Michigan Delegates Say DNC Will Draw Sharp Contrast to RNC
Delegates said they are set to move the country forward and Barack Obama is the man to continue that push.
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Michigan delegates say they're set to move the country forward and to help Barack Obama win the November election.
Lansing's Mark Brewer, chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, said that the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte will strike a sharp contrast to last week's Republican National Convention in Tampa.
"We won't have people talking to empty chairs," Brewer said, referencing Clint Eastwood's unscripted performance at the RNC last Thursday.
"Last week they were big on platitudes and short on specifics," Brewer said. "No talk on how they were going to voucherize Medicare, privatize Social Security, Romney has surrounded himself basically with Bush retreads. If he's elected he will take us back."
Brewer said it's important the DNC draw that contrast, point out that it's time to move forward.
"In Michigan, if Mitt Romney were president the auto industry would be gone today," Brewer said. "The president did a very brave thing by coming to the rescue of the auto industry and Mitt Romney famously said 'let Detroit go bankrupt.'"
Brewer said the country isn't where it needs to be, but reminds people "we were losing a millions jobs a month when Obama took office."
"We are going in the right direction, we are digging out of a huge hole," Brewer said. "That's the contrast we draw to four years ago."
Edna Bell of Detroit is a 14th Congressional volunteer in Michigan. While she said our country isn't where she would like for it to be four years after the election of Barack Obama, it's moving in the right direction.
Bell, a precinct delegate and a national delegate at-large, attended her first convention in 1996 and said she stays involved in the political process because of her children and her grandchildren.
"They need to see a country that cares about them and works to make sure they are OK," Bell said.
She said she hopes the Obama administration, and the DNC itself, will loudly tout the things that it has done in the last four years.
"I'm hoping all of our speakers this week will talk about all the promises that were kept and how we move forward," Bell said. "I hope they will tout those good things, and not cow-tow to what others say have happened."
Bell said no one else is talking about the things that have changed in four years and that she hopes that the Democratic Party will be its "biggest champions."
"Things have changed," Bell said. "I talk to every day people who are finding jobs or who are getting two or job offers. Things are getting better, they still need to get a lot better, but they are better than they were. We can see a path."
Bell said there are several issues she would love to hear discussed at the DNC this week, one being Obamacare and the "good things it has done." Jobs that have been saved. Good things that are being done for the middle class and the students. And the truth about Medicare.
"That's the things people aren't saying," she said. "Medicare is a huge issue, those of us on Medicare appreciate him saving Medicare for us."
To win this year, Bell said Obama is going to have to talk about the good things, something she said she's not sure he's capable of doing.
"He has to talk about the good things he's done, but I'm not sure he's capable of blowing his own horn," Bell said. "He needs to get people energized again, get them out again to vote, the same way he did four years ago."
Laura Houser
2:41 pm on Wednesday, September 5, 2012
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Teri
7:42 pm on Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Thank you, Edna and Mark Brewer. Things are coming around for the country, in spite of the incredible opposition of the other party at every turn. It's been like an uphill climb. I am confident that given the chance, this President and our country will be striding to the finish of the end of the next four years.
Bob R
6:44 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
Really what planet are you from.
V. Scheurich
12:31 pm on Friday, September 7, 2012
The Swami has now spoken and the Godless Party of Food Stamps won't like what the Swami has to say:
http://therealrevo.com/blog/?p=83033
V. Scheurich
10:58 am on Saturday, September 8, 2012
Senator Carl Levin has now jumped into the snake pit like the rest of the Democratic Party and has been spreading lies and innuendos about the challenger to Barack Obama. For this, he should resign.
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2012/09/07/Sen-Levin-Now-Spreading-Unsourced-Romney-Retirement-Fund-Rumors-To-Force-Tax-Return-Release
Keith Best
10:16 pm on Monday, September 10, 2012
Here are the job numbers the media is not reporting about the August job numbers that just came out. This is what the media is telling you...and it's true. "The unemployment rate dropped from 8.3% to 8.1%. 96,000 jobs created in August."
