TO REFORM OUR ELECTION AND POLITICAL PARTY BALLOT ACCESS LAWS ASAP !!! BOTH DEMS AND OLD PARTY HAVE BEEN IN CAHOOTS HERE AND WE SUFFER FOR IT !!!! WE NEED A VIABLE MODERATE OR CENTRIST PARTY TO SERVE INDEPENDENTS, DISSEFECTED REPUBS ETC...THIS WOULD HELP DIFFUSE THE INFLUENCE OF THE PRO-LIFER RELIGIOUS CROWD..... UNTIL THE 50'S WE HAD A SOMEWHAT VIABLE SOCIALIST PARTY WITH PEOPLE LIKE FORMER VP HENRY WALLACE RUNNING FOR PRES.....IN 1912 WE HAD SOME STRONG PARTIES LIKE PROGRESSIVE OR BULL MOSSE, WE HAVE BECOME WAY TOO HOMOGENIZED POLITICALLY......THE GOP WAS OUTGROWTH OF NEED FOR NEW PARTY WITH THE OLD WHIGS AND FEDERALISTS DRIFTING AWAY BACK THEN....”

“I COULD NOT AGREE MORE AND EVEN BEFORE O ASSEMBLED HIS current econ team I was hoping he would have in the mix along with PAUL VOLKER of course, --- top econ minds of === PAUL KRUGMAN, JAMES GALBRAITH, AND KUTTNER--A FAVORITE OFTEN READ HERE ON HUFF' POST....AND HAVE SOME ROLES FOR FORMER SEN BILL BRADLEY AND GARY HART AS WELL.....I WOULD ALSO GREATLY INCREASE FUNDING FOR SEVERAL HIGH SPEED PASSENGER RAIL LINES TO REACH EVERY STATE AND REGIONS IN NATION ! THIS WOULD TRANSFORM US ALL IN TERMS OF TRANSPORTATION, GOOD JOBS, AND SPUR RAPID NEW DEVELOPMENT IN A TACTFUL WAY WE NEED.......”

“GARY HART IS ONE OF OUR GREAT MINDS AND STATESMEN WE HAVE. THIS PIECE IS SPOT ON. WE HAVE NEGLECTED TO HAVE A REAL NATIONAL SERVICE FOR ALL WHO CAN IN THIS COUNTRY.... SUCH A PROGRAM COULD BE A WAY FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS TO PAY BACK GRANTS , LOANS ....... I HOPE O AND TEAM READ HART'S PIECE AND CONSIDER HART FOR ANY POSTS HE WOULD FEEL HE COULD BE MOST EFFECTIVE .......I'D ALSO SEEK OUT FORMER SEN BILL BRADLEY,,,,,”

“MEDIA MANAGEMENT IS OFTEN OUT OF SYNC WITH PUBLIC, THE REPORTERS AND NEW DIVISION PEOPLE......CBS HAS BEEN SINKING SHIP FOR SOME TIME NOW....IT NEEDS A NEW OWNER, NEW RE DO .....”

“KAINE HAS BEEN AT O'S SIDE IN SOME OF LAST WEEKS EVENTS AND BUSY ALSO BEING A GOV OF VA WITH THE BIG GOV'S CONFERENCE ETC...GIVE KAINE A CHANCE AND TIME TO GET UP TO SPEED AND READY BY FALL FOR THE MID TERMS IN '10.......”

“EVERYONE'S A CRITIC WHEN IT COMES TO THE MOVIES,,,,IT'S A DIFFERENT TIME AND ERA FOR FILMS,,,,MANY MORE INTERNATIONAL FILMS HAVE THE CHANCE FOR THE AWARDS THESE DAYS,,,,A FILM MAKER LIKE RON HOWARD HAS THE TALENT AND WAY ABOUT HIS STYLE THAT KEEPS FILMS GROUNDED, WELL TAILORED LIKE MANY IN ANOTHER ERA,,,,SO I HOPE IT'S "FROST/NIXON" FOR PIC AND WELL DESERVING FRANK LANGELLA FOR BEST ACTOR AS NIXON....PITT IS GOOD AS HE CAN BE IN BUTTON THOUGH,,,,,oscar has always been political and much about POPULARITY AND PROMOTING THAN REAL ART MANY TIMES ! GREATS LIKE O'TOOLE, RICHARD BURTON NEVER A WINNER,,,,,,IN THE END THE GREAT FILMS LIVE AND ARE SHOW ON TCM AND DVD'S,,AND ART THEATERS AND FILM CLASSES,.......LOOK AT ANOTHER GREAT FILM THAT HAD 12 NOM'S IN 1964---"BECKET" ......OTHER FILM MISSES---'1960's SPARTACUS".....1986'S "THE MISSION"....1969'S GOODBYE MR, CHIPS, AND ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS".......1971'S "FIDDLER ON THE ROOF" AND NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA".....1940==THE GREAT DICTATOR BY AND STARRING CHAPLIN.......CARY GRANT IN SEVERAL ROLES,,,,,EARLY 1950'S FILM--JOHN FORD'S "THE QUIET MAN",,,,,,COOL HAND LUKE--WITH PAUL NEWMAN,,,,,,, OSCAR LIKED KATE HEPBURN, TRACY, LIZ TAYLOR, BETTE DAVIS, PAUL MUNI, FRED MARCH, CHUCK HESTON, JACK LEMON, JACK NICHOLSON, MERYL STREEP, DUSTIN HOFFMAN,,,BRANDO,,,,WOODY ALLEN,”

