Allow me to share with you what it is like to live in Syracuse NY, where yesterday Air Force One delivered our President to our little Hancock Airport to speak with others about the transformation that will happen here that will improve many lives in the Central New York area. He was here with others to celebrate the $100 billion investment from Micron over the next two decades to build semiconductor manufacturing facility in the region. He is correct to describe it as a game-changer for our local economy. This is a clear sign that his policies are effective in boosting domestic manufacturing, and in the fact that DEMOCRATS DELIVER!!! This time is with the CHIPS Act.
He was introduced by Shawni Davis, a local Henninger High graduate and master electrician. This event did not occur at SU as many assumed, since the President had attended college there. The event took place at Onondaga Community College, where an education and training pipeline will be created to train students to become Micron engineers and technicians. This is just an astounding accomplishment, in a city known even recently as having one of the highest child poverty levels in the nation, according to new US census data.
Our Governor Hochul delivered details about the investments in education, child care, business and community groups that are coming along with Micron Technology investments.
I was busy with work and family issues yesterday and I am still getting caught up with the events and speakers at the event yesterday, but I did get to hear it live when Senator Schumer exclaimed "every single inch of this massive project will be built with UNION LABOR!"
I hope I can share some of my excitement with you. Things this big only happen in other places, not Upstate NY. I am pinching myself over and over, just wondering how this could be coming true for Syracuse. This is a city where children always grew up and had to leave the area to find a good job. That is no longer true. This area will be transformed into the future.
I'll say it again! DEMOCRATS DELIVER! Vote Blue in 2022 down the whole ballot!
Here is the video of the event with President Biden at Onondaga Community College on 10/27/22.
I am so happy for you and your fellow citizens in Syracuse! This is what democracy looks like: Our government (state & federal) working to bring investments and opportunities to Americans so they can improve their lives, and that of their children, through education, training and, sustainable, good-paying jobs. This will ensure the US remains strong, vibrant, and able to create our own destiny - one based on freedom and quality of life for all. 💙
This should have been a front page story in every major paper in the country!!! Thanks so much for letting us see this through your eyes. I'm assuming since it's in the newsletter that you would be ok with sharing it but I just wanted to check. I already share Robert's newsletter, but I would like to make a pdf of this comment and share it separately if that's ok with you. Blessings,
Chaplain Terry Ithink you have, as you often do, pointed to the heart of the matter when you say that this beautiful thrilling account of a US President walking among his people to tell them the good news that's on the way, should have been front page newsI have to confess, not for the first time, that nothing frightens me more than this: with very few exceptions the press is in lock-step in completely ignoring major speeches by the President of the United States
Thank you, Dear Robertson! I find it frightening and maddening. So here is where I call on the energy of Robert Hubbell: realistic optimism + action. Once we get a true majority in congress and they see the tide turning, they'll have to wake up to what folks really need to know....and if not, we'll find other messengers.
Yes, Dean. As I mentioned, the last 48 hours have been harried for me, so I haven't looked at many sources. The only national news I saw on this was a "hot mic" report where Senator Schumer spoke with the President as he deplaned AF1 in Syracuse and told Biden he was concerned about how tight the senate race is in Ga. The report was of course on the election, not at all about the huge event that took place in Syracuse yesterday.
The horror to me is that it's happening at all. It's a big reason that I cancelled my NYTImes subscription. I just couldn't stand it . I keep up with what's happening in the country and the world. I just consider it the deal of being an informed citizen. But there are things I find too much. I stopped watching tv new (and then tv altogether) when the serious Obama-bashing started back in 2012. And do you remember when whoever it was stood up in the middle of one of Obama's talks and screamed out that he was a liar. There's been a shattering of something--maybe some profound depth or sense of civility by which we swim past our worst demons and treat each other moderately well--just because that's what you do. I don't think that's in place right now and it kind of has tilted the landscape. Sorry. I have a friend dying in Kentucky and I'm a little off-plumb myself tonight
I am so sorry about your friend, Dean Robertson. May they soon be at peace, and may their loved ones and friends be blessed with comfort during this tender time.
Thank you so much. What a lovely thought to wake up to. Unlike your Chaplain, "Dean" isn't a title. It's my first name, although after over 7 years with a lovely grandson, I hardly answer to anything other than GranDean anymore.
Again, thank you for the good wishes for peace and comfort. This is man who was a colleague in the first independent secondary school post I ever had after fleeing the publish-or perish world of university. He is a good friend and he really taught me how to teach.