Here are numbers they are NOT telling you:
1) 368,000 people STOPPED looking for work in August. Meaning they CANNOT be counted as unemployed. These people have no more unemployment benefits to claim and have realized there are zero jobs out there for them. If you were to re-calculate those numbers and include the people who are no longer looking for work, the unemployment rate would be 12%. This number does not include the UNDEREMPLOYED, or the people who have stopped looking for work over the past 3 years; that number would be an astonishing 23%.
2) 69% of men are working. Meaning 31% are not. The lowest % of working men since the 1940's.
3) The number of employed Americans is at the lowest number in the past 31 years. An incredible number considering there are more people now in the USA than there were in 1981.
4) A record high of 88,921,000 Americans whom are not in the civilian labor force.
5) Manufacturers have cut the most jobs in August than at anytime in the past two years.
6) The supposed "job growth" each month is LESS THAN the number of people LEAVING the workforce every month. People leaving the work force CANNOT be counted as unemployed.
If you need a job or know someone who does..VOTE Romney/Ryan.
GP For Life
8:56 am on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Points 2, 3, and 4, are mostly due to demographic shifts. That doesn't change the fact that the labor market is in utter turmoil right now.
Jon Dufresne
5:54 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Oh look, someone had some spare time to cut and paste and play with the google.
What is Romney/Ryan going to do about this? Where are his details?
Keith, hate to burst your bubble, but not only is the media not reporting these numbers but they are likely far worse. Indeed, the entire recession we will likely discover at some point in the future was actually a depression---on a scale near the great depression of the 1930s. Luckily, after that depression, financial reforms were put into place and other New Deal legislation was passed so people did not starve. Of course, you would probably call that a welfare state.
What you are neglecting to mention is how bad it WAS and how much better things are now. Sure, we have a long way to go, as your numbers show (which, BTW, I did not fact-check, for the sake of arguement, let's say they are somewhat accurate).
So again, back to my orginal question: what is Mr. Successful Willard Romney going to do? No one knows because he has no plan. Aside from giving tax breaks to the super-rich, bank de-regulation (we saw how well that turned out in 2008), and other trickle-down bullshit that we already tried---AND IT DIDN'T WORK, tell me what voting for Romney/Ryan is going to initiate? You don't know, because he doesn't either. He stands for nothing, has no clue what to do (or won't tell us, for some unknown reason).
V. Scheurich
7:31 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The President, Barack Obama and his complete deception to the American people on jobs gains and jobs pay rolls. Under The Presidents failed agenda, America has had the smallest jobs increase since President George Washington>
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2012/09/private-sector-job-growth-under-obama-what-are-the-facts.php
Nurse Ratchet
10:22 pm on Monday, September 10, 2012
VETERANS BEWARE...Ryan has cut VA benefits and the Senate has voted it through. Republican desperately need their Congressional candidates to win in order for them to pass this bill in the House, They only need a hand full of seats. Altschuler is the key link. Read the NY Times today. Take your time, it's a bit complicated, which is what Romney and Ryan hoped for, so us veterans wouldn't be able to understand it. It comes down to one thing and one thing only: Both Romney and Ryan must tell the truth to veterans "There are NO CUTS in the Ryan Budget to VA benefits" or they're lying to us. The NYTimes and Congressional Budget Office make it clear...HUGE CUTS have been made. Read the article: http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/edsall-the-ryan-sinkhole/?nl=opinion&emc=edit_ty_20120910
Let Romney and Ryan deny it. We HAVE read the article all the way through and it was the Romney Campaign that has sent a mumbo-jumbo of non-denial denials.
V. Scheurich
12:47 pm on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Nurse Rarchet...........I am a veteran with combat related wounds and disability(s). You are telling the readers a cock and bull story here mam. Anything with the trademark...NYTimes is very well slanted to the left wing and you know it!
