Author: Ezra Grant

I'm just tired of the lies and nonsense coming from the GOP, so this is my little contribution to combat the nonsense!

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Politics

Republican’s New Plan – Kill The Iran Deal Before Obama Gets Credit

Saxby Chambliss
Saxby Chambliss

Just another example of Republican obstruction if they think the President might win on a particular issue. Top level Republicans are now calling for stronger sanctions against Iran after a new deal was announced over the weekend. Republicans know that increased sanctions would kill the deal, so they’re jumping on that plan ASAP!

Under the deal reached in Geneva in the early hours of Sunday morning the Islamic Republic agreed to freeze significant parts of its nuclear program and increase transparency in exchange for the lifting of $7 billion worth of sanctions which have been punishing the Iranian economy for years.

However top Republican lawmakers have said that now is the time to step up the sanctions against the regime, since, they argue, they have been instrumental in forcing Iran to the negotiating table. Speaking on ABC Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) told the ‘This Week’ program:

“Instead of easing them, now is the time to tighten those sanctions and let’s get a long term deal to prevent them from developing a weapon.”

Kevin McCarthy of California, the House Majority Whip, said that it was time to move forward with new sanctions in the Senate.

However the Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Sarif was unequivocal about the consequences of a new round of sanctions:

“If there are new sanctions, then there is no deal. It’s very clear. End of the deal. Because of the inability of one party to maintain their side of the bargain.”

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GOP lies ObamaCare Politics

The Republican Obsession with Lies

Paul Rosenberg: The week started off with news that former V.P. candidate Sarah Palin had compared the federal debt to slavery, and finished off with the New York Times and “Good Morning America” comparing problems with the rollout of Obamacare exchanges with Bush’s catastrophic non-response to Hurricane Katrina.  Such comparisons are both ghastly and ludicrous — 1,833 people died in Katrina, while millions died due to slavery, not to mention the part where tens of millions lived their whole lives as slaves — yet  conservatives can’t seem to stop themselves from glibly making them, equating slavery with anything they don’t like (except when they’re praising it), and Katrina with any problem President Obama might have. What’s more, the so-called liberal media seems less likely to challenge them than to follow their lead, or at least give them a pass.

Last month MSNBC’s Morgan Whittaker noted that Obamacare had joined a list of four other things that conservative politicians and media figures had compared to slavery just this year: abortion (Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan and former Gov. Mike Huckabee); affirmative action (Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in Fisher v. University of Texas); welfare (Sen. Rand Paul [technically just “servitude”] and E.W. Jackson, GOP candidate for lieutenant governor in Virginia); and gun control (Glenn Beck and Fox News host Shepard Smith).  The slavery comparison is uniquely offensive, given the unfathomable evil that slavery was, but the way in which conservatives glibly treat it as a political plaything is anything but unique.

Case in point: As early as April 2010, Media Matters had counted eight different things that had been touted as “Obama’s Katrina,” including the BP oil spill (Limbaugh, Drudge, Fox.etc. vs. facts here); the GM bankruptcy (Politico, June 8, 2009); the H1N1 flu (Rush Limbaugh, Nov. 3, 2009); the Fort Hood shootings (Human Events, Nov. 11, 2009);  the Christmas underwear bomber (Pajamas Media, Dec. 29, 2009); the Haiti earthquake (Wall Street Journal, Jan. 25, 2010); the Kentucky ice storms (Confederate Yankee, Feb. 1, 2010); and even housing policies in Chicago back when Obama was a state senator (Mickey Kaus, Slate,  June 30, 2008).

Of course the list has kept growing since then, with the IRS and Benghazi as two top favorite additions. Conservatives are especially fond of Benghazi, since it lets them tweet things like “You could call #Benghazi Obama’s Watergate, except no one died,” as Texas Rep. Steve Stockman did on May 8, 2013. This elides the entire history of Watergate: It began with the Plumbers, formed to plug leaks in the wake of the Pentagon Papers (burglarizing Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist looking for dirt to smear Ellsberg with), the release of which was necessary because Nixon’s “secret plan” to end the Vietnam War was to continue the Vietnam War, in which tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers died. But it’s damn hard to fit all that into 140 characters. Hence the usefulness of the “Watergate” accusation.

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Chris Wallace Politics

Fox Host Couldn’t Keep From Laughing When Sarah Palin Talked – Video

Sarah Palin

No, Sarah Palin is not that funny. In fact, she’s not funny at all. It’s just the things she think she wants to say, but wasn’t really saying at all because she couldn’t get her thoughts together, so she jammed a bunch of words together and viola, host Chris Wallace had no choice but to laugh!