“I HOPE THAT THOMAS ASKS THE QUESTION AGAIN AT FUTURE PRESS Q&A ,,,,,,AND THAT OTHER "HARD HITTING " REPORTERS ASK FOLLOW UPS ON THE TOPIC ! NO SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR ISRAEL,,,,,,WE MUST DEMAND PEACE DEALS WITH ITS NEIGHBORS FOR ANY TYPE OF AID !!!!”

“THE BIG BILL CAN BE MADE STRONGER IN CONFERENCE,,,,,O NEEDS TO GIVE 'EM THE LBJ TREATMENT ! NO MORE MODERATE MELT DOWNS THAT WILL FURTHER WEAKEN BILL AND SPEED UP FALL INTO ECON ABYSS ! THE GOPERS ARE ANTI HELPING PEOPLE AND REGULATING THE CROOKS OF CAPITALISM,,,,,,,IGNORANCE BLASTING FROM ECHO CHAMBERS OF TALK RADIO CALLS FOR NEED TO QUICKLY RE-INSTATE THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE NOW !!!! STOP GIVING CREDENCE TO THE RT WING NUTS ON RADIO/ TV AS WELL AS IN CONGRESS WHO ARE DELUSIONAL,,,,”

“I AGREE WITH MUCH OF KUTTNER'S PIECE HERE, I REALLY HOPE O AND TEAM READ IT AND SEEK MR. KUTTNER'S ADVICE NOW AND BRING HIM INTO THE FOLD, AS WELL AS JAMES GALBRAITH,,,BUT SHOW MR. SUMMERS THE EXIT ! I THINK there should be much more investigations and study before rushing into any bank bailouts this go around.... one idea is to help promote the independent home town or family owned banks in the nation....esp small towns and smaller cities .....I say tighten laws that created the over sized conglomerates and mergers.......also promote US SAVINGS BONDS as well as selling bonds to build much of our infrastructure and transit needs.....”

“IT'S AN ORGANIZED WAY TO AVOID WHAT MANY BUSINESSES USED TO OFFER --A GOOD /SOUND PENSION PLAN WITH HEALTH BENEFITS AS WELL !!! WE MUST SEEK LAWS RAISING WAGES AND SALARIES TO PAY FOR HIGHER HOUSING,TRANSPORTATION,HEALTH COSTS AS WELL AS INFLATION RATES ON FOOD,CLOTHES ETC.....WE NEED COSTS LOWERED ON RENT AS WELL....”

“BRAVO,,,, LESS WE FORGET ,,,"OH, CALCUTTA!" OPENED IN 1969....ARE THAT UPTIGHT?”

“This is so short sighted ! Look at the funds going to millionaire owners of sports teams for stadiums, all the money people drain away at casinos....defense dept boondoggles,,,,,,,we need more arts and education funding to promote creativity not less !!!”

“IF there ever was a time to greatly increase funding for the arts it is now, Well written article here, could not agree more! The nations of the globe that are the most happy in terms of it's people and productivity and living/health standards are those who have strong funding and healthy outlook on the arts and education.....Real freedom of expression is best shown through the arts, paintings, books, theater and the like...The US was at the pinnacle in the arts in post WWII yrs before the draconian MCCARTHY red scare era,,,,,,,O and team could help usher in a new great era of the arts and culture in the US....We need also to get away from the costly pro sports, casinos, tv culture,,,,,,,”

“HE NEEDS TO BRING IN GARY HART, BILL BRADLEY, ECONOMIST JAMES GALBRAITH, SEN, BERNIE SANDERS AMONG OTHERS....HE NEEDS TO THINK AS AN HAWAIIAN AND LESS A CHICAGOAN,,,,ALSO GO BIG ON TRANSPORTATION TO CREATE MILLIONS OF NEW GREAT JOBS BUILDING SEVERAL HIGH SPEED RAIL LINES ACROSS THE COUNTRY......”

“I THINK IT'S THE PEOPLE ON THE FLOOR AT NYSE THAT ARE CLUELESS AND DOTTERING AROUND CIRCLE ......WE NEED THE FRESH, REAL IDEAS AND VIEWS FROM ARIANNA AND STOP WITH THE SAME OL LOSING CORPORATE CHAFF FROM WALL ST WE NEED TO GET AWAY FROM THE CORPORATE BANKERS AND BROKERS, HEDGE FUND FRAUDS who fund many politicians and muddy up the waters for rest of us real people..... WE need also leaders like SEN BERNIE SANDERS AND ECONOMIST JAMES GALBRIATH to step to the fore and propose sound policies to be listend to and passed !”