PaulRevere
12:36 am on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Mr Brewer:
You said "the President did a brave thing". "That the auto industry would be gone if Romney were President"
What is so "brave" about the President using taxpayer ($60Bil Borrowed money) to
just give away to one auto company GM.?
Where is the act of "valor".
The "President's bravery"?.
What about the thousands of Families that had GM bonds.? Obama pushed these families and their savings over the cliff to perform his act of "bravery". GM & the President stole regular retirees life savings by cancelling to Zero all bondholder guarantees. Financial lives destroyed. And that is "Bravery"?
Every piece of machinery GM now uses was paid with those life savings. Yet, it's the "brave" Pres credit.
Do you not want the Michigan population to know that.
Selfishness is more like it.
If Romney were President GM would have gone the much better route of Ch11 Bankruptcy, For the good of the country, rather than the good of a union.
GM would be much stronger today coming out of a ch11.
Instead, when 2014 comes and this nation starts paying the onerous Obama-Health-TAX , GM will live for 3 more years.
Claiming Obama saved the auto industry, is the epitome of "clueless".
The auto industry thrives in many companies other than GM.
Michigan auto workers will see GM again file for ch11 bankruptcy. (All after stealing about $40bil of taxpayer money never paid back.)
Those are the facts.
Massive changes are needed --NOW!
Jon Dufresne
6:01 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Another one that tried to play with the google machine and cut-and-pasted.
More union-hating and rhetoric about the stimulus that is full of incorrect and misleading information.
Throw in a couple of scare lines about Obamacare...
Another one that has no clue what voting for Romney/Ryan would initiate, because he has no plan. Tell me, what EXACTLY is he going to do? You have no idea because neither does he.
Surprise
9:47 am on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
GM bonds or shareholders, they are part owners, they share the risk that a business will not be successful and that they will lose their money.
GM was restructured in Chapter 11, so what's your point?
PaulRevere
11:42 am on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Surprise: Bondholders are Not part owners. They are "Debtjolders" .They are like bank loans. They get paid First because most of the times they loaned money to GM for equipment and machinery and buildings. They loaned money to GM for advance payment on GM receivables.
Bonds are not anywhere similar to a "stock" investment.
They usually "collateralize" the equipment, Just like your mortgage on your home.
When you default, the Bank then owns the home. That is how all Bond transactions are handled in business. The bondholders had the legal rights to sell the equipment and get back whatever they could.
This President circumvented all of that. Not in the name of fairness, but in the name of "playing big-shot". (With our Federal Taxpayer money). With no congress approvals. There were many alternative auto companies people could have bought cars from.
GM did not go through a normal Ch11 bankruptcy.
GM , the unions, and the President trashed thousands of families who were "robbed" of their retirement money. All in the name of Jobs and saving the auto industry. That is selfish and frankly against any laws in this US.
I suggest you get the facts, because your delegation is of course partial to a party.
I got no gripes with that.
What's done is done. But, please, don't call this President "BRAVE".
CPA
11:56 am on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Sorry, regular bondholders are not paid first in a bankruptcy. Other creditors might be paid "first" if they held a security interest in some kind of property - which the regular bond holders did not. Sorry, you may not like the rules, but they were brought to you by your bankruptcy "reform" GOP buddies and passed by Congress ... and signed by W. Yeah, and allot of people lost money.
None of this would have happened had the banks stopped treating the economy like a casino.
It is impossible for the president to spend money unless Congress has allocated it in some fashion. So get off your Obamaparanoia.
GP For Life
12:08 pm on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
CPA, where do senior secured debentures stand compared to unions in terms of seniority under current bankruptcy laws?
It depends on who they voted for! <Rimshot>
Thank you, I'll be here all week. Try the veal.
PaulRevere
12:06 pm on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Mr CPA:
Many Bonds have collateral. You are most certainly 100% wrong. Many bonds have rights that were not acknowledged in this GM fiasco.
