I thought that President Obama hit a home run tonight. He was relaxed and spoke of what we do well.
He reminded us that America is the strongest nation in the world. He reminded us that our economy is good and that gasoline is the cheapest its been in years.
Tell us what else is good. It’s too easy to be negative.
Reprinted with permission from Jill Palermo
An unauthorized investigation aimed at uncovering possible voter fraud might cost Prince William County Electoral Board Chairman Guy Anthony “Tony” Guiffré his job.
The Virginia State Board of Elections took a rare vote Friday to initiate steps to remove Guiffré from the county electoral board over allegations he compromised voter privacy and might have broken state and federal laws. The allegations stem from his efforts to determine whether absentee ballots were improperly requested for the Nov. 3 election.
The three-member state board, which includes two Democrats and one Republican, voted along party lines during a meeting in Richmond to ask Attorney General Mark Herring (D) to begin the removal proceedings.
Guiffré’s fate will ultimately be decided by the Prince William County Circuit Court.
Women with little or no health insurance would be eligible for free, long-lasting birth control under a program proposed by Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D).
Announced by Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam (D) at a community college in Alexandria on Friday, the $9 million federal grant would cover intrauterine devices and skin implants as well as outreach to eligible women, training for clinicians and a study of the program’s impact.
“This is all about educating and empowering women to decide when and if they become pregnant,” Northam said at Northern Virginia Community College. “When women have access to this contraception, they choose on their own time when to start a family.”
Northam, who is running for governor in 2017, has been pushing for such a program for months. He wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post in Auguston the issue and argued for expanded access to birth control during a Brookings Institution event in October.
PASADENA, CALIF. — The political arm of Planned Parenthood will endorse Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire on Sunday, a Clinton campaign official confirmed.
The endorsement marks the first time in the organization’s 100-year history that Planned Parenthood Action Fund has endorsed a candidate in a primary. The endorsement was first reported by CBS News.
“Let’s be clear — reproductive rights and health are on the ballot in 2016,” said Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards. “We’re proud to endorse Hillary Clinton for President of the United States.
“No other candidate in our nation’s history has demonstrated such a strong commitment to women or such a clear record on behalf of women’s health and rights,” she added. “This is about so much more than Planned Parenthood. Health care for an entire generation is at stake.”
Planned Parenthood is one of the nation’s leading providers of abortions and reproductive health services. Its early endorsement of Clinton will effectively mobilize supporters — and millions of dollars — nationwide for her candidacy.
Richard is expected to officially announce the endorsement at an event on Sunday in Manchester that kicks off the Action Fund’s efforts in the 2016 election season.
For some of us, there is nothing else to talk about. Done deal.
Washingtonpost.com:
RICHMOND — Three African American pastors who support Donald Trump filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday over a requirement that GOP primary voters sign a statement affirming that they are Republicans — a plan the presidential front-runner has condemned.
The plaintiffs say the loyalty pledge will discourage minority voters and those who are poor from casting ballots in Virginia, where voters do not register by party. Signing the vow will create long lines at the polls, imposes “the burden of fear and backlash” and amounts to a literacy test, according to the lawsuit.
The Virginia Republican Party recently decided voters who want to help choose the Republican presidential nominee must first sign a statement that says: “My signature below indicates I am a Republican.”
The Washington Post continued:
In a statement from Trump’s campaign, the celebrity billionaire said he had nothing to do with the lawsuit but that he supports the pastors’ cause.
“If they don’t stop excluding people, the party is doomed,” Trump said. Democratic presidential candidate “Hillary [Clinton] and the Democrats love this. The Republican Party in Virginia keeps losing. They really need to be smart and win for a change.”
Interesting. I suppose that people can be Republican for a fleeting moment. Why must it be a forever thing? Additionally, I believe the Democratic primary is the same day. The forever pledge just seems like over-kill.
If these pastors win their law suit, how far-reaching will it be? Will it be just for this primary or will it affect how future primaries are run? The outcome of this one might be very interesting on many levels. I am still trying to wrap my head around the fact that its black pastors who are suing. Go figure.
Somehow this speech and executive order will be contrived to mean that Obama will come round up everyone’s gun. No. That isn’t going to happen. No Obama in combat boots knocking on anyone’s door.
One of the breakdowns I have heard that I think will be fixed is people being allowed to buy Tommy guns and similar type machine guns under the guise of a corporate trust. Apparently the number of people filing this kind of paper work has increased exponentially. I am one of those people who just don’t think civilians need this kind of fire power.
My own Congressman has already bellowed and moaned about the President’s actions. My own Congressman represents me on almost nothing, however. He plays to the ideologues on nearly every issue.
Then I have to remind myself that I had the only Obama sign in my yard in 2012. My street is a long one. It goes from Splashdown to Vint Hill Road. The sign was my husband’s sign. He worked the Obama campaign. That’s a long road for only one little ole sign.
The polls seem to support this latest initiative. Furthermore, Obama has the lowest number of executive orders of any president since Grover Cleveland. Go figure.
Where do the followers of this kind of thinking come from?
What is the demographic? Are these people crazy?
An unpredictable new chapter in the wars over federal land use in the West unfolded Sunday after a group of armed activists split off from an earlier protest march and occupied a national wildlife refuge in remote southeastern Oregon.
The activists, led by rancher Ammon Bundy, set themselves up in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge 30 miles southeast of here, defying the organizers of a rally and march held Saturday in support of two local ranchers set to report to federal prison Monday to serve a sentence for arson.
Some of the occupiers said they planned to stay indefinitely. Harney County Sheriff David M. Ward said authorities from several law enforcement organizations were monitoring the situation.
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