I am so sorry to hear of your friend Dean. Your friend has certainly had great fortune on this earth, to have you as a friend.
It is indeed quite disheartening to see the lack of civility we have here in this country. And what's with all this antisemitism????? I don't get it! Why are those of Jewish faith such targets? The only explanation I can see is that the anti-semites just follow along because of the fomenting done by other racists.
As Joyce Vance always ends her blog, (Aptly entitled "Civil Discourse")
I posted on FB in full. And now I'm working on a document that I can attach to a tweet. I'm also balancing this with attention to the horrific attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband.
The good economic news wasn't just growth. There was good news on the inflation front, too. The price index for gross domestic purchases increased 4.6 percent in the third quarter, compared with an increase of 8.5 percent in the second quarter. The Personal Consumption Expenditure price index, which the Fed watches, increased 4.2 percent, compared with an increase of 7.3 percent. And the CPI for the last three months rose a total of 0.5%, or an annual rate of 2% if it keeps up for the next nine months. That's the Fed's target. All great trends, a combination of interest rate hikes and a big slowdown in money supply growth from what had been hypergrowth, a big reason for inflation (thank you, Fed).
All good but many voters just don’t get this or care. They measure inflation only by what things cost. They never ask what the Republicans silver bullet solution is.
Alas, good point. Emotions rather than facts rule. Dems need to address how people feel. I hope ubiquitous gas price signs showing dropping prices will help.
Thank you, Stan, for this positive news. These are the data points that the media should be headlining! Unfortunately, our educational system is so underfunded and poor, that a large number of Americans wouldn't understand the link between these data points and their wallets. They will need to see that their paychecks increase or taxes decrease enough to offset the higher prices they are paying and feel like they can spend again.
The NYT headlines rarely reflect the content of the articles. They are only designed to generate clicks. I’m putting my subscription on hold for a few weeks. But where can we read honest news besides here and HCR’s newsletter? Anyone have suggestions?
Hi, Mary. You raise a difficult issue. After much thought, I have decided that the best approach is to criticize the Times rather than cancel subscriptions. As skewed as the reporting is, Democrats have few news sources left that are not propaganda arms of the GOP.
Washington Post is better. Guardian, Vox, Forbes are also good. I read many individual journalists on Twitter who are good at analysis and commentary: Ian Milhiser, Brian Tyler Cohen, Jennifer Rubin, Ahmed Baba, Aaron Rupar, Marc Joseph Stern, some Politico writers. And of course, Robert, and Heather Cox Richardson.
Vox is one of my "go to sources," especially on legal matters. Ian Millhiser is superb, but others are very good as well. Slate is also good with Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern, but after those two, it is a very steep and seedy fall-off.
Absolutely. I cancelled my 30 year subscription to the NYT in Oct 2020 bc I had enough of their clickbait, both-sides coverage. And while I subscribe to several other papers, the MSM’s coverage of Biden and this election have been so biased. The front page headlines and the tweets of many of their headliner journalists seem to be rooting for recession, a red wave and Republicans. It almost feels devious in its dishonesty.
I agree. To overstate it a bit, the NYT in its heart (ie owners) really despises Biden’s successes and programs and will take whatever disaster the gop brings. After all they are oligarchs like the rest of the scum at the top.
Biden just puts his head down and keeps on working. I have told people that I think that Biden has been a much better President than a lot of his predecessors. For one thing I believe he really cares about people. He has had to put up with so much.
Thank you SO much for this link! Indeed, easy-to-read and easy to understand. So much for analysts' comprehension of their own area of "expertise". Analysis paid for by whom I wonder.
I’m an optimist and I am proud of that. The media certainly is not helping the Democrats but what everyone is missing are the little things that are happening everyday. Over 3000 people attended a rally for Fetterman in Pittsburgh last night. It had a rock concert vibe. In NC , Ga, Pa, and other locations mail in votes are ahead of the 2020 election results at the same time. Young voters are coming out to vote but there is still room for improvement. The election is in the hands of Independents, real Republican and women. They vote we win. I heard on NPR yesterday an interviewer ask a voter why they were independent. The answer was “ I use to be a Republican and that is not my party anymore “. What’s important is these Independents are not going to vote for Republicans and all we have to do is convince them to vote for Democracy.
Thank you Stephen. So true. I’ve spent much of the week textbanking in Harris County Texas to Dems and in the last 2 elections of doing a lot of GOTV work, I’ve never had such an enthusiastic response to voting. Same among Black voters I textbanked in NC. Anecdotal, but it was a joy to see.