This was not a case of normal bankruptcy, and you know that.
Go through GM's annual 10K 10Q's etc. Go through annual 10K's of any corporation and you will see the coverages of Bondholders. There are convertibles and numerous types of bonds.
I stand by my comments.
V. Scheurich
12:47 pm on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Why I will "never" vote Democratic again!
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/48634
Jon Dufresne
6:08 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
LOL...I knew enough combing through this collection of downriver wanna-be republican technocrats would turn up this shitrag: canadian free press. Written by a woman who has several mental illnesses and fired from several jobs. Putting links from the likes of Judi McLeod is just embarassing yourself. Her rantings have been discredited many times over. Read more:
"Conservative writer Kevin Michael Grace has described McLeod's writing as that of an "emotionally incontinent ninth grader," [5] while Toronto Star columnist Antonia Zerbisias describes her as "eccentric" and the Canada Free Press as a "whacko news site." [6]
Toronto Life magazine reported that McLeod was harassing city councillor Betty Disero. McLeod had been driving past Disero's home, taking pictures. [9]
McLeod published the home address and photograph of Cathy Crowe, co-founder of the Toronto Disaster Relief Committee, in the CFP along with what Crowe's lawyer deemed defamatory statements. The lawyer alleged that McLeod was encouraging her readers to harass and even physically attack Crowe. [7] The paper also published the home address of "anti-poverty activist" John Clarke of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty along with a photograph of the house he was renting."
The First Ten
6:26 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
"Why I will 'never' vote Democratic again!" Thankfully then only the GOP will have to deal with you.
PaulRevere
4:28 am on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
I'm still waiting MR CPA.
Do you even know what a 10K is?
Did you find how many bondholders were "robbed".
How many families Obama would ruin for a vote.
Michigan voters should know that the DNC is different from the RNC.
A BIG DIFFERENCE.
Democrats today are not the same as the Democrats I grew up to know.
Go ask your Employer, if he/she likes what the Obama-Health TAX is about to cost him.
Ask your employer , if your job is in jeopardy because of the new 5.9% medicare taxes on unlimited income go into effect. 2013.
Ask your employer if he/she can afford to pay the additional TAXES obamacare will cost him in 2014. Cost you in 2014.
GM employees (unions) are a small part of Michigan.
Yep--DNC is quite Different than RNC.
The DNC is Not for the people. They are for the unions only.
And that will cost many Michigan jobs (Yours?) starting 2013.
Jon Dufresne
6:11 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
I'm still waiting for you to ride through town, Paul Revere, and tell me EXACTLY (not generalities) what Willard Mitt Romney's plan is to magically turn the economy around. How will he encourage, support, or even force the private sector to hire people. You cannot tell us, because you have no idea and neither does Mitt. A candidate who has no clue and stands for nothing.
Ray Smith
7:13 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Keith, voting for Romney-- and the party back in office that created this mess to begin with--is DUMB. I get a kick out of the Republicans criticizing Obama for not fixing the economy in 4 years, when they spent 8 destroying it, thanks to:
-- an unnecessary war in Iraq that cost thousands of lives and almost $1 trillion that Bush put on the nation's credit card.
-- $1. 5 trillion in tax cuts--skewed primarily toward the wealthy--again, on the nation's credit card
--More than $1 trillion on the prescription drug plan--again, unpaid for by Bush.
Now, Romney wants to essentially double down on these policies, including giving $5 trillion in tax cuts (mostly for the wealthy), increase pentagon spending on programs the pentagon doesn't want or need, and increase taxes on the middle class to help pay for all this.
Obama, on the other hand, is looking out for the middle class.
And you want to vote for Romney? Unless you're part of the richest 1%, you need to have your head examined!
V. Scheurich
7:27 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The President has a "Spine of Steel". When will the Obama/Clinton/Biden "Apology Tour" start all over again? How much more of our money is Barack going to give Egypt ($1.5 Billion already).