The question to Mrs Palin was about the Nuclear Option and the fact that Republicans essentially forced Democrats into changing Senate rules by their constant filibustering of… everything! After Chris Wallace pointed out that Republicans have filibustered this president more than necessary, Palin began her adventure.

Blah blah blah as for this rule change that some people are calling the ‘nuclear’ option under Senate rules, you know, I guarantee, this week, Thanksgiving Dinner, people sitting around their tables were not going to be talking about the president blessing this thwarting of a balance of power in Congress with new Senate rules called the ‘nuclear’ option. People are going to be talking about our failed big government policies that will bankrupt this country. So, this distraction, this new talking point in the media and with Congress and with Senators and with the president blessing this action, it’s a distraction and it’s a lot of, you know, double standard and Democrat hypocrisy because just a few years ago they were so anti, anti-’nuclear’ option blah.”

“They were against any thought of Republicans even considering changing these rules, yet now it’s the greatest thing since sliced bread. So, American people, they don’t care about distractions like that. They’re not in the inside baseball Senate rules stuff. They want government to be back on our side. They want it to get out of our lives, and in order to do that we need those who will not fundamentally transform America but will fundamentally restore what’s right about America. we do that by having good judicial nominees in these regulatory agencies and elsewhere…So, this new rule change, it stinks.”

The clip ended with Wallace… laughing! LOL

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Technology

What To Look For When Buying a Tablet

For the tech lover’s arsenal, tablets have undoubtedly become a must-have. A tablet is one of the most portable and convenient ways to have access to Internet, e-mail, video chat and camera anywhere you go.

What To Look For

Looking for a tablet that suits your needs is relatively simple. First, you have to consider the purpose of buying a tablet and what features do you like best. Many tablets in the market today offer entertainment features with high screen resolution, video chat capabilities, strong graphics and HDMI ports. Others include multitasking capabilities, long battery life, multiple inputs, powerful processors and various ways to connect to the Internet.

Features

Operating System

Basically, the operating system is what makes a tablet run. It is an essential factor when buying. If you are familiar with the Android, Windows or iOS operating systems, you will most definitely enjoy a smooth transition to tablets that also use the same OS.

Battery Life

Battery life adds more freedom to any small, lightweight device. Usually, tablets last for hours longer than laptops and mostly smartphones. The battery life of a good tablet will last up to 9 hours, at least, where most average laptop batteries run out of juice after 4 hours.

Camera

The best tablets come with good quality front and rear cameras that can record HD video. A good front-facing camera is for video chat while the rear-facing camera is designed for taking still shots and recording video. The best tablets in the market today are capable of taking 8MP photos.

Hardware

Processor

The tablet’s processor is responsible for the speed of the device. Overall, a quadcore processor will run faster than a dual-core. You may see a tablet with 2.5GHz processor and think that seems fast, which it is. However, if it’s a dual-core, it won’t run nearly as fast as a 1.8GHz quadcore processor.

RAM And Storage

Essentially, more RAM means your tablet will run faster and be more responsive. Tablets in the market today usually come with 1GB of RAM, though 2GB is quickly becoming the norm, with some even going as high as 8GB. The best tablets feature expandable storage space up to 64GB with an SD card.

Display

The display affects the way your tablet looks. If you use your tablet to read, watch movies or play games, then you will want a dynamic resolution so everything is vibrant and full of brilliant colors.

Connectivity

A tablet is at its best and most useful when you can quickly look up information and use the Internet.

Help And Support

When choosing a tablet, it is preferable to have comprehensive and user-friendly support options. Look for a manufacturer with tech support and customer service available via phone, email, social media and live chat.

h/t News Republic

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Politics

A New Deal with Iran – President Obama’s Response – Video

(AP) A deal has been reached between six world powers and Iran that calls on Tehran to limit its nuclear activities in return for sanctions relief, the French and Iranian foreign ministers said early Sunday.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said, “Yes, we have a deal,” as he walked past reporters crowding the hotel lobby where marathon negotiations had taken place over the past five days.

Asked if there was a deal, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said “Yes” and gave a thumbs-up sign.

The goal had been to hammer out an agreement to freeze Iran’s nuclear program for six months, while offering the Iranians limited relief from crippling economic sanctions. If the interim deal holds, the parties will negotiate final-stage agreements to ensure Iran does not build nuclear weapons.