I recently read a post reporting Meghan McCain blathering on about Fetterman not being fit for office. The person posting then mentioned how Meghan’s dad was treated by the Democratic Party while he was dealing with issues from a brain tumor: with grace and dignity. How sad that even Meghan, of all the people, can’t look past the collateral damage from a stroke and know that the person and is still there- brain and all.
It is shameful that the so called grown ups in the room are using this to appeal to the largest amount of ignorant voters. GAWD: it’s like the school bus driver laughing when the bully pushes other kids on the bus.
Exactly, I would rather have a 90% healthy democrat than a 100% greedy bastard that sold his soul to evil. Wonder what your portrait looks like, Dorian Gray Oz?
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Republicans were gleeful with the media’s focus on Fetterman’s disability to the exclusion of Oz’s career-ending gaffes during the debate. Indeed, Republicans decided to amplify the media’s focus on Fetterman’s disability. Ronna McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee, mocked both Fetterman and Biden (a stutterer) by saying that, together, they couldn’t couldn’t “get a full sentence out.”
Hey "Moonface" Ronna ROMNEY McDaniel - you need to spend a little less time sneaking the 5 gallon ice cream container out of the freezer at night. You're starting to take after Baron Harkonnen.
To other readers: TCinLA makes a serious point that I hope is not overlooked or misconstrued in his biting commentary. Attacking female politicians for their physical appearance has FINALLY become unacceptable. And yet, McDaniel believes that it is still acceptable to attack others because of their disabilities. The only surviving pockets of discrimination that remain tolerated (most especially in the GOP) is discrimination against people because of their sexual orientation or gender identity and physical disability. Being an antisemite is now a ground for lionization among the "mean girls club" that the GOP has become.
I will stop now, and TCinLA, I will not make it a habit of speaking for you. But this issue has a personal dimension for my family and I am beyond sickened by the attacks on Fetterman. As usual, you have found a way to make a point in a way that few others can or would. Thanks.
Ha! I had to look up Harkonnen and love the caps. Nevertheless, Romney McDaniel's full sentences are vile as are the media's sentences ignoring Oz's nauseating bs. I'd much rather hear the sentences of someone publicly and unabashedly recovering from a life-threatening stroke or some one publicly and unabashedly working with a stutter - understanding that their sentences and actions are in the best interests of the country.
She has been the female equivalent of Goebbels. But republicans have so many vying for the title. Making fun of a disability puts one in the category of subhuman in my book. It used to be beyond the pale for any decent political actor, and Christian as well.
I'd never heard of Baron Harkonnen either (apologies to Stephen Colbert.) When I looked the Baron up, I found it interesting that his first name is Vladimir. That also lines up with the bizarre loyalties in Raging Ronna's cult for the internationally disgraced, vicious murdering Russian dictator.
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Robert, Kudos to you on this day's edition! Robert Reich's article is superb and deserves an entire Edition dedicated to it and its key messages! We do not have a "free market" economy - just the opposite. One thing he hasn't mentioned yet (It's a 2 part article.) is the farm crisis with big corporations taking away and starving the individual farmers ability to earn a decent living. We also need to revise our notion that we still have a "free press" now that even the NY Times has succumbed to "Corporations United". It hit me hard that the Nazis started its purifying killings with children with disabilities. Where is character, ethics and values gone? Where are leaders like Teddy Roosevelt ready to bust up the cruelty of monopolies? Where are the George Washingtons who can't tell a lie. Where is longer term view preparing us for the technology revolution that is upon us and the climate conflagration that is here today? I have voted. I kept my vow to hold the entire Republican Party accountable by not voting for any R. We need the People United. We, the People, all of us this time united and with the wisdom of seven generations looking forward to creating a world of well-being for all!
Cathy, I was born with one hand, the left hand. The right one has a small stump with tiny little fingers which my husband has called “shorty” for 52 years. If I had been born in Germany and Poland at the time Hitler was destroying lives, like my parents had happen to them, I would be dead.
Bless you Marlene, and I am sorry you have to hear the brutes in the GOP decide they can mock people with disabilities. But not to worry, we have your back!
Thank you, Robert. They are brutes but I only have four-letter words for all of them. I was born and raised in the South, in NC by Holocaust victims. When I was born, people asked my mom if she and my dad were going to put me in an institution. She was appalled but this was the early 50’s where that’s exactly what happened to down syndrome babies. To my parents credit and often, their dismay, i became quite fierce and independent. :)
Many of us would be. I’d like to think I have the strength of Sofie Scholl (the White Rose) but know I do not. But hopefully I would resist. What courage when she knew the outcome….