V.P. Joe Biden: "General Motors is alive and Osama bin Laden is dead......and so is Ambassador Christopher Stevens"!
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKCwQnIygcw
2. Apologies: http://weaselzippers.us/2012/09/12/allen-west-shreds-obama-over-libya-killings-says-his-appeasement-towards-the-islamic-world-has-manifested-itself-into-unconscionable-hatred/
3. Rules of Engagement policy by Barack Obama on Muslims: Rubber bullets at our embassy in Tunisa. How would you like your son to have rubber bullets defending sovereign territory? http://weaselzippers.us/2012/09/12/breaking-tunisians-protesting-mohammed-movie-attempt-to-storm-u-s-embassy-police-fire-tea-gas-and-rubber-bullets-to-disperse-protesters/
4. Spiking the football by Barack Obama has sparked these killings! http://hotair.com/archives/2011/08/07/opening-on-october-12-2012-the-obama-is-totally-awesome-blockbuster-movie/
V. Scheurich
7:30 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The President, Barack Obama and his complete deception to the American people on jobs gains and jobs pay rolls. Under The Presidents failed agenda, America has had the smallest jobs increase since President George Washington>
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2012/09/private-sector-job-growth-under-obama-what-are-the-facts.php
PaulRevere
1:53 am on Thursday, September 13, 2012
Bush left with $10Trillion debt.
Obama has that debt up to $16Trillion.
Obama has borrowed evrything he claims credit for fixing. It's that simple.
His Clunker program costed billions (Borrowed money)
His extended Unemployment cost $1Trillion (Borrowed money)
His 1st time home buyer Program costed $billions (Borrowed money)
Gm bailout and volt subsidies and Tax forgiveness sudsidy and Interest forgiveness costed $25bil (borrowed money)
His college credit subsidies cost $billions (All Borrowed money)
His additional Payments to support teachers all around the country (All Borrowed Money)
The Payroll tax cuts is "stealing money " that was for America's Retired workers.
(that actually reduced Tax revenue of the Govt.. Something the Democrats do not want to do???? Obama actually reduces Tax revenue by allowing workers to keep Payroll taxes due on their earnings.
RESULT: Obama has borrowed every penny he claims to spend to help the economy.
Not one program above created a long-term job.
So when Dearborn is serious about being patriotic to all of America, I would ask ,Who is going to pay off the enormous debt of the USA.
If obamacare is so great , than why did unions ask for major Waivers?
You have left the cost on all the rest of workers in America--Their employers will pay for your waivers.
Taking money from any business, gives that employer less to Hire. Period.
Wake up! That is exactly what Obamacare will do. Cripple every employer.
Creates Zero jobs.
V. Scheurich
10:35 am on Thursday, September 13, 2012
Please watch and listen all the way through whether you are democrat or republican. It will make your blood boil if you have not seen this already.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y35S4Oua8vI&feature=youtu.be
Virginia Wolf
2:35 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
More sham self-righteous indignation! HARRUMPH!
V. Scheurich
2:17 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
Barack Obama and his gay establishment visits:
1. http://www.manscountrychicago.com/about/about.html
2. http://newsboypost.blogspot.com/
3. http://storyreportscomments.blogspot.com/2012/09/obama-was-in-closet-until-now.html
4. http://beforeitsnews.com/obama-birthplace-controversy/2012/08/obama-antichrist-is-a-pederast-2444020.html
Joseph Robert
8:56 am on Monday, September 17, 2012
Foreign Policy Achievements
President Obama:
• Killed Osama Bin Laden
• Ended Iraq War
• Killed more Al Qaeda leaders than any other President
• Supported "Arab Spring" uprising
Mitt Romney
• None
Mitt Romney: NO foreign policy experience in a very DANGEROUS world!
PaulRevere
1:12 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
Joseph Robert:
And How many Foreign Policy achievements did Obama have as a SENATOR, As a Civilian Community organizer?