The deal came after the personal intervention by Secretary of State John Kerry and other foreign ministers whose presence had raised hopes for a breakthrough.

Diplomats refused to spell out details of the talks, which dragged on past midnight. As the meetings continued into Sunday, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described the talks as being in “their 11th hour,” with most issues resolved but an agreement still elusive.

Consensus came after nearly a decade of inconclusive international efforts to halt Iran’s expanding nuclear program. Iran insists its program is for peaceful purposes and not aimed at building nuclear weapons.

The agreement built on the momentum of the historic dialogue opened during September’s annual U.N. gathering, which included a 15-minute phone conversation between Obama and Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani, after three decades of U.S.-Iranian estrangement.

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Featured

Rev Al Sharpton Calls ‘Knockout’ Game “Deplorable and Must Be Condemned By All”

They think it’s fun. They sneak up on an unsuspecting victim minding his or her own business and swing on said victim as hard as possible, hoping for a knockout. This sick game is quickly becoming the thing do for today’s young people and it is catching the eyes of those in the media.

Today, Rev Al Sharpton had a few words on the “knockout” phenomenon sweeping the nation.

“This kind of behavior is deplorable and must be condemned by all us,” he said at his weekly National Action Network meeting in Harlem. “We would not be silent if it was the other way around. We cannot be silent or in any way reluctant to confront it when it is coming from our own community.”

On Monday, Sharpton and other leaders plan to discuss a “next move.”

“Kids are randomly knocking out people [from] another race — some specifically going at Jewish people,” he said. “This kind of insane thuggery — there is nothing cute about that. There is no game play about knocking somebody out, and it is not a game. It is an assault and is bias, and it is wrong.”

Critics of Sharpton suggested he could do more, but acknowledged his words as a “good start.”

“I would never condone what he did,” said Councilman Mike Nelson, referring to the incendiary language Sharpton used during the Crown Heights riots in 1991. “But if he wants to move forward, then we should move forward with him and quell any racial tensions.”

But people are not just sitting back waiting to be attacked. In Lansing, Michigan, seventeen year-old Marvell Weaver saw who he thought would be a perfect victim. He approached the man and was shot two times as his victim fought back to protect himself.

Weaver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. He was charged with felony assault.

Weaver wrote a letter to his intended victim, apologizing for what happened. “I don’t blame you for what you did,” Weaver wrote. “You were only trying to protect yourself. I only wish I could go back to change it to were (sic) I never did it.”

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Celebrities Music

Jennifer Hudson Discusses Fiance David Otunga – “he has muscles from head to toe.”

Jennifer Hudson made a visit to Bravo to discuss her upcoming film Black Nativity, the movie though, wasn’t the only topic on the menu.

A fan called into the show and asked about Jennifer’s love life. Specifically, the caller wanted to know what wrestling moves Jennifer’s boy-toy David Otunga uses on her in the bedroom.

Hudson pleaded the fifth on her answer, but went on to explain that her man is a body builder “so he has muscles from head to toe.”

“I saw him on ‘I Love New York’ while I was filming Sex and the City actually. That’s when I was like, ‘Do ya’ll see him? Damn!’ And then I was you know I’ll leave it alone, if we cross paths then whatever we cross paths. And oddly enough, I think it was my attorney who came in on the Sex and the City set,” she said, “and he introduced us.”

“And turns out we lived five minutes in walking distance from each other. I said I would have his baby and we have a 4-year-old son right now!”

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Politics Republican

Republican’s Hate for Obama Is Not About Policies, They Hate The Man

When you see a graph like the one shown above it makes you wonder: what is it about this president, this particular president, that would make Republicans hate him so much?& A hate soo strong, that they’ve decided to do everything they can, even bringing the country to its knees, to make sure this president fails.

Their excuse is always the same – we are against the policies and the direction the president is taking the country. Yes, that would be admirable, but it’s not true.

The fact is, the policies Mr. Obama have implemented are not the left winged, Democratic wet dreams that Republicans must fight against. No, on the contrary. The president’s policies – maybe by design or purely unintentionally – are more center or right of center.

Take the Republican hated Obamacare for example. The idea of Obamacare was first instituted in Massachusetts by a Republican governor named Mitt Romney. And the dreaded “individual mandate” Republicans hate so much, was the brainchild of a right winged think tank called The Heritage Foundation.