We are so glad you're here, Marlene. You add so much to our conversations. This is making me think of the Star Trek episode where blind Geordi's visor saves the life of a person from a world that would have not allowed someone who was blind live. Star Trek did a wonderful job of teaching ethics. And, yes, I still drink Earl Grey tea - hot. Let's spread some love! Cathy
He does a great job illustrating how the vast economic and political inequality we have in this country is not due to the workings of the "free market", which is touted by the financial elite via corporate owned media. Rather, the economic and political playing fields have been deliberately tipped so overwhelmingly in favor of the financial elite by conservative governmental policies and court rulings. Of course, this all started in earnest beginning with the Reagan Admin in the 1980s. This is the first of a two-part series of articles.
I think it's about keeping language away, on the third page, whatever. "they couldn’t couldn’t “get a full sentence out.”, "Ukraine has “lost its sovereignty” Keeping healthy language away is how Orwell described controlling the 'proles'. This also keeps away healthy self-doubt.
As opposed to the ability to fix complex problems through education and language. All ideologies are not real life. Religious frameworks are morality disguised as fact.
I think your column today is about this road. Je suis en train de..... is a common French phrase to start , say cooking. Je suis en train de cuisiner!
While there is good news out there the media seems to amplify the negative of [Ras]Putin, Kanye West, and the right wing.
The media is amplifying anti-Semitism by constantly repeating Kanye's bigotry. It's like a political ad.
Personally, I have made the decision to withdraw from a group that supports veterans. Why? Because the CEO of this particular organization has posted on Facebook that he thinks Kanye is being treated badly and someone posted supporting this guy's post.
Yesterday was the dark anniversary of the shootings of the synagogue in Pittsburgh. If words don't lead to action the advertising business would go broke.
Stay strong, Ed. The media should condemn Kanye's antisemitism, not amplify it. I should have noted that Kanye's private school in California shut its doors with less than 24 hours notice. He named the school after his mother. I assume some of the parents demanded an apology; rather than issue one, he closed the school.
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Understsanding the economy is an ongoing challenge especially the big-picture economy. I found today's piece from Robert Reich to be very useful and even printed it out (antique that I am).
Thank you Stephen G for bringing us “Democrats Deliver” and “What a Difference a President Makes”! I find them hugely helpful for expanding my volunteer engagement into phone banking, something I find challenging. Thanks Robert for posting them today. These kinds of resources are empowering. I plan to share them with my network.
Thank you so much for sharing democrats-deliver.org. What began as an effort to create a 2-5pg cheat sheet for Dem friends who kept parroting that Dems had not done much and for my own GOTV work turned into 150 pgs. A website was born and I truly hope you will all use it to help in your conversations with your community and in GOTV work. We can do this!
Allow me to share with you what it is like to live in Syracuse NY, where yesterday Air Force One delivered our President to our little Hancock Airport to speak with others about the transformation that will happen here that will improve many lives in the Central New York area. He was here with others to celebrate the $100 billion investment from Micron over the next two decades to build semiconductor manufacturing facility in the region. He is correct to describe it as a game-changer for our local economy. This is a clear sign that his policies are effective in boosting domestic manufacturing, and in the fact that DEMOCRATS DELIVER!!! This time is with the CHIPS Act.
He was introduced by Shawni Davis, a local Henninger High graduate and master electrician. This event did not occur at SU as many assumed, since the President had attended college there. The event took place at Onondaga Community College, where an education and training pipeline will be created to train students to become Micron engineers and technicians. This is just an astounding accomplishment, in a city known even recently as having one of the highest child poverty levels in the nation, according to new US census data.
Our Governor Hochul delivered details about the investments in education, child care, business and community groups that are coming along with Micron Technology investments.
https://www.syracuse.com/news/2022/10/hochul-reveals-new-details-about-where-how-much-micron-plans-to-invest-in-syracuse.html
I was busy with work and family issues yesterday and I am still getting caught up with the events and speakers at the event yesterday, but I did get to hear it live when Senator Schumer exclaimed "every single inch of this massive project will be built with UNION LABOR!"
I hope I can share some of my excitement with you. Things this big only happen in other places, not Upstate NY. I am pinching myself over and over, just wondering how this could be coming true for Syracuse. This is a city where children always grew up and had to leave the area to find a good job. That is no longer true. This area will be transformed into the future.
