Maureen Dowd gets it right in " Trillion Dollar Baby"......click and read..

Then it was Wednesday :Blog Round Up And Some Distractions and a little story...

Distributor Cap "s Cheesecake.... in "Cut The Cheese"..It will definitely make you want to eat cake....hmmmmmm.( there is nothing better than a Tasty Distraction).

Fallenmonk really explains the Financial Mess well...and in interesting way.He has more food for thought.

Fran at Ramblings really has plenty on the table to ponder.....

Zen Yenta has a great new blog......add her to your Roll...Really looks great.

Dada has really tweaked up his blog...Still full of snark, insight and wisdom.....and beautiful art, layout and photos.

And then Agitprop has Stormy Updates against Diaper Dave.....

And then for needed perspective and humor....LULU MAUDE....

So there are alot of Hearings on today...and after watching the Peanut Hearings...I needed Monty Python... The Argument Clinic...

Maxine Waters on Countdown after she rocked the Hearings today,.....she was amazing...

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INXS..."Never Tear Us Apart"....( I confess I needed some Screaming Sax in a bad way...)

A Memory......
" Sax in the Graveyard and a Box of Crayons"
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This song is set in winter...Bare Trees...Cold Winds....and The Sax Player in the graveyard always reminds me of taking my son to Volunteer Park in Seattle, next to it is a beautiful Cemetery, and we would go to the playground and then the Cemetery and have picnics....It was quiet...Except on Wednesdays there was a College Student who would practice his Sax...and we would walk around "Rubbing" Letters off the tombstones....I had butcher paper and crayons and our goal was to find All Letters from the alphabet...My son was 4, and this project took about 3 days...( have you ever tried to find a X or Z in a graveyard ? not an easy task...) So you are wondering What made my mind wander so far off course....I found a box of crayons in a Drawer....and it made me remember 6-6 asking " I want to go grave rubbing and listen to sax"....Except one time we were at the dollar store when he said that, and this is what it sounded like to the stunned clerk " I want to go grave Robbin' and listen to sex "....( and yes, after she said WHAT did he say ???....I did VERY carefully explain WHAT 6-6 Meant.....)

About Loans, WHY if the Banks got Bailout Money- How come there are NO Loans Available ?

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Mr.Potter confronted by George Bailey...

Okay, so I have been trying to figure out if this is a Ohio thing, or if this is happening Nationwide.So At Christmas time I went to 4 different banks and looked for Loan Information. It used to be in pamphlets laying on the Counter. Pamphlets on School Loans and Home Loans and Home Improvement Loans. There are not even any HUD or Fannie or Freddie Materials laying out....

I have been watching the Bank Hearings this week....The Bank Execs ( Pricks) had NO answers WHERE the Bailout is, or WHO they are lending to ? They sat there inflated and offended...yet that Money that was lent to them...it is OUR Money....

How about where you are ? Let me know what you find ...I will post here and also on my other blog, The 2009 Depression blog. Because I think we are being punked....that the Banks are taking all the money .....but not to use for loans.

I thought all along Cantor was SOB,here is HIS Macaca Moment....this story at Huffpost Confirms it....100%

Read this story linked to the Title and do watch the Video....it will let you see the Real Cantor...Now I have to say the Media ( Tweety.....cough) ....THIS little incident shows HOW out of Touch the Repugs are,but instead you were busy spinning it today as "humor"....HOW Dumb are you ???? So let me get this straight- the Repug make fun of Workers....and you all are okay with that ? really ? So "Workers" in this Country can be the Brunt of ANY joke ? even though the Repugs have given the Workers of This Country The Finger for years ???? Tweety WHO works on your show ? who sets up the Lights and brings you the coffee ? do you think Workers are A Joke ?

In 8 years Respect For Working People has disintegrated....that is REALLY what the Cantor Incident shows us....( and the Media is as guilty....) the Video below...

Stump is the Winner, the Underdog Won Westminster..( click the title to read about him)

Zen Yenta has a new blog site......Click the title and update your blogrolls...

