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This is where conservatives/GOP lose me

19 Monday Nov 2012

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conservatives, mc hammer, mc hammer video, Obama, p2, politics, progressives, tcotfail

My morning so far…

ME: “balance of Conservative and Progressive seats on the highest court of the land is ideal for constructive, deepened discourse. As for Obama, he was a professor of constitutional law. I really don’t think you need to worry just because your agenda is threatened.”

FACEBOOK FRIEND: “That is exactly why I am worried he is a man that understands the law, and understands how best to underrmine it as well.”

ME: “You’re telling me that because President Obama graduated at the top of his class at the prestigious Harvard University and has a background of teaching constitutional law that he somehow cannot be trusted to use that hard-earned book knowledge for social good?”

[I am still awaiting a reply.]

[I’m sure his reply is coming.  Maybe he’s distracted by the PSY/MC Hammer video online.]

[Hmm.]

[Uh, looks like he’s going to be a while. I guess I’ll watch some Gangnam/Hammer Style in the meantime.]

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Warfare in Information Age

16 Friday Nov 2012

Posted by pamelaksantos in Global, News, Politics, Technology

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Hamas, IDF, politics, social media, Twitterverse, war

So far this is the most competent analysis of the social media implications of IDF and Hamas online war, which seems to be setting a clear precedent of “modern, more social warfare — one tailor-made for the Information Age.”

I shudder at the future.

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Benghazi and Beyond hearing turns into partisan fight club

15 Thursday Nov 2012

Posted by pamelaksantos in Breaking News, Politics

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Gary Ackerman, news, politics

You know those beloved moments in movies when the hero says what the audience is thinking and the crowd goes wild? If this was a movie and if I stood in for a crowd, I would stand up and cheer for this man.

Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY) unloaded, first sarcastically: “Let’s just hang the guilty parties.”

“The stench of hypocrisy that hangs over this city today emanates from this room,” Ackerman said. “I’ve listened to my colleagues talk about the President of the United States and others in the administration using [the] terms ‘deliberate’, ‘lies’, ‘unmitigated gall’, ‘malfeasance,’ which is malicious and knowing evil-doing, ‘disgust’, ‘coverups’.”

He continued, “If you want to know who is responsible in this town, buy yourself a mirror!”

Ackerman went on to say that Republicans had “the audacity to come here” when the administration requested, for worldwide security, “$440 million more than you guys wanted to provide. And the answer is that you damn didn’t provide it! You REDUCED what the administration asked for to protect these people. Ask not who the guilty party is, it’s you! It is us. It is this committee, and the things that we insist that we need have to cost money.”

Maybe my borough roots are showing but I have to give some love to Queens boy Ackerman. Typical New York candor (the good kind) on display in the video snippet I watched on Martin Bashir Live. He didn’t mince words when it comes to recent attempts to muck up the electorate’s good will with this witch hunt focused on Benghazi. There were definitely hints from conservative media pundits that they would switch the plan of attack on POTUS from winning the election to pushing for impeachment.

I understand the gravity of what happened in Benghazi and the tragic loss of lives. I don’t think that warrants spinning this into a partisan issue simply to scapegoat Obama. It mars the dignity of the GOP and conservatives; it sullies the memory of those who died to be used as the call to arms. There is a way to investigate the circumstances of the attack, assess the current threat and proceed as needed to protect Americans. Wonder how long it will take for Congress and Washington to figure that out.

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That’s What We Call Engagement: Day After the SOTU

26 Wednesday Jan 2011

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clean energy, education, government spending, immigration, innovation, Obama, politics, SOTU, SOTU 2011, State of the Union, White House

Did you watch the State of the Union address last night?  It seemed like there was no way to avoid it whether you watched it on television or streaming live from WhiteHouse.gov, C-Span, PBS’s News Hour, Ustream, and even Facebook.  Twitter got in on the action, with hashtags #SOTU, #StateoftheUnion, #baracktalk, and #Obama trending last night.  As E.B. Boyd aptly put it:

The real party was online. It was a massive demonstration of how the conversation in politics is shifting, from a one-way affair controlled jointly by politicans and the media, to both a two-way dialogue between pols and constituents and a many-to-many free-for-all between any and all who care to dive in.

If for some reason you did miss it, here’s the full speech courtesy of PBS’s News Hour and more links:

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State of the Union Watch Party

19 Wednesday Jan 2011

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events, NYC, politics, SOTU, SOTU 2011, State of the Union

Join Greater NYC for Change, friends and fellow activists to watch and listen to President Obama’s second SOTU address and hear his vision for the year ahead. We’ll be joined by friends from our co-sponsors, including: Manhattan Young Democrats, DL21C, NYDLC and OFA.

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A Look Back at Fil-Am Veterans’ Equity

12 Friday Nov 2010

Posted by pamelaksantos in Original Features, Uncategorized

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Filipino American, Filipino veterans equity, news, politics, veterans

On Veterans’ Day, I can’t help but reflect on the sacrifices made by Filipino American veterans during World War II.  What used to be a hot topic in the Fil-Am community in 2007 and 2008 due to the house bills is now a forgotten issue.

Here’s a look back at select articles and links on the Filipino Veterans’ Equity Act of 2008:

H.R. 6897: Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2008 (never became law)

Filipinos Fight For U.S. Benefits [Washington Post, 4/11/05]

U.S. House Passes Vet Bill, Without Filipino Veterans Equity [ABS-CBN News, 9/23/08]

Still Fighting, feature by Dorian Merina [Hyphen Magazine, Issue 11]

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