I'll say it again! DEMOCRATS DELIVER! Vote Blue in 2022 down the whole ballot!
Here is the video of the event with President Biden at Onondaga Community College on 10/27/22.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L0Ub_xnmdA
Thanks for this great description of the president's visit. I am pinning to the top for others to see.
Lynn,
I am so happy for you and your fellow citizens in Syracuse! This is what democracy looks like: Our government (state & federal) working to bring investments and opportunities to Americans so they can improve their lives, and that of their children, through education, training and, sustainable, good-paying jobs. This will ensure the US remains strong, vibrant, and able to create our own destiny - one based on freedom and quality of life for all. 💙
This should have been a front page story in every major paper in the country!!! Thanks so much for letting us see this through your eyes. I'm assuming since it's in the newsletter that you would be ok with sharing it but I just wanted to check. I already share Robert's newsletter, but I would like to make a pdf of this comment and share it separately if that's ok with you. Blessings,
Chaplain Terry Ithink you have, as you often do, pointed to the heart of the matter when you say that this beautiful thrilling account of a US President walking among his people to tell them the good news that's on the way, should have been front page newsI have to confess, not for the first time, that nothing frightens me more than this: with very few exceptions the press is in lock-step in completely ignoring major speeches by the President of the United States
Thank you, Dear Robertson! I find it frightening and maddening. So here is where I call on the energy of Robert Hubbell: realistic optimism + action. Once we get a true majority in congress and they see the tide turning, they'll have to wake up to what folks really need to know....and if not, we'll find other messengers.
I just realized I called you Dear instead of Dean - must have been a freudian slip!
Yes, Dean. As I mentioned, the last 48 hours have been harried for me, so I haven't looked at many sources. The only national news I saw on this was a "hot mic" report where Senator Schumer spoke with the President as he deplaned AF1 in Syracuse and told Biden he was concerned about how tight the senate race is in Ga. The report was of course on the election, not at all about the huge event that took place in Syracuse yesterday.
The horror to me is that it's happening at all. It's a big reason that I cancelled my NYTImes subscription. I just couldn't stand it . I keep up with what's happening in the country and the world. I just consider it the deal of being an informed citizen. But there are things I find too much. I stopped watching tv new (and then tv altogether) when the serious Obama-bashing started back in 2012. And do you remember when whoever it was stood up in the middle of one of Obama's talks and screamed out that he was a liar. There's been a shattering of something--maybe some profound depth or sense of civility by which we swim past our worst demons and treat each other moderately well--just because that's what you do. I don't think that's in place right now and it kind of has tilted the landscape. Sorry. I have a friend dying in Kentucky and I'm a little off-plumb myself tonight
I am so sorry about your friend, Dean Robertson. May they soon be at peace, and may their loved ones and friends be blessed with comfort during this tender time.
Thank you so much. What a lovely thought to wake up to. Unlike your Chaplain, "Dean" isn't a title. It's my first name, although after over 7 years with a lovely grandson, I hardly answer to anything other than GranDean anymore.
Again, thank you for the good wishes for peace and comfort. This is man who was a colleague in the first independent secondary school post I ever had after fleeing the publish-or perish world of university. He is a good friend and he really taught me how to teach.
I am so sorry to hear of your friend Dean. Your friend has certainly had great fortune on this earth, to have you as a friend.
It is indeed quite disheartening to see the lack of civility we have here in this country. And what's with all this antisemitism????? I don't get it! Why are those of Jewish faith such targets? The only explanation I can see is that the anti-semites just follow along because of the fomenting done by other racists.
As Joyce Vance always ends her blog, (Aptly entitled "Civil Discourse")
"We're in this together".
Chaplain Terry,
I would be delighted to have you share my story and all the excitement that is coming to Central NY! Thank you!
Oh great!!! I'm going to look for all the places where Far Right is attacking Biden on "the economy" and offer this as a whole town story. Thanks!!!
I posted on FB in full. And now I'm working on a document that I can attach to a tweet. I'm also balancing this with attention to the horrific attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband.
Wonderful. I will post to Facebook! This IS exciting!
I just saw that the first link was to a news story so I can start with that!!
Read it again, and again, and again
The good economic news wasn't just growth. There was good news on the inflation front, too. The price index for gross domestic purchases increased 4.6 percent in the third quarter, compared with an increase of 8.5 percent in the second quarter. The Personal Consumption Expenditure price index, which the Fed watches, increased 4.2 percent, compared with an increase of 7.3 percent. And the CPI for the last three months rose a total of 0.5%, or an annual rate of 2% if it keeps up for the next nine months. That's the Fed's target. All great trends, a combination of interest rate hikes and a big slowdown in money supply growth from what had been hypergrowth, a big reason for inflation (thank you, Fed).
