NY Times Again Pretzels Itself Out of Praising Biden

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Tuesday September 06, 2022 · 10:32 AM PDT

2022/09/06 · 10:32

Our family subscribes to the New York Times because of their deep reporting and rich cultural reporting. But we're at the end of our nerves with the linguistic tortures they are willing to undergo to bury the lede when it comes to this administration. A perfect example is the attached headline "One Million Migrants Admitted into U.S. During Biden Tenure."

However, buried in the 12th paragraph, behind the fold, is this little nugget: "...although MORE than a million were similarly allowed into the country on a temporary basis over a two year stretch of the Trump administration..."

So, actually, shouldn’t the headline have read something like “Despite More Welcoming Stance, Biden Administration Sees Drop in Migrants”??? Grrr...Why would you feed the fetid fever dreams of right wing mouth breathers with a headline like this? And then ramming home the paranoid scare-mongering with “Burden Falls on States”...Hmm, I wonder what insane governors will eat that up like a porterhouse steak?

Here are the companies likely to build The Wall. They might want to hear from you.

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Friday February 24, 2017 · 10:01 PM PST

2017/02/24 · 22:01

The AP has a story out today that DHS plans to award The Wall contracts by April.

The price tag will depend largely on the height, materials and other specifications that have not yet been defined.

Granite Construction Inc., Vulcan Materials Co. and Martin Marrieta Materials Inc. are seen as potential bidders. Kiewit Corp. built one of the more expensive stretches of fencing so far at a cost of about $16 million a mile, a project in San Diego that involved filling a deep canyon known as Smuggler's Gulch.

In case anyone wanted to, you know, let these American companies know how you feel about their participation in making this monstrosity, here’re lots of ways to do so (US Concrete was mentioned in another article). I’m guessing Twitter and Facebook would be especially nice places to let them know what being American really means:

Granite Construction

https://www.graniteconstruction.com/

585 West Beach Street, Watsonville, CA 95076

831.724.1011

https://www.graniteconstruction.com/company/contact-us

Vulcan Materials

https://www.vulcanmaterials.com/

Community Relations

E-Mail: community@vmcmail.com

Phone: (205) 298-3220

All Other Inquiries

Phone: (205) 298-3000

Martin Marietta

2710 Wycliff Rd

Raleigh, NC 27607-3033

https://www.martinmarietta.com/contact-us/corporate-headquarters/

https://twitter.com/martinmarietta?lang=en

(919) 781-4550

Kiewit

https://twitter.com/kiewit

3555 Farnam St. Omaha, NE

http://www.kiewit.com/info/contact-us/

https://www.facebook.com/kiewit?rf=114458608570884

(402) 342-2052

U.S. Concrete

(817) 835-4105

331 N. Main Street

Euless, TX 76039

https://twitter.com/usconcrete

https://www.facebook.com/USConcrete/

A petition to ask Hillary Clinton not to share stage with predator

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Thursday October 13, 2016 · 3:15 PM PDT

2016/10/13 · 15:15

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After reading Kos’s post today about canceling the debate and watching Michelle Obama’s overwhelming speech about Trump, I figured the only real powerful move Clinton could make was just not to participate in this farce any longer. Trump’s words, and the pulpit he’s given at these debates, are incongruous at best. Any woman, let alone the future President of the United States, should never be asked to share equal standing with a sexual predator. It’s no longer about proving she’s tough, we know that now. All that can happen is more disgust and hurt, and as the first lady said, enough is enough.

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Only Thing that Can Stop a Bad Guy With a Gun is a...Unarmed Teacher

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Thursday January 10, 2013 · 3:02 PM PST

2013/01/10 · 15:02

After the suspect shot one student and missed another, "the teacher at that point was trying to get the students out of the classroom and engaged the shooter – who had numerous rounds of shotgun shells … in his pockets – engaged the suspect in conversation," Kern County Sheriff Don Youngblood said.
“A campus supervisor showed up, was outside the classroom, and together they engaged in conversation with this young man, and at one point he put the shotgun down, and police officers were able to take him into custody,” Youngblood said.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/...

In the midst of awe over the heroism on display in this scary incident in California, Alex Jones and his cabal are sure to point out that it was really Mossad agents what did that shotgun thing and that it didn't happen anyway and was just set up to prove the points gun control advocates are making. Not only did an unarmed teacher talk down a shooter at Taft, but I'm guessing that the fact that the kid had a shotgun instead of a 30 round magazine saved several lives. Also, Megan McArdle will foam at the mouth to know that a bunch of lives were saved by a cowardly teacher shuttling students out of a classroom and talking peacefully rather than encouraging several of his kids to get killed charging the shooter.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery for those who were injured, and here's to an unnamed courageous teacher, teaching us all with his own body about how much teachers really do care about their students, despite the right wing's constant drumbeat that they're all unionized deadbeats collecting paychecks.

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Friday October 30, 2009 · 4:43 PM PDT

2009/10/30 · 16:43

The AP has been on the wrong side of a lot of political stories recently, but this offensive little gem really gets some sort of prize. Hillary Clinton has been in Pakistan, confronting perhaps one of our thorniest foreign policy issues, and courageously agreed to a town hall discussion with Pakistanis. Here's the lead paragraph from the Associated Press story:

ISLAMABAD – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton faced sharp rebukes from Pakistani audiences Friday, including one woman who accused the U.S. of conducting "executions without trial" in aerial drone strikes. Slapping back, Clinton questioned Pakistan's commitment to fighting terrorists.

