Do the chick a solid
Posted by: Bridgitte on: November 11, 2008
Through the primary cycle I had less than kind things to say about Hillary Clinton. What was said can not and will not be unsaid. I was unhappy with the caliber of her campaign and the quality of her candidacy.
However, after the primary she worked hard for Obama and hard for the democratic party. In thanks for that work I contributed to reduce her 2008 debt.
I know not everyone will agree with the decision. For many the wounds of the primary are bandaged, not healed. We need to get over it and contribute to Senator Clinton. If Obama’s supporters donated $10 or $20 her debt would go down very quickly.
I writing this in response to an article I just read on Politico.com in which nameless Clinton aides mention how little that debt has shrunk despite Obama’s promise to help Clinton reduce it.
Don’t bitch or fuss or gloat. Don’t air dirty laundry or lord over anyone. Let’s be a team and reward Senator Clinton for keeping her word. Hillary did work hard and we should all show her a solid by doing what we agreed to – help her pay down her 7.5 million dollar debt.
Tonight changes it all…
Posted by: Bridgitte on: November 4, 2008
When I lost it:
Jessie Jackson crying in a cheering Chicago audience.
Seeing a checkerboard of blue and red on the US Map
Rep Clyburn saying “We can now truly tell our children they can be anything they want to be”
Barack Obama describing the events occuring during one woman’s 106 lifetime – Yes we CAN!
Driving down Broadway in downtown Oakland with everyone in cars honking and everyone on the sidewalks cheering and chanting.
Jessie Jackson crying
Jessie Jackson crying
Realizing that we will have an African-American first lady – a real honest proud black lady!
Jessie Jackson crying.
Paul Newman Dies
Posted by: Bridgitte on: September 27, 2008
Good Bye Mr. Paul Newman, the world is a better place because of your life’s work. My condolences to his family and many fans.
Note to John McCain:
Posted by: Bridgitte on: September 25, 2008
When the calvary shows up at the last minute (you know that part of the movie?) it’s to save the day, not to simply take credit for saving the day after the townsfolk have already saved it themselves.
Please Mr. Obama don’t delay the debate
Posted by: Bridgitte on: September 24, 2008
Senator McCain has asked to suspend Friday, September 26th debate so he may focus on the economic crisis. Senator Obama, I ask as a democrat and as an American that you not comply with his request. For weeks he has slandered your good name, and by extension the values of democrats across this nation, with hateful commercials, disingenuous press releases and personal interviews where he said the tenor of this campaign would change if you meet him face to face. Now when the day is finally upon him he wants to put it off?
I understand that we are in a crisis, I understand that someone as wealthy as John McCain would be very worried about this bail-out not playing out as he would like. But the occupation of President requires multi-tasking ability. Why should you, with all your vigor and skill, suspend an event because John McCain can not split his focus adequately? If he is fit for office he is fit for debate. The financial melt down of Wall Street is a crisis, no doubt, but it is not so dire that we as Americans and you as a candidate should place a moratorium on other spheres of political life. No one has died, we aren’t in morning. It is in no way disrespectful for you and John McCain to stand before the TV cameras and answer questions for the American public, in fact it is just the opposite.
Ultimately though this isn’t about the financial crisis, this is about John McCain’s very bad week, and his desire to put off having to answer questions about so much more than just the Wall Street melt down. Please Mr. Obama, do not let him weasel out of this debate by pretending this is an issue of appropriateness. It s not inappropriate to participate in a debate at this time, instead it would be inappropriate not to.
Letter to my Federal Elected Officials…
Posted by: Bridgitte on: September 23, 2008
I am not an economist, but I am an intelligent voter and a taxpayer. The last few weeks have shone how badly an under-regulated banking industry polices its self. I understand that Treasury officials and economic officials are stressing the urgency of a federal bailout of the banking sector. However, as a fairly educated constituent, I ask that you withhold your vote until the Executive branch, the Treasury department, and the Financial Industry offer a better explanation of what has happened. Also, how they will prevent it happening again, and how the banking melt down will actually effect the lives of regular middle class tax-payers and citizens, in clear, easily understood, non-economist language. I am not talking about Bernanke using scary language like “foreclosure” and “unemployment”, I am talking about solid macro and micro economic theory and facts about how giving $700 billion of American Taxpayer’s money to rich people will protect the regular people of this nation.