All good but many voters just don’t get this or care. They measure inflation only by what things cost. They never ask what the Republicans silver bullet solution is.
Alas, good point. Emotions rather than facts rule. Dems need to address how people feel. I hope ubiquitous gas price signs showing dropping prices will help.
Truly, logic has no home among republicans
Thank you, Stan, for this positive news. These are the data points that the media should be headlining! Unfortunately, our educational system is so underfunded and poor, that a large number of Americans wouldn't understand the link between these data points and their wallets. They will need to see that their paychecks increase or taxes decrease enough to offset the higher prices they are paying and feel like they can spend again.
When the dust has settled after Nov 8, we need to take on “main stream” (what a joke) media - big time.
I view the NYTIMES the same as Fox news in terms of the damage they are doing, albeit a bit more subtly.
The NYT headlines rarely reflect the content of the articles. They are only designed to generate clicks. I’m putting my subscription on hold for a few weeks. But where can we read honest news besides here and HCR’s newsletter? Anyone have suggestions?
Hi, Mary. You raise a difficult issue. After much thought, I have decided that the best approach is to criticize the Times rather than cancel subscriptions. As skewed as the reporting is, Democrats have few news sources left that are not propaganda arms of the GOP.
The Guardian
Excellent source, good writers. I am a paying subscriber.
Me too.
Washington Post is better. Guardian, Vox, Forbes are also good. I read many individual journalists on Twitter who are good at analysis and commentary: Ian Milhiser, Brian Tyler Cohen, Jennifer Rubin, Ahmed Baba, Aaron Rupar, Marc Joseph Stern, some Politico writers. And of course, Robert, and Heather Cox Richardson.
Vox is one of my "go to sources," especially on legal matters. Ian Millhiser is superb, but others are very good as well. Slate is also good with Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern, but after those two, it is a very steep and seedy fall-off.
Also, the Atlantic!
I subscribe and cite frequently, but the Atlantic has been very dark in its outlook over the last two years.
Dark after Joe won, you have to wonder, WTH
Vox.
Absolutely. I cancelled my 30 year subscription to the NYT in Oct 2020 bc I had enough of their clickbait, both-sides coverage. And while I subscribe to several other papers, the MSM’s coverage of Biden and this election have been so biased. The front page headlines and the tweets of many of their headliner journalists seem to be rooting for recession, a red wave and Republicans. It almost feels devious in its dishonesty.
Shitshows sell, otherwise Joe’s sanity, efficiency and competence would be leads every day.
They just amplify all of the negative out there.
I agree. To overstate it a bit, the NYT in its heart (ie owners) really despises Biden’s successes and programs and will take whatever disaster the gop brings. After all they are oligarchs like the rest of the scum at the top.
And Rupert has been chomping at the bit to own the NYT. Seems they leaned right anyway. Our free press is complicit in the propaganda wars.
It is sad to think that we'll have to wait 50+ years to find out what a great president President Biden has been. So maddening!
But this easy-to-read article from Fortune is a surprisingly positive analysis when it comes to Biden's energy policy.
https://fortune.com/2022/10/21/biden-energy-policy-oil-prices-misinformation/
Thanks!
Biden just puts his head down and keeps on working. I have told people that I think that Biden has been a much better President than a lot of his predecessors. For one thing I believe he really cares about people. He has had to put up with so much.
Great article - thanks’
Thank you SO much for this link! Indeed, easy-to-read and easy to understand. So much for analysts' comprehension of their own area of "expertise". Analysis paid for by whom I wonder.
Glad you found it helpful, Beth. Usually, I avoid these kinds of articles as they tend to be over my head.
I’m an optimist and I am proud of that. The media certainly is not helping the Democrats but what everyone is missing are the little things that are happening everyday. Over 3000 people attended a rally for Fetterman in Pittsburgh last night. It had a rock concert vibe. In NC , Ga, Pa, and other locations mail in votes are ahead of the 2020 election results at the same time. Young voters are coming out to vote but there is still room for improvement. The election is in the hands of Independents, real Republican and women. They vote we win. I heard on NPR yesterday an interviewer ask a voter why they were independent. The answer was “ I use to be a Republican and that is not my party anymore “. What’s important is these Independents are not going to vote for Republicans and all we have to do is convince them to vote for Democracy.