But Obamacare was not all. There are more policies previously supported and even proposed by Republicans, that lost Republican favor when the president embraced those policies. A fact that even the President noticed, when he, on many occasions, called Republicans out for turning their backs on their own policies because those policies gained his support.

So if it’s not about policies, then it has to be about a man. What is it about the man that has Republicans so pissed off? So consumed with hate that they’re happily pushing the country over the edge hoping to point their finger to the man in charge and say, “see, he did it!”

It’s not Obama’s family that they hate, or his policies or even his party. And it’s not the president’s beliefs. What’s fueling the Republican’s hate is nothing more than the color of the President’s skin.

The graph above tells the whole story. All American presidents, a mixture of Democrats and Republicans. But the black dude on the left has seen more of his court nominations filibustered by Republicans than all the other presidents combined.

Republicans want you to think that they’re all for the Constitution. They’re the first to quote selected texts and point out what the Founding Fathers intended when they put the document together. But I’m sure they can’t find a passage in the Constitution that says one branch of government must do all they can to make sure the other branches fail… especially if the head of one of those branches is black.

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Healthcare Politics

Republican House Speaker John Boehner Successfully Signs Up For ObamaCare

Congratulations House Speaker John Boehner for successfully enrolling in the Affordable Care Act; Aka: Obamacare.

It was about an hour after Boehner’s office said he couldn’t sign up for Obamacare coverage on the District of Columbia’s exchange, that his office said, he had officially enrolled.

Boehner’s office wrote, “Kept at it, and called the DC Health Link help line. They called back a few hours later, and after restarting the process on the website two more times, I just heard from DC Health Link that I have been successfully enrolled.”

Politico reports:

 Responding to Boehner’s earlier failed attempts to sign up for coverage, the District’s exchange — known as DC Health Link — said it recently identified some system errors after enrollment.

“We recently discovered the fact that after enrollment, some users have been receiving a random error message,” DC Health Link communications director Richard Sorian wrote in an email. “Despite the message, these individuals have been enrolled. Our call center has been able to quickly resolve these matters. We are working on a system-wide update that will eliminate this soon. Users will be able to verify their enrollment in their secure, online account.”
Boehner’s office on Thursday afternoon said he originally received an error screen when he tried to sign up for coverage. “Guess I’ll just have to keep trying…” his office wrote at the time.

I plan to enroll too, but I’m not a ‘shop on Black Friday’ kind of person. I’ve been waiting for things to settle down. After I enroll, it will be like Boehner and I are BFFs. Isn’t that exciting?

Stuff not covered: How long did it take to enroll for coverage by an insurance company before Obamacare?

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Barack Obama Politics

President Obama on His Personal Security – “It’s not something I think about”

On the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, President Obama said that although the tragedy transformed the U.S. Secret Service, which protects him and his family today, he doesn’t spend much time worrying about his personal safety.

“It’s not something I think about,” Obama told ABC News‘ Barbara Walters in an interview today. “Mainly because we have a Secret Service that does an outstanding job every single day.”

“And, obviously, tragedy reshaped the Secret Service in many ways, but they do an outstanding job and it’s thankfully not something I spend a lot of time worrying about,” he added.

President Obama’s full interview with Barbara Walters will air on “20/20” Friday, Nov. 29.

Obama also reflected on JFK’s untimely death, which came nearly three years into his presidency, and its lasting impact on the country.

“And it’s been an incredible legacy but JFK in particular, I think, captured the idealism, the ability to imagine and remake America to meets its ideals, in a way we haven’t seen before or since,” Obama said.

“And I don’t know of anyone who has had that same impact on a generation and inspired so many people as JFK has,” he added

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Carmelo Anthony Sports

Knicks Coach Fined $25000 for Criticizing NBA Refs

The New York Knicks aren’t doing too good right now. In a recent interview on ESPN, the Knicks head coach Mike Woodson made a statement that caught the ear of the NBA gods.

The Knicks Coach was talking about the foul calls or lack of calls where his star player Carmelo Anthony is concerned, and this statement cost him $25,000

Absolutely. And I’m not going to shy away from that either. I think Melo gets hit more than ever.”
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“I’ve been at this thing 30 years and sometimes I’m starting to wonder what’s a foul and what’s not a foul.”
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“The offense normally has the advantage when you’re making plays at the rim…Melo draws a lot of contact but he comes up empty a lot of times as well.”

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Politics

“Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You…”

50 years later…

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