Is Romney a Past President or is he a Civilian, with no power to establish a foreign plolicy.
Quit Spinning!
Finally, I might add that the ACHIEVERS were-- The Military.
And wouldn't it be nice to hear our Mr Conceited President say just ONCE:
" I INHERITED THE GREATEST MILITARY IN THE WORLD"
Obama would never have been in Iraq to claim any victory.
How's that Obama "right War" in AFGHANISTAN GOING????
Let's get those debates on--I can't wait to see this great-one be humiliated right in front of the World.
Ray Smith
6:08 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
To all you Obama haters who rail against him because of our poor economy, you conveniently forget one thing: Our economy began collapsing under the reign of George W. Bush and the Republicans. After 8 years of Bush's disaster, we were losing about 700,000 jobs a month. Since Obama took over, we've gained nearly 5 million jobs and are continuing to add them every month. Is it happening fast enough? No--and Obama admits this. But, don't vote for Romney and go back to the same policies -- (cut taxes -- mostly for the wealthy) that got us into this mess in the first place. We tried that, and it didn't work! Stick with Obama. I know I am.
PaulRevere
7:16 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
Ray says 8 years of Bush.
Hey Ray: in 2006 Nancy Pelosi and Harry reid controlled congress.
That's when the economy started to drop.
As far as jobs gained, 4 million jobs were at wages much less than those previously lost. Many were Govt jobs and many were people underemployed.
Obama borrowed over $6 trillion dollars to prop up what he calls a recovery.
Not one job is paid for -yet.
America still has to pay the bills for these jobs.
Do you understand that?
Do you understand that there are 23 million people in America who are not working over $10 hour wages. That is the largest in History.
Stop repeating what you hear on TV.
Why don't you listen and read and make your own conclusions.
What you just wrote are called "Information for the ignorant and Uninformed"
I can't believe you still talk about Bush Policies after 4 years.
What Policy does Obama have to cut our Debts.
Raise taxes? Please tell us how much Taxes that will bring in.
Now I will vote for Obama , if you can just put that number here.
And convince me it will pay down our debt.
Bob R
6:50 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
I guess will find out in november.. I sick of all the " smart people " running this country into the ground, and all the dumb people buying it.
PaulRevere
7:27 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
Romney would need a week of Debates to even begin on even grounds with the
"Ignorant" Obama supporters.
Teaching obama supporters how to ADD $1bil + $1bil + $1TRill scares me.
Does any Obama supporter, know the answer?
Does any obama supporter know what this USA annual deficit is ?
I shall assume NO, if none of you respond.
Ray Smith
7:24 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
PaulRevere--just another fanatical teabagger.
Ray Smith
7:45 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
Furthermore, Paul Revere, where were you (and Paul Ryan) when Bush was putting wars, a prescription drug plan and tax cuts (skewed to the wealthy) on the nation's credit card!? Huh? Where were you? In fact, Ryan voted for almost ALL of Bush's outrageous spending--including the cost of an unncessary war in Iraq (America's biggest military blunder ever) which not only cost thousands of American lives, but hundreds of thousands of Iraqi citizens lives, and more than $1 trillion! Did you protest this outrageous spending!? And now that Obama is in office, suddenly Ryan (and you, no doubt) are 'anti-spending.' What a hypocrite Ryan is.
Now, apparently, you and other misguided people want to put Romney and this same party back in office who adhere to the SAME policies as Bush -- tax cuts for the wealthy, and huge spending on the military while raising taxes on the middle class.
Also, remember what your hero, Dick Cheney, stated so famously: "Deficits don't matter." Are THESE the kind of people you want back in charge? If so, you need to have your head examined!
Obama on the other hand, is anti-war, he also feels that the wealthy need to pay their fair share, and he has the backs of the middle class. I can't wait to vote for Obama. Sorry, but you're going to have to wait another 4 years until your wealth-focused, war-mongering party has a chance to get back in charge.