Thank you Stephen. So true. I’ve spent much of the week textbanking in Harris County Texas to Dems and in the last 2 elections of doing a lot of GOTV work, I’ve never had such an enthusiastic response to voting. Same among Black voters I textbanked in NC. Anecdotal, but it was a joy to see.
Judge Jackson's words "the dark shadow of tyranny" stay with me and encourage me to keep on plugging for democracy.
I recently read a post reporting Meghan McCain blathering on about Fetterman not being fit for office. The person posting then mentioned how Meghan’s dad was treated by the Democratic Party while he was dealing with issues from a brain tumor: with grace and dignity. How sad that even Meghan, of all the people, can’t look past the collateral damage from a stroke and know that the person and is still there- brain and all.
It is shameful that the so called grown ups in the room are using this to appeal to the largest amount of ignorant voters. GAWD: it’s like the school bus driver laughing when the bully pushes other kids on the bus.
Exactly, I would rather have a 90% healthy democrat than a 100% greedy bastard that sold his soul to evil. Wonder what your portrait looks like, Dorian Gray Oz?
Judge Amy Berman Jackson is a very bright lght in our judiciary!
Republicans were gleeful with the media’s focus on Fetterman’s disability to the exclusion of Oz’s career-ending gaffes during the debate. Indeed, Republicans decided to amplify the media’s focus on Fetterman’s disability. Ronna McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee, mocked both Fetterman and Biden (a stutterer) by saying that, together, they couldn’t couldn’t “get a full sentence out.”
Hey "Moonface" Ronna ROMNEY McDaniel - you need to spend a little less time sneaking the 5 gallon ice cream container out of the freezer at night. You're starting to take after Baron Harkonnen.
Do you like that, you dumbassed moron?
To other readers: TCinLA makes a serious point that I hope is not overlooked or misconstrued in his biting commentary. Attacking female politicians for their physical appearance has FINALLY become unacceptable. And yet, McDaniel believes that it is still acceptable to attack others because of their disabilities. The only surviving pockets of discrimination that remain tolerated (most especially in the GOP) is discrimination against people because of their sexual orientation or gender identity and physical disability. Being an antisemite is now a ground for lionization among the "mean girls club" that the GOP has become.
I will stop now, and TCinLA, I will not make it a habit of speaking for you. But this issue has a personal dimension for my family and I am beyond sickened by the attacks on Fetterman. As usual, you have found a way to make a point in a way that few others can or would. Thanks.
Thank you Robert.
I hope people are reminded of the old saying that "people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw rocks." It's true!
I also wanted to see how many people would have to look up the Baron. He's pretty well known in some circles. The newest movie really nailed him. :-)
Ha! I had to look up Harkonnen and love the caps. Nevertheless, Romney McDaniel's full sentences are vile as are the media's sentences ignoring Oz's nauseating bs. I'd much rather hear the sentences of someone publicly and unabashedly recovering from a life-threatening stroke or some one publicly and unabashedly working with a stutter - understanding that their sentences and actions are in the best interests of the country.
I don’t often make fun of people’s bodies but in this particular instance I agree with where you are going with this.
Shame on McDaniels.
My point was to show how nasty it can get, and that it's true - "people who live in glass houses should not throw rocks."
She has been the female equivalent of Goebbels. But republicans have so many vying for the title. Making fun of a disability puts one in the category of subhuman in my book. It used to be beyond the pale for any decent political actor, and Christian as well.
I'd never heard of Baron Harkonnen either (apologies to Stephen Colbert.) When I looked the Baron up, I found it interesting that his first name is Vladimir. That also lines up with the bizarre loyalties in Raging Ronna's cult for the internationally disgraced, vicious murdering Russian dictator.
Robert, Kudos to you on this day's edition! Robert Reich's article is superb and deserves an entire Edition dedicated to it and its key messages! We do not have a "free market" economy - just the opposite. One thing he hasn't mentioned yet (It's a 2 part article.) is the farm crisis with big corporations taking away and starving the individual farmers ability to earn a decent living. We also need to revise our notion that we still have a "free press" now that even the NY Times has succumbed to "Corporations United". It hit me hard that the Nazis started its purifying killings with children with disabilities. Where is character, ethics and values gone? Where are leaders like Teddy Roosevelt ready to bust up the cruelty of monopolies? Where are the George Washingtons who can't tell a lie. Where is longer term view preparing us for the technology revolution that is upon us and the climate conflagration that is here today? I have voted. I kept my vow to hold the entire Republican Party accountable by not voting for any R. We need the People United. We, the People, all of us this time united and with the wisdom of seven generations looking forward to creating a world of well-being for all!
