https://www.dailykos.com/user/Matt Wright/rss/index.xml News Community Action Copyright 2005 - Steal what you want Mon, 27 Jan 2020 05:00:16 +0000 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 05:00:16 +0000 Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/4/28/861595/-Why-Is-The-Tea-Party-Silent-On-Arizona-s-New-Immigration-Law <p>The state of Arizona has passed the most stringent, draconian immigration law in the United States. &nbsp;Proposition SB-1070's impact on millions of Hispanics--both legal and illegal immigrants--will be profound. &nbsp;For the first time, law enforcement will be given a broad swath of powers to stop, seize and detain those they believe may be in the country illegally. &nbsp;The new law, signed last week by Arizona governor Jan Brewer, has caused widespread consternation and fear of increased racial profiling.</p> rss@dailykos.com (Matt Wright) Arizona Hispanics Immigration Race Racism Tea Party TeaParty _861595 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:24:34 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/4/19/858766/-The-Black-Agenda-Crowd-Must-Adapt-To-New-Political-Realities <p>For an indeterminate amount of time, black leaders in black communities have carried the banner and led the charge for equality. &nbsp;With progress and the realization of long denied promise in the form of Barack Obama--the nation's first black president-- comes a new form of turmoil and myopia in black leadership. &nbsp;The problem with having &nbsp;power is having to wield it, and clearly leadership in black America is undergoing a crisis of affective power management. &nbsp; Most did not realize that having the first black president would not be a cure-all for the ills that plague black America.</p> rss@dailykos.com (Matt Wright) Barack Obama BarackObama BlackAgenda Government Race _858766 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:55:33 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/3/24/850180/-Barack-Obama-s-Resurgence-Reignites-American-Dynamism <p>The winding path that led to health care reform was maddeningly vicious-- due mainly to the intense rhetoric and numbingly personal attacks on the product, and the people responsible for it. &nbsp;The fact that this legislation was even crafted and signed into law at all was miraculous, considering the most polarizing political climate in 50 years. &nbsp;But there was a clear, determined focus that steadied the reins of the rapidly sinking ship. &nbsp;Barack Obama has secured his place in history as one of the most resilient, and potentially successful presidents in American history. &nbsp;This fact is beyond dispute. &nbsp;And the manner in which it was accomplished is as remarkable as it is American.</p> rss@dailykos.com (Matt Wright) America Barack Obama BarackObama Health Care HealthCare Leadership _850180 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:39:46 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/3/21/848614/-Barack-Obama-On-The-Cusp-Of-History-Again <p>On July 30th, 1965, President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the epic legislation call Medicare into law. President Johnson's historic achievement was not without significant contention and venom. Many on the other side of the aisle opposed it as nothing more than government intrusion on the rights of liberties of free people. That idea has been the clarion call for those who demonize major social programs for more than a century. Johnson knew it, embraced it, and challenged it successfully:</p> rss@dailykos.com (Matt Wright) Barack Obama BarackObama Health Care HealthCare History MedicareLyndonJohnson _848614 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:05:33 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/2/28/841687/-Remembering-Vernon-Hunter <p>Who is Vernon Hunter? &nbsp;I wouldn't have known the answer to that question if it weren't for a few dedicated writers. &nbsp;They decided to spotlight the real hero of last week's domestic terrorist attack against an Austin IRS building. &nbsp;Vernon Hunter was a father. &nbsp;He was a husband.</p> rss@dailykos.com (Matt Wright) Extremism IRS JoeStack right-wing RightWing Terrorism VernonHunter _841687 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:49:33 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/2/8/835139/--It-s-Not-a-Technical-Problem-It-s-A-Political-Problem-160-My-Interview-With-Dr-Maureen-Reed <blockquote> <p>"Our country is being destroyed. Every generation has had to fight the fight for freedom... Terrorism? Yes. That&rsquo;s not the big battle," he said. "The big battle is in D.C. with the radicals. They aren&rsquo;t liberals. They are radicals. Obama, Pelosi, Walz: They&rsquo;re not liberals, they&rsquo;re radicals. They are destroying our country." -- Republican Allen Quist, running for congress in Minnesota's first congressional district. </p> </blockquote> rss@dailykos.com (Matt Wright) Congress Elections MaureenReed Michele Bachmann MicheleBachmann _835139 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:29:24 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/2/3/833440/-Neo-Con-Daniel-Pipes-Thinks-Obama-Should-Bomb-Iran-For-Better-Poll-Numbers <p>This is from Daniel Pipes, National Review Online columnist:</p> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; </p> <blockquote> <p>I do not customarily offer advice to a president whose election I opposed, whose goals I fear, and whose policies I work against. But here is an idea for Barack Obama to salvage his tottering administration by taking a step that protects the United States and its allies... </p> </blockquote> rss@dailykos.com (Matt Wright) Barack Obama BarackObama DanielPipes Iran Presidency War _833440 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:57:29 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/2/1/832749/-Harold-Ford-Is-The-Everyman <p> Harold Ford Jr. is gearing up to run for the senate in the state of New York. Mr. Ford is about as authentic a New Yorker as new Massachusetts senator Scott Brown. &nbsp;Even though Ford lacks that authenticity, he more than makes up for it with real, overflowing pomposity.</p> rss@dailykos.com (Matt Wright) HaroldFord New York NewYork Politics Scott Brown ScottBrown Senate _832749 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:19:51 +0000