How do we Wake up the Media and the Rethugs ? WHY can't they realize millions of Americans are hurting ?

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Millions of Americans are living one paycheck away from the Street.....Living on a Prayer....Today we met for a few moments Henrietta Hughes at Obama's Fort Myers Town Hall meeting.....her story touched us...made us cry...Living in her car for over a year with her son....she has been living on prayers...for too long....
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Bon Jovi Acoustic " Living on a Prayer".....

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I keep wondering WHAT will wake up DC, What will make this Crisis Real to them ? It's in DC too....it's all over...Why doesn't the media talk to Depression Experts ? or Economists ? or Paul Krugman ? or hell REAL Americans ?Americans living on the edge, losing their homes and jobs....and young folks pulling out of college, and older folks losing their homes due to medical bills.....It's real and it's happening.....

Coffin Policy to be reviewed by Gates....

I hope that this issue is resolved soon...and that Obama takes a stand on it....

Obama 's Fort Myers Town Hall Meeting is being Re-Aired on CSPAN....right now...

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Obama comforting the Homeless woman Henrietta Hughes after she explained how hard it has been living in her car for over a year , with her son... Truly a moment of Compassion... 4PM UPDATE on Henrietta Hughes situation down below, and also linked to the title.
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The Moment with Henrietta Hughes ...

Obama is really nailing WHY we are in trouble and why we need this package....and the crowd is definitely with him....I watched it live earlier- DO Watch the Q&A part....amazing..How Obama talks with The People, but also the stories that are told....Turn it on...He kicks ass..

During this Town Hall, do watch when the Stimulus Passing the Senate is announced....the Crowd is on their feet. People all kept getting up and saying that" we have not seen ANY leadership in 8 years"...

Do watch the part where Henrietta Hughes who is homeless speaks about living in her car and how Obama goes right over to speak with her and comfort her...THAT is true Leadership....Empathy and Compassion.....In Action.

Here is the link at Huffpost for the video of Obama reassuring the Homeless woman, Henrietta Hughes....
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About the Stimulus Passing Senate:::

Los Angeles Times | February 10, 2009 | 9:46 a.m. PT

Senate passes $838-billion economic recovery plan

President Barack Obama's economic recovery plan has passed the Senate and is on its way to difficult House-Senate negotiations.

Just three Republicans helped pass the plan on a 61-37 vote and they're already signaling they'll play hardball to preserve more than $108 billion in spending cuts made last week in Senate deal making. Obama wants to restore cuts in funds for school construction jobs and help for cash-starved states.
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Meanwhile about Fort Myers, their unemployment is at 10 %, and the Foreclosure problem is extensive in Florida. Crist is one of the Governors who supports the Package....a Repug, maybe he should talk to some of his Repug friends.
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Meanwhile during the Meeting, GM announced 10,000 to be cut, and employees salaries to be cut.
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Footnote:::
So I was watching MSNBC and Andrea Mitchell was blathering on how Obama really needs to "sell" this plan in Florida- how he is In McCain's Land- "where McCain won by 11 Points"...I have NO idea WHERE she buys her facts- BUT the fact is that Obama WON Florida 51% to McShame 48%......and yeah, I am sending her a letter....LOL..
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Was looking for the Meeting on youtube...found this video of People Waiting to See Obama down in Fort Myers,pretty big crowd showed up.....more than the 600 tickets...were offered as of 9 am Monday...hundreds lined up yesterday morning.

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4PM Update on Henrietta Hughes:::
Henrietta Hughes was offered a home by Chene Thompson, wife of State Representative Nick Thompson, who heard the homeless woman’s pleas for help to President Obama before a local and national crowd.The house is in LaBelle, the first home Scere Thompson bought after law school. She told Hughes, “Just give me the opportunity to help you.”

Hughes broke down in front of thousands when she told the president that she and her son have been homeless for more than a year. They are living in a pickup truck.

Obama hugged her after she asked her question and said his staff would help. A staffer later gave her a card to the head of the housing authority and she was told he would help her.