In addition I ask that you do not support Section 8 of the proposed bill that would extend unprecedented rights to the Treasury Secretary and excuse that office from legislative oversight. Our nation’s first Treasury Secretary was also it’s strongest federalist, and if he, Alexander Hamilton, had intended for the Treasury Department to weld this level of power he would have advocated it during the framing. I ask that you vote against any bill that would use back door methods to alter the structure of our political system or abridge the constitution’s checks and balances through subterfuge.
Please remember that the $700 billion the banking industry is clamoring for belongs to the people, many of us are struggling against the winds of economic hardships as well, and most of us do not have golden parachutes.
Free market, what?
Posted by: Bridgitte on: September 18, 2008
John McCain and his republican compatriots want us to live in a world without socialized health care, but WITH socialized banking risk? How is that?
Letter I just sent to Congresswoman Barbara Lee
Posted by: Bridgitte on: September 10, 2008
My partner and I are very concerned about the up-coming national election. In 2004 there was a campaign to invite the United Nations into the US to monitor the election. That effort failed, but we would like to see the cause revived during this election cycle.
We are increasingly concerned about voting machine tampering, voter caging, as well as out and out fraud in November. We love America and the democratic process, and strongly believe that every American’s vote should be counted, even if it is a vote we disagree with.
However conspiratorial it sounds, we believe the current polling trends being “sold” by the media are potentially laying the ground work for a fixed election in November. While we would love to believe this is not the case with 100% certainty, we have some doubts. We do not believe this pivotal election is a time when we should ignore those doubts. We are asking that Congresswoman Lee request United Nations’ election monitoring herself, or co-sign any bill presented by her colleagues in the House of Representatives. We ask this as constituents that love America too much to allow false election results to determine who lives in the White House. We hope Congresswoman Lee agrees and does all she can to insure honest and appropriate elections are held on November 4, 2008.
Sarah Palin: A Trojan Moose Concealing Four More Years of George Bush
Posted by: Bridgitte on: September 9, 2008
Why has she been the focus of this blog for 3 weeks solid now? I love this blog and read it every day, but I am getting so frustrated that it is focusing so exclusively on Sarah Palin even as Arianna is blogging and speaking on all the pundit shows, that Dems should shift their focus to McCain and the issues.
Why is Huffpo not practicing what it preaches? I want to see positives about my candidate and my party. I want to see headlines about the issues that shape the debate. I don’t care about Sarah Palin, she is a political blip; a missed trivial pursuit question in a decade. STOP MAKING THIS ABOUT HER!
Why doesn’t Huffington Post follow the call of it’s leader, the intelligent Arianna Huffington, and lead the media in a new direction; shape the up-coming debates; shift our focus; rather than swarm like rats on the Sarah Palin raft?
More on Sarah Palin
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
A different sort of bathroom reading…
Posted by: Bridgitte on: June 24, 2008
If you are looking for an unpleasant read first thing in the morning – try Dr. Nutra’s testimonials for the product “Colonix”. I’m reading them for work, but any of you could read it simply for the pictures and first hand narratives, like this one by David M. “After about 2 weeks into the program on my second month I felt the urge to go as usual. Went into the bathroom and next thing you know it felt like I pooped out about 20 pounds of crap. Now mind you, smooth exit, I filled the toilet up to the water line.” Ick. My favorite part, other than a product that creates a “smooth exit” is that this David M. included a picture of himself in his Army uniform. Check it out, but be careful before entering the gallery. After only a cursory look I’m worried I’m going to void out of my mouth not my butt.