Cathy, I was born with one hand, the left hand. The right one has a small stump with tiny little fingers which my husband has called “shorty” for 52 years. If I had been born in Germany and Poland at the time Hitler was destroying lives, like my parents had happen to them, I would be dead.
Bless you Marlene, and I am sorry you have to hear the brutes in the GOP decide they can mock people with disabilities. But not to worry, we have your back!
Thank you, Robert. They are brutes but I only have four-letter words for all of them. I was born and raised in the South, in NC by Holocaust victims. When I was born, people asked my mom if she and my dad were going to put me in an institution. She was appalled but this was the early 50’s where that’s exactly what happened to down syndrome babies. To my parents credit and often, their dismay, i became quite fierce and independent. :)
Many of us would be. I’d like to think I have the strength of Sofie Scholl (the White Rose) but know I do not. But hopefully I would resist. What courage when she knew the outcome….
Thank you for alerting me to her name. I knew there were many women in the Resistance. Very sad that she and her brother were guillotined.
Love you, Marlene!
💝 The feeling is mutual, Lynell! 💓
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We are so glad you're here, Marlene. You add so much to our conversations. This is making me think of the Star Trek episode where blind Geordi's visor saves the life of a person from a world that would have not allowed someone who was blind live. Star Trek did a wonderful job of teaching ethics. And, yes, I still drink Earl Grey tea - hot. Let's spread some love! Cathy
I drink Earl Grey also, Cathy, with a touch of honey and almond milk!
This is a great article written and published by Robert Reich on his Substack site:
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-corporate-power?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
He does a great job illustrating how the vast economic and political inequality we have in this country is not due to the workings of the "free market", which is touted by the financial elite via corporate owned media. Rather, the economic and political playing fields have been deliberately tipped so overwhelmingly in favor of the financial elite by conservative governmental policies and court rulings. Of course, this all started in earnest beginning with the Reagan Admin in the 1980s. This is the first of a two-part series of articles.
I think it's about keeping language away, on the third page, whatever. "they couldn’t couldn’t “get a full sentence out.”, "Ukraine has “lost its sovereignty” Keeping healthy language away is how Orwell described controlling the 'proles'. This also keeps away healthy self-doubt.
As opposed to the ability to fix complex problems through education and language. All ideologies are not real life. Religious frameworks are morality disguised as fact.
I think your column today is about this road. Je suis en train de..... is a common French phrase to start , say cooking. Je suis en train de cuisiner!
While there is good news out there the media seems to amplify the negative of [Ras]Putin, Kanye West, and the right wing.
The media is amplifying anti-Semitism by constantly repeating Kanye's bigotry. It's like a political ad.
Personally, I have made the decision to withdraw from a group that supports veterans. Why? Because the CEO of this particular organization has posted on Facebook that he thinks Kanye is being treated badly and someone posted supporting this guy's post.
Yesterday was the dark anniversary of the shootings of the synagogue in Pittsburgh. If words don't lead to action the advertising business would go broke.
Thank you for letting me express my feelings.
Stay strong, Ed. The media should condemn Kanye's antisemitism, not amplify it. I should have noted that Kanye's private school in California shut its doors with less than 24 hours notice. He named the school after his mother. I assume some of the parents demanded an apology; rather than issue one, he closed the school.
Understsanding the economy is an ongoing challenge especially the big-picture economy. I found today's piece from Robert Reich to be very useful and even printed it out (antique that I am).
www.robertreich.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-corporate-power?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Thank you Stephen G for bringing us “Democrats Deliver” and “What a Difference a President Makes”! I find them hugely helpful for expanding my volunteer engagement into phone banking, something I find challenging. Thanks Robert for posting them today. These kinds of resources are empowering. I plan to share them with my network.
Thanks, Steffanie. I urge other readers to check out the resource. It is superb--and encourging!
Thank you so much for sharing democrats-deliver.org. What began as an effort to create a 2-5pg cheat sheet for Dem friends who kept parroting that Dems had not done much and for my own GOTV work turned into 150 pgs. A website was born and I truly hope you will all use it to help in your conversations with your community and in GOTV work. We can do this!
If you are responsible for Democrats Deliver, KUDOS! It is a superb resource.
Thank you so much! It was a labor love and could not have done it without my two Gen Z kids who are very engaged politically.