Hughes said she wanted to talk to the president to tell him about their problems.
“That was my desire,” the 61-year-old woman said as she cried. “I said I just pray to the Lord.”
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Julio was on Countdown last night...he has been offered with an Internship...and was inspired by asking Obama a question about his future, Huffpost has update.....

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

Draft Stormy to run against Diaper Dave.....( this is priceless)

Well, well ....So David Vitter is a whole different kind of trouble now....turns out a group of people are attempting to recruit a lovely Stripper to run and take Vitters seat....and after some of his Whining and Ranting last week about "spending for pork" , I say bring her on....Here is more on Stormy Daniels....

Opening on SNL a snarky introduction about Pelosi and Reid....

8 PM Tonight...President Obama's First Prime Time Press Conference.....

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(( For monthes I had this as my Screensaver....it cheered me up...immensely....NOW tonight Obama will speak to us and maybe also set the damned Media straight....I am so sick of the MSM giving the Rethugs Plenty of Airtime for their Pissyfits....Anyways I will be here blogging this Presser in the Comments....after watching Obama at his Town Hall Meeting today, I think he is ready to have his say....and he does get how BAD things really are for all of us...)
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Obama speaking at ElkHeart town Meeting... AP video...

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Here is the transcript from the Whitehouse website, I am still looking for the video , if anyone has it...email me.

Here is the NYT article on the presser.....
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Obama at the town meeting talking about having a beer with Hannity ( Bob Cesca found this...)

Paul Krugman " The Destructive Center"..click the title

Paul nails it.....and describes it perfectly....and WHY this is a Problem.....

Leahy " Investigate Bush- NOW"..click title to read more...

Leahy " Investigate Bush- NOW"..click title to read more...

Saturday Obama Messege about the Stimulus Package.....really explains the What Next ....

(( My 2 cents.......and he puts the Repugs on notice...we are in a Crisis...Urgent Action is needed...we don't have time for them to act like a bunch of Divas having dramatic fits and meltdowns....People are suffering daily...Obama sent this video out in an email on Saturday...he said to Share it....so spread it round folks....))

A New Blog dedicated to documenting the Depression.....click the title to learn more...

I will still blog It Here....everyday....but I also wanted to have a Blog dedicated to What we all are seeing daily....send me photos, stories and yes, videos....We need to Document Our Reality, Our History and Somehow wake up DC and also the Damned Media.....they both enabled the Titannical Criminal Bush Regime....and we are suffering the results....Our Efforts Blogging helped the Election...but we need to help Obama and help ourselves.....before it is too late...the Clock is ticking....We don't have time for petty bickering or idiot cottoncandy brained punditheads...we need to call DC and also the MSM and tell them to stop obstructing.....NOW....
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Tract Chapman..."talking about a revolution..."

598,000 for January.....Jobless Claims are Up....More reports to be released this Friday...

Click the title to read more.....my concern is that people should not be complacent about this....talk to your neighbors, your friends ....check on them....offer support...listen to them....this is not a problem that is Someone Else's Problem...it is something we all need to face and face together....and the Repugs better wake up and smell the Damned Coffee....3.6 Million people have lost their jobs since this "Recession" began....
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More On this....AP:::
Noon Friday 3.5.09::::
"WASHINGTON — Recession-battered employers eliminated 598,000 jobs in January, the most since the end of 1974, and catapulted the unemployment rate to 7.6 percent. The grim figures were further proof that the nation's job climate is deteriorating at an alarming clip with no end in sight.

The Labor Department's report, released Friday, showed the terrible toll the drawn-out recession is having on workers and companies. It also puts even more pressure on Congress and President Barack Obama's administration to revive the economy through a stimulus package and a revamped financial bailout plan, both of which are nearing completion..."

For TWO years the Georgia Peanut Plant Knowingly shipped out the Contaminated Peanut Butter...

Click the title to read more.....

Ashley Judd gives Palin some Unwanted Attention ...and shows real courage....

LOL ...Ashley is now a NASCAR wifey....oh, how SaraPee must hate this..