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Politics

Michele Bachmann Announces Economic Plan
New Economic Plan

Huh?
Bill O'Reilly: "Do you really want war with Iran?"

Herman Cain: "Well, I don't want that, Bill. But if they fire first, we're going to defend ourselves and defend our enemies. And they are no match for our warships."


Rosen Reports
 Donald Trump Gets Roasted and Toasted
     Gary Trudeau, who pens the classic comic strip Doonesbury has an eagle eye for finding twisted thought in public discourse.  This past week, he quoted Donald Trump who said:
 "Part of the beauty of me is that I'm very rich."
     This week he quoted Mr. Trump again: 
     "I dealt with Gaddafi. I rented him a piece of land. He paid me more for one night than the land was worth for two years, and then I didn't let him use the land. That's what we should be doing. I don't want to use the word 'screwed,' but I screwed him."     
     On another front, an issue of Utne Reader sold at Costco, features the famous millionaire in a photo illustration by Jason Seiler.   The author of the story , David Macaray, makes it clear that he is not in favor of burning the rich at the stake, merely holding their feet to the fire in order to hold them accountable for their part in the meltdown of the American economy and the erosion of the middle class.  The story originally appeared in the CounterPunch March-April 2011 issue.

     Utne is a collection of fine writing from other sources, much like Reader's Digest without the insipidness.  It is available at Costco at discount news stand prices and can be read electronically on line.  It is a subscription service, featuring the best of alternative stories.  
 
Click here to see more work by caricaturist Jason Seiler. 

 IS UTERUS A DIRTY WORD?
 
Dear  Colonel Clearwater,
 
I have a political question for you.
 
As you may have heard, the Speaker of the Florida House, Dean Cannon, admonished me for using the word "uterus" on the House floor, as if "uterus" is a dirty word.

This is especially outrageous considering that this year alone, the Florida House has proposed 18 anti-choice bills. Speaker Cannon wants to restrict what women can do with their bodies, but he doesn't want to talk about it.

So I created this petition to let Speaker Cannon know that "uterus" is not a dirty word. The petition simply says:

    "Uterus is NOT a dirty word."

Will you sign the petition? Click here to add your name, and then pass it along to your friends:


Thanks!

–Representative Scott Randolph
 
Dear Congressman,
 
Speaker Cannon reminds me of my boy.  When he was about four years old,
he asked me a question.
 
"Daddy, is 'do' a dirty word?"
 
I asked him why he would ask such a question.
 
He  said, "You know.  Like in 'dog doo."
 
I explained to him at great extent how "do" was not a dirty word.
 
He turned and left, muttering "Do is a dirty word if you step in it."
 
The point is, I agree with you.  Speaker Cannon is being juvenile.  
 
Colonel Clearwater
  oval office meeting on service
 
 
 
Oval Office Meeting on Service
 
President Obama met last April 21st with former president Bill Clinton and Senator Edward Kennedy to discuss the use of volunteers to help Americans as part of a a community service initiative.
The act is called the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. 
 
President Clinton supported the  bill at the SEED School, where service is part of the curriculum. 
                Photo: Chuck Kennedy
 
 
 
 The President stated:
"A week from tomorrow marks the 100th day of my administration.  In those next eight days, I ask every American to make an enduring commitment to serving your community and your country in whatever way you can.  Visit WhiteHouse.gov to share your stories of service and success.  And together, we will measure our progress not just in number of hours served or volunteers mobilized – but in the impact our efforts have on the life of this nation."
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
opinion
GOP Representative Phil Gingrey
Has Backbone, Then Loses It

"It's easy if you're Sean Hannity or Rush Limbaugh or even sometimes Newt Gingrich to stand back and throw bricks." The day after making the statement, Dr. Gingrey, the United States Congressman from Georgia, recanted the statement.

 {Mr. Limbaugh had stated on television that he is hoping for the Obama Administration to fail.  Mr. Hannity,  works for Fox News, a station known for being "...self-consciously down-market, rude. loud, opinionated....a lower-end, secondary news market." [The Man Who Owns the News: Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch by Michael Wolff (Kindle Edition - Dec 2, 2008)] and Mr. Gingrich affirmed racially insensitive remarks made by Geraldine Ferraro.} 

The day after making his statement, Representative-Doctor Gingrey made this announcement on the Rush Limbaugh show:

"I know you reach millions of people across the country. I'm telling you, I heard from quite a few of them since my foot-in-mouth disease yesterday, and I just thank you so much for what you're doing, and we're with you 100 percent."

 The current state of the Republic party is alarming.  Falling in behind hate spewers is dangerous for the Bill of Rights, the country, the State of Florida and the City of Clearwater.  Our state was wrong to allow Mr. Limbaugh to buy his way out of his drug arrest for $30,000 and probation-like terms (not owning a guy and random drug testing).  Fox News is wrong because it presents opinions and distortions as news and people believe what they say. 

 

End of An Error
 
 
 
 

A Warning from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

An excerpt from the Steal Back Your Vote! investigative comic

Voter suppression is real. It’s a crime. And it’s happening to YOU.

But there’s something that you can do to prevent it. That’s what this guide is about. Start with page 19: ‘7 Easy Steps to Steal Back Your Vote.’

For many years, top investigative reporter Greg Palast and I have been exposing voter suppression.

This is a deliberate strategy to keep minorities from voting, senior citizens from voting, young people from voting in an effort to suppress the vote and maintain their hold on power.

Our concern is not partisan. We need every American to vote: Democrats and Republicans. You can do all the campaigning you want in a battleground state like Ohio or New Mexico, but if your voters aren’t counted, you’re going to lose the Presidency–and our democracy.

Pass on this link: www.stealbackyourvote.org
 
Better Than Bush Humor?
 

"[Palin] knows more about energy than probably anyone in the United States of America."
 
"Across this country this is the agenda I have set before my fellow prisoners...."

When asked about a survey that shows increased tobacco exports to Iran, McCain said, "Maybe that's a way of killing them."

"Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno." 

"Senator Obama likes to talk loudly.   In fact, he said he wants to announce that he’s going to attack  Pakistan - Remarkable."        "Bomb. Bomb. Bomb. Bomb, bomb Iran."  (To the tune of the Beachboy's Barbara Ann).                                       Senator John McCain

 

 

Governor Palin Duped in Phoney Phone Call; thinks she is talking to the president of France.  Hear her on the BBC.

 

 

Gumer's Cartoons are now available on T-Shirts.

Send a check for $25 to the Moons of Pluto Pub. Co.

PO Box 1101, Safety Harbor, FL 34695 with size info.

 

 


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