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Thursday September 03, 2009 · 9:34 AM PDT

2009/09/03 · 09:34

I've told this story to other people and they looked at me like I must be lying, so bear with me. I went to the San Francisco City Hall rally for health care reform yesterday. It was an uncharacteristically warm day, no fog, and we rode our bikes (in shorts even!). Our friend Kelly of CIR/SEIU was there, pregnant as all get out, health care an urgent concern both for her and her doctor/internist constituents.

BornAgainDem

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Wednesday November 05, 2008 · 11:45 AM PST

2008/11/05 · 11:45

I was as happy as anyone else last night about the big victory. I danced in the middle of Valencia street in San Francisco, surrounded by crazy hipsters, college kids, baby boomers, 12 year olds and more of us freaks out here feeling for the first time in our lives like we didn't feel on an island that was separate from the rest of the country. But I woke this morning to the painful feeling that I was celebrating at the wake of some of my closest friends.

BornAgainDem

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Tuesday November 04, 2008 · 2:16 PM PST

2008/11/04 · 14:16

Ok folks, maybe this isn't the most comprehensive diary ever, but didn't want to take too much time from calling to throw out this challenge. If you hate how short and insubstantial it is, then hate me. But one thing you cannot do, you cannot call more than me today. Call for Barack, call for your senator or congressperson. Trust me, you can't do it. I'm up to 75 today, but just getting started. I will blow you away. If you think you can take me keep us updated in comments with number and locations you're calling. Most calls at the end means you are the champion and I bow before you. But it's not going to happen.

Unless these lovely folks in Virginia keep talking to me about how excited they are to vote for Barack! But that's the only way you can beat me. That's my achilles heel. Good luck.

Obama Finance Trouble?

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Thursday October 30, 2008 · 3:00 PM PDT

2008/10/30 · 15:00

I got this email today, as many of you surely did as well:

I'm the Chief Financial Officer for Barack Obama's campaign. I track the donations coming in and the expenses going out.

I asked for the opportunity to write to you directly so that I could try to explain what's happening right now.

This organization has thousands of employees and spends millions of dollars a day -- and at the moment we're doing it without a safety net.

Our spending plans have been stretched by John McCain's negative attacks and the overwhelming resources of the Republican National Committee.

As of October 15th, John McCain and the RNC together had nearly $20 million more in cash than the combined total of Obama for America and the DNC. And just this week, we're facing new and unexpected spending against us in Montana and West Virginia.

Your incredible generosity has gotten us this far. But right now we need your help more than ever to get this campaign across the finish line.

Please donate $100 or whatever you can afford right now:

BornAgainDem

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Sunday October 26, 2008 · 4:29 PM PDT

2008/10/26 · 16:29

Today I spent another Sunday making calls for Barack Obama at the uber-hipster cafe Four Barrels in San Francisco, which apparently is not too hip to give over their back area to the Obama campaign. As we wrote out our script ("Hello, I'm from San Francisco and I know lots better than you poor rural people who to vote for...How are you doing today?") the friendly volunteer with a frighteningly red state sounding accent handed us our call sheet and mentioned that people were running into some tough customers on these lists, which were based in Minnesota. Scoffing at their problems, knowing that once I let these Midwesterners know that I, a truly enlightened San Franciscan, supported Barack Obama, they would have no choice but to also vote for him, I settled down to start calling. Last week's Indiana calls had actually been pretty pleasant, so I was pretty surprised when some people failed to even be courteous when hearing my West Coast voice.

BornAgainDem

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Friday September 12, 2008 · 10:54 AM PDT

2008/09/12 · 10:54

And they know us well. Wow did we just fall into multiple traps. Liberals have so many easily pushed buttons, and they feel like they can just play us like a video game. Picking Sarah Palin was a stroke of genius on many levels. First of all, as they well know, no-one in this country cares about scandals and lack of knowledge. Liberals have been stupified again and again by the folks that have won. Reagan, he's an actor! Has alzheimers! Look how goofy he is! Iran Contra! Dan Quayle is a dim bulb...ha ha! They're going down! Dubya, a drunk party boy who looks like a chimp! How can we possibly lose!

BornAgainDem

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Monday September 08, 2008 · 7:01 PM PDT

2008/09/08 · 19:01

Ok people, there's been a lot of lamenting about Obama not hitting hard enough, not being active rather than reactive, starting a new narrative about Mccain, etc. Well, the time is nigh, and instead of Obama, this is actually in our hands. The good people at DFA got Phillip Butler into an ad, and they're asking for contributions to get it on the air. Don't know who Phillip Butler is?

In 1965 he was shot down over North Vietnam where he spent eight years as a prisoner of war. He is a highly decorated combat veteran who was awarded two Silver Stars, two Legion of Merits, two Bronze Stars and two Purple Heart medals.

Was a prisoner with John Mccain. Knows him well. War hero. He also, by the way, wrote a damning indictment of Mccain, in that radical far left wing blog, Military.com.

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