As we did last week with the , we're digging up items of local interest out of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC. We'll be updating this post with other items as the convention continues this week. Follow along with full coverage of the DNC on The Huffington Post.
O'Malley speaks tonight: Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley landed a primetime speaking slot: 10 p.m. Tuesday, when major networks will start broadcasting. The Baltimore Sun reports that the stage in Charlotte could be a launching pad for the 2016 presidential race. WBAL caught up with the governor on Monday.
Better off?: O'Malley may have gone a hair off message on Sunday's Face the Nation on CBS. Bob Schieffer asked if Americans were better off than they were four years ago. O'Malley answered: “No, but that’s not the question of this election. Without a doubt, we are not as well off as we were before George Bush brought us the Bush job losses, the Bush recessions, the Bush deficits, the series of desert wars, charged for the first time to credit cards — the national credit card."
Conservative bloggers and pundits quickly seized on the remarks.
The cheap seats: Maryland's delegation is seated toward a far back corner of the Time Warner Cable Arena, Maryland Reporter reports. But it was the first stop for Democratic National Committee chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who addressed the delegates in a breakfast meeting on Monday.
LGBT community looks to be heard: The Metro Weekly in Charlotte reports that the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in Charlotte wants to use this week's opportunity to speak to Maryland delegates. One lesbian-owned Irish pub, the paper reports, is hosting an afterparty for Maryland's delegation following President Barack Obama's speech on Thursday. Maryland's same-sex marriage law faces a referendum challenge on the ballot this fall.
Nice try - "Michele Obama said it and I just repeated it." Blame it on somebody else. Classic right-wingnut voter suppression tactic. If you can't win within the rules, make them show an ID they've never needed to show before. Tell them Election Day is a different day.
"..... you call me names. It is the way you roll. But continue on......" Rush told you that? Or did he just post it on one of your cut-and-paste-gasm galleries?
I wonder what employer pays him to cut and paste all day - or do they even know how much time he spends doing this? To answer Joeblob ahead of time - I'm at home. No boss to worry about.
Your infatuation for me is getting creepy. I will say it again honey pot gal, if I post my words you cal me names. If I post someone else's words you call me names. If I post Obama's own words you call me names. If I cut and paste you call me names. It is the way you roll. But continue on......
First of all, I have voted across the aisle, both locally as well as nationally. But with the current climate, I feel like I have to pick a side because the sides are moving farther apart. I could have voted for McCain, but not right after Bush, and not with Palin. One of the things I have noticed is that there are different rules in the Public sector. Take the Post Office - right up front, there is a lot of waste, etc. but consider that UPS, FedEx, etc. could pick and choose where they delivered to until their business was established. The USPS MUST be able to deliver to every home and business in the country. I havde not followed their current money troubles, but there seems to be some large financial burden imposed on them. Social Security - it is the largest insurance company in the country (perhaps the world) and there is no competition - you can't take your Social Security dollars down the street. That results in issues good and bad.
I have seen first hand how government agencies can be whipsawed around by Congress. They hold out (we've seen that lately) or some Member has a sweetheart deal, and the agencies have to respond. Weapon systems that start out as one thing, fairly well thought-out by the military, get changed into something else entirely by folks in Congress that have no fricking clue what they are doing, but it will generate jobs in their district. I thought Ross Perot was onto something at first, but he said he would only serve 1 term, and I realized that some career bureaucrats could stall him off for 4 years - no problem. He could have been a great King, but not a good President. Elected officials learn early on what they need to do to make it through the next election. Some are able to do their job well, but some succumb to the lobbyists and take the easy road. Some government workers in some agencies find that if they want to get a better job it may often be with a company that they regulate or oversee - where is the market for someone who knows all about - pick one - weapon systems, food & nutrition, clean air, forest management, etc. So they feel like they can't antagonize the private sector, or maybe they get chummy. How's that for a start?
We don't Mr Fraud. We read the last 12 months and they are all the same. Time to pack your bags and move to your new house on the beach in Hawaii. There you can write your book on your accomplishments, the shortest book in the world.
OBTW, Please note that, despite our differences, I refer to you by your screen name - a lesson Joeblob has yet to learn.
Honeygo Hal, are you suggesting that none of this video is true? You see Obama. You see his lips moving. You see him lying. You see him exaggerating. You see him twisting.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/fri-september-7-2012/hope-and-change-2---last-week-this-week
Republicans - must distance themselves from George Bush. Did not. No mention of overseas wars. They must think the kids with lost limbs, eyes and other problems will heal themselves. A tax CUT - the dumbest idea I have ever heard. How about no change in the tax code and lower spending? Democrats - boo god. Clearly against any type of religion and lacking in morals. Dems committed fraud in their own convention! The most hideous women worried about birth contol Ladies - no worries in getting pregnant with the way you look . Joe Biden - actually a very good speech. He did give great insight to the President's thoughts. Pres and Mrs. Obama - we have heard the speeches before, - but we see your actions. Your actions are now front and center - you have a track record. Had you just moved a little to the middle, we would be talking landlsde for you. Now you are in a dogfight because you listed to folks like Axelrod. In the meantine, kids are not learning in school, in part because of the culture but also because of the behavior of both parties. If our leaders have no morals, why should our kids?